In 1978 The US Had A Law Promoting Fair And Equitable Treatment For Americans Abroad

July 14, 2022 - Participants Include:

Dr. Karen Alpert - @FixTheTaxTreaty

Dr. Laura Snyder - @TapInternation

John Richardson - @Expatriationlaw

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Once upon a time, back in the last century, the US passed a law which stated:

 

Some Context: America and Americans Abroad in the late 1970s:

In 1978 Congress enacted a law calling for the Equitable Treatment By United States Of  Its Citizens Living Abroad

EQUITABLE TREATMENT BY UNITED STATES OF ITS CITIZENS LIVING ABROAD

Pub. L. 95-426, title VI, Sec. 611, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 989, as amended by Pub. L. 96-60, title IV, Sec. 407, Aug. 15, 1979, 93Stat. 405; Pub. L. 97-241, title V, Sec. 505(a)(2), (b)(1), Aug.24, 1982, 96 Stat. 299, provided that:

“The Congress finds that –

“(1) United States citizens living abroad should be provided fair and equitable treatment by the United States Government with regard to taxation, citizenship of progeny, veterans’ benefits, voting rights, Social Security benefits, and other obligations, rights, and benefits; and

“(2) United States statutes and regulations should be designed so as not to create competitive disadvantage for individual American citizens living abroad or working in international markets.”

 

To read and understand this history see:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1546790694013976576.html

In 1982 Congress repealed that law on the grounds that it was an "obsolete provision".

The report to Congress may be read here:

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pur1.32754074746458&view=1up&seq=112&skin=2021