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Calendar No. 267 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1857 

To reform assistance to Egypt, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 18, 2013 

Mr. MENENDEZ, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the 

following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To reform assistance to Egypt, 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Egypt Assistance Reform Act of 2013’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 

FOLLOWING COUPS D’E ́TAT 

Sec. 101. Prohibition on assistance to governments following coups d’e ́tat. 


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TITLE II—UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE FOR EGYPT 

Sec. 201. Suspension and reform of arms sales. 

Sec. 202. Suspension and reform of United States economic support to Egypt. 

Sec. 203. Termination. 

Sec. 204. Additional oversight of ongoing Egypt funding. 

Sec. 205. Sunset of existing authority. 

Sec. 206. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 

1 TITLE I—PROHIBITION ON AS2 SISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 

3 FOLLOWING COUPS D’E ́ TAT 

4 SEC. 101. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 

5 FOLLOWING COUPS D’E ́ TAT. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of part II of the For7 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 502C. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING 

10 COUPS D’E ́ TAT. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—After the date of the enactment 

12 of the Egypt Assistance Reform Act of 2013, except as 

13 provided under subsection (b), no foreign assistance au14 thorized pursuant to this Act or the Arms Export Control 

15 Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may be provided to the gov16 ernment of a foreign country, and none of the funds ap17 propriated for such assistance shall be obligated or ex18 pended to finance directly any such assistance for such 

19 government, whose democratically elected head of govern20 ment is deposed by coup d’e ́tat or decree in which the se21 curity services of that country play a decisive role. 


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1 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

2 shall not apply to humanitarian assistance or assistance 

3 to promote democratic elections or public participation in 

4 democratic processes. 

5 ‘‘(c) DETERMINATION AND PUBLICATION.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After the date of the enact7 ment of the Egypt Assistance Reform Act of 2013, 

8 not later than 30 days after receiving credible infor9 mation that the democratically elected head of a na10 tional government may have been deposed by coup 

11 d’e ́tat or decree in which the security services of that 

12 country played a decisive role, the Secretary of State 

13 shall determine whether the democratically elected 

14 head of government was deposed by coup d’e ́tat or 

15 decree in which the security forces of that country 

16 played a decisive role. 

17 ‘‘(2) TRANSMISSION OF DETERMINATION.—A 

18 determination made under paragraph (1) shall be 

19 submitted to the appropriate congressional commit20 tees on the day that such determination is made, to21 gether with a report reviewing United States assist22 ance programs to that country and assessing the im23 pact on that country and on United States national 

24 security interests of a cessation of assistance re25 stricted under subsection (a). 


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1 ‘‘(d) TERMINATION OF RESTRICTION.—The restric2 tion in subsection (a) shall terminate 15 days after the 

3 Secretary of State notifies the appropriate congressional 

4 committees that a democratically elected government has 

5 taken office in such country pursuant to elections deter6 mined to be free and fair. 

7 ‘‘(e) WAIVER.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 

9 the restrictions in subsection (a) for a 180-day pe10 riod if, not later than 5 days before the waiver takes 

11 effect, the President certifies to the appropriate con12 gressional committees that— 

13 ‘‘(A) providing such assistance is in the 

14 vital national security interests of the United 

15 States, including for the purpose of combating 

16 terrorism; and 

17 ‘‘(B) such foreign government is com18 mitted to restoring democratic governance and 

19 due process of law, and is taking demonstrable 

20 steps toward holding free and fair elections in 

21 a reasonable timeframe. 

22 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 15 days 

23 prior to the submission of the certification required 

24 by paragraph (1), the President shall consult with 

25 the appropriate congressional committees regarding 


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1 the use of the waiver authority provided under such 

2 paragraph and provide such committees a full brief3 ing on the need for such waiver. 

4 ‘‘(3) EXTENSION OF WAIVER.—The President 

5 may extend the effective period of a waiver under 

6 paragraph (1) for additional 180-day periods if, not 

7 later than 5 days before the extension takes effect, 

8 the President submits to the appropriate congres9 sional committees an updated certification meeting 

10 the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

11 paragraph (1). 

12 ‘‘(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Any certification 

13 submitted pursuant to subsection (e) shall be accompanied 

14 by a report describing the types and amounts of assistance 

15 to be provided pursuant to the waiver and the justification 

16 for the waiver, including a description and analysis of the 

17 foreign government’s commitment to restoring democratic 

18 governance and due process of law and the demonstrable 

19 steps being taken by such foreign government toward 

20 holding free and fair elections. 

