To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes, 37613-37616 [2014-15619]

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 37613-37616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15619]



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Vol. 79

Tuesday,

No. 126

July 1, 2014

Part IX





The President





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Proclamation 9145--To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 79 , No. 126 / Tuesday, July 1, 2014 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 9145 of June 26, 2014

                
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth 
                and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                1. In Proclamation 8468 of December 23, 2009, I 
                determined that the Republic of Madagascar (Madagascar) 
                was not making continual progress in meeting the 
                requirements described in section 506A(a)(1) of the 
                Trade Act of 1974 (the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 
                2466a(a)), as added by section 111(a) of the African 
                Growth and Opportunity Act (title I of Public Law 106-
                200) (AGOA). Thus, pursuant to section 506A(a)(3) of 
                the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)), I terminated the 
                designation of Madagascar as a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
                African country for purposes of section 506A of the 
                1974 Act.

                2. Section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act authorizes the 
                President to designate a country listed in section 107 
                of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3706) as a beneficiary sub-
                Saharan African country if the President determines 
                that the country meets the eligibility requirements set 
                forth in section 104 of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3703), as 
                well as the eligibility criteria set forth in section 
                502 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462).

                3. Pursuant to section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act, 
                based on actions that the Government of Madagascar has 
                taken, I have determined that Madagascar meets the 
                eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of 
                the AGOA and section 502 of the 1974 Act, and I have 
                decided to designate Madagascar as a beneficiary sub-
                Saharan African country.

                4. Section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 
                2466a(a)(3)) authorizes the President to terminate the 
                designation of a country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
                African country for purposes of section 506A if he 
                determines that the country is not making continual 
                progress in meeting the requirements described in 
                section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act.

                5. Pursuant to section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act, I 
                have determined that the Kingdom of Swaziland is not 
                making continual progress in meeting the requirements 
                described in section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act. 
                Accordingly, I have decided to terminate the 
                designation of the Kingdom of Swaziland as a 
                beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of 
                section 506A of the 1974 Act, effective on January 1, 
                2015.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States of America, including but not limited to 
                title V and section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 
                2461-67, 2483), and section 104 of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 
                3703), do proclaim that:

                    (1) Madagascar is designated as a beneficiary sub-
                Saharan African country.
                    (2) In order to reflect this designation in the 
                Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), 
                general note 16(a) to the HTS is modified by inserting 
                in alphabetical sequence in the list of beneficiary 
                sub-Saharan African countries ``Republic of Madagascar 
                (Madagascar).'' Further, note 2(d) to subchapter XIX of 
                chapter 98 is modified by inserting in alphabetical 
                sequence in the list of lesser developed beneficiary 
                sub-Saharan African countries ``Republic of 
                Madagascar.''

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                    (3) The designation of the Kingdom of Swaziland as 
                a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes 
                of section 506A of the 1974 Act is terminated, 
                effective on January 1, 2015.
                    (4) In order to reflect in the HTS that beginning 
                on January 1, 2015, the Kingdom of Swaziland shall no 
                longer be designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
                African country, general note 16(a) to the HTS is 
                modified by deleting ``Kingdom of Swaziland'' from the 
                list of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. Note 
                7(a) to subchapter II and note 1 to subchapter XIX of 
                chapter 98 of the HTS are modified to delete 
                ``Swaziland,'' from the list of beneficiary countries. 
                Further, note 2(d) to subchapter XIX of chapter 98 of 
                the HTS is modified by deleting ``Swaziland'' from the 
                list of lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan 
                African countries.
                    (5) Any provisions of previous proclamations and 
                Executive Orders that are inconsistent with the actions 
                taken in this proclamation are superseded to the extent 
                of such inconsistency.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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