There's nothing new about this Fast Track legislation that has been introduced. These provisions in this bill is the same as the last one.
Apparently, President Obama and US Trade Representative Froman has lied that the trade agreements would not effect laws including Environmental, Labor, Health.
(ii)
if
changes in existing laws or new statutory authority are required to
implement such trade agreement or agreements, only such provisions as
are strictly necessary or appropriate to implement such trade agreement
or agreements, either repealing or amending existing laws or providing
new statutory authority.
This means the minimum age to purchase cigarates, cigars, or alcohol would be repealed as well as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. Even the cigarette, alcohol and Nutrition labels would be removed. Phillip Morris, tobacco corporation sued Australia for putting warning labels on cigarettes, costing them millions of dollars in damages.
According to Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, Vietnam's minimum wage is 25 cents per hour that's about 5397.5 Vietnamese Dong (VND) (1 USD = 21590 VND). So like what Sanders said, the minimum wage could drastically be lowed to $.25 per hour.
For what's worse, is that the Fair Use Clause in the Copyright Act of 1978 could be repealed meaning that your access to information and using it as research or for journalism could make you copyright felon. This could also cause DeviantArt to remove the fan art category and become as copyright cops to monitor uploads and ban users who uploaded derivative works to its site including fan art and fan fiction. Ken Akamatsu, creator of Love Hina, said that it would effectively affect anime conventions mainly douijinshi (derivative works of original mangas) and cosplay.
While the Environmental Goods Agreements do meet the objectives mainly the environmental part, other trade agreements, TPP, T-TIP, and TISA does not and currently there is not enough votes to revoke Fast Track. Under the new provisions of Fast Track, a committee must present a resolution of disapproval if a trade agreement does not the objectives and it requires 3/5 of the majority in both houses to revoke Fast Track, thus allowing Congress to pick apart a trade agreement.
The objectives regarding to environment, labor, and health, could be struck out by an amendment. Even if they weren't removed, it would be difficult for Congress to revoke Fast Track and pick apart trade agreements.
So far the Senate has enough to pass it. Now this will come right down to the House. Some Republicans are joining Democrats to block Fast Track. Sources say it could be up to 60 meaning 40 Democrats are needed to pass. So far 15 of them (Blue Dog and New Democrat Coalition which are DINOS) are supporting Fast track which is short.
So please tell your Representative to vote NO on Fast Track or our internet freedoms will be gone forever.
