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Generational Residences and Nurturing Dwellings Act or GRAND Act - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a program to provide need-based assistance for each fiscal year, made available on a competitive basis, to up to five eligible nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of specialized housing and social services for qualified elderly relatives, age 60 or older, who are raising a child of which they are not a parent either by blood or marriage.

Provides such assistance in the form of:

 financing for the construction, reconstruction, moderate or substantial rehabilitation, or acquisition of a structure or a portion of a structure to be used as specialized housing in accordance with the program; tenant-based rental (voucher) assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for use only by qualified relatives who are raising a child and are eligible for such assistance for rental of a dwelling unit that qualifies as specialized housing; elderly housing project rental assistance under the Housing Act of 1959 in connection with dwelling units that qualify as specialized housing and are made available for occupancy only by qualified relatives who are raising a child and are eligible for occupancy in such housing; and help with ongoing operational expenses of any specialized housing, including costs of supportive services required for such housing.

residences dwellings act grand act establishes department_of_housing_and_urban_development hud program provide need based assistance fiscal year available competitive basis eligible nonprofit organizations expand supply specialized housing social_services qualified elderly relatives age older raising child parent blood marriage provides assistance form financing construction reconstruction moderate substantial rehabilitation acquisition structure portion structure specialized housing accordance program tenant based rental voucher assistance united_states_housing_act use qualified relatives raising child eligible assistance rental dwelling unit qualifies specialized housing elderly housing project rental assistance housing act connection dwelling units qualify specialized housing available occupancy qualified relatives raising child eligible occupancy housing help ongoing operational expenses specialized housing including costs supportive services required housing


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This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a rental assistance and supportive housing program, in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for the benefit of Indian veterans who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness and who are residing on or near Indian areas.

 Rental assistance shall be: (1) made available to recipients eligible for housing assistance block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996; and (2) awarded based on need, administrative capacity, and any other HUD funding criteria.

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Summary: Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish the Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program under which scholars and secondary, undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries (excluding countries with observer status or that support international terrorism) would attend U.S. schools or universities, participate in activities designed to promote a greater understanding of U.S. values and culture. Sets forth program elements. Directs the Secretary to monitor the program's effectiveness. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should work with CARICOM countries to establish an educational exchange program under which U.S. secondary and higher education students study in CARICOM countries. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to establish a program to provide educational development assistance for CARICOM countries by: (1) enhancing teacher training; (2) strengthening curriculum and instructional materials; and (3) assisting improvements in school management and public administration of education. Directs the Secretary to monitor the program's effectiveness. (Sec. 6) States that to the maximum extent possible the programs under this Act should be implemented through private funding and through partnerships with appropriate U.S. organizations, institutions, and corporations. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees on implementing plans for such programs. (Sec. 8) Authorizes FY2008-FY2012 appropriations.

chisholm united_states caribbean educational exchange act sec authorizes secretary state establish chisholm united_states caribbean educational exchange program scholars secondary undergraduate graduate postgraduate students caribbean_community caricom countries excluding countries observer status support international terrorism attend schools universities participate activities designed promote greater understanding values culture sets forth program elements directs secretary monitor program effectiveness expresses sense congress secretary work caricom countries establish educational exchange program secondary higher education students study caricom countries sec authorizes secretary united_states_agency international_development usaid establish program provide educational development assistance caricom countries enhancing teacher training strengthening curriculum instructional materials assisting improvements school management public administration education directs secretary monitor program effectiveness sec states maximum extent possible programs act implemented private funding partnerships appropriate organizations institutions corporations sec directs secretary report appropriate congressional committees implementing plans programs sec authorizes fy2008 fy2012 appropriations


Summary: United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2007 - Prohibits providing U.S. assistance (as defined by this Act) to a country that opposed the U.S. position in the United Nations. Authorizes the Secretary of State to (temporarily) exempt a country from such prohibition if since the beginning of the most recent session of the General Assembly there has been a fundamental change in the country's leadership and policies so that the country will no longer oppose the U.S. position in the United Nations. Authorizes the President to exempt a country from such prohibition for national security reasons.

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Summary: Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and other defined international financial institutions, to negotiate an agreement to accomplish the following: (1) debt cancellation of eligible low-income countries to such institutions (without undermining their financial integrity) and to the United States; (2) ensuring that the provision of debt cancellation to eligible low-income countries is not followed by a reduction in the provision of any other development assistance; and (3) encouraging the government of each eligible low-income country to allocate at least 20% of its national budget towards poverty-alleviation programs. Directs the Secretary to commence immediate efforts, within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the IMF, the World Bank, and the other defined international financial institutions to ensure that each of the institutions continues to make efforts to promote greater transparency regarding the activities of the institution. Directs the Secretary to commence immediate efforts to establish a framework for responsible lending that will ensure that all creditors contribute to preserving the gains of debt relief for low-income debtor countries. Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to: (1) audit the debt portfolios of previous governments in countries such as South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo where there is significant evidence that onerous or illegal loans were made to the government and report to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) report to Congress on the availability of the ongoing operations, procedures, and accounts of the IMF, the World Bank, and the other international financial institutions for low-income country debt cancellation. Directs the Secretary to make available on the Department of the Treasury website the full record of the remarks of the United States Executive Director respecting debt cancellation or reduction owed to respective institutions. Directs the President to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on the progress made in accomplishing the purposes of this section, including a list of the countries that have received debt cancellation and countries whose request for debt cancellation has been denied or is under consideration. Defines "eligible low-income country." (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to begin immediate efforts, within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the IMF, the World Bank, and the other defined international financial institutions to ensure that debt cancellation to eligible low-income governments is subject only to specified conditions, including that a country: (1) take steps to apply the financial benefits of debt relief to combat poverty and to redress environmental degradation; (2) make transparent policy and budget decisions; (3) adopt an integrated development strategy to support poverty reduction through economic growth; and (4) broaden public participation. Directs the President to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees respecting such activities. (Sec. 5) Expresses the sense of Congress that to further debt reduction goals for low-income countries, in addition to the efforts under this Act, the United States should pay off outstanding arrearages of $595.8 million to the International Development Association and regional development banks, and become current on all debt reduction efforts, including those carried out by the International Development Association and under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. (Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of Congress that due to the current humanitarian and political instability in Haiti, including food shortages and political turmoil, the Secretary should use the Secretary's influence to expedite cancellation of Haiti's debts to all international financial institutions, or if such debt cancellation cannot be provided, to urge the institutions to suspend Haiti's debt service payments.

