3.0.0 5278 2023-01-13T04:48:31Z 2023-01-13T04:48:31Z House H HR 2006-05-03 109 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-05-03T14:01:20Z 2006-05-03 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2006-05-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E712-713) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 N L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2006-05-03 True P000587 Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] MIKE PENCE R IN 6 2006-05-03 True R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2006-05-03 True C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2006-05-04 False D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2006-05-09 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2006-05-09 False N000159 Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] CHARLES NORWOOD R GA W. 9 2006-05-09 False G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2006-05-10 False S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2006-05-10 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2006-05-10 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2006-05-17 False C001052 Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2] Chris Chocola R IN 2 2006-05-17 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2006-05-17 False B000220 Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] CHARLES BASS R NH F. 2 2006-05-24 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2006-05-25 False F000238 Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] MARK FOLEY R FL 16 2006-06-06 False J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2006-06-06 False P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2006-06-22 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2006-07-12 False F000440 Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] VITO FOSSELLA R NY 13 2006-09-06 False International Affairs Antisemitism Auditing Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Economic assistance Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Gaza Strip Government Operations and Politics Housing and Community Development Immigration International agencies Job creation Labor and Employment Middle East and North Africa Palestinians President and foreign policy Refugees Religion Teaching materials Terrorism United Nations United Nations economic assistance United Nations finances West Bank International Affairs 00 2006-05-03 Introduced in House 2006-05-17T15:37:40Z UNRWA Integrity Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide that voluntary U.S. contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) may be provided only during a period for which the President certifies to Congress that UNRWA: (1) is not an impediment to achieving a lasting solution for Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and Gaza and moving such refugees to post-refugee status; (2) is subject to comprehensive, independent financial audits; (3) does not knowingly provide employment, refuge, freedom of movement, cash assistance, food assistance, housing rehabilitation assistance, or any other type of social services assistance to members of foreign terrorist organizations; and (4) does not promote anti-Semitism or the denial of Israel's right to exist.

Authorizes a maximum 180-day waiver of such limitation for U.S. national security interests.

Requires recertification not later than 180 days after the initial certification and every 180 days thereafter.

Requires a report by the Secretary of State to Congress respecting the extent to which UNRWA: (1) serves Palestinian refugee and U.S. interests; and (2) includes in its educational materials anti-Semitic or anti-Israel elements.

]]> UNRWA Integrity Act Display Title UNRWA Integrity Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and Gaza to move to post-refugee status, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced UNRWA Integrity Act Introduced in House 2006-05-03T04:00:00Z 2006-05-03 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. 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.