PUBLIC LAW 106-200—MAY 18, 2000 114 STAT. 251 Public Law 106-200 106th Congress An Act To authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Saharan Africa, expand ^ ._ _.__ trade benefits to the countries in the Caribbean Basin, renew the generaUzed ±—'. system of preferences, and reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance programs. [H.R. 434] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Trade and Development Act SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. of 2000 (a) SHORT TITLE. —This Act may be cited as the "Trade and 19 USC 3701 Development Act of 2000". note. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS. —The table of contents for this Act is as follows: TITLE I—EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Subtitle A—Trade Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa Sec. 101. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 102. Findings. Sec. 103. Statement of policy. Sec. 104. Eligibility requirements. Sec. 105. Umted States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum. Sec. 106. Reporting requirement. Sec. 107. Sub-Saharan Africa defined. Subtitle B—Trade Benefits Sec. 111. Eligibility for certain benefits. Sec. 112. Treatment of certain textiles and apparel. Sec. 113. Protections against transshipment. Sec. 114. Termination. Sec. 115. Clerical amendments.
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Sec. 116. Free trade agreements with sub-Saharan African countries. Sec. 117. Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs. Subtitle C—Economic Development Related Issues Sec. 121. Sense of the Congress regarding comprehensive debt relief for the world's poorest coxintries. Sec. 122. Executive branch initiatives. Sec. 123. Overseas Private Investment Corporation initiatives. Sec. 124. Export-Import Bank initiatives. Sec. 125. Expansion of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service in sub- Saharan Africa. Sec. 126. Donation of air traffic control equipment to eligible sub-Saharan African countries. Sec. 127. Additional authorities and increased flexibility to provide assistance under the Development Fund for Africa. Sec. 128. Assistance from United States private sector to prevent and reduce HIV/ AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Sec. 129. Sense of the Congress relating to HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Sec. 130. Study on improving African agricultural practices. Sec. 131. Sense of the Congress regarding efforts to combat desertification in Africa and other countries.
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