### Question
How is the term former [2](#3721_2_target) sub-Saharan African country defined?


### Answer
The term **former [2](#3721_2_target) sub-Saharan African country** is defined in *19 U.S.C. § 3721* as the following:

> a country that, after being designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under this chapter [3](#3721_3_target), ceased to be designated as such a beneficiary sub-Saharan country by reason of its entering into a free trade agreement with the United States

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 3721*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 23-EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA > SUBCHAPTER II-TRADE BENEFITS**

