S.Amdt. 1233

SA 1233. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1221 proposed by Mr. Hatch to the bill H.R. 1314, to
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an
administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt
status of certain organizations; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

On page 100, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
(7) Requirement for congressional approval.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, section 103(b)(3) of this Act and the provisions of
section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191)
(relating to trade authorities procedures) shall not apply to
any bill implementing a trade agreement between the United
States and any other country or countries if such trade
agreement or implementing legislation contains any provision
that would permit, without the approval of Congress--
(i) modifications, amendments, or additions to the
provisions of any such agreement or implementing legislation;
(ii) modification of the parties to any such agreement;
(iii) the adoption of an interpretation of any such
agreement, if such interpretation affects United States law
or policy; or
(iv) the granting of a waiver of any obligation under any
such agreement, if such waiver affects United States law or
policy.
(B) Point of order in senate.--
(i) In general.--When the Senate is considering an
implementing bill, upon a point of order being made by any
Senator against any part of the implementing bill or trade
agreement that contains material in violation of subparagraph
(A), and the point of order is sustained by the Presiding
Officer, the Senate shall cease consideration of the
implementing bill under the trade authorities procedures
referred to in subparagraph (A).
(ii) Waivers and appeals.--

(I) Waivers.--Before the Presiding Officer rules on a point
of order described in clause (i), any Senator may move to
waive the point of order. Such motion to waive shall not be
subject to amendment. A point of order described in clause
(i) may only be waived by the affirmative vote of 60 Members
of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn.
(II) Appeals.--After the Presiding Officer rules on a point
of order under this subparagraph, any Senator may appeal the
ruling of the Presiding Officer on the point of order as it
applies to some or all of the provisions on which the
Presiding Officer ruled. A ruling of the Presiding Officer on
a point of order described in clause (i) is sustained unless
a majority of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and
sworn, vote not to sustain the ruling.
(III) Debate.--Debate on a motion to waive under subclause
(I) or on an appeal of the ruling of the Presiding Officer
under subclause (II) shall be limited to 1 hour. Such time
shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the
Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate, or
their designees.

(C) In general.--In this paragraph, the term ``approval of
Congress'' means the affirmative vote of both chambers of
Congress in accordance with the applicable rules and
procedures of each chamber.
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