[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4195 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4195

     To amend the Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 1998

  Mr. Smith of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
   Stenholm, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
Ewing, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
Emerson, Mr. John, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
Mr. Thune, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Hamilton) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Agriculture Export Relief Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. SANCTIONS EXEMPTIONS.

    (a) Exemption Regarding Food and Other Agricultural Commodity 
Purchases.--Section 102(b)(2)(D) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2799aa-1(b)(2)(D)) is amended as follows:
            (1) In clause (i) by striking ``or'' at the end.
            (2) In clause (ii) by striking the period and inserting ``, 
        or''.
            (3) By inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
        clause:
                    ``(iii) to any credit, credit guarantee, or 
                financial assistance provided by the Department of 
                Agriculture to support the purchase of food or other 
                agricultural commodity.''.
    (b) Description of Agricultural Commodities.--Section 102(b)(2)(F) 
of such Act is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
``, which includes fertilizer.''.
    (c) Other Exemptions.--Section 102(b)(2)(D)(ii) of such Act is 
further amended by inserting after ``to'' the following: ``medicines, 
medical equipment, and''.
    (d) Application of Amendments.--The amendment made by subsection 
(a)(3) shall apply to any credit, credit guarantee, or other financial 
assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture before, on, or 
after the date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 1999.
    (e) Effect on Existing Sanctions.--Any sanction imposed under 
section 102(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act before the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall cease to apply upon that date with respect 
to the items described in the amendments made by subsections (b) and 
(c). In the case of the amendment made by subsection (a)(3), any 
sanction imposed under section 102(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act 
before the date of the enactment of this Act shall not be in effect 
during the period beginning on that date and ending on September 30, 
1999, with respect to the activities and items described in the 
amendment.
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