,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 
,espaillat 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1
 and ,mr4 ,nadler7 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   
establish a repatriation grant program4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,safe ,return ,act4  #b4        
,repatriation grant program  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #d of the ,state       
,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of 
#aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfga7 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 in  
subparagraph 7,a71 by amending clause   
7ii7 to read as follows3  7ii7 private  
,united ,states citizens1 lawful        
permanent residents of the ,united      
,states1 or third-country nationals1 on 
a grant basis1 to the maximum extent    
practicable2  2  7,b7 in subparagraph   
7,b7--  7i7 by striking loans and       

inserting grants2  7ii7 by inserting and
 destitute lawful permanent residents of
 the ,united ,states after destitute    
citizens of the ,united ,states2 and    
7iii7 by adding at the end before the   
semicolon the following3 and lawful     
permanent residents2 and  7#b7 in       
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in the matter     
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
loan and inserting grant2  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking        
borrower and inserting grantee2 and     
7ii7 by adding and at the end2  7,c7 in 
paragraph 7#b71 by striking a written   
loan agreement and all that follows and 
inserting a written grant agreement42   
and  7,d7 by striking paragraphs 7#c7   
through 7#aa74  7b7 ,update to ,foreign 
,affairs ,manual ,the ,secretary of     
,state shall update the ,repatriation   
,loans section of the ,foreign ,affairs 
,manual to reflect the amendments made  
by subsection 7a74