on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of
Labor shall prepare and submit to the Congress
a report containing—
(i) a description of each determination
made under this paragraph during the pre-
ceding year; and
(ii) a description of the position taken
by each of the individuals described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) with respect to each such
determination.
(6) REPORT.—The President shall publish in
the Federal Register and submit to the Congress,
not later than March 31 of each year, a report on
the growth in textiles and apparel exports to the
United States from countries in sub-Saharan Africa
in order to inform United States consumers, work-
ers, and textile manufacturers about the effects of
the no quota policy.
(c) TREATMENT OF TARIFFS.—The President shall
provide an additional benefit of a 50 percent tariff reduc-
tion for any textile and apparel product of a sub-Saharan
African country that meets the requirements of subpara-
graphs (A) through (F) of subsection (b)(1) and (d) and
that is imported directly into the United States from such
sub-Saharan African country if the business enterprise, or
a subcontractor of the enterprise, producing the product
is in compliance with the following:
(1) Citizens of 1 or more sub-Saharan African
countries own not less than 51 percent of such busi-
ness enterprise.
(2) If the business enterprise involves a joint-
venture arrangement with, or related to as a subsidi-
ary, trust, or subcontractor, a business enterprise
organized under the laws of the United States, the
European Union, Japan, or any other developed
country (or group of developed countries), or operat-
ing in such countries, the business enterprise shall
comply with the environmental standards that would
apply to a similar operation in the United States,
the European Union, Japan, or any other developed
country (or group of developed countries), as the
case may be.
(d) CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AND ENFORCEMENT.—
(1) OBLIGATIONS OF IMPORTERS AND PARTIES
ON WHOSE BEHALF APPAREL AND TEXTILES ARE
IMPORTED.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, all imports to the United
States of textile and apparel goods pursuant to
this Act shall be accompanied by—
(i)(I) the name and address of the
manufacturer or producer of the goods,
and any other information with respect to
the manufacturer or producer that the
Customs Service may require; and
(II) if there is more than one manu-
facturer or producer, or if there is a con-
tractor or subcontractor of the manufac-
turer or producer with respect to the man-
ufacture or production of the goods, the in-
formation required under subclause (I)
with respect to each such manufacturer,
producer, contractor, or subcontractor, in-
cluding a description of the process per-
formed by each such entity;
(ii) a certification by the importer of
record that the importer has exercised rea-
sonable care to ascertain the true country
of origin of the textile and apparel goods
and the accuracy of all other information
provided on the documentation accompany-
ing the imported goods, as well as a certifi-
cation of the specific action taken by the
importer to ensure reasonable care for pur-
poses of this paragraph; and
(iii) a certification by the importer
that the goods being entered do not violate
applicable trademark, copyright, and pat-
ent laws.
(B) LIABILITY.—The importer of record
and the final retail seller of the merchandise
shall be jointly liable for any material false
statement, act, or omission made with the in-
tention or effect of—
(i) circumventing any quota that ap-
plies to the merchandise; or
(ii) avoiding any duty that would oth-
erwise be applicable to the merchandise.
(2) OBLIGATIONS OF COUNTRIES TO TAKE AC-
TION
AGAINST
TRANSSHIPMENT
AND
CIRCUMVEN-
TION.—The President shall ensure that any country
in sub-Saharan Africa that intends to export textile
and apparel goods to the United States—
(A) has in place adequate measures to
guard against unlawful transshipment of textile
and apparel goods and the use of counterfeit
documents; and
(B) will cooperate fully with the United
States to address and take action necessary to
prevent circumvention of any provision of this
section or of any agreement regulating trade in
apparel and textiles between that country and
the United States.
(3) STANDARDS OF PROOF.—
(A) FOR IMPORTERS AND RETAILERS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Customs Serv-
ice shall seek imposition of a penalty
against an importer or retailer for a viola-
tion of any provision of this section if the
Customs Service determines, after appro-
priate investigation, that there is a sub-
stantial likelihood that the violation oc-
curred.
(ii) USE OF BEST AVAILABLE INFOR-
MATION.—If an importer or retailer fails to
cooperate with the Customs Service in an
investigation to determine if there has been
a violation of any provision of this section,
the Customs Service shall base its deter-
mination on the best available information.
(B) FOR COUNTRIES.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The President may
determine that a country is not taking ade-
quate measures to prevent illegal trans-
shipment of goods or to prevent being used
as a transit point for the shipment of
goods in violation of this section if the
Customs Service determines, after con-
sultations with the country concerned, that
there is a substantial likelihood that such
a violation of this section occurred.
(ii) USE OF BEST AVAILABLE INFOR-
MATION.—
(I) IN
GENERAL.—If a country
fails to cooperate with the Customs
Service in an investigation to deter-
mine if an illegal transshipment has
occurred, the Customs Service shall
base its determination on the best
available information.
