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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 410 

To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 

relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2005 

Mr. MCCAIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Finance 

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 that— 

5 (1) Ukraine— 

6 (A) has made considerable progress toward 

7 respecting fundamental human rights consistent 

8 with the objectives of title IV of the Trade Act 

9 of 1974; 
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1 (B) has adopted administrative procedures 

2 that accord its citizens the right to emigrate, 

3 travel freely, and to return to their country 

4 without restriction; 

5 (C) has been found to be in full compliance 

6 with the freedom of emigration provisions in 

7 title IV of the Trade Act of 1974; 

8 (D) has made great progress toward the 

9 establishment of a genuine democracy and the 

10 creation of a free market economic system; 

11 (E) has demonstrated a commitment to 

12 adopting the full range of internationally recog13 nized core labor standards and to continuing to 

14 improve the effective enforcement of its laws re15 flecting such standards; 

16 (F) has committed to developing a system 

17 of governance in accordance with the provisions 

18 of the Final Act of the Conference on Security 

19 and Cooperation in Europe (also known as the 

20 ‘‘Helsinki Final Act’’) regarding human rights 

21 and humanitarian affairs; 

22 (G) has endeavored to address issues re23 lated to its national and religious minorities 

24 and, as a member state of the Organization for 

25 Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 
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1 committed to adopting special measures for en2 suring that persons belonging to national mi3 norities have full equality individually as well as 

4 in community with other members of their 

5 group; 

6 (H) has enacted legislation providing pro7 tection against incitement to violence against 

8 persons or groups based on national, racial, eth9 nic, or religious discrimination, including anti10 Semitism, and has committed itself, including 

11 through a December 17, 2001, letter from the 

12 President of Ukraine to the President of the 

13 United States, to ensuring freedom of religion 

14 and combating racial and ethnic intolerance and 

15 hatred; 

16 (I) has continued to return communal 

17 properties confiscated from national and reli18 gious minorities during the Soviet period, facili19 tating the reemergence of these communities in 

20 the national life of Ukraine, and establishing 

21 the legal framework for completion of this proc22 ess in the future; 

23 (J) concluded a bilateral trade agreement 

24 with the United States in 1992 and a bilateral 

25 investment treaty in 1994; 
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1 (K) has demonstrated a strong desire to 

2 build a friendly and cooperative relationship 

3 with the United States; and 

4 (L) is seeking admission to the World 

5 Trade Organization (WTO) on an expedited 

6 basis; and 

7 (2) extension of unconditional normal trade re8 lations treatment to the products of Ukraine will en9 able the United States to avail itself of all rights 

10 under the World Trade Organization with respect to 

11 Ukraine. 

12 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF 

13 THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO UKRAINE. 

14 (a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTEN15 SIONS OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—Notwith16 standing any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 

17 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may— 

18 (1) determine that such title should no longer 

19 apply to Ukraine; and 

20 (2) after making a determination under para21 graph (1) with respect to Ukraine, proclaim the ex22 tension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 

23 trade relations treatment) to the products of that 

24 country. 
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1 (b) TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV.—

2 On and after the effective date of the extension under sub3 section (a)(2) of nondiscriminatory treatment to the prod4 ucts of Ukraine, title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall 

5 cease to apply to that country.

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