[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1755 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1755

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2023

 Mr. Kelly of Mississippi (for himself, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, 
Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas) 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 products of Uzbekistan.

    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 ``Uzbekistan Normalized Trade Act''.

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

    (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 
        Uzbekistan; and
            (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with 
        respect to Uzbekistan, proclaim the extension of 
        nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) 
        to the products of Uzbekistan.
    (b) Termination of Applicability of Title IV.--On and after the 
date on which the President extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the 
products of Uzbekistan pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) shall cease to apply to 
Uzbekistan.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date on 
which the President certifies to Congress that Uzbekistan has acceded 
to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization 
and is a Member of the World Trade Organization.
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