[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4954]
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  SA 2618. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 2855 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2855. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RESETTLEMENT IN 
                   THE UNITED STATES OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM 
                   THE WEST BANK OR GAZA.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Defense may not use any asset, facility, or 
     installation of the Department of Defense for the transport 
     or processing of any individual from the West Bank or Gaza 
     who is not a United States citizen, or who is not the spouse, 
     parent, or child of a United States citizen, for purposes of 
     resettlement in the United States.
       (b) Exception.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary may use assets, facilities, and installations of 
     the Department to transport and process for resettlement in 
     the United States an individual described in subsection (a) 
     who--
       (A) is a former employee of the United States Government;
       (B) was so employed for a period of not less than two 
     years; and
       (C) maintains documentation demonstrating such employment.
       (2) Inapplicability.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an 
     individual described in that paragraph whose employment with 
     the United States Government was involuntarily terminated.
       (c) Reconsideration of Policy.--Not later than five years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     may reconsider the prohibition set forth in subsection (a) 
     and provide recommendations to Congress on whether to 
     continue or discontinue such prohibition.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     interpreted to limit the authority or ability of any other 
     Federal agency or department from assisting in the 
     resettlement in the United States of individuals from the 
     West Bank and Gaza.
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