,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bc1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,mc,cormick introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to ensure that persons found   
responsible for the unauthorized        
diversion or destruction of ,united     
,states humanitarian assistance are     
liable to the ,united ,states1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,humanitarian 
,theft ,enforcement ,act4  #b4          
,humanitarian theft enforcement  7a7    
,liability ,notwithstanding any other   
provision of law or regulation1 any     
foreign person or entity the ,secretary 
of ,state determines is responsible for 
the unauthorized diversion or           
destruction of ,united ,states          
humanitarian assistance1 including      
humanitarian assistance funded by the   
,united ,states that is provided by an  
international organization1 is liable to

 the ,united ,states for the value of   
the assistance the ,secretary determines
 was so diverted or destroyed4  7b7     
,recovery ,upon determining that a      
foreign person or entity is responsible 
for the unauthorized diversion or       
destruction of assistance in the manner 
described in subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary of ,state should take        
appropriate steps to recover the value  
of such assistance from the foreign     
person or entity4  7c7 ,crediting of    
funds ,notwithstanding any other        
provision of law1 any funds received by 
the ,secretary of ,state pursuant to a  
determination under this section may be 
credited to an appropriate account of   
the ,department of ,state and shall     
remain available until expended4 ,the   
,secretary of ,state may transfer such  
funds to an appropriate account of      
another ,federal department or agency if
 the diverted or destroyed assistance   
was funded by such agency4  7d7 ,waiver 
,the ,secretary of ,state may waive any 

liability incurred pursuant to          
subsection 7a7 if the ,secretary        
determines that such a waiver is in the 
national interest4