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HR 1642 105th Congress House

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.

Introduced: May 15, 1997 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
International Affairs Agriculture and FoodAgriculture in foreign tradeAlternative cropsAmerican agricultural assistance
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Crime and Law EnforcementDeveloping countriesDrug abuseDrug abuse preventionDrug trafficEconomic developmentEconomics and Public FinanceForeign Trade and International FinanceNongovernmental organizationsOpium
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 15, 1997
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 Latest action May 15, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 15, 1997
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 15, 1997
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 15, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 1997
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 15, 1997
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 15, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1642: 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.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1642/
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"H.R. 1642: 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.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1642/.
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H.R. 1642, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1642/.
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