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TITLE II—TRADE ENFORCEMENT MEAS-
URES RELATING TO THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION 
SEC. 201. REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION OF OBLIGATIONS AS A MEMBER OF THE WORLD 
TRADE ORGANIZATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BY 
THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE. 
(a) REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) 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 United States Trade Representative 
shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives a report assessing the following: 
(A) The extent to which the Russian Federation is 
implementing the WTO Agreement (as defined in section 
2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501)) 
and the following agreements annexed to that Agreement: 
(i) The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary 
and Phytosanitary Measures (referred to in section 
101(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
U.S.C. 3511(d)(3))). 
(ii) The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights (referred to in section 
101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
U.S.C. 3511(d)(15))). 
(B) The progress made by the Russian Federation in 
acceding to, and the extent to which the Russian Federation 
is implementing, the following: 
(i) The Ministerial Declaration on Trade in 
Information Technology Products of the World Trade 
Organization, agreed to at Singapore December 13, 
1996 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Agreement’’) (or a successor agreement). 
(ii) The Agreement on Government Procurement 
(referred to in section 101(d)(17) of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17))). 
(2) PLAN FOR ACTION BY TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If, in preparing a report required 
by paragraph (1), the Trade Representative believes that 
the Russian Federation is not fully implementing an agree-
ment specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of that paragraph 
or that the Russian Federation is not making adequate 
progress in acceding to an agreement specified in subpara-
graph (B) of that paragraph, the Trade Representative 
shall, except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this para-
graph, 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 information 
regarding a planned action referred to in subparagraph
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(A) is classifiable under Executive Order No. 13526 (75 
Fed. Reg. 707; relating to classified national security 
information) or a subsequent Executive order, the Trade 
Representative shall report that information to the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives by— 
(i) including the information in a classified annex 
to the report required by paragraph (1); or 
(ii) consulting with the Committee on Finance and 
the Committee on Ways and Means with respect to 
the information instead of including the information 
in the report or a classified annex to the report. 
(3) PUBLIC COMMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In developing the report required 
by paragraph (1), the Trade Representative shall provide 
an opportunity for the public to comment, including by 
holding a public hearing. 
(B) PUBLICATION
IN
FEDERAL
REGISTER.—The Trade 
Representative shall publish notice of the opportunity to 
comment and hearing required by subparagraph (A) in 
the Federal Register. 
(b) REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN BY TRADE REP-
RESENTATIVE.—Not later than 180 days after the effective date 
under section 102(b) of the extension of nondiscriminatory treat-
ment to the products of the Russian Federation, and annually 
thereafter, the United States Trade Representative shall submit 
to the Committee 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 Representa-
tive against the Russian Federation to ensure the full compliance 
of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of 
the World Trade Organization, including obligations under agree-
ments with members of the Working Party on the accession of 
the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization. 
SEC. 202. PROMOTION OF THE RULE OF LAW IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION TO SUPPORT UNITED STATES TRADE AND INVEST-
MENT. 
(a) REPORTS ON PROMOTION OF RULE OF LAW.—Not later than 
one year after the effective date under section 102(b) of the exten-
sion of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the Russian 
Federation, and annually thereafter, the United States Trade Rep-
resentative and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways 
and Means of the House of Representatives a report— 
(1) on the measures taken by the Trade Representative 
and the Secretary and the results achieved during the year 
preceding the submission of the report with respect to pro-
moting the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including 
with respect to— 
(A) strengthening formal protections for United States 
investors in the Russian Federation, including through the 
negotiation of a new bilateral investment treaty; 
(B) advocating for United States investors in the Rus-
sian Federation, including by promoting the claims of 
United States investors in Yukos Oil Company;
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(C) encouraging all countries that are parties to the 
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Offi-
cials in International Business Transactions of the 
Organisation for Economic 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 implement their commitments 
under the Convention to prevent overseas business bribery 
by the nationals of those countries; 
(D) promoting a customs administration, tax adminis-
tration, 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 organizations to monitor, investigate, and 
report on suspected instances of corruption; and 
(2) that discloses the status of any pending petition 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 estab-
lish and maintain a dedicated phone hotline 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, attempted bribery, 
or other forms of corruption in the Russian Federation 
that impact or potentially impact their operations; and 
(B) to request the assistance of the United States with 
respect to issues relating to corruption in the Russian 
Federation. 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
effective date under section 102(b) of the extension of non-
discriminatory treatment to the products of the Russian 
Federation, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Com-
merce 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 fol-
lowing: 
(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 instances are alleged to 
have occurred. 
(iii) A summary of actions taken by the United 
States to provide assistance to United States entities 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(B). 
(iv) A description of the efforts taken by the Sec-
retary to inform United States entities conducting busi-
ness in the Russian Federation or considering con-
ducting business in the Russian Federation of the 
availability of assistance through the hotline and 
website. 
(B) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Secretary shall not include 
in the report required by subparagraph (A) the identity
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of a United States entity that reports instances of bribery, 
attempted bribery, or other forms of corruption in the Rus-
sian Federation or requests assistance pursuant to para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 203. REPORTS ON LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES OF THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION THAT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST UNITED 
STATES DIGITAL TRADE. 
Section 181(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2241(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN DISCRIMINATORY LAWS, POLICIES, 
AND PRACTICES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.—For calender year 
2012 and each succeeding calendar year, the Trade Representa-
tive shall include in the analyses and estimates under para-
graph (1) an identification and analysis of any laws, policies, 
or practices of the Russian Federation that deny fair and equi-
table market access to United States digital trade.’’. 
SEC. 204. EFFORTS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO TRADE IMPOSED BY 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
The United States Trade Representative shall continue to 
pursue the reduction of barriers to trade imposed by the Russian 
Federation on articles exported from the United States to the Rus-
sian Federation through efforts— 
(1) to negotiate a bilateral agreement under which the 
Russian Federation will accept the sanitary 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 Federation of 
an action plan for providing greater protections for intellectual 
property rights than the protections required by the Agreement 
on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights 
(referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agree-
ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(15))). 
TITLE III—PERMANENT NORMAL 
TRADE RELATIONS FOR MOLDOVA 
SEC. 301. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Moldova 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) Moldova 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 1997. 
(3) Moldova acceded to the World Trade Organization on 
July 26, 2001.