S 833 · 98th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
A bill to amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.
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Introduced2
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House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(1983-03-16)
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Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to present proposals to the Executive Board of the Fund concerning the elimination of import restrictions in member countries which restrict U.S. exports. Requires the U.S. Executive Director to vote against the use of Fund resources by a member country which fails to agree to such proposals. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce to inform the U.S. Executive Director of all such import restrictions and export subsidies having a serious adverse impact on U.S. exports or employment.…
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