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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 796 Introduced in House (IH)]

104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 796

     To require the withdrawal of the United States from the NAFTA 
    supplemental agreements on labor and environmental cooperation.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 1995

  Mr. Dornan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL

 
     To require the withdrawal of the United States from the NAFTA 
    supplemental agreements on labor and environmental cooperation.

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

SECTION 1. WITHDRAWAL FROM NAFTA SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS ON LABOR AND 
              ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION.

    (a) Requirement for Withdrawal.--The United States shall withdraw 
from the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation and from 
the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation.
    (b) Notice of Withdrawal.--Upon the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall provide to the Government of Canada and the Government 
of the United Mexican States written notice of--
            (1) United States withdrawal from the North American 
        Agreement on Environmental Cooperation in accordance with 
        Article 50 of that agreement; and
            (2) United States withdrawal from the North American 
        Agreement on Labor Cooperation in accordance with Article 54 of 
        that agreement.
    (c) Repeal of Authorization to Implement Supplemental Agreements.--
            (1) Repeal.--Sections 531 and 532 of the North American 
        Free Trade Ageement Implementation Act are repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) The heading for subtitle D 
        of title V of that Act is amended by striking ``NAFTA 
        Supplemental Agreements'' and inserting ``Agreement on a Border 
        Environment Cooperation Commission and a North American 
        Development Bank''.
            (B) The heading for part 1 of subtitle D of title V of that 
        Act is amended by striking ``agreements relating to labor and 
        environment'' and inserting ``agreement on a border environment 
        cooperation commission''.
            (C) The table of contents in section 1(b) of that Act is 
        amended--
                    (i) by striking the items relating to sections 531 
                and 532;
                    (ii) in the item relating to the subtitle heading 
                for subtitle D of title V, by striking ``NAFTA 
                Supplemental Agreements'' and inserting ``Agreement on 
                a Border Environment Cooperation Commission and a North 
                American Development Bank''; and
                    (iii) in the item relating to the part heading for 
                part 1 of subtitle D of title V, by striking 
                ``Agreements relating to labor and environment'' and 
                inserting ``Agreement on a border environment 
                cooperation commission''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        take effect 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            (1) the term ``North American Agreement on Environmental 
        Cooperation'' means the North American Agreement on 
        Environmental Cooperation Between the Government of the United 
        States of America, the Government of Canada, and the Government 
        of the United Mexican States (signed at Mexico City, 
        Washington, and Ottawa on September 8, 9, 12, and 14, 1993); 
        and
            (2) the term ``North American Agreement on Labor 
        Cooperation'' means the North American Agreement on Labor 
        Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of 
        America, the Government of Canada, and the Government of the 
        United Mexican States (signed at Mexico City, Washington, and 
        Ottawa on September 8, 9, 12, and 14, 1993).
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