S. 5486 — A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations.

This section adds a requirement that the President determine a sub-Saharan African country effectively enforces its environmental laws and fulfills its international environmental obligations, including those relating to public health, before designating the country as eligible under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. It also requires that eligibility determinations apply the statutory requirements in effect on the date of designation rather than on the date of enactment of the Act.