The text of the resolution below is as of Nov 7, 1986 (Passed Congress).
PUBLIC LAW 99-631—NOV. 7, 1986 100 STAT. 3515
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99th Congress
Joint Resolution
Nov. 7, 1986
To make corrections in the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986.
[H.J. Res. 756]
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Comprehen- South Africa,
sive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 is amended as follows: Ante, p. 1086.
(1) In the table of contents—
(A) strike out the item relating to section 309 and insert
in lieu thereof the following new item:
"Sec. 309. Prohibition on importation of uranium, coal, and textiles from South
Africa.";
(B) strike out the items relating to sections 317 and 318
and insert in lieu thereof the following new items:
"Sec. 317. Prohibition on export of items on the United States Munitions List.
"Sec. 318. Notification of certain proposed United States Munitions List exports.";
and
;; (C) strike out the item relating to section 510 and insert y,
in lieu thereof the following new item:
"Sec. 510. Prohibition on the importation of Soviet gold coins.". *
(2) In section 3— Ante, p. 1087.
(A) in paragraph (6)(B), strike out "Administration" and
insert in lieu thereof "administration";
(B) at the end of paragraph (7), strike out "and";
(C) redesignate paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
' (D) after paragraph (7), insert the following new
paragraph:
jL ' "(8) the term 'South African national' means—
* "(A) a citizen of South Africa; and
"(B) any partnership, corporation, or other business
« association which is organized under the laws of South -'
Africa; and".
(3) In section 102— Ante, p. 1090.
(A) in subsection (b), insert "and" at the end of paragraph
(3); and
(B) in subsection (c)—
(i) strike out "subsection 101(a)" and insert in lieu
thereof "section 101(a)"; and
(ii) strike out "ANC" and insert in lieu thereof "Afri-
can National Congress".
(4) In section 103(b)— Ante, p. 1090.
(A) in paragraph (1), insert a comma after "apartheid";
(B) in paragraph (4), strike out "to those whose nonviolent
activities had" and insert in lieu thereof "(A) to those whose
nonviolent activities have"; and
(C) in paragraph (7), strike out "such groups so as to ,i,
achieve the objectives of this Act" and insert in lieu thereof
''groups promoting terrorism".
(5) In section 104(b)— Ante, p. 1091.
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Human rights. (A) in paragraph (5), strike out "that all countries of the
region respect the human rights of their citizens and
noncitizens residing in the country, and especially the
release" and insert in lieu thereof "the respect by all
countries of the region for the human rights of their citi-
zens and noncitizens residing in their countries and, espe-
cially, the release by all such countries"; and
(B) in paragraph (6), strike out "demanding that all coun-
tries of the region take effective action" and insert in lieu
thereof "demanding, effective action by all countries of the
region".
Ante, p. 1091. (6) In section 105—
(A) insert "(1)" after "states"; and
(B) strike out "of means" and insert in lieu thereof "(2)
any means".
International (7) Section 106(c) is amended to read as follows:
agreements. "(c) The United States will work, through coordinated actions
Ante, p. 1092.
with the major Western allies and with the governments of the
countries in the region, toward the achievement of an agreement to
suspend violence and begin negotiations.".
Ante, p. 1093. (8) In section 109, strike out "Senate" and insert in lieu
thereof "Congress".
Ante, p. 1097. (9) In section 207—
(A) in subsection (a), insert "with respect to the employ-
ment of those persons" after "implemented"; and
(B) in subsection (b), insert "with respect to the employ-
ment of those persons" after "Conduct".
Ante, p. 1097. (10) In section 208—
(A) in subsection (b)(3), strike out "make" and insert in
lieu thereof "making"; and
(B) in the second sentence of subsection (c), strike out
"this section" each of the two places it appears and insert
in lieu thereof "section 207".
Ante, p. 1098. (11) In section 212, insert "are participated in by" after "as".
