,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bfg #aacth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #aheg    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,december #ah1 #bjac,mr4      
,menendez1 from the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations1 reported the       
following original bill2 which was read 
twice and placed on the calendar  ,a    
,,bill  ,to reform assistance to ,egypt1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title2 table of contents  7a7 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,egypt ,assistance ,reform ,act of      
#bjac4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the     
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table  
of contents4,,title ,i--,prohibition on 
assistance to governments following     
coups d'tat,sec4 #aja4 ,prohibition on  
assistance to governments following     
coups d'tat4,,title ,,ii--,united       
,states assistance for ,egypt,sec4 #bja4
 ,suspension and reform of arms         
sales4,sec4 #bjb4 ,suspension and reform
 of ,united ,states economic support to 

,egypt4,sec4 #bjc4 ,termination4,sec4   
#bjd4 ,additional oversight of ongoing  
,egypt funding4,sec4 #bje4 ,sunset of   
existing authority4,sec4 #bjf4          
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined4  ,i ,prohibition on assistance 
to governments following coups d'tat    
#aja4 ,prohibition on assistance to     
governments following coups d'tat  7a7  
,in general ,chapter #a of part ,,ii of 
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq47 is amended
 by adding at the end the following new 
section3  #ejb;,c4 ,prohibition on      
assistance following coups d'tat  7a7   
,in general ,after the date of the      
enactment of the ,egypt ,assistance     
,reform ,act of #bjac1 except as        
provided under subsection 7b71 no       
foreign assistance authorized pursuant  
to this ,act or the ,arms ,export       
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et   
seq47 may be provided to the government 
of a foreign country1 and none of the   
funds appropriated for such assistance  

shall be obligated or expended to       
finance directly any such assistance for
 such government1 whose democratically  
elected head of government is deposed by
 coup d'tat or decree in which the      
security services of that country play a
 decisive role4  7b7 ,exceptions ,the   
prohibition in subsection 7a7 shall not 
apply to humanitarian assistance or     
assistance to promote democratic        
elections or public participation in    
democratic processes4  7c7              
,determination and publication  7#a7 ,in
 general ,after the date of the         
enactment of the ,egypt ,assistance     
,reform ,act of #bjac1 not later than   
#cj days after receiving credible       
information that the democratically     
elected head of a national government   
may have been deposed by coup d'tat or  
decree in which the security services of
 that country played a decisive role1   
the ,secretary of ,state shall determine
 whether the democratically elected head
 of government was deposed by coup d'tat

 or decree in which the security forces 
of that country played a decisive role4 
7#b7 ,transmission of determination ,a  
determination made under paragraph 7#a7 
shall be submitted to the appropriate   
congressional committees on the day that
 such determination is made1 together   
with a report reviewing ,united ,states 
assistance programs to that country and 
assessing the impact on that country and
 on ,united ,states national security   
interests of a cessation of assistance  
restricted under subsection 7a74  7d7   
,termination of restriction ,the        
restriction in subsection 7a7 shall     
terminate #ae days after the ,secretary 
of ,state notifies the appropriate      
congressional committees that a         
democratically elected government has   
taken office in such country pursuant to
 elections determined to be free and    
fair4  7e7 ,waiver  7#a7 ,in general    
,the ,president may waive the           
restrictions in subsection 7a7 for a    
#ahj-;day period if1 not later than #e  

days before the waiver takes effect1 the
 ,president certifies to the appropriate
 congressional committees that-- 7,a7   
providing such assistance is in the     
vital national security interests of the
 ,united ,states1 including for the     
purpose of combating terrorism2 and     
7,b7 such foreign government is         
committed to restoring democratic       
governance and due process of law1 and  
is taking demonstrable steps toward     
holding free and fair elections in a    
reasonable timeframe4  7#b7             
,consultation ,not later than #ae days  
prior to the submission of the          
certification required by paragraph     
7#a71 the ,president shall consult with 
the appropriate congressional committees
 regarding the use of the waiver        
authority provided under such paragraph 
and provide such committees a full      
briefing on the need for such waiver4   
7#c7 ,extension of waiver ,the          
,president may extend the effective     
period of a waiver under paragraph 7#a7 

