Summary: HIV/AIDS Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to authorize appropriations for HIV/AIDS assistance. Revises fund allocation provisions, including requiring that at least 50% of funds be made available for the promotion of abstinence, fidelity, and other preventative measures. Extends the minimum 10% funding obligation for orphans and vulnerable children through FY2013. Authorizes the President to increase proportional support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, within the authorized amounts under this Act, if specified performance, accountability, and transparency benchmarks are met. Authorizes appropriations for Fund contributions through FY2013.

hiv aids assistance reauthorization act amends united_states_leadership hiv aids tuberculosis malaria_act authorize appropriations hiv aids assistance revises fund allocation provisions including requiring funds available promotion abstinence preventative measures extends minimum funding obligation orphans vulnerable children fy2013 authorizes president increase proportional support global fund fight aids tuberculosis malaria authorized amounts act specified performance accountability transparency benchmarks met authorizes appropriations fund contributions fy2013


Summary: Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth Act of 2007 - States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) pursue a global HIV prevention strategy that emphasizes the needs of married and unmarried women and girls and addresses the factors that lead to gender disparities in HIV infection rates; and (2) balance funding for HIV prevention methods. Directs the President to: (1) formulate and submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make available to the public, a comprehensive and culturally appropriate global HIV prevention strategy that addresses the HIV vulnerability of married and unmarried women and girls and seeks to reduce the factors that lead to gender disparities in HIV infection rates; (2) ensure that the United States coordinates its overall HIV/AIDS policy and programs with foreign governments, international organizations, other donor countries, and indigenous organizations; and (3) provide clear guidance to U.S. field missions.

protection transmission hiv women youth act 2007_-_states shall policy pursue global hiv prevention strategy emphasizes needs married unmarried women girls addresses factors lead gender disparities hiv infection rates balance funding hiv prevention methods directs president formulate submit appropriate congressional committees available public comprehensive culturally appropriate global hiv prevention strategy addresses hiv vulnerability married unmarried women girls seeks reduce factors lead gender disparities hiv infection rates ensure united_states coordinates overall hiv aids policy programs foreign governments international organizations donor countries indigenous organizations provide clear guidance field missions


Summary: Global Pediatric HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Act - States that the U.S. government's response to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic should place high priority on: (1) prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS; and (2) care and treatment of all children affected by HIV/AIDS, including children orphaned by AIDS. Requires that the global strategy under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003: (1) establish a target for prevention of mother-to-child transmission efforts; (2) integrate prevention, care, and treatment with prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs; and (3) expand programs for children orphaned by AIDS. Directs the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally to establish the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Panel which shall: (1) review activities to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV that receive financial assistance under this Act; and (2) provide recommendations to the Coordinator and to the appropriate congressional committees for of mother-to-child transmission prevention services under this Act. Terminates the Panel 60 days after submission of a report required by this Act.

global pediatric hiv aids prevention treatment act states government response global hiv aids pandemic place high priority prevention mother child transmission hiv aids care treatment children affected hiv aids including children orphaned aids requires global strategy united_states_leadership hiv aids tuberculosis malaria_act establish target prevention mother child transmission efforts integrate prevention care treatment prevention mother child transmission programs expand programs children orphaned aids directs coordinator united_states_government activities combat hiv aids globally establish prevention mother child transmission panel shall review activities prevent mother child transmission hiv receive financial assistance act provide recommendations coordinator appropriate congressional committees mother child transmission prevention services act terminates panel days submission report required act


Summary: Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the provision of assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria to a country that expended funds from its own budget on developing or sustaining an active space exploration and research program or for nuclear weapons design, development, or maintenance.

amends foreign assistance_act prohibit provision assistance combat hiv aids tuberculosis malaria country expended funds budget developing sustaining active space exploration research program nuclear weapons design development maintenance


Summary: Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish uniform requirements for states relating to the disclosure of beneficial owners of corporations and limited liability companies formed in such states and the updating of such disclosures; (2) require states to maintain beneficial ownership disclosure information for five years after a corporation or limited liability company is terminated; (3) impose additional identification requirements for the beneficial owners of corporations or limited liability companies who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States; and (4) provide for additional civil and criminal penalties for individuals who provide false beneficial ownership information to a state. Defines "beneficial owner" as an individual who has a level of control over a business entity that enables such individual to control, manage, or direct such entity.Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a proposed and final rule to require persons involved in forming a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, or other legal entity to establish anti-money laundering programs. Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on state requirements for the disclosure of beneficial owners of partnerships, trusts, or other legal entities formed in such states.

incorporation transparency law enforcement assistance act_-_amends homeland_security act establish uniform requirements states relating disclosure beneficial owners corporations limited liability companies formed states updating disclosures require states maintain beneficial ownership disclosure information years corporation limited liability company terminated impose additional identification requirements beneficial owners corporations limited liability companies citizens lawful permanent residents united_states provide additional civil criminal penalties individuals provide false beneficial ownership information state defines beneficial owner individual level control business entity enables individual control manage direct entity requires secretary treasury publish proposed final rule require persons involved forming corporation limited liability company partnership trust legal entity establish anti money laundering programs requires comptroller_general study report congress state requirements disclosure beneficial owners partnerships trusts legal entities formed states


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the dollar amount of the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles that are school buses for vehicles placed in service during periods prior to January 1, 2013.

amends_the_internal_revenue_code increase dollar tax credit new qualified hybrid motor vehicles school buses vehicles placed service periods prior january


Summary: Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act - Sets forth protections against unlawful detentions of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents regarding: (1) notifications; (2) access to counsel; (3) notice and charges; (4) issuance of detainers; (5) access to telephones; (6) protection of community institutions; (7) transfer of detainees; and (8) immigration enforcement-related training of personnel. Sets forth requirements that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must follow in immigration enforcement operations: (1) that are expected to target more that 50 individuals; and (2) respecting coordination with the Department of Labor and other relevant agencies. Sets forth protections for specified vulnerable populations. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) ensure that U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other individuals are not unlawfully detained by establishing secure alternative custody programs; and (2) establish a detention advisory committee. Establishes within DHS a position of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ombudsman.

protect citizens residents unlawful detention act sets forth protections unlawful detentions citizens lawful permanent residents notifications access counsel notice charges issuance detainers access telephones protection community institutions transfer detainees immigration enforcement related training personnel sets forth requirements department_of_homeland_security dhs follow immigration enforcement operations expected target individuals respecting coordination department_of_labor relevant agencies sets forth protections specified vulnerable populations directs secretary homeland_security ensure citizens lawful permanent residents individuals unlawfully detained establishing secure alternative custody programs establish detention advisory_committee establishes dhs position immigration customs enforcement ombudsman


Summary: Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to develop a strategy to provide affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries. Authorizes the President to provide technical assistance and financial support to developing countries for: (1) basic shelter and affordable housing, particularly for residents of impoverished urban areas; (2) safe water, sanitation, and solid waste removal services; (3) real property use and ownership rights; and (4) governmental urban planning.

shelter land urban management assistance_act directs president secretary state united_states_agency international_development usaid develop strategy provide affordable housing sustainable urban development developing countries authorizes president provide technical assistance financial support developing countries basic shelter affordable housing particularly residents impoverished urban areas safe water sanitation solid_waste removal services real property use ownership rights governmental urban planning


