Horn of Africa Recovery and Food Security Act of 1991

Summary

Horn of Africa Recovery and Food Security Act of 1991 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance for civil strife relief and rehabilitation in the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan). Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to authorize the President to provide supplemental emergency food assistance for civilian victims of civil strife in the Horn of Africa. Permits the President to transfer funds from unobligated amounts in the economic support fund (ESF) and military assistance to carry out this Act. Makes available a percentage of assistance for management support activities of the Agency for International Development. Requires the President to consult with other nations, armed and unarmed parties in the Horn of Africa, and the United Nations Secretary General to bring about negotiated settlements of the wars in the region. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) direct the U.S. representative to the United Nations to take specified steps with respect to peace and the implementation of an arms embargo in the region; (2) play an active role in other fora in pressing for settlements to such wars; and (3) participate in regional and international peace consultations. Declares that development assistance in the Horn of Africa should be targeted to aid the poor. States that U.S. Government aid institutions should seek to: (1) build upon the capabilities and experiences of organizations active in local grassroots relief, rehabilitation, and development efforts; (2) consult with such organizations and incorporate their views into the policymaking process; and (3) support the expansion of their activities without compromising their private nature. Declares that current legislative provisions that restrict assistance to Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan should be retained until concrete steps toward peace, democracy, and human rights are achieved. States that development assistance should be: (1) targeted to the voluntary relocation and repatriation of displaced persons and refugees; and (2) carried out in coordination with strategies for debt relief of countries in the region and with efforts to establish an International Fund for Reconstruction of developing nations which settle civil wars. Prohibits assistance appropriated under this Act from being available for involuntary or forced resettlement of persons. Prohibits development assistance to Ethiopia, Somalia, or Sudan unless the President certifies that the government of the country has: (1) begun to implement peace or national reconciliation agreements; (2) demonstrated a commitment to human rights; (3) manifested a commitment to democracy and has held or scheduled free and fair elections; and (4) agreed to distribute development assistance without discrimination. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of the multilateral development banks to oppose any loan or other funds, except to meet basic human needs, to or for Ethiopia, Somalia, or Sudan until the President makes such certification. Prohibits ESF assistance, grant military assistance, or international military education and training assistance to Ethiopia, Somalia, or Sudan unless the President certifies that the government of the country has: (1) begun to implement peace or national reconciliation agreements; (2) demonstrated a commitment to human rights; and (3) held or scheduled free and fair elections.

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Timeline

1. 14 March 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 March 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 March 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 28 March 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa.

   Source: Committee

5. 1 April 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Patterson, Elizabeth [D-SC-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Savage, Gus [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Sponsor
• JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McHugh, Matthew F. [D-NY-27] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Collins, Barbara-Rose [D-MI-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
• FRED UPTON · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Long, Jill L. [D-IN-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Smith · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1] · D · Sponsor

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