Sec. 6. Security assistance relating to the occupied Palestinian territories
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It is the sense of Congress that— the United States should ensure the aid it provides to Israel does not facilitate unilateral actions by the Israeli Government that impede the achievement of a two-state solution, including through unilateral efforts to annex or exercise permanent control by Israel over any part of the occupied Palestinian territories, is not used in a manner that violates internationally recognized human rights, and is used exclusively for the purposes authorized by law; and there should be robust oversight of United States funding provided though the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Israel signed in 2016, in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act.
Section 513(c) of the Security Assistance Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–280 ; 114 Stat. 856) is amended by adding at the end the following: Nothing in this section may be construed— to provide authorization for the use of funds for programs, projects, activities, any type of materiel assistance, or other operations that further, aid, or support unilateral efforts to annex or exercise permanent control by Israel over any part of the occupied Palestinian territories (as such term is defined in section 10(2) of the Two-State Solution Act), including by expansion of Israeli settlements, demolitions in Palestinian communities or evictions of Palestinian residents from their homes; or to provide authorization for the use of funds for programs, projects, activities, any type of materiel assistance, or other operations that further, aid, or support unilateral efforts in contravention of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2378d ) or section 362 of title 10, United States Code. .
Section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2754 ) is amended by adding at the end before the period the following: : . Provided further , That no defense articles or defense services may be sold or leased by the United States Government under this Act to further, aid, or support unilateral efforts to annex or exercise permanent control by Israel over any part of the occupied Palestinian territories (as such term is defined in section 10(2) of the Two-State Solution Act), including by expansion of Israeli settlements, demolitions in Palestinian communities or evictions of Palestinian residents from their homes
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- Pub. L. 106-280
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Sec. 6
Security assistance relating to the occupied Palestinian territories
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106-280
Stat.114 Stat. 856
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