INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY (Section 2218 of Division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency SEC. 2218. [22 U.S.C. 2669b] REAFFIRMING UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY. (a) PROCUREMENT POLICY.-It is the policy of the United States to foster and support procurement of goods and services from private, commercial companies. (b) IMPLEMENTATION.-In order to achieve the policy set forth in subsection (a), the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office (DTS-PO) shall (1) utilize full and open competition, to the maximum extent practicable, in the procurement of telecommunications services, including satellite space segment, for the Department of State and each other Federal entity represented at United States diplomatic missions and consular posts overseas; (2) make every effort to ensure and promote the participation in the competition for such procurement of commercial private sector providers of satellite space segment who have no ownership or other connection with an intergovernmental satellite organization; and (3) implement the competitive procedures required by paragraphs (1) and (2) at the prime contracting level and, to the maximum extent practicable, the subcontracting level. INTERNATIONAL ANTI-BRIBERY AND FAIR COMPETITION ACT AN ACT To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to improve the competitiveness of American business and promote foreign commerce, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. [15 U.S.C. 78a note] SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act of 1998". * SEC. 5. (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1 note] TREATMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. (a) DEFINITION.-For purposes of this section: (1) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROVIDING COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.-The term "international organization providing commercial communications services" means (A) the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization established pursuant to the Agreement Relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization; and (B) the International Mobile Satellite Organization established pursuant to the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization. (2) PRO-COMPETITIVE PRIVATIZATION.-The term "pro-competitive privatization” means a privatization that the President determines to be consistent with the United States policy of obtaining full and open competition to such organizations (or their successors), and nondiscriminatory market access, in the provision of satellite services. (b) TREATMENT AS PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. (1) TREATMENT.-An international organization providing commercial communications services shall be treated as a public international organization for purposes of section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1) and sections 104 and 104A of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-2) until such time as the President certifies to the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and Commerce, Science, and Transportation that such international organization providing commercial communications services has achieved a pro-competitive privatization. |