[House Document 106-164]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]





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                     EMIGRATION LAWS AND POLICIES

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

   AN UPDATED REPORT CONCERNING THE EMIGRATION LAWS AND POLICIES OF 
  ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, MOLDOVA, THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, UKRAINE, AND UZBEKISTAN, 
                     PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. 2432(b)




  January 27, 2000.--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
                         ordered to be printed

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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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                                            The White House
                                       Washington, January 7, 2000.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.

    Dear Mr. Speaker: On September 21, 1994, I determined and 
reported to the Congress that the Russian Federation was not in 
violation of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection 402(a) of 
the Trade Act of 1974, or paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
subsection 409(a) of that Act. On June 3, 1997, I determined 
and reported to the Congress that Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
Moldova, and Ukraine were not in violation of the same 
provisions, and I made an identical determination on December 
5, 1997, with respect to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, 
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. These actions allowed for the 
continuation of normal trade relations for these countries and 
certain other activities without the requirement of an annual 
waiver.
    As require by law, I am submitting an updated report to the 
Congress concerning the emigration laws and policies of 
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, 
the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and 
Uzbekistan. The report indicates continued compliance of these 
countries with international standards concerning freedom of 
emigration.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.



                                
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