118 HR 6511 IH: Justifiable Use of Money for Peace Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-11-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6511IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 29, 2023Ms. Wilson of Florida (for herself and Mr. Gimenez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo prohibit the United States from soliciting or accepting funds from United States citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States as a condition of their repatriation from Israel and other nations during the period of evacuation, as a result of the Hamas terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Justifiable Use of Money for Peace Act.

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Prohibition on solicitation of reimbursement

Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) of section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671), during the period of evacuation from Israel as a result of the Hamas terror attacks— (1)the Secretary of State shall waive any expectation of repayment of any travel expenses incurred by the Department of State on behalf of any United States citizen or lawful permanent resident evacuated from Israel and repatriated to the United States as a result of the Hamas terror attacks; (2)any promissory note or other obligation to repay an emergency repatriation loan signed by a United States citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States to reimburse the Department of State for travel expenses described in paragraph (1) shall be null and void; and (3)no Federal official or employee may solicit or accept any amount from any individual who is a citizen of the United States or a lawful permanent resident of the United States, whether in the form of a reimbursement or as any other condition of using transportation provided by the United States, to repatriate such individual to the United States.