DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Amendments

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), S4831, S4833 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions

Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization or foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]

Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2713 [15MY]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]

AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 [5MR]

Air pollution: promote the use of clean cookstoves in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 [7MY]

Children and youth: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4684 [9JY]

Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

——— support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]

Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. development programs and private sector investment activities (see S. 3495), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6178), H5201 [24JY]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR] (see H.R. 4071), H943 [17FE] (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]

Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]

Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 3888), H440 [2FE]

Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), S2546 [19AP]

World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

Letters

Countervailing duties application to nonmarket economy countries: C. David Veal, American Shrimp Processors Association, H1169 [6MR]

Messages

Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Designation for South Sudan: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], H1548 [26MR]

Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Termination for Argentina: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], H1548 [26MR]

Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Termination for Gibraltar and the Turks and Caicos Islands: President Obama, S4770 [29JN], H4652 [29JN]

Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Termination for St. Kitts and Nevis: President Obama, S8299 [20DE], H7384 [20DE]

Generalized System of Preferences Least-Developed Beneficiary Developing Country Designation for Senegal: President Obama, H4652 [29JN]

Remarks in House

Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat obstetric fistula (H.R. 5748), E788 [15MY]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (H.R. 5986), H5640–H5644, H5696 [2AU]

Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public Policy students for winning the Hult International Business School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]

Diseases: HIV/AIDS research and treatment funding, H6590 [4DE]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, H3226 [30MY]

——— improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases, H3865 [20JN]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (H.R. 4105), H1165, H1166–H1173 [6MR]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting, H3135, H3136 [18MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary, H1103 [1MR], H1438 [21MR], E276 [29FE], E296 [1MR], E308 [5MR], E322 [6MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), H1429 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization or foster care (S. Res. 378), S607 [14FE], S803 [15FE]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]

——— add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5451–S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904–S5907, S5919–S5921, S5932–S5934 [2AU]

——— add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]

——— add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]

Air pollution: promote the use of clean cookstoves in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]

Children and youth: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (S. 414), S3655–S3657 [24MY], S4812 [10JY]

Ethiopia: U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (H.R. 4105), S1375 [5MR], S1608 [13MR]

——— apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (S. 2153), S1375 [5MR]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting, S7153, S7154, S7205 [29NO], S7699 [10DE]

SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), S4832, S4833 [10JY]

Reports filed

African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]

——— Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112–225), S6545 [20SE]

Assessing Progress in Haiti Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]

End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2234), S8203 [19DE]

International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 112–170), S3514 [23MY]

Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 429), S4366 [20JN]

Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112–194), S5731 [31JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4105, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries, H1166 [6MR]

H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric program extension, H5640 [2AU]

S. 414, International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act, S3656 [24MY]

S. 2153, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries, S1375 [5MR]

S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric program extension, S5920 [2AU]

S. Res. 378, express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization or foster care, S704, S803 [15FE]

S. Res. 429, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, S4833 [10JY]