### Question
What is the definition of former beneficiary sub-Saharan African country?


### Answer
The definition of **former beneficiary sub-Saharan African country** is as follows in *19 U.S.C. § 2466a*:

> a country that, after being designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under the African Growth and Opportunity Act [19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.], ceased to be designated as such a country by reason of its entering into a free trade agreement with the United States

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 2466a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-TRADE ACT OF 1974 > SUBCHAPTER V-GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES**

