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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2833
To amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to require compli-
ance with principles of economic justice under that Act, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 6, 1997
Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. GINGRICH) 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 compliance with principles of economic justice
under that Act, 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’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ANGLO-IRISH AGREEMENT SUP-
PORT ACT OF 1986.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) PURPOSES.—Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish
Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–
415; 100 Stat. 947) is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentences: ‘‘United States con-
tributions should be used in a manner that effec-
tively increases employment opportunities in commu-
nities with rates of unemployment significantly high-
er than the local or urban average of unemployment
in Northern Ireland. In addition, such contributions
should be used to benefit individuals residing in such
communities.’’.
(2) CONDITIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS.—Sec-
tion 5(a) of such Act is amended—
(A) in the first sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘The United States’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘in this Act may be
used’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘in this
Act—
‘‘(A) may be used’’;
(iii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and
(iv) by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(B) should be provided to individuals or
entities in Northern Ireland which employ prac-
tices consistent with the principles of economic
justice.’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘The restrictions’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The re-
strictions’’.
(3) PRIOR CERTIFICATIONS.—Section 5(c)(2) of
such Act is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in
accordance with the principle of equality’’ and
all that follows and inserting ‘‘to individuals
and entities whose practices are consistent with
principles of economic justice; and’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘and
will create employment opportunities in regions
and communities of Northern Ireland suffering
from high rates of unemployment’’.
(4) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 6 of such Act
is amended—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) the extent to which the practices of each
individual or entity receiving assistance from United
States contributions to the International Fund has
been consistent with the principles of economic jus-
tice.’’.
(5) REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
FUNDS.—
Section 7 of such Act is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION.—Nothing included herein shall
require quotas or reverse discrimination or mandate their
use.’’.
(6) DEFINITIONS.—Section 8 of such Act is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) 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).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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