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HR 1793 113th Congress House

Global Partnerships Act of 2013

Official title: To establish a framework for effective, transparent, and accountable United States foreign assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 26, 2013 Introduced by: Connolly, Gerald E. Democrat · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Jun 3, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 26, 2013
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Global Partnerships Act of 2013 - Sets forth provisions regarding global poverty and related matters, including: (1) reduction of global poverty; (2) acceleration of economic growth; (3) micro enterprise and small and medium enterprise assistance; (4) food security; (5) child survival and maternal health; (6) combating disease; (7) family planning and reproductive health; (8) education; (9) the environment; (10) safe water, sanitation, and housing; (11) gender equality; (12) democratic governance; and (13) humanitarian and disaster assistance.

Sets forth provisions regarding advancing peace and mitigating conflict, including: (1) peacekeeping and related missions, (2) strategies and assessments, and (3) organizations and personnel.

Sets forth provisions regarding human rights and democracy, including: (1) violence against women and girls, (2) the rule of law, and (3) child protection.

Sets forth provisions regarding strategic partnerships, including: (1) the Economic Support Fund, (2) security partnership assistance, (3) drawdown authority, (4) defense article loans and stockpiling, (5) foreign military financing, (6) international military education and training, (7) excess defense article transfers, (8) cooperative project agreements, (9) foreign military sales, (10) arms export controls, (11) defense article leases and retransfers, (12) enforcement and monitoring of arms sales, (13) congressional review of arms sales, and (14) land mines and cluster munitions.

Sets forth provisions regarding transnational threats, including: (1) nuclear, missile, and chemical and biological nonproliferation; and (2) counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism authorities.

Sets forth provisions regarding the global environment, including: (1) debt-for-nature exchanges, and (2) commercial debt-for-nature exchanges.

Sets forth provisions regarding trade and investment, including: (1) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), (2) the United States Trade and Development Agency, and (3) enterprise funds.

Sets forth provisions regarding strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, and congressional notification.

Sets forth provisions regarding policy restrictions and special authorities with respect to: (1) human rights; (2) non-proliferation; (3) narcotics; (4) terrorism, including in the Middle East; (5) trade and commerce; and (6) policy authorities.

Sets forth provisions regarding organization, management, and human resources, including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Revises specified provisions of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003, the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and the Fulbright-Hays Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1793: Global Partnerships Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1793/
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"H.R. 1793: Global Partnerships Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1793/.
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H.R. 1793, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1793/.
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