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Calendar No. 625 

113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 2d Session 113–286 

SENATOR PAUL SIMON WATER FOR 

THE WORLD ACT OF 2014 

DECEMBER 8, 2014.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. MENENDEZ, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 2946] 

The Committee on Foreign Relations, having had under consideration the bill S. 2946, to provide improved water, sanitation, and 

hygiene programs for high priority developing countries, and for 

other purposes, reports favorably thereon, with an amendment, and 

recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. 

CONTENTS 

Page 

I. Purpose ........................................................................................................... 1 

II. Committee Action .......................................................................................... 2 

III. Background .................................................................................................... 2 

IV. Discussion ....................................................................................................... 2 

V. Cost Estimate ................................................................................................. 5 

VI. Evaluation of Regulatory Impact .................................................................. 5 

VII. Changes in Existing Law .............................................................................. 5 

I. PURPOSE

The purpose of S. 2946 as amended is to provide improved water, 

sanitation, and hygiene programs for high priority developing countries by improving and refining existing policies with respect to the 

allocation of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) assistance to 

countries most in need. S. 2946 adds hygiene as one of the principal priorities of United States safe water projects. S. 2946 also 

provides for the appointment of a USAID Global Water Coordinator 

and Department of State Special Coordinator for Water Resources 

to ensure WASH policies remain a foreign assistance priority. S. 

2946 establishes criteria for the allocation of WASH foreign assistance funds to be distributed to developing countries most in need 

of WASH improvements. S. 2946 also directs the State Department 

and USAID to develop and submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a government-wide Global Water Strategy no later 

than October 1, 2017, and every five years thereafter. S. 2946 mandates that the Global Water Strategy detail how the United States 


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intends to increase safe water access in developing countries, manage water resources to reduce conflict over water scarcity, and best 

allocate funds to high priority developing countries and countries 

most in need of WASH improvements. 

II. COMMITTEE ACTION

S. 2946 was introduced on November 19, 2014, by Senators Durbin, Corker, Coons, and Flake. On December 4, 2014, the committee considered S. 2946 and ordered it reported favorably by 

voice vote, with an amendment. 

The committee took the following action with regard to amendments: 

A proposed amendment from Senator John Barrasso and a second-degree amendment proposed by Senator Richard Durbin were 

accepted by voice vote. 

III. BACKGROUND

On December 1, 2005, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the 

Poor Act was enacted into law, making the effort to meet key water 

and sanitation targets a major goal of U.S. foreign assistance. Since 

passage of that Act, USAID and the Department of State have 

worked with other governments to increase access to safe drinking 

water and proper sanitation. As a result of U.S. investments, approximately 4.8 million people gained new or improved access to 

drinking water or sanitation in fiscal year (FY) 2013, according to 

the Department of State’s 2014 Annual Report to Congress. The efforts mandated under that Act have helped improve access to safe 

drinking water and proper sanitation. In the view of the committee, 

additional refinements to the law are needed to ensure continued 

progress. Many of the newly established WASH efforts at USAID 

and the Department of State are not accounted for in statute and 

additional accountability measures to ensure WASH funding is appropriately directed towards countries and regions most in need 

have not been developed or implemented. One fifth of the world’s 

population still draws on freshwater resources that are either polluted or significantly overdrawn and nearly 2.5 billion people lack 

access to proper sanitation. This lack of access to quality water resources and proper sanitation is a barrier to economic development 

and improvements in public health and child mortality rates and 

also serves as a source of intra- and inter-country conflict. 

IV. DISCUSSION

A summary of the key provisions of S. 2946, as amended, follows: 

Section 1 

Section 1 states the bill may be cited as the ‘‘Senator Paul Simon 

Water for the World Act of 2014.’’ 

Section 2 

Section 2 states that it is the sense of Congress that water, sanitation, and hygiene impacts many areas of life, with cross-cutting 

impacts on other sectors, and as such, the U.S. should play a greater role in WASH programming. 


