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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4110

         To reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               April 11 (legislative day, April 10), 2024

   Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Young, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Van 
  Hollen, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
         To reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

    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 ``AGOA Renewal and 
Improvement Act of 2024''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of African Growth and Opportunity Act.
Sec. 3. Review, enforcement, and reporting requirements.
Sec. 4. Support for regional supply chains in Africa.
Sec. 5. Graduation of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.
Sec. 6. Modification of eligibility requirements.
Sec. 7. Report on enforcement of prohibition on importation of goods 
                            made with forced labor.
Sec. 8. Improving utilization of African Growth and Opportunity Act.
Sec. 9. Reports on implementation and potential trade agreements.
Sec. 10. United States International Trade Commission report on 
                            expanding articles covered by African 
                            Growth and Opportunity Act.
Sec. 11. African Growth and Opportunity Act forum and other updates.
Sec. 12. Updating protections against transshipment of certain textiles 
                            and apparel articles.
Sec. 13. Technical corrections.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 506B of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2466b) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting 
``September 30, 2041''.
    (b) African Growth and Opportunity Act.--
            (1) In general.--Section 112(g) of the African Growth and 
        Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(g)) is amended by striking 
        ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2041''.
            (2) Extension of regional apparel article program.--Section 
        112(b)(3)(A) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 
        U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(A)) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``21 succeeding'' 
                and inserting ``37 succeeding''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``September 30, 
                2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2041''.
            (3) Extension of third-country fabric program.--Section 
        112(c)(1) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 
        3721(c)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 
                2041'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``September 
                30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2041''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
                ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 
                2041''.

