[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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