,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ab1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,mc,caul 7for himself and ,mr4     
,royce7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,state ,department ,basic           
,authorities ,act of #aief to require   
congressional notification not less than
 #ae days after a reward is authorized  
under the ,rewards for ,justice ,program
 of the ,department of ,state1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,rewards for   
,justice ,congressional ,notification   
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,congressional      
notification of reward  7a7 ,in general 
,section #cf of the ,state ,department  
,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #bgjh7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subsection 7g71 by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#d7 ,reports
 on rewards authorized ,not less than   
#ae days after a reward is authorized   

under this section1 the ,secretary of   
,state shall submit to the appropriate  
congressional committees a report1 which
 may be submitted in classified form if 
necessary1 detailing information about  
the reward1 including the identity of   
the individual for whom the award is    
being made1 the amount of the reward1   
the acts with respect to which the      
reward is being made1 and how the reward
 is being publicized4  2 and  7#b7 in   
subsection 7k77#b71 by striking         
,international ,relations and inserting 
,foreign ,affairs4  7b7 ,effective date 
,the amendment made by subsection       
7a77#a7 takes effect on the date of the 
enactment of this ,act and applies with 
respect to any reward authorized under  
section #cf of the ,state ,department   
,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief on or 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4