[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2129]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            REPORT ON ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, KAZAKHSTAN, MOL-
                       DOVA, THE RUSSIAN FEDERAT-
                       ION, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMEN-
                      ISTAN, UKRAINE, AND UZBEKI-
                      STAN INDICATING THE CONTIN-
                        UED COMPLIANCE OF THESE 
     COUNTRIES WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS CONCERNING FREEDOM OF 
                            EMIGRATION--PM 3

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

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