To encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and the countries in the Western Balkans, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and the countries in the Western Balkans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Government Operations, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section idfc4c3b63e57e43c18c4e74ab70fe9bf5: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section id6bef32171e774ceaa1c9931f9cd36ae4: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The Western Balkans countries (the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Kosovo, Montenegro,...
- Section id0f7c6b0dab234c0ba8a8ff2257f4ddb7: 3. Sense of Congress It is a sense of Congress that the United States should— encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and allies and...
- Section idf9a71ac3aa5f455885a9f6e766bbe7c7: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Committee on...
- Section id228DB61BA9114085952E90CD892365E9: 5. Codification of sanctions relating to the Western Balkans Each sanction imposed through Executive orders described in subsection (b), including each...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and the countries in the Western Balkans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and the countries in the Western Balkans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Durbin, …
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Durbin, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Kosovo government, Serbia government, Six Western Balkans countries
Positive-direction: Western Balkans communities seeking Peace Corps volunteers, Western Balkans countries seeking EU/NATO membership, Western Balkans government institutions (judiciary, election bodies), Western Balkans governments seeking cyber assistance
Negative-direction: Kosovo government, Serbia government
Congressional oversight committees, Executive Branch (President), Interagency cybersecurity stakeholders (State, Defense, DHS, NSA)
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees
Negative-direction: Executive Branch (President), Interagency cybersecurity stakeholders (State, Defense, DHS, NSA), Peace Corps, State Department European affairs office, State Department democracy programs, State Department public diplomacy programs, USAID
Corrupt officials in Western Balkans, Foreign actors spreading disinformation (Russia, China), Malicious cyber actors targeting Western Balkans
American volunteers interested in Western Balkans service, At-risk youth, women, and marginalized communities in Western Balkans, Young professionals and leaders in Western Balkans
Individuals and entities sanctioned under EO 13219 and EO 14033, Sanctioned individuals seeking relief
U.S. universities seeking international partnerships, Western Balkans universities and educational institutions
Anti-corruption NGOs and civil society organizations, U.S. organizations providing leadership training
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
only a joint resolution of either House of Congress— the title of which is as follows: A joint resolution disapproving the President’s proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to the Western Balkans
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