# Boland Amendment > [!note] Stub — fill out A series of U.S. legislative provisions (1982–1984) that prohibited federal funding to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. The ban is what drove anti-communists like [[John Singlaub]] to raise Contra money privately — through [[Western Goals]] and the [[World Anti-Communist League]] network — and its circumvention is the heart of the [[Iran-Contra Affair]]. Expand with the specific Boland I/II/III provisions.