,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjah,mr4  
,lamborn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,web] (       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1  
,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 & ,ms4 ,t5ney7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! policy ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ) respect to contributions to !  
,unit$ ,nations ,relief & ,works ,ag5cy 
= ,pale/9e ,refugees 9 ! ,ne> ,ea/1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,unrwa ,re=m &        
,refugee ,support ,act ( #bjah4  #b4    
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 ,unit$ ,nations ,relief & ,works ,ag5cy
 = ,pale/9e ,refugees 9 ! ,ne> ,ea/     
7,,unrwa7 0 f\nd$ 9 #aidi ?r\gh ,unit$  
,nations ,g5]al ,assembly ,resolution   
#cjb at ! conclusion ( ! ,arab-,israeli 
,conflict ( #aidh to alleviate !        
conditions ( />vation & di/ress among ! 
,pale/9e refugees f t conflict4  7#b7   
,accord+ to ,,unrwa's ,consolidat$      

,eligibility & ,regi/ration ,in/ructions
 7,,c]i71 ,pale/9ian refugees are p]sons
 ^: normal place ( resid5ce 0 ,pale/9e  
dur+ ! p]iod #a ,june #aidf to #ae ,may 
#aidh1 & :o lo/ bo? home & means (      
livelihood z a result ( ! #aidh         
conflict4  7#c7 ,beg9n+ 9 ! #aiejs1     
,,unrwa *ang$ ! eligibility requirem5ts 
to be a ,pale/9ian refugee f ^? displac$
 9 #aidh t is inconsi/5t ) ! orig9al    
def9ition ( ! ag5cy4 ,?is *ange         
significantly inflat$ ! numb] ( purport$
 refugees & subsequ5tly ! numb] (       
individuals :o are eligible to receive  
,,unrwa b5efits4 ,,unrwa classifies     
individuals eligible = b5efits z        
,pale/9ian refugees includ+1 b n limit$ 
to1 ^? desc5dants ( ,pale/9e refugee    
males1 includ+ legally adopt$ *ildr51   
sev]al g5]ations remov$ f ! conflict1 :o
 7 born decades aft] ! conflict end$4   
7#d7 ,?is classification process is     
inconsi/5t ) h[ all o!r refugees 9 ! _w 
are classifi$1 includ+ ! def9ition us$  
by ! ,unit$ ,nations ,high ,commission  

on ,refugees 7,,unhcr7 & ! laws conc]n+ 
refugees 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,because (  
,,unrwa's unique def9ition ( a refugee1 
! numb] ( ,pale/9ian refugees has gr[n  
expon5tially ov] ! ye>s1 f approximately
 #fjj1jjj 9 #aidi to #e1cjj1jjj today4  
,9 contra/ ! numb] ( refugees f o!r     
conflicts has dim9i%$ dramatically ?r\gh
 ,,unhcr4  7#e7 ,in/ead ( resettl+      
,pale/9ian refugees displac$ z a result 
( ! ,arab-,israeli ,conflict ( #aidh1   
,,unrwa provides aid to ^? !y def9e z   
,pale/9ian refugees until !re is a      
solution !y deem acceptable to !        
,israeli-,pale/9ian conflict4 ,?is      
policy does n help resettle ! refugees f
 #aidh b in/ead ma9ta9s a refugee       
population 9 p]petuity4  7#f7 ,! ,unit$ 
,/ates has be5 ,,unrwa's bigge/ donor   
s9ce its inception1 & contributes a     
disproportionate am\nt on ,pale/9ian    
refugees 9 comp>ison to o!r refugees    
ar\nd ! _w4 ,! ,unit$ ,nations ,high    
,commission] = ,refugees has address$ ! 
_w's e/imat$ #fe1jjj1jjj displac$ p]sons

 ) a /aff ( j ov] #aj1jjj & a #bjag     
budget ( #g1gjj1jjj1jjj4 ,,unrwa1 :i*   
claims x works on behalf ( ov]          
#e1cjj1jjj ,pale/9ian refugees1 has a   
/aff ( ov] #cj1jjj1 ) a #bjaf budget (  
#a1dej1jjj1jjj4  7#g7 ,,unrwa has #a    
relief work] p] r\ghly #agj refugees1   
#dj times ! allocation ( relief work]s  
to non-,pale/9ian refugees by ! ,unit$  
,nations ,high ,commission] = ,refugees4
  7#h7 ,,unrwa facilities h be5 us$ to  
laun* t]ror attacks aga9/ ,israel1 &    
,,unrwa employees h frequ5tly fac$      
cr$ible *>ges ( work+ ) t]rori/ gr\ps   
su* z ,hamas1 includ+ ! foll[+3  7,a7   
,on ,july #af1 #bjad1 ,,unrwa report$ t 
x _h f\nd #bj missiles 9 "o ( its s*ools
 9 ,gaza1 likely plac$ !re by ,hamas1 & 
!n return$ !m to ! relevant au?orities 9
 ,gaza1 t]ritory controll$ by ,hamas4   
7,b7 ,,unrwa report$ f9d+ missiles 9 _! 
s*ools aga9 on ,july #bb1 #bjad1 & ,july
 #bi1 #bjad4  7,c7 ,on ,july #cj1 #bjad1
 ?ree ,israeli ,def5se ,=ce soldi]s 7   
kill$ 9 an explosion at a booby-trapp$  

