§ 3732. — Executive branch initiatives.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC3732]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 23--EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUBCHAPTER III--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUES
Sec. 3732. Executive branch initiatives
(a) Statement of the Congress
The Congress recognizes that the stated policy of the executive
branch in 1997, the ``Partnership for Growth and Opportunity in Africa''
initiative, is a step toward the establishment of a comprehensive trade
and development policy for sub-Saharan Africa. It is the sense of the
Congress that this Partnership is a companion to the policy goals set
forth in this chapter.
(b) Technical assistance to promote economic reforms and development
In addition to continuing bilateral and multilateral economic and
development assistance, the President shall target technical assistance
toward--
(1) developing relationships between United States firms and
firms in sub-Saharan Africa through a variety of business
associations and networks;
(2) providing assistance to the governments of sub-Saharan
African countries to--
(A) liberalize trade and promote exports;
(B) bring their legal regimes into compliance with the
standards of the World Trade Organization in conjunction with
membership in that Organization;
(C) make financial and fiscal reforms; and
(D) promote greater agribusiness linkages;
(3) addressing such critical agricultural policy issues as
market liberalization, agricultural export development, and
agribusiness investment in processing and transporting agricultural
commodities;
(4) increasing the number of reverse trade missions to growth-
oriented countries in sub-Saharan Africa;
(5) increasing trade in services; and
(6) encouraging greater sub-Saharan African participation in
future negotiations in the World Trade Organization on services and
making further commitments in their schedules to the General
Agreement on Trade in Services in order to encourage the removal of
tariff and nontariff barriers.
(Pub. L. 106-200, title I, Sec. 122, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 268.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ``this
title'', meaning title I of Pub. L. 106-200, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat.
252, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete
classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 3701 of this title and Tables.