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Summary: Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act of 2007 or GROWTH Act of 2007 - 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: Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from revoking any waiver of the competitive need limitation in effect, on or after June 20, 2007, with respect to an article from a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences program unless certain conditions are met.

amends trade act prohibit president revoking waiver competitive need limitation effect june respect article beneficiary developing country generalized_system_of_preferences program certain conditions met


Summary: Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide assistance to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity in Western Hemisphere countries. Establishes within USAID the Western Hemisphere Economic Investment and Development Advisory Committee which shall: (1) serve as a link among the U.S. government, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and other interested parties; and (2) review projects funded under this Act. Amends the Inter-American Development Bank Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Director at the Bank to use U.S. influence to urge the Bank to establish a Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas to provide assistance to reduce poverty, expand the size of the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity in Western Hemisphere countries. Authorizes appropriations for payment to the Inter-American Development Bank of arrears owed by the United States to the Multilateral Investment Fund.

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Summary: New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the President to provide for the duty-free treatment of articles (without quantitative limitation) from qualified beneficiary countries that have been designated: (1) a least developed country (except Myanmar and Sudan); and (2) a sub-Saharan African country. (Effectively, providing an additional trade preference program for least developed countries.) Prohibits designation of a country as a qualified beneficiary country, and terminates such country's eligibility for preferential treatment, if it has: (1) not adopted and enforced certain human rights and fair labor practices; (2) failed to make progress to eliminate trade barriers and to establish a market-based economy and the rule of law; and (3) engaged in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights. Prescribes requirements regarding: (1) rules of origin; (2) significant apparel suppliers; and (3) safeguards against the transshipment of textiles and apparels. Imposes additional duties, under specified conditions, on certain agricultural safeguard goods. Expresses the sense of Congress: (1) concerning the importance of the Generalized System of Preferences program; and (2) that preferential treatment provided under this Act can be improved if India, the People's Republic of China, and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries provide market access similar to that provided under this Act. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish: (1) an Office of Trade and Competitiveness for Least Developed Countries within the U.S. Agency for International Development; and (2) a workforce competitiveness program for least developed countries. Establishes an Aid for Trade Fund.

new partnership development act amends trade act require president provide duty free treatment articles quantitative limitation qualified beneficiary countries designated developed country sudan sub saharan african country effectively providing additional trade preference program developed countries prohibits designation country qualified beneficiary country terminates country eligibility preferential treatment adopted enforced certain human rights fair labor practices failed progress eliminate trade barriers establish market based economy rule law engaged gross violations internationally recognized human rights prescribes requirements rules origin significant apparel suppliers safeguards transshipment textiles imposes additional duties specified conditions certain agricultural safeguard goods expresses sense congress concerning importance generalized_system_of_preferences program preferential treatment provided act improved india people republic china organization economic cooperation development countries provide market access similar provided act amends foreign assistance_act establish office trade competitiveness developed countries agency international_development workforce competitiveness program developed countries establishes aid trade fund


Summary: Amends the International Development Association Act to authorize U.S. participation in, and authorizations of appropriations for, U.S. contributions to: (1) the 15th replenishment of the resources of the International Development Association; and (2) the 11th replenishment of the resources of the African Development Fund.

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Summary: Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to contribute to a Fund to promote accelerated deployment in developing countries of technologies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Requires that such Fund be established and administered by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). Amends the the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary to seek to ensure that each multilateral development bank adopts and implements greenhouse gas accounting in analyzing the benefits and costs of all projects for which bank funding is sought.

amends agreements act authorize secretary treasury contribute fund promote accelerated deployment developing countries technologies designed reduce greenhouse gas emissions requires fund established administered international bank reconstruction development amends international financial institutions act direct secretary seek ensure multilateral development bank adopts implements greenhouse gas accounting analyzing benefits costs projects bank funding sought


Summary: Stop Very Unscrupulous Loan Transfers from Underprivileged Countries to Rich, Exploitive Funds Act or the Stop VULTURE Funds Act - Prohibits: (1) any U.S. person from engaging in sovereign debt profiteering, or any person engaging in sovereign debt profiteering in the United States; and (2) any U.S. court from issuing a summons, subpoena, writ, judgment, attachment, or execution in aid of a claim which would further sovereign debt profiteering. Sets forth: (1) required court disclosures in actions involving collection of sovereign debt; and (2) related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Treasury.

stop loan transfers countries rich funds act stop funds act prohibits person engaging sovereign debt profiteering person engaging sovereign debt profiteering united_states court issuing summons subpoena writ judgment attachment execution aid claim sovereign debt profiteering sets forth required court disclosures actions involving collection sovereign debt related responsibilities secretary treasury


Summary: Microfinance Capacity-Building Act of 2008 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide grants to eligible private non-profit microfinance institution networks that provide direct financial services (including credit, savings, insurance, remittances and cash transfers) to the poor and very poor in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries.

capacity building act amends foreign assistance_act direct united_states_agency international_development usaid provide grants eligible private non profit institution networks provide direct financial_services including credit savings insurance remittances cash transfers poor poor developing countries particularly sub saharan african countries


Summary: Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to contribute to a Clean Technology Fund to promote accelerated deployment in developing countries of technologies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Requires that such Fund be established and administered by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).Prohibits the Fund from providing more than approximately 15% of Fund resources to any one country. Sets forth requirements for a country to be eligible for support from the Fund, which shall be used to cover the incremental costs of deploying clean energy technologies that result in substantial and additional reductions from baseline greenhouse gas emissions.Prohibits the Fund from providing support for any new coal-fired electricity generation facility unless certain requirements are met.Requires transparency in all aspects of the governance of the Fund.Directs the Secretary to: (1) direct the U.S. representative to oppose any proposal that would result in the Fund failing to meet the requirements of this Act; (2) encourage all the multilateral development banks to apply environmental assessment procedures in their consideration of Fund proposals; and (3) ensure that the Fund complements the International Clean Energy Foundation.Amends the the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary to seek to ensure that multilateral development banks: (1) adopt and implement greenhouse gas accounting in analyzing the benefits and costs of all projects for which bank funding is sought; and (2) expand their activities supporting climate change mitigation.

