3.0.0 1029 2023-01-15T15:48:21Z 2023-01-15T15:48:21Z Senate S S 2003-05-08 108 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-05-08T20:45:14Z 2003-05-08 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5952-5953) IntroReferral 2003-05-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV N International Affairs Arab-Israeli conflict Armed Forces and National Security Armistices Boundaries Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Congressional tributes Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Diplomacy Foreign leaders Government Operations and Politics Israel Middle East and North Africa Palestinians Peace Peace negotiations Political violence Recognition (International law) Sunset legislation Terrorism Treaties United Nations International Affairs 00 2003-05-08 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-19T14:54:20Z Israeli-Palestinian Peace Enhancement Act of 2003 - Calls for: (1) the Palestinian administration to take security related steps to implement a performance based road map to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and (2) the U.S. administration to work toward the two states living in peace within secure and internationally recognized boundaries.

Expresses the sense of Congress that a Palestinian state should not be recognized until the President makes specified determinations, including that new leadership of a Palestinian governing entity, not compromised by terrorism, has been elected and has taken appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act to allow U.S. assistance to be provided to a Palestinian state only: (1) during the effective period of a presidential certification that a binding international peace agreement exists between Israel and the Palestinians and that the new Palestinian government has been democratically elected, has renounced violence against Israel, has dismantled any group that conducts terrorism against Israel, is demilitarized, and has no agreements that threaten Israel's security; and (2) if the President has provided advance notice to Congress.

Authorizes the President to provide assistance to a Palestinian state to support activities to substantially improve the economy and living conditions of the Palestinians.

Directs the Secretary of State to seek to convene donors conferences to gain commitments from other countries, multilateral institutions, and non-governmental organizations to provide economic assistance to Palestinians.

]]> Israeli-Palestinian Peace Enhancement Act of 2003 Display Title Israeli-Palestinian Peace Enhancement Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Israeli-Palestinian Peace Enhancement Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-05-08T04:00:00Z 2003-05-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5952-5953) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.