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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4619 

To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 

relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 18, 2004 

Mr. GERLACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 

(normal trade relations treatment) to the products of 

Ukraine. 

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

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds as follows: 

5 (1) Ukraine allows its citizens the right and op6 portunity to emigrate, free of any heavy tax on emi7 gration or on the visas or other documents required 

8 for emigration and free of any tax, levy, fine, fee, or 

9 other charge on any citizens as a consequence of the 
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1 desire of such citizens to emigrate to the country of 

2 their choice. 

3 (2) Ukraine has received normal trade relations 

4 treatment since 1992 and has been found to be in 

5 full compliance with the freedom of emigration re6 quirements under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 

7 since 1994. 

8 (3) Since the establishment of an independent 

9 Ukraine in 1991, Ukraine has made substantial 

10 progress toward the creation of democratic institu11 tions and a free-market economy. 

12 (4) Ukraine has committed itself to ensuring 

13 freedom of religion, respect for rights of minorities, 

14 and eliminating intolerance and has been a paragon 

15 of inter-ethnic cooperation and harmony, as evi16 denced by the annual human rights reports of the 

17 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu18 rope (OSCE) and the United States Department of 

19 State. 

20 (5) Ukraine has taken major steps toward glob21 al security by ratifying the Treaty on the Reduction 

22 and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Weapons 

23 (START I) and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation 

24 of Nuclear Weapons, subsequently turning over the 

25 last of its Soviet-era nuclear warheads on June 1, 
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1 1996, and agreeing, in 1998, not to assist Iran with 

2 the completion of a program to develop and build 

3 nuclear breeding reactors, and has fully supported 

4 the United States in nullifying the Anti-Ballistic 

5 Missile (ABM) Treaty. 

6 (6) At the Madrid Summit in 1997, Ukraine 

7 became a member of the North Atlantic Cooperation 

8 Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

9 (NATO), and has been a participant in the Partner10 ship for Peace (PfP) program since 1994. 

11 (7) Ukraine is a peaceful state which estab12 lished exemplary relations with all neighboring coun13 tries, and consistently pursues a course of European 

14 integration with a commitment to ensuring democ15 racy and prosperity for its citizens. 

16 (8) Ukraine has built a broad and durable rela17 tionship with the United States and has been an un18 wavering ally in the struggle against international 

19 terrorism that has taken place since the attacks 

20 against the United States that occurred on Sep21 tember 11, 2001. 

22 (9) Ukraine has concluded a bilateral trade 

23 agreement with the United States that entered into 

24 force on June 23, 1992, and is in the process of ac25 ceding to the World Trade Organization. 
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1 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF 

2 THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO THE PRODUCTS 

3 OF UKRAINE. 

4 (a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTEN5 SION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—Notwith6 standing any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 

7 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may— 

8 (1) determine that such title should no longer 

9 apply to Ukraine; and 

10 (2) after making a determination under para11 graph (1) with respect to Ukraine, proclaim the ex12 tension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 

13 trade relations treatment) to the products of that 

14 country. 

15 (b) TERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY OF TITLE

16 IV.—On and after the effective date under subsection (a) 

17 of the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the 

18 products of Ukraine, title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 

19 shall cease to apply to that country. 

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