,i #aah? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ifdi ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,septemb] #ah1 #bjbd,mr4 ,c>son 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,bal9t1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,ms4 ,bu%1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,cas>1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,dean ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mrs4 ,f\%ee1 ,mr4 ,fro/1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,ms4 ,/ansbury1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 & ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to re/ore fund+ = ! ,unit$ ,nations ,relief & ,works ,ag5cy = ,pale/9e ,refugees 9 ! ,ne> ,ea/ 7,,unrwa74 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,unrwa ,fund+ ,em]g5cy ,re/oration ,act ( #bjbd4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! humanit>ian crisis 9 ,gaza has rea*$ a cata/rophic em]g5cy level1 ) two million ,pale/9ian civilians suff]+ daily due to escalat+ conflict & deprivation4 7#b7 ,! ,integrat$ ,food ,security ,phase ,classification 7,,ipc7 has w>n$ ( imm95t fam9e 9 nor!rn ,gaza if humanit>ian assi/ance1 includ+ food1 wat]1 & m$ic9e1 are n imm$iately provid$ to ,pale/9ian civilians4 ,ho/ilities h9d]+ ! deliv]y ( aid 9 s\!rn ,gaza ?reat5 to create a simil> situation4 ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t ,director ,saman?a ,p[] te/ifi$ t fam9e is curr5tly und]way 9 p>ts ( ,gaza4 7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,nations ,relief & ,works ,ag5cy = ,pale/9e ,refugees 9 ! ,ne> ,ea/ 7,,unrwa7 has s9ce #aidi play$ a vital & c5tral role 9 provid+ %elt]1 education1 heal?c>e1 & f9ancial assi/ance to millions ( ,pale/9ians liv+ 9 vuln]able refugee communities across ,gaza1 ! ,we/ ,bank1 ,syria1 ,lebanon1 & ,jordan4 7#d7 ,,unrwa's aid op]ations are ess5tial to meet+ ! humanit>ian ne$s ( ,pale/9ian civilians 9 ,gaza & beyond4 ,u4,s4 ,unit$ ,nations ,alt]native ,repres5tative = ,special ,political ,affairs ,rob]t ,wood express$ to ! ,unit$ ,nations ,security ,c\ncil t ,,unrwa is critical to av]t+ a fam9e 9 ,gaza1 /at+ ,o!r ,unit$ ,nations ag5cies & humanit>ian organizations h reit]at$ !y are n equipp$ to replace ,,unrwa1 z ,,unrwa p]=ms ess5tial gov]nm5t-l functions _! organizations d n h ! capacity or /ructure to deliv]44 7#e7 ,,unrwa rema9s ! prim>y di/ributor ( aid 9 ,gaza & is ess5tial to accommodat+ any humanit>ian aid surge to ! besieg$ population4 7#f7 ,foll[+ allegations ( direct involvem5t by individual ,,unrwa employees 9 ! deva/at+ t]rori/ attacks ( ,octob] #g1 #bjbc1 ,,unrwa ,commission]-,g5]al ,lazz>9i act$ swiftly & decisively1 fully coop]at+ ) ,israeli au?orities1 publicly disclos+ ! allegations1 & imm$iately t]m9at+ all ! employees involv$4 7#g7 ,unit$ ,nations ,secret>y-,g5]al ,gut]res has tak5 additional corrective /eps1 includ+ by complet+ an inve/igation into ! allegations by ! ,unit$ ,nation's highe/ ov]sight body1 ! ,(fice ( ,int]nal ,ov]sight ,s]vices 7,,oios74 7#h7 ,9 ,april #bjbd1 an indep5d5t1 outside review conclud$ t ,,unrwa has e/abli%$ a significant numb] ( me*anisms & proc$ures to ensure compliance ) humanit>ian pr9ciples ) an emphasis on ! pr9ciple ( neutrality4 ,?is review includ$ recomm5dations = /eps to /r5g!n neutrality policies1 all ( :i* ,,unrwa imm$iately