[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2976-S3005]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1249. Mr. MARKEY 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:

         At the end of section 102(b), add the following:
         (21) Access to the internet.--The principal negotiating 
     objectives of the United States with respect to the Internet 
     shall be to preserve equal access to the Internet and to not 
     undermine any law or regulation of the United States with 
     respect to net neutrality.
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  SA 1250. Mr. MARKEY 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:

       At the end of section 102(b), add the following:
       (21) Privacy.--The principal negotiating objectives of the 
     United States with respect to privacy shall be to protect the 
     privacy of data of consumers and individuals and to not 
     reduce protections for privacy under the law and regulations 
     of the United States.
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  SA 1251. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Casey) 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; as follows:

       At the end of section 107, add the following:
       (c) Limitations on Additional Countries Joining the Trans-
     Pacific Partnership Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--The trade authorities procedures shall 
     apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to an 
     agreement described in subsection (a)(2) with the Trans-
     Pacific Partnership countries only if that implementing bill 
     covers only the countries that are parties to the 
     negotiations for that agreement as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Applicability of trade authorities procedures to 
     additional countries.--If a country or countries not a party 
     to the negotiations for the agreement described in subsection 
     (a)(2) as of the date of the enactment of this Act enter into 
     negotiations to join the agreement after that date, the trade 
     authorities procedures shall apply to an implementing bill 
     submitted with respect to an agreement with such country or 
     countries to join the agreement described in subsection 
     (a)(2) only if--
       (A) the President notifies Congress of the intention of the 
     President to enter into negotiations with such country or 
     countries in accordance with section 105(a)(1)(A);
       (B) during the 90-day period provided for under section 
     105(a)(1)(A) before the President initiates such 
     negotiations--
       (i) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
     each certify that such country or countries are capable of 
     meeting the standards of the Trans-Pacific Partnership; and
       (ii) the House of Representatives and the Senate each 
     approve a resolution approving such country or countries 
     entering into negotiations to join the agreement described in 
     subsection (a)(2);
       (C) the agreement with such country or countries to join 
     the agreement described in subsection (a)(2) is entered into 
     before--
       (i) July 1, 2018; or
       (ii) July 1, 2021, if trade authorities procedures are 
     extended under section 103(c); and
       (D) that implementing bill covers only such country or 
     countries.
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  SA 1252. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. 
Graham, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Burr, Mr. Casey, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Franken, Ms. 
Klobuchar, and Mrs. Capito) 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:

       At the end, add the following:

   TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS

     SEC. 301. CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH A REQUEST 
                   FOR INFORMATION IN A PROCEEDING.

       Section 776 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677e) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and by moving 
     such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (B) by striking ``Adverse Inferences.--If'' and inserting 
     the following: ``Adverse Inferences.--
       ``(1) In general.--If'';
       (C) by striking ``under this title, may use'' and inserting 
     the following: ``under this title--
       ``(A) may use''; and
       (D) by striking ``facts otherwise available. Such adverse 
     inference may include'' and inserting the following: ``facts 
     otherwise available; and
       ``(B) is not required to determine, or make any adjustments 
     to, a countervailable subsidy rate or weighted average 
     dumping margin based on any assumptions about information the 
     interested party would have provided if the interested party 
     had complied with the request for information.
       ``(2) Potential sources of information for adverse 
     inferences.--An adverse inference under paragraph (1)(A) may 
     include'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``Corroboration of Secondary Information.--
     When the'' and inserting the following: ``Corroboration of 
     Secondary Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     when the''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Exception.--The administrative authority and the 
     Commission shall not be required to corroborate any dumping 
     margin

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     or countervailing duty applied in a separate segment of the 
     same proceeding.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Subsidy Rates and Dumping Margins in Adverse 
     Inference Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the administering authority uses an 
     inference that is adverse to the interests of a party under 
     subsection (b)(1)(A) in selecting among the facts otherwise 
     available, the administering authority may--
       ``(A) in the case of a countervailing duty proceeding--
       ``(i) use a countervailable subsidy rate applied for the 
     same or similar program in a countervailing duty proceeding 
     involving the same country, or
       ``(ii) if there is no same or similar program, use a 
     countervailable subsidy rate for a subsidy program from a 
     proceeding that the administering authority considers 
     reasonable to use, and
       ``(B) in the case of an antidumping duty proceeding, use 
     any dumping margin from any segment of the proceeding under 
     the applicable antidumping order.
       ``(2) Discretion to apply highest rate.--In carrying out 
     paragraph (1), the administering authority may apply any of 
     the countervailable subsidy rates or dumping margins 
     specified under that paragraph, including the highest such 
     rate or margin, based on the evaluation by the administering 
     authority of the situation that resulted in the administering 
     authority using an adverse inference in selecting among the 
     facts otherwise available.
       ``(3) No obligation to make certain estimates or address 
     certain claims.--If the administering authority uses an 
     adverse inference under subsection (b)(1)(A) in selecting 
     among the facts otherwise available, the administering 
     authority is not required, for purposes of subsection (c) or 
     for any other purpose--
       ``(A) to estimate what the countervailable subsidy rate or 
     dumping margin would have been if the interested party found 
     to have failed to cooperate under subsection (b)(1) had 
     cooperated, or
       ``(B) to demonstrate that the countervailable subsidy rate 
     or dumping margin used by the administering authority 
     reflects an alleged commercial reality of the interested 
     party.''.

     SEC. 302. DEFINITION OF MATERIAL INJURY.

       (a) Effect of Profitability of Domestic Industries.--
     Section 771(7) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(7)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(J) Effect of profitability.--The Commission shall not 
     determine that there is no material injury or threat of 
     material injury to an industry in the United States merely 
     because that industry is profitable or because the 
     performance of that industry has recently improved.''.
       (b) Evaluation of Impact on Domestic Industry in 
     Determination of Material Injury.--Subclause (I) of section 
     771(7)(C)(iii) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1677(7)(C)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:

       ``(I) actual and potential decline in output, sales, market 
     share, gross profits, operating profits, net profits, ability 
     to service debt, productivity, return on investments, return 
     on assets, and utilization of capacity,''.

       (c) Captive Production.--Section 771(7)(C)(iv) of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(7)(C)(iv)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by striking the comma and inserting 
     ``, and'';
       (2) in subclause (II), by striking ``, and'' and inserting 
     a comma; and
       (3) by striking subclause (III).

     SEC. 303. PARTICULAR MARKET SITUATION.

       (a) Definition of Ordinary Course of Trade.--Section 
     771(15) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(15)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Situations in which the administering authority 
     determines that the particular market situation prevents a 
     proper comparison with the export price or constructed export 
     price.''.
       (b) Definition of Normal Value.--Section 
     773(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1677b(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III)) is amended by striking ``in such 
     other country.''.
       (c) Definition of Constructed Value.--Section 773(e) of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677b(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``business'' and 
     inserting ``trade''; and
       (2) By striking the flush text at the end and inserting the 
     following:

     ``For purposes of paragraph (1), if a particular market 
     situation exists such that the cost of materials and 
     fabrication or other processing of any kind does not 
     accurately reflect the cost of production in the ordinary 
     course of trade, the administering authority may use another 
     calculation methodology under this subtitle or any other 
     calculation methodology. For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     cost of materials shall be determined without regard to any 
     internal tax in the exporting country imposed on such 
     materials or their disposition that is remitted or refunded 
     upon exportation of the subject merchandise produced from 
     such materials.''.

     SEC. 304. DISTORTION OF PRICES OR COSTS.

       (a) Investigation of Below-cost Sales.--Section 773(b)(2) 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677b(b)(2)) is amended 
     by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Reasonable grounds to believe or suspect.--
       ``(i) Review.--In a review conducted under section 751 
     involving a specific exporter, there are reasonable grounds 
     to believe or suspect that sales of the foreign like product 
     have been made at prices that are less than the cost of 
     production of the product if the administering authority 
     disregarded some or all of the exporter's sales pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) in the investigation or, if a review has been 
     completed, in the most recently completed review.
       ``(ii) Requests for information.--In an investigation 
     initiated under section 732 or a review conducted under 
     section 751, the administering authority shall request 
     information necessary to calculate the constructed value and 
     cost of production under subsections (e) and (f) to determine 
     whether there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect 
     that sales of the foreign like product have been made at 
     prices that represent less than the cost of production of the 
     product.''.
       (b) Prices and Costs in Nonmarket Economies.--Section 
     773(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677b(c)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Discretion to disregard certain price or cost 
     values.--In valuing the factors of production under paragraph 
     (1) for the subject merchandise, the administering authority 
     may disregard price or cost values without further 
     investigation if the administering authority has determined 
     that broadly available export subsidies existed or particular 
     instances of subsidization occurred with respect to those 
     price or cost values or if those price or cost values were 
     subject to an antidumping order.''.

     SEC. 305. REDUCTION IN BURDEN ON DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BY 
                   REDUCING THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY RESPONDENTS.

       Section 782(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1677m(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and by moving 
     such clauses, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and by moving such 
     subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (3) by striking ``Investigations and Reviews.--In'' and 
     inserting the following: ``Investigations and Reviews.--
       ``(1) In general.--In'';
       (4) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (3), by 
     amending subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
     to read as follows:
       ``(B) the number of exporters or producers subject to the 
     investigation or review is not so large that any additional 
     individual examination of such exporters or producers would 
     be unduly burdensome to the administering authority and 
     inhibit the timely completion of the investigation or 
     review.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Determination of unduly burdensome.--In determining 
     if an individual examination under paragraph (1)(B) would be 
     unduly burdensome, the administering authority may consider 
     the following:
       ``(A) The complexity of the issues or information presented 
     in the proceeding, including questionnaires and any responses 
     thereto.
       ``(B) Any prior experience of the administering authority 
     in the same or similar proceeding.
       ``(C) The total number of investigations under subtitle A 
     or B and reviews under section 751 being conducted by the 
     administering authority as of the date of the determination.
       ``(D) Such other factors relating to the timely completion 
     of each such investigation and review as the administering 
     authority considers appropriate.''.

     SEC. 306. APPLICATION TO CANADA AND MEXICO.

       Pursuant to article 1902 of the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement and section 408 of the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3438), the amendments 
     made by this title shall apply with respect to goods from 
     Canada and Mexico.
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  SA 1253. 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:

       Strike section 203(d)(2) and insert the following:
       (2) Trade adjustment assistance for firms.--Section 255(a) 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``$16,000,000'' and all that follows through 
     ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``$50,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 2015 through 2021''.
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  SA 1254. 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:

       At the end of section 102(b), add the following:

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       (21) Principal negotiating objective defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``principal negotiating objective'' 
     means a mandatory negotiating objective of the United States 
     required to be achieved by the President for an agreement to 
     be eligible for trade authorities procedures, as defined in 
     section 3(b).
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  SA 1255. 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:

       At the end of section 102(b)(1), add the following:
       (C) to obtain competitive opportunities for United States 
     exports of goods by--
       (i) providing reasonable adjustment periods for import-
     sensitive products manufactured in the United States and 
     maintaining close consultation with Congress with respect to 
     those products before initiating negotiations for a trade 
     agreement that reduces tariffs;
       (ii) taking into account whether a party to negotiations 
     for a trade agreement has failed to adhere to any provision 
     of an existing trade agreement with the United States or has 
     circumvented any obligation under any such existing trade 
     agreement; and
       (iii) taking into account whether a product is subject to 
     market distortions by reason of--

       (I) the failure of a major producing country, as determined 
     by the President, to adhere to any provision of an existing 
     trade agreement with the United States; or
       (II) the circumvention by that country of its obligations 
     under an existing trade agreement with the United States.

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  SA 1256. 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)(4), strike subparagraph (G).
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  SA 1257. 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)(4), after subparagraph (E), insert the 
     following:
       (F) strengthening the capacity of trading partners of the 
     United States to protect the rights and interests of 
     investors through the establishment and maintenance of fair 
     and efficient legal proceedings consistent with the legal 
     principles and practices of the United States;
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  SA 1258. 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)(10), strike subparagraph (G).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1259. 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) Rules of origin.--The principal negotiating objective 
     of the United States with respect to rules of origin is to 
     ensure that the benefits of a trade agreement accrue to the 
     parties to the agreement, particularly with respect to goods 
     produced in the United States and goods that incorporate 
     materials produced in the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1260. 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 105(a), add at the end the following:
       (6) Negotiations regarding industrial products.--
       (A) In general.--Before initiating or continuing 
     negotiations with respect to a trade agreement or trade 
     agreements relating to industrial products, the President 
     shall--
       (i) assess--

       (I) whether there is global overcapacity in industrial 
     products, including industrial products subject to the 
     provisions of such agreement or agreements; and
       (II) the enhanced access to the United States market that 
     such agreement or agreements would provide; and

       (ii) consult with the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives with respect to--

       (I) the potential impact of such agreement or agreements on 
     industrial products produced in the United States;
       (II) the results of the assessment conducted under clause 
     (i)(I);
       (III) whether it is appropriate for the President to agree 
     to reduce tariffs on industrial products based on any 
     conclusions reached in that assessment; and
       (IV) how the President intends to comply with all 
     negotiating objectives applicable to such agreement or 
     agreements.

       (B) Assessment.--The assessment conducted under 
     subparagraph (A)(i) shall include, at a minimum, an 
     assessment of the following industrial products:
       (i) Steel and steel products.
       (ii) Aluminum and aluminum products.
       (iii) Solar products.
       (iv) Glass, including flat glass and glassware.
       (v) Cement.
       (vi) Wood.
       (vii) Paper products.
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  SA 1261. 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 106(b), add at the end the following:
       (7) For agreements with countries that do not protect 
     religious freedoms.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the trade authorities procedures shall not apply to an 
     implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement 
     or trade agreements with a country that does not protect 
     religious freedoms, as determined in the most recent report 
     on international religious freedom under section 102(b) of 
     the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
     6412(b)).
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  SA 1262. 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 106(b), add at the end the following:
       (7) For agreements with nonmarket economy countries.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the trade 
     authorities procedures shall not apply to an implementing 
     bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement or trade 
     agreements with a nonmarket economy country, as defined in 
     section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1677(18)).
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  SA 1263. 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 106(b), add at the end the following:
       (7) For agreements with countries classified as tax 
     havens.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     trade authorities procedures shall not apply to an 
     implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement 
     or trade agreements with a country--
       (A) that is classified as a tax haven by the Government 
     Accountability Office; and
       (B) with which the United States does not have a tax treaty 
     in force.
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  SA 1264. 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:


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       In section 104(a)(3), add at the end the following:
       (D) Submission and implementation of guidelines.--
       (i) In general.--The United States Trade Representative 
     shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives a copy of the written guidelines developed 
     under subparagraph (A)(i) and any revision to those 
     guidelines under subparagraph (A)(ii).
       (ii) Implementation.--The United States Trade 
     Representative may not implement the written guidelines or 
     revisions, as the case may be, submitted under clause (i) 
     until the date that is 30 days after the submission of those 
     guidelines or revisions under that clause.
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  SA 1265. 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 107, add at the end the following:
       (c) Rule of Construction on Nonmarket Economy Countries.--
     Nothing in this Act, or negotiations for an agreement that 
     were commenced before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     shall be construed to suggest that any country that is a 
     nonmarket economy country, as defined in section 771(18) of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18)), on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act has transitioned 
     to a market economy for purposes of accession to the World 
     Trade Organization.
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  SA 1266. 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 107, add at the end the following:
       (c) Sense of Congress on Treatment of China.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that the People's Republic of China may not 
     join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership until the 
     President certifies to Congress that China--
       (1) has not manipulated the exchange rate of its currency 
     for a period of not less than one year preceding the 
     certification; and
       (2) has fully transitioned to a market economy country.
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  SA 1267. 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:

       At the end of section 107, add the following:
       (c) Limitation on Additional Countries Joining the Trans-
     Pacific Partnership Negotiations.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
     section shall not apply with respect to an agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(2) with the Trans-Pacific 
     Partnership countries if a country that is not a party to the 
     negotiations for that agreement as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act joins those negotiations.
       (2) Approval by congress.--This section shall apply to an 
     agreement described in subsection (a)(2) with the Trans-
     Pacific Partnership countries if, for each country that joins 
     the negotiations for the agreement after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate each approve a resolution approving that country 
     joining the negotiations.
       (3) Certification.--Before a resolution described in 
     paragraph (2) with respect to a country may be voted on by 
     the House of Representatives or the Senate, the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives or the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate, as the case may be, shall 
     certify that the country meets the standards for the Trans-
     Pacific Partnership.
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  SA 1268. 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:

       Strike section 104(a)(2) and insert the following:
       (2) Consultations prior to entry into force.--
       (A) In general.--Prior to exchanging notes providing for 
     the entry into force of a trade agreement, the United States 
     Trade Representative shall consult closely and on a timely 
     basis with Members of Congress and committees as specified in 
     paragraph (1), and keep them fully apprised of the measures a 
     trading partner has taken to comply with those provisions of 
     the agreement that are to take effect on the date that the 
     agreement enters into force.
       (B) Vote by committee on ways and means and committee on 
     finance before entry into force.--
       (i) Notice.--Not later than 90 days before a trade 
     agreement enters into force, the United States Trade 
     Representative shall submit to Members of Congress and the 
     committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     with jurisdiction over laws that could be affected by the 
     agreement written notice that the agreement will enter into 
     force.
       (ii) Vote by committee on ways and means and committee on 
     finance.--Not later than 30 days after receiving notice under 
     clause (i) that a trade agreement will enter into force, the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate shall each meet 
     and vote on whether or not each country that is a party to 
     the agreement meets the standards of the agreement.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1269. 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 104(d), add at the end the following:
       (5) Public availability of negotiating proposals.--The 
     United States Trade Representative shall make available to 
     the public each proposal made by the United States in 
     negotiations for a trade agreement conducted under this Act 
     on the day on which the Trade Representative shares the 
     proposal with any other party to the negotiations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1270. 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 104(d), add at the end the following:
       (5) Public participation in trade negotiations.--The United 
     States Trade Representative shall--
       (A) make available to the public each proposed chapter of a 
     trade agreement being negotiated under this Act; and
       (B) provide for a period for public comment on each such 
     chapter.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1271. 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:

       Strike section 106(b)(2) and insert the following:
       (2) Procedures for considering resolutions.--(A) Procedural 
     disapproval resolutions--
       (i) in the House of Representatives--
       (I) may be introduced by any Member of the House;
       (II) shall be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     and, in addition, to the Committee on Rules;
       (III) may not be amended by either Committee; and
       (IV) shall be discharged from both such Committees on the 
     day on which not less than one-third of the Members of the 
     House become cosponsors of the resolution; and
       (ii) in the Senate--
       (I) may be introduced by any Member of the Senate;
       (II) shall be referred to the Committee on Finance;
       (III) may not be amended; and
       (IV) shall be discharged from the Committee on Finance on 
     the day on which not less than one-third of the Members of 
     the Senate become cosponsors of the resolution.
       (B) The provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of section 
     152 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192) (relating to 
     the floor consideration of certain resolutions in the House 
     and Senate) apply to a procedural disapproval resolution 
     introduced with respect to a trade agreement if no other 
     procedural disapproval resolution with respect to that trade 
     agreement has previously been reported in that House of 
     Congress by the Committee on Ways and Means or the Committee 
     on Finance, as the case may be, and if no resolution 
     described in clause (ii) of section 5(b)(3)(B) with respect 
     to that trade agreement has been reported in that House of 
     Congress by the Committee on Ways and Means or the Committee 
     on Finance, as the case may be, pursuant to the procedures 
     set forth in clauses (iii) through (vii) of such section.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1272. 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:

       On page 23, beginning on line 14, strike ``(as defined in'' 
     and all that follows through line 20 and insert ``or its 
     labor laws, or''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1273. 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:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 112. REPORT ON IMPACT OF TRADE AGREEMENTS ON PUBLIC 
                   HEALTH.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services shall make available to the public an 
     assessment of the anticipated impact of each trade agreement 
     subject to section 103 on access to medicines in the United 
     States.
       (b) Elements.--The assessment shall include, for each trade 
     agreement, the following:
       (1) An estimate of the implications of applicable elements 
     of the trade agreement for the cost of medical tools and 
     technologies.
       (2) An estimate of any delays of limits to generic 
     competition for medical products that may arise as a result 
     of the trade agreement above and beyond existing rules in the 
     United States and in United States trading partners.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1274. 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:

       Beginning on page 17, strike line 23 and all that follows 
     through page 18, line 4, and insert the following:
       (C) to respect--
       (i) the Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public 
     Health, adopted by the World Trade Organization at the Fourth 
     Ministerial Conference at Doha, Qatar on November 14, 2001;
       (ii) the bipartisan congressional agreement on trade policy 
     relating to trade agreements with Peru, Colombia, and Panama, 
     dated May 10, 2007 (commonly referred to as the ``May 10 
     agreement'');
       (iii) the World Intellectual Property Organization 
     Development Agenda, adopted in 2007; and
       (iv) World Health Organization Resolution 61.21 (2008); and
       (D) to ensure that trade agreements protect all public 
     health intellectual property flexibilities afforded by the 
     agreements specified in subparagraph (C) and all other 
     current and subsequent related agreements, included the 
     flexibility to define the scope of patentability nationally, 
     to foster patient-driven innovation, and to promote access to 
     medicines for all people.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1275. 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:

       On page 65, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       (g) Publication of Visitors to the Office of the United 
     States Trade Representative.--The United States Trade 
     Representative shall publish on a publicly available Internet 
     website of the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative a list of all individuals who visit that 
     Office and are not employees of the Federal Government to 
     facilitate the ability of the public to identify individuals 
     and entities that are seeking to influence trade 
     negotiations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1276. 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:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 112. ASSESSMENT OF FOOD SAFETY SYSTEMS OF TRANS-PACIFIC 
                   PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly 
     submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
     report assessing the food safety systems of the countries 
     involved in the negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership 
     agreement.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include, with respect to each country involved in the 
     negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, the 
     following:
       (1) An assessment of the following:
       (A) The food safety legal and regulatory system in place in 
     that country.
       (B) The microbiological and chemical contaminant standards 
     used by that country, as compared to such standards in the 
     United States.
       (C) The frequency of testing conducted for microbiological 
     and chemical contaminants by the government of that country.
       (D) The food safety laboratory capacity for that country.
       (E) The food safety inspection system used by that country 
     and the frequency of such inspections.
       (F) Whether that country has a formal food safety 
     equivalency agreement or a similar agreement in effect with 
     the United States.
       (G) The volume of food products imported into the United 
     States from that country, expressed in pounds amd broken down 
     by classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
     United States, for each of the 5 years preceding the date of 
     the report.
       (H) The amount of each such food product that received 
     physical inspection at United States ports of entry each year 
     during the 5-year period preceding the date of the report, 
     expressed as a percentage of the total number of pounds 
     imported from that country during that 5-year period.
       (I) The amount of each such food product that received 
     laboratory analysis by United States food safety authorities 
     each year during that 5-year period, expressed as a 
     percentage of the total number of pounds imported from that 
     country during that 5-year period.
       (2) A list of food products that country rejected for 
     exportation to the United States during that 5-year period.
       (3) A description of any incidents that led to complete 
     bans of food products from being exported to the United 
     States from that country during that 5-year period and the 
     reasons for such bans.
       (4) A description of any incidents in which that country 
     has been found to have transshipped food products the 
     importation of which is prohibited by the United States from 
     other foreign countries for exportation to the United States.
       (5) A description of major food safety incidents within 
     that country during the 5 years preceding the date of the 
     report that have raised concerns about the food safety system 
     of the country.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1277. 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:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 112. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON 
                   CLASSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO TRADE 
                   NEGOTIATIONS.

