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HCONRES 179 - 102

Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to supporting increased donations of commodities for international hunger alleviation purposes through purchases of agricultural commodities from the United States and developing countries financed by the Government of Japan.

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Summary

00 Introduced in House Apr 17, 2002

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and State and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to encourage the Government of Japan to use a portion of its increased foreign assistance funds to increase the availability of international food aid supplies through bilateral or multilateral channels to meet the needs of the world's hungry people; (2) Japanese aid resources could be channeled to finance long-term contracts to purchase and deliver commodities from the United States and developing country agricultural producers as donations to nongovernmental or international organizations for use in hunger alleviation projects; (3) during such long-term contractual agreement, such purchases of food and agricultural commodities purchased by Japan should be considered as increased importation by Japan of such products for the purposes of U.S. trade laws; (4) during the period of any such purchases by Japan from the United States, the value of U.S. purchases of the same agricultural commodities should be maintained at no less than FY 1990 levels; and (5) the commodities purchased under this program should be donated to organizations equipped to ensure that the food will be available only to projects that meet specified criteria (relating to the proper use of such food aid and the assurances of no negative impact on the agricultural producers in the areas to which the food is sent).

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Timeline

Aug 11, 1992

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Aug 10, 1992

Mr. Payne (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Aug 10, 1992

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Aug 10, 1992

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

Aug 10, 1992

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

Aug 10, 1992

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

Aug 10, 1992

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 31, 1992

Reported by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 102-766, Part I.

Jul 31, 1992

Reported by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 102-766, Part I.

Jul 29, 1992

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Jul 29, 1992

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 23, 1992

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

Jul 23, 1992

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 24, 1992

Ordered to be Reported.

Jun 24, 1992

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 9, 1992

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

Jun 9, 1992

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 21, 1991

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 21, 1991

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

Jul 25, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

Jul 25, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.

Jul 17, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Jul 16, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

Jul 11, 1991

Introduced in House

Jul 11, 1991

Introduced in House

Jul 11, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jul 11, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jul 11, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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