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Rand Paul: I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2013
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To prohibit the sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F-16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services to the Government of Egypt) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN MILITARY SALES TO EGYPT. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Government shall not license, approve, facilitate, or otherwise allow the sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F-16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or other defense articles or services listed in Category VI, VII, or VIII of the United States Munitions List to the Government of Egypt. (b) United States Munitions List Defined.--In this section, the term ``United States Munitions List'' means the list referred to in section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)), as in effect on January 1, 2013.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky
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Jan 31, 2013

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