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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury Pollution Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) mercury and mercury compounds are highly toxic to 
        humans, ecosystems, and wildlife;
            (2) as many as 10 percent of women in the United States of 
        childbearing age have mercury in their bloodstreams at a level 
        that could pose risks to their unborn babies, and hundreds of 
        thousands of children born annually in the United States are at 
        risk of neurological problems relating to mercury exposure in 
        utero;
            (3) the most significant source of mercury exposure to 
        people in the United States is ingestion of mercury-
        contaminated fish;
            (4) the long-term solution to mercury pollution is to 
        minimize global mercury use and releases of mercury to 
        eventually achieve reduced contamination levels in the 
        environment, rather than reducing fish consumption, since 
        uncontaminated fish represents a critical and healthy source of 
        nutrition for people worldwide;
            (5) mercury pollution is a transboundary pollutant that--
                    (A) is deposited locally, regionally, and globally; 
                and
                    (B) affects bodies of water near industrial areas, 
                such as the Great Lakes, as well as bodies of water in 
                remote areas, such as the Arctic Circle;
            (6) of the approximately 30 plants in the United States 
        that produce chlorine, only 7 use the obsolete ``mercury cell'' 
        chlor-alkali process, and 4 have not yet committed to phasing 
        out mercury use;
            (7)(A) less than 5 percent of the total quantity of 
        chlorine and caustic soda produced in the United States comes 
        from the chlor-alkali plants described in paragraph (6) that 
        use the mercury cell chlor-alkali process;
            (B) cost-effective alternatives are available and in use in 
        the remaining 95 percent of chlorine and caustic soda 
        production; and
            (C) other countries, including Japan, have already banned 
        the mercury cell chlor-alkali process;
            (8) the chlor-alkali industry acknowledges that--
                    (A) mercury can contaminate products manufactured 
                at mercury cell facilities; and
                    (B) the use of some of those products results in 
                the direct and indirect release of mercury;
            (9) despite those quantities of mercury known to have been 
        used or to be in use, neither the chlor-alkali industry nor the 
        Environmental Protection Agency is able--
                    (A) to adequately account for the disposition of 
                the mercury used at those facilities; or
                    (B) to accurately estimate current mercury 
                emissions; and
            (10) it is critically important that the United States work 
        aggressively toward the minimization of supply, demand, and 
        releases of mercury, both domestically and internationally.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    Congress declares that the United States should develop policies 
and programs that will--
            (1) reduce mercury use and emissions within the United 
        States;
            (2) reduce mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury 
        currently in use or circulation within the United States; and
            (3) reduce exposures to mercury, particularly exposures of 
        women of childbearing age and young children.

SEC. 4. USE OF MERCURY IN CHLORINE AND CAUSTIC SODA MANUFACTURING.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 6 the 
following:

``SEC. 6A. USE OF MERCURY IN CHLORINE AND CAUSTIC SODA MANUFACTURING.

    ``(a) Definition of Chlor-alkali Facility.--In this section, the 
term `chlor-alkali facility' means a facility used for the manufacture 
of chlorine or caustic soda using a mercury cell process.
    ``(b) Prohibition.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, it shall be unlawful to manufacture chlorine or 
        caustic soda using mercury cells at any facility in the United 
        States.
            ``(2) Notice.--The owner or operator of any existing chlor-
        alkali facility shall notify the Administrator no later than 
        June 30, 2012, whether it will--
                    ``(A) replace its chlor-alkali facility with a new 
                manufacturing facility that does not use mercury; or
                    ``(B) cease operations.
            ``(3) Closure.--A chlor-alkali facility for which a closure 
        notice is filed under paragraph (2)(B) shall cease 
        manufacturing chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells no 
        later than June 30, 2013.
            ``(4) Replacement.--A chlor-alkali facility for which a 
        replacement notice is filed under paragraph (2)(A) may continue 
        to manufacture chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells 
        until all of the permitting, financing, engineering, and 
        construction of a non-mercury replacement facility is complete, 
        or June 30, 2015, whichever is earlier.
    ``(c) Export Ban.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
section, the export of any elemental mercury or the sale of elemental 
mercury for purposes of export, including compounds and mixtures 
containing elemental mercury, by the owner or operator of a chlor-
alkali facility is prohibited.
    ``(d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section affects the 
ability of the owner or operator of any chlor-alkali facility to store 
elemental mercury in accordance with section 5(g)(2) of the Mercury 
Export Ban Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 6939f).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) The table of contents of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 6 the following:

