[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1960 Introduced in House (IH)]
1st Session
H. R. 1960
To govern relations between the United States and the Palestine
Liberation Organization (PLO), to enforce PLO compliance with standards
of international conduct, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 29, 1995
Mr. Forbes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To govern relations between the United States and the Palestine
Liberation Organization (PLO), to enforce PLO compliance with standards
of international conduct, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Middle East Peace Compliance Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)''
shall be defined as a membership organization encompassing all
constituent groups that belong to the Palestine National
Council and all individuals that have or continue to publicly
demonstrate their allegiance to the Palestine Liberation
Organization, or receive funds, directly or indirectly from
sources controlled by the PLO. Its legal status is defined by
United States law pursuant to title X of Public Law 100-204,
section 1002;
(2) for the purpose of this section, the term ``foreign
assistance'' shall be the same as that used under section
634(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-
195); and
(3) the term ``Palestinian Authority'' shall be defined as
the administrative entity established in the self-rule areas of
Gaza and the West Bank in accordance with the Declaration of
Principles signed in Washington, D.C. September 13, 1993,
between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
SEC. 3. POLICY.
It is the policy and interest of the United States--
(1) to contribute to the advancement of peace and security
in the Middle East by supporting efforts by Israel and the
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to reach a nonviolent
resolution of their conflict under the terms of the Declaration
of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangement signed in
Washington, D.C., September 13, 1993;
(2) to ensure that both Israel and the PLO fully and
meaningfully comply with the terms and conditions of all
agreements made between them;
(3) to demonstrate firm, consistent, and unambiguous
opposition to terrorism by insisting that Israel and the
Palestine Liberation Organization take significant, material,
and timely steps to preempt tourist attacks;
(4) to ensure that the Palestinian Authority fully accounts
for basic human needs and infrastructure development funds
expended by the United States in Gaza and Jericho in accordance
with standard commercial principles and practices;
(5) to ensure that Israel and the Palestine Liberation
Organization cooperate fully with United States law enforcement
agencies to apprehend, prosecute, and convict all individuals
involved in the criminal injury or death of United States
citizens or the willful damaging of United States property;
(6) to hold the PLO and its administrative authority in
Gaza and Jericho accountable for unlawful acts carried out
within its jurisdiction or emanating from territory under its
administrative control;
(7) to ensure that all recipients of United States foreign
assistance evidence a clear commitment to democracy, justice,
and the rule of law and conform to established standards of
financial management and accountability; and
(8) to contribute to the long-term security, stability, and
economic health of the State of Israel through the maintenance
of close bilateral ties and, to the greatest extent possible,
to provide such levels of assistance to Israel as are necessary
and sufficient to achieve these objectives, irrespective of the
success or failure of the agreements between Israel and the
PLO.
SEC. 4. FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS.
(a) Pursuant to the commitments between Israel and the PLO
described in section 6 of this Act, the Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) After decades of conflict, Israel and the PLO have
entered a new era which presents an historic opportunity for
peaceful coexistence and a stable democratic future for
themselves and the region.
(2) The basis for this new relationship between Israel and
the PLO is the set of agreements to which both parties are
signatories and which emanate from the Declaration of
Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, signed in
Washington, D.C., on September 13, 1993.
(3) The United States agrees to serve as a partner in the
effort to bring about a lasting reconciliation and
understanding between Israel and the PLO.
(4) The United States recognizes all of the agreements
referred to in section 6 of this Act are legally binding on
Israel and the PLO, that they were entered into freely and in
good faith and that Israel and the PLO are committed to their
complete fulfillment.
(5) The United States is relying upon Israel and the PLO to
honor their commitments to elected representatives and
officials of the United States Government prior to and
following the signing of the Declaration of Principles,
including the promise of the PLO to halt terrorism emanating
from areas under its control.
(6) The United States is committed to providing funding for
infrastructure development and basic
human needs in Gaza and Jericho, but not through any
institution or entity of the PLO or the Palestinian Authority and only
where Israel and the PLO have demonstrated that they have taken
substantial, timely, and meaningful steps toward full compliance under
their respective agreements.
