,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,kaptur introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to assess the impact of the    
,north ,american ,free ,trade ,agreement
 7,,nafta71 to require further          
negotiation of certain provisions of the
 ,,nafta1 and to provide for the        
withdrawal from the ,,nafta unless      
certain conditions are met4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,nafta ,accountability ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,the ,congress makes the      
following findings3  7#a7 ,rising       
deficits in united states trade accounts
 ,one of the purposes of the ,north     
,american ,free ,trade ,agreement       
7,,nafta71 as stated in the preamble1 is
 to create an expanded and secure market
 for goods and services4 ,instead1 the  
,,nafta has resulted in a spiraling     
,united ,states trade deficit with      

,mexico and ,canada that exceeded       
#ic1jjj1jjj1jjj in #bjaj1 and more than 
#a1cjj1jjj1jjj1jjj since the agreement's
 inception4 ,rather than continuous     
development and expansion as envisioned 
and growing trade surpluses for the     
,united ,states1 the ,,nafta has        
resulted in ,united ,states job losses  
and escalating trade deficits4  7#b7    
,erosion of the united states           
manufacturing base ,one of the purposes 
of the ,,nafta is to enhance the        
competitiveness of firms in the global  
market4 ,however1 rather than increase  
the ability of the manufacturing sector 
in the ,united ,states to compete in the
 world market1 the ,,nafta has          
facilitated and accelerated the         
outsourcing of ,united ,states          
manufacturing facilities and jobs to    
lower-wage ,mexico4 ,conservatively1    
,,nafta has led to nearly #a1jjj1jjj    
,american job losses4 ,conversely1      
,mexico has become an export platform   
displacing ,united ,states production4  

,an unprecedented flood of imports of   
manufactured and agricultural goods now 
enter the ,united ,states4 ,further1    
,mexico has experienced an outsourcing  
of productivity to even lower-wage      
,china1 as ,chinese imports to ,mexico  
have grown and are imported into the    
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,,nafta should   
not be expanded ,the ,congress approved 
the ,,nafta in order to achieve         
economic1 social1 and environmental     
benefits for the people of the ,united  
,states4 ,based on currently available  
information1 the goals and objectives of
 the ,,nafta are not being achieved4    
,therefore1 the ,,nafta should not be   
expanded to include any other country4  
7#d7 ,,nafta to be renegotiated and     
benefits certified ,based on the        
experience with the ,,nafta since its   
implementation1 it has become evident   
that further negotiation is required to 
resolve fundamental inadequacies within 
the ,,nafta with respect to trade       
balances1 currency differentials1 health

 and environmental conditions1          
agricultural provisions1 systems of     
justice1 and illegal immigration4 ,if   
the ,,nafta is to continue1 ,congress   
must require certification of specific  
measures of economic1 social1 legal1 and
 environmental progress4 ,otherwise     
,congress has no choice but to withdraw 
its approval of the ,,nafta4  #c4       
,conditions for continued participation 
in the ,,nafta  7a7 ,in general  7#a7   
,withdrawal of approval ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of law1 unless each
 of the conditions described in         
paragraph 7#b7 is met--  7,a7 the       
approval of the ,,nafta by the ,congress
 provided for in section #aja7;a7 of the
 ,north ,american ,free ,trade          
,agreement ,implementation ,act 7#ai    
,u4,s4,c4 #ccaa7;a77 shall cease to be  
effective beginning on the date that is 
#cfe days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act2 and  7,b7 not   
later than #bjj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         

,president shall provide written notice 
of withdrawal to the ,governments of    
,canada and ,mexico in accordance with  
,article #bbje of the ,,nafta4  7#b7    
,conditions for continuing participation
 in nafta ,the conditions described in  
this paragraph are met if1 not later    
than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act--  7,a7 the      
,president--  7i7 renegotiates the terms
 of the ,,nafta in accordance with      
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of      
subsection 7b72 and  7ii7 provides the  
certification to the ,congress described
 in subsection 7b77#h72  7,b7 the       
,secretary of ,labor and the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture provide the             
certification described in subsection   
7b77#d72  7,c7 the ,secretary of        
,commerce and the ,secretary of         
,agriculture provide the certification  
described in subsection 7b77#e72  7,d7  
the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the  
,administrator of the ,food and ,drug   
,administration provide the             

certification described in subsection   
7b77#f77;,a72  7,e7 the ,administrator  
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency submits the certification       
described in subsection 7b77#f77;,b72   
and  7,f7 the ,attorney ,general of the 
,united ,states provides the            
certification described in subsection   
7b77#g74  7b7 ,areas of renegotiation   
and certification ,the areas of         
renegotiation and certification         
described in this subsection are as     
follows3  7#a7 ,renegotiate the nafta to
 correct trade deficits ,the ,president 
is authorized and directed to confer    
with the ,governments of ,canada and    
,mexico and to renegotiate the terms of 
the ,,nafta to provide for              
implementation of emergency adjustments 
of tariffs1 quotas1 and other measures  
to stabilize and balance the flow of    
trade among the ,,nafta ,parties when   
the ,united ,states has an annual       
deficit in trade of goods and services  
with another ,,nafta ,party that--  7,a7

 exceeds #aj percent of ,united ,states 
exports to that ,party2 or  7,b7 equals 
or exceeds #ejj1jjj1jjj for #c or more  
consecutive years4  7#b7 ,renegotiate   
the nafta to correct currency           
distortions ,the ,president is          
authorized and directed to confer with  
the ,governments of ,canada and ,mexico 
and to renegotiate the terms of the     
,,nafta to provide for the              
implementation of emergency adjustments 
of tariffs1 quotas1 and other measures  
to mitigate the adverse effects of rapid
 or substantial changes in exchange     
rates between the ,united ,states dollar
 and the currency of another ,,nafta    
,party4  7#c7 ,renegotiate the nafta to 
correct agricultural provisions ,the    
,president is authorized and directed to
 confer with the ,governments of ,canada
 and ,mexico and to renegotiate the     
terms of the ,,nafta to establish and   
strengthen provisions to prevent imports
 of agricultural commodities from any   
,,nafta ,party from unfairly displacing 

,united ,states production1 to provide  
improved mechanisms for relief for      
,united ,states producers that are      
adversely impacted by such imports1 and 
to address the serious and growing      
problem of ,mexico's displaced ejido    
peasant farmers and crime associated    
with lawlessness in the ,united         
,states-,mexico border zone4  7#d7      
,certification of gains in united states
 jobs and living standards ,if the      
,secretary of ,labor and the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture1 after consultation with
 appropriate government agencies and    
citizen organizations1 determine that-- 
7,a7 the number of jobs resulting from  
increased exports of ,united ,states    
goods and services to other ,,nafta     
,parties exceeds the number of jobs lost
 because of imports of goods and        
services from other ,,nafta ,parties    
since ,january #a1 #aiid2 and  7,b7 the 
purchasing power of wage-earners in the 
,united ,states has increased since     
,january #a1 #aiid1  the ,secretaries   

shall so certify to the ,congress4  7#e7
 ,certification of increased domestic   
manufacturing ,if the ,secretary of     
,commerce and the ,secretary of         
,agriculture1 after consultation with   
the appropriate government agencies and 
citizen organizations1 determine that   
the export of ,united ,states           
manufactured and agricultural goods to  
the ,,nafta ,parties exceeds the imports
 of manufactured and agricultural goods 
from the ,,nafta ,parties1 the          
,secretaries shall so certify to the    
,congress4 ,in making the determination1
 the ,secretaries shall not include any 
goods originating outside the ,united   
,states that are exported to another    
,,nafta ,party1 nor imports from another
 ,,nafta ,party that are destined for   
other countries4  7#f7 ,certification   
relating to health and environmental    
standards  7,a7 ,in general ,if the     
,secretary of ,agriculture and the      
,administrator of the ,food and ,drug   
,administration1 after consultation with

 appropriate government agencies and    
citizen organizations1 determine1 with  
respect to imports from ,,nafta         
,parties1 that since ,january #a1 #aiid1
 there has been a reduced incidence of  
contaminated and adulterated food1 food 
containing additives or pesticide       
residues exceeding ,united ,states      
standards1 or food containing additives 
or pesticide residues which cannot be   
legally used in the ,united ,states1 the
 ,secretary and ,administrator shall so 
certify to the ,congress4 ,in making    
this determination1 all foods and food  
products1 including fruits1 vegetables1 
grains1 oilseeds1 and meats1 both fresh 
and processed1 shall be reviewed4  7,b7 
,border area pollution ,if the          
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency determines that     
conditions affecting public health in   
the ,united ,states-,mexico border zone 
have not worsened since ,january #a1    
#aiid1 the ,administrator shall so      
certify to the ,congress4  7#g7         

,certification relating to illegal drugs
 ,if the ,attorney ,general of the      
,united ,states determines1 after a     
review by the ,drug ,enforcement        
,administration and consultation with   
appropriate government agencies and     
citizen organizations1 that increased   
imports from the ,,nafta ,parties are   
not resulting in an increase in crime   
with illegal drugs or other controlled  
substances from ,mexico or ,canada1 the 
,attorney ,general shall so certify to  
the ,congress4  7#h7 ,certification     
relating to democracy and human freedoms
 ,if the ,president1 after consultation 
with appropriate government agencies1   
international organizations1 and citizen
 organizations1 determines that the     
,government of ,mexico--  7,a7 is       
elected in free and fair elections2     
7,b7 protects the rights of its citizens
 to organize into political parties2    
7,c7 protects the rights of its citizens
 to free speech and the right of the    
news media to operate without fear of   

government control or reprisal2  7,d7   
protects the rights of its citizens to  
assemble and to organize associations to
 advance human rights and economic      
opportunities2 and  7,e7 receives fair  
and impartial litigation of suits and   
trials according to the rule of law in a
 transparent justice system1  the       
,president shall so certify to the      
,congress4  #d4 ,sense of ,congress that
 ,,nafta not be expanded ,until such    
time as the conditions described in     
section #c7;b7 are met1 it is the sense 
of the ,congress that the ,president    
should not engage in negotiations to    
expand the ,,nafta to include other     
countries and that trade promotion      
authority should not be renewed with    
respect to the approval of any such     
expansion of the ,,nafta4  #e4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,,nafta ,the term ,,nafta means the     
,north ,american ,free ,trade ,agreement
 entered into between the ,united       
,states1 ,canada1 and ,mexico on        

,december #ag1 #aiib4  7#b7 ,,nafta     
party ,the term ,,nafta ,party means the
 ,united ,states1 ,canada1 or ,mexico4  
7#c7 ,united ,states-,mexico border zone
 ,the term ,united ,states-,mexico      
border zone means the area that         
comprises the #ab-mile zone on the      
,mexican side of the ,united            
,states-,mexico border and the counties 
within any ,state of the ,united ,states
 that are contiguous with ,mexico4