Senate Passes Differentiated ATPDEA Extension, House Likely To Follow

The Senate last night (Oct. 2) approved by unanimous consent an extension of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) differentiated among the four beneficiaries. Colombia and Peru get a one-year extension while Ecuador and Bolivia get six months, with the possibility of another six-month renewal under certain conditions.

Congress Passes India Nuclear Deal, Senate Rejects Amendment

The Senate this week approved the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, authorizing nuclear trade with India for the first time since 1974, by a vote of 86 to 13. The House already passed the joint resolution of approval and it has now been sent to the White House to be signed by President Bush, marking a foreign policy and legislative victory for the administration.

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