(7) The United States is resolute in its determination to
ensure that in providing assistance to Palestinians living
under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority
or elsewhere, the beneficiaries of such assistance shall be
held to the same standard of financial accountability and
management control as any other recipient of United States
foreign assistance.
(8) Since the signing of the Declaration of Principles, the
United States has had sufficient time to evaluate the
sincerity, commitment, and effectiveness with which Israel and
the PLO have complied with both the spirit and the letter of
the joint agreements to which they are signatories.
(b) Determinations.--Therefore, the Congress determines the
following:
(1) The PLO continues to demonstrate widespread and
systematic disregard for both the spirit and the letter of the
understandings reached in a succession of agreements between it
and the State of Israel.
(2) Information provided by the President on the compliance
of the PLO with its agreements is often ambiguous,
insufficient, at variance with the assessments of independent
monitoring groups and falls short of the standards of
accountability expected of other recipients of United States
foreign assistance.
(3) The PLO specifically has failed to take substantial,
timely, and meaningful steps to fulfill its legal obligations
in the following areas:
(A) Amending the plo covenant.--In violation of
commitments made by the PLO in the letter of September
9, 1993, between the PLO leader and the Prime Minister
of Israel, 1993, the PLO has failed to repeal the
provisions of its charter which declare Israel to be
illegitimate and call for its elimination through armed
struggle.
(B) Preventing terrorism.--In violation of the
terms agreed to in the Gaza-Jericho Agreement, annex
III, article I, section 5 and the letters of September
9, 1993, between the PLO leader and the Prime Minister
of Israel and between the PLO leader and the Foreign
Minister of Norway, the PLO has not legally banned
terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad
and has done little to discipline them. In the 19
months before the Declaration of Principles there were
318 casualties from terrorism in Israel and the
territories (68 people were killed and 250 injured).
This is in contrast to the 19 months following the
signing of the Declaration of Principles, there were
651 casualties from terrorism in Israel and the
territories (134 people were killed and 517 injured),
an increase of nearly 100 percent.
(C) Prosecuting terrorists.--In violation of the
terms agreed to in the Gaza-Jericho Agreement, annex
III, article I, section 5 and the letters of September
9, 1993, between the PLO leader and the Prime Minister
of Israel and between the PLO leader and the Foreign
Minister of Norway, the PLO has failed to investigate
terrorist incidents, prosecute terrorists according to
the rule of law, or ensure that the sentences imposed
for terrorist acts are more than perfunctory. The PLO
repeatedly has declared that it considers terrorist
organizations such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad as
legitimate opposition groups with whom they are
prepared to conduct a dialog. The PLO has not legally
banned extremist organizations and instead, employs
Hamas sympathizers in its administration in Gaza.
(D) Preventing incitement to violence.--In
violation of the terms agreed to in the Gaza-Jericho
Agreement, article XII, paragraph 1 and the letters of
September 9, 1993, between the PLO leader and the Prime
Minister of Israel and between the PLO leader and the
Foreign Minister of Norway, PLO officials continue to
advocate holy war (jihad) against Israel, glorify
suicide bombers, lend support and comfort to terrorist
groups, and issue propaganda delegitimizing Israeli
sovereignty even within its pre-1967 borders.
(E) Barring unauthorized forces.--In violation of
the terms agreed to in the Gaza-Jericho Agreement,
article IX, section 2, the PLO continues to permit
illegal military and paramilitary groups to conduct
terrorist operations against Israel from administrative
areas under its control.
(F) Confiscating unauthorized weapons.--In
violation of the terms agreed to in the Gaza-Jericho
Agreement, annex I, article VIII, section 8, the PLO
has failed to fulfill its commitment made to the United
States Vice President on March 24, 1995, to take
significant steps to disarm military and paramilitary
groups under its administrative control, to license
weapons, or to substantially enforce, by judicial
means, individual violations.
