Presently. there are five sanctions which the President may implement. This legislation adds five more sanctions to this list. both more and less severe than those presently available. These sanctions include withdrawal of U.S. personnel and resources from participation in any Customs preclearance. denial of trade benefits under any existing freetrade area agreements. refusal to begin or continue negotiations on the establishment of a free trade area: denial or restriction of applications for immigrant or nonimmigrant visas. increased inspection standards to at least 35 percent for goods coming In. and denial of export of U.S. products or importation from that country. Implementation of these sanctions are at the Presidents discretion for the first 2 years that a country is decertifled. If a country is fully decertified or receives a national interest waiver for 3 consecutive years. then the President must choose and implement at least one of the listed sanctiops.
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