October 23, 1979
To the Congress of the United States:
Pursuant to section 402(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, (hereinafter, "the Act") I shall issue today an Executive Order waiving the application of subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Act with respect to the People's Republic of China.
I wish to report to the Congress that I have determined that the requirements of section 402 (c) (2) (A) and (B) of the Act have been satisfied.
JIMMY CARTER
The White House,
October 23, 1979.
Jimmy Carter, United States-People's Republic of China Trade Relations Message to the Congress. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/248166