``Sec. 6A. Use of mercury in chlorine and caustic soda 
                            manufacturing.''.
    (2) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 15 of such Act are each 
amended by striking ``or 6'' and inserting ``, 6 or 6A''.
[A]: Mercury Pollution Reduction Act - Declares that the United States should develop policies and programs that will reduce: (1) mercury use and emissions; (2) mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury currently in use or circulation; and (3) exposures to mercury, particularly of women of childbearing age and young children.

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit: (1) the manufacture of chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells at any facility in the United States; and (2) the export of any elemental mercury or the sale of elemental mercury for purposes of export, including compounds and mixtures containing elemental mercury, by the owner or operator of a chlor-alkali facility.

Requires the owner or operator of any existing chlor-alkali facility to notify the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) no later than June 30, 2012, on whether the owner or operator will replace its chlor-alkali facility with a new manufacturing facility that does not use mercury or cease operations. Requires a chlor-alkali facility for which a closure notice is filed to cease manufacturing chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells no later than June 30, 2013. Authorizes a chlor-alkali facility for which a replacement notice is filed to continue to manufacture chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells until all of the permitting, financing, engineering, and construction of a non-mercury replacement facility is complete or June 30, 2015, whichever is earlier.

Provides that this Act does not affect the ability of the owner or operator of any chlor-alkali facility to store elemental mercury in accordance with the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in Energy Security Act''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.

