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On the recordFebruary 15, 2023
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 437 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act''. SEC. 2. RURAL MOBILITY PROGRAM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. (a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (referred to in this Act as ``USAID'') shall establish, within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, a rural mobility program (referred to in this section as the ``Program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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