for additional #ahj-;day periods if1 not
 later than #e days before the extension
 takes effect1 the ,president submits to
 the appropriate congressional          
committees an updated certification     
meeting the requirements of             
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph
 7#a74  7f7 ,reporting requirement ,any 
certification submitted pursuant to     
subsection 7e7 shall be accompanied by a
 report describing the types and amounts
 of assistance to be provided pursuant  
to the waiver and the justification for 
the waiver1 including a description and 
analysis of the foreign government's    
commitment to restoring democratic      
governance and due process of law and   
the demonstrable steps being taken by   
such foreign government toward holding  
free and fair elections4  7g7           
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means the ,committees on ,foreign       
,relations and ,appropriations of the   

,senate and the ,committees on ,foreign 
,affairs and ,appropriations of the     
,house of ,representatives4  4  7b7     
,application of coup provision ,the     
restrictions and exceptions under       
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of section      
#ejb;,c of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act
 of #aifa1 as added by subsection 7a71  
shall apply to ,fiji1 ,guinea-,bissau1  
,madagascar1 and ,sudan as of the date  
of the enactment of such section4  ,,ii 
,united ,states assistance for ,egypt   
#bja4 ,suspension and reform of arms    
sales  7a7 ,in general ,the ,united     
,states ,government may not license1    
approve1 facilitate1 or otherwise allow 
the sale1 lease1 transfer1 retransfer1  
or delivery of defense articles or      
defense services to ,egypt under section
 #ch7;a77#a7 of the ,arms ,export       
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bggh7;a77#a77 until #ae days after the 
,secretary of ,state submits to the     
appropriate congressional committees a  
certification that-- 7#a7 providing such

 assistance is in the national security 
interests of the ,united ,states2 and   
7#b7 the ,government of ,egypt-- 7,a7   
continues to implement the ,peace       
,treaty between the ,state of ,israel   
and the ,arab ,republic of ,egypt1      
signed at ,washington1 ,march #bf1      
#aigi2  7,b7 is taking necessary and    
appropriate measures to counter         
terrorism1 including measures to counter
 smuggling into the ,gaza ,strip by1    
among other measures1 detecting and     
destroying tunnels between ,egypt and   
the ,gaza ,strip and securing the ,sinai
 peninsula2  7,c7 is allowing the       
,united ,states ,armed ,forces to       
transit the territory of ,egypt1        
including through the airspace and      
territorial waters of ,egypt2  7,d7 is  
supporting a transition to an inclusive 
civilian government by demonstrating a  
commitment to1 and making consistent    
progress toward1 holding regular1       
credible elections that are free1 fair1 
and consistent with internationally     

accepted standards2  7,e7 is respecting 
and protecting the political and        
economic freedoms of all residents of   
,egypt1 including taking measures to    
address violence against women and      
religious minorities2  7,f7 is          
respecting freedom of expression and due
 process of law1 including respecting   
the rights of women and religious       
minorities2 and  7,g7 has continued to  
abide by its nuclear non-proliferation  
commitments as a signatory of the       
,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of   
,nuclear ,weapons1 done at ,london1     
,moscow1 and ,washington ,july #a1      
#aifh1 has not detonated a nuclear      
explosive device1 and is not in material
 violation of ,,iaea safeguards4  7b7   
,exception ,the limitation under        
subsection 7a7 shall not apply to       
defense articles and defense services to
 be used primarily for supporting or    
enabling counterterrorism1 border and   
maritime security1 or special operations
 capabilities or operations4  7c7       

