S.Amdt. 1421

SA 1421. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (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:

In section 102(b), add at the end the following:
(21) Food safety.--The principal negotiating objectives of
the United States with respect to food safety are--
(A) to ensure that a trade agreement does not weaken or
diminish food safety standards that protect public health;
(B) to promote strong food safety laws and regulations in
the United States; and
(C) to maintain and strengthen food safety inspection
systems, including the inspection of meat, poultry, seafood,
and egg products exported to the United States.
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