[House Document 109-43]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




109th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 
109-43
 
             EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR TURKMENISTAN

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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 OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 WITH 
 RESPECT TO TURKMENISTAN 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

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                                  U.S. Department of State,
                                                    Washington, DC.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: On behalf of the Secretary of State, we 
are transmitting to you a 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 Turkmenistan.
    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 Turkmenistan 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.