19 U.S.C. § 3702: Statement of policy

Summary

Congress supports closer ties between the United States and sub‑Saharan Africa. It wants to boost trade and investment, cut trade barriers, help regional integration, make fair two‑way trade deals (including possible free trade areas), back rule of law and poverty reduction, grow the private sector—especially women‑owned and small businesses—support civic groups and political freedom, create a U.S.–sub‑Saharan Africa trade forum, encourage African countries to join the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and increase women’s roles in development.

Title 19, §3702

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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.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2015—Par. (10). Pub. L. 114–27 added par. (10).

§3702 Statement of Policy

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