21 ‘‘(g) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

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1 tees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House 

2 of Representatives.’’. 

3 (b) APPLICATION OF COUP PROVISION.—The restric4 tions and exceptions under subsections (a) and (b) of sec5 tion 502C of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added 

6 by subsection (a), shall apply to Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, 

7 Madagascar, and Sudan as of the date of the enactment 

8 of such section. 

9 TITLE II—UNITED STATES 

10 ASSISTANCE FOR EGYPT 

11 SEC. 201. SUSPENSION AND REFORM OF ARMS SALES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Government 

13 may not license, approve, facilitate, or otherwise allow the 

14 sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of defense arti15 cles or defense services to Egypt under section 38(a)(1) 

16 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)) 

17 until 15 days after the Secretary of State submits to the 

18 appropriate congressional committees a certification 

19 that— 

20 (1) providing such assistance is in the national 

21 security interests of the United States; and 

22 (2) the Government of Egypt— 

23 (A) continues to implement the Peace 

24 Treaty between the State of Israel and the 


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1 Arab Republic of Egypt, signed at Washington, 

2 March 26, 1979; 

3 (B) is taking necessary and appropriate 

4 measures to counter terrorism, including meas5 ures to counter smuggling into the Gaza Strip 

6 by, among other measures, detecting and de7 stroying tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza 

8 Strip and securing the Sinai peninsula; 

9 (C) is allowing the United States Armed 

10 Forces to transit the territory of Egypt, includ11 ing through the airspace and territorial waters 

12 of Egypt; 

13 (D) is supporting a transition to an inclu14 sive civilian government by demonstrating a 

15 commitment to, and making consistent progress 

16 toward, holding regular, credible elections that 

17 are free, fair, and consistent with internation18 ally accepted standards; 

19 (E) is respecting and protecting the polit20 ical and economic freedoms of all residents of 

21 Egypt, including taking measures to address vi22 olence against women and religious minorities; 

23 (F) is respecting freedom of expression 

24 and due process of law, including respecting the 

25 rights of women and religious minorities; and 


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1 (G) has continued to abide by its nuclear 

2 non-proliferation commitments as a signatory of 

3 the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 

4 Weapons, done at London, Moscow, and Wash5 ington July 1, 1968, has not detonated a nu6 clear explosive device, and is not in material 

7 violation of IAEA safeguards. 

8 (b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under subsection 

9 (a) shall not apply to defense articles and defense services 

10 to be used primarily for supporting or enabling counterter11 rorism, border and maritime security, or special operations 

12 capabilities or operations. 

13 (c) WAIVER.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 

15 the restrictions in subsection (a) for a 180-day pe16 riod if, not later than 15 days before the waiver 

17 takes effect, the President— 

18 (A) certifies to the appropriate congres19 sional committees that providing such assist20 ance is in the vital national security interests of 

21 the United States; 

22 (B) provides to such committees a report 

23 detailing the reasons for making the determina24 tion that such assistance is in the vital national 

25 security interests of the United States; and 


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1 (C) submits to such committees an anal2 ysis of the degree to which providing such as3 sistance is in the national security interests of 

4 the United States and the actions of the Gov5 ernment of Egypt do or do not satisfy each of 

6 the criteria contained in subparagraphs (A) 

7 through (G) of subsection (a)(2). 

8 (2) EXTENSION OF WAIVER.— 

9 (A) FISCAL YEARS 2014 AND 2015.—The 

10 President may extend the effective period of a 

11 waiver under paragraph (1) for the remainder 

12 of fiscal year 2014 and an additional fiscal year 

13 if the Secretary of State submits the strategy 

14 required in subsection (d) to the appropriate 

15 congressional committees and, not later than 15 

16 days before the waiver expires, the President 

17 submits to the appropriate congressional com18 mittees an updated certification, report, and 

19 analysis that meet the requirements of subpara20 graphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, of para21 graph (1). 

22 (B) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—The 

23 President may annually extend the effective pe24 riod of a waiver under paragraph (2)(A) for an 

25 additional fiscal year if, not later than 15 days 


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1 before the prior year waiver expires, the Presi2 dent submits to the appropriate congressional 

3 committees an updated certification, report, and 

4 analysis that meet the requirements of subpara5 graphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, of para6 graph (1). 

