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Introduced February 23, 2026 by Sean Casten · Last progress February 23, 2026
The bill seeks to increase humanitarian relief and congressional oversight while preserving key U.S. defense and intelligence support, but it raises risks of regional entanglement, strained U.S.–Israel cooperation, administrative cost and politicized certification processes that could delay aid or disrupt programs.
Civilians in Gaza and humanitarian organizations: immediate and sustained unimpeded humanitarian access, surge of aid, and permitted NGO operations to increase delivery of food, medicine, and infrastructure repair.
U.S. military, intelligence partners, and regional civilians: preserves U.S. ability to share intelligence and provide missile‑defense materiel (Iron Dome, David's Sling, Arrow 3), maintaining counterterrorism capabilities and regional defensive support.
American taxpayers and the public: increases congressional oversight and public reporting on arms transfers and Israeli compliance with ceasefire and humanitarian benchmarks through required certifications and periodic reports.
U.S. taxpayers, servicemembers, and diplomats: increased risk of entanglement in regional tensions and public controversy as explicit U.S. support for Israeli defense and particular peace terms may draw America into broader conflict dynamics.
U.S. and Israeli military cooperation and regional security: conditioned restrictions or certified violations that block arms transfers could disrupt ongoing operations, logistics, and intelligence‑sharing, straining the U.S.–Israel partnership.
Civilians in Gaza: tying assistance and normalizations to Hamas disarmament or subjective certifications could delay aid, prolong restrictions, and worsen civilian hardships.
Based on analysis of 7 sections of legislative text.
Conditions U.S. defense transfers on recurring certifications that Israel comply with the Oct. 10, 2025 ceasefire, humanitarian access, and nonannexation; blocks transfers if U.S.-origin weapons are used in West Bank/Gaza, with a presidential waiver.
Directs the State Department, Defense Department, and DNI to monitor and certify that Israel adheres to the October 10, 2025 ceasefire and an associated 20-point plan, including halting certain military operations, allowing robust humanitarian access to Gaza, preventing forced displacement or annexation, and enabling transitional Palestinian governance and international stabilization support. It creates a U.S. end-use monitoring group to track whether U.S.-origin defense articles are used in the West Bank or Gaza and bars new U.S. defense sales to Israel while such use is certified, subject to a narrow presidential national-security waiver. Also clarifies that the Act does not limit U.S. defense, intelligence, or contingency assistance; prevents federal funding for any new Board of Peace administrative costs unless Congress approves; protects ordinary humanitarian and reconstruction assistance authorized by law; requires recurring public and congressional reports; and sunsets all authorities five years after enactment.