    (a) Petroleum Acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--
Section 301(e)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 6240 
note) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, as expeditiously as 
        practical, without incurring excessive cost or appreciably 
        affecting the price of petroleum products to consumers, acquire 
        petroleum in quantities sufficient to fill the available 
        capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, subject to the 
        following limitations:
                    ``(A) Suspension of royalty-in-kind transfers to 
                the strategic petroleum reserve.--No later than 
                September 30, 2008, the Secretary shall sell 13,000,000 
                barrels of petroleum received under the royalty-in-kind 
                program. Beginning October 1, 2008, the Secretary shall 
                suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic 
                Petroleum Reserve under the Royalty-In-Kind program, 
                subject to resumption as provided in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Resumption of petroleum acquisition for the 
                strategic petroleum reserve.--The Secretary may resume 
                acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum 
                Reserve 30 days after notification to Congress that--
                            ``(i)(I) the Secretary projects that the 
                        United States will fall short of its 
                        commitments under the International Energy 
                        Program within a period of 24 months from the 
                        date of the projection; or
                            ``(II) the weighted average price of 
                        petroleum for the most recent 90 day period is 
                        at least 25 percent less than the 24-month 
                        historical average price; and
                            ``(ii) that resumption of Strategic 
                        Petroleum Reserve fill will not have an 
                        appreciable effect on the price of petroleum 
                        products to consumers within the following 12-
                        month period after the resumption of 
                        acquisition.
                    ``(C) Future suspension of strategic petroleum 
                reserve petroleum acquisition.--During any period in 
                which the Secretary is acquiring petroleum for the 
                Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Secretary shall 
                suspend acquisition activities if--
                            ``(i) the monthly weighted average price of 
                        petroleum increases by more than 20 percent 
                        over any period of 6 months or less; or
                            ``(ii) the Secretary determines that 
                        continued Strategic Petroleum Reserve fill may 
                        have an appreciable impact on prices of 
                        petroleum products in future months.''.
    (b) Revised Procedures.--No later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish revised 
procedures under section 301(e)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
consistent with the provisions contained in the amendment made by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 3. ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury of 
the United States the ``Energy Independence and Security Fund'' 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as ``the Fund'').
    (b) Administration.--The Secretary of Energy shall be responsible 
for administering the Fund for the purpose of carrying out this 
section.
    (c) Deposits.--All proceeds from sales of petroleum from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as authorized in section 301(e)(1) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (as amended by section 2 of this Act), after 
deduction of the direct administrative costs associated with such 
sales, shall be deposited in the Fund.
    (d) Distribution of Funds.--The Secretary shall make available for 
obligation, without further appropriation and without fiscal year 
limitation, the following amounts from the Fund:
            (1) Advanced research projects agency--energy.--For fiscal 
        year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $100,000,000 to the 
        ``Energy Transformation Acceleration Fund'', as authorized in 
        section 5012(m) of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 
        16538(m)), to remain available until expended. Of the funds 
        transferred, the Secretary shall further allocate the amounts 
        made available for obligation as follows:
                    (A) $50,000,000 shall be available for university-
                based research projects.
                    (B) $10,000,000 shall be available for program 
                direction expenses.
            (2) Rural wind energy.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary 
        shall transfer $15,000,000 to the account ``Energy Efficiency 
        and Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program to support the development of 
        infrastructure necessary for deployment of wind energy systems 
        in rural areas, as authorized in section 931(f)(1) of the 
        Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231(f)(1)).
            (3) Solar energy research and development.--For fiscal year 
        2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to the account 
        ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for a program to 
        accelerate the research, development, demonstration, and 
        deployment of solar energy technologies, as authorized by 
        section 931(a)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
        U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(A)).
            (4) Low income weatherization.--For fiscal year 2008, the 
        Secretary shall transfer $100,000,000 to the account 
        ``Weatherization Assistance Program'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for a program to 
        weatherize low income housing, as authorized by section 411 of 
        the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 
        110-140).
            (5) Marine and hydrokinetic renewable electric energy.--For 
        fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to 
        the account ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to 
        remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for a 
        program to accelerate the research, development, demonstration, 
        and deployment of ocean and wave energy, including hydrokinetic 
        renewable energy, as authorized by section 931 of the Energy 
        Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231) and section 636 of the 
        Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
        140).
            (6) Industrial energy efficiency research and 
        development.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
        transfer $110,000,000 to the account ``Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program to accelerate the research, 
        development, demonstration, and deployment of new technologies 
        to improve the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas 
        emissions from industrial processes, as authorized in section 
        911(a)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
        16191(a)(2)(C)) and in section 452 of the Energy Independence 
        and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
            (7) Building energy efficiency research and development.--
        For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $70,000,000 