       The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the classification by the United 
     States Trade Representative of documents relating to trade 
     negotiations, including an assessment of whether or not the 
     classification levels are appropriate, consistent with 
     historical practices, consistent with other the practices of 
     other Federal agencies, and consistent with the practices of 
     trading partners of the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1278. 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:

       On page 54, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       (C) Access of congressional staff.--In developing 
     guidelines under subparagraph (A), the United States Trade 
     Representative may not require a staff member of a Member of 
     Congress with a proper security clearance described in 
     subparagraph (B)(ii) to be accompanied by the Member of 
     Congress to have access to documents related to trade 
     negotiations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1279. 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

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appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of 
certain organizations; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 65, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       (g) Report on Classification of Negotiating Proposals.--Not 
     later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the United States Trade Representative shall submit to 
     Congress a report--
       (1) describing the policy of the Trade Representative with 
     respect to the classification of proposed text for trade 
     agreements and the use of other methods for limiting access 
     to such text; and
       (2) providing a justification for that policy.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1280. 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:

       On page 65, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       (g) Limitation on Employees of the Office of the United 
     States Trade Representative Acting as Foreign Agents.--
     Section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) An individual who serves as employee of the Office of 
     the United States Trade Representative may not register as an 
     agent of a foreign principal under section 2 of the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 612) until the 
     date that is 3 years after the date on which the employment 
     of the individual with the Office terminates.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1281. 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:

       On page 22, strike lines 1 through 14 and insert the 
     following:
       (8) State-owned and state-controlled enterprises.--The 
     principle negotiating objectives of the United States 
     regarding competition by state-owned and state-controlled 
     commercial enterprises, including those enterprises for which 
     the share of the enterprise owned by the country is less than 
     50 percent, are--
       (A) to require each state-owned or state-controlled 
     enterprise to act solely in a manner consistent with 
     commercial considerations in all investments, operations, and 
     other activities of the enterprise in the territory of a 
     country that is a party to the trade agreement and is not the 
     country that owns or controls the enterprise;
       (B) to prohibit each country that is a party to the trade 
     agreement from providing to an enterprise that is owned or 
     controlled by that country any subsidies or other benefits--
       (i) that are not generally available on commercial terms; 
     and
       (ii) that provide an advantage to the enterprise or its 
     operations with respect to any investment, operation, or 
     other activity in the territory of another country that is a 
     party to the trade agreement;
       (C) to not restrict temporary measures taken by a country 
     that is a party to the trade agreement that the country 
     determines are necessary to safeguard an essential economic 
     or security interest of that country;
       (D) to require each country that is a party to the 
     agreement to make public an annual report with respect to 
     each enterprise that is owned or controlled by that country 
     and that invests in or conducts operations or other 
     activities in the territory of another country that is a 
     party to the trade agreement that--
       (i) describes in detail the governing structure of the 
     enterprise;
       (ii) identifies the share of the interests in the capital 
     structure of the enterprise that are held by the government 
     of that country;
       (iii) identifies the members of the board of directors of 
     the enterprise; and
       (iv) identifies the annual revenue and total assets of the 
     enterprise;
       (E) to subject all state-owned or state-controlled 
     enterprises in a country that is a party to the trade 
     agreement to dispute settlement mechanisms in enforcing the 
     trade agreement; and
       (F) to preserve the ability of state-owned or state-
     controlled enterprises to provide legitimate public services.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1282. 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:

       On page 33, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       (H) to incorporate into the agreement the due process 
     protections of the Constitution of the United States and 
     provisions of the Constitution relating to access to 
     documents, open hearings, transparency, and fair and 
     impartial tribunals;
       (I) to require that any dispute settlement panel, including 
     an appellate panel, considering a dispute relating to 
     intellectual property rights or environmental, health, labor, 
     or other related issues include panelists with expertise in 
     the issues that are the subject of the dispute; and
       (J) to require that dispute resolution proceedings be open 
     to the public and provide timely public access to information 
     regarding enforcement of the agreement, disputes under the 
     agreement, and ongoing negotiations relating to disputes 
     under the agreement.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1283. 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:

       On page 73, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       (6) Report on foreign countries.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 45 days before the 
     President initiates negotiations for a trade agreement with a 
     foreign country, the President shall submit to Congress and 
     make available to the public a report on the foreign country 
     that includes an assessment of whether the foreign country--
       (i) has a democratic form of government;
       (ii) has adopted the core labor standards into the laws and 
     regulations of the foreign country and effectively enforces 
     those standards as reflected in reports by the Committee of 
     Experts on the Application of Conventions and 
     Recommendations, the Conference Committee on the Application 
     of Standards, and the Committee on Freedom of Association of 
     the International Labour Organization;
       (iii) respects fundamental human rights, as reflected in 
     the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of the 
     Department of State;
       (iv) is designated as a country of particular concern for 
     religious freedom under section 402(b)(1) of the 
     International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
     6442(b)(1));
       (v) is included on the list described in subparagraph (B) 
     or (C) of section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) (commonly known 
     as tier 2 and tier 3 of the Trafficking in Persons Report of 
     the Department of State);
       (vi) complies with the multilateral agreements relating to 
     the environment to which the foreign country is a party;
       (vii) has adequate environmental laws and regulations, has 
     devoted sufficient resources to implementing those laws and 
     regulations, and has an adequate record of enforcement of 
     those laws and regulations;
       (viii) enforces the rights and flexibilities provided under 
     the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual 
     Property Rights referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(15)); and
       (ix) provides for government transparency, due process of 
     law, and respect for international agreements.
       (B) Report on ongoing negotiations.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
     shall submit to Congress and make available to the public a 
     report on each foreign country with which negotiations for a 
     trade agreement are ongoing on such date of enactment that 
     includes the matters required to be included in the report 
     under paragraph (1) with respect to that foreign country.
       (C) Form of report.--Each report required under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     contain a classified annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1284. 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:

       Strike section 103 and insert the following:

     SEC. 103. TRADE AGREEMENTS AUTHORITY.

       (a) Agreements Regarding Tariff Barriers.--
       (1) In general.--If the President determines that one or 
     more existing duties or other import restrictions of any 
     foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and 
     restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that 
     the purposes, policies, priorities, and objectives of this 
     title will be promoted thereby, the President--
       (A) may enter into trade agreements with foreign countries 
     before July 1, 2018; and
       (B) may, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), proclaim--
       (i) such modification or continuance of any existing duty,

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       (ii) such continuance of existing duty free or excise 
     treatment, or
       (iii) such additional duties,
     as the President determines to be required or appropriate to 
     carry out any such trade agreement.
     Substantial modifications to, or substantial additional 
     provisions of, a trade agreement entered into after July 1, 
     2018, shall not be eligible for approval under this title.
       (2) Notification.--The President shall notify Congress of 
     the President's intention to enter into an agreement under 
     this subsection.
       (3) Limitations.--No proclamation may be made under 
     paragraph (1) that--
       (A) reduces any rate of duty (other than a rate of duty 
     that does not exceed 5 percent ad valorem on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) to a rate of duty which is less than 
     50 percent of the rate of such duty that applies on such date 
     of enactment;
       (B) reduces the rate of duty below that applicable under 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements or a successor agreement, on any 
     import sensitive agricultural product; or
       (C) increases any rate of duty above the rate that applied 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Aggregate reduction; exemption from staging.--
       (A) Aggregate reduction.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the aggregate reduction in the rate of duty 
     on any article which is in effect on any day pursuant to a 
     trade agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall not 
     exceed the aggregate reduction which would have been in 
     effect on such day if--
       (i) a reduction of 3 percent ad valorem or a reduction of 
     \1/10\ of the total reduction, whichever is greater, had 
     taken effect on the effective date of the first reduction 
     proclaimed under paragraph (1) to carry out such agreement 
     with respect to such article; and
       (ii) a reduction equal to the amount applicable under 
     clause (i) had taken effect at 1-year intervals after the 
     effective date of such first reduction.
       (B) Exemption from staging.--No staging is required under 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to a duty reduction that is 
     proclaimed under paragraph (1) for an article of a kind that 
     is not produced in the United States. The United States 
     International Trade Commission shall advise the President of 
     the identity of articles that may be exempted from staging 
     under this subparagraph.
       (5) Rounding.--If the President determines that such action 
     will simplify the computation of reductions under paragraph 
     (4), the President may round an annual reduction by an amount 
     equal to the lesser of--
       (A) the difference between the reduction without regard to 
     this paragraph and the next lower whole number; or
       (B) \1/2\ of 1 percent ad valorem.
       (6) Other limitations.--A rate of duty reduction that may 
     not be proclaimed by reason of paragraph (3) may take effect 
     only if a provision authorizing such reduction is included 
     within an implementing bill provided for under section 106 
     and that bill is enacted into law.
       (7) Other tariff modifications.--Notwithstanding paragraphs 
     (1)(B), (3)(A), (3)(C), and (4) through (6), and subject to 
     the consultation and layover requirements of section 115 of 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3524), the 
     President may proclaim the modification of any duty or staged 
     rate reduction of any duty set forth in Schedule XX, as 
     defined in section 2(5) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(5)), if 
     the United States agrees to such modification or staged rate 
     reduction in a negotiation for the reciprocal elimination or 
     harmonization of duties under the auspices of the World Trade 
     Organization.
       (8) Authority under uruguay round agreements act not 
     affected.--Nothing in this subsection shall limit the 
     authority provided to the President under section 111(b) of 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3521(b)).
       (b) Agreements Regarding Tariff and Nontariff Barriers.--
       (1) In general.--(A) If the President determines that--
       (i) 1 or more existing duties or any other import 
     restriction of any foreign country or the United States or 
     any other barrier to, or other distortion of, international 
     trade unduly burdens or restricts the foreign trade of the 
     United States or adversely affects the United States economy, 
     or
       (ii) the imposition of any such barrier or distortion is 
     likely to result in such a burden, restriction, or effect,
     and that the purposes, policies, priorities, and objectives 
     of this title will be promoted thereby, the President may 
     enter into a trade agreement described in subparagraph (B) 
     during the period described in subparagraph (C).
       (B) The President may enter into a trade agreement under 
     subparagraph (A) with foreign countries providing for--
       (i) the reduction or elimination of a duty, restriction, 
     barrier, or other distortion described in subparagraph (A); 
     or
       (ii) the prohibition of, or limitation on the imposition 
     of, such barrier or other distortion.
       (C) The President may enter into a trade agreement under 
     this paragraph before July 1, 2018.
     Substantial modifications to, or substantial additional 
     provisions of, a trade agreement entered into after July 1, 
     2018, shall not be eligible for approval under this title.
       (2) Conditions.--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.
       (3) Bills qualifying for trade authorities procedures.--(A) 
     The provisions of section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (in 
     this title referred to as ``trade authorities procedures'') 
     apply to a bill of either House of Congress which contains 
     provisions described in subparagraph (B) to the same extent 
     as such section 151 applies to implementing bills under that 
     section. A bill to which this paragraph applies shall 
     hereafter in this title be referred to as an ``implementing 
     bill''.
       (B) The provisions referred to in subparagraph (A) are--
       (i) a provision approving a trade agreement entered into 
     under this subsection and approving the statement of 
     administrative action, if any, proposed to implement such 
     trade agreement; and
       (ii) if changes in existing laws or new statutory authority 
     are required to implement such trade agreement or agreements, 
     only such provisions as are strictly necessary or appropriate 
     to implement such trade agreement or agreements, either 
     repealing or amending existing laws or providing new 
     statutory authority.
       (c) Commencement of Negotiations.--In order to contribute 
     to the continued economic expansion of the United States, the 
     President shall commence negotiations covering tariff and 
     nontariff barriers affecting any industry, product, or 
     service sector, and expand existing sectoral agreements to 
     countries that are not parties to those agreements, in cases 
     where the President determines that such negotiations are 
     feasible and timely and would benefit the United States. Such 
     sectors include agriculture, commercial services, 
     intellectual property rights, industrial and capital goods, 
     government procurement, information technology products, 
     environmental technology and services, medical equipment and 
     services, civil aircraft, and infrastructure products. In so 
     doing, the President shall take into account all of the 
     negotiating objectives set forth in section 102.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1285. 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:

       At the end of section 107, add the following:
       (c) Availability of Information on Automobile Supply 
     Chains.--The United States Trade Representative shall make 
     available to all Members of Congress and their staff with 
     proper security clearances upon request and in a timely and 
     comprehensive manner--
       (1) an analysis of the supply chains in each of the Trans-
     Pacific Partnership countries with respect to automobiles and 
     the estimated impact that the rules of origin proposal with 
     respect to automobiles by the United States for the Trans-
     Pacific Partnership Agreement will have on those supply 
     chains; and
       (2) a comparison of the rules of origin with respect to 
     automobiles under the North American Free Trade Agreement to 
     the rules of origin proposal with respect to automobiles by 
     the United States for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement 
     and an analysis of the effect of each of the rules on the 
     supply chain in the United States with respect to 
     automobiles.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1286. 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:

       At the end of section 107, add the following:
       (c) Report by Secretary of Labor on Labor Laws of Trans-
     Pacific Partnership Countries.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the labor laws of the Trans-
     Pacific Partnership countries.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An assessment of whether the labor laws of each of the 
     Trans-Pacific Partnership countries comply with the Trans-
     Pacific Partnership Agreement.
       (B) If those laws are not in compliance with that 
     agreement, a description of the steps each such country would 
     be required to take to comply with the agreement during the 
     following periods:
       (i) Before the agreement is signed.
       (ii) Before the agreement is implemented.
       (iii) After the agreement takes effect.
       (C) An assessment of the monitoring, investigatory, and 
     enforcement mechanisms that each such country has in place to 
     ensure continued compliance with the labor standards under 
     that agreement.

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  SA 1287. 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:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 112. REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL ON COMPLIANCE WITH 
                   AND ENFORCEMENT OF LABOR PROVISIONS OF TRADE 
                   AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 
     two years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to Congress a report on compliance by 
     trading partners of the United States with, and enforcement 
     by Federal agencies of, labor provisions of trade agreements 
     to which the United States is a party.
       (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
     assess the status of the implementation by trading partners 
     of the United States of labor provisions of trade agreements 
     to which the United States is a party during the period 
     covered by the report, including--
       (1) a description of the steps that trading partners have 
     taken, including any assistance provided by the United States 
     to carry out those steps, to implement those provisions and 
     any other labor initiatives, including the results of those 
     steps;
       (2) a description of any submission accepted by the 
     Department of Labor regarding a possible violation of a labor 
     provision of a trade agreement to which the United States is 
     a party and any issues relating to the submission process in 
     general, as determined by the Comptroller General; and
       (3) an assessment of the extent to which Federal agencies 
     monitor and enforce the implementation by trading partners of 
     the United States of labor provisions of trade agreements to 
     which the United States is a party and report the results of 
     that monitoring and enforcement to Congress.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1288. 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:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 112. REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL ON INVESTOR-STATE 
                   CASES BROUGHT AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to Congress a report on--
       (1) each case brought against the Government of the United 
     States under investor-state dispute settlement procedures;
       (2) the outcome of each such case; and
       (3) the resources of the Government of the United States 
     expended on each such case.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1289. 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:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 112. ANNUAL REPORT BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE ON UNITED 
                   STATES IMPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     to Congress and publish in the Federal Register a report on 
     imports into the United States.
       (b) Elements.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall identify, for the year covered by the report, 
     disaggregated by country of origin of the import--
       (1) the industry sectors in the United States with the most 
     imports;
       (2) the industry sectors in the United States with the 
     largest increase in imports as compared to the previous year; 
     and
       (3) the trade agreements, if any, under which imports 
     described in paragraph (1) or (2) were imported into the 
     United States and the impact of those imports on employment 
     in the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1290. 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:

       On page 21, strike lines 5 through 14 and insert the 
     following:
     and interoperable standards, as appropriate; and
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1291. 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:

       On page 20, strike line 21 and insert the following:
     practices; and
       (vii) the prevention of conflicts of interest in the 
     development of regulations;
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1292. 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:

       On page 19, line 24, insert ``, including public and civil 
     society stakeholders,'' after ``parties''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1293. 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:

       On page 16, strike lines 20 through 24 and insert the 
     following:
       (iii) recognizing that laws and rules that distinguish the 
     availability, acquisition, scope, maintenance, use, and 
     enforcement for medical products are not discriminatory and 
     the legal rights of trading partners to implement safeguards 
     for the protection of access to medicines and public health, 
     in accordance with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of 
     Intellectual Property Rights (known as the ``TRIPS 
     Agreement''), signed in Marrakesh, Morocco, on April 15, 
     1994;
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1294. 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:

       On page 16, line 12, strike ``United States'' and insert 
     ``international''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1295. 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:

       On page 3, line 9, insert ``ensure that workers in the 
     United States benefit equally from international trade,'' 
     after ``United States,''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1296. 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:

       Beginning on page 13, strike line 23 and all that follows 
     through page 14, line 2, and insert the following:
       (D) establishing standards for expropriation that require 
     compensation when a government seizes or appropriates an 
     investment for its own use or the use of a third party but 
     that do not require compensation when a government regulates 
     an investment in a nondiscriminatory manner that does not 
     transfer ownership or control of the investment;
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1297. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Ms. Baldwin) 
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 104, strike subsection (d) and insert the 
     following:

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       (d) Consultations With the Public.--
       (1) Transparency requirements for trade negotiations.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     the United States Trade Representative shall make available 
     to Members of Congress and the public, through means 
     including publication on a publicly available Internet 
     website, all formal proposals advanced by the United States 
     in negotiations for a trade agreement pursuant to this title 
     not later than 5 calendar days after the earliest of--
       (i) the date on which the proposal is shared with another 
     party to the negotiations;
       (ii) the date on which the proposal is submitted to an 
     advisory committee established under section 135 of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155); or
       (iii) the date on which the proposal is cleared through the 
     interagency process established to approve official positions 
     in trade negotiations.
       (B) Classified proposals shared with foreign governments.--
     If text proposed by the United States Trade Representative to 
     be included in a trade agreement is classified and is shared 
     with any official of a foreign government, that text shall be 
     declassified when the text is shared with that official and 
     made available to Members of Congress and the public in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A).
       (C) Exceptions.--The Trade Representative shall not be 
     required to make available under subparagraph (A)--
       (i) any formal proposal advanced by the United States in 
     negotiations for a trade agreement that is intended to be 
     contained in the provisions of the agreement relating to 
     market access for goods and relates to such market access; or
       (ii) subject to subparagraph (B), any classified 
     information that does not constitute a formal proposal 
     advanced by the United States in negotiations for a trade 
     agreement.
       (D) Formal proposal defined.--
       (i) In general.--In this paragraph, the term ``formal 
     proposal advanced by the United States in negotiations for a 
     trade agreement''--

       (I) means any proposed language, position paper, summary of 
     position, or other document that--

       (aa) includes analysis or other language intended to inform 
     negotiations for a trade agreement;
       (bb) is offered or intended to be offered on behalf of the 
     United States to any party to the negotiations; and
       (cc) reflects the official position of the United States 
     with respect to the negotiations; and

       (II) includes any communication regarding the negotiations 
     that is shared with other parties to the negotiations after 
     being cleared through the interagency process established to 
     approve official positions in trade negotiations or that is 
     submitted to an advisory committee established under section 
     135 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155).

