HR 6006 114th Congress House International Affairs Africa Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Infrastructure development Reconstruction and stabilization Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations South Sudan Student aid and college costs U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act

Introduced: September 13, 2016 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sep 13, 2016

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lost Boys and Girls Rebuilding Infrastructure to Sustain Enduring Peace in South Sudan Act or the Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act

This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a three-year pilot program to provide fellowships to up to 500 eligible individuals to assist in developing agricultural, business development, educational, medical, technological, or transportation infrastructure in South Sudan. (The program may begin after the Department of State determines that it is safe for U.S. citizens, especially citizens of Sudanese or South Sudanese descent, to travel to South Sudan and lifts the general travel warning for South Sudan.)

It is the sense of Congress that USAID should: (1) consult with members of the Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan community in the United States for purposes of identifying potential participants, and (2) consider individuals who are recommended to USAID by a member of Congress.

What's happening now September 13, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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