,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cajc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #e1 #bjbc,ms4   
,mc,collum 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,beyer1   
,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4       
,payne1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4    
,omar1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,bowman1    
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,bush1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 
,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4          
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,lee of           
,california1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania1
 and ,mr4 ,evans7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to promote and protect the     
human rights of ,palestinians living    
under ,israeli military occupation1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,defending the ,human ,rights of        
,palestinian ,children and ,families    
,living ,under ,israeli ,military       
,occupation ,act4  #b4 ,findings        
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,approximately #c1ajj1jjj ,palestinians 

live in the ,west ,bank1 of which around
 #db percent are children under the age 
of #ah who have lived their entire lives
 under ,israeli military control4  7#b7 
,in the ,israeli-occupied ,west ,bank1  
there are two separate and unequal legal
 systems1 with ,israeli military law    
imposed on ,palestinians and ,israeli   
civilian law applied to ,israeli        
settlers4  7#c7 ,children are entitled  
to special protections and due process  
rights under international human rights 
law and international humanitarian law4 
7#d7 ,israel has ratified the           
,convention on the ,rights of the       
,child1 which states-- 7,a7 in article  
#cg7;a71 that no child shall be subject 
to torture or other cruel1 inhuman or   
degrading treatment or punishment2  7,b7
 in article #cg7;b71 that the arrest1   
detention or imprisonment of a child    
shall be used only as a measure of last 
resort and for the shortest appropriate 
period of time2  7,c7 in article        
#cg7;c71 that every child deprived of   

liberty shall be treated with humanity  
and respect for the inherent dignity of 
the human person1 and in a manner which 
takes into account the needs of persons 
of his or her age2 and  7,d7 in article 
#cg7;d71 that every child deprived of   
his or her liberty shall have the right 
to prompt access to legal and other     
appropriate assistance1 as well as the  
right to challenge the legality of the  
deprivation of his or her liberty before
 a court or other competent1 independent
 and impartial authority1 and to a      
prompt decision on any such action4     
7#e7 ,the ,government of ,israel and its
 military detains around #ejj to #gjj   
,palestinian children between the ages  
of #ab and #ag each year and prosecutes 
them before a military court system that
 lacks basic and fundamental guarantees 
of due process in violation of          
international standards4  7#f7 ,israeli 
security forces detain children under   
the age of #ab for interrogation for    
extended periods of time even though the

 prosecution of children under #ab is   
prohibited by ,israeli military law4    
7#g7 ,save the ,children released a     
report in #bjbj based on a survey of    
more than #dgj children detained by     
,israeli forces in the ,west ,bank that 
found a majority reported they had      
endured a distressing or violent arrest 
or detention1 in most cases at night2 a 
coercive interrogation environment2     
physical and emotional abuse in         
detention2 and a denial of essential    
services including an adequate          
education--all of which constitute a    
breach of their rights enshrined in     
international44  7#h7 ,the ,israeli     
human rights organization ,ha,moked3    
,center for the ,defence of the         
,individual issued a report in ,october 
#bjbj examining night arrests of        
,palestinian children by ,israeli forces
 in the ,west ,bank finding that        
,israeli authorities continue to send   
soldiers to arrest ,palestinian teenage 
boys at night as a measure of first     

resort for bringing them in for         
interrogation4 ,this injurious1         
traumatic practice leaves the teenagers 
broken in body and soul1 while thwarting
 the possibility of a fair interrogation
 and almost guaranteeing a conviction4  
,in ,january #bjbc1 new data compiled by
 ,ha,moked showed show that in #bjbb1   
,israel continued and even exacerbated  
its unlawful practice of night arrests  
of children concluding that the majority
 of these arrests are nothing short of  
arbitrary arrests44  7#i7 ,the ,israeli 
human rights organization ,b',tselem    
issued a report in #bjah describing the 
treatment of ,palestinian children under
 ,israeli military occupation3 ,every   
year1 hundreds of ,palestinian minors   
undergo the same scenario4 ,israeli     
security forces pick them up on the     
street or at home in the middle of the  
night1 then handcuff and blindfold them 
and transport them to interrogation1    
often subjecting them to violence en    
route4 ,exhausted and scared--some      

having spent a long time in transit1    
some having been roused from sleep1 some
 having had nothing to eat or drink for 
hours--the minors are then interrogated4
 ,they are completely alone in there1   
cut off from the world1 without any     
adult they know and trust by their side1
 and without having been given a chance 
to consult with a lawyer before the     
interrogation4 ,the interrogation itself
 often involves threats1 yelling1 verbal
 abuse and sometimes physical violence4 
,its sole purpose is to get the minors  
to confess or provide information about 
others44  7#aj7 ,the #bjaf ,annual      
,report on ,human ,rights ,practices of 
the ,state ,department noted the renewed
 use of administrative detention against
 ,palestinians1 including children1 a   
practice in which a detainee may be     
imprisoned indefinitely1 without charge 
or trial1 by the order of a military    
commander or other government official4 
7#aa7 ,the nongovernmental organization 
,defense for ,children                  

