To extend nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Czechoslovakia for 5 years.

Extends nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to products of Czechoslovakia for a five-year period. Requires a bilateral commercial agreement to be in effect.

 
HR 3862 IH
101st CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 3862
To extend nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Czechoslovakia for
5 years.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 23, 1990
Mr. KOLTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To extend nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Czechoslovakia for
5 years.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT TO THE PRODUCTS OF
CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
  Subject to section 2, during the 5-year period beginning on July 4, 1990,
  nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) applies to
  the products of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR BILATERAL COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT.
  The nondiscriminatory treatment provided for under section 1 shall apply only
  during such time within the 5-year period referred to in that section that
  there is in effect between the United States of America and the Czechoslovak
  Socialist Republic a commercial agreement that meets the requirements set
  forth in section 405(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2435(b)); except
  that, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of such section,
  the renewal of the commercial agreement after the date of the enactment
  of this Act shall be for a period ending not sooner than July 4, 1995.
SEC. 3. COORDINATION WITH JACKSON-VANIK AMENDMENT.
  During the 5-year period referred to in section 1, the provisions of
  section 401, 402, 404, 405 (a) and (c), and 407 of the Trade Act of 1974
  are suspended with respect to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic except
  to the extent necessary for the inclusion of that country within the
  appropriate waiver procedures of section 402(d) for purposes of extending
  nondiscriminatory treatment (if the President decides to recommend such
  extension) to Czechoslovakian products after July 3, 1995.