,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bb1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,scott of     
,florida1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,graham1  
,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 and ,mr4    
,schmitt7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
impose sanctions with respect to the    
system of compensation of the ,palestine
 ,liberation ,organization and the      
,palestinian ,authority that supports   
acts of terrorism4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,plo and
 ,,pa ,terror ,payments ,accountability 
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,findings2 statement
 of policy  7a7 ,findings ,congress     
makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the 
,palestine ,liberation ,organization and
 the ,palestinian ,authority provide    
hundreds of millions of dollars per year
 in payments1 salaries1 and benefits to 

terrorists and the families of          
terrorists as part of a system          
compensation that incentivizes1         
encourages1 rewards1 and supports acts  
of terrorism4  7#b7 ,the ,palestine     
,liberation ,organization and the       
,palestinian ,authority policies1 laws1 
and regulations that direct1 authorize1 
enact1 facilitate1 and implement a      
system of compensation in support of    
acts of terrorism require payments1     
salaries1 and benefits to terrorists    
including those who are members and part
 of organizations designated as foreign 
terrorist organizations by the          
,secretary of ,state under section #bai 
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi71 including    
,hamas and ,islamic ,jihad1 that receive
 direct support including financial and 
military assistance from ,iran1 the     
leading state sponsor of terrorism in   
the world4  7#c7 ,in #bjah1 ,congress   
passed the ,taylor ,force ,act 7title ,x
 of division ,s of ,public ,law         

#aae-ada2 #acb ,stat4 #aadc7 into law   
that calls on the ,palestine ,liberation
 ,organization and the ,palestinian     
,authority to end their system of       
compensation that incentivizes1         
encourages1 rewards1 and supports acts  
of terrorism and restricts ,united      
,states assistance that directly        
benefits the ,palestinian ,authority    
unless the ,secretary of ,state         
certifies to ,congress that the         
,palestine ,liberation ,organization and
 the ,palestinian ,authority have met   
specific conditions including           
terminating that system of compensation 
and revoking the policies1 laws1 and    
regulations that authorize and implement
 the system of compensation4  7#d7      
,despite the enactment of the ,taylor   
,force ,act1 the ,palestine ,liberation 
,organization and the ,palestinian      
,authority have continued their system  
of compensation that incentivizes1      
encourages1 rewards1 and supports acts  
of terrorism4  7#e7 ,on ,october #g1    

#bjbc1 ,hamas1 ,islamic ,jihad1 and     
other ,gaza-based terrorist             
organizations attacked ,israel on       
,shabbat and during the ,jewish holiday 
of ,simchat ,torah1 committing the      
deadliest attack on the ,jewish people  
since the ,holocaust4  7#f7 ,on ,october
 #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas fired thousands of   
rockets into ,israel1 deliberately      
targeting ,israeli civilians1 and       
thousands of terrorists invaded ,israeli
 communities--massacring1 raping1       
torturing1 decapitating1 burning alive1 
seriously injuring1 and kidnapping      
,israelis and ,americans1 including men1
 women1 children1 babies1 and           
grandparents1 and including ,holocaust  
survivors1 with children being murdered 
in front of their parents and parents   
being murdered in front of their        
children4  7#g7 ,on ,october #g1 #bjbc1 
,hamas murdered more than #a1bjj who    
were mostly civilians1 and kidnapped    
more than #bdj1 including ,israeli and  
,american men1 women1 children1 babies1 

and grandparents1 and took them to ,gaza
 as hostages4  7b7 ,statement of policy 
,it shall be the policy of the ,united  
,states to hold the ,palestine          
,liberation ,organization and the       
,palestinian ,authority accountable     
including through the imposition of     
sanctions for providing payments1       
salaries1 and benefits to terrorists and
 the families of terrorists as part of a
 system compensation that incentivizes1 
encourages1 rewards1 and supports acts  
of terrorism4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,act of terrorism ,the term 
act of terrorism-- 7,a7 means an act of 
international terrorism 7as defined in  
section #bcca of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code72 and  7,b7 includes the  
meanings given the terms terrorist      
activity and engage in terrorist        
activity by section #bab7;a77#c77;,b7 of
 the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#c77;,b774  7#b7
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
,the term appropriate congressional     

committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee 
on the ,judiciary of the ,house of      
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs1 and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate4  7#c7    
,foreign person ,the term foreign person
 means any person or entity that is not 
a ,united ,states person4  7#d7         
,knowingly ,the term knowingly1 with    
respect to conduct1 a circumstance1 or a
 result1 means that a person had actual 
knowledge1 or should have known1 of the 
conduct1 the circumstance1 or the       
result4  7#e7 ,system of compensation   
,the term system of compensation1 with  
respect to the ,palestinian ,authority  
and the ,palestinian ,liberation        
,organization1 means the payments       
described in subparagraph 7,b7 of       
section #ajjd7;a77#a7 of the ,taylor    
,force ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4              
#bcgh;c-#a7;a77#a77 and the system of   

compensation described in subparagraph  
7,c7 of that section4  7#f7 ,united     
states person ,the term ,united ,states 
person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states   
citizen or an alien lawfully admitted   
for permanent residence to the ,united  
,states2  7,b7 an entity organized under
 the laws of the ,united ,states or any 
jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1
 including a foreign branch of such an  
entity2 or  7,c7 a person in the ,united
 ,states4  #d4 ,imposition of sanctions 
on certain foreign persons supporting   
terrorism  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 and an ongoing  
basis thereafter1 the ,president shall  
impose the sanctions described in       
subsection 7b7 on-- 7#a7 any foreign    
person that-- 7,a7 has served in a      
position as a representative1 minister1 
official1 or employee of the ,palestine 
,liberation ,organization1 the          
,palestinian ,authority1 or any other   
foreign person that has directed1       

authorized1 been responsible for1       
materially assisted with1 enacted1      
implemented1 or otherwise facilitated   
the ,palestine ,liberation ,organization
 and the ,palestinian ,authority system 
of compensation supporting acts of      
terrorism2 or  7,b7 has provided        
payments1 salaries1 and benefits to     
terrorists and the families of          
terrorists as part of the ,palestine    
,liberation ,organization and the       
,palestinian ,authority system of       
compensation supporting acts of         
terrorism2  7#b7 any entity that        
directly or indirectly has operated1    
ordered1 controlled1 directed1 or       
otherwise facilitated the ,palestine    
,liberation ,organization and the       
,palestinian ,authority system of       
compensation supporting acts of         
terrorism including the ,commission of  
,prisoners and ,released ,prisoners1 the
 ,institute for the ,care of the        
,families of the ,martyrs and the       
,wounded1 the ,palestine ,national      

,fund1 ,national ,association of the    
,families of the ,martyrs of ,palestine1
 or any successor1 agency1              
instrumentality1 organization1 or       
affiliated entities thereof2 or  7#c7   
any foreign person that has knowingly   
provided significant financial1         
technological1 or material support and  
resources support to1 or knowingly      
engaged in a significant transaction    
with a foreign person described in      
subparagraphs 7#a7 or 7#b74  7b7        
,sanctions described ,the sanctions that
 shall be imposed with respect to a     
foreign person described in subsection  
7a7 are the following3 7#a7 ,blocking of
 property ,the ,president shall exercise
 all of the powers granted to the       
,president under the ,international     
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to the extent  
necessary to block and prohibit all     
transactions in property and interests  
in property of the foreign person if    
such property and interests in property 

