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H.R. 1360 (102nd)

Women in Development Act of 1991

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Introduced

7 March 1991

Last action

7 March 1991 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsors

Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23], Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Moody, Jim [D-WI-5], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18], Rep. Olin, James R. [D-VA-6], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3], Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15], Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3], Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large], Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2], Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5]

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Summary

Women in Development Act of 1991 - Requires the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) to ensure actions are taken to strengthen the AID's women in development policy, including: (1) incorporating the active participation of local women and local women's organizations in its development activities; (2) instructing AID staff to collect and analyze sex-disaggregated data and to insure that country strategies, projects, and programs are designed to reflect the impact on women in proportion to the higher of their traditional participation in the targeted activities or their proportion of the population; (3) insuring that project and program evaluations include an assessment of the extent to which the project integrates women in the development process and of the project's impact on women; (4) increasing the number and responsibility of women in positions within AID; and (5) establishing within AID a task force on women in development. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that specified amounts be made available for programs to integrate women into the agency responsible for integrating women into the development process and for administrative expenses of such agency. Authorizes appropriations for the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women. Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to take specified actions to strengthen the Peace Corps' women in development policy. Earmarks funding for the Peace Corps Office of Coordinator of Women in Development.

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Timeline

  1. 7 March 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  2. 7 March 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 March 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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