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Union Calendar No. 454 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6156 
[Report No. 112–632] 
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 
relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova 
and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation 
with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2012 
Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
Mr. REICHERT, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
PAULSEN, and Mr. CROWLEY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
JULY 31, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GRIMM, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. 
ROKITA, and Mr. MEEKS 
JULY 31, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
(normal trade relations treatment) to products of the 
Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports 
on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its 
obligations as a member of the World Trade Organiza-
tion, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—PERMANENT NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS FOR THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
Sec. 101. Findings. 
Sec. 102. Termination of application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to 
products of the Russian Federation. 
TITLE II—TRADE ENFORCEMENT MEASURES RELATING TO THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
Sec. 201. Reports on implementation by the Russian Federation of obligations 
as a member of the World Trade Organization and enforce-
ment actions by the United States Trade Representative. 
Sec. 202. Promotion of the rule of law in the Russian Federation to support 
United States trade and investment. 
Sec. 203. Reports on laws, policies, and practices of the Russian Federation 
that discriminate against United States digital trade. 
Sec. 204. Efforts to reduce barriers to trade imposed by the Russian Federa-
tion. 
TITLE III—PERMANENT NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS FOR 
MOLDOVA 
Sec. 301. Findings. 
Sec. 302. Termination of application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to 
products of Moldova. 
TITLE I—PERMANENT NORMAL 
TRADE RELATIONS FOR THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Russian Federation 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 emigration and free of any 
tax, levy, fine, fee, or other charge on any citizens 
as a consequence of the desire of those citizens to 
emigrate to the country of their choice. 
(2) The Russian Federation has been found to 
be in full compliance with the freedom of emigration 
requirements under title IV of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) since 1994. 
(3) The Russian Federation has received nor-
mal trade relations treatment since concluding a bi-
lateral trade agreement with the United States that 
entered into force in 1992. 
(4) On December 16, 2011, the Ministerial 
Conference of the World Trade Organization invited 
the Russian Federation to accede to the World 
Trade Organization. 
SEC. 102. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF 
THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO PRODUCTS OF 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTEN-
SION
OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—Notwith-
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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 the Russian Federation; and 
(2) after making a determination under para-
graph (1) with respect to the Russian Federation, 
proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treat-
ment (normal trade relations treatment) to the prod-
ucts of the Russian Federation. 
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
NONDISCRIMINATORY 
TREATMENT.—The extension of nondiscriminatory treat-
ment to the products of the Russian Federation pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall be effective not sooner than the ef-
fective date of the accession of the Russian Federation to 
the World Trade Organization. 
(c) TERMINATION
OF APPLICABILITY
OF TITLE 
IV.—On and after the effective date under subsection (b) 
of the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the 
products of the Russian Federation, title IV of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) shall cease to apply 
to the Russian Federation. 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—If, in preparing a re-
port required by paragraph (1), the Trade Rep-
resentative believes that the Russian Federation 
is not fully implementing an agreement speci-
fied in subparagraph (A) or (B) of that para-
graph or that the Russian Federation is not 
making adequate progress in acceding to an 
agreement specified in subparagraph (B) of 
that paragraph, the Trade Representative shall, 
except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this 
paragraph, include in the report a description 
of the actions the Trade Representative plans to 
take to encourage the Russian Federation to 
improve its implementation of the agreement or 
increase its progress in acceding to the agree-
ment, as the case may be. 
(B) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—If any in-
formation regarding a planned action referred 
to in subparagraph (A) is classifiable under Ex-
ecutive Order 13526 (75 Fed. Reg. 707; relat-
ing to classified national security information) 
or a subsequent Executive order, the Trade 
Representative shall report that information to 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 
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the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives by— 
(i) including the information in a clas-
sified annex to the report required by para-
graph (1); or 
(ii) consulting with the Committee on 
Finance and the Committee on Ways and 
Means with respect to the information in-
stead of including the information in the 
report or a classified annex to the report. 
(3) PUBLIC COMMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In developing the re-
port required by paragraph (1), the Trade Rep-
resentative shall provide an opportunity for the 
public to comment, including by holding a pub-
lic hearing. 
(B) PUBLICATION
IN
FEDERAL
REG-
ISTER.—The Trade Representative shall publish 
notice of the opportunity to comment and hear-
ing required by subparagraph (A) in the Fed-
eral Register. 
(b) REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN BY 
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the effective date under section 102(b) of the extension 
of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the 
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Russian Federation, and annually thereafter, the United 
States Trade Representative shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report 
describing the enforcement actions taken by the Trade 
Representative against the Russian Federation to ensure 
the full compliance of the Russian Federation with its obli-
gations as a member of the World Trade Organization, 
including obligations under agreements with members of 
the Working Party on the accession of the Russian Fed-
eration to the World Trade Organization. 
SEC. 202. PROMOTION OF THE RULE OF LAW IN THE RUS-
SIAN 
FEDERATION 
TO 
SUPPORT 
UNITED 
STATES TRADE AND INVESTMENT. 
