Sec. 7065.
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The Secretary of State shall certify and report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that— oversight policies, processes, and procedures have been established by the Department of State and are in use to prevent the diversion to Hamas, other terrorist and extremist entities, and criminal gangs in Gaza and the misuse or destruction by such entities of assistance, including through international organizations; and such policies, processes, and procedures have been developed in coordination with other bilateral and multilateral donors and the Government of Israel, as appropriate.
The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, concurrent with the submission of the certification required in subsection (a), a written description of the oversight policies, processes, and procedures for funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Gaza, including specific actions to be taken should such assistance be diverted, misused, or destroyed, and the role of the Government of Israel in the oversight of such assistance.
The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of each instance in which funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Gaza have been diverted, misused, or destroyed, to include the type of assistance, a description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the response of the Department of State. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for third party monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use monitoring, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
Not later than 90 days after the initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days thereafter until all such funds are expended, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the amount and purpose of such assistance provided during each respective quarter, including a description of the specific entity implementing such assistance. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and other heads of elements of the intelligence community that the Secretary considers relevant, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing whether funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been diverted to or destroyed by Hamas, other terrorist and extremist entities, and criminal gangs in the West Bank and Gaza: , That such report shall include details on the amount and how such funds were made available and used by such entities:
Provided , That such report may be submitted in classified form, if necessary. Provided further Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act but prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act for humanitarian assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the amount and anticipated uses of such funds. The Inspector General of the Department of State shall conduct investigations of implementing partners that receive funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs and made available for assistance in the West Bank and Gaza, including multilateral organizations, and entities that provide logistical support to implementing partners that receive such funds to determine if allegations or reports that such entities have employed staff or contractors that are members of, or affiliated with, a United States designated terrorist organization or have participated in any terrorist act, including before, on, or after October 7, 2023, are credible, and, as appropriate, refer investigative findings for potential criminal, civil, or administrative enforcement remedies.
None of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under title III may be used to support the admission and resettlement into the United States of a foreign national from Gaza.