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12 June 2017  
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Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION BASED O N ARTICLE 22 OF  
THE TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM T HE UNITED STATES  
The following communication, dated 7 June 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States  for Members' information.  
 
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The United States  hereby makes the following notifications in accordance with Article  22 of the 
Trade Facilitation Agreement (WT/L/931).  
1. Notified under  Article 22.1:  
Annex I contains the information required pursuant to Article 22.1 . It co vers calendar 
year 2015, which is the latest year for which full information is available.  
With respect to Article 22.1 (c), relevant information is contained in USAID 's Program Cycle, a 
framework which links the fundamental components of the Agency 's prog ramming, including: 
Country/Regional Strategic Planning; Project Design and Implementation; Activity Design and 
Implementation; Monitoring and Evaluation; and Collaborati ng, Learning and Adapting.  
The Program Cycle is codified in the Automated Directive S ystems (ADS) 201 chapter which is 
USAID 's operational model for planning, delivering, assessing and adapting development 
programming in a given region or country. Additional details can be found on USAID 's website 
under Strategy and Planning at:  https://www.usaid.gov/results -and-data/planning . The ADS 
201 can be found at: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201 .   
Specific information rega rding Millennium Challenge Corporation agreements can be found under 
specific country links here: https://mcc.gov/where -we-work. 
2. Notified under Article 22.2:  
Information on the process and mechanisms for reques ting assistance and support for capacity 
building is as follows : 
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is  the lead agency for the 
United  States in providing capacity assis tance and technical assistance.  USAID maintains a 
comprehens ive and informative website about their ongoing work, types of assistance available, 
mission state ments, and contact information.  Information about current programs and missions, 
accessing such programs and missions, and mission directory with contact poin ts, and c an be 
accessed at this webpage:  https://www.usaid.gov/where -we-work. 
The national contact point for the United States is : 
Ms. Virginia Brown  
United States Agenc y for International Development  
Director, Office of Trade and Regulatory Refor m 
Burea u of Economic Growth, Education  and Environment  
E-Mail: ptf@usaid.gov  G/TFA/N/USA/2  
 
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  ANNEX I  
Description of the  
assistance and support  
for capacity building  The s tatus and 
amount 
disbursed  Procedures for 
disbursement of 
the assistance  and 
support  Beneficiary 
country/ Region 
(where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$4,993,887  ADS 201  Afghanistan  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$6,000,000  ADS 201  Afghanistan  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$8,000,000  ADS 201  Afghanistan  AID 
Border measures  US$80,000  ADS 201  Albania  STATE  
Border measures  US$122,824  ADS 201  Algeria DHS 
Border measures  US$118,988  ADS 201  Algeria  DHS 
Border measures  US$70,000  ADS 201  Armenia  DOE 
Border measures  US$52,800  ADS 201  Armenia  DOE 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$250,000  ADS 201  Azerbaijan  AID 
Administrative procedure s US$50,000  ADS 201  Azerbaijan  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$1,000,000  ADS 201  Bangladesh  AID 
Border measures  US$41,699  ADS 201  Benin  DHS 
Border measures  US$37,321  ADS 201  Brazil  DHS 
Border measures  US$9,019  ADS 201  Brazil DHS 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$123,000  ADS 201  Burundi  AID 
Border measures  US$122,503  ADS 201  Cabo Verde  DHS 
Administrative procedures  US$2,293,769  ADS 201  Central Asia, 
regional  AID 
Border measures  US$65,000  ADS 2 01 Chile DOE 
Border measures  US$30,000  ADS 201  Chile DOE 
Border measures  US$45,000  ADS 201  Chile DOE 
Border measures  US$543,000  ADS 201  China, People's 
Republic of  DOE 
Border measures  US$15,118  ADS 201  Colombia  DHS 
Border measures  US$42,263  ADS 201  Egypt DHS 
Border measures  US$22,700,000  http://www.mcc.gov  El Salvador  MCC 
Border measures  US$344,000  ADS 201  Europe, regional  DOE 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$690,000  ADS 201  Europe, regi onal AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$985,000  ADS 201  Europe, regional  AID 
Administrative procedures  US$492,240  ADS 201  Europe, regional  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$1,368,551  ADS 201  Europe, regional  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$164,900  ADS 201  Europe, regional  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$169,134  ADS 201  Europe, regional  AID 
Administrative procedures  US$368,426  ADS 201 Europe, regional  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$120,000  ADS 201  Far East Asia, 
regional  AID 
Administrative procedures  US$3,899,768  ADS 201  Far East Asia, 
regional  AID 
Publication and trade 
promotion  US$531,331  ADS 201  Far East Asia, 
regional  AID G/TFA/N/USA/2  
 
