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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 7, 1995
East Timor Human Rights Accountability Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the provision of assistance under that or any other Act to the Government of Indonesia unless the President determines and certifies to the Congress that: (1) any assistance for the preceding fiscal year has not been used to violate human rights in East Timor or to support the occupation of East Timor by Indonesia; and (2) such Government has provided assurances to the President that assistance for the current fiscal year will not be used for either such purpose.
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Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D–RI
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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