3.0.0 3701 2023-01-11T13:17:55Z 2023-01-11T13:17:55Z House H HR 2009-10-01 111 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-10-01T14:05:49Z 2009-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2009-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 N E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2009-10-28 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2009-12-15 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2010-01-21 False International Affairs Adult education and literacy Africa Books and print media Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elementary and secondary education Foreign aid and international relief Higher education Libraries and archives Public-private cooperation Religion Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations International Affairs 00 2009-10-01 Introduced in House 2009-12-11T22:40:13Z More Books for Africa Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the availability of textbooks and library books is a critical component of the U.S. investment in primary, secondary, higher, and adult community education; and (2) the donation of textbooks and library books is a powerful diplomatic tool.

Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the More Books for Africa Program to facilitate the donation and distribution of not fewer than 3 million text and library books per year to African schools, libraries, and community learning centers in partnership with U.S.-based entities.

Provides that: (1) Program books may come only from unrestricted donations from citizens, not-for-profits, educational institutions, libraries, and private companies; (2) the Program shall encourage partnerships with faith-based organizations, community organizations, K-12 educational institutions, and private companies; (3) the Program shall encourage partnerships with African ministries of education; and (4) the Program shall encourage U.S. Ambassadors to African countries to make the establishment of libraries and donations of books to schools on behalf of the United States a priority.

Provides for Program monitoring.

]]> More Books for Africa Act of 2009 Display Title More Books for Africa Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To establish the More Books for Africa Program to facilitate the donation, processing, shipping, and distribution of text and library books to African schools, libraries, community centers, and other centers of learning in partnership with United States-based entities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced More Books for Africa Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3701ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3701ih.xml 2009-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.