[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1642 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1642

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 1995

 Mr. Crane (for himself and Mr. Rangel) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 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) Cambodia is now under 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 will promote further progress by Cambodia 
        on human rights and toward adoption of 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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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).
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