"Rather, my bill seemed an annoyance to State's priorities and Ambassador Satterfield on several occasions vocalized his concern about the law's impact on the Palestinian Authority, who have been found liable in U.S. courts for supporting terrorist attacks against Americans," Grassley said.

He went on to say that he was "tired of our State Department putting the interests of alleged sponsors of terrorism over those of our own citizens. The State Department should work in good faith with Congress and victims by unambiguously demonstrating its support for restoring jurisdiction over sponsors of terrorism."



Grassley's bill, which was signed into law late last year, allows groups, namely the Palestinian Authority, to be sued in federal court if they accept U.S. foreign aid. Palestinian officials said in response to the legislation that they would stop accepting U.S. aid, including $60 million in security assistance. The Washington Post The Washington Post reported in January , shortly before the law went into effect, that the State Department and Trump administration officials were trying to negotiate changes to the law that "maintain security cooperation on one hand and also justice to the families of the victims of terror.”

An official told the Post that they continued "to work through the potential impact of the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act."