§ 3723. Free trade agreements with sub-Saharan African countries
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(a)Declaration of policy Congress declares that free trade agreements should be negotiated, where feasible, with interested countries in sub-Saharan Africa, in order to serve as the catalyst for increasing trade between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa and increasing private sector investment in sub-Saharan Africa.
(b)Plan requirement
(1)In general The President, taking into account the provisions of the treaty establishing the African Economic Community and the willingness of the governments of sub-Saharan African countries to engage in negotiations to enter into free trade agreements, shall develop a plan for the purpose of negotiating and entering into one or more trade agreements with interested beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.
(2)Elements of plan The plan shall include the following:
(A)The specific objectives of the United States with respect to negotiations described in paragraph
(1)and a suggested timetable for achieving those objectives.
(B)The benefits to both the United States and the relevant sub-Saharan African countries with respect to the applicable free trade agreement or agreements.
(C)A mutually agreed-upon timetable for the negotiations.
(D)The implications for and the role of regional and sub-regional organizations in sub-Saharan Africa with respect to such free trade agreement or agreements.
(E)Subject matter anticipated to be covered by the negotiations and United States laws, programs, and policies, as well as the laws of participating eligible African countries and existing bilateral and multilateral and economic cooperation and trade agreements, that may be affected by the agreement or agreements.
(F)Procedures to ensure the following:
(i)Adequate consultation with the Congress and the private sector during the negotiations.
(ii)Consultation with the Congress regarding all matters relating to implementation of the agreement or agreements.
(iii)Approval by the Congress of the agreement or agreements.
(iv)Adequate consultations with the relevant African governments and African regional and subregional intergovernmental organizations during the negotiation of the agreement or agreements.
(c)Reporting requirement Not later than 12 months after May 18, 2000, the President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report containing the plan developed pursuant to subsection (b).
(Pub. L. 106–200, title I, § 116, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 266.)
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- 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 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 115–232To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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
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- Sec. 2Free trade agreements with sub-Saharan African countries
- Sec. 3Coordination of USAID with Free Trade Agreement policy
- Sec. 1293Coordination of efforts to develop free trade agreements with sub-Saharan African countries
- Sec. 1271Free trade agreements with sub-Saharan African countries
- Sec. 1271Free trade agreements with sub-Saharan African countries
- Sec. 1271Free trade agreements with sub-Saharan African countries
- Sec. 1289Coordination of efforts to negotiate free trade agreements with certain sub-Saharan African countries
- Sec. 6201Coordination of efforts to negotiate free trade agreements with certain sub-Saharan African countries
- Sec. 5Graduation of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries
- Sec. 5Graduation of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries
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- Pub. L. 106–200, title I, § 116
- 114 Stat. 266
- 130 Stat. 2560
- 132 Stat. 2081
- 129 Stat. 370
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