washington u.s. officials discuss whether withhold portion u.s. assistance egypt protest egyptian passage law impose restrictions non-governmental organizations senior administration official say wednesday officials reach agreement whether proceed recommendation president donald trump senior leadership feel action necessary reaction move egypt official tell reuters u.s. aid egypt long sacrosanct egypt one washington close ally middle east receive 1.3 billion u.s. military aid 200 million economic assistance annually tell put risk u.s. aid anyway official say figure respond discussions involve cut portion american aid official say egyptian law restrict ngo activity developmental social work introduce jail term give years non-compliance egyptian lawmakers say law necessary protect national security government long accuse human right group take foreign fund sow chaos several face investigation fund may law issue ratify president abdel fattah al-sisi u.s. senators criticize senators john mccain lindsey graham call draconian legislation say u.s. congress response strengthen democratic benchmarks human right condition u.s. assistance egypt u.s. senator marco rubio florida republican nine senators send trump letter june 19 urge president press sisi issue u.s. congress take egyptian government recent action consideration review bilateral assistance egypt ensure american people tax dollars use appropriately letter say u.s. president barack obama freeze aid egypt two years sisi general overthrow islamist president mohamed mursi mid-2013 mass protest mursi rule trump intent reboot bilateral relationship sisi build strong connection two presidents establish first meet new york last september trump give sisi firm back vow work together fight islamist militants sisi visit white house april u.s. officials discuss withhold aid egypt ngo law