This bill would require all U.S. government agencies and materials to replace the term "West Bank" with "Judea and Samaria" when referring to the territory that Israel occupied and annexed from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War. The legislation prohibits federal funds from being used to create policies, regulations, guidance, press releases, or other official documents that use the term "West Bank," though the State Department Secretary can waive this requirement if deemed in the national interest and Congress is notified within 30 days. The bill also updates numerous existing federal laws related to foreign assistance, diplomatic security, and U.S.-Israel relations to replace "West Bank" terminology throughout. This change is largely symbolic and affects how government agencies communicate rather than implementing new programs or appropriating specific funding amounts. The legislation has no specified implementation timeline beyond applying to materials created after the bill's enactment.
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