To redirect certain foreign assistance to the Government of Egypt as a result of the July 3, 2013, military coup d'etat.

SA 1739. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title I, insert the following:
Sec. _____. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On June 30, 2012, Mohamed Morsi was elected President
of Egypt in elections that were certified as free and fair by
the Egyptian Presidential Election Commission and the United
Nations.
(2) On July 3, 2013, the military of Egypt removed the
democratically elected President of Egypt, arrested his
supporters, and suspended the Constitution of Egypt. These
actions fit the definition of a military coup d'etat.
(3) Pursuant to section 7008 of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Act, 2012 (division
I of Public Law 112-74; 125 Stat. 1195), the United States is
legally prohibited from providing foreign assistance to any
country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by a
military coup d'etat, or removed in such a way that the
military plays a decisive role.
(4) The United States has suspended aid to countries that
have undergone military coups d'etat in the past, including
the Ivory Coast, the Central African Republic, Thailand,
Mali, Fiji, and Honduras.
(b)(1) In accordance with section 7008 of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Act, 2012
(division I of Public Law 112-74; 125 Stat. 1195), the United
States Government, including the Department of State, shall
refrain from providing to the Government of Egypt the
assistance restricted under such section.
(2) In addition to the restrictions referred to in
paragraph (1), the following restrictions shall be in effect
with respect to United States assistance to the Government of
Egypt:
(A) Deliveries of defense articles currently slated for
transfer to Egyptian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry
of Interior (MOI) shall be suspended until the President
certifies to Congress that democratic national elections have
taken place in Egypt followed by a peaceful transfer of
power.
(B) Provision of defense services to Egyptian MOD and MOI
shall be halted immediately until the President certifies to
Congress that democratic national elections have taken place
in Egypt followed by a peaceful transfer of power.
(C) Processing of draft Letters of Offer and Acceptance
(LOAs) for future arms sales to Egyptian MOD and MOI entities
shall be halted until the President certifies to Congress
that democratic national elections have taken place in Egypt
followed by a peaceful transfer of power.
(D) All costs associated with the delays in deliveries and
provision of services required under subparagraphs (A)
through (C) shall be borne by the Government of Egypt.
(c) Any amounts retained by the United States as a result
of implementing subsection (b) shall be made available to the
Secretary of Transportation to carry out activities under the
heading ``bridges in critical corridors''.
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