climates affecting United States citizens and 
entities, or that have, in the opinion of the Sec-
retary, and in consultation with the Director 
General of the Foreign Commercial Service, a 
significant impact on United States business 
and investment efforts; and 
(C) each foreign country’s access to the 
United States market; 
(2) with respect to paragraph (2) of such sub-
section, any— 
(A) actions undertaken by governments of 
foreign countries that prevent United States 
citizens and businesses from receiving equitable 
treatment; 
(B) actions taken by private businesses 
and citizens of foreign countries against mem-
bers of the United States business community 
and United States investors; 
(C) unfair decisions rendered by the legal 
systems of foreign countries that clearly benefit 
State and local corporations and industries; and 
(D) unfair decisions rendered by local arbi-
tration panels of foreign countries that do not 
exemplify objectivity and do not provide an eq-
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uitable ground for United States citizens and 
businesses to address their disputes; and 
(3) with respect to paragraph (3)(A) of such 
subsection, actions taken by the United States Gov-
ernment to— 
(A) promote the rule of law, in general; 
(B) prevent discriminatory treatment of 
United States citizens and businesses engaged 
in business or investment activities; 
(C) allow United States goods to enter for-
eign countries without requiring a co-production 
agreement; and 
(D) protect United States intellectual 
property rights. 
(c) PREPARATION OF REPORTS REGARDING BUSI-
NESS AND INVESTMENT CLIMATES.— 
(1) STANDARDS
AND
INVESTIGATIONS.—The 
Secretary of State shall ensure that the United 
States diplomatic and consular missions abroad 
maintain a consistent reporting standard and thor-
oughly investigate reports of unfair business and in-
vestment practices or any other actions that impede 
a strong business or investment climate in the coun-
tries in which such missions are located. 
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(2) UPDATING INFORMATION BASED ON FOR-
EIGN COUNTRY MEDIA.—In compiling data and as-
sessing the business and investment climates abroad 
for each report required under subsection (a), 
United States foreign service officers shall, as appro-
priate and with respect to the foreign country in 
which such officers are posted, research such coun-
try’s media sources, including newspaper, radio, and 
television, to document any cases with evidence of 
unfair business or investment practices or any occur-
rences that may destabilize the business or invest-
ment climate in such country. 
(3) CONTACTS WITH BUSINESS LEADERS.—In 
compiling data and assessing the business and in-
vestment climates abroad for each report required 
under subsection (a), United States foreign service 
officers shall, as appropriate and with respect to the 
foreign country in which such officers are posted, 
seek out and maintain contacts with corporate lead-
ers in all sectors of the market of such country to 
discuss issues of foreign direct investment and the 
challenges United States citizens or businesses may 
face in making investments or earning returns on in-
vestments. 
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