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  Description of the  
assistance and support  
for capacity building  The s tatus and 
amount 
disbursed  Procedures for 
disbursement of 
the assistance  and 
support  Beneficiary 
country/ Region 
(where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$25,858  ADS 201  Georgia  STATE  
Border measures  US$21,665  ADS 201  Georgia  DHS 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$225,000  ADS 201  Georgia  AID 
Border measures  US$97 ,863 ADS 201  Ghana  DHS 
Border measures  US$11,658  ADS 201  India DHS 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$110,000  ADS 201  India DOE 
Border measures  US$334,800  ADS 201  Jordan  DOE 
Border measures  US$534,946  ADS 201  Jordan  AID 
NCTF a nd private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$552,801  ADS 201  Jordan  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$500,089  ADS 201  Jordan  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$5,052,890  ADS 201  Jordan  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$4,000,000  ADS 201  Jordan  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$239,773  ADS 201  Kenya  DHS 
Border measures  US$145,000  ADS 201  Kenya  DOE 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and c apacity 
building  US$150,000  ADS 201  Kosovo  AID 
Border measures  US$120,000  ADS 201  Lebanon  DOE 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$106,751  ADS 201  Lebanon  DHS 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$37,043  ADS 201  Lebanon  DHS 
Borde r and related 
agencies capacity building  US$150,000  ADS 201  Madagascar  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$7,000  ADS 201  Madagascar  AID 
Publication and trade 
promotion  US$76,196  ADS 201  Madagascar  AID 
Publication and trade 
promotion  US$1,000  ADS 201  Madagascar  AID 
Border measures  US$240,000  ADS 201  Malaysia  DOE 
Border measures  US$33,645  ADS 201  Malaysia  DHS 
Border measures  US$147,593  ADS 201  Mauritius  DHS 
Border measures  US$20,468  ADS 201  Mexico  DHS 
Border measures  US$7,0 61 ADS 201  Mexico  DHS 
Border measures  US$80,000  ADS 201  Mexico  DOE 
Administrative procedures  US$1,000,000  ADS 201  Moldova  AID 
Border measures  US$75,000  ADS 201  Moldova  DOE 
Border measures  US$28,220  ADS 201  Moldova  DHS 
Border measures  US$105,815  ADS 20 1 Morocco  DHS 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$500,000  ADS 201  Myanmar  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$2,000,000  ADS 201  Nigeria  AID 
Publication and trade 
promotion  US$222,500  ADS 201  Oceania, regional  STATE G/TFA/N/USA/2  
 
