[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 926 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 926
To prohibit the importation of any article that is produced,
manufactured, or grown in Burma.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 22, 2001
Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hollings, and Mrs.
Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To prohibit the importation of any article that is produced,
manufactured, or grown in Burma.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The International Labor Organization (ILO), invoking an
extraordinary constitutional procedure for the first time in
its 82-year history, adopted in 2000 a resolution calling on
the State Peace and Development Council to take concrete
actions to end forced labor in Burma.
(2) In this resolution, the ILO recommended that
governments, employers, and workers organizations take
appropriate measures to ensure that their relations with the
State Peace and Development Council do not abet the system of
forced or compulsory labor in that country, and that other
international bodies reconsider any cooperation they may be
engaged in with Burma and, if appropriate, cease as soon as
possible any activity that could abet the practice of forced or
compulsory labor.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR MULTILATERAL ACTION TO END FORCED
LABOR AND THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN BURMA.
(a) Trade Ban.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, until such time as the President determines and certifies
to Congress that Burma has met the conditions described in
paragraph (2), no article that is produced, manufactured, or
grown in Burma may be imported into the United States.
(2) Conditions described.--The conditions described in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) The State Peace and Development Council in
Burma has made measurable and substantial progress in
reversing the persistent pattern of gross violations of
internationally-recognized human rights and worker
rights, including the elimination of forced labor and
the worst forms of child labor.
(B) The State Peace and Development Council in
Burma has made measurable and substantial progress
toward implementing a democratic government including--
(i) releasing all political prisoners; and
(ii) deepening, accelerating, and bringing
to a mutually-acceptable conclusion the
dialogue between the State Peace and
Development Council (SPDC) and democratic
leadership within Burma (including Aung San Suu
Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD)
and leaders of Burma's ethnic peoples).
(C) The State Peace and Development Council in
Burma has made measurable and substantial progress
toward full cooperation with United States counter-
narcotics efforts pursuant to the terms of section
570(a)(1)(B) of Public Law 104-208, the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1997.
(b) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall apply to
any article 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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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5455-5456)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5456-5457)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8456-8457)
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