       (ii) Exclusion.--The term ``formal proposal'' does not 
     include any communication between negotiators or other 
     officials participating in negotiations for a trade agreement 
     that is not intended to reflect the official position of the 
     United States, including any communication not cleared 
     through the interagency process described in clause (i)(II).
       (E) Effective date.--
       (i) In general.--The provisions of this paragraph apply 
     with respect to negotiations for a trade agreement initiated 
     on or after or pending on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (ii) Pending trade agreements.--In the case of a trade 
     agreement pending on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the President shall, not more than 30 calendar days after 
     such date of enactment, make available to Members of Congress 
     and the public all formal proposals that have been advanced 
     by the United States in negotiations for that trade agreement 
     in accordance with this paragraph.
       (F) Sharing of information with members of congress and 
     staff.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent 
     or otherwise limit the sharing of classified or unclassified 
     information with Members of Congress and staff in accordance 
     with subsections (a) and (b).
       (2) Guidelines for public engagement.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the requirements of 
     paragraph (1), the United States Trade Representative, in 
     consultation with the chairmen and the ranking members of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, respectively--
       (i) shall, not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, develop written guidelines on public 
     access to information regarding negotiations conducted under 
     this title; and
       (ii) may make such revisions to the guidelines as may be 
     necessary from time to time.
       (B) Purposes.--The guidelines developed under subparagraph 
     (A) shall--
       (i) facilitate transparency;
       (ii) encourage public participation; and
       (iii) promote collaboration in the negotiation process.
       (C) Content.--The guidelines developed under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include procedures that--
       (i) provide for rapid disclosure of information in forms 
     that the public can readily find and use; and
       (ii) provide frequent opportunities for public input 
     through Federal Register requests for comment and other 
     means.
       (D) Dissemination.--The United States Trade Representative 
     shall disseminate the guidelines developed under subparagraph 
     (A) to all Federal agencies that could have jurisdiction over 
     laws affected by trade negotiations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1298. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Boozman) 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:

       At the end, add the following:

                TITLE III--AGRICULTURAL EXPORT EXPANSION

     SEC. 301. PRIVATE FINANCING OF SALES OF AGRICULTURAL 
                   COMMODITIES TO CUBA.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (other than section 908 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and 
     Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7207), as amended 
     by subsection (c)), a person subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the United States may provide payment or financing terms for 
     sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba or an individual or 
     entity in Cuba.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural 
     commodity'' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
       (2) Financing.--The term ``financing'' includes any loan or 
     extension of credit.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 908 of the Trade 
     Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 
     U.S.C. 7207) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and financing'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b);
       (3) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Prohibition'' and all that follows 
     through ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding'' and inserting 
     ``In General.--Notwithstanding''; and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively, and by moving those subsections, 
     as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and
       (4) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1299. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Burr, Mr. Brown, 
Mr. Casey, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. 
Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Warren, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
Donnelly) 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; as follows:

       In section 102(b), strike paragraph (11) and insert the 
     following:
       (11) Currency manipulation.--The principal negotiating 
     objective of the United States with respect to unfair 
     currency exchange practices is to target protracted large-
     scale intervention in one direction in the exchange markets 
     by a party to a trade agreement to gain an unfair competitive 
     advantage in trade over other parties to the agreement, by 
     establishing strong and enforceable rules against exchange 
     rate manipulation that are subject to the same dispute 
     settlement procedures and remedies as other enforceable 
     obligations under the agreement and are consistent with 
     existing principles and agreements of the International 
     Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization. Nothing in 
     the previous sentence shall be construed to restrict the 
     exercise of domestic monetary policy.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1300. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
Toomey, and Mr. Graham) 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:

       At the end, add the following:

TITLE III--PROCESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND 
                               REDUCTIONS

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``American Manufacturing 
     Competitiveness Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 302. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NEED FOR A MISCELLANEOUS 
                   TARIFF BILL.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) As of the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States imposes 
     duties on imported

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     goods for which there is no domestic availability or 
     insufficient domestic availability.
       (2) The imposition of duties on such goods creates 
     artificial distortions in the economy of the United States 
     that negatively affect United States manufacturers and 
     consumers.
       (3) It is in the interests of the United States to update 
     the Harmonized Tariff Schedule every 3 years to eliminate 
     such artificial distortions by suspending or reducing duties 
     on such goods.
       (4) The manufacturing competitiveness of the United States 
     around the world will be enhanced if Congress regularly and 
     predictably updates the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to suspend 
     or reduce duties on such goods.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     to remove the competitive disadvantage to United States 
     manufactures and consumers resulting from an outdated 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule and to promote the competitiveness 
     of United States manufacturers, Congress should consider a 
     miscellaneous tariff bill not later than 180 days after the 
     United States International Trade Commission and the 
     Department of Commerce issue reports on proposed duty 
     suspensions and reductions under this title.

     SEC. 303. PROCESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND 
                   REDUCTIONS.

       (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to 
     establish a process by the appropriate congressional 
     committees, in conjunction with the Commission pursuant to 
     its authorities under section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
     (19 U.S.C. 1332), for the submission and consideration of 
     proposed duty suspensions and reductions.
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than October 15, 2015, and 
     October 15, 2018, the appropriate congressional committees 
     shall establish and, on the same day, publish on their 
     respective publicly available Internet websites a process--
       (1) to provide for the submission and consideration of 
     legislation containing proposed duty suspensions and 
     reductions in a manner that, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, is consistent with the requirements described in 
     subsection (c); and
       (2) to include in a miscellaneous tariff bill those duty 
     suspensions and reductions that meet the requirements of this 
     title.
       (c) Requirements of Commission.--
       (1) Initiation.--Not later than October 15, 2015, and 
     October 15, 2018, the Commission shall publish in the Federal 
     Register and on a publicly available Internet website of the 
     Commission a notice requesting members of the public to 
     submit to the Commission during the 60-day period beginning 
     on the date of such publication--
       (A) proposed duty suspensions and reductions; and
       (B) Commission disclosure forms with respect to such duty 
     suspensions and reductions.
       (2) Review.--
       (A) Commission submission to congress.--As soon as 
     practicable after the expiration of the 60-day period 
     specified in paragraph (1), but not later than 15 days after 
     the expiration of such 60-day period, the Commission shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees the 
     proposed duty suspensions and reductions submitted under 
     paragraph (1)(A) and the Commission disclosure forms with 
     respect to such duty suspensions and reductions submitted 
     under paragraph (1)(B).
       (B) Public availability of proposed duty suspensions and 
     reductions.--Not later than 15 days after the expiration of 
     the 60-day period specified in paragraph (1), the Commission 
     shall publish on a publicly available Internet website of the 
     Commission the proposed duty suspensions and reductions 
     submitted under paragraph (1)(A) and the Commission 
     disclosure forms with respect to such duty suspensions and 
     reductions submitted under paragraph (1)(B).
       (C) Commission reports to congress.--Not later than the end 
     of the 90-day period beginning on the date of publication of 
     the proposed duty suspensions and reductions under 
     subparagraph (B), the Commission shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on each 
     proposed duty suspension or reduction submitted pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(1) or paragraph (1)(A) that contains the 
     following information:
       (i) A determination of whether or not domestic production 
     of the article that is the subject of the proposed duty 
     suspension or reduction exists and, if such production 
     exists, whether or not a domestic producer of the article 
     objects to the proposed duty suspension or reduction.
       (ii) Any technical changes to the article description that 
     are necessary for purposes of administration when articles 
     are presented for importation.
       (iii) The amount of tariff revenue that would no longer be 
     collected if the proposed duty suspension or reduction takes 
     effect.
       (iv) A determination of whether or not the proposed duty 
     suspension or reduction is available to any person that 
     imports the article that is the subject of the proposed duty 
     suspension or reduction.
       (3) Procedures.--The Commission shall prescribe and publish 
     on a publicly available Internet website of the Commission 
     procedures for complying with the requirements of this 
     subsection.
       (4) Authorities described.--The Commission shall carry out 
     this subsection pursuant to its authorities under section 332 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332).
       (d) Department of Commerce Report.--Not later than the end 
     of the 90-day period beginning on the date of publication of 
     the proposed duty suspensions and reductions under subsection 
     (c)(2)(B), the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other relevant Federal 
     agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on each proposed duty suspension and 
     reduction submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(1) or 
     (c)(1)(A) that includes the following information:
       (1) A determination of whether or not domestic production 
     of the article that is the subject of the proposed duty 
     suspension or reduction exists and, if such production 
     exists, whether or not a domestic producer of the article 
     objects to the proposed duty suspension or reduction.
       (2) Any technical changes to the article description that 
     are necessary for purposes of administration when articles 
     are presented for importation.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--A proposed duty suspension or 
     reduction submitted under this section by a Member of 
     Congress shall receive treatment no more favorable than the 
     treatment received by a proposed duty suspension or reduction 
     submitted under this section by a member of the public.

     SEC. 304. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND 
                   REDUCTIONS ON UNITED STATES ECONOMY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than May 1, 2018, and May 1, 
     2020, the Commission shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the effects on the 
     United States economy of temporary duty suspensions and 
     reductions enacted pursuant to this title, including a broad 
     assessment of the economic effects of such duty suspensions 
     and reductions on producers, purchasers, and consumers in the 
     United States, using case studies describing such effects on 
     selected industries or by type of article as available data 
     permit.
       (b) Recommendations.--The Commission shall also solicit and 
     append to the report required under subsection (a) 
     recommendations with respect to those domestic industry 
     sectors or specific domestic industries that might benefit 
     from permanent duty suspensions and reductions or elimination 
     of duties, either through a unilateral action of the United 
     States or though negotiations for reciprocal tariff 
     agreements, with a particular focus on inequities created by 
     tariff inversions.
       (c) Form of Report.--Each report required by this section 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 305. JUDICIAL REVIEW PRECLUDED.

       The exercise of functions under this title shall not be 
     subject to judicial review.

     SEC. 306. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate.
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the United 
     States International Trade Commission.
       (3) Commission disclosure form.--The term ``Commission 
     disclosure form'' means, with respect to a proposed duty 
     suspension or reduction, a document submitted by a member of 
     the public to the Commission that contains the following:
       (A) The contact information for any known importers of the 
     article to which the proposed duty suspension or reduction 
     would apply.
       (B) A certification by the member of the public that the 
     proposed duty suspension or reduction is available to any 
     person importing the article to which the proposed duty 
     suspension or reduction would apply.
       (4) Domestic producer.--The term ``domestic producer'' 
     means a person that demonstrates production, or imminent 
     production, in the United States of an article that is 
     identical to, or like or directly competitive with, an 
     article to which a proposed duty suspension or reduction 
     would apply.
       (5) Duty suspension or reduction.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``duty suspension or reduction'' 
     means an amendment to subchapter II of chapter 99 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that--
       (i)(I) extends an existing temporary duty suspension or 
     reduction of duty on an article under that subchapter; or
       (II) provides for a new temporary duty suspension or 
     reduction of duty on an article under that subchapter; and
       (ii) otherwise meets the requirements described in 
     subparagraph (B).
       (B) Requirements.--A duty suspension or reduction meets the 
     requirements described in this subparagraph if--
       (i) the duty suspension or reduction can be administered by 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
       (ii) the estimated loss in revenue to the United States 
     from the duty suspension or reduction does not exceed 
     $500,000 in a calendar year during which the duty suspension 
     or reduction would be in effect, as determined by the 
     Congressional Budget Office; and
       (iii) the duty suspension or reduction is available to any 
     person importing the article that is the subject of the duty 
     suspension or reduction.
       (6) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' 
     means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to, Congress.

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       (7) Miscellaneous tariff bill.--The term ``miscellaneous 
     tariff bill'' means a bill of either House of Congress that 
     contains only--
       (A) duty suspensions and reductions that--
       (i) meet the applicable requirements for--

       (I) consideration of duty suspensions and reductions 
     described in section 303; or
       (II) any other process required under the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives or the Senate; and

       (ii) are not the subject of an objection because such duty 
     suspensions and reductions do not comply with the 
     requirements of this title from--

       (I) a Member of Congress; or
       (II) a domestic producer, as contained in comments 
     submitted to the appropriate congressional committees, the 
     Commission, or the Department of Commerce under section 303; 
     and

       (B) provisions included in bills introduced in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate pursuant to a process described 
     in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) that correct an error in the text 
     or administration of a provision of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1301. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mrs. McCaskill) 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:

       Strike section 203(c) and insert the following:
       (c) Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance.--Section 246 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2318) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii), by striking ``$50,000'' 
     and inserting ``$55,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2013'' 
     and inserting ``June 30, 2021''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1302. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mrs. McCaskill) 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:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. RESTORATION OF BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
                   INTERNATIONAL PRICE PROGRAM EXPORT PRICE 
                   INDICES.

       The Secretary of Commerce shall restore the activities of 
     the Bureau of Labor Statistics International Price Program 
     relating to export price indices.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1303. Ms. WARREN 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:

       Strike section 103 and insert the following:

     SEC. 103. TRADE AGREEMENTS AUTHORITY.

       (a) Agreements Regarding Tariff Barriers.--
       (1) In general.--Whenever the President determines that one 
     or more existing duties or other import restrictions of any 
     foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and 
     restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that 
     the purposes, policies, priorities, and objectives of this 
     Act will be promoted thereby, the President--
       (A) may enter into trade agreements with foreign countries 
     before January 19, 2017; and
       (B) may, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), proclaim--
       (i) such modification or continuance of any existing duty,
       (ii) such continuance of existing duty free or excise 
     treatment, or
       (iii) such additional duties,

     as the President determines to be required or appropriate to 
     carry out any such trade agreement.
     Substantial modifications to, or substantial additional 
     provisions of, a trade agreement entered into after January 
     19, 2017, shall not be eligible for approval under this Act.
       (2) Notification.--The President shall notify Congress of 
     the President's intention to enter into an agreement under 
     this subsection.
       (3) Limitations.--No proclamation may be made under 
     paragraph (1) that--
       (A) reduces any rate of duty (other than a rate of duty 
     that does not exceed 5 percent ad valorem on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) to a rate of duty which is less than 
     50 percent of the rate of such duty that applies on such date 
     of enactment;
       (B) reduces the rate of duty below that applicable under 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements or a successor agreement, on any 
     import sensitive agricultural product; or
       (C) increases any rate of duty above the rate that applied 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Aggregate reduction; exemption from staging.--
       (A) Aggregate reduction.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the aggregate reduction in the rate of duty 
     on any article which is in effect on any day pursuant to a 
     trade agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall not 
     exceed the aggregate reduction which would have been in 
     effect on such day if--
       (i) a reduction of 3 percent ad valorem or a reduction of 
     \1/10\ of the total reduction, whichever is greater, had 
     taken effect on the effective date of the first reduction 
     proclaimed under paragraph (1) to carry out such agreement 
     with respect to such article; and
       (ii) a reduction equal to the amount applicable under 
     clause (i) had taken effect at 1-year intervals after the 
     effective date of such first reduction.
       (B) Exemption from staging.--No staging is required under 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to a duty reduction that is 
     proclaimed under paragraph (1) for an article of a kind that 
     is not produced in the United States. The United States 
     International Trade Commission shall advise the President of 
     the identity of articles that may be exempted from staging 
     under this subparagraph.
       (5) Rounding.--If the President determines that such action 
     will simplify the computation of reductions under paragraph 
     (4), the President may round an annual reduction by an amount 
     equal to the lesser of--
       (A) the difference between the reduction without regard to 
     this paragraph and the next lower whole number; or
       (B) \1/2\ of 1 percent ad valorem.
       (6) Other limitations.--A rate of duty reduction that may 
     not be proclaimed by reason of paragraph (3) may take effect 
     only if a provision authorizing such reduction is included 
     within an implementing bill provided for under section 6 and 
     that bill is enacted into law.
       (7) Other tariff modifications.--Notwithstanding paragraphs 
     (1)(B), (3)(A), (3)(C), and (4) through (6), and subject to 
     the consultation and layover requirements of section 115 of 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3524), the 
     President may proclaim the modification of any duty or staged 
     rate reduction of any duty set forth in Schedule XX, as 
     defined in section 2(5) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(5)), if 
     the United States agrees to such modification or staged rate 
     reduction in a negotiation for the reciprocal elimination or 
     harmonization of duties under the auspices of the World Trade 
     Organization.
       (8) Authority under uruguay round agreements act not 
     affected.--Nothing in this subsection shall limit the 
     authority provided to the President under section 111(b) of 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3521(b)).
       (b) Agreements Regarding Tariff and Nontariff Barriers.--
       (1) In general.--(A) Whenever the President determines 
     that--
       (i) 1 or more existing duties or any other import 
     restriction of any foreign country or the United States or 
     any other barrier to, or other distortion of, international 
     trade unduly burdens or restricts the foreign trade of the 
     United States or adversely affects the United States economy, 
     or
       (ii) the imposition of any such barrier or distortion is 
     likely to result in such a burden, restriction, or effect,

     and that the purposes, policies, priorities, and objectives 
     of this Act will be promoted thereby, the President may enter 
     into a trade agreement described in subparagraph (B) during 
     the period described in subparagraph (C).
       (B) The President may enter into a trade agreement under 
     subparagraph (A) with foreign countries providing for--
       (i) the reduction or elimination of a duty, restriction, 
     barrier, or other distortion described in subparagraph (A); 
     or
       (ii) the prohibition of, or limitation on the imposition 
     of, such barrier or other distortion.
       (C) The President may enter into a trade agreement under 
     this paragraph before January 19, 2017.
     Substantial modifications to, or substantial additional 
     provisions of, a trade agreement entered into after January 
     19, 2017, shall not be eligible for approval under this Act.
       (2) Conditions.--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 2 and the President satisfies the 
     conditions set forth in sections 4 and 5.
       (3) Bills qualifying for trade authorities procedures.--(A) 
     The provisions of section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (in 
     this Act referred to as ``trade authorities procedures'') 
     apply to a bill of either House of Congress which contains 
     provisions described in subparagraph (B) to the same extent 
     as such section 151 applies to implementing bills under that 
     section. A bill to which this paragraph applies shall 
     hereafter in this Act be referred to as an ``implementing 
     bill''.
       (B) The provisions referred to in subparagraph (A) are--
       (i) a provision approving a trade agreement entered into 
     under this subsection and approving the statement of 
     administrative action, if any, proposed to implement such 
     trade agreement; and
       (ii) if changes in existing laws or new statutory authority 
     are required to implement

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     such trade agreement or agreements, only such provisions as 
     are strictly necessary or appropriate to implement such trade 
     agreement or agreements, either repealing or amending 
     existing laws or providing new statutory authority.
       (c) Commencement of Negotiations.--In order to contribute 
     to the continued economic expansion of the United States, the 
     President shall commence negotiations covering tariff and 
     nontariff barriers affecting any industry, product, or 
     service sector, and expand existing sectoral agreements to 
     countries that are not parties to those agreements, in cases 
     where the President determines that such negotiations are 
     feasible and timely and would benefit the United States. Such 
     sectors include agriculture, commercial services, 
     intellectual property rights, industrial and capital goods, 
     government procurement, information technology products, 
     environmental technology and services, medical equipment and 
     services, civil aircraft, and infrastructure products. In so 
     doing, the President shall take into account all of the 
     negotiating objectives set forth in section 2.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1304. Ms. WARREN 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:

       At the end of section 103, add the following:
       (e) Termination of Trade Agreements Authority if an 
     Agreement Increases the Trade Deficit.--The authority to 
     enter into trade agreements under this section shall 
     terminate on the date on which the Secretary of Commerce 
     determines that the United States annual bilateral trade 
     deficit with any country that is a party to a trade agreement 
     entered into under this section after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act increases by more than 10 percent after 
     that agreement enters into force.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1305. Ms. WARREN 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:

       At the end of section 103, add the following:
       (e) Termination of Trade Agreements Authority for 
     Violations of Labor Commitments.--The authority to enter into 
     trade agreements under this section shall terminate if--
       (1) the Secretary of Labor receives a submission from an 
     organization alleging that a country that is a party to a 
     trade agreement entered into under this section is not 
     fulfilling its labor commitments under that agreement; and
       (2) the Secretary does not issue, by the date that is one 
     year after the date on which the Secretary receives that 
     submission, a publicly available report that--
       (A) summarizes the investigation of the Secretary with 
     respect to the allegations in the submission; and
       (B) sets forth any findings and recommendations of the 
     Secretary based on that investigation, including any 
     recommendation that the United States request consultations 
     with that country under the agreement.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1306. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mrs. McCaskill) 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:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. CONTINUED OPERATION OF BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
                   MASS LAYOFF STATISTICS PROGRAM.

       The Secretary of Commerce shall ensure that the Bureau of 
     Labor Statistics Mass Layoff Statistics program, including 
     the collection of data on plant closings, receives funding 
     sufficient to ensure that the program continues operating.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1307. Ms. WARREN 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 65, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       (g) Communications of Advisory Committees Made Public.--The 
     President shall ensure that any communications made by an 
     advisory committee established under section 135 of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155) with respect to negotiations 
     under this title are made available to the public if more 
     than 50 percent of the members of the advisory committee 
     represent industry interests, as determined by the United 
     States Trade Representative.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1308. Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mrs. Boxer) 
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:

       At the end of section 102(b), add the following:
       (21) Protecting clean air, water, and food.--The principal 
     negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to 
     clean air, clean water, and food safety are to preserve the 
     rights of all governments to regulate and enact laws 
     providing for public health and environmental protections and 
     to ensure the rights of all governments to exercise any legal 
     rights or safeguards, including under any existing law or 
     regulation, to protect and provide clean air, clean water, 
     and safe food without the threat of trade-related penalties.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1309. Mr. BENNET 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:

       At the end of section 102(a), add the following:
       ``(13) to ensure that trade policies and trade agreements 
     contribute to the reduction of poverty and the elimination of 
     hunger.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1310. Mr. BENNET 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:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 301. ENFORCEMENT UNDER TITLE III OF THE TRADE ACT OF 
                   1974 WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ACTS, POLICIES, 
                   AND PRACTICES RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

       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:
       ``(iv) constitutes a persistent pattern of conduct by the 
     government of the foreign country under which that 
     government--
       ``(I) fails to effectively enforce the environmental laws 
     of the foreign country,
       ``(II) waives or otherwise derogates from the environmental 
     laws of the 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 the foreign country,
       ``(IV) fails to provide appropriate and effective sanctions 
     or remedies for violations of the environmental laws of the 
     foreign country, or
       ``(V) fails to effectively enforce environmental 
     commitments under agreements to which the foreign country and 
     the United States are a party.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1311. Mr. BENNET 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:

       At the end, add the following:

 TITLE III--ENGAGEMENT ON CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE AND ECONOMIC POLICIES

     SEC. 311. ENHANCEMENT OF ENGAGEMENT ON CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE 
                   AND ECONOMIC POLICIES WITH CERTAIN MAJOR 
                   TRADING PARTNERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Major Trading Partner Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once 
     every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit

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     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
     macroeconomic and currency exchange rate policies of each 
     country that is a major trading partner of the United States.
       (2) Elements.--
       (A) In general.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall contain--
       (i) for each country that is a major trading partner of the 
     United States--

       (I) that country's bilateral trade balance with the United 
     States;
       (II) that country's current account balance as a percentage 
     of its gross domestic product;
       (III) the change in that country's current account balance 
     as a percentage of its gross domestic product during the 3-
     year period preceding the submission of the report;
       (IV) that country's foreign exchange reserves as a 
     percentage of its short-term debt; and
       (V) that country's foreign exchange reserves as a 
     percentage of its gross domestic product; and

       (ii) an enhanced analysis of macroeconomic and exchange 
     rate policies for each country--

       (I) that is a major trading partner of the United States;
       (II) the currency of which is persistently and 
     substantially undervalued;
       (III) that has--

       (aa) a significant bilateral trade surplus with the United 
     States; and
       (bb) a material global current account surplus; and

       (IV) that has engaged in persistent one-sided intervention 
     in the foreign exchange market.