(G) Excluding terrorists from security services.--
In violation of the terms agreed to in the Gaza-Jericho
Agreement, annex I, article III, section 4(b), the PLO
continues to employ policemen who have been convicted
of serious crimes.
(H) Extraditing terrorists.--In violation of the
terms agreed to in annex III, article II, section 7,
the PLO consistently refuses to extradite individuals
suspected in terrorist crimes against Israeli citizens
and has not complied with earlier demands of the United
States Government to extradite individuals suspected of
crimes against Americans to the United States.
(I) Prohibiting the location of institutions of the
palestinian authority outside of gaza and jericho.--
Under article V of the Gaza-Jericho Agreement, the
Palestinian Authority has attempted to extend its
authority beyond the boundaries of Gaza and Jericho. It
has failed to live up to its commitment not to operate
offices in Jerusalem and has opened at least 7
institutions in and around the city.
(J) Facilitating the release of israeli pows/
mias.--The PLO has failed to provide Israel with
information it possesses on the condition and possible
whereabouts of at least one Israeli MIA.
(K) Avoiding and punishing the illegal transfer of
funds.--In violation of the spirit of the Gaza-Jericho
Agreement and standard international principles and
practices of financial accountability, administrative
authorities in Gaza have diverted substantial amounts
of development assistance to activities of the PLO both
inside and outside of Gaza and Jericho.
(L) Preventing infiltrations.--In violation of the
terms agreed to in the Gaza-Jericho Agreement, article
IV(2)(c), the Palestinian Police authorities has failed
to halt infiltrations from Egypt to Gaza and from Gaza
to Israel.
SEC. 5. GENERAL RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following
restrictions shall apply with regard to all assistance provided by the
United States and intended to benefit Palestinians living in areas
controlled by the PLO or the Palestinian Authority:
(1) All funds made available to areas under the
administrative control of the Palestinian Authority shall be
provided only through agencies or entities of the United States
Government or private voluntary organizations designated by the
Secretary of State and registered in the United States:
Provided, That no funds shall be obligated or expended for any
projects or activities of the Palestinian Authority in
Jerusalem or that benefit Palestinians living in Jerusalem.
(2) Under no circumstances and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, none of the funds authorized or appropriated
under this or any other Act shall be made available, directly
or indirectly, to benefit the Palestine Liberation Organization
(PLO), its agents, entities, projects, programs, institutions,
or activities under its control, or directly or indirectly, to
benefit the operation of the Palestinian Authority in Gaza,
Jericho, or any other area it may control.
(3) Funds authorized or appropriated under this or any
other Act shall only be made available for humanitarian
assistance, economic development, and basic human needs
infrastructure projects or activities which directly benefit
Palestinians in areas under the administrative control of the
Palestinian Authority.
(4) The total amount of United States assistance benefiting
the Palestinians resident in areas under the administrative
control of the PLO and the Palestinian Authority for any single
year shall not exceed the largest total contribution by a
member of the Arab League to the Palestinian Authority in the
previous full calendar year.
(5) None of the funds authorized or appropriated under this
or any other Act shall be made available to benefit, directly
or indirectly, Palestinians living under the administrative
control of the Palestinian Authority until the PLO
substantially, materially, and in a timely fashion complies
with the provisions of section 7 of this Act.
(6) No funds made available by this or any other Act and
intended to benefit Palestinians living in areas controlled by
the PLO or the Palestinian Authority shall be used for the
purchase, lease, or acquisition by any means of lethal
equipment, supplies, or infrastructure to support that
equipment or its use in military or paramilitary operations or
training.
(7) No funds shall be made available under this or any
other Act to benefit Palestinians living in areas controlled by
the PLO or the Palestinian Authority should the PLO conclude a
formal or informal arrangement with Hamas, Islamic Jihad, or
any other group practicing or supporting terrorism under which
the terrorist activities of these groups, either inside or
outside of Gaza and Jericho, will be allowed to continue or be
tolerated in any respect.