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Section 3 

Section 3 makes technical corrections to the Water for the Poor 

Act of 2005 by adding ‘‘hygiene’’ to the term ‘‘water and sanitation,’’ 

since simple hygiene practices, while often overlooked, are not only 

cheaper than other WASH programming, but are extremely effective, when implemented correctly, and are necessary to meet sanitation goals. 

Section 4 

Section 4 requires the USAID Administrator and the Secretary 

of State, or their designees, to provide direction and guidance, coordinate, and oversee the projects and programs authorized by this 

Act and the Water for the Poor Act of 2005. Section 4 codifies and 

refines the existing Global Water Coordinator at USAID who shall 

provide direction, guidance, and oversight of USAID’s water, sanitation, and hygiene programs authorized by this Act and the Water 

for the Poor Act; lead the implementation and revision of USAID’s 

portion of the Global Water Strategy required by this Act; seek to 

expand USAID’s WASH capacity; coordinate with the Department 

of State and Agency staff in each High Priority Country; and develop appropriate benchmarks, measureable goals, performance 

metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for Agency projects 

and programs. Section 4 also codifies and refines the existing position of Special Advisor for Water Resources at the Department of 

State who shall provide direction, guidance, and oversight of the 

Department of State projects and programs authorized by this Act 

and the Water for the Poor Act; lead the implementation and revision, not less than every 5 years, of the Department of State’s portion of the Global Water Strategy required by this Act; prioritize 

and coordinate the Department’s international engagement on global fresh water resources and policies; coordinate with USAID and 

State staff in each High Priority Country to ensure that U.S. diplomatic efforts related to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene, including efforts related to management of water resources and watersheds and the resolution of intra- and trans-boundary conflicts over 

water resources, are consistent with United States national interests; and represent the views of the U.S. Government in key international fora, including key diplomatic, development-related, and 

scientific organizations related to freshwater issues. 

Section 5 

Section 5 requires that to ensure that water, sanitation, and hygiene programs are targeted to reach the neediest populations, 

achieve maximum impact, and continue to deliver lasting and equitable benefits after completion, USAID shall prioritize in which 

countries they work based on eleven prioritization criteria in this 

Act. Section 5 also requires USAID to prioritize, monitor, and 

evaluate projects and programs against the health-based components of prioritization criteria, as well as other metrics such as improvements in health and educational opportunities for women and 

children, increased access to clean water and sanitation, improved 

indigenous capacity to independently carry out future projects and 

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ized, with consultation and notification to Congress, to use current 

and improved data to measure the prioritization criteria. Section 5 

also mandates that not later than October 1, 2015, the President 

shall annually designate, based on the prioritization criteria, not 

less than ten High Priority Countries that will be the primary recipients of U.S. government development assistance and focus. Section 5 also requires USAID to notify Congress within 15 days prior 

to the obligation of any funds for water, sanitation, or hygiene 

projects or programs in countries that are not ranked in the top 50 

countries of the WASH Needs Index, a ranking of countries made 

pursuant to the health-based prioritization in the Act. The purpose 

of the Congressional Notification is to ensure added transparency 

and consideration for how and where USAID spends water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance. 

Section 6 

Section 6 requires the President, acting through the Secretary of 

State and USAID Administrator, to develop a Global Water Strategy not later than October 2017, and update it every 5 years thereafter. The Global Water Strategy shall include a detailed description of how the United States intends to increase access to safe 

water, sanitation, and hygiene in high priority countries; improve 

management of water resources and watersheds in such countries; 

and work to prevent and resolve, to the greatest degree possible, 

both intra- and trans-boundary conflicts over water resources in 

such countries. The Global Water Strategy shall also include an 

agency-specific plan from both USAID and the Department of 

State. 

Section 6 further mandates that as soon as practicable, but not 

later than 2018, the USAID shall update and revise their existing 

Water and Development Strategy to reflect the requirements of this 

Act, including how the Agency will carry out the duties and responsibilities assigned to the Global Water Coordinator, increase access 

to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in high priority countries, 

and ensure that projects and programs are designed to achieve 

maximum impact and long-term sustainability. 

