,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjag ,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,manchin1 ,mr4 ,corker1 ,mr4 ,blunt1    
,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4       
,risch1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 
,young1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 and  
,mr4 ,cruz7 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 
citizens and ,united ,states ,citizens4 
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,taylor ,force ,act4  #b4  
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,the ,palestinian        
,authority's practice of paying salaries
 to terrorists serving in ,israeli      
prisons1 as well as to the families of  
deceased terrorists1 is an incentive to 
commit acts of terror4  7#b7 ,the       

,united ,states does not provide direct 
budgetary support to the ,palestinian   
,authority4 ,the ,united ,states does   
pay certain debts held by the           
,palestinian ,authority and fund        
programs which the ,palestinian         
,authority would otherwise be           
responsible for4  #c4 ,sense of         
,congress ,congress-- 7#a7 calls on the 
,palestinian ,authority to stop these   
payments and repeal the laws authorizing
 them2  7#b7 calls on all donor         
countries providing budgetary assistance
 to the ,palestinian ,authority to cease
 direct budgetary support until the     
,palestinian ,authority stops all       
payments incentivizing terror2  7#c7    
supports the creation of a general      
welfare system1 available to all        
,palestinian citizens within the        
jurisdictional control of the           
,palestinian ,authority2  7#d7 urges the
 ,united ,states ,permanent             
,representative to the ,united ,nations 
to use that position to highlight the   

issue of ,palestinian ,authority        
payments for acts of terrorism and to   
urge other member nations of the        
,security ,council and the ,general     
,assembly to join the ,united ,states in
 calling on the ,palestinian ,authority 
to end this system immediately2 and     
7#e7 urges the ,department of ,state to 
use its bilateral and multilateral      
engagements with all governments and    
organizations committed to the cause of 
peace to highlight the issue of         
,palestinian ,authority payments for    
acts of terrorism and join the ,united  
,states in calling on the ,palestinian  
,authority to end this system           
immediately4  #d4 ,limitation on        
assistance to the ,west ,bank and ,gaza 
7a7 ,in general ,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 that directly benefit the         
,palestinian ,authority may only be made
 available for such purpose if the      
,secretary of ,state certifies in       
writing to the appropriate congressional
 committees that the ,palestinian       
,authority--  7#a7 is taking credible   
steps to end acts of violence against   
,israeli citizens and ,united ,states   
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 has terminated payments for acts of
 terrorism against ,israeli citizens and
 ,united ,states citizens to any        
individual1 after being fairly tried1   
who has been imprisoned for such acts of
 terrorism and to any individual who    
died committing such acts of terrorism1 
including to a family member of such    
individuals2 and  7#c7 has revoked any  
law1 decree1 regulation1 or document    

authorizing or implementing a system of 
compensation for imprisoned individuals 
that uses the sentence or period of     
incarceration of an individual to       
determine the level of compensation     
paid4  7b7 ,exception ,the limitation on
 assistance under subsection 7a7 shall  
not apply to payments made to the ,east 
,jerusalem ,hospital ,network4  7c7     
,rule of construction ,amounts withheld 
pursuant to this section shall be deemed
 to satisfy any similar withholding or  
reduction required under any other      
provision of law4  #e4 ,continuous      
certification ,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 if1 not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and every #ahj days          

thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state    
certifies in writing to the appropriate 
congressional committees that the       
,palestinian ,authority is taking       
credible and verifiable steps to end    
acts of violence against ,israeli       
citizens and ,united ,states citizens   
that are perpetrated by individuals     
under its jurisdictional control4  #f4  
,annual report  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and annually
 thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state   
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report       
including at a minimum the following    
elements3  7#a7 ,an estimate of the     
amount expended by the ,palestinian     
,authority during the previous calendar 
year as payments for acts of terrorism  
by individuals who are imprisoned for   
such acts4  7#b7 ,an estimate of the    
amount expended by the ,palestinian     
,authority during the previous calendar 
year as payments to the families of     

deceased individuals who committed an   
act of terrorism4  7#c7 ,an overview of 
,palestinian laws1 decrees1 regulations1
 or documents in effect the previous    
calendar year that authorize or         
implement any payments reported under   
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  7#d7 ,a      
description of ,united ,states          
,government policy1 efforts1 and        
engagement with the ,palestinian        
,authority in order to confirm the      
revocation of any law1 decree1          
regulation1 or document in effect the   
previous calendar year that authorizes  
or implements any payments reported     
under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  7#e7 ,a
 description of ,united ,states         
,government policy1 efforts1 and        
engagement with other governments1 and  
at the ,united ,nations1 to highlight   
the issue of ,palestinian payments for  
acts of terrorism and to urge other     
nations to join the ,united ,states in  
calling on the ,palestinian ,authority  
to end this system immediately4  7b7    

,form of report ,the report required by 
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  #g4 ,appropriate     
congressional committees defined ,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