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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 150
To amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to require that
disbursements from the International Fund for Ireland are distributed
in accordance with the MacBride principles of economic justice, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. KING, Mr. MANTON, Mr. WALSH, Mr. NEAL of
Massachusetts, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. LAZIO of
New York, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. OLVER, Mrs. KELLY, and
Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986
to require that disbursements from the International
Fund for Ireland are distributed in accordance with the
MacBride principles of economic justice, 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 ‘‘MacBride Principles
of Economic Justice Act of 1997’’.
‘‘(B) may be provided to an individual or
entity in Northern Ireland only if such individ-
ual or entity is in compliance with the prin-
ciples of economic justice.’’; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The re-
strictions’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The re-
strictions’’.
(c) PRIOR CERTIFICATIONS.—Section 5(c)(2) of such
Act is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘principle
of equality’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘prin-
ciples of economic justice; and’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before
the period at the end the following: ‘‘and will create
employment opportunities in regions and commu-
nities of Northern Ireland suffering the highest rates
of unemployment’’.
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 6 of such Act is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) each individual or entity receiving assist-
ance from United States contributions to the Inter-
national Fund has agreed in writing to comply with
the principles of economic justice.’’.
(e) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO FUNDS.—Section
7 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION.—Nothing included herein shall
require quotas or reverse discrimination or mandate their
use.’’.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 8 of such Act is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(3) the term ‘Northern Ireland’ includes the
counties of Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Tyrone,
and Fermanagh; and
‘‘(4) the term ‘principles of economic justice’
means the following principles:
‘‘(A) Increasing the representation of indi-
viduals from underrepresented religious groups
in the workforce, including managerial, super-
visory, administrative, clerical, and technical
jobs.
‘‘(B) Providing adequate security for the
protection of minority employees at the work-
place.
‘‘(C) Banning provocative sectarian or po-
litical emblems from the workplace.
‘‘(D) Providing that all job openings be ad-
vertised publicly and providing that special re-
cruitment efforts be made to attract applicants
from underrepresented religious groups.
‘‘(E) Providing that layoff, recall, and ter-
mination procedures do not favor a particular
religious group.
‘‘(F) Abolishing job reservations, appren-
ticeship restrictions, and differential employ-
ment criteria which discriminate on the basis of
religion.
‘‘(G) Providing for the development of
training programs that will prepare substantial
numbers of minority employees for skilled jobs,
including the expansion of existing programs
and the creation of new programs to train, up-
grade, and improve the skills of minority em-
ployees.
‘‘(H) Establishing procedures to assess,
identify, and actively recruit minority employees
with the potential for further advancement.
‘‘(I) Providing for the appointment of a
senior management staff member to be respon-
sible for the employment efforts of the entity
and, within a reasonable period of time, the im-
plementation of the principles described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (H).’’.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
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