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HR 1690 107th Congress House

Export-Import Bank HIV/AIDS Medicine Access Promotion Act

Official title: To amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from assisting the export of any good or service to or by a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from assisting the export of any good or service to or by any company that is challenging an intellectual property law or government policy of a developing country, which regulates and promotes access to an HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical or medical technology.

Introduced: May 21, 2001 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance AIDS (Disease)Access to health careCivil actions and liabilityCommerce
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Credit insuranceDeveloping countriesDrug industryDrugsEconomics and Public FinanceExport creditExport financeFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorGovernment lendingHealthHuman immunodeficiency virusesIntellectual propertyInternational AffairsLaw
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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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May 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
May 2, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 2, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 14, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Export-Import Bank HIV/AIDS Medicine Access Promotion Act - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from guaranteeing, insuring, or extending credit in connection with the export of any good or service by or to a restrictive company (or parent or any subsidiary) that: (1) is challenging the validity of a qualified HIV/AIDS access law or policy in a court of law; (2) is a complaining party with respect to the law or policy, pursuant to any provision of the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, or any provision of any other international agreement relating to intellectual property rights; or (3) has made a formal complaint, which has not been withdrawn, to the United States Trade Representative about such law or policy. Defines "qualified HIV/AIDS access law or policy" as a law or government policy of a developing country with respect to intellectual property which has the effect of regulating the use of a pharmaceutical or technology that may be used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), or an associated opportunistic disease, and which promotes access to the pharmaceutical or technology by the population of such country.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1690: Export-Import Bank HIV/AIDS Medicine Access Promotion Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1690/
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"H.R. 1690: Export-Import Bank HIV/AIDS Medicine Access Promotion Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1690/.
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H.R. 1690, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1690/.
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