Complex sentence: The Hughes-Ryan Act was a 1974 amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, named for its authors, Senator Harold E. Hughes (D-Iowa) and Representative Leo Ryan (D-Calif.).
Split into simpler sentences: The Hughes-Ryan Act is a 1974 United States federal law that amended the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The Act named for its authors, Senator Harold E. Hughes (D-Iowa) and Representative Leo Ryan (D-Calif.).