“To prohibit the use of United States-origin defense articles in the West Bank and Gaza unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes.”
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This section states eight congressional findings concerning the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel that killed more than 1,200 people (mostly civilians) and took more than 250 hostages; U.S. defense assistance to Israel; Hamas's degraded military capacity; a U.S.-negotiated ceasefire and hostage release on October 10, 2025, with a 20-point regional peace plan; over 70,000 Palestinian deaths (mostly civilians) from Israel's operations through February 2026; Gaza's humanitarian crisis including 2025 famine; and West Bank violence, settler attacks at 2025 record highs, and annexation threats. It declares it the policy of the United States (1) to maintain the October 10, 2025, ceasefire and advance the 20-point plan; (2) to require sustained Hamas compliance including disarmament; (3) to support UN Security Council Resolution 2803 implementation; (4) to surge humanitarian assistance adhering to core principles; (5) to facilitate alternative Palestinian governance and security in Gaza leading to Hamas disarmament; (6) to enable a two-state solution by precluding Gaza reoccupation, forced displacement, West Bank annexation, or settler violence; (7) to defend Israel against terrorism and attacks including via missile defense; and (8) to ensure U.S.-origin defense articles comply with U.S. law.
This section establishes a rule of construction clarifying that nothing in the Act prevents the United States from (1) defending against attacks on the United States or its personnel or facilities abroad; (2) collecting, analyzing, or sharing intelligence, including with Israel and other countries; or (3) assisting Israel and other countries in defensive measures against terrorist or other external threats, responding to regional security contingencies, or providing material for missile defense systems including Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow 3.
This section requires the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, to submit to the appropriate congressional committees and publicly release a report not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter certifying that, during the reporting period, the Government of Israel has met specified conditions. Those conditions are (1) not engaging in military operations in the Gaza Strip in violation of the ceasefire agreed to on October 10, 2025; (2) constructively engaging in negotiations to fully implement the U.S. 20-point plan for Gaza announced on September 29, 2025; (3) ensuring unimpeded humanitarian aid to Gaza at levels consistent with the January 19, 2025, agreement, including diversified foods, medicines, shelter, commercial goods, NGO access, safe passage for aid workers, and infrastructure rehabilitation; (4) ensuring no forced civilian displacement from Gaza, freedom to leave or return, including for those who left since October 7, 2023; (5) forgoing permanent occupation or annexation of Gaza territory; (6) halting aerial and artillery bombardment, withdrawing Israeli Defense Forces to the agreed line with frozen battle lines pending complete staged withdrawal per the 20-point plan; (7) taking verifiable steps to cooperate with Arab and international partners on a temporary transitional technocratic Palestinian committee to run Gaza public services and enable reformed Palestinian Authority governance per the 20-point plan; (8) not impeding establishment and deployment of a temporary International Stabilization Force to train and support Palestinian police as Gaza's long-term internal security per the 20-point plan; (9) committing to no de facto or de jure West Bank annexation; and (10) taking material steps to enforce laws preventing West Bank settler attacks on Palestinians and prohibiting IDF escorting of such settlers. The certification is based on an interagency assessment considering all relevant information, including intelligence and public reporting; reports are unclassified but may include a classified annex. If the certification concludes that the Government of Israel is in violation of these conditions, this section prohibits the sale, export, or transfer of U.S.-origin defense articles to Israel and restricts previously provided articles.
This section establishes an end use monitoring group, to be formed immediately after enactment by the Secretary of State in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence, to monitor whether Israel uses U.S.-origin defense articles in the West Bank or Gaza. While prohibitions under section 4(d) remain in effect, the group must submit a certification report every 60 days to the specified congressional committees on such use. If a report certifies such use, the section prohibits U.S. authorization of any sale, export, or transfer of U.S.-origin defense articles to Israel until a subsequent report certifies otherwise (with a presidential waiver available for specific transfers deemed vital to U.S. national security, upon 15 days' advance notice to designated House and Senate committee leaders with detailed justification); the prohibition does not limit funds appropriated for air defense systems, including Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow 3. The section defines "appropriate committees of Congress" to include the House and Senate committees on Foreign Affairs/Relations, Armed Services, and Intelligence.
This section establishes rules of construction relating to the Board of Peace that (1) prohibit obligating or expending funds for its administrative expenses, operating costs, or personnel support—or authorizing any federal agency to do so—unless expressly authorized by an Act of Congress and provided in an appropriations Act; (2) prohibit granting the Board authority superseding the United Nations under its Charter or applicable U.S. or international law; and (3) preserve the obligation or expenditure of funds for humanitarian assistance, stabilization, reconstruction, or other assistance for Gaza as otherwise authorized by law.