S.Amdt. 1283

SA 1283. 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:

On page 73, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
(6) Report on foreign countries.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 45 days before the
President initiates negotiations for a trade agreement with a
foreign country, the President shall submit to Congress and
make available to the public a report on the foreign country
that includes an assessment of whether the foreign country--
(i) has a democratic form of government;
(ii) has adopted the core labor standards into the laws and
regulations of the foreign country and effectively enforces
those standards as reflected in reports by the Committee of
Experts on the Application of Conventions and
Recommendations, the Conference Committee on the Application
of Standards, and the Committee on Freedom of Association of
the International Labour Organization;
(iii) respects fundamental human rights, as reflected in
the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of the
Department of State;
(iv) is designated as a country of particular concern for
religious freedom under section 402(b)(1) of the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
6442(b)(1));
(v) is included on the list described in subparagraph (B)
or (C) of section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) (commonly known
as tier 2 and tier 3 of the Trafficking in Persons Report of
the Department of State);
(vi) complies with the multilateral agreements relating to
the environment to which the foreign country is a party;
(vii) has adequate environmental laws and regulations, has
devoted sufficient resources to implementing those laws and
regulations, and has an adequate record of enforcement of
those laws and regulations;
(viii) enforces the rights and flexibilities provided under
the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(15)); and
(ix) provides for government transparency, due process of
law, and respect for international agreements.
(B) Report on ongoing negotiations.--Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
shall submit to Congress and make available to the public a
report on each foreign country with which negotiations for a
trade agreement are ongoing on such date of enactment that
includes the matters required to be included in the report
under paragraph (1) with respect to that foreign country.
(C) Form of report.--Each report required under paragraphs
(1) and (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
contain a classified annex.
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