3.0.0 2205 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z Senate S S 2004-03-11 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-03-12T04:18:25Z 2004-03-11 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2004-03-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/12/2004 S2726-2727) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON N Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Animals Church property Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Congressional veto Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Dumping Emigration Employee rights Ethnic relations Europe Expedited congressional procedure Exports Free enterprise Free trade Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork House rules and procedure Human rights Immigration Intellectual property International Affairs International agencies Labor and Employment Law Legislative resolutions Minorities Most favored nation principle Nongovernmental organizations Normal trade relations Poultry Racial discrimination Racial violence Religion Religious liberty Rule of law Senate rules and procedure Trade agreements Ukraine Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2004-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-13T17:13:46Z Authorizes the President to extend unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory (permanent normal trade relations) treatment to the products of the Ukraine.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States remain fully committed to a multifaceted engagement with Ukraine, including by: (1) urging Ukraine to fulfill its commitments as a participating member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and to continue its current policy with regard to human rights, rule of law, and media freedoms; (2) working with Ukraine to improve in the areas of its legal regime and enforcement of internationally recognized labor rights; (3) supporting Ukraine's efforts to make substantial and meaningful progress in enacting and enforcing the protection of intellectual property rights; (4) working with Ukraine to ensure quick resolution of trade disputes that may arise, particularly in the poultry and other agricultural sectors; and (5) continued monitoring by the United States of human rights, rule of law, and media freedoms in Ukraine, including the issues described in this Act, providing assistance to nongovernmental organizations and human rights groups involved in human rights, democracy, and rule of law activities in Ukraine, and attempting to establish annual discussions with Ukraine regarding those issues, including the participation of United States and Ukrainian nongovernmental organizations in such discussions.

Applies to Ukraine to the same extent as to the People's Republic of China, so long as the 1992 trade agreement between the United States and Ukraine remains in force, the requirement of the Trade Act of 1974 that the President proclaim increased duties or other import restrictions with respect to any product of Ukraine being imported into the United States in such increased quantities or under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause market disruption to U.S. producers of a like or directly competitive product.

Sets forth procedures with respect to: (1) notification by the President to Congress regarding U.S. entry into a bilateral agreement with Ukraine on the terms of accession by Ukraine to the World Trade Organization; (2) a resolution of disapproval of such agreement; and (3) procedures for consideration of the resolution.

]]> 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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2004-03-11T05:00:00Z 2004-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.