,international-,palestine 7,,dcip7      
documented #fj ,palestinian children    
detained and placed in administrative   
detention1 or detention without charge  
or trial1 since ,israel renewed the     
practice against minors in ,october     
#bjae4  7#ab7 ,,dcip collected          
affidavits from #gff ,west ,bank        
children who were detained by ,israeli  
forces from the ,west ,bank between     
#bjaf and #bjbb1 and concluded that--   
7,a7 #ge percent of the children endured
 physical violence following arrest2    
7,b7 under ,israeli military law1       
children do not have the right to a     
lawyer during interrogation2  7,c7 #ig  
percent of the children did not have a  
parent present during their             
interrogation2  7,d7 #ff percent of the 
children were not properly informed of  
their rights by ,israeli police2  7,e7  
#hf percent of children were not        
informed of the reason for arrest2  7,f7
 #ei percent of children were arrested  
from their homes during nighttime       

military incursions2  7,g7 interrogators
 used stress positions1 threats of      
violence1 and isolation to coerce       
confessions from detained children2 and 
7,h7 #agh children were held in         
pre-trial1 pre-charge isolation for     
interrogation purposes for an average   
period of #af4e days4  7#ac7 ,amendments
 to ,israeli military law concerning the
 detention of ,palestinian children have
 had little or no impact on the         
treatment of children during the first  
#bd to #dh hours after an arrest1 when  
the majority of their ill treatment     
occurs4  7#ad7 ,israel's drive to       
perpetuate its control over the occupied
 ,west ,bank results in other serious   
violations of international law1        
including the unlawful demolition of    
,palestinian homes and the forcible     
transfer of ,palestinian civilians4     
7#ae7 ,the destruction of property in an
 occupied territory is prohibited under 
international humanitarian law1 unless  
absolutely necessary for military       

operations4  7#af7 ,palestinian         
properties are subject to demolition or 
confiscation as part of ,israeli-imposed
 planning and zoning regimes in ,area ,c
 and ,east ,jerusalem and other parts of
 the ,west ,bank1 and subject to        
punitive demolition following an        
incident of violence against ,israeli   
military and police forces1 settlers1 or
 other civilians4  7#ag7 ,palestinians  
are required to obtain ,israeli-issued  
building permits and the lack of permits
 is typically cited as the reason for   
demolitions or confiscations1 even      
though1 due to the restrictive and      
discriminatory ,israeli planning regime1
 ,palestinians are overwhelmingly denied
 permits and therefore forced to build  
without the necessary permits4  7#ah7   
,between #bjaf to #bjbj1 #ii4a percent  
of the #b1eej building permit           
applications that were submitted by     
,palestinians in ,area ,c were rejected1
 with only #bd applications approved4   
7#ai7 ,palestinians are allowed to build

 in less than one percent of ,area ,c   
and in only about #ae percent of ,east  
,jerusalem4  7#bj7 ,palestinian homes   
and structures located in ,area ,c and  
,east ,jerusalem and other parts of the 
,west ,bank are under constant threat of
 demolition from the moment construction
 begins and are often demolished with   
little notice4  7#ba7 ,the ,united      
,nations ,office for the ,coordination  
for ,humanitarian ,affairs 7,,ocha7     
reported between ,april #ae1 #bjba1 and 
,march #cj1 #bjbc1 ,israeli authorities 
demolished or seized #a1hdj ,palestinian
 structures across the ,west ,bank1     
including ,east ,jerusalem1 resulting in
 the displacement of #b1agj people1     
including #a1ajd ,palestinian children4 
7#bb7 ,,ocha noted that one of the major
 trends observed in #bjbj was the       
increased use of military orders and    
other legislation1 preventing or        
limiting the ability of ,palestinians to
 legally challenge the targeting of     
their homes and sources of livelihood in

