H.R. 8362, a bill to direct the Secretary of State to host regular U.S.-Africa Leaders Summits, and for other purposes
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 16, 2024
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2024
2024-2029
2024-2034
Direct Spending (Outlays)
0
0
0
Revenues
0
0
0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
0
0
0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)
*
47
not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?
No
Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Contains intergovernmental mandate?
No
Contains private-sector mandate?
No
* = between zero and $500,000.
Summary
H.R. 8362 would require the Department of State to host international summits every four years for leaders of the United States and African countries. The aim of such summits, which were previously held in 2014 and 2022, is to strengthen ties and cooperation between the participating countries. The bill also would encourage the department to hold smaller summits two years later in African or U.S. cities to promote cooperation at the local level. Lastly, the bill would authorize the department to establish a unit within its Bureau for African Affairs to coordinate the implementation of commitments made at those summits.
