[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4233 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4233

    To limit the amount of assistance for Egypt under the ``Foreign 
       Military Financing Program'' account for fiscal year 2001.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            April  11, 2000

  Mr. Duncan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
    To limit the amount of assistance for Egypt under the ``Foreign 
       Military Financing Program'' account for fiscal year 2001.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) On October 31, 1999, Egypt Air Flight 990 crashed in 
        international waters off the Atlantic coast of the United 
        States.
            (2) 217 individuals died in the Egypt Air Flight 990 crash, 
        of which 101 were United States citizens.
            (3) The Government of Egypt requested that the United 
        States Government conduct the investigation regarding this 
        accident.
            (4) The estimated cost to the United States taxpayers for 
        this investigation is $18,500,000.
            (5) The Government of Egypt has not paid or offered to pay 
        any of the costs of the investigation.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act therefore is to deduct one-
half of the amount of the cost of the investigation of the Egypt Air 
Flight 990 crash from the annual $1,300,000,000 United States Foreign 
Military Financing Program assistance provided to the Government of 
Egypt for fiscal year 2001.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM ASSISTANCE FOR 
              EGYPT.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not more than 
$1,290,750,000 may be made available for assistance for Egypt for 
fiscal year 2001 under the ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' 
account under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2763).
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