[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1930 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1930

To repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts 
  for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 15, 2014

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts 
  for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Uphold Our Promise to Veterans 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF RETIRED PAY AND RETAINER PAY 
              AMOUNTS FOR RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDER AGE 
              62.

    Section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 is hereby 
repealed.

SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Foreign Assistance to the Government of Egypt.--
            (1) Restrictions on assistance under section 7008.--In 
        accordance with section 7008 of the Department of State, 
        Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Act, 2012 (division I 
        of Public Law 112-74; 125 Stat. 1195), the United States 
        Government, including the Department of State, shall refrain 
        from providing to the Government of Egypt the assistance 
        restricted under such section.
            (2) Additional restrictions.--In addition to the 
        restrictions referred to in paragraph (1), the following 
        restrictions shall be in effect with respect to United States 
        assistance to the Government of Egypt:
                    (A) Deliveries of defense articles currently slated 
                for transfer to Egyptian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and 
                Ministry of Interior (MOI) shall be suspended until the 
                President certifies to Congress that democratic 
                national elections have taken place in Egypt followed 
                by a peaceful transfer of power.
                    (B) Provision of defense services to Egyptian MOD 
                and MOI shall be halted immediately until the President 
                certifies to Congress that democratic national 
                elections have taken place in Egypt followed by a 
                peaceful transfer of power.
                    (C) Processing of draft Letters of Offer and 
                Acceptance (LOAs) for future arms sales to Egyptian MOD 
                and MOI entities shall be halted until the President 
                certifies to Congress that democratic national 
                elections have taken place in Egypt followed by a 
                peaceful transfer of power.
                    (D) All costs associated with the delays in 
                deliveries and provision of services required under 
                subparagraphs (A) through (C) shall be borne by the 
                Government of Egypt.
    (b) Other Limitations on Foreign Assistance.--
            (1) Prohibition.--No amounts may be obligated or expended 
        to provide any direct United States assistance, loan guarantee, 
        or debt relief to a Government described under paragraph (2).
            (2) Covered governments.--The Governments referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are as follows:
                    (A) The Government of Libya.
                    (B) The Government of Pakistan.
                    (C) The Government of a host country of a United 
                States diplomatic facility on the list submitted to 
                Congress pursuant to paragraph (3).
            (3) Determination by secretary.--The Secretary of State 
        shall submit to Congress a list of all United States diplomatic 
        facilities attacked, trespassed upon, breached, or attempted to 
        be attacked, trespassed upon, or breached on or after September 
        1, 2012, not later than 5 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act and not later than 5 days after any subsequent attack, 
        trespass, breach, or attempt.
            (4) Certification.--Beginning 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the President may certify to Congress 
        that--
                    (A) a Government described under paragraph (2)--
                            (i) is cooperating or has cooperated fully 
                        with investigations into an attack, trespass, 
                        breach, or attempted attack, trespass, or 
                        breach;
                            (ii) has arrested or facilitated the arrest 
                        of, and if requested has permitted extradition 
                        of, all identifiable persons in such country 
                        associated with organizing, planning, or 
                        participating in the attack, trespass, breach, 
                        or attempted attack, trespass, or breach;
                            (iii) is facilitating or has facilitated 
                        any security improvements at United States 
                        diplomatic facilities, as requested by the 
                        United States Government; and
                            (iv) is taking or has taken sufficient 
                        steps to strengthen and improve reliability of 
                        local security in order to prevent any future 
                        attack, trespass, or breach; and
                    (B) all identifiable persons associated with 
                organizing, planning, or participating in the attack, 
                trespass, breach, or attempted attack, trespass, or 
                breach--
                            (i) have been identified by the Federal 
                        Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of 
                        Diplomatic Security, or other United States law 
                        enforcement entity; and
                            (ii) are in United States custody.
            (5) Request to suspend prohibition on foreign assistance.--
        Upon submitting a certification under paragraph (4) with 
        respect to a Government described under paragraph (2), the 
        President may submit a request to Congress to suspend the 
        prohibition on foreign assistance to the Government.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and applies with respect to funds made available 
to any Federal department or agency beginning with fiscal year 2015.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION TO SELL LAND.

    (a) Authorization.--For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2024 or 
when the authority under this section is terminated in accordance with 
subsection (d), whichever occurs first, subject to valid existing 
rights, the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, 
as the case may be, shall offer for competitive sale by auction all 
right, title, and interest, to the extent provided in subsection 
(b)(2), in and to the following:
            (1) Eight percent of the Federal land managed by the Bureau 
        of Land Management.
            (2) Eight percent of the National Forest System land.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) Configuration of land.--The Secretary concerned shall 
        configure the land to be sold to maximize marketability or 
        achieve management objectives, and may prescribe such terms and 
        conditions on the land sales authorized by this Act as the 
        Secretary deems in the public interest.
            (2) Mineral rights.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
        concerned may include in the sale of land under subsection (a) 
        the mineral rights to such land for not more than 50 percent of 
        the total acreage sold under subsection (a) by that Secretary, 
        if the Secretary determines that such inclusion is likely to 
        maximize marketability.
    (c) Proceeds From the Sale of Land.--All proceeds from the sale of 
land under this section shall be deposited into the Treasury and 
applied--
            (1) to reduce the annual Federal budget deficit for the 
        fiscal year in which the sums are received, except as provided 
        in paragraph (2); and
            (2) if there is no annual Federal budget deficit for the 
        fiscal year in which the sums are received, to reduce the 
        outstanding Federal debt.
    (d) Termination of Authority.--The authority under this section 
shall terminate when the proceeds deposited into the Treasury under 
subsection (c) equal $3,500,000 or at the end of fiscal year 2024, 
whichever occurs first.
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