Amendment sought to authorize $33 million in order to: (1) authorize the Defense Department to help create a U.N. peacekeeping operations center; (2) authorize the training of units from other countries in peacekeeping techniques; and (3) authorize military-to-military contacts around the world for the purpose of impressing upon foreign armed forces the appropriate role of the military in a democracy.

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Amendment Number
297
Description
Amendment sought to authorize $33 million in order to: (1) authorize the Defense Department to help create a U.N. peacekeeping operations center; (2) authorize the training of units from other countries in peacekeeping techniques; and (3) authorize military-to-military contacts around the world for the purpose of impressing upon foreign armed forces the appropriate role of the military in a democracy.
Purpose
An amendment to authorize $23 million to establish a program for the "Promotion of Democracy", and to authorize $10 million for training foreign military personnel in peacekeeping preparations.
Congress
103
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Sep 13, 1993
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Sisisky amendment (A016) Failed by recorded vote: 199 - 210 (Roll no. 427).
Latest Action Time
18:29:44
Submitted Date
Sep 13, 1993
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 297 — Informed