1974.—Section 506A(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2466a(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) RULES OF ORIGIN UNDER THIS TITLE.— 
The exceptions set forth in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C) of paragraph (2) shall also apply to any ar-
ticle described in section 503(a)(1) that is the 
growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary 
sub-Saharan African country for purposes of any de-
termination to provide duty-free treatment with re-
spect to such article.’’. 
(c) MODIFICATIONS TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF 
SCHEDULE.—The President may proclaim such modifica-
tions as may be necessary to the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTS) to add the special 
tariff treatment symbol ‘‘D’’ in the ‘‘Special’’ subcolumn 
of the HTS for each article classified under a heading or 
subheading with the special tariff treatment symbol ‘‘A’’ 
or ‘‘A*’’ in the ‘‘Special’’ subcolumn of the HTS. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act and apply with respect to any article 
described in section 503(b)(1) (B) through (G) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 that is the growth, product, or manu-
facture of a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country and 
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that is imported into the customs territory of the United 
States on or after the date that is 30 days after such date 
of enactment. 
SEC. 105. MONITORING AND REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY 
UNDER GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREF-
ERENCES. 
(a) CONTINUING COMPLIANCE.—Section 506A(a)(3) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘If the President’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the President’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—The President may 
not terminate the designation of a country as a 
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under 
subparagraph (A) unless, at least 60 days be-
fore the termination of such designation, the 
President notifies Congress and notifies the 
country of the President’s intention to termi-
nate such designation, together with the consid-
erations entering into the decision to terminate 
such designation.’’. 
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(b) WITHDRAWAL, SUSPENSION, OR LIMITATION OF 
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT.—Section 506A of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) WITHDRAWAL, SUSPENSION, OR LIMITATION OF 
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may with-
draw, suspend, or limit the application of duty-free 
treatment provided for any article described in sub-
section (b)(1) of this section or section 112 of the 
African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to 
a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country if the 
President determines that withdrawing, suspending, 
or limiting such duty-free treatment would be more 
effective in promoting compliance by the country 
with the requirements described in subsection (a)(1) 
than terminating the designation of the country as 
a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for pur-
poses of this section. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—The President may not 
withdraw, suspend, or limit the application of duty- 
free treatment under paragraph (1) unless, at least 
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60 days before such withdrawal, suspension, or limi-
tation, the President notifies Congress and notifies 
the country of the President’s intention to withdraw, 
suspend, or limit such duty-free treatment, together 
with the considerations entering into the decision to 
terminate such designation.’’. 
(c) REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ELIGIBILITY 
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2466a), as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ELIGI-
BILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(a)(2), the President shall publish annually in the 
Federal Register a notice of review and request for 
public comments on whether beneficiary sub-Saha-
ran African countries are meeting the eligibility re-
quirements set forth in section 104 of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act and the eligibility cri-
teria set forth in section 502 of this Act. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
HEARING.—The United States 
Trade Representative shall, not later than 30 days 
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after the date on which the President publishes the 
notice of review and request for public comments 
under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) hold a public hearing on such review 
and request for public comments; and 
‘‘(B) publish in the Federal Register, be-
fore such hearing is held, notice of— 
‘‘(i) the time and place of such hear-
ing; and 
‘‘(ii) the time and place at which such 
public comments will be accepted. 
‘‘(3) PETITION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the President shall establish a proc-
ess to allow any interested person, at any time, 
to file a petition with the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative with respect to the 
compliance of any country listed in section 107 
of the African Growth and Opportunity Act 
with the eligibility requirements set forth in sec-
tion 104 of such Act and the eligibility criteria 
set forth in section 502 of this Act. 
‘‘(B) USE OF PETITIONS.—The President 
shall take into account all petitions filed pursu-
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