       (B) Enhanced analysis.--Each enhanced analysis under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include, for each country with 
     respect to which an analysis is made under that 
     subparagraph--
       (i) a description of developments in the currency markets 
     of that country, including, to the greatest extent feasible, 
     developments with respect to currency interventions;
       (ii) a description of trends in the real effective exchange 
     rate of the currency of that country and in the degree of 
     undervaluation of that currency;
       (iii) an analysis of changes in the capital controls and 
     trade restrictions of that country; and
       (iv) patterns in the reserve accumulation of that country.
       (b) Engagement on Exchange Rate and Economic Policies.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     President, through the Secretary, shall commence enhanced 
     bilateral engagement with each country for which an enhanced 
     analysis of macroeconomic and currency exchange rate policies 
     is included in the report submitted under subsection (a), in 
     order to--
       (A) urge implementation of policies to address the causes 
     of the undervaluation of its currency, its bilateral trade 
     surplus with the United States, and its material global 
     current account surplus, including undervaluation and 
     surpluses relating to exchange rate management;
       (B) express the concern of the United States with respect 
     to the adverse trade and economic effects of that 
     undervaluation and those surpluses;
       (C) develop measureable objectives for addressing that 
     undervaluation and those surpluses; and
       (D) advise that country of the ability of the President to 
     take action under subsection (c).
       (2) Exception.--The Secretary may determine not to enhance 
     bilateral engagement with a country under paragraph (1) for 
     which an enhanced analysis of macroeconomic and exchange rate 
     policies is included in the report submitted under subsection 
     (a) if the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report that describes how the currency and other 
     macroeconomic policies of that country are addressing the 
     undervaluation and surpluses specified in paragraph (1)(A) 
     with respect to that country, including undervaluation and 
     surpluses relating to exchange rate management.
       (c) Remedial Action.--
       (1) In general.--If, on the date that is one year after the 
     commencement of enhanced bilateral engagement by the 
     President with respect to a country under subsection (b)(1), 
     the country has failed to adopt appropriate policies to 
     correct the undervaluation and surpluses described in 
     subsection (b)(1)(A) with respect to that country, the 
     President may take one or more of the following actions:
       (A) Prohibit the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
     from approving any new financing (including any insurance, 
     reinsurance, or guarantee) with respect to a project located 
     in that country on and after such date.
       (B) Except as provided in paragraph (2), and pursuant to 
     paragraph (3), prohibit the Federal Government from 
     procuring, or entering into any contract for the procurement 
     of, goods or services from that country on and after such 
     date.
       (C) Instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
     International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the 
     United States to call for additional rigorous surveillance of 
     the macroeconomic and exchange rate policies of that country 
     and, as appropriate, formal consultations on findings of 
     currency manipulation.
       (D) Instruct the United States Trade Representative to take 
     into account, in consultation with the Secretary, in 
     assessing whether to enter into a bilateral or regional trade 
     agreement with that country or to initiate or participate in 
     negotiations with respect to a bilateral or regional trade 
     agreement with that country, the extent to which that country 
     has failed to adopt appropriate policies to correct the 
     undervaluation and surpluses described in subsection 
     (b)(1)(A).
       (2) Exception.--The President may not apply a prohibition 
     under paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a country that is a 
     party to the Agreement on Government Procurement or a free 
     trade agreement to which the United States is a party.
       (3) Consultations.--
       (A) Office of management and budget.--Before applying a 
     prohibition under paragraph (1)(B), the President shall 
     consult with the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget to determine whether such prohibition would subject 
     the taxpayers of the United States to unreasonable cost.
       (B) Congress.--The President shall consult with the 
     appropriate committees of Congress with respect to any action 
     the President takes under paragraph (1)(B), including whether 
     the President has consulted as required under subparagraph 
     (A).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agreement on government procurement.--The term 
     ``Agreement on Government Procurement'' means the agreement 
     referred to in section 101(d)(17) of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).
       (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
       (3) Country.--The term ``country'' means a foreign country, 
     dependent territory, or possession of a foreign country, and 
     may include an association of 2 or more foreign countries, 
     dependent territories, or possessions of countries into a 
     customs union outside the United States.
       (4) Real effective exchange rate.--The term ``real 
     effective exchange rate'' means a weighted average of 
     bilateral exchange rates, expressed in price-adjusted terms.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Treasury.

     SEC. 312. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE RATE 
                   POLICY.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established an Advisory Committee 
     on International Exchange Rate Policy (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Committee'').
       (2) Duties.--The Committee shall be responsible for 
     advising the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the 
     impact of international exchange rates and financial policies 
     on the economy of the United States.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Committee shall be composed of 9 
     members as follows, none of whom shall be employees of the 
     Federal Government:
       (A) Three members shall be appointed by the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the 
     chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Finance of 
     the Senate.
       (B) Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives upon the recommendation of the 
     chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on Financial 
     Services and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (C) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
       (2) Qualifications.--Members shall be selected under 
     paragraph (1) on the basis of their objectivity and 
     demonstrated expertise in finance, economics, or currency 
     exchange.
       (3) Terms.--
       (A) In general.--Members shall be appointed for a term of 2 
     years or until the Committee terminates.
       (B) Reappointment.--A member may be reappointed to the 
     Committee for additional terms.
       (4) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Committee shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
     the original appointment.
       (c) Duration of Committee.--
       (1) In general.--The Committee shall terminate on the date 
     that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     unless renewed by the President for a subsequent 2-year 
     period.
       (2) Continued renewal.--The President may continue to renew 
     the Committee for successive 2-year periods by taking 
     appropriate action to renew the Committee prior to the date 
     on which the Committee would otherwise terminate.
       (d) Meetings.--The Committee shall hold not less than 2 
     meetings each calendar year.
       (e) Chairperson.--
       (1) In general.--The Committee shall elect from among its 
     members a chairperson for a term of 2 years or until the 
     Committee terminates.
       (2) Reelection; subsequent terms.--A chairperson of the 
     Committee may be reelected chairperson but is ineligible to 
     serve consecutive terms as chairperson.
       (f) Staff.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
     available to the Committee such

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     staff, information, personnel, administrative services, and 
     assistance as the Committee may reasonably require to carry 
     out the activities of the Committee.
       (g) Application of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) shall apply to the Committee.
       (2) Exception.--Meetings of the Committee shall be exempt 
     from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of section 
     10 and section 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
     (relating to open meetings, public notice, public 
     participation, and public availability of documents), 
     whenever and to the extent it is determined by the President 
     or the Secretary of the Treasury that such meetings will be 
     concerned with matters the disclosure of which--
       (A) would seriously compromise the development by the 
     Government of the United States of monetary or financial 
     policy; or
       (B) is likely to--
       (i) lead to significant financial speculation in 
     currencies, securities, or commodities; or
       (ii) significantly endanger the stability of any financial 
     institution.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for each 
     fiscal year in which the Committee is in effect $1,000,000 to 
     carry out this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1312. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Coons) 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; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Plan Requirements and Reporting.--Section 116 of the 
     African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3723) is 
     amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Plan Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President shall develop a plan for 
     the purpose of negotiating and entering into one or more free 
     trade agreements with all sub-Saharan African countries and 
     ranking countries or groups of countries in order of 
     readiness.
       ``(2) Elements of plan.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include, for each sub-Saharan African country, the 
     following:
       ``(A) The steps such sub-Saharan African country needs to 
     be equipped and ready to enter into a free trade agreement 
     with the United States, including the development of a 
     bilateral investment treaty.
       ``(B) Milestones for accomplishing each step identified in 
     (A) for each sub-Saharan African country, with the goal of 
     establishing a free trade agreement with each sub-Saharan 
     African country not later than 10 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Trade Act of 2015.
       ``(C) A description of the resources required to assist 
     each sub-Saharan African country in accomplishing each 
     milestone described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) The extent to which steps described in subparagraph 
     (A), the milestones described in subparagraph (B), and 
     resources described in subparagraph (C) may be accomplished 
     through regional or subregional organizations in sub-Saharan 
     Africa, including the East African Community, the Economic 
     Community of West African States, the Common Market for 
     Eastern and Southern Africa, and the Economic Community of 
     Central African States.
       ``(E) Procedures to ensure the following:
       ``(i) Adequate consultation with Congress and the private 
     sector during the negotiations.
       ``(ii) Consultation with Congress regarding all matters 
     relating to implementation of the agreement or agreements.
       ``(iii) Approval by Congress of the agreement or 
     agreements.
       ``(iv) Adequate consultations with the relevant African 
     governments and African regional and subregional 
     intergovernmental organizations during the negotiation of the 
     agreement or agreements.
       ``(c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 12 months 
     after the date of the enactment of the Trade Act of 2015, the 
     President shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report 
     containing the plan developed pursuant to subsection (b).''.
       (b) Eligible Countries.--Section 104(a)(1) of the African 
     Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703(a)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (F), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
       ``(G) a free trade agreement with the United States, in 
     accordance with section 116(b);''.
       (c) Millennium Challenge Compacts.--After the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative 
     and Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall consult and coordinate with 
     the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge 
     Corporation regarding countries that have entered into a 
     Millennium Challenge Compact pursuant to section 609 of the 
     Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7708) that have 
     been declared eligible to enter into such a Compact for the 
     purpose of developing and carrying out the plan required by 
     subsection (b) of section 116 of the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3723), as amended by subsection 
     (a).
       (d) Coordination of USAID With Free Trade Agreement 
     Policy.--
       (1) Authorization of funds.--Funds made available to the 
     United States Agency for International Development under 
     section 496 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2293) may be used in consultation with the United States 
     Trade Representative--
       (A) to carry out subsection (b) of section 116 of the 
     African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3723), as 
     amended by subsection (a), including for the deployment of 
     resources in individual eligible countries to assist such 
     country in the development of institutional capacities to 
     carry out such subsection (b); and
       (B) to coordinate the efforts of the United States to 
     establish free trade agreements in accordance with the policy 
     set out in subsection (a) of such section 116.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Eligible country.--The term ``eligible country'' means 
     a sub-Saharan African country that receives--
       (i) benefits under for the African Growth and Opportunity 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.); and
       (ii) funding from the United States Agency for 
     International Development.
       (B) Sub-saharan african country.--The term ``sub-Saharan 
     African country'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     107 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 
     3706).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1313. Mr. COATS (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) 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:

       At the end of title I, insert the following:

     SEC. 112. OFFICIAL DEDICATED TO HEALTH CARE ISSUES IN THE 
                   OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE 
                   REPRESENTATIVE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Health care accounts for almost $6,000,000,000,000 of 
     the global economy and is expected to grow even more in the 
     years ahead.
       (2) The United States is the global leader in the health 
     sector, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, health 
     information technology systems, insurance, and health care 
     delivery.
       (3) By some estimates, the health sector is the largest 
     private sector employer in the United States.
       (4) Because of the size and complexity of the health 
     sector, a dedicated health official is needed in the Office 
     of the United States Trade Representative to coordinate 
     policy on health care-related trade issues with industry, 
     health care workers, other offices within the Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative, and other Federal 
     agencies, as well as to promote United States health exports.
       (b) Official Dedicated to Health Care Issues in the Office 
     of the United States Trade Representative.--Section 141 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(h) Official Dedicated to Health Care Issues.--The United 
     States Trade Representative shall ensure that there is within 
     the Office of the United States Trade Representative an 
     official dedicated to health care issues. That official shall 
     be responsible for coordinating policy on health care-related 
     trade issues with industry, health care workers, other 
     offices within the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative, and other Federal agencies, and for promoting 
     United States health exports.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1314. Mr. COATS (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Kirk) 
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:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. ELIMINATION OF TARIFFS ON CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL 
                   DEVICES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 85 of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in 
     numerical sequence the following new subheading, with the 
     article description for subheading 8543.70.94 having the same 
     degree of indentation as the article description for 
     subheading 8543.70.92:


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``       8543.70.94       Electronic           Free                 ...................  35%                  ''
                           educational                                                                         .
                           devices designed
                           or intended
                           primarily for
                           children..........


       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1315. Mr. BLUNT 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:

       At the end, add the following:

    TITLE III--EVASION OF ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Enforcing Orders and 
     Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 302. PROCEDURES FOR INVESTIGATING CLAIMS OF EVASION OF 
                   ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.

       (a) In General.--The Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by 
     inserting after section 516A (19 U.S.C. 1516a) the following:

     ``SEC. 517. PROCEDURES FOR INVESTIGATING CLAIMS OF EVASION OF 
                   ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Administering authority.--The term `administering 
     authority' has the meaning given that term in section 771(1).
       ``(2) Commissioner.--The term `Commissioner' means the 
     Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection, acting pursuant to the delegation by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury of the authority of the Secretary 
     with respect to customs revenue functions (as defined in 
     section 415 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     215)).
       ``(3) Covered merchandise.--The term `covered merchandise' 
     means merchandise that is subject to--
       ``(A) an antidumping duty order issued under section 736;
       ``(B) a finding issued under the Antidumping Act, 1921; or
       ``(C) a countervailing duty order issued under section 706.
       ``(4) Enter; entry.--The terms `enter' and `entry' refer to 
     the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of 
     merchandise in the customs territory of the United States.
       ``(5) Evasion.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `evasion' refers to entering covered merchandise 
     into the customs territory of the United States by means of 
     any document or electronically transmitted data or 
     information, written or oral statement, or act that is 
     material and false, or any omission that is material, and 
     that results in any cash deposit or other security or any 
     amount of applicable antidumping or countervailing duties 
     being reduced or not being applied with respect to the 
     merchandise.
       ``(B) Exception for clerical error.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
     term `evasion' does not include entering covered merchandise 
     into the customs territory of the United States by means of--

       ``(I) a document or electronically transmitted data or 
     information, written or oral statement, or act that is false 
     as a result of a clerical error; or
       ``(II) an omission that results from a clerical error.

       ``(ii) Patterns of negligent conduct.--If the Commissioner 
     determines that a person has entered covered merchandise into 
     the customs territory of the United States by means of a 
     clerical error referred to in subclause (I) or (II) of clause 
     (i) and that the clerical error is part of a pattern of 
     negligent conduct on the part of that person, the 
     Commissioner may determine, notwithstanding clause (i), that 
     the person has entered such covered merchandise into the 
     customs territory of the United States through evasion.
       ``(iii) Electronic repetition of errors.--For purposes of 
     clause (ii), the mere nonintentional repetition by an 
     electronic system of an initial clerical error does not 
     constitute a pattern of negligent conduct.
       ``(iv) Rule of construction.--A determination by the 
     Commissioner that a person has entered covered merchandise 
     into the customs territory of the United States by means of a 
     clerical error referred to in subclause (I) or (II) of clause 
     (i) rather than through evasion shall not be construed to 
     excuse that person from the payment of any duties applicable 
     to the merchandise.
       ``(6) Interested party.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `interested party' means--
       ``(i) a manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler in the United 
     States of a domestic like product;
       ``(ii) a certified union or recognized union or group of 
     workers that is representative of an industry engaged in the 
     manufacture, production, or wholesale in the United States of 
     a domestic like product;
       ``(iii) a trade or business association a majority of whose 
     members manufacture, produce, or wholesale a domestic like 
     product in the United States;
       ``(iv) an association, a majority of whose members is 
     composed of interested parties described in clause (i), (ii), 
     or (iii) with respect to a domestic like product; and
       ``(v) if the covered merchandise is a processed 
     agricultural product, as defined in section 771(4)(E), a 
     coalition or trade association that is representative of 
     either--

       ``(I) processors;
       ``(II) processors and producers; or
       ``(III) processors and growers,

     but this clause shall cease to have effect if the United 
     States Trade Representative notifies the administering 
     authority and the Commission that the application of this 
     clause is inconsistent with the international obligations of 
     the United States.
       ``(B) Domestic like product.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `domestic like product' means a product that is 
     like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
     characteristics and uses with, covered merchandise.
       ``(b) Investigations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 10 business days after 
     receiving an allegation described in paragraph (2) or a 
     referral described in paragraph (3), the Commissioner shall 
     initiate an investigation if the Commissioner determines that 
     the information provided in the allegation or the referral, 
     as the case may be, reasonably suggests that covered 
     merchandise has been entered into the customs territory of 
     the United States through evasion.
       ``(2) Allegation described.--An allegation described in 
     this paragraph is an allegation that a person has entered 
     covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United 
     States through evasion that is--
       ``(A) filed with the Commissioner by an interested party; 
     and
       ``(B) accompanied by information reasonably available to 
     the party that filed the allegation.
       ``(3) Referral described.--A referral described in this 
     paragraph is information submitted to the Commissioner by any 
     other Federal agency, including the Department of Commerce or 
     the United States International Trade Commission, that 
     reasonably suggests that a person has entered covered 
     merchandise into the customs territory of the United States 
     through evasion.
       ``(4) Consolidation of allegations and referrals.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commissioner may consolidate 
     multiple allegations described in paragraph (2) and referrals 
     described in paragraph (3) into a single investigation if the 
     Commissioner determines it is appropriate to do so.
       ``(B) Effect on timing requirements.--If the Commissioner 
     consolidates multiple allegations or referrals into a single 
     investigation under subparagraph (A), the date on which the 
     Commissioner receives the first such allegation or referral 
     shall be used for purposes of the requirement under paragraph 
     (1) with respect to the timing of the initiation of the 
     investigation.
       ``(5) Information-sharing to protect health and safety.--
     If, during the course of conducting an investigation under 
     paragraph (1) with respect to covered merchandise, the 
     Commissioner has reason to suspect that such covered 
     merchandise may pose a health or safety risk to consumers, 
     the Commissioner shall provide, as appropriate, information 
     to the appropriate Federal agencies for purposes of 
     mitigating the risk.
       ``(6) Technical assistance and advice.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon request, the Commissioner shall 
     provide technical assistance and advice to eligible small 
     businesses to enable such businesses to prepare and submit 
     allegations described in paragraph (2), except that the 
     Commissioner may deny assistance if the Commissioner 
     concludes that the allegation, if submitted, would not lead 
     to the initiation of an investigation under this subsection 
     or any other action to address the allegation.
       ``(B) Eligible small business defined.--
       ``(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the term `eligible 
     small business' means any business concern that the 
     Commissioner determines, due to its small size, has neither 
     adequate internal resources nor the financial ability to 
     obtain qualified outside assistance in preparing and filing 
     allegations described in paragraph (2).
       ``(ii) Non-reviewability.--The determination of the 
     Commissioner regarding whether a business concern is an 
     eligible small business for purposes of this paragraph is not 
     reviewable by any other agency or by any court.
       ``(c) Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 270 calendar days after 
     the date on which the Commissioner initiates an investigation 
     under subsection (b) with respect to covered merchandise, the 
     Commissioner shall make a determination, based on substantial 
     evidence, with respect to whether such covered merchandise 
     was entered into the customs territory of the United States 
     through evasion.
       ``(2) Authority to collect and verify additional 
     information.--In making a determination under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to covered merchandise, the Commissioner may 
     collect such additional information as is necessary to make 
     the determination through such methods as the Commissioner 
     considers appropriate, including by--
       ``(A) issuing a questionnaire with respect to such covered 
     merchandise to--