agre$ to implem5t4 7#i7 ,almo/ all p>ties1 includ+ ! ,european ,union1 ,unit$ ,k+dom1 ,g]many1 ,sw$51 ,japan1 ,france1 ,switz]l&1 ,canada1 ,! ,ne!rl&s1 ,au/ralia1 ,italy1 ,au/ria1 ,f9l&1 ,icel&1 ,romania1 & ,e/onia h already re/or$ fund+ to ,,unrwa foll[+ ^! /rong actions tak5 by ! ,unit$ ,nations & ! commitm5ts made by ,,unrwa t[>d complete acc\ntability & re=m4 7#aj7 ,irel&1 ,portugal1 ,spa91 ,belgium h s9ce provid$ res\rces to ,,unrwa above _! orig9al commitm5ts4 7#aa7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has hi/orically be5 ! l>ge/ fund] ( ,,unrwa1 & plays a pivotal role 9 support+ ! ag5cy's critical mission4 7#ab7 ,prop]ly vett$ fund+ = ,,unrwa rema9s 9 ! compreh5sive /rategic int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & its allies4 #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes t prev5t+ fur!r erosion ( civilian conditions 9 ,gaza rema9s 9 ! /rategic & moral int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 7#b7 supports ,,unrwa's unique & indisp5sable contribution to imm$iately address+ urg5t humanit>ian ne$s 9 ,gaza1 especially 9 mitigat+ & /opp+ ! spread ( fam9e2 7#c7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel to assi/ ! ,unit$ ,nations ,(fice ( ,int]nal ,ov]sight ,s]vices 7,,oios7 inve/igation team 9 its critical "w2 7#d7 urges ! ,adm9i/ration-- 7,a7 to jo9 ,unit$ ,/ates allies 9 re/or+ fund+ to ,,unrwa giv5 ! responsible actions tak5 by ! ,unit$ ,nations & ,,unrwa z well z ! commitm5ts made by ,,unrwa t[>d additional acc\ntability1 transp>5cy1 & re=m2 & 7,b7 to ensure cont9u$ fund+ to ,,unrwa is assess$ bas$ on ,,unrwa's ongo+ execution ( ! recomm5dations ( ! indep5d5t outside review l$ by =m] ,fr5* ,=eign ,m9i/] ,ca!r9e ,colonna2 7#e7 recognizes implem5tation ( "s ( ! indep5d5t outside review recomm5dations w require ,unit$ ,nations memb] /ate coop]ation1 includ+ additional fund+1 & urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel to assi/ ,,unrwa 9 its implem5tation ef=ts2 & 7#f7 supports appropriat+ critical funds to ,,unrwa = fiscal ye> #bjbe4 #d4 ,re/oration ( fund+ = ,,unrwa 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,effective on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act-- 7#a7 title ,,iii ( division ,g ( ! ,fur!r ,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd 7,public ,law #aah-dg7 is h]eby repeal$2 7#b7 section #cjh ( ! ,israel ,security ,supplem5tal ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd 7division ,a ( ,public ,law #aah-ej7 is h]eby repeal$2 & 7#c7 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all1 not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law & z soon z practicable-- 7,a7 resc9d ! tempor>y pause 9 fund+ = ,,unrwa z describ$ 9 ! press /atem5t entitl$ ,/atem5t on ,,unrwa ,allegations issu$ on ,janu>y #bf1 #bjbd2 & 7,b7 resume ! provision ( fund+ to ,,unrwa "u curr5t au?orities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4 7b7 ,reports ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & qu>t]ly !reaft] ?r\gh ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbg1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to ! appropriate congressional committees ( jurisdiction a report on ! /eps ,,unrwa is tak+ to implem5t any recomm5dations made by ! indep5d5t outside review l$ by =m] ,fr5* ,=eign ,m9i/] ,ca!r9e ,colonna4