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February
22,
2006
Action
Alert: Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (H.R. 4681)
U.S.
Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chair of the Middle
East and Central Asia Subcommittee of the Committee on
International Relations, and Tom Lantos (D-CA), Ranking Democrat
on the Committee, joined by Representatives Eric Cantor (R-VA),
Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Gary Ackerman (D-NY), have introduced
H.R. 4681, the “Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006” to
prevent any aid from being used to support Hamas or a government
in which Hamas is a participant. The specific measures and the
general spirit of this bipartisan initiative are consistent with
United States policy regarding terrorism and the general
promotion of the development of democratic institutions in areas
under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority.
Here are the key provisions of the bill:
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Forbids
the transfer of any U.S. taxpayer funds to the Palestinian
Authority unless it can be certified that no ministry,
agency or instrumentality of the PA. is controlled by a
terrorist organization and no member of a terrorist
organization serves in such ministry, agency or
instrumentality. And it forbids such transfer until the P.A.
publicly acknowledges Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish
State, recommits itself to all prior agreements including
the “Road Map,” purges its security services of terrorists,
dismantles the infrastructure of terrorism, and halts all
anti-Israel incitement;
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Calls
on the President to direct the US Executive Director at each
international financial institution of which the US is a
member (IMF, World Bank, etc) to use the voice, vote, and
influence of the US to prohibit assistance to the PA during
any time that the above requirements for certification are
not met;
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Declares that the PA shall be deemed a terrorist
organization and that all territory under PA control shall
be deemed a sanctuary for terrorists or terrorist
organizations, until the above conditions are met. And it
places constraints on US exports to such territory under the
Export Administration Act of 1979; US Foreign Assistance
Act, and the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (1988 and
1989);
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Bans
assistance to any non-governmental organizations in such
territory except for humanitarian aid and visas for any
official of the PA to travel to the United States;
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Limits
the travel of PA officials at the UN to a 25-mile radius;
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Calls
for the closure of the all PA offices, other than its U.N
offices;
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Bans
diplomatic contact with any PA official that is a member of
Hamas.
WE URGE YOU TO ENCOURAGE HOUSE
MEMBERS TO SUPPORT AND SIGN ON TO THIS BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION.
PLEASE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AT
202-224-3121 AND EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR H.R. 4681, THE PALESTINIAN
ANTI-TERRORISM ACT OF 2006.
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