amends agreements act authorize secretary treasury contribute clean technology fund promote accelerated deployment developing countries technologies designed reduce greenhouse gas emissions requires fund established administered international bank reconstruction development fund providing approximately fund resources country sets forth requirements country eligible support fund shall cover incremental costs deploying clean energy technologies result substantial additional reductions baseline greenhouse gas emissions prohibits fund providing support new coal fired electricity generation facility certain requirements met requires transparency aspects governance fund directs secretary direct representative oppose proposal result fund failing meet requirements act encourage multilateral development banks apply environmental assessment procedures consideration fund proposals ensure fund international clean energy foundation amends international financial institutions act direct secretary seek ensure multilateral development banks adopt implement greenhouse gas accounting analyzing benefits costs projects bank funding sought expand activities supporting climate change mitigation


Summary: Millennium Challenge Compact Improvement Act (MCIA) - Amends the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 to authorize under specified circumstances: (1) Millennium Challenge Compacts in excess of five years; and (2) concurrent Compacts. States that assistance may be provided through a Compact with a country individually and/or through a Compact with two or more countries in the same geographic region collectively. Sets forth provisions regarding suspension or termination of regional Compacts.

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Summary: International Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement Act - Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to increase: (1) the civil penalty for violations of such Act from $50,000 to the greater of $250,000 or twice the amount of the transaction that is the basis of the violation; and (2) the criminal penalty from $50,000 to up to $1 million.

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Summary: Amends the African Development Fund Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the Fund to contribute to the 11th replenishment of the resources of the Fund. Authorizes appropriations.

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Summary: Expresses the sense of Congress that the United Nations Human Rights Council should: (1) be a body that upholds the ideals enumerated in the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights; (2) allow full participation by Israel in Council operations; and (3) be made up of countries that hold regular democratic elections, permit freedom of expression, and have a credible civil society. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not support the Council, and should withhold financial support for the Council until meaningful human rights reforms are carried out. Directs the Secretary of State to withhold from a U.S. contribution to a regularly assessed biennial U.N. budget an amount equal to the percentage of such contribution that the Secretary determines would be allocated by the United Nations to the Council.

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Summary: Strategy and Effectiveness of Foreign Policy and Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the President to report to Congress regarding: (1) the organizational structures of the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign affairs agencies; and (2) the extent to which the organizational structures of such departments and agencies and U.S. foreign assistance programs, budget plans, personnel decisions, and diplomacy are related to long-term U.S. security strategy. Directs the President to take actions necessary to integrate the following offices and bureaus into a single Department office to be known as the Office of Long-Term Planning and Resource Management: (1) the Office of Policy Planning, the Office of Resource Management, and the Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance of the Department of State; and (2) the Bureau of Budget/Performance/Accountability of USAID.

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Summary: Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act of 2010 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and working with governments and civil society in the Americas (the countries of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean), to provide assistance to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity. Directs the Secretary of State to establish an advisory group to consider the feasibility of establishing a public-private Fund for Social and Economic Development in the Americas. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) assistance to Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico; (2) debt and equity financing for a Microfinance Growth Fund for the Americas; (3) the Fund for Social and Economic Development in the Americas; and (4) USAID for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to the implementation of trade promotion agreements.

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Summary: Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2009 - Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and other defined international financial institutions, to: (1) provide for debt cancellation of eligible low-income countries to such institutions and to the United States; (2) ensure that the provision of debt cancellation to such countries is not followed by a reduction in the provision of any other development assistance; and (3) encourage such countries' governments to allocate at least 20% of their national budgets towards poverty-alleviation programs. Directs the Secretary to begin efforts to: (1) promote greater transparency within such institutions; (2) establish a responsible lending framework; and (3) ensure that debt cancellation to eligible low-income governments is subject only to specified conditions. Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to: (1) audit the debt portfolios of previous governments in countries such as South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo where there is significant evidence that onerous or illegal loans were made to the government; and (2) report to Congress.

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Summary: European Bailout Protection Act - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to: (1) prohibit U.S. loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance to any European Union (EU) member state until the ratio of the total outstanding public debt of each member state to its gross domestic product (as of the end of the most recent fiscal year of the member state ending in the preceding calendar year) is not more than 60%; and (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to oppose any IMF loans to member states until all member states are in compliance with such debt ratio.

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Summary: World Bank International Development Association Replenishment Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Defines "greenhouse gas" as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, a perfluorocarbon, or a hydrofluorocarbon. (Sec. 3) Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) seek to ensure that multilateral development banks implement greenhouse gas accounting in analyzing the benefits and costs of individual projects, and expand their climate change mitigation activities; and (2) submit a related annual report to the appropriate congressional committees. Expresses the sense of Congress that implementing greenhouse gas accounting includes: (1) calculating net greenhouse gas flows; (2) establishing uniform publicly available calculation techniques; (3) measuring individual project emissions; (4) considering global social costs when evaluating economic cost benefits; and (5) performing greenhouse gas accounting for each project. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank to: (1) urge the Bank to help countries build capacity to investigate and punish corruption and crime in a manner consistent with well-established law enforcement and judicial norms; and (2) enhance programs that improve recipient countries' ability to prevent and prosecute fraud and corruption. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at each multilateral development bank to use U.S. influence to encourage assessments of inspection functions and to strengthen the inspection mechanism where appropriate. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to seek to ensure that multilateral development banks: (1) evaluate the development impact of selected bank projects and financing operations; and (2) use random assignment when feasible in conducting such evaluations. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) multilateral development banks should evaluate the development impact of selected bank projects and financing operations; (2) such evaluations should focus on building a body of research-proven approaches that have sustained impacts on important development outcomes and use random assignment when feasible; and (3) multilateral development banks should issue an annual report or similar publication. (Sec. 7) Amends the International Development Association Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the International Development Association to contribute to the 15th replenishment of the Association. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to contribute to the Association for debt relief funding under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative in the period governed by the 15th replenishment of the Association. Authorizes appropriations. Defines "Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative" as the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled "Conclusions on Development," done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005. (Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary: (1) in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other federal agencies to study each agency's role in the formulation of U.S. policy regarding the World Bank Group; and (2) submit a related report to the appropriate congressional committees.

