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Calendar No. 530 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3576 

To provide limitations on United States assistance, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 

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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To provide limitations on United States assistance, 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. LIMITATION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE. 

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

5 expended to provide any direct United States assistance, 

6 loan guarantee, or debt relief to a Government described 

7 under subsection (b). 


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1 (b) COVERED GOVERNMENTS.—The Governments re2 ferred to in subsection (a) are as follows: 

3 (1) The Government of Libya. 

4 (2) The Government of Egypt. 

5 (3) The Government of Pakistan. 

6 (4) The Government of a host country of a 

7 United States diplomatic facility on the list sub8 mitted to Congress pursuant to subsection (c). 

9 (c) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary 

10 of State shall submit to Congress a list of all United 

11 States diplomatic facilities attacked, trespassed upon, 

12 breached, or attempted to be attacked, trespassed upon, 

13 or breached on or after September 1, 2012, not later than 

14 5 days after the date of enactment of this Act and not 

15 later than 5 days after any subsequent attack, trespass, 

16 breach, or attempt. 

17 (d) CERTIFICATION.—Beginning 90 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the President may cer19 tify to Congress that— 

20 (1) a Government described under subsection 

21 (b)— 

22 (A) is cooperating or has cooperated fully 

23 with investigations into an attack, trespass, 

24 breach, or attempted attack, trespass, or 

25 breach; 


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1 (B) has arrested or facilitated the arrest 

2 of, and if requested has permitted extradition 

3 of, all identifiable persons in such country asso4 ciated with organizing, planning, or partici5 pating in the attack, trespass, breach, or at6 tempted attack, trespass, or breach; 

7 (C) is facilitating or has facilitated any se8 curity improvements at United States diplo9 matic facilities, as requested by the United 

10 States Government; and 

11 (D) is taking or has taken sufficient steps 

12 to strengthen and improve reliability of local se13 curity in order to prevent any future attack, 

14 trespass, or breach; and 

15 (2) all identifiable persons associated with orga16 nizing, planning, or participating in the attack, tres17 pass, breach, or attempted attack, trespass, or 

18 breach— 

19 (A) have been identified by the Federal 

20 Bureau of Investigations, the Bureau of Diplo21 matic Security, or other United States law en22 forcement entity; and 

23 (B) are in United States custody. 

24 (e) REQUEST TO SUSPEND PROHIBITION ON FOR25 EIGN ASSISTANCE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

2 paragraph (2), upon submitting a certification under 

3 subsection (d) with respect to a Government de4 scribed under subsection (b), the President may sub5 mit a request to Congress to suspend the prohibition 

6 on foreign assistance to the Government. 

7 (2) PAKISTAN.—No request under paragraph 

8 (1) may be submitted with respect to the Govern9 ment of Pakistan until— 

10 (A) Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released 

11 alive from prison in Pakistan; 

12 (B) any criminal charges brought against 

13 Dr. Afridi, including treason, have been 

14 dropped; and 

15 (C) if necessary to ensure his freedom, Dr. 

16 Afridi has been allowed to leave Pakistan alive. 

17 (f) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF PRESIDENTIAL

18 REQUEST.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub20 section, the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means only a 

21 joint resolution introduced in the period beginning 

22 on the date on which a request under subsection (e) 

23 is received by Congress and ending 60 days there24 after (excluding days either House of Congress is 

25 adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of 


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1 Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of 

2 which is as follows: ‘‘That Congress approves the re3 quest submitted by the President to suspend the 

4 prohibition on foreign assistance to the Government 

5 of ll in effect since ll, and such prohibition 

6 shall have no force or effect.’’(The blank spaces 

7 being appropriately filled in). 

8 (2) REFERRAL.—A joint resolution described in 

9 paragraph (1) shall be referred to the committees in 

10 each House of Congress with jurisdiction. 

11 (3) SUBMISSION DATE DEFINED.—For pur12 poses of this section, the term ‘‘submission date’’ 

13 means the date on which a House of Congress re14 ceives the request submitted under subsection (e). 