        to the account ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to 
        remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for a 
        program to accelerate the research, development, demonstration, 
        and deployment of new technologies to improve the energy 
        efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, 
        as authorized in section 422 of the Energy Independence and 
        Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
            (8) Energy storage for transportation and electric power 
        applications.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
        transfer $30,000,000 to the account ``Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program to accelerate the research, 
        development, demonstration, and deployment of new materials for 
        improving the energy efficiency of transportation, electric 
        power and other technologies, as authorized by section 641 of 
        the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 
        110-140).
            (9) Geothermal energy development.--(A) For fiscal year 
        2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to the account 
        ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for a program for 
        geothermal research and development activities to be managed by 
        the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, as authorized by 
        section 931(a)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
        U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(C)); and
            (B) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer 
        $30,000,000 to the account ``Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program of advanced geothermal 
        drilling and resource characterization to be managed by the 
        National Energy Technology Laboratory.
            (10) Carbon capture and storage.--For fiscal year 2008, the 
        Secretary shall transfer $385,000,000 to the account ``Fossil 
        Energy Research and Development'', to remain available until 
        expended, for necessary expenses for a program of demonstration 
        projects of carbon capture and storage, as authorized by 
        sections 702 and 703 of the Energy Independence and Security 
        Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140). Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, one of the demonstration projects shall be a 
        component of the FutureGen project.
            (11) Nonconventional domestic natural gas and petroleum 
        production and environmental research.--
                    (A) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
                transfer $50,000,000 to the ``Ultra-Deepwater and 
                Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research 
                Fund'', to remain available until expended, as 
                authorized by section 999H(e) of the Energy Policy Act 
                of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16378(e)).
                    (B) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
                transfer $15,000,000 to the account ``Fossil Energy 
                Research and Development'', to remain available until 
                expended, for necessary expenses for a program of 
                environmental research in support of small producers of 
                domestic petroleum and natural gas, for regulatory 
                analysis and for support for the stripper well 
                consortium.
            (12) Hydrogen research and development.--For fiscal year 
        2008, the Secretary shall transfer $5,000,000 to the account 
        ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for the Department's H-
        Prize Program, as authorized by section 654 of the Energy 
        Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
    (e) Amendments.--(1) Section 999F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16376) is amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting 
``2017''.
    (2) Section 999B(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C.16372(e)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish in the 
        Federal Register the annual plan, along with any written 
        comments received under paragraph (2)(A) and (B).''.
    (3) Section 999H(b) of that Act (42 U.S.C.16378(b)) is amended by 
inserting ``, and shall be exempt from subchapter II of chapter 15 of 
title 31, United States Code'' after ``available until expended''.
    (f) Transfer Procedures.--The Secretary shall make an initial 
transfer from the Fund no later than 30 days after the initial deposit 
of monies into the Fund. The Secretary shall make additional transfers 
no later than 30 days after subsequent deposits, until the full amounts 
authorized for fiscal 2008 have been transferred. To the extent that 
any transfer in fiscal 2008 is less than the authorized total, the 
transfers shall be made on a pro rata basis.
    (g) Management and Oversight.--
            (1) Additionality of fiscal year 2008 transfers.--All 
        amounts transferred under subsection (d)(1) shall be in 
        addition to, and shall not be substituted for, any funds 
        appropriated for the same or similar purposes in the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.
            (2) Program plans and performance measures.--The Secretary 
        shall prepare and publish in the Federal Register a plan for 
        the proposed use of all funds authorized in subsection (d). The 
        plan also shall identify how the use of these funds will be 
        additive to, and not displace annual appropriations. The plans 
        also shall identify performance measures to assess the 
        additional benefits that may be realized from the application 
        of the additional funding provided under this section. The 
        initial plan shall be published in the Federal Register within 
        90 days from enactment of this section, and shall be updated 
        annually and submitted to Congress together with the 
        President's budget.
            (3) Congressional oversight and review.--Nothing in this 
        section shall limit or restrict the review and oversight of 
        program plans by the appropriate committees of Congress. 
        Nothing in this section shall limit or restrict the authority 
        of Congress to set alternative spending limitations in annual 
        appropriations Acts.
            (4) Apportionment.--All transactions of the Fund shall be 
        exempt from apportionment under the provisions of subchapter II 
        of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code.
            (5) Use of other transactions authority.--(A) Any 
        solicitation for research, development, or demonstration 
        project proposals to be funded under this section shall provide 
        for and encourage the use of Other Transactions Authority, 
        including Technology Investment Agreements as authorized by 
        section 646(g) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
        U.S.C. 7256) and Part 603 of the Department of Energy 
        Acquisition Regulation.
            (B) Any solicitation for a commercial demonstration project 
        under this section shall require the use of Other Transactions 
        Authority, including Technology Investment Agreements, as 
        authorized by section 646(g) of the Department of Energy 
        Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256) and Part 603 of the 
        Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation.
[A]: Invest in Energy Security Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 governing petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) sell specified quantities of petroleum received under the royalty-in-kind program; and (2) suspend petroleum acquisition for the SPR under such program.

Authorizes the Secretary to resume such acquisition upon notifying Congress that specified circumstances exist, and to suspend acquisition again if certain other circumstances arise.



Establishes the Energy Independence and Security Fund to receive all proceeds from sales of SPR petroleum.

Allocates amounts from such Fund for: (1) the Energy Transformation Acceleration Fund for university-based research projects and program direction expenses; (2) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for rural wind energy systems; (3) solar energy technologies; (4) weatherization assistance for low-income housing; (5) ocean and wave energy, including hydrokinetic renewable energy; (6) technologies to improve the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes and from buildings; (7) improvements to the energy efficiency of transportation and electric power; (8) geothermal research and development managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; (9) advanced geothermal drilling and resource characterization managed by National Energy Technology Laboratory; (10) carbon capture and storage; (11) Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund; (12) environmental research in support of small producers of domestic petroleum and natural gas, for regulatory analysis and for support for the stripper well consortium; and (13) the H-Prize Program of the Department of Energy.


[Q]: SECTION 1. TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES.

    Section 1101 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 
(19 U.S.C. 2901) is amended as follows:
            (1) Overall trade negotiating objectives.--Subsection (a) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) increased compatibility of trade agreements with 
        environmental protection, conservation, and sustainable 
        development.''.
            (2) Principal trade negotiating objectives.--Subsection (b) 
        is amended as follows:
                    (A) Dispute settlement.--Paragraph (1)(B) is 
                amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) to ensure that such mechanisms within trade 
                agreements to which the United States is a party 
                provide for more effective and expeditious resolution 
                of disputes, improve transparency and public 
                participation, and enable better enforcement of United 
                States rights, including those relating to environment 
                and conservation.''.
                    (B) Transparency.--Paragraph (3) is amended by 
                inserting ``, including those related to environment 
                and conservation,'' after ``trade matters''.
                    (C) Developing countries.--Paragraph (4) is 
                amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding after subparagraph (B) the 
                        following:
                    ``(C) to take into account the particular needs of 
                developing countries in trade matters relating to 
                environment and conservation.''.
                    (D) Unfair trade practices.--Paragraph (8)(A) is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``the GATT and nontariff 
                        measure'' and inserting ``trade''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and other practices 
                        potentially harmful to the environment'' after 
                        ``resource input subsidies''.
                    (E) Intellectual property.--Paragraph (10) is 
                amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) to promote compatibility of established 
                standards of the World Trade Organization relating to 
                intellectual property with existing international 
                biological diversity conventions.''.
                    (F) Foreign investment.--Paragraph (11) is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``direct'' in the paragraph 
                        heading and each place it appears in the text; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--
                                    (I) by striking ``and'' at the end 
                                of subclause (I);
                                    (II) by striking the period at the 
                                end of subclause (II) and inserting ``, 
                                and''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                                    ``(III) will promote 
                                environmentally sensitive foreign 
                                investment and discourage countries 
                                from attracting or maintaining foreign 
                                investment by relaxing domestic health, 
                                safety, or environmental measures.''.
                    (G) Additional objectives.--Subsection (b) is 
                amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(17) Environment and conservation.--The principal 
        negotiating objectives of the United States regarding 
        environment and conservation issues related to trade and 
        foreign investment are to--
                    ``(A) promote compatibility between trade 
                agreements and sustainable development, and foster the 
                continual protection and improvement of the 
                environment, while recognizing national sovereignty;
                    ``(B) increase cooperation on trade-related 
                environmental policies to better conserve, protect, and 
                enhance the environment;
                    ``(C) avoid trade distortions or barriers that 
                undermine environmental protection and conservation or 
                that constitute disguised protectionism;
                    ``(D) promote transparency and public 
                participation, and increase consumer information in the 
                development of environmental laws, regulations, and 
                policies; and
                    ``(E) promote compatibility of trade agreements 
                with international environmental agreements to protect 
                shared global resources.
            ``(18) Wood and wood products.--The principal negotiating 
        objectives of the United States regarding trade in wood and 
        wood products are to--
                    ``(A) promote sustainable forestry practices; and
                    ``(B) increase market access for value-added wood 
                products and wood products that are produced from 
                timber that is sustainably harvested.''.

