[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5060]
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  SA 2823. Mr. RICKETTS (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1291. MODIFICATIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.

       (a) 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).''.
       (b) Modifications to Limitation on Assistance for the West 
     Bank and Gaza.--
       (1) Modifications to the foreign assistance act of 1961.--
     Section 620L of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2378c) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``provided that such 
     assistance does not benefit Hamas or any other foreign 
     terrorist organization'' after ``human needs'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or indirectly'' after 
     ``directly'';
       (iii) by striking paragraph (3);
       (iv) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (v) 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
       (B) 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).''.
       (2) Modifications to the taylor force act.--Section 1004 of 
     the Taylor Force Act (22 U.S.C. 2378c-1) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or indirectly'' after 
     ``directly''; and
       (B) in subsection (f)(1)--
       (i) by inserting ``or indirectly'' after ``directly''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or its agents or affiliates'' after 
     ``the Palestinian Authority''.
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