,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #a1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cruz7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
prohibit funding for the ,united        
,nations ,relief and ,works ,agency1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,defund  
,united ,nations ,relief and ,works     
,agency ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,findings2  
statement of policy  7a7 ,findings      
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 substantial 
evidence exists that the ,united        
,nations ,relief and ,works ,agency for 
,palestine ,refugees in the ,near ,east 
7referred to in this ,act as ,,unrwa7   
aided ,hamas terrorists in their attacks
 against ,israel2  7#b7 funds intended  
for the humanitarian relief of          
,palestinian civilians are being used to
 fund ,hamas2 and  7#c7 ,,unrwa has     
proven through its actions to be at odds

 with the interests of the ,united      
,states and its partners in the ,middle 
,east4  7b7 ,statement of policy ,it is 
the policy of the ,united ,states not to
 cooperate with or otherwise facilitate 
the interests of any entity affiliated  
with or assisting ,hamas4  #c4          
,prohibition on funding ,beginning on   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
no funds previously appropriated or     
otherwise made available for fiscal year
 #bjbd or any prior fiscal year for     
,,unrwa may be made available4  #d4     
,immigration ban  7a7 ,prohibition on   
admission  7#a7 ,in general ,except as  
provided in subsection 7b71 any         
individual who is1 or has ever been1    
affiliated with ,,unrwa may not be      
admitted to the ,united ,states4  7#b7  
,revocation of nonimmigrant visas ,the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
revoke any nonimmigrant visa issued to  
any individual described in paragraph   
7#a74  7b7 ,exceptions ,the prohibition 
under subsection 7a7 shall not apply    

to-- 7#a7 ,united ,states citizens or   
nationals or aliens lawfully admitted   
for permanent residence before the date 
of the enactment of this ,act2 or  7#b7 
the admittance of any individual that is
 required under the ,agreement regarding
 the ,headquarters of the ,united       
,nations1 signed at ,lake ,success ,june
 #bf1 #aidg1 and entered into force     
,november #ba1 #aidg4  7c7 ,conforming  
amendment ,section #bab7;a77#c77;,b77i7 
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4                      
#aahb7;a77#c77;,b77i77 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subclause 7,i71 by inserting 1 which
 shall include any alien who is an      
officer1 official1 representative1 or   
spokesperson of the ,palestine          
,liberation ,organization or of the     
,united ,nations ,relief and ,works     
,agency for ,palestine ,refugees in the 
,near ,east 7,,unrwa7 before the        
semicolon at the end2 and  7#b7 by      
striking the undesignated matter        
following subclause 7,,ix74  #e4        

,revocation of tax-exempt status ,for   
any taxable year ending after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 ,,unrwa  
,,usa-- 7#a7 shall not be treated as    
described in subsection 7c7 of section  
#eja of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of 
#aihf2 and  7#b7 shall not be exempt    
from taxation under subsection 7a7 of   
such section4