that the PLO and PA are not in compliance with certain commitments to prevent violations, discipline violators, and assume responsibility over all PLO elements … thus the sanction specified in section 604(a)(2) of [ Public Law 107–228 ], calling for a downgrade in status of the PLO office in Washington, DC, has been imposed . (16) On January 31, 2017, then Acting Secretary of State, Thomas Shannon, pursuant to the President’s Delegation of Functions dated April 30, 2009, submitted to Congress a similar report to Congress as required under section 804(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, sections 603 and 604 of the Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2002, and section 699 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, in which the same determination was made that the PLO and PA are not in compliance with their commitments, and imposed the same sanction of a downgrade in the status of the PLO office in Washington, DC. (17) In both the August 30, 2016, and January 31, 2017, reports, the sanctions were immediately waived. (18) Section 604(a) of the Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2002 (subtitle A of title VI of Public Law 107–228 ) requires that if the President determines that the PLO or the Palestinian Authority has not complied with each of the commitments specified in such section, the President shall impose one or more of the following sanctions: (A) The denial of visas to PLO and PA officials. (B) The downgrade in status of the PLO office in the United States. (C) The designation as a foreign terrorist organization of the PLO, or one or more of its constituent groups (including Fatah). (D) The prohibition on United States assistance to the West Bank and Gaza (except humanitarian assistance). 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has failed to live up to its commitment to a bilateral peace process with Israel, renounce violence, accept Israel’s right to exist, and honor previous diplomatic