[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3823 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3823

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 2004

  Mr. Paul (for himself and Mr. Flake) 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 Belarus.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Belarus Freedom Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that Belarus--
            (1) allows its citizens the right and opportunity to 
        emigrate, free of any heavy tax on the visas or other documents 
        required for emigration and free of any other 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; and
            (2) has received normal trade relations treatment since 
        1992 and has been in full compliance with the freedom of 
        emigration requirements under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
        since 1994.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 
              TO BELARUS.

    (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) determine that such title should no longer apply to 
        Belarus; and
            (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with 
        respect to Belarus, 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 Belarus, title IV of the 
Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to that country.
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