[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 116 (Wednesday, August 17, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 17, 1994]
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REPORT ON BELARUS AND UZBEKISTAN RELATIVE TO THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF 
            PREFERENCES--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 140

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

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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