3.0.0 1935 2023-01-13T04:49:46Z 2023-01-13T04:49:46Z Senate S S 2005-10-27 109 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-10-27T22:50:41Z 2005-10-27 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2005-10-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA N International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Community development Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Depressed areas Economic assistance Economic development Economics and Public Finance Europe Human rights Infrastructure Ireland Law Mediation Military base closures Northern Ireland Peace Police training Police-community relations Prisons United Kingdom International Affairs 00 2005-10-27 Introduced in Senate 2005-11-30T20:56:46Z International Fund for Ireland Enhancement Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. assistance for the International Fund for Ireland has contributed greatly to the economic development of Northern Ireland and that both objectives of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986, economic development and reconciliation, remain critical to achieving peace in the region, especially in the economically-depressed areas; and (2) the Fund is encouraged to support programs that enhance relations between communities and enhance relations between the police and the communities they serve, promote human rights training for police, and enhance peaceful mediation in neighborhoods of continued conflict.

Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to encourage the Fund to support programs that: (1) enhance relations between communities, and between the police and the communities they serve; (2) promote human rights training for police; (3) enhance peaceful mediation in neighborhoods of continued conflict; (4) promote training programs to enhance the new district partnership police boards recommended by the Patten Commission; and (5) assist in the transition of former British military installations and prisons into sites for peaceful, community-supported activities, such as housing, retail, and commercial development.

Authorizes FY2006-FY2007 appropriations for U.S. contributions to the Fund. Expresses the sense of Congress that at least 35% of such amount for each such fiscal year should be used to carry out programs to improve local community relations and relations between the police and the people they serve.

]]> International Fund for Ireland Enhancement Act of 2005 Display Title International Fund for Ireland Enhancement Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for United States contributions to the International Fund for Ireland, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced International Fund for Ireland Enhancement Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-10-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1935is/xml/BILLS-109s1935is.xml 2005-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.