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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4110 

To reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 11 (legislative day, APRIL 10), 2024 

Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. RISCH, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. BENNET, Mr. VAN

HOLLEN, Mr. ROUNDS, and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Extension of African Growth and Opportunity Act. 

Sec. 3. Review, enforcement, and reporting requirements. 

Sec. 4. Support for regional supply chains in Africa. 

Sec. 5. Graduation of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. 

Sec. 6. Modification of eligibility requirements. 

Sec. 7. Report on enforcement of prohibition on importation of goods made 

with forced labor. 

Sec. 8. Improving utilization of African Growth and Opportunity Act. 


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Sec. 9. Reports on implementation and potential trade agreements. 

Sec. 10. United States International Trade Commission report on expanding 

articles covered by African Growth and Opportunity Act. 

Sec. 11. African Growth and Opportunity Act forum and other updates. 

Sec. 12. Updating protections against transshipment of certain textiles and apparel articles. 

Sec. 13. Technical corrections. 

1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPOR2 TUNITY ACT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506B of the Trade Act 

4 of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466b) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep5 tember 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2041’’. 

6 (b) AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 112(g) of the Afri8 can Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 

9 3721(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

10 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2041’’. 

11 (2) EXTENSION OF REGIONAL APPAREL ARTI12 CLE PROGRAM.—Section 112(b)(3)(A) of the African 

13 Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 

14 3721(b)(3)(A)) is amended— 

15 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘21 suc16 ceeding’’ and inserting ‘‘37 succeeding’’; and 

17 (B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘Sep18 tember 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

19 2041’’. 

20 (3) EXTENSION OF THIRD-COUNTRY FABRIC

21 PROGRAM.—Section 112(c)(1) of the African Growth 


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1 and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)(1)) is 

2 amended— 

3 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

4 ‘‘SEPTEMBER 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘SEP5 TEMBER 30, 2041’’; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Sep7 tember 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

8 2041’’; and 

9 (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 

10 ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep11 tember 30, 2041’’. 

12 SEC. 3. REVIEW, ENFORCEMENT, AND REPORTING RE13 QUIREMENTS. 

14 (a) MANDATORY DESIGNATION.—Section 506A(a)(1) 

15 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘is authorized to’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘shall’’. 

18 (b) REVIEWS, ENFORCEMENT, AND REPORTING.— 

19 Section 506A(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

20 2466a(a)) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) 

21 and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(2) MONITORING AND REVIEW OF CERTAIN

23 COUNTRIES.— 

24 ‘‘(A) BIENNIAL REVIEW.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not less fre2 quently than once every 2 years, the Presi3 dent shall monitor, review, and report to 

4 Congress on the progress of each country 

5 listed in section 107 of the African Growth 

6 and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3706) in 

7 meeting the requirements described in 

8 paragraph (1) in order to determine the 

9 current or potential eligibility of the coun10 try to be designated as a beneficiary sub11 Saharan African country for purposes of 

12 this section. 

13 ‘‘(ii) REPORTING.—The President’s 

14 determinations, and explanations of such 

15 determinations, with specific analysis of 

16 the eligibility requirements described in 

17 paragraph (1)(A), shall be included in the 

18 biennial report required by section 

19 106(a)(1). 

20 ‘‘(B) OUT OF CYCLE REVIEW.—The Presi21 dent may, at any time, initiate an out-of-cycle 

22 review of whether a beneficiary sub-Saharan Af23 rican country is making continual progress in 

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1 eration to petitions received under subsection 

2 (d)(3) in determining whether to initiate an 

3 out-of-cycle review under this subparagraph. 

