[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S2981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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.
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