S.Amdt. 4533

SA 4533. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1054. REPORT ON THE HUMANITARIAN IMPACT OF THE GAZA
RESTRICTIONS AND THE FEASIBILITY OF ENDING THE
RESTRICTIONS.

(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States, after consultation with the President, the Secretary
of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development, and
appropriate representatives of the United Nations, the World
Bank, the European Union, and donor nations supporting
reconstruction efforts in Gaza, shall submit a report to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
regarding--
(1) whether the implementation of the Gaza Reconstruction
Mechanism is adhering to international dual-use standards;
(2) short-, medium-, and long-term solutions to address the
humanitarian and political crisis in Gaza;
(3) the economic, humanitarian, political, and
psychological impact of the restrictions on Palestinians in
Gaza and its impact on recovery and reconstruction efforts
following the Israeli airstrikes in May 2021;
(4) any arbitrary delays caused by extra Israeli
inspections;
(5) the feasibility of replacing the current inspection
mechanism at the border crossings in Gaza with an
international inspection mechanism of commercial and
humanitarian goods entering and exiting Gaza modeled after
the United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism for
Yemen;
(6) the feasibility of the United Nations, in consultation
with all key stakeholders, leading the facilitation and
inspection mechanisms of a new international agreement on
movement and access for Gaza, in a neutral and transparent
way that addresses humanitarian, economic, and legitimate
security concerns;
(7) the feasibility of docking United States boats in the
Port of Gaza, including an analysis of--
(A) relevant logistical requirements, such as boat size and
dock location; and
(B) navigating the legal and political restrictions through
the coordinated efforts of United Nations and United States
agencies operating in Gaza;
(8) the feasibility of sending United States Government
personnel into Gaza through a land or sea border, including
an analysis of--

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(A) relevant logistical requirements, such as ports of
entry, and security accommodations; and
(B) navigating the legal and political restrictions through
the coordinated efforts of United Nations and United States
agencies operating in Gaza; and
(9) the feasibility of transporting Palestinians in United
States vehicles between the Erez Crossing in Gaza to the
United States Embassy in Jerusalem for appointments with
Embassy staff, including an analysis of--
(A) relevant logistical requirements and security
accommodations; and
(B) navigating the legal and political restrictions through
the coordinated efforts of Israeli authorities and United
Nations and United States agencies operating in Gaza.
(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
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