A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate the use of economic support fund assistance for commodity import programs.

Summary

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the President to provide assistance to a country through the Economic Support Fund for commodity import programs whenever the needs of such country and of the United States would be better met through such assistance rather than through cash transfers. Requires countries receiving cash transfers under the Economic Support Fund to use such transfers, whenever practicable, to pay for U.S. goods or for services performed by a U.S. national. Requires the Comptroller General to monitor and audit the cash expenditures transferred through the Economic Support Fund.

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Timeline

1. 26 June 1986

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 June 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 June 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Mattingly, Mack [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfr00 · Standing

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