I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10366 
To reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2024 
Mr. JAMES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
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. Improving utilization of African Growth and Opportunity Act. 
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. Reports on implementation and potential trade agreements. 
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Sec. 9. United States International Trade Commission report on expanding ar-
ticles covered by African Growth and Opportunity Act. 
Sec. 10. African Growth and Opportunity Act forum and other updates. 
Sec. 11. Updating protections against transshipment of certain textiles and ap-
parel articles. 
Sec. 12. Technical corrections. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPOR-
TUNITY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506B of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466b) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2037’’. 
(b) AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 112(g) of the Afri-
can Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 
3721(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2037’’. 
(2) EXTENSION OF REGIONAL APPAREL ARTI-
CLE PROGRAM.—Section 112(b)(3)(A) of the African 
Growth 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(19 
U.S.C. 
3721(b)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘21 suc-
ceeding’’ and inserting ‘‘33 succeeding’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2037’’. 
(3) EXTENSION
OF
THIRD-COUNTRY
FABRIC 
PROGRAM.—Section 112(c)(1) of the African Growth 
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and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)(1)) is 
amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘SEPTEMBER
30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘SEP-
TEMBER 30, 2037’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2037’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2037’’. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 110(c) of 
the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 
3705 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2037’’. 
SEC. 3. REVIEW, ENFORCEMENT, AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506A(a) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) MONITORING
AND
REVIEW
OF
CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES.— 
‘‘(A) BIENNIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not less fre-
quently than once every 2 years, the Presi-
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dent shall monitor, review, and report to 
Congress on the progress of each country 
listed in section 107 of the African Growth 
and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3706) in 
meeting the requirements described in 
paragraph (1) in order to determine the 
current or potential eligibility of the coun-
try to be designated as a beneficiary sub- 
Saharan African country for purposes of 
this section. 
‘‘(ii) REPORTING.—The President’s 
determinations, and explanations of such 
determinations, with specific analysis of 
the eligibility requirements described in 
paragraph (1)(A), shall be included in the 
biennial 
report 
required 
by 
section 
106(a)(1). 
‘‘(iii) FREQUENCY.—The President 
shall conduct full reviews pursuant to sub-
section (i) with respect to a subset of coun-
tries listed in section 107 of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act chosen in a 
manner that ensures that on an annual 
basis full reviews are conducted for at least 
one half of the countries listed in section 
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107 of the African Growth and Oppor-
tunity Act and to ensure that every coun-
try listed in such section 107 is reviewed at 
least once every 2 years. 
‘‘(B) OUT OF CYCLE REVIEW.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The President 
may, at any time, initiate an out-of-cycle 
review of whether a beneficiary sub-Saha-
ran African country is making continual 
progress in meeting the requirements de-
scribed in paragraph (1). The President 
shall give due consideration to petitions re-
ceived under subsection (d)(3) in deter-
mining whether to initiate an out-of-cycle 
review under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The President 
shall also publicly announce the commence-
ment of each out-of-cycle review conducted 
pursuant to this subparagraph unless, 
upon prior consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees, the Presi-
dent determines that such an announce-
ment would not be in the national security 
or foreign policy interest of the United 
States. For each review so publicly an-
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nounced, the President shall also publicly 
announce the results of the review when 
concluded. 
‘‘(C) INITIATION
OF
OUT-OF-CYCLE
RE-
VIEWS BY CONGRESS.—If the chairperson and 
ranking member of one of the appropriate con-
gressional committees jointly submit a request 
for an out-of-cycle review of a beneficiary sub- 
Saharan African country based on the assertion 
that the country is not making continual 
progress in meeting the requirements described 
in paragraph (1), the President shall— 
‘‘(i) not later than 15 days after re-
ceiving the request, initiate an out-of-cycle 
review of whether the country is making 
continual progress in meeting those re-
quirements; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 45 days after re-
ceiving the request, submit a classified or 
unclassified report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the review that 
includes— 
‘‘(I) the determination of the 
President, pursuant to the review, of 
whether or not the country is making 
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continual progress in meeting the re-
quirements described in paragraph 
(1); 
‘‘(II) a description of the consid-
erations entering into that determina-
tion, including a specific analysis of 
the requirements described in para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(III) if the President determines 
that the country is not making con-
tinual progress in meeting those re-
quirements, the matters described in 
clauses (ii) through (iv) of paragraph 
(4)(B). 
‘‘(D) DELEGATION.—If the President dele-
gates responsibility for conducting reviews 
under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), the 
President shall delegate that responsibility 
jointly to— 
‘‘(i) the United States Trade Rep-
resentative or a designee of the Trade Rep-
resentative serving in a position to which 
the designee was appointed by the Presi-
dent by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate; and 
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‘‘(ii) the Secretary of State or a des-
ignee of the Secretary serving in a position 
to which the designee was appointed by the 
President by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) CONTINUING COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, pursuant to a re-
view conducted under paragraph (2), the Presi-
dent determines that a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
African country is not making continual 
progress in meeting the requirements described 
in paragraph (1), the President shall, subject to 
paragraph (4)— 
‘‘(i) terminate the designation of that 
country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan Afri-
can country for purposes of this section; 
‘‘(ii) withdraw, suspend, or limit the 
application of duty-free treatment to any 
article of the country that is described in 
subsection (b)(1) or section 112 of the Af-
rican Growth and Opportunity Act (19 
U.S.C. 3721); 
‘‘(iii) issue a warning letter to the 
country detailing concerns with the lack of 
progress of the country in meeting the re-
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quirements described in paragraph (1) and 
providing notice that, if corrective action is 
not taken before the next review of the 
country under paragraph (2), the Presi-
dent may take action under clause (i) or 
(ii) based on the results of that review; or 
‘‘(iv) take no action under clause (i), 
(ii), or (iii) if the President determines 
that— 
‘‘(I) the compliance of the coun-
try with the requirements described in 
paragraph (1) will be most effectively 
promoted by other means; or 
‘‘(II) the economic and foreign 
policy interests of the United States 
will be most effectively advanced by 
taking no action. 
‘‘(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—An action taken 
under subparagraph (A) shall be effective with 
respect to a country— 
‘‘(i) for biennial reviews conducted 
under paragraph (2)(A), on January 1 of 
the year following the year in which the 
determination that the country is not mak-
ing continual progress in meeting the re-
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quirements described in paragraph (1) is 
made; 
‘‘(ii) for out-of-cycle reviews conducted 
under subparagraph (B) or (C) of para-
graph (2), not later than 90 days after 
such a determination is made. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION, REPORTING, AND BRIEF-
ING.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION.—If, pursuant to a re-
view conducted under paragraph (2), the Presi-
dent determines that a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
African country is not making continual 
progress in meeting the requirements described 
in paragraph (1), the President shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees and the 
government of the country of the President’s 
determination and any action the President is 
considering taking not less than 60 days before 
taking any action with respect to the country 
under paragraph (3)(A) or determining to take 
no action as described in clause (iv) of that 
paragraph. 
‘‘(B) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
15 days after providing notification under sub-
paragraph (A) with respect to a country, the 
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President shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a classified or unclassi-
fied report, informed by the United States 
Trade Representative and the Secretary of 
State, that includes— 
‘‘(i) a description of the consider-
ations entering into the determination that 
the country is not making continual 
progress in meeting the requirements de-
scribed in paragraph (1), including a spe-
cific analysis of those requirements; 
‘‘(ii) an analysis of the expected eco-
nomic and political effects of— 
‘‘(I) the action the President in-
tends to take under paragraph (3)(A) 
with respect to the country; or 
‘‘(II) taking no action, if the 
President determines to take no ac-
tion as described in clause (iv) of that 
paragraph; 
‘‘(iii) an explanation of the role of the 
action or determination to take no action 
in the overall strategy of the United States 
toward the country; and 
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‘‘(iv) an explanation of what actions 
by the country would result in the restora-
tion of, as applicable— 
‘‘(I) the designation of the coun-
try as a beneficiary sub-Saharan Afri-
can country for purposes of this sec-
tion; or 
‘‘(II) the application of duty-free 
treatment to articles of the country. 
‘‘(C) BRIEFING
REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 30 days after providing notification under 
subparagraph (A), the United States Trade 
Representative and the Secretary of State shall 
provide briefings to the appropriate congres-
sional committees addressing— 
‘‘(i) the findings of the review con-
ducted under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(ii) the contents of the report re-
quired by subparagraph (B).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title V of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 506A (19 U.S.C. 2466a)— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking para-
graph (4); and 
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(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘BENEFICIARY SUB- 
SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, ETC.— 
For purposes of this title—’’ and inserting 
‘‘DEFINITIONS.—In this title:’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respec-
tively; and 
(iii) by inserting before paragraph (2), 
as so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Ways and Means 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Finance and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate.’’; and 
(2) in section 506B (19 U.S.C. 2466b), by 
striking ‘‘section 506A(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
506A(e)’’. 