SEC. 2. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

    Section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) Advisory committee for trade policy and negotiations.--
        Subsection (b)(1) is amended by inserting ``nongovernmental 
        environmental and conservation organizations,'' after 
        ``governments,''.
            (2) General policy, sectoral, or functional committees.--
        Subsection (c) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``environment and 
                        conservation,'' after ``general policy advisory 
                        committees for'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``environment and 
                        conservation,'' after ``representative of 
                        all'';
                            (iii) by striking ``and the Secretaries'' 
                        and all that follows through ``or other 
                        executive'' and inserting ``, the Secretaries 
                        of the Interior, Commerce, Defense, Labor, 
                        Agriculture, and the Treasury, and the 
                        Administrators of the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                        Administration, or the heads of other 
                        executive''; and
                            (iv) by inserting ``and Administrators'' 
                        after ``such Secretaries'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``environment and 
                        conservation,'' after ``representative of 
                        all'';
                            (ii) by striking ``and the Secretaries'' 
                        and all that follows through ``or other 
                        executive'' and inserting ``, the Secretaries 
                        of the Interior, Commerce, Labor, Agriculture, 
                        and the Treasury, and the Administrators of the 
                        Environmental Protection Agency and the 
                        National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                        Administration, or the heads of other 
                        executive''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by redesignating clauses (iii) 
                                through (v) as clauses (iv) through 
                                (vi), respectively; and
                                    (II) by inserting after clause (ii) 
                                the following:
                                    ``(iii) environmental impacts of 
                                liberalized trade and investment,''.
            (3) Advice and information.--Subsection (d) is amended by 
        striking ``and the Secretaries'' and all that follows through 
        ``or other executive'' and inserting ``, the Secretaries of the 
        Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, and Defense, and the 
        Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the heads 
        of other executive''.
            (4) Meetings at close of negotiations.--Subsection (e) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) The report of the appropriate sectoral or functional 
        committee or committees under paragraph (1) shall include an 
        advisory opinion as to the significant environmental effects of 
        trade conducted within the sector or within the functional 
        area.''.
            (5) Trade secrets and confidential information.--Subsection 
        (g)(3) is amended by striking ``and the Secretaries'' and all 
        that follows through ``or other executive'' and inserting ``, 
        the Secretaries of the Interior, Commerce, Labor, Defense, and 
        Agriculture, and the Administrators of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration, or the heads of other executive''.
            (6) Advisory committee support.--Subsection (h) is amended 
        by striking ``and the Secretaries'' and all that follows 
        through ``or other executive'' and inserting ``, the 
        Secretaries of the Interior, Commerce, Labor, Defense, 
        Agriculture, and the Treasury, and the Administrators of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration, or the heads of other executive''.
            (7) Consultation with advisory committees.--Subsection (i) 
        is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``the Interior,'' after 
                Secretaries of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Treasury, or other 
                executive'' and inserting ``and the Treasury and the 
                Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
                and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                Administration, or the heads of other executive''.
            (8) Private organizations or groups.--Subsection (j) is 
        amended by inserting ``environment and conservation,'' after 
        ``government''.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES.

