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GAO-04-276R 1 (2003-11-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaamiy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 November 17, 2003 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Chairman The Honorable Patrick Leahy Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Jim Kolbe Chairman The Honorable Nita M. Lowey Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: Department of State (State) and United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Actions to Implement Section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Established in 1949 by the United Nations, UNRWA provides assistance to Palestinian refugees in the Middle East. UNRWA assistance is primarily education, health, and relief and social services. More than 4 million Palestinian refugees are eligible to receive these services in UNRWA's five areas of operation-Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza. In section 301(c) of the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act (PL 87-195) as amended, Congress has directed that No contributions by the United States shall be made to [UNRWA] except on the condition that [UNRWA] take all possible measures to assure that no part of the United States contribution shall be used to furnish assistance to any refugee who is receiving military training as a member of the so- called Palestine Liberation Army or any other guerrilla type organization or who has engaged in any act of terrorism. In 2003, Congress approved the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (PL 108-7), section 580, which required the General Accounting Office (GAO) to report to the appropriations committees on State Department compliance with section 301(c) of the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act and the implementation of procedures established to meet State standards for section 301(c). To fulfill this mandate, we GAO-04-276R UNRWA