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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2151k. Integrating women into national economies; report
(a) Particular programs, projects, and activities
In recognition of the fact that women in developing countries
play a significant role in economic production, family support, and
the overall development process of the national economies of such
countries, subchapter I of this chapter shall be administered so as
to give particular attention to those programs, projects, and
activities which tend to integrate women into the national
economies of developing countries, thus improving their status and
assisting the total development effort.
(b) Assistance to encourage participation and integration of women;
prohibition against separate assistance program for women
(1) Up to $10,000,000 of the funds made available each fiscal
year under this part and part X of this subchapter shall be used,
in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for
assistance on such terms and conditions as the President may
determine to encourage and promote the participation and
integration of women as equal partners in the development process
in the developing countries. These funds shall be used primarily to
support activities which will increase the economic productivity
and income earning capacity of women.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the
establishment of a separate development assistance program for
women.
(c) Funds for United Nations Decade for Women
Not less than $500,000 of the funds made available under this
part for the fiscal year 1982 shall be expended on international
programs which support the original goals of the United Nations
Decade for Women.
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