[House Document 114-164]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




114th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - House Document 114-164
 
   ADDITION OF BURMA AS BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRY UNDER THE GSP 
                                PROGRAM

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

THE PRESIDENT'S INTENT TO END THE SUSPENSION OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT 
  FOR BURMA AS A BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRY UNDER THE GENERALIZED 
 SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (GSP) PROGRAM, AND TO ADD BURMA TO THE LIST OF 
 GSP BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS) OF 
 THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE LIST OF GSP LEAST-DEVELOPED BENEFICIARY 
  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE HTS, PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(1); 
   PUBLIC LAW 93-618, SEC. 502 (AS ADDED BY PUBLIC LAW 104-188, SEC. 
                       52(a); (110 STAT. 1920)) 
                       
                       
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 September 14, 2016.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed
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                         U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

59-011                         WASHINGTON : 2016          
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
To the Congress of the United States:
    I am writing to inform you of my intent to end the 
suspension of preferential treatment for Burma as a beneficiary 
developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences 
(GSP) program, and to designate Burma as a least-developed 
beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP program. 
I have carefully considered the criteria set forth in sections 
501 and 502(c) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
2461, 2462(c)). After considering the criteria set forth in 
section 502(c), I have determined that it is appropriate to add 
Burma to the list of GSP beneficiary developing countries in 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States. 
After considering the criteria set forth in sections 501 and 
502(c), I have determined that it is appropriate to add Burma 
to the list of GSP least-developed beneficiary developing 
countries in the HTS.
    I submit this notice in accordance with section 502(f)(1) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(1)).

                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, September 14, 2016.

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