[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2853 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2853

                       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 authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-
             nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.

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

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND SUPPLEMENTAL ACTION.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that Bulgaria--
        (1) has received most-favored-nation treatment since 1991 and 
    has been found to be in full compliance with the freedom of 
    emigration requirements under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
    since 1993;
        (2) has reversed many years of Communist dictatorship and 
    instituted a constitutional republic ruled by a democratically 
    elected government as well as basic market-oriented reforms, 
    including privatization;
        (3) is in the process of acceding to the General Agreement on 
    Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), 
    and extension of unconditional most-favored-nation treatment would 
    enable the United States to avail itself of all rights under the 
    GATT and the WTO with respect to Bulgaria; and
        (4) has demonstrated a strong desire to build friendly 
    relationships and to cooperate fully with the United States on 
    trade matters.
    (b) Supplemental Action.--The Congress notes that the United States 
Trade Representative intends to negotiate with Bulgaria in order to 
preserve the commitments of that country under the bilateral commercial 
agreement in effect between that country and the United States that are 
consistent with the GATT and the WTO.

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

    (a) Presidential Determinations and Extension 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 
    Bulgaria; and
        (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with 
    respect to Bulgaria, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory 
    treatment (most-favored-nation 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 Bulgaria, title IV of 
the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to that country.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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