[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6311 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6311

  To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the United States Trade 
  Representative to take discretionary action if a foreign country is 
 engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the 
                  environment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Doggett) introduced the following bill; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the United States Trade 
  Representative to take discretionary action if a foreign country is 
 engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the 
                  environment, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN TRADE RELATIONS.

    Section 301(d)(3)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2411(d)(3)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (iii)(V), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iv) constitutes a persistent pattern of 
                        conduct that--
                                    ``(I) fails to effectively enforce 
                                the environmental laws of a foreign 
                                country;
                                    ``(II) waives or otherwise 
                                derogates from the environmental laws 
                                of a foreign country or weakens the 
                                protections afforded by such laws;
                                    ``(III) fails to provide for 
                                judicial or administrative proceedings 
                                giving access to remedies for 
                                violations of the environmental laws of 
                                a foreign country; or
                                    ``(IV) fails to provide appropriate 
                                and effective sanctions or remedies for 
                                violations of the environmental laws of 
                                a foreign country.''.
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