[House Document 109-60]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

109th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-60

 
NOTIFICATION TO ENTER INTO A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE SULTANATE OF 
                                  OMAN

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

   NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ENTER INTO A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE 
  SULTANATE OF OMAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2105(a)(1)(A) OF THE 
 TRADE ACT OF 2002 (PUB. L. 107-210), PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. 2112(e)(1)




  October 18, 2005.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed
To the Congress of the United States:
    Consistent with section 2105(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 
2002, (Public Law 107-210) (the ``Trade Act''), I am pleased to 
notify the Congress of my intention to enter into a Free Trade 
Agreement (FTA) with the Sultanate of Oman.
    The Agreement will generate export opportunities for U.S. 
companies, farmers, and ranchers, help create jobs in the 
United States, and help American consumers save money while 
offering them more choices. Entering into an FTA with Oman will 
build on the FTAs that we already have with Israel, Jordan, and 
Morocco, as well as the FTA that we have concluded with 
Bahrain, and will be an important step on the path to 
fulfilling my vision of developing economic growth and 
democracy in the Middle East and creating a U.S.-Middle East 
Free Trade Area (MEFTA) by 2013.
    Consistent with the Trade Act, I am sending this 
notification at least 90 days in advance of signing the FTA. My 
Administration looks forward to working with the Congress in 
developing appropriate legislation to approve and implement 
this Agreement.

                                                    George W. Bush.
    The White House, October 17, 2005.

                                  
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