 ,israeli courts4  7#bc7 ,in #bjah1     
,israeli forces issued ,military ,order 
#agig that expedites the demolition of  
new structures that do not have a       
permit1 authorizing the demolition      
within #if hours of delivering a        
demolition order4  7#bd7 ,,ocha reported
 in ,march #bjbc that #eh schools in the
 ,west ,bank1 which are attended by     
#f1ejj children1 are subject to         
demolition orders issued by ,israeli    
authorities4  7#be7 ,demolitions clearly
 and deliberately undermine the         
prospects for a just and lasting peace  
between ,israel and the ,palestinians   
and create oppressive conditions that   
leave ,palestinians with no other choice
 than to leave their homes and lands4   
7#bf7 ,punitive demolitions function as 
an act of collective punishment against 
the families of suspects or perpetrators
 and create insecurity in the           
surrounding communities4 ,though        
,israeli authorities maintain that      
punitive demolitions are a means of     

achieving security1 ,israel does not    
demolish the homes of ,israelis who have
 committed crimes against ,palestinians 
as part of its policy4  7#bg7 ,the      
restrictive and discriminatory ,israeli 
planning regime undermines rights and   
guarantees in international human rights
 law and international humanitarian law 
and facilitates unlawful acts and       
policies1 including destruction of      
property and forcible transfer of       
civilians1 expropriation of land and    
natural resources1 illegal settlement   
expansion1 and further annexation of    
,palestinian land4  7#bh7 ,jewish-only  
settlements established by the          
,government of ,israel in the occupied  
,west ,bank1 including ,east ,jerusalem1
 have no legal validity and constitute a
 flagrant violation under international 
law and a major obstacle to the         
achievement of a just and lasting peace 
between ,israel and the ,palestinians4  
7#bi7 ,unilateral annexation of any part
 of the occupied ,west ,bank by the     

,government of ,israel is a flagrant    
violation of international law and a    
prohibited act of aggression under      
,article #b7d7 of the ,united ,nations  
,charter4  7#cj7 ,israel is the largest 
cumulative recipient of ,united ,states 
foreign assistance since ,world ,war    
,,ii1 receiving from the ,united ,states
 #aeh1jjj1jjj1jjj 7current1 or          
noninflation-adjusted1 dollars7 in      
bilateral assistance and missile defense
 funding4  7#ca7 ,in #bjaf1 the ,united 
,states and ,israeli governments signed 
a new #aj-year ,memorandum of           
,understanding 7,,mou7 on military      
assistance1 covering fiscal year #bjai  
to fiscal year #bjbh4  7#cb7 ,under the 
terms of the ,,mou1 the ,united ,states 
pledges to provide #ch1jjj1jjj1jjj in   
military assistance 7#cc1jjj1jjj1jjj in 
,foreign ,military ,financing grants    
plus #e1jjj1jjj1jjj in missile defense  
appropriations7 to ,israel1 replacing a 
previous #cj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 #aj-year      
agreement that ran through fiscal year  

#bjah4  7#cc7 ,the ,consolidated        
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7,public    
,law #aag-cbh71 provides ,israel with   
#c1cjj1jjj1jjj in ,foreign ,military    
,financing 7,,fmf71 including           
#gge1cjj1jjj million designated         
specifically for procurements in        
,israel1 commonly referred to as        
offshore procurements1 and #ejj1jjj1jjj 
in missile defense funding4  7#cd7 ,the 
sale and export of ,united              
,states-origin defense articles and     
defense services to foreign countries   
are governed by an extensive set of     
laws1 regulations1 policies1 and        
procedures1 including authorizations and
 reporting requirements in both the     
,national ,defense ,authorization ,acts 
and in the ,state ,department1 ,foreign 
,operations1 and ,related ,programs     
,appropriations ,acts4  7#ce7 ,congress 
has authorized sales to the ,government 
of ,israel under the ,foreign           
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #baea1 et seq47 and the ,arms ,export  

,control ,act of #aigf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bgea1 et seq474  7#cf7 ,the ,arms      
,export ,control ,act of #aigf 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bga1 et seq47 generally      
prohibits foreign countries from using  
funds made available under the ,act for 
procurement outside the ,united ,states4
 ,however1 each year since #aiia1       
varying amounts of ,,fmf grants have    
been designated for offshore            
procurements in ,israel4  7#cg7 ,in     
#aiia1 the ,government ,accountability  
,office1 formerly the ,general          
,accounting ,office1 issued a report to 
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate examining ,united ,states  
military funding to ,israel1 which      
specifically audited ,israel's          
expenditures for offshore procurements  
and assessed whether the executive      
branch had complied with legislative    
requirements4  #c4 ,sense of ,congress  
,it is the sense of ,congress that--    
7#a7 actions by the ,government of      
,israel in the occupied ,west ,bank1    

