A bill to prohibit all United States economic and military assistance and exports (except food and medicine) to, and all imports from, any country whose government has failed to take adequate measures to prevent opium and its illicit derivatives from being produced or refined for export to the United States.

Summary

Directs the President to impose the following sanctions on countries that fail to take adequate measures to prevent the export to the United States of opium or its illicit derivatives: (1) suspension of U.S. assistance; and (2) prohibition of U.S. exports to and imports from such countries. Exempts food and medicine from such prohibition and suspension. Directs the President to report to Congress annually on the countries that fail to take such adequate measures.

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Timeline

1. 23 June 1982

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 June 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 June 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; International Trade Commission; Office of U.S. Trade Representative; Treasury Department; State Department; Agriculture Department; Commerce Department.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 23 June 1982

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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