98th Congress > House > Vote 145
Sponsor: HAMILTON, Lee Herbert (D-IN)
Description: TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 639, A BILL AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE TO AID LEBANON IN REBUILDING ITS ECONOMY AND ARMED FORCES. (MOTION PASSED)
Bill summary: (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #153 (276-76))
Lebanon Emergency Assistance Act of 1983 - Authorizes additional appropriations for economic assistance to Lebanon for FY 1983.
Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1983 military assistance to Lebanon and for FY 1983 loan guarantees for arms sales to Lebanon.
Directs the President to obtain statutory authorization from the Congress for any substantial expansion in the number or role of U.S. armed forces in Lebanon or for the
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creation of a new multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon.
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Bill titles: A bill to authorize supplemental assistance to aid Lebanon in rebuilding its economy and armed forces, and for other purposes.
Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 76, p. 3530;
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