Armenian Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3000
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-09-29
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armenia

Asia

Azerbaijan

Europe

Human rights

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Racial and ethnic relations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-11-17
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Armenian Protection Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill restricts providing U.S. foreign assistance to the government of Azerbaijan.</p> <p>Current law prohibits providing certain foreign assistance to the government of Azerbaijan, but also authorizes the President to waive this prohibition for specified reasons, such as if the foreign assistance is necessary to support U.S. efforts to counter international terrorism. This bill repeals the President's authority to provide this waiver.</p>

action_date: 2023-11-15
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Armenian Protection Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill restricts providing U.S. foreign assistance to the government of Azerbaijan in FY2024 or FY2025.</p> <p>Current law prohibits providing certain foreign assistance to the government of Azerbaijan, but also authorizes the President to waive this prohibition for specified reasons, such as if the foreign assistance is necessary to support U.S. efforts to counter international terrorism. This bill bars the President from providing this waiver with respect to funds made available for FY2024 or FY2025. </p>

tv_txt: 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3000 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To repeal Freedom Support Act section 907 waiver authority with respect to assistance to Azerbaijan.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Armenian Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Freedom Support Act section 907 waiver repeal The President may not exercise the waiver authority provided pursuant to title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 ( Public Law 107–115 ) ( 22 U.S.C. 5812 note), under the heading assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union under subsection (g), with respect to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2024 or 2025.

Passed the Senate November 15, 2023. Secretary

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3000 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 29 (legislative day, September 22), 2023 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Rubio , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Ricketts , and Mr. Kennedy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To repeal Freedom Support Act section 907 waiver authority with respect to assistance to Azerbaijan.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Armenian Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Freedom Support Act section 907 waiver repeal Title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 ( Public Law 107–115 ) ( 22 U.S.C. 5812 note) is amended, under the heading assistance for the independent states of the former soviet union , in subsection (g)— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking (1) ; (2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (6); and (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively.