,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #chja ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #bj1 #bjah ,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to any entity of the ,palestinian ,authority1 the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization1 or any successor or affiliated organization that is responsible for providing payments to ,palestinian terrorists imprisoned for committing acts of terrorism against citizens of ,israel or the ,united ,states1 the families of such terrorists1 or the families of ,palestinian terrorists who died committing such acts of terrorism1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,end ,palestinian ,terror ,salaries ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,in ,march #bjah1 the ,taylor ,force ,act 7title ,x of division ,s of ,public ,law #aae-ada7 was enacted into law1 in which ,congress-- 7,a7 found that 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 terror2 7,b7 called on the ,palestinian ,authority1 the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization1 and any successor or affiliated organizations to stop payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of terrorism and to repeal the laws authorizing such payments2 and 7,c7 limited assistance for the ,west ,bank and ,gaza that directly benefits the ,palestinian ,authority unless the ,secretary of ,state certifies in writing that the ,palestinian ,authority1 the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization1 and any successor or affiliated organization has1 among other things-- 7i7 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 7ii7 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 imprisoned for an act of terrorism to determine the level of compensation paid1 or have taken comparable action that has the effect of invalidating any such law1 decree1 regulation1 or document4 7#b7 ,in ,july #bjah1 the ,palestinian ,authority committed to continuing payments for terrorism as follows3 7,a7 ,on ,july #c1 #bjah1 the ,commissioner of ,prisoner ,affairs of the ,palestinian ,authority1 ,issa ,qaraqe1 said such payments are our national duty and we will not abandon it4 ,so the government will continue to pay these stipends to the families1 even if we are in financial crisis44 7,b7 ,on ,july #h1 #bjah1 the ,president of the ,palestinian ,authority1 ,mahmoud ,abbas1 said1 ,we will not allow anyone to interfere with the money that ,israel is against us paying to the families of martyrs and prisoners4 ,these are our martyrs1 our wounded and our prisoners1 and we will continue to pay them44 7,c7 ,on ,july #bc1 #bjah1 ,president ,mahmoud ,abbas said1 we will not accept a cut or cancellation of salaries to the families of martyrs and prisoners ''' and even if we only have a penny left1 we will give it to the martyrs1 the prisoners and their families4 7#c7 ,between ,july and ,december #bjah1 ,palestinian terrorists wounded or killed more than a dozen ,israelis1 including #de-year old ,american-,israeli ,ari ,fuld who was stabbed to death on ,september #af1 #bjah1 and became eligible for payments for terrorism by the ,palestinian ,authority1 according to the ,united ,states ,ambassador to ,israel1 ,david ,friedman1 who-- 7,a7 on ,september #bj1 #bjah1 tweeted1 ,the ,palestinian ,prisoner ,affairs ,commission has confirmed that the family of the terrorist who murdered ,ari ,fuld is eligible to receive a monthly salary as compensation for his incarceration4 ,this practice is unconscionable and must stop if there is to be any hope for peace42 and 7,b7 on ,december #ac1 #bjah1 tweeted1 ,in the past week ,palestinian terrorists have killed or wounded #ad ,israelis in multiple attacks4 ,the ,pal ,authority maintains laws that will compensate these terrorists and their families for their heinous acts44 #c4 ,imposition of sanctions 7a7 ,in general ,beginning on the date that is #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president-- 7#a7 shall impose sanctions pursuant to ,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit1 threaten to commit1 or support terrorism7 with respect to any individual that the ,president determines is a commissioner or holds an equivalent position in a commission described in subsection 7b72 and 7#b7 may impose such sanctions with respect to any individual that the ,president determines is affiliated with such a commission4 7b7 ,commission described ,a commission described in this subsection is an entity of the ,palestinian ,authority1 the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization1 or any successor or affiliated organization that authorizes or implements payments or a system of compensation as described in subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 of section #ajjd7;a77#a7 of the ,taylor ,force ,act 7title ,x of division ,s of ,public ,law #aae-ada74