123STA T . 33 6 6 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C. 16 , 2 0 0 9AS S I S T A NCEFOR T H E W EST B AN K AN DG A Z A S EC .7039 . (a)OV ERSIGHT. —Forfisc a lye ar 2 0 1 0 , 30 d ays p rior t ot h ei n itial o b li g ation of f u nds for the bilateral W est B an k and G a z a P rogra m , the Secretary of State shall certify to the C ommit - tees on A ppropriations that procedures ha v e been established to assure the Comptroller General of the U nited States w ill have access to appropriate United States financial information in order to review the uses of United States assistance for the Program funded under the heading ‘ ‘ E conomic Support Fund ’ ’ for the West Bank and Gaza. (b) V ETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assist- ance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or edu- cational institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the entity’s governing board or governing board of trustees any indi- vidual that has been determined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization
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d, T hat the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assist- ance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating ter- rorist activity. (c) PROHIBITION.— (1) N one of the funds appropriated under titles I II through VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may be made available for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have com- mitted acts of terrorism. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including funds made available by transfer, may be made avail- able for obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been estab- lished for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the e x tent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. (d) A U DITS.— (1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International D evelopment shall ensure that Federal or non- Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this section. (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $5 00,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development for audits, inspec- tions, and other activities in furtherance of the re q uirements of this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes. Reports.P ro c e du res. D eter mina tion. T errorism. Dead l ine. C erti f ication. Procedures.
