[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2578 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2578

To ensure fair resolution of commercial disputes between United States 
                        firms and Saudi Arabia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 1, 1993

  Mr. Bevill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To ensure fair resolution of commercial disputes between United States 
                        firms and Saudi Arabia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. UNRESOLVED COMMERCIAL DISPUTES IN SAUDI ARABIA.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Commerce, after consultation with the Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the Congress on 
the status of the process and the prognosis for the satisfactory 
resolution of commercial disputes in Saudi Arabia described in section 
9140 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993, (Public Law 
102-396). For purposes of such report, satisfactory resolution of a 
commercial dispute shall mean the execution of a signed release to that 
effect by the relevant United States firm.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
Commerce should promptly negotiate with the Government of Saudi Arabia 
for the establishment of a contract claims review commission for the 
resolution of future commercial disputes between United States firms 
and Saudi Arabia.
    (b) Congressional Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Defense, shall prepare and 
submit a report concerning the establishment of a contract claims 
review commission to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

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