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19 U.S.C. § 3705 — Reporting requirement
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The President shall submit to the Congress, not later than 1 year after May 18, 2000, and annually thereafter through 2008, a comprehensive report on the trade and investment policy of the United States for sub-Saharan Africa, and on the implementation of this chapter and the amendments made by this chapter.
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The President shall submit to the Congress, not later than 1 year after May 18, 2000, and annually thereafter through 2008, a comprehensive report on the trade and investment policy of the United States for sub-Saharan Africa, and on the implementation of this chapter and the amendments made by this chapter.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Sections 2451 to 2451b were omitted pursuant to section 2451b(c), which provided that this part ceased to be effective 12 years after the date of entry into force of the Protocol of Accession of the People’s Republic of China to the World Trade Organization, which date was Dec. 11, 2001.
Section 2451, Pub. L. 93–618, title IV, § 421, as added Pub. L. 106–286, div. A, title I, § 103(a)(3), Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 882; amended Pub. L. 108–429, title II, § 2004(d)(3), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2592, related to action to address market disruption.
Section 2451a, Pub. L. 93–618, title IV, § 422, as added Pub. L. 106–286, div. A, title I, § 103(a)(3), Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 887; amended Pub. L. 108–429, title II, § 2004(d)(4), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2592, related to action in response to trade diversion.
Section 2451b, Pub. L. 93–618, title IV, § 423, as added Pub. L. 106–286, div. A, title I, § 103(a)(3), Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 890, related to regulations; termination of provision.
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No duty-free treatment provided under this subchapter shall remain in effect after December 31, 2020.
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The President is authorized to designate a sub-Saharan African country as an eligible sub-Saharan African country if the President determines that the country—
(1) has established, or is making continual progress toward establishing—
(A) a market-based economy that protects private property rights for men and women, incorporates an open rules-based trading system, and minimizes government interference in the economy through measures such as price controls, subsidies, and government ownership of economic assets;
(B) the rule of law, political pluralism, and the right to due process, a fair trial, and equal protection under the law;
(C) the elimination of barriers to United States trade and investment, including by—
(i) the provision of national treatment and measures to create an environment conducive to domestic and foreign investment;
(ii) the protection of intellectual property; and
(iii) the resolution of bilateral trade and investment disputes;
(D) economic policies to reduce poverty, increase the availability of health care and educational opportunities, expand physical infrastructure, promote the development of private enterprise, and encourage the formation of capital markets through micro-credit or other programs;
(E) a system to combat corruption and bribery, such as signing and implementing the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions; and
(F) protection of internationally recognized worker rights, including the right of association, the right to organize and bargain collectively, a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor, a minimum age for the employment of children, and acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work
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Congress finds that—
(1) it is in the mutual interest of the United States and the countries of sub-Saharan Africa to promote stable and sustainable economic growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa;
(2) the countries of sub-Saharan Africa form a region richly endowed with both natural and human resources;
(3) sub-Saharan Africa represents a region of enormous economic potential and of enduring political significance to the United States;
(4) the region has experienced the strengthening of democracy as countries in sub-Saharan Africa have taken steps to encourage broader participation in the political process;
(5) certain countries in sub-Saharan Africa have increased their economic growth rates, taken significant steps towards liberalizing their economies, and made progress toward regional economic integration that can have positive benefits for the region;
(6) despite those gains, the per capita income in sub-Saharan Africa averages approximately $500 annually;
(7) trade and investment, as the American experience has shown, can represent powerful tools both for economic development and for encouraging broader participation in a political process in which political freedom can flourish;
(8) increased trade and investment flows have the greatest impact in an economic environment in which trading partners eliminate barriers to trade and capital flows and encourage the development of a vibrant private sector that offers individual African citizens the freedom to expand their economic opportunities and provide for their families;
(9) offering the countries of sub-Saharan Africa enhanced trade preferences will encourage both higher levels of trade and direct investment in support of the positive economic and political developments under way throughout the regio
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds that—
(1) drought and famine have caused countless deaths and untold suffering among the people of sub-Saharan Africa;
(2) drought and famine in combination with other factors such as desertification, government neglect of the agricultural sector, and inappropriate economic policies have severely affected long-term development in sub-Saharan Africa; and
(3) the most cost-effective and efficient way of overcoming Africa’s vulnerability to drought and famine is to address Africa’s long-term development needs through a process that builds upon the needs and capabilities of the African people, promotes sustained and equitable economic growth, preserves the environment, and protects the rights of the individual.
**(b) Authority to furnish assistance** The President is authorized to furnish project and program assistance, on such terms and conditions as he may determine in accordance with the policies contained in this section, for long-term development in sub-Saharan Africa.
