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Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 975 (97th)failed

An amendment to the Boland substitute amendment to the Harkin amendment to strike the text of the Harkin substitute and insert a new text to prohibit the CIA or Defense Department from using funds in the bill to furnish military equipment, military training or advice, or other support for military activities to any individual or group which is not part of a country's armed forces and which is already known by that agency to have the intent of overthrowing the Government of Nicaragua or provoking a military conflict between Nicaragua and Honduras.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 831 (97th)passed

An amendment permitting borrowers who are owed money from third parties that are involved in liquidation procedures under the Bankruptcy Act, to defer the payment of their loans (principle and interest) for a period of time to permit the third party to make payments under the Bankruptcy procedures. The Secretary must determine that the estate of the third party is "likely" to have sufficient assests to reimburse the borrower requesting the deferral on his loan.

United States · United States Congress

Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 779 (97th)passed

An amendment to strike section 11 of the bill which provides states with authority to regulate the sale and use of any federally registered pesticide as long as the regulations do not contradict provisions of the Act. The section provided means for states to obtain data on the pesticides in question and for the Administrator to deny such requests for information under certain conditions. The denials would be appealable in U.S. District Courts.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 756 (97th)failed

An amendment to the Energy and Commerce Committee amendment. The amendment strikes the criteria in the bill for selecting the frequency for the Station and substitutes that the Board may prepare or obtain material that is suitable for radio broadcasting, and then pay stations that broadcast to Cuba already, to broadcast the material. The amendment also adds a stipulation to the use of the Marathon, Florida facility. The stipulation is that the government must choose a non-AM frequency and that the Marathon facilities must be convertible to that frequency.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 250 (97th)passed

An amendment to require the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Treasury $106,000,000 funds from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation during the next four years beginning October 1, 1981. These funds are not to come from the Direct Investment Fund of the corporation, nor are they to be funds the Secretary determines are necessary for the Fund to meet its reserves and expenses under section 204 of the Foreign Assistance Act. If the total of $106,000,000 is not available, as much of that amount as can be transferred within these restrictions is to be transferred.

United States · United States Congress

Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 644 (98th)passed

An amendment to allow farmers who suffered consequences of droughts during the period from January 1 up to October 1 of 1983 are to be eligible for SBA disaster loan assistance. The interest rates for the loans are to be those of the emergency loans from the Farmers Home Administration. Minimum loss tests or loss thresholds for qualification for loans from the SBA are not to exceed those for nonagriculture applicants. The rules for amount of eligibility are to be based on the criteria of the FArmers Home Administration.

United States · United States Congress

Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 522 (98th)passed

An amendment to add to the provision permitting the Agriculture Secretary to change a contract under the milk diversion program if he determines 1) it causes excessive reduction in U.S. milk production, 2) there is a reduction of 10 percent in the price of cattle for slaughter in a ten consecutive market day period, 3) there has been other substantial hardship on producers of beef and dairy cattle, hogs, or poultry sold for slaughter, 4) on the basis of prior examination of plans for diversion that it would depress prices for beef or dairy cattle, hogs, or poultry for slaughter because of slaughtering too many dairy cattle. Also the federal government is called on to minimize the effects of the diversion program by increasing its purchases through military and other programs that use such products.

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Amendment· SAMDTSAMDT 3046 (99th)open

SAMDT 3046

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Amendment· SAMDTSAMDT 1162 (99th)passed

SAMDT 1162

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Amendment· SAMDTSAMDT 1138 (99th)open

SAMDT 1138

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