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What is the law? Congress Bills H. Add to List. Save your opinion on this bill on a six-point scale from strongly oppose to strongly support. Add Note All Positions » Shared on panel. About Ads Hide These Ads. Widget for your website Get a bill status widget ». Citizenship for Essential Workers Act would give green cards to all undocumented immigrants who…. Save Note. The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations.
This is an appropriations bill, which sets overall spending limits by agency or program, typically for a single fiscal year October 1 through September 30 of the next year. Callahan Sponsor.
Jul 23, th Congress — Vetoed No Override Attempt on Oct 18, This bill was vetoed by the President on October 18, and Congress did not attempt an override before the end of the Congressional session.
History Jun 28, Alternative Bill — Failed Cloture in the Senate. Alternative Bill — Passed Senate House next. Ordered Reported. Rules Change — Agreed To. Passed House Senate next. By joining our advisory group, you can help us make GovTrack more useful and engaging to young voters like you. Our mission is to empower every American with the tools to understand and impact Congress. We hope that with your input we can make GovTrack more accessible to minority and disadvantaged communities who we may currently struggle to reach.
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Passed House Senate next. Passed Senate with Changes back to House. Rules Change — Agreed To. Of this amount A acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS , and other health and child survival activities particularly for the care and treatment of abandoned children, including the provision of food, medicine, and training of personnel;. C facilitating family reunification or adoption of abandoned children, including training of professional adoption specialists; and.
A The prohibitions contained in section f of the Foreign Assistance Act of and section of this Act relating to prohibitions on funding for abortion as a method of family planning, coercive abortion, and involuntary sterilization shall be applicable to funds made available under this paragraph. B Any recipient of funds under this paragraph shall be required to maintain them in a separate account and not commingle them with any other funds.
C Each agreement entered into by the United States to obligate funds made available under this paragraph shall expressly state that the full amount granted by such agreement will be refunded to the United States if any United States funds are used for any family planning program in a country other than Romania, or for abortion services, involuntary sterilization, or coercive activities of any kind.
This provision applies with respect to both interest earned before and interest earned after the enactment of this provision. For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps Act 75 Stat. For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2 c of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of , as amended 22 U. Such notes or obligations may be redeemed by the Secretary from appropriations and other funds available, including repayments by the borrowers of amounts paid pursuant to guarantees issued under section 24 of the AECA.
Such notes or other obligations shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities during the month preceding the issuance of the notes or other obligations.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase any notes or other obligations issued hereunder and for that purpose he is authorized to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act are extended to include any purchase of such notes or obligations.
The Secretary of the Treasury may at any time sell any of the notes or other obligations acquired by him under this heading. All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of the Treasury of such notes or other obligations shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States. The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country other than a nuclear-weapon State as defined in article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance under this Act that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of this Act.
None of the funds appropriated in this Act nor any of the counterpart funds generated as a result of assistance hereunder or any prior Act shall be used to pay pensions, annuities, retirement pay, or adjusted service compensation for any person heretofore or hereafter serving in the armed forces of any recipient country.
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of , may be used for making payments on any contract for procurement to which the United States is a party entered into after the date of enactment of this Act which does not contain a provision authorizing the termination of such contract for the convenience of the United States.
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of , may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations. None of the funds contained in title II of this Act may be used to carry out the provisions of section d of the Foreign Assistance Act of Funds appropriated by this Act may not be obligated or expended to provide assistance to any country for the purpose of aiding the efforts of the government of such country to repress the legitimate rights of the population of such country contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations to Angola, Cambodia, Cuba, Iraq, Libya, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to any country whose duly elected Head of Government is deposed by military coup or decree: Provided, That assistance may be resumed to such country if the President determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that subsequent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated under an appropriation account to which they were not appropriated, unless the President, prior to the exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized before the date of enactment of this Act by the Congress.
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to any country which is in default during a period in excess of one calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or interest on any loan made to such country by the United States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act: Provided, That this section and section q of the Foreign Assistance Act of shall not apply to funds made available in this Act for Nicaragua, and for any narcotics-related assistance in Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of , as amended, or the Arms Export Control Act.
