Amendment113th Congress
An amendment numbered 15 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to reform U.S. international food aid to allow for not more than 45 percent of authorized funds to be used for assistance other than U.S. agricultural commodities, yielding $215 million in annual efficiency savings, enabling the U.S. to reach an additional 4 million disaster victims. Curtails practice of `monetization' which, according to the GAO, is inefficient and led to a loss of $219 million over three years. Reductions in mandatory spending result in $150 million in deficit reduction over the life of the bill.
- Amendment Number
- 190
- Description
- An amendment numbered 15 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to reform U.S. international food aid to allow for not more than 45 percent of authorized funds to be used for assistance other than U.S. agricultural commodities, yielding $215 million in annual efficiency savings, enabling the U.S. to reach an additional 4 million disaster victims. Curtails practice of `monetization' which, according to the GAO, is inefficient and led to a loss of $219 million over three years. Reductions in mandatory spending result in $150 million in deficit reduction over the life of the bill.
- Purpose
- Amendment sought to reform U.S. international food aid to allow for not more than 45 percent of authorized funds to be used for assistance other than U.S. agricultural commodities.
- Congress
- 113
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 19, 2013
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Royce amendment (A015) Failed by recorded vote: 203 - 220 (Roll no. 262).
- Latest Action Time
- 18:47:32
- Submitted Date
- Jun 19, 2013
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Feb 3, 2022