[House Document 106-105]
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106th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 106-105


 
                   PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION 99-26

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  FROM

  THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                                 STATE

                              TRANSMITTING

PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION 99-26, STATING THAT THE FURTHER EXTENSION OF 
  THE WAIVER AUTHORITY GRANTED BY SECTION 402 OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974, 
  AS AMENDED, WILL SUBSTANTIALLY PROMOTE THE OBJECTIVES OF SECTION 402 
  OF THE ACT, AND CONTINUATION OF THE WAIVER APPLICABLE TO THE REPUBLIC 
  OF BELARUS WILL SUBSTANTIALLY PROMOTE THE OBJECTIVES OF SECTION 402 
  OF THE ACT.




July 29, 1999.--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered 
                             to be printed.

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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
69-011                     WASHINGTON : 1999


                         United States Department of State,
                                     Washington, DC, June 18, 1999.
Hon. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to confirm that the President has 
determined that the further extension of the waiver authority 
granted by section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, 
will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the 
Act, and has further determined that continuation of the waiver 
applicable to the Republic of Belarus will substantially 
promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. I enclose a 
copy of the President's Determination (PD 99-26).
    The Secretary of State has been authorized and directed to 
publish this determination in the Federal Register.
            Sincerely,
                                    Barbara Larkin,
                                       Assistant Secretary,
                                               Legislative Affairs.
    Enclosure.
                 Presidential Determination, No. 99-26

                                           The White House,
                                          Washington, June 3, 1999.
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Subject: Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 
        1974, as Amended--Continuation of Waiver Authority

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act 
of 1974, as amended, Public Law 93-618, 88 Stat. 1978 
(hereinafter the ``Act''), I determine, pursuant to subsection 
402(d)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1), that the further 
extension of the waiver authority granted by section 402 of the 
Act will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of 
the Act. I further determine that continuation of the waiver 
applicable to the Republic of Belarus will substantially 
promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act.
    You are authorized and directed to publish this 
determination in the Federal Register.

                                                William J. Clinton.

                                  
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