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 116 STAT. 3280 PROCLAMATION 7577-JULY 17, 2002 to sections 203 and 604 of the Trade Act, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, do proclaim that: (1) The USTR is authorized, upon publication of a notice in the Federal Register of his determination that it is appropriate to add WTO member developing countries to the list of countries in subdivision (d)(i) of Note 11, to add such countries to that list. (2) Clause (5) of Proclamation 7529 is amended by deleting the words "Within 120 days after the date of this proclamation" and adding in their place the words "At any time on or before August 31, 2002". Note 11 is amended in subdivision (c), by deleting the date "July 3, 2002" and adding in its place the date "August 31, 2002." (3) The USTR is authorized to treat requests for exclusion submitted in accordance with the procedures set out in 67 Fed. Reg. 19307 (April 18, 2002); 67 Fed. Reg. 35842 (May 21, 2002); or 67 Fed. Reg. 38693 (June 5, 2002) as having been submitted in accordance with the procedures set out in 66 Fed. Reg. 54321, 54322-54323 (October 26, 2001). (4) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders, that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. (5) The modifications to the HTS made by this proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. EST, on March 20, 2002, and shall continue in effect as provided in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS, unless such actions are earlier expressly reduced, modified, or terminated. Effective at the close of March 21, 2006, or such other date that is 1 year from the close of the safeguard measures, the modifications to the HTS established in this proclamation shall be deleted from the HTS. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty- sixth. GEORGE W. BUSH Proclamation 7577 of July 17, 2002 Captive Nations Week, 2002 Ry the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The United States is proud to stand on the side of brave people every- where who seek the same freedoms upon which our Nation was founded. Each year, during Captive Nations Week, we reaffirm our determination to work for freedom around the globe. Created against the backdrop of the Cold War, the importance and power of Captive Nations Week continues to resonate in today's world. In too many corners of the earth, freedom and independence are the victims of dictators driven by hatred, fear, designs of ethnic superiority, religious intolerance, and xenophobia. These despots deny their citizens the liberty and justice that is the birthright of all people. Some

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