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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1830
To encourage foreign governments to adopt and enforce –environmental pollu-
tion control standards to safeguard local environments from damaging
industrial practices.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 22, 1993
Mr. MICA introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Foreign Affairs and Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To encourage foreign governments to adopt and enforce –envi-
ronmental pollution control standards to safeguard local
environments from damaging industrial practices.
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 ‘‘Global Environmental
Cleanup Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the lack of environmental pollution controls
in foreign countries provides a huge cost savings for
foreign manufacturers and agricultural producers,
which provide them with an unfair competitive ad-
vantage in the global marketplace;
(2) air and water pollution, including pollution
of the oceans, by foreign countries is a direct threat
to United States citizens and undermines United
States environmental efforts;
(3) the United States is the largest export mar-
ket for the worst international polluters; and
(4) a Global Cleanup Fund that takes a portion
of the foreign assistance funds allocated to each for-
eign country with pollution control standards less
stringent than those of the United States and uses
those funds to make loans to that country in order
to finance the purchase of pollution control equip-
ment and services from the United States—
(A) would not impose additional costs on
United States taxpayers,
(B) would result in increased employment
in the United States, and
(C) would promote international environ-
mental efforts by establishing environmental re-
sponsibility as a clear United States foreign pol-
icy priority.
SEC. 3. ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON POLLUTION PRE-
VENTION PRACTICES.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.—The Secretary of
State shall prepare a detailed annual report regarding the
environmental protection requirements of each foreign
country with respect to air quality, water quality, and dis-
posal of hazardous and solid wastes. For each foreign
country, each such report shall—
(1) describe the air quality, water quality, and
hazardous and solid waste disposal conditions in
that country;
(2) describe the laws, policies, and practices of
the government of that country with respect to air
quality, water quality, and hazardous and solid
waste disposal; and
(3) include a determination by the Secretary of
State, made after consultation with Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, of whether
those laws, policies, and practices are adequately en-
forced to protect the local environment from damag-
ing industrial practices.
(b) USE OF REPORTS.—Not later than January 31
each year, the Secretary of State shall submit a copy of
the report required by subsection (a) to—
(1) the Congress;
standing any other provision of law, the President shall
use 20 percent of the aggregate amount of foreign assist-
ance funds allocated each fiscal year for a country de-
scribed in subsection (a)—
(1) to make loans to the government of that
country, on such terms and conditions as the Presi-
dent determines, to enable it to purchase United
States pollution control products and services; and
(2) for administrative expenses in carrying out
this section.
(c) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Each year, the
President shall submit to the Committee on Government
Operations of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report
with respect to implementation of this section during the
preceding fiscal year. Each such report—
(1) shall set forth the amount made available
for loans to each country under this section;
(2) shall describe the loans made;
(3) shall describe the use of United States pol-
lution control products and services purchased by
each such country as a result of loans; and
(4) shall describe the status of pollution control
efforts in each such country.
SEC. 5. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION LOANS
TO COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT ENFORCE ENVI-
RONMENTAL 
STANDARDS 
TO 
PROTECT
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS FROM DAMAGING IN-
DUSTRIAL PRACTICES.
(a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States Executive Director of each international fi-
nancial institution to use the voice and vote of the United
States to oppose any proposed lending by that institution
unless the Secretary of State, after consultation with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
determines that—
(1) the borrowing country, through its laws,
policies, and practices, adequately and constructively
assures compliance with pollution control standards
with respect to air quality, water quality, and dis-
posal of hazardous and solid wastes that will protect
local environments from damaging industrial prac-
tices; or
(2) the lending will support an industrial
project or program that—
(A) has the potential to adversely affect air
quality or water quality or will involve hazard-
ous or solid wastes, but
(B) is designed to protect the local envi-
ronment from damaging industrial practices.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘foreign assistance’’ means assist-
ance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act; and
(2) the term ‘‘international financial institu-
tion’’ includes the International Monetary Fund, the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-
ment, the International Development Association,
the International Finance Corporation, and each re-
gional multilateral development bank in which the
United States participates.
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