PUBLIC LAW 96-60—AUG. 15, 1979
93 STAT. 405
UNITED STATES CITIZENS ABROAD
SEC. 407. Subsection (a)(2) of section 611 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979, is amended to read as follows: 92 Stat. 989. "(2) United States statutes and regulations should be designed 22 USC 1731 so as not to create competitive disadvantage for individual ^°*^®' American citizens living abroad or working in international markets.", (b) Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) in the text preceding paragraph (1) by striking out "1979" and inserting in lieu thereof "1980"; (2) in paragraph (1) by striking out "discriminate against United States citizens living abroad" and inserting in lieu thereof "treat United States citizens living abroad differently from United States citizens residing within the United States, or which may cause, directly or indirectly, competitive disadvantage for Americans working abroad relative to the treatment by other major trading nations of the world of their nationals who are working outside their territory"; (3) in paragraph (3) by striking out "inequitable" and inserting in lieu thereofcompetitively disadvantaging; and (4) in paragraph (3) by inserting "or working" immediately after "living". SANCTIONS AGAINST ZIMBABWE-RHODESIA
SEC. 408. (a) The Congress finds that— 22 USC 287c (1) it is in the interest of the United States to encourage the ^°^development of a multiracial democracy in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia based on both majority rule and minority rights; (2) the elections held in April 1979, in which ZimbabweRhodesians approved through elections the transfer of power to a black majority government, constituted a significant step toward multiracial democracy in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia; (3) the Government of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia has expressed its willingness to negotiate in good faith at an all-parties conference, held under international auspices, on all relevant issues; (4) it is in the foreign policy interest of the United States to further continuing progress toward genuine majority rule in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia and to encourage a peaceful resolution of the conflict; and (5) the Government of Great Britain, which retains responsibility for Zimbabwe-Rhodesia under international law, has not yet taken steps to recognize the legality of the new government. (b) In view of these considerations, the President shall—
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