4 ‘‘(C) INITIATION OF OUT-OF-CYCLE RE5 VIEWS BY CONGRESS.—If the chairperson and 

6 ranking member of one of the appropriate con7 gressional committees jointly submit a request 

8 for an out-of-cycle review of a beneficiary sub9 Saharan African country based on the assertion 

10 that the country is not making continual 

11 progress in meeting the requirements described 

12 in paragraph (1), the President shall— 

13 ‘‘(i) not later than 15 days after re14 ceiving the request, initiate an out-of-cycle 

15 review of whether the country is making 

16 continual progress in meeting those re17 quirements; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) not later than 45 days after re19 ceiving the request, submit a classified or 

20 unclassified report to the appropriate con21 gressional committees on the review that 

22 includes— 

23 ‘‘(I) the determination of the 

24 President, pursuant to the review, of 

25 whether or not the country is making 


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1 continual progress in meeting the re2 quirements described in paragraph 

3 (1); 

4 ‘‘(II) a description of the consid5 erations entering into that determina6 tion, including a specific analysis of 

7 the requirements described in para8 graph (1); and 

9 ‘‘(III) if the President determines 

10 that the country is not making con11 tinual progress in meeting those re12 quirements, the matters described in 

13 clauses (ii) through (iv) of paragraph 

14 (4)(B). 

15 ‘‘(D) DELEGATION.—If the President dele16 gates responsibility for conducting reviews 

17 under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), the 

18 President shall delegate that responsibility 

19 jointly to— 

20 ‘‘(i) the United States Trade Rep21 resentative or a designee of the Trade Rep22 resentative serving in a position to which 

23 the designee was appointed by the Presi24 dent by and with the advice and consent of 

25 the Senate; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary of State or a des2 ignee of the Secretary serving in a position 

3 to which the designee was appointed by the 

4 President by and with the advice and con5 sent of the Senate. 

6 ‘‘(3) CONTINUING COMPLIANCE.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, pursuant to a re8 view conducted under paragraph (2), the Presi9 dent determines that a beneficiary sub-Saharan 

10 African country is not making continual 

11 progress in meeting the requirements described 

12 in paragraph (1), the President shall, subject to 

13 paragraph (4)— 

14 ‘‘(i) terminate the designation of that 

15 country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan Afri16 can country for purposes of this section; 

17 ‘‘(ii) withdraw, suspend, or limit the 

18 application of duty-free treatment to any 

19 article of the country that is described in 

20 subsection (b)(1) or section 112 of the Af21 rican Growth and Opportunity Act (19 

22 U.S.C. 3721); 

23 ‘‘(iii) issue a warning letter to the 

24 country detailing concerns with the lack of 

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1 quirements described in paragraph (1) and 

2 providing notice that, if corrective action is 

3 not taken before the next review of the 

4 country under paragraph (2), the Presi5 dent may take action under clause (i) or 

6 (ii) based on the results of that review; or 

7 ‘‘(iv) take no action under clause (i), 

8 (ii), or (iii) if the President determines 

9 that— 

10 ‘‘(I) the compliance of the coun11 try with the requirements described in 

12 paragraph (1) will be most effectively 

13 promoted by other means; or 

14 ‘‘(II) the economic and foreign 

15 policy interests of the United States 

16 will be most effectively advanced by 

17 taking no action. 

18 ‘‘(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—An action taken 

19 under subparagraph (A) shall be effective with 

20 respect to a country— 

21 ‘‘(i) for biennial reviews conducted 

22 under paragraph (2)(A), on January 1 of 

23 the year following the year in which the 

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1 quirements described in paragraph (1) is 

2 made; 

3 ‘‘(ii) for out-of-cycle reviews conducted 

4 under subparagraph (B) or (C) of para5 graph (2), not later than 90 days after 

6 such a determination is made. 

7 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION, REPORTING, AND BRIEF8 ING.— 

9 ‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION.—If, pursuant to a re10 view conducted under paragraph (2), the Presi11 dent determines that a beneficiary sub-Saharan 

12 African country is not making continual 

13 progress in meeting the requirements described 

14 in paragraph (1), the President shall notify the 

15 appropriate congressional committees and the 

16 government of the country of the President’s 

17 determination and any action the President is 

18 considering taking not less than 60 days before 

19 taking any action with respect to the country 

20 under paragraph (3)(A) or determining to take 

21 no action as described in clause (iv) of that 

22 paragraph. 