SEC. 4. IMPROVING UTILIZATION OF AFRICAN GROWTH 
AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF DESIGNATION AUTHORITY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 506A(a)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) if the country has published an 
AGOA utilization strategy that meets the re-
quirements of section 118 of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1)— 
(A) take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) apply with respect to a country that is 
a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country as of 
such date of enactment and that has not pub-
lished a national utilization strategy as required 
by section 118 of the African Growth and Op-
portunity Act (as added by subsection (b)) by 
the date that is not later than 1 year after such 
date of enactment. 
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(b) BIENNIAL UTILIZATION STRATEGIES.—Subtitle 
B of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 
3721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 118. BIENNIAL UTILIZATION STRATEGIES. 
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
‘‘(A) 
beneficiary 
sub-Saharan 
African 
countries should develop utilization strategies 
on a biennial basis in order to more effectively 
and strategically utilize benefits available under 
this Act and section 506A of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a) (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘AGOA utilization strategies’); 
‘‘(B) United States trade capacity building 
agencies should work with, and provide appro-
priate resources to, such sub-Saharan African 
countries to assist in developing and imple-
menting biennial AGOA utilization strategies; 
and 
‘‘(C) as appropriate, and to encourage 
greater regional integration, the United States 
Trade Representative should consider request-
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ing the Regional Economic Communities to pre-
pare biennial AGOA utilization strategies. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—It is further the sense of 
Congress that biennial AGOA utilization strategies 
should identify strategic needs and priorities to bol-
ster utilization of benefits available under this Act. 
To that end, biennial AGOA utilization strategies 
should— 
‘‘(A) review potential exports under this 
Act and section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2466a) and identify opportunities 
and obstacles to increased trade and investment 
and enhanced poverty reduction efforts; 
‘‘(B) identify obstacles to regional integra-
tion that inhibit utilization of benefits under 
this Act and section 506A of the Trade Act of 
1974; 
‘‘(C) set out a plan to take advantage of 
opportunities and address obstacles identified in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), improve awareness 
of this Act as a program that enhances exports 
to the United States, and utilize United States 
Agency for International Development regional 
trade hubs; 
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‘‘(D) set out a strategy to promote small 
business and entrepreneurship; and 
‘‘(E) eliminate obstacles to regional trade 
and promote greater utilization of benefits 
under this Act and section 506A of the Trade 
Act of 1974 and establish a plan to promote 
full regional implementation of the Agreement 
on Trade Facilitation of the World Trade Orga-
nization. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION.—It is further the sense of 
Congress that— 
‘‘(A) each beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
country should publish on an appropriate inter-
net website of such country public versions of 
its AGOA utilization strategy; and 
‘‘(B) the United States Trade Representa-
tive should publish on the internet website of 
the Office of the United States Trade Rep-
resentative public versions of all AGOA utiliza-
tion strategies described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE
TO
IMPLEMENT
UTILIZATION 
STRATEGIES.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Each beneficiary sub-Saha-
ran African country that has published an AGOA 
utilization strategy as described in paragraph (3) of 
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subsection (a) that meets the criteria described in 
paragraph (2) of that subsection is eligible for the 
assistance described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) 
TRADE
CAPACITY
BUILDING
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development should assist 
each country that is eligible under paragraph (1) in 
the implementation of the AGOA utilization strategy 
of the country, including assistance in— 
‘‘(A) developing a business environment 
conducive to international trade and invest-
ment; 
‘‘(B) establishing trade-related infrastruc-
ture and industrial zones; 
‘‘(C) conducting export promotion activi-
ties; 
‘‘(D) modernizing and improving customs 
operations and procedures; 
‘‘(E) meeting sanitary and phytosanitary 
standards; 
‘‘(F) minimizing technical barriers to 
trade; 
‘‘(G) 
protecting 
intellectual 
property 
rights; 
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‘‘(H) implementing the Agreement on 
Trade Facilitation of the World Trade Organi-
zation; 
‘‘(I) furthering labor and environmental 
standards; and 
‘‘(J) other trade capacity building activi-
ties. 
‘‘(c) BENEFICIARY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUN-
TRY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘beneficiary sub- 
Saharan African country’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 506A(e) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2466a(f)).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the African Growth and Opportunity Act is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 117 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 118. Biennial utilization strategies.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 107 of the 
Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114–27; 129 Stat. 368) is repealed. 
