The General Assembly finds that: (1) Boycotts and related tactics have become tools of economic warfare that threaten the sovereignty and security of key allies and trade partners of the United States; (2) The State of Israel is the most prominent target of such boycott activity, which began with but has not been limited to […]
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) (i) “Boycott Israel” and “boycott of Israel” means engaging in refusals to deal, terminating business activities, or other actions that are intended to limit commercial relations with Israel, or persons or entities doing business in Israel or in Israeli-controlled territories, in a discriminatory manner. (ii) “Boycott” does not […]
(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a public entity shall not: (1) Enter into a contract with a company to acquire or dispose of services, supplies, information technology, or construction unless the contract includes a written certification that the person or company is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the […]
(a) (1) A public entity through its asset managers shall identify all companies that boycott Israel and assemble those identified companies into a list of restricted companies to be distributed to each retirement system. (2) For each company newly identified and added to the list of restricted companies, the public entity through its asset managers […]
