The Russian Federation has been found to be in full compliance with the freedom of emigration requirements under title IV oftheTradeActof1974(the "1974 Act") (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) since 1994.
The China-Specific Safeguard mechanism (known legally as Section 421 oftheTradeActof1974 and under which the tire tariffs were implemented in September 2009) authorizes the United States to impose duties if there is a surge in imports from China that is causing or threatening market disruption in the United States.
Jackson (D-WA) introduced an amendment to the East-West Trade Relations Act linking the granting of Most Favored Nation status and official credits to the Soviet Union and other nations with non-market economies to clear evidence of their institutionalized respect for the right to emigrate. (1) This amendment (which ultimately was enacted as part oftheTrade Reform Actof1974) reflected Sen.