S.Amdt. 1399

SA 1399. Mr. MERKLEY 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 44, strike lines 4 through 9, and insert the
following:
(2) Conditions.--
(A) In general.--A trade agreement may be entered into
under this subsection only if such agreement makes progress
in meeting the applicable objectives described in subsections
(a) and (b) of section 102 and the President satisfies the
conditions set forth in sections 104 and 105.
(B) Prohibition on certain agreements.--A trade agreement
may be entered into under this subsection only if the
agreement fully protects the right of the United States to
require, in a nondiscriminatory manner, disclosure of the
country of origin of food sold in the United States.
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