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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security and Medicare 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) fiscal pressures will mount as an aging population 
        increases the Government's obligations to provide retirement 
        income and health services;
            (2) Social Security and Medicare surpluses should be 
        reserved for strengthening and preserving the Social Security 
        trust funds; and
            (3) preserving Social Security and Medicare surpluses would 
        restore confidence in the long-term financial integrity of 
        Social Security and Medicare.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to prevent the Social 
Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds from being used 
for any purpose other than providing retirement and health security.

SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE SURPLUSES.

    (a) Protection of Social Security and Medicare Surpluses.--Title 
III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:

   ``protection for social security and hospital insurance surpluses

    ``Sec. 316.  (a) Protection for Social Security and Hospital 
Insurance Surpluses.--
            ``(1) Concurrent resolutions on the budget.--
                    ``(A) In general.--It shall not be in order in the 
                House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any 
                concurrent resolution on the budget, or an amendment 
                thereto or conference report thereon, that would set 
                forth a surplus for any fiscal year that is less than 
                the surplus of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
                Fund for that fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Exception.--(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not 
                apply to the extent that a violation of such 
                subparagraph would result from an assumption in the 
                resolution, amendment, or conference report, as 
                applicable, of an increase in outlays or a decrease in 
                revenue relative to the baseline underlying that 
                resolution for social security reform legislation or 
                medicare reform legislation for any such fiscal year.
                    ``(ii) If a concurrent resolution on the budget, or 
                an amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 
                would be in violation of subparagraph (A) because of an 
                assumption of an increase in outlays or a decrease in 
                revenue relative to the baseline underlying that 
                resolution for social security reform legislation or 
                medicare reform legislation for any such fiscal year, 
                then that resolution shall include a statement 
                identifying any such increase in outlays or decrease in 
                revenue.
            ``(2) Spending and tax legislation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--It shall not be in order in the 
                House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any 
                bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
                conference report if--
                            ``(i) the enactment of that bill or 
                        resolution, as reported;
                            ``(ii) the adoption and enactment of that 
                        amendment; or
                            ``(iii) the enactment of that bill or 
                        resolution in the form recommended in that 
                        conference report,
                would cause the surplus for any fiscal year covered by 
                the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on 
                the budget to be less than the surplus of the Federal 
                Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for that fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
                to social security reform legislation or medicare 
                reform legislation.
    ``(b) Enforcement.--
            ``(1) Budgetary levels with respect to concurrent 
        resolutions on the budget.--For purposes of enforcing any point 
        of order under subsection (a)(1), the surplus for any fiscal 
        year shall be--
                    ``(A) the levels set forth in the later of the 
                concurrent resolution on the budget, as reported, or in 
                the conference report on the concurrent resolution on 
                the budget; and
                    ``(B) adjusted to the maximum extent allowable 
                under all procedures that allow budgetary aggregates to 
                be adjusted for legislation that would cause a decrease 
                in the surplus for any fiscal year covered by the 
                concurrent resolution on the budget (other than 
                procedures described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)).
            ``(2) Current levels with respect to spending and tax 
        legislation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of enforcing 
                subsection (a)(2), the current levels of the surplus 
                for any fiscal year shall be--
                            ``(i) calculated using the following 
                        assumptions--
                                    ``(I) direct spending and revenue 
                                levels at the baseline levels 
                                underlying the most recently agreed to 
                                concurrent resolution on the budget; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) for the budget year, 
                                discretionary spending levels at 
                                current law levels and, for outyears, 
                                discretionary spending levels at the 
                                baseline levels underlying the most 
                                recently agreed to concurrent 
                                resolution on the budget; and
                            ``(ii) adjusted for changes in the surplus 
                        levels set forth in the most recently agreed to 
                        concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to 
                        procedures in such resolution that authorize 
                        adjustments in budgetary aggregates for updated 
                        economic and technical assumptions in the mid-
                        session report of the Director of the 
                        Congressional Budget Office.
                Such revisions shall be included in the first current 
                level report on the congressional budget submitted for 
                publication in the Congressional Record after the 
                release of such mid-session report.
                    ``(B) Budgetary treatment.--Outlays (or receipts) 
                for any fiscal year resulting from social security or 
                medicare reform legislation in excess of the amount of 
                outlays (or less than the amount of receipts) for that 
                fiscal year set forth in the most recently agreed to 
                concurrent resolution on the budget or the section 
                302(a) allocation for such legislation, as applicable, 
                shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
                enforcing any point of order under subsection (a)(2).
            ``(3) Disclosure of hi surplus.--For purposes of enforcing 
        any point of order under subsection (a), the surplus of the 
        Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a fiscal year shall 
        be the levels set forth in the later of the report accompanying 
        the concurrent resolution on the budget (or, in the absence of 
        such a report, placed in the Congressional Record prior to the 
        consideration of such resolution) or in the joint explanatory 
        statement of managers accompanying such resolution.
    ``(c) Additional Content of Reports Accompanying Budget Resolutions 
and of Joint Explanatory Statements.--The report accompanying any 
concurrent resolution on the budget and the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying the conference report on each such resolution shall 
include the levels of the surplus in the budget for each fiscal year 
set forth in such resolution and of the surplus or deficit in the 
Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, calculated using the assumptions 
set forth in subsection (b)(2)(A).
    ``(d) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `medicare reform legislation' means a bill 
        or a joint resolution to save Medicare that includes a 
        provision stating the following: `For purposes of section 
        316(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this Act 
        constitutes medicare reform legislation.'.
            ``(2) The term `social security reform legislation' means a 
        bill or a joint resolution to save social security that 
        includes a provision stating the following: `For purposes of 
        section 316(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this 
        Act constitutes social security reform legislation.'.
    ``(e) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended 
in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of 
the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in 
the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point 
of order raised under this section.
    ``(f) Effective Date.--This section shall cease to have any force 
or effect upon the enactment of social security reform legislation and 
medicare reform legislation.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 316 in the 
table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget 
and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 316. Protection for Social Security and hospital insurance 
                            surpluses.''.