Section 6 also mandates that, not later than 180 days after the 

enactment of this Act, the Department of State shall develop their 

agency-specific plan, as part of the Global Water Strategy, that describes specifically how the Department will carry out the duties 

and responsibilities assigned to the Special Coordinator for Water 

Resources; ensure that activities improve management of water resources and watersheds in high priority countries; prevent and resolve, to the greatest degree possible, both intra- and trans-boundary conflicts over water resources; and a description from other relevant federal departments and agencies of their contributions to 

implementing the Global Water Strategy. 

Section 6 also states that as part of the Global Water Strategy, 

USAID shall: 

• develop a plan for each High Priority Country that considers 

cost, is evidence-based and results-oriented, and seeks to 

achieve the purposes of this Act; 

• specifically describe the target percentage of funding for each 

year covered by such strategy to be directed toward projects 


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aimed at providing first-time access to safe water and sanitation; 

• include specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, performance metrics, timetables, and monitoring and evaluation plans 

required to be developed by the Administrator of the United 

States Agency for International Development in accordance 

with this Act; and 

• ensure that the Global Water Strategy is developed in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies and that it incorporates best practices 

from the international development community. 

V. COST ESTIMATE

In accordance with rule XXVI, paragraph 11(a) of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, the committee notes that the cost estimate 

provided by the Congressional Budget Office was not available for 

inclusion in this report. The estimate will be printed in either a 

supplemental report or the Congressional Record when it is available. 

VI. EVALUATION OF REGULATORY IMPACT

In compliance with rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee finds that no significant regulatory impact will 

result from the enactment of S. 2946. 

VII. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with rule XXVI, paragraph 12 of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill, as 

reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted 

is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman). 

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended 

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PART I 

CHAPTER 1—POLICY; DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS

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øSEC. 135. ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE SAFE WATER AND SANITATION.¿ 

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SEC 136. ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE SAFE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. 

(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of assistance authorized by this 

section are— 

(1) to promote good health, economic development, poverty 

reduction, women’s empowerment, conflict prevention, and environmental sustainability by providing assistance to expand 

access to safe water and sanitation, promoting integrated 

water resource management, and improving hygiene for people 

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(2) to seek to reduce by one-half from the baseline year 1990 

the proportion of people who are unable to reach or afford safe 

drinking water and the proportion of people without access to 

basic sanitation by 2015; 

(3) to focus water and sanitation assistance toward the countries, locales, and people with the greatest need; 

(4) to promote affordability and equity in the provision of access to safe water and sanitation for the very poor, women, and 

other vulnerable populations; 

(5) to improve water efficiency through water demand management and reduction of unaccounted-for water; 

(6) to promote long-term sustainability in the affordable and 

equitable provision of access to safe water and sanitation 

through the creation of innovative financing mechanisms such 

as national revolving funds, and by strengthening the capacity 

of recipient governments and communities to formulate and 

implement policies that expand access to safe water and sanitation in a sustainable fashion, including integrated planning; 

(7) to secure the greatest amount of resources possible, encourage private investment in water and sanitation infrastructure and services, particularly in lower middle-income countries, without creating unsustainable debt for low-income countries or unaffordable water and sanitation costs for the very 

poor; and 

(8) to promote the capacity of recipient governments to provide affordable, equitable, and sustainable access to safe water 

and sanitation. 

(b) AUTHORIZATION.—To carry out the purposes of subsection (a), 

the President is authorized to furnish assistance for programs in 

developing countries to provide affordable and equitable access to 

safe water øand sanitation¿, sanitation, and hygiene. 

(c) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Assistance provided under subsection (b) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be used to— 

(1) expand affordable and equitable access to safe water and 

sanitation for underserved populations; 

(2) support the design, construction, maintenance, upkeep, 

repair, and operation of water delivery and sanitation systems; 

(3) improve the safety and reliability of water supplies, including environmental management; and 

(4) improve the capacity of recipient governments and local 

communities, including capacity-building programs for improved water resource management. 

(d) LOCAL CURRENCY.—The President may use payments made in 

local currencies under an agreement made under title I of the Food 

for Peace Act 177 (7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to provide assistance 

under this section. 

