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Senate bill to extend the AGOA third country fabric provisions, and AGOA eligibility to S Sudan

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US Senate (Sen Max Baucus and others)
Organisation
US Senate
Publication Date
01 December 2011
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A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule, to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, and for other purposes.

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