,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 and ,mr4   
,braun7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit any direct or      
indirect ,united ,states funding for the
 territory of ,gaza unless certain      
conditions are met4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop    
,taxpayer ,funding of ,hamas ,act4  #b4 
,restriction on the expenditure for     
,federal funds in ,gaza  7a7 ,in general
 ,no ,united ,states ,government funds  
may be obligated or expended in the     
territory of ,gaza until after the      
,president certifies to the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives that  
such funds can be expended without      
benefitting any organization or persons 

that is-- 7#a7 a member of ,hamas1      
,palestinian ,islamic ,jihad1 or any    
other organization designated by the    
,secretary of ,state as a foreign       
terrorist organization under section    
#bai of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 
or  7#b7 controlled or influenced by    
,hamas1 ,palestinian ,islamic ,jihad1 or
 any such foreign terrorist             
organization4  7b7 ,united ,nations     
entities ,no ,united ,states ,government
 funds may be obligated or expended in  
the territory of ,gaza through any      
,united ,nations entity or office unless
 the ,president certifies to the        
congressional committees referred to in 
subsection 7a7 that such entity or      
office is not encouraging or teaching   
anti-,israel or anti-,semitic ideas or  
propaganda4