An amendment to prohibit covert assistance for military operations in Nicaragua and to authorize overt interdiction assistance. The overt interdiction assistance consists of assistance furnished by the President on terms he may dictate to any friendly country in Central America to enable that country to prevent the use of its territory for the transfer of military equipment from or through Cuba or Nicaragua or any other country. The assistance must be overt. For this overt aid $30,000,000 is provided for FY'83 and $50,000,000 is provided for FY'84.

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Amendment Number
461
Description
An amendment to prohibit covert assistance for military operations in Nicaragua and to authorize overt interdiction assistance. The overt interdiction assistance consists of assistance furnished by the President on terms he may dictate to any friendly country in Central America to enable that country to prevent the use of its territory for the transfer of military equipment from or through Cuba or Nicaragua or any other country. The assistance must be overt. For this overt aid $30,000,000 is provided for FY'83 and $50,000,000 is provided for FY'84.
Congress
98
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Oct 20, 1983
Latest Action Text
Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Recorded Vote: 227 - 194 (Record Vote No: 403).
Submitted Date
Oct 20, 1983
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 10, 2021
Amendment 461 — Informed