1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2017 . 2. Findings and statement of policy (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Hamas was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the Department of State on October 8, 1997, and was also named a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) by the Department of the Treasury under Executive Order 13224 in 2001. (2) Since 1993, Hamas has killed more than 400 Israelis and at least 25 United States citizens. (3) Hamas has received significant financial and military support from Qatar. Qatar has hosted multiple senior Hamas officials, including Hamas leader Khaled Mashal since 2012, who has had regular interviews carried on al-Jazeera, a news organization based in Qatar and which receives some funding from members of the country’s ruling family. In March 2014, the Department of the Treasury’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence confirmed that Qatar, a longtime US ally has for many years openly financed Hamas. . (4) On May 1, 2017, Hamas held a press conference at the Sheraton Doha in Qatar, where it introduced a Document of General Principles and Policies . While this document was meant to convey a more moderate face to the world by referencing the 1967 borders, Hamas’ document, which neither abrogates nor replaces the founding charter, still calls for a continuation of terrorism to destroy Israel. (5) In addition to receiving support from Iran, Hamas receives a significant amount of aid from other sources. In March 2011, Israeli authorities boarded a cargo vessel and seized numerous weapons, including anti-ship missiles, appearing to have Iranian origin and to be destined for the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. In 2012, Hamas fired Iranian-engineered Fajr 5 missiles from Gaza into Israel. In March 2014, the Israeli Defense Forces intercepted a Panamanian cargo vessel reportedly carrying Iranian M–302 rockets and other advanced weaponry intended for terrorist organizations