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                    114TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                       1st Session    HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           114-141







                         FOREIGN CULTURAL EXCHANGE JURISDICTIONAL
                                   IMMUNITY CLARIFICATION ACT



                      JUNE 8, 2015.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                       the Union and ordered to be printed



                           Mr. GOODLATTE,  from  the Committee  on the Judiciary,
                                          submitted  the following


                                             REPORT

                                             [To accompany H.R. 889]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on the Judiciary, to whom  was  referred the bill
                    (H.R. 889) to amend  chapter  97 of title 28, United States Code, to
                    clarify the exception to foreign sovereign immunity set forth in sec-
                    tion 1605(a)(3) of such title, having considered the same, report fa-
                    vorably thereon  without amendment and recommend that the bill
                    do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                    Page
                    Purpose and Sum m ary  ............................................................................................  1
                    Background and Need for the  Legislation  .............................................................  2
                    H earings ...................................................................................................................  8
                    Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  8
                    C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  8
                    Com m ittee  Oversight  Findings  ..............................................................................  8
                    New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures .....................................................  8
                    Congressional Budget Office  Cost Estimate   .........................................................  8
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  9
                    Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  10
                    Perform ance Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  10
                    A dvisory on  Earm arks  .............................................................................................  10
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis  ....................................................................................  10
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .....................................  11


                                         Purpose   and  Summary

                      Under  current law, a provision in the Foreign Sovereign Immuni-
                    ties Act (FSIA) discourages foreign governments   from lending gov-
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