1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Retiring the Egregious Confusion Over the Genuine Name of Israel’s Zone of Influence by Necessitating Government-use of Judea and Samaria Act or the RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Government— (1) should refer to the land annexed by Israel from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War by its historical names of Judea and Samaria , with the land south of Jerusalem being considered Judea and the land north of Jerusalem being considered Samaria ; and (2) should no longer use the term “West Bank” in official government materials. 3. Prohibition on use of materials that use the term West Bank (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available after the date of the enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended to prepare or promulgate any policy, guidance, regulation, notice, Executive order, materials, briefing, press release, communications, or other work product that refers to Judea and Samaria as the “West Bank”. (b) Exception The prohibition in this section shall not apply with respect to the obligation or expenditure of funds relating to obligations of the United States under international treaties or other agreements. (c) Waiver The Secretary of State may waive the prohibition in this section if the Secretary— (1) determines that is in the interests of the United States to do so; and (2) submits to Congress an explanation for the waiver not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes the determination. 4. Conforming changes to United States law (a) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: (1) In section 620K(f)(3) ( 22 U.S.C. 2378b(f)(3) ), by striking the West Bank and inserting Judea and Samaria . (2) In section 620L ( 22 U.S.C. 2378c )— (A) in the section heading, by striking the west bank and inserting judea and samaria