A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the provision of medical supplies and other humanitarian assistance to the Kurdish peoples to alleviate suffering.

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Introduced

9 April 1991

Last action

21 May 1991 · Floor

Status

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.

Summary

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to: (1) furnish humanitarian assistance for the Kurdish people; (2) solicit private sector donations of humanitarian assistance for Kurdish and other refugees fleeing Iraq; and (3) cooperate with private relief agencies attempting to provide such aid. Authorizes the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Transportation Command to provide all airlift and sealift necessary to transport medical supplies. Authorizes appropriations. Urges the President to begin discussions with the nations surrounding Iraq as may be necessary regarding the importation of humanitarian assistance. Permits such assistance to be provided to civilian refugees in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the Allied occupied areas of southern Iraq. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the attacks upon Iraqi civilians constitute a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of August 12, 1949, and a threat to peace and stability in the region; and (2) the United States should request the United Nations Security Council to take measures to prevent these attacks pursuant to the United Nations Charter.

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Timeline

9 April 1991
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
9 April 1991
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
18 April 1991
Reported
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
18 April 1991
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 63.
Source: Calendars
18 April 1991
Reported
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
21 May 1991
Floor
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor

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Related records

related to → Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations from Contributions of Foreign Governments and/or Interest for Humanitarian Assistance to Refugees and Displaced Persons In and Around Iraq as a Result of the Recent Invasion of Kuwait and for Peacekeeping Activities and Other Urgent Needs Act of 1991

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/786
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us · 102-s-786 · source updated 14 January 2025