(II) EXAMPLES.—Actions indi-
cating failure of a country to cooper-
ate under subclause (I) include—
(aa) denying or unreason-
ably delaying entry of officials of
the Customs Service to inves-
tigate violations of, or promote
compliance with, this section or
any textile agreement;
apparel or textile products, as necessary to se-
cure future cooperation.
(5) APPLICABILITY OF UNITED STATES LAWS
AND PROCEDURES.—All provisions of the laws, regu-
lations, and procedures of the United States relating
to the denial of entry of articles or penalties against
individuals or entities for engaging in illegal trans-
shipment, fraud, or other violations of the customs
law, shall apply to imports of textiles and apparel
from sub-Saharan African countries, in addition to
the specific provisions of this section.
(6) MONITORING
AND
REPORTS
TO
CON-
GRESS.—The Customs Service shall monitor and the
Commissioner of Customs shall submit to the Con-
gress, not later than March 31 of each year, a report
on the measures taken by countries in sub-Saharan
Africa which export textiles or apparel goods to the
United States to prevent transshipment as provided
in this section and circumvention of this section or
of any agreement regulating trade in textiles and ap-
parel between that country and the United States.
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘Agreement on Textiles and Clothing’’ means the
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in section
101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19
U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)).
SEC. 202. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.
(a) PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT FOR CER-
TAIN ARTICLES.—Section 503(a)(1) of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES IN SUB-SAHA-
RAN AFRICA.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—(I) Subject to
clause (ii), the President may provide duty-
free treatment for any article described in
subclause (II) that is imported directly into
the United States from a sub-Saharan Af-
rican country.
‘‘(II)(aa) An article described in this
subclause is an article set forth in para-
graph (1) of subsection (b), or an article
set forth in the product list of the Lome
Treaty, that is the growth, product, or
manufacture of a sub-Saharan African
country that is a beneficiary developing
country and that is in compliance with the
requirements of subsections (b) and (d) of
section 201 of the Human Rights, Oppor-
tunity, Partnership, and Empowerment for
Africa Act, with respect to such article, if,
after receiving the advice of the Inter-
national Trade Commission in accordance
with subsection (e), the President deter-
mines that such article is not import-sen-
sitive in the context of imports from sub-
Saharan African countries. This subpara-
graph shall not affect the designation of el-
igible articles under subparagraph (B).
‘‘(bb) In addition to meeting the re-
quirements of division (aa), in the case of
an article that is the product or manufac-
ture of the oil or mineral extraction indus-
try, and the business enterprise that pro-
duces or manufacures the article is in-
volved in a joint-venture arrangement with,
or related to as a subsidiary, trust, or sub-
contractor, a business enterprise organized
under the laws of the United States, the
European Union, Japan, or any other de-
veloped country (or group of developed
countries), or operating in such countries,
then the business enterprise complies with
the environmental standards that would
apply to a similar operation in the United
States, the European Union, Japan, or any
other developed country (or group of devel-
oped countries), as the case may be.
‘‘(ii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For
purposes of clause (i), in applying subpara-
graphs 
(A) 
through 
(F) 
of 
section
201(b)(1) and section 201(d) of the
Human Rights, Opportunity, Partnership,
and Empowerment for Africa Act, any ref-
erence to textile and apparel goods or
products shall be deemed to refer to the
article provided duty-free treatment under
clause (i).’’.
(b) RULES OF ORIGIN.—Section 503(a)(2) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(2)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES IN SUB-SAHA-
RAN AFRICA.—For purposes of determining the
percentage referred to in subparagraph (A) in
the case of an article of a sub-Saharan African
country 
that 
is 
a 
beneficiary 
developing
country—
‘‘(i) if the cost or value of materials
produced in the customs territory of the
United States is included with respect to
that article, an amount not to exceed 15
percent of the appraised value of the arti-
cle at the time it is entered that is attrib-
uted to such United States cost or value
may be applied toward determining the
percentage referred to in subparagraph
(A); and
‘‘(ii) the cost or value of the materials
included with respect to that article that
are produced in any beneficiary developing
country that is a sub-Saharan African
country shall be applied in determining
such percentage.’’.
(c) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 505 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 505. DATE OF TERMINATION.
‘‘(a) SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES.—No duty-
free treatment provided under this title shall remain in
effect after June 30, 2005, with respect to beneficiary de-
veloping countries that are sub-Saharan African countries.
‘‘(b) OTHER COUNTRIES.—No duty-free treatment
provided under this title shall remain in effect after June
30, 1999, with respect to beneficiary developing countries
other than those provided for in subsection (a).’’.
(e) DEFINITION.—Section 507 of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(6) SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICAN
COUNTRY.—The
term ‘sub-Saharan African country’ and ‘sub-Saha-
ran African countries’ mean a country or countries
in sub-Saharan Africa, as defined in section 603 of
the Human Rights, Opportunity, Partnership, and
Empowerment for Africa Act.’’.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section take effect on July 1, 1999.
SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT.
A citizen of the United States shall have a cause of
action in the United States district court in the district
in which he or she lives or in any other appropriate district
to seek compliance with the standards set forth under sub-
paragraphs (A) through (F) of section 201(b)(1), section
201(c), and section 201(d) of this Act with respect to any
sub-Saharan African country, including a cause of action
in an appropriate United States district court for other
appropriate equitable relief. In addition to any other relief
sought in such an action, a citizen may seek three times
the value of any damages caused by the failure of a coun-
try or company to comply. The amount of damages de-
scribed in the preceding sentence shall be paid by the busi-
ness enterprise (or business enterprises) the operations or
conduct of which is responsible for the failure to meet the
standards set forth under subparagraphs (A) through (F)
of section 201(b)(1), section 201(c), and section 201(d)
of this Act.
TITLE 
III—DEVELOPMENT 
AS-
SISTANCE FOR SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICAN COUNTRIES
SEC. 301. FINDINGS.
Section 496(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293(a)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘drought and famine’’ and inserting ‘‘drought, famine,
and the HIV/AIDS epidemic’’.
SEC. 302. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 496(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2293(e)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(2) CAPACITY BUILDING.—In addition to as-
sistance provided under subsection (h), the United
States Agency for International Development shall
provide 
capacity 
building 
assistance 
through
participatory planning to private and voluntary orga-
nizations that are involved in providing assistance
for sub-Saharan Africa under this chapter.’’.
SEC. 303. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.
Section 496(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2293(h)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE.—
Assistance under this section—
‘‘(A) may not include military training or
weapons; and
‘‘(B) may not be obligated or expended for
military training or the procurement of weap-
ons.’’.
SEC. 304. CRITICAL SECTORAL PRIORITIES.
(a) AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY AND NATURAL
RESOURCES.—Section 496(i)(1) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293(i)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the heading, to read as follows:
‘‘(1) AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY AND NAT-
URAL RESOURCES.—’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in the heading, to read as follows:
‘‘(A) AGRICULTURE
AND
FOOD
SECU-
RITY.—’’;
(B) in the first sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘agricultural produc-
tion in ways’’ and inserting ‘‘food security
by promoting agriculture policies’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘, especially food pro-
duction,’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preced-
ing clause (i), by striking ‘‘agricultural production’’
and inserting ‘‘food security and sustainable re-
source use’’.
(b) HEALTH.—Section 496(i)(2) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293(i)(2)) is amended
by striking ‘‘(including displaced children)’’ and inserting
‘‘(including displaced children and improving HIV/AIDS
prevention and treatment programs)’’.
(c) VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES.—Sec-
tion 496(i)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2293(i)(3)) is amended by adding at the end before
the period the following: ‘‘and access to prenatal
healthcare’’.
(d) EDUCATION.—Section 496(i)(4) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293(i)(4)) is amended
by adding at the end before the period the following: ‘‘and
vocational education, with particular emphasis on primary
education and vocational education for women’’.
(e) INCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES.—Section
496(i)(5) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2293(i)(5)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘labor-intensive’’; and
(2) by adding at the end before the period the
following: ‘‘, including development of manufacturing
and processing industries and microcredit projects’’.
SEC. 305. MINIMUM LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN
CRITICAL SECTORS.
Section 496(j) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2293(j)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(3) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively;
(3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following:
‘‘(1) The activities described in subsection
(i)(1)(A).’’;
(4) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated), by strik-
ing ‘‘, including identifiable components of agricul-
tural production projects’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) The activities described in subsection
(i)(4).’’.
SEC. 306. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 496 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2293) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(p) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment shall, on a semiannual basis, prepare and sub-
mit to the Congress a report containing—
‘‘(1) a description of how, and the extent to
which, the Agency has consulted with nongovern-
mental organizations in sub-Saharan Africa regard-
ing the use of amounts made available for sub-Saha-
ran African countries under this chapter;
‘‘(2) the extent to which the provision of such
amounts has been successful in increasing food secu-
rity and access to health and education services
among the people of sub-Saharan Africa;
‘‘(3) the extent to which the provision of such
amounts has been successful in capacity building
among local nongovernmental organizations; and
‘‘(4) a description of how, and the extent to
which, the provision of such amounts has furthered
the goals of sustainable economic and agricultural
development, gender equity, environmental protec-
tion, and respect for workers’ rights in sub-Saharan
Africa.’’.
SEC. 307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DE-
VELOPMENT FUND FOR AFRICA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 497 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2294) is amended by insert-
ing before the first sentence the following: ‘‘There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter for
fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent year an amount not
less than the amount appropriated to carry out this chap-
ter for fiscal year 1994.’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Amounts appro-
priated under the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations established under the first
sentence of section 497 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2294), as added by subsection (a), shall
be appropriated to a separate account under the heading