[House Document 112-95]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



112th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 112-95


 
    NOTIFICATION TO ADD THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN TO THE LIST OF 
   BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES UNDER THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF 
                       PREFERENCES (GSP) PROGRAM

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

NOTIFICATION OF HIS INTENTION TO DESIGNATE SOUTH SUDAN AS A BENEFICIARY 
 DEVELOPING COUNTRY UNDER THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (GSP), 
       PURSUANT TO PUB. L. 104-188, SEC. 1952(a) (110 STAT. 1917)






   March 26, 2012.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed
To the Congress of the United States:
    In accordance with section 502(f)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 
1974, as amended (the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(1)(A)), 
I am notifying the Congress of my intent to add the Republic of 
South Sudan (South Sudan) to the list of beneficiary developing 
countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) 
program. South Sudan became an independent nation on July 9, 
2011. After considering the criteria set forth in section 
502(c) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)), I have determined 
that South Sudan should be designated as a GSP beneficiary 
developing country.
    In addition, in accordance with section 502(f)(1)(B) of the 
1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(1)(B)), I am providing notification 
of my intent to add South Sudan to the list of least-developed 
beneficiary countries under the GSP program. After considering 
the criteria set forth in section 502(c) of the 1974 Act, I 
have determined that it is appropriate to extend least-
developed beneficiary developing country benefits to South 
Sudan.

                                                      Barack Obama.

    The White House, March 26, 2012.

                                  
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