[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 49 (Monday, March 26, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S2030]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  NOTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S INTENT TO ADD THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH 
  SUDAN (SOUTH SUDAN) TO THE LIST OF BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 
    UNDER THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (GSP) PROGRAM--PM 44

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States which was referred to the 
Committee on Finance:
To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 502(f)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended (the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(1)(A)), I am notifying 
the Congress of my intent to add the Republic of South Sudan (South 
Sudan) to the list of beneficiary developing countries under the 
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. South Sudan became an 
independent nation on July 9, 2011. After considering the criteria set 
forth in section 502(c) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)), I have 
determined that South Sudan should be designated as a GSP beneficiary 
developing country.
  In addition, in accordance with section 502(f)(1)(B) of the 1974 Act 
(19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(1)(B)), I am providing notification of my intent to 
add South Sudan to the list of least-developed beneficiary countries 
under the GSP program. After considering the criteria set forth in 
section 502(c) of the 1974 Act, I have determined that it is 
appropriate to extend least-developed beneficiary developing country 
benefits to South Sudan.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, March 26, 2012.

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