The legislation, introduced on February 6th by Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, was approved by the Senate on March 16th and by the House of Representatives on March 26th.
Zakon, kojeg je 6. veljače predstavio senator iz Indiane Richard Lugar, istaknuti republikanac u Odboru za vanjske odnose, prihvaćen je u Senatu 16. ožujka, a u Predstavničkom domu 26. ožujka.