Sec. 505. Power Africa
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The Electrify Africa Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–121 ; 22 U.S.C. 2293 note) is amended— in section 3— in paragraph (2), by inserting mitigate and lower carbon emissions from energy production, after development, ; in paragraph (7), by adding and at the end; by striking paragraph (8); and by redesignating paragraph
(9)as paragraph (8); in section 4— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by striking an appropriate mix of power solutions to provide access to sufficient reliable, affordable, and sustainable power in order to reduce poverty and inserting power solutions to provide access to sufficient, reliable, affordable, and sustainable power in order to reduce poverty and energy sector carbon emissions ; and in paragraph (2), by striking and technological and inserting , advances a country’s mitigation commitments (or conditional mitigation commitments) in accordance with a country’s nationally determined contribution, and supports technological ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: reduce carbon emissions from the energy sector. ; and in paragraph (4), by striking the use of a broad power mix, including fossil fuel and ; in section 5— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(7)as paragraph (8); and by inserting after paragraph
(6)the following: deploying renewable energy; and ; and by amending subsection
(d)to read as follows: There is authorized to be appropriated $750,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to provide assistance in accordance with subsection
(a)and section 3. ; in section 7(a)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting and every 2 years thereafter, after Act, ; and in paragraph (1), by striking power generation each place such term appears and inserting renewable energy generation ; and by adding at the end the following: Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the United States Climate Leadership in International Mitigation, Adaptation, and Technology Enhancement Act of 2021 , the Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development, under the direction of the Secretary of State, shall appoint a Coordinator for Power Africa, who shall serve in the Bureau Economic Growth, Education, and the Environment of the United States Agency for International Development. The Coordinator for Power Africa shall— be primarily located at a mission in sub-Saharan Africa; lead— the execution of the Power Africa Initiative in accordance with the purpose and policies set forth in sections 2 and 3; and the development and execution of the strategy established under section 4; coordinate the Interagency Working Group established under section 4(c); manage the funding appropriated for the Power Africa Initiative by Congress; and execute the directives described in sections 5 and 6. .
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