[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 5 (Monday, February 3, 2003)]
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Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the Extension of Normal 
Trade Relations Status for Certain Former Eastern Bloc States

January 29, 2003

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 that 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.