S.Amdt. 3962

SA 3962. Mr. ROMNEY (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Young, and Mr.
Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA
3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R.
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, 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. 1283. DIPLOMATIC BOYCOTT OF THE XXIV OLYMPIC WINTER
GAMES AND THE XIII PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES.

(a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the
United States--
(1) to implement a diplomatic boycott of the XXIV Olympic
Winter Games and the XIII Paralympic Winter Games in the
People's Republic of China; and
(2) to call for an end to the Chinese Communist Party's
ongoing human rights abuses, including the Uyghur genocide.
(b) Funding Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of State may not obligate or expend any
Federal funds to support or facilitate the attendance of the
XXIV Olympic Winter Games or the XIII Paralympic Winter Games
by any employee of the United States Government.
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the
obligation or expenditure of Federal funds necessary--
(A) to support--
(i) the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee;
(ii) the national governing bodies of amateur sports; or
(iii) athletes, employees, or contractors of the Olympic
and Paralympic Committee or such national governing bodies;
or
(B) to provide consular services or security to, or
otherwise protect the health, safety, and welfare of, United
States persons, employees, contractors, and their families.
(3) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the
applicability of paragraph (1) in a circumstance in which the
Secretary determines a waiver is the national interest.
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