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type: "LegalText"
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title: "19 U.S.C. § 3702"
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description: "Statement of policy"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 19
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title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
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chapter_number: "23"
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chapter_name: "EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA"
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section: "3702"
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citation: "19 U.S.C. § 3702"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 19 U.S.C. § 3702 - Statement of policy
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## Text
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Congress supports—
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(1) encouraging increased trade and investment between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa;
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(2) reducing tariff and nontariff barriers and other obstacles to sub-Saharan African and United States trade;
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(3) expanding United States assistance to sub-Saharan Africa’s regional integration efforts;
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(4) negotiating reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade agreements, including the possibility of establishing free trade areas that serve the interests of both the United States and the countries of sub-Saharan Africa;
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(5) focusing on countries committed to the rule of law, economic reform, and the eradication of poverty;
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(6) strengthening and expanding the private sector in sub-Saharan Africa, especially enterprises owned by women and small businesses;
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(7) facilitating the development of civil societies and political freedom in sub-Saharan Africa;
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(8) establishing a United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum;
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(9) the accession of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions; and
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(10) promoting the role of women in social, political, and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa.
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(Pub. L. 106–200, title I, § 103, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 253; Pub. L. 114–27, title I, § 106(a), June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 368.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2015—Par. (10). Pub. L. 114–27 added par. (10).
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