YouthBuild International Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5877 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. 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 em- ployment skills, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘YouthBuild Inter- 4 national Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:51 Feb 19, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5877.IH H5877 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5877 IH SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN 1 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH OPPORTUNI- 2 TIES TO RECEIVE EDUCATION AND EMPLOY- 3 MENT SKILLS. 4 Section 105 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 5 (22 U.S.C. 2151c) is amended by adding at the end the 6 following: 7 ‘‘(d) PROGRAM TO PROVIDE DISADVANTAGED 8 YOUTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH OPPORTUNI- 9 TIES TO RECEIVE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT 10 SKILLS.— 11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is author- 12 ized to establish a program to furnish assistance, on 13 such terms and conditions as the President may de- 14 termine, to developing countries— 15 ‘‘(A) to provide disadvantaged youth with 16 opportunities to receive the education and em- 17 ployment skills necessary to achieve economic 18 self-sufficiency in occupations in demand and 19 postsecondary education and training opportu- 20 nities; 21 ‘‘(B) to provide disadvantaged youth with 22 opportunities for meaningful work and service 23 to their communities; 24 ‘‘(C) to foster the development of employ- 25 ment and leadership skills and commitment to 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:51 Feb 19, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5877.IH H5877 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 5877 IH community development among youth in low-in- 1 come communities; 2 ‘‘(D) to expand the supply of permanent 3 affordable housing for homeless individuals and 4 low-income families by utilizing the energies 5 and talents of disadvantaged youth; and 6 ‘‘(E) to improve the quality and energy ef- 7 ficiency of community and other nonprofit and 8 public facilities, including those facilities that 9 are used to serve homeless and low-income fam- 10 ilies. 11 ‘‘(2) REFERENCE.—The program established 12 pursuant to paragraph (1) may be referred to as the 13 ‘YouthBuild International program’.’’. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:51 Feb 19, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5877.IH H5877 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS