[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12648]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 NOTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S INTENT TO END THE SUSPENSION OF 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--PM 55

  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:
  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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