▁also ▁was ▁a ▁sta unch ▁def ender ▁of ▁civil ▁libert ies ▁and ▁human ▁rights . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁for ▁example , ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁ 6 0 ▁Min utes ▁investig ative ▁team ▁to ▁Central ▁America ▁to ▁expose ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁U . S . ▁tax p ayer ▁dollars ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁export ▁processing ▁zones ▁in ▁which ▁workers ▁were ▁being ▁gross ly ▁mist re ated ▁and ▁denied ▁their ▁fundamental ▁human ▁rights ▁as ▁they ▁made ▁app arel ▁and ▁other ▁consumer ▁products ▁export ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁His ▁investigation ▁and ▁expose ▁sur fac ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁president ial ▁election ▁campaign ▁and ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Congress ▁immediately ▁cutting ▁off ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁any ▁tax p ayer ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁such ▁export ▁zones ▁( EP Z s ) ▁anywhere ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁strong ▁commit ment ▁to ▁science , ▁Congress man ▁Brown ▁has ▁been ▁hon ored ▁by ▁several ▁science ▁and ▁policy ▁related ▁organizations ▁and ▁had ▁labor ator ies , ▁awards , ▁libraries ▁and ▁b ills ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor , ▁including : ▁ ▁George ▁E . ▁Brown ▁Sal inity ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁George ▁E . ▁Brown ▁Jr . ▁Library , ▁National ▁Academ ies ▁of ▁Science ▁ ▁George ▁E . ▁Brown ▁Jr . ▁Network ▁for ▁Earth qu ake ▁Engineering ▁Sim ulation ▁( NE ES ) ▁ ▁H . R . ▁ 1 0 2 2 : ▁George ▁E . ▁Brown ▁Jr