No United States Aid for Terrorism Act

Rand Paul

Republican · KY · Senator

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2026-09-29

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5589 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5589 To prohibit United States foreign assistance to the Palestinian Authority and other Palestinian governing entities in the West Bank and Gaza unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 29, 2026 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit United States foreign assistance to the Palestinian Authority and other Palestinian governing entities in the West Bank and Gaza unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No United States Aid for Terrorism Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) On October 7, 2023, the terrorist organization Hamas conducted a brutal attack against Israel, killing some 1,200 innocent men, women, and children, and taking approximately 250 people hostage. (2) Forty-six United States citizens lost their lives in the October 7, 2023, attack. (3) The United States has provided more than $7,800,000,000 in bilateral assistance to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza since 1993. (4) The Department of State's West Bank and Gaza 2024 Human Rights Report identified significant human rights issues with respect to the Palestinian Authority, including-- (A) credible reports of unlawful or arbitrary killings; (B) torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; (C) arbitrary arrest or detention; (D) serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, including violence or threats of violence against journalists, unjustified arrests or prosecutions of journalists, and censorship; (E) violence or threats of violence motivated by antisemitism; (F) trafficking in persons, including forced labor; and (G) existence of the worst forms of child labor. (5) The Department of State's West Bank and Gaza 2024 Human Rights Report identified significant human rights issues with respect to Hamas in Gaza, including-- (A) credible reports of unlawful killings; (B) disappearances; (C) severe physical abuses and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment by Hamas; (D) arbitrary arrest or detentions; (E) serious abuses in a conflict; (F) unlawful recruitment or use of children in armed conflict; (G) serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, including violence or threats of violence against journalists, unjustified detentions of journalists, and censorship; (H) crimes involving violence or threats of violence motivated by antisemitism; (I) trafficking in persons, including forced labor; and (J) existence of the worst forms of child labor. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Palestinian governing entity.--The term ``Palestinian governing entity'' means-- (A) the Palestinian Authority; (B) Hamas; (C) any ministry, agency, instrumentality, or other governmental body of the Palestinian Authority or Hamas; and (D) any successor, affiliated, or other Palestinian entity that exercises governmental or administrative authority over any portion of the West Bank or Gaza. SEC. 4. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES BY THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND ANY OTHER PALESTINIAN GOVERNING ENTITY IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. (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. SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal, limit, or otherwise affect any provision of Federal law imposing a restriction or limitation on assistance to the Palestinian Authority or any other Palestinian governing entity, except to the extent expressly provided in this Act. <all>

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