,waiver  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,president may waive the restrictions in
 subsection 7a7 for a #ahj-;day period  
if1 not later than #ae days before the  
waiver takes effect1 the ,president--   
7,a7 certifies to the appropriate       
congressional committees that providing 
such assistance is in the vital national
 security interests of the ,united      
,states2  7,b7 provides to such         
committees a report detailing the       
reasons for making the determination    
that such assistance is in the vital    
national security interests of the      
,united ,states2 and  7,c7 submits to   
such committees an analysis of the      
degree to which providing such          
assistance is in the national security  
interests of the ,united ,states and the
 actions of the ,government of ,egypt do
 or do not satisfy each of the criteria 
contained in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,g7 of subsection 7a77#b74  7#b7       
,extension of waiver  7,a7 ,fiscal years
 #bjad and #bjae ,the ,president may    

extend the effective period of a waiver 
under paragraph 7#a7 for the remainder  
of fiscal year #bjad and an additional  
fiscal year if the ,secretary of ,state 
submits the strategy required in        
subsection 7d7 to the appropriate       
congressional committees and1 not later 
than #ae days before the waiver expires1
 the ,president submits to the          
appropriate congressional committees an 
updated certification1 report1 and      
analysis that meet the requirements of  
subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c71     
respectively1 of paragraph 7#a74  7,b7  
,subsequent fiscal years ,the ,president
 may annually extend the effective      
period of a waiver under paragraph      
7#b77;,a7 for an additional fiscal year 
if1 not later than #ae days before the  
prior year waiver expires1 the          
,president submits to the appropriate   
congressional committees an updated     
certification1 report1 and analysis that
 meet the requirements of subparagraphs 
7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c71 respectively1 of  

paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,strategy to reform
 ,united ,states military assistance to 
,egypt  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall submit to ,congress a   
comprehensive strategy for modernizing  
and improving ,united ,states security  
cooperation with1 and assistance for    
,egypt4 ,the strategy shall seek to--   
7,a7 enhance the ability of the         
,government of ,egypt to detect1        
disrupt1 dismantle1 and defeat al       
,qaeda1 its affiliated groups1 and other
 terrorist organizations operating in   
,egypt1 and to counter terrorist        
ideology and radicalization in ,egypt2  
7,b7 improve the capacity of the        
,government of ,egypt to prevent human  
trafficking and the illicit movement of 
terrorists1 criminals1 weapons1 and     
other dangerous material across ,egypt's
 borders or administrative boundaries1  
especially through illicit points of    
entry into the ,gaza ,strip2  7,c7      

improve the ,government of ,egypt's     
operational capabilities in             
counterinsurgency1 counterterrorism1 and
 border and maritime security2  7,d7    
enhance the capacity of the ,government 
of ,egypt to gather1 integrate1 analyze1
 and share intelligence1 especially with
 respect to the threat posed by         
terrorism and other illicit activity1   
while also ensuring a proper protection 
for the civil liberties of ,egypt's     
citizens2 and  7,e7 increase            
transparency1 accountability to civilian
 authority1 respect for human rights1   
and the rule of law within the armed    
forces of ,egypt4  7#b7 ,elements ,the  
strategy required under paragraph 7#a7  
shall include the following elements3   
7,a7 ,a detailed assessment of the      
mechanism by which military assistance  
is provided to ,egypt and whether such  
mechanism should be modified4  7,b7 ,a  
detailed summary of the current balance 
between the levels of economic and      
military support provided to ,egypt1    

including an assessment of whether      
funding for economic development and    
political assistance programs should be 
increased as a percentage of overall    
,united ,states foreign assistance to   
,egypt1 and an assessment of whether    
there should be an increased percentage 
of foreign military assistance focused  
on counterinsurgency1 counterterrorism1 
border and maritime security and related
 training4  7,c7 ,a process to assess   
whether current levels of economic and  
military support provided to ,egypt are 
achieving ,united ,states national      
security objectives and supporting      
,egypt's transition to democracy4  7,d7 
,an estimated schedule for completing   
the baseline conventional modernization 
of the armed forces of ,egypt with      
,united ,states-origin equipment4  7,e7 
,an assessment of the extent to which   
the ,government of ,egypt is-- 7i7      
implementing the #aigi ,egypt-,israel   
,peace ,treaty2  7ii7 taking effective  
steps to combat terrorism on the ,sinai 