SEC. 4. PRESIDENT'S BUDGET.

    (a) Protection of Social Security and Medicare Surpluses.--If the 
budget of the Government submitted by the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, recommends a surplus for any 
fiscal year that is less than the surplus of the Federal Hospital 
Insurance Trust Fund for that fiscal year, then it shall include a 
detailed proposal for social security reform legislation or medicare 
reform legislation.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall cease to have any force 
or effect upon the enactment of social security reform legislation and 
medicare reform legislation as defined by section 316(d) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

Ex Output:
Social Security and Medicare Protection Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any concurrent resolution on the budget (or related measure) that would set forth a surplus for any fiscal year less than the surplus of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for that fiscal year.

Creates an exception to such point of order if a violation of it would result from an assumption in the measure of an increase in outlays or a decrease in revenue relative to the baseline underlying the measure for Social Security or Medicare reform legislation for any such year.

Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any (spending or tax) measure if its enactment would cause the surplus for any fiscal year covered by the most recently agreed to budget resolution to be less than the surplus of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for that fiscal year. Creates an exception to such point of order similar to the other one.

Declares that, if the President's budget recommends an on-budget surplus for any fiscal year less than the surplus of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for that fiscal year, then it shall include a detailed proposal for Social Security or Medicare reform legislation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Investment Package''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES.

    (a) Block Grants.--Section 658B of the Child Care Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 658B. FUNDING OF GRANTS.

