Fair Competition in Foreign Commerce Act of 1999

Summary

Fair Competition in Foreign Commerce Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the President and to appropriate congressional committees a plan for promoting international government procurement reforms relating to the U.S. participation in international financial institutions, including the use of third-party procurement monitoring where appropriate. Requires such plan to include an instruction by the Secretary to the U.S. Executive Director of each international financial institution to use the vote of the United States to oppose the use of funds appropriated or made available by the United States for any non-humanitarian assistance, until: (1) the institution has adopted an anticorruption plan that requires the use of independent third-party procurement monitoring services in which the country receiving such assistance lacks the necessary organization, resources, and expertise to ensure openness, efficiency, and transparency in government procurement; and (2) each recipient country institutes specific strategies for minimizing corruption and maximizing transparency in each stage of the procurement process. Prohibits the use of funds for nonhumanitarian foreign assistance programs (including Agency for International Development (AID) activities) unless each recipient country and each international financial institution has demonstrated that significant progress is being made toward institutionalizing: (1) procurement practices that are open, transparent, and free of corruption, fraud, inefficiency, and other misuse; and (2) independent third-party procurement monitoring of government procurement in countries that lack necessary organization, resources, and expertise. Specifies national security, emergency humanitarian, and other exceptions to the requirements of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 20 October 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 October 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 October 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 20 October 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 20 October 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

   Source: Committee

6. 5 November 1999

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from State.

   Source: Committee

7. 17 November 1999

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2416-2417)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 20 October 1999 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 October 1999

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 October 1999

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Sponsors

• Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kuykendall, Steven T. [R-CA-36] · R · Cosponsor
• FRED UPTON · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-25] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Maloney, James H. [D-CT-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Bill Pascrell · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] · R · Cosponsor
• ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN · R · Cosponsor
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