H.R.2139 - Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009

To direct the President to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting global development, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: To direct the President to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting global development, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Howard Berman

D-CA

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Official Summary

4/28/2009--Introduced.Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 - Directs the President to develop and implement: (1) a National Strategy for Global Development to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of reducing poverty and contributing to economic growth in developing countri

Official Summary

4/28/2009--Introduced.Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 - Directs the President to develop and implement:
(1) a National Strategy for Global Development to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of reducing poverty and contributing to economic growth in developing countries, including responding to humanitarian crises; and
(2) a system to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of U.S. foreign assistance. Expresses the sense of Congress that American taxpayers and foreign assistance recipients should have, to the maximum extent practicable, full access to U.S. foreign assistance information.

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04/28/09
Bread for the World President Pushes for Support, Co-Sponsorship ...

... Assistance Network (MFAN), today urged members of the House of Representatives to pass the Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (HR 2139). ...

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11/07/10
The Midterm Elections' Impact on US Development Policy

As chair of HFAC, Congressman Berman introduced legislation on foreign aid reform, HR 2139, and began to rewrite the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. As ranking member of the committee, he could still rewrite this bill and introduce it ...

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10/15/10
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The current debate around HR 2139 centers around how tied our foreign assistance should be to U.S. national security Powered by !JoomlaComment 3.26. A p p a r e l HR – FashioNZ. Unemployed find old jobs now require more skills. ...

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10/06/10
The Borgen Project: Road Map Act- Call Your Representatives!

... Gordon Brown (3); government involvement (12); Graca Machel (1); grameen bank (2); Grameen Foundation (1); Grinstein (1); GSK (1); Guinea (2); Guinea-Bissau (1); H.R. 2139 (1); Habitat for Humanity (1); Haiti (4); Hans Rosling (1) ...

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