Amendment101st Congress
Amendment sought to exempt agricultural, petroleum, fertilizer, and coal products from provisions which require recipient nations of any foreign aid cash transfer program to purchase U.S. goods and services and ship at least 50 percent of such purchases on U.S. flag vessels. \ As amended by the Craig amendment (A005), forest products would also have been exempt from the cargo preference requirement.
- Amendment Number
- 74
- Description
- Amendment sought to exempt agricultural, petroleum, fertilizer, and coal products from provisions which require recipient nations of any foreign aid cash transfer program to purchase U.S. goods and services and ship at least 50 percent of such purchases on U.S. flag vessels. \ As amended by the Craig amendment (A005), forest products would also have been exempt from the cargo preference requirement.
- Purpose
- An amendment to exempt agricultural and petroleum products from the provisions of the bill which require that all U.S. cash assistance be used by recipient nations to purchase U.S. goods and services and that 50 percent of such purchases be shipped on U.S. carriers.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 22, 1989
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Bereuter amendment (A004) as amended Failed by recorded vote: 188 - 219 (Roll no. 102).
- Latest Action Time
- 17:34:11
- Submitted Date
- Jun 22, 1989
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 1, 2021