23 ‘‘(B) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 

24 15 days after providing notification under sub25 paragraph (A) with respect to a country, the 


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1 President shall submit to the appropriate con2 gressional committees a classified or unclassi3 fied report, informed by the United States 

4 Trade Representative and the Secretary of 

5 State, that includes— 

6 ‘‘(i) a description of the consider7 ations entering into the determination that 

8 the country is not making continual 

9 progress in meeting the requirements de10 scribed in paragraph (1), including a spe11 cific analysis of those requirements; 

12 ‘‘(ii) an analysis of the expected eco13 nomic and political effects of— 

14 ‘‘(I) the action the President in15 tends to take under paragraph (3)(A) 

16 with respect to the country; or 

17 ‘‘(II) taking no action, if the 

18 President determines to take no ac19 tion as described in clause (iv) of that 

20 paragraph; 

21 ‘‘(iii) an explanation of the role of the 

22 action or determination to take no action 

23 in the overall strategy of the United States 

24 toward the country; and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) an explanation of what actions 

2 by the country would result in the restora3 tion of, as applicable— 

4 ‘‘(I) the designation of the coun5 try as a beneficiary sub-Saharan Afri6 can country for purposes of this sec7 tion; or 

8 ‘‘(II) the application of duty-free 

9 treatment to articles of the country. 

10 ‘‘(C) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later 

11 than 30 days after providing notification under 

12 subparagraph (A), the United States Trade 

13 Representative and the Secretary of State shall 

14 provide briefings to the appropriate congres15 sional committees addressing— 

16 ‘‘(i) the findings of the review con17 ducted under paragraph (2); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the contents of the report re19 quired by subparagraph (B).’’. 

20 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title V of the 

21 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) is amended— 

22 (1) in section 506A (19 U.S.C. 2466a)— 

23 (A) by striking subsection (c); 

24 (B) in subsection (d), by striking para25 graph (4); and 


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1 (C) in subsection (e)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘BENEFICIARY SUB3 SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, ETC.— 

4 For purposes of this title—’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—In this title:’’; 

6 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

7 and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respec8 tively; and 

9 (iii) by inserting before paragraph (2), 

10 as so redesignated, the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT12 TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com13 mittees’ means— 

14 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Ways and Means 

15 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

16 House of Representatives; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Finance and the 

18 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen19 ate.’’; and 

20 (2) in section 506B (19 U.S.C. 2466b), by 

21 striking ‘‘section 506A(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

22 506A(f)’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAINS IN AFRI2 CA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506A of the Trade Act 

4 of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘former 

6 beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries’’ each 

7 place it appears and inserting ‘‘eligible AfCFTA 

8 countries’’; 

9 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub10 section (f); 

11 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE AFCFTA COUNTRIES.—The Presi14 dent is authorized to designate a country as an eligible 

15 AfCFTA country if— 

16 ‘‘(1) that country has signed and ratified the 

17 African Continental Free Trade Agreement; and 

18 ‘‘(2) the President determines that the country 

19 meets the eligibility requirements set forth in section 

20 104 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 

21 U.S.C. 3703).’’; and 

22 (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para23 graph (1)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by 

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1 and inserting ‘‘BENEFICIARY SUB-SAHARAN AF2 RICAN COUNTRY.—The terms’’; and 

3 (B) by striking paragraph (3), as so redes4 ignated, and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE AFCFTA COUNTRY.—The term 

6 ‘eligible AfCFTA country’ means a country that the 

7 President has determined is eligible under subsection 

8 (e).’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO AFRICAN

10 GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.—Section 112 of the 

11 African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 

14 506A(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 506A(f)’’; and. 

15 (2) in subsection (f)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 

17 506A(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 506A(f)’’; and 

18 (B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert19 ing the following: 

20 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE AFCFTA COUNTRY.—The term 

21 ‘eligible AfCFTA country’ means a country that the 

22 President has determined is eligible under section 

23 506A(e) of the Trade Act of 1974.’’; and 


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1 (3) by striking ‘‘former beneficiary sub-Saharan 

2 African countries’’ each place it appears and insert3 ing ‘‘eligible AfCFTA countries’’. 

4 SEC. 5. GRADUATION OF BENEFICIARY SUB-SAHARAN AFRI5 CAN COUNTRIES. 

6 (a) GRADUATION.—Section 506A of the Trade Act 

7 of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a) is amended by inserting after 

8 subsection (b) the following: 

9 ‘‘(c) MANDATORY GRADUATION OF HIGH INCOME

10 COUNTRIES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 

12 paragraph (2), if the President determines that a 

13 beneficiary sub-Saharan African country has been 

14 classified, under the official statistics of the Inter15 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 

16 as a ‘high income’ country for a period of 5 consecu17 tive years, the President shall terminate the designa18 tion of the country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan Af19 rican country for purposes of this section and as a 

20 beneficiary developing country for purposes of this 

21 title, effective on January 1 of the second year fol22 lowing the year in which that determination is made. 

