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1 change to S. 3457

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  1. Adds SEC. __. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN, YEMEN, EGYPT, AND LIBYA wherever appropriate

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    Inserted: SEC. __. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN, YEMEN, EGYPT, AND LIBYA.

    Inserted: Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for direct United States assistance to the Governments of Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, or Libya that remain available for expenditure as of the date of the enactment of this Act--

    Inserted: (1) the President shall transfer 50 percent to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for purposes of the veterans job corps; and

    Inserted: (2) the President shall transfer 50 percent to the Treasury of the United States to be used for deficit reduction.

    Inserted: SEC. __. LIMITATION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN.

    Inserted: No amounts may be obligated or expended to provide any direct United States assistance to the Government of Pakistan unless the President certifies to Congress that--

    Inserted: (1) Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison in Pakistan;

    Inserted: (2) any criminal charges brought against Dr. Afridi, including treason, have been dropped; and

    Inserted: (3) if necessary to ensure his freedom, Dr. Afridi has been allowed to leave Pakistan.

    Inserted: SEC. __. LIMITATION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO YEMEN, EGYPT, AND LIBYA.

    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 Yemen, 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 Yemen, the Government of Libya, or the Government of Egypt if the President certifies to Congress that--

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    Inserted: (1) the Government is cooperating or has cooperated fully with investigations into the September 12, 2012, attack on the United States Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, 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 or the Central Intelligence Agency and arrested by local authorities; and

    Inserted: (B) have been transferred to United States custody.

    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: SEC. __. USE OF SAVINGS FROM LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.

    Inserted: Of the amounts saved as a result of the prohibitions on assistance in the immediately preceding section--

    Inserted: (1) 50 percent shall be made available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for purposes of the veterans job corps; and

    Inserted: (2) 50 percent shall be used for deficit reduction.

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SA 2838. 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. __. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN, YEMEN, EGYPT, AND LIBYA.

Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for direct United States assistance to the Governments of Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, or Libya that remain available for expenditure as of the date of the enactment of this Act--

(1) the President shall transfer 50 percent to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for purposes of the veterans job corps; and

(2) the President shall transfer 50 percent to the Treasury of the United States to be used for deficit reduction.

SEC. __. LIMITATION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN.

No amounts may be obligated or expended to provide any direct United States assistance to the Government of Pakistan unless the President certifies to Congress that--

(1) Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison in Pakistan;

(2) any criminal charges brought against Dr. Afridi, including treason, have been dropped; and

(3) if necessary to ensure his freedom, Dr. Afridi has been allowed to leave Pakistan.

SEC. __. LIMITATION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO YEMEN, EGYPT, AND LIBYA.

(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 Yemen, 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 Yemen, 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 12, 2012, attack on the United States Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, 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 or the Central Intelligence Agency and arrested by local authorities; and

(B) have been transferred to United States custody.

(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.

SEC. __. USE OF SAVINGS FROM LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.

Of the amounts saved as a result of the prohibitions on assistance in the immediately preceding section--

(1) 50 percent shall be made available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for purposes of the veterans job corps; and

(2) 50 percent shall be used for deficit reduction.

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September 13, 2012