S 2214 · 98th Congress · International Affairs

A bill to require that certain assistance may be furnished to El Salvador only if the President reports to the Congress on plans of the Government of El Salvador to control indiscriminate violence, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1984-01-26· Sponsored by Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(1984-01-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes providing El Salvador with military assistance, military training, military personnel, and offers of military sales credits and guarantees only if the President has reported to the Speaker of the House and the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the plans of El Salvador's Government to meet specified goals. Set forth the following goals which El Salvador's Government must make plans to meet: (1) establishment of Government control over military, security and police forces of El Salvador; (2) disarming of private armies in Government-controlled areas; (3) cessation of death squads; (4) establishment of an effective judicial system; and (5) bringing to trial and disciplining those responsible for indiscriminate violence, secret detention, abduction, torture, and murder. Requires the President to provide Congress with progress reports on El Salvador every six months.…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats