,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ac1 
#bjbc,mr4 ,hagerty 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,cruz1 and ,mr4 ,braun7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require      
certification prior to obligation of    
funds for ,united ,nations ,relief and  
,works ,agency1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,unrwa ,reform ,act of #bjbc4  
#b4 ,certification prior to obligation  
of funds to ,united ,nations ,relief and
 ,works ,agency ,prior to the initial   
obligation of funds for the ,united     
,nations ,relief and ,works ,agency     
7,,unrwa7 appropriated by the           
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-cbh71 the      
,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd 
and ,other ,extensions ,act 7,public    
,law #aah-ae71 or any other ,act1 the   
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the

 ,committee on ,appropriations of the   
,senate and the ,committee on           
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives certification1 in      
writing1 that-- 7#a7 all employees1     
contractors1 and beneficiaries of       
,,unrwa have been vetted in compliance  
with ,,usaid ,,wbg ,mission ,order      
#ba-bjjg vetting procedures or similar  
anti-terrorism vetting procedures2  7#b7
 during the calendar year that funds are
 obligated1 ,,unrwa passed an           
independent audit verifying that all    
educational curricula used in ,,unrwa   
schools contain no evidence of          
antisemitism and that no teachers have  
been found to be engaged in             
antisemitism2  7#c7 all individuals     
registered as refugees with ,,unrwa were
 personally displaced by the #aidh      
,arab-,israeli war2 and  7#d7 during the
 calendar year that funds are obligated1
 ,,unrwa has certified in writing to the
 ,secretary of ,state that ,,unrwa      
recognizes as terrorist organizations   

,hamas1 ,palestinian ,islamic ,jihad1   
and all other ,palestinian organizations
 designated as foreign terrorist        
organizations by the ,united ,states4