,,unrwa heal? cl9ic1 :i* 0 h\s+ ! op5+  
to "o ( ,hamas' und]gr\nd tunnels4  #c4 
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
%\ld--  7,a7 support ,,unrwa solely to !
 ext5t necess>y to accompli% its orig9al
 & int5d$ purpose to resettle refugees f
 ! ,arab-,israeli ,conflict ( #aidh2    
7,b7 make contributions to ,,unrwa 9    
proportion to ! numb] ( refugees x      
assi/s t meet ! ,unit$ ,/ates def9ition 
( a refugee2 &  7,c7 cont9ue to assi/   
o!r ne$y populations ar\nd ! _w ?r\gh   
int]national aid & developm5t assi/ance1
 includ+ ,pale/9ians 9 ! ,we/ ,bank1    
,gaza1 ,jordan1 ,lebanon1 & ,syria2     
7#b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %\ld det]m9e & 
accord+ly provide to ,,unrwa a volunt>y 
contribution 9 an am\nt t be>s ! same   
proportion to ! total reque/$ ,unit$    
,/ates contribution z ! proportion t    
refugees ( ! ,arab-,israeli ,conflict ( 
#aidh :o meet ! requirem5ts describ$ 9  
section #d7;a7 be> to ! full population 
support$ by ,,unrwa programs2  7#c7     

am\nts made available to ! ,secret>y (  
,/ate t are )held f ,,unrwa 9 accordance
 ) ! det]m9ation describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#b7 %\ld in/ead be made available to ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t = provid+     
assi/ance to o!r populations 9 ne$ 9 !  
,we/ ,bank1 ,gaza1 ,jordan1 ,lebanon1 & 
,syria2 &  7#d7 9 accordance ) !        
prohibition "u section #cja7;c7 ( !     
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bbba7;c771 ,unit$ ,/ates     
assi/ance %\ld n be made available to   
any refugee :o is receiv+ milit>y tra9+ 
z a memb] ( ! ,pale/9e ,lib]ation ,army 
or :o is a "p ( any organization engag+ 
9 acts ( t]rorism4  #d4 ,/atem5ts (     
policy ) respect to crit]ia =           
recognition ( refugee /atus  7a7        
,crit]ia = recognition ( ,,unrwa refugee
 /atus ,x %all be ! policy ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 ) respect to recogniz+ ! refugee
 /atus ( p]sons receiv+ assi/ance ?r\gh 
,,unrwa1 t a ,pale/9ian refugee is a    
p]son1 or ! sp\se or m9or *ild ( a      

p]son--  7#a7 ^: resid$1 betwe5 ,june   
#aidf & ,may #aidh1 9 ! region controll$
 by ,brita9 betwe5 #aibb & #aidh kn[n z 
,m&atory ,pale/9e2  7#b7 :o 0 p]sonally 
displac$ z a result ( ! ,arab-,israeli  
,conflict ( #aidh2 &  7#c7 :o has n     
accept$ an (f] ( legal resid5cy /atus1  
citiz5%ip1 or o!r p]man5t adju/m5t 9    
/atus 9 ano!r c\ntry4  7b7 ,consi/5cy ) 
,unit$ ,/ates eligibility = refugee     
/atus ,9 apply+ ! crit]ia describ$ 9    
subsection 7a7 ) respect to refugees "u 
,,unrwa1 x %all be ! policy ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 consi/5t ) ! def9ition ( a      
refugee 9 section #aja7;a7 ( !          
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77 & ! requirem5ts =  
eligibility = refugee /atus "u su* ,act1
 t--  7#a7 d]ivative refugee /atus may  
only be ext5d$ to ! sp\se or m9or *ild (
 su* a refugee2 &  7#b7 an ali5 :o 0    
firmly resettl$ 9 any c\ntry is n       
eligible to reta9 refugee /atus4