HR 3166 · 99th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Amendments Act of 1985
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EnactedLatest: House Incorporated this Measure (Amended) in S.947 as an Amendment.(1985-12-03)
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation Amendments Act of 1985 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to change the per capita income requirements for countries receiving Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) projects and investments from 1979 dollars to 1983 dollars. Requires OPIC, in determining whether to provide insurance, financing, or reinsurance for a project, to ensure that the project is consistent with the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 relating to the environment and natural resources of, and biological diversity in, developing countries. Requires OPIC to refuse to insure, reinsure, guarantee, or finance any investment in connection with a project that will pose an unreasonable or major environmental, health, or safety hazard or will result in significant degradation of protected areas. Authorizes OPIC to insure, reinsure, guarantee, or finance a project only if the country in which the project is undertaken is taking steps to extend internationally recognized worker rights to workers in that country. Provides for annual hearings on such questions. Authorizes OPIC to insure against loss due to business interruption caused by: (1) inability…
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Cosponsors (7)
4 Democrats3 Republicans