,peninsula2 and  7iii7 taking effective 
steps to eliminate smuggling networks   
and to detect and destroy tunnels       
between ,egypt and the ,gaza ,strip4    
7,f7 ,an assessment of the abilities of 
the ,united ,states ,government to      
achieve the goals set forth in the      
strategy if defense articles and        
services to ,egypt are withheld4  7#c7  
,consultation requirement ,in developing
 the strategy required under paragraph  
7#a71 the ,secretary of ,state shall    
consult with1 among other relevant      
parties1 the appropriate congressional  
committees and the ,government of       
,egypt4  7#d7 ,report on contracts ,the 
,secretary of ,state shall submit with  
the strategy required under paragraph   
7#a7 a report containing-- 7,a7 a       
summary of all contracts with the       
,government of ,egypt funded through    
,united ,states assistance over the     
prior #aj years and a projection of such
 contracts over the next #e years2 and  
7,b7 information on any contracts or    

purchases made by the ,government of    
,egypt using interest earned from       
amounts in an interest-bearing account  
for ,egypt related to funds made        
available under section #bc of the ,arms
 ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bgfc7 and whether the use of this      
interest has furthered the goals        
described in this section4  #bjb4       
,suspension and reform of ,united       
,states economic support to ,egypt  7a7 
,in general ,no bilateral economic      
assistance may be made available to the 
,government of ,egypt pursuant to       
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 ,fund7 until #ae days
 after the ,secretary of ,state         
certifies to the appropriate            
congressional committees that-- 7#a7    
providing such assistance is in the     
national security interest of the       
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 the          
,government of ,egypt-- 7,a7 continues  

to implement the ,peace ,treaty between 
the ,state of ,israel and the ,arab     
,republic of ,egypt1 signed at          
,washington1 ,march #bf1 #aigi2  7,b7 is
 supporting the transition to an        
inclusive civilian government by        
demonstrating a commitment to hold      
regular1 credible elections that are    
free1 fair1 and consistent with         
internationally accepted standards2     
7,c7 is respecting and protecting the   
political1 economic1 and religious      
freedoms of all residents of ,egypt1    
including taking measures to address    
violence against women and religious    
minorities2  7,d7 is permitting         
nongovernmental organizations and civil 
society groups in ,egypt to operate     
freely and consistent with              
internationally recognized standards2   
and  7,e7 is demonstrating a commitment 
to implementing economic reforms1       
including reforms necessary to reduce   
the deficit and ensure economic         
stability and growth4  7b7 ,exceptions  

,the prohibition in subsection 7a7 shall
 not apply to humanitarian assistance or
 assistance to promote democratic       
elections or public participation in    
democratic processes4  7c7 ,waiver  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,president may waive  
the limitation under subsection 7a7 for 
a #ahj-;day period if1 not later than   
#ae days before the waiver takes effect1
 the ,president-- 7,a7 certifies to the 
appropriate congressional committees    
that providing such assistance is in the
 vital national security interests of   
the ,united ,states2  7,b7 submits to   
such committees a report detailing the  
reasons for making the determination    
that such assistance is in the vital    
national security interests of the      
,united ,states notwithstanding the fact
 that the certification required by     
subsection 7a7 cannot be made2 and  7,c7
 submits to such committees an analysis 
of the degree to which such assistance  
is in the national security interests of
 the ,united ,states and the actions of 

