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19 U.S.C. § 3704 — United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum

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19 U.S.C. § 3704 — United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum

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**(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 the following requirements: (1) The President shall direct the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the United States Trade Representative to host the first annual meeting with their counterparts from the governments of sub-Saharan African countries eligible under [section 3703 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3703&num=0&edition=prelim), and those sub-Saharan African countries that the President determines are taking substantial positive steps towards meeting the eligibility requirements in [section 3703 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3703&num=0&edition=prelim). The purpose of the meeting shall be to discuss expanding trade and investment relations between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa and the implementation of this chapter including encouraging joint ventures between small and large businesses. The President shall also direct the Secretaries and the United States Trade Representative to invite to the meeting representatives from appropriate sub-Saharan African regional organizations and government officials from other appropriate countries in sub-Saharan Africa. (2) (A) The President, in consultation with the Congress, shall encourage United States nongovernmental organizations to host annual meetings with nongovernmental organizations from sub-Saharan Africa in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Forum for the purpose of discussing the issues described in paragraph (1). (B) The President, in consultation with the Congress, shall encourage United States representatives of the private sector to host annual meetings with representatives of the private sector from sub-Saharan Africa in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Forum for the purpose of discussing the issues described in paragraph (1). (3) The President shall, to the extent practicable, meet with the heads of governments of sub-Saharan African countries eligible under [section 3703 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3703&num=0&edition=prelim), and those sub-Saharan African countries that the President determines are taking substantial positive steps toward meeting the eligibility requirements in [section 3703 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3703&num=0&edition=prelim), not less than once every 2 years for the purpose of discussing the issues described in paragraph (1). The first such meeting should take place not later than 12 months after May 18, 2000. **(d) Dissemination of information by USIS** In order to assist in carrying out the purposes of the Forum, the United States Information Service shall disseminate regularly, through multiple media, economic information in support of the free market economic reforms described in this chapter. **(e) HIV/AIDS effect on the sub-Saharan African workforce** In selecting issues of common interest to the United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, the President shall instruct the United States delegates to the Forum to promote a review by the Forum of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in each sub-Saharan African country and the effect of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on economic development in each country.

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19 U.S.C. § 3703 — Eligibility requirements

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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19 U.S.C. § 3701 — Findings

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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19 U.S.C. § 3704 — United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade

Page 894 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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