Mr. President. on June 2. the President of the United States asked Congress to renew his authority to waive the freedom of emigration requirements of the Trade Act of 1974. which would extend mostfavorednation trade status to the Socialist Republic of Romania for another year. Mr. President. for the record I would note that the President took action under title 19. section 2432 of the United States Code. Action under this section may be disallowed by Congress by passage in one House of a resolution of disapproval. Adoption of the resolution therefore would end MFN trade status to Romania. According to section 402 of the 1974 Trade Act. renewal of mostfavorednation trading status for Romania should depend on current emigration performance. however. the harrassment. job displacement and refusal to allow free emigration continues as before. One such example is the case of Paul Dragu. Paul Dragu applied for emigration from Romania in 1980 after his family suffered from religious persecution. When he was given the final application for a passport. he gave customary notice at his job only to be arrested along with his wife Georgetta. and sentenced to 6 months in prison for parasitism. His wife suffered a nervous breakdown under interrogation and was placed in a psychiatric hospital.
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