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Women in Enterprise Development Act of 1996

Introduced: July 16, 1996 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jul 16, 1996
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Women in Enterprise Development Act of 1996 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) to establish a Women in Enterprise Development Program, which shall provide funding and other support for projects of educational, information, and financial assistance to women in developing countries to: (1) support the creation of small to medium-size businesses in which women can participate; (2) foster investment in businesses substantially owned or managed by women; and (3) enable such women to further their education.

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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3827: Women in Enterprise Development Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3827/
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"H.R. 3827: Women in Enterprise Development Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3827/.
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H.R. 3827, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3827/.
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