H.R. 2597 (105th): Equity for Immigrants Act

Introduced:
Oct 01, 1997 (105th Congress, 1997–1998)
Sponsor:
Rep. Elizabeth Furse [D-OR1]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on October 1, 1997, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Oct 01, 1997
Cosponsors
26 cosponsors (25D, 1I) (show)
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House Foreign Affairs

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Full Title

To rescind restrictions on welfare and public benefits for legal immigrants enacted by title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and to reduce arms transfer subsidies.

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Last updated Oct 01, 1997.
5 pages

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10/1/1997--Introduced.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I - Termination of Provisions of Public Law 104-193 Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Legal Immigrants Title II: Reduction in Arms Transfer Subsidies Equity for Immigrants Act
Title I - Termination of Provisions of Public Law 104-193 Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Legal Immigrants
Declares that, on October 1, 1998, the provisions of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33)), which restrict welfare and public benefits for legal immigrants, shall cease to be effective, the amendments made by that title shall be repealed, and any provision of law repealed by that title shall be reenacted.
Title II - Reduction in Arms Transfer Subsidies
Amends the Arms Export Control Act to repeal provisions with respect to: (1) leases of defense articles and loan authority for cooperative research and development purposes; and (2) the President's authority to waive specified charges for sales that would significantly advance North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standardization, standardization with armed forces of specified other countries, or foreign procurement in the United States under coproduction arrangements.
Section 202 -
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the President's authority to transfer excess defense articles to certain other countries.
Section 203 -
Amends the Arms Export Control Act to state that any sale involving the export of major defense equipment pursuant to a license or other approval, except in certain circumstances, shall include an appropriate charge, comparable to a specified charge imposed for government-to-government sales, for a proportionate amount of the nonrecurring costs incurred by the United States in the research, development, and production of such equipment.
Section 204 -
Declares that no military financing program funds under the Arms Export Control Act may be made available for: (1) grants or loans to Greece, Turkey, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Caribbean countries, or any country eligible to participate in the Partnership for Peace Initiative in FY 1997; or (2) the Enhanced International Peacekeeping Initiative.
Section 205 -
Declares that no Economic Support Fund moneys under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be made available for Turkey, Haiti, or Cambodia to offset costs of purchasing defense articles or defense services from the United States.
Section 206 -
Declares that no Federal funds may be used to offset the cost of a demonstration or exhibition of defense articles or defense services at a trade show or other international arms bazaar or promotional event in a foreign country.

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