A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the provision of medical supplies and other humanitarian assistance to the Lithuanian people to alleviate suffering during the current emergency.

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Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to declare that the Congress recognizes that prompt U.S. assistance is necessary to help alleviate the emergency in Lithuania. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to: (1) furnish humanitarian assistance to Lithuania during such emergency; and (2) solicit donations of humanitarian assistance for Lithuania and cooperate with private relief agencies attempting to provide such assistance. Authorizes the Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Transportation Command to provide all necessary airlift and sealift to transport donations of medical supplies to Lithuania. Authorizes appropriations. Urges the President to begin negotiations with the nations surrounding Lithuania, including Latvia, Estonia, Poland, and the U.S.S.R., regarding the importation of critical humanitarian assistance.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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  summary · EN · 14 January 1991

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