[House Document 111-57]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 111-57


 
  CONTINUATION OF A WAIVER AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE REPUBLIC OF 
                                BELARUS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

            THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS

                        THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                              transmitting

     A COPY OF PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION NO. 2009-22, WAIVING THE 
APPLICATION OF SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 402 OF THE TRADE ACT 
  OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS WILL SUBSTANTIALLY 
                 PROMOTE THE OBJECTIVES OF SECTION 402



July 14, 2009.--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered 
                             to be printed
                                       Department of State,
                                      Washington, DC, July 2, 2009.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Dear Madam Speaker: On behalf of the Secretary, we are 
hereby transmitting ``Presidential Determination under Section 
402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974--Republic of Belarus.''
    We hope that this information will be helpful to you and 
other Members of Congress. Please do not hesitate to contact us 
if we can be of further assistance.
            Sincerely,
                                           Miguel Rodriguez
  (for Richard R. Verma, Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs).

    Enclosure: As stated.
                                           The White House,
                                          Washington, July 1, 2009.

                [Presidential Determination No. 2009-22]

Memorandum for the Secretary of State.
Subject: Presidential Determination under Section 402(c)(2)(A) of the 
        Trade Act of 1974--Republic of Belarus.

    Pursuant to section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(Public Law 93-618), as amended (the ``Act''), I determine that 
a waiver by Executive Order of the application of subsections 
(a) and (b) of section 402 of the Act with respect to Belarus 
will substantially promote the objectives of section 402.
    You are authorized and directed to transmit this 
determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal 
Register.

                                                      Barack Obama.