To rescind unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt, and to appropriate funds for the Department of Defense tuition assistance program.

Bill: 113-hr-1039
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2013-03-11
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations

Defense spending

Department of Defense

Egypt

Executive agency funding and structure

Foreign aid and international relief

Higher education

Middle East

Military education and training

Military personnel and dependents

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Rescinds $500 million of unobligated amounts of foreign assistance for Egypt.</p> <p>Appropriates $500 million for the Department of Defense (DOD) tuition assistance program for FY2013.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1039 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2013 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To rescind unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt, and to appropriate funds for the Department of Defense tuition assistance program.

1. Rescission; appropriation for tuition assistance (a) Rescission of foreign assistance to Egypt (1) In general Of the aggregate unobligated amount available for foreign assistance to Egypt for fiscal year 2013, there is hereby rescinded $500,000,000. (2) Report Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the committees on appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report describing the amount and account of each rescission under paragraph (1). (b) Appropriation for tuition assistance There is appropriated $500,000,000 for an additional amount to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 for tuition assistance under sections 1784a and 2007 of title 10, United States Code.