Summary: Forest Carbon Emission Reduction Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) allocate annually a portion of emission allowances to help developing countries achieve emissions reductions or increase sequestration of carbon dioxide from international forest carbon activities; (2) set-aside a portion of such allowances for ensuring market readiness in developing countries; (3) establish eligibility criteria for incentive allowances to implement national strategies to reduce emissions from deforestation, implement low-cost emission reduction in the forest sector, and guard against deforestation; and (4) promulgate regulations (including regulations relating to quality and eligibility requirements) for the use of offset allowances for international forest carbon activities. Authorizes the Administrator to provide emission allowances for carbon storage projects in other qualifying natural land. Authorizes qualifying subnational level activities. Directs the Administrator to prepare a list of countries that have: (1) demonstrated the capacity to participate in international forest carbon activities at a national level; (2) capped greenhouse gas emissions or otherwise established a credible national baseline; (3) achieved national-level reductions of deforestation; and (4) implemented an emission reduction program for the forest sector.

forest carbon emission reduction act_-_directs administrator environmental_protection_agency epa allocate annually portion emission allowances help developing countries achieve emissions reductions increase sequestration carbon dioxide international forest carbon activities set aside portion allowances ensuring market readiness developing countries establish eligibility criteria incentive allowances implement national strategies reduce emissions deforestation implement low cost emission reduction forest sector guard deforestation promulgate regulations including regulations relating quality eligibility requirements use offset allowances international forest carbon activities authorizes administrator provide emission allowances carbon storage projects qualifying natural land authorizes qualifying level activities directs administrator prepare list countries demonstrated capacity participate international forest carbon activities national level capped greenhouse gas emissions established credible national baseline achieved national level reductions deforestation implemented emission reduction program forest sector


Summary: International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through multilateral, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations, to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the educational, health, economic, social, and legal empowerment of girls and women. Sets forth priority assistance criteria. Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to establish a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child marriage. Sets forth strategy elements. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State country reports on human rights practices include a description of the status of child marriage for countries with specified rates of child marriage. Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident.

international protecting girls preventing child marriage act authorizes president provide assistance including multilateral nongovernmental faith based organizations prevent child marriage developing countries promote educational health economic social legal empowerment girls women sets forth priority assistance criteria directs president secretary state establish multi year strategy prevent child marriage developing countries promote empowerment girls risk child marriage sets forth strategy elements amends foreign assistance_act require department_of_state country reports human rights practices include description status child marriage countries specified rates child marriage defines child marriage marriage girl boy minimum age marriage stipulated law country girl boy resident


Summary: Roadmap to End Global Hunger and Promote Food Security Act of 2009 or the Roadmap Act of 2009 - Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to reduce global hunger, advance nutrition, increase food security, and ensure that relevant federal policies and programs: (1) provide emergency response and direct support to vulnerable populations in times of need; (2) increase resilience to and reduce, limit, or mitigate the impact of shocks on vulnerable populations; (3) increase and build the capacity of people and governments to sustainably feed themselves; (4) ensure adequate access to the required calories and nutrients needed to live healthy lives; (5) strengthen the ability of small-scale farmers to sustain and increase their production and livelihoods; and (6) incorporate sustainable and environmentally sound agricultural methods and practices. Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a White House Office on Global Hunger and Food Security. Directs the President to appoint, as head of such Office, a Coordinator on Global Hunger and Food Security to implement a comprehensive government-wide strategy to address global hunger and food security and to ensure that the strategy: (1) contributes to achieving the Millennium Development Goal of reducing global hunger by half not later than 2015 and to advancing the United Nations Comprehensive Framework for Action with respect to global hunger and food security; and (2) is integrated into any review or development of a federal strategy for global development. Requires: (1) the Office to work with all relevant federal departments and agencies; (2) the Coordinator to establish, schedule, and administer a high-level, government-wide global hunger and food security meeting each week; and (3) the Comptroller General to submit to Congress biennial reports evaluating the design, implementation, and federal coordination of the strategy. Establishes a Permanent Joint Select Committee on Hunger. Expresses the sense of Congress that no less than $50.36 billion should be made available for FY2010-FY2014 for federal programs addressing global hunger and food security.

roadmap end global hunger promote food security act roadmap act declares shall policy reduce global hunger advance nutrition increase food security ensure relevant federal policies programs provide emergency response direct support vulnerable populations times need increase resilience reduce limit mitigate impact vulnerable populations increase build capacity people governments feed ensure adequate access required calories nutrients needed live healthy lives strengthen ability small scale farmers sustain increase production incorporate sustainable environmentally sound agricultural methods practices establishes executive_office president white_house office global hunger food security directs president appoint head office coordinator global hunger food security implement comprehensive government wide strategy address global hunger food security ensure strategy contributes achieving millennium development goal reducing global hunger half later advancing united_nations comprehensive framework action respect global hunger food security integrated review development federal strategy global development requires office work relevant federal departments agencies coordinator establish schedule administer high level government wide global hunger food security meeting week comptroller_general submit congress biennial reports evaluating design implementation federal coordination strategy establishes permanent joint_select_committee hunger expresses sense congress billion available fy2010 fy2014 federal programs addressing global hunger food security


Summary: Global Food Security Act of 2009 - Directs the President to designate an individual to serve as the Special Coordinator for Food Security to: (1) advise the President on international food security issues; (2) ensure coordination of global food security efforts and U.S. programs; and (3) oversee implementation of a comprehensive food security strategy to be headed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Sets forth strategy elements. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise and extend bilateral agriculture, rural development, and nutrition assistance programs. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to implement program components through U.S. land-grant universities, other eligible universities, and public and private partners of U.S. and foreign universities for: (1) research on problems affecting food availability; (2) agricultural development and trade research and extension services, particularly for women and other vulnerable populations; (3) application of agricultural and nutritional sciences to solving food, health, nutrition, rural income, and environmental problems, especially among populations experiencing chronic food insecurity; and (4) rural population access to national and global markets. Establishes the higher education collaboration for technology, agriculture, research, and extension to provide assistance for policies and programs in eligible countries that advance agricultural productivity and hunger alleviation through partnerships with institutions of higher education. Authorizes the President to provide assistance under this Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for unexpected urgent food assistance needs. Establishes a United States Emergency Rapid Response to Food Crisis Fund to carry out such purposes.

global food security act directs president designate individual serve special coordinator food security advise president international food security issues ensure coordination global food security efforts programs oversee implementation comprehensive food security strategy headed united_states_agency international_development usaid sets forth strategy elements amends foreign assistance_act revise extend bilateral agriculture rural_development nutrition assistance programs authorizes president provide assistance implement program components land grant universities eligible universities public private partners foreign universities research problems affecting food availability agricultural development trade research extension services particularly women vulnerable populations application agricultural nutritional sciences solving food health nutrition rural income environmental problems especially populations experiencing chronic food insecurity rural population access national global markets establishes higher education collaboration technology agriculture research extension provide assistance policies programs eligible countries advance agricultural productivity hunger partnerships institutions higher education authorizes president provide assistance act foreign assistance_act unexpected urgent food assistance needs establishes united_states emergency rapid response food crisis fund carry purposes