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  Description of the  
assistance and support  
for capacity building  The s tatus and 
amount 
disbursed  Procedures for 
disbursement of 
the assistance  and 
support  Beneficiary 
country/ Region 
(where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  
Border measures  US$333,000  ADS 201  Pakistan  DOE 
Border measures  US$55,500  ADS 201  Pakistan  DOE 
Border measures  US$102,000  ADS 201  Panama  DOE 
Border measures  US$65,000  ADS 201  Panama  DOE 
Border measures  US$50,068  ADS 201  Panama  DHS 
Border measures  US$12,667  ADS 201  Philippines  DHS 
Border measures  US$32,639  ADS 201  Philippines  DHS 
Border measures  US$13,863  ADS 201  Philippines  DHS 
Administrative procedures  US$2,357,039  ADS 201  Philippines  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
buildin g US$250,000  ADS 201  Philippines  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$100,000  ADS 201  Philippines  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$600,000  ADS 201  Philippines  AID 
Administrative procedures  US$175,052  ADS 20 1 Rwanda  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$1,575,474  ADS 201  Rwanda  AID 
Border measures  US$67,022  ADS 201  Senegal  DHS 
Border measures  US$21,144  ADS 201  Serbia  DHS 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$2,400,000  ADS 201  Serbia  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$503,053  ADS 201  Serbia  AID 
Administrative procedures  US$5,497,369  ADS 201  South Africa  AID 
Administrative procedures  US$2,199,879  ADS 201  South Africa  AID 
Border and related  
agencies capacity building  US$946,144  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
Publication and trade 
promotion  US$250,000  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
Publication and trade 
promotion  US$327,278  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
NCTF and priva te sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$4,018,621  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$500,000  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
buildi ng US$2,385,965  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
Administrative procedures  US$2,996,070  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
Publication and trade 
promotion  US$970,000  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity buil ding US$100,997  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$223  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$600,000  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
Border and re lated 
agencies capacity building  US$2,082,214  ADS 201  South of Sahara, 
regional  AID 
Border measures  US$71,939  ADS 201  Tajikistan  DHS 
Border measures  US$57,683  ADS 201  Tanzania  DHS 
Administrative procedures  US$5,117,000  ADS 201  Tanzania  AID 
Publication and trade 
promotion  US$1,000,000  ADS 201  Tanzania  AID G/TFA/N/USA/2  
 
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  Description of the  
assistance and support  
for capacity building  The s tatus and 
amount 
disbursed  Procedures for 
disbursement of 
the assistance  and 
support  Beneficiary 
country/ Region 
(where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$1,500,000  ADS 201  Tanzania  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$142,030  ADS 201  Tanzania  AID 
Border measures  US$4,911  ADS 2 01 Thailand  DHS 
Border measures  US$50,000  ADS 201  Thailand  DOE 
Publication and trade 
promotion  US$2,498  ADS 201  The Former 
Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$5,941  ADS 201  Timor -Leste  DHS 
Border measures  US$38,146  ADS 201  Turkey  DHS 
Administrative procedures  US$5,000  ADS 201  Turkmenistan  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$287,000  ADS 201  Turkmenistan  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$300,377  ADS 201  Turkmenistan  AID 
Border measures  US$75,000  ADS 201  Turkmenistan  STATE  
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$40,615  ADS 201  Ukraine  DHS 
Border measures  US$20,000  ADS 201  Ukraine  STATE  
Border and related 
agencies capacity buil ding US$500,000  ADS 201  Ukraine  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$500,000  ADS 201  Ukraine  AID 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$773,000  ADS 201  Ukraine  AID 
Administrative procedures  US$431,500  ADS 201  Ukraine  AID 
NCTF and private sector 
engagement and capacity 
building  US$200,000  ADS 201  Ukraine  AID 
Border measures  US$75,100  ADS 201  Viet Nam  DHS 
Border measures  US$64,906  ADS 201  Viet Nam  DHS 
Border and related 
agencies capacity building  US$205,880  ADS 201  Zimbabwe  AID 
Publication and trade 
promotion  US$299,448  ADS 201  Zimbabwe  ADF 
 
Notes:  
- Calendar year 2015 OECD reported information ; and  
- Agencies listed:  Department of Energy (DOE); Department of Homeland Security (includes 
Customs and Border Protection) (DHS); Department of State (State); U.S. Agency for 
International Development (AID); Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC); U.S. African 
Development Foundation (ADF).  
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