**(c) Purpose of assistance**
(1) **Purpose** — The purpose of assistance under this section shall be to help the poor majority of men and women in sub-Saharan Africa to participate in a process of long-term development through economic growth that is equitable, participatory, environmentally sustainable, and self-reliant.
(2) **Use of assistance to encourage private sector development** — Assistance under this section should, in a manner consistent with paragraph (1), be used to promote sustained economic growth, encourage private sector development, promote individual initiatives, and help to reduce the role of central governments in areas more appropriate for the private sector.
**(d) Application of development assistance general authorities and policies** E
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The President may provide duty-free treatment for any eligible article from any beneficiary developing country in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. In taking any such action, the President shall have due regard for—
(1) the effect such action will have on furthering the economic development of developing countries through the expansion of their exports;
(2) the extent to which other major developed countries are undertaking a comparable effort to assist developing countries by granting generalized preferences with respect to imports of products of such countries;
(3) the anticipated impact of such action on United States producers of like or directly competitive products; and
(4) the extent of the beneficiary developing country’s competitiveness with respect to eligible articles.
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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**(a) Authority to designate**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President is authorized to designate a country listed in section 107 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act [[19 U.S.C. 3706](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3706&num=0&edition=prelim)] as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country eligible for the benefits described in subsection (b)—
(A) if the President determines that the country meets the eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of that Act [[19 U.S.C. 3703](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3703&num=0&edition=prelim)], as such requirements are in effect on May 18, 2000; and
(B) subject to the authority granted to the President under subsections (a), (d), and (e) of [section 2462 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2462&num=0&edition=prelim), if the country otherwise meets the eligibility criteria set forth in [section 2462 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2462&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Monitoring and review of certain countries** — The President shall monitor, review, and report to Congress annually on the progress of each country listed in section 107 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act in meeting the requirements described in paragraph (1) in order to determine the current or potential eligibility of each country to be designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of this section. The President’s determinations, and explanations of such determinations, with specific analysis of the eligibility requirements described in paragraph (1)(A), shall be included in the annual
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**(a) Declaration of policy** Congress declares that free trade agreements should be negotiated, where feasible, with interested countries in sub-Saharan Africa, in order to serve as the catalyst for increasing trade between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa and increasing private sector investment in sub-Saharan Africa.
**(b) Plan requirement**
(1) **In general** — The President, taking into account the provisions of the treaty establishing the African Economic Community and the willingness of the governments of sub-Saharan African countries to engage in negotiations to enter into free trade agreements, shall develop a plan for the purpose of negotiating and entering into one or more trade agreements with interested beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.
(2) **Elements of plan** — The plan shall include the following:
(A) The specific objectives of the United States with respect to negotiations described in paragraph (1) and a suggested timetable for achieving those objectives.
(B) The benefits to both the United States and the relevant sub-Saharan African countries with respect to the applicable free trade agreement or agreements.
(C) A mutually agreed-upon timetable for the negotiations.
(D) The implications for and the role of regional and sub-regional organizations in sub-Saharan Africa with respect to such free trade agreement or agreements.
(E) Subject matter anticipated to be covered by the negotiations and United States laws, programs, and policies, as well as the laws of participating eligible African countries and existing bilateral and multilateral and economic cooperation and trade agreements, that may be affected by the agreement or agreements.
(F) Procedures to ensure the following:
(i) Adequate consultation with the C
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 3704
(3) does not engage in gross violations of
internationally recognized human rights or
provide support for acts of international ter-
rorism and cooperates in international efforts
to eliminate human rights violations and ter-
rorist activities.
(Pub. L. 106–200, title I, § 104, May 18, 2000, 114
Stat. 254; Pub. L. 114–27, title I, §§ 106(b), 111,
June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 368, 370.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2015—Pub. L. 114–27, § 111, struck out subsec. (a) des-
ignation and heading before ‘‘The President is author-
ized’’ and struck out subsec. (b). Prior to amendment,
text of subsec. (b) read as follows: ‘‘If the President de-
termines that an eligible sub-Saharan African country
is not making continual progress in meeting the re-
quirements described in subsection (a)(1) of this sec-
tion, the President shall terminate the designation of
the country made pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section.’’
Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 114–27, § 106(b), inserted ‘‘for
men and women’’ after ‘‘rights’’.
§ 3704. United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade
and Economic Cooperation Forum
(a) Declaration of policy
The President shall convene annual high-level
meetings between appropriate officials of the
United States Government and officials of the
governments of sub-Saharan African countries
in order to foster close economic ties between
the United States and sub-Saharan Africa.
(b) Establishment
Not later than 12 months after May 18, 2000,
the President, after consulting with Congress
and the governments concerned, shall establish
a United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and
Economic Cooperation Forum (in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Forum’’).
(c) Requirements
In creating the Forum, the President shall
meet
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