To extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, to require a full review of the bilateral relationship between the United States and South Africa, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires the US Trade Representative to submit a report within 180 days outlining a strategy to expand trade with AGOA-beneficiary countries through bilateral trade agreements, identifying at least 5 priority countries, creates declares Sense of Congress that US national security requires deterring strategic cooperation with China and Russia, and that the African National Congress foreign policy favors China, Russia, and Hamas, and requires the President within 120 days to submit a report with findings from the bilateral review and a certification stating whether South Africa has engaged in activities undermining US national security or foreign. It relies on reporting requirements, compliance mandates, and definition changes. The main policy areas are International Trade, Foreign Policy, Trade, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Congressional oversight committees (Foreign Relations/Foreign Affairs) would be affected, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations would be affected, and House Committee on Foreign Affairs would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The President of the United States would take on compliance duties, Senior South African government officials could face increased risk, and African National Congress leaders could face increased risk.
Key Provisions
- Requires the US Trade Representative to submit a report within 180 days outlining a strategy to expand trade with AGOA-beneficiary countries through bilateral trade agreements, identifying at least 5 priority countries...
- Creates declares Sense of Congress that US national security requires deterring strategic cooperation with China and Russia, and that the African National Congress foreign policy favors China, Russia, and Hamas...
- Requires the President within 120 days to submit a report with findings from the bilateral review and a certification stating whether South Africa has engaged in activities undermining US national security or foreign...
- Requires the President within 120 days to submit a classified report identifying senior South African government officials and ANC leaders who have engaged in corruption or human rights abuses meeting Global Magnitsky...
- Defines the term appropriate congressional committees for Title II as the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires the US Trade Representative to submit a report within 180 days outlining a strategy to expand trade with AGOA-beneficiary countries through bilateral trade agreements, identifying at least 5 priority countries, creates declares Sense of Congress that US national security requires deterring strategic cooperation with China and Russia, and that the African National Congress foreign policy favors China, Russia, and Hamas, and requires the President within 120 days to submit a report with findings from the bilateral review and a certification stating whether South Africa has engaged in activities undermining US national security or foreign.
Key Policy Areas
International Trade, Foreign Policy, Trade, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill requires the US Trade Representative to submit a report within 180 days outlining a strategy to expand trade with AGOA-beneficiary countries through bilateral trade agreements, identifying at least 5 priority countries, creates declares Sense of Congress that US national security requires deterring strategic cooperation with China and Russia, and that the African National Congress foreign policy favors China, Russia, and Hamas, and requires the President within 120 days to submit a report with findings from the bilateral review and a certification stating whether South Africa has engaged in activities undermining US national security or foreign.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Congressional oversight committees (Foreign Relations/Foreign Affairs)
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- AGOA-beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries
- US businesses with African trade interests
Identified Costs
- The President of the United States
- Senior South African government officials
- African National Congress leaders
- US Trade Representative
- South African government
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
AGOA-beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, African National Congress leaders, Countries failing democratic governance criteria
Positive-direction: AGOA-beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries
Negative-direction: African National Congress leaders, Countries failing democratic governance criteria, Senior South African government officials, South African government, South African government and African National Congress
Congressional oversight committees (Foreign Relations/Foreign Affairs), House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees (Foreign Relations/Foreign Affairs), House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Negative-direction: The President of the United States, US Trade Representative
US businesses with African trade interests, US companies with South Africa trade exposure
Positive-direction: US businesses with African trade interests
Negative-direction: US companies with South Africa trade exposure
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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