3.0.0 492 2019-11-15T21:51:01Z 2019-11-15T21:51:01Z Senate S S 2005-03-02 109 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-03-02T20:34:40Z Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 109 1973 HR 2005-12-01 Became Public Law No: 109-121. Related bill CRS 2005-03-02 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1932-1934) IntroReferral 2005-03-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1885-1887, S1887-1888) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000439 Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] WILLIAM FRIST R TN H. N R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2005-03-02 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2005-03-02 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2005-04-05 False M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2005-06-06 False B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2005-06-30 False D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2005-10-04 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2005-10-26 False H.R.1973 https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1973 International Affairs AIDS (Disease) Africa (Sub-Saharan) Commerce Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Cooperative societies Counterpart funds Developing countries Economic assistance Economic development Economics and Public Finance Employee training Environmental Protection Environmentally induced diseases Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Health Health education Human immunodeficiency viruses Infrastructure International agencies International cooperation Investment guaranty insurance Labor and Employment Nongovernmental organizations Potable water President and foreign policy Preventive medicine Public-private partnerships Sewage disposal Small business Technical assistance Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water supply International Affairs 00 2005-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-28T20:13:36Z Safe Water: Currency for Peace Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide: (1) assistance, including health information and education, to advance good health and promote economic development by improving the safety of water supplies, expanding access to safe water and sanitation, promoting sound water management, and promoting better hygiene; and (2) such assistance (including well drilling and maintenance) using local currency payments under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

Authorizes the President to establish a five-year clean water infrastructure development program. Provides for: (1) congressional consultation; (2) partial loan guarantee assistance; and (3) priority to projects sponsored by or significantly involving U.S. small businesses or cooperatives.

Directs the Secretary of State to implement a foreign assistance strategy to promote economic development by expanding access to safe water and sanitation, promoting sound water management, and improving hygiene.

]]> Safe Water: Currency for Peace Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Safe Water: Currency for Peace Act of 2005 Display Title Safe Water: Currency for Peace Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to make access to safe water and sanitation for developing countries a specific policy objective of the United States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-02T05:00:00Z 2005-03-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1932-1934) 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.