Sec. 6. United States contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
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Section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2221(c) ) is amended to read as follows: No contributions by the United States to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for programs in the West Bank and Gaza, a successor entity or any related entity, or to the regular budget of the United Nations for the support of UNRWA or a successor entity for programs in the West Bank and Gaza, may be provided until the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— no official, employee, consultant, contractor, subcontractor, representative, or affiliate of UNRWA— is a member of Hamas or any United States-designated terrorist group; or has propagated, disseminated, or incited anti-Israel, or anti-Semitic rhetoric or propaganda; no UNRWA school, hospital, clinic, other facility, or other infrastructure or resource is being used by Hamas or an affiliated group for operations, planning, training, recruitment, fundraising, indoctrination, communications, sanctuary, storage of weapons or other materials, or any other purposes;
UNRWA is subject to comprehensive financial audits by an internationally recognized third party independent auditing firm and has implemented an effective system of vetting and oversight to prevent the use, receipt, or diversion of any UNRWA resources by Hamas or any United States-designated terrorist group, or their members; and no recipient of UNRWA funds or loans is a member of Hamas or any United States-designated terrorist group. In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Appropriations, and Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives. .
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United States contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
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