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Summary: Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act of 2009 or GROWTH Act of 2009 - 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; and (7) Millennium Challenge Account assistance. 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 as well as financial service providers; (5) improving women's employment benefits and conditions; and (6) increasing women's ability to benefit from global trade. Directs the Secretary, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to: (1) provide support for tracking indicators on women's employment, property rights, access to financial services, and enterprise development; and (2) ensure foreign assistance project proposals include capacity building and technical assistance for local, indigenous, nongovernmental, organizations and community-based organizations dedicated to addressing the needs of women and women's organizations.

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 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 financial service providers improving women employment benefits conditions increasing women ability benefit global trade directs secretary united_states_agency international_development usaid provide support tracking indicators women employment property rights access financial_services enterprise development ensure foreign assistance project proposals include capacity building technical assistance local indigenous nongovernmental organizations community based organizations dedicated addressing needs women women organizations


Summary: Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to: (1) prohibit U.S. loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance to any European Union (EU) member state until the ratio of the total outstanding public debt of each member state to its gross domestic product (as of the end of the most recent fiscal year of the member state ending in the preceding calendar year) is not more than 60%; and (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any IMF loans to member states until all member states are in compliance with such debt ratio.

amends agreements act prohibit loans international_monetary_fund imf assistance european_union member state ratio total outstanding public debt member state gross domestic product end recent fiscal year member state ending preceding calendar year direct secretary treasury instruct executive director imf use voice vote united_states oppose imf loans member states member states compliance debt ratio


Summary: Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to repeal authority to: (1) provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including loans related to the New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB); (2) increase the U.S. quota in the IMF; and (3) approve the sale of IMF gold. Rescinds related appropriations.

amends agreements act repeal authority provide certain loans international_monetary_fund imf including loans related new arrangements borrow increase quota imf approve sale imf gold rescinds related appropriations


Summary: Microenterprise Empowerment and Job Creation Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations through FY2016 for: (1) assistance for programs 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; and (2) microenterprise development credits. Expands targeted assistance services for such microfinance and microenterprise clients. Reduces the annual fiscal year amount available for the office of microenterprise development's central funding program. Revises targeted assistance requirements for sustainable poverty-focused programs. Sets forth microfinance programs procurement policies.

microenterprise empowerment job creation act amends foreign assistance_act authorize appropriations fy2016 assistance programs developing countries increase availability credit savings services microenterprise clients lacking access capital training technical assistance business development services microenterprise development credits expands targeted assistance services microenterprise clients reduces annual fiscal year available office microenterprise development central funding program revises targeted assistance requirements sustainable poverty focused programs sets forth programs procurement policies


Summary: Supporting Economic and National Security by Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Multilateral Development Banks Act - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, the Inter-American Development Bank Act, the African Development Bank Act, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Act to authorize the U.S. Governors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to vote for specified increases in the capital stock of the respective Banks. Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors at such Banks to initiate discussions to advocate and promote efforts to: (1) require the government of each country receiving adjustment or budget support loans to demonstrate transparent budgetary processes before loan or grant approval, (2) provide greater public disclosure of loan documents of the respective bank, and (3) use technology to make available to the public data about projects carried out using Bank financing as well as about programs of the respective Bank. Requires the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors at the respective Banks to initiate discussions in order to advocate and promote efforts to: (1) implement best practices in domestic laws and international conventions against corruption for whistleblower and witness disclosures, as well as protections against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures by Bank employees and others affected by Bank operations; and (2) implement specified anti-corruption procedures. Requires the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors at the respective Banks to advocate and promote efforts to: (1) maintain strong procurement standards that maintain international competitive bidding for projects funded by the respective Bank; and (2) maximize broad U.S. and international participation in accordance with sound procurement practices, including transparency, broad international competition, established standards and documentation for bidding and bid evaluation, and cost-effective results for the borrowers. Directs the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Inter-American Development Bank to: (1) oppose any loan to the government of Argentina (other than one that serves basic human needs); and (2) initiate discussions with other Executive Directors at the respective Bank to advocate and promote vigorously efforts to encourage Argentina to normalize relations with its official and private creditors and elsewhere in the international community, including in its dealings with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the Paris Club, the Financial Action Task Force, and the International Monetary Fund.

supporting economic national security maintaining leadership multilateral development banks act_-_amends agreements act inter-american_development_bank act african development bank act european_bank_for_reconstruction_and_development act authorize governors international bank reconstruction development inter-american_development_bank african development bank european_bank_for_reconstruction_and_development vote specified increases capital stock respective banks amends international financial institutions act direct secretary treasury instruct executive directors banks initiate discussions advocate promote efforts require government country receiving adjustment budget support loans demonstrate transparent budgetary processes loan grant approval provide greater public disclosure loan documents respective bank use technology available public data projects carried bank financing programs respective bank requires secretary instruct executive directors respective banks initiate discussions order advocate promote efforts implement best practices domestic laws international conventions corruption whistleblower witness disclosures protections retaliation internal lawful public disclosures bank employees affected bank operations implement specified anti corruption procedures requires secretary instruct executive directors respective banks advocate promote efforts maintain strong procurement standards maintain international competitive bidding projects funded respective bank maximize broad international participation accordance sound procurement practices including transparency broad international competition established standards documentation bidding bid evaluation cost effective results borrowers directs secretary instruct executive directors international bank reconstruction development inter-american_development_bank oppose loan government serves basic human needs initiate discussions executive directors respective bank advocate promote efforts encourage normalize relations official private creditors international community including international settlement investment disputes club financial action task_force international_monetary_fund


Summary: Amends the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 to direct the President to determine, and report to Congress, whether the Central Bank of Iran has assisted: (1) Iran's development of chemical, biological, nuclear, or ballistic weapons; (2) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); or (3) a financial institution whose property or property interests are subject to sanctions in connection with Iran's proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or support for international terrorism. Directs the President, if the Bank has engaged in any of such acts, to: (1) prohibit the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent or payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that has knowingly conducted any financial transaction with the Bank; and (2) freeze and prohibit all property and property interest transactions of such institution if the property and property interests are in the United States, come within the United States, or come within the possession or control of a U.S. person. Applies such provisions to: (1) financial transactions begun on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) financial transactions for petroleum or petroleum product purchases through the Bank begun 180 days or more after the date of the enactment of this Act.

