[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3219 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3219

 To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify the 
  application of that Act to extraterritorial actions of the Federal 
                              Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 1993

  Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify the 
  application of that Act to extraterritorial actions of the Federal 
                              Government.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 
              POLICY ACT OF 1969 TO EXTRATERRITORIAL ACTIONS.

    (a) Statement of General Environmental Policy.--Section 101(b) of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' following the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) provide world leadership in ensuring a healthy and 
        stable global environment.''.
    (b) Federal Agency Action Regarding Global Environment.--Section 
102(2)(F) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(F) recognize the global and long-range character of 
        environmental problems and work vigorously to develop and 
        implement policies, plans, and actions designed to support 
        national and international efforts to enhance the quality of 
        the global environment;''.
    (c) Environmental Impact Statements for Extraterritorial Actions.--
Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Congress 
        authorizes''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) The requirement to include detailed statements under 
subsection (a)(2)(C) applies to extraterritorial major Federal actions 
significantly affecting the environment.
    ``(2)(A) The President shall include with each proposal by the 
President or the Executive Office of the President for legislation to 
implement any trade agreement significantly affecting the environment 
that is signed after December 16, 1992, a detailed statement in 
accordance with the requirements applicable under subsection (a)(2)(C) 
to an extraterritorial major Federal action of an agency.
    ``(B) Any person aggrieved by a failure by the President to comply 
with subparagraph (A) may in a civil action obtain appropriate relief.
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `extraterritorial major Federal 
action'--
            ``(A) includes any major Federal action in the United 
        States that has effects outside of the United States; and
            ``(B) does not include any Federal action taken to protect 
        the national security of the United States, votes in 
        international conferences and organizations, actions taken in 
        the course of an armed conflict, strategic intelligence 
        actions, armament transfers, or judicial or administrative 
        civil or criminal enforcement actions.''.

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