,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ad1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,mc,collum 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4      
,pressley1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,omar1 and 
,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit ,united ,states    
,government recognition of the ,israeli 
,government's claim of sovereignty over 
the occupied ,west ,bank1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,israeli ,annexation
 ,non-,recognition ,act4  #b4 ,sense of 
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 unilateral annexation of any
 part of the occupied ,west ,bank by the
 ,government of ,israel-- 7,a7 is a     
flagrant violation of international law 
and a prohibited act of aggression under
 ,article #b7d7 of the ,,un ,charter2   
7,b7 is contrary to the values of the   
,american people and the long-standing  

policy of the ,united ,states to support
 and promote equality1 human rights1 and
 dignity for both ,palestinians and     
,israelis2 and  7,c7 undermines ,united 
,states national security interests in  
the ,middle ,east as well as diplomatic 
efforts by the ,united ,states and the  
international community to achieve a    
just and lasting peace between ,israel  
and the ,palestinian people2  7#b7      
promoting human rights1 human dignity1  
and democratic rights for all           
,palestinians and ,israelis are foreign 
policy priorities of the ,united        
,states2  7#c7 the ,united ,states      
rejects any undemocratic system or act  
of aggression in which ,israel          
unilaterally exercises permanent rule   
over a ,palestinian people denied       
self-determination and human rights2 and
  7#d7 any annexation of the occupied   
,west ,bank by the ,government of       
,israel is condemned by ,congress as the
 illegal annexation of occupied         
territory and should not be recognized  

as legitimate by the ,united ,states4   
#c4 ,prohibition against ,united ,states
 recognition of the ,israeli            
,government's claim of sovereignty over 
the ,west ,bank  7a7 ,statement of      
policy ,it is the policy of the ,united 
,states not to recognize any claim by   
the ,government of ,israel of           
sovereignty over any part of the        
occupied ,west ,bank including its      
airspace4  7b7 ,prohibition ,no ,federal
 department or agency may take any      
action or extend any assistance in a    
manner that extends or implies ,united  
,states recognition of such a claim of  
sovereignty in violation of             
international humanitarian law or       
customary international law4  7c7       
,waiver  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,president may waive the prohibition in 
subsection 7b7 on a case-by-case basis  
beginning #cj days after the date on    
which the ,president certifies to       
,congress that such waiver is vital to  
the national security interests of the  

,united ,states4  7#b7 ,joint resolution
 of disapproval ,a waiver certified     
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall not    
take effect if1 during the #cj-;day     
period described in paragraph 7#a71     
there is enacted a joint resolution     
disapproving such waiver4  7d7 ,funding 
limitation ,no ,federal funds           
appropriated or otherwise made available
 to the ,foreign military financing     
program account1 or otherwise authorized
 to be appropriated or made available to
 carry out section #bc of the ,arms     
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgfc71 may be made available to deploy 
or support the deployment of personnel1 
training1 services1 lethal materials1   
equipment1 facilities1 logistics1       
transportation1 or any other activity in
 territory in the ,west ,bank           
unilaterally annexed by ,israel1 or to  
facilitate or support the unilateral    
annexation of such territory4  7e7      
,certification ,not later than          
,september #cj1 #bjba1 and annually     

thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state    
shall certify to the ,committee on      
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,appropriations of the ,senate one of   
the following with respect to the       
preceding fiscal year3 7#a7 ,a          
certification that none of the funds    
obligated or expended in the previous   
fiscal year for assistance to the       
,government of ,israel have been used by
 such ,government to support personnel1 
training1 lethal materials1 equipment1  
facilities1 logistics1 transportation or
 any other activity that supports or is 
associated with any of the activities   
prohibited under subsection 7d74  7#b7  
,a certification that funds obligated or
 expended in the previous fiscal year   
have supported or been associated with  
an activity prohibited under subsection 
7d71 along with a report describing in  
detail the amount of such funds used by 
the ,government of ,israel in violation 
of such subsection and each activity    

supported by such funds4