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PUBLIC LAW 108–31—JUNE 17, 2003

(f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 131(f) of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (d), is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(5) VERY POOR.—The term ‘very poor’ means those individuals— ‘‘(A) living in the bottom 50 percent below the poverty line established by the national government of the country in which those individuals live; or ‘‘(B) living on less than the equivalent of $1 per day.’’. 22 USC 2151f note. Deadline.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 2005, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall submit to Congress a report that documents the process of developing and applying poverty assessment procedures with its partners. (b) REPORTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 AND BEYOND.—Beginning with fiscal year 2006, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall annually submit to Congress on a timely basis a report that addresses the United States Agency for International Development’s compliance with the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 by documenting— (1) the percentage of its resources that were allocated to the very poor (as defined in paragraph (5) of section 131(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152a(f)(5))) based on the data collected from its partners using the certified methods; and (2) the absolute number of the very poor reached. Approved June 17, 2003.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 192: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003): May 14, considered and passed House. May 23, considered and passed Senate.

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