23 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—After a country has been 

24 designated as ‘high income’ for a period of 5 con25 secutive years as described in paragraph (1), the 


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1 President may elect to maintain the designation of 

2 the country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African 

3 country for purposes of this section and as a bene4 ficiary developing country for purposes of this title 

5 for not more than an additional 5 years to allow for 

6 the negotiation of a free trade agreement with that 

7 country, in accordance with the policy described in 

8 section 116(a) of the African Growth and Oppor9 tunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3723(a)).’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title V of the 

11 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) is amended— 

12 (1) in section 502(e), by striking ‘‘If the Presi13 dent’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided by section 

14 506A(c), if the President’’; and 

15 (2) in section 506A(a)(1)(B)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘subsections (a), (d), and 

17 (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (d)’’; 

18 and 

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘(other than subsection 

20 (e) of that section)’’ after ‘‘in section 502’’. 

21 SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 

22 (a) MANDATORY DESIGNATION.—Section 104 of the 

23 African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703) 

24 is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

25 striking ‘‘is authorized to’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 


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1 (b) MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

2 104 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 

3 U.S.C. 3703) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subpara5 graph (E) to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(E) the minimum standards for the elimi7 nation of corruption described in section 

8 5404(a) of the Combating Global Corruption 

9 Act (subtitle A of title LIV of Public Law 118– 

10 31);’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

12 inserting a semicolon; and 

13 (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(3) does not engage in gross violations of 

16 internationally recognized human rights, including 

17 as reflected in the annual Country Reports on 

18 Human Rights Practices of the Department of 

19 State, and cooperates in international efforts to 

20 eliminate human rights violations, including by not 

21 having been— 

22 ‘‘(A) determined to be engaged in a pat23 tern of gross violations of internationally recog24 nized human rights for purposes of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) section 701 of the International 

2 Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 

3 262d); or 

4 ‘‘(ii) section 116 or 502B of the For5 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

6 2151n and 2304); 

7 ‘‘(B) listed under subparagraph (C) of sec8 tion 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Pro9 tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) 

10 (commonly referred to as ‘tier 3’) in the most 

11 recent report on trafficking in persons required 

12 under that section (commonly referred to as the 

13 ‘Trafficking in Persons Report’); 

14 ‘‘(C) identified on the list published by the 

15 Secretary of State pursuant to section 404(b) 

16 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 

17 (22 U.S.C. 2370c–1(b)) as a country that re18 cruits and uses child soldiers; or 

19 ‘‘(D) designated as a country of particular 

20 concern for religious freedom under section 

21 402(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the International Religious 

22 Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 

23 6442(b)(1)(A)(ii)); 

24 ‘‘(4) does not provide support for acts of inter25 national terrorism and cooperates in international 


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1 efforts to eliminate terrorist activities, including by 

2 not having been determined by the Secretary of 

3 State to have repeatedly provided support for acts of 

4 international terrorism for purposes of— 

5 ‘‘(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Ex6 port Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 

7 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); 

8 ‘‘(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assist9 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 

10 ‘‘(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export 

11 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 

12 ‘‘(D) any other provision of law; and 

13 ‘‘(5) is not subject to restrictions on the provi14 sion of assistance to a country the duly elected head 

15 of government of which is deposed by a coup d’e ́tat 

16 or decree under an Act making appropriations for 

17 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re18 lated programs.’’. 

