I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1170
To authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory 
treatment (permanent normal trade relations treatment) to the products 
of Ukraine, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2005
Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, and Mr. ENGEL) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent 
nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent normal trade 
relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine, and 
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that—
(1) Ukraine has adopted administrative proce-
dures that accord its citizens the right to emigrate,
travel freely, and to return to their country without 
restriction, 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; 
(2) since reestablishing independence in 1991, 
Ukraine has taken important steps toward the estab-
lishment of a genuine democracy, and the people of 
Ukraine deserve praise for demonstrating a deep 
commitment to democracy through peaceful civil ac-
tion; 
(3) Ukraine has demonstrated a commitment to 
adopting the full range of internationally recognized 
core labor standards and to continue to improve the 
effective enforcement of its laws reflecting such 
standards; 
(4) as a participating state of the Organization 
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 
Ukraine has committed to developing a system of 
governance in accordance with the provisions of the 
Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-
operation in Europe (also known as the ‘‘Helsinki 
Final Act’’) and successive documents regarding 
human rights and humanitarian affairs, including 
respect for freedom of the media;
(5) Ukraine has endeavored to address issues 
related to its national and religious minorities and, 
as a member state of the OSCE, has committed to 
adopting special measures for ensuring that persons 
belonging to national minorities have full equality 
both individually and communally; 
(6) Ukraine has enacted legislation providing 
protection against incitement to violence against per-
sons or groups based on national, racial, ethnic, or 
religious discrimination, including anti-Semitism, 
and has committed itself, including through a letter 
to the President of the United States, to ensuring 
freedom of religion and combating racial and ethnic 
intolerance and hatred; 
(7) Ukraine has continued to return communal 
properties confiscated from national and religious 
minorities during the Soviet era, facilitating the re-
emergence of these communities in the national life 
of Ukraine, and remains committed, through a letter 
to the President of the United States, to establishing 
the legal framework for completion of this process in 
the future; 
(8) Ukraine has taken important steps toward 
the creation of a free market economic system and 
has received normal trade relations treatment since
concluding a bilateral trade agreement with the 
United States that entered into force on June 23, 
1992; and 
(9) Ukraine is seeking admission to the World 
Trade Organization, which would be a welcome step, 
recognizing that many issues remain to be resolved, 
including protection of intellectual property rights, 
access for United States agricultural products, tariff 
and excise tax reductions for goods (including auto-
mobiles), access for financial services providers of 
the United States, elimination of export incentives 
for industrial goods, and reform of customs proce-
dures and other nontariff barriers. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF 
THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO UKRAINE. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION
AND EXTEN-
SION OF UNCONDITIONAL AND PERMANENT NONDISCRIM-
INATORY TREATMENT.—Notwithstanding 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 unconditional and permanent nondiscrim-