Sec. 102. Limitations relating to UNRWA funding
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UNRWA funding Section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2221 ) is amended by striking subsection
(c)and inserting the following new subsection: United States contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (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 (through staff positions provided by the United Nations Secretariat or otherwise), may be provided only during a period for which a certification described in paragraph
(2)is in effect. A certification described in this paragraph is a written determination by the Secretary of State, based on all information available after diligent inquiry, and transmitted to the appropriate congressional committees along with a detailed description of the factual basis therefore, that— no official, employee, consultant, contractor, subcontractor, representative, or affiliate of UNRWA— is a member of a foreign terrorist organization; has propagated, disseminated, or incited anti-American, anti-Israel, or anti-Semitic rhetoric or propaganda; or has used any UNRWA resources, including publications or web sites, to propagate or disseminate political materials, including political rhetoric regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; no UNRWA school, hospital, clinic, other facility, or other infrastructure or resource is being used by a foreign terrorist organization for operations, planning, training, recruitment, fundraising, indoctrination, communications, sanctuary, storage of weapons or other materials, or as an access point to any underground tunnel network, 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 any foreign terrorist organization or members thereof; no UNRWA-funded school or educational institution uses textbooks or other educational materials that propagate or disseminate anti-American, anti-Israel, or anti-Semitic rhetoric, propaganda or incitement; no recipient of UNRWA funds or loans is a member of a foreign terrorist organization; and UNRWA holds no accounts or other affiliations with financial institutions that the United States deems or believes to be complicit in money laundering and terror financing. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary transmits to the appropriate congressional committees an initial certification under paragraph (2), and every 180 days thereafter— the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a recertification that the conditions described in paragraph
(2)are continuing to be met; or if the Secretary is unable to make such a recertification, the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the reasons therefor. An initial certification under paragraph
(2)or a recertification under subparagraph
(A)shall be effective for the applicable 180-day period or until the Secretary receives information rendering that certification or recertification factually inaccurate, whichever occurs first. In the event that a certification or recertification becomes ineffective, the Secretary shall promptly transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a description of any information that precludes the renewal or continuation of the certification or recertification. During a period for which a certification described in paragraph
(2)is in effect, the United States may make contributions to UNRWA on an annual basis in an amount that does not exceed the lesser of— the highest amount contributed to the budget of UNRWA by a member country of the League of Arab States for the same year; or the amount that is equal to 22 percent of the total budget of UNRWA for the same year. During a period for which a certification in paragraph
(2)is not in effect, amounts that would otherwise be made available for contribution to UNRWA in accordance with paragraph
(4)are authorized to be made available for contributions to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Amounts made available in this paragraph are in addition to any other amounts made available under any other provision of law. In this subsection— the term foreign terrorist organization means 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) ); and the term United States contribution means an assessed or voluntary contribution, whether financial, in-kind, or otherwise, from the United States Federal Government to a United Nations entity, including contributions passed through other entities for ultimate use by a United Nations entity. .
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