amends comprehensive iran_sanctions accountability divestment_act direct president determine report congress central_bank iran assisted iran development chemical biological nuclear ballistic weapons iran revolutionary_guard_corps irgc financial institution property property interests subject sanctions connection iran proliferation weapons mass destruction support international terrorism directs president bank engaged acts prohibit opening maintaining united_states correspondent payable account foreign financial institution knowingly conducted financial transaction bank freeze prohibit property property interest transactions institution property property interests united_states come united_states come possession control person applies provisions financial transactions begun date enactment act financial transactions petroleum petroleum product purchases bank begun days date enactment act


Summary: Amends the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 to direct the President to: (1) prohibit the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent or payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that has knowingly conducted any financial transaction with the Central Bank of Iran; and (2) freeze and prohibit all property and property interest transactions of such institution if the property and property interests are in the United States, come within the United States, or come within the possession or control of a U.S. person. Prohibits such sanctions' imposition if the transaction was for the sale of food, medicine, or medical devices to Iran. Applies such provisions to: (1) financial transactions begun on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) financial transactions for petroleum or petroleum product purchases through the Bank begun 180 days or more after the date of the enactment of this Act. Authorizes the President to waive such sanctions for reasons of national security.

amends comprehensive iran_sanctions accountability divestment_act direct president prohibit opening maintaining united_states correspondent payable account foreign financial institution knowingly conducted financial transaction central_bank iran freeze prohibit property property interest transactions institution property property interests united_states come united_states come possession control person prohibits sanctions imposition transaction sale food medicine medical devices iran applies provisions financial transactions begun date enactment act financial transactions petroleum petroleum product purchases bank begun days date enactment act authorizes president waive sanctions reasons national security


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, upon a determination by the President that it is in the U.S. national interest to support assistance for Burma, to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at any international financial institution to vote in favor of assistance for Burma. Directs the President to provide Congress with written notice of any such determination. Requires that prior to the President making such determination the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with Congress regarding assistance for Burma by an international financial institution, and the national interests served by such assistance. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution to not vote in favor of assistance to Burma until at least 15 days have elapsed from the date on which the President has provided Congress with the required notice.

measure amended introduced expanded summary house passed version repeated authorizes secretary treasury determination president national interest support assistance burma instruct executive director international financial institution vote favor assistance burma directs president provide congress written notice determination requires prior president making determination secretary state secretary treasury shall consult congress assistance burma international financial institution national interests served assistance directs secretary treasury instruct executive director international financial institution vote favor assistance burma days elapsed date president provided congress required notice


Summary: Mekong River Protection Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to oppose the provision of any loan or financial or technical assistance for the construction of hydroelectric dams or electricity transmission systems in the Mekong River Basin unless the Secretary submits a related report providing certain assurances with respect environmental protection, public health, economic effect, and resettlement concerns to Congress. Defines "World Bank" as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association.

river protection act directs secretary treasury instruct united_states executive directors world_bank asian development bank oppose provision loan financial technical assistance construction hydroelectric dams electricity transmission systems river_basin secretary submits related report providing certain assurances respect environmental protection public health economic effect resettlement concerns congress defines world_bank international bank reconstruction development international_development_association


Summary: Title I: Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund - Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund Act - Authorizes the President to establish or designate a private, nonprofit organization (the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund) to promote: (1) the Egyptian private sector and joint U.S.-Egyptain ventures, (2) good corporate governance and transparency in Egypt, and (3) security through job creation and the creation of an Egyptian middle class. Title II: Tunisian-American Enterprise Fund - Tunisian-American Enterprise Fund Act - Authorizes the President to establish or designate a private, nonprofit organization (the Tunisian-American Enterprise Fund) to promote: (1) the Tunisian private sector and U.S.-Tunisian joint ventures, (2) good corporate governance and transparency in Tunisia, and (3) security through job creation and the creation of a Tunisian middle class. Authorizes the President to make grants to carry out a Fund's purposes provided that the Fund agrees to: (1) end its reinvestment cycle not later than December 31, 2021, unless the Secretary of State determines that the Fund should be extended; (2) ensure that grant funds are not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that advocates, or engages or has engaged in money laundering or terrorist activity; or (3) return any remaining funds to the the U.S. Treasury to be used to reduce U.S. debt. Sets forth reporting requirements. States that the Funds' Boards of Directors should adopt the best practices and procedures used by Enterprise Funds, including those for which funding has been made available pursuant to the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989.

title egyptian american enterprise fund egyptian american enterprise fund act_-_authorizes president establish designate private nonprofit organization egyptian american enterprise fund promote egyptian private sector joint ventures good corporate governance transparency egypt security job creation creation egyptian middle class title american enterprise fund american enterprise fund act_-_authorizes president establish designate private nonprofit organization american enterprise fund promote private sector joint ventures good corporate governance transparency security job creation creation middle class authorizes president grants carry fund purposes provided fund agrees end reinvestment cycle later december secretary state determines fund extended ensure grant funds provided individual private government entity educational institution advocates engages engaged money laundering terrorist activity return remaining funds treasury reduce debt sets forth reporting requirements states funds boards directors adopt best practices procedures enterprise funds including funding available pursuant support east european democracy seed act


Summary: Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act - Expresses the sense of Congress about the growing federal debt of the United States, the increasing U.S. dependence on foreign creditors like the People's Republic of China, whose holdings could give China a tool with which to manipulate U.S. policymaking (including with respect to Taiwan) and pose a direct threat to the national economy and national security. Directs the President to report quarterly to certain congressional committees on the risks posed by foreign holdings of U.S. debt instruments, and make such report public on the Internet. Directs the President to formulate, report to the appropriate congressional committees, and implement a plan of action to reduce an unsustainable level of risk to an acceptable and sustainable level, in a manner that results in a reduction in federal spending, in any case in which the President makes specified determinations that a foreign country's holdings of U.S. debt instruments pose an unacceptable risk to long-term national security or economic stability of the United States.

foreign held debt transparency threat assessment act expresses sense congress growing federal debt united_states increasing dependence foreign creditors like people republic china holdings china tool policymaking including respect taiwan pose direct threat national economy national security directs president report quarterly certain congressional committees risks posed foreign holdings debt instruments report public internet directs president formulate report appropriate congressional committees implement plan action reduce unsustainable level risk acceptable sustainable level manner results reduction federal spending case president makes specified determinations foreign country holdings debt instruments pose unacceptable risk long term national security economic stability united_states


