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HR 3894 99th Congress House International Affairs American economic assistance Authorization Child health Children and youth Developing countries Disease control Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Health International cooperation Medical research Preventive medicine Research and development Vaccination World health

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance to promote immunization and oral rehydration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 10, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 1986
Similar Provisions Contained in S.1917.
Dec 23, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Dec 17, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Dec 10, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 10, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls upon the President to direct the Agency for International Development to work in a global effort to provide universal access to childhood immunization by 1990 by: (1) assisting in the delivery, distribution, and use of vaccines; and (2) performing and supporting research and development activities that will be targeted at developing new vaccines and at modifying existing vaccines to make them more appropriate for use in developing countries. Declares that the President should appeal to the public to provide the necessary resources to achieve universal access to childhood immunization by 1990.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the authorization of appropriations for FY 1987 for the Child Survival Fund.

What's happening now September 25, 1986

Similar Provisions Contained in S.1917.

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