[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5074 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5074

To prohibit the United States Government from charging fees to citizens 
  or lawful permanent residents of the United States in exchange for 
 evacuation from a foreign country due to an emergency situation of a 
                military nature, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 23, 2021

 Mr. Gimenez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the United States Government from charging fees to citizens 
  or lawful permanent residents of the United States in exchange for 
 evacuation from a foreign country due to an emergency situation of a 
                military nature, 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 GOVERNMENT FEES FOR EVACUATING UNITED STATES 
              PERSONS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES DUE TO EMERGENCY 
              SITUATIONS OF A MILITARY NATURE.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that all United 
States citizens behind enemy lines should be rescued to the best 
ability of the United States Armed Forces.
    (b) Prohibition on Charge for Evacuation.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no Federal department or agency of the United 
States may charge any individual who is a citizen or lawful permanent 
resident of the United States a fee in exchange for providing the 
individual with an evacuation from a foreign country due to an 
emergency situation of a military nature.
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