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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3916

To rescind the authority of the President to engage in certain activities

agreed to in exchange for votes for the North American Free Trade

Agreement Implementation Act.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 24, 1994

Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. GALLO, Mr. WELDON, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, and Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina) introduced the following bill;

which was referred jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed

Services, Agriculture, Public Works and Transportation, and Science,

Space, and Technology

A BILL

To rescind the authority of the President to engage in certain

activities agreed to in exchange for votes for the North

American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘NAFTA Pork Repeal

5 Act of 1994’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 Congress finds that—
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1 (1) several reputable publications have reported

2 numerous instances in which Members of Congress

3 traded their votes for the North American Free

4 Trade Agreement Implementation Act in exchange

5 for commitments by the President or his representa6 tives to support special projects or undertake admin7 istrative actions for the benefit of districts rep8 resented by those Members, at the expense of United

9 States taxpayers and consumers;

10 (2) the large number and notoriety of these

11 deals is unprecedented in recent history; and

12 (3) such practices erode public confidence in the

13 integrity of the legislative process, contribute to a

14 growing climate of suspicion, cynicism, and scorn for

15 elected representatives, and impede the ability of the

16 President to win support for his programs on the

17 basis of their intrinsic merit.

18 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN

19 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION

20 ACT.

21 (a) ELIMINATION OF CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF

22 WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRADE.—

23 (1) Section 219 of the Caribbean Basin Eco24 nomic Recovery Act, as added by section 515 of the
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1 North American Free Trade Agreement Implemen2 tation Act, is repealed.

3 (2) Section 515 of the North American Free

4 Trade Agreement Implementation Act, and the item

5 relating to that section in the table of contents for

6 that Act, are repealed.

7 (3) Section 516 of the North American Free

8 Trade Agreement Implementation Act is amended to

9 read as follows:

10 ‘‘SEC. 516. EFFECTIVE DATE.

11 ‘‘The provisions of this subtitle shall take effect on

12 the date the Agreement enters into force with respect to

13 the United States.’’.

14 (b) ELIMINATION OF NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOP15 MENT BANK.—(1) Subtitle D of title V of the North

16 American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act is

17 amended—

18 (A) by striking

19 ‘‘PART 1—AGREEMENTS RELATING TO

20 LABOR AND ENVIRONMENT’’;

21 and

22 (B) by repealing part 2.

23 (2) The table of contents for the North American

24 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act is amended—

25 (A) by striking

‘‘PART 1—AGREEMENTS RELATING TO LABOR AND ENVIRONMENT’’
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1 immediately before the item relating to section 531;

2 and

3 (B) by repealing the items relating to part 2 of

4 subtitle D of title V.

5 (c) SNAP-BACK TARIFF FOR ORANGE JUICE.—Sec6 tion 309 of the North American Free Trade Agreement

7 Implementation Act, and the item relating to that section

8 in the table of contents for that Act, are repealed.

9 (d) MONITORING OF TOMATO AND PEPPER IM10 PORTS.—Section 316 of the North American Free Trade

11 Agreement Implementation Act, and the item relating to

12 that section in the table of contents for that Act, are re13 pealed.

14 (e) DATA COLLECTION ON FRESH FRUITS, VEGETA15 BLES, AND CUT FLOWERS.—Subsection (e) of section 321

16 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implemen17 tation Act is repealed.

18 SEC. 4. OTHER EXECUTIVE ACTIONS.

19 (a) MILITARY CARGO PLANES.—Notwithstanding

20 any other provision of law, no funds appropriated for fiscal

21 year 1994 or 1995 may be obligated or expended to

22 produce more than four C–17 aircraft.

23 (b) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER IN FT.

24 PIERCE, FLORIDA.—No Federal funds may be obligated

25 or expended in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 for the construc-
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1 tion or operation of a new agricultural research facility

2 in Ft. Pierce, Florida.

3 (c) HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN CALIFORNIA.—No

4 Federal funds may be obligated or expended in fiscal year

5 1994 or 1995 for the construction of a highway connecting

6 the Golden Gate and Antelope Valley highways north of

7 the Santa Clarita Valley in the State of California.

8 (d) PLUTONIUM RESEARCH LABORATORY IN

9 TEXAS.—No Federal funds may be obligated or expended

10 in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 for the construction or oper11 ation in the State of Texas of a new plutonium research

12 laboratory at the Pantex Facility.

13 (e) MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTER.—No

14 Federal funds may be obligated or expended in fiscal year

15 1994 or 1995 for the construction or operation of a new

16 manufacturing technology facility in Henry County, Vir17 ginia, the purpose of which is to assist industries in identi18 fying and using advanced technology in manufacturing

19 and business operations.

20 (f) CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OF TEXTILE AND AP21 PAREL RULES.—Funds appropriated to the United States

22 Customs Service for fiscal year 1994 or 1995 may not be

23 expended for enforcement of the rules of the Customs

24 Service regarding imports of textiles and apparel, in an
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1 amount for each such fiscal year that exceeds the amount

2 expended for such purpose in fiscal year 1993.

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