,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #eehi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bi1 #bjbf,mr4 ,paul introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit ,united ,states foreign assistance to the ,palestinian ,authority and other ,palestinian governing entities in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza unless certain conditions are met1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,united ,states ,aid for ,terrorism ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,on ,october #g1 #bjbc1 the terrorist organization ,hamas conducted a brutal attack against ,israel1 killing some #a1bjj innocent men1 women1 and children1 and taking approximately #bej people hostage4 7#b7 ,forty-six ,united ,states citizens lost their lives in the ,october #g1 #bjbc1 attack4 7#c7 ,the ,united ,states has provided more than #g1hjj1jjj1jjj in bilateral assistance to ,palestinians in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza since #aiic4 7#d7 ,the ,department of ,state's ,west ,bank and ,gaza #bjbd ,human ,rights ,report identified significant human rights issues with respect to the ,palestinian ,authority1 including-- 7,a7 credible reports of unlawful or arbitrary killings2 7,b7 torture or cruel1 inhuman1 or degrading treatment or punishment2 7,c7 arbitrary arrest or detention2 7,d7 serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom1 including violence or threats of violence against journalists1 unjustified arrests or prosecutions of journalists1 and censorship2 7,e7 violence or threats of violence motivated by antisemitism2 7,f7 trafficking in persons1 including forced labor2 and 7,g7 existence of the worst forms of child labor4 7#e7 ,the ,department of ,state's ,west ,bank and ,gaza #bjbd ,human ,rights ,report identified significant human rights issues with respect to ,hamas in ,gaza1 including-- 7,a7 credible reports of unlawful killings2 7,b7 disappearances2 7,c7 severe physical abuses and cruel1 inhuman1 and degrading treatment or punishment by ,hamas2 7,d7 arbitrary arrest or detentions2 7,e7 serious abuses in a conflict2 7,f7 unlawful recruitment or use of children in armed conflict2 7,g7 serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom1 including violence or threats of violence against journalists1 unjustified detentions of journalists1 and censorship2 7,h7 crimes involving violence or threats of violence motivated by antisemitism2 7,i7 trafficking in persons1 including forced labor2 and 7,j7 existence of the worst forms of child labor4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,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 7#b7 ,palestinian governing entity ,the term ,palestinian governing entity means-- 7,a7 the ,palestinian ,authority2 7,b7 ,hamas2 7,c7 any ministry1 agency1 instrumentality1 or other governmental body of the ,palestinian ,authority or ,hamas2 and 7,d7 any successor1 affiliated1 or other ,palestinian entity that exercises governmental or administrative authority over any portion of the ,west ,bank or ,gaza4 #d4 ,report on human rights practices by the ,palestinian ,authority and any other ,palestinian governing entity in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in collaboration with the ,assistant ,secretary of ,state for ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and ,labor and the ,office of the ,legal ,adviser1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the human rights practices of the ,palestinian ,authority1 ,hamas1 and any other ,palestinian governing entity in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza4 7b7 ,elements ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall include the following elements3 7#a7 ,all available credible information concerning alleged violations of internationally recognized human rights by the ,palestinian ,authority or any other ,palestinian governing entity in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza1 including-- 7,a7 the denial of the right to life to ,israeli citizens1 ,jewish individuals1 women and girls1 or any other minority group2 and 7,b7 the use of torture or cruel1 inhuman1 or degrading treatment or punishment1 prolonged detention without charges and trial1 causing the disappearances of persons through abduction and clandestine detention of those persons1 and other flagrant denial of the right to life1 liberty1 or the security of person4 7#b7 ,a description of the steps that the ,united ,states ,government has taken to-- 7,a7 promote respect for and observance of human rights as part of the activities of the ,palestinian ,authority or any other ,palestinian governing entity in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza2 7,b7 discourage any practices that are inimical to internationally recognized human rights2 and 7,c7 publicly or privately call attention to1 and disassociate the ,united ,states and any foreign assistance provided for the ,palestinian ,authority or any other ,palestinian governing entity in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza from1 any practices described in subparagraph 7,b74 7#c7 ,a description of the intended uses of all foreign assistance provided by the ,united ,states to the ,palestinian ,authority1 ,hamas1 or any other ,palestinian governing entity in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza4 7#d7 ,a list of international organizations that-- 7,a7 accept financial contributions from the ,united ,states ,government2 and 7,b7 provide assistance of any kind to the ,palestinian ,authority or any other ,palestinian governing entity in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza4 7c7 ,prohibition on ,assistance to ,palestinian ,authority and other governing entities in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided under paragraph 7#b71 and notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no amounts may be obligated or expended to provide any direct ,united ,states assistance1 loan guarantee1 or debt relief to the ,palestinian ,authority or any other ,palestinian governing entity in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza1 or any international organization that provides assistance of any kind to the ,palestinian ,authority or any other ,palestinian governing entity in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza4 7#b7 ,exception ,the prohibition under paragraph 7#a7 shall have no effect for a fiscal year if the ,president certifies to ,congress during that fiscal year that the ,palestinian ,authority1 or other ,palestinian governing entity in the ,west ,bank and ,gaza1 has-- 7,a7 publicly recognized the ,state of ,israel2 7,b7 renounced terrorism2 7,c7 purged all individuals with terrorist ties from security services2 7,d7 terminated funding of anti-,american and anti-,israel incitement2 7,e7 publicly renounced ,hamas and the ,october #g1 #bjbc1 attacks perpetrated by ,hamas on ,israel2 and 7,f7 honored previous diplomatic agreements4 #e4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to repeal1 limit1 or otherwise affect any provision of ,federal law imposing a restriction or limitation on assistance to the ,palestinian ,authority or any other ,palestinian governing entity1 except to the extent expressly provided in this ,act4