,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjah,mr4 ,coffman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,rules1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,united ,states ,trade      
,representative to certify certain trade
 agreements respecting labor and the    
environment entered into by the ,united 
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short ,title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,fair ,environmental ,trade        
,agreements ,act of #bjah4  #b4         
,limitations on procedures with respect 
to labor and the environment  7a7       
,limitations on procedures with respect 
to labor and the environment ,section   
#ajf7;b7 of the ,bipartisan             

,congressional ,trade ,priorities and   
,accountability ,act of #bjae 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #dbje7;b77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#g7 ,limitations on        
procedures with respect to labor and the
 environment ,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   
#ajc7;b7 unless upon the submission of  
such bill to ,congress the ,united      
,states ,trade ,representative certifies
 to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,finance of the       
,senate that such trade agreement--     
7,a7 meets the applicable objectives    
with respect to labor and the           
environment described in section        
#ajb7;b77#aj72 and  7,b7 includes a     
mechanism or mechanisms to implement and
 enforce any provision in such agreement
 relating to labor or the environment4  

4  7b7 ,effective ,date ,paragraph 7#g7 
of section #ajf7;b7 of the ,bipartisan  
,congressional ,trade ,priorities and   
,accountability ,act of #bjae 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #dbje7;b771 as added by       
subsection 7a7 of this ,act1 shall apply
 to trade agreements entered into or    
renegotiated beginning on the date that 
is one year after the date of the       
enactment of this section4  #c4         
,certification of certain agreements    
7a7 ,certification of certain agreements
 ,upon the submission of an implementing
 bill concerning a trade agreement or   
trade agreements1 the ,united ,states   
,trade ,representative shall certify to 
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate   
that such trade agreement or trade      
agreements entered into by the ,united  
,states--  7#a7 meet the applicable     
objectives with respect to labor and the
 environment described in section       
#ajb7;b77#aj7 of the ,bipartisan        

,congressional ,trade ,priorities and   
,accountability ,act of #bjae 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #dbjb7;b77#aj772 and  7#b7    
include a mechanism or mechanisms to    
implement and enforce any provision in  
such agreement relating to labor or the 
environment4  7b7 ,application          
,subsection 7a7 shall apply to          
implementing bills submitted with       
respect to trade agreements entered into
 on or after--  7#a7 ,july #a1 #bjah1 if
 the requirements of section            
#ajc7;c77#a77;,a7 of the ,bipartisan    
,congressional ,trade ,priorities and   
,accountability ,act of #bjae 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #dbjb7;c77#a77;,a77 are not   
satisfied2 or  7#b7 the date set forth  
under section #ajc7;c77#a77;,b7 of the  
,bipartisan ,congressional ,trade       
,priorities and ,accountability ,act of 
#bjae 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4                    
#dbjb7;c77#a77;,b774  7c7 ,implementing 
bill defined ,in this section1 the term 
implementing bill has the meaning given 
the term in section #ajc7;b77#c7 of the 

,bipartisan ,congressional ,trade       
,priorities and ,accountability ,act of 
#bjae 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #dbjb7;b77#c774