Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 26, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1093.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 15, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Defines specified terms.
(Sec. 4) States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) support the consolidation of democracy in Pakistan; (2) build a long-term relationship with Pakistan; (3) further the economic development of Pakistan by expanding bilateral engagement with the government of Pakistan; (4) work with Pakistan and the countries bordering Pakistan to facilitate regional peace; (5) work with the government of Pakistan to prevent Pakistani territory from being used as a base or conduit for terrorist attacks; and (6) expand people-to-people engagement between the United States and Pakistan through increased educational, technical, and cultural exchanges.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes FY2009-FY2013 appropriations for assistance to Pakistan under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for projects to benefit the people of Pakistan, including projects that promote: (1) democratic governance; (2) economic freedom and growth; and (3) investments in people, and particularly, women and children.
Encourages the utilization of Pakistani firms and community and local nongovernmental organizations in Pakistan to provide such assistance.
Authorizes the use of funds for operational and audit expenses.
Sets forth notification and reporting requirements.
(Sec. 6) Limits certain military assistance (as of FY2010) and arms transfers (as of FY2012) to Pakistan until the Secretary of State certifies that Pakistan's security forces: (1) are making concerted efforts to prevent al Qaeda and the Taliban from operating in Pakistan's territory; and (2) are not materially interfering in Pakistan's political or judicial processes.
(Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) coalition support funds are critical components of the global fight against terrorism and the primary support for military operations of the government of Pakistan to destroy the terrorist threat and close terrorist safe havens; (2) the Pakistan reimbursement claims process for coalition support funds requires increased oversight and accountability; and (3) more specific guidance should be generated for officials associated with counterterrorism program oversight within the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan, the United States Central Command, the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of State, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary of State to develop a comprehensive, cross-border strategy for working with the government of Pakistan, the government of Afghanistan, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other allies to implement effective counterterrorism and counterinsurgency measurers along the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2008 to Sep 8, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Jul 15, 2008 |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Sep 8, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 15, 2008Markup Jul 29, 2008Reported Sep 26, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2008Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Dodd without amendment. With written report No. 110-510.
- Sep 26, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1093.
- Jul 29, 2008Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 15, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jul 15, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6723 | Richard G. Lugar R-IN | Jul 15, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 26, 2008S. 3263, Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 29, 2008</p>
- Sep 26, 2008S. 3263, Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 29, 2008
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33627 | NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance Archived | Report | Dec 3, 2009 |
| RS22983 | Pakistan’s Capital Crisis: Implications for U.S. Policy Archived | Report | Mar 6, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Administration of justice
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms sales
- Authorization
- Boundaries
- Civil-military relations
- Commerce
- Democracy
- Economic growth
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free enterprise
- Government Operations and Politics
- Insurgency
- International Affairs
- Law
- Military assistance
- NATO countries
- Pakistan
- South Asia
- Terrorism
- Women
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2008Reported to Senate
- Jul 15, 2008Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
