[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H5463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





ENDING THE SUSPENSION OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR BURMA--MESSAGE FROM 
        THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 114-164)

  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, referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means and ordered to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am writing to inform you of my intent to end the suspension of 
preferential treatment for Burma as a beneficiary developing country 
under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, and to 
designate Burma as a least-developed beneficiary developing country for 
purposes of the GSP program. I have carefully considered the criteria 
set forth in sections 501 and 502(c) of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended (19 U.S.C. 2461, 2462(c)). After considering the criteria set 
forth in section 502(c), I have determined that it is appropriate to 
add Burma to the list of GSP beneficiary developing countries in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States. After 
considering the criteria set forth in sections 501 and 502(c), I have 
determined that it is appropriate to add Burma to the list of GSP 
least-developed beneficiary developing countries in the HTS.
  I submit this notice in accordance with section 502(f)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(1)).
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, September 14, 2016.

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