Eurasia Foundation Act

Bill: 110-s-3024
Sponsor: Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2008-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armenia
Auditing
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Central Asia
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Democracy
Economic assistance
Economics and Public Finance
Europe
Finance and Financial Sector
Former Soviet states
Foundations
Free enterprise
Georgia (Republic)
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Human rights
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Russia
Social Welfare
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: 
Eurasia Foundation Act - Directs the Secretary of State to make an annual grant to the Eurasia Foundation to: (1) promote civil society, private enterprise, and public administration and policy in the countries of Eurasia; (2) strengthen indigenous institutions that foster national development, social change, economic growth, and cooperative international relationships consistent with U.S. interests in Eurasia; and (3) conduct programs in the countries of Eurasia that would be difficult or impossible for an official U.S. entity. 
 
Directs the Foundation and any successor or related entity to the U.S. Russia Investment Fund to enter into a memorandum of understanding to: (1) coordinate activities carried out by the Foundation and the successor or related entity; and (2) ensure that the activities of one entity do not duplicate the activities of the other entity.

action_date: 2008-06-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Eurasia Foundation Act - Directs the Secretary of State to make an annual grant to the Eurasia Foundation to: (1) promote civil society, private enterprise, and public administration and policy in the countries of Eurasia; (2) strengthen indigenous institutions that foster national development, social change, economic growth, and cooperative international relationships consistent with U.S. interests in Eurasia; and (3) conduct programs in the countries of Eurasia that would be difficult or impossible for an official U.S. entity. 
 
Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) grant eligibility; (2) audits; (3) recordkeeping; and (4) reports.
 
Directs the Foundation and any successor or related entity to the U.S. Russia Investment Fund to enter into a memorandum of understanding to: (1) coordinate activities carried out by the Foundation and the successor or related entity; and (2) ensure that the activities of one entity do not duplicate the activities of the other entity.
 
Authorizes FY2009-FY2010 appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-02
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 754.
action_date: 2008-06-02
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 110-342.
action_date: 2008-06-02
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 110-342.
action_date: 2008-05-20
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate