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I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 992 To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobil- ity program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably in- crease access to rural areas, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 14, 2023 Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Wom- ens Empowerment of the United States Agency for Inter- national Development a rural mobility program to pro- mote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bicycles for Rural Afri- can Transport Act’’.

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RURAL MOBILITY PROGRAM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRI- 2 CA.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to 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.
(2) PURPOSE.—The program shall focus on country-driven projects within sub-Saharan Africa to— (A) promote rural communities’ access to critical services and opportunities, including education, health care, and livelihood opportuni- ties, through access to affordable, fit-for-pur- pose bicycles; and (B) provide support to sustainably increase access to critical services such as education, health care, and livelihood opportunities in rural areas, including through support for 26 •HR 992 IH rural-based mechanics, access to spare parts, reduction of social and gender-based stigma, and community project management capacity.
(3) PARTNERSHIPS.—To the greatest extent practicable, the program shall partner with existing entities overseas that have successful models for pro- viding access to affordable bicycles to achieve devel- opment objectives.
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this section, there is authorized to be ap- propriated— (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and (E) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(b) REPORT.— (1) PRIOR PROJECTS.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad- ministrator of USAID shall submit to the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Ap- propriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects •HR 992 IH carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 relating to the pur- poses described in subsection (a)(2).
The report shall— (A) identify in which countries USAID em- bedded rural bicycle mobility into strategies, programs, and projects of USAID; (B) describe the mechanisms by which rural bicycle mobility was so embedded; (C) specify the number of bicycles distrib- uted each fiscal year; (D) assess the outcomes for and impacts on participants in such projects; and (E) assess USAID’s efforts to disseminate lessons learned from such projects.
(2) CURRENT PROJECTS.—Not later than De- cember 30, 2025, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com- mittee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the imme- diately preceding fiscal year.
Each such report shall •HR 992 IH include information relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1).
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