S 917 ISCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To provide assistance to Pakistan under certain conditions, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

April 28, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. GREGG introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To provide assistance to Pakistan under certain conditions, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN.

Section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including subsection (a) of this section, the President is authorized to use funds made available to carry out the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) and funds made available to carry out any provision of this Act for assistance for Pakistan in an amount not to exceed $500,000,000 if the President determines that to do so is in the vital national security interests of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) The authority provided for in this subsection shall expire on September 30, 2010, and shall be subject to the requirements of subsections (a)(2) and (c) of this section.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink