3.0.0 4649 2023-01-11T13:32:04Z 2023-01-11T13:32:04Z House HR 2016-02-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 32 (Monday, February 29, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 4649.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill N. is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H1045]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-02-29T17:01:25Z 2016-02-29 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2016-02-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 N C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2016-02-29 True B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2016-02-29 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2016-02-29 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2016-02-29 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2016-02-29 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2016-02-29 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2016-02-29 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2016-02-29 True S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2016-02-29 True International Affairs Advisory bodies Africa Commemorative events and holidays Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government information and archives Racial and ethnic relations International Affairs 00 2016-02-29 Introduced in House 2016-06-13T17:57:53Z Decade for the People of African Descent Act

This bill establishes within the Department of State an Office on the International Decade for People of African Descent which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for the International Decade for People of African Descent.

The State Department, with the assistance of the Ambassador-at-Large, shall establish an Internet site containing major international documents relating to the International Decade for People of African Descent.

It is the sense of Congress that:

  • U.S. diplomatic missions in countries may promote the International Decade for People of African Descent; and
  • in allocating or recommending the allocation of funds or the recommendation of candidates for programs and grants, U.S. diplomatic missions should give consideration to those programs, initiatives, and candidates deemed to assist in the promotion of the International Decade for People of African Descent.

The bill also establishes the U.S. Commission on the International Decade for People of African Descent, which shall: (1) promote the International Decade for People of African Descent; and (2) make policy recommendations to the President, the State Department, and Congress regarding matters involving the International Decade for People of African Descent.

It is the sense of Congress that there should be within the Executive Office of the President a Special Adviser to the President on the International Decade for People of African Descent, to serve as liaison with the Ambassador-at-Large for the International Decade, the commission, Congress, and nongovernmental organizations.

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