Thad Cochran: “There is a modification of the amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is so modified. The amendment…”

“There is a modification of the amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is so modified. The amendment (No. 3612), as modified, is as follows: On page 125, line 17, strike ``Prohibition'' and insert ``(a) Prohibition''. On page 126, line 4, strike the quotation mark and the period that follows. On page 126, after line 4, insert the following: ``(b) Waiver Authority.--(1) The President may waive subsection (a) with respect to the administrative and personal security costs of the Office of the President of the Palestinian Authority, for activities of the President of the Palestinian Authority to promote democracy and the rule of law, and with respect to independent agencies, if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that-- ``(A) it is in the national security interest of the United States to provide such assistance; and ``(B) the President of the Palestinian Authority, the President's party, and independent agencies are not effectively controlled by Hamas or any other foreign terrorist organization. ``(2) Prior to exercising the authority provided in this subsection, the President shall consult with, and shall provide a written policy justification to, the Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.…”