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 Proclamations Proc. 7350 3. Section ll2(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(B)) provides spe- cial rules for certain apparel articles imported from "lesser developed bene- ficiary sub-Saharan African countries." 4. Section \1772(c) of the AGOA (\1779 U.S.C. 3721(c)) provides that the Presi- dent shall eliminate the existing quotas on textile and apparel articles im- ported into the United States (a) from Kenya within 30 days after that country adopts an effective visa system to prevent unlawful transshipment of textile and apparel articles and the use of counterfeit documents relating to the importation of the articles into the United States, and (b) from Mau- ritius within 30 days after that country adopts such a visa system. 5. In order to implement the tariff treatment provided under the AGOA, it is necessary to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), thereby incorporating the substance of the relevant provisions of the AGOA. 6. Sections 50\177 and 502 of the \177974 Act (\1779 U.S.C. 246\177 and 2462) author- ize the President to designate countries as beneficiary developing countries for purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). 7. Section 604 of the 1974 Act (\1779 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions of that Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, in- cluding the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction. 8. I have determined that it is appropriate to authorize the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to perform the functions specified in sections \1772(c) and ll3(b)(l)(B) of the AGOA and to make the findings identified in section l13(a) of the AGOA and to perform certain functions under sec- tion 604 of the \177974 Act. 9. For Sierra Leone, I have determined that it is appropriate to authorize the USTR to determine the effective date of its designation as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country. NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM ]. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitu- tion and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, sections \177, \17712, and \1773 of the AGOA, and sections 50\177, 502, 506A, and 604 of the \177974 Act, do proclaim that: (1) In order to provide for the preferential treatment provided for in sec- tion l12(a) of the AGOA, the HTS is modified as provided in the Annex to this proclamation. (2) The following countries are designated as beneficiary sub-Saharan Af- rican countries pursuant to section 506A(a) of the \177974 Act: Republic of Benin Republic of Botswana Republic of Cape Verde Republic of Cameroon Central African Republic Republic of Chad 153

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