2015 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties (Sections 1 - 4210)
Chapter 23 - Extension of Certain Trade Benefits to Sub-Saharan Africa (Sections 3701 - 3741)
Subchapter I - Trade Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa (Sections 3701 - 3706)
Sec. 3702 - Statement of policy
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 106-200, title I, §103, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 253; Pub. L. 114-27, title I, §106(a), June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 368. |
Statutes at Large References | 114 Stat. 253 129 Stat. 368 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 106-200, Public Law 114-27 |
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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.
(Pub. L. 106–200, title I, §103, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 253; Pub. L. 114–27, title I, §106(a), June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 368.)
AMENDMENTS2015—Par. (10). Pub. L. 114–27 added par. (10).
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