[House Document 113-42]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



113th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document
113-42
 
SUSPENSION OF BANGLADESH AS A BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRY UNDER THE 
               GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES PROGRAM

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                     THEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES

                              transmitting

     notification of the suspension of Bangladesh as a beneficiary 
developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences program.




June 28, 2013.--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)(2) of the Trade Act of 
1974, as amended (the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(2)), I 
am providing notification of my intent to suspend the 
designation of Bangladesh as a beneficiary developing country 
under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. 
Section 502(b)(2)(G) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(b)(2)(G)) 
provides that the President shall not designate any country a 
beneficiary developing country under the GSP if such country 
has not taken or is not taking steps to afford internationally 
recognized worker rights in the country (including any 
designated zone in that country). Section 502(d)(2) of the 1974 
Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(d)(2)) provides that, after complying with 
the requirements of section 502(f)(2) of the 1974 Act, the 
President shall withdraw or suspend the designation of any 
country as a beneficiary developing country if, after such 
designation, the President determines that as the result of 
changed circumstances such country would be barred from 
designation as a beneficiary developing country under section 
502(b)(2) of the 1974 Act.
    Pursuant to section 502(d) of the 1974 Act, having 
considered the factors set forth in section 502(b)(2)(G), I 
have determined that it is appropriate to suspend Bangladesh's 
designation as a beneficiary developing country under the GSP 
program because it is not taking steps to afford 
internationally recognized worker rights to workers in the 
country.

                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, June 27, 2013.

                                  
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