SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
The policy of the United States shall be to use its 
foreign assistance for Egypt, including the ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing’’ program, to advance United States na-
tional security interests in Egypt, including encouraging 
the advancement of political, economic, and religious free-
dom in Egypt. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO THE 
GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts available for as-
sistance for Egypt under section 23 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to the ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing’’ program)— 
(1) 10 percent of that amount shall be withheld 
from the Government of Egypt unless, not later than 
30 days after the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State has made the certification described 
in subsection (c); 
(2) 50 percent of that amount shall be withheld 
from the Government of Egypt if a further period of 
30 days has elapsed immediately following the 30- 
day period described in paragraph (1) without a cer-
tification described in subsection (c) being in effect; 
and 
(3) 100 percent of that amount shall be with-
held from the Government of Egypt if a further pe-
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riod of 120 days has elapsed immediately following 
the 30-day period described in paragraph (2) with-
out a certification described in subsection (c) being 
in effect. 
(b) REPORT.—If the Secretary of State is unable to 
make the certification described in subsection (c) and ap-
plies the withholding of funds described in paragraph (1), 
(2), or (3) of subsection (a), as the case may be, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that contains the reasons therefor. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 
subsection is a certification transmitted by the Secretary 
of State to the appropriate congressional committees that 
contains a determination of the Secretary that— 
(1)(A) the Government of Egypt is not directly 
or indirectly controlled by or under the influence of 
a foreign terrorist organization, its affiliates, or its 
supporters; and 
(B) no member, affiliate, or supporter of a for-
eign terrorist organization serves in a policy-making 
position in a ministry, agency, or instrumentality of 
the Government of Egypt; 
(2) the Government of Egypt— 
(A) has adopted and fully implemented 
legal reforms that protect the political, eco-
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nomic, and religious freedoms and human 
rights of all citizens and residents of Egypt; 
and 
(B) is not acting to restrict the political, 
economic, or religious freedoms and human 
rights of the citizens and residents of Egypt; 
(3) the Government of Egypt is fully imple-
menting the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty; and 
(4) the Government of Egypt is taking concrete, 
verifiable steps to detect and destroy the smuggling 
network and tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza 
Strip and to crack down on violent extremist groups 
and activities in the Sinai Peninsula. 
(d) RECERTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of State transmits 
to the appropriate congressional committees an initial cer-
tification under subsection (c), and every 6 months there-
after— 
(1) the Secretary shall transmit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a recertification that 
the requirements contained in subsection (c) are 
continuing to be met; or 
(2) if the Secretary is unable to make such a 
recertification, the Secretary shall apply the with-
holding of funds described in paragraph (1), (2), or 
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(3) of subsection (a), as the case may be, and the 
Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that contains the reasons 
therefor. 
(e) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
limitation in subsection (a)(3) for one or more 90-day pe-
riods with respect to up to 50 percent of the amount re-
quired to be withheld under such subsection if, for each 
such 90-day period, the Secretary determines and certifies 
to the appropriate congressional committees that it is in 
the national security interests of the United States to do 
so and transmits to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report with detailed reasoning for the determination 
and certification. 
(f) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN INTEREST FOR EGYPT.— 
Any interest earned from amounts in an interest bearing 
account for Egypt to which funds made available under 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2763; relating to the ‘‘Foreign Military Financing’’ pro-
gram) shall be— 
(1) transferred to and consolidated with 
amounts available for assistance for the Middle East 
Partnership Initiative under chapter 4 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 
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et seq.; relating to the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’); 
and 
(2) allocated for democracy and governance 
programs for Egypt, including direct support for 
secular, democratic nongovernmental organizations. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that includes the following: 
(1) A description of the strategic objectives of 
the United States regarding the provision of United 
States security assistance to the Government of 
Egypt. 
(2) A description of biennial outlays of United 
States security assistance to the Government of 
Egypt for the purposes of strategic planning, train-
ing, provision of equipment, and construction of fa-
cilities, including funding streams. 
(3) A description of vetting and end-user moni-
toring systems in place by both Egypt and the 
United States for defense articles and training pro-
vided by the United States, including human rights 
vetting. 
(4) A description of actions that the Govern-
ment of Egypt is taking to— 
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(A) fully implement the Egypt-Israel peace 
treaty; 
(B) detect and destroy the smuggling net-
work and tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza 
Strip and to crack down on violent extremist 
groups and activities in the Sinai Peninsula; 
(C) repudiate, combat, and stop incitement 
to violence against the United States and 
United States citizens and prohibit the trans-
mission within its domains of satellite television 
or radio channels that broadcast such incite-
ment; and 
(D) adopt and implement legal reforms 
that protect the religious and democratic free-
doms of all citizens and residents of Egypt. 
(5) Recommendations, including with respect to 
required resources and actions, to maximize the ef-
fectiveness of United States security assistance pro-
vided to Egypt. 
(h) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the submission of the report required under 
subsection (f), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that— 
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(1) reviews and comments on the report re-
quired under subsection (f); and 
(2) provides recommendations regarding addi-
tional actions with respect to the provision of United 
States security assistance to Egypt, if necessary. 
(i) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts available for as-
sistance for Egypt under chapter 4 of part II of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relat-
ing to the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’), none of that 
amount may be provided for direct or indirect assistance 
to the Government of Egypt unless a certification de-
scribed in section 3(c) is in effect. 
(b) REALLOCATION.—During a period in which a cer-
tification described in section 3(c) is not in effect, amounts 
that may not be provided for direct or indirect assistance 
to the Government of Egypt pursuant to the limitation 
under subsection (a) shall be reallocated for democracy 
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and governance programs for Egypt, including direct sup-
port for secular, democratic nongovernmental organiza-
tions, as well as programming and support for rule of law 
and human rights, good governance, political competition 
and consensus-building, and civil society. 
SEC. 5. GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Government of Egypt’’ means 
any person, agent, instrumentality, or official of, is affili-
ated with, or is serving as a representative of the Govern-
ment of Egypt. 
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