7 (d) STRATEGY TO REFORM UNITED STATES MILI8 TARY ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 of State shall submit to Congress a comprehensive 

12 strategy for modernizing and improving United 

13 States security cooperation with, and assistance for 

14 Egypt. The strategy shall seek to— 

15 (A) enhance the ability of the Government 

16 of Egypt to detect, disrupt, dismantle, and de17 feat al Qaeda, its affiliated groups, and other 

18 terrorist organizations operating in Egypt, and 

19 to counter terrorist ideology and radicalization 

20 in Egypt; 

21 (B) improve the capacity of the Govern22 ment of Egypt to prevent human trafficking 

23 and the illicit movement of terrorists, criminals, 

24 weapons, and other dangerous material across 

25 Egypt’s borders or administrative boundaries, 


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1 especially through illicit points of entry into the 

2 Gaza Strip; 

3 (C) improve the Government of Egypt’s 

4 operational capabilities in counterinsurgency, 

5 counterterrorism, and border and maritime se6 curity; 

7 (D) enhance the capacity of the Govern8 ment of Egypt to gather, integrate, analyze, 

9 and share intelligence, especially with respect to 

10 the threat posed by terrorism and other illicit 

11 activity, while also ensuring a proper protection 

12 for the civil liberties of Egypt’s citizens; and 

13 (E) increase transparency, accountability 

14 to civilian authority, respect for human rights, 

15 and the rule of law within the armed forces of 

16 Egypt. 

17 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under 

18 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 

19 (A) A detailed assessment of the mecha20 nism by which military assistance is provided to 

21 Egypt and whether such mechanism should be 

22 modified. 

23 (B) A detailed summary of the current bal24 ance between the levels of economic and mili25 tary support provided to Egypt, including an 


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1 assessment of whether funding for economic de2 velopment and political assistance programs 

3 should be increased as a percentage of overall 

4 United States foreign assistance to Egypt, and 

5 an assessment of whether there should be an in6 creased percentage of foreign military assist7 ance focused on counterinsurgency, counterter8 rorism, border and maritime security and re9 lated training. 

10 (C) A process to assess whether current 

11 levels of economic and military support provided 

12 to Egypt are achieving United States national 

13 security objectives and supporting Egypt’s tran14 sition to democracy. 

15 (D) An estimated schedule for completing 

16 the baseline conventional modernization of the 

17 armed forces of Egypt with United States-ori18 gin equipment. 

19 (E) An assessment of the extent to which 

20 the Government of Egypt is— 

21 (i) implementing the 1979 Egypt22 Israel Peace Treaty; 

23 (ii) taking effective steps to combat 

24 terrorism on the Sinai Peninsula; and 


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1 (iii) taking effective steps to eliminate 

2 smuggling networks and to detect and de3 stroy tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza 

4 Strip. 

5 (F) An assessment of the abilities of the 

6 United States Government to achieve the goals 

7 set forth in the strategy if defense articles and 

8 services to Egypt are withheld. 

9 (3) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In devel10 oping the strategy required under paragraph (1), the 

11 Secretary of State shall consult with, among other 

12 relevant parties, the appropriate congressional com13 mittees and the Government of Egypt. 

14 (4) REPORT ON CONTRACTS.—The Secretary of 

15 State shall submit with the strategy required under 

16 paragraph (1) a report containing— 

17 (A) a summary of all contracts with the 

18 Government of Egypt funded through United 

19 States assistance over the prior 10 years and a 

20 projection of such contracts over the next 5 

21 years; and 

22 (B) information on any contracts or pur23 chases made by the Government of Egypt using 

24 interest earned from amounts in an interest25 bearing account for Egypt related to funds 


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1 made available under section 23 of the Arms 

2 Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) and 

3 whether the use of this interest has furthered 

4 the goals described in this section. 

5 SEC. 202. SUSPENSION AND REFORM OF UNITED STATES 

6 ECONOMIC SUPPORT TO EGYPT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—No bilateral economic assistance 

8 may be made available to the Government of Egypt pursu9 ant to chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 

10 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the Economic 

11 Support Fund) until 15 days after the Secretary of State 

12 certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 

13 that— 

14 (1) providing such assistance is in the national 

15 security interest of the United States; and 

16 (2) the Government of Egypt— 

17 (A) continues to implement the Peace 

18 Treaty between the State of Israel and the 

19 Arab Republic of Egypt, signed at Washington, 

20 March 26, 1979; 

21 (B) is supporting the transition to an in22 clusive civilian government by demonstrating a 

23 commitment to hold regular, credible elections 

24 that are free, fair, and consistent with inter25 nationally accepted standards; 


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1 (C) is respecting and protecting the polit2 ical, economic, and religious freedoms of all 

3 residents of Egypt, including taking measures 

4 to address violence against women and religious 

5 minorities; 

6 (D) is permitting nongovernmental organi7 zations and civil society groups in Egypt to op8 erate freely and consistent with internationally 

9 recognized standards; and 

10 (E) is demonstrating a commitment to im11 plementing economic reforms, including reforms 

12 necessary to reduce the deficit and ensure eco13 nomic stability and growth. 

