Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005

H.R.4818
Introduced: 
July 13, 2004
108
Second
December 8, 2004
Became Public Law

The following funds and appropriations are from the section on Foreign Operations or the State Department
Israeli-Arab Scholarship Program: Provides $375,000 for this program.

Jerusalem: For the purposes of registration of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, the Secretary of State shall, upon request of the citizen, record the place of birth as Israel.

ESF: $360m for Israel on a grant basis available in cash and in full in 30 days.

MRA: $50m for resettling refugees from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in Israel. Also, funds appropriated under this heading may be available for a headquarters contribution for the ICRC only if the Secy. of State determines that the Magen David Adom Society of Israel is not being denied participation in the activities of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

NADR: Conditions funds appropriated under this heading for the International Atomic Energy Agency on the Secy. of State’s determination that Israel is not being denied its right to participate in the activities of that Agency.

FMF: $2.2b for Israel. Will be available in full in 30 days. $580m of that amount is available for procurement of defense articles in Israel and for advanced weapons systems in the U.S.

Commercial leasing of defense articles: Funds may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.

Votes at the UN concerning Israel: Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246; 22 U.S.C. 2414a(b)(4)), to require the Secy. of State to report how governments vote at the United Nations General Assembly on resolutions related to Israel that are opposed by the U.S.

Loan Guarantees: Extends provisions related to U.S. loan guarantees to Israel to 9/30/07.

Arab League Boycott of Israel: Includes the annual provision denouncing the Arab League boycott of Israel, calling for its end, and for Arab states to normalize relations with Israel, in addition to reporting measures on U.S. trade allies enacting laws forbidding companies in their nations from adhering to the boycott.

Restrictions Concerning the PA: “None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of the United States Government for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meetings between officers and employees of the United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with such authority should continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem. As has been true in the past, officers and employees of the United States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental discussions.”

Limitation on assistance for the PLO

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