(1) Initial text proposed to the Senate Appropriations Committee by Sen. Mark Kirk (Republican of Illinois) on March 30, 2012:
A) It shall be the policy of the United States with regard to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) that a Palestinian refugee is defined as a person whose place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 or 1967 Arab-Israeli conflicts, who currently does not reside in the West Bank or Gaza and who is not a citizen of any other state.
B) Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations with
1) the number of Palestinian refugees, as defined by United States policy in subsection (A)(1), who are currently eligible to receive UNRWA services;
2) the number of descendants of such Palestinian refugees, as defined by United States policy in subsection (A)(1), who are currently eligible to receive UNRWA services;
3) the number of residents of the Palestinian Authority living in the West Bank and Gaza who are recipients of UNRWA services and are expected to become citizens of a future Palestinian state;
4) the number of citizens of other countries eligible to receive UNRWA services; and
5) the steps the Secretary is taking to incorporate United States policy as established by section (A) into the annual Framework for Cooperation between UNRWA and the United States Government.
(2) Draft text introduced early on May 24, 2012:
Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the number of people currently receiving United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) services
1) whose place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who were personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict ("such persons");
2) who are children of such persons;
3) who are grandchildren of such persons;
4) who are descendants of such persons and not otherwise counted by criteria (2) and (3);
5) who are residents of the West Bank or Gaza;
6) who do not reside in the West Bank or Gaza and are citizens of other countries; and
7) whose place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who were personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict, who currently do not reside in the West Bank or Gaza and who are not currently citizens of any other state.
(3) Final text as edited by Sen. Patrick Leahy on May 24, 2012, passed unanimously by the Senate Appropriations Committee, and incorporated into S.3241, the fiscal year 2013 "Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill":
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a report to the Committee not later than one year after enactment of this act, indicating –
(a) the approximate number of people who, in the past year, have received UNRWA services -
(1) whose place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who were displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict; and
(2) who are descendants of persons described in subparagraph (1);
(b) the extent to which the provision of such services to such persons furthers the security interests of the United States and of other United States allies in the Middle East; and
(c) the methodology and challenges in preparing each report.
(4) Senator Kirk initiated an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Relations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill that was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee in mid-June 2014:
As part of the manager's package, the Committee adopted Senator Kirk's amendment that will require the State Department to report to Congress with an approximate number of people currently served by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) who actually lived in then-Palestine between 1946 and 1948 and were displaced by the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. This reporting requirement will increase transparency and accountability for American taxpayers who have provided more than $4 billion to UNRWA since 1950. This language was also included in the FY2013 and FY2014 appropriations bills.
