To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations.
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Summary
Based on the bill's title, this measure would amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to make sub-Saharan African countries ineligible for AGOA trade benefits if they do not effectively enforce their environmental laws or meet their international environmental obligations. The bill would use trade eligibility as a mechanism to incentivize environmental compliance among participating nations.
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