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        <fullName>Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from entering into any contract or agreement with the Government of Bulgaria concerning U.S. military cooperation with that Government within the territory of Bulgaria unless the Secretary certifies to Congress that U.S. citizens and corporations are afforded full due process in Bulgaria, which would be evidenced at least in part by the full and fair resolution of the claims of IBE Trade Corporation for the wrongful conversion of its shares of stock in a fertilizer plant located in Bulgaria, consistent with New York State court decisions.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To condition United States military cooperation with the government of Bulgaria within the territory of Bulgaria on the certification by the Secretary of Defense that United States citizens and corporations are afforded full due process of law in Bulgaria and that certain United States legal decisions against Bulgarian nationals have been satisfied.</title>
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        <title>To condition United States military cooperation with the government of Bulgaria within the territory of Bulgaria on the certification by the Secretary of Defense that United States citizens and corporations are afforded full due process of law in Bulgaria and that certain United States legal decisions against Bulgarian nationals have been satisfied.</title>
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