Ante, p. 1099. (12) In section 303—
(A) in subsection (b)—
(i) strike out "corporation or partnership owned or
controlled" and insert in lieu thereof "corporation,
partnership, or entity owned, controlled,"; and
(ii) strike out "corporation or partnership" the
second place it appears and insert in lieu thereof "cor-
poration, partnership, or entity"; and
(B) at the end of the section, add the following new
subsection:
Imports. "(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the importation into the
United States of any publication, including any book, newspaper,
magazine, film, phonograph record, tape recording, photograph,
microfilm, microfiche, poster, or any other similar material.".
Ante, p. 1100. (13) In section 306(d), insert " 'air carrier'," after " 'aircraft',".
Ante, p. 1102. (14) In section 309—
(A) in the section heading relating thereto, strike out
"URANIUM AND COAL" and insert in lieu thereof "URANIUM,
COAL. AND TEXTILES";
(B) in subsection (a), strike out "is" and insert in lieu
thereof "are";
(C) redesignate subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
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(D) insert after subsection (a) the following new
subsection:
"(b) For purposes of this section, the term 'textiles' does not
include any article provided for in item 812.10 or 813.10 of the Tariff
Schedules of the United States.". 19 u s e note
(15) In section 312(b), strike out "civilians or" and insert in prec. 1202.
Ante, p. 1103.
lieu thereof "civilians and".
(16) In section 313, strike out "the following convention and Ante, p. 1104.
protocol".
(17) In section 314— Ante, p. 1104.
(A) strike out "agency" and insert in lieu thereof
"agency,"; and
(B) strike out "diplomatic and" and insert in lieu thereof
"diplomatic or".
(18) In section 317— Ante, p. 1104.
(A) in the section heading relating thereto, strike out
"SALE OR EXPORT OF ITEMS ON" and insert in lieu
thereof "EXPORT OF ITEMS ON THE UNITED STATES";
and
(B) in subsection (a), strike out "Munition" and insert in
lieu thereof "Munitions".
. . (19) In section 318— Ante, p. 1105.
(A) amend the section heading relating thereto to read as
follows: "NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED UNITED
STATES MUNITIONS LIST EXPORTS'';
(B) in subsection (a) in the text above clause (i), strike out
"shall:" and insert in lieu thereof "shall—";
(C) in subsection (a), redesignate paragraphs (i) and (ii) £is
* paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
(D) in subsection (a)(1), as redesignated by clause (C)—
(i) insert "of' after "Africa"; and
(ii) strike out "Munition" and insert in lieu thereof
"Munitions"; and
(E) amend subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b)(1) No item described in subsection (a) may be exported if the Exports.
Congress, within 30 days of continuous session after a certification is
made under subsection (a)(2), enacts, in accordance with section 602
of this Act, a joint resolution disapproving such export. Post, p. 3519.
"(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "continuous session"
is used within the meaning of section 906(b) of title 5, United States
Code."
(20) In section 319— Ante, p. 1105.
(A) in the text above paragraph (1), strike out "no:" and
insert in lieu thereof "no—";
(B) in paragraph (1), strike out "commodity, product,
byproduct of derivative thereof," and insert in lieu thereof
"commodity or product or any byproduct or derivative
thereof, or'; and
(C) strike out paragraph (2) and insert in lieu thereof the Imports.
following:
"(2) article that is suitable for human consumption,
that is a product of South Africa may be imported into the United
States after the date of enactment of this Act.".
(21) In section 320— Ante, p. 1105.
(A) strike out "Notwithstandig" and insert in lieu thereof
"Notwithstanding";
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(B) insert after "produced" a comma and the following:
"or iron ore extracted,"; and
Imports. (C) insert before the period at the end thereof a comma
Contracts. and the following: "except that any such commodity may be
imported pursuant to a contract entered into before August
15, 1986, if no shipment of such commodity is imported by a
national of the United States under such contract after
December 31,1986".
Petroleum and (22) In section 321—
petroleum (A) in subsection (a)—
products.
