[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3174 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3174

    To prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 31, 2023

 Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                          on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, 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 ``Stop Support for Hamas Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNRWA.

     The United States may not make any voluntary or involuntary 
contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for 
Palestine Refugees in the Near East (referred to in this Act as 
``UNRWA''), to any successor or related entity, or to the regular 
budget of the United Nations for the support of UNRWA or a successor 
entity.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--None of the amounts appropriated under the heading 
economic support fund in any Act making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be 
obligated or expended to provide assistance to the West Bank and Gaza 
until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that on or after 
October 7, 2023, the terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza 
of Hamas and any other foreign terrorist organization (as that term is 
defined in section 620K of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2378b), as amended by section 4) has been verifiably dismantled.
    (b) Comptroller General Review of Certification.--Not later than 90 
days after the Secretary of State makes a certification under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress an assessment of whether the infrastructure 
described in subsection (a) has been verifiably dismantled.
    (c) Reports on Consultations.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
        relevant consultations with United States partners in the 
        region, including Israel.
            (2) Report following certification.--Not later than 90 days 
        after the Secretary makes a certification to Congress under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a report on relevant consultations 
        with United States partners in the region, including Israel.
            (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.-- In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATIONS TO LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
              AUTHORITY.

    Section 620K of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2378b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Hamas-controlled'' and 
        inserting ``Hamas-inclusive'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``is 
                effectively'' and all that follows through 
                ``Palestinian Authority'' and inserting ``employs Hamas 
                members, or agents or affiliates of Hamas, unless 
                Hamas''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``Hamas-controlled'' and 
                        inserting ``Hamas-inclusive'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``security services'' and inserting ``agencies 
                        and security services''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``verifiably'' before ``dismantling'';
            (3) in subsection (c) in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by inserting ``for a period of not more than 2 years'' 
        after ``thereafter'';
            (4) by striking subsection (e);
            (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e); and
            (6) by amending subsection (e)(2), as so redesignated, to 
        read as follows:
            ``(2) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term `foreign 
        terrorist organization' means--
                    ``(A) an organization designated as a foreign 
                terrorist organization by the Secretary of State in 
                accordance with section 219(a) of the Immigration and 
                Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)); or
                    ``(B) an entity designated pursuant to Executive 
                Order No. 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
                blocking property and prohibiting transactions with 
                persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 
                terrorism).''.

SEC. 5. MODIFICATIONS TO LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND 
              GAZA.

    (a) Modifications to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 
620L of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378c) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``provided that 
                such assistance does not benefit Hamas or any other 
                foreign terrorist organization'' after ``human needs'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or 
                indirectly'' after ``directly'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3);
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (E) in paragraph (3)(B), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' 
                        and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period 
                        at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) submits a confirmation to the 
                        appropriate congressional committees that such 
                        assistance does not directly or indirectly 
                        benefit Hamas or any other foreign terrorist 
                        organization.''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (e)(2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Foreign terrorist organization defined.--The term 
        `foreign terrorist organization' means--
                    ``(A) an organization designated as a foreign 
                terrorist organization by the Secretary of State in 
                accordance with section 219(a) of the Immigration and 
                Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)); or
                    ``(B) an entity designated pursuant to Executive 
                Order No. 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
                blocking property and prohibiting transactions with 
                persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 
                terrorism).''.
    (b) Modifications to the Taylor Force Act.--Section 1004 of the 
Taylor Force Act (22 U.S.C. 2378c-1) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or indirectly'' after 
        ``directly''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or indirectly'' after 
                ``directly''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or its agents or affiliates'' 
                after ``the Palestinian Authority''.
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