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, koji je 6. februara predstavio senator iz Indijane Ričard Lugar, istaknuti republikanac u Odboru za spoljne odnose, prihvaćen je u Senatu 16. marta, a u Predstavničkom domu 26. marta.