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HR 3916 109th Congress House

Millennium Challenge Environmental Accountability Act

Official title: To amend the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 to promote environmental sustainability in the implementation of programs and activities carried out under such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 6, 2005 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
International Affairs Developing countriesEconomic assistanceEnvironmental ProtectionGovernment Operations and Politics
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Government publicityPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSustainable development
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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 Latest action September 27, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Millennium Challenge Environmental Accountability Act - Amends the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (the Act) to apply the environmental procedures applicable to programs, projects, and activities of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the provision of economic growth and poverty reduction assistance authorized under the Act. Requires each Millennium Challenge Compact (a compact required to be entered into by each participating country) to include a plan to promote environmental sustainability, including prevention, minimization, mitigation, or compensation for the potential adverse impact on natural resources in the implementation of programs and activities funded under the Compact. Provides for the input of non-governmental organizations concerning Compact creation.

Requires the inclusion, in an annual report under the Act, of information on progress made toward implementing the country's plan for environmental sustainability. Directs that each report be published in the Federal Register and made available on the Internet.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3916: Millennium Challenge Environmental Accountability Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3916/
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"H.R. 3916: Millennium Challenge Environmental Accountability Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3916/.
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H.R. 3916, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3916/.
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