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19 U.S.C. § 3706

Sub-Saharan Africa defined

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19 U.S.C. § 3706, Sub-Saharan Africa defined, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/451126
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For purposes of this chapter, the terms “sub-Saharan Africa”, “sub-Saharan African country”, “country in sub-Saharan Africa”, and “countries in sub-Saharan Africa” refer to the following or any successor political entities: Republic of Angola (Angola). Republic of Benin (Benin). Republic of Botswana (Botswana). Burkina Faso (Burkina). Republic of Burundi (Burundi). Republic of Cameroon (Cameroon). Republic of Cape Verde (Cape Verde). Central African Republic. Republic of Chad (Chad). Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros (Comoros). Democratic Republic of Congo. Republic of the Congo (Congo). Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (Côte d’Ivoire). Republic of Djibouti (Djibouti). Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinea). State of Eritrea (Eritrea). Ethiopia. Gabonese Republic (Gabon). Republic of the Gambia (Gambia). Republic of Ghana (Ghana). Republic of Guinea (Guinea). Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau). Republic of Kenya (Kenya). Kingdom of Lesotho (Lesotho). Republic of Liberia (Liberia). Republic of Madagascar (Madagascar). Republic of Malawi (Malawi). Republic of Mali (Mali). Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Mauritania). Republic of Mauritius (Mauritius). Republic of Mozambique (Mozambique). Republic of Namibia (Namibia). Republic of Niger (Niger). Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria). Republic of Rwanda (Rwanda). Democratic Republic of Sao Tomé and Principe (Sao Tomé and Principe). Republic of Senegal (Senegal). Republic of Seychelles (Seychelles). Republic of Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone). Somalia. Republic of South Africa (South Africa). Republic of South Sudan (South Sudan). Republic of Sudan (Sudan). Kingdom of Swaziland (Swaziland). United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania). Republic of Togo (Togo). Republic of Uganda (Uganda). Republic of Zambia (Zambia). Republic of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe).

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 106-200(H.R. 434)2000-05-18
    Trade and Development Act of 2000
    House: 309–110Senate: 77–19
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-163(H.R. 5986)2012-08-10
    To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally