To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine.

        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 885 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 885

To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade
relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 17, 2005

Mr. Hyde (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr.
Berman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means

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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 Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) Ukraine--
(A) has made considerable progress toward
respecting fundamental human rights consistent with the
objectives of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974;
(B) has adopted administrative procedures that
accord its citizens the right to emigrate, travel
freely, and to return to their country without
restriction;
(C) has been found to be in full compliance with
the freedom of emigration provisions in title IV of the
Trade Act of 1974;
(D) has made great progress toward the
establishment of a genuine democracy and the creation
of a free market economic system;
(E) has demonstrated a commitment to adopting the
full range of internationally recognized core labor
standards and to continuing to improve the effective
enforcement of its laws reflecting such standards;
(F) has committed to developing a system of
governance in accordance with the provisions of the
Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation
in Europe (also known as the ``Helsinki Final Act'')
regarding human rights and humanitarian affairs;
(G) has endeavored to address issues related to its
national and religious minorities and, as a member
state of the Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe (OSCE), committed to adopting special
measures for ensuring that persons belonging to
national minorities have full equality individually as
well as in community with other members of their group;
(H) has enacted legislation to provide protection
against incitement to violence against persons or
groups based on national, racial, ethnic, or religious
discrimination, including anti-Semitism, and has
committed itself, including through a December 17,
2001, letter from the President of Ukraine to the
President of the United States, to ensuring freedom of
religion and combating racial and ethnic intolerance
and hatred;
(I) has continued to return communal properties
confiscated from national and religious minorities
during the Soviet period, facilitating the reemergence
of these communities in the national life of Ukraine,
and establishing the legal framework for completion of
this process in the future;
(J) has concluded a bilateral trade agreement with
the United States in 1992 and a bilateral investment
treaty in 1994;
(K) has demonstrated a strong desire to build a
friendly and cooperative relationship with the United
States; and
(L) is seeking admission to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) on an expedited basis; and
(2) extension of unconditional normal trade relations
treatment to the products of Ukraine will enable the United
States to avail itself of all rights under the World Trade
Organization with respect to Ukraine.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974
TO UKRAINE.

(a) Presidential Determinations and Extensions of Nondiscriminatory
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 paragraph (1) with
respect to Ukraine, proclaim the extension 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 subsection (a)(2) of
nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Ukraine, title IV of the
Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to that country.
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