123STA T . 33 67PUBLIC LA W 111 – 117 —DE C. 16 , 2 0 0 9(e)Subs e q ue nt t o t h e c e r t if ic a tion s p ecifie d in subsection (a) , the C o m ptro l ler G eneral of the U nited States shall conduct an audit and an in v esti g ation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral W est B an k and Ga z a P rogram, including all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal y ear 201 0 under the heading ‘ ‘ E conomic Support F und ’ ’, and such audit shall address — (1) the e x tent to w hich such Program complies with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c)
and (2) an examination of all programs, pro j ects, and activities carried out under such Program, including both obligations and expenditures . (f) Funds made available in this A ct for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (g) N ot later than 1 8 0 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations updating the report contained in section 210 6 of chapter 2 of title I I of Public L aw 10 9– 1 3 . LIM I TA TI ON ONA S SISTAN CEF O R T H E P ALESTINIAN A U THORIT Y SEC. 7 0 4 0. (a) PROHI B ITION OF FUN D S.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. (b) WAI V ER.— T he prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the H ouse of R epresentatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interests of the United States. (c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. (d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to sub - section (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed
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d, That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, con- fiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. (e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obliga- tion of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service roster and payroll. (f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE LIBERATION O R G ANI Z ATION.— Reports.P res id e n t. President. C erti f i ca tion. D ead l ine. Reports. N otification. Au dit. I n v esti g ation.