(8) As set forth in section 585 of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs 1995 Appropriations and
1994 Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 103-306):
(A) None of the funds made available under this or
any other Act shall be obligated or expended to create
in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department
or agency of the United States Government for the
purpose of conducting official United States Government
business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and
Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity
provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of
Principles: Provided, That this restriction shall not
apply to the acquisition of additional space for the
existing Consulate General in Jerusalem.
(B) Meetings between officers and employees of the
United States and officials of the Palestinian
Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing
entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of
Principles, for the purpose of conducting official
United States Government business with such authority
should continue to take place in locations other than
Jerusalem. As has been true in the past, officers and
employees of the United States Government may continue
to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with
Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions
in the Palestinian Authority), have social contacts,
and have incidental discussions.
(9) No funds made available under this or any other Act
shall be used to benefit any individual who has directly
participated in, or conspired in, or was an accessory to, the
planning or execution of a terrorist activity which resulted in
the death, injury or kidnaping of an American citizen.
SEC. 6. PLO-ISRAEL COMMITMENTS DESCRIBED.
The commitments referred to under this Act and recognized by the
United States are the legally binding commitments made by the Palestine
Liberation Organization and Israel in the following declarations:
(1) The PLO letter of September 9, 1993, to the Prime
Minister of Israel.
(2) The PLO letter of September 9, 1993, to the Foreign
Minister of Norway.
(3) The Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-
Government Arrangements signed in Washington, D.C. on September
13, 1993.
(4) The Agreement between Israel and the PLO signed in
Cairo on May 4, 1994.
(5) The Joint Communique between Israel and the PLO issued
at Blair House, in Washington, D.C., February 12, 1995.
SEC. 7. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of
the funds authorized or appropriated under this or any other Act shall
be made available, directly or indirectly, to benefit Palestinians
living under the administrative control of the PLO or the Palestinian
Authority in Gaza, Jericho or any other area it may control, until the
following requirements set forth in this section are fully met and
certified to Congress by the President of the United States.
(1) Substantial, material and timely compliance.--That the
PLO and the Palestinian Authority have made substantial,
material and timely progress in meeting their legal obligations
as set forth in the agreements between the PLO and Israel and
as enumerated in section 6 of this Act. The President shall
submit to the relevant congressional committees a quarterly
report that--
(A) comprehensively evaluates the compliance record
of the PLO according to each specific commitment set
forth in its agreements with Israel;
(B) establishes, as appropriate, both objective and
subjective measures to assess PLO compliance; and
(C) measures PLO compliance against each previous
quarterly assessment and demonstrates significant and
continual improvement each quarter.
(2) Financial accountability.--Sixty days following the
enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, the
President of the United States shall submit to the relevant
congressional committees a financial audit carried out by the
General Accounting Office (GAO), which provides a full
accounting of all United States assistance which benefits,
directly or indirectly, the projects, programs or activities of
the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, Jericho or any other area it
may control, since September 13, 1993, including, but not
limited to, the following)--
(A) the obligation and disbursal of all funds, by
project, activity, and date, as well as by prime
contractor, all subcontractors, and their countr(ies)
of origin;
(B) the organization(s) or individual(s)
responsible for the receipt and obligation of U.S.
assistance;
(C) the amount of both private and international
donor funds that benefit the PLO or the Palestinian
Authority in Gaza, Jericho or any other area it may
control, and to which the United States may be a
contributor; and
(D) the ultimate beneficiaries of the assistance.
(3) Report on the possible misuse of funds.--Pursuant to
section 7(a), the President shall also provide the relevant
congressional committees with a comprehensive accounting of all
United States and International donor funds, credits,
guarantees, insurance, in-kind assistance and other resource
transfers to the PLO, the Palestinian Authority or other
associated entities under their control which the General
Accounting Office believes may have been misused, diverted or
illegally converted for purposes other than those originally
intended by the donors and shall include a discussion of--
(A) the possible reasons for the diversion of
resources and the likely use toward which they were
put;
(B) the manner and mechanism(s) by which the
resources were misdirected;
(C) the person(s) and institution likely
responsible for the misdirection of the resources; and
(D) the efforts being made by the Palestinian
Authority, the President and the international
community to account for and recover the misdirected
resources.
