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        <fullName>Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) report annually to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding each foreign country in which acts of unfair business and investment practices have resulted in poor business and investment climates; and (2) establish a system to inform the U.S. business and investing communities of such conditions.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To require a report on business and investment climates in foreign countries, and for other purposes.</title>
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        <title>To require a report on business and investment climates in foreign countries, and for other purposes.</title>
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