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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 942
To prohibit United States assistance to countries that prohibit or restrict
the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 1995
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Ms.
ESHOO, Mr. PORTER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr.
ANDREWS, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. RADANOVICH,
Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. TORRES,
Mr. MARKEY, Mr. FROST, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. COX of Califor-
nia, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. FRANK of Mas-
sachusetts, Mr. REED, Mr. BAKER of California, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.
FARR, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mrs. MALONEY,
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. DOOLEY,
Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. KING,
Mr. FATTAH, and Ms. FURSE) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To prohibit United States assistance to countries that pro-
hibit or restrict the transport or delivery of United States
humanitarian assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Humanitarian Aid
Corridor Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States Federal budget deficit
and spending constraints require the maximum effi-
ciency in the usage of United States foreign assist-
ance.
(2) The delivery of humanitarian assistance to
people in need is consistent with the fundamental
values of our Nation and is an important component
of United States foreign policy.
(3) As a matter of principle and in furtherance
of fiscal prudence, the United States should seek to
promote the delivery of humanitarian assistance to
people in need in a manner that is both timely and
cost effective.
(4) Recipients of United States assistance
should not hinder or delay the transport or delivery
of United States humanitarian assistance to other
countries.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT
RESTRICT THE TRANSPORT OR DELIVERY OF
UNITED 
STATES 
HUMANITARIAN 
ASSIST-
ANCE.
(a) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, funds appropriated or other-
wise made available for United States assistance may not
be made available for any country whose government pro-
hibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the
transport or delivery of United States humanitarian as-
sistance.
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition on United States as-
sistance contained in subsection (a) shall not apply if the
President determines and notifies Congress in writing that
providing such assistance to a country is in the national
security interest of the United States.
(c) RESUMPTION OF ASSISTANCE.—A suspension or
termination of United States assistance for any country
under subsection (a) shall cease to be effective when the
President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate that such country is no longer prohibit-
ing or otherwise restricting, either directly or indirectly,
the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian
assistance.
SEC. 4. REPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the time of the annual budget
submission to Congress, the President shall submit a re-
port to Congress describing any information available to
the President concerning prohibitions or restrictions, di-
rect or indirect, on the transport or delivery of United
States humanitarian assistance by the government of any