3.0.0 832 2023-01-11T13:36:59Z 2023-01-11T13:36:59Z Senate S 2017-04-05 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2017-10-17T20:57:26Z Markup by 2017-10-05T13:30:34Z Referred to 2017-04-05T17:00:57Z African Growth and Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act 115 3445 HR 2018-04-23 Became Public Law No: 115-167. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2017-10-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246. Calendars 2017-10-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2017-10-17 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2017-10-05 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2017-04-05 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2017-04-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2017-04-05 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-04-05 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2017-04-25 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2017-05-03 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-10-04 False 2017-10-27T20:00:00Z S. 832, AGOA and MCA Modernization Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53257 As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 17, 2017 International Affairs Africa Business education Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Terrorism International Affairs 00 2017-04-05 Introduced in Senate 2017-09-07T20:22:47Z African Growth and Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act or the AGOA and MCA Modernization Act

This bill directs the President to establish a website for the collection and dissemination of information regarding the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

The Department of State is urged to encourage eligible sub-Saharan African countries to use the benefits available under the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

The President is urged to:

  • facilitate trans-boundary trade among eligible sub-Saharan African countries;
  • provide training for business and government trade officials on accessing AGOA benefits;
  • provide capacity building for African entrepreneurs and trade associations on production strategies, quality standards, and market development;
  • provide capacity building training to promote product diversification and value-added processing; and
  • provide capacity building and technical assistance funding to help African businesses and institutions comply with U.S. counter-terrorism policies.

The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 is amended to permit an eligible country that has entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact to enter into one additional compact under specified conditions.

The bill establishes, beginning with FY2013, new assistance criteria for a low-income or a lower-middle-income candidate country eligible to enter into a Millennium Challenge Compact with the United States.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation shall: (1) before selecting a compact country, provide the Board of Directors with information regarding the country's treatment of civil society; and (2) submit an assessment of the feasibility of developing partnerships at the subnational level within candidate countries.

]]> 01 2017-10-17 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2018-11-30T23:23:10Z African Growth and Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act or the AGOA and MCA Modernization Act

This bill directs the President to establish a website for the collection and dissemination of information regarding the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

The Department of State is urged to encourage eligible sub-Saharan African countries to use AGOA benefits.

The President is urged to:

  • facilitate trans-boundary trade among eligible sub-Saharan African countries;
  • provide AGOA benefits training for business and government trade officials;
  • provide capacity building for African entrepreneurs and trade associations on production strategies, quality standards, and market development; and
  • provide capacity building training.

The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 is amended to permit an eligible country that has entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact to enter into one additional compact.

The bill establishes new assistance criteria for a low-income or a lower-middle-income candidate country to enter into a compact with the United States.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation shall: (1) before selecting a compact country, provide the Board of Directors with information regarding the country's treatment of civil society; and (2) assess the feasibility of developing subnational partnerships.

]]> AGOA and MCA Modernization Act Display Title AGOA and MCA Modernization Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of programs under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced AGOA and MCA Modernization Act Short Titles as Introduced African Growth and Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate AGOA and MCA Modernization Act S Senate Short Titles as Reported to Senate African Growth and Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act S Senate Reported to Senate 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s832rs/xml/BILLS-115s832rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s832is/xml/BILLS-115s832is.xml 2017-10-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246. 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.