,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ag1 #bjad ,ms4 
,bass 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4   
,cicill9e1 & ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,mill5nium ,*all5ge  
,act ( #bjjc to au?orize concurr5t      
compacts = purposes ( regional economic 
integration & cross-bord]               
collaborations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,mill5nium ,compacts = ,regional        
,economic ,integration ,act or ,m-,,core
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,= m ?an a decade1 six ( !
 _w's #aj fa/e/ gr[+ economies are      
locat$ 9 sub-,sah>an ,africa4  7#b7 ,_m 
,african nations are l&lock$ & _!       
economies are isolat$ & w require great]
 support to b5efit f regional           
integration ( m>kets1 infra/ructure1 &  
trade promotion type policies4  7#c7 ,by
 connect+ isolat$ ,african economies1   

!re exi/s ! pot5tial to increase        
inve/m5t opportunities & support        
m>ket-bas$ gr[?4  7#d7 ,:ile ! ,african 
cont95t has exp]i5c$ positive economic  
gr[? tr5ds1 successfully address+ !     
cont95t's infra/ructure gaps c\ld       
increase gross dome/ic product gr[? by  
an e/imat$ two p]c5t4  7#e7 ,9 rec5t    
ye>s1 ! ,_w ,bank has d\bl$ its inve/m5t
 9 ,african regional integration f #a4h 
billion to #c4f billion = projects to   
address infra/ructure defici5cies1      
unemploym5t1 & pov]ty r$uction4  7#f7   
,african nations1 includ+ regional      
economic bodies1 h increas+ly realiz$ t 
a key driv] to economic gr[? mu/ involve
 great] cross-bord] collaboration &     
regional economic integration to address
 defici5cies 9 areas su* z              
communications1 transport1 & en]gy      
networks4  7#g7 ,! ,mill5nium ,*all5ge  
,corporation's compacts h increas$      
access to reliable p[]1 enhanc$ highway 
corridors1 & upgrad$ regional trad+     
hubs1 !reby promot+ economic gr[? &     

cross-bord] engagem5t betwe5 & among    
,african nations4  #c4 ,purpose ,?is    
purpose ( ?is ,act is to exp& !         
,mill5nium ,*all5ge ,corporation's      
ability to develop compacts ) nations1  
p>ticul>ly 9 ,africa1 t promote regional
 economic integration & cross-bord]     
collaborations4  #d4 ,mill5nium ,*all5ge
 ,compact  7a7 ,concurr5t compacts      
,section #fji ( ! ,mill5nium ,*all5ge   
,act ( #bjjc 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjh7 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ! fir/ s5t5ce (  
subsection 7k72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7k7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7l7 ,concurr5t compacts ,9 accordance ) 
! requirem5ts ( ?is title1 an eligible  
c\ntry & ! ,unit$ ,/ates may ent] into &
 h 9 effect m ?an "o ,compact at any    
giv5 "t1 includ+ a concurr5t ,compact = 
purposes ( regional economic integration
 or cross-bord] collaborations1 only if 
! ,bo>d det]m9es t ! c\ntry is mak+     
consid]able & demon/rable progress 9    
implem5t+ ! t]ms ( exi/+ ,compacts &    
supplem5t>y agreem5ts !reto4  4  7b7    

,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7a7 apply ) respect to       
,compacts ent]$ into betwe5 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & an eligible c\ntry "u !        
,mill5nium ,*all5ge ,act ( #bjjc be=e1  
on1 or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section     
#fac7;b77#b77;,a7 ( su* ,act 7#bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #ggab7;b77#b77;,a77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ 8!0 be=e 8,compact0 & ins]t+   
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