3.0.0 3467 2022-09-03T02:57:41Z 2022-09-03T02:57:41Z Senate S 2022-01-10 117 UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act 117 4721 HR 2021-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation. Identical bill CRS UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act 117 2479 S 2021-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Identical bill CRS 2022-01-18 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247. Calendars 2022-01-10 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2022-01-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. N C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2022-01-10 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2022-01-10 True S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL 2022-01-10 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2022-01-10 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2022-01-10 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2022-01-10 True International Affairs International Affairs 00 2022-01-10 Introduced in Senate 2022-05-04T13:22:13Z UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act

This bill makes changes to U.S. foreign policy in matters concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

For purposes of this policy, the bill defines Palestinian refugee as a person who (1) resided from June 1946 to May 1948 in Mandatory Palestine (a region controlled by Britain until 1948), (2) was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict, and (3) has not accepted citizenship or other permanent adjustment in status in another country. Furthermore, under U.S. policy, derivative refugee status may only extend to the spouse or minor child of such a Palestinian refugee.

The bill withholds U.S. funding for the UNRWA unless the Department of State makes certifications concerning the UNRWA's staff, partners, and funding. Specifically, the State Department must certify that neither UNRWA staff and partners nor its funding and facilities are affiliated with terrorism or engaged in the dissemination of certain rhetoric, such as calling for the destruction of Israel or describing Israelis as occupiers or settlers. Additionally, the State Department must certify that the UNRWA is subject to comprehensive independent financial audits and is unaffiliated with any financial institutions that the United States considers to be complicit in money laundering or terror financing.

The State Department must also implement a plan to encourage other countries to align their activities and efforts regarding the UNRWA with U.S. policy objectives, including the phaseout of the UNRWA by resettling Palestinian refugees outside of Israel.

]]> UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act Display Title UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act Short Title(s) as Introduced UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to withhold United States contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3467pcs/xml/BILLS-117s3467pcs.xml 2022-01-18 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247. 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.