,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bdi #aahth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #ccdc    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,november #af 7legislative    
day1 ,november #ae71 #bjbc,mrs4         
,blackburn 7for herself and ,ms4 ,rosen7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read the first time  ,november #bg1 
#bjbc,read the second time and placed on
 the calendar  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide   
that ,united ,states citizens evacuating
 ,israel shall not be required to       
reimburse the ,united ,states           
,government1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,saving ,americans in ,foreign  
,evacuations 7,,safe7 ,act4  #b4        
,requirement to provide free travel to  
,united ,states citizens evacuating     
,israel ,notwithstanding section        
#d7;b77#b77;,a77ii7 of the ,state       
,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of 
#aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4                    
#bfga7;b77#b77;,a77ii771 private ,united
 ,states citizens and permanent resident

 aliens evacuating ,israel in response  
to the ,october #g1 #bjbc1 attack by    
,hamas and the resulting war and civil  
unrest shall not be required to         
reimburse the ,united ,states           
,government for travel organized by the 
,department of ,state during fiscal year
 #bjbd pursuant to such section4  #c4   
,report  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #ahe days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall submit to ,congress a   
report examining the feasibility of     
expanding the reimbursement requirement 
under section 7#b7 to future evacuations
 worldwide4  7b7 ,elements ,the report  
required under subsection 7a7 shall     
include the following elements3 7#a7    
,the estimated annual costs of providing
 cost-free flights and other forms of   
transportation4  7#b7 ,a description of 
the additional responsibilities the     
,department would bear under such a     
requirement4  7#c7 ,a description of    
additional authorities the ,department  

would need to under such a requirement4 
7#d7 ,a description of moral hazard     
issues that may arise from such a       
requirement4  #d4 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #b1jjj1jjj for fiscal   
year #bjbd for the ,department of ,state
 to carry out activities under this     
,act4  ,november #bg1 #bjbc,read the    
second time and placed on the calendar