HPSCI VOTE ON AID TO ANGOLA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01390R000400480025-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: March 20, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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NOTE FOR: D/ICS
Chief, Legislative Liaison
SUBJECT: HPSCI Vote on Aid to Angola
The attached bill was reported favorably
to the House by the HPSCI yesterday after-
noon. My understanding is that while the vote
went strictly along party lines, Mr. Daniel
plans to oppose the measure when it comes
to the House floor. Floor action has not
yet been scheduled in the House.
cc: DD/ICS
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99TH CONGRESS H
2D SESSION
. R. 4276
To require that any United States Government support for military or
paramilitary operations in Angola be openly acknowledged and publicly debated.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 1986
Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. STOKES, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. KASTENMEIER,
Mr. ROE, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. MCHUGH, and Mr. DwYER of New
Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Com-
mittees on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelli-
gence
A BILL
To require that any United States Government support for
military or paramilitary operations in Angola be openly
acknowledged and publicly debated.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. DECLARATION THAT ANY SUPPORT FOR MILI-
4 TARY OR PARAMILITARY OPERATIONS IN
5 ANGOLA SHOULD BE OPENLY ACKNOWLEDGED
6 AND PUBLICLY DEBATED.
7 The Congress finds that the United States Government
8 should support military or paramilitary operations in Angola
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1 only if the provision of that support is the openly acknowl-
2 edged policy of the United States. It is, therefore, the sense
3 of the Congress that the United States Government should
4 not provide any such support until the President has publicly
5 informed the Congress and the American people that United
6 States Government support for military or paramilitary oper-
7 ations in Angola is important to the national security and the
8 Congress has approved such support.
9 SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT SUPPORT IS OPENLY ACKNOWL-
10 EDGED.
11 (a) ANY SUPPORT MUST BE OPENLY ACKNowL-
12 EDGED.-During fiscal years 1986 and 1987, a department,
13 agency, or other instrumentality of the United States Gov-
14 ernment may obligate or expend funds-
15 (1) to conduct, directly or indirectly, military or
16 paramilitary operations in Angola, or
17 (2) to provide any financial, material, or other as-
18 sistance, directly or indirectly, to any group engaged in
19 military or paramilitary operations in Angola,
20 only if the use of funds for that purpose is the openly ac-
21 knowledged policy of the United States Government, as de-
22 termined in accordance with subsection (b).
23 (b) PRESIDENTIAL REQUEST AND CONGRESSIONAL
24 APPROVAL.-In order to ensure that any United States Gov-
25 ernment support for military or paramilitary operations in
OR 4276 II
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1 Angola is openly acknowledged, funds may be used for the
2 purposes described in subsection (a) only if--
3 (1) the President determines that United States
4 Government support for military or paramilitary oper-
5 ations in Angola is important to the national security
6 and submits to the Speaker of the House of Represent-
7 atives and the President of the Senate a request that
8 the Congress approve openly acknowledged United
9 States Government support for those operations; and
10 (2) the Congress enacts a joint resolution approv-
11 ing United States Government support for military or
12 paramilitary operations in Angola.
13 Any such support may be provided only to the extent permit-
14 ted by that joint resolution.
15 (c) INTERPRETATION OF LIMITATION.-Nothing in
16 this section should be construed to prohibit the obligation or
17 expenditure of funds for-
18 (1) United States diplomatic activities;
19 (2) activities of the United States Armed Forces
20 which are reported to the Congress pursuant to section
21 4(a) of the War Powers Resolution; or
22 (3) assistance provided through the United Na-
23 tions High Commissioner for Refugees or the Interna-
24 tional Committee of the Red Cross.
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1 (d) RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER LAWS.-The require-
2 ments of this section may not be waived under the authority
3 of any other provision of law. This section supercedes any
4 provision of law which might otherwise be construed to allow
5 funds to be used for the purposes described in subsection (a).
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