,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #be1 #bjac  
,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to condition security          
assistance and economic assistance to   
the ,government of ,egypt in order to   
advance ,united ,states national        
security interests in ,egypt1 including 
encouraging the advancement of          
political1 economic1 and religious      
freedom in ,egypt4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,egypt   
,accountability and ,democracy          
,promotion ,act 4  #b4 ,declaration of  
policy ,the policy of the ,united       
,states shall be to use its foreign     
assistance for ,egypt1 including the    
,foreign ,military ,financing program1  
to advance ,united ,states national     
security interests in ,egypt1 including 
encouraging the advancement of          
political1 economic1 and religious      

freedom in ,egypt4  #c4 ,limitation on  
security assistance to the ,government  
of ,egypt  7a7 ,limitation ,of the      
amounts available for assistance for    
,egypt under section #bc of the ,arms   
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgfc2 relating to the ,foreign         
,military ,financing program7--  7#a7   
#aj percent of that amount shall be     
withheld from the ,government of ,egypt 
unless1 not later than #cj days after   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state has made the       
certification described in subsection   
7c72  7#b7 #ej percent of that amount   
shall be withheld from the ,government  
of ,egypt if a further period of #cj    
days has elapsed immediately following  
the #cj-;day period described in        
paragraph 7#a7 without a certification  
described in subsection 7c7 being in    
effect2 and  7#c7 #ajj percent of that  
amount shall be withheld from the       
,government of ,egypt if a further      
period of #abj days has elapsed         

immediately following the #cj-;day      
period described in paragraph 7#b7      
without a certification described in    
subsection 7c7 being in effect4  7b7    
,report ,if the ,secretary of ,state is 
unable to make the certification        
described in subsection 7c7 and applies 
the withholding of funds described in   
paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c7 of        
subsection 7a71 as the case may be1 the 
,secretary shall transmit to the        
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that contains the reasons        
therefor4  7c7 ,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--  7#a7 7,a7 the
 ,government of ,egypt is not directly  
or indirectly controlled by or under the
 influence of a foreign terrorist       
organization1 its affiliates1 or its    
supporters2 and  7,b7 no member1        

affiliate1 or supporter of a foreign    
terrorist organization serves in a      
policy-making position in a ministry1   
agency1 or instrumentality of the       
,government of ,egypt2  7#b7 the        
,government of ,egypt--  7,a7 has       
adopted and fully implemented legal     
reforms that protect the political1     
economic1 and religious freedoms and    
human rights of all citizens and        
residents of ,egypt2 and  7,b7 is not   
acting to restrict the political1       
economic1 or religious freedoms and     
human rights of the citizens and        
residents of ,egypt2  7#c7 the          
,government of ,egypt is fully          
implementing the ,israel-,egypt ,peace  
,treaty2 and  7#d7 the ,government of   
,egypt is taking concrete1 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 ,peninsula4    
7d7 ,recertifications ,not later than   

#ij days after the date on which the    
,secretary of ,state transmits to the   
appropriate congressional committees an 
initial certification under subsection  
7c71 and every #f months thereafter--   
7#a7 the ,secretary shall transmit to   
the appropriate congressional committees
 a recertification that the requirements
 contained in subsection 7c7 are        
continuing to be met2 or  7#b7 if the   
,secretary is unable to make such a     
recertification1 the ,secretary shall   
apply the withholding of funds described
 in paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c7 of    
subsection 7a71 as the case may be1 and 
the ,secretary shall transmit to the    
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that contains the reasons        
therefor4  7e7 ,waiver ,the ,secretary  
of ,state may waive the limitation in   
subsection 7a77#c7 for one or more      
#ij-;day periods with respect to up to  
#ej percent of the amount required to be
 withheld under such subsection if1 for 
each such #ij-;day period1 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 committees a report with  
detailed reasoning for the determination
 and certification4  7f7 ,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
 #bc of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfc2 relating to the   
,foreign ,military ,financing program7  
shall be--  7#a7 transferred to and     
consolidated with amounts available for 
assistance for the ,middle ,east        
,partnership ,initiative under chapter  
#d of part ,,ii of the ,foreign         
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcdf et seq42 relating to the         
,economic ,support ,fund72 and  7#b7    
allocated for democracy and governance  
programs for ,egypt1 including direct   

support for secular1 democratic         
nongovernmental organizations4  7g7     
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to
 the appropriate congressional          
committees a report that includes the   
following3  7#a7 ,a description of the  
strategic objectives of the ,united     
,states regarding the provision of      
,united ,states security assistance to  
the ,government of ,egypt4  7#b7 ,a     
description of biennial outlays of      
,united ,states security assistance to  
the ,government of ,egypt for the       
purposes of strategic planning1         
training1 provision of equipment1 and   
construction of facilities1 including   
funding streams4  7#c7 ,a description of
 vetting and end-user monitoring systems
 in place by both ,egypt and the ,united
 ,states for defense articles and       
training provided by the ,united        
,states1 including human rights vetting4
  7#d7 ,a description of actions that   

the ,government of ,egypt is taking to--
  7,a7 fully implement the              
,egypt-,israel peace treaty2  7,b7      
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 ,peninsula2  7,c7         
repudiate1 combat1 and stop incitement  
to violence against the ,united ,states 
and ,united ,states citizens and        
prohibit the transmission within its    
domains of satellite television or radio
 channels that broadcast such           
incitement2 and  7,d7 adopt and         
implement legal reforms that protect the
 religious and democratic freedoms of   
all citizens and residents of ,egypt4   
7#e7 ,recommendations1 including with   
respect to required resources and       
actions1 to maximize the effectiveness  
of ,united ,states security assistance  
provided to ,egypt4  7h7 ,,gao ,report  
,not later than #abj days after the date
 of the submission of the report        

required under subsection 7f71 the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that--
  7#a7 reviews and comments on the      
report required under subsection 7f72   
and  7#b7 provides recommendations      
regarding additional actions with       
respect to the provision of ,united     
,states security assistance to ,egypt1  
if necessary4  7i7 ,appropriate         
,congressional ,committees ,defined ,in 
this section1 the term appropriate      
congressional committees means--  7#a7  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations of the ,senate4  #d4         
,limitation on economic assistance to   
,egypt  7a7 ,limitation ,of the amounts 
available for assistance for ,egypt     
under chapter #d of part ,,ii of the    
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcdf et seq42 relating to the
 ,economic ,support ,fund71 none of that

 amount may be provided for direct or   
indirect assistance to the ,government  
of ,egypt unless a certification        
described in section #c7;c7 is in       
effect4  7b7 ,reallocation ,during a    
period in which a certification         
described in section #c7;c7 is not in   
effect1 amounts that may not be provided
 for direct or indirect assistance to   
the ,government of ,egypt pursuant to   
the limitation under subsection 7a7     
shall be reallocated for democracy and  
governance programs for ,egypt1         
including direct support for secular1   
democratic nongovernmental              
organizations1 as well as programming   
and support for rule of law and human   
rights1 good governance1 political      
competition and consensus-building1 and 
civil society4  #e4 ,government of      
,egypt defined ,in this ,act1 the term  
,government of ,egypt means any person1 
agent1 instrumentality1 or official of1 
is affiliated with1 or is serving as a  
representative of the ,government of    

,egypt4