IMO A.The verb rescind + that requires the use of subjunctive.

i think the idiom is prohibited from _____ing - so I choose E.. Prohibited from being

IMO E

IDIOM : prohibited from

E : being sold -> awkward

IMO A ....because use of subjunctive..........

One of Ronald Reagan's first acts as President was to rescind President Carter's directive that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States be prohibited from sale to other countries.

(A) that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States be prohibited from sale to other countries (subordinate clause 'that' not required)
(B) that any chemical be prohibited from sale to other countries that was banned on medical grounds in the United States (use of subjunctive => 'was' wrong)
(C) prohibiting the sale to other countries of any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States (correct)...prohibiting acts as a noun modifier of 'directive'
(D) prohibiting that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States is sold to other countries (use of subjunctive => 'is' wrong)
(E) that any chemical banned in the United States on medical grounds is prohibited from being sold to other countries (use of subjunctive => 'is' wrong)

A

Is the OA something else?

The OA is C. pnk can you please explain why A is wrong?