,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cadi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bf1 #bjbc,mr4 
,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\?   
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 & ,mr4 ,wick]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to enc\rage !  
gr[? ( rese>* p>tn]%ips betwe5          
hi/orically ,black colleges &           
univ]sities & ,f$]al ag5cies to advance 
developm5t 9 sub-,sah>an ,africa4  #a4  
,%ort title2 table ( cont5ts  7a7 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,hbcu  
,africa ,p>tn]%ips ,act4  7b7 ,table (  
cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts = ?is ,act is
 z foll[s3 ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort title2 table 
( cont5ts4,sec4 #b4 ,f9d+s4,sec4 #c4    
,s5se ( ,congress4,sec4 #d4             
,purposes4,sec4 #e4 ,def9itions4,sec4   
#f4 ,exp&+ p>tn]%ips betwe5 relevant    
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies & hi/orically ,black
 colleges & univ]sities4,sec4 #g4 ,exp&+
 ex*ange programm+ = s*ol>s f           
,sub-,sah>an ,africa4,sec4 #h4          

,communications & outrea*               
programm+4,sec4 #i4 ,congressional      
brief+4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,high-quality education is 
c5tral to economic prosp]ity & social   
well-be+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ar\nd ! _w4
  7#b7 ,hi/orically ,black colleges &   
univ]sities & o!r m9ority s]v+          
in/itutions play a critical role 9      
ensur+ t /ud5ts ( all races1 e?nicities1
 & backgr\nds h access to high-quality  
educational opportunities4  7#c7        
,h,b,c,us h a long & ri* hi/ory 9       
educat+ & facilitat+ relation%ips betwe5
 memb]s ( ! ,african diaspora 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ?r\gh\t ! _w1 f ,europe & !   
,we/]n ,hemisph]e to ,asia & ! ,african 
cont95t4  7#d7 ,,hbcu alumni h made     
important contributions to relations    
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,africa 9 !    
areas (-- 7,a7 democracy & political    
gov]nance2  7,b7 food & agricultural    
security2  7,c7 education & human       
capital2  7,d7 y\? developm5t2 &  7,e7  
public heal? infra/ructure4  7#e7 ,!    

,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has p>tn]$ )    
,h,b,c,us & o!r ,unit$ ,/ates colleges &
 univ]sities1 includ+ ?r\gh-- 7,a7 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's educational &       
cultural ex*ange programs2  7,b7 ! ,"y  
,african ,lead]s ,initiative1 :i*       
supports ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ef=ts  
to inve/ 9 ! next g5]ation ( ,african   
lead]s2 &  7,c7 ,,usaid's ,m9ority ,s]v+
 ,p>tn]%ip ,initiative to facilitate    
rese>* p>tn]%ips & engagem5ts )         
m9ority-s]v+ in/itutions1 includ+       
,h,b,c,us4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$    
,/ates %\ld promote & exp& collaborative
 rese>* p>tn]%ips betwe5 ,f$]al ag5cies 
& ,h,b,c,us t advance jo9t p>tn]%ips 9  
education1 economic gr[?1 food security1
 democracy & gov]nance1 agriculture1    
environm5tal cons]vation1 small &       
m$ium-siz$ bus9ess developm5t1          
humanit>ian assi/ance1 & conflict       
/abilization 9 develop+ c\ntries2 &     
7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld cont9ue to    
facilitate & deep5 p>tn]%ips betwe5     

,h,b,c,us & ,sub-,sah>an ,africa4  #d4  
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are--  
7#a7 to /r5g!n ! capacity ( ,h,b,c,us to
 p>tn] ) relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &    
ag5cies 9 support ( ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,african jo9t int]e/s1 includ+ 9 ! areas
 ( democracy & good gov]nance1 food &   
agricultural security1 education & human
 capital1 y\? developm5t1 trade &       
economic developm5t1 & public heal?     
infra/ructure2  7#b7 to help integrate !
 "w ( ,h,b,c,us ) ! =eign policy & =eign
 assi/ance priorities ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 z appropriate2  7#c7 to bol/] &        
facilitate productive int]actions betwe5
 ,h,b,c,us & relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &
 ag5cies2  7#d7 to enc\rage ,,hbcu      
p>ticipation 9 relevant ,f$]al programs1
 grants1 contracts1 & coop]ative        
agreem5ts2  7#e7 to exp& exi/+ p>tn]%ip 
initiatives betwe5 ,h,b,c,us & relevant 
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies2 &  7#f7 to  
recognize ! hi/oric contributions (     
,h,b,c,us to relations betwe5 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ,africa4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9   

?is ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,educational   
ex*ange ,! t]m educational ex*ange means
 an activity li/$ 9 section #fjb7;a7 ( !
 ,mutual ,educational & ,cultural       
,ex*ange ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdeb;a7a774  7#c7 ,hi/orically black   
college or univ]sity2 ,,hbcu ,! t]ms    
hi/orically ,black college or univ]sity 
& ,,hbcu mean a "p ,b in/itution        
describ$ 9 section #cbb7b7 ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajfa7b774  7#d7 ,m9ority-s]v+          
in/itution ,! t]m m9ority-s]v+          
in/itution means an in/itution li/$ 9   
section #cga7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education  
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774 
7#e7 ,relevant f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies
 ,! t]m relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &     
ag5cies includes-- 7,a7 ! ,dep>tm5t (   

