Andy Barr: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 13, insert ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The Secretary''. Page 8, line 13, strike ``should'' and insert ``shall''. Page 8, line 16, insert ``financial'' before ``assist-''. Page 8, line 17, after ``ance'' insert ``, other than assistance to support basic human needs,''. Page 8, line 24, strike the close quotation marks and the period that follows. Page 8, after line 24, insert the following: ``(b) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (a) for not more than 180 days at a time with respect to a foreign government if the President reports to the Congress that-- ``(1) the failure described in subsection (a) by the foreign government is due exclusively to a lack of capacity of the foreign government; ``(2) the foreign government is taking effective steps to prevent the failure from recurring; or ``(3) the waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States.''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 693, the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Barr) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kentucky.”