S.Amdt. 110

SA 110. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 26 proposed by Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Shelby)
to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In title VII of division F, insert after section 1708 the
following:
Sec. 1709.  Notwithstanding section 1101, subsection (a) of
section 7041 of division I of Public Law 112-74 shall be
applied to funds appropriated by this division by inserting
at the end of such subsection the following new paragraph:
``(4)(A)(i) None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available under the heading `Foreign Military Financing
Program' that is available for assistance for Egypt may be
used to enter into a contract on or after the date of
enactment of this Act with the Government of Egypt for the
sale or transfer of major defense equipment, such as F-16
attack aircraft and M1 tanks, until 15 days after the
Secretary of State submits to Congress the strategy required
under subparagraph (B).
``(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to defense articles
related to counterterrorism, border security, or special
operations capabilities, and nothing in this section shall be
construed to require the violation of an existing defense
agreement or contract with the Government or Armed Forces of
Egypt or to prevent or disrupt the production, transfer, or
delivery of any defense article or service to the Government
or Armed Services of Egypt, as required by a contract
concluded by the United States Government or a United States
person prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
``(B)(i) The strategy referred to in subparagraph (A) is a
comprehensive strategy for modernizing and improving United
States security cooperation with, and assistance to, Egypt in
order to prioritize and advance the following national
security objectives:
``(I) The strategy shall seek to enhance the ability of the
Government of Egypt to detect, disrupt, dismantle, and defeat
al Qaeda, affiliated groups, and other terrorist
organizations, whether based in and operating from Egyptian
territory or elsewhere, and to counter terrorist ideology and
radicalization within Egypt.
``(II) The strategy shall seek to improve and increase the
capacity of the Government of Egypt to prevent human
trafficking and the illicit movement of terrorists,
criminals, weapons, and other dangerous material across
Egypt's borders or administrative boundaries, especially
through tunnels and other illicit points of entry into Gaza.
``(III) The strategy shall seek to improve the ability of
the Government of Egypt to conduct counterinsurgency and
counterterrorism operations in the Sinai.
``(IV) The strategy shall seek to enhance the capacity of
the Government of Egypt to gather, integrate, analyze, and
share intelligence, especially with regard to the threat
posed by terrorism and other illicit criminal activity, while
ensuring a proper respect and protection for the human rights
and civil liberties of Egypt's citizens.
``(V) Any other objective that the President determines
necessary.
``(ii) The strategy shall also include an assessment of the
extent to which the Government of Egypt is--
``(I) implementing policies to protect, and not to
restrict, the political, economic, and religious freedoms and
human rights of all citizens and residents in Egypt;
``(II) continuing to demonstrate a commitment to free and
fair elections and is not interfering with such elections;
``(III) implementing the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty;
``(IV) addressing restrictions in law and practice on
Egyptian and international nongovernmental organizations,
particularly those promoting human rights and democracy;
``(V) taking effective steps to combat terrorism in the
Sinai;
``(VI) taking effective steps to eliminate smuggling
networks and to detect and destroy tunnels between Egypt and
Gaza; and
``(VII) implementing an agreement with the International
Monetary Fund to promote necessary economic reforms.
``(C) Of the funds appropriated under the heading `Economic
Support Fund' that is available for assistance for Egypt, not
less than $25,000,000 should be made available for democracy
and education programs, including support for civil society
organizations, and for programs to promote the rule of law
and human rights.''.
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