are in the ,united ,states1 come within 
the ,united ,states1 or are or come     
within the possession or control of a   
,united ,states person4  7#b7           
,ineligibility for visas1 admission1 or 
parole  7,a7 ,visas1 admission1 or      
parole ,an alien described in subsection
 7a7 is-- 7i7 inadmissible to the       
,united ,states2  7ii7 ineligible to    
receive a visa or other documentation to
 enter the ,united ,states2 and  7iii7  
otherwise ineligible to be admitted or  
paroled into the ,united ,states or to  
receive any other benefit under the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474  7,b7 ,current
 visas revoked  7i7 ,in general ,an     
alien described in subsection 7a7 is    
subject to revocation of any visa or    
other entry documentation regardless of 
when the visa or other entry            
documentation is or was issued4  7ii7   
,immediate effect ,a revocation under   
clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 take effect     
immediately2 and  7,,ii7 automatically  

cancel any other valid visa or entry    
documentation that is in the alien's    
possession4  7iii7 ,penalties ,the      
penalties provided for in subsections   
7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the      
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 shall
 apply to a person that violates1       
attempts to violate1 conspires to       
violate1 or causes a violation of this  
section or any regulations promulgated  
to carry out this section to the same   
extent that such penalties apply to a   
person that commits an unlawful act     
described in section #bjf7;a7 of that   
,act4  7c7 ,congressional requests ,not 
later than #cj days after receiving a   
request from the chairman or ranking    
member of one of the appropriate        
congressional committees with respect to
 whether a person meets the criteria of 
a person described in subsection 7a71   
the ,president shall-- 7#a7 determine if
 the person meets such criteria2 and    
7#b7 submit a classified or unclassified

 report to the chairman or ranking      
member1 that submitted the request with 
respect to that determination that      
includes a statement of whether or not  
the ,president imposed or intends to    
impose sanctions with respect to the    
person4  7d7 ,implementation2           
regulations  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,president may exercise all authorities 
provided under sections #bjc and #bje of
 the ,international ,emergency ,economic
 ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and  
#agjd7 for purposes of carrying out this
 section4  7#b7 ,regulations ,not later 
than #fj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall issue such regulations or other   
guidance as may be necessary for the    
implementation of this section4  7e7    
,material support or resources defined  
,in this section1 the term material     
support or resources has the meaning    
given that term in section #bcci;,a7b7  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4    
#e4 ,imposition of sanctions with       

respect to financial institutions that  
facilitate transactions supporting      
terrorism  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 and on an       
ongoing basis thereafter1 the ,president
 shall impose the sanctions described in
 subsection 7c7 with respect to each    
foreign financial institution that      
engages in the activities described in  
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,activities        
described ,a foreign financial          
institution engages in an activity      
described in this subsection if the     
institution-- 7#a7 processes1           
participates in1 facilitates1 or        
provides a transaction that are         
payments1 salaries1 or benefits1 or any 
other conduct described in section      
#d7;a72 or  7#b7 knowingly conducted or 
facilitated any significant financial   
transaction with any foreign person     
subject to sanctions under section      
#d7;a74  7c7 ,sanctions described ,the  
,president shall prohibit the opening1  

and prohibit or impose strict conditions
 on the maintaining1 in the ,united     
,states of a correspondent account or a 
payable-through account by a foreign    
financial institution described in      
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,correspondent       
account2 payable-through account ,the   
terms correspondent account and         
payable-through account have the        
meanings given those terms in section   
#ecah;,a of title #ca1 ,united ,states  
,code4  7#b7 ,foreign financial         
institution ,the term foreign financial 
institution has the meaning of that term
 as determined by the ,secretary of the 
,treasury pursuant to section #ajd7;i7  
of the ,comprehensive ,iran ,sanctions1 
,accountability1 and ,divestment ,act of
 #bjaj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #heac7;i774  #f4  
,termination ,the provisions of this    
,act shall have no force or effect only 
if the ,secretary of ,state certifies in
 writing to the appropriate             
congressional committees that the       

,palestine ,liberation ,organization and
 the ,palestinian ,authority system of  
compensation providing payments1        
salaries1 and benefits to terrorists and
 the families of terrorists that        
incentivizes1 encourages1 rewards1 and  
supports acts of terrorism as described 
in this ,act1 has ceased to be in effect
 and is no longer taking place4