A bill to amend the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983 to prohibit United States support for military or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua and to authorize assistance, to be openly provided to governments of countries in Central America, to interdict the supply of military equipment from Nicaragua and Cuba to individuals, groups, organizations, or movements seeking to overthrow governments of countries in Central America.

Summary

Amends the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983 to prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency or any other agency involved in intelligence activities from using FY 1983 or 1984 appropriations to support military or paramilitary operations against Nicaragua. Authorizes the President to furnish assistance to a friendly country in Central America to enable such country to prevent the use of its territory for the transfer of military equipment from or through Cuba or Nicaragua to a group which seeks to overthrow the government of that country or another friendly government. Requires such aid to be provided openly. Permits such assistance only if the receiving country agrees not to use the assistance to overthrow the government of another Central American country. Requires the President, at least 15 days before providing such assistance, to describe the proposed assistance to the Congress in an unclassified report. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and 1984 to provide such overt interdiction assistance.

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Timeline

1. 27 April 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent).

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 April 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 April 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 May 1983

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

5. 3 May 1983

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 12 May 1983

   Committee

   Committee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 13 May 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent). Report No: 98-122 (Part I).

   Source: Committee

8. 13 May 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent). Report No: 98-122 (Part I).

   Source: Committee

9. 6 June 1983

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

10. 7 June 1983

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

11. 7 June 1983

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

12. 14 June 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 160.

    Source: Calendars

13. 14 June 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Report No: 98-122 (Part II).

    Source: Committee

14. 14 June 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Report No: 98-122 (Part II).

    Source: Committee

15. 28 June 1983

    Floor

    Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 2 Hours of Debate. Waiver of Points of Order.

    Source: Floor

16. 29 June 1983

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.247 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

17. 12 July 1983

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.261 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

18. 12 July 1983

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted a Modified Open Rule Providing for a Four Hour Secret Session of the Committee of the Whole House; Waiving Points of Order Against the Bill; Providing Two Hours Debate in Open Session; Allowing Twelve Hours for the Consideration of Amendments Under the Five-Minute Rule.

    Source: Floor

19. 14 July 1983

    Passed

    H.Res.261 Passed House.

    Source: Floor

20. 14 July 1983

    Floor

    H.Res.247 Tabled in House.

    Source: Floor

21. 19 July 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

22. 27 July 1983

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

23. 28 July 1983

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 228 - 195 (Record Vote No: 285).

    Source: Floor

24. 28 July 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 228 - 195 (Record Vote No: 285).

    Source: Floor

25. 28 July 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

26. 1 August 1983

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate, read the first time.

    Source: IntroReferral

27. 12 September 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 368.

    Source: Calendars

28. 12 September 1983

    Floor

    Read the second time.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Documents

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 28 July 1983

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• Reported to House amended, Part II

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Sponsors

• Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Zablocki, Clement J. [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2760) to amend the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983 to prohibit United States support for military or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua and to authorize assistance, to be openly provided to governments of countries in Central America, to interdict the supply of military equipment from Nicaragua and Cuba to individuals, groups, organizations, or movements seeking to overthrow governments of countries in Central America.
• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2760) to amend the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983 to prohibit United States support for military or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua and to authorize assistance, to be openly provided to governments of countries in Central America, to interdict the supply of military equipment from Nicaragua and Cuba to individuals, groups, organizations, or movements seeking to overthrow governments of countries in Central America.
• amends ← A substitute amendment to Young (FL) amendment to strike the text of the bill, establishing a ban on U.S. assisted military activity in Nicaragua only if the President fails to provide Congress with a plan to interdict the flow of arms through Nicaragua to forces hostile to El Salvador. The plan must consider benefits of pursuing 1) U.S.-Nicaragua negotiations, 2) involving the OAS or UN in diplomatic or peacekeeping roles, 3) involving other countries in interdicting arms flow. The plan is replaced by the ban if Nicaragua formally agrees to cease activities against Central American or Caribbean countries and to implement certain reconstruction agreements. OAS or the President is to verify Nicaragua's compliance with the agreement. Other provisions in the bill are not included in the substitute.
• amends ← An amendment to add to the prohibition against military or paramilitary aid in Nicaragua by the CIA or other U.S. entity, that the prohibition shall take effect only if the Nicaraguan government enters into an agreement with other countries of the region not to support military or paramilitary operations by antigovernment forces in any other Central American country. The agreement must be verifiable. Also a Sense of Congress is added to the bill that the President should convene a national bipartisan commission to address the long term problems of security, poverty and democratic development in Central America. The commission is to help build a national consensus in support of the policy, consult with Central American leaders and submit a report to Congress in 180 days.
• amends ← A substitute amendment to the Mica substitute to the Young (FL) amendment to provide that the ban in the bill on U.S. assistance to military or paramilitary activity in Nicaragua will cease to take effect after 30 days if 1) the President submits to Congress a report that the Government of Nicaragua is continuing to support military or paramilitary operations in El Salvador and that U.S. assisted military or paramilitary activity in Nicaragua is necessary, and if 2) Congress, by joint resolution, provides for resumption of assistance for military or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua.
• amends ← An amendment to the Young (FL) amendment, striking the Young (FL) text and inserting a text that substitutes for the bill text a ban on U.S. assisted military activity in Nicaragua only if the President fails to supply Congress a plan for interdicting arms flow from or through Nicaragua to forces hostile to El Salvador. The plan must consider benefits of pursuing 1) U.S. - Nicaragua negotiations, 2) involving the OAS or UN in diplomatic or peacekeeping roles, 3) involving other countries in interdicting arms flow. The plan is replaced by the ban if Nicaragua formally agrees to cease activities against Central American or Caribbean countries and to implement reconstruction agreements. OAS or the President is to verify Nicaragua's compliance with the agreement. Other provisions of the bill are not included.
• amends ← An amendment to the Boland substitute for the Mica substitute to the Young (FL) amendment, by asking unanimous consent to require the President to certify that Nicaragua is continuing to support paramilitary operations in "Central America" instead of only in "El Salvador" as in the original Boland text.
• amends ← An amendment to the Young (FL) amendment which would strike the language of the Young (FL) amendment and substitute a sense of the Congress that the Government of Nicaragua should enter into an agreement with the governments of the other countries in the region that Nicaragua will not support military or paramilitary operations by antigovernment forces in any country in Central America. Appropriate verification of compliance is required. Also Nicaragua should comply with agreements to move to free elections.
• amends ← A substitute amendment to the Wright substitute amendment. The amendment retains the text of the original bill, except for the enactment date. It also adds the text of the Mica substitute amendment (see amendment HA286) which has an enactment date in it. In addition, it adds the text of the Wright amendment to the Mica substitute amendment (see amendment HA300).
• amends ← An amendment to the Wright substitute amendment to make the effective date of the ban on U.S. assisted military or paramilitary activity in Nicaragua to be 30 days after the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Armed Services of the House hold hearings on the feasibility of an overt interdiction assistance program. The hearings are to consider the costs and number and type of U.S. personnel and equipment required to implement a program to effectively interdict arms and supplies shipped from or through Nicaragua to support military or paramilitary operations against any nation in Central America.

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