; and (6) the development needs of low-income and lower-middle-income countries must be reasonably taken into consideration while strengthening environmental protection. (b) Purpose It is the purpose of this Act to raise global environmental performance to ensure a healthy environment and secure global public health benefits. 3. Rules of construction (a) Domestic production Nothing in this Act, or any amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to authorize the creation of any carbon tax, fee, pricing, or other mechanism that imposes additional costs to any covered product (as defined in section 4695(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this Act) which is produced domestically and sold, used, further refined, or distributed within United States or exported to another country for sale or use. (b) Application to other laws Nothing in this Act, or any amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to authorize new environmental standards of performance or impact calculations of compliance to standards under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. ) or any other Act which examines the environmental impact of domestic production or proposed production. (c) Data collection Except as expressly authorized under this Act, nothing in this Act, or any amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to authorize additional authority for any agency to collect additional pollution data from a domestic producer. I Foreign pollution fee 101. Foreign pollution fee (a) In general Chapter 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: E Foreign pollution fee Sec. 4691. Imposition of foreign pollution fee. Sec. 4692. Determination of variable charge. Sec. 4693. Calculation of pollution intensity. Sec. 4694. Treatment of international partnerships. Sec. 4695. Covered products. Sec. 4696. National Laboratory Advisory Board on Global Pollution Challenges. Sec. 4697. Definitions. Sec. 4698. Establishment process and reassessments. 4691. Imposition of foreign