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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2901 

To strengthen implementation of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the 

Poor Act of 2005 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to implement, leverage, and monitor and evaluate programs to 

provide first-time or improved access to safe drinking water, sanitation, 

and hygiene to the world’s poorest on an equitable and sustainable 

basis, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 1, 2013 

Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. COLE, Mr. JONES, Mr. 

RIBBLE, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. 

SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. TERRY, Mr. HANNA, Mr. SCHOCK, and Ms. 

EDWARDS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To strengthen implementation of the Senator Paul Simon 

Water for the Poor Act of 2005 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to implement, leverage, and monitor and evaluate programs to provide firsttime or improved access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene to the world’s poorest on an equitable 

and sustainable basis, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2013’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 4. Purpose. 

Sec. 5. Improving coordination and oversight of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities. 

Sec. 6. Increasing sustainability of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene projects 

and activities. 

Sec. 7. United States complimentary strategies to increase sustainable, affordable, and equitable access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. 

Sec. 8. Transparency and monitoring and evaluation. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The Senator Paul Simon Water for the 

9 Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 

10 2533)— 

11 (A) makes access to affordable, equitable, 

12 and sustainable clean water, sanitation, and hy13 giene for developing countries a specific policy 

14 objective of United States foreign assistance 

15 programs; 

16 (B) requires the United States Govern17 ment to— 

18 (i) develop a strategy to elevate and 

19 further the United States foreign policy 

20 and foreign assistance objective to provide 

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1 affordable and equitable access to safe 

2 water, sanitation, and hygiene in devel3 oping countries; and 

4 (ii) improve the effectiveness and tar5 geting of United States assistance pro6 grams undertaken in support of that strat7 egy; 

8 (C) codifies Target 10 of the United Na9 tions Millennium Development Goals; and 

10 (D) seeks to reduce by half between 1990 

11 (the baseline year) and 2015— 

12 (i) the proportion of people who are 

13 unable to reach or afford safe drinking 

14 water; and 

15 (ii) the proportion of people without 

16 access to basic sanitation. 

17 (2) For maximum effectiveness of assistance, 

18 safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene must be 

19 coordinated with and reflected in programs and 

20 strategies for food security, global health, environ21 ment, education, gender equality, and conflict pre22 vention and mitigation. 

23 (3) On February 2, 2012, the United States 

24 national intelligence community released a National 

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1 Intelligence Estimate on Global Water Security, 

2 which found that— 

3 (A) over the next decade, countries of stra4 tegic importance to the United States will expe5 rience water shortages, poor water quality, or 

6 floods, that will risk instability or state failure 

7 and increase regional tensions; 

8 (B) water problems may pose a risk to 

9 global food markets and economic growth, and 

10 may harm the economic performance of impor11 tant trading partners; 

12 (C) water stresses compound existing prob13 lems, such as poverty, social tension, and ill14 health and without good management of water 

15 food supplies will be reduced and water borne 

16 diseases will increase; and 

17 (D) pressure will arise for a more engaged 

18 United States to make water a global priority 

19 and to support major development projects. 

20 (4) On August 1, 2008, Congress passed House 

21 Concurrent Resolution 318, which— 

22 (A) supports the goals and ideals of the 

23 International Year of Sanitation; and 

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1 (B) recognizes the importance of sanitation 

2 on public health, poverty reduction, economic 

3 and social development, and the environment. 

4 (5) According to the 2005 Millennium Eco5 system Assessment, commissioned by the United Na6 tions, more than one-fifth of the world’s population 

7 relies on freshwater sources that are either polluted 

8 or excessively withdrawn. Healthy ecosystems pro9 vide multiple water-related services, such as flood 

10 control and water purification, upon which human 

11 security, health and well-being depend. Therefore, 

12 measures aiming to maintain or restore those serv13 ices ensure the long-term sustainability of strategies 

14 to secure safe and reliable access to water and sani15 tation. 

16 (6) While progress is being made on safe water 

17 and sanitation efforts— 

18 (A) more than 783,000,000 people 

19 throughout the world lack access to safe drink20 ing water; and 

21 (B) approximately 35 percent of the total 

22 global population does not have access to basic 

23 sanitation services. 

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1 (7) A lack of access to clean water and ade2 quate sanitation has disproportionate, and too often 

3 deadly impacts on children: 

4 (A) Water and sanitation-related disease, 

5 despite being preventable, remains one of the 

6 most significant child health problems world7 wide. Diarrhea is the most serious of these dis8 eases, alone killing over 3,000 children each 

9 day, and is the second biggest cause of death in 

10 children in the post neonatal period, aged one 

11 month to 5 years. Ninety percent of all people 

12 that die from diarrheal disease are children 

13 under the age of 5. Eighty-eight percent of di14 arrheal disease is attributed to unsafe drinking 

15 water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene. 

16 (B) Even when bouts of diarrhea don’t kill, 

17 these episodes can physically and mentally stunt 

18 children, affecting them for the rest of their 

19 lives. 

20 (C) Having adequate and appropriate 

21 water supply and sanitation facilities in schools 

22 is a major factor influencing whether children, 

23 and especially adolescent girls, attend school. 

24 (D) Adequate sanitation facilities and 

25 practices contributes to reducing malnutrition 

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1 in children, improves the quality of life and dig2 nity of girls and women, protects the environ3 ment, and generates economic benefits for com4 munities and nations. 

