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‘‘APPLICATION OF SECTION 4 PROTECTIONS TO PRODUCTION OF
PRODUCTS, PROCESSES, AND SERVICES
‘‘SEC. 7. Notwithstanding sections 4 and 6, the protections
of section 4 shall not apply with respect to a joint venture’s produc-
tion of a product, process, or service, as referred to in section
2(a)(6)(D), unless—
‘‘(1) the principal facilities for such production are located
in the United States or its territories, and
‘‘(2) each person who controls any party to such venture
(including such party itself) is a United States person, or a
foreign person from a country whose law accords antitrust
treatment no less favorable to United States persons than
to such country’s domestic persons with respect to participation
in joint ventures for production.’’.
SEC. 4. REPORTS 
ON 
JOINT 
VENTURES 
AND 
UNITED 
STATES
COMPETITIVENESS.
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the reports required by this
section is to inform Congress and the American people of the
effect of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act
of 1993 on the competitiveness of the United States in key techno-
logical areas of research, development, and production.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—In the 30-
day period beginning at each 1-year interval in the 6-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the Senate—
(1) a list of joint ventures for which notice was filed under
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Produc-
tion Act of 1993 during the 12-month period for which such
report is made, including—
(A) the purpose of each joint venture;
(B) the identity of each party described in section
6(a)(1) of such Act; and
(C) the identity and nationality of each person
described in section 6(a)(3) of such Act; and
(2) a list of cases and proceedings, if any, brought during
such period under the antitrust laws by the Department of
Justice, and by the Federal Trade Commission, with respect
to joint ventures for which notice was filed under such section
at any time.
(c) TRIENNIAL REPORT
BY
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—In the
30-day period beginning at each 3-year interval in the 6-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General, after consultation with such other agencies as the Attorney
General considers to be appropriate, shall submit to the Committee
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Senate a description of the technological
areas most commonly pursued by joint ventures for production
for which notice was filed under section 6(a) of the National
Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 during the 3-
year period for which such report is made, and an analysis of
the trends in the competitiveness of United States industry in
such areas.
(d) REVIEW OF ANTITRUST TREATMENT UNDER FOREIGN LAWS.—
In the three 30-day periods beginning 1 year, 3 years, and 6 years
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after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General,
after consultation with such other agencies as the Attorney General
considers to be appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on the antitrust treatment
of United States businesses with respect to participation in joint
ventures for production, under the law of each foreign nation any
of whose domestic businesses disclosed its nationality under section
6(a)(3) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act
of 1993 at any time.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.