3.0.0 4319 2023-01-13T04:49:41Z 2023-01-13T04:49:41Z House H HR 2005-11-15 109 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Reported by 2006-06-22T21:43:58Z Markup by 2006-06-22T21:43:53Z Referred to 2006-06-21T21:32:13Z Referred to 2005-11-15T15:23:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-11-15T15:23:20Z 2006-06-22 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2006-06-22 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2006-06-21 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations. Committee 2005-11-15 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-11-15 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-15 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2005-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 N S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2005-11-15 True W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2006-01-31 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2006-01-31 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2006-03-07 False International Affairs Accounting Africa (Sub-Saharan) Age discrimination Agribusiness Agricultural assistance Agricultural conservation Agricultural cooperatives Agricultural surpluses Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade American investments Bank capital Bank loans Bank management Biotechnology Business education Central banks and banking Civics education Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Commerce Computer literacy Computer networks Computer software Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Congressional tributes Crime prevention Curricula Developing countries Disabled Discrimination Discrimination against the disabled Displaced persons Economic assistance Economics and Public Finance Education Employee rights Entrepreneurs Exports Farmers Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign banks and banking Free enterprise Government Operations and Politics Government corporations Government ethics Government publicity Government regulation Government securities Higher education Housing and Community Development Human rights Imports Information technology Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Intellectual property International banking Internet Investment guaranty insurance Job creation Labor and Employment Law Marketing Marketing of farm produce Minorities Overseas Private Investment Corporation Privatization Product counterfeiting Prosecution Public Lands and Natural Resources Public corruption Public-private partnerships Quality control Racial discrimination Religion Religious liberty Restrictive trade practices Risk Rule of law Rural economic development Science, Technology, Communications Sex discrimination Small business Student employment Tax administration Taxation Technical assistance Transportation and Public Works Treaties United Nations Usury War relief White collar crime Women Youth employment International Affairs 00 2005-11-15 Introduced in House 2006-01-23T19:39:46Z Assistance for Small and Medium Enterprises in Sub-Saharan African Countries Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to provide technical assistance to small and medium enterprises in sub-Saharan African countries.

Authorizes the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide assistance to small and medium enterprises in such countries for: (1) financial sector improvement; (2) financial institution lending programs; (3) technology and information resources; (4) rural and peri-urban business development; (5) small business development in post-conflict states; (6) youth entrepreneurship programs; (7) intellectual property rights protection; and (8) anti-corruption initiatives.

Directs: (1) the U.S. Trade Representative to develop a comprehensive plan to expand agricultural trade between sub-Saharan African countries and the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act; (2) the Secretary of State to undertake actions to strengthen internationally recognized labor rights and standards in sub-Saharan African countries; (3) the Secretary of Labor to undertake activities to promote social dialog among business, government, labor, and nongovernmental organizations; (4) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to provide training and technical assistance to producers to ensure that their exports meet U.S. requirements; (5) the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Foreign Agriculture Service, to undertake activities to improve market access for U.S. agricultural products in sub-Saharan African countries; (6) the President, through USAID, to provide technical assistance to eligible sub-Saharan countries to meet African Growth and Opportunity Act eligibility requirements, and to provide such countries with transportation and communications infrastructure; and (7) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to conduct trade training programs for U.S. small businesses which convey basic information on selling goods to foreign markets, including markets in sub-Saharan African countries.

]]> Assistance for Small and Medium Enterprises in Sub-Saharan African Countries Act of 2005 Display Title Assistance for Small and Medium Enterprises in Sub-Saharan African Countries Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To provide assistance for small and medium enterprises in sub-Saharan African countries, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Assistance for Small and Medium Enterprises in Sub-Saharan African Countries Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4319ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4319ih.xml 2006-06-22 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.