Very simply the amendment provides authority and procedures for the Department of Defense to transport only on a spaceavailable basis privately supplied humanitarian relief supplies to people in Central America who desperately need assistance. It has the support of the Department of Defense and the White House and as well I believe has been cleared by the managers of the bill on both sides of the aisle. As my colleagues know. the situation in Central America has created great difficulties for the peoples of that region. The economies of their countries have been disrupted. Many have become refugees. Medical supplies. clothing. food. the minimal necessities of life are. in too many instances. absent. We cannot but be concerned about such a terrible situation. and indeed many Americans. private Americans. are so concerned.
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