[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 22 (Monday, June 4, 2001)] [Page 838] [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] <R04> Memorandum on Renewing Normal Trade Relations Status for China June 1, 2001 Presidential Determination No. 2001-16 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Subject: Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended--Continuation of Waiver Authority for the People's Republic of China Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, Public Law 93-618, 88 Stat. 1978 (hereinafter the ``Act''), I determine, pursuant to section 402(d)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1), that the further extension of the waiver authority granted by section 402 of the Act will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. I further determine that continuation of the waiver applicable to the People's Republic of China will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register. George W. Bush