HR 2805 · 100th Congress · International Affairs

Allied Commission on Out-of-Area Issues Act

Introduced 1987-06-26· Sponsored by Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.(1987-07-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Allied Commission on Out-of-Area Issues Act - Sets forth the purpose of this Act as providing a framework for the establishment of a commission on out-of-area issues (Commission) and encouraging the President to seek the establishment of such a Commission. States that such a Commission would include participants from among the group of militarily allied Western nations and would be regarded by the United States as a principal institution for consideration of allied perspective and policy options with respect to out-of-area issues. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Commission should: (1) promote a better understanding of how Western nations might respond to out-of-area events and issues without formally engaging NATO and other security alliances; (2) specifically define potential out-of-area contingencies which might threaten the West; (3) better relate, for planning purposes, the out-of-area security concerns of Japan and America's other Asian allies with those of NATO; (4) explore the possibility of better coordinating the foreign and military aid programs of the Western allies as a means of promoting growth and stability in less developed countries; and (5) promote bet…

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Cosponsors (20)

2 Democrats18 Republicans