SEC. 3. REVIEW, ENFORCEMENT, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Mandatory Designation.--Section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``is authorized 
to'' and inserting ``shall''.
    (b) Reviews, Enforcement, and Reporting.--Section 506A(a) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Monitoring and review of certain countries.--
                    ``(A) Biennial review.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not less frequently than 
                        once every 2 years, the President shall 
                        monitor, review, and report to Congress on the 
                        progress of each country listed in section 107 
                        of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 
                        U.S.C. 3706) in meeting the requirements 
                        described in paragraph (1) in order to 
                        determine the current or potential eligibility 
                        of the country to be designated as a 
                        beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for 
                        purposes of this section.
                            ``(ii) Reporting.--The President's 
                        determinations, and explanations of such 
                        determinations, with specific analysis of the 
                        eligibility requirements described in paragraph 
                        (1)(A), shall be included in the biennial 
                        report required by section 106(a)(1).
                    ``(B) Out of cycle review.--The President may, at 
                any time, initiate an out-of-cycle review of whether a 
                beneficiary sub-Saharan African country is making 
                continual progress in meeting the requirements 
                described in paragraph (1). The President shall give 
                due consideration to petitions received under 
                subsection (d)(3) in determining whether to initiate an 
                out-of-cycle review under this subparagraph.
                    ``(C) Initiation of out-of-cycle reviews by 
                congress.--If the chairperson and ranking member of one 
                of the appropriate congressional committees jointly 
                submit a request for an out-of-cycle review of a 
                beneficiary sub-Saharan African country based on the 
                assertion that the country is not making continual 
                progress in meeting the requirements described in 
                paragraph (1), the President shall--
                            ``(i) not later than 15 days after 
                        receiving the request, initiate an out-of-cycle 
                        review of whether the country is making 
                        continual progress in meeting those 
                        requirements; and
                            ``(ii) not later than 45 days after 
                        receiving the request, submit a classified or 
                        unclassified report to the appropriate 
                        congressional committees on the review that 
                        includes--
                                    ``(I) the determination of the 
                                President, pursuant to the review, of 
                                whether or not the country is making 
                                continual progress in meeting the 
                                requirements described in paragraph 
                                (1);
                                    ``(II) a description of the 
                                considerations entering into that 
                                determination, including a specific 
                                analysis of the requirements described 
                                in paragraph (1); and
                                    ``(III) if the President determines 
                                that the country is not making 
                                continual progress in meeting those 
                                requirements, the matters described in 
                                clauses (ii) through (iv) of paragraph 
                                (4)(B).
                    ``(D) Delegation.--If the President delegates 
                responsibility for conducting reviews under 
                subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), the President shall 
                delegate that responsibility jointly to--
                            ``(i) the United States Trade 
                        Representative or a designee of the Trade 
                        Representative serving in a position to which 
                        the designee was appointed by the President by 
                        and with the advice and consent of the Senate; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the Secretary of State or a designee 
                        of the Secretary serving in a position to which 
                        the designee was appointed by the President by 
                        and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
            ``(3) Continuing compliance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If, pursuant to a review 
                conducted under paragraph (2), the President determines 
                that a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country is not 
                making continual progress in meeting the requirements 
                described in paragraph (1), the President shall, 
                subject to paragraph (4)--
                            ``(i) terminate the designation of that 
                        country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
                        country for purposes of this section;
                            ``(ii) withdraw, suspend, or limit the 
                        application of duty-free treatment to any 
                        article of the country that is described in 
                        subsection (b)(1) or section 112 of the African 
                        Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721);
                            ``(iii) issue a warning letter to the 
                        country detailing concerns with the lack of 
                        progress of the country in meeting the 
                        requirements described in paragraph (1) and 
                        providing notice that, if corrective action is 
                        not taken before the next review of the country 
                        under paragraph (2), the President may take 
                        action under clause (i) or (ii) based on the 
                        results of that review; or
                            ``(iv) take no action under clause (i), 
                        (ii), or (iii) if the President determines 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) the compliance of the country 
                                with the requirements described in 
                                paragraph (1) will be most effectively 
                                promoted by other means; or
                                    ``(II) the economic and foreign 
                                policy interests of the United States 
                                will be most effectively advanced by 
                                taking no action.
                    ``(B) Effective date.--An action taken under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be effective with respect to a 
                country--
                            ``(i) for biennial reviews conducted under 
                        paragraph (2)(A), on January 1 of the year 
                        following the year in which the determination 
                        that the country is not making continual 
                        progress in meeting the requirements described 
                        in paragraph (1) is made;
                            ``(ii) for out-of-cycle reviews conducted 
                        under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), 
                        not later than 90 days after such a 
                        determination is made.
            ``(4) Notification, reporting, and briefing.--
                    ``(A) Notification.--If, pursuant to a review 
                conducted under paragraph (2), the President determines 
                that a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country is not 
                making continual progress in meeting the requirements 
                described in paragraph (1), the President shall notify 
                the appropriate congressional committees and the 
                government of the country of the President's 
                determination and any action the President is 
                considering taking not less than 60 days before taking 
                any action with respect to the country under paragraph 
                (3)(A) or determining to take no action as described in 
                clause (iv) of that paragraph.
                    ``(B) Report required.--Not later than 15 days 
                after providing notification under subparagraph (A) 
                with respect to a country, the President shall submit 
                to the appropriate congressional committees a 
                classified or unclassified report, informed by the 
                United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of 
                State, that includes--
                            ``(i) a description of the considerations 
                        entering into the determination that the 
                        country is not making continual progress in 
                        meeting the requirements described in paragraph 
                        (1), including a specific analysis of those 
                        requirements;
                            ``(ii) an analysis of the expected economic 
                        and political effects of--
                                    ``(I) the action the President 
                                intends to take under paragraph (3)(A) 
                                with respect to the country; or
                                    ``(II) taking no action, if the 
                                President determines to take no action 
                                as described in clause (iv) of that 
                                paragraph;
                            ``(iii) an explanation of the role of the 
                        action or determination to take no action in 
                        the overall strategy of the United States 
                        toward the country; and
                            ``(iv) an explanation of what actions by 
                        the country would result in the restoration of, 
                        as applicable--
                                    ``(I) the designation of the 
                                country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
                                African country for purposes of this 
                                section; or
                                    ``(II) the application of duty-free 
                                treatment to articles of the country.
                    ``(C) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days 
                after providing notification under subparagraph (A), 
                the United States Trade Representative and the 
                Secretary of State shall provide briefings to the 
                appropriate congressional committees addressing--
                            ``(i) the findings of the review conducted 
                        under paragraph (2); and
                            ``(ii) the contents of the report required 
                        by subparagraph (B).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 506A (19 U.S.C. 2466a)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (c);
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (4); 
                and
                    (C) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) by striking ``Beneficiary Sub-Saharan 
                        African Countries, Etc.--For purposes of this 
                        title--'' and inserting ``Definitions.--In this 
                        title:'';
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
                        (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 
                        and
                            (iii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
                        so redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
                Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on 
                Foreign Relations of the Senate.''; and
            (2) in section 506B (19 U.S.C. 2466b), by striking 
        ``section 506A(c)'' and inserting ``section 506A(f)''.

SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAINS IN AFRICA.

    (a) In General.--Section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2466a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``former beneficiary 
        sub-Saharan African countries'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``eligible AfCFTA countries'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);
            (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Eligible AfCFTA Countries.--The President is authorized to 
designate a country as an eligible AfCFTA country if--
            ``(1) that country has signed and ratified the African 
        Continental Free Trade Agreement; and
            ``(2) the President determines that the country meets the 
        eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of the 
        African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703).''; and
            (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by section 
                3(c)(1)(C)(ii), by striking ``the terms'' and inserting 
                ``Beneficiary sub-saharan african country.--The 
                terms''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
                and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Eligible afcfta country.--The term `eligible AfCFTA 
        country' means a country that the President has determined is 
        eligible under subsection (e).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments to African Growth and Opportunity Act.--
Section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 506A(c)'' and 
        inserting ``section 506A(f)''; and.
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 
                506A(c)'' and inserting ``section 506A(f)''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(4) Eligible afcfta country.--The term `eligible AfCFTA 
        country' means a country that the President has determined is 
        eligible under section 506A(e) of the Trade Act of 1974.''; and
            (3) by striking ``former beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
        countries'' each place it appears and inserting ``eligible 
        AfCFTA countries''.

SEC. 5. GRADUATION OF BENEFICIARY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

    (a) Graduation.--Section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2466a) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Mandatory Graduation of High Income Countries.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), if 
        the President determines that a beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
        country has been classified, under the official statistics of 
        the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as a 
        `high income' country for a period of 5 consecutive years, the 
        President shall terminate the designation of the country as a 
        beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of this 
        section and as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of 
        this title, effective on January 1 of the second year following 
        the year in which that determination is made.
            ``(2) Exception.--After a country has been designated as 
        `high income' for a period of 5 consecutive years as described 
        in paragraph (1), the President may elect to maintain the 
        designation of the country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
        country for purposes of this section and as a beneficiary 
        developing country for purposes of this title for not more than 
        an additional 5 years to allow for the negotiation of a free 
        trade agreement with that country, in accordance with the 
        policy described in section 116(a) of the African Growth and 
        Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3723(a)).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 502(e), by striking ``If the President'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided by section 506A(c), if the 
        President''; and
            (2) in section 506A(a)(1)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``subsections (a), (d), and (e)'' 
                and inserting ``subsections (a) and (d)''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``(other than subsection (e) of 
                that section)'' after ``in section 502''.

SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Mandatory Designation.--Section 104 of the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703) is amended, in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ``is authorized to'' and inserting 
``shall''.
    (b) Modification of Requirements.--Section 104 of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (E) to read 
        as follows:
                    ``(E) the minimum standards for the elimination of 
                corruption described in section 5404(a) of the 
                Combating Global Corruption Act (subtitle A of title 
                LIV of Public Law 118-31);'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) does not engage in gross violations of 
        internationally recognized human rights, including as reflected 
        in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of the 
        Department of State, and cooperates in international efforts to 
        eliminate human rights violations, including by not having 
        been--
                    ``(A) determined to be engaged in a pattern of 
                gross violations of internationally recognized human 
                rights for purposes of--
                            ``(i) section 701 of the International 
                        Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262d); or
                            ``(ii) section 116 or 502B of the Foreign 
                        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n and 
                        2304);
                    ``(B) listed under subparagraph (C) of section 
                110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
                2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) (commonly referred to as 
                `tier 3') in the most recent report on trafficking in 
                persons required under that section (commonly referred 
                to as the `Trafficking in Persons Report');
                    ``(C) identified on the list published by the 
                Secretary of State pursuant to section 404(b) of the 
                Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c-
                1(b)) as a country that recruits and uses child 
                soldiers; or
                    ``(D) designated as a country of particular concern 
                for religious freedom under section 402(b)(1)(A)(ii) of 
                the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
                U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A)(ii));
            ``(4) does not provide support for acts of international 
        terrorism and cooperates in international efforts to eliminate 
        terrorist activities, including by not having been determined 
        by the Secretary of State to have repeatedly provided support 
        for acts of international terrorism for purposes of--
                    ``(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export 
                Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
                4813(c)(1)(A)(i));
                    ``(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
                1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
                    ``(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act 
                (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or
                    ``(D) any other provision of law; and
            ``(5) is not subject to restrictions on the provision of 
        assistance to a country the duly elected head of government of 
        which is deposed by a coup d'etat or decree under an Act making 
        appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
        and related programs.''.

SEC. 7. REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF GOODS 
              MADE WITH FORCED LABOR.

    Section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 
3721) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
        (g) and (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Report Required.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of the AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024, 
        the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a report on procedures in place to 
        ensure that any country the textile and apparel articles of 
        which are receiving preferential treatment under this section 
        is not exporting those articles to the United States in 
        violation of--
                    ``(A) section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
                U.S.C. 1307); or
                    ``(B) section 3 of the Act entitled `An Act to 
                ensure that goods made with forced labor in the 
                Xinjiang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of 
                China do not enter the United States market, and for 
                other purposes', approved December 23, 2021 (Public Law 
                117-78; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) (commonly referred to as 
                the `Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act').
            ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In 
        this subsection, the term `appropriate congressional 
        committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
                Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on 
                Foreign Relations of the Senate.''.

SEC. 8. IMPROVING UTILIZATION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle B of the African Growth and Opportunity 
Act (19 U.S.C. 3721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 118. BIENNIAL UTILIZATION STRATEGIES.

