,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah1         
#bjah,mr4 ,c>d9 7= himself & ,mr4       
,sullivan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote ,unit$ 
,/ates-,mongolia trade by au?oriz+      
duty-free treatm5t = c]ta9 imports f    
,mongolia1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,mongolia ,?ird ,neighbor ,trade ,act4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,9 #aiib1 ,mongolia adopt$ a       
con/itution e/abli%+ a p>liam5t>y       
democracy1 becom+ ! only nation 9 ,asia 
to transition f communism to democracy4 
7#b7 ,mongolia %>es l& bord]s ) only !  
,russian ,f$]ation & ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a1 nations t ! ,unit$ ,/ates national
 security /rategy /ates want to %ape a  
_w anti!tical to ,u4,s4 values &        
int]e/s4 ,) a l>ge l& area & a          
population ( only #c1jjj1jjj1 ,mongolia 
is ! mo/ sp>sely populat$ c\ntry 9 ! _w1

 & ! sov]eignty ( ,mongolia is ?\ght to 
be at risk f ! ov]:elm+ influ5ce ( its  
mu* l>g] & m popul\s neighbors4  7#c7   
,mongolia has %[n its commitm5t to a    
?ird neighbor relation%ip ) ! ,unit$    
,/ates by s5d+ troops to support ,unit$ 
,/ates combat op]ations 9 ,iraq &       
,afghani/an1 & has a /rong record (     
troop contributions to int]national     
peacekeep+ missions4  7#d7 ,! success ( 
,mongolia z a democracy1 ! /rategic     
location1 sov]eignty1 & t]ritorial      
integrity ( ,mongolia1 & ! ability (    
,mongolia to pursue an indep5d5t =eign  
policy are highly relevant to ! national
 security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7      
,mongolia describes ! ,unit$ ,/ates z   
its mo/ important ?ird neighbor1 b      
,unit$ ,/ates-,mongolia trade is        
sub/antially l[] ?an _m o!r bilat]al    
trad+ relation%ips & trade has decl9$ 9 
rec5t ye>s4 ,total trade 9 #bjab measur$
 #gjg1jjj1jjj1 b 9 #bjag ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 export$ only #hb1bjj1jjj 9 goods to    
,mongolia & import$ only #i1djj1jjj 9   

goods f ,mongolia4  7#f7 ,! ca%m]e trade
 is p>ticul>ly important to ! economy ( 
,mongolia1 b al?\gh ,mongolia produces m
 ?an a ?ird ( raw ca%m]e 9 ! _w1 x      
produces few f9i%$ ca%m]e products4 ,mo/
 ,mongolian raw ca%m]e is export$ to    
,*9a1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates buys ne>ly all (
 its ca%m]e products f ,*9a4 ,pref]5tial
 treatm5t = ,unit$ ,/ates imports (     
c]ta9 ,mongolian products1 includ+      
ca%m]e products1 w\ld b5efit ! ,unit$   
,/ates by facilitat+ increas$ trade )   
,mongolia & r$uc+ ,unit$ ,/ates imports 
( ,*9ese ca%m]e products4  7#g7         
,pref]5tial treatm5t = ,unit$ ,/ates    
imports ( su* ,mongolian products w\ld  
b5efit ,mongolia by r$uc+ ! economic    
dep5d5ce ( ,mongolia on ,*9a & promot+ !
 developm5t ( ! g>m5t indu/ry (         
,mongolia4 ,exp]ts h express$ conc]n t  
,mongolia is unduly economically reliant
 on ,*9a1 ) m ?an #hj p]c5t ( exports f 
,mongolia fl[+ to ,*9a annually1 l>gely 
f extractive indu/ries4 ,indu/ry lead]s 
believe t ! trade practices ( ,*9a h9d] 

! div]sification ( ! economy ( ,mongolia
 & ! em]g5ce ( a dome/ic ,mongolian     
g>m5t indu/ry1 because ,*9ese buy]s only
 pur*ase raw ,mongolian ca%m]e1 n f9i%$ 
g>m5ts4  7#h7 ,! developm5t ( ! g>m5t   
indu/ry 9 ,mongolia w\ld also promote   
employm5t & emp[]m5t ( wom5 9 ,mongolia4
 ,wom5 h hi/orically p>ticipat$ 9 !     
g>m5t indu/ry 9 ,mongolia at high rates1
 & ! g>m5t indu/ry has hi/orically      
provid$ safe & /able employm5t = wom5 9 
,mongolia4  #c4 ,duty-free treatm5t =   
c]ta9 imports f ,mongolia  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,presid5t may provide duty-free      
treatm5t = any article describ$ 9       
subsection 7b7 t is import$ directly f  
,mongolia into ! cu/oms t]ritory ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,article describ$   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an article is describ$ 9 
?is subsection if-- 7,a7 ! article is ! 
gr[?1 product1 or manufacture (         
,mongolia2  7,b7 ! article is classifi$ 
"u *apt] #ea1 #eg1 #fj1 #fa1 #fb1 #fc1  
or #id ( ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2  7,c7 7i7 ! article is an

