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To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for a crisis evacuation loan program, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5968 · 118th Congress · Oct 17, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Crisis evacuation loan program

Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking “, on a reimbursable basis to the maximum extent practicable,” and all that follows and inserting a semicolon; and
(2)
in subsection (d), by striking “repatriations loan program” and inserting “crisis evacuation loan program”.

Sec. 2 Transfer of funding

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available to carry out the Department of Homeland Security’s Shelter and Services Program shall be made available to the Department of State to carry out section 4(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671(b)(2)(A)(ii)), as amended by section 1(1).