    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Except as provided in 
subsection (b), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subchapter $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 
2002.
    ``(b) Appropriation.--The Secretary shall pay, from funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,400,000,000 for fiscal years 
1997 through 2002, through the awarding of grants to States under this 
subchapter for the purpose of providing child care services for 
families who have left the State program of assistance under part A of 
title IV of the Social Security Act because of employment, families 
that are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program, and 
low-income working families described in section 658E(c)(3)(D). Funds 
shall be paid under this subsection to the States in the same manner, 
and subject to the same requirements and limitations, as funds are paid 
to the States under section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
618).''.
    (b) Grants for Child Care Supply Shortages.--Section 658E(c)(3) of 
the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858c(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Child care supply shortages.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A State shall ensure 
                        that 100 percent of amounts paid to the State 
                        out of funds appropriated under section 
                        658B(a)(2) with respect to each of the fiscal 
                        years 1997 through 2002 shall be used to carry 
                        out child care activities described in clause 
                        (ii) in geographic areas within the State that 
                        have a shortage, as determined by the State, in 
                        consultation with localities, of child care 
                        services.
                            ``(ii) Child care activities described.--
                        The child care activities described in this 
                        clause include the following:
                                    ``(I) Infant care programs.
                                    ``(II) Before- and after-school 
                                child care programs.
                                    ``(III) Resource and referral 
                                programs.
                                    ``(IV) Nontraditional work hours 
                                child care programs.
                                    ``(V) Extending the hours of pre-
                                kindergarten programs to provide full-
                                day services.
                                    ``(VI) Any other child care 
                                programs that the Secretary determines 
                                are appropriate.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations for Low-Income Working 
Families.--
            (1) In general.--Section 658B(a) of the Child Care 
        Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858(a)), as 
        amended by subsection (f), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Except as provided in'' and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) 
        and''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Child care supply shortages.--There is authorized to 
        be appropriated to carry out section 658E(c)(3)(E), 
        $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 658(c)(3)(A) of the 
        Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
        9858c(c)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``(D)'' and inserting 
        ``(E)''.
    (d) Report on Access to Child Care by Low-Income Working 
Families.--
            (1) In general.--Section 658K(a)(2) of the Child Care 
        Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)(2)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E), the 
                following:
                    ``(F) the total number of families described in 
                section 658B(b) that were eligible for but did not 
                receive assistance under this subchapter or under 
                section 418 of the Social Security Act and a 
                description of the obstacles to providing such 
                assistance; and
                    ``(G) the total number of families described in 
                section 658B(b) that received assistance provided under 
                this subchapter or under section 418 of the Social 
                Security Act and a description of the manner in which 
                that assistance was provided;''.
            (2) Secretarial reporting requirement.--Section 658L of the 
        Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
        9858j) is amended by inserting ``, with particular emphasis on 
        access of low-income working families,'' after ``public''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, 
110 Stat. 2105).

Ex Output:
Family Investment Package - Amends the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the authorization of appropriations for FY 1997 through 2002 for block grants to States for child care assistance for low-income working families. 
Authorizes separate appropriations for such period for grants to States for specified child care activities in geographic areas with child care supply shortages. 
Authorizes appropriations in a specified amount to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for FY 1997 through 2002 to award grants to States for providing child care services for families who have left the State program of assistance under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act because of employment, families that are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program, and low-income working families. 
Requires States and the Secretary to report on access to child care by low-income working families.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) It is in the interest of the United States that the 
        precarious peace process now underway in Northern Ireland and 
        the Republic of Ireland succeed, both to ensure stability for 
        important allies and friends of the United States and to assure 
        a mutually beneficial flow of trade and commerce.
            (2) Locally sustainable economic development within 
        Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic of 
        Ireland creates the basis for political stability and enhances 
        the likelihood of peace.
            (3)(A) The granting of reasonable tariff concessions for 
        products and goods originating in Northern Ireland and the 
        border counties of the Republic of Ireland will provide an 
        incentive for such development.
            (B) Because both the United Kingdom and the Republic of 
        Ireland are members of the European Union (hereafter in this 
        Act referred to as the ``EU''), tariff issues relating to 
        Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic of 
        Ireland are subject to the common commercial policy provided 
        for in Article 113 of the Treaty of Rome, and any negotiations 
        concerning them must conform to EU law and Paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 
        and 8 of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994.
            (C) While there is no precedent in EU practice for the free 
        trade agreement contemplated in this Act, the effect of such an 
        agreement will be to support important on-going efforts by the 
        EU to achieve greater social cohesion in a unique and 
        disadvantaged region, to the long-term benefit of the EU, the 
        United States, and the larger international community.
            (4) The President should be authorized to negotiate such 
        concessions in accordance with the terms and conditions set 
        forth in the Act.

SEC. 2. FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH NORTHERN IRELAND.

    (a) Negotiations.--
            (1) In general.--The President may enter into a trade 
        agreement with respect to qualified areas of Northern Ireland 
        and the Republic of Ireland which provides for--
                    (A) the harmonization, reduction, and elimination 
                of trade barriers;
                    (B) the prohibition of or limitations on the 
                imposition of trade barriers; and
                    (C) the elimination or reduction of any duty 
                imposed by the United States.
            (2) Agreement limited to qualified areas of northern 
        ireland and the republic of ireland.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, no trade benefit shall be extended to any 
        country by reason of the extension of any trade benefit to 
another country under a trade agreement entered into under paragraph 
(1) with such other country.
    (b) Limitations and Staging.--
            (1) In general.--No proclamation may be made under 
        subsection (a) that--
                    (A) reduces any rate of duty (other than a rate of 
                duty that does not exceed 5 percent ad valorem on the 
                date of enactment of this Act) to a rate of duty which 
                is less than 5 percent of the rate of duty that applies 
                on such a date of enactment;
                    (B) reduces the rate of duty on an article over a 
                period greater than 10 years after the first reduction 
                that is proclaimed to carry out a trade agreement with 
                respect to such article; or
                    (C) increase any rate of duty above the rate that 
                applies on the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Limitation on aggregate reduction.--The aggregate 
        reduction in the rate of duty on any article which is in effect 
        on any day pursuant to a trade agreement entered into under 
        subsection (a) shall not exceed the aggregate reduction which 
        would have been in effect on such a day if a reduction of 3 
        percent ad valorem per year or a reduction of 10 percent per 
        year of the total reduction, whichever is greater, had taken 
        effect on the effective date of the first reduction proclaimed 
        pursuant to subsection (a).
            (3) Exemption from staging.--No staging is required under 
        paragraph (2) with respect to a duty reduction that is 
        proclaimed under subsection (a) for an article of a kind that 
        is not produced in the United States. The United States 
        International Trade Commission shall advise the President of 
        the identity of articles that may be exempted from staging 
        under this paragraph.
            (4) Rounding.--If the President determines that such action 
        will simplify the computation of reductions under paragraph (1) 
        or (2), the President may round an annual reduction by an 
        amount equal to the lesser of--
                    (A) the difference between the reduction without 
                regard to this paragraph and the next lower whole 
                number; or
                    (B) one-half of 1 percent ad valorem.
            (5) Other limitations.--A rate of duty reduction or 
        increase that may not be proclaimed by reason of paragraph (1) 
        may take effect only if a provision authorizing such reduction 
is included within an implementing bill provided for in connection with 
the agreement authorized by this Act and that bill is enacted into law.

