1、 Recent Developments in U.S. Aid to Egypt name redacted Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs September 29, 2017 Overview In recent months, the Trump Administration and Congress have taken various steps toward reducing U.S. foreign military and economic assistance to Egypt. Although lawmakers have de
2、bated the merits of U.S. foreign aid to Egypt for years, executive and legislative branch action may be tied to specific U.S. concern over Egypts new legal restrictions on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and its reported ties to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea).
3、For more, see CRS Report RL33003, Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations. Congressional Concern over Egypts NGO Law In May 2017, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi signed Law 70 of 2017 on Associations and Other Foundations Working in the Field of Civil Work into law. The Parliament had ratified
4、this bill six months earlier, and both the ratification and signing drew widespread international condemnation. The new law (which replaced a 2002 NGO law) requires NGOs to receive prior approval from internal security before accepting foreign funding. It also increases penalties for violations, inc
