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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''MacBride Principles of Economic
Justice Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT DISBURSEMENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR
IRELAND ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MACBRIDE
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE.

(a) 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 contributions
shall be used in a manner that effectively increases employment
opportunities in communities with rates of unemployment significantly
higher than the local or urban average of unemployment in Northern
Ireland. In addition, such contributions shall be used to benefit
individuals residing in such communities.''.
(b) Conditions and Understandings.--Section 5(a) of such Act is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ''The United States'' and inserting
the following:
''(1) In general.--The United States'';
(B) by striking ''in this Act may be used'' and
inserting the following: ''in this Act--
''(A) may be used'';
(C) by striking the period and inserting ''; and'';
and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
''(B) may be provided to an individual or entity in
Northern Ireland only if such individual or entity is
in compliance with the principles of economic
justice.''; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ''The
restrictions'' and inserting the following:
''(2) Additional requirements.--The restrictions''.
(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 ''principles 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 communities 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 assistance from
United States contributions to the International 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 following:
''(c) Prohibition.--Nothing included herein shall require quotas or
reverse discrimination or mandate their use.''.
(f) Definitions.--Section 8 of such Act is amended--
(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 individuals
from underrepresented religious groups in the
workforce, including managerial, supervisory,
administrative, clerical, and technical jobs.
''(B) Providing adequate security for the
protection of minority employees at the workplace.
''(C) Banning provocative sectarian or political
emblems from the workplace.
''(D) Providing that all job openings be advertised
publicly and providing that special recruitment efforts
be made to attract applicants from underrepresented
religious groups.
''(E) Providing that layoff, recall, and
termination procedures do not favor a particular
religious group.
''(F) Abolishing job reservations, apprenticeship
restrictions, and differential employment 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, upgrade, and improve the skills of
minority employees.
''(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 responsible for the
employment efforts of the entity and, within a
reasonable period of time, the implementation of the
principles described in subparagraphs (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.
Output:
MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1996 - Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to revise its purposes to require that U.S. contributions to the International Fund for Ireland be disbursed in accordance with the MacBride principles of economic justice, as specified.
Authorizes the United States to make contributions to the Fund only if the President certifies to the Congress that, among other things, disbursements from the Fund will be distributed in accordance with the principles of economic justice and will create employment opportunities in communities of Northern Ireland suffering the highest rates of unemployment.