S 2156
105th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Armed Forces and National Security
Economics and Public Finance
Export credit
Federally-guaranteed loans
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government lending
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear weapons
Sanctions (International law)
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to exempt any credit, credit guarantee or other financial assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture for the purchase or other provision of food or other agricultural commodities from sanctions provided for under the Act.
Introduced: June 11, 1998
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 11, 1998
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Arms Export Control Act to exempt Department of Agriculture assistance for the purchase or other provision of food or other agricultural commodities from the prohibition against extensions of U.S. Government credit, credit guarantees, or other financial assistance to countries involved in the transfer or use of nuclear explosive devices.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1