Summary: Global Health Expansion, Access to Labor, Transparency, and Harmonization Act of 2010 or the Global HEALTH Act of 2010 - Directs the President to: (1) transmit to Congress and make publicly available a comprehensive five-year United States Global Health Strategy to coordinate all health-related U.S. foreign assistance and to harmonize such assistance with the work of relevant U.S. executive branch agencies, governments of other countries, and international organizations; and (2) designate a Strategy Coordinator. Provides for an evaluation of the Global Health Strategy by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academics or another appropriate entity. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to developing countries to improve health services delivery. Authorizes the President to establish a Global Health Workforce Initiative to provide technical and direct financial assistance to support the recruitment, training, and equitable distribution of skilled health workers in at least 12 developing countries. Directs the President to transmit to Congress and make publicly available a five-year strategy for implementing the Initiative. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) address the urgent shortage of U.S. health professionals without exacerbating the health professional shortage in developing countries; and (2) pursue trade and investment policies that support United States Global Health Strategy goals. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct: (1) the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution to oppose any loan, grant, or policy that would result in the imposition of user fees or service charges on poor individuals in connection with such institution's financing programs for primary education or primary health care; and (2) the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to oppose any loan or program that would not exempt government spending on health care, health infrastructure, and education from national budget caps and restraints, hiring and wage ceilings, and other IMF-imposed limits.

global health expansion access labor transparency harmonization act global health act directs president transmit congress publicly available comprehensive year united_states global health strategy coordinate health related foreign assistance harmonize assistance work relevant executive branch agencies governments countries international organizations designate strategy coordinator provides evaluation global health strategy institute_of_medicine national academics appropriate entity authorizes president provide assistance developing countries improve health services delivery authorizes president establish global health workforce initiative provide technical direct financial assistance support recruitment training equitable distribution skilled health workers developing countries directs president transmit congress publicly available year strategy implementing initiative expresses sense congress president address urgent shortage health professionals health professional shortage developing countries pursue trade investment policies support united_states global health strategy goals directs secretary treasury instruct executive director international financial institution oppose loan grant policy result imposition user fees service charges poor individuals connection institution financing programs primary education primary health_care executive director international_monetary_fund imf oppose loan program exempt government spending health_care health infrastructure education national budget caps hiring wage ceilings imf imposed limits


Summary: Education for All Act of 2010 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it is U.S. policy to work with foreign countries and international and civil society organizations to achieve universal basic education by: (1) assisting developing countries and nongovernmental and multilateral organizations to provide all children with a quality basic education; and (2) promoting education as the foundation for communities' development. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive U.S. strategy to promote universal basic education by 2015. Authorizes the President to provide funds and other assistance to qualifying foreign countries to create the policies, processes, and infrastructure to develop national basic education plans. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State a Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Provide Basic Education Assistance who shall shall have primary responsibility for the oversight and coordination of all U.S. government resources and international activities to promote universal basic education.

education act amends foreign assistance_act state policy work foreign countries international civil society organizations achieve universal basic education assisting developing countries nongovernmental multilateral organizations provide children quality basic education promoting education foundation communities development directs president develop comprehensive strategy promote universal basic education authorizes president provide funds assistance qualifying foreign countries create policies processes infrastructure develop national basic education plans amends state_department basic authorities act establish department_of_state coordinator united_states_government activities provide basic education assistance shall shall primary responsibility oversight coordination government resources international activities promote universal basic education


Summary: Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2010 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance to: (1) support the achievement of universal access to sexual and reproductive health in developing countries and to ensure that individuals and couples can freely and responsibly determine the number, timing, and spacing of their children and have the means to do so; (2) reduce the incidence of unsafe abortion in developing countries and provide care for women experiencing injury or illness from complications of unsafe abortion; (3) ensure that sexual and reproductive health services are provided in developing countries at every phase of a humanitarian emergency; and (4) ensure access to sexual and reproductive health care for young people in developing countries. Directs the President to implement a strategy to improve and create linkages among the various components of sexual and reproductive health to ensure that individual men and women are provided with a continuum of appropriate sexual and reproductive health services. States that assistance under this Act shall: (1) promote coordination between and among donors, the private sector, nongovernmental and civil society organizations, and governments in order to support sexual and reproductive health programs in developing countries; and (2) be used for the conduct of formative research and to monitor and evaluate program effectiveness.

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Summary: Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act of 2010 or GROWTH Act of 2010 - Targets assistance for women in developing countries with respect to: (1) microenterprises; (2) small and medium enterprises; (3) private property rights and land tenure security; (4) employment access; (5) trade benefits; (6) exchanges with U.S. entrepreneurs; (7) Millennium Challenge Account assistance; and (8) indigenous women's organizations. Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive (GROWTH) Fund to enhance economic opportunities for very poor, poor, and low-income women in developing countries with a focus on: (1) increasing women-owned enterprise development; (2) increasing property rights for women; (3) increasing women's access to financial services; (4) increasing women in leadership in implementing organizations, such as indigenous nongovernmental organizations, community-based organizations, and regulated financial intermediaries; (5) improving women's employment benefits and conditions; and (6) increasing women's ability to benefit from global trade.

global resources opportunities women act growth act targets assistance women developing countries respect small medium enterprises private property rights land tenure security employment access trade benefits exchanges entrepreneurs millennium challenge account assistance indigenous women organizations directs secretary state establish global resources opportunities women growth fund enhance economic opportunities poor poor low income women developing countries focus increasing women owned enterprise development increasing property rights women increasing women access financial_services increasing women leadership implementing organizations indigenous nongovernmental organizations community based organizations regulated financial intermediaries improving women employment benefits conditions increasing women ability benefit global trade


Summary: Global Water Access and Equity Act - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State a Coordinator of United States Government Diplomatic Initiatives to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation Globally, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the Coordinator to: (1) be the Secretary of State's principal advisor on efforts to ensure that developing countries have affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation; and (2) monitor U.S. diplomatic policy and formulate ways in which such policy may be used to further the goal of ensuring that developing countries have access to safe water and sanitation, including the objectives expressed in the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005. Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to establish within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) a Bureau for Global Water Aid which shall be responsible for the oversight and coordination of all activities to provide safe water and sanitation to developing countries. Expresses the sense of Congress that U.S. policy should promote more efficient use of existing water supplies in developing countries, as well as the development of additional reliable water supplies.

