S.Amdt. 1348

SA 1348. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and 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), add the following:
(21) Worst forms of child labor.--The principal negotiating
objectives of the United States with respect to the worst
forms of child labor are--
(A) to prevent distortions in the conduct of international
trade caused by the use of the worst forms of child labor, in
whole or in part, in the production of goods for export in
international commerce; and
(B) to redress unfair and illegitimate competition based
upon the use of the worst forms of child labor, in whole or
in part, in the production of goods for export in
international commerce, including by--
(i) promoting universal ratification and full compliance by
all trading partners of the United States with ILO Convention
No. 182 Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for
the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor;
(ii) clarifying the right under subsections (a) and (b) of
Article XX of GATT 1994 to enact and enforce national
measures that are necessary to protect public morals or to
protect human, animal, or plant life or health, including
measures that limit or ban the importation of goods or
services that are produced through the use of the worst forms
of child labor;
(iii) ensuring that any multilateral or bilateral trade
agreement that is entered into by the United States requires
all parties to such agreement to enact and enforce laws that
satisfy their international legal obligations to prevent the
use of the worst forms of child labor, especially in the
conduct of international trade; and
(iv) providing for strong enforcement of laws that require
all trading partners of the United States to prevent the use
of the worst forms of child labor, especially in the conduct
of international trade, through accessible, expeditious, and
effective civil, administrative, and criminal enforcement
mechanisms, including procedures to impound at the border or
otherwise refuse entry of goods made, in whole or in part,
through the use of the worst forms of child labor.
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