H.R. 2792 (112th): African Higher Education Advancement and Development Act of 2011

Introduced:
Aug 02, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ10]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on August 2, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Aug 02, 2011
Referred to Committee Aug 02, 2011
Cosponsors
13 cosponsors (13D) (show)
Committees

House Foreign Affairs

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Full Title

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Aug 02, 2011.
17 pages

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8/2/2011--Introduced.
African Higher Education Advancement and Development Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance to transformational state and socio-economic development in sub-Saharan Africa of support for the improvement of primary, secondary, and tertiary education in that region.
States that it is this country's policy to provide sub-Saharan Africa with long-term assistance to improve the capacity of its institutions of higher education (IHEs) through partnerships with our IHEs. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide long-term assistance to sub-Saharan Africa that improves higher education by:
(1) building the capacity of IHEs in sub-Saharan Africa;
(2) building linkages and partnerships between sub-Saharan IHEs and our IHEs; and
(3) assisting efforts to recruit and retain women students, faculty, and administrators.
Requires the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a Director for Higher Education in sub-Saharan Africa, who is to carry out such activities.
Establishes a Sub-Saharan African Higher Education Advisory Board within USAID, which is appointed by the Administrator and composed of individuals from the private sector who have the requisite experience with sub-Saharan Africa and higher education to assist the Director. Requires the Director and the Board, to the extent practicable, to use any federal funding appropriated for this Act's assistance program to leverage equal or greater sources of private sector funding for such assistance.

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