PUBLIC LAW 105-366—NOV. 10, 1998
112 STAT. 3309
"(ii) such person has a firm beHef that such circumstance exists or that such result is substantially certain
to occur.
"(B) When knowledge of the existence of a particular circumstance is required for an offense, such knowledge is established if a person is aware of a high probability of the existence
of such circumstance, unless the person actually believes that
such circumstance does not exist.
"(4)(A) The term 'routine governmental action' means only
an action which is ordinarily and commonly performed by a
foreign official in—
"(i) obtaining permits, licenses, or other official documents to qualify a person to do business in a foreign
country;
"(ii) processing governmental papers, such as visas and
work orders;
"(iii) providing police protection, mail pick-up and delivery, or scheduling inspections associated with contract
performance or inspections related to transit of goods across
country;
"(iv) providing phone service, power and water supply,
loading and unloading cargo, or protecting perishable products or commodities from deterioration; or
"(v) actions of a similar nature.
"(B) The term 'routine governmental action' does not
include any decision by a foreign official whether, or on what
terms, to award new business to or to continue business with
a particular party, or any action taken by a foreign official
involved in the decision-making process to encourage a decision
to award new business to or continue business with a particular
party.
"(5) The term 'interstate commerce' means trade, commerce,
transportation, or communication among the several States,
or between any foreign country and any State or between
any State and any place or ship outside thereof, and such
term includes the intrastate use of—
"(A) a telephone or other interstate means of communication, or
"(B) any other interstate instrumentality.".
SEC. 5. TREATMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING President.
COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
15 USC 78dd-l
(a) DEFINITION. — For purposes of this section:
(1) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROVIDING COMMERCIAL
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. —The term "international organization providing commercial communications services" means—
(A) the International Telecommunications Satellite
Organization established pursuant to the Agreement Relating to the International Telecommxuiications Satellite
Organization; and
(B) the International Mobile Satellite Organization
established pursuant to the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization.
(2) PRO-COMPETITIVE PRIVATIZATION. —The term "procompetitive privatization" means a privatization that the President determines to be consistent with the United States policy
of obtaining full and open competition to such organizations
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