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HR 1802 100th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance American economic assistance Authorization Developing countries Development credit institutions Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Foreign Trade and Investments Government Operations and Politics International Affairs International agencies Multilateral development banks United Nations Women in business Women's education Women's employment Women's rights

A bill to promote the integration of women in the development process in developing countries.

Introduced: March 25, 1987 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 1, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.
Mar 25, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 25, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Mar 25, 1987
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to: (1) develop and implement a plan to provide training for all Washington and mission-based professional staff that provides guidance on strategies for incorporating women in the planning, design, and management of the Agency's development activities; (2) develop an Agency-wide action plan for implementation of the Women in Development policy guidelines; (3) develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for providing appropriate extension and related services to low-resource women who are engaged in subsistence or cash crop production; (4) develop and implement a strategy for providing training, technical assistance, credit, and other services to strengthen the managerial skills and capabilities for women; and (5) increase training opportunities for women and set the target that a minimum of 40 percent of participant trainees be women by the year 1992, with appropriate geographical representation.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that a minimum of $5,000,000 of funds made available for foreign assistance programs be used for programs to promote the participation and integration of women in the development process in developing countries. (Present law places a maximum of $10,000,000 on the use of such funds.)

Authorizes appropriations to be made available for the United Nations Development Fund for Women.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) to: (1) propose that the Bank establish policy guidelines and implement an action plan to integrate women in the planning, design, implementation, management, and evaluation of Bank activities; and (2) report to the Congress on the implementation of that plan.

What's happening now April 1, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.

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