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Calendar No. 362 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2327 

To prohibit direct foreign assistance to the Government of Egypt until the 

President makes certain certifications related to treatment of nongovernmental organization workers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 19, 2012 

Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was read the first time 

APRIL 23, 2012 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To prohibit direct foreign assistance to the Government of 

Egypt until the President makes certain certifications 

related to treatment of nongovernmental organization 

workers, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO 

4 EGYPT. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts may be obligated or 

6 expended to provide any direct United States assistance 


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1 to the Government of Egypt unless the President certifies 

2 to Congress that— 

3 (1) the Government of Egypt is not holding, de4 taining, prosecuting, harassing, or preventing the 

5 exit from Egypt of any person working for a non6 governmental organization supported by the United 

7 States Government on the basis of the person’s asso8 ciation with or work for the nongovernmental orga9 nization; 

10 (2) the Government of Egypt is not holding any 

11 property of a nongovernmental organization de12 scribed in paragraph (1) or of a person associated 

13 with such a nongovernmental organization; and 

14 (3) the Government of Egypt— 

15 (A) has dropped all charges against the 

16 persons described in paragraph (1); 

17 (B) is no longer seeking the arrest of such 

18 persons; and 

19 (C) is no longer seeking the extradition of 

20 such persons to Egypt for trial. 

21 (b) RESCISSION OF FUNDS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), of 

23 any amounts previously appropriated for direct 

24 United States assistance to the Government of 

25 Egypt and available for obligation as of the date of 


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1 the enactment of this Act, $5,000,000 is hereby re2 scinded. 

3 (2) CERTIFICATION.—If the President certifies 

4 to Congress the total amount of funds paid by the 

5 United States Government, nongovernmental organi6 zations supported by the United States Government, 

7 and individuals working for such nongovernmental 

8 organizations to obtain the release of persons work9 ing for nongovernmental organizations detained by 

10 the Government of Egypt, the amount rescinded 

11 under paragraph (1) shall instead be the amount so 

12 certified. 

13 (3) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.—If the President 

14 certifies to Congress that the amount of funds re15 quired to be rescinded under paragraph (1) or para16 graph (2) is greater than the amount of funds avail17 able to be rescinded, the President shall withhold 

18 from future funding available for direct United 

19 States assistance to the Government of Egypt an 

20 amount equal to the difference between the amount 

21 required to be rescinded and the amount available to 

22 be rescinded and transfer such amount to the Treas23 ury of the United States to be used for deficit reduc24 tion. 


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Calendar No. 362 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2327 

A BILL 

To prohibit direct foreign assistance to the Governposes. mental organization workers, and for other pur- certifications related to treatment of nongovern- ment of Egypt until the President makes certain 

APRIL 23, 2012 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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