[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 2282 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2282

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 9, 1998

 Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
   Craig, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Burns, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
Gorton, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. 
 Dorgan, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Grams, Mr. Bond, 
 and Mr. Baucus) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, 
          considered, amended, read the third time, and passed

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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) 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 (ii) by striking the period and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``, or''.
            (2) By inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
        clause--
                            ``(iii) any credit, credit guarantee or 
                        financial assistance provided by the Department 
                        of Agriculture to support the purchase of food 
                        or other agriculture commodity.''.
    (b) Section 102(b)(2)(F) is amended by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ``which includes fertilizer.''.
    (c) Section 102(b)(2)(D) of the Arms Export Control Act is further 
amended in clause (ii) by inserting after the word ``to'' the following 
words: ``medicines, medical equipment, and,''.
    (d) Amounts which may be made available by this section 
102(b)(2)(D)(iii) are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided, That such 
amounts shall be available only to the extent that an official budget 
request that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by 
the President to the Congress.
    (e) Any sanction imposed under section 102(b)(2)(D) of the Arms 
Export Control Act before the date of this Act with respect only to the 
activity described in section 2(a)(2) of this Act shall cease to apply 
upon the enactment of this Act.
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