Exports. (i) strike out "or which is exported by a person
Ante, p. 1105. subject to the jurisdiction of the United States ; and
(ii) insert after "South Africa" the following: ", and
no crude oil or refined petroleum product may be
exported to South Africa by a person subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States"; and
Contracts. (B) in subsection (b), before the period at the end thereof
insert a comma and the following: "if no shipment of such
export is made under such contract after December 31,
1986".
Ante, p. 1105. (23) In section 322, insert "for" after "except".
Ante, p. 1106. (24) In section 401—
(A) in the third sentence of subsection (a), insert "agree-
ments" after "cooperative";
International (B) in the first sentence of subsection (bXD, strike out
agreements. "arrangements with the other industrialized democracies
"^ • and other trading partners of South Africa" and insert in
lieu thereof "agreements with the other industrialized
i- Ti democracies";
(C) in subsection (c), strike out "sections 301 through 310"
•' and insert in lieu thereof "title III"; and
(D) in subsection (dX3), insert ", in accordance with sec-
tion 602 of this Act," after "enacted".
Ante, p. 1107. (25) In section 402, strike out "against any national of the
United States".
Ante, p. 1108. (26) In section 501—
(A) in subsection (c), strike out paragraph (1);
(B) in subsection (c)(3), strike out "food, agricultural prod-
ucts, diamonds, and textiles" and insert in lieu thereof
"diamonds"; and
(C) in subsection (c), redesignate paragraphs (2) through
(5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively.
Ante, p. 1109. (27) In section 502—
(A) in subsection (a), strike out "material by" and insert
in lieu thereof "material to"; and
President of U.S. (B) in subsection 0)X2), strike out "(1) and every thirtv
Reports. days thereafter, the President shall prepare and transmit'
and insert in lieu thereof "(1), and every thirty days there-
after, the President shall prepare and transmit to the
(Congress a report containing'.
Ante, p. 1109. (28) In section 505(a), insert a comma after "done" the second
place it appears.
Ante, p. 1111. (29) In section 510— , i,
(A) strike out subsection 0));
(B) redesignate subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
(C) in subsection (c), strike out "rubles" and insert in lieu
thereof "gold coins".
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(30) In section 512(a), strike out "Subsaharan" and insert in Ante, p. 1112
lieu thereof "subSaharan".
(31) In section 602— Ante, p. 1112.
(A) in subsection (a)(1), insert "318(b)," after "311(b),"; Ante, p. 1105.
(B) in subsection (b)(1), insert "318(b)," after "311(b),";
(C) in subsection (b)(3), insert "the" after "with";
(D) in subsection (c), redesignate paragraphs (A), (B), and
(C) as paragraphs (1), (3), and (4), respectively; and
J (E) in subsection (c), insert after paragraph (1), as redesig-
,: nated by clause (D) of this paragraph, the following new
"'": paragraph:
"(2) in the case of section 318(b), a joint resolution which is President of U.S.
introduced in a House of Congress within 3 legislative days after Congress.
the Congress receives a certification of the President pursuant
to section 318(b) and for which the matter after the resolving
clause reads as follows: 'That the Congress, having received on
a certification of the President under section
318(b)(2) of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986,
approves the President's certification.', with the date of the
r receipt of the certification inserted in the blank;".
i> (b) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: 22 u s e 2151
(1) In section 105(b)(2)(C)(i), strike out "inservice" and insert note.
22 u s e 2151c.
in lieu thereof "in-service".
(2) In section 116(f)(2)(B), strike out "paragraph" and insert in 22 u s e 2151n.
lieu thereof "subsection".
(3) In section 535(a)(1), insert "and" after "enterprise,", Ante, p. n i l .
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall be Effective date.
deemed to have taken effect upon the enactment of the Comprehen- Ante, p. 1086.
sive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986.
Approved November 7, 1986.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 756:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986):
Oct. 17, considered and passed House.
Oct. 18, considered and passed Senate.
