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kind: "diff"
citation: "H. Res. 699"
bill: "113-hres-699"
heading: "Welcoming African leaders to the first United States–Africa Leaders’ Summit and African trade ministers to the 13th Forum of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)."
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "eh"
to_label: "Engrossed in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/113/hres/699/changes/eh"
---

# H. Res. 699 — what changed

H. Res. 699, Welcoming African leaders to the first United States–Africa Leaders’ Summit and African trade ministers to the 13th Forum of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). — 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## (unnamed section)

- That the House of Representatives—
- (1) <del>welcomes African leaders </del><ins>is studying ways </ins>to <ins>improve </ins>the <del>first </del><ins>effectiveness and utilization of the range of </ins>United <del>States–Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, DC;</del><ins>States trade policy tools with respect to Africa, including AGOA, and exploring how Africa can address barriers to become more attractive to trade and investment within Africa as well as globally; and</ins>
- (2) <del>welcomes African trade ministers </del><ins>looks forward </ins>to <del>the 13th </del><ins>continuing to work with </ins>African <del>Growth </del><ins>leaders to improve our economic </ins>and <del>Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum;</del><ins>bilateral relationships.</ins>
- (3) <del>recognizes the significant progress and hope that modern Africa represents today in global affairs and economic advancement with its booming demographics, increasing modernization, dynamic youth, and vast resources;</del>
- (4) <del>acknowledges the vast opportunities to boost cultural, trade, and economic relations and partnerships between the United States and Africa;</del>
- (5) <del>recognizes the importance of renewing the AGOA program well before its expiration in September 2015;</del>
- (6) <del>supports studying potential changes to the program to improve its effectiveness and utilization and exploring how Africa can address barriers to become more attractive to trade and investment within Africa as well as globally;</del>
- (7) <del>encourages the prompt and full implementation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement as one important way to address supply-side barriers and encourage greater trade and investment in Africa; and</del>
- (8) <del>welcomes that the African Leaders at the African Union Summit on June 27, 2014, reaffirmed their commitments to all the decisions the Ministers took in Bali, including emphasizing that assistance and support for capacity building should be provided as envisaged in the Agreement on Trade Facilitation, and that the Agreement should be implemented in line with the decision Trade Ministers took in Bali, which provides that a protocol be adopted by July 31, 2014, and definitive entry into force by July 31, 2015.</del>