the United States shall submit to the Congress a re-
port on the steps that the Board has taken to imple-
ment section 2(b)(13)(B) of the Export-Import
Bank Act of 1945 (as added by paragraph (1)) and
any recommendations of the advisory committee es-
tablished pursuant to such section.
SEC. 13. ASSISTANT UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTA-
TIVE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that the position of Assistant United States Trade
Representative for African Affairs is integral to the
United States commitment to increasing United States—
sub-Saharan African trade and investment.
(b) MAINTENANCE
OF POSITION.—The President
shall maintain a position of Assistant United States Trade
Representative for African Affairs within the Office of the
United States Trade Representative to direct and coordi-
nate interagency activities on United States-Africa trade
policy and investment matters and serve as—
(1) a primary point of contact in the executive
branch for those persons engaged in trade between
the United States and sub-Saharan Africa; and
(2) the chief advisor to the United States Trade
Representative on issues of trade with Africa.
(c) FUNDING AND STAFF.—The President shall en-
sure that the Assistant United States Trade Representa-
tive for African Affairs has adequate funding and staff
to carry out the duties described in subsection (b), subject
to the availability of appropriations.
SEC. 14. EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN
COMMERCIAL 
SERVICE 
IN 
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) The United States and Foreign Commercial
Service (hereafter in this section referred to as the
‘‘Commercial Service’’) plays an important role in
helping United States businesses identify export op-
portunities and develop reliable sources of informa-
tion on commercial prospects in foreign countries.
(2) During the 1980s, the presence of the Com-
mercial Service in sub-Saharan Africa consisted of
14 professionals providing services in eight coun-
tries. By early 1997, that presence had been reduced
by half to seven, in only four countries.
(3) Since 1997, the Department of Commerce
has slowly begun to increase the presence of the
Commercial Service in sub-Saharan Africa, adding
five full-time officers to established posts.
(4) Although the Commercial Service Officers
in these countries have regional responsibilities, this
kind of coverage does not adequately service the
needs of United States businesses attempting to do
business in sub-Saharan Africa.
(5) The Congress has, on several occasions, en-
couraged the Commercial Service to focus its re-
sources and efforts in countries or regions in Europe
or Asia to promote greater United States export ac-
tivity in those markets.
(6) Because market information is not widely
available in many sub-Saharan African countries,
the presence of additional Commercial Service Offi-
cers and resources can play a significant role in as-
sisting United States businesses in markets in those
countries.
(b) APPOINTMENTS.—Subject to the availability of
appropriations, by not later than December 31, 2000, the
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Sec-
retary of Commerce and Director General of the United
States and Foreign Commercial Service, shall take steps
to ensure that—
(1) at least 20 full-time Commercial Service
employees are stationed in sub-Saharan Africa; and
(2) full-time Commercial Service employees are
stationed in not less than ten different sub-Saharan
African countries.
(c) COMMERCIAL SERVICE INITIATIVE FOR SUB-SA-
HARAN AFRICA.—In order to encourage the export of
United States goods and services to sub-Saharan African
countries, the Commercial Service shall make a special ef-
fort to—
(1) identify United States goods and services
which are not being exported to sub-Saharan African
countries but which are being exported to those
countries by competitor nations;
(2) identify, where appropriate, trade barriers
and noncompetitive actions, including violations of
intellectual property rights, that are preventing or
hindering sales of United States goods and services
to, or the operation of United States companies in,
sub-Saharan Africa;
(3) present, periodically, a list of the goods and
services identified under paragraph (1), and any
trade barriers or noncompetitive actions identified
under paragraph (2), to appropriate authorities in
sub-Saharan African countries with a view to secur-
ing increased market access for United States ex-
porters of goods and services;
(4) facilitate the entrance by United States
businesses into the markets identified under para-
graphs (1) and (2); and
(5) monitor and evaluate the results of efforts
to increase the sales of goods and services in such
markets.
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each
year thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Commerce,
in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall report
to the Congress on actions taken to carry out subsections
(b) and (c). Each report shall specify—
(1) in what countries full-time Commercial
Service Officers are stationed, and the number of
such officers placed in each such country;
(2) the effectiveness of the presence of the addi-
tional Commercial Service Officers in increasing
United States exports to sub-Saharan African coun-
tries; and
(3) the specific actions taken by Commercial
Service Officers, both in sub-Saharan African coun-
tries and in the United States, to carry out sub-
section (c), including identifying a list of targeted
export sectors and countries.
SEC. 15. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
The President shall submit to the Congress, not later
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and not later than the end of each of the next 6 1-year
periods thereafter, a comprehensive report on the trade
and investment policy of the United States for sub-Saha-
ran Africa, and on the implementation of this Act. The
last report required by section 134(b) of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3554(b)) shall be con-
solidated and submitted with the first report required by
this section.
SEC. 16. DONATION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT
TO ELIGIBLE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUN-
TRIES.
It is the sense of the Congress that, to the extent
appropriate, the United States Government should make
every effort to donate to governments of sub-Saharan Afri-
can countries (determined to be eligible under section 4
of this Act) air traffic control equipment that is no longer
in use, including appropriate related reimbursable tech-
nical assistance.