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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7297 
To establish conditions on any distribution of funds under the Emergency 
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide relief for the automotive 
industry, dealerships, and suppliers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2008 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish conditions on any distribution of funds under 
the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to 
provide relief for the automotive industry, dealerships, 
and suppliers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Automobile 
Industry American Jobs Protection Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the automobile companies, 
General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler are referred to as the 
‘‘Big Three’’ automobile companies. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS ON DISTRIBUTION OF LOAN 
FUNDS. 
(a) Distribution of loan funds to the ‘‘Big Three’’ 
automobile companies pursuant to the Emergency Eco-
nomic Stabilization Act of 2008, to authorize loans to 
automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes, should 
be conditioned upon the ‘‘Big Three’’ automobile compa-
nies filing a certification with the Congress, before any 
disbursement of loan funds, that— 
(1) United States automobile jobs will not be 
decreased by relocation to foreign countries; 
(2) automobile dealerships will benefit from the 
receipt of these loan funds, and that the ‘‘Big 
Three’’ shall further provide for the stability of such 
dealerships, including women and minority-owned 
dealerships; and 
(3) United States automobile suppliers will also 
be supported by and stabilized by such loan funding. 
(b) No loan funds distributed pursuant to the Emer-
gency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to authorize 
loans to automobile manufacturers, and for other pur-
poses, should be used by the ‘‘Big Three’’ automobile com-
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panies to allow them to relocate overseas if the relocation 
causes the loss of United States automobile industry jobs, 
dealerships, or suppliers. 
SEC. 4. IMPACT OF DISTRIBUTION OF LOAN FUNDS. 
Loan funds distributed pursuant to the Emergency 
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to authorize loans to 
automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes, should 
be used to ensure the stability of the ‘‘Big Three’’ auto-
mobile companies and should be used by the ‘‘Big Three’’ 
automobile companies to establish a long-term plan of 
growth for United States automobile dealerships, includ-
ing women and minority-owned dealerships, and United 
States automotive industry suppliers. 
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