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HR 594 101th Congress House International Affairs Alternative energy sources American economic assistance Conferences Conservation of natural resources Developing countries Environmental Protection Illiteracy Infant mortality Poverty Treaties World health

Global Poverty Reduction Act

Introduced: January 20, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Global Poverty Reduction Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President to develop a plan to ensure that U.S. development assistance contributes measurably toward eradicating the worst aspects of absolute poverty by the year 2000.

Requires that such plan include target dates for reaching specific measurable goals whose attainment would contribute to direct improvements in the living standards of the poorest 40 percent of the population.

Specifies that such goals shall include reducing the mortality rate of infants under age five, increasing the female literacy rate, and reducing the percentages of populations below the absolute poverty level by specified amounts by the year 2000.

Directs that development activities carried out under this Act shall be consistent with maintaining and restoring the renewable natural resource base.

Requires the President to submit the plan to the Congress by July 1, 1990. Requires all U.S. development assistance to be directed at attaining plan goals between October 1, 1990, and December 31, 2000.

Requires the President to submit annual reports to the Congress detailing progress toward achieving plan goals. Directs the Comptroller General to review and comment on each report issued.

Directs the President to host an international development conference for heads of governments of development assistance donor and recipient countries by October 16, 1989, to conclude an international agreement on eliminating the worst aspects of absolute poverty by the year 2000.

What's happening now January 20, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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