(e) COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT.— 

(1) USAID GLOBAL WATER COORDINATOR.— 

(A) DESIGNATION.—The Administrator of the United 

States Agency for International Development (referred to in 

this paragraph as ‘‘USAID’’) or the Administrator’s designee, who shall be a current USAID employee serving in 

a career or non-career position in the Senior Executive 

Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator 

or higher, shall serve concurrently as the USAID Global 


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Water Coordinator (referred to in this subsection as the 

‘‘Coordinator’’). 

(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall— 

(i) provide direction and guidance to, coordinate, and 

oversee the projects and programs of USAID authorized under this section; 

(ii) lead the implementation and revision, not less 

frequently than once every 5 years, of USAID’s portion 

of the Global Water Strategy required under subsection 

(j); 

(iii) seek— 

(I) to expand the capacity of USAID, subject to 

the availability of appropriations, including 

through the designation of a lead subject matter 

expert selected from among USAID staff in each 

high priority country designated pursuant to subsection (h); 

(II) to implement such programs and activities; 

(III) to take advantage of economies of scale; and 

(IV) to conduct more efficient and effective 

projects and programs; 

(iv) coordinate with the Department of State and 

USAID staff in each high priority country designated 

pursuant to subsection (h) to ensure that USAID activities and projects, USAID program planning and budgeting documents, and USAID country development 

strategies reflect and seek to implement— 

(I) the safe water, sanitation, and hygiene objectives established in the strategy required under 

subsection (j), including objectives relating to the 

management of water resources; and 

(II) international best practices relating to— 

(aa) increasing access to safe water and 

sanitation; 

(bb) conducting hygiene-related activities; 

and 

(cc) ensuring appropriate management of 

water resources; and 

(v) develop appropriate benchmarks, measurable 

goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for USAID projects and programs authorized under this section. 

(2) DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR WATER

RESOURCES.— 

(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State or the Secretary’s designee, who shall be a current employee of the 

Department of State serving in a career or non-career position in the Senior Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Secretary or higher, shall serve concurrently 

as the Department of State Special Advisor for Water Resources (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘‘Special Advisor’’). 

(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Special Advisor shall— 


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(i) provide direction and guidance to, coordinate, and 

oversee the projects and programs of the Department of 

State authorized under this section; 

(ii) lead the implementation and revision, not less 

than every 5 years, of the Department of State’s portion 

of the Global Water Strategy required under subsection 

(j); 

(iii) prioritize and coordinate the Department of 

State’s international engagement on the allocation, distribution, and access to global fresh water resources 

and policies related to such matters; 

(iv) coordinate with United States Agency for International Development and Department of State staff in 

each high priority country designated pursuant to subsection (h) to ensure that United States diplomatic efforts related to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene, including efforts related to management of water resources and watersheds and the resolution of intraand trans-boundary conflicts over water resources, are 

consistent with United States national interests; and 

(v) represent the views of the United States Government on the allocation, distribution, and access to global fresh water resources and policies related to such 

matters in key international fora, including key diplomatic, development-related, and scientific organizations. 

(3) ADDITIONAL NATURE OF DUTIES AND RESTRICTION ON AD- DITIONAL OR SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION.—The responsibilities and specific duties of the Administrator of the United 

States Agency for International Development (or the Administrator’s designee) and the Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s 

designee) under paragraph (2) or (3), respectively, shall be in 

addition to any other responsibilities or specific duties assigned 

to such individuals. Such individuals shall receive no additional or supplemental compensation as a result of carrying out 

such responsibilities and specific duties under such paragraphs. 

