THE WHITE HOUSE

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                  NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT FOR
                     THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Section 1: Termination of application of Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to The People's Republic of China (China).

     (a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTENSION OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY
     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 China,
          and
          (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with
          respect to China, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory
          treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products
          of that country.
     (b) CHINA'S ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ("WTO") Prior
     to making the determination provided for in subsection (a)(1) and
     pursuant to the provisions of section 122 of the Uruguay Round
     Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3532), the President shall transmit a
     report to Congress certifying that the terms and conditions for
     China's accession to the WTO are at least equivalent to those
     agreed between the United States and China on November 15, 1999.
Section 2. Effective Dates B
     (a) The extension of nondiscriminatory treatment pursuant to
     section 1 (a) (1) shall be effective no earlier than the effective
     date of China's accession to the WTO.
     (b) On and after the effective date under subsection (a) of the
     extension of non-discriminatory treatment to the products of China,
     title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to that
     country.

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