A bill to authorize assistance to help alleviate the human suffering arising from the civil strife in El Salvador.
El Salvador Humanitarian Assistance Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance for the relief of needy people in El Salvador. Authorizes appropriations. Requires a specific amount of the authorized appropriations to be made available through private and voluntary organizations and international relief agencies to the Archdiocese of San Salvador and to other private and voluntary organizations that provide direct relief to needy people in El Salvador. Encourages the President to use money from other funds allocated under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for aid to the needy people in El Salvador.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
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