[House Document 105-227]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




105th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-227


 
          PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO VIETNAM

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 NOTIFICATION OF HIS DETERMINATION THAT A WAIVER OF THE APPLICATION OF 
 SUBSECTIONS 402 (a) AND (b) OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO 
   VIETNAM WILL SUBSTANTIALLY PROMOTE THE OBJECTIVES OF SECTION 402, 
                 PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. 2432 (c) AND (d)




   March 11, 1998.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
To the Congress of the United States:
    Pursuant to section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974, 
as amended (the ``Act''), I have determined that a waiver of 
the application of subsections 402 (a) and (b) with respect to 
Vietnam will substantially promote the objectives of section 
402. A copy of that determination is attached. I also have 
received assurances with respect to the emigration practices of 
Vietnam required by section 402(c)(2)(B) of the Act. This 
message constitutes the report to the Congress required by 
section 402(c)(2).
    Pursuant to subsection 402(c)(2) of the Act, I shall issue 
an Executive order waiving the application of subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 402 of the Act with respect to Vietnam.

                                                William J. Clinton.
    The White House, March 9, 1998.
                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, March 9, 1998.
    Presidential determination No. 98-17.

    MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

    SUBJECT:  Presidential Determination on Section 
402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974--Vietnam.

    Pursuant to section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(Public Law 93-618, January 3, 1975; 88 Stat. 1978, 19 U.S.C. 
2432(c)(2)(A)) as amended (the ``Act''), I determine that a 
waiver by Executive order of the application of subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 402 of the Act with respect to Vietnam will 
substantially promote the objectives of section 402.
    You are authorized and directed to publish this 
determination in the Federal Register.

                                                William J. Clinton.

                                
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