YouthBuild International Act

Bill: 116-hr-5877
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2020-02-12
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Community life and organization

Education of the disadvantaged

Employment and training programs

Energy efficiency and conservation

Foreign aid and international relief

Higher education

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Housing supply and affordability

Low- and moderate-income housing

Youth employment and child labor
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>YouthBuild International Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the President to establish a program to provide certain assistance to developing countries.</p> <p>The purposes of such program include (1) providing disadvantaged youth with opportunities to receive the education and training necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency; and (2) expanding the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless individuals and low-income families and improving the quality of community, nonprofit, and public facilities. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5877 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2020 Ms. Omar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish a program to provide disadvantaged youth in developing countries with opportunities to receive education and employment skills, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the YouthBuild International Act . 2. Program to provide disadvantaged youth in developing countries with opportunities to receive education and employment skills Section 105 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151c ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Program To provide disadvantaged youth in developing countries with opportunities To receive education and employment skills (1) In general The President is authorized to establish a program to furnish assistance, on such terms and conditions as the President may determine, to developing countries— (A) to provide disadvantaged youth with opportunities to receive the education and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency in occupations in demand and postsecondary education and training opportunities; (B) to provide disadvantaged youth with opportunities for meaningful work and service to their communities; (C) to foster the development of employment and leadership skills and commitment to community development among youth in low-income communities; (D) to expand the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless individuals and low-income families by utilizing the energies and talents of disadvantaged youth; and (E) to improve the quality and energy efficiency of community and other nonprofit and public facilities, including those facilities that are used to serve homeless and low-income families. (2) Reference The program established pursuant to paragraph (1) may be referred to as the YouthBuild International program . .