    Section 1101 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Specific Objectives for Particular Forums.--
            ``(1) WTO.--The principal negotiating objectives of the 
        United States regarding environment and conservation in the 
        World Trade Organization and the Committee on Trade and 
        Environment of the World Trade Organization are--
                    ``(A) to develop guidelines for the use of national 
                trade and investment measures designed to protect the 
                environment, including those related to the product 
                life cycle;
                    ``(B) to increase transparency, openness, and 
                public participation in dispute settlement procedures;
                    ``(C) to improve the rules and agreements of the 
                World Trade Organization regarding measures to protect 
                domestic environmental standards and conservation 
                measures;
                    ``(D) to promote greater compatibility of the rules 
                and agreements of the World Trade Organization with 
                international environmental agreements that rely upon 
                trade sanctions for enforcement;
                    ``(E) to consider incentives, including improved 
                market access, that might promote resolution of 
                environmental issues relating to international trade;
                    ``(F) to consider intellectual property rules that 
                may promote greater protection of biodiversity;
                    ``(G) to develop guidelines with respect to trade 
                in domestically prohibited or severely restricted 
                goods;
                    ``(H) to achieve progress toward eliminating 
                agricultural subsidies that distort trade and harm the 
                environment; and
                    ``(I) to create an open process to consider 
                continually new trade-related initiatives to promote 
                sustainable development, internalize environmental 
                costs, and enhance environmental protection and the 
                effectiveness of conservation measures.
            ``(2) Bilateral trade or nafta accession.--The principal 
        negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to 
        bilateral trade accession to the North American Free Trade 
        Agreement are--
                    ``(A) to establish, where relevant for the country 
                seeking accession, minimum environmental safeguards 
                that are not less than those contained in the North 
                American Free Trade Agreement and the North American 
                Agreement on Environmental Cooperation; and
                    ``(B) to implement such additional measures as may 
                be needed to address country-specific trade and 
                environment issues.
            ``(3) Asia-pacific economic cooperation forum.--The 
        principal negotiating objectives of the United States in the 
        Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) are--
                    ``(A) to develop a program relating to environment 
                and conservation measures of relevance to member 
                countries of APEC; and
                    ``(B) to establish a permanent institutional 
                mechanism or secretariat and a timetable for 
                implementing the program developed under subparagraph 
                (A).''.
[A]:
Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to add as an overall U.S. trade negotiating objective that the United States obtain increased compatibility of trade agreements with environmental protection, conservation, and sustainable development. 
(Sec. 1) Declares principal U.S. trade negotiating objectives includes ensuring that dispute settlement mechanisms within trade agreements provide for more effective and expeditious resolution of disputes, improve transparency and public participation, and enable better enforcement of U.S. rights, including those relating to environment and conservation; (2) obtaining broader application of the principle of transparency through the observance of open and equitable procedures by GATT Contracting Parties to the GATT in trade matters related to environment and conservation; (3) taking into account the particular needs of developing countries in trade matters relating to environment and conservation; (4) improving the provisions of trade agreements to discipline unfair trade practices having adverse trade effects, including practices potentially harmful to the environment;(5) promoting compatibility of established standards of the World Trade Organization (WTO) relating to intellectual property with existing international biological diversity conventions; and (6) developing internationally agreed rules, including dispute settlement procedures, which will promote environmentally sensitive foreign investment and discourage countries from attracting or maintaining foreign investment by relaxing domestic health, safety, or environmental measures. 
Declares that the principal U.S. negotiating objectives:  (1) regarding environment and conservation issues related to trade and foreign investment are, among other things, to promote compatibility between trade agreements and the protection of the environment and global resources; and (2) regarding trade in wood and wood products are to promote sustainable forestry practices, and to increase market access for value-added wood products and wood products that are produced from timber that is sustainably harvested. 
(Sec. 2) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise the composition of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations to include nongovernmental environmental and conservation organizations. Authorizes the President to establish individual general policy and sectoral or functional advisory committees for environment and conservation.  Requires a specified report of the appropriate sectoral or functional committees concerning proposed trade agreements to include an advisory opinion as to the significant environmental effects of trade conducted within the sector or functional area. 
(Sec. 3) Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to declare that the principal U.S. negotiating objectives regarding environment and conservation in the WTO and the Committee on Trade and Environment of the WTO are, among other things, to promote greater compatibility of the rules and agreements of the WTO with international agreements that rely upon trade sanctions for enforcement. 
Declares that the principal U.S. negotiating objectives with respect to bilateral trade accession to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are to establish for the country seeking accession minimum environmental safeguards that are not less than those contained in NAFTA and the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation. 
Declares that the principal U.S. negotiating objectives with respect to the Asia-pacific Economic Cooperation form (APEC) are to develop a program relating to environment and conservation measures of relevance to member countries of APEC.