This memorandum reports on four amendments about South Africa that are now part of the Export Administration Act as adopted by the House of Representatives: 1) Gray amendment to end new corporate investment in South Africa; 2) Solarz amendment that mandates Sullivan fair employment principles, cuts off commercial banks loans to the South African government, and bans important of South African gold coins including the Krugerrand; 3) Wolpe amendment that expands controls on nuclear sales to South Africa; and 4) Berman provision reinstating Carter-era export controls on goods to the South African military and police. The Senate has not yet voted on the Export Administration Act, and its version...
This memorandum reports on four amendments about South Africa that are now part of the Export Administration Act as adopted by the House of Representatives: 1) Gray amendment to end new corporate investment in South Africa; 2) Solarz amendment that mandates Sullivan fair employment principles, cuts off commercial banks loans to the South African government, and bans important of South African gold coins including the Krugerrand; 3) Wolpe amendment that expands controls on nuclear sales to South Africa; and 4) Berman provision reinstating Carter-era export controls on goods to the South African military and police. The Senate has not yet voted on the Export Administration Act, and its version contains none of these provisions. The memo also reports on other victories concerning South Africa outside of the Congress: 1) South African poet and activist Dennis Brutus has been granted political asylum in the U.S.; 2) the Washington, D.C. City Council has passed a comprehensive divestment bill; and 3) the State Department has backed away from proposed serious cuts in aid to Zimbabwe.
