Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6243
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2018-06-27
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Department of State

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Emergency planning and evacuation

Executive agency funding and structure

Government lending and loan guarantees

Natural disasters
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate the requirement that Department of State evacuation loans to private U.S. citizens or third-country nationals facing war, civil unrest, or natural disasters be reimbursable.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6243 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2018 Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. McGovern ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate the repatriation loan program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2018 . 2. Elimination of repatriation loans by Department of State Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking , on a reimbursable basis to the maximum extent practicable, with such reimbursements to be credited to the applicable Department of State appropriation and to remain available until expended, except that no reimbursement under this clause shall be paid that is greater than the amount the person evacuated would have been charged for a reasonable commercial air fare immediately prior to the events giving rise to the evacuation ; and (2) by striking subsection (d).