19 SEC. 7. REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION ON 

20 IMPORTATION OF GOODS MADE WITH 

21 FORCED LABOR. 

22 Section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity 

23 Act (19 U.S.C. 3721) is amended— 

24 (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 

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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(f) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of the AGOA Re6 newal and Improvement Act of 2024, the Secretary 

7 of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate con8 gressional committees a report on procedures in 

9 place to ensure that any country the textile and ap10 parel articles of which are receiving preferential 

11 treatment under this section is not exporting those 

12 articles to the United States in violation of— 

13 ‘‘(A) section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 

14 (19 U.S.C. 1307); or 

15 ‘‘(B) section 3 of the Act entitled ‘An Act 

16 to ensure that goods made with forced labor in 

17 the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of the Peo18 ple’s Republic of China do not enter the United 

19 States market, and for other purposes’, ap20 proved December 23, 2021 (Public Law 117– 

21 78; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) (commonly referred 

22 to as the ‘Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention 

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1 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap3 propriate congressional committees’ means— 

4 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Ways and Means 

5 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

6 House of Representatives; and 

7 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Finance and the 

8 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen9 ate.’’. 

10 SEC. 8. IMPROVING UTILIZATION OF AFRICAN GROWTH 

11 AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of the African Growth 

13 and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721 et seq.) is amended 

14 by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 118. BIENNIAL UTILIZATION STRATEGIES. 

16 ‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress 

18 that— 

19 ‘‘(A) beneficiary sub-Saharan African 

20 countries should develop utilization strategies 

21 on a biennial basis in order to more effectively 

22 and strategically utilize benefits available under 

23 this Act and section 506A of the Trade Act of 

24 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a) (in this section re25 ferred to as ‘AGOA utilization strategies’); 


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1 ‘‘(B) United States trade capacity building 

2 agencies should work with, and provide appro3 priate resources to, such sub-Saharan African 

4 countries to assist in developing and imple5 menting biennial AGOA utilization strategies; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(C) as appropriate, and to encourage 

8 greater regional integration, the United States 

9 Trade Representative should consider request10 ing the Regional Economic Communities to pre11 pare biennial AGOA utilization strategies. 

12 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—It is further the sense of 

13 Congress that biennial AGOA utilization strategies 

14 should identify strategic needs and priorities to bol15 ster utilization of benefits available under this Act. 

16 To that end, biennial AGOA utilization strategies 

17 should— 

18 ‘‘(A) review potential exports under this 

19 Act and section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 

20 (19 U.S.C. 2466a) and identify opportunities 

21 and obstacles to increased trade and investment 

22 and enhanced poverty reduction efforts; 

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1 this Act and section 506A of the Trade Act of 

2 1974; 

3 ‘‘(C) set out a plan to take advantage of 

4 opportunities and address obstacles identified in 

5 subparagraphs (A) and (B), improve awareness 

6 of this Act as a program that enhances exports 

7 to the United States, and utilize United States 

8 Agency for International Development regional 

9 trade hubs; 

10 ‘‘(D) set out a strategy to promote small 

11 business and entrepreneurship; and 

12 ‘‘(E) eliminate obstacles to regional trade 

13 and promote greater utilization of benefits 

14 under this Act and section 506A of the Trade 

15 Act of 1974 and establish a plan to promote 

16 full regional implementation of the Agreement 

17 on Trade Facilitation of the World Trade Orga18 nization. 

19 ‘‘(3) PUBLICATION.—It is further the sense of 

20 Congress that— 

21 ‘‘(A) each beneficiary sub-Saharan African 

22 country should publish on an appropriate inter23 net website of such country public versions of 

24 its AGOA utilization strategy; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the United States Trade Representa2 tive should publish on the internet website of 

3 the Office of the United States Trade Rep4 resentative public versions of all AGOA utiliza5 tion strategies described in subparagraph (A). 

6 ‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT UTILIZATION

7 STRATEGIES.— 

8 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Each beneficiary sub-Saha9 ran African country that has published an AGOA 

10 utilization strategy as described in paragraph (3) of 

11 subsection (a) that meets the criteria described in 

12 paragraph (2) of that subsection is eligible for the 

13 assistance described in paragraph (2). 

