plan to promote full regional implementation of the 
Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the World Trade 
Organization. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—It is further the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) each beneficiary sub-Saharan African coun-
try should publish on an appropriate Internet 
website of such country public versions of its AGOA 
utilization strategy; and 
(2) the United States Trade Representative 
should publish on the Internet website of the Office 
of the United States Trade Representative public 
versions of all AGOA utilization strategies described 
in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 107. DEEPENING AND EXPANDING TRADE AND IN-
VESTMENT TIES BETWEEN SUB-SAHARAN AF-
RICA AND THE UNITED STATES. 
It is the policy of the United States to continue to— 
(1) seek to deepen and expand trade and invest-
ment ties between sub-Saharan Africa and the 
United States, including through the negotiation of 
accession by sub-Saharan African countries to the 
World Trade Organization and the negotiation of 
trade and investment framework agreements, bilat-
eral investment treaties, and free trade agreements, 
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as such agreements have the potential to catalyze 
greater trade and investment, facilitate additional 
investment in sub-Saharan Africa, further poverty 
reduction efforts, and promote economic growth; 
(2) seek to negotiate agreements with individual 
sub-Saharan African countries as well as with the 
Regional Economic Communities, as appropriate; 
(3) promote full implementation of commit-
ments made under the WTO Agreement (as such 
term is defined in section 2(9) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(9))) be-
cause such actions are likely to improve utilization 
of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and pro-
mote trade and investment and because regular re-
view to ensure continued compliance helps to maxi-
mize the benefits of the African Growth and Oppor-
tunity Act; and 
(4) promote the negotiation of trade agreements 
that cover substantially all trade between parties to 
such agreements and, if other countries seek to ne-
gotiate trade agreements that do not cover substan-
tially all trade, continue to object in all appropriate 
forums. 
SEC. 108. REPORTS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially 
thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a 
report on the trade and investment relationship be-
tween the United States and sub-Saharan African 
countries and on the implementation of this title and 
the amendments made by this title. 
(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-Saha-
ran African countries during the period covered 
by the report. 
(C) A detailed analysis of whether each 
such beneficiary sub-Saharan African country is 
continuing to meet the eligibility requirements 
set forth in section 104 of the African Growth 
and Opportunity Act and the eligibility criteria 
set forth in section 502 of the Trade Act of 
1974. 
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(D) A description of the status of regional 
integration efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. 
(E) A summary of United States trade ca-
pacity building efforts. 
(F) Any other initiatives related to enhanc-
ing the trade and investment relationship be-
tween the United States and sub-Saharan Afri-
can countries. 
(b) POTENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REPORT.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the United States Trade 
Representative shall submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) identifies sub-Saharan African countries 
that have a expressed an interest in entering into a 
free trade agreement with the United States; 
(2) evaluates the viability and progress of such 
sub-Saharan African countries and other sub-Saha-
ran African countries toward entering into a free 
trade agreement with the United States; and 
(3) describes a plan for negotiating and con-
cluding such agreements, which includes the ele-
ments described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) 
of section 116(b)(2) of the African Growth and Op-
portunity Act. 
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(c) TERMINATION.—The reporting requirements of 
this section shall cease to have any force or effect after 
September 30, 2025. 
SEC. 109. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Section 104 of the African Growth and Opportunity 
Act (19 U.S.C. 3703) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 110. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) 
BENEFICIARY
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICAN 
COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘beneficiary sub-Saharan Af-
rican country’’ means a beneficiary sub-Saharan Af-
rican country described in subsection (e) of section 
506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (as redesignated by 
this Act). 
(2) SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICAN
COUNTRY.—The 
term ‘‘sub-Saharan African country’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 107 of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act. 
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