[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8048-S8049]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4533. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1054. REPORT ON THE HUMANITARIAN IMPACT OF THE GAZA 
                   RESTRICTIONS AND THE FEASIBILITY OF ENDING THE 
                   RESTRICTIONS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, after consultation with the President, the Secretary 
     of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development, and 
     appropriate representatives of the United Nations, the World 
     Bank, the European Union, and donor nations supporting 
     reconstruction efforts in Gaza, shall submit a report to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     regarding--
       (1) whether the implementation of the Gaza Reconstruction 
     Mechanism is adhering to international dual-use standards;
       (2) short-, medium-, and long-term solutions to address the 
     humanitarian and political crisis in Gaza;
       (3) the economic, humanitarian, political, and 
     psychological impact of the restrictions on Palestinians in 
     Gaza and its impact on recovery and reconstruction efforts 
     following the Israeli airstrikes in May 2021;
       (4) any arbitrary delays caused by extra Israeli 
     inspections;
       (5) the feasibility of replacing the current inspection 
     mechanism at the border crossings in Gaza with an 
     international inspection mechanism of commercial and 
     humanitarian goods entering and exiting Gaza modeled after 
     the United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism for 
     Yemen;
       (6) the feasibility of the United Nations, in consultation 
     with all key stakeholders, leading the facilitation and 
     inspection mechanisms of a new international agreement on 
     movement and access for Gaza, in a neutral and transparent 
     way that addresses humanitarian, economic, and legitimate 
     security concerns;
       (7) the feasibility of docking United States boats in the 
     Port of Gaza, including an analysis of--
       (A) relevant logistical requirements, such as boat size and 
     dock location; and
       (B) navigating the legal and political restrictions through 
     the coordinated efforts of United Nations and United States 
     agencies operating in Gaza;
       (8) the feasibility of sending United States Government 
     personnel into Gaza through a land or sea border, including 
     an analysis of--

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       (A) relevant logistical requirements, such as ports of 
     entry, and security accommodations; and
       (B) navigating the legal and political restrictions through 
     the coordinated efforts of United Nations and United States 
     agencies operating in Gaza; and
       (9) the feasibility of transporting Palestinians in United 
     States vehicles between the Erez Crossing in Gaza to the 
     United States Embassy in Jerusalem for appointments with 
     Embassy staff, including an analysis of--
       (A) relevant logistical requirements and security 
     accommodations; and
       (B) navigating the legal and political restrictions through 
     the coordinated efforts of Israeli authorities and United 
     Nations and United States agencies operating in Gaza.
       (b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
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