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Some anti-boycott measures are enforced by law. For example, anti-boycott provisions in the Export Administration Act of 1979 and Ribicoff Amendment to the Tax Reform Act of 1976 in the United States forbid US companies and their subsidiaries from complying with or supporting a foreign country's boycott of another country unless the US also approves of the boycott.
The Israel Anti-Boycott Act (IABA) (H.R. 1697; S. 720) was a proposed anti-BDS law [2] and amendment to the Export Administration Act of 1979 designed to allow U.S. states to enact laws requiring contractors to sign pledges promising not to boycott any goods from Israel, or their contracts would be terminated, and to make it a federal crime, punishable by a maximum sentence of 20 years ...
The Anti-Boycott Act of 2018, passed as part of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, does not target boycotts against Israel specifically, but makes it illegal to "comply with, further, or support any boycott fostered or imposed by any foreign country, against a country which is friendly to the United ...
New Jersey anti-boycott laws are an affront to free speech. Here's why.
The Combating BDS Act is an anti-BDS bill passed by the Senate in the 116th United States Congress intended to counter the BDS movement's call for boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel. The bill was introduced in January 2019 on the first day of the 116th session of Congress in a package of four bills related to the Middle East.
The anti-boycott law (amended in 2019) was supported by all Republicans and six Democrats in the Arizona House. My law practice had been providing services to local Arizona government, such as ...
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ... may illustrate legal vulnerabilities of other “anti-boycott” laws passed by ...
"Those laws discourage, and in some circumstances, prohibit U.S. companies from furthering or supporting the boycott of Israel sponsored by the Arab League, and certain Muslim countries, including complying with certain requests for information designed to verify compliance with the boycott." [4]