SEC. 3. CRITERIA FOR DUTY-FREE TREATMENT OF ARTICLES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Article must be growth, product, or manufacture of 
        qualified area of northern ireland or the republic of 
        ireland.--The reduction or elimination of any duty imposed on 
        any article by the United States provided for in a trade 
        agreement entered into with a qualified area of Northern 
        Ireland or the Republic of Ireland under this Act shall apply 
        only if--
                    (A) that article is the growth, product, or 
                manufacture of a qualified area of Northern Ireland or 
                the Republic of Ireland or is a new or different 
                article of commerce that has been grown, produced, or 
                manufactured in a qualified area of Northern Ireland or 
                the Republic of Ireland;
                    (B) that article is imported directly from a 
                qualified area of Northern Ireland or the Republic of 
                Ireland into the customs territory of the United 
                States; and
                    (C) the sum of--
                            (i) the cost of value of the materials 
                        produced in a qualified area of Northern 
                        Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, plus
                            (ii) the direct costs of processing 
                        operations performed in a qualified area of 
                        Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland,
                is not less than 35 percent of the appraised value of 
                such article at the time it is entered.
        If the cost or value of materials produced in the customs 
        territory of the United States is included with respect to an 
        article to which this subsection applies, an amount not to 
        exceed 15 percent of the appraised value of the article at the 
        time it is entered that is attributable to such United States 
        cost or value may be applied toward determining the percentage 
        referred to in subparagraph (C).
            (2) Other requirements.--No article may be considered to 
        meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) by virtue of having 
        merely undergone--
                    (A) simple combining or packaging operations; or
                    (B) mere dilution with water or mere dilution with 
                another substance that does not materially alter the 
                characteristics of the article.
    (b) Direct Costs.--As used in this section, the term ``direct costs 
of processing operations''--
            (1) includes, but is not limited to--
                    (A) all actual labor costs involved in the growth, 
                production, manufacture, or assembly of the specific 
                merchandise, including fringe benefits, on-the-job 
                training, and the cost of engineering, supervisory, 
                quality control, and similar personnel; and
                    (B) dies, molds, tooling, and depreciation on 
                machinery and equipment which are allocable to the 
                specific merchandise; and
            (2) does not include costs which are not directly 
        attributable to the merchandise concerned, or are not costs of 
        manufacturing the product, such as--
                    (A) profit; and
                    (B) general expenses of doing business which are 
                either not allocable to the specific merchandise or are 
                not related to the growth, production, manufacture, or 
                assembly of the merchandise, such as administrative 
                salaries, casualty and liability insurance, 
                advertising, and salesmen's salaries, commissions, or 
                expenses.
    (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation 
with the United States Trade Representative, shall prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 4. ITC REPORTS.

    Before any reduction or elimination of any duty is proclaimed with 
respect to any article under this Act, the United States International 
Trade Commission shall advise the President regarding the probable 
economic effect of providing duty-free treatment for such article that 
is a product of a qualified area of Northern Ireland or the Republic of 
Ireland on industries in the United States producing like or directly 
competitive articles and on consumers.

SEC. 5. CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS BEFORE AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO.

    (a) Consultation.--Before entering into any trade agreement under 
this Act, the President shall consult with--
            (1) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and
            (2) each other committee of the House of Representatives 
        and the Senate, and each joint committee of the Congress, which 
        has jurisdiction over legislation involving subject matters 
        which would be affected by the trade agreement.
    (b) Scope.--The consultation described in subsection (a) shall 
include consultation with respect to--
            (1) the nature of the agreement;
            (2) how the agreement related to the obligations of the 
        parties; and
            (3) all matters relating to the implementation of the 
        agreement, including whether the agreement includes subject 
        matter for which supplemental implementing legislation may be 
        required.

SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADE AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Notification and Submission.--Any agreement entered into under 
this Act shall enter into force with respect to the United States if 
(and only if)--
            (1) the President, at least 90 calendar days before the day 
        on which the President enters into the trade agreement, 
        notifies the House of Representatives and the Senate of the 
        President's intention to enter into the agreement, and promptly 
        thereafter publishes notice of such intention in the Federal 
        Register;
            (2) within 60 days after entering into the agreement, the 
        President submits to Congress a description of those changes to 
        existing laws that the President considers would be required in 
        order to bring the United States into compliance with the 
        agreement;
            (3) after entering into the agreement, the President 
        submits a copy of the final text of the agreement, together 
        with--
                    (A) a draft of an implementing bill, if necessary;
                    (B) a statement of any administrative action 
                proposed to implement the trade agreement; and
                    (C) the supporting information described in 
                paragraph (2); and
            (4) the implementing bill, if necessary, is enacted into 
        law.
    (b) Supporting Information.--The supporting information required 
under subsection (a)(3)(C) consists of--
            (1) an explanation as to how the implementing bill and 
        proposed administrative action will change or affect existing 
        law; and
            (2) a statement setting forth the reasons of the President 
        regarding how the agreement serves the interest of United 
        States commerce.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Qualifying area.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``qualifying area'' means 
                a county that--
                            (i) is contiguous to Northern Ireland;
                            (ii) suffers from the severest form of 
                        economic deprivation, as defined by the United 
                        Kingdom's report, Relative Deprivation in 
                        Northern Ireland, Occasional Paper Number 28, 
                        Policy Planning and Research Unit, September, 
                        and the European Union's report, Special 
                        Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation 
                        1995-1999, including--
                                    (I) in Northern Ireland, the 
                                counties of Derry, Limavady, Strabane, 
                                Magherafelt, Omagh, Cookstown, 
                                Dungannon, Fermanagh, Moyle, Newry and 
                                Mourne, Armagh, and those parts of 
                                Belfast Urban area known as ``Making 
                                Belfast Work'' designated areas; and
                                    (II) in the Republic of Ireland, 
                                the border counties of Donegal, Sligo, 
                                Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth;
                            (iii) has a rate of unemployment higher 
                        than the local or urban average of unemployment 
                        in Northern Ireland; and
                            (iv) in the case of county in which there 
                        is a history of workplace discrimination, meets 
                        the requirements of subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Requirements.--A county meets the requirements 
                of this subparagraph if the employers in that county 
                are in compliance with the principles of economic 
                justice known as the ``MacBride Principles'', which 
                are--
                            (i) increasing the representation of 
                        individuals from underrepresented religious 
                        groups in the workforce, including managerial, 
                        supervisory, administrative, clerical, and 
                        technical jobs;
                            (ii) providing adequate security for the 
                        protection of minority employees at the 
                        workplace;
                            (iii) banning provocative sectarian or 
                        political emblems from the workplace;
                            (iv) providing that all job openings be 
                        advertised publicly and providing that special 
                        recruitment efforts be made to attract 
                        applicants from underrepresented religious 
                        groups;
                            (v) providing that layoff, recall, and 
                        termination procedures do not favor a 
                        particular religious group;
                            (vi) abolishing job reservations, 
                        apprenticeship restrictions, and differential 
                        employment criteria which discriminate on the 
                        basis of religion;
                            (vii) 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, 
                        upgrade, and improve the skills of minority 
                        employees;
                            (viii) establishing procedures to assess, 
                        identify, and actively recruit minority 
                        employees with the potential for further 
                        advancement; and
                            (ix) providing for the appointment of a 
                        senior management staff member to be 
                        responsible for the employment efforts of the 
                        entity and, within a reasonable period of time, 
                        the implementation of the principles described 
                        in clauses (i) through (viii).
            (2) GATT 1994.--The term ``GATT 1994'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 2(1)(B) of the Uruguay Round 
        Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(1)(B)).

Ex Output:

Authorizes the President to enter into a free trade agreement with qualified areas of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland that provides for:  (1) harmonization, reduction and elimination of trade barriers; (2) prohibition of or limitations on the imposition of such barriers; and (3) elimination or reduction of duties imposed by the United States.  Sets forth criteria for the duty-free treatment of qualified area products.  Limits such qualified areas to areas of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland contiguous to Northern Ireland suffering from the severest form of economic deprivation, with a higher than average unemployment.  Requires employers to comply with the MacBride Principles of economic justice. 
Requires the International Trade Commission, before any reduction or elimination of duty is proclaimed with respect to an article, to advise the President of the probable economic effect of duty-free treatment on U.S. industries producing like or directly competitive articles, and on consumers. 
Requires the President to consult with the Congress, according to a specified procedure, before entering into, or implementing, any free trade agreement under this Act.