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act shall be available to any international financial institution whose United States governor or representative cannot upon request obtain the amounts and the names of borrowers for all loans of the international financial institution, including loans to employees of the institution, or the compensation and related benefits of employees of the institution.
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act shall be available to any international financial institution whose United States governor or representative cannot upon request obtain any document developed by or in the possession of the management of the international financial institution, unless the United States governor or representative of the institution certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the confidentiality of the information is essential to the operation of the institution.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the African Development Bank, and the African Development Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by these institutions, using funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.
The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to section of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order pursuant to existing law.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Israel may utilize any loan which is or was made available under the Arms Export Control Act and for which repayment is or was forgiven before utilizing any other loan made available under the Arms Export Control Act.
The Congress finds that progress on the peace process in the Middle East is vitally important to United States security interests in the region.
The Congress recognizes that, in fulfilling its obligations under the Treaty of Peace Between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel, done at Washington on March 26, , Israel incurred severe economic burdens. Furthermore, the Congress recognizes that an economically and militarily secure Israel serves the security interests of the United States, for a secure Israel is an Israel which has the incentive and confidence to continue pursuing the peace process.
Therefore, the Congress declares that it is the policy and the intention of the United States that the funds provided in annual appropriations for the Economic Support Fund which are allocated to Israel shall not be less than the annual debt repayment interest and principal from Israel to the United States Government in recognition that such a principle serves United States interests in the region.
Ceilings and earmarks contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs.
A after he has consulted with the Secretary General of the United Nations, the Government of El Salvador has declined to participate in good faith in negotiations for a permanent settlement and cease-fire to the armed conflict of El Salvador;. B the Government of El Salvador has rejected or otherwise failed to support an active role for the Secretary General of the United Nations in mediating that settlement;.
D the Government of El Salvador has failed to conduct a thorough and professional investigation into, and prosecution of those responsible for the eight murders at the University of Central America on November 16, ; or. E the military and security forces of El Salvador are assassinating or abducting civilian noncombatants, are engaging in other acts of violence directed at civilian targets, or are failing to control such activities by elements subject to the control of those forces; or.
C the survival of the constitutional Government of El Salvador is being jeopardized by substantial and sustained offensive military actions or operations by the FMLN;. D proof exists that the FMLN is continuing to acquire or receive significant shipments of lethal military assistance from outside El Salvador, and this proof has been shared with the Congress; or. E the FMLN is assassinating or abducting civilian noncombatants, is engaging in other acts of violence directed at civilian targets, or is failing to control such activities by elements subject to FMLN control.
Amounts in this Fund shall be available for obligation and expenditure only upon notification by the President to the Congress that the Government of El Salvador and representatives of the FMLN have reached a permanent settlement of the conflict, including a final agreement on a cease-fire. A assistance to carry out chapter 2 relating to grant military assistance or chapter 5 relating to international military education and training of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of ; and. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of each multilateral development bank MDB to promote vigorously within each MDB the expansion of programs in areas which address the problems of global climate change through requirements to E convening seminars for MDB staff and board members on these areas and alternative energy investment opportunities;.
This initiative shall continue to emphasize the need to accelerate sustainable development strategies in areas such as reforestation, biodiversity, end-use energy efficiency, least-cost energy planning, and renewable energy, and shall encourage mission directors to incorporate the elements of this initiative in developing their country programs. A increasing the number and expertise of personnel devoted to this initiative in all bureaus and missions;.
E assisting countries in developing a systematic analysis of the appropriate use of their total tropical forest resources, with the goal of developing a national program for sustainable forestry;.
F focusing energy assistance activities on the key countries, where assistance would have the greatest impact on reducing emissions from greenhouse gases; and. G continuing to follow the directives with respect to key countries and countries that receive large Economic Support Fund assistance contained in section b 3 of Public Law This notification shall include a certification of the need for the transfer and an assessment of the impact of the transfer on the military readiness of the United States.
Transfers under this section shall also be subject to the notification requirements of section c of this Act. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of , as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions.
None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of , as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations.
None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of , as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning.
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