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       ``(i) an interested party that filed an allegation under 
     paragraph (2) of subsection (b) that resulted in the 
     initiation of an investigation under paragraph (1) of that 
     subsection with respect to such covered merchandise;
       ``(ii) a person alleged to have entered such covered 
     merchandise into the customs territory of the United States 
     through evasion;
       ``(iii) a person that is a foreign producer or exporter of 
     such covered merchandise; or
       ``(iv) the government of a country from which such covered 
     merchandise was exported; and
       ``(B) conducting verifications, including on-site 
     verifications, of any relevant information.
       ``(3) Adverse inference.--If the Commissioner finds that a 
     party or person described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of 
     paragraph (2)(A) has failed to cooperate by not acting to the 
     best of the party or person's ability to comply with a 
     request for information, the Commissioner may, in making a 
     determination under paragraph (1), use an inference that is 
     adverse to the interests of that party or person in selecting 
     from among the facts otherwise available to make the 
     determination.
       ``(4) Notification.--Not later than 5 business days after 
     making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to 
     covered merchandise, the Commissioner--
       ``(A) shall provide to each interested party that filed an 
     allegation under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) that 
     resulted in the initiation of an investigation under 
     paragraph (1) of that subsection with respect to such covered 
     merchandise a notification of the determination and may, in 
     addition, include an explanation of the basis for the 
     determination; and
       ``(B) may provide to importers, in such manner as the 
     Commissioner determines appropriate, information discovered 
     in the investigation that the Commissioner determines will 
     help educate importers with respect to importing merchandise 
     into the customs territory of the United States in accordance 
     with all applicable laws and regulations.
       ``(d) Effect of Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Commissioner makes a 
     determination under subsection (c) that covered merchandise 
     was entered into the customs territory of the United States 
     through evasion, the Commissioner shall--
       ``(A)(i) suspend the liquidation of unliquidated entries of 
     such covered merchandise that are subject to the 
     determination and that enter on or after the date of the 
     initiation of the investigation under subsection (b) with 
     respect to such covered merchandise and on or before the date 
     of the determination; or
       ``(ii) if the Commissioner has already suspended the 
     liquidation of such entries pursuant to subsection (e)(1), 
     continue to suspend the liquidation of such entries;
       ``(B) pursuant to the Commissioner's authority under 
     section 504(b)--
       ``(i) extend the period for liquidating unliquidated 
     entries of such covered merchandise that are subject to the 
     determination and that entered before the date of the 
     initiation of the investigation; or
       ``(ii) if the Commissioner has already extended the period 
     for liquidating such entries pursuant to subsection (e)(1), 
     continue to extend the period for liquidating such entries;
       ``(C) notify the administering authority of the 
     determination and request that the administering authority--
       ``(i) identify the applicable antidumping or countervailing 
     duty assessment rates for entries described in subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B); or
       ``(ii) if no such assessment rate for such an entry is 
     available at the time, identify the applicable cash deposit 
     rate to be applied to the entry, with the applicable 
     antidumping or countervailing duty assessment rate to be 
     provided as soon as that rate becomes available;
       ``(D) require the posting of cash deposits and assess 
     duties on entries described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) in 
     accordance with the instructions received from the 
     administering authority under paragraph (2); and
       ``(E) take such additional enforcement measures as the 
     Commissioner determines appropriate, such as--
       ``(i) initiating proceedings under section 592 or 596;
       ``(ii) implementing, in consultation with the relevant 
     Federal agencies, rule sets or modifications to rules sets 
     for identifying, particularly through the Automated Targeting 
     System and the Automated Commercial Environment authorized 
     under section 13031(f) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)), importers, 
     other parties, and merchandise that may be associated with 
     evasion;
       ``(iii) requiring, with respect to merchandise for which 
     the importer has repeatedly provided incomplete or erroneous 
     entry summary information in connection with determinations 
     of evasion, the importer to deposit estimated duties at the 
     time of entry; and
       ``(iv) referring the record in whole or in part to U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement for civil or criminal 
     investigation.
       ``(2) Cooperation of administering authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon receiving a notification from the 
     Commissioner under paragraph (1)(C), the administering 
     authority shall promptly provide to the Commissioner the 
     applicable cash deposit rates and antidumping or 
     countervailing duty assessment rates and any necessary 
     liquidation instructions.
       ``(B) Special rule for cases in which the producer or 
     exporter is unknown.--If the Commissioner and the 
     administering authority are unable to determine the producer 
     or exporter of the merchandise with respect to which a 
     notification is made under paragraph (1)(C), the 
     administering authority shall identify, as the applicable 
     cash deposit rate or antidumping or countervailing duty 
     assessment rate, the cash deposit or duty (as the case may 
     be) in the highest amount applicable to any producer or 
     exporter, including the `all-others' rate of the merchandise 
     subject to an antidumping order or countervailing duty order 
     under section 736 or 706, respectively, or a finding issued 
     under the Antidumping Act, 1921, or any administrative review 
     conducted under section 751.
       ``(e) Interim Measures.--Not later than 90 calendar days 
     after initiating an investigation under subsection (b) with 
     respect to covered merchandise, the Commissioner shall decide 
     based on the investigation if there is a reasonable suspicion 
     that such covered merchandise was entered into the customs 
     territory of the United States through evasion and, if the 
     Commissioner decides there is such a reasonable suspicion, 
     the Commissioner shall--
       ``(1) suspend the liquidation of each unliquidated entry of 
     such covered merchandise that entered on or after the date of 
     the initiation of the investigation;
       ``(2) pursuant to the Commissioner's authority under 
     section 504(b), extend the period for liquidating each 
     unliquidated entry of such covered merchandise that entered 
     before the date of the initiation of the investigation; and
       ``(3) pursuant to the Commissioner's authority under 
     section 623, take such additional measures as the 
     Commissioner determines necessary to protect the revenue of 
     the United States, including requiring a single transaction 
     bond or additional security or the posting of a cash deposit 
     with respect to such covered merchandise.
       ``(f) Administrative Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 business days after 
     the Commissioner makes a determination under subsection (c) 
     with respect to whether covered merchandise was entered into 
     the customs territory of the United States through evasion, a 
     person determined to have entered such covered merchandise 
     through evasion or an interested party that filed an 
     allegation under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) that 
     resulted in the initiation of an investigation under 
     paragraph (1) of that subsection with respect to such covered 
     merchandise may file an appeal with the Commissioner for de 
     novo review of the determination.
       ``(2) Timeline for review.--Not later than 60 business days 
     after an appeal of a determination is filed under paragraph 
     (1), the Commissioner shall complete the review of the 
     determination.
       ``(g) Judicial Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 business days after 
     the Commissioner completes a review under subsection (f) of a 
     determination under subsection (c) with respect to whether 
     covered merchandise was entered into the customs territory of 
     the United States through evasion, a person determined to 
     have entered such covered merchandise through evasion or an 
     interested party that filed an allegation under paragraph (2) 
     of subsection (b) that resulted in the initiation of an 
     investigation under paragraph (1) of that subsection with 
     respect to such covered merchandise may commence a civil 
     action in the United States Court of International Trade by 
     filing concurrently a summons and complaint contesting any 
     factual findings or legal conclusions upon which the 
     determination is based.
       ``(2) Standard of review.--In a civil action under this 
     subsection, the court shall hold unlawful any determination, 
     finding, or conclusion found to be arbitrary, capricious, an 
     abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.
       ``(h) Rule of Construction With Respect to Other Civil and 
     Criminal Proceedings and Investigations.--No determination 
     under subsection (c) or action taken by the Commissioner 
     pursuant to this section shall be construed to limit the 
     authority to carry out, or the scope of, any other proceeding 
     or investigation pursuant to any other provision of Federal 
     or State law, including sections 592 and 596.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1581(c) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or 517'' after 
     ``516A''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Regulations.--Not later than the date that is 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
     necessary to implement the amendments made by this section.
       (e) Application to Canada and Mexico.--Pursuant to article 
     1902 of the North American Free Trade Agreement and section 
     408 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 3438), the amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to goods from Canada and Mexico.

     SEC. 303. ANNUAL REPORT ON PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION OF 
                   EVASION OF ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY 
                   ORDERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than January 15 of each calendar 
     year that begins on or after the date that is 270 days after 
     the date of the

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     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways 
     and Means of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     efforts being taken to prevent and investigate the entry of 
     covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United 
     States through evasion.
       (b) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) for the calendar year preceding the submission of the 
     report--
       (A) a summary of the efforts of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection to prevent and investigate the entry of covered 
     merchandise into the customs territory of the United States 
     through evasion;
       (B) the number of allegations of evasion received under 
     subsection (b) of section 517 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
     added by section 302 of this Act, and the number of such 
     allegations resulting in investigations by U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection or any other agency;
       (C) a summary of investigations initiated under subsection 
     (b) of such section 517, including--
       (i) the number and nature of the investigations initiated, 
     conducted, and completed; and
       (ii) the resolution of each completed investigation;
       (D) the number of investigations initiated under that 
     subsection not completed during the time provided for making 
     determinations under subsection (c) of such section 517 and 
     an explanation for why the investigations could not be 
     completed on time;
       (E) the amount of additional duties that were determined to 
     be owed as a result of such investigations, the amount of 
     such duties that were collected, and, for any such duties not 
     collected, a description of the reasons those duties were not 
     collected;
       (F) with respect to each such investigation that led to the 
     imposition of a penalty, the amount of the penalty;
       (G) an identification of the countries of origin of covered 
     merchandise determined under subsection (c) of such section 
     517 to be entered into the customs territory of the United 
     States through evasion;
       (H) the amount of antidumping and countervailing duties 
     collected as a result of any investigations or other actions 
     by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or any other agency;
       (I) a description of the allocation of personnel and other 
     resources of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prevent and 
     investigate evasion, including any assessments conducted 
     regarding the allocation of such personnel and resources; and
       (J) a description of training conducted to increase 
     expertise and effectiveness in the prevention and 
     investigation of evasion; and
       (2) a description of processes and procedures of U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection to prevent and investigate 
     evasion, including--
       (A) the specific guidelines, policies, and practices used 
     by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure that 
     allegations of evasion are promptly evaluated and acted upon 
     in a timely manner;
       (B) an evaluation of the efficacy of those guidelines, 
     policies, and practices;
       (C) an identification of any changes since the last report 
     required by this section, if any, that have materially 
     improved or reduced the effectiveness of U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection in preventing and investigating evasion;
       (D) a description of the development and implementation of 
     policies for the application of single entry and continuous 
     bonds for entries of covered merchandise to sufficiently 
     protect the collection of antidumping and countervailing 
     duties commensurate with the level of risk of not collecting 
     those duties;
       (E) a description of the processes and procedures for 
     increased cooperation and information sharing with the 
     Department of Commerce, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement, and any other relevant Federal agencies to 
     prevent and investigate evasion; and
       (F) an identification of any recommended policy changes for 
     other Federal agencies or legislative changes to improve the 
     effectiveness of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 
     preventing and investigating evasion.
       (c) Public Summary.--The Commissioner shall make available 
     to the public a summary of the report required by subsection 
     (a) that includes, at a minimum--
       (1) a description of the type of merchandise with respect 
     to which investigations were initiated under subsection (b) 
     of section 517 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by section 
     302 of this Act;
       (2) the amount of additional duties determined to be owed 
     as a result of such investigations and the amount of such 
     duties that were collected;
       (3) an identification of the countries of origin of covered 
     merchandise determined under subsection (c) of such section 
     517 to be entered into the customs territory of the United 
     States through evasion; and
       (4) a description of the types of measures used by U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection to prevent and investigate 
     evasion.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``covered 
     merchandise'' and ``evasion'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 517(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added 
     by section 302 of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1316. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Collins, 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:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. TAX CREDIT FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 45S. CREDIT FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM EXPENSES.

       ``(a) Tax Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 38, in the case 
     of an employer, the apprenticeship program credit determined 
     under this section for any taxable year is an amount equal 
     to--
       ``(A) with respect to each qualified individual in a 
     qualified apprenticeship program, the lesser of--
       ``(i) the amount of any wages (as defined in section 
     51(c)(1)) paid or incurred by the employer with respect to 
     such qualified individual during the taxable year, or
       ``(ii) $5,000, and
       ``(B) with respect to each qualified individual in a 
     qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program, the lesser 
     of--
       ``(i) an amount equal to the product of--

       ``(I) the total number of hours of work performed by such 
     qualified individual for such employer during such taxable 
     year, multiplied by
       ``(II) $3, or

       ``(ii) $5,000.
       ``(2) Established apprenticeship programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The apprenticeship program credit 
     determined under this section for the taxable year shall only 
     be applicable to the number of qualified individuals employed 
     by the employer through a qualified apprenticeship program or 
     a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program which are 
     in excess of the apprenticeship participation average for 
     such employer (as determined under subparagraph (B)).
       ``(B) Apprenticeship participation average.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (A), the apprenticeship participation average 
     shall be equal to the average of the total number of 
     qualified individuals employed by the employer through a 
     qualified apprenticeship program or qualified multi-employer 
     apprenticeship program for--
       ``(i) the 3 preceding taxable years, or
       ``(ii) the number of taxable years in which the qualified 
     apprenticeship program or the qualified multi-employer 
     apprenticeship program was in existence, whichever is less.
       ``(3) Denial of double benefit.--No deduction or any other 
     credit shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount 
     taken into account in determining the credit under this 
     section.
       ``(4) Election not to claim credit.--This section shall not 
     apply to a taxpayer for any taxable year if such taxpayer 
     elects to have this section not apply for such taxable year.
       ``(5) Limitation.--The apprenticeship program credit under 
     this section shall not be allowed for more than 3 taxable 
     years with respect to any qualified individual.
       ``(b) Qualified Individual.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `qualified individual' means, with respect to any taxable 
     year, an individual who is an apprentice and--
       ``(A) is participating in a qualified apprenticeship 
     program or a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program 
     with an employer that is subject to the terms of a valid 
     apprenticeship agreement (as defined in the Act of August 16, 
     1937 (commonly known as the `National Apprenticeship Act'; 50 
     Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.)),
       ``(B) has been employed under a qualified apprenticeship 
     program or a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program 
     for a period of not less than 7 months that ends within the 
     taxable year,
       ``(C) is not a highly compensated employee (as defined in 
     section 414(q)), and
       ``(D) is not a seasonal worker (as defined in section 
     45R(d)(5)(B)).
       ``(2) Training received by members of the armed forces.--An 
     employer shall consider and may accept, in the case of a 
     qualified individual participating in a qualified 
     apprenticeship program or a qualified multi-employer 
     apprenticeship program, any relevant training or instruction 
     received by such individual while serving in the Armed Forces 
     of the United States, for the purpose of satisfying the 
     applicable training and instruction requirements under such 
     qualified apprenticeship program.
       ``(c) Qualified Apprenticeship Program and Qualified Multi-
     employer Apprenticeship Program.--
       ``(1) Qualified apprenticeship program.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `qualified apprenticeship program' means a program registered 
     under the National Apprenticeship Act, whether or not

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     such program is sponsored by an employer, which--
       ``(i) provides qualified individuals with on-the-job 
     training and instruction for a qualified occupation with the 
     employer,
       ``(ii) is registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of 
     the Employment and Training Administration of the Department 
     of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by such 
     Office of Apprenticeship,
       ``(iii) maintains records relating to the qualified 
     individual, in such manner as the Secretary, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of Labor, may prescribe, and
       ``(iv) satisfies such other requirements as the Secretary, 
     after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, may 
     prescribe.
       ``(B) Qualified occupation.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A)(i), the term `qualified occupation' means a skilled trade 
     occupation in a high-demand mechanical, technical, 
     healthcare, or technology field (or such other occupational 
     field as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary 
     of Labor, may prescribe) that satisfies the criteria for an 
     apprenticeable occupation under the National Apprenticeship 
     Act.
       ``(2) Qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program.--The 
     term `qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program' means 
     an apprenticeship program described in paragraph (1) in which 
     multiple employers are required to contribute and that is 
     maintained pursuant to 1 or more collective bargaining 
     agreements between 1 or more employee organizations and such 
     employers.
       ``(d) Apprenticeship Agreement.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `apprenticeship agreement' means an agreement between a 
     qualified individual and an employer that satisfies the 
     criteria under the National Apprenticeship Act.
       ``(2) Credit for training received under apprenticeship 
     agreement.--If a qualified individual has received training 
     or instruction through a qualified apprenticeship program or 
     a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program with an 
     employer which is subsequently unable to satisfy its 
     obligations under the apprenticeship agreement, such 
     individual may transfer any completed training or instruction 
     for purposes of satisfying any applicable training and 
     instruction requirements under a separate apprenticeship 
     agreement with a different employer.
       ``(e) Application of Certain Rules.--For purposes of this 
     section, all persons treated as a single employer under 
     subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsections (m) or 
     (o) of section 414, shall be treated as a single person.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
     of this section.
       ``(g) Termination.--This section shall not apply with 
     respect to any wages paid to or any hours of work performed 
     by a qualified individual after December 31, 2020.''.
       (b) Credit to Be Part of General Business Credit.--Section 
     38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (35), by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ``, 
     plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(37) the apprenticeship program expenses credit 
     determined under section 45S(a).''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 45S. Credit for apprenticeship program expenses.''.

       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Rule for employment credits.--Section 280C(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 
     ``45S(a),'' after ``45P(a),''.
       (2) Exclusion for determination of credit for increasing 
     research activities.--Clause (iii) of section 41(b)(2)(D) of 
     such Code is amended by inserting ``the apprenticeship 
     program credit under section 45S(a) or'' after ``in 
     determining''.
       (e) Evaluation.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Finance and Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives that contains an evaluation of the activities 
     authorized under this Act, including--
       (1) the extent to which qualified individuals completed 
     qualified apprenticeship programs and qualified multi-
     employer apprenticeship programs;
       (2) whether qualified individuals remained employed by an 
     employer that received an apprenticeship program credit under 
     section 45S of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the 
     length of such employment following expiration of the 
     apprenticeship period;
       (3) whether qualified individuals who completed a qualified 
     apprenticeship program or a qualified multi-employer 
     apprenticeship program remained employed in the same 
     occupation or field; and
       (4) recommendations for legislative and administrative 
     actions to improve the effectiveness of the apprenticeship 
     program credit under section 45S of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2015.

     SEC. ___. ENCOURAGING MENTORS TO TRAIN THE FUTURE.

       (a) Early Distributions From Qualified Retirement Plans.--
     Section 72(t)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (vii);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of clause (viii) and 
     inserting ``, or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ix) made to an employee who is serving as a mentor.''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Distributions to mentors.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `mentor' means an individual who--
       ``(i) has attained 55 years of age,
       ``(ii) is not separated from their employment with a 
     company, corporation, or institution of higher education,
       ``(iii) in accordance with such requirements and standards 
     as the Secretary determines to be necessary, has 
     substantially reduced their hours of employment with their 
     employer, with the individual to be engaged in mentoring 
     activities described in clause (iv) for not less than 20 
     percent of the hours of employment after such reduction, and
       ``(iv) is responsible for the training and education of 
     employees or students in an area of expertise for which the 
     individual has a professional credential, certificate, or 
     degree.''.
       (b) Distributions During Working Retirement.--Paragraph 
     (36) of section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(36) Distributions during working retirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--A trust forming part of a pension plan 
     shall not be treated as failing to constitute a qualified 
     trust under this section solely because the plan provides 
     that a distribution may be made from such trust to an 
     employee who--
       ``(i) has attained age 62 and who is not separated from 
     employment at the time of such distribution, or
       ``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), is serving as a mentor 
     (as such term is defined in section 72(t)(2)(H)).
       ``(B) Limitation on distributions to mentors.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (A)(ii), the amount of the distribution made 
     to an employee who is serving as a mentor shall not be 
     greater than the amount equal to the product obtained by 
     multiplying--
       ``(i) the amount of the distribution that would have been 
     payable to the employee if such employee had separated from 
     employment instead of reducing their hours of employment with 
     their employer and engaging in mentoring activities, in 
     accordance with clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 
     72(t)(2)(H), by
       ``(ii) the percentage equal to the quotient obtained by 
     dividing--

       ``(I) the sum of--

       ``(aa) the number of hours per pay period by which the 
     employee's hours of employment are reduced, and
       ``(bb) the number of hours of employment that such employee 
     is engaging in mentoring activities, by

       ``(II) the total number of hours per pay period worked by 
     the employee before such reduction in hours of employment.''.

       (c) ERISA.--Subparagraph (A) of section 3(2) of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1002(2)) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting the following: ``, or solely because such 
     distribution is made to an employee who is serving as a 
     mentor (as such term is defined in section 72(t)(2)(H) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986).''.
       (d) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to distributions made in taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 2015 and before January 1, 2021.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1317. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
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:

       Beginning on page 33, strike line 10 and all that follows 
     through page 34, line 4, and insert the following:
       (16) Trade remedy laws.--The principal negotiating 
     objectives of the United States with respect to trade remedy 
     laws are the following:
       (A) To preserve the ability of the United States to enforce 
     vigorously its trade laws, including antidumping and 
     countervailing duty and safeguard laws, and not to enter into 
     agreements that lessen in any respect the effectiveness of 
     domestic and international disciplines--
       (i) on unfair trade, especially dumping and subsidies, or
       (ii) that address import increases or surges, such as under 
     the safeguard remedy,
     in order to ensure that United States workers, farmers and 
     agricultural producers, and firms can compete fully on fair 
     terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade concessions.

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       (B) To eliminate the underlying causes of unfair trade 
     practices and import surges, including closed markets, 
     subsidization, government practices promoting, enabling, or 
     tolerating anticompetitive practices, and other forms of 
     government intervention that generate or sustain excess, 
     uneconomic capacity.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1318. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal) 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:

       At the end of section 106(b), add the following:
       (7) For agreements with countries that criminalize 
     homosexuality.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the trade authorities procedures shall not apply to an 
     implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement 
     or trade agreements entered into under section 3(b) with a 
     country the government of which criminalizes homosexuality or 
     persecutes or otherwise punishes individuals on the basis of 
     sexual orientation or gender identity, as identified by the 
     Secretary of State in the most recent annual Country Reports 
     on Human Rights Practices under section 116 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1319. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her 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:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 112. NOTIFICATION OF WAIVERS OF DOMESTIC CONTENT 
                   RESTRICTIONS.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy shall notify the 
     public each time the application of a law, regulation, 
     procedure, or practice regarding Government procurement is 
     waived under section 301 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 
     (19 U.S.C. 2511) to permit a entity organized under the laws 
     of a country with which the United States enters into a free 
     trade agreement under section 103(b) to compete for a Federal 
     procurement contract.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1320. Ms. BALDWIN 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 36, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (21) Manufacturing jobs and wages.--The principal 
     negotiating objective of the United States with respect to 
     manufacturing jobs and wages is to ensure that a trade 
     agreement benefits the parties to the agreement, particularly 
     with respect to resulting in net increases in manufacturing 
     jobs and wages in the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1321. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Murphy) 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 50, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
       (e) Prohibition on Waiving Domestic Content Restrictions.--
     The President may not designate, under subsection (b) of 
     section 301 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 
     2511), a country with which the United States enters into a 
     trade agreement under this section for purposes of exercising 
     the waiver authority provided under such section 301.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1322. Ms. BALDWIN 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 90, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
       (5) Limitation on effect of agreements with priority 
     foreign countries.--Any agreement entered into under section 
     103(b) with a country that has been identified as a priority 
     foreign country under section 182(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242(a)(2)) during each of the 3 years 
     preceding the date on which the agreement was entered into 
     shall not enter into force with respect to the United States 
     until the date that is 3 years after the most recent date on 
     which that country was so identified.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1323. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Franken) 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 4, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
       (13) to oppose any attempts to weaken in any respect the 
     trade remedy laws of the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1324. Ms. BALDWIN 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:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND.

       (a) In General.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     ``Environmental Improvement Trust Fund'' (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Trust Fund''), consisting of such 
     amounts as may be transferred to the Trust Fund under 
     subsection (b) and any amounts that may be credited to the 
     Trust Fund under subsection (d)(3).
       (b) Transfer of Amounts.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     transfer to the Trust Fund, from the general fund of the 
     Treasury, amounts determined by the Secretary to be 
     equivalent to amounts received in the general fund that are 
     attributable to the duties collected, during the period 
     specified in paragraph (3), pursuant to a countervailing duty 
     order or an antidumping duty order under title VII of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) or a finding 
     under the Antidumping Act, 1921 (title II of the Act of May 
     27, 1921; 42 Stat. 11, chapter 14) on articles produced by 
     manufacturers in the following industries, as determined by 
     the Secretary:
       (A) Food and beverages.
       (B) Textiles.
       (C) Lumber.
       (D) Paper and printing.
       (E) Chemicals.
       (F) Plastics and rubber.
       (G) Nonmetallic minerals.
       (H) Primary metals.
       (I) Fabricated metals.
       (J) Machinery and equipment.
       (K) Electronic equipment.
       (L) Transportation equipment.
       (M) Any other manufacturing industry if domestic 
     manufacturers in that industry are required to purchase new 
     equipment or hire new employees in order to comply with 
     regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency relating to improving overall 
     environmental quality.
       (2) Determination.--In determining if domestic 
     manufacturers are required to purchase new equipment or hire 
     new employees in order to comply with regulations under 
     paragraph (1)(M), the Secretary shall consult with the 
     Administrator.
       (3) Period specified.--The period specified in this 
     paragraph begins on January 1, 2016, and ends on the date 
     that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Availability of Amounts in Trust Fund.--
       (1) Availability for assisting domestic manufacturers.--
     Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available to the 
     Administrator, as provided by appropriation Acts--
       (A) to assist any domestic manufacturer in an industry 
     specified in subsection (b)(1) if that domestic manufacturer 
     is required to purchase new equipment or hire new employees 
     in order to comply with any regulations promulgated by the 
     Administrator relating to improving overall environmental 
     quality, as determined by the Administrator; and
       (B) to cover administrative costs incurred by the 
     Administrator in carrying out subparagraph (A).
       (2) Distribution of amounts.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Administrator shall distribute amounts available for 
     assistance under paragraph (1)(A) among domestic 
     manufacturers in the industries specified in subsection 
     (b)(1) in proportion to the estimated impact of regulations 
     described in such paragraph on the prices in the United 
     States of articles produced by domestic manufacturers in such 
     industries, as determined by the Administrator.
       (B) Exclusion.--Of the amounts distributed under 
     subparagraph (A), 75 percent of those amounts shall be 
     distributed to domestic manufacturers that are small or 
     medium sized enterprises, as determined by the Administrator.
       (d) Investment of Trust Fund.--

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       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest 
     such portion of the Trust Fund as is not required to meet 
     current withdrawals in interest-bearing obligations of the 
     United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both 
     principal and interest by the United States.
       (2) Obligations.--
       (A) Acquisition.--The obligations specified in paragraph 
     (1) may be acquired on original issue at the issue price or 
     by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market price.
       (B) Sale.--Any obligation acquired by the Trust Fund may be 
     sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price.
       (3) Interest and proceeds from sale or redemption of 
     obligations.--The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale 
     or redemption of, any obligations held in the Trust Fund 
     shall be credited to and form a part of the Trust Fund.
       (e) Domestic Manufacturer Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``domestic manufacturer'' means a person that produces 
     articles in the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1325. Ms. BALDWIN 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:

       At the end, add the following:

               TITLE III--EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS

     SEC. 301. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.

