,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dbfc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,de,fazio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,hill of ,california1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 and ,mr4 ,lowenthal7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 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 prohibit importation of certain products of ,brazil1 to prohibit certain assistance to ,brazil1 and to prohibit negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with ,brazil4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,act for the ,amazon ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,two-thirds of the ,amazon rainforest is located in ,brazil's borders4 7#b7 ,the ,amazon rainforest is commonly referred to as the lungs of the ,earth4 7#c7 ,the ,amazon rainforest contains upwards of #ajj billion metric tons of sequestered carbon1 helping to stabilize the ,earth's climate4 7#d7 ,the ,amazon rainforest is home to #aj percent of the ,earth's biodiversity4 7#e7 ,more forest has been cleared in ,brazil in the summer #bjai alone than in the last three years combined4 7#f7 ,brazilian satellites indicate that about three football fields worth of trees in the ,amazon rainforest located in ,brazil were felled every minute in ,july #bjai4 7#g7 ,as of ,august #bf1 #bjai1 there were more than #da1jjj fires burning in the ,amazon rainforest4 7#h7 ,the ,national ,institute for ,space ,research 7,,inpe7 reports this to be a #gh-percent increase from fires during the same period in #bjah4 7#i7 ,these fires have released the equivalent of #bbh megatons of carbon so far this year4 7#aj7 ,natural fires in the ,amazon rainforest are rare1 and the majority of fires are human-caused to deforest land for agriculture and mining4 7#aa7 ,cattle ranching leads to approximately #hj percent of deforestation of the ,amazon rainforest4 7#ab7 ,soy cultivation has led to the destruction of #dj1jjj square miles of native forests in ,brazil since #bjjh4 7#ac7 ,deforestation is taking place illegally in some of the more than #cje indigenous territories in ,brazil4 7#ad7 ,brazilian ,president ,bolsonaro has implemented policies that violate the collective and individual rights of indigenous peoples4 7#ae7 ,brazil's ,national ,indigenous ,movement has called for an international boycott of commodities that are in conflict with indigenous territories4 7#af7 ,president ,bolsonaro has promised to scale back enforcement of environmental laws4 7#ag7 ,president ,bolsonaro blames nongovernmental organizations for the fires without evidence4 7#ah7 ,president ,bolsonaro has rejected deforestation data from his own government agency1 the ,,inpe1 as false and later fired the ,,inpe director for rebutting his criticisms4 7#ai7 ,under ,president ,bolsonaro's administration1 deforestation has spiked by more than #ej percent4 7#bj7 ,president ,bolsonaro's chief of staff said that ,g#g aid would be put to better use reforesting ,europe4 7#ba7 ,brazil's ,environment ,minister has inhibited the environmental enforcement agencies from investigating environmental crimes4 7#bb7 ,brazil's ,environment ,minister is a convicted environmental criminal4 7#bc7 ,brazilian government enforcement actions1 including fines and the confiscation and destruction of illegal equipment1 has significantly decreased under the ,bolsonaro administration4 7#bd7 ,the continued lack of enforcement actions against deforestation tactics and unwillingness to aggressively fight the fires in the ,amazon rainforest by the ,government of ,brazil poses a direct threat to ,united ,states interests and national security4 7#be7 ,the destruction of the ,amazon rainforest poses serious threats to our ecosystem1 potentially significantly affecting agricultural production1 increasing extreme weather events1 and more4 7#bf7 ,the ,united ,states is ,brazil's third largest export market4 7#bg7 ,brazilian soy and cattle exports accounted for more than #ca billion and #e billion1 respectively1 in #bjag1 leading the world in exports of both commodities4 #c4 ,prohibition on importation of products of ,brazil 7a7 ,in general ,beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall exercise all powers granted by the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 7except that the requirements of section #bjb of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7 shall not apply7 to the extent necessary to prohibit the importation of any products described in subsection 7b7 that are products of ,brazil4 7b7 ,products described ,the products described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,beef products classified under heading #jbja of the ,,hts4 7#b7 ,soy products classified under-- 7,a7 heading #abja1 #aejg1 or #bcjd of the ,,hts2 or 7,b7 subheading #abjh4aj4jj1 #aeag4ij4aj1 #aeag4ij4ij1 or #bjjh4ii4fajj of the ,,hts4 7#c7 ,leather and hide products classified under heading #dajd of the ,,hts4 7#d7 ,timber products classified under heading #ddjc of the ,,hts4 7#e7 ,sugar products classified under heading #agja of the ,,hts4 7#f7 ,pulp and paper products classified under chapter #dg or #dh of the ,,hts4 7#g7 ,tobacco products classified under chapter #bd of the ,,hts4 7#h7 ,corn products classified under-- 7,a7 heading #ajje of the ,,hts2 or 7,b7 subheading #jgji4ii4de1 #jgaj4dj4jj1 #jgab4ij4h1 #ajjd4bc4jj1 #aajb4bj4jj1 #aajc4ac4jj1 #aajh4ab4jj1 #aeae4ba4jj1 #aija4ij4ia1 #aije4ij4ij1 #bjjd4ij4he1 #bjje4hj4jj1 #bcjb4aj4jj1 #bcjc4aj4jj1 #bcjc4aj4jj1 #bcjf4ij4ja1 #ceje4aj4jj1 or #iijb4ja4ja of the ,,hts4 7#i7 ,crude petroleum1 natural gas1 and petroleum refinery products classified under heading #bgjg1 #bgji1 #bgaj1 #bgaa1 or #bgab of the ,,hts4 7c7 ,,hts defined ,in this section1 the term ,,hts means the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states4 #d4 ,prohibition on assistance to ,brazil 7a7 ,in general ,beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president may not provide assistance described in subsection 7b7 to ,brazil4 7b7 ,assistance described ,the assistance described in this subsection is the following3 7#a7 ,military assistance1 including-- 7,a7 military-to-military cooperation and exercises2 7,b7 support for military innovation and modernization1 including the transfer of surplus military equipment or technology2 and 7,c7 military education and exchanges4 7#b7 ,security assistance4 #e4 ,prohibition on negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with ,brazil 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,government of ,brazil's failure to aggressively fight the fires in the ,amazon rainforest and deforestation tactics more generally provide yet another justification as to why the ,united ,states should not carry out negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with ,brazil4 7b7 ,prohibition ,the ,office of the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative and any other ,federal department or agency may not carry out negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with ,brazil4