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 PUBLIC LAW 106-200—MAY 18, 2000 114 STAT. 267 countries and existing bilateral and multilateral and economic cooperation and trade agreements, that may be affected by the agreement or agreements. (F) Procedures to ensure the following: (i) Adequate consultation with the Congress and the private sector during the negotiations. (ii) Consultation with the Congress regarding all matters relating to implementation of the agreement or agreements. (iii) Approval by the Congress of the agreement or agreements. (iv) Adequate consultations with the relevant African governments and African regional and subregional intergovernmental organizations during the negotiation of the agreement or agreements. (c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 12 months after Deadline, the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall prepare President, and transmit to the Congress a report containing the plan developed pursuant to subsection (b). SEC. 117. ASSISTANT UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE FOR 19 USC 3724. AFRICAN AFFAIRS. It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the position of Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs is integral to the United States commitment to increasing United States-sub-Saharan African trade and investment; (2) the position of Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs should be maintained within the Office of the United States Trade Representative to direct and coordinate interagency activities on United States-Africa trade policy and investment matters and serve as— (A) a primary point of contact in the executive branch for those persons engaged in trade between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa; and (B) the chief advisor to the United States Trade Representative on issues of trade and investment with Africa; and (3) the United States Trade Representative should have adequate funding and staff to carry out the duties of the Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs described in paragraph (2), subject to the availability of appropriations. Subtitle C—Economic Development Related Issues SEC. 121. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE 19 USC 3731. DEBT RELIEF FOR THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress makes the following findings: (1) The burden of external debt has become a major impediment to economic growth and poverty reduction in many of the world's poorest countries. (2) Until recently, the United States Government and other official creditors sought to address this problem by rescheduling loans and in some cases providing limited debt reduction.

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