Official Summaries

Uzbekistan Normalized Trade Act

This bill addresses trade between the United States and Uzbekistan. 

Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to determine that Section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 (commonly known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment) does not apply to Uzbekistan. The Jackson-Vanik amendment denies normal trade relations (NTR) status to some current and former nonmarket economy countries unless they comply with certain freedom-of-emigration requirements. Under a provision of this amendment, the President may extend NTR status to a country affected by the amendment by waiving the freedom-of-emigration requirements or determining that the country is not in violation of those requirements, subject to an annual review. Uzbekistan has received temporary NTR status since 1992.

Additionally, the bill authorizes the President to extend permanent NTR status to Uzbekistan.

The bill shall take effect on the date on which the President certifies to Congress that Uzbekistan has acceded to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is a WTO member.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2329 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2329

To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 
            relations treatment) to products of Uzbekistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2025

   Mr. Kelly of Mississippi (for himself and Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of 
    Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 
            relations treatment) to products of Uzbekistan.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Uzbekistan Normalized Trade Act''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 
              TO PRODUCTS OF UZBEKISTAN.

    (a) Presidential Determinations and Extension of Nondiscriminatory 
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 
        Uzbekistan; and
            (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with 
        respect to Uzbekistan, proclaim the extension of 
        nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) 
        to the products of Uzbekistan.
    (b) Termination of Applicability of Title IV.--On and after the 
date on which the President extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the 
products of Uzbekistan pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) shall cease to apply to 
Uzbekistan.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date on 
which the President certifies to Congress that Uzbekistan has acceded 
to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization 
and is a Member of the World Trade Organization.
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