(f) PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT AND LONG- TERM SUSTAINABILITY.—The Administrator of the United States 

Agency for International Development shall ensure that the Agency 

for International Development’s projects and programs authorized 

under this section are designed to achieve maximum impact and 

long-term sustainability by— 

(1) prioritizing countries on the basis of the following clearly 

defined criteria and indicators, to the extent sufficient data are 

available— 

(A) the proportion of the population using an unimproved 

drinking water source; 

(B) the total population using an unimproved drinking 

water source; 

(C) the proportion of the population without piped water 

access; 

(D) the proportion of the population using shared or 

other unimproved sanitation facilities; 

(E) the total population using shared or other unimproved sanitation facilities; 


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(F) the proportion of the population practicing open defecation; 

(G) the total number of children younger than 5 years of 

age who died from diarrheal disease; 

(H) the proportion of all deaths of children younger than 

5 years of age resulting from diarrheal disease; 

(I) the national government’s capacity, capability, and 

commitment to work with the United States to improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene, including— 

(i) the government’s capacity and commitment to developing the indigenous capacity to provide safe water 

and sanitation without the assistance of outside donors; and 

(ii) the degree to which such government— 

(I) identifies such efforts as a priority; and 

(II) allocates resources to such efforts; 

(J) the availability of opportunities to leverage existing 

public, private, or other donor investments in the water, 

sanitation, and hygiene sectors, including investments in 

the management of water resources; and 

(K) the likelihood of making significant improvements on 

a per capita basis on the health and educational opportunities available to women as a result of increased access to 

safe water, sanitation, and hygiene, including access to appropriate facilities at primary and secondary educational 

institutions seeking to ensure that communities benefitting 

from such projects and activities develop the indigenous capacity to provide safe water and sanitation without the assistance of outside donors; 

(2) prioritizing and measuring, including through rigorous 

monitoring and evaluating mechanisms, the extent to which 

such project or program— 

(A) furthers significant improvements in— 

(i) the criteria set forth in subparagraphs (A) 

through (H) of paragraph (1); 

(ii) the health and educational opportunities available to women as a result of increased access to safe 

water, sanitation, and hygiene, including access to appropriate facilities at primary and secondary educational institutions; and 

(iii) the indigenous capacity of the host nation or 

community to provide safe water and sanitation without the assistance of outside donors; 

(B) is designed, as part of the provision of safe water and 

sanitation to the local community— 

(i) to be financially independent over the long term, 

focusing on local ownership and sustainability; 

(ii) to be undertaken in conjunction with relevant 

public institutions or private enterprises; 

(iii) to identify and empower local individuals or institutions to be responsible for the effective management and maintenance of such project or program; and 

(iv) to provide safe water or expertise or capacity 

building to those identified parties or institutions for 

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sibilities for the effective management and maintenance of such project or program; 

(C) leverages existing public, private, or other donor investments in the water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors, including investments in the management of water resources; 

(D) avoids duplication of efforts with other United States 

Government agencies or departments or those of other nations or nongovernmental organizations; 

(E) coordinates such efforts with the efforts of other 

United States Government agencies or departments or those 

of other nations or nongovernmental organizations directed 

at assisting refugees and other displaced individuals; and 

(F) involves consultation with appropriate stakeholders, 

including communities directly affected by the lack of access to clean water, sanitation or hygiene, and other appropriate nongovernmental organizations; 

(3) seeking to further the ‘‘USAID Water and Development 

Strategy, 2013–2018’’ through 2018; and 

(4) seeking to further the strategy required under subsection 

(j) after 2018. 

(g) USE OF IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND REVIEW OF NEW

STANDARDIZED INDICATORS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United States 

Agency for International Development is authorized to use improved data collection— 

(A) to meet the health-based prioritization criteria established pursuant to subsection (f)(1); and 

(B) to review new standardized indicators in evaluating 

progress towards meeting such criteria. 

(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTICE.—The Administrator shall— 

(A) regularly consult with the appropriate congressional 

committees; and 

(B) notify such committees not later 30 days before using 

improved data collection and review of new standardized 

indicators under paragraph (1) for the purposes of carrying 

out this section. 

(h) DESIGNATION OF HIGH PRIORITY COUNTRIES.— 

(1) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—Not later than October 1, 2015, the 

President shall— 

(A) designate, on the basis of the criteria set forth in subsection (f)(1) and in furtherance of the ‘‘USAID Water and 

Development Strategy, 2013–2018’’, not fewer than 10 countries as high priority countries to be the primary recipients 

of United States Government assistance authorized under 

this section during fiscal year 2016; and 

(B) notify the appropriate congressional committees of 

such designations. 

