I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3140
To provide stability in the United States agriculture sector and to promote
adequate availability of food and medicine for humanitarian assistance
abroad by requiring congressional approval before the imposition of any
unilateral agricultural or medical sanction against a foreign country
or foreign entity.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 25, 1999
Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mrs. EMERSON, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. HIN-
CHEY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. NEY, Mr. METCALF, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr.
BERRY, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MORAN of Kan-
sas, Ms. DANNER, Mr. TALENT, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr.
SIMPSON, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr.
LEACH, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. JOHN, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. DUNN, and Mr.
CONDIT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on
Rules, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide stability in the United States agriculture sector
and to promote adequate availability of food and medi-
cine for humanitarian assistance abroad by requiring
congressional approval before the imposition of any uni-
lateral agricultural or medical sanction against a foreign
country or foreign entity.
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 ‘‘Food and Medicine
for the World Act’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF
ANY UNILATERAL AGRICULTURAL OR MED-
ICAL SANCTION.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY.—The term
‘‘agricultural commodity’’ has the meaning given the
term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
(2) AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘ag-
ricultural program’’ means—
(A) any program administered under the
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance
Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.);
(B) any program administered under sec-
tion 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1431);
(C) any program administered under the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5601
et seq.);
(D) the dairy export incentive program ad-
ministered under section 153 of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a–14);
(E) any commercial export sale of agricul-
tural commodities; or
(F) any export financing (including credits
or credit guarantees) provided by the United
States Government for agricultural commod-
ities.
(3) JOINT RESOLUTION.—The term ‘‘joint reso-
lution’’ means—
(A) in the case of subsection (b)(1)(B),
only a joint resolution introduced within 10 ses-
sion days of Congress after the date on which
the report of the President under subsection
(b)(1)(A) is received by Congress, the matter
after the resolving clause of which is as follows:
‘‘That Congress approves the report of the
President pursuant to section 2(b)(1)(A) of the
Food and Medicine for the World Act, trans-
mitted on lllllll.’’, with the blank
completed with the appropriate date; and
(B) in the case of subsection (e)(2), only a
joint resolution introduced within 10 session
days of Congress after the date on which the