2013 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 23 - EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (§§ 3701 - 3741)
Subchapter I - TRADE POLICY FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (§§ 3701 - 3706)
Section 3702 - Statement of policy
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER 23 - EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBCHAPTER I - TRADE POLICY FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Sec. 3702 - Statement of policy |
Contains | section 3702 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 106-200, title I, §103, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 253. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 114 Stat. 253 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 106-200 |
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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; and
(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.
(Pub. L. 106–200, title I, §103, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 253.)
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