Bill > S431

This bill, the UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act, proposes to withhold U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) unless the Secretary of State certifies that UNRWA officials, employees, and affiliates do not have ties to terrorist organizations, do not propagate anti-American, anti-Israel, or anti-Semitic rhetoric, and that UNRWA facilities and resources are not being used for terrorist activities. The bill also requires the Secretary of State to submit an annual report outlining actions to encourage other countries to adopt the U.S. policy on defining Palestinian refugees and to urge them to withhold contributions to UNRWA until it meets the certification requirements. The goal is to phase out UNRWA and integrate or resettle Palestinians receiving its services, in coordination with and without endangering the security of Israel.