5 (8) The health and environmental consequences 

6 of unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation are sig7 nificant, accounting for nearly 10 percent of the 

8 global burden of disease, and as further indicated by 

9 the following: 

10 (A) At any given time, half of the hospital 

11 beds in developing countries are occupied by pa12 tients suffering from diseases associated with 

13 lack of access to safe drinking water, inad14 equate sanitation, and poor hygiene. 

15 (B) More than 3,575,000 people die each 

16 year from water-related disease. 

17 (C) Chronic or acute diarrhea can lead to 

18 cognitive delays, with severe repercussions for 

19 economic development. 

20 (D) Lack of adequate sanitation contami21 nates rivers worldwide, as one of the most sig22 nificant sources of water pollution. Every day, 

23 2,000,000 tons of untreated sewage and indus24 trial and agricultural waste are discharged into 

25 the world’s freshwaters. 

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1 (9) Clean water and sanitation are among the 

2 most powerful drivers for human development. They 

3 extend opportunity, enhance dignity, and help create 

4 a virtuous cycle of improving health and rising 

5 wealth. 

6 (10) Diseases linked to unsafe water and poor 

7 sanitation, as well as the time and energy women 

8 often devote to collecting water, significantly reduce 

9 economic productivity in less developed countries 

10 and promote lifecycles of disadvantage. 

11 (11) Expanding access to clean water, sanita12 tion, and hygiene, while protecting the natural infra13 structures that store, deliver, and purify water for 

14 nature and people, are essential steps in reducing 

15 the global burden of disease, advancing sustainable 

16 economic and social development, protecting basic 

17 human rights, preventing violence against girls and 

18 women, and mitigating sources of conflict associated 

19 with water scarcity, mass migration, and water re20 lated disasters, both within and between countries. 

21 (12) Nearly 1,000,000,000 people across the 

22 globe still suffer from chronic hunger. Water scar23 city and poor water management reduce agricultural 

24 productivity and add pressures on valuable fisheries, 

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1 lihoods, and limits the ability of the world to provide 

2 the resources necessary for the doubling of food pro3 duction that will be required to meet the demands 

4 of a projected population of 9,000,000,000 people by 

5 2050. 

6 (13) 2.8 billion people in more than 48 coun7 tries are expected to face severe and chronic water 

8 shortages by 2025, with major impacts on energy 

9 and food security, development, livelihoods, human 

10 health, and natural infrastructure. 

11 (14) Agriculture consumes 70 percent of all 

12 freshwater withdrawn globally. Global increases in 

13 the efficiency and productivity of both irrigated and 

14 rain-fed agriculture will be needed to meet future 

15 food production requirements. 

16 (15) Approximately half the world’s population 

17 lives in cities, often in slums characterized by unsafe 

18 water, poor sanitation, lack of basic services, over19 crowding, inferior construction and insecure tenure. 

20 (16) According to the United Nations, women 

21 make up 70 percent of the world’s poor. Yet, the 

22 time they spend collecting water prevents them from 

23 undertaking other activities, such as generating in24 come or attending school. 

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1 (17) A lack of access to safe water and im2 proved sanitation close to home and at school can 

3 impact girls’ educational attainment and retention, 

4 limiting their ability to break the cycle of poverty. 

5 Research has found increases in girls’ school enroll6 ment when clean water points were installed closer 

7 to home, and increases in girls’ school attendance 

8 when separate latrines for boys and girls were pro9 vided on site. Meeting Target 10 of the Millennium 

10 Development Goals for water and sanitation would 

11 provide an estimated 272,000,000 additional school 

12 days per year. 

13 (18) A lack of water points close to home or 

14 safe, private latrines can put women and girls in iso15 lated situations, making them more vulnerable to 

16 sexual and physical violence. Violence against women 

17 and girls has consequences ranging from psycho18 social trauma to heightened risk of HIV/AIDS. 

19 (19) Faith communities and nonprofit develop20 ment and conservation organizations across the 

21 United States contribute significantly to the im22 provement of water, sanitation, and hygiene in devel23 oping countries. By applying their expertise, pro24 viding services, building the capacity of local organi25 zations, establishing long-term partnerships with 

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1 local communities, empowering marginalized groups, 

2 supporting sustainable water management and serv3 ing as a voice for the poor, faith-based and nonprofit 

4 organizations complement and leverage assistance 

5 provided by the United States Government. 

6 (20) United States businesses have developed 

7 key technologies, donated goods and services, 

8 partnered with private and public sector entities, 

9 and invested their capital to improve water and sani10 tation and freshwater sources in many developing 

11 countries. Corporate actors have also partnered with 

12 other stakeholders to implement sustainable water 

13 management and water use efficiency within their 

14 plants and throughout their supply chain. 

15 (21) Implementation of the Senator Paul Simon 

16 Water for the Poor Act of 2005 must be signifi17 cantly strengthened if the purposes of section 135 of 

18 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

19 2152h; relating to assistance to provide safe water 

20 and sanitation), as added by section 5(a) of the Sen21 ator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, 

22 are to be met. 

23 (22) The monitoring and evaluation of the per24 formance of United States foreign assistance pro25 grams and their contribution to policy, strategies, 

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1 projects, program goals, and priorities undertaken 

2 by the Federal Government is essential to improving 

3 aid effectiveness. 

4 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) In May 2013, the United States Agency for 

7 International Development released a Water and De8 velopment Strategy, whose goal is ‘‘to save lives and 

9 advance development through improvements in water 

10 supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs, 

11 and through sound management and use of water 

12 for food security.’’. 

