A bill to amend the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to provide for the payment of certain secured debts, and for other purposes.
Secured Payment Act of 1993 - Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to prohibit the President from regulating or prohibiting, in the exercise of emergency economic powers, payments under irrevocable letters of credit issued by a U.S. or foreign bank of amounts owed to or for the benefit of a U.S. national that is the beneficiary of such a letter of credit and that performed its obligations under an underlying contract before the declaration of a national emergency. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to U.S. nationals found to have violated the Export Administration Act of 1979 or the Arms Export Control Act.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7383)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
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