To condition United States military cooperation with the government of Bulgaria within the territory of Bulgaria on the certification by the Secretary of Defense that United States citizens and corporations are afforded full due process of law in Bulgaria and that certain United States legal decisions against Bulgarian nationals have been satisfied.

Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from entering into any contract or agreement with the Government of Bulgaria concerning U.S. military cooperation with that Government within the territory of Bulgaria unless the Secretary certifies to Congress that U.S. citizens and corporations are afforded full due process in Bulgaria, which would be evidenced at least in part by the full and fair resolution of the claims of IBE Trade Corporation for the wrongful conversion of its shares of stock in a fertilizer plant located in Bulgaria, consistent with New York State court decisions.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4572 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4572

To condition United States military cooperation with the government of 
 Bulgaria within the territory of Bulgaria on the certification by the 
 Secretary of Defense that United States citizens and corporations are 
 afforded full due process of law in Bulgaria and that certain United 
States legal decisions against Bulgarian nationals have been satisfied.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2004

  Mr. Taylor of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To condition United States military cooperation with the government of 
 Bulgaria within the territory of Bulgaria on the certification by the 
 Secretary of Defense that United States citizens and corporations are 
 afforded full due process of law in Bulgaria and that certain United 
States legal decisions against Bulgarian nationals have been satisfied.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONDITION ON UNITED STATES MILITARY COOPERATION WITH THE 
              GOVERNMENT OF BULGARIA.

    The Secretary of Defense may not enter into any contract or other 
agreement with the government of Bulgaria regarding United States 
military cooperation with the government of Bulgaria within the 
territory of Bulgaria, including contracts or agreements for joint 
training activities or the construction of United States military 
facilities, unless the Secretary certifies to Congress, after 
consultation with the Secretary of State, that United States citizens 
and corporations are afforded full due process of law in Bulgaria, 
which would be evidenced at least in part by the full and fair 
resolution of the claims of IBE Trade Corporation, a United States 
corporation, for the wrongful conversion of its shares of stock of 
CHIMCO AD, a fertilizer plant located in Vratza, Bulgaria, consistent 
with the decisions of the New York State courts in IBE Trade Corp 
(Plaintiff) v. Iuori P. Litvinenko a/k/a Iourii P. Litvinenko, IBE 
TRANS of NY, Inc., and ``John Doe'' Nos. 1-10, (Defendants), Index No. 
122268/99.
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