[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2893 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2893

To prohibit Foreign Military Financing program assistance to countries 
     that vote in the United Nations General Assembly in favor of 
 recognizing a Palestinian state in the absence of a negotiated border 
    agreement between the Government of Israel and the Palestinian 
                               Authority.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 2011

Mr. Israel (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
    Rothman of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit Foreign Military Financing program assistance to countries 
     that vote in the United Nations General Assembly in favor of 
 recognizing a Palestinian state in the absence of a negotiated border 
    agreement between the Government of Israel and the Palestinian 
                               Authority.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM ASSISTANCE 
              TO COUNTRIES THAT VOTE IN THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL 
              ASSEMBLY IN FAVOR OF RECOGNIZING A PALESTINIAN STATE IN 
              THE ABSENCE OF A NEGOTIATED BORDER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE 
              GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2763; relating to the ``Foreign Military Financing'' program) may not 
be provided to any country that votes in the United Nations General 
Assembly in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state in the absence of 
a negotiated border agreement between the Government of Israel and the 
Palestinian Authority.
    (b) Waiver.--The President may waive the prohibition in subsection 
(a) on a case-by-case basis if the President certifies to the Speaker 
and minority leader of the House of Representatives and the majority 
and minority leaders of the Senate not later than 30 days after issuing 
the waiver that it is in the national interests of the United States to 
do so.
    (c) Effective Date.--This Act takes effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and applies with respect to assistance under 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act that is made available for 
fiscal years beginning after fiscal year 2011.
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