    ``(a) Sense of Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--It is the sense of Congress that--
                    ``(A) beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries 
                should develop utilization strategies on a biennial 
                basis in order to more effectively and strategically 
                utilize benefits available under this Act and section 
                506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a) (in 
                this section referred to as `AGOA utilization 
                strategies');
                    ``(B) United States trade capacity building 
                agencies should work with, and provide appropriate 
                resources to, such sub-Saharan African countries to 
                assist in developing and implementing biennial AGOA 
                utilization strategies; and
                    ``(C) as appropriate, and to encourage greater 
                regional integration, the United States Trade 
                Representative should consider requesting the Regional 
                Economic Communities to prepare biennial AGOA 
                utilization strategies.
            ``(2) Contents.--It is further the sense of Congress that 
        biennial AGOA utilization strategies should identify strategic 
        needs and priorities to bolster utilization of benefits 
        available under this Act. To that end, biennial AGOA 
        utilization strategies should--
                    ``(A) review potential exports under this Act and 
                section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a) 
                and identify opportunities and obstacles to increased 
                trade and investment and enhanced poverty reduction 
                efforts;
                    ``(B) identify obstacles to regional integration 
                that inhibit utilization of benefits under this Act and 
                section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974;
                    ``(C) set out a plan to take advantage of 
                opportunities and address obstacles identified in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), improve awareness of this 
                Act as a program that enhances exports to the United 
                States, and utilize United States Agency for 
                International Development regional trade hubs;
                    ``(D) set out a strategy to promote small business 
                and entrepreneurship; and
                    ``(E) eliminate obstacles to regional trade and 
                promote greater utilization of benefits under this Act 
                and section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 and establish 
                a plan to promote full regional implementation of the 
                Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the World Trade 
                Organization.
            ``(3) Publication.--It is further the sense of Congress 
        that--
                    ``(A) each beneficiary sub-Saharan African country 
                should publish on an appropriate internet website of 
                such country public versions of its AGOA utilization 
                strategy; and
                    ``(B) the United States Trade Representative should 
                publish on the internet website of the Office of the 
                United States Trade Representative public versions of 
                all AGOA utilization strategies described in 
                subparagraph (A).
    ``(b) Assistance To Implement Utilization Strategies.--
            ``(1) Eligibility.--Each beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
        country that has published an AGOA utilization strategy as 
        described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) that meets the 
        criteria described in paragraph (2) of that subsection is 
        eligible for the assistance described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Trade capacity building assistance.--The 
        Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
        Development should assist each country that is eligible under 
        paragraph (1) in the implementation of the AGOA utilization 
        strategy of the country, including assistance in--
                    ``(A) developing a business environment conducive 
                to international trade and investment;
                    ``(B) establishing trade-related infrastructure and 
                industrial zones;
                    ``(C) conducting export promotion activities;
                    ``(D) modernizing and improving customs operations 
                and procedures;
                    ``(E) meeting sanitary and phytosanitary standards;
                    ``(F) minimizing technical barriers to trade;
                    ``(G) protecting intellectual property rights;
                    ``(H) implementing the Agreement on Trade 
                Facilitation of the World Trade Organization;
                    ``(I) furthering labor and environmental standards; 
                and
                    ``(J) other trade capacity building activities.
            ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the United States Agency for 
        International Development for fiscal year 2025 $10,000,000 to 
        carry out this subsection.
    ``(c) Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Country Defined.--In this 
section, the term `beneficiary sub-Saharan African country' has the 
meaning given that term in section 506A(f) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2466a(f)).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 117 the following:

``Sec. 118. Biennial utilization strategies.''.
    (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 107 of the Trade Preferences 
Extension Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-27; 129 Stat. 368) is repealed.

SEC. 9. REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION AND POTENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 106 of the African Growth and Opportunity 
Act (19 U.S.C. 3705) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 106. REPORTS.

    ``(a) Implementation Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2024, and 
        biennially thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a 
        report on the trade and investment relationship between the 
        United States and sub-Saharan African countries and on the 
        implementation of this Act and section 506A of the Trade Act of 
        1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a).
            ``(2) Matters to be included.--The report required by 
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    ``(A) A description of the status of trade and 
                investment between the United States and sub-Saharan 
                Africa, including information on leading exports to the 
                United States from sub-Saharan African countries.
                    ``(B) Any changes in eligibility of sub-Saharan 
                African countries during the period covered by the 
                report.
                    ``(C) A detailed analysis of whether each 
                beneficiary sub-Saharan African country is continuing 
                to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in 
                section 104 and the eligibility criteria set forth in 
                section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462).
                    ``(D) A description of the status of regional 
                integration efforts in sub-Saharan Africa.
                    ``(E) A summary of United States trade capacity 
                building efforts.
                    ``(F) Any other initiatives related to enhancing 
                the trade and investment relationship between the 
                United States and sub-Saharan African countries.
    ``(b) Potential Trade Agreements Report.--Not later than December 
31, 2024, and every 4 years thereafter, the United States Trade 
Representative shall submit to Congress a report that--
            ``(1) identifies sub-Saharan African countries that have a 
        expressed an interest in entering into a free trade agreement 
        with the United States;
            ``(2) evaluates the viability and progress of such sub-
        Saharan African countries and other sub-Saharan African 
        countries toward entering into a free trade agreement with the 
        United States; and
            ``(3) describes a plan for negotiating and concluding such 
        agreements, which includes the elements described in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 116(b)(2).
    ``(c) Termination.--The reporting requirements of this section 
shall cease to have any force or effect after September 30, 2041.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 106 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 106. Reports.''.
    (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 110 of the AGOA Extension and 
Enhancement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-27; 19 U.S.C. 3705 note) is 
repealed.

