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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 230

To prohibit United States assistance to countries that prohibit or restrict

the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 13 (legislative day, JANUARY 10), 1995

Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. SIMON, Mr. HELMS, Mr. ROBB, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr.

D’AMATO, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. GRAMM, and Mr. HATFIELD) introduced

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee

on Foreign Relations

A BILL

To prohibit United States assistance to countries that prohibit or restrict the transport or delivery of United States

humanitarian assistance.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Humanitarian Aid

5 Corridor Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 The Congress makes the following findings:

8 (1) The United States Federal budget deficit

9 and spending constraints require the maximum effi-
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1 ciency in the usage of United States foreign assist2 ance.

3 (2) The delivery of humanitarian assistance to

4 people in need is consistent with the fundamental

5 values of our Nation and is an important component

6 of United States foreign policy.

7 (3) As a matter of principle and in furtherance

8 of fiscal prudence, the United States should seek to

9 promote the delivery of humanitarian assistance to

10 people in need in a manner that is both timely and

11 cost effective.

12 (4) Recipients of United States assistance

13 should not hinder or delay the transport or delivery

14 of United States humanitarian assistance to other

15 countries.

16 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT

17 RESTRICT THE TRANSPORT OR DELIVERY OF

18 UNITED STATES HUMANITARIAN ASSIST19 ANCE.

20 (a) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding

21 any other provision of law, funds appropriated or other22 wise made available for United States assistance may not

23 be made available for any country whose government pro24 hibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the
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1 transport or delivery of United States humanitarian as2 sistance.

3 (b) WAIVER.—The prohibition on United States as4 sistance contained in subsection (a) shall not apply if the

5 President determines and notifies Congress in writing that

6 providing such assistance to a country is in the national

7 security interest of the United States.

8 (c) RESUMPTION OF ASSISTANCE.—A suspension or

9 termination of United States assistance for any country

10 under subsection (a) shall cease to be effective when the

11 President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House

12 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela13 tions of the Senate that such country is no longer prohibit14 ing or otherwise restricting, either directly or indirectly,

15 the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian

16 assistance.

17 SEC. 4. REPORT.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—At the time of the annual budget

19 submission to Congress, the President shall submit a re20 port to Congress describing any information available to

21 the President concerning prohibitions or restrictions, di22 rect or indirect, on the transport or delivery of United

23 States humanitarian assistance by the government of any

24 country receiving or eligible to receive United States for25 eign assistance during the current or preceding fiscal year.
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1 (b) APPLICABILITY OF LAW.—The President shall in2 clude in the report required by subsection (a) a statement

3 as to whether the prohibition in section 3(a) is being ap4 plied to each country for which the President has informa5 tion available to him concerning prohibitions or restric6 tions, direct or indirect, on the transport or delivery of

7 United States humanitarian assistance.

8 SEC. 5. DEFINITION.

9 As used in this Act, the term ‘‘United States assist10 ance’’ has the same meaning given that term in section

11 481(e)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

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