Code and Safety for the Americas (CASA) Act of 2001 - Authorizes the President to carry out a program providing development assistance to improve international building construction practices in Latin American countries (Ecuador, El Salvador, and other Latin American countries the President designates). Provides for such assistance through grants for: (1) the training of selected professionals in eligible Latin American countries in the ICC International Codes; and (2) the translation into Spanish, and the publication of, specified international building codes.
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Jul 19, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 19, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7957-7958)