DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Amendments

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: promote relief, security, and democracy (S. 2125), S6812, S7178 [29JN]

Articles and editorials

Can Developing Countries Be Financial Saviors of Rich Nations?, E1080 [8JN], E1090 [9JN]

Nations Benefit From Migration—U.N. Study Says, E1092 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: promote economic diversification, entrepreneurship, and private sector development, and promote partnerships among small and medium enterprises in qualified countries (see H.R. 5480), H3306 (see H.R. 5480), H3359 [25MY]

African Development Foundation: redesignate name and increase funding and powers (see H.R. 5652), H4327 [20JN]

Diseases: increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see S. 2465), S2467 [28MR] (see H.R. 5022), H1195 [28MR]

———promote research and development of drugs related to neglected and tropical diseases (see S. 2699), S3893 [2MY]

Eximbank: reauthorize and reform operations (see H.R. 5068), H1389 [30MR]

Food: ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 5270), H1979 [2MY]

Foreign Assistance Act: provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H224 [8FE]

Haiti: authorize assistance to fund scholarships for talented disadvantaged students to continue their education in the U.S. and to return to Haiti to contribute to the development of their country (see H.R. 5091), H1561 [5AP]

———urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (see H. Res. 888), H4520 [22JN]

Health: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 2765), S4211 [9MY]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: welcome members and staff of the parliaments of East Timor, Republic of Georgia, Indonesia, and Macedonia as the first partner parliaments (see H. Res. 758), H1452 [4AP]

Letters

Safe Blood for Africa Initiative: John Bruton, European Union, H3651 [9JN]

———Kofi Annan, U.N., H3651 [9JN]

———Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Great Britain, H3651 [9JN]

Lists

Peace Corps volunteers from Minnesota's 2d Congressional District, H417 [28FE]

Press releases

President Leonel Fernandez Receives PADF's Inter-American Leadership Award: Pan American Development Foundation, E1093 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Africa Malaria Day: observance, E593 [25AP], E650 [27AP]

African Development Foundation: redesignate name and increase funding and powers (H.R. 5652), E1245 [21JN]

AID: President's Malaria Intitiative funding, H3528 [8JN]

Diseases: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in developing countries, H4203 [19JN]

———provide assistance to countries to combat tuberculosis, H3690 [9JN]

Economy: role of investors and stock markets from developing countries in the global economy, E1090 [9JN]

Financial institutions: debt refief, E1080 [8JN]

Food: ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (H.R. 5270), E687 [2MY]

Foreign aid: establish centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries, H3528 [8JN], E119 [8FE]

Foreign countries: improve identification and response to weak or failing countries that endanger international security, pre-conflict stabilization efforts, and post-conflict reconstruction operations, H2568 [11MY]

Global Environment Facility (organization): funding, H3529, H3530 [8JN]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, H3526 [8JN]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: anniversary, H875 [14MR], E359 [14MR]

Immigration: growth in global migration, E1092 [9JN]

National Peace Corps Day: observance, E275 [2MR]

National security: support conflict response fund to address threat of failing countries, E1109 [9JN]

Peace Corps: anniversary, H417 [28FE], H456, H457 [1MR], E223 [28FE], E257, E265, E270, E275 [2MR], E287 [7MR], E341 [9MR], E450 [29MR], E903 [19MY]

Safe Blood for Africa Initiative: support, H3650 [9JN]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H3697 [9JN]

Water: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs, H1063 [16MR], H3531, H3535-H3537 [8JN]

Remarks in Senate

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: promote relief, security, and democracy (S. 2125), S7178 [29JN]

Disasters: international disaster and famine assistance funding, S3963, S3964 [3MY]

Diseases: increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (S. 2465), S2472 [28MR]

———promote research and development of drugs related to neglected and tropical diseases (S. 2699), S3900 [2MY]

———provide assistance to countries to combat avian influenza, S1887 [8MR]

Foreign aid: increase efforts to combat international hunger, poverty, and disease, S5210 [25MY]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, S2268, S2269 [16MR]

Health: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (S. 2765), S4213 [9MY]

Immigration: allow health care workers applying for legal permanent residency to honor service contracts to home country and to provide health services in developing countries without jeopardizing residency status, S2772-S2774 [4AP], S5071 [24MY]

Kenya: condemn use of security forces to limit freedom of the press and political discussion, S2306 [16MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary, S1639 [2MR], S1677 [3MR], S1831 [7MR], S2300 [16MR]

Reports filed

Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2125), S4963 [23MY]

Summaries

Real Solutions to World Hunger Act (H.R. 5270), E687 [2MY]

Texts of

S. 2125, Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act, S7179 [29JN]

S. 2765, Child Health Investment for Long-Term Development (CHILD and Newborn) Act, S4213-S4215 [9MY]