Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990017275

We require that the Secretary of Agriculture certify to appropriate committees of the Congress that the commodities shall not be distributed through or otherwise be allowed to come under the control of the Ethiopian Government. We believe that we have provided adequate clarification allowing the Ethiopian Government to participate in the transportation and distribution of commodities in cooperation with U.N. agencies and the private voluntary organizations. but that we have prevented the prospect of political manipulation of this food by the Government for its starving citizens. The conference agreement includes $175 million in nonfood disaster and refugee assistance funds for Africa. This is the same amount as appropriated in the House bill. and the same amount as the ceiling provided in the Senate bill. The administration requested $50 million for nonfood aid. The nonfood funds break down as follows: $137.5 million for international disaster assistance. $25 million for the U.S. emergency refugee and migration assistance fund. and $12.5 million for regular migration and refugee assistance activities. Of the disaster assistance funds. $2.5 million will be transferred to the operating expenses account of the Agency for International Development for monitoring the entire famine relief package funded in the bill. These latter funds are intended to be used to prevent unfair distribution or diversion of this muchneeded assistance.
Keywords matched
refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
SILVIO CONTE
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
1985-04-02
Speech ID
990017275
Paragraph
#0
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