HR 2548 · 113th Congress · International Affairs
Electrify Africa Act of 2014
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2014-05-12)
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Electrify Africa Act of 2013 - Directs the President to establish a multiyear strategy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa develop an appropriate mix of power solutions to provide sufficient electricity access to people living in rural and urban areas in order to alleviate poverty and drive economic growth. Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) should: (1) prioritize where loan guarantees to African financial institutions would facilitate involvement in African power projects, and where partnerships and grants would increase access to electricity; and (2) consider providing grants to develop national, regional, and local energy and electricity policy plans, and expand electricity access to the poorest. Urges: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to use U.S. influence at each institution in the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank to encourage power sector and electrification investments in sub-Saharan Africa, (2) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to prioritize investment in the electricity sector of sub-Saharan Africa, and (3) the Trade and Development Agency to promote U.S. private sector partici…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2014
Mar 12, 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 27, 2014
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Cosponsors (20)
13 Democrats7 Republicans