(2) ANNUAL DESIGNATIONS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), the President shall annually make new designations 

pursuant to the criteria set forth in paragraph (1). 

(B) DESIGNATIONS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2018.—Beginning 

with fiscal year 2019, designations under paragraph (1) 

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(i) based upon the criteria set forth in subsection 

(f)(1); and 

(ii) in furtherance of the strategy required under subsection (j). 

(i) TARGETING OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO AREAS OF GREAT- EST NEED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days before the obligation 

of any funds for water, sanitation, or hygiene projects or programs pursuant to this section in countries that are not ranked 

in the top 50 countries based upon the WASH Needs Index, the 

Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 

of the planned obligation of such funds. 

(2) DEFINED TERM.—In this subsection and in subsection (j), 

the term ‘‘WASH Needs Index’’ means the needs index for water, 

sanitation, or hygiene projects or programs authorized under 

this section that has been developed using the criteria and indicators described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of subsection 

(f)(1). 

(j) GLOBAL WATER STRATEGY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2017, and every 

5 years thereafter, the President, acting through the Secretary 

of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

International Development, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a single 

government-wide Global Water Strategy to the appropriate congressional committees that provides a detailed description of 

how the United States intends— 

(A) to increase access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in high priority countries designated pursuant to subsection (h), including a summary of the WASH Needs Index 

and the specific weighting of data and other assumptions 

used to develop and rank countries on the WASH Needs 

Index; 

(B) to improve the management of water resources and 

watersheds in such countries; and 

(C) to work to prevent and resolve, to the greatest degree 

possible, both intra- and trans-boundary conflicts over 

water resources in such countries. 

(2) AGENCY-SPECIFIC PLANS.—The Global Water Strategy 

shall include an agency-specific plan— 

(A) from the United States Agency for International Development that describes specifically how the Agency for 

International Development will— 

(i) carry out the duties and responsibilities assigned 

to the Global Water Coordinator under subsection 

(e)(1); 

(ii) ensure that the Agency for International Development’s projects and programs authorized under this 

section are designed to achieve maximum impact and 

long-term sustainability, including by implementing 

the requirements described in subsection (f); and 

(iii) increase access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in high priority countries designated pursuant to 

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(B) from the Department of State that describes specifically how the Department of State will— 

(i) carry out the duties and responsibilities assigned 

to the Special Coordinator for Water Resources under 

subsection (e)(2); and 

(ii) ensure that the Department’s activities authorized 

under this section are designed— 

(I) to improve management of water resources 

and watersheds in countries designated pursuant 

to subsection (h); and 

(II) to prevent and resolve, to the greatest degree 

possible, both intra- and trans-boundary conflicts 

over water resources in such countries; and 

(C) from other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, that describes the contributions of the departments and agencies to implementing the Global Water 

Strategy. 

(3) INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS FOR HIGH PRIORITY COUNTRIES.— 

For each high priority country designated pursuant to subsection (h), the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

International Development shall— 

(A) develop a costed, evidence-based, and results-oriented 

plan that— 

(i) seeks to achieve the purposes of this section; and 

(ii) meets the requirements under subsection (f); and 

(B) include such plan in an appendix to the Global Water 

Strategy required under paragraph (1). 

(4) FIRST TIME ACCESS REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Global Water Strategy shall specifically describe the target percentage of funding for each fiscal year covered by such strategy to 

be directed toward projects aimed at providing first-time access 

to safe water and sanitation. 

(5) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—The Global Water Strategy 

shall include specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, performance metrics, timetables, and monitoring and evaluation 

plans required to be developed by the Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development pursuant 

to subsection (e)(1)(B)(v). 

(6) CONSULTATION AND BEST PRACTICES.—The Global Water 

Strategy shall— 

(A) be developed in consultation with the heads of other 

appropriate Federal departments and agencies; and 

(B) incorporate best practices from the international development community. 

(k) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 

(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 

(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

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