[House Document 109-42]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




109th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-42

 
       EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                 THE SECRETARY, THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                              TRANSMITTING

 NOTIFICATION OF THE DETERMINATION THAT A WAIVER OF THE APPLICATION OF 
 SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 402 0F THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 WITH 
   RESPECT TO THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS WILL SUBSTANTIALLY PROMOTE THE 
    OBJECTIVES OF SECTION 402, PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) AND (d)




   July  11, 2005.--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
                         ordered to be printed



                         Letter of Transmittal

                                       Department of State,
                                     Washington, DC., June 7, 2005.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: On behalf of the Secretary, we are 
transmitting to you the Presidential determination and Report 
to the Congress, referred to in subsection 402(d)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (the ``Act''), as amended, with respect to 
the continuation of a waiver of application of subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 402 of the Act to Belarus.
    This document constitutes the Secretary's recommendation to 
continue this waiver for a further twelve-month period and 
includes her determination that continuation of the waiver 
currently in effect for Belarus will substantially promote the 
objectives of section 402 of the Act, and the reasons for such 
determination.
    We hope that this information will be helpful to you and 
other Members of Congress. Please do not hesitate to contact us 
if we can be of further assistance.
            Sincerely,
                                       Matthew A. Reynolds,
                   Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs.
    Enclosure: As stated.


    
    
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