S.Amdt. 1235

SA 1235. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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:

At the end of section 102(b), add the following:
(21) Energy.--The principal negotiating objectives of the
United States with respect to trade in natural gas are--
(A) to ensure that energy expenditures by consumers,
including households and businesses, in the United States do
not increase;
(B) to protect key sectors of the United States economy
that are energy intensive and exposed to the effects of
trade, such as manufacturing, from price increases or job
losses;
(C) to promote the energy security of the United States,
including the ability of the United States to reduce its
reliance on imported oil; and
(D) to ensure that domestic natural gas supplies are used
to meet the future energy needs of the United States,
including through use in the transportation, industrial, and
electricity sectors of the United States.
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