H.R.696 - Egyptian Counterterrorism and Political Reform Act

To prohibit United States military assistance for Egypt and to express the sense of Congress that the amount of military assistance that would have been provided for Egypt for a fiscal year should be provided in the form of economic support fund assistance. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To prohibit United States military assistance for Egypt and to express the sense of Congress that the amount of military assistance that would have been provided for Egypt for a fiscal year should be provided in the form of economic support fund assistance. as introduced.
  • Short: Egyptian Counterterrorism and Political Reform Act as introduced.

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1/26/2009--Introduced.Egyptian Counterterrorism and Political Reform Act - Prohibits military assistance to Egypt beginning in FY2010 unless the President certifies to Congress for a given fiscal year that it is in U.S. national security interests to provide such assistance. Expresses the

Official Summary

1/26/2009--Introduced.Egyptian Counterterrorism and Political Reform Act - Prohibits military assistance to Egypt beginning in FY2010 unless the President certifies to Congress for a given fiscal year that it is in U.S. national security interests to provide such assistance. Expresses the sense of Congress that:
(1) funds that would have been provided for military assistance should be given in the form of additional economic support fund assistance and not used by the armed forces of Egypt;
(2) the President should certify the establishment of procedures to ensure access by the Comptroller General to appropriate financial information in order to review the use of these funds; and
(3) the agreement among the United States, Egypt, and Israel to decrease the overall amount of U.S. foreign assistance for both countries should continue.

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12/11/10
Envisioning the Politics of Party-list Representation in the ...

HR 696 - Investigation on the killing of peasant leader and human rights advocate Celso Pojas and the military operations resulting to escalated human rights violations against Lumad families and indigenous farming communities in ...

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11/06/10
ENVISIONING THE POLITICS OF PARTY-LIST REPRESENTATION IN THE ...

HR 696 - Investigation on the killing of peasant leader and human rights advocate Celso Pojas and the military operations resulting to escalated human rights violations against Lumad families and indigenous farming communities in ...

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09/07/10
Maybe it should have been called 'why Israel doesn't care about ...

H.R. 696: Egyptian Counterterrorism and Political Reform Act Introduced Jan 26, 2009. H.Res. 66: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Introduced Jan 15, 2009 ...

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