[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 74 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S2941]
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  SA 1233. Mr. SESSIONS 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 100, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
       (7) Requirement for congressional approval.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, section 103(b)(3) of this Act and the provisions of 
     section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191) 
     (relating to trade authorities procedures) shall not apply to 
     any bill implementing a trade agreement between the United 
     States and any other country or countries if such trade 
     agreement or implementing legislation contains any provision 
     that would permit, without the approval of Congress--
       (i) modifications, amendments, or additions to the 
     provisions of any such agreement or implementing legislation;
       (ii) modification of the parties to any such agreement;
       (iii) the adoption of an interpretation of any such 
     agreement, if such interpretation affects United States law 
     or policy; or
       (iv) the granting of a waiver of any obligation under any 
     such agreement, if such waiver affects United States law or 
     policy.
       (B) Point of order in senate.--
       (i) In general.--When the Senate is considering an 
     implementing bill, upon a point of order being made by any 
     Senator against any part of the implementing bill or trade 
     agreement that contains material in violation of subparagraph 
     (A), and the point of order is sustained by the Presiding 
     Officer, the Senate shall cease consideration of the 
     implementing bill under the trade authorities procedures 
     referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (ii) Waivers and appeals.--

       (I) Waivers.--Before the Presiding Officer rules on a point 
     of order described in clause (i), any Senator may move to 
     waive the point of order. Such motion to waive shall not be 
     subject to amendment. A point of order described in clause 
     (i) may only be waived by the affirmative vote of 60 Members 
     of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn.
       (II) Appeals.--After the Presiding Officer rules on a point 
     of order under this subparagraph, any Senator may appeal the 
     ruling of the Presiding Officer on the point of order as it 
     applies to some or all of the provisions on which the 
     Presiding Officer ruled. A ruling of the Presiding Officer on 
     a point of order described in clause (i) is sustained unless 
     a majority of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 
     sworn, vote not to sustain the ruling.
       (III) Debate.--Debate on a motion to waive under subclause 
     (I) or on an appeal of the ruling of the Presiding Officer 
     under subclause (II) shall be limited to 1 hour. Such time 
     shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
     Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate, or 
     their designees.

       (C) In general.--In this paragraph, the term ``approval of 
     Congress'' means the affirmative vote of both chambers of 
     Congress in accordance with the applicable rules and 
     procedures of each chamber.
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