SEC. 10. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION REPORT ON 
              EXPANDING ARTICLES COVERED BY AFRICAN GROWTH AND 
              OPPORTUNITY ACT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the United States International Trade Commission 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
evaluating options for expanding the range of articles eligible for 
duty-free treatment under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 
U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) and section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2466a).
    (b) Hearing.--The Commission shall hold a hearing to solicit public 
input on what articles described in subsection (a) should be considered 
in the report required by that subsection.
    (c) Elements.--In preparing the report required by subsection (a), 
the Commission shall consider--
            (1) the extent to which duty-free treatment of articles 
        described in that subsection could expand exportation of those 
        articles to the United States;
            (2) the economic effects of expanded exportation of those 
        articles on the economy of the country exporting the articles; 
        and
            (3) the economic effects of expanded imports of those 
        articles on the economy of the United States.
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate.

SEC. 11. AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT FORUM AND OTHER UPDATES.

    Section 105 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 
3704) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1), in the first sentence, by 
        striking ``host the first annual meeting'' and inserting ``host 
        a meeting on or before September 30 of each year, in the United 
        States or in Sub-Saharan Africa,'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``USIS'' 
                and inserting ``Department of Commerce''; and
                    (B) by striking ``United States Information 
                Service'' and inserting ``Department of Commerce''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (e).

SEC. 12. UPDATING PROTECTIONS AGAINST TRANSSHIPMENT OF CERTAIN TEXTILES 
              AND APPAREL ARTICLES.

    (a) Repeal of Outdated Textile Visa Requirements.--The African 
Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 112 (19 U.S.C. 3721), as amended by section 
        7--
                    (A) by striking subsection (d); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and 
                (h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) respectively; 
                and
            (2) in section 113 (19 U.S.C. 3722)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``an 
                        effective visa system, domestic laws,'' and 
                        inserting ``domestic laws'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
                        semicolon and inserting ``; and'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a period; and
                            (iv) by striking subparagraph (F);
                    (B) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``the 
                effectiveness of the visa systems and''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``visa 
                systems, legislation,'' and inserting ``legislation''.
    (b) Modification of Production Verification Team Visits.--Section 
113(c)(2) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 
3722(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) send production verification teams to beneficiary 
        sub-Saharan African countries as necessary to verify compliance 
        with this section; and''.

SEC. 13. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Sub-Saharan Africa Defined.--Section 107 of the African Growth 
and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3706) is amended--
            (1) inserting after ``State of Eritrea (Eritrea).'' the 
        following:
            ``Kingdom of Eswatini (Eswatini).'';
            (2) by striking ``Ethiopia'' and inserting ``Federal 
        Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ethiopia)'';
            (3) by striking ``Somalia'' and inserting ``Federal 
        Republic of Somalia (Somalia)''; and
            (4) by striking ``Kingdom of Swaziland (Swaziland).''.
    (b) Name of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.--The African Growth 
and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 112(d) (19 U.S.C. 3721(d)), in the flush 
        text, by striking ``The Customs Service'' and inserting ``U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection''; and
            (2) in section 113 (19 U.S.C. 3722)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``United States Customs Service'' and inserting 
                        ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the United States 
                        Customs Service'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``U.S. Customs and Border 
                        Protection'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``The Customs 
                Service shall monitor and the Commissioner of Customs'' 
                and inserting ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
                shall monitor and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
                Border Protection''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``Customs Service'' and inserting ``U.S. 
                        Customs and Border Protection''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``The Customs Service'' 
                        and inserting ``U.S. Customs and Border 
                        Protection''.
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