SEC. 179B. INTERNATIONAL BORDER AREAS.
(a)  Implementation Plans  and  Revisions.-  Notwithstanding  any
other provision of law,  an implementation plan or plan  revision
required under  this Act shall  be approved by  the Administrator
if-
       (1)  such  plan or  revision  meets  all the  requirements
     applicable to it under the Act other than a requirement that
     such plan or revision demonstrate attainment and maintenance
     of the  relevant national  ambient air quality  standards by
     the attainment date specified under the applicable provision
     of  this  Act, or  in  a regulation  promulgated  under such
     provision, and
       (2) the submitting  State establishes to the  satisfaction
     of the  Administrator that  the implementation plan  of such
     State would be adequate to attain and maintain  the relevant
     national  ambient air  quality standards  by the  attainment
     date specified  under the applicable provision  of this Act,
     or in a regulation promulgated under such provision, but for
     emissions emanating from outside of the United States.
  (b)  Attainment  of Ozone  Levels.-  Notwithstanding  any other
provision of  law, any State that establishes to the satisfaction
of the Administrator that, with respect to an ozone nonattainment
area in such State,  such State would have attained  the national
ambient air quality standard for ozone by the  applicable attain-
ment date, but for emissions emanating from outside of the United
States,  shall  not be  subject  to  the  provisions  of  section
181(a)(2) or (5) or section 185.
  (c) Attainment  of Carbon Monoxide Levels.- Notwithstanding any
other  provision of law, any State that establishes to the satis-
faction of the Administrator,  with respect to a carbon  monoxide
nonattainment area  in such State,  that such State  has attained
the national ambient air quality standard  for carbon monoxide by
the applicable attainment date,  but for emissions emanating from
out-
side of the United States, shall not be subject to the provisions
of section 186(b)(2) or (9).
  (d)  Attainment of  PM-10  Levels.-  Notwithstanding any  other
provision of law, any State that establishes to the  satisfaction
of the  Administrator that, with respect to a PM-10 nonattainment
area in such State,  such State would have attained  the national
ambient air quality standard for carbon  monoxide by the applica-
ble attainment date, but for emissions emanating from outside the
Uni-ted States, shall not be subject to the provisions of section
188(b)(2).
[42 U.S.C. 7509a]