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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Trade and Development Act of 2000 · Sec. 103

Sec. 103. STATEMENT OF POLICY

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## SEC. 103 STATEMENT OF POLICY **[**[19 U.S.C. 3702](/us/usc/t19/s3702)**]** Congress supports— ####
(1)encouraging increased trade and investment between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa; ####
(2)reducing tariff and nontariff barriers and other obstacles to sub-Saharan African and United States trade; ####
(3)expanding United States assistance to sub-Saharan Africa's regional integration efforts; ####
(4)negotiating reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade agreements, including the possibility of establishing free trade areas that serve the interests of both the United States and the countries of sub-Saharan Africa; ####
(5)focusing on countries committed to the rule of law, economic reform, and the eradication of poverty; ####
(6)strengthening and expanding the private sector in sub-Saharan Africa, especially enterprises owned by women and small businesses; ####
(7)facilitating the development of civil societies and political freedom in sub-Saharan Africa; ####
(8)establishing a United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum; ####
(9)the accession of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD)Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions; and ####
(10)promoting the role of women in social, political, and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa.
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