To strengthen the African Continental Free Trade Area, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To strengthen the African Continental Free Trade Area, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Labor, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H309E03A0D98643B3AA8134EDBB23D043: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S.-Africa Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Act of 2024 or the ASTIP Act of 2024.
- Section HA870A71595D7467ABCD9EF8D89B06D43: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will be the largest free trade area given Africa’s current population...
- Section HFAA459321EBD47B7B04609A0628C1520: 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to— support the African Union’s Agenda 2063 efforts to promote regional economic development, by...
- Section HA4608C0729D348A68E64B3191C5A161C: 4. United States roadmap to promote the African Continental Free Trade Area The President shall, using existing interagency trade policy development and...
- Section H5181B854774F48C2B5A6F9363226BBE4: 5. U.S–AfCFTA strategic and investment partnership agreement The United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the AfCFTA Secretariat, is authorized...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To strengthen the African Continental Free Trade Area, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Labor, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To strengthen the African Continental Free Trade Area, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Cherfilus-McCormick (for herself and Mr. Jackson of Illinois) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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