By Julian Pecque, Global Affairs blog @ The Hill, Jan. 13, 2014

The House released a $49 billion funding bill for 2014 on Monday that restores $1.5 billion in annual aid to Egypt that was partly suspended after the military ousted the country's democratically elected president last summer.

The bill also prohibits funding for implementation of the UN Arms Trade Treaty, which is opposed by the NRA. And it bars funding for UNESCO after the UN cultural agency recognized Palestine as a member state and prohibits aid to Libya unless the State Department certifies that the country is helping bring to justice the perpetrators of the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi.

The Egypt aid can be restored “if certain conditions are met,” according to a fact sheet from the House Appropriations panel, [....]

The funding level is down $4.5 billion from last year's $53.6 billion appropriation. According to committee Democrats, highlights include: [...]