,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #befe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,district of
 ,columbia government from entering into
 ,sister ,city relationships with       
jurisdictions located in foreign        
adversary countries1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,district of        
,columbia ,sister ,city ,integrity ,act4
  #b4 ,prohibiting ,sister ,city        
relationships between ,district of      
,columbia and foreign adversaries  7a7  
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
foreign adversary country has the       
meaning given the term covered nation in
 section #dhgb7;f77#b7 of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,prohibition
 ,the ,district of ,columbia government 
may not enter into any ,sister ,city    

relationship with a jurisdiction located
 in a foreign adversary country4  7c7   
,treatment of existing relationships ,if
 a ,sister ,city relationship between   
the ,district of ,columbia and a        
jurisdiction located in a foreign       
adversary country is in effect on the   
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,district of ,columbia shall terminate  
the relationship not later than the     
earlier of-- 7#a7 the date provided     
under the terms of the relationship2 or 
7#b7 #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act4  7d7 ,loss of   
certain funds ,the ,district of         
,columbia may not use any ,federal funds
 to provide liaison and outreach        
services to the diplomatic and          
international communities unless the    
,district certifies to the ,president   
that the ,district is in compliance with
 this ,act4