HR 1152 · 106th Congress · International Affairs

Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-03-17· Sponsored by Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247.(1999-08-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize specified assistance, including humanitarian, economic, migration and refugee, development, border control, and democracy building assistance, to the South Caucasus and Central Asia countries to: (1) promote sovereignty, independence with democratic government, and respect for human rights; (2) assist in the resolution of regional conflicts and facilitate the removal of impediments to cross-border commerce; (3) promote economic cooperation and market-oriented principles; (4) assist in the development of infrastructure necessary for communications, transportation, education, health, and energy and trade on an East-West axis in order to build strong relations and commerce between those countries and the democratic, market-oriented countries of the Euro-Atlantic community; and (5) support U.S. business interests and investments in the region. Prohibits, with specified exceptions, assistance to the governments of such countries if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such governments: (1) are engaged in a consistent pattern of gross violations of in…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1152, Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999

Jul 30, 1999

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on July 22, 1999

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Cosponsors (5)

3 Democrats2 Republicans