[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 173 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8708-H8709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON AS A BENEFICIARY 
 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRY UNDER AGOA--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF 
                 THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 116-77)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed:
To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 506A(a)(3)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)(B)), I am providing notice of my intent 
to terminate the designation of the Republic of Cameroon (Cameroon) as 
a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act (AGOA).
  I am taking this step because I have determined that the Government 
of Cameroon currently engages in gross violations of internationally 
recognized human rights, contravening the eligibility requirements of 
section 104 of the AGOA.
  Despite intensive engagement between the United States and the 
Government of Cameroon, Cameroon has

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failed to address concerns regarding persistent human rights violations 
being committed by Cameroonian security forces. These violations 
include extrajudicial killings, arbitrary and unlawful detention, and 
torture.
  Accordingly, I intend to terminate the designation of Cameroon as a 
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under the AGOA as of January 1, 
2020. I will continue to assess whether the Government of Cameroon 
engages in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, 
in accordance with the AGOA eligibility requirements.
                                                     Donald J. Trump.  
The White House, October 31, 2019.

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