[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 86 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 86

 Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to creating a fair 
  world economic system by encouraging foreign countries to enact and 
             enforce laws safeguarding local environments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 1993

   Mr. Mica submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
  referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Ways and 
                                 Means

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to creating a fair 
  world economic system by encouraging foreign countries to enact and 
             enforce laws safeguarding local environments.

Whereas the interests of the United States will be served by creating an open 
        and fair world economic system, by stimulating fair and free competition 
        between the United States and foreign countries, and by fostering 
        economic growth and full employment in the United States; and
Whereas achieving these goals requires that laws designed to protect the 
        environment from polluting and environmentally destructive industrial 
        and agricultural practices not place the United States at a competitive 
        disadvantage compared with other countries: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the Secretary of State should identify the foreign 
        countries that--
                    (A) do not have effective laws protecting the local 
                environment from polluting and environmentally 
                destructive industrial and agricultural practices; or
                    (B) do not adequately and constructively enforce 
                the laws protecting the local environment from 
                polluting and environmentally destructive industrial 
                and agricultural practices; and
            (2) the President should enter into international 
        agreements with the countries identified under paragraph (1), 
        which agreements should--
                    (A) promote the development of adequate and 
                effective laws protecting the local environment from 
                polluting and environmentally destructive industrial 
                and agricultural practices;
                    (B) promote the enforcement of laws protecting the 
                local environment from polluting and environmentally 
                destructive industrial and agricultural practices; and
                    (C) improve the operation of mechanisms within, and 
                agreements entered into under, the General Agreement on 
                Tariffs and Trade to provide for a more expeditious 
                response to complaints regarding the environmental 
                practices of participating countries.

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