,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bh1
 #bjaf ,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,coats1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4  
,kirk1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4
 ,cruz1 and ,mr4 ,scott7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to condition    
assistance to the ,west ,bank and ,gaza 
on steps by the ,palestinian ,authority 
to end violence and terrorism against   
,israeli citizens4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,taylor  
,force ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on        
assistance to the ,west ,bank and ,gaza 
,funds appropriated or otherwise made   
available for assistance under chapter  
#d of part ,,ii of the ,foreign         
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcdf et seq42 relating to ,economic   
,support ,fund7 and available for       
assistance for the ,west ,bank and ,gaza
 may only be made available for such    

purpose if the ,secretary of ,state     
certifies to the appropriate            
congressional committees that the       
,palestinian ,authority--  7#a7 is      
taking credible steps to end acts of    
violence against ,united ,states and    
,israeli citizens that are perpetrated  
by individuals under its jurisdictional 
control1 such as the ,march #bjaf attack
 that killed former ,united ,states     
,army officer ,taylor ,force1 a veteran 
of the wars in ,iraq and ,afghanistan2  
7#b7 is publicly condemning such acts of
 violence and is taking steps to        
investigate or is cooperating in        
investigations of such acts to bring the
 perpetrators to justice2 and  7#c7 has 
terminated payments for acts of         
terrorism against ,united ,states and   
,israeli citizens to any individual who 
has been imprisoned after being fairly  
tried and convicted for such acts of    
terrorism and to any individual who died
 committing such acts of terrorism1     
including to a family member of such    

individuals4  #c4 ,definition ,in this  
,act1 the term appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee 
on ,appropriations and the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and
  7#b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations
 and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs
 of the ,house of ,representatives4