The proliferation of unilateral economic sanctions is causing lasting damage to America s reputation as a reliable supplier.
Unilateral sanctions don t work .
A wide variety of leading U.S. foreign policy experts, think tanks, and government studies have concluded that unilateral sanctions usually are costly and counter-productive, particularly in a global economy, where technology, capital equipment, financing, and agricultural commodities are freely available from U.S. competitors. Last year s Glenn Amendment sanctions on India and Pakistan showed the weakness of relying on unilateral sanctions as an all-purpose foreign policy tool . The bills primary goal is to ensure that Congress and the Administration have better information for more informed decision-making on sanctions bills and initiatives. The bills establish a common sense procedural framework for consideration of future U.S. unilateral sanctions. Our legislation is prospective .