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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 1, 1993
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress on the status of the process and the prognosis for the satisfactory resolution of specified commercial disputes in Saudi Arabia identified in a Department of Commerce letter to the House Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Commerce should negotiate with the Government of Saudi Arabia to establish a contract claims review commission for the resolution of future disputes between U.S. firms and Saudi Arabia.
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Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] · D–AL
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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