,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#ae1 #bjbj,mr4 ,coons 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,inhofe7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,commending the ,united   
,states ,african ,development           
,foundation on the occasion of its #djth
 anniversary for creating pathways to   
prosperity for underserved communities  
on the ,african continent through       
community-led development4  ,whereas    
,december #af1 #bjbj1 marks the #djth   
anniversary of the establishment of the 
,united ,states ,african ,development   
,foundation 7referred to in this        
preamble as the ,,usadf72 ,whereas1 on  
,december #af1 #aihj1 the ,president    
signed the ,african ,development        
,foundation ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;h  
et seq47 into law1 which established the
 ,,usadf as an independent ,federal     
agency with the goal to-- 7#a7          

strengthen the bonds of friendship and  
understanding between the people of the 
countries of ,africa and the ,united    
,states2  7#b7 support local capacity   
building to create community development
 opportunities and expand the           
participation of the countries of       
,africa in their development process2   
and  7#c7 foster the establishment and  
growth of indigenous development        
institutions that are equipped to       
respond to local needs2 ,whereas1 for   
#dj years1 the ,,usadf has invested in a
 pan-,african network of local          
implementing partners that employ a     
community-led development approach to   
support ,african-designed and           
,african-delivered solutions2 ,whereas  
the ,,usadf has provided more than      
#c1djj grassroots and community         
enterprise grants in more than #dj      
sub-,saharan ,african countries2        
,whereas the ,,usadf strengthens food   
security1 empowers smallholder farmers1 
and creates economic growth in rural1   

hard-to-reach communities by investing  
primarily in agricultural enterprises to
 increase access to larger markets for  
those rural communities and enhance the 
business management skills1 production1 
distribution1 and marketing capabilities
 of those rural communities2 ,whereas   
the ,,usadf has maintained a strong     
emphasis on women and women             
entrepreneurs1 and women represent up to
 #fe percent of the direct beneficiaries
 of grants from the ,,usadf2 ,whereas1  
on ,february #bj1 #bjbj1 the ,,usadf    
partnered with the ,academy for         
,entrepreneurs of the ,department of    
,state under the ,women's ,global       
,development and ,prosperity ,initiative
 to provide seed funding to graduates of
 the ,academy for ,entrepreneurs to     
advance the global economic empowerment 
of women2 ,whereas the ,,usadf          
prioritizes partnerships with youth and 
supports nearly #cjj social enterprises 
of ,young ,african ,leaders ,initiative 
fellows and alumni of that initiative in

 #cg sub-,saharan ,african countries by 
providing seed capital1 technical       
assistance1 and skills training to help 
young entrepreneurs create businesses   
that generate new jobs and incomes for  
thousands of young ,africans2 ,whereas  
the work of the ,,usadf in the off-grid 
energy sector1 which is authorized under
 the ,electrify ,africa ,act of #bjae   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbic note71 has helped  
bring renewable energy solutions to     
communities with limited or no          
connections to national power grids and 
improve energy access for nearly        
#cgj1jjj individuals in #ae sub-,saharan
 ,african countries2 ,whereas the       
,,usadf's model of using #ajj percent   
,african staff and implementing partners
 on the ,african continent gives the    
,,usadf the ability to work in fragile  
and conflict-affected areas in the      
,great ,lakes1 ,horn1 and ,sahel regions
 of ,africa2 ,whereas the small size of 
the ,,usadf and the use of local        
implementing partners by the ,,usadf has

 allowed the ,,usadf to be ranked as one
 of the most efficient providers of     
foreign aid by the ,center for ,global  
,development2 ,whereas the partnerships 
of the ,,usadf with agencies of the     
,federal ,government1 including the     
,department of ,state1 the ,millennium  
,challenge ,corporation1 and the ,united
 ,states ,agency for ,international     
,development1 along with the alignment  
of the ,,usadf with the priorities of   
,congress1 have allowed the ,,usadf to  
extend the reach of critical development
 initiatives of the ,united ,states1    
such as initiatives authorized by the   
,global ,food ,security ,act of #bjaf   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #icja et seq471 the      
,electrify ,africa ,act of #bjae 7#bb   
,u4,s4,c4 #bbic note71 and the ,african 
,growth and ,opportunity ,act and       
,millennium ,challenge ,act             
,modernization ,act 7,public ,law       
#aae-afg2 #acb ,stat4 #abgf72 ,whereas  
the partnerships between the ,,usadf and
 private sector corporations and        

foundations1 as well as ,african        
national and sub-national governments1  
have allowed the ,,usadf to extend its  
reach and development impact in         
addressing food insecurity1 insufficient
 access to energy1 and unemployment     
through youth and women entrepreneurship
 and job skills training and placement  
in ,africa1 while leveraging funding to 
help the dollars of taxpayers in the    
,united ,states go further2 and ,whereas
 investments made by the ,,usadf have   
developed and strengthened an extensive 
network of grassroots enterprises and   
social enterprises that are positively  
disposed to the ,united ,states and are 
better positioned to partner with other 
,federal agencies and public and private
 funders3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 commends the ,united 
,states ,african ,development           
,foundation on the occasion of its #djth
 anniversary for creating pathways to   
prosperity for underserved communities  
on the ,african continent through       

community-led development2  7#b7        
recognizes that1 by supporting          
,african-led development that grows     
community enterprises1 the ,united      
,states ,african ,development           
,foundation empowers individuals who are
 least served by existing markets or    
assistance programs to become a part of 
the growth story of ,africa2  7#c7      
recognizes that the ,united ,states     
,african ,development ,foundation       
advances the foreign policy of the      
,federal ,government and contributes    
directly to the national interests of   
the ,united ,states2 and  7#d7 commits  
to continue to support the vital work of
 the ,united ,states ,african           
,development ,foundation as an          
independent agency4