US-Kazakhstan Trade Modernization Act
This bill addresses trade between the United States and Kazakhstan.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to determine that Section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 (commonly known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment) does not apply to Kazakhstan. The Jackson-Vanik amendment denies normal trade relations (NTR) status to some current and former nonmarket economy countries unless they comply with certain freedom-of-emigration requirements. Under a provision of this amendment, the President may extend NTR status to a country affected by the amendment by waiving the freedom-of-emigration requirements or determining that the country is not in violation of those requirements, subject to an annual review. Kazakhstan has received temporary NTR status since 1992.
Additionally, the bill authorizes the President to extend permanent NTR status to Kazakhstan.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1024 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1024
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade
relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Bera, Ms.
Titus, Mr. Suozzi, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Ms. Tenney, and Ms.
Van Duyne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade
relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``US-Kazakhstan Trade Modernization
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Kazakhstan allows its citizens the right and
opportunity to emigrate, free of any heavy tax on emigration or
on the visas or other documents required for emigration and
free of any tax, levy, fine, fee, or other charge on any
citizens, as a consequence of the desire of those citizens to
emigrate to the country of their choice.
(2) Kazakhstan has been found to be in full compliance with
the freedom of emigration requirements under title IV of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) since 1997.
(3) Kazakhstan has received normal trade relations
treatment since 1992 and signed a bilateral investment treaty
agreement with the United States that entered into force in
1994.
(4) On November 30, 2015, Kazakhstan officially acceded to
the World Trade Organization.
SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974
TO THE PRODUCTS OF KAZAKHSTAN.
(a) Presidential Determinations and Extension of Nondiscriminatory
Treatment.--Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may--
(1) determine that such title should no longer apply to
Kazakhstan; and
(2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with
respect to Kazakhstan, proclaim the extension of
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment)
to the products of Kazakhstan.
(b) Termination of Applicability of Title IV.--On and after the
date on which the President extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the
products of Kazakhstan pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) shall cease to apply to
Kazakhstan.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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