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H.R. 3116 106th Congress House

Fair Competition in Foreign Commerce Act of 1999

Official title: To promote openess, transparency, and efficiency in international government procurement through capacity building and, where appropriate, third-party procurement monitoring, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 20, 1999 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2416-2417)
Nov 5, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Oct 20, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Oct 20, 1999
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.
Oct 20, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 17, 1999

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3116: Fair Competition in Foreign Commerce Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3116/
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"H.R. 3116: Fair Competition in Foreign Commerce Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3116/.
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