,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ab1       
#bjac,mr4 ,blumenauer 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,thompson of ,california1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 and ,mr4
 ,pascrell7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,trade ,act of    
#aigd to authorize the ,united ,states  
,trade ,representative to take          
discretionary action if a foreign       
country is engaging in unreasonable     
acts1 policies1 or practices relating to
 the environment1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,trade and          
,environment ,enforcement ,act or ,green
 #cja ,act4  #b4 ,environmental         
protection in trade relations ,section  
#cja7;d77#c77;,b7 of the ,trade ,act of 
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa7;d77#c77;,b77
 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by   
striking or at the end2  7#b7 in clause 

7iii77,v71 by striking the period at the
 end and inserting 1 or2 and  7#c7 by   
adding at the end the following new     
clause3  7iv7 constitutes a persistent  
pattern of conduct that-- 7,i7 fails to 
effectively enforce the environmental   
laws of a foreign country2  7,,ii7      
waives or otherwise derogates from the  
environmental laws of a foreign country 
or weakens the protections afforded by  
such laws2  7,,iii7 fails to provide for
 judicial or administrative proceedings 
giving access to remedies for violations
 of the environmental laws of a foreign 
country2  7,,iv7 fails to provide       
appropriate and effective sanctions or  
remedies for violations of the          
environmental laws of a foreign country2
 or  7,v7 fails to effectively enforce  
environmental commitments in agreements 
to which a foreign country and the      
,united ,states are a party4  4  #c4    
,identification of foreign country trade
 practices that negatively affect the   
environment  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #a

 of title ,,iii of the ,trade ,act of   
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa et seq47 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #caa4 ,identification of    
foreign country trade practices that    
negatively affect the environment  7a7  
,identification  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,trade ,representative shall identify   
those foreign country trade practices   
that cause negative environmental       
impacts on the protection of human1     
animal1 or plant life or health1 or the 
conservation of exhaustible natural     
resources in the ,united ,states1 the   
foreign country1 a third country1 or    
internationally4  7#b7 ,factors ,in     
identifying foreign country trade       
practices under paragraph 7#a71 the     
,trade ,representative shall take into  
account all relevant factors1           
including-- 7,a7 the strength of the    
connection between trade and the        
negative environmental impact2  7,b7 the
 significance of the negative           
environmental impact on the protection  

of human1 animal or plant life or       
health1 or the conservation of          
exhaustible natural resources2 and  7,c7
 the costs and benefits of mitigating   
the negative environmental impact       
through the remedies described in this  
section4  7#c7 ,consultation ,in        
identifying foreign country trade       
practices under paragraph 7#a71 the     
,trade ,representative shall provide the
 opportunity for input by and           
consultation with interested persons1   
including private or nongovernmental    
organizations working towards           
environmental protection or             
conservation1 domestic industrial users 
of any goods that may be affected by    
this section1 and appropriate ,federal  
departments and agencies4  7b7 ,report  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #bgj   
days after the date of submission of a  
report under section #aha7;b7 of this   
,act1 and every #b years thereafter1 the
 ,trade ,representative shall submit to 
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of   

the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate   
and publish in the ,federal ,register a 
report on the foreign country trade     
practices identified under subsection   
7a74  7#b7 ,matters to be included ,the 
,trade ,representative may include in   
the report1 if appropriate-- 7,a7 a     
description of other foreign country    
trade practices that may in the future  
warrant inclusion in the report as      
foreign country trade practices that    
negatively affect the environment2 and  
7,b7 a statement regarding other foreign
 country trade practices that negatively
 affect the environment that have not   
been identified because they are subject
 to other provisions of ,united ,states 
trade law1 existing bilateral trade     
agreements1 or trade negotiations1 and  
progress is being made toward the       
mitigation1 reduction1 or elimination of
 the negative environmental impacts of  
such foreign country trade practices4  4
  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of 

contents for the ,trade ,act of #aigd is
 amended by inserting after the item    
relating to section #caj the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #caa4 ,identification  
of foreign country trade practices that 
negatively affect the environment4  4