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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Oct 9, 2007
African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance, including through international or nongovernmental organizations, for programs to improve human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa.
Directs the President to develop and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring assistance programs for human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa.
Authorizes FY2008-FY2010 appropriations.
People & committees
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D–IL
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 414.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/04/2007 with amendments. With written report No. 110-192.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/04/2007 with amendments. With written report No. 110-192.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2820-2823)
Introduced in Senate
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