13 (2) The Water and Development Strategy 

14 states that it supports the efforts of the Senator 

15 Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 ‘‘by ad16 vancing many activities consistent with the goals of 

17 the Act.’’. 

18 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con19 gress that— 

20 (1) the initial United States Agency for Inter21 national Development’s Water and Development 

22 Strategy, released in May 2013— 

23 (A) is a significant accomplishment and 

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1 tainable and effective water, sanitation, and hy2 giene assistance; 

3 (B) is supportive of and should continue to 

4 reinforce the United States foreign policy and 

5 development objectives for clean water, sanita6 tion, and hygiene; 

7 (C) should be refined and expanded by the 

8 United States Agency for International Devel9 opment as often as necessary to ensure best 

10 practices are used and the purposes of the Sen11 ator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 

12 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 2533) 

13 and this Act are met, should target the world’s 

14 poorest and those suffering from the lowest lev15 els of access to safe drinking water, sanitation, 

16 and hygiene, and should be updated by the 

17 Agency not later than every 5 years, to more 

18 fully meet the requirements and spirit of the 

19 Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 

20 2005 and section 135 of the Foreign Assistance 

21 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152h), as added by 

22 section 5(a) of the Senator Paul Simon Water 

23 for the Poor Act of 2005; and 

24 (D) is not, on its own, the holistic United 

25 States water strategy required by the Senator 

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1 Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, 

2 but instead addresses components of a com3 prehensive strategy for how the United States 

4 plans to support the United States foreign pol5 icy and development objectives and measure its 

6 success towards the objectives required by the 

7 Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 

8 2005 and this Act, and must be complimented 

9 by the development of a whole-of-government 

10 United States Government global water strat11 egy aimed at creating an enabling environment 

12 through diplomatic channels for the Agency’s 

13 water, sanitation, and hygiene programming 

14 that will better allow the Agency to succeed in 

15 its mission; and 

16 (2) the Secretary of State, acting through the 

17 Special Advisor for Water Resources (established by 

18 136(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961), as 

19 added by section 5(a)(2)(C) of this Act, and in col20 laboration and consultation with the Administrator 

21 of the United States Agency for International Devel22 opment, should develop a Global Water Resources 

23 Strategy relating to United States foreign policy ob24 jectives for water, pursuant to section 6(a) of the 

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1 Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 

2 2005, as added by section 7 of this Act, that— 

3 (A) articulates a vision for the role played 

4 by the Department of State, including in its 

5 power as a convener, in addressing the foreign 

6 policy and national security issues identified in 

7 the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act 

8 of 2005 and this Act, the 2012 National Intel9 ligence Estimate on Global Water Security, and 

10 other relevant whole-of-government assess11 ments, strategies, and approaches; 

12 (B) is an ambitious United States foreign 

13 policy framework that advances the objectives 

14 of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor 

15 Act of 2005 and this Act to provide sustainable 

16 access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and 

17 hygiene to poor and marginalized people 

18 through improved United States diplomatic ef19 forts to build political will and coordination 

20 across the Federal Government to better enable 

21 United States Government agencies and part22 ners to meet their international development ob23 jectives; 

24 (C) is complementary to, supportive of, 

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1 ment Strategy, and establishes clear roles and 

2 responsibilities insofar as possible among Fed3 eral agencies and departments responsible for 

4 jointly carrying out the strategy, as required by 

5 section 6(b) of the Senator Paul Simon Water 

6 for the Poor Act of 2005, as added by section 

7 7 of this Act. 

8 SEC. 4. PURPOSE. 

9 The purpose of this Act and the amendments made 

10 by this Act is to strengthen implementation of the Senator 

11 Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 

12 109–121; 119 Stat. 2533) by— 

13 (1) improving coordination and oversight of 

14 international water, sanitation, hygiene, and sustain15 able water management programs within and be16 tween United States Government agencies; 

17 (2) increasing the sustainability of United 

18 States Government-supported water, sanitation, and 

19 hygiene programs, including in terms of afford20 ability, accountability, and financial, operational, in21 stitutional, and environmental sustainability; 

22 (3) enhancing water, sanitation, and hygiene 

23 expertise within the United States Agency for Inter24 national Development and the Department of State, 

25 which shall include a whole of agency approach to 

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1 establish a learning agenda aimed at increasing the 

2 quality, effectiveness, and sustainability of the 

3 United States Government-supported water, sanita4 tion, and hygiene programs; and 

5 (4) ensuring water, sanitation, and hygiene pro6 grams and strategies are reflected in and supported 

7 by other development initiatives such as food secu8 rity, global health, environment, education, gender 

9 quality, and conflict prevention and mitigation with10 in and between countries, with the goal of meeting 

11 the needs of the poorest and most marginalized peo12 ple. 

13 SEC. 5. IMPROVING COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT OF 

14 SAFE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE 

15 PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign 

17 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amend18 ed— 

19 (1) by redesignating section 135, as added by 

20 section 5(a) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for 

21 the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 

22 Stat. 2536; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), as section 136; 

23 and 

24 (2) in section 136, as redesignated by para25 graph (1) of this section— 

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1 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

2 ‘‘AND SANITATION’’ and inserting ‘‘, SANITA3 TION, AND HYGIENE’’; 

4 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and 

5 sanitation’’ and inserting ‘‘, sanitation, and hy6 giene’’; and 

7 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

8 subsections: 

9 ‘‘(e) GLOBAL WATER COORDINATOR.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 

11 United States Agency for International Development 

12 (USAID) shall designate a senior advisor to coordi13 nate and oversee the Agency’s programs in devel14 oping countries that seek to provide affordable and 

15 equitable access to safe water, sanitation, and hy16 giene, who shall be known as the ‘Global Water Co17 ordinator’, who shall administer and oversee an of18 fice to be known as the Office of Water, Sanitation, 

19 and Development, and who shall report directly to 

20 the Administrator and the Assistant Administrator 

21 overseeing water programs. 

22 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Global Water Coordinator 

23 shall— 

24 ‘‘(A) oversee implementation of this sec25 tion, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the 

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1 Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 

2 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note) and the 

3 Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act 

4 of 2013; 

5 ‘‘(B) oversee the buildup of capacity and 

6 expertise within USAID to implement this sec7 tion, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the 

8 Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 

9 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), and the 

10 Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act 

11 of 2013, including— 

12 ‘‘(i) by appointing USAID mission 

13 water advisors in each high priority coun14 try, who— 

15 ‘‘(I) shall have or be given the 

16 opportunity to fully develop their tech17 nical skills and competencies nec18 essary to provide appropriate guidance 

19 to technical and program staff to en20 sure the Water and Development 

21 Strategy can be successfully imple22 mented; and 

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1 gram planning and budgeting docu2 ments; 

3 ‘‘(ii) work with USAID regional bu4 reaus, who shall be the primary liaisons be5 tween the Global Water Coordinator and 

6 mission water advisors, to ensure water, 

7 sanitation, and hygiene projects are re8 flected in country-specific multiyear strate9 gies, multiyear sector strategies, and 

10 project designs in each high priority coun11 try; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) ensure that water, sanitation, 

13 hygiene and water management issues are 

14 incorporated into all relevant Agency train15 ing programs at the office, regional, and 

16 mission levels; 

17 ‘‘(C) lead the implementation of the Water 

18 and Development Strategy and oversee the re19 view and development no later than every 5 

20 years of an updated Water and Development 

21 Strategy such that it more clearly meets the re22 quirements of the Senator Paul Simon Water 

23 for the Poor Act of 2005 and this Act; 

24 ‘‘(D) assist and monitor the development 

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1 gional water strategies, whether independent, or 

2 as part of broader USAID country-specific or 

3 regional strategies, in coordination with rel4 evant USAID mission directors, other appro5 priate personnel, and pursuant to the inter6 agency consultation and coordination process as 

7 required by section 5(b) of the Senator Paul 

8 Simon Water for the World Act of 2013, ensur9 ing such strategies reflect best practices as they 

10 relate to increasing access to clean water, sani11 tation, and hygiene activities, and sustainable 

12 water management; 

13 ‘‘(E) ensure sustainable and equitable ac14 cess to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene are 

15 reflected in strategies and broader USAID poli16 cies or strategies, including policies or strate17 gies relating to food security, global health, en18 vironment, education, gender equality, and con19 flict prevention and mitigation; 

20 ‘‘(F) develop appropriate benchmarks, 

21 measurable goals, performance metrics, and 

22 monitoring and evaluation plans for water, sani23 tation, and hygiene programs in accordance 

24 with and as required by sections 6 and 7 of the 

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1 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 2533; 22 

2 U.S.C. 2152h note); 

3 ‘‘(G) ensure programming for sustainable 

4 water management, and equitable access to 

5 clean water, sanitation, and hygiene are re6 flected across USAID programming in a man7 ner consistent with the long-term sustainability 

8 of service outcomes and freshwater sources; and 

9 ‘‘(H) foster the development, dissemina10 tion, and increased and consistent use of low11 cost and sustainable technologies, public and 

12 private partnerships, credit guarantees and 

13 other financing arrangements that leverage 

14 non-Federal funds for impact on equitable ac15 cess to affordable water, sanitation, and hygiene 

16 services that will provide long-term benefits to 

17 the world’s poorest communities. 

18 ‘‘(3) STAFF.—The Administrator shall ensure 

19 that a sufficient number of employees with appro20 priate experience or expertise are reassigned or de21 tailed from within USAID to assist the Global 

22 Water Coordinator in carrying out the duties of 

23 paragraph (2). 

24 ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

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1 ‘‘(A) the term ‘high priority country’ 

2 means a low-income or lower-middle income 

3 country designated pursuant to section 

4 6(b)(2)(C) of the Senator Paul Simon Water 

5 for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 

6 119 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note) and 

7 enumerated in the strategy required by such 

8 Act, the first iteration of which was released by 

9 USAID in May 2013; and 

10 ‘‘(B) the term ‘Water and Development 

11 Strategy’ means the strategy released by 

12 USAID in May 2013 and its revisions, required 

13 to be developed as soon as practicable after the 

14 date of the enactment of the Senator Paul 

15 Simon Water for the World Act of 2013, but no 

16 less than 5 years after such date of enactment 

17 and every 5 years thereafter under section 6(b) 

18 of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor 

19 Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 

20 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note). 

21 ‘‘(f) SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR WATER RESOURCES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 

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1 tary to, and in support of, the United States Agency 

2 for International Development’s Water and Develop3 ment Strategy, who shall be known as the ‘Special 

4 Advisor for Water Resources’, and who shall report 

5 directly to the Secretary of State and the Under 

6 Secretary overseeing water programs. 

7 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Special Advisor for Water 

8 Resources shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) oversee and coordinate the develop10 ment and implementation of approaches to in11 creasing political will and government support 

12 in partner countries in accordance with United 

13 States foreign policy on drinking water, sanita14 tion, hygiene, water resource management, and 

15 transboundary water, including— 

16 ‘‘(i) working with partner countries 

17 and other stakeholders to develop, sustain, 

18 and leverage political and financial com19 mitments that would improve access to 

20 safe drinking water, sanitation, and hy21 giene, and sustainable water management 

22 over the long term; 

23 ‘‘(ii) assisting and encouraging other 

24 countries and international organizations 

25 to plan and manage water resources in an 

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1 efficient, transparent, equitable, inclusive, 

2 and environmentally sustainable manner, 

3 taking into account the interdependence 

4 among water, food, energy, and sustainable 

5 development; 

6 ‘‘(iii) fostering regional and cross-bor7 der cooperation for integrated manage8 ment, use and protection of internationally 

9 shared rivers, lakes, and aquifer systems; 

10 ‘‘(iv) preventing and mitigating intra11 and trans-boundary conflict over water re12 sources, including through efforts to 

13 strengthen international water law and in14 stitutions as tools for facilitating coopera15 tion; 

16 ‘‘(v) working with partner countries, 

17 international organizations, and other 

18 stakeholders to manage water resources in 

19 ways that reduce risk and impact from po20 tential water-related shocks such as, but 

21 not limited to, droughts or floods, includ22 ing for improved global food security; and 

23 ‘‘(vi) fostering increased agricultural 

24 and urban productivity of water resources; 

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1 ‘‘(B) promote and be the representative for 

2 United States policy relating to global fresh3 water issues in key diplomatic and scientific fo4 rums; and 

5 ‘‘(C) lead the development and implemen6 tation of the Global Water Resources Strategy 

7 required by section 6(a) of the Senator Paul 

8 Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public 

9 Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 

10 2152h note) and oversee the review of and up11 date to not later than every 5 years the Global 

12 Water Resources Strategy to reflect pressing 

13 global challenges and changes. 

14 ‘‘(3) STAFF.—The Secretary of State shall en15 sure that a sufficient number of employees of the 

16 Department of State with appropriate experience or 

17 expertise are reassigned or detailed from within the 

18 Department of State to assist the Special Advisor 

19 for Water Resources in carrying out the duties of 

20 paragraph (2). 

21 ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

22 ‘‘(A) the term ‘Water and Development 

23 Strategy’ means the strategy released by 

24 USAID in May 2013 and its revisions, required 

25 to be developed as soon as practicable after the 

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1 date of the enactment of the Senator Paul 

2 Simon Water for the World Act of 2013, but no 

3 less than 5 years after such date of enactment 

4 and every 5 years thereafter under section 6(b) 

5 of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor 

6 Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 

7 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note); and 

8 ‘‘(B) the term ‘Global Water Resources 

9 Strategy’ means the strategy required under 

10 section 6(a) of the Senator Paul Simon Water 

11 for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 

12 119 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note).’’. 

13 (b) INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION AND COORDINA14 TION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis17 trator of the United States Agency for International 

18 Development and the Secretary of State shall de19 velop and implement a process to ensure regular 

20 consultation and coordination between the Global 

21 Water Coordinator and the Special Advisor for 

22 Water Resources so that their efforts are com23 plimentary and in support of the implementation, 

24 and subsequent revision not later than every 5 years, 

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1 of the Global Water Resources Strategy and the 

2 Water and Development Strategy. 

3 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The process 

4 required under paragraph (1) should include jointly 

5 convened meetings with any Federal department or 

6 agency administering United States water, sanita7 tion, and hygiene programs to evaluate progress in 

8 carrying out the strategies described in paragraph 

9 (1), or the revision to any such strategy, as required 

10 by section 6 of the Senator Paul Simon Water for 

11 the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 

12 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), as amended by 

13 section 7 of this Act. 

14 (3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

15 (A) the term ‘‘Global Water Coordinator’’ 

16 means the Global Water Coordinator designated 

17 under section 136(e) of the Foreign Assistance 

18 Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a)(2) of 

19 this section; 

20 (B) the term ‘‘Global Water Resources 

21 Strategy’’ means the strategy required under 

22 section 6(a) of the Senator Paul Simon Water 

23 for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 

24 119 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), as 

25 amended by section 7 of this Act; 

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1 (C) the term ‘‘Special Advisor for Water 

2 Resources’’ means the Special Advisor for 

3 Water Resources designated under section 

4 136(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

5 as added by subsection (a)(2) of this section; 

6 and 

7 (D) the term ‘‘Water and Development 

8 Strategy’’ means the strategy released by 

9 USAID in May 2013 and its revisions, required 

10 to be developed as soon as practicable after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, but no less 

12 than 5 years after such date of enactment and 

13 every 5 years thereafter under section 6(b) of 

14 the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act 

15 of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 2533; 

16 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), as amended by section 

17 7 of this Act. 

18 SEC. 6. INCREASING SUSTAINABILITY OF SAFE WATER, 

19 SANITATION, AND HYGIENE PROJECTS AND 

20 ACTIVITIES. 

21 (a) PRINCIPLES.—In order to ensure that water, 

22 sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities of the 

23 United States Agency for International Development car24 ried out under the authorities of section 136 of the For25 eign Assistance Act of 1961, as redesignated and amended 

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1 by section 5 of this Act, and the Senator Paul Simon 

2 Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 

3 119 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), as amended by 

4 this Act, achieve maximum impact and continue to deliver 

5 lasting benefits after completion, such projects and activi6 ties shall be carried out in accordance with, and monitored 

7 and evaluated against the following principles: 

8 (1) Projects and activities should be targeted to 

9 the poorest and most vulnerable countries and com10 munities, including women and girls, displaced per11 sons and refugees, and other marginalized popu12 lations. 

