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<title>Uphold Our Promise to Veterans Act</title>
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<action-date>2014-01-15</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Uphold Our Promise to Veterans Act - Repeals the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62.</p> <p>Suspends&nbsp;delivery of defense articles and services&nbsp;to the Government of Egypt until democratic elections and a peaceful transfer of power have taken place. Prohibits assistance&nbsp;to the Governments of Libya and Pakistan and to&nbsp;any country where a U.S.&nbsp;diplomatic facility&nbsp;has been attacked until the President certifies to Congress that such country has cooperated with investigations into such attack and have taken steps to prevent any future attack. </p> <p>Authorizes the sale of 8% of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and 8% of National Forest System land.&nbsp; Requires proceeds from the sale of such land to be used to reduce the annual federal budget deficit or the outstanding national debt. Terminates the authority for the sale of such lands when sales proceeds equal $3.5 million or at the end of FY2024, whichever occurs first.</p>]]></summary-text>
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