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An Act making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for emergency relief and recovery in Africa, and for other purposes

Act Details

An Act making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for emergency relief and recovery in Africa, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1985-02-21 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 99 United States Congress by Jamie Lloyd Whitten in relation with: Africa, Agriculture and food, American economic assistance, Appropriations, Congressional oversight, Department of State, Disaster relief, Disasters and Disaster Relief, Economics and public finance, Ethiopia, Famines, Farm produce, Food and Food Industry, Food relief, Immigration, International affairs, Refugees, Supplemental appropriations, Wheat.

An Act making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for emergency relief and recovery in Africa, and for other purposes became law (1) in the United States on 1985-04-04. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Appropriations (HSAP)
Senate Appropriations (SSAP)

Sponsor

Jamie Lloyd Whitten, member of the US congress
Jamie Lloyd Whitten, Democrat, Representative from Mississippi, district 1

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Joseph Robinette Biden, Democrat, Senator, from Delaware
Edward Moore (ted) Kennedy, Democrat, Senator, from Massachusetts
Paul Laxalt, Senator, from Nevada

Act Overview

Number: 1239 (3)
Official Title as Introduced: A bill making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for emergency relief and recovery in Africa, and for other purposes (4)
Date First Introduced: 1985-02-21
Sponsor Name: Jamie Lloyd Whitten
Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1985-04-04
Type: hr (7)
Main Topic: Economics and public finance
Related Bills: (8)
hres86-99, Reason: rule, Type: bill
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Text of the An Act making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for emergency relief and recovery in Africa, and for other purposes

(House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with an amendment) Title I – Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1985 for: (1) Public Law 480 for agricultural commodities for African famine relief programs provided that funds shall be available for inland transportation if the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) certifies that without such funds the delivery of emergency food would be impossible or inappropriately delayed; (2) AID for international disaster assistance in Africa provided such assistance shall remain available until March 31 1986 and shall be available for carrying out basic agricultural rehabilitation and provided the congressional appropriations committees are notified five days before the obligation of any such sums; (3) AID for operating expenses in Africa; and (4) the Department of State for the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund and for migration and refugee assistance in Africa provided the migration and refugee assistance funds shall remain available until March 31 1986. Title II – Makes supplemental appropriations to remain available through FY 1986 for Public Law 480 famine relief programs as an Emergency Reserve for African Famine Relief. Title III – Sets forth general provisions governing the use of funds appropriated by this Act. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make available for calendar year 1985 through private voluntary organizations to African nations not less than 200000 metric tons of farm commodities. Requires at least 50 percent of such commodities to be in the form of wheat or wheat products. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture before such commodities are made available to certify to specified congressional committees that such commodities shall not be distributed through or come under the control of the Government of Ethiopia.

Act Notes

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[Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An Act making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for emergency relief and recovery in Africa, and for other purposes are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
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[Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
[Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
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Africa
Agriculture and food
American economic assistance
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Disaster relief
Disasters and Disaster Relief
Economics and public finance
Ethiopia
Famines
Farm produce
Food and Food Industry
Food relief
Immigration
International affairs
Refugees
Supplemental appropriations
Wheat

An Act making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for emergency relief and recovery in Africa, and for other purposes

An Act making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for emergency relief and recovery in Africa, and for other purposes