§ 3702. — Statement of policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC3702]
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
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, Sec. 103, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 253.)
