BENEFICIARY
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICAN
COUN-
TRIES.—’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), 
respectively; and 
(C) by striking the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (B) (as redesignated) and inserting 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(A) CERTAIN
OTHER
APPAREL
ARTI-
CLES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Apparel articles 
that are both cut (or knit-to-shape) and 
sewn or otherwise assembled in one or 
more 
beneficiary 
sub-Saharan 
African 
countries if— 
‘‘(I) the articles are imported di-
rectly from a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
African country into the customs ter-
ritory of the United States; and 
‘‘(II) the sum of— 
‘‘(aa) the cost or value of 
the materials of the articles pro-
duced in the beneficiary sub-Sa-
haran African country or any two 
or more of such beneficiary sub- 
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Saharan African countries or the 
United States, plus 
‘‘(bb) the direct costs of 
processing operations performed 
in such beneficiary country or 
such beneficiary countries or the 
United States, 
is not less than the applicable percent-
age of the appraised value of the arti-
cles at the time the articles are im-
ported into the customs territory of 
the United States. 
‘‘(ii) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For 
purposes of clause (i), the term ‘applicable 
percentage’ means— 
‘‘(I) 20 percent for the 10-year 
period beginning October 1, 2006, or 
the date of the enactment of the 
Trade Preference Extension and Ex-
pansion Act of 2006, whichever occurs 
later; and 
‘‘(II) 35 percent thereafter.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The 
amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
on October 1, 2006, or the date of the enactment of 
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this Act, whichever occurs later. The preferential 
treatment described in subsection (a) of section 112 
of the African Growth and Opportunity Act shall 
apply to apparel articles described in subparagraph 
(A) of section 112(b)(3) of such Act (as added by 
paragraph (1)) that are imported directly into the 
customs territory of the United States on or after 
such date. 
(3) TRANSITION RULE.—The preferential treat-
ment described in subsection (a) of section 112 of 
the African Growth and Opportunity Act shall con-
tinue to apply to apparel articles described in the 
matter preceding subparagraph (A) of section 
112(b)(3) of such Act (as such section is in effect 
on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act) that are imported directly into the customs ter-
ritory of the United States for— 
(A) the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and ending March 31, 
2007, or 
(B) the 180-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, 
whichever occurs later. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR LESSER DEVELOPED COUN-
TRIES.— 
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(1) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—Clause (ii) of 
section 112(b)(3)(C) of the African Growth and Op-
portunity Act (as redesignated by subsection 
(a)(1)(B) of this section) is amended— 
(A) in subclause (II), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (III)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘1-year period’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2-year period’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a period; and 
(C) by striking subclause (IV). 
(2) SEPARATE LIMITATION FOR MAURITIUS.— 
(A) AMENDMENT.—Clause (iv) of section 
112(b)(3)(C) of the African Growth and Oppor-
tunity Act (as redesignated by subsection 
(a)(1)(B) of this section) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(iv) 
SEPARATE
LIMITATION
FOR 
MAURITIUS.—For the 1-year period begin-
ning October 1, 2005, and the 1-year pe-
riod beginning October 1, 2006, the term 
‘lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan 
African country’ includes Mauritius.’’. 
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(B) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CER-
TAIN LIQUIDATIONS AND RELIQUIDATIONS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of 
law, and subject to clause (ii), the entry of 
any article— 
(I) that was made on or after Oc-
tober 1, 2005, and before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and 
(II) with respect to which pref-
erential 
treatment 
under 
section 
112(b)(3) of the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act would have applied if 
the amendment made by subpara-
graph (A) applied with respect to the 
entry of such article, 
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if 
such amendment applied to the entry of 
such article. 
(ii) REQUESTS.—Liquidation or re-
liquidation may be made under clause (i) 
with respect to the entry of an article only 
if request therefor is filed upon proper re-
quest filed with the Bureau of Customs 
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and Border Protection of the Department 
of Homeland Security within 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(iii) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.— 
Any amounts owed by the United States 
pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation 
made under clause (i) with respect to the 
entry of an article shall be paid not later 
180 days after the date of such liquidation 
or reliquidation. 
(iv) DEFINITION.—As used in this 
subparagraph, the term ‘‘entry’’ includes a 
withdrawal from warehouse for consump-
tion. 
(c) CERTAIN TEXTILE FABRICS AND OTHER MADE 
UP TEXTILE ARTICLES.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 112(b) of the Afri-
can Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 
3721(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) CERTAIN TEXTILE FABRICS AND OTHER 
MADE UP TEXTILE ARTICLES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2463) or any other provision of law, textile fab-
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rics and other made up textile articles classifi-
able under any heading of chapters 50 through 
60 and chapter 63 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (other than head-
ings 5101 through 5105 and headings 5201 
through 5203 of such Schedule) that are wholly 
the product of one or more beneficiary sub-Sa-
haran African countries. 
