,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bc1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,lofgren 7for herself1 ,mr4        
,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 
,mr4 ,wolf1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,sanchez of   
,california1 and ,mr4 ,sherman7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the    
designation of ,vietnam under title ,v  
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,fostering ,rights through ,economic    
,engagement in ,vietnam ,act or ,,free  
,vietnam ,act 4  #b4 ,prohibition on    
designation of ,vietnam under title ,v  
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #ejb7;b7 of the ,trade 
,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfb7;b77 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7#c7 ,vietnam  7,a7 ,in     
general ,in addition to the countries   
listed in paragraph 7#a71 ,vietnam may  
not be designated as a beneficiary      

developing country for purposes of this 
title unless the ,president submits to  
,congress a certification described in  
subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,certification 
,a certification referred to in         
subparagraph 7,a7 is a certification    
that contains a determination of the    
,president that--  7i7 ,vietnam is not  
on the special watch list under section 
#aaj7;b77#c77;,a7 of the ,trafficking   
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77#c77;,a772  7ii7 the
 ,government of ,vietnam does not engage
 in pervasive violations of             
internationally recognized human rights1
 including freedom of speech and freedom
 of religion2 and  7iii7 ,vietnam       
otherwise meets the requirements of this
 title4  7,c7 ,waiver ,the ,president   
may waive the application of            
subparagraph 7,a7 if the ,president     
determines and certifies to ,congress   
that it is in the national interest of  
the ,united ,states to do so4  4  7b7   
,effective date ,the amendment made by  

this section applies to goods entered1  
or withdrawn from warehouse for         
consumption1 on or after the #aeth day  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4