HR 4103 · 108th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 108-274.(2004-07-13)
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AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 - Declares the sense of Congress that the preferential market access opportunities for eligible sub-Saharan African countries (SSA countries) will be complemented and enhanced if those countries implement specified existing obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO). Urges such countries to participate in and support mutual trade liberalization in ongoing negotiations under WTO auspices, recognizing that such commitments may need to reflect special and differential treatment for developing countries. States that eligible SSA countries will benefit from reduction of trade barriers in other developing countries. Urges all countries to make sanitary and phytosanitary decisions on the basis of sound science. Expresses the sense of Congress that the executive branch, including specified Federal agencies, should enforce African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) provisions relating to preferential treatment of textile and apparel articles, broadly in order to expand trade by maximizing opportunities for imports of such articles from eligible SSA countries. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment for AGOA articles from FY 2008 thro…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4103, AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004
May 10, 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 5, 2004</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 4103, AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004
May 10, 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 5, 2004
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 4103, AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004
Jul 1, 2004<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 24, 2004</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 4103, AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004
Jul 1, 2004Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 24, 2004
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
10 Democrats10 Republicans