Rand Paul: “I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without…”

“I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To redirect certain foreign assistance to the Government of Egypt as a result of the July 3, 2013, military coup d'etat) At the end of title I, insert the following: Sec. _____. (a) Congress makes the following findings: (1) On June 30, 2012, Mohamed Morsi was elected President of Egypt in elections that were certified as free and fair by the Egyptian Presidential Election Commission and the United Nations. (2) On July 3, 2013, the military of Egypt removed the democratically elected President of Egypt, arrested his supporters, and suspended the Constitution of Egypt. These actions fit the definition of a military coup d'etat. (3) Pursuant to section 7008 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112-74; 125 Stat. 1195), the United States is legally prohibited from providing foreign assistance to any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by a military coup d'etat, or removed in such a way that the military plays a decisive role. (4) The United States has suspended aid to countries that have undergone military coups d'etat in the past, including the Ivory Coast, the Central African Republic, Thailand, Mali, Fiji, and Honduras.…”