[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2877 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2877

    To require that United States assistance may be provided to the 
government of a foreign country only if a treaty of extradition between 
 that country and the United States is in force, or the government of 
 that country and the United States have entered into negotiations to 
                   conclude a treaty of extradition.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

           September 12 (legislative day, September 11), 2001

Mr. Brady of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require that United States assistance may be provided to the 
government of a foreign country only if a treaty of extradition between 
 that country and the United States is in force, or the government of 
 that country and the United States have entered into negotiations to 
                   conclude a treaty of extradition.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PROVISION OF UNITED STATES 
              ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, United 
States assistance may be provided to the government of a foreign 
country only if a treaty of extradition between such country and the 
United States is in force, or the government of such country and the 
United States have entered into negotiations to conclude such a treaty.
    (b) United States Assistance.--The term ``United States 
assistance'' means assistance of any kind (other than humanitarian 
assistance) which is provided by grant, sale, loan, lease, credit, 
guaranty, or insurance, or by any other means, by any agency or 
instrumentality of the United States Government.
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