[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 22 (Monday, June 4, 2001)]
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Memorandum on Renewing Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam

June 1, 2001

 Presidential Determination No. 2001-17

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 
1974, as Amended--Continuation of Waiver Authority for Vietnam

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act of 1974, 
as amended, Public Law 93-618, 88 Stat. 1978 (hereinafter the ``Act''), 
I determine, pursuant to section 402(d)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 
2432(d)(1), that the further extension of the waiver authority granted 
by section 402 of the Act will substantially promote the objectives of 
section 402 of the Act. I further determine that continuation of the 
waiver applicable to Vietnam will substantially promote the objectives 
of section 402 of the Act.
    You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the 
Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush