,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#aa1 #bjai ,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,van     
,hollen1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 and ,mrs4 
,feinstein7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
,congress regarding restoring ,united   
,states bilateral assistance to the     
,west ,bank and ,gaza4  ,whereas the    
dire health and economic conditions     
facing the ,palestinian people has      
created a humanitarian crisis in the    
,west ,bank and ,gaza4 ,the ,united     
,states has long been a leader in       
helping address the plight of innocent  
civilians2 ,whereas these fragile       
conditions could contribute to          
circumstances that would undermine      
,israel's security and stability in the 
region2 ,whereas the ,palestinian       
,authority's interpretation of the      

,anti-,terrorism ,clarification ,act    
7,public ,law #aae-bec71 which sought to
 help ,united ,states victims of        
terrorism abroad1 led the ,palestinian  
,authority to reject all forms of       
,united ,states assistance1 meaning that
 funding for organizations implementing 
humanitarian aid programs that provide  
critical services1 such as health care  
and sanitation to civilians1 cannot be  
carried out2 and ,whereas the           
,department of ,state has failed to     
obligate any of the funds ,congress     
appropriated in fiscal year #bjag and   
fiscal year #bjah1 #cjb1gej1jjj and     
#beg1ejj1jjj1 respectively1 for         
bilateral assistance to the ,west ,bank 
and ,gaza3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 it is the sense of the ,senate that--  
7#a7 the ,executive branch should expend
 before the end of fiscal year #bjai all
 bilateral assistance to the ,west ,bank
 and ,gaza that ,congress appropriated  
for such assistance in fiscal year      
#bjah1 including--  7,a7 #aif1ejj1jjj   

for the ,economic ,support ,fund2  7,b7 
#fj1jjj1jjj for ,international          
,narcotics ,control and ,law            
,enforcement2 and  7,c7 #a1jjj1jjj for  
,nonproliferation1 ,anti-,terrorism1    
,demining and ,related ,programs2  7#b7 
programs and activities funded by the   
,economic ,support ,fund as described   
above are focused primarily on providing
 food1 essential health services1 and   
other humanitarian goods and services1  
and these expenditures must be          
consistent with the restrictions and    
exceptions provided in the ,taylor      
,force ,act 7title ,x of division ,s of 
,public ,law #aae-ada72 and  7#c7       
legislation should be enacted to clarify
 that programs and activities funded    
through the ,economic ,support ,fund and
 that are consistent with the ,taylor   
,force ,act 7title ,x of division ,s of 
,public ,law #aae-ada7 may not be used  
as a basis to assert jurisdiction over  
the ,palestinian ,authority pursuant to 
the ,anti-,terrorism ,clarification     

,act4