Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/222

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118 STAT. 192 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 the Ministry of Women and Veterans Affairs to combat human trafficking. (c) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to $4,000,000 may be made available for activities to support democracy, including assistance for demo cratic political parties. (d) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be made available notwithstanding subsection (b) only if at least 15 days prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State provides to the Committees on Appropriations a list of those individuals who have been credibly alleged to have ordered or carried out extrajudicial and political killings that occurred during the March 1997 grenade attack against the Khmer Nation Party, the July 1997 coup d’etat, and election related violence that occurred during the 1998, 2002, and 2003 elections in Cambodia. (e) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide assistance to any tribunal established by the Government of Cambodia. PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD SEC. 562. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing entity has been democratically elected through credible and competi tive elections; (2) the elected governing entity of a new Palestinian state— (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co existence with the State of Israel; (B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures; and (C) is establishing a new Palestinian security entity that is cooperative with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and (3) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing body of a new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the context of full and normal relationships, which should include— (A) termination of all claims or states of belligerency; (B) respect for and acknowledgement of the sov ereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones; (C) their right to live in peace within secure and recog nized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; (D) freedom of navigation through international water ways in the area; and (E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the newly elected governing entity should enact a constitution