[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2565 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2565

  To prohibit the District of Columbia government from entering into 
    Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in foreign 
              adversary countries, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the District of Columbia government from entering into 
    Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in foreign 
              adversary countries, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Sister City 
Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING ``SISTER CITY'' RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA AND FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``foreign adversary 
country'' has the meaning given the term ``covered nation'' in section 
4872(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
    (b) Prohibition.--The District of Columbia government may not enter 
into any Sister City relationship with a jurisdiction located in a 
foreign adversary country.
    (c) Treatment of Existing Relationships.--If a Sister City 
relationship between the District of Columbia and a jurisdiction 
located in a foreign adversary country is in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the District of Columbia shall terminate the 
relationship not later than the earlier of--
            (1) the date provided under the terms of the relationship; 
        or
            (2) 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Loss of Certain Funds.--The District of Columbia may not use 
any Federal funds to provide liaison and outreach services to the 
diplomatic and international communities unless the District certifies 
to the President that the District is in compliance with this Act.
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