To prohibit the transfer of excess Department of Defense construction and fire equipment to foreign governments.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to exclude construction and fire equipment from the definition of "excess defense articles" for purposes of restricting the transfer of such equipment to foreign countries.

 
HR 5299 IH
102d CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 5299
To prohibit the transfer of excess Department of Defense construction and
fire equipment to foreign governments.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 28, 1992
Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. WHITTEN, Mr. ESPY, Mr. MAZZOLI,
Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. GUARINI, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. PETERSON of Florida, Mr. WISE,
Mr. PARKER, Mr. HOLLOWAY, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. WALSH, Mr. SPRATT,
Mr. DERRICK, Mrs. LLOYD, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. MACHTLEY,
Mr. MARLENEE, Mr. BRYANT, Mrs. PATTERSON, Mr. SWETT, Mr. BROWDER,
Mr. VALENTINE, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. HUCKABY, Mr. JEFFERSON,
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BREWSTER,
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. SAXTON,
Ms. HORN, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. LAROCCO, Mrs. MINK,
Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Mr. BRUCE, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. ZELIFF,
Mr. SMITH of Florida, Mr. BACCHUS, Mr. WELDON, Mr. ERDREICH, Mr. MORRISON,
Mr. HOYER, and Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the transfer of excess Department of Defense construction and
fire equipment to foreign governments.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE AS FOREIGN AID.
  Section 644(g) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et
  seq.), as amended, is amended by inserting `(other than construction and
  fire equipment, including tractors scrapers, loaders, graders, bulldozers,
  dump trucks, generators, pumpers, fuel and water tankers, crash trucks,
  utility vans, rescue trucks, ambulances, hook and ladder units, compressors,
  and miscellaneous firefighting equipment)' after `the quantity of defense
  articles'.