Summary: Middle East and North Africa Transition and Development Act - States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) support a democratic transition in the Middle East and North Africa, including Egypt and Tunisia; and (2) increase economic prosperity in that region through financial investment and technical assistance and by utilizing the resources of appropriate multilateral development banks. States that U.S. negotiating objectives to expand the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (Bank) resources for countries in the Middle East or North Africa should be to seek: (1) specified lending criteria for loans or other Bank assistance for countries of activity (countries provided with Bank resources for loans or other assistance), and (2) establishment of a Bank mechanism to ensure that countries of activity not committed to multiparty democracy and market economics do not benefit from Bank resources. Urges the Secretary of the Treasury to use U.S. influence to: (1) oppose the approval of a loan or other Bank assistance to a country of activity in the Middle East or North Africa that does not meet specified criteria, and (2) seek the Bank's adoption of clear standards for the graduation of countries of activity that have substantially achieved required transition objectives. Amends the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the Bank to subscribe to additional shares of Bank stock. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Amends the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 to: (1) revise candidate country criteria, and (2) permit a country that no longer meets the requirements for being a candidate country because of per capita income changes in a fiscal year to maintain such candidate status during such fiscal year and the next three fiscal years.

middle_east north africa transition development act states policy support democratic transition middle_east north africa including egypt increase economic prosperity region financial investment technical assistance utilizing resources appropriate multilateral development banks states negotiating objectives expand european_bank_for_reconstruction_and_development bank resources countries middle_east north africa seek specified lending criteria loans bank assistance countries activity countries provided bank resources loans assistance establishment bank mechanism ensure countries activity committed multiparty democracy market economics benefit bank resources urges secretary treasury use influence oppose approval loan bank assistance country activity middle_east north africa meet specified criteria seek bank adoption clear standards graduation countries activity substantially achieved required transition objectives amends european_bank_for_reconstruction_and_development act authorize governor bank subscribe additional shares bank stock authorizes appropriations purpose amends millennium challenge act revise candidate country criteria permit country longer meets requirements candidate country capita income changes fiscal year maintain candidate status fiscal year fiscal years


Summary: No More IMF Bailouts Act - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to repeal authority to: (1) provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including loans related to the New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB); (2) increase the U.S. quota in the IMF; and (3) approve the sale of IMF gold. Prohibits U.S. loans to the IMF for assistance to any European Union (EU) member state: (1) until the ratio of the total outstanding public debt of each member state to its gross domestic product (as of the end of the most recent fiscal year of the member state ending in the preceding calendar year) is not more than 60%; or (2) for any new credit or liquidity facility, or any new special purpose vehicle, related to European financial stability. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF to use U.S. influence to oppose any IMF financing: (1) to any EU member state until the ratio of the total outstanding public debt of each member state to its gross domestic product (as of the end of the most recent fiscal year of the member state ending in the preceding calendar year) is not more than 60%; or (2) for any new credit or liquidity facility, or any new special purpose vehicle, related to European financial stability. Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress should not approve legislation to implement the December 15, 2010, vote of the IMF Board of Governors to double the U.S. quota in the IMF.

imf bailouts act_-_amends agreements act repeal authority provide certain loans international_monetary_fund imf including loans related new arrangements borrow increase quota imf approve sale imf gold prohibits loans imf assistance european_union member state ratio total outstanding public debt member state gross domestic product end recent fiscal year member state ending preceding calendar year new credit liquidity facility new special purpose vehicle related european financial stability directs secretary treasury instruct executive director imf use influence oppose imf financing member state ratio total outstanding public debt member state gross domestic product end recent fiscal year member state ending preceding calendar year new credit liquidity facility new special purpose vehicle related european financial stability expresses sense congress congress approve legislation implement december vote imf board_of_governors double quota imf


Summary: Stop Mergers, Acquisitions, and Risky Takeovers Supplied by American Labor and Entrepreneurship Act of 2013 or the SMART SALE Act of 2013 - Requires any person, company, institution, or other entity engaged in interstate commerce that owns, licenses, or otherwise holds an interest in a federally-funded technology, or to which federal energy research and development funding has been obligated by a federal agency (covered entity), to notify the Secretary of Energy (DOE) not later than seven days after entering into negotiations for any proposed or pending merger, acquisition, takeover, or other transfer that could result in control of such covered entity by: (1) the government of the Peoples's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism or that provides sanctuary to a foreign terrorist organization; (2) a citizen of such a country who owes permanent allegiance to such country; or (3) a corporation or other legal entity which is 50% owned by a citizen of such a country.

stop mergers acquisitions supplied american labor entrepreneurship act smart sale act requires person company institution entity engaged interstate commerce owns licenses holds interest federally funded technology federal energy research development funding obligated federal agency covered entity notify secretary energy doe later seven days entering negotiations proposed pending merger acquisition takeover transfer result control covered entity government peoples republic china democratic people republic_of_korea country state sponsor terrorism provides sanctuary foreign terrorist organization citizen country owes permanent allegiance country corporation legal entity owned citizen country


Summary: Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2013 - Establishes the Centennial Monetary Commission to: (1) examine how U.S. monetary policy since the creation of the Federal Reserve Board in 1913 has affected the performance of the U.S. economy in terms of output, employment, prices, and financial stability over time; (2) evaluate various operational regimes under which the Board and the Federal Open Market Committee may conduct monetary policy in terms achieving the maximum sustainable level of output and employment and price stability over the long term; and (3) recommend a course for U.S. monetary policy going forward.

centennial monetary commission act establishes centennial monetary commission examine monetary policy creation federal_reserve_board affected performance economy terms output employment prices financial stability time evaluate operational regimes board federal_open_market_committee conduct monetary policy terms achieving maximum sustainable level output employment price stability long term recommend course monetary policy going forward


Summary: Conditioning Economic Assistance and Support to Egypt Act or CEASE Act - Prohibits specified U.S. economic assistance and opposes World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance to the government of Egypt unless the President certifies to Congress that the government of Egypt: (1) has implemented legal reforms to protect political, economic, and religious freedoms and human rights; (2) is demonstrating a commitment to free and fair elections; (3) is implementing all measures in the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty; (4) is taking action to eliminate smuggling networks, destroy tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, and combat terrorism in the Sinai; (5) in consultation with the Department of Defense (DOD), has produced an analysis of Egypt's current security needs; and (6) has lifted restrictions in law and practice on the work and funding of Egyptian and international nongovernmental human rights and democracy organizations.

