3.0.0 8186 2023-01-11T13:45:01Z 2023-01-11T13:45:01Z House HR 2020-09-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:H.R. 8186.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause18)[Page H4331]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-08T13:31:20Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-08T13:31:15Z William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 116 6395 HR 2021-01-02 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS 2020-09-08 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 2020-09-08 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2020-09-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 N P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2020-10-01 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2020-10-01 False H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 2020-10-01 False Armed Forces and National Security Africa Alliances Asia China Collective security Congressional districts and representation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Europe Foreign aid and international relief Infrastructure development Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military facilities and property Military operations and strategy Military readiness Russia Terrorism Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-09-08 Introduced in House 2020-12-21T21:04:40Z Africa Foreign Relations, International Cooperation, and Assistance Act of 2020 or the AFRICA Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on the activities and resources required to enhance security and economic partnerships between the United States and African countries. Additionally, DOD shall seek to build partner capacity and interoperability in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility through increased partnerships with countries on the African continent, military-to-military engagements, and traditional activities of the combatant commands.

]]> AFRICA Act of 2020 Display Title AFRICA Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced AFRICA Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Africa Foreign Relations, International Cooperation, and Assistance Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To require a report on the activities and resources required to enhance security and economic partnerships between the United States and African countries, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8186ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8186ih.xml 2020-09-08 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. 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.