TRADE NEGOTIATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

SEC. 203. TRADE NEGOTIATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. It is the sense of the Congress that the President, in carrying out multilateral, bilateral, and regional trade negotiations, should seek to— (1) address environmental issues related to the negotiations; (2) modify articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (referred to in this section as “GATT”) to take into consideration the national environmental laws of the GATT Contracting Parties and international environmental treaties; (3) secure a working party on trade and the environment within GATT as soon as possible; (4) take an active role in developing trade policies that make GATT more responsive to national and international environmental concerns; (5) include Federal agencies with environmental expertise during the negotiations to determine the impact of the proposed trade agreements on national environmental law; and (6) periodically consult with interested parties concerning the progress of the negotiations. * * * * * * *