[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 18 (Friday, January 31, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H248-H249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SEMIANNUAL REPORT CONCERNING EMIGRATION POLICIES OF NEWLY INDEPENDENT 
STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
                                 STATES

  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:
  On September 21, 1994, then-President Clinton determined and reported 
to the Congress that the Russian Federation was not in violation of 
paragraphs (1), (2), or (3), of subsection 402(a) of the Trade Act of 
1974, or paragraphs (1), (2), or (3), of subsection 409(a) of that Act. 
On June 3, 1997, he also determined and reported to the Congress that 
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine were not in 
violation of the same provisions, and made an identical determination 
on December 5, 1997, with respect to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. These actions allowed for the 
continuation of normal trade relations for these countries and certain 
other activities without the requirement of an annual waiver.
  On June 29, 2000, pursuant to section 302(b) of Public Law 106-200, 
then-President Clinton determined that title IV of the Trade Act of 
1974 should no longer apply to Kyrgyzstan, and on December 29, 2000, 
pursuant to section 3002 of Public Law 106-476, he determined that 
title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 should no longer apply to Georgia.
  As required by law, I am submitting an updated report to the Congress 
that was prepared by my Administration concerning the emigration laws 
and policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, the Russian 
Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The 
report indicates continued compliance of these countries with 
international

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standards concerning freedom of emigration.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, January 29, 2003.

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