,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ai1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself and ,mr4     
,coons7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,african ,growth and          
,opportunity ,act to require the        
development of a plan for each          
sub-,saharan ,african country for       
negotiating and entering into free trade
 agreements and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title  ,this ,act may be cited  
as the ,african ,free ,trade ,initiative
 ,act4  #b4 ,free trade agreements with 
sub-,saharan ,african countries  7a7    
,plan requirements and reporting        
,section #aaf of the ,african ,growth   
and ,opportunity ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4    
#cgbc7 is amended by striking           
subsections 7b7 and 7c7 and inserting   
the following3  7b7 ,plan requirement   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall  
develop a plan for the purpose of       

negotiating and entering into one or    
more free trade agreements with all     
sub-,saharan ,african countries4 ,the   
plan shall identify the #ae countries or
 groups of countries that are most ready
 for a free trade agreement with the    
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,elements of plan
 ,the plan required by paragraph 7#a7   
shall include1 for each sub-,saharan    
,african country1 the following3  7,a7  
,the steps such sub-,saharan ,african   
country needs to be equipped and ready  
to enter into a free trade agreement    
with the ,united ,states1 including the 
development of a bilateral investment   
treaty4  7,b7 ,milestones for           
accomplishing each step identified in   
subparagraph 7,a7 for each sub-,saharan 
,african country1 with the goal of      
establishing a free trade agreement with
 each sub-,saharan ,african country not 
later than #aj years after the date of  
the enactment of the ,african ,free     
,trade ,initiative ,act4  7,c7 ,a       
description of the resources required to

 assist each sub-,saharan ,african      
country in accomplishing each milestone 
described in subparagraph 7,b74  7,d7   
,the extent to which steps described in 
subparagraph 7,a71 the milestones       
described in subparagraph 7,b71 and     
resources described in subparagraph 7,c7
 may be accomplished through regional or
 subregional organizations in           
sub-,saharan ,africa1 including the     
,east ,african ,community1 the ,economic
 ,community of ,west ,african ,states1  
the ,common ,market for ,eastern and    
,southern ,africa1 and the ,economic    
,community of ,central ,african ,states4
  7,e7 ,procedures to ensure the        
following3 7i7 ,adequate consultation   
with ,congress and the private sector   
during the negotiations4  7ii7          
,consultation with ,congress regarding  
all matters relating to implementation  
of the agreement or agreements4  7iii7  
,approval by ,congress of the agreement 
or agreements4  7iv7 ,adequate          
consultations with the relevant ,african

 governments and ,african regional and  
subregional intergovernmental           
organizations during the negotiation of 
the agreement or agreements4  7c7       
,reporting requirement ,not later than  
#ab months after the date of the        
enactment of the ,african ,free ,trade  
,initiative ,act1 the ,president shall  
prepare and transmit to ,congress a     
report containing the plan developed    
pursuant to subsection 7b74  4  7b7     
,millennium ,challenge ,compacts  ,after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,united ,states ,trade             
,representative and ,administrator of   
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development shall       
consult and coordinate with the ,chief  
,executive ,officer of the ,millennium  
,challenge ,corporation regarding       
countries that have entered into a      
,millennium ,challenge ,compact pursuant
 to section #fji of the ,millennium     
,challenge ,act of #bjjc 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#ggjh7 that have been declared eligible 

to enter into such a ,compact for the   
purpose of developing and carrying out  
the plan required by subsection 7b7 of  
section #aaf of the ,african ,growth and
 ,opportunity ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4       
#cgbc71 as amended by subsection 7a74   
#c4 ,coordination of ,,usaid with ,free 
,trade ,agreement policy  7a7           
,authorization of funds ,funds made     
available after the date of enactment of
 this ,act to the ,united ,states       
,agency for ,international ,development 
under section #dif of the ,foreign      
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bbic7 may be used in consultation with
 the ,united ,states ,trade             
,representative--  7#a7 to carry out    
subsection 7b7 of section #aaf of the   
,african ,growth and ,opportunity ,act  
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #cgbc71 as amended by    
section #b7;a71 including for the       
deployment of resources in individual   
eligible countries to assist such       
country in the development of           
institutional capacities to carry out   

such subsection 7b72 and  7#b7 to       
coordinate the efforts of the ,united   
,states to establish free trade         
agreements in accordance with the policy
 set out in subsection 7a7 of such      
section #aaf4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7#a7 ,eligible country ,the   
term eligible country means a           
sub-,saharan ,african country that      
receives--  7,a7 benefits under the     
,african ,growth and ,opportunity ,act  
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #cgja et seq472 and  7,b7
 funding from the ,united ,states       
,agency for ,international ,development4
  7#b7 ,sub-,saharan ,african country   
,the term sub-,saharan ,african country 
has the meaning given that term in      
section #ajg of the ,african ,growth and
 ,opportunity ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4       
#cgjf74