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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 14, 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reform of Foreign Assistance Programs Title II: Authorizations for Foreign Assistance Programs Title III: Regional Provisions Title IV: Provisions Relating to Arms Transfers Title V: Other Foreign Assistance Provisions Title VI: Bosnia-Hercegovina Foreign Assistance Authorization Act of 1993 - Title I: Reform of Foreign Assistance Programs - (Sec. 101) Requires the President to submit to the Congress a plan for comprehensive reform of U.S. foreign assistance programs and of the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance. (Sec. 102) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the President to establish a program performance, monitoring, and evaluation capacity with respect to such agency and to report annually to the Congress on: (1) the progress of the agency in achieving sustainable development objectives; and (2) the impact on economic development of U.S. economic assistance on a country-by-country basis. Title II: Authorizations for Foreign Assistance Programs - (Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 for: (1) specified development assistance; (2) international disaster assistance; (3) American schools, libraries, and hospitals abroad; (4) assistance for the Philippines; (5) economic assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States; (6) assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union; (7) the Inter-American Foundation; (8) the African Development Foundation; (9) the International Fund for Ireland; (10) foreign military financing and international military education and training; (11) economic support fund (ESF) assistance; (12) anti-terrorism assistance; (13) a nonproliferation and disarmament fund; and (14) the Peace Corps. Reduces the amount previously authorized for international narcotics control for FY 1994. (Sec. 202) Declares that the Congress expects that certain amounts of assistance will be allocated for child survival activities and the Vitamin A deficiency program and related activities. (Sec. 203) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 for worldwide housing guarantees and raises the ceiling on the amount of loans available under such program. (Sec. 204) Raises the ceiling on insurance and guarantees issued by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and extends OPIC programs through FY 1995. (Sec. 205) Authorizes the President to reduce the debt owed by an eligible country as a result of housing guarantees or credits or guarantees extended under the Arms Export Control Act. Defines an "eligible country" as a country with a heavy debt burden that is eligible to borrow from the International Development Association but not from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Title III: Regional Provisions - (Sec. 302) Amends the African Development Foundation Act to authorize the African Development Foundation to employ persons who are not U.S. citizens. (Sec. 303) Allocates assistance for establishing conflict resolution capabilities within specified African organizations and for facilitating reductions in the size of armed forces of Subsaharan African countries. (Sec. 305) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to remove restrictions on assistance to nongovernmental organizations financed or controlled by the South African Government if they meet certain conditions relating to promotion of democracy and assistance to disadvantaged South Africans. (Secs. 306 and 307) Bars specified economic and military assistance for Sudan and Zaire. (Sec. 308) Makes humanitarian assistance available to Afghanistan. (Sec. 311) Directs the President to report to the Congress on progress towards the withdrawal of personnel of any independent state of the former Soviet Union from the Cienfuegos nuclear facility in Cuba. Makes ineligible for assistance any independent state that: (1) is providing assistance for, or engaging in nonmarket based trade with Cuba; or (2) knowingly transfers sophisticated conventional weapons to Iran in numbers and types that are destabilizing. Directs the President to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the possible use of barter or exchange of resources as methods of reimbursement for assistance provided to the independent states; and (2) the collateralization of loans and investment guarantees provided by the U.S. Government for project financing in such states using resources or prospective revenues. (Sec. 312) Authorizes the President to use funds for the independent states to provide assistance to Mongolia. (Sec. 313) Bars international military education and training assistance for Malta. (Sec. 314) Extends the administration of justice assistance program. Makes such assistance available for Panama. (Sec. 317) Earmarks ESF and foreign military financing assistance for Israel and Egypt and ESF assistance for Middle East cooperative programs. Title IV: Provisions Relating to Arms Transfers - (Sec. 402) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to increase the aggregate ceiling on excess defense articles for delivery to foreign countries or international organizations. (Sec. 403) Makes East European countries eligible to receive excess defense articles. (Sec. 406) Establishes limits on additions to stockpiles in South Korea, Israel, and Thailand. (Sec. 407) Prohibits the sale or lease of defense articles or services to any country or international organization which is known to have sent letters to U.S. firms requesting, or soliciting information about, compliance with the secondary or tertiary Arab boycott. Provides for presidential waivers, subject to certain conditions. Title V: Other Foreign Assistance Provisions - (Sec. 503) Provides that certain restrictions with respect to foreign assistance shall not restrict assistance in support of a nongovernmental organization's programs (with exceptions). (Sec. 504) Prohibits the use of funds authorized for foreign assistance programs for FY 1994 for: (1) financial incentives to businesses for inducing them to relocate outside the United States if it will reduce the number of individuals employed in the United States; (2) establishing any export processing zone or designated area in which the tax, tariff, labor, environment, and safety laws of a country do not apply to activities in such area, unless the President certifies that such assistance is not likely to cause a loss of jobs within the United States; or (3) assistance for a project that contributes to the violation of workers' rights. (Sec. 505) Requires the Director of the Trade and Development Agency to carry out a capital projects pilot program in developing countries and countries making the transition from a nonmarket to a market economy. (Sec. 506) Provides for the establishment of a Microenterprise Development Fund within the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance. (Sec. 507) Requires the administrator of such agency to report to the Congress on the incorporation of the Agenda 21 principles of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development into foreign assistance activities. (Sec. 509) Requires the annual deobligation of specified unexpended foreign assistance funds that have been obligated for more than four years. Title VI: Bosnia-Hercegovina - Bosnia-Hercegovina Self-Defense Act of 1993 - (Sec. 603) Authorizes the President to terminate the arms embargo of Bosnia-Hercegovina upon receipt of a request for assistance in exercising its right of self-defense under the United Nations Charter. (Sec. 604) Authorizes the President, if such request is made, to direct the drawdown of defense articles and services and military education and training to provide assistance. Bars members of the armed forces who provide such assistance abroad from performing combatant duties.
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Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9] · D–IN
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2404.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.
On motion to recommit Failed by voice vote.
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered without objection.
Mr. Goodling moved to recommit to Foreign Affairs. (consideration: CR H3656)
The House adopted the remaining amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2404.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Goodling amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Solomon amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Kyl amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on both the Gilman amendment and the Hamilton substitute for Gilman (numbered 2 and 3 in part 3 of House report 103-132), with the time for debate equally divided and controlled, 20 minutes each.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Gilman amendment numbered 1 in part 3 of H. Rept. 103-132.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Hamilton amendments offered en bloc and as modified. The amendments contained in the en bloc submission are numbered 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15 in part 3 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying H. Res. 197 (H. Rept. 103-32).
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3613-3657)
Rule H. Res. 197 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 197 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2333 and H.R. 2404. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. For the consideration of H.R. 2333, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. For both H.R. 2333 and H.R. 2404, all specified amendments made in order by the rule must be offered in the order and mannner specified in the report accompanying the rule. For both H.R. 2333 and H.R. 2404, all points of order against the amendments made in order by the rule are ...
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2404 as unfinished business.
GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 196, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jim McDermott to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 196 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2333 and H.R. 2404 with 1 hour of general debate. Upon adoption of this rule it shall be in order for the Speaker to declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House for the separate consideration of the bills. All points of order against consideration of the bills shall be waived. At the conclusion of general debate on each bill, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of either bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 196. (consideration: CR H3575-3583)
Rule H. Res. 196 passed House.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 196 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2333 and H.R. 2404 with 1 hour of general debate. Upon adoption of this rule it shall be in order for the Speaker to declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House for the separate consideration of the bills. All points of order against consideration of the bills shall be waived. At the conclusion of general debate on each bill, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of either bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.
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