(4) Penalties and deductions.--Not less than thirty (30)
days following the issuance to Congress of the findings set
forth in section 7(2) the President shall deduct one dollar
from the amount of funds or other resources appropriated to
benefit Palestinians living in areas controlled by the
Palestinian Authority for each dollar which the General
Accounting Office is able to demonstrate may have been diverted
by Palestinians for purposes other than what they were
originally intended.
(5) Accountability for past terrorism.--The President shall
certify to the relevant congressional committees that the
Palestine Liberation Organization has taken substantial,
material and timely steps to provide information to United
States law enforcement agencies leading to the arrest and
extradition to the United States for prosecution of individuals
connected directly or indirectly with the Palestine Liberation
Organization and alleged to have been responsible for terrorist
attacks on American citizens or property since 1964 to include,
but not be limited to, the kidnapping, or murders of--
(A) David Berger, in Munich, Germany, September,
1972;
(B) Cleo A. Noel, Jr., United States Ambassador to
the Sudan, and G. Curtis Moore, U.S. Diplomat, in
Khartoum, March 2, 1973;
(C) Gail Rubin, in Israel, March 11, 1978;
(D) Leon Klinghoffer on the cruise ship Achille
Lauro, October 8, 1985; and
(E) Gail Klein, in Jerusalem, October 15, 1986.
(6) Report to the congress.--Pursuant to subsection (B) of
this section, the President shall report to the relevant
congressional committees, in both classified and unclassified
form, no later than September 1, 1995, and every 180 days
thereafter, on--
(A) the name, date, location, and circumstance of
all Americans alleged to have been killed or injured,
directly or indirectly, by members, agents, supporters
or surrogates of the Palestine Liberation Organization
from 1964 to the present;
(B) the name, date, precise location, and
circumstance of all violent incidents against Israelis
or others by any terrorist group, organization, entity
or individual operating in Israel or the territories
controlled by Israel or the PLO and to indicate--
(i) where the violent incident was planned,
organized and launched;
(ii) how and through what means the violent
incident was funded;
(iii) the source and type of any lethal
equipment used in any violent incident; and
(iv) whether the United States has been
able to independently confirm information
provided by either Israel or the PLO regarding
violent incidents reported under this
subsection.
(C) the status of all warrants issued by United
States law enforcement agencies, Interpol, or other
international police authorities, for the arrest of
members of the Palestine Liberation Organization, to
include, but not be limited to, the name of the
individual, the date and nature of the crime alleged to
have been committed, the statute under which
prosecution is being sought, and the level and nature
of the cooperation provided by the Palestine Liberation
Organization in the apprehension, prosecution and
conviction of this individual(s);
(D) the disposition of all past and current
investigations into the criminal activities of the
Palestine Liberation Organization as well as the
warrants for the arrest of alleged members of the
Palestine Liberation Organization that have been
revoked or suspended by agencies or entities of the
United States Government since 1964 and reason for the
revocation or suspension; and
(E) the name of any individual who currently serves
as an official or agent of the Palestine Liberation
Organization or the Palestinian Authority who at any
time has been subject to a United States or
international arrest warrant or has been placed on a
United States Government ``watch list.''
(7) Matters to be considered.--In determining whether to
make the certification required by subsection (4) of this
section with respect to the PLO, the President shall also
consider and report, in both classified and unclassified form,
to the relevant congressional committees the following:
(A) Have the actions of the PLO resulted in the
maximum reductions in terrorism carried out by members
or affiliates of the PLO? Has the PLO leadership
publicly, in Arabic, English and Hebrew, and using all
major print and electronic media outlets, strongly
condemned acts of terrorism against Israel and the West
when they occur?
