[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3939 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3939

To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 
            relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2002

  Ms. Kaptur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 
            relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine.

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

SECTION. 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that Ukraine--
            (1) became an independent nation on August 24, 1991, and 
        adopted a national constitution on June 28, 1996;
            (2) allows its citizens the right and opportunity to 
        emigrate, free of any heavy tax on emigration or on the visas 
        or other documents required for emigration and free of any tax, 
        levy, fine, fee, or other charge on any citizens as a 
        consequence of the desire of such citizens to emigrate to the 
        country of their choice;
            (3) has fully complied with the freedom of emigration 
        requirements under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 since 
        1994;
            (4) is partner to the United States-Ukraine Trade 
        Agreement, providing most-favored-nation tariff treatment to 
        the products of each country effective June 22, 1992, and is in 
        the process of acceding to the World Trade Organization (WTO); 
        and
            (5) seeks to establish diplomatic and economic links with 
        other nations by participating in international organizations 
        and agreements, including the Organization for Security and 
        Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the North Atlantic Cooperation 
        Council, NATO's Partnership for Peace, and the European Union's 
        Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.

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

    (a) Presidential Determinations and Extensions 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) subject to subsection (c), determine that such title 
        should no longer apply to Ukraine; and
            (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with 
        respect to Ukraine, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory 
        treatment (normal trade relations 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 Ukraine, title IV of the 
Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to that country.
    (c) Certification Requirement.--The President may make a 
determination described in subsection (a)(1) only if the President 
first certifies to Congress that the Government of Ukraine--
            (1) has adopted and instituted policies that remove undue 
        restrictions and harassment on labor organizations to freely 
        associate, according to internationally recognized labor 
        rights;
            (2) takes additional positive steps to transfer places of 
        worship and related religious property for all confessions to 
        their original owners;
            (3) has established an independent legal and judicial 
        system with rule of law that is free of political interference 
        and corruption;
            (4) is committed to providing funding and administrative 
        support for reforms of the legislature;
            (5) demonstrates a firm commitment to freedom of the press 
        by prohibiting physical harm and intimidation of journalists 
        through such means as prevention of abuse of tax and libel 
        laws;
            (6) adopts and vigorously enforces laws to prohibit the 
        trafficking of women and of illicit narcotics;
            (7) accelerates governmental structural reform and land 
        privatization;
            (8) adopts a more comprehensive program to protect the 
        environment;
            (9) supports internationally-recognized standards of 
        transparency and monitoring of elections; and
            (10) remedies trade disputes involving violation of 
        intellectual property rights, transshipment of counterfeit 
        goods, and dumping of such products as steel into the United 
        States market in such increased quantities as to cause harm to 
        the domestic industry.
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