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HR 789 115th Congress House

No Bonuses for Terrorists Act

Official title: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 1, 2017 Introduced by: Budd, Ted Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arab-Israeli relationsConflicts and warsCongressional oversightForeign aid and international relief
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IsraelMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsPalestiniansSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorism
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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No Bonuses for Terrorists Act

This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the provision of assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) until the Department of State has certified that the PA and the PLO have ceased paying financial compensation or any other benefit not generally available to the Palestinian population at large to the families of Palestinians killed in connection with an act of terrorism. Recertification is required every six months.

If the State Department is unable to make such a certification: (1) it shall report to Congress why it is unable to do so, and (2) funds that otherwise would have been provided to the PA and the PLO shall be transferred and made available to the Department of Defense for assistance to Israel for procurement of the Iron Dome defense system.

The State Department shall annually report on the amount of bonuses, financial compensation, or other benefits that have been disbursed by the PA and the PLO in the preceding 12 months.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 1
Rooney, Francis
· Mar 10, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Feb 6, 2017
Cheney, Liz
· Feb 6, 2017
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Feb 6, 2017
Black, Diane
· Feb 1, 2017
Sanford, Mark
· Feb 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 789: No Bonuses for Terrorists Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-789/
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