(B) Has the PLO taken legal and law enforcement
measures to enforce in areas under its administrative
control, to the maximum extent possible, the
elimination of terrorist acts and the suppression of
criminal elements responsible for terrorism as
evidenced by the seizure of illegal weapons, the
closure of offices and training areas belonging to
terrorist organizations and the arrest and prosecution
of violators involved in the incitement, recruitment,
training, planning, or conduct of terrorist operations
affecting the United States, Israel or other countries?
(C) Has the PLO taken the legal and law enforcement
steps necessary to eliminate, to the maximum extent
possible, the laundering of profits derived from
smuggling, narcotics trafficking, illegal weapons
transactions or other criminal activity as evidenced by
the enactment and enforcement by the PLO of laws
prohibiting such conduct?
(D) Has the PLO taken the legal and law enforcement
steps necessary to eliminate, to the maximum extent
possible, bribery and other forms of public corruption
which facilitate the execution of terrorist acts or
which discourage the investigation and prosecution of
such acts, as evidenced by the enactment and
enforcement of laws prohibiting such conduct?
(E) Has the PLO, as a matter of policy or practice,
encouraged or facilitated the continued sponsorship of
terrorist acts?
(F) Does any senior official of the PLO engage in,
encourage, or facilitate the incitement, recruitment,
training, planning, or conduct of terrorist operations
affecting the United States, Israel or other states or
condone other internationally recognized criminal
activity?
(G) Has the PLO investigated aggressively all cases
in which any citizen of the United States or member of
the United States Government has been the victim, since
1964, of acts or threats of violence, inflicted by or
with the complicity of any agent of the PLO or any
political subdivision or supporter thereof, and
energetically sought to bring the perpetrators of such
offense or offenses to justice?
(H) Having been requested to do so by the United
States Government, does the PLO fail to provide
reasonable cooperation to lawful activities of United
States law enforcement agents, including the refusal of
permission to such agents engaged in counterterrorism
to pursue suspected terrorists or other criminal
elements that may support terrorist activities into
areas or facilities it controls?
(I) Has the PLO or its administrative authority in
Gaza and Jericho adopted legal codes in order to enable
law enforcement officials to move more effectively
against terrorists, the supporters of terrorism and
other related criminal elements, such as effective
conspiracy laws and asset seizure laws?
(J) Has the PLO expeditiously processed United
States, Israeli, or other countries' extradition
requests relating to terrorism, narcotics trafficking
or other criminal offenses?
(K) Has the PLO refused to protect or given haven
to any known terrorist, drug trafficker or other
accused or convicted of a serious criminal offense, and
has it expeditiously processed extradition requests
relating to acts of terrorism or narcotics trafficking
made by other countries?
(L) Has the PLO cooperated, both publicly and
privately, with efforts undertaken by the President of
the United States to end the Arab League boycott of
Israel and if so, to what extent and to what practical
effect?
(8) Victims of terrorism compensation.--Pursuant to section
5570 of Public Law 99-399 no funds shall be made available to
benefit the PLO, the Palestinian Authority, or any person or
entity under its control until the President certifies to the
relevant congressional committees that full and fair
compensation is provided by the Palestine Liberation
Organization to United States victims of PLO terrorism after
adjudication in a United States court of law.
(9) Preemption of terrorism.--The President shall make
available to Israel, equipment for the state-of-the-art
security examination of cargo containers and vehicles:
Provided, That this equipment shall include automated,
nonintrusive inspection technology, or technologies, for the
direct detection and chemical elemental identification of
contraband: Provided further, That some of this equipment may
be in the form of technology in the advanced stages of
development and suitable for field testing and evaluation:
Provided further, That not less than $40,000,000 is authorized
to be appropriated in fiscal year 1996 for the purposes set
forth in this section from the funds made available by the
United States to support the agreements between Israel and the
PLO: Provided further, That the President shall negotiate the
transfer of this technology no later than September 30, 1995,
and prior to the obligation of not more than $50,000,000 in
United States funds to benefit Palestinians living in Gaza,
Jericho, or any additional territories which might be
administered by the PLO: Provided further, That it is the
purpose of this section to enable the United States to support
efforts by both Israel and the PLO to meet their compliance
obligations and--
(A) to assist them in combating terrorism;
(B) to assist them in combating narcotics smuggling
and other contraband smuggling; and
(C) to assist them in ensuring proper manifesting
and customs regulation compliance and revenue
collection.
