[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 942 Introduced in House (IH)]







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.


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                    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 California, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
  Knollenberg, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit United States assistance to countries that prohibit or 
   restrict the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian 
                              assistance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 efficiency in the usage of 
        United States foreign assistance.
            (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 
              ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Prohibition on Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for United 
States assistance may not be made available for any country whose 
government prohibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, 
the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance.
    (b) Waiver.--The prohibition on United States assistance 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 
Relations of the Senate that such country is no longer prohibiting 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 report to Congress describing 
any information available to the President concerning prohibitions or 
restrictions, direct or indirect, on the transport or delivery of 
United States humanitarian assistance by the government of any country 
receiving or eligible to receive United States foreign assistance 
during the current or preceding fiscal year.
    (b) Applicability of Law.--The President shall include in the 
report required by subsection (a) a statement as to whether the 
prohibition in section 3(a) is being applied to each country for which 
the President has information available to him concerning prohibitions 
or restrictions, direct or indirect, on the transport or delivery of 
United States humanitarian assistance.

SEC. 5. DEFINITION.

    As used in this Act, the term ``United States assistance'' has the 
same meaning given that term in section 481(e)(4) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961.
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