A bill to terminate certain economic sanctions against Vietnam, to provide for less restrictive controls on exports of sensitive technology, material, and data to Vietnam, and to increase access by United States citizens to the territory of Vietnam in order to obtain a fuller accounting of the fate of certain American servicemen from the Vietnam War.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 1, 1993

Terminates certain economic sanctions against Vietnam. Terminates the prohibition on the export and reexport of U.S. commodities and technical data to, and the import of certain goods from, such country. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe regulations imposing less restrictive export controls on such items to Vietnam, but no more restrictive than the controls for such items with respect to China.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R–AK

Committees

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

6 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Legislative record

Actions

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Apr 1, 1993
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Apr 1, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4273-4275)
Apr 1, 1993
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.691, 103rd Congress: A bill to terminate certain economic sanctions against Vietnam, to provide for less restrictive controls on exports of sensitive technology, material, and data to Vietnam, and to increase access by United States citizens to the territory of Vietnam in order to obtain a fuller accounting of the fate of certain American servicemen from the Vietnam War.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/691

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-04-01.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/s691/BILLS-103s691is.htm

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Analyze S.691 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.691, 103rd Congress: A bill to terminate certain economic sanctions against Vietnam, to provide for less restrictive controls on exports of sensitive technology, material, and data to Vietnam, and to increase access by United States citizens to the territory of Vietnam in order to obtain a fuller accounting of the fate of certain American servicemen from the Vietnam War.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/691

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-04-01.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/s691/BILLS-103s691is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T18:21:31Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.691 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss S.691, 103rd Congress: A bill to terminate certain economic sanctions against Vietnam, to provide for less restrictive controls on exports of sensitive technology, material, and data to Vietnam, and to increase access by United States citizens to the territory of Vietnam in order to obtain a fuller accounting of the fate of certain American servicemen from the Vietnam War.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/691

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-04-01.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/s691/BILLS-103s691is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T18:21:31Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.691 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.

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Discuss S.691, 103rd Congress: A bill to terminate certain economic sanctions against Vietnam, to provide for less restrictive controls on exports of sensitive technology, material, and data to Vietnam, and to increase access by United States citizens to the territory of Vietnam in order to obtain a fuller accounting of the fate of certain American servicemen from the Vietnam War.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/691

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-04-01.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/s691/BILLS-103s691is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T18:21:31Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.691 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.