15 (4) DISCHARGE OF SENATE COMMITTEE.—In 

16 the Senate, if the committee to which is referred a 

17 joint resolution described in paragraph (1) has not 

18 reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint 

19 resolution) at the end of 20 calendar days after the 

20 submission date, such committee may be discharged 

21 from further consideration of such joint resolution 

22 upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Senators, 

23 and such joint resolution shall be placed on the cal24 endar. 


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1 (5) SENATE CONSIDERATION OF RESOLU2 TION.— 

3 (A) MOTIONS.—In the Senate, when the 

4 committee to which a joint resolution is referred 

5 has reported, or when a committee is dis6 charged (under paragraph (4)) from further 

7 consideration of a joint resolution described in 

8 paragraph (1), it is at any time thereafter in 

9 order (even though a previous motion to the 

10 same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion 

11 to proceed to the consideration of the joint reso12 lution, and all points of order against the joint 

13 resolution (and against consideration of the 

14 joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not 

15 subject to amendment, or to a motion to post16 pone, or to a motion to proceed to the consider17 ation of other business. A motion to reconsider 

18 the vote by which the motion is agreed to or 

19 disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion 

20 to proceed to the consideration of the joint reso21 lution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall re22 main the unfinished business of the Senate 

23 until disposed of. 

24 (B) DEBATE.—In the Senate, debate on 

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1 tions and appeals in connection therewith, shall 

2 be limited to not more than 10 hours, which 

3 shall be divided equally between those favoring 

4 and those opposing the joint resolution. A mo5 tion further to limit debate is in order and not 

6 debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to 

7 postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consid8 eration of other business, or a motion to recom9 mit the joint resolution is not in order. 

10 (C) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—In the Senate, 

11 immediately following the conclusion of the de12 bate on a joint resolution described in para13 graph (1), and a single quorum call at the con14 clusion of the debate if requested in accordance 

15 with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final 

16 passage of the joint resolution shall occur. 

17 (D) APPEALS OF DECISIONS OF THE

18 CHAIR.—Appeals from the decisions of the 

19 Chair relating to the application of the rules of 

20 the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint 

21 resolution described in paragraph (1) shall be 

22 decided without debate. 

23 (6) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVI24 SIONS.—In the Senate, the procedures specified in 


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1 paragraph (4) or (5) shall not apply to the consider2 ation of a joint resolution respecting a request— 

3 (A) after the expiration of the 60 session 

4 days beginning with the applicable submission 

5 date; or 

6 (B) if the request submitted under sub7 section (e) was submitted during the period be8 ginning on the date occurring— 

9 (i) in the case of the Senate, 60 ses10 sion days, or 

11 (ii) in the case of the House of Rep12 resentatives, 60 legislative days, 

13 before the date the Congress adjourns a session 

14 of Congress through the date on which the 

15 same or succeeding Congress first convenes its 

16 next session, after the expiration of the 60 ses17 sion days beginning on the 15th session day 

18 after the succeeding session of Congress first 

19 convenes. 

20 (7) RECEIPT OF JOINT RESOLUTION FROM

21 OTHER HOUSE.—If, before the passage by one 

22 House of a joint resolution of that House described 

23 in paragraph (1), that House receives from the other 

24 House a joint resolution described in paragraph (1), 

25 then the following procedures shall apply: 


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1 (A) The joint resolution of the other House 

2 shall not be referred to a committee. 

3 (B) With respect to a joint resolution de4 scribed in paragraph (1) of the House receiving 

5 the joint resolution— 

6 (i) the procedure in that House shall 

7 be the same as if no joint resolution had 

8 been received from the other House; but 

9 (ii) the vote on passage shall be on 

10 the joint resolution of the other House. 

11 (g) REPORT ON UNSECURED WEAPONS IN LIBYA.— 

12 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act, the President shall submit a report to Con14 gress examining the extent to which advanced weaponry 

15 remaining unsecured after the fall of Moammar Qaddafi 

16 was used by the individuals responsible for the September 

17 11, 2012, attack on the United States consulate in 

18 Benghazi, Libya. 

19 (h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec20 tion may be construed as an authorization for the use of 

21 military force. 


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Calendar No. 530 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3576 

A BILL 

To provide limitations on United States assistance, 

and for other purposes. 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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