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19 U.S.C. § 3701 — Findings
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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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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 region; and
(10) encouraging the reciprocal reduction of trade and investment barriers in Africa will enhance the benefits of trade and investment for the region as well as enhance commercial and political ties between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa.
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**(a) Preferential treatment** Textile and apparel articles described in subsection (b) that are imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country described in section 2466a(c) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, shall enter the United States free of duty and free of any quantitative limitations in accordance with the provisions set forth in subsection (b), if the country has satisfied the requirements set forth in [section 3722 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3722&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Products covered** Subject to subsection (c), the preferential treatment described in subsection (a) shall apply only to the following textile and apparel products:
(1) **Apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries** — Apparel articles sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from fabrics wholly formed and cut, or from components knit-to-shape, in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States, or both (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under heading 5602 or 5603 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and are wholly formed and cut in the United States) that are—
(A) entered under subheading 9802.00.80 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; or
(B) entered under chapter 61 or 62 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, if, after such assembly, the articles would have qualified for entry under subheading 9802.00.80 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States but for the fact that the articles were embroidered or subjected to stone-washing, enz
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For purposes of this chapter, the terms “sub-Saharan Africa”, “sub-Saharan African country”, “country in sub-Saharan Africa”, and “countries in sub-Saharan Africa” refer to the following or any successor political entities:
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**(a) Compact** The Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, may provide assistance for an eligible country only if the country enters into an agreement with the United States, to be known as a “Millennium Challenge Compact”, that establishes a multi-year plan for achieving shared development objectives in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
**(b) Elements**
(1) **In general** — The Compact should take into account the national development strategy of the eligible country and shall contain—
(A) the specific objectives that the country and the United States expect to achieve during the term of the Compact;
(B) the responsibilities of the country and the United States in the achievement of such objectives;
(C) regular benchmarks to measure, where appropriate, progress toward achieving such objectives;
(D) an identification of the intended beneficiaries, disaggregated by income level, gender, and age, to the maximum extent practicable;
(E) a multi-year financial plan, including the estimated amount of contributions by the Corporation and the country and proposed mechanisms to implement the plan and provide oversight, that describes how the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) will be met, including identifying the role of civil society in the achievement of such requirements;
(F) where appropriate, a description of the current and potential participation of other donors in the achievement of such objectives;
(G) a plan to ensure appropriate fiscal accountability for the use of assistance provided under [section 7704 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7704&num=0&edition=prelim);
(H) where appropriate, a process or processes for consideration of so
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**(a) AGOA Website**
(1) **In general** — The President shall establish a publicly available website for the collection and dissemination of information regarding the African Growth and Opportunity Act ([19 U.S.C. 3701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(2) **Contents** — The President shall publish on the AGOA Website the information described in paragraph (1), including—
(A) information and technical assistance provided at United States Agency for International Development regional trade hubs; and
(B) a link to the websites of United States embassies located in eligible sub-Saharan African countries.
(3) **Actions by United States embassies** — The Secretary of State should direct United States embassies located in eligible sub-Saharan African countries to—
(A) encourage individuals and businesses in such countries to use the benefits available under the African Growth and Opportunity Act; and
(B) include a link to the AGOA Website on the websites of such diplomatic missions.
**(b) AGOA Forum** After each meeting of the United States–Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, the President should publish on the AGOA Website the following:
(1) The outcomes of the meeting of the Forum, including any commitments made by member countries and the private sector.
(2) An assessment of progress made with respect to any commitments made by member countries and the private sector from the previous meeting of the Forum.
**(c) Other information** The President should disseminate the information required under this section in a digital format to the public and publish such information on the AGOA Website.
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No duty-free treatment provided under this subchapter shall remain in effect after December 31, 2020.
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This chapter may be cited as the “Trade Act of 1974”.
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**(a) Finality of decisions; return of papers** Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, [section 1501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to voluntary reliquidations), [section 1516 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1516&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to petitions by domestic interested parties), [section 1520 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1520&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to refunds), and [section 6501 of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section6501&num=0&edition=prelim) (but only with respect to taxes imposed under chapters 51 and 52 of such title), any clerical error, mistake of fact, or other inadvertence, whether or not resulting from or contained in an electronic transmission, adverse to the importer, in any entry, liquidation, or reliquidation, and, decisions of the Customs Service, including the legality of all orders and findings entering into the same, as to—
(1) the appraised value of merchandise;
(2) the classification and rate and amount of duties chargeable;
(3) all charges or exactions of whatever character within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury;
(4) the exclusion of merchandise from entry or delivery or a demand for redelivery to customs custody under any provision of the customs laws, except a determination appealable under [section 1337 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1337&num=0&edition=prelim);
(5) the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry, or reconciliation as to the issues contained therein, or an
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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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**(a) General banking business; use of mails; publication of documents, reports, contracts, etc.; use of assets and allocated or borrowed money; payment of dividends; medium-term financing; dissemination of information; enhancement of medium-term program**
(1) There is created a corporation with the name Export-Import Bank of the United States, which shall be an agency of the United States of America. The objects and purposes of the Bank shall be to aid in financing and to facilitate exports of goods and services, imports, and the exchange of commodities and services between the United States or any of its territories or insular possessions and any foreign country or the agencies or nationals of any such country, and in so doing to contribute to the employment of United States workers. The Bank’s objective in authorizing loans, guarantees, insurance, and credits shall be to contribute to maintaining or increasing employment of United States workers. In connection with and in furtherance of its objects and purposes, the bank is authorized and empowered to do a general banking business except that of circulation; to receive deposits; to purchase, discount, rediscount, sell, and negotiate, with or without its endorsement or guaranty, and to guarantee notes, drafts, checks, bills of exchange, acceptances, including bankers’ acceptances, cable transfers, and other evidences of indebtedness; to guarantee, insure, coinsure, and reinsure against political and credit risks of loss; to purchase, sell, and guarantee securities but not to purchase with its funds any stock in any other corporation except that it may acquire any such stock through the enforcement of any lien or pledge or otherwise to satisfy a previously contracted indebtedness to it; to accept bills and drafts draw
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**(a) In general** A group of workers (including workers in any agricultural firm or subdivision of an agricultural firm) shall be certified by the Secretary as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under this part pursuant to a petition filed under [section 2271 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2271&num=0&edition=prelim) if the Secretary determines that—
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers’ firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and
(2)
(A)
(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision have decreased absolutely;
(ii) imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have increased; and
(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii) contributed importantly to such workers’ separation or threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or
(B)
(i) there has been a shift in production by such workers’ firm or subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or directly competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or subdivision; and
(ii)
(I) the country to which the workers’ firm has shifted production of the articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States;
(II) the country to which the workers’ firm has shifted production of the articles is a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference Act [[19 U.S.C. 3201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], African Growth and Opportunity Ac
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