; (2) any licensing action; or (3) any removal of any person from the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. 202. Limitation on assistance to the Gaza Strip (a) In general None of the funds described in subsection (b) may be obligated or expended unless the President, during the 90-day period immediately preceding such obligation or expenditure, transmitted written certification to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that Hamas does not exercise de facto authority over the Gaza Strip. (b) Funds described The funds described in this subsection are Federal funds appropriated for— (1) assistance to the Gaza Strip; or (2) contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, to any successor or related entity, or to the regular budget of the United Nations for the support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East or a successor or related entity. 203. Expansion of prohibitions on assistance to the West Bank Section 1004(a)(1) of the Taylor Force Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2378c–1 ) is amended by striking that directly benefits the Palestinian Authority . III Sanctions and reports with respect to transactions that benefit Iran 301. Definitions In this title: (1) Foreign person The term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a United States person. (2) United states person the term United States person means— (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity. 302. Report on certain financial transactions that benefit the Islamic Republic of Iran