conditioning economic assistance support egypt act cease act prohibits specified economic assistance opposes world_bank international_monetary_fund imf assistance government egypt president certifies congress government egypt implemented legal reforms protect political economic religious freedoms human rights demonstrating commitment free fair elections implementing measures egypt israel peace treaty taking action eliminate smuggling networks destroy tunnels egypt gaza_strip combat terrorism consultation department_of_defense dod produced analysis egypt current security needs lifted restrictions law practice work funding egyptian international nongovernmental human rights democracy organizations


Summary:
America Recruits Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it should take certain actions to help U.S. companies create new manufacturing and services jobs in the United States.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to award federal grants to states recruiting high-value jobs, that is, those within an eligible facility that pay wages higher than the mean hourly U.S. wage and have North American Industrial Classifications corresponding with: (1) manufacturing, (2) software publishers, (3) computer systems design, or (4) related codes. Allows states to use such grants to issue forgivable loans of $5,000 per full-time equivalent employee to eligible entities deciding whether to locate in a foreign country or the United States to assist them in locating in rural or distressed areas of the state.

Establishes the United States Economic Competitiveness Commission to: (1) assess U.S. competitiveness in the global economy as well as offer recommendations to the federal government for its improvement over time; and (2) develop the Technology Database Mapping Program to identify markets for new and developing technologies, including manufacturing process technologies, for U.S. corporations to gain a competitive advantage in each sector of the global economy.

Directs the Secretary to develop recommendations for executive or legislative action to: (1) expand the scope of high-value jobs and engineering work performed by U.S. companies in order to create new jobs in the United States; and (2) encourage U.S. corporations with high-value jobs located in a foreign country to repatriate them to the United States, including foreign earnings, in order to increase investment and job creation in the United States.

Requires the Secretary to establish annual baseline and target levels for: (1) high-value job creation and high-value job growth in U.S. manufacturing and information technology, and (2) high-value job repatriation to the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to establish task forces to meet these levels.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that industry-approved certification assessments and standards are established and available to providers of education and training programs in manufacturing and information technology in order to: (1) improve program performance; and (2) ensure that individuals who complete training have the skills to enter high-skill, high-demand occupations in manufacturing and information technology.

Directs the Secretary to improve certain annual and five-year surveys to gather information about all companies in the United States that own or operate manufacturing or information technology facilities, including customer service facilities outside the United States, to identify specified information about them.

Directs the Secretary to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to develop recommendations for improving the capabilities of U.S. industrial facilities to compete in the global economy through the use of advanced manufacturing technologies.

Directs the International Trade Commission (ITC) to: (1) report biennially to Congress and the President on the effects of distortive or discriminatory economic policies of foreign countries, and (2) assess the effects of foreign countries, practices, and industries in the National Trade Estimate that are commercially significant and pose the greatest threat to the United States over the next 10 years.

america recruits act expresses sense congress certain actions help companies create new manufacturing services jobs united_states directs secretary commerce establish program award federal grants states recruiting high value jobs eligible facility pay wages higher mean hourly wage north american industrial classifications corresponding manufacturing software publishers computer systems design related codes allows states use grants issue loans time equivalent employee eligible entities deciding locate foreign country united_states assist locating rural distressed areas state establishes united_states economic competitiveness commission assess competitiveness global economy offer recommendations federal_government improvement time develop technology database mapping program identify markets new developing technologies including manufacturing process technologies corporations gain competitive advantage sector global economy directs secretary develop recommendations executive legislative action expand scope high value jobs engineering work performed companies order create new jobs united_states encourage corporations high value jobs located foreign country repatriate united_states including foreign earnings order increase investment job creation united_states requires secretary establish annual baseline target levels high value job creation high value job growth manufacturing information technology high value job repatriation united_states authorizes secretary establish task forces meet levels directs secretary ensure industry approved certification assessments standards established available providers education training programs manufacturing information technology order improve program performance ensure individuals complete training skills enter high skill high demand occupations manufacturing information technology directs secretary improve certain annual year surveys gather information companies united_states operate manufacturing information technology facilities including customer service facilities outside united_states identify specified information directs secretary seek enter agreement national_academy_of_sciences develop recommendations improving capabilities industrial facilities compete global economy use advanced manufacturing technologies directs international_trade_commission itc report biennially congress president effects discriminatory economic policies foreign countries assess effects foreign countries practices industries national trade estimate commercially significant pose greatest threat united_states years


Summary:
Global Health Innovation Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report annually for four years to Congress regarding:

 the extent to which global health innovations include drugs, diagnostics, devices, vaccines, electronic and mobile health technologies, and related behavior change and service delivery innovations; how innovation has advanced USAID's commitments to achieving an HIV/AIDS-free generation, ending preventable child and maternal deaths, and protecting communities from infectious diseases; how goals are set for health product development in relation to USAID's health-related goals; how USAID is leveraging U.S. investments to achieve greater impact in health innovation, developing and introducing affordable global health products, and increasing health innovations in the development pipeline; how USAID is coordinating with other federal departments and agencies in support of global health product development; and how USAID is coordinating and aligning global health innovation activities between the Global Development Lab, the Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact, and the Bureau for Global Health.

global health innovation_act sec bill directs agency international_development usaid report annually years congress extent global health innovations include drugs diagnostics devices vaccines electronic mobile health technologies related behavior change service delivery innovations innovation advanced usaid commitments achieving hiv aids free generation ending preventable child maternal deaths protecting communities infectious diseases goals set health product development relation usaid health related goals usaid leveraging investments achieve greater impact health innovation developing introducing affordable global health products increasing health innovations development pipeline usaid coordinating federal departments agencies support global health product development usaid coordinating aligning global health innovation activities global development lab center accelerating innovation impact bureau global health


Summary:
Global Development Lab Act of 2016

(Sec. 3) This bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab, the duties of which shall include:

 increasing the application of science, technology, innovation, and partnerships to develop new solutions to end extreme poverty; discovering and testing innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development goals; leveraging the expertise and resources of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, science and research organizations, and universities to increase program impact; and supporting USAID missions and bureaus in applying science, technology, innovation, and partnership approaches to decision making, procurement, and program design. USAID may (1) provide innovation incentive awards; and (2) use certain funds for each of FY2017-FY2021 to employ up to 30 individuals on a limited term basis.

