S.Amdt. 1308

SA 1308. Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mrs. Boxer)
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), add the following:
(21) Protecting clean air, water, and food.--The principal
negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to
clean air, clean water, and food safety are to preserve the
rights of all governments to regulate and enact laws
providing for public health and environmental protections and
to ensure the rights of all governments to exercise any legal
rights or safeguards, including under any existing law or
regulation, to protect and provide clean air, clean water,
and safe food without the threat of trade-related penalties.
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