HR 4002 · 106th Congress · International Affairs

Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-03-16· Sponsored by Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 106-373.(2000-10-27)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Famine Prevention and Freedom from Hunger Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise congressional declarations of policy with respect to famine prevention and freedom from hunger in developing countries. (Sec. 2) Urges the United States, among other things, to: (1) generally engage the U.S. university community more extensively in the agricultural research, trade, and development initiatives undertaken outside the United States with the objectives of strengthening its capacity to carry out research, teaching, and extension activities for solving problems in food production, processing, marketing, and consumption in agriculturally underdeveloped nations, and transforming progress in global agricultural research and development (R&D) into economic growth, trade, and trade benefits for U.S. communities and industries and for the provident use of natural resources; and (2) ensure that all federally funded support to universities and their public and private partners relating to the goals of this Act is periodically reviewed for its performance. Includes Native American land- grant colleges within the definition of "universities". (Sec. 3) Authorizes …

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H.R. 4002, Famine Prevention and Freedom from Hunger Improvement Act of 2000

Jul 17, 2000

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on June 29, 2000

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H.R. 4002, The Famine Prevention and Freedom from Hunger Improvement Act of 2000

Oct 2, 2000

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 27, 2000

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican