Senate Passes Resolution to Renew Burma Import Sanctions
On September 15, 2011, the Senate amended and passed H.J. Res. 66 to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 for another year. (Once enacted, this renewal would take effect as of July 26, 2011.) Prior to its passage in the Senate, H.J. Res. 66 was amended to include additional appropriations for disaster relief in FY 2011-2012.
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(Amended H.J. Res. 66 is now expected to go to the House. (Although it passed H.J. Res. 66 on July 20, 2011, the House version did not include disaster relief.)
(As enacted in 2003, the Act required the President to ban the importation of any article that is the product of Burma until he makes certain determinations and certifications. In 2008, the Act was amended to (i) specifically prohibit imports of jadeite and rubies, mined or extracted from Burma (Myanmar), and jewelry containing these gems; and (ii) impose conditions for importing jadeite and rubies, mined or extracted from a country other than Burma, and jewelry containing these gems; until the President makes certain determinations and certifications.)