S.Amdt. 1268

SA 1268. 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:

Strike section 104(a)(2) and insert the following:
(2) Consultations prior to entry into force.--
(A) In general.--Prior to exchanging notes providing for
the entry into force of a trade agreement, the United States
Trade Representative shall consult closely and on a timely
basis with Members of Congress and committees as specified in
paragraph (1), and keep them fully apprised of the measures a
trading partner has taken to comply with those provisions of
the agreement that are to take effect on the date that the
agreement enters into force.
(B) Vote by committee on ways and means and committee on
finance before entry into force.--
(i) Notice.--Not later than 90 days before a trade
agreement enters into force, the United States Trade
Representative shall submit to Members of Congress and the
committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate
with jurisdiction over laws that could be affected by the
agreement written notice that the agreement will enter into
force.
(ii) Vote by committee on ways and means and committee on
finance.--Not later than 30 days after receiving notice under
clause (i) that a trade agreement will enter into force, the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate shall each meet
and vote on whether or not each country that is a party to
the agreement meets the standards of the agreement.
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