Food for Emerging Democracies Act of 1991

Summary

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the scope of food for progress program commodities, recipients, and methods of assistance. Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to include assistance to emerging democracies as general program uses under the direct credit sales and export credit guarantee programs. Authorizes the FY 1992 waiver of certain debt repayment restrictions under the export credit guarantee program with regard to the Soviet Union, its successor, or any of its republics. Authorizes the integration of export assistance programs as appropriate. Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a program of agricultural market development in emerging democracies and of cooperative agricultural exchange with the Soviet Union. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should encourage the involvement of suitable multi-national organizations in monitoring the transport and distribution of food assistance to the Soviet Union, its successor, or any of its republics.

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Timeline

1. 11 October 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 October 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 October 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 October 1991

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

5. 16 October 1991

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 18 October 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

   Source: Committee

7. 27 November 1991

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 102-403, Part I.

   Source: Committee

8. 27 November 1991

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 102-403, Part I.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 27 November 1991

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 October 1991

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Sponsors

• Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] · D · Sponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing
• · hsfa00 · Standing

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