HR 5497
107th Congress
House
International Affairs
Afghanistan
Agriculture and Food
American agricultural assistance
Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Developing countries
Farm lands
Land mines
Minesweeping
Nongovernmental organizations
Ordnance
South Asia
Roots of Peace Act of 2002
Introduced: September 26, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 26, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Roots of Peace Act of 2002 - Requires the Secretary of State to establish a program to provide grants to eligible nongovernmental organizations to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries. Earmarks funds to be made available to the Roots of Peace organization to carry out such activities in the Shomali Valley of Afghanistan.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1