13 (2) Projects and activities should be designed in 

14 consultation with a broad range of local and national 

15 stakeholders, including communities directly affected 

16 by a lack of access to clean water, sanitation or hy17 giene, nongovernmental organizations, cooperatives, 

18 foundations, universities, private sector entities, and 

19 women-focused organizations. 

20 (3) Projects and activities to provide services 

21 for the poor should be designed wherever possible to 

22 be financially or commercially viable over the long 

23 term, focusing on local ownership and sustainability, 

24 and undertaken in conjunction with relevant public 

25 institutions or private enterprise so long as they can 

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1 provide access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in 

2 such a way that strengthens social equity of access 

3 and keeps these services affordable to all, especially 

4 the poorest of the poor. 

5 (4) Governments of countries in which projects 

6 and activities are carried out should identify revenue 

7 streams sufficient to cover the costs of maintaining 

8 public equipment and services with respect to such 

9 projects and activities over the long term. 

10 (5) Projects and activities should provide for a 

11 functioning management and maintenance system 

12 comprising tools, supply chains, transport, equip13 ment, training and individuals or institutions with 

14 clear responsibilities for achieving sustainability. 

15 (6) With respect to projects and activities that 

16 are managed by communities or institutions, effec17 tive external support should be provided to such 

18 communities or institutions. 

19 (7) Projects should be designed to provide ac20 cess to water, sanitation, and hygiene, and sustain21 able water management through joint programs and 

22 other coordinated mechanisms and policies, in order 

23 to ensure the long-term sustainability of the results 

24 achieved, to mitigate any negative environmental im25 pacts, and to ensure the resilience of natural and 

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1 man-made infrastructure to floods, droughts, and 

2 other water-related disasters. 

3 (8) Access to water and sanitation should be ex4 panded in an equitable manner and on the basis of 

5 need, without regard to race, gender, religion, or 

6 ethnic origin. 

7 (b) LOCAL OWNERSHIP.—Not later than 90 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis9 trator of the United States Agency for International De10 velopment shall establish guidelines and procedures to en11 sure that— 

12 (1) a broad range of local and national stake13 holders is consulted in the development of any coun14 try-specific water strategy; 

15 (2) any water, sanitation, and hygiene projects 

16 and activities authorized under each such strategy 

17 are designed to address the specific needs of women 

18 and girls; and 

19 (3) local civil society organizations, including 

20 nonprofit organizations as well as businesses, are 

21 full participants in the selection and design, imple22 mentation, monitoring, and evaluation of water, 

23 sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities. 

24 (c) LOCAL PROCUREMENT.— 

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1 (1) AUTHORITY.—In providing assistance under 

2 the authorities of section 136 of the Foreign Assist3 ance Act of 1961, as redesignated and amended by 

4 section 5 of this Act, the Administrator of the 

5 United States Agency for International Development 

6 is authorized to award contracts and other acquisi7 tion instruments on a noncompetitive basis to local 

8 entities in high priority countries to carry out safe 

9 water, sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities 

10 in such countries. 

11 (2) LIMITATION.—A contract or other instru12 ment described in paragraph (1) may not have a 

13 value that exceeds $5,000,000. 

14 (3) SUPERSEDES OTHER LAWS.—The Adminis15 trator of the United States Agency for International 

16 Development may exercise the authority of para17 graph (1) notwithstanding any other provision of 

18 law. 

19 (4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

20 (A) the term ‘‘high priority country’’ 

21 means a low-income or lower-middle income 

22 country designated pursuant to section 

23 6(b)(2)(C) of the Senator Paul Simon Water 

24 for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 

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1 119 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), as 

2 amended by section 7 of this Act; and 

3 (B) the term ‘‘local entity’’ means an indi4 vidual, corporation, or other entity that— 

5 (i) is organized under the laws of the 

6 high priority country; 

7 (ii) has its principal place of business 

8 or operations in such country; and 

9 (iii) is owned or controlled by citizens 

10 of such country. 

11 (5) FUNDING.—Funds made available to carry 

12 out the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act 

13 of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 2533; 22 

14 U.S.C. 2152h note) for any fiscal year are author15 ized to be made available to carry out this sub16 section. 

17 (d) RETENTION OF INTEREST.— 

18 (1) AUTHORITY.—In providing assistance under 

19 the authorities of section 136 of the Foreign Assist20 ance Act of 1961, as redesignated and amended by 

21 section 5 of this Act, the Administrator of the 

22 United States Agency for International Development 

23 is authorized to enter into agreements with indige24 nous local private or public groups, associations, or 

25 other entities in high priority countries to provide 

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1 for the retention by such group, association, or other 

2 entity, without deposit in the Treasury of the United 

3 States and without further appropriation by law, of 

4 interest earned on such assistance so provided. 

5 (2) LIMITATION.—An agreement described in 

6 paragraph (1) may not have a value that exceeds 

7 $5,000,000. 

8 (3) USE OF INTEREST.—Any interest earned on 

9 the advance of funds under an agreement authorized 

10 under paragraph (1) may be used only for the pur11 poses for which the agreement is made. 