       The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 481(b), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5)(A) For purposes of parts D and E, the term `eligible 
     program' includes a program of not less than 250 clock hours 
     of instruction, offered during a minimum of 5 weeks of 
     instruction that leads an industry-recognized credential.
       ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `industry-recognized 
     credential' means an industry-recognized credential that--
       ``(i) is demonstrated to be of high quality by the 
     institution offering the program in the program participation 
     agreement under section 487;
       ``(ii) meets the current, as of the date of the 
     determination, or projected needs of a local or regional 
     workforce for recruitment, screening, hiring, retention, or 
     advancement purposes--
       ``(I) as determined by the State in which the program is 
     located, in consultation with business entities; or
       ``(II) as demonstrated by the institution offering the 
     program leading to the credential; and
       ``(iii) is, where applicable, endorsed by a nationally 
     recognized trade association or organization representing a 
     significant part of the industry or sector.''; and
       (2) in section 487(a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(30) In the case of an institution that offers a program 
     of not less than 250 clock hours of instruction, offered 
     during a minimum of 5 weeks of instruction that leads an 
     industry-recognized credential, as provided under section 
     481(b)(5), the institution will demonstrate to the Secretary 
     that the industry-recognized credential is of high 
     quality.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1326. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mrs. McCaskill) 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:

       At the end of section 106(b), add the following:
       (7) For agreements that threaten united states 
     sovereignty.--The trade authorities procedures shall not 
     apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a 
     trade agreement entered into under section 103(b) if--
       (A) the agreement, the implementing bill, or any statement 
     of administrative action described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(E)(ii) proposed to implement the agreement, includes 
     an investor-state dispute settlement arbitration mechanism; 
     and
       (B) any other party to the agreement has opted out of all 
     or part of the arbitration mechanism.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1327. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, 
Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Peters, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
Udall, and Mr. Heinrich) 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; as follows:

       At the end of section 106(b), add the following:
       (7) For agreements that threaten united states 
     sovereignty.--The trade authorities procedures shall not 
     apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a 
     trade agreement or trade agreements entered into under 
     section 103(b) if such agreement or agreements, the 
     implementing bill, or any statement of administrative action 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(E)(ii) proposed to implement 
     such agreement or agreements, includes investor-state dispute 
     settlement.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1328. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
Ms. Baldwin) 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:

       At the end of section 106(b), add the following:
       (7) For agreements that undermine the financial stability 
     of the united states.--The trade authorities procedures shall 
     not apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a 
     trade agreement or trade agreements entered into under 
     section 103(b) if such agreement or agreements include 
     provisions relating to financial services regulation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1329. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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:

       After section 3, add the following:

     SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC 
                   AGENCY WORKERS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 247 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2319) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``The'' and inserting ``Subject to section 222(d)(5), the''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or service sector 
     firm'' and inserting ``, service sector firm, or public 
     agency''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) The term `public agency' means a department or 
     agency of a State or local government or of the Federal 
     Government, or a subdivision thereof.''.
       (b) Group Eligibility Requirements.--Section 222 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Adversely Affected Workers in Public Agencies.--A 
     group of workers in a public agency shall be certified by the 
     Secretary as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance 
     under this chapter pursuant to a petition filed under section 
     221 if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in 
     the public agency have become totally or partially separated, 
     or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;
       ``(2) the public agency has acquired from a foreign country 
     services like or directly competitive with services which are 
     supplied by such agency; and
       ``(3) the acquisition of services described in paragraph 
     (2) contributed importantly to such workers' separation or 
     threat of separation.'';
       (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated), by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(5) Reference to firm.--For purposes of subsections (a) 
     and (b), the term `firm' does not include a public agency.''; 
     and
       (4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) (as redesignated), 
     by striking ``subsection (a) or (b)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a), (b), or (c)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1330. 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:

       On page 14, strike lines 3 through 6 and insert the 
     following:
       (E) ensuring foreign investors have access to justice to 
     seek relief from harms inflicted in the territory of or by 
     the United States ' trading partners;
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1331. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Durbin) 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

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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 36, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (21) Public health.--The principal negotiating objectives 
     of the United States with respect to public health are--
       (A) to strengthen the commitments made in the bipartisan 
     congressional agreement on trade policy relating to trade 
     agreements with Peru, Colombia, and Panama, dated May 10, 
     2007 (commonly referred to as the ``May 10 agreement'');
       (B) to ensure that a party to a trade agreement with the 
     United States adopts and maintains current rights and 
     obligations under--
       (i) the Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public 
     Health, adopted by the World Trade Organization at the Fourth 
     Ministerial Conference at Doha, Qatar, on November 14, 2001;
       (ii) the World Intellectual Property Organization 
     Development Agenda, adopted in 2007; and
       (iii) World Health Organization Resolution 61.21 (2008);
       (C) to ensure that no provision of a trade agreement 
     imposes upon the United States or any other party to the 
     agreement any rule that may be interpreted as undermining or 
     limiting access to medical tools and technologies, including 
     pharmaceutical products, diagnostics, vaccines, or other 
     medical devices, or the practice of medicine; and
       (D) to recognize the right of all governments to regulate 
     and enact laws in the interest of public health and the right 
     of all governments to exercise any legal rights or safeguards 
     to protect public health without the threat of trade-related 
     penalties.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1332. Mr. MURPHY (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:

       At the end of section 102(b), add the following:
       (21) Democracy.--The principal negotiating objective of the 
     United States with respect to democracy is to require the 
     trading partners of the United States to maintain open and 
     free democratic elections at all levels of government.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1333. Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Ms. Baldwin) 
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:

       At the end of section 102(a), add the following:
       (13) to preserve and grow manufacturing in the United 
     States by recognizing the implications to the national 
     security of the United States of the erosion of the defense 
     industrial base and to ensure that any waiver under section 
     301 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511) 
     regarding Government procurement is exercised only if--
       (A) the waiver does not cause the closure of a domestic 
     manufacturer; and
       (B) domestic manufacturers are unable to produce the item 
     to be procured.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1334. Mr. CASEY 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, line 9, insert before the end period the 
     following: ``and does not violate, weaken, or undermine the 
     requirements of chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the `Buy American Act') or section 313 of 
     title 23, United States Code''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1335. Mr. CASEY 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 79, lines 3 and 4, strike ``and the interests of 
     United States consumers'' and insert ``the interests of 
     United States consumers, and the wages, living standards, and 
     employment prospects of United States workers''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1336. Mr. CASEY 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 105(a), add at the end the following:
       (6) Negotiations regarding automobiles and auto parts.--
     Before initiating or continuing negotiations with respect to 
     a trade agreement or trade agreements relating to automobiles 
     and auto parts, the President shall--
       (A) assess the likelihood of such agreement or agreements 
     substantially reducing the overall global trade deficit of 
     the United States in automobiles and auto parts;
       (B) determine whether the countries participating in the 
     negotiations maintain nontariff barriers or other policies or 
     practices that distort trade in automobiles and auto parts 
     and identify the impact of those barriers, policies, or 
     practices on producers of automobiles and auto parts in the 
     United States and the employees of those producers; and
       (C) consult with the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives with respect to--
       (i) the results of the assessment conducted under 
     subparagraph (A);
       (ii) whether it is appropriate for the President to agree 
     to reduce tariffs on automobiles or auto parts based on any 
     conclusions reached in that assessment; and
       (iii) how the President intends to comply with all 
     negotiating objectives applicable to such agreement or 
     agreements.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1337. Mr. CASEY 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 90, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (1) Certification that negotiating objectives have been 
     achieved.--
       (A) Consideration by committee on ways and means and 
     committee on finance.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     President submits to Congress a copy of the final legal text 
     of a trade agreement under subsection (a)(1)(E), the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate shall each meet, 
     consider whether or not the agreement achieves the 
     negotiating objectives set forth in section 102, and vote on 
     whether to certify that the agreement achieves those 
     objectives.
       (B) Applicability of trade authorities procedures.--The 
     trade authorities procedures shall not apply to an 
     implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement 
     unless the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
     both vote to certify under subparagraph (A) that the 
     agreement achieves the negotiating objectives set forth in 
     section 102.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1338. Mr. WHITEHOUSE 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:

       At the end of section 111(6)(B), add the following:
       (viii) The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
     Change.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1339. Mr. WHITEHOUSE 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:

       At the end of section 106(b), add the following:
       (7) For agreements that do not allow greenhouse gas 
     emissions pricing or similar policies.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the trade authorities procedures 
     shall not apply to an implementing bill submitted with 
     respect to a trade agreement or trade agreements entered into 
     under section 103(b) unless the agreement or agreements 
     explicitly permit parties to the agreement or agreements to 
     price greenhouse gas

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     emissions or adopt other policies that have substantially the 
     same effect in reducing greenhouse gas emissions as pricing 
     such emissions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1340. Mrs. FEINSTEIN 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:

       At the end, add the following:

                 TITLE III--TRADE PREFERENCES FOR NEPAL

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Nepal Trade Preferences 
     Act''.

     SEC. 302. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The President may authorize the provision 
     of preferential treatment under this title to articles that 
     are imported directly from Nepal into the customs territory 
     of the United States pursuant to section 303 if the President 
     determines--
       (1) that Nepal meets the requirements set forth in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 104(a) of the African 
     Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703(a)); and
       (2) after taking into account the factors set forth in 
     paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (c) of section 502 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462), that Nepal meets 
     the eligibility requirements of such section 502.
       (b) Withdrawal, Suspension, or Limitation of Preferential 
     Treatment; Mandatory Graduation.--The provisions of 
     subsections (d) and (e) of section 502 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462) shall apply with respect to Nepal to 
     the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions 
     apply with respect to beneficiary developing countries under 
     title V of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.).

     SEC. 303. ELIGIBLE ARTICLES.

       (a) Certain Manufactured and Other Articles.--
       (1) In general.--An article described in paragraph (2) may 
     enter the customs territory of the United States free of 
     duty.
       (2) Articles described.--
       (A) In general.--An article is described in this paragraph 
     if--
       (i) the article is the growth, product, or manufacture of 
     Nepal;
       (ii) the article is imported directly from Nepal into the 
     customs territory of the United States;
       (iii) the article is described in subparagraphs (B) through 
     (G) of subsection (b)(1) of section 503 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463);
       (iv) the President determines, after receiving the advice 
     of the United States International Trade Commission in 
     accordance with subsection (e) of that section, that the 
     article is not import-sensitive in the context of imports 
     from Nepal; and
       (v) subject to subparagraph (C), the sum of the cost or 
     value of the materials produced in, and the direct costs of 
     processing operations performed in, Nepal or the customs 
     territory of the United States is not less than 35 percent of 
     the appraised value of the article at the time it is entered.
       (B) Exclusions.--An article shall not be treated as the 
     growth, product, or manufacture of Nepal for purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i) by virtue of having merely undergone--
       (i) simple combining or packaging operations; or
       (ii) mere dilution with water or mere dilution with another 
     substance that does not materially alter the characteristics 
     of the article.
       (C) Limitation on united states cost.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(v), the cost or value of materials produced 
     in, and the direct costs of processing operations performed 
     in, the customs territory of the United States and attributed 
     to the 35-percent requirement under that subparagraph may not 
     exceed 15 percent of the appraised value of the article at 
     the time it is entered.
       (b) Textile and Apparel Articles.--
       (1) In general.--A textile or apparel article described in 
     paragraph (2) or (3) may enter the customs territory of the 
     United States free of duty.
       (2) Textile and apparel articles wholly assembled in 
     nepal.--
       (A) In general.--A textile or apparel article is described 
     in this paragraph if the textile or apparel article is--
       (i) wholly assembled in Nepal, without regard to the 
     country of origin of the yarn or fabric used to make the 
     articles; and
       (ii) imported directly from Nepal into the customs 
     territory of the United States.
       (B) Aggregate limit.--The aggregate quantity of textile and 
     apparel articles described in subparagraph (A) imported into 
     the customs territory of the United States from Nepal during 
     a calendar year under this subsection may not exceed one half 
     of one percent of the aggregate square meter equivalents of 
     all textile and apparel articles imported into the customs 
     territory of the United States in the most recent 12-month 
     period for which data are available.
       (3) Handloomed, handmade, folklore articles and ethnic 
     printed fabrics.--
       (A) In general.--A textile or apparel article is described 
     in this paragraph if the textile or apparel article is--
       (i) imported directly from Nepal into the customs territory 
     of the United States;
       (ii) on a list of textile and apparel articles determined 
     by the President, after consultation with the Government of 
     Nepal, to be handloomed, handmade, folklore articles or 
     ethnic printed fabrics of Nepal; and
       (iii) certified as a handloomed, handmade, folklore article 
     or an ethnic printed fabric of Nepal by the competent 
     authority of Nepal.
       (B) Ethnic printed fabric.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), an ethnic printed fabric of Nepal is fabric--
       (i) containing a selvedge on both edges and having a width 
     of less than 50 inches;
       (ii) classifiable under subheading 5208.52.30 or 5208.52.40 
     of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States;
       (iii) of a type that contains designs, symbols, and other 
     characteristics of Nepal--

       (I) normally produced for and sold in indigenous markets in 
     Nepal; and
       (II) normally sold in Nepal by the piece as opposed to 
     being tailored into garments before being sold in indigenous 
     markets in Nepal;

       (iv) printed, including waxed, in Nepal; and
       (v) formed in the United States from yarns formed in the 
     United States or formed in Nepal from yarns originating in 
     either the United States or Nepal.
       (4) Quantitative limitation.--Preferential treatment under 
     this subsection shall be extended in the 1-year period 
     beginning January 1, 2016, and in each of the succeeding 10 
     1-year periods, to imports of textile and apparel articles 
     from Nepal under this subsection in an amount not to exceed 
     one half of one percent of the aggregate square meter 
     equivalents of all textile and apparel articles imported into 
     the customs territory of the United States in the most recent 
     12-month period for which data are available.
       (5) Verification with respect to transshipment for certain 
     apparel articles.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than April 1, July 1, October 1, 
     and January 1 of each year, the Commissioner responsible for 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall verify that textile 
     and apparel articles imported from Nepal to which 
     preferential treatment is extended under this subsection are 
     not being unlawfully transshipped into the United States.
       (B) Report to president.--If the Commissioner determines 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) that textile and apparel 
     articles imported from Nepal to which preferential treatment 
     is extended under this subsection are being unlawfully 
     transshipped into the United States, the Commissioner shall 
     report that determination to the President.
       (C) Authority to reduce quantitative limitation.--If, in 
     any 1-year period with respect to which the President extends 
     preferential treatment to textile and apparel articles under 
     this subsection, the Commissioner reports to the President 
     pursuant to subparagraph (B) regarding unlawful 
     transshipments, the President--
       (i) may modify the quantitative limitation under paragraph 
     (4) as the President considers appropriate to account for 
     such transshipments; and
       (ii) if the President modifies that limitation under clause 
     (i), shall publish notice of the modification in the Federal 
     Register.
       (6) Surge mechanism.--The provisions of subparagraph (B) of 
     section 112(b)(3) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)) shall apply to textile and apparel 
     articles imported from Nepal to which preferential treatment 
     is extended under this subsection to the same extent and in 
     the same manner that such provisions apply to textile and 
     apparel articles described in such section 112(b)(3) and 
     imported from a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country.
       (7) Special eligibility rules; protections against 
     transshipment.--The provisions of subsection (e) of section 
     112 and section 113 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 3721 and 3722) shall apply to textile and apparel 
     articles imported from Nepal to which preferential treatment 
     is extended under this subsection to the same extent and in 
     the same manner that such provisions apply to textile and 
     apparel articles imported from beneficiary sub-Saharan 
     countries to which preferential treatment is extended under 
     such section 112.

     SEC. 304. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       The President shall monitor, review, and report to 
     Congress, not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, on the 
     implementation of this title and on the trade and investment 
     policy of the United States with respect to Nepal.

     SEC. 305. TERMINATION OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.

       No preferential treatment extended under this title shall 
     remain in effect after December 31, 2025.

     SEC. 306. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The provisions of this title shall take effect on January 
     1, 2016.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1341. 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:


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       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. ELIMINATION OF CONSUMPTIVE DEMAND EXCEPTION TO 
                   PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF GOODS MADE WITH 
                   CONVICT LABOR, FORCED LABOR, OR INDENTURED 
                   LABOR; REPORT.

       (a) Elimination of Consumptive Demand Exception.--
       (1) In general.--Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1307) is amended by striking ``The provisions of this 
     section'' and all that follows through ``of the United 
     States.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date that is 15 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
     the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives a report on compliance with section 307 of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) that includes the 
     following:
       (1) The number of instances in which merchandise was denied 
     entry pursuant to that section during the 1-year period 
     preceding the submission of the report.
       (2) A description of the merchandise denied entry pursuant 
     to that section.
       (3) Such other information as the Commissioner considers 
     appropriate with respect to monitoring and enforcing 
     compliance with that section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1342. Mr. RISCH 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:

       At the end, add the following:

                 TITLE [__]--DETERRING LABOR SLOWDOWNS

     SEC. [__]. DETERRING LABOR SLOWDOWNS.

       (a) Amendments to the National Labor Relations Act.--The 
     National Labor Relations Act is amended--
       (1) in section 1 (29 U.S.C. 151), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``International trade is one of the most important 
     components of the economy of the United States and will 
     likely continue to grow in the future. In order to remain 
     competitive in an increasingly competitive global economy, it 
     is essential that the United States possess a highly 
     efficient and reliable public and private transportation 
     network. The ports of the United States are an increasingly 
     important part of such transportation network. Experience has 
     demonstrated that frequent and periodic disruptions to 
     commerce in the maritime industry in the form of deliberate 
     and unprotected labor slowdowns at the ports of the United 
     States have led to substantial and frequent economic 
     disruption and loss, interfering with the free flow of 
     domestic and international commerce and threatening the 
     economic health of the United States, as well as its citizens 
     and businesses. Such frequent and periodic disruptions to 
     commerce in the maritime industry hurt the reputation of the 
     United States in the global economy, cause the ports of the 
     United States to lose business, and represent a serious and 
     burgeoning threat to the financial health and economic 
     stability of the United States. It is hereby declared to be 
     the policy of the United States to eliminate the causes and 
     mitigate the effects of such disruptions to commerce in the 
     maritime industry and to provide effective and prompt 
     remedies to individuals injured by such disruptions.'';
       (2) in section 2 (29 U.S.C. 152), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(15) The term `employee engaged in maritime employment' 
     has the meaning given the term `employee' in section 2(3) of 
     the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 
     902(3)).
       ``(16) The term `labor slowdown'--
       ``(A) includes any intentional effort by employees to 
     reduce productivity or efficiency in the performance of any 
     duty of such employees; and
       ``(B) does not include any such effort required by the good 
     faith belief of such employees that an abnormally dangerous 
     condition exists at the place of employment of such 
     employees.'';
       (3) in section 8(b) (29 U.S.C. 158(b)), by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(8) in representing, or seeking to represent, employees 
     engaged in maritime employment, to engage in a labor slowdown 
     at any time, including when a collective-bargaining agreement 
     is in effect.'';
       (4) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. 159), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Effect of Labor Slowdowns.--If a labor organization 
     has been found, pursuant to a final order of the Board, to 
     have violated section 8(b)(8), the Board shall--
       ``(1) revoke the exclusive recognition or certification of 
     the labor organization, which shall immediately cease to be 
     entitled to represent the employees in the bargaining unit of 
     such labor organization; or
       ``(2) take other appropriate disciplinary action.''; and
       (5) in section 10(l) (29 U.S.C. 160(l)), in the first 
     sentence, by striking ``or section 8(b)(7)'' and inserting 
     ``or paragraph (7) or (8) of section 8(b)''.
       (b) Amendment to the Labor Management Relations Act, 
     1947.--Section 303 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 
     1947 (29 U.S.C. 187) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``in section 8(b)(4)'' 
     and inserting ``under paragraph (4) or (8) of section 8(b)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, including 
     reasonable attorney fees for a violation under section 
     8(b)(8) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
     158(b)(8))'' before the period; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) In an action for damages resulting from a violation 
     of section 8(b)(8) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
     U.S.C. 158(b)(8)), it shall not be a defense that the injured 
     party has, in any manner, waived, or purported to waive, the 
     right of such party to pursue monetary damages relating to 
     the labor slowdown at issue--
       ``(1) in connection with a contractual grievance alleging a 
     violation of a clause prohibiting a strike, or a similar 
     clause, in a collective-bargaining agreement; or
       ``(2) in connection with an action for a breach of such a 
     clause under section 301.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1343. Mr. SANDERS 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:



 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page S2998, May 18, 2015, in the second column, the following 
language appears: SA 1343. Mr. HATCH 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:
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: SA 1343. Mr. 
SANDERS 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:


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROTECTING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.

