§ 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 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.
(Pub. L. 106–200, title I, § 102, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 252; Pub. L. 112–163, § 1(c), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1274.)
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U.S. Code
- § 2151Congressional findings and declaration of policy
- § 635Powers and functions of Bank
- § 2272Group eligibility requirements
- § 2703Eligible articles
- § 2466aDesignation of sub-Saharan African countries for certain benefits
- § 3721Treatment of certain textiles and apparel
- § 3701Findings
- § 212Retention of Customs revenue functions by Secretary of the Treasury
- § 4301Definitions
- § 3722Protections against transshipment
- § 3723Free trade agreements with sub-Saharan African countries
- § 3705Reporting requirement
- § 3707Activities in support of transparency
- § 3704United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum
- § 3732Executive branch initiatives
- § 14TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AFRICA.
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 110–436To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes
- Public Law 108–274To extend and modify the trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of **Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,July 13, 2004[[H
- Public Law 106–200To authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Saharan Africa, expand trade benefits to the countries in the Caribbean Basin, renew the generalized system of preferences, and reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance programs
- Public Law 112–163To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel
- Public Law 114–125To reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes
- Public Law 108–429To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, to make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–27To extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–328To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–432To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes
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statute-compilations
- Sec. 4SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RECIPROCITY AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
- Sec. 14TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AFRICA
- Sec. 701REPORT ON CONTRIBUTION OF TRADE PREFERENCE PROGRAMS TO REDUCING POVERTY AND ELIMINATING HUNGER
- Sec. 12FACILITATION OF TRANSPORTATION
- Sec. 101SHORT TITLE
- Sec. 8ENTRIES OF CERTAIN APPAREL ARTICLES PURSUANT TO THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
- Sec. 102FINDINGS
- Sec. 112DEFINITIONS
- Sec. 9DEVELOPMENT STUDY AND CAPACITY BUILDING
- Sec. 1SHORT TITLE
- Sec. 6DEFINITION
- Sec. 2DEFINITIONS
- Sec. 1293COORDINATION OF EFFORTS TO DEVELOP FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES
- Sec. 101STATEMENT OF POLICY
- Sec. 1SHORT TITLE
- Sec. 108DEEPENING AND EXPANDING TRADE AND INVESTMENT TIES BETWEEN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE UNITED STATES
- Sec. 101SHORT TITLE
- Sec. 3STATEMENT OF POLICY
- Sec. 13AGRICULTURAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
- Sec. 7EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
- Sec. 102FINDINGS
- Sec. 109AGRICULTURAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
- Sec. 103ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF TRANSPARENCY
- Sec. 2FINDINGS
- Sec. 10ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT INCREASING TRADE CAPACITY AND ECOTOURISM
- Sec. 5SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERPRETATION OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL PROVISIONS OF AGOA
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public-private-law
U.S. Code
- Activities in support of transparency§ 3707
- Millennium Challenge Compact§ 7708
- Treatment of certain textiles and apparel§ 3721
- Designation of eligible articles§ 2463
- Findings§ 3701
- Definitions§ 3501
- Trade negotiating objectives§ 3802
- Approval and entry into force of Uruguay Round Agreements§ 3511
- Protest against decisions of Customs Service§ 1514
- Basic authority for trade agreements§ 2111
- Information and advice from private and public sectors§ 2155
- Designation of sub-Saharan African countries for certain benefits§ 2466a
- Sub-Saharan Africa defined§ 3706
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- Pub. L. 106–200, title I, § 102
- 114 Stat. 252
- Pub. L. 112–163, § 1(c)
- 126 Stat. 1274
- Pub. L. 112–163
- Pub. L. 112–163, § 1(d)
- 132 Stat. 1276
- 129 Stat. 363
- Pub. L. 109–432, div. D, title VI, § 6001
- 120 Stat. 3190
- Pub. L. 106–200, § 1(a)
- 114 Stat. 251
- Pub. L. 106–200, title I, § 101
- 129 Stat. 369
- Pub. L. 108–274
- 118 Stat. 820
- Pub. L. 108–429, title II, § 2004(j)(1)
- 118 Stat. 2595
- Pub. L. 107–210
- section 13(c) of Pub. L. 108–274
- Pub. L. 108–429, title II, § 2004(j)(2)
- 129 Stat. 371
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