S.Amdt. 883

SA 883. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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. 1282. REPORT ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY IN OCCUPIED
WEST BANK.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a report that assesses the status of Israeli
settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following with respect to Israeli
settlement activity in the West Bank:
(1) The number of permits, tenders, and housing starts
approved by the Government of Israel for settlement
construction and the locations concerned.
(2) The number and locations of new outposts established
without the approval of the Government of Israel.
(3) The number and locations of outposts established
without the approval of the Government of Israel that were
retroactively legalized by Israeli authorities.
(4) The number and locations of settlements and outposts
that are situated, in whole or in part, on land owned by
Palestinians.
(5) An analysis of new infrastructure approved or built in
the West Bank and which populations it will benefit from its
use.
(6) An assessment of the impact of settlements and outposts
on--
(A) the freedom of movement, livelihoods, and quality of
life of Palestinians; and
(B) the potential for establishing in the future a viable
Palestinian state.
(7) The number and locations of demolitions of homes,
schools, businesses, agricultural holdings, infrastructure,
or other property owned by, or primarily serving,
Palestinians.
(8) The number and locations of evictions of Palestinians
from their places of residence.
(9) The number of building permits issued for Palestinians
in East Jerusalem and the West Bank territory designated
under the Oslo Accords as `` `Area C'', as well as the number
of building permits requested by Palestinians in those areas.
(10) A description of any changes made to Israel's
administration of the occupied territory and an analysis of
the compatibility of these changes with international law
governing military occupation.
(11) The amount of money budgeted by Israeli authorities
for settlements and the infrastructure that serves them.
(12) An analysis of the impact any change in the matters
described in paragraphs (1) through (11) would have on--
(A) the potential for establishing a viable, contiguous
Palestinian state alongside Israel;
(B) the diplomatic posture of the United States globally;
and
(C) the national security of the United States.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of
the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
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