,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abgh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #aa1 #bjac ,mr4 ,paul introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit certain foreign assistance to the ,government of ,egypt as a result of the ,july #c1 #bjac1 military coup d'tat4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,egyptian ,military ,coup ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,foreign assistance restrictions in response to ,egyptian military coup d'tat 7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,on ,june #cj1 #bjab1 ,mohamed ,morsi was elected ,president of ,egypt in elections that were certified as free and fair by the ,egyptian ,presidential ,election ,commission and the ,united ,nations4 7#b7 ,on ,july #c1 #bjac1 the military of ,egypt removed the democratically elected ,president of ,egypt1 arrested his supporters1 and suspended the ,constitution of ,egypt4 ,these actions fit the definition of a military coup d'tat4 7#c7 ,pursuant to section #gjjh of the ,department of ,state1 ,foreign ,operations1 and ,related ,programs ,act1 #bjab 7division ,i of ,public ,law #aab-gd2 #abe ,stat4 #aaie71 the ,united ,states is legally prohibited from providing foreign assistance to any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by a military coup d'tat1 or removed in such a way that the military plays a decisive role4 7#d7 ,the ,united ,states has suspended aid to countries that have undergone military coups d'tat in the past1 including the ,ivory ,coast1 the ,central ,african ,republic1 ,thailand1 ,mali1 ,fiji1 and ,honduras4 7b7 ,foreign assistance to the ,government of ,egypt 7#a7 ,restrictions on assistance under section #gjjh ,in accordance with section #gjjh of the ,department of ,state1 ,foreign ,operations1 and ,related ,programs ,act1 #bjab 7division ,i of ,public ,law #aab-gd2 #abe ,stat4 #aaie71 the ,united ,states ,government1 including the ,department of ,state1 shall refrain from providing to the ,government of ,egypt the assistance restricted under such section4 7#b7 ,additional restrictions ,in addition to the restrictions referred to in paragraph 7#a71 the following restrictions shall be in effect with respect to ,united ,states assistance to the ,government of ,egypt3 7,a7 ,deliveries of defense articles currently slated for transfer to ,egyptian ,ministry of ,defense 7,,mod7 and ,ministry of ,interior 7,,moi7 shall be suspended until the ,president certifies to ,congress that democratic national elections have taken place in ,egypt followed by a peaceful transfer of power4 7,b7 ,provision of defense services to ,egyptian ,,mod and ,,moi shall be halted immediately until the ,president certifies to ,congress that democratic national elections have taken place in ,egypt followed by a peaceful transfer of power4 7,c7 ,processing of draft ,letters of ,offer and ,acceptance 7,l,o,as7 for future arms sales to ,egyptian ,,mod and ,,moi entities shall be halted until the ,president certifies to ,congress that democratic national elections have taken place in ,egypt followed by a peaceful transfer of power4 7,d7 ,all costs associated with the delays in deliveries and provision of services required under subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 shall be borne by the ,government of ,egypt4