U.S.C. 1872(a)). Such report shall also be updated 
biennially with such prior consultation and pursuant 
to such approval. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—In developing the report 
described in this subsection, the United States 
Trade Representative shall, as appropriate and prac-
ticable, consult with— 
(A) stakeholders in the United States and 
in Africa from the private sector, civil society, 
and African diaspora; 
(B) relevant African Union entities such as 
the AfCFTA Secretariat; 
(C) State, local, and Tribal governments; 
and 
(D) United States development agencies 
and entities not represented on the Trade Pol-
icy Staff Committee, including the Prosper Af-
rica Initiative Secretariat, the Millennium Chal-
lenge Corporation, and the United States Devel-
opment Finance Corporation. 
(b) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall, 
subject to the prior approval required under subsection 
(a)(3), submit to the relevant congressional committees an 
initial report that identifies a strategy to achieve the goals 
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identified in subsection (a) and an implementation plan 
for such strategy that includes each of the following: 
(1) The rationale, objectives, and anticipated 
manner of implementation of the strategy. 
(2) The anticipated role of each Federal depart-
ment or agency involved in implementing such strat-
egy, and the manner in which such departments and 
agencies should jointly collaborate at the interagency 
level. 
(3) A summary of current trade capacity-build-
ing programs, projects, and activities of the United 
States in support of the AfCFTA as of the date of 
the submission of the report, and the relationships 
between such programs, projects, and activities and 
the objectives of the strategy. 
(4) Any gaps, inefficiencies, or unmet needs 
identified in the course of preparing the summary 
described in paragraph (3). 
(5) Qualitative and quantitative goals and 
metrics for the implementation of the strategy, in-
cluding criteria to be used in monitoring and evalu-
ating progress toward the objectives of the strategy. 
(6) Recommendations relating to programmatic 
or appropriations measures that could potentially en-
hance the implementation of the strategy, including 
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legislative or executive policy changes for such en-
hanced implementation. 
(c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 10 years after 
the date of the submission of the initial report required 
by subsection (b), the President shall submit to the rel-
evant congressional committees a report that assesses 
progress over the preceding decade of the strategy. Such 
report shall also include each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of the progress made in the 
implementation of the roadmap over the preceding 
decade with respect to each of the goals described in 
subsection (a)(1), including with respect to the qual-
itative and quantitative goals and metrics included 
in the initial report pursuant to subsection (b)(5) 
and using the criteria described in such subsection 
(b)(5). 
(2) An assessment of the successes, challenges, 
and effectiveness of the strategy and its implementa-
tion. 
(3) Recommended legislative or executive policy 
changes relevant to addressing any gaps, policy or 
program shortcomings, or other outstanding chal-
lenges relating to the goals of the strategy, along 
with descriptions of prospective follow-up activities 
necessary to address such challenges. 
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(4) Recommendations relating to fostering fur-
ther synergies between implementation of activities, 
as relevant and appropriate, relating to the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3701 et 
seq.), the AfCFTA, and any other Africa-related 
United States trade policy initiatives, including types 
of activities and expected outcomes based on the im-
plementation of the roadmap. 
(5) A detailed description of the expenditure of 
all amounts authorized to implement the roadmap 
throughout the 10-year period, including amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization under 
section 5(b), disaggregated by fiscal year, account, 
and activity. 
(e) PUBLICATION.—Each report required by this sec-
tion shall be submitted in unclassified form and may in-
clude a classified annex. The unclassified portion of each 
such report shall be posted on publicly available websites 
of the Office of the United States Trade Representative. 
SEC. 5. U.S–AFCFTA STRATEGIC AND INVESTMENT PART-
NERSHIP AGREEMENT. 
The United States Trade Representative, in consulta-
tion with the AfCFTA Secretariat, is authorized to iden-
tify initial issues with regard to which the United States, 
the AfCFTA Secretariat, and African Governments imple-
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menting the AfCFTA should seek to develop an ambitious 
roadmap for enhanced cooperation, with the goal of nego-
tiating high-standard commitments in order to achieve 
economically meaningful outcomes, including measures 
with respect to the following areas, matters, and stated 
objectives: 
(1) MANUFACTURE
AND
VALUE
ADDITION.— 
Increase United States trade and investment to ex-
pand African regional value chains, especially as re-
lated to increasing manufacturing and production on 
the continent in industries expected to grow with the 
implementation of the AfCFTA, and with respect to 
value-added activities related to the processing or 
use of basic commodities produced by African coun-
tries. 
(2) 
AGRICULTURE.—Facilitate 
agricultural 
trade, enhance transparency and on the application 
of 
science- 
and 
risk-based 
sanitary 
and 
phytosanitary trade requirements and regulations, 
and foster sustainable agricultural practices, as well 
as creating an enabling environment for innovative 
agricultural technologies that would help achieve 
food security goals, increase farm productivity, im-
prove farmer livelihoods, while addressing climate 
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