[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 2327 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 362
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2327

To prohibit direct foreign assistance to the Government of Egypt until 
  the President makes certain certifications related to treatment of 
     nongovernmental organization workers, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 19, 2012

 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                             April 23, 2012

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit direct foreign assistance to the Government of Egypt until 
  the President makes certain certifications related to treatment of 
     nongovernmental organization workers, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT.

    (a) Prohibition.--No amounts may be obligated or expended to 
provide any direct United States assistance to the Government of Egypt 
unless the President certifies to Congress that--
            (1) the Government of Egypt is not holding, detaining, 
        prosecuting, harassing, or preventing the exit from Egypt of 
        any person working for a nongovernmental organization supported 
        by the United States Government on the basis of the person's 
        association with or work for the nongovernmental organization;
            (2) the Government of Egypt is not holding any property of 
        a nongovernmental organization described in paragraph (1) or of 
        a person associated with such a nongovernmental organization; 
        and
            (3) the Government of Egypt--
                    (A) has dropped all charges against the persons 
                described in paragraph (1);
                    (B) is no longer seeking the arrest of such 
                persons; and
                    (C) is no longer seeking the extradition of such 
                persons to Egypt for trial.
    (b) Rescission of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), of any amounts 
        previously appropriated for direct United States assistance to 
        the Government of Egypt and available for obligation as of the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, $5,000,000 is hereby 
        rescinded.
            (2) Certification.--If the President certifies to Congress 
        the total amount of funds paid by the United States Government, 
        nongovernmental organizations supported by the United States 
        Government, and individuals working for such nongovernmental 
        organizations to obtain the release of persons working for 
        nongovernmental organizations detained by the Government of 
        Egypt, the amount rescinded under paragraph (1) shall instead 
        be the amount so certified.
            (3) Insufficient funds.--If the President certifies to 
        Congress that the amount of funds required to be rescinded 
        under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) is greater than the amount 
        of funds available to be rescinded, the President shall 
        withhold from future funding available for direct United States 
        assistance to the Government of Egypt an amount equal to the 
        difference between the amount required to be rescinded and the 
        amount available to be rescinded and transfer such amount to 
        the Treasury of the United States to be used for deficit 
        reduction.
                                                       Calendar No. 362

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2327

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                                 A BILL

To prohibit direct foreign assistance to the Government of Egypt until 
  the President makes certain certifications related to treatment of 
     nongovernmental organization workers, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 23, 2012

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar