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H. R. 434

One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand

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 generalized system of preferences, and reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance programs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trade and Development Act of 2000’’.

(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. United 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.
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 countries.
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.

TITLE II—TRADE BENEFITS FOR CARIBBEAN BASIN

Subtitle A—Trade Policy for Caribbean Basin Countries

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings and policy.
Sec. 203. Definitions.

Subtitle B—Trade Benefits for Caribbean Basin Countries

Sec. 211. Temporary provisions to provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries.
Sec. 212. Duty-free treatment for certain beverages made with Caribbean rum.
Sec. 213. Meetings of trade ministers and USTR.

TITLE III—NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS

Sec. 301. Normal trade relations for Albania.
Sec. 302. Normal trade relations for Kyrgyzstan.

TITLE IV—OTHER TRADE PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Report on employment and trade adjustment assistance.
Sec. 402. Trade adjustment assistance.
Sec. 403. Reliquidation of certain nuclear fuel assemblies.
Sec. 404. Reports to the Finance and Ways and Means committees.
Sec. 405. Clarification of section 334 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
Sec. 406. Chief agricultural negotiator.
Sec. 407. Revision of retaliation list or other remedial action.
Sec. 408. Report on trade adjustment assistance for agricultural commodity producers.
Sec. 409. Agricultural trade negotiating objectives and consultations with Congress.
Sec. 410. Entry procedures for foreign trade zone operations.
Sec. 411. Goods made with forced or indentured child labor.
Sec. 412. Worst forms of child labor.

TITLE V—IMPORTS OF CERTAIN WOOL ARTICLES

Sec. 501. Temporary duty reductions.
Sec. 502. Temporary duty suspensions.
Sec. 503. Separate tariff line treatment for wool yarn and men’s or boys’ suits and suit-type jackets and trousers of worsted wool fabric.
Sec. 504. Monitoring of market conditions and authority to modify tariff reductions.
Sec. 505. Refund of duties paid on imports of certain wool articles.
Sec. 506. Wool research, development, and promotion trust fund.

TITLE VI—REVENUE PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Application of denial of foreign tax credit regarding trade and investment with respect to certain foreign countries.
Sec. 602. Acceleration of cover over payments to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.
 
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