S.Amdt. 2815
What it does: Adds SEC. __. LIMITATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO LIBYA AND EGYPT wherever appropriate
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)What it changes
1 change to S. 3457
Adds SEC. __. LIMITATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO LIBYA AND EGYPT wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. LIMITATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO LIBYA AND EGYPT.
Inserted: (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided under subsection (b), no amounts may be obligated or expended to provide any direct United States assistance, loan guarantee, or debt relief to the Government of Egypt or the Government of Libya.
Inserted: (b) Waiver and Certification.--Beginning 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) with respect to the Government of Libya or the Government of Egypt if the President certifies to Congress that--
Inserted: (1) the Government is cooperating or has cooperated fully with investigations into the September 11, 2012, attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya, or the September 11, 2012, attack on the United States Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, as the case may be; and
Inserted: (2) all identifiable persons associated with organizing, planning, or participating in the attack--
Inserted: (A) have been identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and
Inserted: (B) are in the custody of the United States Government.
Inserted: (c) Report on Unsecured Weapons in Libya.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to Congress examining the extent to which advanced weaponry remaining unsecured after the fall of Moammar Qaddafi was used by the individuals responsible for the September 11, 2012, attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Inserted: (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as an authorization for the use of military force.
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SA 2815. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3457, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. LIMITATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO LIBYA AND EGYPT.
(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided under subsection (b), no amounts may be obligated or expended to provide any direct United States assistance, loan guarantee, or debt relief to the Government of Egypt or the Government of Libya.
(b) Waiver and Certification.--Beginning 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) with respect to the Government of Libya or the Government of Egypt if the President certifies to Congress that--
(1) the Government is cooperating or has cooperated fully with investigations into the September 11, 2012, attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya, or the September 11, 2012, attack on the United States Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, as the case may be; and
(2) all identifiable persons associated with organizing, planning, or participating in the attack--
(A) have been identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and
(B) are in the custody of the United States Government.
(c) Report on Unsecured Weapons in Libya.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to Congress examining the extent to which advanced weaponry remaining unsecured after the fall of Moammar Qaddafi was used by the individuals responsible for the September 11, 2012, attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as an authorization for the use of military force.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 12, 2012