rica and providing a substantial increase in develop-
ment and trade capacity assistance for sub-Saharan 
Africa. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—In order to give sub-Saharan Afri-
ca the necessary infrastructure and industry-building as-
sistance needed for sustainable economic development, the 
President shall— 
(1) provide targeted capacity building assist-
ance through bilateral assistance and seek to estab-
lish a multilateral capacity-building fund or facility 
for Africa, potentially within the World Bank, in a 
gender-sensitive manner, aimed at— 
(A) diversifying the economies of sub-Sa-
haran Africa, in part by promoting the growth 
of sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural sector; 
(B) increasing the production of value- 
added agriculture and food products; 
(C) lowering costs and increasing effi-
ciencies relating to the transport of food and 
agriculture; 
(D) increasing food storage capacity; 
(E) improving dissemination of market in-
formation for farmers and farmer groups; 
(F) providing technical assistance to small- 
and medium-sized enterprises; 
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(G) providing technical assistance to local 
retail banks to provide loans to small- and me-
dium-sized enterprises; 
(H) facilitating the transfer of manufac-
turing and food production technology; 
(I) raising labor standards and produc-
tivity; and 
(J) promoting the rule of law, contract en-
forcement, and government transparency in the 
administration of trade and economic policy; 
(2) provide targeted assistance to sub-Saharan 
Africa to ensure the formal recognition of land and 
property rights in urban and rural settings to in-
crease access to capital and thereby promote eco-
nomic growth and investment, including training and 
capacity building programs, as well as multilateral 
aid, aimed at local legal officials, policymakers, and 
nongovernmental organizations regarding property 
law, surveying, land registration, and land use plan-
ning; 
(3) coordinate efforts under paragraph (2) with 
multinational organizations such as the World Bank, 
African Development Bank, and the High Level 
Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor; 
and 
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(4) establish a Legal Aid Corps, comprised of 
legally-trained volunteers from the United States, to 
provide technical advice to countries of sub-Saharan 
Africa regarding property law, surveying, land reg-
istration, and land use planning. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry 
out this section such sums as may be necessary. 
SEC. 311. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LIBERIA. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the October 2005 presidential elections in 
Liberia represented a key step in building peace in 
Liberia, following nearly two decades of civil war; 
(2) the election of Ms. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as 
President of Liberia marks an important milestone 
for Africa, as President Johnson Sirleaf is the first 
elected female president in African history; 
(3) in her inaugural address, President Johnson 
Sirleaf laid out a detailed, multifaceted governance 
agenda emphasizing security, public and private-sec-
tor led economic revitalization, good governance and 
anti-corruption efforts, regional and international co-
operation, and political reconciliation and inclusive-
ness; 
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(4) President Johnson Sirleaf also has made 
improving worker rights a high priority, including 
through the repeal of a decree to prohibit strikes 
and inviting the International Labor Organization 
(ILO) to assist Liberia in bringing its laws into con-
formity with its ILO obligations; and 
(5) in light of the recent progress in Liberia, 
the President should make a determination as soon 
as possible, pursuant to section 104(a) of the Afri-
can Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 
3703(a)), regarding whether to designate Liberia as 
eligible for trade benefits under the African Growth 
and Opportunity Act. 
Æ 
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