HR 1642
105th Congress
House
International Affairs
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Alternative crops
American agricultural assistance
Crime and Law Enforcement
Developing countries
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug traffic
Economic development
Economics and Public Finance
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Nongovernmental organizations
Opium
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for the establishment of an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 15, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President, acting through the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, to establish a demonstration program providing assistance to nongovernmental organizations and grass roots organizations in developing countries with illicit crop production for the purpose of developing alternative crop production specific to the unique soil, environmental, and economic development needs of such countries.
Authorizes appropriations.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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