S.Amdt. 1255

SA 1255. Mr. BROWN 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:

At the end of section 102(b)(1), add the following:
(C) to obtain competitive opportunities for United States
exports of goods by--
(i) providing reasonable adjustment periods for import-
sensitive products manufactured in the United States and
maintaining close consultation with Congress with respect to
those products before initiating negotiations for a trade
agreement that reduces tariffs;
(ii) taking into account whether a party to negotiations
for a trade agreement has failed to adhere to any provision
of an existing trade agreement with the United States or has
circumvented any obligation under any such existing trade
agreement; and
(iii) taking into account whether a product is subject to
market distortions by reason of--

(I) the failure of a major producing country, as determined
by the President, to adhere to any provision of an existing
trade agreement with the United States; or
(II) the circumvention by that country of its obligations
under an existing trade agreement with the United States.

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