H.R. 3243 (100th): A bill to authorize appropriations for assistance to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.

Introduced:
Sep 09, 1987 (100th Congress, 1987–1988)
Sponsor:
Rep. Jack Kemp [R-NY31]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on September 9, 1987, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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Introduced Sep 09, 1987
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1R) (show)
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House Foreign Affairs

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9/9/1987--Introduced.
Authorizes appropriations for military assistance to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance for the period ending March 31, 1989. Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of such funds if, on or before September 30, 1987, the President has certified to the Congress that: (1) there are no Soviet, Cuban, or communist bloc bases in Nicaragua that pose a threat to the United States and the other democratic governments in the hemisphere; (2) Nicaragua poses no military threat to its neighbors and does not provide a staging ground for subversion or destabilization of duly elected governments in the hemisphere; and (3) the Nicaraguan Government respects the basic human rights of its people.

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