S.Amdt. 2472

SA 2472. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction,

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and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1287. EFFORTS TO MEDIATE GRAND ETHIOPIAN RENAISSANCE DAM
DISPUTE.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) an equitable outcome of negotiations over the future of
the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that promotes sustainable
economic, energy, and agricultural development is in the best
interest of regional actors as well as United States
interests in East and North Africa; and
(2) the Department of State's diplomatic corps should lead
interagency United States Government efforts to facilitate
negotiations and engage with regional actors in support of a
solution.
(b) Report.--Not later than 10 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report
including--
(1) a description of the status of United States efforts to
mediate the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam,
including diplomatic actions taken over the previous 180 days
to support a settlement;
(2) a description of the outcome of African Union and other
initiatives to facilitate an agreement among Egypt, Ethiopia,
and Sudan;
(3) the United States Government diplomatic strategy to
encourage an agreement and mitigate the risks that a failure
to reach an agreement poses for the three countries and the
region; and
(4) an analysis prepared by the Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, in classified form as necessary, of--
(A) the effectiveness of United States efforts to
facilitate negotiations to date;
(B) the perceptions within Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan of
United States efforts to facilitate negotiation; and
(C) potential triggers for conflict.
(c) Limitation on Withholding of Funds.--The Secretary of
State may not withhold any United States assistance to Egypt,
Ethiopia, or Sudan until 60 days after notifying the
appropriate congressional committees of the decision to
withhold such funds.
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