the ,government of ,egypt do1 or do not1
 satisfy the criteria in subsection     
7a77#b74  7#b7 ,extension of waiver     
7,a7 ,fiscal years #bjad and #bjae ,the 
,president may extend the effective     
period of a waiver under paragraph 7#a7 
for the remainder of fiscal year #bjad  
and an additional fiscal year if the    
,secretary of ,state submits the        
strategy required in subsection 7d7 to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 and1 not later than #ae days before the
 prior waiver expires1 the ,president   
submits to the appropriate congressional
 committees an updated certification1   
report1 and analysis that meet the      
requirements of subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71
 and 7,c71 respectively1 of paragraph   
7#a74  7,b7 ,subsequent fiscal years    
,the ,president may annually extend the 
effective period of a waiver under      
paragraph 7#b77;,a7 for an additional   
fiscal year if1 not later than #ae days 
before the prior year waiver expires1   
the ,president submits to the           

appropriate congressional committees an 
updated certification1 report1 and      
analysis that meet the requirements of  
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c71      
respectively1 of paragraph 7#a74  7d7   
,strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall separately provide to   
,congress a comprehensive foreign       
assistance strategy for ,egypt that--   
7,a7 addresses how ,united ,states      
foreign assistance can most             
effectively-- 7i7 respond to the        
political and economic development      
concerns and aspirations of the people  
of ,egypt1 and seek to advance the      
,united ,states' strategic objective of 
a secure1 democratic1 civilian-led1 and 
prosperous ,egypt that is a partner of  
the ,united ,states and advances peace  
and security in the region2  7ii7       
support regional stability and          
cooperation by strengthening the        
political and economic relationships    

between ,egypt and her neighbors2  7iii7
 encourage and support efforts by the   
,government and people of ,egypt to     
foster democratic norms and             
institutions1 including rule of law1    
transparent and accountable governance1 
an independent legislature and          
judiciary1 regular conduct of free and  
fair elections1 an inclusive political  
process1 and effective1 law-abiding     
public security forces2  7iv7 support   
economic reforms by the ,government of  
,egypt to encourage private sector-led  
growth and job creation1 create a       
favorable climate for business and      
investment1 fight corruption1 and expand
 international trade2  7v7 seek to      
foster a vibrant civil society in       
,egypt1 including the unencumbered      
operation of nongovernmental            
organizations1 a free and independent   
media1 respect for women1 and           
protections for the political1 economic1
 and religious freedoms and rights of   
all citizens and residents of ,egypt2   

and  7vi7 seek to support security      
sector reform1 particularly regarding   
civilian police forces2  7,b7 includes  
an assessment of what actions the       
,government of ,egypt has taken1 in law 
and practice1 that advance or inhibit   
the interests1 principles1 and goals    
described within this strategy1         
including the ability of ,egyptian and  
international nongovernmental           
organizations to operate inside ,egypt1 
especially for the purposes of promoting
 political1 economic1 and religious     
freedoms and rights1 democracy1 and     
education1 and what actions the         
,secretary of ,state has taken to       
further the same interests1 principles1 
and goals in ,egypt2  7,c7 is based on  
the best principles and practices of    
effective international development1 the
 provision of matching funds by the host
 government1 leveraging assistance for  
greater impact together with the private
 sector1 and the goal of graduation from
 assistance2  7,d7 includes a detailed  

assessment of resources and amounts that
 will be necessary to achieve the goals 
set forth in this subsection over the   
next five fiscal years2 and  7,e7       
includes an assessment of the effects of
 a cessation of bilateral economic      
support for ,egypt on the ,middle ,east 
region and ,united ,states national     
security interests in the region4  7#b7 
,consideration of certain elements ,the 
strategy required by paragraph 7#a7     
shall include consideration of-- 7,a7   
measures to promote and protect foreign 
direct investment in the economy of     
,egypt2  7,b7 programs to assist        
regional economic engagement by the     
,government of ,egypt and job creation  
in that country through1 among other    
things1 assisting in the establishment  
of free trade zones in ,egypt along the 
,suez ,canal ,zone2  7,c7 efforts to    
improve the business climate in ,egypt1 
including by promoting ,united ,states  
trade with ,egypt and investment in that
 country2 and  7,d7 efforts to promote  

