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Official portrait of Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20]

Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20]

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 98 (103rd)passed

An amendment which makes several additions to the bill's requirement that the President submit a plan to Congress for reform of U.S. foreign assistance programs by stipulating that as part of the reform plan, all foreign assistance must include four objectives: expansion of economic opportunities, meeting of basic human needs, promotion of environmental protection, and strengthening of pluralism and democratic participation. The amendment also provides that a country in default of any foreign assistance loans for longer than three months will be ineligible to receive additional foreign assistance. Under the amendment, the reform plan must also propose an increase in funds for the procurement of U.S. products through tied aid and other programs, as well as provide for a reduction in the number of countries receiving economic assistance. Lastly, the amendment abolishes the Agency for International Development as of Sept. 30, 1994.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 419 (104th)passed

An amendment made in order by the rule as a Manager's amendment consisting of the text of amendments printed in the Congressional Record of May 22 and 23 as amendment Nos. 9 (Burton), 14 (McInnis), 17 (Mica), 37 (Gilman), 38 (Gilman), 44 (Hoke), 70 (Solomon), and 75 (Upton), and several amendments not printed in the Record to do the following: Revises the provisions relating to diplomatic relations with North Korea; require the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee to report to Congress on recommendations for reorganization plans; repeal the authority for U.S. participation in the Interparliamentary Union; strike provisions in the bill relating to providing assistance to foreign governments engaged in espionage; providing for a feasibility study on transferring Overseas Private Investment Corp. activities to the private sector; regulate the use and control of earnings from foreign assets frozen by the President; grant asylum to citizens of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, North and South Korea, and China who recovers an American POW or MIA; modify certain provisions relating to Foreign Export Financing, and loans to foreign governments; add language relating to expenditure reductions in the State Department after completion of required reorganization; and for other purposes.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 891 (106th)passed

HAMDT 891

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 177 (105th)passed

An amendment to modify the bill's provisions to consolidate certain foreign affairs agencies into the State Department. The amendment would change the date by which the president must submit a reorganization plan for consolidation from August 17, 1997, until 60 days after enactment. It would moves back the deadlines for consolidating the agencies by approximately 45 days, mandating that ACDA and USIA be abolished by October 1, 1998, and that USIA and certain AID administrative functions be consolidated by October 1, 1999.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 140 (105th)passed

An amendment consisiting of several amendments, offered en bloc, as follows: Ewing, expressing the sense of Congress that Peru should respect the rights of prisoners to timely legal procedures; Jackson-Lee, directing the State Department to monitor human rights progress in Ethiopia; Kennedy (MA), to establish special envoys to promote mutual disarmament; Kim, expressing a sense of Congress that Taiwan should reconsider its proposed deal to transfer low-level nuclear waste to North Korea; Pallone, expressing a sense of Congress that the administration should support the Prime Minister of India in strengthening ties with the U.S. and that the President and Secretary of State should call on the President of Belarussia to defend and protect the sovereignty of Belarussia; Rohrabacher, to authorize a Congressional Statement in support of Taiwan's efforts to be admitted to the World Trade Organization; Vento, to require the State Department to report to Congress, within 90 days of enactment, on allegations of persecution of Hmong and Laotian refugees repatriated to Laos; Traficant, "Buy American"; Menendez amendment regarding fuel to Cuba;

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 563 (106th)open

HAMDT 563

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 136 (105th)passed

An amendment consisiting of several amendments, offered en bloc, to do the following: allow non-Foreign Service Government employees to perform consular functions; specify qualifications for the position of Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security; change the authorized strength of the Foreign Service; change the provisions of the bill concerning return of persons to countries where they may be subject to torture; and a technical amendment regarding the ecumenical patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey.

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