,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bb1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,israel introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to authorize microenterprise   
assistance for renewable energy projects
 in developing countries4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may cited as the ,solar
 ,villages ,initiative ,act4  #b4       
,microenterprise assistance for         
renewable energy projects in developing 
countries  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,president1 acting through the          
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 
and in consultation with the ,secretary 
of ,state and the ,secretary of ,energy1
 is authorized to provide assistance for
 renewable energy projects described in 
subsection 7b7 in developing countries  
to increase the availability of credit1 
savings1 and other services to          
microfinance and microenterprise clients

 lacking full access to capital1        
training1 technical assistance1 and     
business development services4  7b7     
,types of projects ,the renewable energy
 projects described in this subsection  
include projects to assist small and    
micro businesses that loan or sell solar
 lanterns or lamps and other solar      
energy technologies4  7c7 ,priority ,in 
providing assistance under subsection   
7a71 the ,president shall give priority 
to empowering female-owned businesses in
 developing countries4  7d7 ,relation to
 existing authorities ,assistance       
provided under subsection 7a7 shall be  
made available under the authorities of 
section #beb of the ,foreign ,assistance
 ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbaa;a74 
7e7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,president to carry out this     
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