This memorandum explains upcoming Congressional actions on South Africa that need constituent support. The House already has passed an amendment to the IMF Authorization Bill directing the U.S. representative to the IMF to "actively oppose" any IMF loans to "any country which practices apartheid." This bill now goes to a House-Senate conference committee. Three other provisions may be offered as amendments to the Export Administration Act: 1) Rep. Howard Berman (California) amendment to reinstate controls of U.S. sales to the South African military that were adopted by the Carter administration and then lifted by the Reagan administration. 2) Rep. Stephen Solarz (New York) bill to make fair...
This memorandum explains upcoming Congressional actions on South Africa that need constituent support. The House already has passed an amendment to the IMF Authorization Bill directing the U.S. representative to the IMF to "actively oppose" any IMF loans to "any country which practices apartheid." This bill now goes to a House-Senate conference committee. Three other provisions may be offered as amendments to the Export Administration Act: 1) Rep. Howard Berman (California) amendment to reinstate controls of U.S. sales to the South African military that were adopted by the Carter administration and then lifted by the Reagan administration. 2) Rep. Stephen Solarz (New York) bill to make fair employment standards mandatory of U.S. corporations operating in South Africa, prohibit commercial bank loans to the South African government, and prohibit imports into the U.S. of South African gold coins, including the Krugerrand; and 3) Rep. William Gray (Pennsylvania) amendment to ban new investment in South Africa by U.S. companies.
