3.0.0 652 2022-11-15T16:34:03Z 2022-11-15T16:34:03Z House H HR 2013-02-13 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOWDY:H.R. 652.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: ``Congress shall have powerto . . . provide for the common defense and general welfareof he United States. . .''[Page H503]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-02-13T15:08:20Z 2013-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000566 Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] Trey Gowdy R SC 4 N International Affairs Congressional oversight Foreign aid and international relief Human rights Immigration status and procedures Minority education Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sanctions Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Women's education International Affairs 00 2013-02-13 Introduced in House 2013-03-04T20:56:45Z Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit assistance (other than humanitarian assistance) to a country that follows any of the following activities: (1) engages in state-sanctioned religious persecution of minority religious groups as evidenced by anti-blasphemy laws or penalties applied to minority religious groups for sharing their faith; (2) prevents equal access to education on the basis of gender, race, or ethnicity; or (3) does not accept the return of its nationals who have been removed from another country following a removal proceeding.

Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition on a case-by-case basis if in U.S. national security interests to do so.

]]> To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit assistance to countries that engage in certain discriminatory religious, educational, or freedom of movement practices. Display Title To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit assistance to countries that engage in certain discriminatory religious, educational, or freedom of movement practices. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit assistance to countries that engage in certain discriminatory religious, educational, or freedom of movement practices. Introduced in House 2013-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr652ih/xml/BILLS-113hr652ih.xml 2013-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.