HR 7397 · 97th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act

Introduced 1982-12-09· Sponsored by Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 1031.(1982-12-21)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1982-12-17
Yea 260Nay 142
PassedHouse · 1982-12-17
Yea 260Nay 142

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act - Title I: Duty-Free Treatment - Authorizes the President to proclaim duty-free treatment for all eligible articles from Caribbean countries that the President designates as beneficiary countries. Requires the President to notify Congress before making such a designation. Prohibits the President from terminating such a designation unless both Houses of Congress are notified 60 days before the termination. Requires the President to consider only specified countries and territories as beneficiary countries. Prohibits the President from designating a country as a beneficiary country: (1) if it is a Communist country; (2) if it has nationalized or seized control, or effectively nationalized or seized control, of U.S. property, unless the President determines that a good faith effort is being made to compensate for such seizure; (3) if it fails to act in good faith in recognizing as binding or in enforcing arbitral awards in favor of U.S. citizens or corporations; (4) if it grants preferential treatment to the products of a developed country other than the United States which may have a significant adverse effect on U.S. commerce, unless the Preside…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (8)

3 Democrats5 Republicans