HR4650-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Return Act.

2. Repatriation grant program Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended— in subsection (b)(2)— in subparagraph (A), by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: private United States citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States, or third-country nationals, on a grant basis, to the maximum extent practicable; in subparagraph (B)— by striking loans and inserting grants; by inserting and destitute lawful permanent residents of the United States after destitute citizens of the United States; and by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: and lawful permanent residents; and in subsection (d)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking loan and inserting grant; in paragraph (1)— by striking borrower and inserting grantee; and by adding and at the end; in paragraph (2), by striking a written loan agreement and all that follows and inserting a written grant agreement.; and by striking paragraphs (3) through (11). The Secretary of State shall update the Repatriation Loans section of the Foreign Affairs Manual to reflect the amendments made by subsection (a). (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;;