3.0.0 4871 2024-07-24T15:20:51Z 2024-07-24T15:20:51Z House H HR 2023-07-25 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)][House][Pages H3951-H3952]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACOBS:H.R. 4871.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H3952]]Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:To modify and expand the annual report required under theElie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018and require additional review of United States assistanceprovided to certain countries identified as being at risk ofatrocities by such report.]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-07-25T16:00:45Z 2023-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2023-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000305 Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] Sara Jacobs D CA 51 N C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 2023-07-25 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] BARBARA LEE D CA 12 2023-07-25 True O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 2023-07-27 False International Affairs International Affairs 2023-08-23T15:00:28Z 00 2023-07-25 Introduced in House 2024-03-01T22:40:12Z Atrocity Prevention Act

This bill establishes annual reporting requirements for the Department of State regarding countries and regions at risk of atrocities (such as genocide). The bill also makes permanent a requirement, currently set to expire in 2025, for the State Department to report annually to Congress on U.S. efforts to prevent and respond to atrocities.

Under this bill, the State Department must annually (1) rank countries and regions at risk of atrocities as high, medium, or low risk, and (2) assess the risks related to providing security assistance and cooperation to medium- and high-risk countries.

For each country identified as high- or medium-risk, the State Department must determine whether the United States should continue to provide security assistance and cooperation. For each country newly identified as high- or medium-risk, the State Department must address whether U.S. security assistance and cooperation may be used to perpetrate atrocities or exacerbate risk factors for the commission of atrocities. For each country that was already identified as high- or medium-risk in the previous report, the State Department must assess any relevant changes in the country since the last report.

Finally, the bill requires that the report be submitted in unclassified form. The report may include a classified annex.

]]> Atrocity Prevention Act Display Title 45 Atrocity Prevention Act 2024-07-24T15:20:51Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Atrocity Prevention Act 2024-05-24T13:37:30Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To modify and expand the annual report required under the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 and require additional review of United States assistance provided to certain countries identified as being at risk of atrocities by such report, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T21:13:09Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4871ih/xml/BILLS-118hr4871ih.xml 2023-07-25 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.