,/ate2  7,b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =   
,int]national ,developm5t2 &  7,c7 any  
o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy t is engag$
 9 design+1 provid+1 or support+ ,unit$ 
,/ates =eign assi/ance 7includ+         
developm5t f9ance7 t ! ,presid5t        
det]m9es is relevant = ! purposes ( ?is 
,act4  7#f7 ,%ort-t]m graduate &        
te*nical exp]t ex*ange program ,! t]m   
%ort-t]m graduate & te*nical exp]t      
ex*ange program means an ex*ange program
 la/+ #ab mon?s or %ort]1 includ+       
univ]sity ex*ange programs1 pr(essional 
non-degree programs1 & int]n%ips4  7#g7 
,,usaid ,! t]m ,,usaid means ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t4  #f4 ,exp&+ p>tn]%ips      
betwe5 relevant dep>tm5ts & ag5cies &   
hi/orically ,black colleges &           
univ]sities ,to develop educational     
grant opportunities & exp& p>tn]%ips )  
,h,b,c,us-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & !
 ,,usaid ,adm9i/rator %\ld id5tify+     
,h,b,c,us t-- 7,a7 h ent]$ into a grant1
 contract1 or coop]ative agreem5t ) !   

,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate or ,,usaid2 or  7,b7  
are eligible to p>ticipate 9 programs & 
initiatives "u ! jurisdiction ( ei!r su*
 ag5cy2 &  7#b7 ! ,bureau ( ,educational
 & ,cultural ,affairs %\ld develop an   
educational ex*ange = ,h,b,c,us id5tifi$
 pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 to deep5     
relation%ips betwe5 p>tn]s 9            
,sub-,sah>an ,african & ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
9 ways t advance ,unit$ ,/ates policy   
goals 9 ,africa & increase academic     
collaboration4  #g4 ,exp&+ ex*ange      
programm+ = s*ol>s f ,sub-,sah>an       
,africa  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,/ate & ! ,,usaid ,adm9i/rator %\ld seek
 to /r5g!n & exp& p>tn]%ips &           
educational ex*ange opportunities1      
includ+ by work+ ) ,h,b,c,us1 t build ! 
capacity & exp]tise ( /ud5ts1 s*ol>s1 & 
exp]ts f ,sub-,sah>an ,africa 9 key     
developm5t sectors1 includ+-- 7#a7 food 
sy/ems & agriculture-l$ economic gr[?2  
7#b7 food safety & security1 nutrition1 
& f>m+1 includ+ aquaculture2  7#c7      
animal heal? & pa?ology2  7#d7 democracy

 & gov]nance2  7#e7 wat]1 sanitation1 & 
hygi5e2  7#f7 public heal?2  7#g7       
micro5t]prise bus9ess developm5t &      
entrepr5eur%ip2  7#h7 wat] security2 &  
7#i7 environm5tal resili5ce4  7b7       
,bureau ( ,educational & ,cultural      
,affairs programm+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
may e/abli% a %ort-t]m graduate &       
te*nical exp]t ex*ange program =        
,african /ud5ts1 s*ol>s1 & te*nical     
exp]ts to sp5d a seme/] or academic ye> 
( nondegree /udy at in/itutions ref]r$  
to 9 section #f7;a7 to support k &      
skills tra9+ 9 ! sectors ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7a74  #h4 ,communications &  
outrea* programm+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate &
 ! ,,usaid ,adm9i/rator %all advance    
outrea* & communications betwe5         
,h,b,c,us1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 &       
,,usaid & exp& p>tn]%ips ) ,h,b,c,us    
by-- 7#a7 provid+ te*nical assi/ance 9 !
 developm5t ( grant & p>tn]%ip          
applications2 &  7#b7 ^u reque/1 provid+
 fe$back to ,h,b,c,us1 to ! maximum     
ext5t practicable1 aft] a grant         

rejection 9 ord] to improve future grant
 applications1 z appropriate4  #i4      
,congressional brief+ ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,,usaid ,adm9i/rator1 %all brief !      
appropriate congressional committees    
reg>d+-- 7#a7 ! implem5tation ( exi/+   
p>tn]%ips & programs betwe5 relevant    
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies & ,h,b,c,us &
 ef=ts to exp& su* p>tn]%ips & programs2
  7#b7 ef=ts to /r5g!n ! capacity (     
,h,b,c,us to p>ticipate1 or to be       
eligible to p>ticipate1 9 relevant      
programs & initiatives2  7#c7 any       
progress made t[>ds-- 7,a7 advanc+ plans
 to develop p>tn]%ips or programs &     
initiatives ) ,h,b,c,us t are n engag$ 9
 exi/+ p>tn]%ips ) relevant ,f$]al      
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies2 &  7,b7 id5tify+   
plans 9 :i* an ,,hbcu may p>ticipate2 & 
7#d7 any o!r in=mation t relevant ,f$]al
 dep>tm5ts & ag5cies det]m9e is relevant
 to promot+ opportunities to fund1      
p>tn]1 contract1 or o!rwise int]act )   

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