,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cadf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bi1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,united       
,states ,trade ,representative to       
initiate negotiations with the          
,government of the ,republic of ,turkey 
to seek to enter into a bilateral free  
trade agreement with ,turkey4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may cited as the
 ,united ,states-,turkey ,free ,trade   
,promotion ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress finds the following3  7#a7   
,the friendship between the ,united     
,states and the ,republic of ,turkey    
dates back to #ahca1 when the ,united   
,states formed diplomatic ties with the 
,ottoman ,empire4  7#b7 ,modern         
diplomatic relations between the ,united
 ,states and ,turkey date back nearly a 
century to #aibg4  7#c7 ,turkey has been
 a member country of the ,north         

,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 since #aieb4  7#d7 ,turkey is a        
democratic1 secular1 unitary1           
constitutional republic1 with an ancient
 cultural heritage and westward-looking 
future4  7#e7 ,turkey is the #ahth      
largest economy in the world and a      
founding member of the ,organisation for
 ,economic ,co-operation and            
,development 7,,oecd71 ,world ,trade    
,organization 7,,wto71 and the ,group of
 ,twenty 7,g-#bj74  7#f7 ,turkey        
continues to be a critical strategic    
ally to the ,united ,states as a        
,western ,eurasian country adjacent to  
,iran1 ,iraq1 and ,syria4  7#g7 ,the    
economic viability of ,turkey brings    
essential strength and stability to the 
region4  7#h7 ,turkey is currently a    
party to #ah free trade agreements1 #af 
of them entered into force over the past
 #ae years1 during which time ,turkey's 
,gross ,domestic ,product has more than 
tripled4  7#i7 ,turkey's trade volume   
with the ,european ,union is #aej       

billion as of #bjad while ,turkey's     
trade volume with the ,united ,states is
 only #ai4d billion1 reflecting a       
tremendous growth opportunity4  7#aj7   
,from #bjja to #bjad1 ,turkey's imports 
posted a #ehd-percent increase and      
imports from free trade agreement       
countries increased by #ecg percent4    
7#aa7 ,turkey is in negotiations to     
enter into free trade agreements with   
several additional partners1 including  
,japan1 ,mexico1 ,singapore1 ,,mercosur1
 and the ,gulf ,cooperation ,council4   
7#ab7 ,united ,states exports account   
for #e4c percent of goods that enter    
,turkey4  7#ac7 ,there is significant   
opportunity to improve the free flow of 
goods and services between the ,united  
,states and ,turkey4  7#ad7 ,closer     
relations with ,turkey through free     
trade agreements would encourage further
 privatization in ,turkey's economy4    
7#ae7 ,a free trade agreement between   
the ,united ,states and ,turkey will    
foster economic and commercial          

cooperation and strengthen ties with    
,turkey1 increase bilateral investment  
opportunities1 and contribute to jobs   
created for ,american workers4  #c4     
,negotiations to seek to enter into a   
bilateral free trade agreement with the 
,republic of ,turkey ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,united     
,states ,trade ,representative shall    
initiate negotiations with the          
,government of the ,republic of ,turkey 
to seek to enter into a bilateral free  
trade agreement with ,turkey that1 among
 other things1 promotes the exportation 
and importation of natural resources1   
including coal1 between the ,united     
,states and ,turkey4