[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 1642 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1642

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                                 An Act


 
To extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to 
            the products of Cambodia, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) despite recent increases in acts of repression by the 
    Cambodian Government and growing government corruption that has 
    contributed to substantial environmental degradation, Cambodia has 
    made some progress towards democratic rule after 20 years of 
    undemocratic regimes and civil war, and is striving to rebuild its 
    market economy;
        (2) extension of unconditional most-favored-nation treatment 
    would assist Cambodia in developing its economy based on free 
    market principles and becoming competitive in the global 
    marketplace;
        (3) establishing normal commercial relations on a reciprocal 
    basis with Cambodia will promote United States exports to the 
    rapidly growing Southeast Asian region and expand opportunities for 
    United States business and investment in the Cambodian economy; and
        (4) expanding bilateral trade relations that includes a 
    commercial agreement may promote further progress by Cambodia on 
    human rights and democratic rule and assist Cambodia in adopting 
    regional and world trading rules and principles.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT TO THE PRODUCTS OF 
              CAMBODIA.

    (a) Harmonized Tariff Schedule Amendment.--General note 3(b) of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
``Kampuchea''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the effective date of a notice published in 
the Federal Register by the United States Trade Representative that a 
trade agreement obligating reciprocal most-favored-nation treatment 
between Cambodia and the United States has entered into force.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    The President shall submit to the Congress, not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report on the 
trade relations between the United States and Cambodia pursuant to the 
trade agreement described in section 2(b).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.