[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 61 (Thursday, April 17, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S3143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   REPORT RELATIVE TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S INTENT TO ADD THE SOLOMON 
ISLANDS TO THE LIST OF LEAST-DEVELOPED BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 
       UNDER THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES PROGRAM--PM 44

  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:
  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.

                          ____________________