imports from NAFTA Parties, that since Janu-
ary 1, 1994, there has been a reduced incidence 
of contaminated and adulterated food, food con-
taining additives or pesticide residues exceeding 
United States standards, or food containing ad-
ditives or pesticide residues which cannot be le-
gally used in the United States, the Secretary 
and Administrator shall so certify to Congress. 
In making this determination, all foods and 
food products, including fruits, vegetables, 
grains, oilseeds, and meats, both fresh and 
processed, shall be reviewed. 
(B) BORDER
AREA
POLLUTION.—If the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency determines that conditions affecting 
public health in the United States–Mexico bor-
der zone have not worsened since January 1, 
1994, the Administrator shall so certify to Con-
gress. 
(7) CERTIFICATION
RELATING
TO
ILLEGAL 
DRUGS.—If the Attorney General of the United 
States determines, after a review by the Drug En-
forcement Administration and consultation with ap-
propriate government agencies and citizen organiza-
tions, that increased imports from NAFTA Parties 
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are not resulting in an increase in crime with illegal 
drugs or other controlled substances from Mexico or 
Canada, the Attorney General shall so certify to 
Congress. 
(8) CERTIFICATION RELATING TO DEMOCRACY 
AND
HUMAN
FREEDOMS.—If the President, after 
consultation with appropriate government agencies, 
international organizations, and citizen organiza-
tions, determines that the Government of Mexico— 
(A) is elected in free and fair elections; 
(B) protects the rights of its citizens to or-
ganize into political parties; 
(C) protects the rights of its citizens to 
free speech and the right of the news media to 
operate without fear of government control or 
reprisal; 
(D) protects the rights of its citizens to as-
semble and to organize associations to advance 
human rights and economic opportunities; and 
(E) receives fair and impartial litigation of 
suits and trials according to the rule of law in 
a transparent justice system, 
the President shall so certify to Congress. 
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SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT NAFTA NOT BE EX-
PANDED. 
Until such time as the conditions described in section 
3(b) are met, it is the sense of Congress that the President 
should not engage in negotiations to expand NAFTA to 
include other countries and that trade promotion authority 
should not be renewed with respect to the approval of any 
such expansion of NAFTA. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) NAFTA.—The term ‘‘NAFTA’’ means the 
North American Free Trade Agreement entered into 
between the United States, Canada, and Mexico on 
December 17, 1992. 
(2) NAFTA 
PARTY.—The term ‘‘NAFTA 
Party’’ means the United States, Canada, or Mexico. 
(3) UNITED STATES–MEXICO BORDER ZONE.— 
The term ‘‘United States–Mexico border zone’’ 
means the area that comprises the 12-mile zone on 
the Mexican side of the United States–Mexico border 
and the counties within any State of the United 
States that are contiguous with Mexico. 
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