House Bill To Impose Limits On US Aid To Pakistan, Palestinian Authority

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Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON - A House panel has unveiled a bill that would impose limits on U.S. aid to Pakistan, Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority with an eye toward battling terrorism.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee will consider the legislation by Republican chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen on Wednesday. She released an initial draft on Monday.

Among the limitations, the bill would require the secretary of state to certify Pakistan's co-operation in battling terrorism before Islamabad could receive civilian and security assistance from the U.S. The restrictions on aid to the Palestinian Authority would require that no member of Hamas or a foreign terrorist organization serves in a policy position.

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