H.R. 10642 — STS Act

This section titles the Act the Stop the Settlements Act or STS Act and provides its table of contents.

This section requires the President to impose asset blocking and visa restrictions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in constructing Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank or Gaza after September 30, 2026, investing in related infrastructure, facilitating population transfers, or leading sanctioned entities. It authorizes discretionary sanctions for financing or supporting such activities that undermine a future Palestinian state, with exceptions for humanitarian assistance, intelligence activities, and U.S. international obligations.

This section requires the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, in consultation with the Office of Foreign Assets Control, to issue guidance to financial institutions on activities related to Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank or Gaza within 120 days of enactment and to update the guidance at least every 180 days thereafter.

This section prohibits imports into the United States of goods produced wholly or in part in Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank or Gaza, beginning 120 days after enactment. It requires the President to maintain and update a list of such locations, exempts goods brought as accompanied personal baggage for individual use (but not unaccompanied shipments), and directs relevant agencies to issue implementing regulations within 90 days.