[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 1487 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1487

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                               AMENDMENT
                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      October 12, 1993.
      Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1487) entitled ``An 
Act entitled the `Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1993''', do 
pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

        Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Middle East Peace Facilitation Act 
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Palestine Liberation Organization has recognized 
        the State of Israel's right to exist in peace and security; 
        accepted United Nations Security Council resolutions 242 and 
        338; committed itself to the peace process and peaceful 
        coexistence with Israel, free from violence and all other acts 
        which endanger peace and stability; and assumed responsibility 
        over all Palestine Liberation Organization elements and 
        personnel in order to assure their compliance, prevent 
        violations, and discipline violators;
            (2) Israel has recognized the Palestine Liberation 
        Organization as the representative of the Palestinian people;
            (3) Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed 
        a Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government 
        Arrangements on September 13, 1993, at the White House;
            (4) the United States has resumed a bilateral dialogue with 
        the Palestine Liberation Organization; and
            (5) in order to implement the Declaration of Principles on 
        Interim Self-Government Arrangements and facilitate the Middle 
        East peace process, the President has requested flexibility to 
        suspend certain provisions of law pertaining to the Palestine 
        Liberation Organization.

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the President may 
suspend any provision of law specified in subsection (d). Any such 
suspension shall cease to be effective on January 1, 1994, or such 
earlier date as the President may specify.
    (b) Conditions.--
            (1) Consultation.--Before exercising the authority provided 
        in subsection (a), the President shall consult with the 
        relevant congressional committees.
            (2) Presidential certification.--The President may exercise 
        the authority provided in subsection (a) only if the President 
        certifies to the relevant congressional committees that--
                    (A) it is in the national interest of the United 
                States to exercise such authority; and
                    (B) the Palestine Liberation Organization continues 
                to abide by all the commitments described in paragraph 
                (4).
            (3) Requirement for continuing plo compliance.--Any 
        suspension under subsection (a) of a provision of law specified 
        in subsection (d) shall cease to be effective if the President 
        certifies to the relevant congressional committees that the 
        Palestine Liberation Organization has not continued to abide by 
        all the commitments described in paragraph (4).
            (4) PLO commitments described.--The commitments referred to 
        in paragraphs (2) and (3) are the commitments made by the 
        Palestine Liberation Organization--
                    (A) in its letter of September 9, 1993, to the 
                Prime Minister of Israel;
                    (B) in its letter of September 9, 1993, to the 
                Foreign Minister of Norway; and
                    (C) in, and resulting from the implementation of, 
                the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-
                Government Arrangements signed on September 13, 1993.
    (c) Expectation of Congress Regarding Any Extension of Presidential 
Authority.--The Congress expects that any extension of the authority 
provided to the President in subsection (a) will be conditional on the 
Palestine Liberation Organization--
            (1) renouncing the Arab League boycott of Israel;
            (2) urging the nations of the Arab League to end the Arab 
        League boycott of Israel; and
            (3) cooperating with efforts undertaken by the President of 
        the United States to end the Arab League boycott of Israel.
    (d) Provisions That May Be Suspended.--The provisions that may be 
suspended under the authority of subsection (a) are the following:
            (1) Section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
        U.S.C. 2227) as it applies with respect to the Palestine 
        Liberation Organization or entities associated with it.
            (2) Section 114 of the Department of State Authorization 
        Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) as it 
        applies with respect to the Palestine Liberation Organization 
        or entities associated with it.
            (3) Section 1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
        Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5202).
            (4) Section 37 of the Bretton Woods Agreement Act (22 
        U.S.C. 286w) as it applies to the granting to the Palestine 
        Liberation Organization of observer status or other official 
        status at any meeting sponsored by or associated with the 
        International Monetary Fund. As used in this paragraph, the 
        term ``other official status'' does not include membership in 
        the International Monetary Fund.
    (e) Relation to Other Authorities.--This section supersedes section 
578 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-87).
    (f) Relevant Congressional Committees Defined.--As used in this 
section, the term ``relevant congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
        Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate.
            Attest:






                                                                 Clerk.