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Summary: Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Calls for the United States to help undertake a global effort to bring sustainable access to clean water and sanitation to poor people throughout the world. (Sec. 5) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a Senior Advisor for Water to coordinate and conduct the activities described in this Act and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005. Requires the Senior Advisor to: (1) report directly to the Administrator; (2) develop and oversee implementation in high priority countries of country-specific water strategies and expertise to enable the goal of providing 100 million additional people with sustainable access to safe water and sanitation through direct funding, development activities, and partnerships within six years of this Act's enactment; (3) place primary emphasis on providing safe, affordable, and sustainable drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in a manner that is consistent with sound water resource management principles; and (4) integrate water strategies with country-specific or regional food security strategies. Designates the individual serving as Water Team Leader as of this Act's enactment as the initial Senior Advisor. Requires the Secretary of State, in order to increase the capacity of the Department of State to address international issues regarding safe water, sanitation, integrated river basin management, and other international water programs, to establish a Special Coordinator for International Water to: (1) report to the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; (2) oversee and coordinate U.S. diplomatic policy with respect to global freshwater issues; and (3) ensure that international freshwater issues are represented within the U.S. government and in key diplomatic, development, and scientific efforts with other nations and multilateral organizations. Designates the individual serving as Special Coordinator for Water Resources as of this Act's enactment as the initial Special Coordinator for International Water. (Sec. 6) Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to require the Special Coordinator to ensure that the safe water and sanitation strategy is integrated into any review or development of a federal strategy for global development, global health, or global food security that sets forth or establishes the U.S. mission for global development, guidelines for assistance programs, and how development policy will be coordinated with policies governing trade, immigration, and other relevant international issues. Requires the safe water and sanitation strategy to include: (1) an assessment of U.S. foreign assistance allocated to the drinking water and sanitation sector during the three previous fiscal years, including assessing whether U.S. efforts are reaching and supporting the goal of enabling first-time access to safe water and sanitation on a sustainable basis for 100 million people in high priority countries; (2) recommendations on actions needed to achieve and support such goals and support the United Nation's Millennium Development Goal on access to safe drinking water; and (3) an assessment of best practices for mobilizing and leveraging the capacity of business, governments, organizations, and civil society in forming public-private partnerships that measurably increase access to safe, affordable, drinking water sanitation. (Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary and the Administrator to establish a program to build the capacity of host country institutions and officials responsible for water and sanitation in countries that receive assistance to provide safe water and sanitation under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator to establish such program in additional countries if the receipt of such capacity building would be beneficial for promoting access to safe drinking water and sanitation, with due consideration given to good governance. Requires the USAID Director for each country receiving a high priority designation and for each region containing a country receiving such designation to report annually to Congress on drinking water and sanitation, including the status of: (1) designating safe drinking water and sanitation as a strategic objective; and (2) integrating the water strategy into a food security strategy. (Sec. 8) Expands the list of activities that may be supported by assistance furnished by the President for programs in developing countries to provide affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation. (Sec. 10) Requires the report regarding water for peace and security to include an assessment of political tensions over water sources and a multidisciplinary assessment of the expected impacts of changes to water supplies in 10, 25, and 50 years. (Sec. 11) Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to report to specified congressional committees on the effectiveness and efficiency of U.S. efforts to provide safe water and sanitation for developing countries.

senator paul_simon_water world act sec calls united_states help undertake global effort bring sustainable access clean water sanitation poor people world sec amends foreign assistance_act direct administrator united_states_agency international_development usaid designate senior advisor water coordinate conduct activities described act senator paul_simon_water poor act requires senior advisor report directly administrator develop oversee implementation high priority countries country specific water strategies expertise enable goal providing million additional people sustainable access safe water sanitation direct funding development activities partnerships years act enactment place primary emphasis providing safe affordable sustainable drinking water sanitation hygiene manner consistent sound water resource management principles integrate water strategies country specific regional food security strategies designates individual serving water team leader act enactment initial senior advisor requires secretary state order increase capacity department_of_state address international issues safe water sanitation integrated river_basin management international water programs establish special coordinator international water report secretary democracy global affairs oversee coordinate diplomatic policy respect global freshwater issues ensure international freshwater issues represented government key diplomatic development scientific efforts nations multilateral organizations designates individual serving special coordinator water resources act enactment initial special coordinator international water sec amends senator paul_simon_water poor act require special coordinator ensure safe water sanitation strategy integrated review development federal strategy global development global health global food security sets forth establishes mission global development guidelines assistance programs development policy coordinated policies governing trade immigration relevant international issues requires safe water sanitation strategy include assessment foreign assistance allocated drinking water sanitation sector previous fiscal years including assessing efforts reaching supporting goal enabling time access safe water sanitation sustainable basis million people high priority countries recommendations actions needed achieve support goals support united nation millennium development goal access safe drinking water assessment best practices mobilizing leveraging capacity business governments organizations civil society forming public private partnerships measurably increase access safe affordable drinking water sanitation sec requires secretary administrator establish program build capacity host country institutions officials responsible water sanitation countries receive assistance provide safe water sanitation foreign assistance_act authorizes secretary administrator establish program additional countries receipt capacity building beneficial promoting access safe drinking water sanitation consideration given good governance requires usaid director country receiving high priority designation region containing country receiving designation report annually congress drinking water sanitation including status designating safe drinking water sanitation strategic objective integrating water strategy food security strategy sec expands list activities supported assistance furnished president programs developing countries provide affordable equitable access safe water sanitation sec requires report water peace security include assessment political tensions water sources multidisciplinary assessment expected impacts changes water supplies years sec requires comptroller_general_of_the_united_states report specified congressional committees effectiveness efficiency efforts provide safe water sanitation developing countries


Summary: 21st Century Global Health Technology Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) the Health Technology Program which shall: (1) coordinate and lead research and development efforts; (2) be funded by USAID on a competitive basis; and (3) serve as a national laboratory and technology development program for global health.

21st century global health technology act_-_amends foreign assistance_act establish united_states_agency international_development usaid health technology program shall coordinate lead research development efforts funded usaid competitive basis serve national_laboratory technology development program global health


Summary: Global Child Survival Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to reduce mortality and improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries and to support efforts to strengthen systems of maternal, newborn, and child health services and link the formal health system with communities. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce mortality and improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers, including reducing newborn, child, and maternal mortality in developing countries. Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Child Survival in Developing Countries.

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Summary: Education for All Act of 2010 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it is U.S. policy to work with foreign countries and international and civil society organizations to achieve universal basic education by: (1) assisting developing countries and nongovernmental and multilateral organizations to provide all children with a quality basic education; and (2) promoting education as the foundation for communities' development. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive U.S. strategy to promote quality universal basic education by 2015. Authorizes the President to provide funds and other assistance to qualifying foreign countries to create the policies, processes, and infrastructure to develop national basic quality education plans. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State a Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Provide Basic Education Assistance who shall have primary responsibility for the oversight and coordination of all U.S. government resources and international activities to promote quality universal basic education.

education act amends foreign assistance_act state policy work foreign countries international civil society organizations achieve universal basic education assisting developing countries nongovernmental multilateral organizations provide children quality basic education promoting education foundation communities development directs president develop comprehensive strategy promote quality universal basic education authorizes president provide funds assistance qualifying foreign countries create policies processes infrastructure develop national basic quality education plans amends state_department basic authorities act establish department_of_state coordinator united_states_government activities provide basic education assistance shall primary responsibility oversight coordination government resources international activities promote quality universal basic education


Summary: Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of State to annually report to Congress describing prison and detention facility conditions in countries receiving U.S. assistance, including a list of countries whose governments do not meet minimum prison and detention facility standards but are, and those who are not, making significant compliance efforts. Urges the Secretary and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide assistance to countries whose governments do not meet such minimum standards but are making significant compliance efforts. Prohibits such funds from being used to construct new prisons. Directs the Secretary to enter into negotiations to achieve the purposes of this Act with a government listed in the report as not making significant compliance efforts Authorizes in order to achieve such purposes: (1) the Secretary and the Administrator to restructure or reduce U.S. assistance to such government; and (2) the Secretary to issue or deny visas for U.S. travel by officials of such government. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor a full-time equivalent Deputy Assistant Secretary level position to advance the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

foreign prison conditions improvement act directs secretary state annually report congress describing prison detention facility conditions countries receiving assistance including list countries governments meet minimum prison detention facility standards making significant compliance efforts urges secretary administrator united_states_agency international_development usaid provide assistance countries governments meet minimum standards making significant compliance efforts prohibits funds construct new prisons directs secretary enter negotiations achieve purposes act government listed report making significant compliance efforts authorizes order achieve purposes secretary administrator restructure reduce assistance government secretary issue deny visas travel officials government directs secretary establish bureau democracy human rights labor time equivalent deputy assistant secretary level position advance purposes act authorizes appropriations


Summary: Global Water Access and Equity Act - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State a Coordinator of United States Government Diplomatic Initiatives to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation Globally. Directs the Coordinator to: (1) be the Secretary of State's principal advisor on efforts to ensure that developing countries have affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation; and (2) monitor U.S. diplomatic policy and formulate ways in which such policy may be used to further the goal of ensuring that developing countries have access to safe water and sanitation, including the objectives expressed in the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005. Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to establish within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) a Bureau for Global Water Aid which shall be responsible for the oversight and coordination of all activities to provide safe water and sanitation to developing countries. Expresses the sense of Congress that U.S. policy should promote more efficient use of existing water supplies in developing countries, as well as the development of additional reliable water supplies.

global water access equity act_-_amends state_department basic authorities act establish department_of_state coordinator united_states_government diplomatic initiatives provide safe water sanitation globally directs coordinator secretary state principal advisor efforts ensure developing countries affordable equitable access safe water sanitation monitor diplomatic policy formulate ways policy goal ensuring developing countries access safe water sanitation including objectives expressed senator paul_simon_water poor act amends senator paul_simon_water poor act establish united_states_agency international_development usaid bureau global water aid shall responsible oversight coordination activities provide safe water sanitation developing countries expresses sense congress policy promote efficient use existing water supplies developing countries development additional reliable water supplies


Summary: Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance to: (1) support the achievement of universal access to sexual and reproductive health in developing countries and to ensure that individuals and couples can freely and responsibly determine the number, timing, and spacing of their children and have the means to do so; (2) reduce the incidence of unsafe abortion in developing countries and provide care for women experiencing injury or illness from complications of unsafe abortion; (3) ensure that sexual and reproductive health services are provided in developing countries at every phase of a humanitarian emergency; and (4) ensure access to sexual and reproductive health care for young people in developing countries. Directs the President to implement a strategy to improve and create linkages among the various components of sexual and reproductive health to ensure that individual men and women are provided with a continuum of appropriate sexual and reproductive health services. States that assistance under this Act shall: (1) promote coordination between and among donors, the private sector, nongovernmental and civil society organizations, and governments in order to support sexual and reproductive health programs in developing countries; and (2) be used for the conduct of formative research and to monitor and evaluate program effectiveness.


Summary: North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate a representative to regularly brief Congress on U.S. efforts to advocate for the best interests of North Korean children and children of one North Korean parent, including efforts to address the adoption of such children living outside North Korea without parental care. Directs such designee to address the Department of State's: (1) analysis of the challenges facing North Korean children residing outside North Korea and challenges facing children of one North Korean parent in other countries who are fleeing persecution or are living as de jure or de facto stateless persons (such North Korean children); (2) efforts to advocate for the best interest of such North Korean children, including family reunification efforts and the adoption of North Korean children living outside North Korea and children of one North Korean parent living outside North Korea; (3) efforts to address challenges that U.S. citizens would encounter in attempting to adopt such North Korean children, including efforts to overcome the complexities involved in best interest determinations and adoption processing of those who habitually reside in a Hague country or a non-Hague country; (4) diplomatic efforts to encourage countries in which North Korean children or children of one North Korean parent are fleeing persecution or reside as de jure or de facto stateless persons to resolve issues of statelessness of North Koreans residing in that country; and (5) efforts to work with the Republic of Korea to establish pilot programs that assist in the family reunification of North Korean children and children of one North Korean parent living within South Korea and other countries who are fleeing persecution or are living as de jure or de facto stateless persons.

north korean refugee adoption act directs secretary state designate representative regularly brief congress efforts advocate best interests north korean children children north korean parent including efforts address adoption children living outside north_korea parental care directs designee address department_of_state analysis challenges facing north korean children residing outside north_korea challenges facing children north korean parent countries fleeing persecution living jure facto stateless persons north korean children efforts advocate best interest north korean children including family reunification efforts adoption north korean children living outside north_korea children north korean parent living outside north_korea efforts address challenges citizens encounter attempting adopt north korean children including efforts overcome involved best interest determinations adoption processing habitually reside country non country diplomatic efforts encourage countries north korean children children north korean parent fleeing persecution reside jure facto stateless persons resolve issues north residing country efforts work republic_of_korea establish pilot programs assist family reunification north korean children children north korean parent living south_korea countries fleeing persecution living jure facto stateless persons


Summary: Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to furnish technical assistance and financial support to developing countries for affordable housing and urban development. Directs the President, through the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to develop a strategy to provide affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries.

shelter land urban management assistance_act authorizes president furnish technical assistance financial support developing countries affordable housing_and_urban_development directs president secretary state administrator united_states_agency international_development usaid develop strategy provide affordable housing sustainable urban development developing countries


Summary: Education for All Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it is U.S. policy to work with foreign countries and international and civil society organizations to achieve universal basic education by: (1) assisting developing countries and nongovernmental and multilateral organizations to provide all children with a quality basic education, and (2) promoting education as the foundation for communities' development. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive U.S. strategy to promote quality universal basic education. Authorizes the President to provide funds and other assistance to qualifying foreign countries to create the policies, processes, and infrastructure to develop national basic quality education plans. Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a Coordinator of United States Government Actions to Provide Basic Education Assistance who shall have primary responsibility for the oversight and coordination of all U.S. government resources and international activities to promote quality universal basic education.

education act amends foreign assistance_act state policy work foreign countries international civil society organizations achieve universal basic education assisting developing countries nongovernmental multilateral organizations provide children quality basic education promoting education foundation communities development directs president develop comprehensive strategy promote quality universal basic education authorizes president provide funds assistance qualifying foreign countries create policies processes infrastructure develop national basic quality education plans directs administrator united_states_agency international_development usaid designate coordinator united_states_government actions provide basic education assistance shall primary responsibility oversight coordination government resources international activities promote quality universal basic education


Summary: Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011 - Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident, or where there is no such law, under the age of 18. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) child marriage is a violation of human rights and its prevention and elimination should be a U.S. foreign policy goal; and (2) educational opportunities for girls, economic opportunities for women, and reducing maternal and child mortality are critical to U.S. global health and development objectives, including efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS. Directs the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the heads of other relevant departments and agencies to collect and make available data on the incidence of child marriage in specified countries that receive U.S. foreign or development assistance where the practice of child marriage is prevalent. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State reports on human rights practices for specified countries include a description of the status of child marriage for each country in which child marriage is prevalent.

