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 PUBLIC LAW 102-182—DEC. 4, 1991 105 STAT. 1233 Public Law 102-182 102d Congress An Act To provide for the termination of the application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 Dec. 4, 1991 to CzechoslovsJda and Hungary. [H.R 17241 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PREPARATORY PRESI- 19 USC 2434 DENTIAL ACTION. ^°^- (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. — The Congress finds that the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and the Republic of Hungary both have— (1) dedicated themselves to respect for fundamental human rights; (2) accorded to their citizens the right to emigrate and to travel freely; (3) reversed over 40 years of communist dictatorship and embraced the establishment of political pluralism, free and fair elections, and multi-party political systems; (4) introduced far-reaching economic reforms based on market-oriented principles and have decentralized economic decisionmaking; and (5) demonstrated a strong desire to build friendly relationships with the United States. 0?) PREPARATORY PRESIDENTIAL ACTION.— The Congress notes that the President in anticipation of the enactment of section 2, has directed the United States Trade Representative to negotiate with the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and the Republic of Hungary, respectively, in order to— (1) preserve the commitments of that country under the bilateral commercial agreement in effect between that country and the United States that are consistent with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; and (2) obtain other appropriate commitments. SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF THE TRADE ACT 19 USC 2434 OF 1974 TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY. note. (a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIM- INATORY TREATMENT. —Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may- CD determine that such title should no longer apply to the Czech and Slovgik Federal Republic or to the Republic of Hungary, or to both; and (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to a country, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of that country. (b) TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV. —On and after the effective date of the extension under subsection (a)(2) of nondiscrim-

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