Military Aid to Egypt Maintained in House Panel’s Measure

The U.S. would continue to send about $1.3 billion a year in military aid to Egypt if the State Department certifies that certain conditions are being met, under a draft spending bill to be considered by the House Appropriations Committee.

The bill, which provides for State Department and Foreign Operations funding for the next fiscal year, would make the military aid contingent on the State Department certifying that Egypt is meeting the obligations of its 1979 treaty with Israel. The State Department also would have to certify that Egypt is planning free and fair elections while protecting human rights and civil society organizations.