To require the Secretary of State to submit annual reports reviewing the educational material used by the Palestinian Authority or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in the West Bank and Gaza, and for other purposes.
Palestinian Authority Educational Curriculum Transparency Act This bill directs the Department of State to report annually to Congress on curricula used in schools controlled by the Palestinian Authority (PA) or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the West Bank and Gaza, including determinations of whether: (1) violent or intolerant content toward other nations or ethnic groups has been removed; (2) the PA and UNRWA are reforming such curricula to conform with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization standards; and (3) the PA or UNRWA is using U.S. assistance to fund dissemination of such curricula. The State Department shall make such reports publicly available.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International Affairs
Congressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationForeign aid and international reliefGaza StripGovernment information and archivesMiddle EastPalestiniansRacial and ethnic relationsTeaching, teachers, curriculaUnited NationsWest Bank
To require the Secretary of State to submit annual reports reviewing the educational material used by the Palestinian Authority or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in the West Bank and Gaza, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6034| House
| Updated: 6/7/2018
Palestinian Authority Educational Curriculum Transparency Act This bill directs the Department of State to report annually to Congress on curricula used in schools controlled by the Palestinian Authority (PA) or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the West Bank and Gaza, including determinations of whether: (1) violent or intolerant content toward other nations or ethnic groups has been removed; (2) the PA and UNRWA are reforming such curricula to conform with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization standards; and (3) the PA or UNRWA is using U.S. assistance to fund dissemination of such curricula. The State Department shall make such reports publicly available.
Congressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationForeign aid and international reliefGaza StripGovernment information and archivesMiddle EastPalestiniansRacial and ethnic relationsTeaching, teachers, curriculaUnited NationsWest Bank