legislation: 114-s-3323

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114-s-3323 114 s 3323 State-Owned Entity Transparency and Accountability Reform Act of 2016 Law 2016-09-14 2016-09-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5723-5724) Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 0 State-Owned Entity Transparency and Accountability Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal judicial code to allow U.S. courts to hear cases against a foreign state's corporate affiliates under the exception to foreign sovereign immunity that subjects a foreign state's commercial activities to the jurisdiction of U.S. courts. In determining whether a U.S. court has jurisdiction to hear a case based on the commercial activity of a foreign state, a commercial activity of an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state is attributable to any corporate affiliate of the agency or instrumentality that: (1) directly or indirectly owns a majority of shares of the agency or instrumentality, and (2) is also an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state. 2023-01-11T13:33:34Z  

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