An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to destroy Department of Defense equipment or ammunition in Afghanistan without such equipment or ammunition first being offered to independent states of the former Soviet Union and major non-NATO allies that are willing to pay for transportation of such equipment or ammunition to such states or allies.
What it does: Adds Sec. _. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to destroy Department of Defense equipment or ammunition in Afghanistan without such equipment or ammunition first being offered to independent states of the former Soviet Union and major non-NATO allies that are willing to pay for transportation of such equipment or ammunition to such states or allies at the end of the bill
Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 4870
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Adds Sec. _. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to destroy Department of Defense equipment or ammunition in Afghanistan without such equipment or ammunition first being offered to independent states of the former Soviet Union and major non-NATO allies that are willing to pay for transportation of such equipment or ammunition to such states or allies at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. _. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to destroy Department of Defense equipment or ammunition in Afghanistan without such equipment or ammunition first being offered to independent states of the former Soviet Union and major non-NATO allies that are willing to pay for transportation of such equipment or ammunition to such states or allies.
Inserted: (b) For purposes of this section--
Inserted: (1) the term "independent state of the former Soviet Union" has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801); and
Inserted: (2) the term "major non-NATO ally" has the meaning given the term in section 644(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(q)).
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At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following:
Sec. _. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to destroy Department of Defense equipment or ammunition in Afghanistan without such equipment or ammunition first being offered to independent states of the former Soviet Union and major non-NATO allies that are willing to pay for transportation of such equipment or ammunition to such states or allies.
(b) For purposes of this section--
(1) the term “independent state of the former Soviet Union” has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801); and
(2) the term “major non-NATO ally” has the meaning given the term in section 644(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(q)).
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House amendment offered
June 20, 2014
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House amendment offered
June 20, 2014
House amendment offered/reported by: Amendment (A073) offered by Mr. Stockman.(consideration: CR H5565; text: CR H5565)
June 20, 2014 • 9:32 AM
Amendment (A073) offered by Mr. Stockman. (consideration: CR H5565; text: CR H5565)
June 20, 2014 • 9:32 AM
Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Stockman amendment (A073). Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the provisions of the Stockman amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
June 20, 2014 • 9:35 AM