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On the recordApril 15, 1990
No agency of the U.S. Government shall encourage, enter directly into, or commit U.S. firms to any offset arrangement in connection with the sale of defense goods or services to foreign governments.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Offsets in Military Exports

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