,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cgag ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ca1 #bjbd,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cruz7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit ,united ,states voluntary contributions to the ,united ,nations4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preventing ,terrorism at the ,u4,n4 ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,nations ,relief and ,works ,agency for ,palestine ,refugees in the ,near ,east 7referred to in this ,act as ,,unrwa7 was established through passage of ,united ,nations ,resolution #cjb 7#aidi7 to assist ,arab refugees who had been displaced by the #aidh ,arab-,israeli conflict4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,refugees 7referred to in this ,act as ,,unhcr7 was established by the ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly in #aiej to assist refugees and other displaced persons1 including internally displaced persons1 in all regions around the world4 7#c7 ,,unrwa is the only specialized agency or entity of the ,united ,nations with a sole conflict or regional mandate4 7#d7 ,for years1 ,,unrwa has faced credible and corroborated accusations of corruption1 antisemitism1 and support for terrorism4 7#e7 ,such accusations include the use of antisemitic material in ,,unrwa classrooms and the use of ,,unwra facilities for the storage of munitions by ,hamas1 an ,iranian-backed1 ,united ,states-designated foreign terrorist organization4 7#f7 ,on ,january #bf1 #bjbd1 ,,unrwa terminated the contracts of #ab staff members who were accused of participating in ,hamas' brutal terrorist attacks against ,israel on ,october #g1 #bjbc4 7#g7 ,the attacks of ,october #g1 #bjbc1 claimed the lives of #a1bjj ,israelis and foreign nationals1 including #ce citizens of the ,united ,states1 and resulted in the hostage taking of #bdj ,israelis and foreign nationals4 7#h7 ,the ,united ,states has contributed more than #g1jjj1jjj1jjj to ,,unrwa since #aidi1 making it the largest individual donor to the agency4 7#i7 ,united ,states contributions to ,,unrwa were suspended from #bjah through #bjbj1 due to allegations of corruption1 antisemitism1 and support for terrorism4 7#aj7 ,the ,united ,states has provided more than #gcj1jjj1jjj to ,,unrwa since ,united ,states contributions to the agency resumed in #bjba4 7#aa7 ,following the accusations of the involvement of ,,unrwa staff in the terrorist attacks of ,october #g1 #bjbc1 the ,department of ,state announced the temporary suspension of ,united ,states funding to ,,unrwa4 7#ab7 ,since ,january #bf1 #bjbd1 more than sixteen additional countries and the ,european ,union have suspended their contributions to ,,unrwa4 7#ac7 ,while the majority of funding for ,,unrwa comes from voluntary contributions1 the agency receives a portion of its funding from the regular budget of the ,united ,nations4 7#ad7 ,the estimated budget for the ,,unrwa for ,united ,nations fiscal year #bjbd includes #ee1agf1hjj from the regular budget of the ,united ,nations4 7#ae7 ,the ,united ,states provides #bb percent of the regular budget of the ,united ,nations4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,,unhcr should serve all global refugee and displaced person populations1 including those within the original jurisdiction of the ,,unrwa4 #d4 ,prohibition on ,united ,states contributions to the ,united ,nations ,no funds may be provided as a voluntary or assessed contribution of the ,united ,states to the ,united ,nations1 including any organ1 agency1 or entity of the ,united ,nations until-- 7#a7 ,,unrwa is abolished2 7#b7 the ,secretary of ,state certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the ,united ,nations has completed appropriate counterterrorism vetting for all ,united ,nations employees and contractors operating in the original jurisdiction of the ,,unrwa2 and 7#c7 the ,secretary of ,state certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the ,united ,nations1 including staff and facilities receiving ,united ,nations funding1 do not teach1 promote1 or include in materials1 such as textbooks and other instructional materials1 any content that promotes antisemitism or encourages violence or intolerance toward other countries or ethnic groups4 #e4 ,transition report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that-- 7#a7 identifies the totality of services provided by ,,unrwa2 7#b7 details how such services will be absorbed by existing ,united ,nations funds1 programs1 specialized agencies1 and organizations2 7#c7 details how such services may be absorbed through bilateral assistance2 7#d7 includes a plan to ensure all ,united ,nations funds1 programs1 specialized agencies1 and organizations implement and maintain stringent counterterrorism vetting standards2 and 7#e7 includes a plan to ensure all ,united ,nations funds1 programs1 specialized agencies1 and organizations implement and maintain stringent oversight of educational material and curriculum that prohibits all content that promotes antisemitism or encourages violence or intolerance toward other countries or ethnic groups4 #f4 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this ,act1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4