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Human Needs and World Security Act

Introduced: November 17, 1983 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.
Nov 17, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 17, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Nov 17, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Human Needs and World Security Act - Requires that for FY 1985: (1) not less than $102,000,000 shall be provided to the United Nations Children's Fund with the Fund's excess FY 1984 funds to be devoted to the provision of low-cost preventive health measures associated with the "child health revolution" developed by United Nations agencies; (2) not less than $90,000,000 shall be provided for the International Fund for Agricultural Development; and (3) not less than $175,000,000 shall be provided for health care activities with excess FY 1984 funds to be devoted to preventive health care activities directly benefitting the poor majority.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for the Peace Corps.

Requires that $700,000,000 shall be available to carry out famine relief under the Agriculture Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 for FY 1985.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for the Inter-American Development Bank for assistance under the Bank's program for financing small projects.

Limits for FY 1985 the aggregate amount of foreign military sales credits, foreign military sales guarantees, military assistance, and international military education and training.

Limits the amount of assistance provided during FY 1985 through the Economic Support Fund.

What's happening now December 15, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.

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