(Sec. 4) "Innovation incentive award" means the provision of funding on a competitive basis that: (1) encourages the development of solutions for a particular, well-defined problem relating to the alleviation of poverty; or (2) helps identify and promote a broad range of ideas and practices facilitating third party development of an idea or practice.

global development lab act sec bill establishes agency international_development usaid united_states global development lab duties shall include increasing application science technology innovation partnerships develop new solutions end extreme poverty discovering testing innovations increase cost effectiveness support foreign policy development goals leveraging expertise resources businesses nongovernmental organizations science research organizations universities increase program impact supporting usaid missions bureaus applying science technology innovation partnership approaches decision making procurement program design usaid provide innovation incentive awards use certain funds fy2017-fy2021 employ individuals limited term basis sec innovation incentive award means provision funding competitive basis encourages development solutions particular defined problem relating poverty helps identify promote broad range ideas practices facilitating party development idea practice


Summary:
This bill amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to direct the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to oppose any proposed IMF loan to a country about which an IMF staff analytical report finds no high probability that the country's public debt is sustainable in the medium term (currently, only if the proposed loan is not likely to be repaid in full).

The President may waive this requirement for purposes of U.S. national security interests.

bill amends agreements act direct treasury instruct executive director international_monetary_fund imf oppose proposed imf loan country imf staff analytical report finds high probability country public debt sustainable medium term currently proposed loan likely repaid president waive requirement purposes national security interests


Summary:
Terrorist Asset Seizure Reform Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to require each financial institution to transfer annually to it all amounts of interest it has paid on certain frozen bank accounts, which shall be deposited into the Confiscated Assets Fund establish by this bill.

With respect to certain frozen assets of a foreign terrorist organization or a specially designated terrorist, including a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, at the time an asset is frozen or otherwise blocked (or within six months of enactment of this bill for an asset already frozen or blocked) Treasury shall:

 publish a public notice that the asset is being frozen or otherwise blocked, and give the owner of the asset and other interested parties one year to challenge such freezing or blocking. If the asset remains frozen or otherwise blocked after a year, Treasury shall require the financial institution holding the frozen asset to transfer it to Treasury.

Treasury shall:

 deposit all money received under such asset confiscation requirements into the Confiscated Assets Fund, and sell any non-monetary assets received under the bill and deposit the proceeds into the Fund. Treasury shall establish the Confiscated Assets Fund, which shall be made available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants under the Urban Area Security Initiative (for assisting high-risk urban areas in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism).

The Government Accountability Office shall study how Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control can better track frozen assets, manage data related to them, and improve reporting to Congress about them across all sanctions programs the Office of Foreign Assets Control administers.

terrorist asset seizure reform_act bill directs department_of_the_treasury require financial institution transfer annually amounts interest paid certain frozen bank accounts shall deposited confiscated assets fund establish bill respect certain frozen assets foreign terrorist organization specially designated terrorist including specially designated global terrorist time asset frozen blocked months enactment bill asset frozen blocked treasury shall publish public notice asset frozen blocked owner asset interested parties year challenge freezing blocking asset remains frozen blocked year treasury shall require financial institution holding frozen asset transfer treasury treasury shall deposit money received asset confiscation requirements confiscated assets fund sell non monetary assets received bill deposit proceeds fund treasury shall establish confiscated assets fund shall available federal_emergency_management_agency fema grants urban_area_security_initiative assisting high risk urban areas preventing preparing protecting responding acts terrorism government_accountability_office shall study treasury office_of_foreign_assets_control better track frozen assets manage data related improve reporting congress sanctions programs office_of_foreign_assets_control administers


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the International Financial Institutions Act to require the Department of the Treasury to: (1) instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support the use of the IMF's administrative budget for technical assistance that strengthens the capacity of IMF members to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism; and (2) report, within one year, on the effectiveness of such assistance, on the efficacy of U.S. efforts to achieve such policy goal, and on any further actions needed.

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Summary:
Global Development Lab Act of 2016

This bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab, whose duties shall include:

 increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop new solutions to end extreme poverty; discovering and testing development innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development goals; leveraging the expertise, resources, and investment of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, science and research organizations, and universities to increase program impact and sustainability; utilizing innovation-driven competitions to expand the number and diversity of solutions to development challenges; and supporting USAID missions and bureaus in applying science, technology, innovation, and partnership approaches to decision making, procurement, and program design.

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Summary:
Combating Global Corruption and Ensuring Accountability Act of 2016

This bill directs the the Department of State to: (1) submit an annual report describing the status of corruption in foreign countries and assessing each country's anti-corruption efforts; and (2) annually publish on a publicly accessible website a four-tiered ranking based upon a government's efforts to comply with the minimum anti-corruption standards prescribed in the bill.

The bill states that a government is complying with such standards if it:

 has enacted and judicially enforces laws, and has established structures and practices, that prohibit corruption; prescribes punishment for grand corruption that is commensurate with the punishment for serious crimes; prescribes punishment for petty corruption that provides a sufficient deterrent and reflects the nature of the offense; and is making sustained anti-corruption efforts. The State Department shall, prior to the obligation of any foreign assistance (except acute humanitarian and disaster assistance) to a tier 3 or tier 4 country:

 conduct a corruption risk assessment and create a corruption mitigation strategy for all foreign assistance programs to that country, require the inclusion of anti-corruption clauses for all foreign assistance contracts and grants, require disclosure of the beneficial ownership of all entities receiving foreign assistance funding, and establish a mechanism for investigating allegations of misappropriated foreign assistance funds or equipment. The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development shall consolidate existing reports with anti-corruption components into one online, public platform.

The State Department and the Department of Defense shall submit a strategy that details (1) how the U.S. government will incorporate corruption risk assessments during security sector assistance with foreign security forces, and (2) how security sector assistance will improve security sector governance.

The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) identifying the true beneficial owners of companies formed in the United States or abroad and the property that has been removed from a country in connection with corrupt activities is an important part of combating corruption; and (2) the President should develop a comprehensive approach to requiring such beneficial ownership information for companies formed in the United States or abroad.

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Summary: Extends through FY2008 the availability of certain supplemental social services block grant funding under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act.

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Summary: Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes the Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission to review Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and make comprehensive recommendations to sustain the solvency and stability of these programs for future generations.

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