§ 3702. Statement of policy

Congress supports—

• (1) encouraging increased trade and investment between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa;
• (2) reducing tariff and nontariff barriers and other obstacles to sub-Saharan African and United States trade;
• (3) expanding United States assistance to sub-Saharan Africa’s regional integration efforts;
• (4) negotiating reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade agreements, including the possibility of establishing free trade areas that serve the interests of both the United States and the countries of sub-Saharan Africa;
• (5) focusing on countries committed to the rule of law, economic reform, and the eradication of poverty;
• (6) strengthening and expanding the private sector in sub-Saharan Africa, especially enterprises owned by women and small businesses;
• (7) facilitating the development of civil societies and political freedom in sub-Saharan Africa;
• (8) establishing a United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum;
• (9) the accession of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions; and
• (10) promoting the role of women in social, political, and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa.