[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 116 (Wednesday, August 17, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 17, 1994]
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 EXTENSION OF GSP BENEFITS TO BELARUS AND UZBEKISTAN--MESSAGE FROM THE 
          PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 103-293)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am writing to inform you of my intent to add Belarus and Uzbekistan 
to the list of beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized 
System of Preferences (GSP). The GSP program offers duty-free access to 
the U.S. market and is authorized by the Trade Act of 1974.
  I have carefully considered the criteria identified in sections 501 
and 502 of the Trade Act of 1974. In light of these criteria, and 
particularly the level of development and initiation of economic 
reforms in Belarus and Uzbekistan, I have determined that it is 
appropriate to extend GSP benefits to these two countries.
  This notice is submitted in accordance with section 502(a)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, August 17, 1994.

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