Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Earth Act”.
Earth Act
A BILL
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to exclude from eligibility for the generalized system of preferences any country that fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws or meet its international environmental obligations, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Compliance with environmental laws and regulations
Section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462) is amended—
in subsection (b)(2)—
by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph:
“(I) Such country fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws, regulations, or other measures, or to fulfill its international environmental obligations, including as such obligations relate to public health.”
in the matter following subparagraph (I) (as added by subparagraph (A))—
by striking “and (H)” and inserting “(H)”; and
by striking “shall not prevent” and inserting “, and (I) shall not prevent”; and
in subsection (c)—
in paragraph (6)(B), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(8) the extent to which such country effectively enforces its environmental laws, regulations, and other measures, and fulfills its international environmental obligations, including as such obligations relate to public health.”