3.0.0 2766 2023-01-11T13:25:42Z 2023-01-11T13:25:42Z Senate S S 2014-07-31 113 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-07-31T22:59:32Z 2014-07-31 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2014-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2014-08-01 False International Affairs Arab-Israeli relations Congressional oversight Foreign aid and international relief Gaza Strip International organizations and cooperation Israel Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military education and training Palestinians Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Terrorism United Nations West Bank International Affairs 00 2014-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2014-08-26T19:19:03Z Palestinian and United Nations Anti-Terrorism Act of 2014 - States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) deny U.S. assistance to any entity or international organization that collaborates with Hamas until Hamas agrees to recognize Israel, renounces violence, disarms, and accepts prior Israeli-Palestinian agreements; (2) seek a negotiated settlement only if Hamas and any U.S.-designated terrorist groups are required to disarm entirely; and (3) provide security assistance to Israel.

Considers any power-sharing government, including the current government, formed in connection with the April 23, 2014, agreement between the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Hamas to be a "Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA)" and thus subject to specified restrictions under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

States that until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)'s agenda does not include a permanent item related to Israel or the Palestinian territories: (1) the U.S. contribution to the regular budget of the United Nations (U.N.) shall be reduced by a specified amount, (2) the Secretary shall not make a voluntary contribution to UNHRC, and (3) the United States shall not run for an UNHRC seat.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for programs in the West Bank and Gaza until the Secretary certifies to Congress that:

  • no official, employee, consultant, or affiliate of UNRWA is a member of Hamas or any U.S.-designated terrorist group, or has propagated or incited anti-Israel or anti-Semitic rhetoric;
  • no UNRWA facility or resource is being used by Hamas or an affiliated group for any purpose;
  • UNRWA is subject to audits by an internationally recognized third party auditing firm and has implemented an oversight system to prevent the use of UNRWA resources by Hamas or any U.S.-designated terrorist group; and
  • no recipient of UNRWA funds or loans is a member of Hamas or any U.S.-designated terrorist group.

Authorizes the equivalent amount of all U.S. contributions withheld from the PA, UNHRC, and UNRWA under this Act to be provided to Israel for Iron Dome and other missile defense systems and for underground warfare training and technology.

]]> Palestinian and United Nations Anti-Terrorism Act of 2014 Display Title Palestinian and United Nations Anti-Terrorism Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to combat terrorism and promote reform in the Palestinian Authority and the United Nations, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Palestinian and United Nations Anti-Terrorism Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2766is/xml/BILLS-113s2766is.xml 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign 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.