(a) REPORTS ON PROMOTION OF RULE OF LAW.— 
Not later than one year after the effective date under sec-
tion 102(b) of the extension of nondiscriminatory treat-
ment to the products of the Russian Federation, and an-
nually thereafter, the United States Trade Representative 
and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a re-
port— 
(1) on the measures taken by the Trade Rep-
resentative and the Secretary and the results 
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achieved during the year preceding the submission of 
the report with respect to promoting the rule of law 
in the Russian Federation, including with respect 
to— 
(A) strengthening formal protections for 
United States investors in the Russian Federa-
tion, including through the negotiation of a new 
bilateral investment treaty; 
(B) advocating for United States investors 
in the Russian Federation, including by pro-
moting the claims of United States investors in 
Yukos Oil Company; 
(C) encouraging all countries that are par-
ties to the Convention on Combating Bribery of 
Foreign Public Officials in International Busi-
ness Transactions of the Organisation for Eco-
nomic Co-operation and Development, done at 
Paris December 17, 1997 (commonly referred 
to as the ‘‘OECD Anti-Bribery Convention’’), 
including the Russian Federation, to fully im-
plement their commitments under the Conven-
tion to prevent overseas business bribery by the 
nationals of those countries; 
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(D) promoting a customs administration, 
tax administration, and judiciary in the Russia 
Federation that are free of corruption; and 
(E) increasing cooperation between the 
United States and the Russian Federation to 
expand the capacity for civil society organiza-
tions to monitor, investigate, and report on sus-
pected instances of corruption; and 
(2) that discloses the status of any pending pe-
tition for espousal filed with the Secretary by a 
United States investor in the Russian Federation. 
(b) ANTI-BRIBERY REPORTING AND ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce 
shall establish and maintain a dedicated phone hot-
line and secure website, accessible from within and 
outside the Russian Federation, for the purpose of 
allowing United States entities— 
(A) to report instances of bribery, at-
tempted bribery, or other forms of corruption in 
the Russian Federation that impact or poten-
tially impact their operations; and 
(B) to request the assistance of the United 
States with respect to issues relating to corrup-
tion in the Russian Federation. 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the effective date under section 102(b) of 
the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to 
the products of the Russian Federation, and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall submit to the Committee on Finance of 
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes the following: 
(i) The number of instances in which 
bribery, attempted bribery, or other forms 
of corruption have been reported using the 
hotline or website established pursuant to 
paragraph (1). 
(ii) A description of the regions in the 
Russian Federation in which those in-
stances are alleged to have occurred. 
(iii) A summary of actions taken by 
the United States to provide assistance to 
United States entities pursuant to para-
graph (1)(B). 
(iv) A description of the efforts taken 
by the Secretary to inform United States 
entities conducting business in the Russian 
Federation or considering conducting busi-
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ness in the Russian Federation of the 
availability of assistance through the hot-
line and website. 
(B) 
CONFIDENTIALITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall not include in the report required by sub-
paragraph (A) the identity of a United States 
entity that reports instances of bribery, at-
tempted bribery, or other forms of corruption in 
the Russian Federation or requests assistance 
pursuant to paragraph (1). 
SEC. 203. REPORTS ON LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES 
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION THAT DIS-
CRIMINATE AGAINST UNITED STATES DIG-
ITAL TRADE. 
Section 181(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2241(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN DISCRIMINATORY 
LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES OF THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION.—For calender year 2012 and each 
succeeding calendar year, the Trade Representative 
shall include in the analyses and estimates under 
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paragraph (1) an identification and analysis of any 
laws, policies, or practices of the Russian Federation 
that deny fair and equitable market access to United 
States digital trade.’’. 
SEC. 204. EFFORTS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO TRADE IM-
POSED BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
The United States Trade Representative shall con-
tinue to pursue the reduction of barriers to trade imposed 
by the Russian Federation on articles exported from the 
United States to the Russian Federation through ef-
forts— 
(1) to negotiate a bilateral agreement under 
which the Russian Federation will accept the sani-
tary and phytosanitary measures of the United 
States 
as 
equivalent 
to 
the 
sanitary 
and 
phytosanitary measures of the Russian Federation; 
and 
(2) to obtain the adoption by the Russian Fed-
eration of an action plan for providing greater pro-
tections for intellectual property rights than the pro-
tections required by the Agreement on Trade-Re-
lated Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (re-
ferred to in section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(15))). 
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TITLE III—PERMANENT NORMAL 
TRADE 
RELATIONS 
FOR 
MOLDOVA 
SEC. 301. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Moldova allows its citizens the right and op-
portunity to emigrate, free of any heavy tax on emi-
gration or on the visas or other documents required 
for emigration and free of any tax, levy, fine, fee, or 
other charge on any citizens as a consequence of the 
desire of those citizens to emigrate to the country of 
their choice. 
(2) Moldova has been found to be in full com-
pliance with the freedom of emigration requirements 
under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2431 et seq.) since 1997. 
(3) Moldova acceded to the World Trade Orga-
nization on July 26, 2001. 
SEC. 302. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF 
THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO PRODUCTS OF 
MOLDOVA. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTEN-
SION
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— 
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(1) determine that such title should no longer 
apply to Moldova; and 
(2) after making a determination under para-
graph (1) with respect to Moldova, proclaim the ex-
tension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
trade relations treatment) to the products of 
Moldova. 
(b) TERMINATION
OF APPLICABILITY
OF TITLE 
IV.—On and after the date on which the President ex-
tends nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of 
Moldova pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) shall cease to apply 
to Moldova. 
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Union Calendar No. 454 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6156 
[Report No. 112–632] 
A BILL 
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory 
treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to 
products of the Russian Federation and Moldova 
and to require reports on the compliance of the 
Russian Federation with its obligations as a 
member of the World Trade Organization, and 
for other purposes. 
JULY 31, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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