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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8362 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8362

 To direct the Secretary of State to host regular U.S.-Africa Leaders 
                    Summits, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2024

 Mr. Meeks (for himself and Ms. Jacobs) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
 To direct the Secretary of State to host regular U.S.-Africa Leaders 
                    Summits, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. U.S.-AFRICA LEADERS SUMMIT AND RELATED MATTERS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall, subject to the 
availability of funds, host one U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit every four 
years or more frequently as appropriate, to strengthen ties and promote 
cooperation with African leaders, as well as civil society, business, 
diaspora, women, and youth leaders.
    (b) U.S.-AFRICA City Summit (``Mini Summit'').--The Secretary of 
State should host one U.S.-Africa City Summit (``Mini Summit'') every 
four years, to take place two years after the most recent U.S.-Africa 
Leaders Summit described in subsection (a), across cities in Africa or 
the United States, or more frequently as appropriate, to promote 
subregional cooperation and serve as a catalyst in fostering engagement 
with representatives of government, civil society, business, academia, 
youth, culture and the arts, the African diaspora community, and 
underrepresented groups.
    (c) U.S.-AFRICA Leaders Summit Implementation Unit.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
        establish within the Bureau for African Affairs of the 
        Department of State a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit implementation 
        unit responsible for overseeing the implementation of 
        commitments made at summits described in this section.
            (2) Duties.--The duties of the implementation unit 
        authorized by this subsection shall include--
                    (A) tracking and ensuring implementation of 
                commitments made during U.S.-Africa Leaders Summits;
                    (B) liaising with interagency partners and the 
                National Security Council regarding implementation of 
                summit commitments;
                    (C) facilitating meetings and engagement of the 
                President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora 
                Engagement; and
                    (D) reporting quarterly on a public website of the 
                Department of State regarding progress to accomplish 
                summit commitments and status of commitments across 
                Federal departments and agencies.
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