,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gefe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ab1       
#bjbf,ms4 ,waters 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,carson1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana1    
,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,dean of              
,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4     
,fields1 ,mrs4 ,foushee1 ,ms4 ,garcia of
 ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,jackson of 
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1   
,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,ms4        
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 and ,ms4   
,norton7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure
 sufficient food assistance for the     
civilian population of ,gaza4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,food for ,palestinian ,children and
 ,families in ,gaza ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 
,ensuring ,sufficient ,food ,assistance 
for the ,civilian ,population of ,gaza  
7a7 ,certification ,not later than #cj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state     

shall certify and report to ,congress   
that-- 7#a7 oversight policies1         
processes1 and procedures have been     
established by the ,department of       
,state1 as appropriate1 and are in use  
to ensure that sufficient food          
assistance is being provided to the     
civilian population of ,gaza to ensure  
that-- 7,a7 all children in ,gaza are   
able to eat at least three nutritious   
meals each day2 and  7,b7 all other     
civilians in ,gaza are able to eat at   
least two nutritious meals each day2 and
  7#b7 such policies1 processes1 and    
procedures have been developed in       
coordination with the ,world ,food      
,program1 the ,united ,nations ,relief  
and ,works ,agency1 and other           
appropriate ,united ,nations agencies1  
other bilateral and multilateral donors1
 international nongovernmental          
organizations1 the ,government of       
,israel1 and representatives of the     
,palestinian people1 as appropriate4    
7b7 ,oversight policy and procedures    

,the ,secretary of ,state shall submit  
to ,congress1 concurrent with the       
submission of the certification required
 by subsection 7a71 a written           
description of the oversight policies1  
processes1 and procedures for the       
distribution of food assistance in      
,gaza1 including food assistance        
provided by the ,united ,states1 food   
assistance provided by other bilateral  
and multilateral donors1 and food       
assistance provided by international    
nongovernmental organizations1 and the  
role of the ,government of ,israel in   
the oversight of such assistance4  7c7  
,requirement ,to report ,the ,secretary 
of ,state shall provide a report to     
,congress1 which shall be made available
 to the public1 not later than #cj days 
after the certification required by     
subsection 7a71 on how much food        
assistance is being distributed in      
,gaza1 how many children and adults are 
being served in ,gaza1 the donors that  
are providing the assistance1 and how   

the food is being distributed4  7d7     
,requirement ,to inform  7#a7  ,in      
general  ,the ,secretary of ,state shall
 promptly inform ,congress of each      
instance in which food assistance that  
is made available for ,gaza1 for the    
purposes described in 7a77#a71 has been 
denied entrance into ,gaza or has been  
diverted or misused in ,gaza4  7#b7     
,matters to be included  ,the ,secretary
 of ,state shall include in the         
information required by paragraph 7#a7  
the type of assistance1 the donor that  
provided the assistance1 a description  
of the incident and parties involved1   
and an explanation of the response of   
the ,department of ,state1 as           
appropriate4