child marriage violates human rights girls act defines child marriage marriage girl boy minimum age marriage stipulated law country girl boy resident law age expresses sense congress child marriage violation human rights prevention elimination foreign policy goal educational opportunities girls economic opportunities women reducing maternal child mortality critical global health development objectives including efforts prevent hiv aids directs secretary state administrator united_states_agency international_development usaid heads relevant departments agencies collect available data incidence child marriage specified countries receive foreign development assistance practice child marriage prevalent amends foreign assistance_act require department_of_state reports human rights practices specified countries include description status child marriage country child marriage prevalent


Summary: Solar Villages Initiative Act - Authorizes the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services. Gives priority to female-owned businesses.

solar villages initiative act_-_authorizes president united_states_agency international_development usaid provide assistance renewable energy projects developing countries increase availability credit savings services microenterprise clients lacking access capital training technical assistance business development services gives priority female owned businesses


Summary: International Violence Against Women Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. Directs the Secretary to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify countries with significant levels of violence against women and girls that have the government or nongovernmental organizational capacity to implement gender-based violence prevention and response program activities. Authorizes assistance for such countries and urges that 10% of such assistance go to community-based and women's nongovernmental organizations in recipient countries. Authorizes the Secretary to provide guidance to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) on how to: (1) incorporate training on prevention and response into the basic training curricula of foreign military forces and judicial officials, and (2) ensure that U.S. assistance to units involved in regional or multilateral peacekeeping operations includes such training. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to ensure that: (1) assistance made available for humanitarian relief, conflict mitigation, and post-conflict reconstruction prevents and responds to violence against women and girls; and (2) assistance made available for disarmament, demobilization, and rehabilitation provides protection in demobilization and transit centers and essential medical care and psychosocial support. Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify critical or widespread incidents of violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict; (2) determine emergency response measures; and (3) brief Congress, upon request, on the implementation of such emergency response measures.

international violence_against_women_act directs secretary state designate ambassador large global women issues directs secretary develop comprehensive strategy identify countries significant levels violence women girls government nongovernmental organizational capacity implement gender based violence prevention response program activities authorizes assistance countries urges assistance community based women nongovernmental organizations recipient countries authorizes secretary provide guidance secretary defense dod incorporate training prevention response basic training curricula foreign military forces judicial officials ensure assistance units involved regional multilateral peacekeeping operations includes training directs secretary administrator united_states_agency international_development usaid ensure assistance available humanitarian relief conflict mitigation post conflict reconstruction prevents responds violence women girls assistance available disarmament demobilization rehabilitation provides protection demobilization transit centers essential medical care psychosocial support directs secretary identify critical widespread incidents violence women girls situations armed conflict determine emergency response measures brief congress request implementation emergency response measures


Summary: International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2012 - Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident, or where there is no such law, under the age of 18. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) child marriage is a violation of human rights and its prevention and elimination should be a U.S. foreign policy goal; and (2) expanding educational opportunities for girls, economic opportunities for women, and reducing maternal and child mortality are critical to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and U.S. global health and development objectives, including efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS. Authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through multilateral, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations, to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the educational, health, economic, social, and legal empowerment of girls and women. Directs the President to establish a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage and promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child marriage in developing countries, and should include addressing the unique needs, vulnerabilities, and potential of girls under age 18 in developing countries. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President and all relevant agencies should collect and make available data on the incidence of child marriage in countries that receive U.S. foreign or development assistance where the practice of child marriage is prevalent. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State country reports on human rights practices include a description of the status of child marriage for each country in which child marriage is prevalent.

international protecting girls preventing child marriage act defines child marriage marriage girl boy minimum age marriage stipulated law country girl boy resident law age expresses sense congress child marriage violation human rights prevention elimination foreign policy goal expanding educational opportunities girls economic opportunities women reducing maternal child mortality critical achieving millennium development goals global health development objectives including efforts prevent hiv aids authorizes president provide assistance including multilateral nongovernmental faith based organizations prevent child marriage developing countries promote educational health economic social legal empowerment girls women directs president establish multi year strategy prevent child marriage promote empowerment girls risk child marriage developing countries include addressing unique needs vulnerabilities potential girls age developing countries expresses sense congress president relevant agencies collect available data incidence child marriage countries receive foreign development assistance practice child marriage prevalent amends foreign assistance_act require department_of_state country reports human rights practices include description status child marriage country child marriage prevalent


Summary: Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Act of 2012 - Sets forth provisions addressing HIV/AIDS, including through: the authorization of additional appropriations for AIDS Drug Assistance Program treatments; public health surveillance; strategies to address issues that impede disease status awareness and linkage to and retention in appropriate care; operational and translational research on HIV; workforce initiatives to increase the capacity of the health workforce focusing primarily on HIV/AIDS; educational loan repayment of health professionals; activities to reduce the rate of HIV infections among injecting drug users; grants for comprehensive sex education for young people; best practice recommendations regarding criminal and related civil commitment cases involving people living with HIV/AIDS; the distribution of sexual barrier devices in federal correctional facilities; the enrollment in the Medicaid program of HIV-positive individuals after their release from incarceration; the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy; a strategy to expand and improve efforts to combat global HIV/AIDS; the repeal of provisions prohibiting organizations receiving certain funding from being required to endorse or utilize a comprehensive approach to combating global HIV/AIDS; and a global HIV sexual transmission prevention strategy.

ending hiv aids epidemic act sets forth provisions addressing hiv aids including authorization additional appropriations aids drug assistance program treatments public health surveillance strategies address issues impede disease status awareness retention appropriate care operational translational research hiv workforce initiatives increase capacity health workforce focusing primarily hiv aids educational loan repayment health professionals activities reduce rate hiv infections injecting drug users grants comprehensive sex education young people best practice recommendations criminal related civil commitment cases involving people living hiv aids distribution sexual barrier devices federal correctional facilities enrollment medicaid program hiv positive individuals release incarceration implementation national hiv aids strategy strategy expand improve efforts combat global hiv aids repeal provisions prohibiting organizations receiving certain funding required endorse utilize comprehensive approach combating global hiv aids global hiv sexual transmission prevention strategy


Summary: International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident, or where there is no such law, under the age of 18. (Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) child marriage is a violation of human rights and its prevention and elimination should be a U.S. foreign policy goal; and (2) expanding educational opportunities for girls, economic opportunities for women, and reducing maternal and child mortality are critical to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and U.S. global health and development objectives, including efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through multilateral, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations, to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the educational, health, economic, social, and legal empowerment of girls and women. Makes such assistance available for: (1) community-based activities that address beliefs or practices that promote child marriage, (2) activities to educate girls in primary and secondary school and keep them in age-appropriate grade levels through adolescence, (3) activities that allow adolescent girls to access health care services and proper nutrition, (4) assistance to train adolescent girls and their parents in financial literacy and access to economic opportunities, (5) education that helps remove gender stereotypes and the bias against girls used to justify child marriage, (6) assistance to create peer support and female mentoring networks and safe social spaces for girls, and (7) local advocacy work to ensure that governments and law enforcement officials are meeting their obligations to prevent child and forced marriage. Directs the President to establish a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage and promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child marriage in developing countries, and should include addressing the unique needs, vulnerabilities, and potential of girls under age 18 in developing countries. Requires that such strategy: (1) focus on areas with high prevalence of child marriage; (2) encompass diplomatic initiatives between the United States and governments of developing countries, with attention to human rights, legal reforms, and the rule of law; (3) encompass initiatives in the areas of education, health, income generation, changing social norms, human rights, and democracy building; and (4) be submitted to Congress not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. Directs the President to submit a related report to Congress. (Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President and all relevant agencies should collect and make available data on: (1) the incidence of child marriage in countries that receive U.S. foreign or development assistance where the practice of child marriage is prevalent, and (2) the impact of child marriage and the age of marriage on meeting development goals. (Sec. 7) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State country reports on human rights practices include a description of the status of child marriage for each country in which child marriage is prevalent.

