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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3247

  To terminate all unilateral United States sanctions against foreign 
             countries or entities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2001

 Mr. Hilliard introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To terminate all unilateral United States sanctions against foreign 
             countries or entities, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Renewed Diplomacy Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF UNILATERAL UNITED STATES SANCTIONS.

    (a) Termination.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
unilateral sanction imposed by law on any foreign country or entity 
shall cease to be effective beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a 
sanction imposed on a country or entity pursuant to a multilateral 
arrangement.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

    Notwithstanding section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to regulate 
the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes'', approved 
July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a), or any other related provision of law, 
the Secretary of State may not prohibit the use of United States 
passports for travel to any foreign country.

SEC. 4. DIPLOMATIC RECOGNITION OF ALL NATIONS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall begin discussions and negotiations to establish 
full diplomatic relations with the government of any nation with which 
the United States does not maintain such relations and with any other 
governmental entities.
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