14 ‘‘(2) TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING ASSIST15 ANCE.—The Administrator of the United States 

16 Agency for International Development should assist 

17 each country that is eligible under paragraph (1) in 

18 the implementation of the AGOA utilization strategy 

19 of the country, including assistance in— 

20 ‘‘(A) developing a business environment 

21 conducive to international trade and invest22 ment; 

23 ‘‘(B) establishing trade-related infrastruc24 ture and industrial zones; 


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1 ‘‘(C) conducting export promotion activi2 ties; 

3 ‘‘(D) modernizing and improving customs 

4 operations and procedures; 

5 ‘‘(E) meeting sanitary and phytosanitary 

6 standards; 

7 ‘‘(F) minimizing technical barriers to 

8 trade; 

9 ‘‘(G) protecting intellectual property 

10 rights; 

11 ‘‘(H) implementing the Agreement on 

12 Trade Facilitation of the World Trade Organi13 zation; 

14 ‘‘(I) furthering labor and environmental 

15 standards; and 

16 ‘‘(J) other trade capacity building activi17 ties. 

18 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

19 There is authorized to be appropriated to the United 

20 States Agency for International Development for fis21 cal year 2025 $10,000,000 to carry out this sub22 section. 

23 ‘‘(c) BENEFICIARY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUN24 TRY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘beneficiary sub25 Saharan African country’ has the meaning given that term 


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1 in section 506A(f) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

2 2466a(f)).’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

4 for the African Growth and Opportunity Act is amended 

5 by inserting after the item relating to section 117 the fol6 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 118. Biennial utilization strategies.’’. 

7 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 107 of the 

8 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (Public Law 

9 114–27; 129 Stat. 368) is repealed. 

10 SEC. 9. REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION AND POTENTIAL 

11 TRADE AGREEMENTS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 106 of the African 

13 Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3705) is amend14 ed to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 106. REPORTS. 

16 ‘‘(a) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 

18 31, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the President 

19 shall submit to Congress a report on the trade and 

20 investment relationship between the United States 

21 and sub-Saharan African countries and on the im22 plementation of this Act and section 506A of the 

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1 ‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 

2 required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol3 lowing: 

4 ‘‘(A) A description of the status of trade 

5 and investment between the United States and 

6 sub-Saharan Africa, including information on 

7 leading exports to the United States from sub8 Saharan African countries. 

9 ‘‘(B) Any changes in eligibility of sub-Sa10 haran African countries during the period cov11 ered by the report. 

12 ‘‘(C) A detailed analysis of whether each 

13 beneficiary sub-Saharan African country is con14 tinuing to meet the eligibility requirements set 

15 forth in section 104 and the eligibility criteria 

16 set forth in section 502 of the Trade Act of 

17 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462). 

18 ‘‘(D) A description of the status of re19 gional integration efforts in sub-Saharan Afri20 ca. 

21 ‘‘(E) A summary of United States trade 

22 capacity building efforts. 

23 ‘‘(F) Any other initiatives related to en24 hancing the trade and investment relationship 


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1 between the United States and sub-Saharan Af2 rican countries. 

3 ‘‘(b) POTENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REPORT.— 

4 Not later than December 31, 2024, and every 4 years 

5 thereafter, the United States Trade Representative shall 

6 submit to Congress a report that— 

7 ‘‘(1) identifies sub-Saharan African countries 

8 that have a expressed an interest in entering into a 

9 free trade agreement with the United States; 

10 ‘‘(2) evaluates the viability and progress of such 

11 sub-Saharan African countries and other sub-Saha12 ran African countries toward entering into a free 

13 trade agreement with the United States; and 

14 ‘‘(3) describes a plan for negotiating and con15 cluding such agreements, which includes the ele16 ments described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) 

17 of section 116(b)(2). 

18 ‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—The reporting requirements of 

19 this section shall cease to have any force or effect after 

20 September 30, 2041.’’. 

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

22 for the African Growth and Opportunity Act is amended 

23 by striking the item relating to section 106 and inserting 

24 the following: 

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1 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 110 of the 

2 AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 (Public 

3 Law 114–27; 19 U.S.C. 3705 note) is repealed. 

4 SEC. 10. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMIS5 SION REPORT ON EXPANDING ARTICLES COV6 ERED BY AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPOR7 TUNITY ACT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Inter10 national Trade Commission shall submit to the appro11 priate congressional committees a report evaluating op12 tions for expanding the range of articles eligible for duty13 free treatment under the African Growth and Opportunity 

14 Act (19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) and section 506A of the 

15 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a). 

