[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 61 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S4506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                 MADE IN USA LABEL DEFENSE ACT--S. 922

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, although I had asked yesterday 
that the full text of my bill, S. 922, the Made in USA Label Defense 
Act, be printed in the Congressional Record along with my introductory 
statement, a different bill was printed and erroneously labelled S. 
922.
  Mr. President, to eliminate any confusion, I ask that the actual text 
of my bill, S. 922, the Made in USA Label Defense Act, be printed in 
the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 922

       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 ``Made in USA Label Defense 
     Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON GOODS IMPORTED FROM NORTHERN MARIANA 
                   ISLANDS.

       The joint resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution to approve 
     the `Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of 
     America', and for other purposes'', approved March 24, 1976 
     (48 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sections:

     ``SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN GOODS AS 
                   MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no product 
     that is made in the Northern Mariana Islands shall have a 
     stamp, tag, label, or other means of identification or 
     substitute therefor on or affixed to the product stating 
     `Made in the USA' or otherwise stating or implying that the 
     product was made or assembled in the United States.

     ``SEC. 8. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY UNITED 
                   STATES CITIZENS.

       ``Notwithstanding General Note 3(a)(iv) of the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States, any provision of the 
     covenant set forth in the first section of this joint 
     resolution, or any other provision of law, no product that is 
     made in the Northern Mariana Islands shall be admitted free 
     of duty or quotas into the customs territory of the United 
     States as the product of a United States insular 
     possession.''.

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this Act apply to goods entered, or 
     withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 
     15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.

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