14 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

15 shall not apply to humanitarian assistance or assistance 

16 to promote democratic elections or public participation in 

17 democratic processes. 

18 (c) WAIVER.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 

20 the limitation under subsection (a) for a 180-day pe21 riod if, not later than 15 days before the waiver 

22 takes effect, the President— 

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1 ance is in the vital national security interests of 

2 the United States; 

3 (B) submits to such committees a report 

4 detailing the reasons for making the determina5 tion that such assistance is in the vital national 

6 security interests of the United States notwith7 standing the fact that the certification required 

8 by subsection (a) cannot be made; and 

9 (C) submits to such committees an anal10 ysis of the degree to which such assistance is in 

11 the national security interests of the United 

12 States and the actions of the Government of 

13 Egypt do, or do not, satisfy the criteria in sub14 section (a)(2). 

15 (2) EXTENSION OF WAIVER.— 

16 (A) FISCAL YEARS 2014 AND 2015.—The 

17 President may extend the effective period of a 

18 waiver under paragraph (1) for the remainder 

19 of fiscal year 2014 and an additional fiscal year 

20 if the Secretary of State submits the strategy 

21 required in subsection (d) to the appropriate 

22 congressional committees and, not later than 15 

23 days before the prior waiver expires, the Presi24 dent submits to the appropriate congressional 

25 committees an updated certification, report, and 


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1 analysis that meet the requirements of subpara2 graph (A), (B), and (C), respectively, of para3 graph (1). 

4 (B) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—The 

5 President may annually extend the effective pe6 riod of a waiver under paragraph (2)(A) for an 

7 additional fiscal year if, not later than 15 days 

8 before the prior year waiver expires, the Presi9 dent submits to the appropriate congressional 

10 committees an updated certification, report, and 

11 analysis that meet the requirements of subpara12 graph (A), (B), and (C), respectively, of para13 graph (1). 

14 (d) STRATEGY.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

17 of State shall separately provide to Congress a com18 prehensive foreign assistance strategy for Egypt 

19 that— 

20 (A) addresses how United States foreign 

21 assistance can most effectively— 

22 (i) respond to the political and eco23 nomic development concerns and aspira24 tions of the people of Egypt, and seek to 

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1 tive of a secure, democratic, civilian-led, 

2 and prosperous Egypt that is a partner of 

3 the United States and advances peace and 

4 security in the region; 

5 (ii) support regional stability and co6 operation by strengthening the political 

7 and economic relationships between Egypt 

8 and her neighbors; 

9 (iii) encourage and support efforts by 

10 the Government and people of Egypt to 

11 foster democratic norms and institutions, 

12 including rule of law, transparent and ac13 countable governance, an independent leg14 islature and judiciary, regular conduct of 

15 free and fair elections, an inclusive political 

16 process, and effective, law-abiding public 

17 security forces; 

18 (iv) support economic reforms by the 

19 Government of Egypt to encourage private 

20 sector-led growth and job creation, create a 

21 favorable climate for business and invest22 ment, fight corruption, and expand inter23 national trade; 

24 (v) seek to foster a vibrant civil soci25 ety in Egypt, including the unencumbered 


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1 operation of nongovernmental organiza2 tions, a free and independent media, re3 spect for women, and protections for the 

4 political, economic, and religious freedoms 

5 and rights of all citizens and residents of 

6 Egypt; and 

7 (vi) seek to support security sector re8 form, particularly regarding civilian police 

9 forces; 

10 (B) includes an assessment of what actions 

11 the Government of Egypt has taken, in law and 

12 practice, that advance or inhibit the interests, 

13 principles, and goals described within this strat14 egy, including the ability of Egyptian and inter15 national nongovernmental organizations to op16 erate inside Egypt, especially for the purposes 

17 of promoting political, economic, and religious 

18 freedoms and rights, democracy, and education, 

19 and what actions the Secretary of State has 

20 taken to further the same interests, principles, 

21 and goals in Egypt; 

22 (C) is based on the best principles and 

23 practices of effective international development, 

24 the provision of matching funds by the host 

25 government, leveraging assistance for greater 


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1 impact together with the private sector, and the 

2 goal of graduation from assistance; 

3 (D) includes a detailed assessment of re4 sources and amounts that will be necessary to 