international protecting girls preventing child marriage act sec defines child marriage marriage girl boy minimum age marriage stipulated law country girl boy resident law age sec expresses sense congress child marriage violation human rights prevention elimination foreign policy goal expanding educational opportunities girls economic opportunities women reducing maternal child mortality critical achieving millennium development goals global health development objectives including efforts prevent hiv aids sec authorizes president provide assistance including multilateral nongovernmental faith based organizations prevent child marriage developing countries promote educational health economic social legal empowerment girls women makes assistance available community based activities address beliefs practices promote child marriage activities educate girls primary secondary school age appropriate grade levels activities allow adolescent girls access health_care services proper nutrition assistance train adolescent girls parents financial literacy access economic opportunities education helps remove gender stereotypes bias girls justify child marriage assistance create peer support female mentoring networks safe social spaces girls local advocacy work ensure governments law enforcement officials meeting obligations prevent child forced marriage directs president establish multi year strategy prevent child marriage promote empowerment girls risk child marriage developing countries include addressing unique needs vulnerabilities potential girls age developing countries requires strategy focus areas high prevalence child marriage encompass diplomatic initiatives united_states governments developing countries attention human rights legal reforms rule law encompass initiatives areas education health income generation changing social norms human rights democracy building submitted congress later year date enactment act directs president submit related report congress sec expresses sense congress president relevant agencies collect available data incidence child marriage countries receive foreign development assistance practice child marriage prevalent impact child marriage age marriage meeting development goals sec amends foreign assistance_act require department_of_state country reports human rights practices include description status child marriage country child marriage prevalent


Summary: Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to prohibit the provision of peacekeeping operations assistance to governments of countries that recruit and use child soldiers.

amends william_wilberforce_trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act prohibit provision peacekeeping operations assistance governments countries recruit use child soldiers


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Education for All Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it is U.S. policy to work with foreign countries and international and civil society organizations to achieve universal basic education by: (1) assisting developing countries and nongovernmental and multilateral organizations to provide all children with a quality basic education, and (2) promoting education as the foundation for communities' development.

Directs the President to develop a comprehensive U.S. strategy to promote quality universal basic education.

Authorizes the President to provide funds and other assistance to qualifying foreign countries to create the policies, processes, and infrastructure to develop national basic quality education plans.

Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a Coordinator of United States Government Actions to Provide Basic Education Assistance who shall have primary responsibility for the oversight and coordination of all U.S. government resources and international activities to promote quality universal basic education.

education act amends foreign assistance_act state policy work foreign countries international civil society organizations achieve universal basic education assisting developing countries nongovernmental multilateral organizations provide children quality basic education promoting education foundation communities development directs president develop comprehensive strategy promote quality universal basic education authorizes president provide funds assistance qualifying foreign countries create policies processes infrastructure develop national basic quality education plans directs administrator agency international_development usaid designate coordinator united_states_government actions provide basic education assistance shall primary responsibility oversight coordination government resources international activities promote quality universal basic education


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Global Food Security Act of 2013 - Directs the President to designate an individual to serve as the Special Coordinator for Food, Nutrition, and Agricultural Development to: (1) advise the President on global food security, nutrition security, and agricultural development; and (2) ensure coordination of related U.S. programs.

Makes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the lead agency in implementing a comprehensive food security, nutrition security, and agricultural development strategy. Sets forth the elements of such strategy.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise bilateral agriculture, rural development, and nutrition assistance programs.

global food security act directs president designate individual serve special coordinator food nutrition agricultural development advise president global food security nutrition security agricultural development ensure coordination related programs makes agency international_development usaid lead agency implementing comprehensive food security nutrition security agricultural development strategy sets forth elements strategy amends foreign assistance_act revise bilateral agriculture rural_development nutrition assistance programs


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Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) implementation of the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (NAP) is paramount in improving the lives of women around the world and increasing global stability and prosperity, (2) Congress is committed to advancing NAP principles, and (3) the President should ensure NAP's implementation and coordinate with the international community to reaffirm global commitments to implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.

States that it is U.S. policy to implement NAP.

 Directs the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) integrate gender goals into diplomatic and development efforts, and into agency guidance and contracting; (2) include gender in strategic and budget planning processes; and (3) review existing U.S. policies and programs on women and girls in foreign countries from a gender perspective.

Directs the heads of federal departments and agencies to ensure that NAP's tenets are incorporated into all programs related to: (1) conflict prevention, (2) humanitarian and disaster response, (3) conflict mediation, (4) peacekeeping, (5) post-conflict reconstruction, (6) institution building, and (7) democracy promotion.

Urges the Secretary to promote the inclusion of women in coordination and consultation with international partners.

Directs the Secretary, the Administrator, the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and representatives of other federal agencies to implement NAP and ensure relevant personnel training.

Directs the Secretary to facilitate the efforts of partner governments to improve women's participation in peace and security processes, conflict prevention, peace-building, transitional processes, and decision making institutions in conflict-affected environments.

Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to establish guidelines for overseas U.S. personnel to consult with specified stakeholders regarding U.S. efforts to: (1) prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict; and (2) enhance the success of mediation and negotiation processes by ensuring women's meaningful participation.

women peace security act expresses sense congress implementation united_states national action plan women peace security paramount improving lives women world increasing global stability prosperity congress committed advancing principles president ensure implementation coordinate international community reaffirm global commitments implementation united_nations security_council resolution states policy implement directs secretary state administrator agency international_development usaid integrate gender goals diplomatic development efforts agency guidance contracting include gender strategic budget planning processes review existing policies programs women girls foreign countries gender perspective directs heads federal departments agencies ensure incorporated programs related conflict prevention humanitarian disaster response conflict mediation peacekeeping post conflict reconstruction institution building democracy promotion urges secretary promote inclusion women coordination consultation international partners directs secretary administrator secretary defense dod representatives federal agencies implement ensure relevant personnel training directs secretary facilitate efforts partner governments improve women participation peace security processes conflict prevention peace building transitional processes decision making institutions conflict affected environments directs secretary administrator establish guidelines overseas personnel consult specified stakeholders efforts prevent mitigate resolve violent conflict enhance success mediation negotiation processes ensuring women meaningful participation


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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 8, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) water and sanitation are critically important resources that impact many aspects of human life, and (2) the United States should be a global leader in helping provide sustainable access to clean water and sanitation for the world's most vulnerable populations.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, to include the provision of safe hygiene among the goals of the program providing assistance for safe water and sanitation.

