,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bc1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,mc,cormick introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t
 p]sons f\nd responsible = ! unau?oriz$ 
div]sion or de/ruction ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
humanit>ian assi/ance are liable to !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,humanit>ian ,!ft ,en=cem5t ,act4  #b4  
,humanit>ian !ft en=cem5t  7a7          
,liability ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( 
law or regulation1 any =eign p]son or   
entity ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate det]m9es is  
responsible = ! unau?oriz$ div]sion or  
de/ruction ( ,unit$ ,/ates humanit>ian  
assi/ance1 includ+ humanit>ian assi/ance
 fund$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates t is provid$  
by an int]national organization1 is     
liable to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ! value ( ! 
assi/ance ! ,secret>y det]m9es 0 s      
div]t$ or de/roy$4  7b7 ,recov]y ,^u    
det]m9+ t a =eign p]son or entity is    

responsible = ! unau?oriz$ div]sion or  
de/ruction ( assi/ance 9 ! mann]        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate %\ld take appropriate /eps to    
recov] ! value ( su* assi/ance f ! =eign
 p]son or entity4  7c7 ,cr$it+ ( funds  
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 any   
funds receiv$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate    
pursuant to a det]m9ation "u ?is section
 may be cr$it$ to an appropriate acc\nt 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & %all rema9      
available until exp5d$4 ,! ,secret>y (  
,/ate may transf] su* funds to an       
appropriate acc\nt ( ano!r ,f$]al       
dep>tm5t or ag5cy if ! div]t$ or de/roy$
 assi/ance 0 fund$ by su* ag5cy4  7d7   
,waiv] ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may waive   
any liability incurr$ pursuant to       
subsection 7a7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 su* a waiv] is 9 ! national int]e/4