An amendment which, six months after enactment of the bill, would provide for withholding of payments for foreign workers employed at Defense Department installations overseas if the foreign nation has not paid in full its pledges to Operation Desert Storm. The amendment would cover only indirect foreign hires, or those workers who are employed by their own government and work under contract on a U.S. installation.

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Amendment Number
24
Description
An amendment which, six months after enactment of the bill, would provide for withholding of payments for foreign workers employed at Defense Department installations overseas if the foreign nation has not paid in full its pledges to Operation Desert Storm. The amendment would cover only indirect foreign hires, or those workers who are employed by their own government and work under contract on a U.S. installation.
Purpose
Amendment added language that provided for withholding payments by the Defense Department to foreign countries for reimbursement of payments made to foreign-workers employed in overseas military installations if those countries have not fulfilled their financial commitments made to the United States in connection to the cost of Operation Desert Storm.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 13, 1991
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Bryant amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
16:37:56
Submitted Date
Mar 13, 1991
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 7, 2021
Amendment 24 — Informed