       (a) Moratorium on Closing or Consolidating Postal 
     Facilities.--During the 2-year period beginning on the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service 
     may not close or consolidate any processing and distribution 
     center, processing and distribution facility, network 
     distribution center, or other facility that is operated by 
     the United States Postal Service, the primary function of 
     which is to sort and process mail.
       (b) Reinstatement of Overnight Service Standards.--During 
     the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the United States Postal Service shall apply the service 
     standards for first-class mail and periodicals under part 121 
     of title 39, Code of Federal Regulations, that were in effect 
     on July 1, 2012.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1344. Mr. SANDERS 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:


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page S2998, May 18, 2015, in the third column, the following 
language appears: SA 1344. Mr. HATCH 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:
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: SA 1344. Mr. 
SANDERS 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:


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 


       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. WITHDRAWAL OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT FROM 
                   THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       Notwithstanding the provisions of title I of the Act to 
     authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
     trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, 
     and to establish a framework for relations between the United 
     States and the People's Republic of China (Public Law 106-
     286; 114 Stat. 880), or any other provision of law, effective 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (1) normal trade relations treatment shall not apply 
     pursuant to section 101 of that Act to the products of the 
     People's Republic of China;
       (2) normal trade relations treatment may thereafter be 
     extended to the products of that country only in accordance 
     with the provisions of chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), as in effect with respect 
     to the products of the People's Republic of China on the day 
     before the effective date of the accession of the People's 
     Republic of China to the World Trade Organization; and
       (3) the extension of waiver authority that was in effect 
     with respect to the People's Republic of China under section 
     402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1)) on 
     the day before the effective date of the accession of the 
     People's Republic of China to the World Trade Organization 
     shall, upon the enactment of this Act, be deemed not to have 
     expired, and shall continue in effect until the date that is 
     90 days after the date of such enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1345. Mr. SANDERS 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:



 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page S2998, May 18, 2015, in the third column, the following 
language appears: SA 1345. Mr. HATCH 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 
certainorganizations; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: SA 1345. Mr. 
SANDERS 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:


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 


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       At the end, add the following:

            TITLE III--UNITED STATES EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP BANK

     SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``United States Employee 
     Ownership Bank Act''.

     SEC. 302. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) between January 2000 and February 2015, the 
     manufacturing sector lost 4,963,000 jobs;
       (2) as of February 2015, only 12,321,000 workers in the 
     United States were employed in the manufacturing sector, 
     lower than July 1941;
       (3) at the end of 2014, the United States had a trade 
     deficit of $505,047,000,000, including a record-breaking 
     $342,632,500,000 trade deficit with China;
       (4) preserving and increasing decent paying jobs must be a 
     top priority of Congress;
       (5) providing loan guarantees, direct loans, and technical 
     assistance to employees to buy their own companies will 
     preserve and increase employment in the United States; and
       (6) the time has come to establish the United States 
     Employee Ownership Bank to preserve and expand jobs in the 
     United States through Employee Stock Ownership Plans and 
     worker-owned cooperatives.

     SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title--
       (1) the term ``Bank'' means the United States Employee 
     Ownership Bank, established under section 304;
       (2) the term ``eligible worker-owned cooperative'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 1042(c) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986;
       (3) the term ``employee stock ownership plan'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4975(e) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986; and
       (4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.

     SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP 
                   BANK WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

       (a) Establishment of Bank.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish the 
     United States Employee Ownership Bank to foster increased 
     employee ownership of United States companies and greater 
     employee participation in company decision-making throughout 
     the United States.
       (2) Organization of the bank.--
       (A) Management.--The Secretary shall appoint a Director to 
     serve as the head of the Bank, who shall serve at the 
     pleasure of the Secretary.
       (B) Staff.--The Director may select, appoint, employ, and 
     fix the compensation of the employees that are necessary to 
     carry out the functions of the Bank.
       (b) Duties of Bank.--The Bank is authorized to provide 
     loans, on a direct or guaranteed basis, which may be 
     subordinated to the interests of all other creditors--
       (1) to purchase a company through an employee stock 
     ownership plan or an eligible worker-owned cooperative, which 
     shall be not less than 51 percent employee-owned, or will 
     become not less than 51 percent employee-owned as a result of 
     financial assistance from the Bank;
       (2) to allow a company that is less than 51 percent 
     employee-owned to become not less than 51 percent employee-
     owned;
       (3) to allow a company that is not less than 51 percent 
     employee-owned to increase the level of employee ownership at 
     the company; and
       (4) to allow a company that is not less than 51 percent 
     employee-owned to expand operations and increase or preserve 
     employment.
       (c) Preconditions.--Before the Bank makes any subordinated 
     loan or guarantees a loan under subsection (b)(1), a business 
     plan shall be submitted to the Bank that--
       (1) shows that--
       (A) not less than 51 percent of all interests in the 
     company is or will be owned or controlled by an employee 
     stock ownership plan or eligible worker-owned cooperative;
       (B) the board of directors of the company is or will be 
     elected by shareholders on a 1 share to 1 vote basis or by 
     members of the eligible worker-owned cooperative on a 1 
     member to 1 vote basis, except that shares held by the 
     employee stock ownership plan will be voted according to 
     section 409(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, with 
     participants providing voting instructions to the trustee of 
     the employee stock ownership plan in accordance with the 
     terms of the employee stock ownership plan and the 
     requirements of that section 409(e); and
       (C) all employees will receive basic information about 
     company progress and have the opportunity to participate in 
     day-to-day operations; and
       (2) includes a feasibility study from an objective third 
     party with a positive determination that the employee stock 
     ownership plan or eligible worker-owned cooperative will 
     generate enough of a margin to pay back any loan, 
     subordinated loan, or loan guarantee that was made possible 
     through the Bank.
       (d) Terms and Conditions for Loans and Loan Guarantees.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a loan that is 
     provided or guaranteed under this section shall--
       (1) bear interest at an annual rate, as determined by the 
     Secretary--
       (A) in the case of a direct loan provided under this 
     section--
       (i) sufficient to cover the cost of borrowing to the 
     Department of the Treasury for obligations of comparable 
     maturity; or
       (ii) of 4 percent; and
       (B) in the case of a loan guaranteed under this section, in 
     an amount that is equal to the current applicable market rate 
     for a loan of comparable maturity; and
       (2) have a term of not more than 12 years.

     SEC. 305. EMPLOYEE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL BEFORE PLANT OR 
                   FACILITY CLOSING.

       Section 3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining 
     Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by inserting: ``; employee stock 
     ownership plans or eligible worker-owned cooperatives'' after 
     ``layoffs''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Employee Stock Ownership Plans and Eligible Worker-
     Owned Cooperatives.--
       ``(1) General rule.--If an employer orders a plant or 
     facility closing in connection with the termination of 
     operations at the plant or facility, the employer shall offer 
     its employees an opportunity to purchase the plant or 
     facility through an employee stock ownership plan (as that 
     term is defined in section 4975(e) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986) or an eligible worker-owned cooperative (as 
     that term is defined in section 1042(c) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986) that is not less than 51 percent 
     employee-owned. The value of the company that is to be the 
     subject of the plan or cooperative shall be the fair market 
     value of the plant or facility, as determined by an appraisal 
     by an independent third party jointly selected by the 
     employer and the employees. The cost of the appraisal may be 
     shared evenly between the employer and the employees.
       ``(2) Exemptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply--
       ``(A) if an employer orders a plant closing but will retain 
     the assets of the plant to continue or begin a business 
     within the United States; or
       ``(B) if an employer orders a plant closing and the 
     employer intends to continue the business conducted at the 
     plant at another plant within the United States.''.

     SEC. 306. REGULATIONS ON SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS AND PREVENTING 
                   COMPETITION WITH COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as are 
     necessary to implement this title and the amendments made by 
     this title, including--
       (1) regulations to ensure the safety and soundness of the 
     Bank; and
       (2) regulations to ensure that the Bank will not compete 
     with commercial financial institutions.

     SEC. 307. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT CREDIT.

       Section 804 of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 
     U.S.C. 2903) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Establishment of Employee Stock Ownership Plans and 
     Eligible Worker-Owned Cooperatives.--In assessing and taking 
     into account, under subsection (a), the record of a financial 
     institution, the appropriate Federal financial supervisory 
     agency may consider as a factor capital investments, loans, 
     loan participation, technical assistance, financial advice, 
     grants, and other ventures undertaken by the institution to 
     support or enable employees to establish employee stock 
     ownership plans or eligible worker-owned cooperatives (as 
     those terms are defined in sections 4975(e) and 1042(c) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, respectively), that are 
     not less than 51 percent employee-owned plans or 
     cooperatives.''.

     SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
     carry out this title--
       (1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
       (2) such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year 
     thereafter.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1346. Mr. BOOKER 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:

       At the end of section 105(a), insert the following:
       (6) Report on potential united states trading partners.--
       (A) Requirement for report.--Not later than 45 days prior 
     to the date the President initiates negotiations for a trade 
     agreement with a country, the Chairman of the United States 
     International Trade Commission shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress a report on market access opportunities and 
     challenges arising from such trade agreement.
       (B) Content.--Each report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall assess--
       (i) tariff and nontariff barriers, policies, and practices 
     of the government of the country;
       (ii) expected opportunities for United States exports to 
     the country if such tariff and nontariff barriers are 
     eliminated; and
       (iii) the potential impact of the trade agreement on 
     aggregate employment and job displacement of workers in the 
     United States and the country.
       (C) Public availability of report.--Each report required by 
     subparagraph (A) shall be made available to the public.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1347. Mr. MENENDEZ 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:

       After section 106, insert the following:

     SEC. 107. WITHDRAWAL FROM TRADE AGREEMENTS THAT LEAD TO 
                   OUTSOURCING OF MANUFACTURING JOBS.

       (a) Notifications of Decrease in Manufacturing Employment 
     by Congressional Budget Office.--The Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office shall notify Congress if, at any 
     time during the 3-year period beginning on the date on which 
     a trade agreement entered into under section 103(b) enters 
     into force, the Director determines that manufacturing 
     employment in the United States has decreased by 100,000 jobs 
     or more since the entry into force of the agreement.
       (b) Withdrawal.--The United States shall withdraw from a 
     trade agreement entered into under section 103(b) on the date 
     of the enactment of a joint resolution of withdrawal under 
     subsection (c) with respect to that agreement.
       (c) Joint Resolution of Withdrawal.--
       (1) Joint resolution of withdrawal defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``joint resolution of withdrawal'', with 
     respect to a trade agreement entered into under section 
     103(b), means only a joint resolution of either House of 
     Congress the sole matter after the resolving clause of which 
     is as follows: ``That the United States withdraws from the 
     trade agreement with _____.'', with the blank space being 
     filled with the country or countries that are parties to the 
     agreement.
       (2) Introduction.--During the 60-day period beginning on 
     the date on which the Director submits to Congress a 
     notification under subsection (a), any Member of the House or 
     Senate may introduce a joint resolution of withdrawal.
       (3) Committee referral.--A joint resolution of withdrawal 
     shall not be referred to a committee in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate.
       (4) Floor consideration.--The provisions of subsections (d) 
     and (e) of section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2192) (relating to the floor consideration of certain 
     resolutions in the House and Senate) apply to a joint 
     resolution of withdrawal to the same extent such provisions 
     apply to joint resolutions under subsection (a) of that 
     section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1348. Mr. MENENDEZ (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:

       At the end of section 102(b), add the following:
       (21) Worst forms of child labor.--The principal negotiating 
     objectives of the United States with respect to the worst 
     forms of child labor are--
       (A) to prevent distortions in the conduct of international 
     trade caused by the use of the worst forms of child labor, in 
     whole or in part, in the production of goods for export in 
     international commerce; and
       (B) to redress unfair and illegitimate competition based 
     upon the use of the worst forms of child labor, in whole or 
     in part, in the production of goods for export in 
     international commerce, including by--
       (i) promoting universal ratification and full compliance by 
     all trading partners of the United States with ILO Convention 
     No. 182 Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for 
     the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor;
       (ii) clarifying the right under subsections (a) and (b) of 
     Article XX of GATT 1994 to enact and enforce national 
     measures that are necessary to protect public morals or to 
     protect human, animal, or plant life or health, including 
     measures that limit or ban the importation of goods or 
     services that are produced through the use of the worst forms 
     of child labor;
       (iii) ensuring that any multilateral or bilateral trade 
     agreement that is entered into by the United States requires 
     all parties to such agreement to enact and enforce laws that 
     satisfy their international legal obligations to prevent the 
     use of the worst forms of child labor, especially in the 
     conduct of international trade; and
       (iv) providing for strong enforcement of laws that require 
     all trading partners of the United States to prevent the use 
     of the worst forms of child labor, especially in the conduct 
     of international trade, through accessible, expeditious, and 
     effective civil, administrative, and criminal enforcement 
     mechanisms, including procedures to impound at the border or 
     otherwise refuse entry of goods made, in whole or in part, 
     through the use of the worst forms of child labor.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1349. Mr. MENENDEZ 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)(1)(A), after ``global value chains,'' 
     insert ``especially those global value chains established 
     under existing trade agreements,''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1350. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Udall, 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:

       At the end of section 102(b)(10), add the following:
       (J) to ensure that each party to a trade agreement 
     implements all measures to bring its environmental laws and 
     regulations into compliance with the agreement before the 
     agreement enters into effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1351. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Udall, 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:

       At the end of section 102(b)(10), add the following:
       (J) to ensure that each party to a trade agreement 
     implements all measures to bring its labor laws and 
     regulations into compliance with the agreement before the 
     agreement enters into effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1352. Mr. MENENDEZ 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:

       At the end of section 106(b), add the following:
       (7) Limitations on procedures with respect to agreements 
     with countries that discriminate against lgbt individuals.--
     The trade authorities procedures shall not apply to any 
     implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement 
     or trade agreements entered into under section 103(b) with a 
     country that discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
     and transgendered (LGBT) individuals.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1353. Mr. PETERS 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:

       At the end of section 105(f), add the following:
       (4) Report on fair trade index.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade 
     Representative shall submit to Congress a report on each 
     foreign country with which the United States has conducted 
     negotiations under this title that--
       (i) analyzes the acts, policies, and practices of such 
     foreign country that negatively impact the trade relationship 
     of the United States with such foreign country;
       (ii) analyzes the adherence of such foreign country to 
     international trade norms;
       (iii) assesses the compliance of such foreign country with 
     fair trade factors (including the factors specified in 
     subparagraph (B)); and
       (iv) ranks each such foreign country in order from most to 
     least egregious violator of those fair trade factors.
       (B) Fair trade factors.--The fair trade factors for each 
     foreign country included in the report under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following:
       (i) An assessment of the extent to which that country 
     manipulates the exchange rate for its currency, including an 
     assessment of the following:

       (I) Whether that country had a current account surplus 
     during the 180-day period preceding the submission of the 
     report.
       (II) Whether that country increased its foreign exchange 
     reserves during that period.
       (III) Whether the amount of foreign exchange reserves of 
     that country is more than the total value of exports from 
     that country during a 3-month period.

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       (IV) Such other factors as the United States Trade 
     Representative considers appropriate.

       (ii) An assessment of the localization barriers to trade 
     with that country, including an assessment of the following:

       (I) Whether that country has formal legal and regulatory 
     measures designed to protect, favor, or stimulate industries, 
     service providers, or intellectual property from that country 
     at the expense of goods, services, or intellectual property 
     from other countries, including local content requirements, 
     subsidies, or other preferences available only if producers 
     use local goods, locally-owned service providers, or locally-
     owned or developed intellectual property.
       (II) Any requirements in that country to provide services 
     using local facilities or infrastructure.
       (III) Any measures taken by that country to promote the 
     transfer of technology or intellectual property from foreign 
     entities to domestic entities.
       (IV) Any requirements in that country to comply with 
     standards specific to that country or region that create 
     unnecessary obstacles to trade.
       (V) Any requirements in that country to conduct duplicative 
     conformity assessment procedures that the United States Trade 
     Representative considers unjustified.
       (VI) Such other factors as the United States Trade 
     Representative considers appropriate.

       (iii) An assessment of any other barriers to trade with 
     that country, including considering the ranking of that 
     country in the National Trade Estimate submitted to Congress 
     under section 181(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2241(b)).
       (iv) An assessment of the extent to which that country 
     protects intellectual property rights, including considering 
     whether that country is identified by the United States Trade 
     Representative under section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2242) as a country that denies adequate and effective 
     protection of intellectual property rights or denies fair and 
     equitable market access to United States persons that rely 
     upon intellectual property rights protection.
       (v) An assessment of the extent to which that country 
     exhibits discriminatory preferences for domestic production, 
     including considering any findings of the Trade Policy Review 
     Body of the World Trade Organization with respect to that 
     country.
       (vi) An assessment of the labor rights and labor practices 
     in that country, including the findings with respect to that 
     country included in the report on labor rights required by 
     subsection (d)(3).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1354. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
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 36, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following 
     new principal negotiating objective:
       (21) Addressing climate change.--All trade agreements to 
     which the United States is a party shall recognize the right 
     of all governments to regulate and enact laws in the interest 
     of addressing climate change and the rights of all 
     governments to exercise any legal rights or safeguards to 
     reduce greenhouse gas emissions without the threat of trade-
     related penalties.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1355. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
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 15, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (I) ensuring that the procedures for resolving investor-
     state disputes involving claims for expected future profits 
     or similar compensation related to the exercise by the United 
     States or a State of any legal rights or safeguards to 
     protect or provide for clean air, clean water, or safe food, 
     including actions under any existing or future law or 
     regulation, occur under the jurisdiction of a court of the 
     United States or a State and not through the dispute 
     settlement mechanism.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1356. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
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 15, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (I) ensuring that the procedures for resolving investor-
     state disputes involving claims for expected future profits 
     or similar compensation related to the exercise by the United 
     States or a State of any legal rights or safeguards to 
     provide for reductions in children's exposure to carcinogens 
     and toxic substances in toys and other consumer products, 
     including actions under any existing or future law or 
     regulation, occur under the jurisdiction of a court of the 
     United States or a State and not through the dispute 
     settlement mechanism.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1357. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
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 15, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (I) ensuring that the procedures for resolving investor-
     state disputes involving claims for expected future profits 
     or similar compensation related to the exercise by the United 
     States or a State of any legal rights or safeguards to 
     provide for reductions in exposure to substances that are 
     known to cause cancer or other serious health impacts, 
     including actions under any existing or future law or 
     regulation, occur under the jurisdiction of a court of the 
     United States or a State and not through the dispute 
     settlement mechanism.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1358. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
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 15, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (I) ensuring that the procedures for resolving investor-
     state disputes involving claims for expected future profits 
     or similar compensation related to the exercise by the United 
     States or a State of any legal rights or safeguards to 
     provide for reductions in the pesticide residue levels on 
     food, including actions under any existing or future law or 
     regulation, occur under the jurisdiction of a court of the 
     United States or a State and not through the dispute 
     settlement mechanism.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1359. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
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 15, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (I) ensuring that the procedures for resolving investor-
     state disputes involving claims for expected future profits 
     or similar compensation related to the exercise by the United 
     States or a State of any legal rights or safeguards to 
     provide for the reductions in the emission of, or exposure 
     to, toxic air pollutants, including actions under any 
     existing or future law or regulation, occur under the 
     jurisdiction of a court of the United States or a State and 
     not through the dispute settlement mechanism.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1360. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
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 15, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (I) ensuring that the procedures for resolving investor-
     state disputes involving claims for expected future profits 
     or similar compensation related to the exercise by the United 
     States or a State of any legal rights or safeguards to 
     provide for the reductions in the exposure to asbestos, 
     including actions under any existing or future law or 
     regulation, occur under the jurisdiction of a court of the 
     United States or a State and not through the dispute 
     settlement mechanism.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1361. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1221 proposed by Mr.

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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:

       At the end of section 106(b), add the following:
       (7) Limitation on trade authorities procedures for 
     agreements with certain countries.--The trade authorities 
     procedures shall not apply to any implementing bill submitted 
     with respect to a trade agreement or trade agreements entered 
     into under section 103(b) with a country that has a minimum 
     wage that is less than $1.00 an hour, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Labor.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1362. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
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 15, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (I) ensuring that the procedures for resolving investor-
     state disputes involving claims for expected future profits 
     or similar compensation related to the exercise by the United 
     States or a State of any legal rights or safeguards to 
     provide for reductions in contaminants harmful to public 
     health in drinking water, including actions under any 
     existing or future law or regulation, occur under the 
     jurisdiction of a court of the United States or a State and 
     not through the dispute settlement mechanism.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1363. Mr. BOOKER 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:

       At the end, add the following:

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

           Subtitle A--Tax Credit for Apprenticeship Programs

     SEC. 301. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN QUALIFIED 
                   APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 45S. EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN QUALIFIED 
                   APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the 
     apprenticeship credit determined under this section for the 
     taxable year is an amount equal to the sum of the applicable 
     credit amounts (as determined under subsection (b)) for each 
     of apprentice of the employer that exceeds the applicable 
     apprenticeship level (as determined under subsection (e)) 
     during such taxable year.
       ``(b) Applicable Credit Amount.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), the applicable credit amount for each apprentice for 
     each taxable year is equal to--
       ``(1) $1,500, in the case of an apprentice who--
       ``(A) has not attained 25 years of age at the close of the 
     taxable year, or
       ``(B) is certified as eligible to apply for adjustment 
     assistance under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, and
       ``(2) $1,000, in the case of any apprentice not described 
     in paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Limitation on Number of Years Which Credit May Be 
     Taken Into Account.--The apprenticeship credit shall not be 
     allowed for more than 2 taxable years with respect to any 
     apprentice.
       ``(d) Apprentice.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `apprentice' means any employee who is employed by the 
     employer--
       ``(1) in an officially recognized apprenticeable 
     occupation, as determined by the Office of Apprenticeship of 
     the Employment and Training Administration of the Department 
     of Labor, and
       ``(2) pursuant to an apprentice agreement registered with--
       ``(A) the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and 
     Training Administration of the Department of Labor, or
       ``(B) a recognized State apprenticeship agency, as 
     determined by the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment 
     and Training Administration of the Department of Labor.
       ``(e) Applicable Apprenticeship Level.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes this section, the 
     applicable apprenticeship level shall be equal to--
       ``(A) in the case of any apprentice described in subsection 
     (b)(1), the amount equal to 80 percent of the average number 
     of such apprentices of the employer for the 3 taxable years 
     preceding the taxable year for which the credit is being 
     determined, rounded to the next lower whole number; and
       ``(B) in the case of any apprentices described in 
     subsection (b)(2), the amount equal to 80 percent of the 
     average number of such apprentices of the employer for the 3 
     taxable years preceding the taxable year for which the credit 
     is being determined, rounded to the next lower whole number.
       ``(2) First year of new apprenticeship programs.--In the 
     case of an employer which did not have any apprentices during 
     any taxable year in the 3 taxable years preceding the taxable 
     year for which the credit is being determined, the applicable 
     apprenticeship level shall be equal to zero.
       ``(f) Coordination With Other Credits.--The amount of 
     credit otherwise allowable under sections 45A, 51(a), and 
     1396(a) with respect to any employee shall be reduced by the 
     credit allowed by this section with respect to such employee.
       ``(g) Certain Rules To Apply.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of subsections (i)(1) and (k) of section 51 shall apply for 
     purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--
     Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph 
     (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and 
     inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(37) the apprenticeship credit determined under section 
     45S(a).''.
       (c) Denial of Double Benefit.--Subsection (a) of section 
     280C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     inserting ``45S(a),'' after ``45P(a),''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 45S. Employees participating in qualified apprenticeship 
              programs.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals commencing apprenticeship programs 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Limitation on Government Printing Costs.--Not later 
     than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     coordinate with the heads of Federal departments and 
     independent agencies to--
       (1) determine which Government publications could be 
     available on Government websites and no longer printed and to 
     devise a strategy to reduce overall Government printing costs 
     over the 10-year period beginning with fiscal year 2015, 
     except that the Director shall ensure that essential printed 
     documents prepared for social security recipients, medicare 
     beneficiaries, and other populations in areas with limited 
     Internet access or use continue to remain available;
       (2) establish government wide Federal guidelines on 
     employee printing; and
       (3) issue guidelines requiring every department, agency, 
     commission, or office to list at a prominent place near the 
     beginning of each publication distributed to the public and 
     issued or paid for by the Federal Government--
       (A) the name of the issuing agency, department, commission, 
     or office;
       (B) the total number of copies of the document printed;
       (C) the collective cost of producing and printing all of 
     the copies of the document; and
       (D) the name of the entity publishing the document.

