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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3953
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade
relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 2002
Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CROWLEY,
Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. TAUSCHER) in-
troduced 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that Ukraine—
(1) allows its citizens the right and opportunity
to emigrate, free of any heavy tax on emigration or
on the visas or other documents required for emigra-
tion and free of any tax, levy, fine, fee, or other
charge on any citizens as a consequence of the desire
of such citizens to emigrate to the country of their
choice;
(2) has received normal trade relations treat-
ment since concluding a bilateral trade agreement
with the United States that entered into force on
June 1992, and has been found to be in full compli-
ance with the freedom of emigration requirements
under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 since 1997;
(3) is in the process of acceding to the World
Trade Organization;
(4) since gaining independence in 1991, has
taken important steps toward the creation of demo-
cratic institutions and a free-market economy;
(5) as a participating state of the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),
has committed to OSCE principles regarding human
rights, and to addressing issues related to the na-
tional and religious minorities in Ukraine, ensuring
that persons belonging to minority groups enjoy full
equality both individually and communally;
(6) has enacted legislation providing protection
against incitement to violence against persons or
groups based on national, racial, ethnic, or religious
discrimination, including anti-Semitism;
(7) is continuing the restitution of religious
properties, including communal properties con-
fiscated from national and religious minorities dur-
ing the Soviet era, is facilitating the revival of those
minority groups, and is in the process of developing
a legislative framework for completing this process;
and
(8) has demonstrated a strong desire to build a
friendly and cooperative relationship with the United
States, and has been an unwavering ally in the
struggle against international terrorism that has
taken place since the attacks against the United
States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF
THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO UKRAINE.
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTEN-
SIONS OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—Notwith-
standing any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may—
(1) determine that such title should no longer
apply to Ukraine; and
(2) after making a determination under para-
graph (1) with respect to Ukraine, proclaim the ex-
tension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal
trade relations treatment) to the products of that
country.
(b) TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV.—
On and after the effective date of the extension under sub-
section (a)(2) of nondiscriminatory treatment to the prod-
ucts of Ukraine, title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall
cease to apply to that country.
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