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Calendar No. 398

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1642

[Report No. 104–264]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 12 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1996

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

MAY 9, 1996

Reported by Mr. ROTH, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

AN ACT

To extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation

treatment) to the products of Cambodia, and for other

purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

4 The Congress finds that—

5 (1) Cambodia is now under democratic rule

6 after 20 years of undemocratic regimes and civil

7 war, and is striving to rebuild its market economy;
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1 (2) extension of unconditional most-favored-na2 tion treatment would assist Cambodia in developing

3 its economy based on free market principles and be4 coming competitive in the global marketplace;

5 (3) establishing normal commercial relations on

6 a reciprocal basis with Cambodia will promote

7 United States exports to the rapidly growing South8 east Asian region and expand opportunities for

9 United States business and investment in the Cam10 bodian economy; and

11 (4) expanding bilateral trade relations that in12 cludes a commercial agreement will promote further

13 progress by Cambodia on human rights and toward

14 adoption of regional and world trading rules and

15 principles.

16 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT

17 TO THE PRODUCTS OF CAMBODIA.

18 (a) HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE AMEND19 MENT.—General note 3(b) of the Harmonized Tariff

20 Schedule of the United States is amended by striking

21 ‘‘Kampuchea’’.

22 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

23 subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or

24 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

25 the effective date of a notice published in the Federal Reg-
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1 ister by the United States Trade Representative that a

2 trade agreement obligating reciprocal most-favored-nation

3 treatment between Cambodia and the United States has

4 entered into force.

5 SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

6 The President shall submit to the Congress, not later

7 than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this

8 Act, a report on the trade relations between the United

9 States and Cambodia pursuant to the trade agreement de10 scribed in section 2(b).

11 SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

12 The Congress finds that—

13 (1) despite recent increases in acts of repression

14 by the Cambodian Government and growing govern15 ment corruption that has contributed to substantial

16 environmental degradation, Cambodia has made some

17 progress towards democratic rule after 20 years of un18 democratic regimes and civil war, and is striving to

19 rebuild its market economy;

20 (2) extension of unconditional most-favored-na21 tion treatment would assist Cambodia in developing

22 its economy based on free market principles and be23 coming competitive in the global marketplace;

24 (3) establishing normal commercial relations on

25 a reciprocal basis with Cambodia will promote
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1 United States exports to the rapidly growing South2 east Asian region and expand opportunities for

3 United States business and investment in the Cam4 bodian economy; and

5 (4) expanding bilateral trade relations that in6 cludes a commercial agreement may promote further

7 progress by Cambodia on human rights and demo8 cratic rule and assist Cambodia in adopting regional

9 and world trading rules and principles.

10 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT

11 TO THE PRODUCTS OF CAMBODIA.

12 (a) HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE AMENDMENT.—

13 General note 3(b) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

14 United States is amended by striking ‘‘Kampuchea’’.

15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub16 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with17 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the ef18 fective date of a notice published in the Federal Register

19 by the United States Trade Representative that a trade

20 agreement obligating reciprocal most-favored-nation treat21 ment between Cambodia and the United States has entered

22 into force.

23 SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

24 The President shall submit to the Congress, not later

25 than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act,
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1 a report on the trade relations between the United States

2 and Cambodia pursuant to the trade agreement described

3 in section 2(b).
Calendar No. 398

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1642

[Report No. 104–264]

AN ACT

To extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-fabodia, and for other purposes. vored-nation treatment) to the products of CamMAY 9, 1996

Reported with an amendment