,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ddaa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ai1 #bjai,mr4 ,budd introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa to limit assistance to the ,palestinian ,authority and the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,iron ,dome ,reinforcement ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,limitations on assistance to the ,palestinian ,authority and the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization ,chapter #a of part ,,iii of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcea et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #fbj,n4 ,limitations on assistance to the ,palestinian ,authority and the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization 7a7 ,limitations 7#a7 ,palestinian ,authority ,in addition to the limitation on assistance to the ,palestinian ,authority described in sections #fbj,k and #fbj,l1 assistance may be provided under this ,act to the ,palestinian ,authority only during a period for which a certification described in subsection 7b7 is in effect4 7#b7 ,palestine ,liberation ,organization ,assistance may be provided under this ,act to the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization only during a period for which a certification described in subsection 7b7 is in effect4 7b7 ,certification ,a certification described in this subsection is a certification submitted by the ,secretary of ,state to ,congress that contains a determination of the ,secretary that the ,palestinian ,authority1 including any ministry1 agency1 or instrumentality1 or any official acting on behalf of any such ministry1 agency1 or instrumentality1 and the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization1 as the case may be1 has ceased the payment of any bonuses1 financial compensation1 or any other benefit not generally or otherwise available to the ,palestinian population at large to the families of ,palestinians killed in connection with-- 7#a7 conspiring to commit an act of terrorism2 or 7#b7 the commission of an act of terrorism4 7c7 ,recertifications ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,secretary of ,state submits to ,congress an initial certification under subsection 7b7 and every six months thereafter-- 7#a7 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a recertification that the conditions described in such subsection are continuing to be met2 or 7#b7 if the ,secretary is unable to make such a recertification1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report that contains the reasons therefor4 7d7 ,congressional notification ,assistance made available under this ,act to the ,palestinian ,authority or the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization may not be provided until #ae days after the date on which the ,secretary of ,state has provided notice thereof to the appropriate congressional committees in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under section #fcd;,a7a74 7e7 ,availability of funds for ,iron ,dome ,if the ,secretary of ,state is unable to submit to ,congress a certification under subsection 7b7 or a recertification under subsection 7c71 funds made available under this ,act for assistance to the ,palestinian ,authority and the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization that otherwise would have been provided to the ,palestinian ,authority and the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization shall1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 be transferred and made available to the ,secretary of ,defense to provide assistance to the ,government of ,israel for the procurement of the ,iron ,dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats4 7f7 ,annual reports ,the ,secretary of ,state shall annually submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the amount of any bonuses1 financial compensation1 or any other benefit described in subsection 7b7 that have been disbursed by the ,palestinian ,authority1 including by any ministry1 agency1 or instrumentality or any official acting on behalf of any such ministry1 agency1 or instrumentality1 and the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization in the preceding #ab-month period4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,act of terrorism ,the term act of terrorism means an act dangerous to human life that would violate the criminal laws of the ,united ,states if committed within the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states that appears to be intended to-- 7,a7 intimidate or coerce a civilian population2 7,b7 influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion2 7,c7 affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction1 assassination1 or kidnapping2 or 7,d7 impair ,israel's existence as a ,jewish1 democratic state within its current territorial boundaries4 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,foreign terrorist organization ,the term foreign terrorist organization means an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the ,secretary of ,state in accordance with section #bai7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a774 7#d7 ,palestinian ,authority ,the term ,palestinian ,authority means the interim ,palestinian administrative organization that governs part of the ,west ,bank and all of the ,gaza ,strip 7or any successor ,palestinian governing entity71 including the ,palestinian ,legislative ,council4 4