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 99 STAT. 1034

PUBLIC LAW 99-175—DEC. 11, 1985

Public Law 99-175 99th Congress Joint Resolution Dec. 11, 1985 [S.J. Res. 206]

To authorize and request the President to designate the month of December 1985, as "Made in America Month".

Whereas the trade deficit in our country in 1984 reached a record level of $123,000,000,000; Whereas the 1985 trade deficit is predicted to increase to $150,000,000,000; Whereas over one and one-half million jobs have been lost in the manufacturing sector since 1980 as a direct result of imports; Whereas imports now account for more than 20 per centum of all manufactured products sold in the United States; Whereas imports continue to grow at an increasing rate and constitute a larger and larger percentage of all manufactured goods sold in this Nation; Whereeis the manufacturing sector of the United States economy is shrinking dramatically as a result of imports; Whereas a continuing flood of imports of manufactured goods could permanently reduce the manufacturing capacity of our Nation and, as a direct result, threaten our ability to respond to a National emergency and make the United States highly vulnerable to embargoes of a wide range of products necessary for the National defense and the smooth functioning of the National economy; Whereas there is little awareness of the country of origin of most products sold in the United States; Whereas United States consumers should be aware of the impact that their purchase decisions could have on their own jobs and the economy as a whole; and Whereas traditionally the United States Government has not effectively linked the growth of imports to the growth of domestic consumption: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the President is

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