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Dick Durbin: I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the…

On the recordNovember 19, 2014
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. 2946 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 ``Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) water and sanitation are critically important resources that impact many other aspects of human life; (2) the United States should be a global leader in helping provide sustainable access to clean water and sanitation for the world's most vulnerable populations; and (3) the ``USAID Water and Development Strategy, 2013- 2018'', which was released by the United States Agency for International Development in May 2013-- (A) improves USAID's capacity to provide sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance; (B) advances implementation of portions of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121; 119 Stat. 2533), and (C) should inform the Global Water Strategy required under section 136(j) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 6 of this Act. SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE SAFE WATER AND SANITATION TO INCLUDE HYGIENE. Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 135 (22 U.S.C.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Nov 19, 2014

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