[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 173 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6332]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRANSMITTING NOTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S INTENT TO TERMINATE THE 
 DESIGNATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON AS A BENEFICIARY SUB-SAHARAN 
AFRICAN COUNTRY UNDER THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (AGOA)--PM 
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  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was referred to the 
Committee on Finance:

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 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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