‘‘(B) SURGE
MECHANISM.—The require-
ments of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (3) 
shall apply with respect to imports of textile 
fabrics and other made up textile articles de-
scribed in this paragraph to the same extent 
and in the same manner as such requirements 
apply with respect to imports of articles de-
scribed in paragraph (3).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The 
amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
on October 1, 2006, or the date of the enactment of 
this Act, whichever occurs later. The preferential 
treatment described in subsection (a) of section 112 
of the African Growth and Opportunity Act shall 
apply to textile fabrics and other made up textile ar-
ticles described in paragraph (8) of section 112(b) of 
such Act (as added by paragraph (1)) that are im-
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ported directly into the customs territory of the 
United States on or after such date. 
SEC. 
305. 
EXECUTIVE 
BRANCH 
INITIATIVE 
ON 
AGRI-
CULTURE. 
Section 122(b)(3) of the African Growth and Oppor-
tunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3732(b)(3)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) addressing critical agricultural policy 
issues, in part, by developing a comprehensive plan, 
which shall be submitted to Congress, and shall take 
into consideration the October 2005 report of the 
International Trade Commission on Export Oppor-
tunities and Barriers in African Growth and Oppor-
tunity Act Eligible Countries and the July 2005 Af-
rican Growth and Opportunity Act Competitiveness 
Report prepared by the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative, to— 
‘‘(A) increase market liberalization; 
‘‘(B) develop agricultural exports; 
‘‘(C) remove barriers and constraints to 
United States-Africa agricultural trade; 
‘‘(D) increase investment in processing and 
transporting commodities; 
‘‘(E) develop and increase capacity by 
working with farmers and farmer groups, espe-
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cially small farmers, in order to improve pro-
ductivity and ability to access local and inter-
national markets, as well as address other sup-
ply-side constraints; 
‘‘(F) increase access to vital market infor-
mation, including prices, product quality and 
demand, inputs quality and costs, and customs 
rules and regulations, for farmers and farmer 
groups and cooperatives and for relevant gov-
ernment ministries; and 
‘‘(G) enable public-private partnerships in 
eligible sub-Saharan African countries to pro-
mote trade in agricultural products between the 
United States and eligible sub- Saharan African 
countries;’’. 
SEC. 306. OTHER AGRICULTURE PROVISIONS. 
(a) ENHANCED TRADE IN AGRICULTURE.— 
(1) DUTY-FREE ACCESS.—In order to enhance 
the opportunities for increased agricultural trade, 
the President shall establish additional duty-free ac-
cess for countries designated as beneficiary sub-Sa-
haran African countries under section 506A(a)(1) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)) for 
agricultural products governed by tariff-rate quotas 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act. The ex-
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panded access for countries described in the pre-
ceding sentence shall be subject to a safeguard 
mechanism to prevent market disruption or the 
threat of market disruption. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of additional duty- 
free access for agricultural products restrained by 
tariff rate quotas that is established pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall be set at a level equal to actual 
imports of such products from beneficiary sub-Saha-
ran African countries during the 12-month period 
ending September 30, 2005. If an agricultural prod-
uct that is restrained by tariff rate quotas was not 
imported from any beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
country during the 12-month period ending Sep-
tember 30, 2005, the amount of additional duty-free 
access shall be set at a level equal to that portion 
of the applicable tariff rate quota that was reserved 
for ‘‘all other countries’’ for the quota period ending 
September 30, 2005. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
DUTY-FREE
ACCESS.—The 
President shall annually allocate such additional 
duty-free access among beneficiary sub-Saharan Af-
rican countries— 
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(A) that were net surplus producers of the 
agricultural product in question during the pre-
ceding year; and 
(B) on the basis of traditional market 
shares and such other criteria as the President 
shall consider appropriate, such as the level of 
economic development of the beneficiary coun-
tries, and that are consistent with United 
States obligations under Article XIII of GATT 
1994, provided that reasonable access is allo-
cated to new entrants. 
(4) DEFINITION.—As used in paragraph (3), 
the term ‘‘GATT 1994’’ means the General Agree-
ment on Tariffs and Trade annexed to the Agree-
ment Establishing the World Trade Organization en-
tered into on April 15, 1994. 
(b) ASSISTANCE TO AGRIBUSINESS.— The Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment is authorized to provide grants in each of fiscal 
years 2007 through 2020 to governmental and nongovern-
mental entities that are located in countries designated as 
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries under section 
506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2466a(a)(1)) and can provide assistance, consultation, 
and equipment to agribusinesses, particularly small- and 
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medium-sized, locally-owned enterprises, located in those 
countries in order to enable agricultural products of those 
businesses to meet the requirements under United States 
law when imported into the United States. Such funds 
may be used for grants to national plant protection organi-
zations for the purpose of obtaining equipment to achieve 
the purposes of this subsection. 
(c) FOREIGN AGRICULTURE SERVICE.— The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall direct the Foreign Agriculture 
Service (FAS) to work with national African agricultural 
organizations to identify agricultural equipment and sup-
ply needs and implement programs that strengthen the 
ability of members of African agricultural organizations 
to fulfill these needs in conjunction with export credit 
guarantee programs. 
SEC. 307. USE OF RESOURCES OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT 
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE 
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORA-
TION. 
(a) 
EXPORT-IMPORT
BANK
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES.— Section 2(b)(1)(B) of the Export-Import Bank 
Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(B) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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