including the detention and prosecution 
of ,palestinian children in the ,israeli
 military court system1 the seizure1    
appropriation1 and destruction of       
,palestinian property and forcible      
transfer of civilians1 and further      
annexation of ,palestinian land in      
violation of international law and      
internationally recognized standards of 
human rights-- 7,a7 are contrary to the 
values of the ,american people and the  
efforts of the ,united ,states to       
support self-determination1 human       
rights1 and dignity for both            
,palestinians and ,israelis2 and  7,b7  
undermine efforts by the ,united ,states
 to achieve a just and lasting peace    
between ,israel and the ,palestinians2  
7#b7 promoting human rights1 human      
dignity1 and democratic rights for all  
,palestinians and ,israelis are foreign 
policy priorities of the ,united        
,states2 and  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 rights4    
#d4 ,statement of policy ,it is the     
policy of the ,united ,states not to    
support actions by the ,government of   
,israel involving-- 7#a7 the military   
detention of ,palestinian children in   
violation of international law2  7#b7   
the seizure1 appropriation1 and         
destruction of ,palestinian property or 
the forcible transfer of civilians in   
the occupied ,west ,bank in violation of
 international law2 or  7#c7 further    
annexation of ,palestinian land and     
property in violation of international  
law4  #e4 ,limitation on assistance  7a7
 ,prohibition ,notwithstanding any other
 provision of law1 none of the funds    
authorized to be appropriated or        
otherwise made available for assistance 
to the ,government of ,israel may be    
obligated or expended for any of the    
following3 7#a7 ,supporting the military
 detention1 interrogation1 abuse1 or ill

 treatment of ,palestinian children in  
violation of international humanitarian 
law or to support the use against       
,palestinian children of any of the     
following practices3 7,a7 ,torture or   
cruel1 inhumane1 or degrading treatment4
  7,b7 ,physical violence1 including    
restraint in stress positions4  7,c7    
,hooding1 sensory deprivation1 death    
threats1 or other forms of psychological
 abuse4  7,d7 ,incommunicado detention  
or solitary confinement4  7,e7          
,administrative detention1 or           
imprisonment without charge or trial1 as
 described in section #b7aj74  7,f7     
,arbitrary detention4  7,g7 ,denial of  
access to parents or legal counsel      
during interrogations4  7,h7            
,confessions obtained by force or       
coercion4  7#b7 ,supporting the seizure1
 appropriation1 or destruction of       
,palestinian property and forcible      
transfer of civilians in the            
,israeli-controlled and occupied ,west  
,bank in violation of international     

humanitarian law4  7#c7 ,deploying1 or  
supporting the deployment of1 personnel1
 training1 services1 lethal materials1  
equipment1 facilities1 logistics1       
transportation1 or any other activity to
 territory in the occupied ,west ,bank  
to facilitate or support further        
unilateral annexation by ,israel of such
 territory in violation of international
 humanitarian law4  7b7 ,certification  
,not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbc1  
and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary 
of ,state shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,appropriations and the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,appropriations and the ,committee on   
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate one  
of the following with respect to the    
preceding fiscal year-- 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 transportation1  
or any other activity that supports or  
is associated with any of the activities
 prohibited under subsection 7a72 or    
7#b7 a certification that funds         
obligated or expended in the previous   
fiscal year have supported or been      
associated with one or more activities  
prohibited under subsection 7a71 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  #f4 ,oversight
 and additional reporting ,the          
,secretary of ,state shall include1 in  
each report required under section #aaf 
of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of     
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7-- 7#a7 a   
description of the nature and extent of 
detention1 interrogation1 abuse1 or ill 
treatment of ,palestinian children by   
,israeli military forces or police in   
violation of international humanitarian 

law2  7#b7 a description of the nature  
and extent of the seizure1              
appropriation1 or destruction of        
,palestinian property in the            
,israeli-controlled and occupied ,west  
,bank by ,israeli authorities in        
violation of international humanitarian 
law2 and  7#c7 a description of the     
nature and extent of ,israeli settlement
 activities1 including an assessment of 
the compliance of the ,government of    
,israel with ,united ,nations ,security 
,council ,resolution #bccd 7#bjaf74  #g4
 ,,gao report on ,israel's expenditures 
for offshore procurement ,not later than
 ,september #cj1 #bjbc1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall prepare and  
submit to ,congress a report that-- 7#a7
 identifies the specific programs and   
items funds for offshore procurement in 
,israel have been allocated to1         
including specific armed forces         
branches1 units1 and contractors2  7#b7 
assesses executive branch compliance    

with legislative requirements governing 
offshore procurements in ,israel2  7#c7 
identifies1 in detail1 all end-use      
monitoring the ,government of ,israel is
 subject to with respect to ,united     
,states-origin defense articles2 and    
7#d7 analyzes the effects of offshore   
procurements on ,israel's military      
budget and domestic economy since #aiia1
 including an assessment of the manner  
and extent to which these funds have    
directly or indirectly supported illegal
 ,israeli settlement activity in the    
occupied ,west ,bank4