Return to PEACE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5606 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5606

   To codify sanctions with respect to individuals who are Palestine 
  Liberation Organization members and Palestinian Authority officials.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2025

  Mr. Self (for himself and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To codify sanctions with respect to individuals who are Palestine 
  Liberation Organization members and Palestinian Authority officials.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Return to Palestinian Entities 
Accountability and Counterterrorism Enforcement Act'' or ``Return to 
PEACE Act''.

SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
              PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION MEMBERS AND PALESTINIAN 
              AUTHORITY OFFICIALS.

    (a) In General.--On and after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the sanctions that deny visas to individuals who are members of 
the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and officials of the 
Palestinian Authority (PA) pursuant to section 604(a)(1) of the Middle 
East Peace Facilitation Act, as in effect on July 31, 2025, shall 
remain in effect and continue to apply except for as provided in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Applicability of Waiver.--Notwithstanding section 604(c) of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-
228), the Secretary of State may, on a case-by-base basis not to exceed 
renewable periods of 180 days, waive the application of the sanctions 
codified in subsection (a) with respect to an individual or individuals 
if the Secretary transmits to the appropriate congressional committees 
the determination described in subsection (c).
    (c) Determination.--A determination described in this subsection is 
a determination that the PLO and the PA are not--
            (1) initiating or supporting actions at international 
        organizations that undermine and contradict prior commitments 
        in support of United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 
        and 338;
            (2) taking actions to internationalize its conflict with 
        Israel such as through the International Criminal Court and 
        International Court of Justice;
            (3) continuing to support terrorism, including incitement 
        and glorification of violence (especially in textbooks); and
            (4) providing payments and benefits in support of terrorism 
        to Palestinian terrorists and their families.
    (d) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is seven 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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