[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1642 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 398
104th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1642
[Report No. 104-264]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 12 (legislative day, July 10), 1996
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
May 9, 1996
Reported by Mr. Roth, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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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,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Congress finds that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Cambodia is now under democratic rule after 20
years of undemocratic regimes and civil war, and is striving to
rebuild its market economy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT TO THE
PRODUCTS OF CAMBODIA.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Harmonized Tariff Schedule Amendment.--General note
3(b) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended
by striking ``Kampuchea''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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).</DELETED>
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).
Calendar No. 398
104th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1642
[Report No. 104-264]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment)
to the products of Cambodia, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 9, 1996
Reported with an amendment