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        <fullName>Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit military assistance or the sale, transfer, or licensing of military equipment and technology for the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia unless the President certifies to Congress that the government of Ethiopia will not use such military assistance, equipment, or technology against pro-democracy advocates or peaceful civilian protesters in Ethiopia.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit the provision of United States military assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of United States military equipment or technology to Ethiopia.</title>
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