,,ii #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #eehi ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,septemb] #bi1 #bjbf,mr4 ,paul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit ,unit$ ,/ates =eign assi/ance to ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority & o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entities 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza unless c]ta9 conditions are met1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,unit$ ,/ates ,aid = ,t]rorism ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,on ,octob] #g1 #bjbc1 ! t]rori/ organization ,hamas conduct$ a brutal attack aga9/ ,israel1 kill+ "s #a1bjj innoc5t m51 wom51 & *ildr51 & tak+ approximately #bej p ho/age4 7#b7 ,=ty-six ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s lo/ _! lives 9 ! ,octob] #g1 #bjbc1 attack4 7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has provid$ m ?an #g1hjj1jjj1jjj 9 bilat]al assi/ance to ,pale/9ians 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza s9ce #aiic4 7#d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza #bjbd ,human ,rights ,report id5tifi$ significant human rights issues ) respect to ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority1 includ+-- 7,a7 cr$ible reports ( unlawful or arbitr>y kill+s2 7,b7 torture or cruel1 inhuman1 or degrad+ treatm5t or puni%m5t2 7,c7 arbitr>y arre/ or det5tion2 7,d7 s]i\s re/rictions on fre$om ( expression & m$ia fre$om1 includ+ viol5ce or ?reats ( viol5ce aga9/ j\rnali/s1 unju/ifi$ arre/s or prosecutions ( j\rnali/s1 & c5sor%ip2 7,e7 viol5ce or ?reats ( viol5ce motivat$ by antisemitism2 7,f7 traffick+ 9 p]sons1 includ+ =c$ labor2 & 7,g7 exi/5ce ( ! wor/ =ms ( *ild labor4 7#e7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza #bjbd ,human ,rights ,report id5tifi$ significant human rights issues ) respect to ,hamas 9 ,gaza1 includ+-- 7,a7 cr$ible reports ( unlawful kill+s2 7,b7 disappe>ances2 7,c7 sev]e physical abuses & cruel1 inhuman1 & degrad+ treatm5t or puni%m5t by ,hamas2 7,d7 arbitr>y arre/ or det5tions2 7,e7 s]i\s abuses 9 a conflict2 7,f7 unlawful recruitm5t or use ( *ildr5 9 arm$ conflict2 7,g7 s]i\s re/rictions on fre$om ( expression & m$ia fre$om1 includ+ viol5ce or ?reats ( viol5ce aga9/ j\rnali/s1 unju/ifi$ det5tions ( j\rnali/s1 & c5sor%ip2 7,h7 crimes involv+ viol5ce or ?reats ( viol5ce motivat$ by antisemitism2 7,i7 traffick+ 9 p]sons1 includ+ =c$ labor2 & 7,j7 exi/5ce ( ! wor/ =ms ( *ild labor4 #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,! t]m appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2 & 7,b7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4 7#b7 ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity ,! t]m ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity means-- 7,a7 ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority2 7,b7 ,hamas2 7,c7 any m9i/ry1 ag5cy1 in/rum5tality1 or o!r gov]nm5tal body ( ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority or ,hamas2 & 7,d7 any successor1 affiliat$1 or o!r ,pale/9ian entity t ex]cises gov]nm5tal or adm9i/rative au?ority ov] any portion ( ! ,we/ ,bank or ,gaza4 #d4 ,report on human rights practices by ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority & any o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 collaboration ) ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 & ,labor & ! ,(fice ( ! ,legal ,advis]1 %all submit to ! appropriate congressional committees a report on ! human rights practices ( ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority1 ,hamas1 & any o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza4 7b7 ,elem5ts ,! report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+ elem5ts3 7#a7 ,all available cr$ible in=mation conc]n+ alleg$ violations ( int]nationally recogniz$ human rights by ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority or any o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! d5ial ( ! "r to life to ,israeli citiz5s1 ,jewi% individuals1 wom5 & girls1 or any o!r m9ority gr\p2 & 7,b7 ! use ( torture or cruel1 inhuman1 or degrad+ treatm5t or puni%m5t1 prolong$ det5tion )\t *>ges & trial1 caus+ ! disappe>ances ( p]sons ?r\gh abduction & cl&e/9e det5tion ( ^? p]sons1 & o!r flagrant d5ial ( ! "r to life1 lib]ty1 or ! security ( p]son4 7#b7 ,a description ( ! /eps t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has tak5 to-- 7,a7 promote respect = & obs]vance ( human rights z "p ( ! activities ( ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority or any o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza2 7,b7 disc\rage any practices t are inimical to int]nationally recogniz$ human rights2 & 7,c7 publicly or privately call att5tion to1 & disassociate ! ,unit$ ,/ates & any =eign assi/ance provid$ = ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority or any o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza f1 any practices describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b74 7#c7 ,a description ( ! int5d$ uses ( all =eign assi/ance provid$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority1 ,hamas1 or any o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza4 7#d7 ,a li/ ( int]national organizations t-- 7,a7 accept f9ancial contributions f ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t2 & 7,b7 provide assi/ance ( any k9d to ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority or any o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza4 7c7 ,prohibition on ,assi/ance to ,pale/9ian ,au?ority & o!r gov]n+ entities 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ "u p>agraph 7#b71 & not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no am\nts may be obligat$ or exp5d$ to provide any direct ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance1 loan gu>antee1 or debt relief to ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority or any o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza1 or any int]national organization t provides assi/ance ( any k9d to ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority or any o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza4 7#b7 ,exception ,! prohibition "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all h no effect = a fiscal ye> if ! ,presid5t c]tifies to ,congress dur+ t fiscal ye> t ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority1 or o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity 9 ! ,we/ ,bank & ,gaza1 has-- 7,a7 publicly recogniz$ ! ,/ate ( ,israel2 7,b7 r5\nc$ t]rorism2 7,c7 purg$ all individuals ) t]rori/ ties f security s]vices2 7,d7 t]m9at$ fund+ ( anti-,am]ican & anti-,israel incitem5t2 7,e7 publicly r5\nc$ ,hamas & ! ,octob] #g1 #bjbc1 attacks p]petrat$ by ,hamas on ,israel2 & 7,f7 honor$ previ\s diplomatic agreem5ts4 #e4 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to repeal1 limit1 or o!rwise affect any provision ( ,f$]al law impos+ a re/riction or limitation on assi/ance to ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority or any o!r ,pale/9ian gov]n+ entity1 except to ! ext5t expressly provid$ 9 ?is ,act4