S. 5589
No United States Aid for Terrorism Act
Sponsor: Rand Paul · 0 cosponsors
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(a) In general. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the human rights practices of the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, and any other Palestinian governing entity in the West Bank and Gaza.
(b) Elements. The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
(1) All available credible information concerning alleged violations of internationally recognized human rights by the Palestinian Authority or any other Palestinian governing entity in the West Bank and Gaza, including—
(A) the denial of the right to life to Israeli citizens, Jewish individuals, women and girls, or any other minority group; and
(B) the use of torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, prolonged detention without charges and trial, causing the disappearances of persons through abduction and clandestine detention of those persons, and other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or the security of person.
(2) A description of the steps that the United States Government has taken to—
(A) promote respect for and observance of human rights as part of the activities of the Palestinian Authority or any other Palestinian governing entity in the West Bank and Gaza;
(B) discourage any practices that are inimical to internationally recognized human rights; and
(C) publicly or privately call attention to, and disassociate the United States and any foreign assistance provided for the Palestinian Authority or any other Palestinian governing entity in the West Bank and Gaza from, any practices described in subparagraph (B).
(3) A description of the intended uses of all foreign assistance provided by the United States to the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, or any other Palestinian governing entity in the West Bank and Gaza.
(4) A list of international organizations that—
(A) accept financial contributions from the United States Government; and
(B) provide assistance of any kind to the Palestinian Authority or any other Palestinian governing entity in the West Bank and Gaza.
(c) Prohibition on Assistance to Palestinian Authority and other governing entities in the West Bank and Gaza
(1) In general. Except as provided under paragraph (2), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts may be obligated or expended to provide any direct United States assistance, loan guarantee, or debt relief to the Palestinian Authority or any other Palestinian governing entity in the West Bank and Gaza, or any international organization that provides assistance of any kind to the Palestinian Authority or any other Palestinian governing entity in the West Bank and Gaza.
(2) Exception. The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall have no effect for a fiscal year if the President certifies to Congress during that fiscal year that the Palestinian Authority, or other Palestinian governing entity in the West Bank and Gaza, has—
(A) publicly recognized the State of Israel;
(B) renounced terrorism;
(C) purged all individuals with terrorist ties from security services;
(D) terminated funding of anti-American and anti-Israel incitement;
(E) publicly renounced Hamas and the October 7, 2023, attacks perpetrated by Hamas on Israel; and
(F) honored previous diplomatic agreements.