[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1550 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1550

To provide for the withdrawal of most favored nation status from Iran, 
  Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and to provide for the restoration of such 
status with respect to Syria if the President determines that Syria is 
     participating in the Middle East peace process in good faith.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 1997

Mr. Scarborough (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Traficant, Mr. King, 
  Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hastings of 
Washington, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Ney) introduced the following bill; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the withdrawal of most favored nation status from Iran, 
  Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and to provide for the restoration of such 
status with respect to Syria if the President determines that Syria is 
     participating in the Middle East peace process in good faith.

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

SECTION 1. WITHDRAWAL OF MOST FAVORED NATION STATUS FROM IRAN, IRAQ, 
              LIBYA, AND SYRIA.

    (a) Withdrawal of MFN Status.--Except as provided in subsection 
(b), nondiscriminatory treatment shall not apply with respect to any 
goods that--
            (1) are the product of Iran, Iraq, Libya, or Syria; and
            (2) are entered into the customs territory of the United 
        States on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.
    (b) Restoration of Nondiscriminatory Treatment With Respect to 
Syria.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President may restore 
nondiscriminatory treatment to goods that are the product of Syria 30 
days after the President certifies to the Congress that the Government 
of Syria is participating in the Middle East peace process in good 
faith.
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