,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbc,mr4   
,santos introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !     
availability ( funds to provide         
assi/ance to =eign c\ntries t crim9alize
 or discrim9ate bas$ on sexual          
ori5tation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,equality & ,fiscal ,acc\ntability      
,protection ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4          
,prohibition on availability ( funds =  
=eign c\ntries t crim9alize or          
discrim9ate bas$ on sexual ori5tation   
7a7 ,prohibition ,except z provid$ 9    
subsection 7b71 no ,f$]al funds may be  
obligat$ or exp5d$ to provide assi/ance1
 directly or indirectly1 to a c\ntry    
describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7b7         
,exception  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t  
may au?orize an obligation or exp5diture
 ( ,f$]al funds to assi/ a c\ntry       
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 only if !     

,presid5t det]m9es1 on a case-by-case   
basis1 t su* propos$ obligation or      
exp5diture is vital to ! national       
security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#b7 ,brief+ ,^u mak+ a det]m9ation "u  
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh !
 ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 %all provide to !   
appropriate congressional committees &  
congressional lead]%ip a brief+ on su*  
det]m9ation4  7c7 ,c\ntries describ$ ,a 
c\ntry describ$ 9 ?is subsection is a   
=eign c\ntry ! gov]nm5t ( :i* !         
,presid5t det]m9es has enact$ or        
e/abli%$ & is implem5t+ any provision ( 
law1 or provision :i* has ! =ce & effect
 ( law1 t crim9alizes or discrim9ates on
 ! basis ( sexual ori5tation1 includ+ by
 crim9aliz+ homosexuality or same-sex   
m>riage4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3  7#a7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs & ! ,p]man5t ,select    
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  

,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,! ,committee on 
,=eign ,relations & ! ,select ,committee
 on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7      
,congressional lead]%ip ,! t]m          
congressional lead]%ip means ! foll[+3  
7,a7 ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,! m9ority lead] 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,c7 ,!   
majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7,d7 ,!     
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7e7          
,effective date ,?is ,act %all take     
effect on ! date t is #ahj days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4