115-hr-3445115th Congress

AGOA and MCA Modernization Act

Sponsored By: Representative ED ROYCE

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Summary

African Growth and Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act or the AGOA and MCA Modernization Act This bill directs the President to establish a website for the collection and dissemination of information regarding the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Department of State is urged to promote the use by eligible sub-Saharan African countries of the benefits available under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The President is urged to: facilitate trans-boundary trade among eligible sub-Saharan African countries; provide training for business and government trade officials on accessing AGOA benefits; provide capacity building for African entrepreneurs and trade associations on production strategies, quality standards, and market development; provide capacity building training to promote product diversification and value-added processing; and provide capacity building and technical assistance funding to help African businesses and institutions comply with U.S. counter-terrorism policies. The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 is amended to permit an eligible country that has entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact to enter into one additional compact under specified conditions. The bill establishes, beginning with FY2013, new assistance criteria for a low-income or a lower middle income candidate country eligible to enter into a Millennium Challenge Compact with the United States. The Millennium Challenge Corporation shall: (1) before selecting a compact country, provide the Board of Directors with information regarding the country's treatment of civil society; and (2) submit an assessment of the feasibility of developing partnerships at the sub national level within candidate countries.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

ED ROYCE

CA • R

Cosponsors

  • ELIOT ENGEL

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/27/2017

  • Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 7/27/2017

  • Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/27/2017

  • Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 8/1/2017

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/13/2017

  • Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]

    WA • R

    Sponsored 10/23/2017

  • MICHAEL CAPUANO

    MA • D

    Sponsored 11/2/2017

  • JOSE SERRANO

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/7/2017

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