A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 so as to provide for reductions in aid to countries in which property of the United States is damaged or destroyed by mob action.

Summary

Provides, under the Foreign Assistance Act, that whenever the President finds that, in any country receiving assistance under such Act, property of the United States Government has been willfully damaged or destroyed by the action of participants in any civil insurrection or rebellion or any rioting or other mob violence, and that reasonable measures were not taken by police or other local authorities to protect the property of the United States from damage or destruction, no assistance shall be provided such country under the Act for the twelve-month period following the damage or destruction to United States property unless certifed to the Congress by the President as being necessary to the national security.

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Timeline

1. 14 January 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Subsequently: International Relations).

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2. 14 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 January 1975

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Sponsors

• Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17] · D · Sponsor
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