[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 127 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6467-S6468]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2840. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 117, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 22, line 13, insert ``for civilian Federal computer 
     networks'' after ``cybersecurity activities''.
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  SA 2841. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 117, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. LIMITATION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.

       (a) 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 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Covered Governments.--The Governments referred to in 
     subsection (a) are as follows:
       (1) The Government of Libya.
       (2) The Government of Egypt.
       (3) The Government of Pakistan.
       (4) The Government of a host country of a United States 
     diplomatic facility on the list submitted to Congress 
     pursuant to subsection (c).
       (c) 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.
       (d) Certification.--Beginning 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President may certify to Congress 
     that--
       (1) a Government described under subsection (b)--
       (A) is cooperating or has cooperated fully with 
     investigations into an attack, trespass, breach, or attempted 
     attack, trespass, or breach;
       (B) 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;
       (C) is facilitating or has facilitated any security 
     improvements at United States diplomatic facilities, as 
     requested by the United States Government; and
       (D) 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
       (2) all identifiable persons associated with organizing, 
     planning, or participating in the attack, trespass, breach, 
     or attempted attack, trespass, or breach--
       (A) have been identified by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigations, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, or other 
     United States law enforcement entity; and
       (B) are in United States custody.
       (e) Request to Suspend Prohibition on Foreign Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
     upon submitting a certification under subsection (d) with 
     respect to a Government described under subsection (b), the 
     President may submit a request to Congress to suspend the 
     prohibition on foreign assistance to the Government.
       (2) Pakistan.--No request under paragraph (1) may be 
     submitted with respect to the Government of Pakistan until--
       (A) Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released alive from prison 
     in Pakistan;
       (B) any criminal charges brought against Dr. Afridi, 
     including treason, have been dropped; and
       (C) if necessary to ensure his freedom, Dr. Afridi has been 
     allowed to leave Pakistan alive.
       (f) Expedited Consideration of Presidential Request.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution introduced 
     in the period beginning on the date on which a request under 
     subsection (e) is received by Congress and ending 60 days 
     thereafter (excluding days either House of Congress is 
     adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), 
     the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: 
     ``That Congress approves the request submitted by the 
     President to suspend the prohibition on foreign assistance to 
     the Government of __ in effect since __, and such prohibition 
     shall have no force or effect.''(The blank spaces being 
     appropriately filled in).
       (2) Referral.--A joint resolution described in paragraph 
     (1) shall be referred to the committees in each House of 
     Congress with jurisdiction.
       (3) Submission date defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``submission date'' means the date on which a House 
     of Congress receives the request submitted under subsection 
     (e).
       (4) Discharge of senate committee.--In the Senate, if the 
     committee to which is referred a joint resolution described 
     in paragraph (1) has not reported such joint resolution (or 
     an identical joint resolution) at the end of 20 calendar days 
     after the submission date, such committee may be discharged 
     from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a 
     petition supported in writing by 30 Senators, and such joint 
     resolution shall be placed on the calendar.
       (5) Senate consideration of resolution.--
       (A) Motions.--In the Senate, when the committee to which a 
     joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a 
     committee is discharged (under paragraph (4)) from further 
     consideration of a joint resolution described in paragraph 
     (1), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a 
     previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for 
     a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint 
     resolution, and all points of order against the joint 
     resolution (and against consideration of the joint 
     resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to 
     amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to 
     proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to 
     reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or 
     disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to 
     the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the 
     joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the 
     Senate until disposed of.
       (B) Debate.--In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 
     and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 
     therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which 
     shall be divided equally between those favoring and those 
     opposing the joint resolution. A motion further to limit 
     debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a 
     motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the 
     consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the 
     joint resolution is not in order.
       (C) Vote on final passage.--In the Senate, immediately 
     following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution 
     described in paragraph (1), and a single quorum call at the 
     conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the 
     rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint 
     resolution shall occur.
       (D) Appeals of decisions of the chair.--Appeals from the 
     decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the 
     rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint 
     resolution described in paragraph (1) shall be decided 
     without debate.
       (6) Inapplicability of certain provisions.--In the Senate, 
     the procedures specified in paragraph (4) or (5) shall not 
     apply to the consideration of a joint resolution respecting a 
     request--
       (A) after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning 
     with the applicable submission date; or
       (B) if the request submitted under subsection (e) was 
     submitted during the period beginning on the date occurring--
       (i) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days, or
       (ii) in the case of the House of Representatives, 60 
     legislative days,

     before the date the Congress adjourns a session of Congress 
     through the date on which the same or succeeding Congress 
     first convenes its next session, after the expiration of the 
     60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the 
     succeeding session of Congress first convenes.
       (7) Receipt of joint resolution from other house.--If, 
     before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that 
     House described in paragraph (1), that House receives from 
     the other House a joint resolution described in paragraph 
     (1), then the following procedures shall apply:
       (A) The joint resolution of the other House shall not be 
     referred to a committee.
       (B) With respect to a joint resolution described in 
     paragraph (1) of the House receiving the joint resolution--
       (i) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no 
     joint resolution had been received from the other House; but
       (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint 
     resolution of the other House.
       (g) Report on Unsecured Weapons in Libya.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     President shall submit a report to Congress examining the 
     extent to which advanced weaponry remaining unsecured after 
     the fall of Moammar Qaddafi was used by the individuals 
     responsible for the September 11, 2012, attack on the United 
     States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
       (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed as an authorization for the use of military force.

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