[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 61 (Thursday, April 17, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H2484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 EXTENDING LEAST-DEVELOPED BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRY BENEFITS TO 
 THE SOLOMON ISLANDS--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
                         (H. DOC. NO. 110-105)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Yarmuth) 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:
  In accordance with section 502(f)(1)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended (the ``Act''), I am providing notification of my intent to add 
the Solomon Islands to the list of least-developed beneficiary 
developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) 
program. In Executive Order 12302 of April 1, 1981, the Solomon Islands 
was designated as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the 
GSP program. After considering the criteria set forth in sections 501 
and 502 of the Act, I have determined that it is appropriate to extend 
least-developed beneficiary developing country benefits to the Solomon 
Islands.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, April 17, 2008.

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