[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[June 3, 1992]
[Pages 885-886]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Message to the Congress on Trade With Certain States of Eastern Europe 
and the Former Soviet Union

June 3, 1992
To the Congress of the United States:
    I hereby transmit the documents referred to in section 402(d)(1) of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1)) (``the Act''), 
with respect to a further extension of the authority to waive 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Act. These documents 
continue in effect this waiver authority for a further 12-month period.
    I include as part of these documents my determination that further 
extension of the waiver authority will substantially promote the 
objectives of section 402. I also include my determination that 
continuation of the waivers applicable to Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
Bulgaria, Byelarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, 
Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan will substantially promote the 
objectives of section 402. The attached documents also include my 
reasons for recommending the extension of the waiver authority and for 
my determination that continuation of the waivers currently in effect 
for Albania, Ar-

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menia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Byelarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan will 
substantially promote the objectives of section 402.
    My determination with respect to the waiver applicable to the 
People's Republic of China and the reasons therefor is transmitted 
separately.
    I intend to waive by Executive order application of sections 402(a) 
and 402(b) of the Act with respect to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan prior 
to July 3, 1992.

                                                             George Bush

The White House,
June 3, 1992.

                    Note: The Executive orders of June 3 and June 24 are 
                        listed in Appendix E at the end of this volume.