S.Amdt. 1853

SA 1853. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States
Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of
veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished
through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. RESTRICTION ON THE EXPENDITURE FOR FEDERAL FUNDS IN
GAZA.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Stop
Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act''.
(b) In General.--No United States Government funds may be
obligated or expended in the territory of Gaza until after
the President certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives that--
(1) such funds can be expended without benefitting any
organization or persons that is--
(A) a member of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any
other organization designated by the Secretary of State as a
foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or
(B) controlled or influenced by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic
Jihad, or any such foreign terrorist organization; and
(2) all hostages who were taken to Gaza by Hamas,
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any other organization
designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist
organization under section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) have been freed.
(c) United Nations Entities.--No United States Government
funds may be obligated or expended in the territory of Gaza
through any United Nations entity or office unless the
President certifies to the congressional committees referred
to in subsection (b) that such entity or office is not
encouraging or teaching anti-Israel or anti-Semitic ideas or
propaganda.
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