SEC. 5. GRADUATION OF BENEFICIARY SUB-SAHARAN AFRI-
CAN COUNTRIES. 
(a) GRADUATION.—Section 506A of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a) is amended by inserting after 
subsection (b) the following: 
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‘‘(c) MANDATORY GRADUATION OF HIGH INCOME 
COUNTRIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided by 
paragraph (2), if the President determines that a 
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country has been 
classified, under the official statistics of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
as a ‘high income’ country for a period of 5 consecu-
tive years, the President shall terminate the designa-
tion of the country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan Af-
rican country for purposes of this section and as a 
beneficiary developing country for purposes of this 
title, effective on January 1 of the second year fol-
lowing the year in which that determination is made. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—After a country has been 
designated as ‘high income’ for a period of 5 con-
secutive years as described in paragraph (1), the 
President may elect to maintain the designation of 
the country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
country for purposes of this section and as a bene-
ficiary developing country for purposes of this title 
for not more than an additional 5 years to allow for 
the negotiation of a free trade agreement with that 
country, in accordance with the policy described in 
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5404(a) of the Combating Global Corruption 
Act (subtitle A of title LIV of Public Law 118– 
31);’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) does not engage in gross violations of 
internationally recognized human rights, including 
as reflected in the annual Country Reports on 
Human Rights Practices of the Department of 
State, and cooperates in international efforts to 
eliminate human rights violations, including by not 
having been— 
‘‘(A) determined to be engaged in a pat-
tern of gross violations of internationally recog-
nized human rights for purposes of— 
‘‘(i) section 701 of the International 
Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 
262d); or 
‘‘(ii) section 116 or 502B of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151n and 2304); 
‘‘(B) listed under subparagraph (C) of sec-
tion 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Pro-
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tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) 
(commonly referred to as ‘tier 3’) in the most 
recent report on trafficking in persons required 
under that section (commonly referred to as the 
‘Trafficking in Persons Report’); 
‘‘(C) identified on the list published by the 
Secretary of State pursuant to section 404(b) 
of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 
(22 U.S.C. 2370c–1(b)) as a country that re-
cruits and uses child soldiers; or 
‘‘(D) designated as a country of particular 
concern for religious freedom under section 
402(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the International Religious 
Freedom 
Act 
of 
1998 
(22 
U.S.C. 
6442(b)(1)(A)(ii)); 
‘‘(4) does not provide support for acts of inter-
national terrorism and cooperates in international 
efforts to eliminate terrorist activities, including by 
not having been determined by the Secretary of 
State to have repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism for purposes of— 
‘‘(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Ex-
port Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); 
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‘‘(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 
‘‘(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 
‘‘(D) any other provision of law; and 
‘‘(5) is not subject to restrictions on the provi-
sion of assistance to a country the duly elected head 
of government of which is deposed by a coup d’e´tat 
or decree under an Act making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs.’’. 
SEC. 7. REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION ON 
IMPORTATION 
OF 
GOODS 
MADE 
WITH 
FORCED LABOR. 
Section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity 
Act (19 U.S.C. 3721) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of the AGOA Exten-
sion and Enhancement Act of 2024, the Secretary of 
Commerce shall submit to the appropriate congres-
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sional committees a report on procedures in place to 
ensure that any country the textile and apparel arti-
cles of which are receiving preferential treatment 
under this section is not exporting those articles to 
the United States in violation of— 
‘‘(A) section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1307); or 
‘‘(B) section 3 of the Act entitled ‘An Act 
to ensure that goods made with forced labor in 
the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China do not enter the United 
States market, and for other purposes’, ap-
proved December 23, 2021 (Public Law 117– 
78; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) (commonly referred 
to as the ‘Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention 
Act’). 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Ways and Means 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Finance and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate.’’. 
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SEC. 8. REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION AND POTENTIAL 
TRADE AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 106 of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3705) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 106. REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 
31, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the President 
shall submit to Congress a report on the trade and 
investment relationship between the United States 
and sub-Saharan African countries and on the im-
plementation of this Act and section 506A of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a). 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A description of the status of trade 
and investment between the United States and 
sub-Saharan Africa, including information on 
leading exports to the United States from sub- 
Saharan African countries. 
‘‘(B) Any changes in eligibility of sub-Sa-
haran African countries during the period cov-
ered by the report. 
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