12 (4) AUDITS.—The Administrator shall, on a 

13 regular and recurring basis, audit interest earned on 

14 advance funds under an agreement authorized under 

15 paragraph (1) to ensure that the requirements of 

16 paragraph (3) are met. 

17 (5) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

18 ‘‘high priority country’’ means a low-income or 

19 lower-middle income country designated pursuant to 

20 section 6(b)(2)(C) of the Senator Paul Simon Water 

21 for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 

22 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), as amended by 

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1 SEC. 7. UNITED STATES COMPLIMENTARY STRATEGIES TO 

2 INCREASE SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE, AND 

3 EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, SANITA4 TION, AND HYGIENE. 

5 Section 6 of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the 

6 Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 2533; 

7 22 U.S.C. 2152h note) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 6. UNITED STATES COMPLIMENTARY STRATEGIES TO 

9 INCREASE SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE, AND 

10 EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, SANITA11 TION, AND HYGIENE. 

12 ‘‘(a) GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES STRATEGY.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

14 after the date of the enactment of the Senator Paul 

15 Simon Water for the World Act of 2013, and every 

16 5 years thereafter, the President, acting through the 

17 Secretary of State, shall develop a strategy to fur18 ther the United States foreign policy objective to 

19 provide affordable and equitable access to safe water 

20 and sanitation in developing countries, as described 

21 in section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

22 and by the Agency’s Water and Development Strat23 egy required under subsection (b). 

24 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under 

25 paragraph (1) shall— 

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1 ‘‘(A) articulate the United States foreign 

2 policy framework that will drive the implemen3 tation of the United States foreign policy objec4 tives on increasing access to equitable, clean 

5 drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene for the 

6 world’s poorest, water resource management, 

7 transboundary water and prevention of conflict 

8 over water resources; and 

9 ‘‘(B) address ways in which United States 

10 foreign policy efforts will promote global water 

11 security by building political will and partner12 ships, and support for national level planning 

13 processes, in conjunction with the United States 

14 Agency for International Development and 

15 other Federal agencies, and leveraging exper16 tise, knowledge, technology and resources that 

17 will increase the likelihood that the world’s poor 

18 receive or continue to have the water they need, 

19 when and where they need it, in a sustainable, 

20 equitable and conflict-free manner. 

21 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The strategy required 

22 by paragraph (1) shall be developed in consultation 

23 with the Administrator of the United States Agency 

24 for International Development, the heads of other 

25 appropriate Federal departments and agencies, 

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1 international organizations, international financial 

2 institutions, recipient governments, United States 

3 and international nongovernmental organizations, in4 digenous civil society, and other appropriate entities, 

5 and shall be complimentary to, or ultimately joined 

6 with, the Agency’s Water and Development Strategy 

7 required under subsection (b) and subsequent revi8 sions thereto. 

9 ‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of 

10 State, acting through the Under Secretary of State 

11 who has responsibility to oversee water programs 

12 and the Special Advisor for Water Resources, shall 

13 implement the strategy required under paragraph 

14 (1). The strategy may also be implemented in part 

15 by other Federal departments and agencies, as ap16 propriate. 

17 ‘‘(5) CONSISTENT WITH SAFE WATER AND

18 SANITATION POLICY.—The strategy required under 

19 paragraph (1) shall be consistent with the policy 

20 stated in section 3 of this Act. 

21 ‘‘(6) CONTENT.—The strategy required under 

22 paragraph (1) shall include— 

23 ‘‘(A) specific and measurable goals, bench24 marks, and timetables to achieve the objective 

25 described in paragraph (1); 

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1 ‘‘(B) an assessment of the level of funding 

2 and other assistance for United States water 

3 and sanitation programs needed each by the 

4 United States Department of State year to 

5 achieve the goals, benchmarks, and timetables 

6 described in subparagraph (A); 

7 ‘‘(C) methods to coordinate and integrate 

8 United States water, water resources and sani9 tation assistance carried out by the Department 

10 of State with water, sanitation, hygiene and 

11 water resource development programs carried 

12 out by the United States Agency for Inter13 national Development and other Federal agen14 cies to achieve the objective described in para15 graph (1); 

16 ‘‘(D) methods to better coordinate United 

17 States water and sanitation assistance pro18 grams with programs of other donor countries 

19 and entities to achieve the objective described in 

20 paragraph (1); and 

21 ‘‘(E) an assessment of the commitment of 

22 governments of countries that receive assistance 

23 under section 136 of the Foreign Assistance 

24 Act of 1961 to policies or policy reforms that 

25 support affordable and equitable access by the 

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1 people of such countries to safe water and sani2 tation. 

3 ‘‘(b) WATER AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

5 after the date of the enactment of the Senator Paul 

6 Simon Water for the World Act of 2013, but no less 

7 than 5 years after such date of enactment and every 

8 5 years thereafter, the Administrator of the United 

9 States Agency for International Development, acting 

10 through the Global Water Coordinator and in con11 sultation with the Special Advisor for Water Re12 sources, shall develop a strategy, to be known as the 

13 ‘Water and Development Strategy’, to further, 

14 through the United States Agency for International 

15 Development, the United States foreign assistance 

16 objective to provide affordable, equitable, and sus17 tainable access to safe drinking water, sanitation, 

18 and hygiene in developing countries, as described in 

19 section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

20 Such strategy shall be complimentary to the United 

21 States foreign policy objectives of the safe water and 

22 sanitation strategy required under subsection (a) 

23 and shall be transmitted to the appropriate congres24 sional committees and made publicly available on the 

25 Internet. 

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1 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under 

2 paragraph (1) shall provide an ambitious vision for 

3 leadership of the international development objec4 tives of this Act and the Senator Paul Simon Water 

5 for the World Act of 2013 and meet the following 

6 requirements: 

7 ‘‘(A) CONSISTENCY WITH SAFE WATER, 

8 SANITATION, AND HYGIENE POLICY.—The 

9 strategy shall be consistent with the policy stat10 ed in section 3 of the Senator Paul Simon 

11 Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 

12 109–121; 119 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h 

13 note). 

