[House Document 116-18]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


116th Congress, 1st Session--------------------HOUSE DOUCUMENT 116-18

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   TERMINATING TURKEY AS A BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRY UNDER THE 
               GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES PROGRAM

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                             COMMUNICATION

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                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 A NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENTION TO TERMINATE THE DESIGNATION OF TURKEY 
  AS A BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRY UNDER THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF 
 PREFERENCES PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(2); PUBLIC LAW 93-
  618, SEC. 502 (AS ADDED BY PUBLIC LAW 104-188, SEC. 1952(a)); (110 
                              STAT. 1920)

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March 5, 2019.--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered 
                             to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, March 4, 2019.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Speaker: In accordance with section 502(f)(2) of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 
2462(f)(2)), I am providing notice of my intent to terminate 
the designation of Turkey as a beneficiary developing country 
under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program.
    I am taking this step because I have determined that Turkey 
should no longer be designated as a GSP beneficiary developing 
country based on its level of economic development as set forth 
in section 502(c)(4) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)(2)).
    In particular, in the four and a half decades since 
Turkey's designation as a GSP beneficiary developing country, 
Turkey's economy has grown and diversified. Increases in Gross 
National Income per capita, declining poverty rates, and export 
diversification by trading partner and by sector are all 
evidence of Turkey's increased level of economic development. 
In addition, Turkey has graduated from other developed 
countries' GSP programs due to its increase in economic 
development or through reciprocal arrangements.
    The United States remains committed to fair and reciprocal 
trade with Turkey.
            Sincerely,
                                                   Donald J. Trump.

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