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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 3598 (Introduced in Senate) — To require commercial airlines to provide cash reimbursements, and to authorize the Secretary of State to waive or re... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Emergency transportation for United States citizens evacuated from foreign countries due to COVID–19 travel restrictions

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The Secretary of State shall waive any travel expenses paid by the Department of State on or after December 31, 2019, for any United States citizen who is evacuated from a foreign country and repatriated to the United States due to travel restrictions implemented in response to COVID–19 or any future pandemic or international crisis, as determined by the Secretary. Any promissory note signed by a United States citizen to reimburse the Department of State for travel expenses described in paragraph
(1)shall be null and void. Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2671 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of a communicable disease for which the Federal Government has issued a travel alert or travel warning, the reimbursement requirements under subsections (b)(2)(A)(ii) and
(d)shall not apply. . The Secretary of State shall reimburse United States citizens who were evacuated from a foreign country on or after December 31, 2019, and repatriated to the United States due to travel restrictions described in paragraph
(1)for travel expenses associated with such evacuation and repatriation, including the costs of commercial or charter flights and any ground transportation expenses associated with travel to the foreign airport and from the domestic airport to their homes in the United States. The Secretary of State shall develop an online process through which United States citizens may submit claims for reimbursement for travel expenses described in subparagraph (A). The Secretary of State may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of State in any appropriations Act enacted on or after March 1, 2020, in response to COVID–19 or any future pandemic or international crisis to pay for the travel expenses described in subsection (a).
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