(10) Review of legislation.--Prior to the disbursement of
any funds authorized under this or any other Act for the
benefit of the PLO, the Palestinian Authority or any of its
constituencies, activities or projects, the President shall
carry out, and report to the relevant congressional committees,
a thorough review of pertinent legislation affecting the status
of the PLO to include, but not be limited to, title X of Public
Law 100-204 and shall recommend to Congress modifications
consistent with United States policy toward countering
terrorism and promoting peace in the Middle East.
(11) Presidential disclosure.--No later than 60 days
following the enactment of this Act, the President shall
disclose in a classified manner to the relevant congressional
committees, the substance of any secret agreements,
understandings, or promises, either formal or informal, between
the United States and Israel, and the United States and the
PLO, connected with the implementation of the Declaration of
Principles, that--
(A) commits the United States to any course of
action in its foreign, diplomatic or security policies;
(B) commits the United States to provide funds or
other forms of assistance for particular projects or
activities;
(C) provides assurances to particular individuals
who may or may not be targets of a United States or
international criminal investigation; and
(D) extends to particular individuals the promise
of protection or safety should future circumstances
warrant it.
(12) Provisions that may be suspended.--Subject to the
requirements of section 7 and the prior approval of the
Chairmen of the relevant committees of the Congress of the
United States the President may suspend only the following
provisions of law for a period not to extend beyond May 31,
1996:
(A) 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.
(B) 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.
(C) Section 1003 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, fiscal years 1988 and 1989 (22
U.S.C. 5202).
(D) 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.
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
(a) Within thirty (30) days of the enactment of this Act, the
President shall request that both the Palestine Liberation Organization
and the Palestinian Authority provide to the United States,
comprehensive financial statements of their assets and income for the
prior year:
Provided, That in addition to these statements, the President shall
certify to the Congress that--
(1) the United States Government has no knowledge or
information as to other further assets or income of the
Palestine Liberation Organization or Palestinian Authority; and
(2) the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian
Authority are spending and investing substantially all of their
respective assets and income for the welfare and benefit of the
Palestinian people in the areas administered by the Palestinian
Authority and for purposes related exclusively to the duties
and functions of the Palestinian Authority as authorized under
agreements between Israel and the PLO.
(b) No funds shall be obligated or expended for the benefit of the
Palestinian people in areas administered by the Palestinian Authority
until the President has delivered to the relevant congressional
committees the information required in section 8(a).
(c) The President shall report to the relevant congressional
committees, in both classified and unclassified form, no later than
September 1, 1995, and every 180 days thereafter, on all assistance
provided by the international community to the PLO and the Palestinian
Authority, or any affiliated organization or entity, both directly and
indirectly, to include--
(1) the amount of such assistance, by project, and whether
the assistance is provided in cash or in kind;
(2) the organization or entity through which the
international assistance is disbursed;
(3) the use(s), by project, to which the international
assistance is being put; and
(4) the ultimate beneficiaries of the assistance.
SEC. 9. PROHIBITION ON FORMAL DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President of the
United States shall make no commitments and shall provide no funds for
the obligation or expenditure, for any activity leading to the
establishment, on either a temporary or permanent basis, of any United
States diplomatic post, to include an embassy, consulate or interest
section in any territory under the administrative control of the PLO or
the Palestinian Authority.
SEC. 10. RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.
As used in this Act, the term ``relevant congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on International Relations, the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate.
SEC. 11. TERM OF THIS ACT.
This Act shall become effective upon the day of enactment and
expire no earlier than May 31, 1996, unless amended.
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