 app>el or textile article made (       
fabrics or fib]s conta9+ n less ?an #bc 
p]c5t by weight ( ca%m]e2 or  7ii7 ! sum
 ( ! co/ or value ( ca%m]e compon5ts ( !
 article is n less ?an #ea p]c5t ( !    
apprais$ value ( ! article at ! "t x is 
ent]$2  7,d7 9 ! case ( an article t is 
a textile or app>el article1 ! y>n &    
fabric us$ to manufacture ! article are 
produc$ 9 ,mongolia2  7,e7 ! sum ( ! co/
 or value ( ! mat]ials produc$ 91 & !   
direct co/s ( process+ op]ations p]=m$  
91 ,mongolia or ! cu/oms t]ritory ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates is n less ?an #ce p]c5t ( 
! apprais$ value ( ! article at ! "t x  
is ent]$2 &  7,f7 ! ,presid5t det]m9es t
 ! article is n import-s5sitive1 aft]   
receiv+ ! advice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,int]national ,trade ,commission 9      
accordance ) section #ejc7;e7 ( ! ,trade
 ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfc7;e774
  7#b7 ,exclusions ,an article %all n be
 treat$ z ! gr[?1 product1 or           
manufacture ( ,mongolia = purposes (    
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 by virtue ( hav+     

m]ely und]gone--  7,a7 simple comb9+ or 
packag+ op]ations2 or  7,b7 m]e dilution
 ) wat] or m]e dilution ) ano!r sub/ance
 t does n mat]ially alt] ! *>act]i/ics (
 ! article4  7c7 ,v]ification ) respect 
to trans%ipm5t = textile & app>el       
articles  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an     
,april #a1 ,july #a1 ,octob] #a1 &      
,janu>y #a ( ea* ye>1 ! ,commission] (  
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection %all
 v]ify t textile & app>el articles      
import$ f ,mongolia to :i* duty-free    
treatm5t is ext5d$ "u ?is ,act are n be+
 unlawfully trans%ipp$ into ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  7#b7 ,report to ,presid5t ,if !
 ,commission] det]m9es pursuant to      
p>agraph 7#a7 t textile & app>el        
articles import$ f ,mongolia to :i*     
duty-free treatm5t is ext5d$ "u ?is ,act
 are be+ unlawfully trans%ipp$ into !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,commission] %all      
report t det]m9ation to ! ,presid5t4    
7d7 ,eligibility requirem5ts ,duty-free 
treatm5t may be provid$ "u ?is ,act only
 if ! ,presid5t det]m9es & c]tifies to  

,congress t--  7#a7 ,mongolia meets !   
requirem5ts set =? 9 p>agraphs 7#a71    
7#b71 & 7#c7 ( section #ajd ( ! ,african
 ,gr[? & ,opportunity ,act 7#ai         
,u4,s4,c4 #cgjc72 &  7#b7 aft] tak+ into
 acc\nt ! factors set =? 9 p>agraphs    
7#a7 ?r\gh 7#g7 ( subsection 7c7 (      
section #ejb ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd    
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfb71 ,mongolia meets !
 eligibility requirem5ts ( su* section  
#ejb4  7e7 ,)drawal1 susp5sion1 or      
limitation ( pref]5tial treatm5t2       
m&atory graduation ,! provisions (      
subsections 7d7 & 7e7 ( section #ejb ( !
 ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bdfb7 %all apply ) respect to ,mongolia
 to ! same ext5t & 9 ! same mann] z su* 
provisions apply ) respect to b5efici>y 
develop+ c\ntries "u title ,v ( t ,act  
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfa et seq474  7f7     
,t]m9ation ( duty-,free treatm5t ,no    
duty-free treatm5t ext5d$ "u ?is ,act   
%all rema9 9 effect aft] ,decemb] #ca1  
#bjbe4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,cu/oms t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 

,! t]m cu/oms t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 ,g5]al ,note  
#b ( ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,ca%m]e ,! t]m     
ca%m]e means f9e hair obta9$ f a ca%m]e 
goat 7capra hircus lanig]74  #d4 ,brief+
 requirem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o
 ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & p]iodically !reaft]1 ! ,presid5t
 %all monitor1 review1 & provide a      
brief+ to ! appropriate congressional   
committees on--  7#a7 ! implem5tation ( 
?is ,act2  7#b7 compliance ( ,mongolia )
 ! eligibility requirem5ts describ$ 9   
section #c7;d72 &  7#c7 ! trade &       
inve/m5t policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates )     
respect to ,mongolia4  7b7 ,appropriate 
congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means--  7#a7 ! ,committee  
on ,f9ance & ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !        
,committee on ,ways & ,means & !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4