S 3072 · 106th Congress · International Affairs
Support for Overseas Cooperative Development Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 843.(2000-09-28)
Plain Language Summary
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Support for Overseas Cooperative Development Act - Declares that Congress supports the development and expansion of economic assistance programs that fully utilize cooperatives and credit unions, particularly those programs committed to: (1) international cooperative principles, democratic governance and involvement of women and ethnic minorities for economic and social development; (2) market-oriented and value-added activities with the potential to reach large numbers of low income people and help them enter into the mainstream economy; (3) a strengthened participation of rural and urban poor to contribute to their country's economic development; and (4) utilization of technical assistance and training to better serve the member- owners. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide that, in meeting the goal of strengthening the participation of the rural and urban poor in their country's development through the use of development funds for technical and capital assistance in the development and use of cooperatives in less developed countries, that priority be given to: (1) technical assistance to low income farmers who form and develop member-owned cooperatives for farm s…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 3072, Support for Overseas Cooperative Development Act
Oct 3, 2000Cost 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