This legislation became PublicLaw 105-118 on November 26, 1997 in the Foreign Operation, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1998.
Rather than seeking a ban on foreign or international law, ALAC seeks to preserve the constitutional rights and state public policy protections of American citizens and legal residents, in cases involving foreign laws in the particular dispute being adjudicated.
What is more, it does not preclude the application of any foreignlaw, including Shariah - except insofar as it violates constitutional rights or state public policy.