ITC launches probe of AGOA

The U.S. International Trade Commission is launching a fact-finding investigation into the African Growth and Opportunity Act and its usage. The ITC announced on Feb. 17 that the probe, requested in January by House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), will provide “an overview of the program and industry case studies to better understand the relative competitiveness of each sector and its impact on workers, economic development, and poverty reduction.” Those case studies will involve cotton, apparel, certain...