[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3916 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3916
To rescind the authority of the President to engage in certain
activities agreed to in exchange for votes for the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 24, 1994
Mr. Zimmer (for himself, Mr. Gallo, Mr. Weldon, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina) introduced the following
bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means,
Armed Services, Agriculture, Public Works and Transportation, and
Science, Space, and Technology
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A BILL
To rescind the authority of the President to engage in certain
activities agreed to in exchange for votes for the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NAFTA Pork Repeal Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) several reputable publications have reported numerous
instances in which Members of Congress traded their votes for
the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act in
exchange for commitments by the President or his
representatives to support special projects or undertake
administrative actions for the benefit of districts represented
by those Members, at the expense of United States taxpayers and
consumers;
(2) the large number and notoriety of these deals is
unprecedented in recent history; and
(3) such practices erode public confidence in the integrity
of the legislative process, contribute to a growing climate of
suspicion, cynicism, and scorn for elected representatives, and
impede the ability of the President to win support for his
programs on the basis of their intrinsic merit.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
IMPLEMENTATION ACT.
(a) Elimination of Center for the Study of Western Hemisphere
Trade.--
(1) Section 219 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act, as added by section 515 of the North American Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act, is repealed.
(2) Section 515 of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act, and the item relating to that section in
the table of contents for that Act, are repealed.
(3) Section 516 of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 516. EFFECTIVE DATE.
``The provisions of this subtitle shall take effect on the date the
Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States.''.
(b) Elimination of North American Development Bank.--(1) Subtitle D
of title V of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act is amended--
(A) by striking
``PART 1--AGREEMENTS RELATING TO LABOR AND ENVIRONMENT'';
and
(B) by repealing part 2.
(2) The table of contents for the North American Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act is amended--
(A) by striking
``Part 1--Agreements Relating to Labor and Environment''
immediately before the item relating to section 531; and
(B) by repealing the items relating to part 2 of subtitle D
of title V.
(c) Snap-Back Tariff for Orange Juice.--Section 309 of the North
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, and the item relating
to that section in the table of contents for that Act, are repealed.
(d) Monitoring of Tomato and Pepper Imports.--Section 316 of the
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, and the item
relating to that section in the table of contents for that Act, are
repealed.
(e) Data Collection on Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, and Cut Flowers.--
Subsection (e) of section 321 of the North American Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act is repealed.
SEC. 4. OTHER EXECUTIVE ACTIONS.
(a) Military Cargo Planes.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no funds appropriated for fiscal year 1994 or 1995 may be
obligated or expended to produce more than four C-17 aircraft.
(b) Agricultural Research Center in Ft. Pierce, Florida.--No
Federal funds may be obligated or expended in fiscal year 1994 or 1995
for the construction or operation of a new agricultural research
facility in Ft. Pierce, Florida.
(c) Highway Construction in California.--No Federal funds may be
obligated or expended in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 for the construction
of a highway connecting the Golden Gate and Antelope Valley highways
north of the Santa Clarita Valley in the State of California.
(d) Plutonium Research Laboratory in Texas.--No Federal funds may
be obligated or expended in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 for the
construction or operation in the State of Texas of a new plutonium
research laboratory at the Pantex Facility.
(e) Manufacturing Technology Center.--No Federal funds may be
obligated or expended in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 for the construction
or operation of a new manufacturing technology facility in Henry
County, Virginia, the purpose of which is to assist industries in
identifying and using advanced technology in manufacturing and business
operations.
(f) Customs Enforcement of Textile and Apparel Rules.--Funds
appropriated to the United States Customs Service for fiscal year 1994
or 1995 may not be expended for enforcement of the rules of the Customs
Service regarding imports of textiles and apparel, in an amount for
each such fiscal year that exceeds the amount expended for such purpose
in fiscal year 1993.
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