                    Subtitle B--Build America Bonds

     SEC. 311. BUILD AMERICA BONDS MADE PERMANENT.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 54AA(d)(1) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 
     ``or during a period beginning on or after the date of the 
     enactment of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities 
     and Accountability Act of 2015,'' after ``January 1, 2011,''.
       (b) Reduction in Credit Percentage to Bondholders.--
     Subsection (b) of section 54AA of such Code is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Amount of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit determined 
     under this subsection with respect to any interest payment 
     date for a build America bond is the applicable percentage of 
     the amount of interest payable by the issuer with respect to 
     such date.
       ``(2) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the applicable percentage shall be determined under the 
     following table:

``In the case of a bond issued                           The applicable
  during calendar year:                                  percentage is:
  2009 or 2010......................................................35 
  2014..............................................................31 
  2015..............................................................30 
  2016..............................................................29 
  2017 and thereafter............................................28.''.
       (c) Special Rules.--Subsection (f) of section 54AA of such 
     Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Application of other rules.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a build America bond shall be considered a recovery zone 
     economic development bond (as defined in section 1400U-2) for 
     purposes of application of section 1601 of title I of 
     division B of Public Law 111-5 (26 U.S.C. 54C note).
       ``(B) Public transportation projects.--Recipients of any 
     financial assistance authorized under this section that funds 
     public transportation projects, as defined in Title 49, 
     United States Code, must comply with the grant requirements 
     described under section 5309 of such title.''.

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       (d) Extension of Payments to Issuers.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6431 of such Code is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or during a period beginning on or after 
     the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Congressional 
     Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015,'' after 
     ``January 1, 2011,'' in subsection (a), and
       (B) by striking ``before January 1, 2011'' in subsection 
     (f)(1)(B) and inserting ``during a particular period''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (g) of section 54AA 
     of such Code is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or during a period beginning on or after 
     the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Congressional 
     Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015,'' after 
     ``January 1, 2011,'', and
       (B) by striking ``Qualified Bonds Issued Before 2011'' in 
     the heading and inserting ``Certain Qualified Bonds''.
       (e) Reduction in Percentage of Payments to Issuers.--
     Subsection (b) of section 6431 of such Code is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'',
       (2) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``the 
     applicable percentage'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `applicable percentage' means the 
     percentage determined in accordance with the following table:

``In the case of a qualified bond                        The applicable
  issued during calendar year:                           percentage is:
  2009 or 2010......................................................35 
  2014..............................................................31 
  2015..............................................................30 
  2016..............................................................29 
  2017 and thereafter............................................28.''.
       (f) Current Refundings Permitted.--Subsection (g) of 
     section 54AA of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Treatment of current refunding bonds.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `qualified bond' includes any bond (or series of bonds) 
     issued to refund a qualified bond if--
       ``(i) the average maturity date of the issue of which the 
     refunding bond is a part is not later than the average 
     maturity date of the bonds to be refunded by such issue,
       ``(ii) the amount of the refunding bond does not exceed the 
     outstanding amount of the refunded bond, and
       ``(iii) the refunded bond is redeemed not later than 90 
     days after the date of the issuance of the refunding bond.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage.--In the case of a refunding 
     bond referred to in subparagraph (A), the applicable 
     percentage with respect to such bond under section 6431(b) 
     shall be the lowest percentage specified in paragraph (2) of 
     such section.
       ``(C) Determination of average maturity.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i), average maturity shall be determined in 
     accordance with section 147(b)(2)(A).
       ``(D) Issuance restriction not applicable.--Subsection 
     (d)(1)(B) shall not apply to a refunding bond referred to in 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (g) Clarification Related to Levees and Flood Control 
     Projects.--Subparagraph (A) of section 54AA(g)(2) of such 
     Code is amended by inserting ``(including capital 
     expenditures for levees and other flood control projects)'' 
     after ``capital expenditures''.
       (h) Gross-Up of Payment to Issuers in Case of 
     Sequestration.--In the case of any payment under section 
     6431(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 made after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act to which sequestration 
     applies, the amount of such payment shall be increased to an 
     amount equal to--
       (1) such payment (determined before such sequestration), 
     multiplied by
       (2) the quotient obtained by dividing 1 by the amount by 
     which 1 exceeds the percentage reduction in such payment 
     pursuant to such sequestration.
     For purposes of this subsection, the term ``sequestration'' 
     means any reduction in direct spending ordered in accordance 
     with a sequestration report prepared by the Director of the 
     Office and Management and Budget pursuant to the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or the 
     Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
       (i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to obligations issued on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                  Subtitle C--Export Promotion Reform

     SEC. 321. IMPROVED COORDINATION OF EXPORT PROMOTION 
                   ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES THROUGH TRADE 
                   PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE.

       (a) Duties of Committee.--Section 2312(b) of the Export 
     Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(4) in making the assessments under paragraph (5), review 
     the proposed annual budget of each agency described in that 
     paragraph under procedures established by the TPCC for such 
     review, before the agency submits that budget to the Office 
     of Management and Budget and the President for inclusion in 
     the budget of the President submitted to Congress under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code; and''.
       (b) Strategic Plan.--Section 2312(c) of the Export 
     Enhancement Act of 1988 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) in conducting the review and developing the plan 
     under paragraph (2), take into account recommendations from a 
     representative number of United States exporters, in 
     particular small businesses and medium-sized businesses, and 
     representatives of United States workers;''.
       (c) Implementation.--Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement 
     Act of 1988 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Implementation.--The President shall take such steps 
     as are necessary to provide the chairperson of the TPCC with 
     the authority to ensure that the TPCC carries out each of its 
     duties under subsection (b) and develops and implements the 
     strategic plan under subsection (c).''.
       (d) Small Business Defined.--Section 2312 of the Export 
     Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended by subsection (c), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Small Business Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `small business' means a small business concern as defined 
     under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 25 U.S.C. 
     632).''.

     SEC. 322. EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL 
                   SERVICE RESOURCES IN FOREIGN OFFICES.

       Section 2301(c)(4) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 
     (15 U.S.C. 4721(c)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) as 
     subparagraphs (C) through (G), respectively; and
       (2) by striking ``(4) Foreign offices.--(A) The Secretary 
     may'' and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Foreign offices.--(A)(i) In consultation with the 
     Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee established under 
     section 2312(a), the Secretary shall, not less frequently 
     than once every 5 years--
       ``(I) conduct a global assessment of overseas markets to 
     identify those markets with the greatest potential for 
     increasing United States exports; and
       ``(II) deploy Commercial Service personnel and other 
     resources on the basis of the global assessment conducted 
     under subclause (I).
       ``(ii) Each global assessment conducted under clause (i)(I) 
     shall take into account recommendations from a representative 
     number of United States exporters, in particular small 
     businesses (as defined in section 2312(h)) and medium-sized 
     businesses, and representatives of United States workers.
       ``(iii) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities 
     and Accountability Act of 2015, and not less frequently than 
     once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress the results of the most recent global assessment 
     conducted under clause (i)(I) and a plan for deployment of 
     personnel and resources under clause (i)(II) on the basis of 
     that global assessment.
       ``(B) The Secretary may' ''.

     SEC. 323. STRENGTHENED COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY IN SUPPORT OF 
                   UNITED STATES EXPORTS.

       (a) Development of Plan.--Section 207(c) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927(c)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     including through the development of a plan, drafted in 
     consultation with the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee 
     established under section 2312(a) of the Export Enhancement 
     Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(a)), for effective diplomacy to 
     remove or reduce obstacles to exports of United States goods 
     and services''.
       (b) Assessments and Promotions.--Section 603 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking the second sentence; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c)(1) Precepts for selection boards responsible for 
     recommending promotions into and within the Senior Foreign 
     Service shall emphasize performance which demonstrates the 
     strong policy formulation capabilities, executive leadership 
     qualities, and highly developed functional and area 
     expertise, which are required for the Senior Foreign Service.
       ``(2) Precepts described in paragraph (1) related to 
     functional and area expertise shall include, with respect to 
     members of the Service with responsibilities relating to 
     economic affairs, expertise on the effectiveness of efforts 
     to promote the export of United States goods and services in 
     accordance with a commercial diplomacy plan developed 
     pursuant to section 207(c).''.
       (c) Inspector General.--Section 209(b) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) the effectiveness of commercial diplomacy relating to 
     the promotion of exports of United States goods and services; 
     and''.

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                       Subtitle D--STEM Education

     SEC. 331. GRANTS FOR STEM EDUCATION.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve 
     student academic achievement in science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics, including computer science, 
     by--
       (1) improving instruction in such subjects through grade 
     12;
       (2) improving student engagement in, and increasing student 
     access to, such subjects;
       (3) improving the quality and effectiveness of classroom 
     instruction by recruiting, training, and supporting highly 
     rated teachers and providing robust tools and supports for 
     students and teachers in such subjects; and
       (4) closing student achievement gaps, and preparing more 
     students to be college and career ready in such subjects.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Terms in the esea.--The terms ``elementary school'', 
     ``secondary school'', ``Secretary'', and ``State educational 
     agency'' shall have the meanings given the terms in section 
     9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 7801).
       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) a State educational agency; or
       (B) a State educational agency in partnership with 1 or 
     more State educational agencies.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means--
       (A) any of the 50 States;
       (B) the District of Columbia;
       (C) the Bureau of Indian Education; or
       (D) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       (c) Reservations.--
       (1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated for this 
     section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
       (A) not more than 2 percent to provide technical assistance 
     to States under this section;
       (B) not more than 5 percent for State capacity-building 
     grants under this section, if the Secretary is awarding such 
     grants in accordance with paragraph (2); and
       (C) 10 percent for STEM Master Teacher Corps programs 
     described under subsection (g)(2).
       (2) Capacity-building grants.--
       (A) In general.--In any year for which funding is 
     distributed competitively, as described in subsection (e)(1), 
     the Secretary may award 1 capacity-building grant to each 
     State that does not receive a grant under subsection (e), on 
     a competitive basis, to enable such State to become more 
     competitive in future years.
       (B) Duration.--Grants awarded under subparagraph (A) shall 
     be for a period of 1 year.
       (d) Formula Grants.--
       (1) In general.--For each fiscal year for which the amount 
     appropriated to carry out this section, and not reserved 
     under subsection (c)(1), is equal to or more than 
     $300,000,000, the Secretary shall award grants to States, 
     based on the formula described in paragraph (2) to carry out 
     activities described in subsection (g)(1).
       (2) Distribution of funds.--The Secretary shall allot to 
     each State--
       (A) an amount that bears the same relationship to 35 
     percent of the excess amount described in paragraph (1) as 
     the number of individuals ages 5 through 17 in the State, as 
     determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent 
     satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals 
     in all such States, as so determined; and
       (B) an amount that bears the same relationship to 65 
     percent of the excess amount as the number of individuals 
     ages 5 through 17 from families with incomes below the 
     poverty line in the State, as determined by the Secretary on 
     the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the 
     number of those individuals in all such States, as so 
     determined.
       (3) Funding minimum.--No State receiving an allotment under 
     this subsection may receive less than \1/2\ of 1 percent of 
     the total amount allotted under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
     year.
       (4) Puerto rico.--The amount allotted under paragraph (2) 
     to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for a fiscal year may not 
     exceed \1/2\ of 1 percent of the total amount allotted under 
     paragraph (1) for such fiscal year.
       (5) Reallotment of unused funds.--If a State does not 
     successfully apply, the Secretary shall reallot the amount of 
     the State's allotment to the remaining States in accordance 
     with this subsection.
       (e) Competitive Grants.--
       (1) In general.--For each fiscal year for which the amount 
     appropriated to carry out this section, and not reserved 
     under subsection (c)(1), is less than $300,000,000, the 
     Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to 
     eligible entities to enable such eligible entities to carry 
     out the activities described in subsection (g)(1).
       (2) Duration.--Grants awarded under this subsection shall 
     be for a period of not more than 3 years.
       (3) Renewal.--
       (A) In general.--If an eligible entity demonstrates 
     progress on the performance metrics established under 
     subsection (h)(1), the Secretary may renew a grant for an 
     additional 2-year period.
       (B) Reduced funding.--Grant funds awarded under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be awarded at a reduced amount.
       (f) Applications.--Each eligible entity or State desiring a 
     grant under this section, whether through a competitive grant 
     under subsection (e) or through an allotment under subsection 
     (d), shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
     time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as 
     the Secretary may require.
       (g) Authorized Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Each State or eligible entity receiving a 
     grant under this section shall use such grant funds to carry 
     out activities to promote the subject fields of science, 
     technology, engineering, and mathematics in elementary 
     schools and secondary schools.
       (2) STEM master teacher corps.--The Secretary shall use 
     funds reserved in accordance with subsection (c)(1)(C) to 
     establish STEM Master Teacher Corps programs, which shall be 
     programs that--
       (A) elevate the status of the science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics teaching profession by 
     recognizing and rewarding outstanding teachers in those 
     subjects; and
       (B) attract and retain effective science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics teachers, particularly in high-
     need schools, by offering them additional compensation, 
     instructional resources, and instructional leadership roles.
       (h) Performance Metrics and Report.--
       (1) Performance metrics.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall 
     establish performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness 
     of the activities carried out under this section.
       (2) Annual report.--Each State or eligible entity that 
     receives a grant under this section shall prepare and submit 
     an annual report to the Secretary, which shall include 
     information relevant to the performance metrics described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (i) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) acting through the Director of the Institute of 
     Education Sciences, and in consultation with the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation--
       (A) evaluate the implementation and impact of the 
     activities supported under this section, including progress 
     measured by the metrics established under subsection (h)(1); 
     and
       (B) identify best practices to improve instruction in 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects; 
     and
       (2) disseminate, in consultation with the National Science 
     Foundation, research on best practices to improve instruction 
     in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
     subjects.

     SEC. 332. INNOVATIVE INSPIRATION SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
     agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7801).
       (2) Low-income student.--The term ``low-income student'' 
     means a student who is eligible for a free or reduced price 
     lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
       (3) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       (5) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means science, technology, 
     engineering (including robotics), or mathematics, and 
     includes the field of computer science.
       (6) Non-traditional stem teaching method.--The term ``non-
     traditional STEM teaching method'' means a STEM education 
     method or strategy such as incorporating self-directed 
     student learning, inquiry-based learning, cooperative 
     learning in small groups, collaboration with mentors in the 
     field of study, and participation in STEM-related 
     competitions.
       (b) Goals of Program.--The goals of the Innovation 
     Inspiration grant program are--
       (1) to provide opportunities for local educational agencies 
     to support non-traditional STEM teaching methods;
       (2) to support the participation of students in nonprofit 
     STEM competitions;
       (3) to foster innovation and broaden interest in, and 
     access to, careers in the STEM fields by investing in 
     programs supported by educators and professional mentors who 
     receive hands-on training and ongoing communications that 
     strengthen the interactions of the educators and mentors 
     with--
       (A) students who are involved in STEM activities; and
       (B) other students in the STEM classrooms and communities 
     of such educators and mentors; and
       (4) to encourage collaboration among students, engineers, 
     and professional mentors.
       (c) Program Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
     grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies 
     to enable the local educational agencies--
       (A) to promote STEM in secondary schools and after school 
     programs;
       (B) to support the participation of secondary school 
     students in non-traditional STEM teaching methods; and
       (C) to broaden secondary school students' access to careers 
     in STEM.
       (2) Duration.--The Secretary shall award each grant under 
     this section for a period of not more than 5 years.
       (3) Amounts.--The Secretary shall award a grant under this 
     section in an amount that is sufficient to carry out the 
     goals of this section.
       (d) Application.--

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       (1) In general.--Each local educational agency desiring a 
     grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
       (2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to applications from local 
     educational agencies that propose to carry out activities 
     that target--
       (A) a rural or urban school;
       (B) a low-performing school or local educational agency; or
       (C) a local educational agency or school that serves low-
     income students.
       (e) Uses of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Each local educational agency that 
     receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds 
     for any of the following:
       (A) STEM education and career activities.--Promotion of 
     STEM education and career activities.
       (B) Purchase of parts.--The purchase of parts and supplies 
     needed to support participation in non-traditional STEM 
     teaching methods.
       (C) Teacher incentives and stipends.--Incentives and 
     stipends for teachers involved in non-traditional STEM 
     teaching methods outside of their regular teaching duties.
       (D) Support and expenses.--Support and expenses for student 
     participation in regional and national nonprofit STEM 
     competitions.
       (E) Additional materials and support.--Additional materials 
     and support, such as equipment, facility use, technology, 
     broadband access, and other expenses, directly associated 
     with non-traditional STEM teaching and mentoring.
       (F) Other activities.--Carrying out other activities that 
     are related to the goals of the grant program, as described 
     in subsection (b).
       (2) Prohibition.--A local educational agency shall not use 
     grant funds awarded under this section to participate in any 
     STEM competition that is not a nonprofit competition.
       (3) Administrative costs.--Each local educational agency 
     that receives a grant under this section may use not more 
     than 2 percent of the grant funds for costs related to the 
     administration of the grant project.
       (f) Matching Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each local 
     educational agency that receives a grant under this section 
     shall secure, toward the cost of the activities assisted 
     under the grant, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 
     50 percent of the grant. The non-Federal contribution may be 
     provided in cash or in-kind.
       (2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or part of the 
     matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for a local 
     educational agency if the Secretary determines that applying 
     the matching requirement would result in a serious financial 
     hardship or a financial inability to carry out the goals of 
     the grant project.
       (g) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided to a 
     local educational agency under this section shall be used to 
     supplement, and not supplant, funds that would otherwise be 
     used for activities authorized under this section.
       (h) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     evaluation program to determine the efficacy of the grant 
     program established by this section, which shall include 
     comparing students participating in a grant project funded 
     under this section to similar students who do not so 
     participate, in order to assess the impact of student 
     participation on--
       (1) what courses a student takes in the future; and
       (2) a student's postsecondary study.

       Subtitle E--Extension of Tax Credit for Research Expenses

     SEC. 341. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF RESEARCH CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 41(h) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2019''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 
     2014.

        Subtitle F--Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership

     SEC. 351. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOLLINGS 
                   MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce to carry out the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnership under sections 25 and 26 of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 
     278l)--
       (1) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, 
     $192,450,000; and
       (2) for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     such sums as may be necessary.
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  SA 1364. Mr. SANDERS 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:

       At the appropriate place in title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1___. DRUG IMPORTATION.

       (a) Promulgation of Regulations.--The trade authorities 
     procedures shall not apply to an implementing bill submitted 
     with respect to a trade agreement or trade agreements entered 
     into under section 103(b) until the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services promulgates regulations under section 804(b) 
     of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
     384(b)), as amended by subsection (b)(2).
       (b) Amendments to FFDCA.--Section 804 of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``pharmacist or 
     wholesaler'' and inserting ``pharmacist, wholesaler, or the 
     head of a relevant agency of the Federal Government'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``from Canada'';
       (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``Canada'' and inserting 
     `` any country that is a party to the Trans-Pacific 
     Partnership Agreement''; and
       (4) in subsection (j)--
       (A) in the heading of paragraph (3), by striking ``Canada'' 
     and inserting ``a foreign country''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``from Canada'' and 
     inserting ``from a country that is a party to the Trans-
     Pacific Partnership Agreement''.
       (c) Prescription Drug Importation.--The principal 
     negotiating objective of the United States regarding the 
     importation of prescription drugs is to permit the 
     importation of such drugs from any country that is a party to 
     a trade agreement with the United States, pursuant to section 
     804 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
     384).
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  SA 1365. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal) 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:

       At the end of section 106(b), add the following:
       (7) For agreements with countries that criminalize 
     homosexuality.--The trade authorities procedures shall not 
     apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a 
     trade agreement entered into under section 103(b) with a 
     country the government of which criminalizes homosexuality or 
     persecutes or otherwise punishes individuals on the basis of 
     sexual orientation or gender identity, as identified by the 
     Secretary of State in the most recent annual Country Reports 
     on Human Rights Practices under section 116 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n).

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