 (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), or the Administrator's designee, to serve concurrently as the USAID Global Water Coordinator, and to:

 oversee USAID water, sanitation, and hygiene programs; lead the implementation and revision, at least once every five years, of USAID's portion of the Global Water Strategy; and expand USAID's program capacity in high priority countries. Directs the Secretary of State, or the Secretary's designee, to serve concurrently as the Department of State Special Advisor for Water Resources, and serve similar functions in the Department of State as the Global Water Coordinator does in USAID.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Administrator to ensure that USAID projects and programs are designed to achieve maximum impact and long-term sustainability by prioritizing countries based upon:

 the population using unimproved drinking water or sanitation sources; the number of children younger than five years of age who died from diarrheal disease; and the government's capacity and commitment to work with the United States to improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. Directs the President to: (1) designate by October 1, 2015, at least 10 countries as high priority countries to be the primary recipients of U.S. government assistance under this Act during FY2016, and notify Congress of such designations; and (2) make new designations each year.

(Sec. 6) Directs the President, not later than October 1, 2017, October 1, 2022, and October 1, 2027, through the Secretary, the Administrator, and the heads of other federal departments and agencies, to submit a single government-wide Global Water Strategy to Congress that describes how the United States intends to:

 increase access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in high priority countries; improve the management of water resources and watersheds in such countries; and work to prevent and resolve intra- and trans-boundary conflicts over water resources in such countries. Requires: (1) the Global Water Strategy to include plans by USAID and the Department on how each entity carries out its responsibilities under this Act, and (2) the Administrator to develop for each high priority country a plan to increase access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene.

measure amended passed house december summary version repeated senator paul_simon_water world act sec expresses sense congress water sanitation critically important resources impact aspects human life united_states global leader helping provide sustainable access clean water sanitation world vulnerable populations sec amends foreign assistance_act added senator paul_simon_water poor act include provision safe hygiene goals program providing assistance safe water sanitation sec directs administrator agency international_development usaid administrator designee serve concurrently usaid global water coordinator oversee usaid water sanitation hygiene programs lead implementation revision years usaid portion global water strategy expand usaid program capacity high priority countries directs secretary state secretary designee serve concurrently department_of_state special advisor water resources serve similar functions department_of_state global water coordinator usaid sec directs administrator ensure usaid projects programs designed achieve maximum impact long term sustainability prioritizing countries based population drinking water sanitation sources number children younger years age died disease government capacity commitment work united_states improve access safe water sanitation hygiene directs president designate october countries high priority countries primary recipients government assistance act fy2016 notify congress designations new designations year sec directs president later october october october secretary administrator heads federal departments agencies submit single government wide global water strategy congress describes united_states intends increase access safe water sanitation hygiene high priority countries improve management water resources watersheds countries work prevent resolve trans boundary conflicts water resources countries requires global water strategy include plans usaid department entity carries responsibilities act administrator develop high priority country plan increase access safe water sanitation hygiene


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Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2013 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance to: (1) support the achievement of universal access to sexual and reproductive health in developing countries and to ensure that individuals and couples can freely and responsibly determine the number, timing, and spacing of their children and have the means to do so; (2) reduce the incidence of unsafe abortion in developing countries and provide care for women experiencing injury or illness from complications of unsafe abortion; (3) ensure that sexual and reproductive health services are provided in developing countries at every phase of a humanitarian emergency; and (4) ensure access to sexual and reproductive health care for young people in developing countries.

Directs the President to implement a strategy to improve and create linkages among the various components of sexual and reproductive health to ensure that individual men and women are provided with a continuum of appropriate sexual and reproductive health services.

States that assistance under this Act shall: (1) promote coordination between and among donors, the private sector, nongovernmental and civil society organizations, and governments in order to support sexual and reproductive health programs in developing countries; and (2) be used for the conduct of formative research and to monitor and evaluate program effectiveness.

global sexual reproductive health act authorizes president provide assistance support achievement universal access sexual reproductive health developing countries ensure individuals couples freely responsibly determine number timing children means reduce incidence unsafe abortion developing countries provide care women experiencing injury illness complications unsafe abortion ensure sexual reproductive health services provided developing countries phase humanitarian emergency ensure access sexual reproductive health_care young people developing countries directs president implement strategy improve create linkages components sexual reproductive health ensure individual men women provided continuum appropriate sexual reproductive health services states assistance act shall promote coordination donors private sector nongovernmental civil society organizations governments order support sexual reproductive health programs developing countries conduct research monitor evaluate program effectiveness


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Solar Villages Initiative Act - Authorizes the President, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services.

 Gives priority to female-owned businesses.

solar villages initiative act_-_authorizes president agency international_development usaid provide assistance renewable energy projects developing countries increase availability credit savings services microenterprise clients lacking access capital training technical assistance business development services gives priority female owned businesses


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Electrify Africa Act of 2015

This bill directs the President to establish a multiyear strategy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa implement national power strategies and develop an appropriate mix of power solutions, including renewable energy, to provide access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable power in order to reduce poverty and drive economic growth.

 The President is urged to: (1) establish an interagency working group to coordinate the activities of U.S. government departments and agencies involved in carrying out the strategy, and (2) use U.S. influence to leverage international support to promote the strategy.

 The U.S. Agency for International Development, the Trade and Development Agency, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and the Millennium Challenge Corporation are urged to prioritize efforts and assistance for power projects and markets in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to extend OPIC's issuing authority through September 30, 2018.

OPIC is temporarily authorized to issue local currency guarantees to African subsidiaries of foreign financial institutions to facilitate eligible investor lending for power projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

The President shall appoint and maintain an Inspector General in OPIC.

africa act bill directs president establish multiyear strategy assist countries sub saharan africa implement national power strategies develop appropriate mix power solutions including renewable energy provide access reliable affordable sustainable power order reduce poverty drive economic growth president establish interagency_working_group coordinate activities government departments agencies involved carrying strategy use influence leverage international support promote strategy agency international_development trade_and_development_agency overseas_private_investment_corporation opic millennium challenge corporation prioritize efforts assistance power projects markets sub saharan africa foreign assistance_act amended extend opic issuing authority september opic temporarily authorized issue local currency guarantees african subsidiaries foreign financial institutions facilitate eligible investor lending power projects sub saharan africa president shall appoint maintain inspector_general opic


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Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015

This bill directs the President to:

 establish a five-year strategy to achieve, with target countries and donors, the goal of ending preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally and ensure healthy and productive lives within a generation; and provide assistance to implement the strategy. The President shall designate a current U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee serving in the Senior Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher to serve concurrently as the Maternal and Child Survival Coordinator, who shall be responsible for:

 overseeing such strategy, and all U.S. government funds appropriated or used for international maternal and child health and nutrition programs. The U.S. government, through USAID and other relevant executive branch agencies, should identify and remove financial barriers to strengthen access to delivery systems for vulnerable and marginalized populations by leveraging public and private capital to expand delivery of interventions for maternal, newborn, and child health.

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Obstetric Fistula Prevention, Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of 2015

This bill authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through international organizations, national governments, and international and local nongovernmental organizations, to: (1) address the social and health issues that lead to obstetric fistula, and (2) support treatment of obstetric fistula.

Obstetric fistula occurs when a woman who is experiencing prolonged, obstructed labor and needs trained medical assistance for a safe delivery, usually a cesarean section, cannot get it. Such assistance shall promote the coordination facilitated by the International Obstetric Fistula Working Group.

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