16 (b) HEARING.—The Commission shall hold a hearing 

17 to solicit public input on what articles described in sub18 section (a) should be considered in the report required by 

19 that subsection. 

20 (c) ELEMENTS.—In preparing the report required by 

21 subsection (a), the Commission shall consider— 

22 (1) the extent to which duty-free treatment of 

23 articles described in that subsection could expand 

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1 (2) the economic effects of expanded expor2 tation of those articles on the economy of the coun3 try exporting the articles; and 

4 (3) the economic effects of expanded imports of 

5 those articles on the economy of the United States. 

6 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

7 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con8 gressional committees’’ means— 

9 (1) the Committee on Ways and Means and the 

10 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep11 resentatives; and 

12 (2) the Committee on Finance and the Com13 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

14 SEC. 11. AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT FORUM 

15 AND OTHER UPDATES. 

16 Section 105 of the African Growth and Opportunity 

17 Act (19 U.S.C. 3704) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (c)(1), in the first sentence, by 

19 striking ‘‘host the first annual meeting’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘host a meeting on or before September 30 of 

21 each year, in the United States or in Sub-Saharan 

22 Africa,’’; 

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1 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

2 ‘‘USIS’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF COM3 MERCE’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘United States Informa5 tion Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of 

6 Commerce’’; and 

7 (3) by striking subsection (e). 

8 SEC. 12. UPDATING PROTECTIONS AGAINST TRANS9 SHIPMENT OF CERTAIN TEXTILES AND AP10 PAREL ARTICLES. 

11 (a) REPEAL OF OUTDATED TEXTILE VISA REQUIRE12 MENTS.—The African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 

13 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended— 

14 (1) in section 112 (19 U.S.C. 3721), as amend15 ed by section 7— 

16 (A) by striking subsection (d); and 

17 (B) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), 

18 (g), and (h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) 

19 respectively; and 

20 (2) in section 113 (19 U.S.C. 3722)— 

21 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 

22 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

23 ‘‘an effective visa system, domestic laws,’’ 

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1 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

2 the semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

3 (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

4 ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 

5 (iv) by striking subparagraph (F); 

6 (B) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘the 

7 effectiveness of the visa systems and’’; and 

8 (C) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking 

9 ‘‘visa systems, legislation,’’ and inserting ‘‘legis10 lation’’. 

11 (b) MODIFICATION OF PRODUCTION VERIFICATION

12 TEAM VISITS.—Section 113(c)(2) of the African Growth 

13 and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3722(c)(2)) is amended 

14 to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(2) send production verification teams to bene16 ficiary sub-Saharan African countries as necessary 

17 to verify compliance with this section; and’’. 

18 SEC. 13. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

19 (a) SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DEFINED.—Section 107 

20 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 

21 3706) is amended— 

22 (1) inserting after ‘‘State of Eritrea (Eritrea).’’ 

23 the following: 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘Ethiopia’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed2 eral Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ethiopia)’’; 

3 (3) by striking ‘‘Somalia’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed4 eral Republic of Somalia (Somalia)’’; and 

5 (4) by striking ‘‘Kingdom of Swaziland (Swazi6 land).’’. 

7 (b) NAME OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTEC8 TION.—The African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 

9 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended— 

10 (1) in section 112(d) (19 U.S.C. 3721(d)), in 

11 the flush text, by striking ‘‘The Customs Service’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec13 tion’’; and 

14 (2) in section 113 (19 U.S.C. 3722)— 

15 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 

16 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

17 ‘‘United States Customs Service’’ and in18 serting ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec19 tion’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘the United States 

21 Customs Service’’ each place it appears 

22 and inserting ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border 

23 Protection’’; 

24 (B) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘The 

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1 sioner of Customs’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S. Cus2 toms and Border Protection shall monitor and 

3 the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 

4 Protection’’; and 

5 (C) in subsection (c)— 

6 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik7 ing ‘‘CUSTOMS SERVICE’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTEC9 TION’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘The Customs Serv11 ice’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S. Customs and Bor12 der Protection’’. 

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