Sec. 3. Definitions

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In this Act: The term Africa refers to the entire continent of Africa and its 54 countries, including the Republic of South Sudan. The term African diaspora means the people of African origin living in the United States, irrespective of their citizenship and nationality, who are willing to contribute to the development of Africa. The term AGOA means the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.). The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.

The term development agencies includes the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and relevant multilateral development banks. The term Trade Policy Staff Committee means the Trade Policy Staff Committee established pursuant to section 2002.2 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and is composed of representatives of Federal agencies in charge of developing and coordinating United States positions on international trade and trade-related investment issues.

The term multilateral development banks has the meaning given that term in section 1701(c)(4) of the International Financial Institutions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(4) ) and includes the African Development Foundation. The term sub-Saharan region refers to the 49 countries listed in section 107 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3706) and includes the Republic of South Sudan. The term Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee means the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee established by Executive Order 12870 (58 Fed. Reg. 51753).

The term United States and Foreign Commercial Service means the United States and Foreign Commercial Service established by section 2301 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 ( 15 U.S.C. 4721 ).

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