market-based economic reforms and to    
identify barriers to entry in the       
economy of ,egypt that prevent the      
efficient flow of capital1 goods1 and   
services4  7#c7 ,consultation           
requirement ,in developing the strategy 
required by paragraph 7#a71 the         
,secretary of ,state shall consult with1
 among other relevant parties1 the      
appropriate congressional committees1   
the ,government of ,egypt1 political    
opposition groups in ,egypt1 private    
sector leaders1 nongovernmental         
organizations1 religious and secular    
groups1 women's organizations1 and civil
 society groups1 as well as relevant    
international nongovernmental           
organizations4  7e7 ,funding for        
democracy and governance programs  7#a7 
,in general ,if1 in any fiscal year1    
bilateral economic assistance is        
provided to ,egypt pursuant to 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 not less than
 #ej1jjj1jjj of that assistance shall be
 provided through the ,department of    
,state and the ,national ,endowment for 
,democracy for democracy and governance 
programs in ,egypt4  7#b7 ,additional   
funding if waiver authority invoked ,if1
 in any fiscal year1 the ,president     
exercises the waiver authority under    
subsection 7c7 and bilateral economic   
assistance is provided to ,egypt        
pursuant to chapter #d of part ,,ii of  
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa1 
not less than #be1jjj1jjj of that       
assistance 7in addition to the amount   
provided for under paragraph 7#a77 shall
 be provided through the ,department of 
,state and the ,national ,endowment for 
,democracy for democracy and governance 
programs in ,egypt4  #bjc4 ,termination 
,the limitations under section #bja and 
#bjb shall terminate on ,september #cj1 
#bjaf1 if the ,secretary of ,state      
submits to the appropriate congressional
 committees a certification that the    

,government of ,egypt-- 7#a7 continues  
to implement the ,peace ,treaty between 
the ,state of ,israel and the ,arab     
,republic of ,egypt1 signed at          
,washington1 ,march #bf1 #aigi2  7#b7 is
 taking necessary and appropriate       
measures to counter terrorism1 including
 measures to counter smuggling into the 
,gaza ,strip by1 among other measures1  
detecting and destroying tunnels between
 ,egypt and the ,gaza ,strip and        
securing the ,sinai peninsula2  7#c7 is 
allowing the ,united ,states ,armed     
,forces to transit the territory of     
,egypt1 including through the airspace  
and territorial waters of ,egypt2 and   
7#d7 is supporting a transition to an   
inclusive civilian government by        
demonstrating a commitment to1 and      
making consistent progress toward1      
holding regular1 credible elections that
 are free1 fair1 and consistent with    
internationally accepted standards4     
#bjd4 ,additional oversight of ongoing  
,egypt funding ,section #gjda7;a7 of the

 ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1    
#bjab 7,public ,law #aab-gd2 #abe ,stat4
 #abbb7 is amended by striking          
,committees on ,appropriations each     
place it appears and inserting          
,committees on ,appropriations and      
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committees on ,appropriations and  
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives4  #bje4 ,sunset of     
existing authority  7a7 ,repeal ,section
 #gjjh of the ,consolidated             
,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7,public    
,law #aab-gd2 #abe ,stat4 #aaie7 is     
hereby repealed4  7b7 ,termination of   
existing restrictions ,notwithstanding  
any other provision of law1 any         
restrictions on assistance to a foreign 
government as the result of a coup d'tat
 that were enacted before the date of   
the enactment of this ,act shall        
terminate as of the date of the         
enactment of this ,act and shall no     
longer apply to the provision of such   
assistance4  #bjf4 ,appropriate         

congressional committees defined ,in    
this title1 the term appropriate        
congressional committees means the      
,committees on ,foreign ,relations and  
,appropriations of the ,senate and the  
,committees on ,foreign ,affairs and    
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  ,december #ah1       
#bjac,read twice and placed on the      
calendar