[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2248 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2248

   To authorize the imposition of trade sanctions on countries which 
threaten the health and safety of United States citizens by failing to 
 cooperate fully with United States policy regarding the reduction and 
                     interdiction of illicit drugs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 4, 1995

  Mr. Shaw  (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Ms. Kaptur) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the imposition of trade sanctions on countries which 
threaten the health and safety of United States citizens by failing to 
 cooperate fully with United States policy regarding the reduction and 
                     interdiction of illicit drugs.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ASSESSMENT OF COUNTRIES NOT COOPERATING WITH UNITED STATES 
              DRUG POLICIES.

    (a) Assessments and Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days 
after the President submits to the Congress the report required by 
section 489A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2291i(a)), the United States Trade Representative shall, with respect 
to each foreign country identified in that report that is not certified 
by the Secretary of State under subparagraph (A) of section 490A(b)(1) 
of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291k(b)(1))--
            (1) assess whether or not the imposition of trade sanctions 
        on that country is appropriate, taking into account--
                    (A) the extent to which the country is failing to 
                cooperate with United States policies regarding the 
                reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs, assessing 
                whether actions by the government of that country are 
                clearly and persistently in conflict with United States 
                policies aimed at reducing and interdicting illicit 
                drugs produced or transported for consumption by United 
                States citizens; and
                    (B) the bilateral trade relationship between the 
                United States and that country, including the volume of 
                imports entering the United States from that country 
                under any preferential trade program such as that under 
                title V of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the 
                Generalized System of Preferences, the Caribbean Basin 
                Economic Recovery Act, and the Andean Trade Preference 
                Act; and
            (2) submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
        of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
        report on the assessments of each country made under paragraph 
        (1), including--
                    (A) discussions of the matters referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) and (B) of paragraph (1); and
                    (B) appropriate trade sanctions to impose on that 
                country if the country does not become certified under 
                subparagraph (A) of section 490A(b)(1) of the Foreign 
                Assistance Act of 1961 within 6 months after the 
                submission of the report under this section.
    (b) Consultations and Information Sources.--In making the 
assessments under subsection (a), the Trade Representative shall 
consult with the Secretary of State and take into account information 
from sources available to the Trade Representative and such information 
as may be submitted to the Trade Representative by interested persons.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TRADE SANCTIONS.

    In the case of any country to which section 1(2)(B) applies, the 
President is authorized to impose the following sanctions:
            (1) Nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation 
        treatment) may be denied to the products of that country.
            (2) That country may be denied treatment as a beneficiary 
        developing country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 
        (relating to the Generalized System of Preferences), as a 
        beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
        Act, and as a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade 
        Preference Act.
            (3) That country may be denied trade benefits under any 
        agreement between that country and the United States 
        establishing a free trade area.
            (4) The President (may decline to negotiate) with that 
        country for purposes of establishing a free trade area.

SEC. 3. DEFENSES OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER EXISTING TRADE AGREEMENTS.

    If proceedings are initiated by a country against the United States 
in the World Trade Organization or under the North American Free Trade 
Agreement with respect to actions taken under (section 2), the 
President shall invoke all applicable defenses in such proceedings, 
including exceptions for measures necessary to protect human, animal, 
or plant life or health.
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