119-HR4650

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4650

1. Short title
2. Repatriation grant program

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Safe Return Act".

2. Repatriation grant program

(a) In general - Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended—

(1) - in subsection (b)(2)—

(A) - in subparagraph (A), by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:

(ii) - private United States citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States, or third-country nationals, on a grant basis, to the maximum extent practicable;

(B) - in subparagraph (B)—

(i) - by striking "loans" and inserting "grants";

(ii) - by inserting "and destitute lawful permanent residents of the United States" after "destitute citizens of the United States"; and

(iii) - by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: "and lawful permanent residents"; and

(2) - in subsection (d)—

(A) - in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "loan" and inserting "grant";

(B) - in paragraph (1)—

(i) - by striking "borrower" and inserting "grantee"; and

(ii) - by adding "and" at the end;

(C) - in paragraph (2), by striking "a written loan agreement" and all that follows and inserting "a written grant agreement."; and

(D) - by striking paragraphs (3) through (11).

(b) Update to Foreign Affairs Manual - The Secretary of State shall update the "Repatriation Loans" section of the Foreign Affairs Manual to reflect the amendments made by subsection (a).