5 achieve the goals set forth in this subsection 

6 over the next five fiscal years; and 

7 (E) includes an assessment of the effects 

8 of a cessation of bilateral economic support for 

9 Egypt on the Middle East region and United 

10 States national security interests in the region. 

11 (2) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS.— 

12 The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include 

13 consideration of— 

14 (A) measures to promote and protect for15 eign direct investment in the economy of Egypt; 

16 (B) programs to assist regional economic 

17 engagement by the Government of Egypt and 

18 job creation in that country through, among 

19 other things, assisting in the establishment of 

20 free trade zones in Egypt along the Suez Canal 

21 Zone; 

22 (C) efforts to improve the business climate 

23 in Egypt, including by promoting United States 

24 trade with Egypt and investment in that coun25 try; and 


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1 (D) efforts to promote market-based eco2 nomic reforms and to identify barriers to entry 

3 in the economy of Egypt that prevent the effi4 cient flow of capital, goods, and services. 

5 (3) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In devel6 oping the strategy required by paragraph (1), the 

7 Secretary of State shall consult with, among other 

8 relevant parties, the appropriate congressional com9 mittees, the Government of Egypt, political opposi10 tion groups in Egypt, private sector leaders, non11 governmental organizations, religious and secular 

12 groups, women’s organizations, and civil society 

13 groups, as well as relevant international nongovern14 mental organizations. 

15 (e) FUNDING FOR DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

16 PROGRAMS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—If, in any fiscal year, bilat18 eral economic assistance is provided to Egypt pursu19 ant to chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 

20 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the 

21 Economic Support Fund), not less than $50,000,000 

22 of that assistance shall be provided through the De23 partment of State and the National Endowment for 

24 Democracy for democracy and governance programs 

25 in Egypt. 


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1 (2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING IF WAIVER AUTHOR2 ITY INVOKED.—If, in any fiscal year, the President 

3 exercises the waiver authority under subsection (c) 

4 and bilateral economic assistance is provided to 

5 Egypt pursuant to chapter 4 of part II of the For6 eign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than 

7 $25,000,000 of that assistance (in addition to the 

8 amount provided for under paragraph (1)) shall be 

9 provided through the Department of State and the 

10 National Endowment for Democracy for democracy 

11 and governance programs in Egypt. 

12 SEC. 203. TERMINATION. 

13 The limitations under section 201 and 202 shall ter14 minate on September 30, 2016, if the Secretary of State 

15 submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 

16 certification that the Government of Egypt— 

17 (1) continues to implement the Peace Treaty 

18 between the State of Israel and the Arab Republic 

19 of Egypt, signed at Washington, March 26, 1979; 

20 (2) is taking necessary and appropriate meas21 ures to counter terrorism, including measures to 

22 counter smuggling into the Gaza Strip by, among 

23 other measures, detecting and destroying tunnels be24 tween Egypt and the Gaza Strip and securing the 

25 Sinai peninsula; 


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1 (3) is allowing the United States Armed Forces 

2 to transit the territory of Egypt, including through 

3 the airspace and territorial waters of Egypt; and 

4 (4) is supporting a transition to an inclusive ci5 vilian government by demonstrating a commitment 

6 to, and making consistent progress toward, holding 

7 regular, credible elections that are free, fair, and 

8 consistent with internationally accepted standards. 

9 SEC. 204. ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OF ONGOING EGYPT 

10 FUNDING. 

11 Section 7041(a) of the Consolidated Appropriations 

12 Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 1222) is amend13 ed by striking ‘‘Committees on Appropriations’’ each place 

14 it appears and inserting ‘‘Committees on Appropriations 

15 and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees 

16 on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of 

17 Representatives’’. 

18 SEC. 205. SUNSET OF EXISTING AUTHORITY. 

19 (a) REPEAL.—Section 7008 of the Consolidated Ap20 propriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 

21 1195) is hereby repealed. 

22 (b) TERMINATION OF EXISTING RESTRICTIONS.— 

23 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any restric24 tions on assistance to a foreign government as the result 

25 of a coup d’e ́tat that were enacted before the date of the 


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1 enactment of this Act shall terminate as of the date of 

2 the enactment of this Act and shall no longer apply to 

3 the provision of such assistance. 

4 SEC. 206. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 

5 DEFINED. 

6 In this title, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 

7 committees’’ means the Committees on Foreign Relations 

8 and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on 

9 Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House of Rep10 resentatives. 


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Calendar No. 267 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1857 

A BILL 

To reform assistance to Egypt, and for other 

purposes. 

DECEMBER 18, 2013 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 


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