[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 151 (Monday, November 3, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11601]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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               THE RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENT ACT OF 1997

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                      GRASSLEY AMENDMENT NO. 1545

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill (S. 1269) to establish objectives for negotiating and 
procedures for implementing certain trade agreements; as follows:

       Add the following subsection (d) to section 3:
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the U.S. 
     Government shall not enter into any treaty or other 
     international agreement that, in whole or in part, would have 
     the purpose or effect of transferring any jurisdiction or 
     authority to decide cases under U.S. law away from the 
     federal judiciary.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the trade 
     agreement negotiating authority of this section 3 of this Act 
     shall not apply to the negotiation of any trade agreement 
     that would have the purpose or effect of transferring any 
     jurisdiction or authority to decide cases under U.S. law away 
     from the federal judiciary, and the trade agreement approval 
     procedures shall not apply to implementing bills submitted 
     with respect to any such trade agreement.

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