14 ‘‘(B) CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING HIGH

15 PRIORITY COUNTRIES.—The strategy shall iden16 tify low-income and lower-middle income coun17 tries with a severe lack of access to affordable, 

18 equitable, and sustainable safe drinking water, 

19 sanitation and hygiene, by assessing— 

20 ‘‘(i) the government or nongovern21 mental organizational capacity or commit22 ment to manage and implement affordable, 

23 equitable, and sustainable solutions, in ac24 cordance with section 6 of the Senator 

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1 Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 

2 2013; 

3 ‘‘(ii) opportunities to leverage existing 

4 indigenous public sector, local, donor or 

5 private sector investments in the water, 

6 sanitation and water resource management 

7 sector; 

8 ‘‘(iii) the number of people and per9 cent of the population without access to an 

10 improved source of safe drinking water in 

11 or close to home, disaggregated by rural, 

12 peri-urban, or urban geographic location; 

13 ‘‘(iv) the number of people and per14 cent of the population without access to an 

15 improved source of sanitation in or close to 

16 home, disaggregated by rural, peri-urban, 

17 or urban geographic location; 

18 ‘‘(v) the mortality rate and number of 

19 deaths of children under 5 years old due to 

20 diarrhea; 

21 ‘‘(vi) the mortality rate and number of 

22 deaths of children under 5 years old due to 

23 pneumonia; 

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1 ‘‘(vii) the number and proportion of 

2 children under 5 years old who are under3 nourished; 

4 ‘‘(viii) the average time burden of 

5 water collection in rural areas; 

6 ‘‘(ix) the coexistence in a single geo7 graphic area of two or more diseases cat8 egorized as a neglected tropical disease 

9 spread in whole or in part due to lack of 

10 access to safe drinking water, sanitation or 

11 hygiene, as defined by the Agency; and 

12 ‘‘(x) the degree to which water, sani13 tation, and hygiene programs are identified 

14 as a priority by a beneficiary government, 

15 region, or community, as identified in na16 tional plans and strategies and the coun17 try-specific multiyear strategies as devel18 oped by the Agency mission in consultation 

19 with the national government and civil so20 ciety. 

21 ‘‘(C) DESIGNATING HIGH PRIORITY COUN22 TRIES.—The strategy shall select 10 to 20 of 

23 the eligible countries identified through the as24 sessment required by subparagraph (B) and 

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1 identify such countries as ‘high priority coun2 tries’. 

3 ‘‘(D) REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH PRIORITY

4 COUNTRIES.—Each country selected as a high 

5 priority country shall be the focus of the Agen6 cy’s water, sanitation, and hygiene program7 ming, and the strategy shall develop com8 prehensive and holistic individual country plans 

9 for each high priority country so as to meet the 

10 objectives of paragraph (1). Such plans shall in11 clude— 

12 ‘‘(i) a results framework, in accord13 ance with the sustainability principles iden14 tified in section 6 of the Senator Paul 

15 Simon Water for the World Act of 2013, 

16 and monitoring and evaluation principles 

17 identified in section 7 of this Act, which 

18 shall include indicators composed of those 

19 criteria used in paragraph (2) to identify 

20 high priority countries, that shall be used 

21 to measure the long-term impacts and sus22 tainability of programs, including the ongo23 ing commitment of host-country institu24 tions, or lack thereof, and increased access 

25 to water, sanitation, and hygiene projects, 

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1 programs and services provided directly or 

2 leveraged by the United States Govern3 ment; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) a clearly described process by 

5 which the strategy shall be aligned, coordi6 nated, and leveraged with United States 

7 development strategies, policies, and inter8 national development initiatives that oper9 ate within the high priority country, to in10 clude coordination with and reflected in the 

11 high priority country’s comprehensive 

12 strategy for United States Government13 supported development assistance. 

14 ‘‘(E) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR

15 HIGH PRIORITY COUNTRIES.—For each high 

16 priority country, the Agency’s mission director 

17 for such country shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) designate sustainably increasing 

19 access to safe drinking water and sanita20 tion as a strategic objective, reflected in 

21 country-specific strategies that incorporate 

22 sustainable water management goals and 

23 targets in accordance with this Act; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) ensure, where complimentary, 

25 that the benefits of safe drinking water, 

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1 sanitation, and hygiene are reflected in 

2 other development initiatives. 

3 ‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO

4 INITIAL STRATEGY.—The Agency’s Water and De5 velopment Strategy, issued in May 2013, shall be 

6 deemed to be the initial strategy required under 

7 paragraph (1) and shall be updated in a timely man8 ner as required by paragraph (1). 

9 ‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 

10 90 days after the date of transmission of the initial 

11 strategy required under paragraph (1), the Global 

12 Water Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate 

13 congressional committees an implementation plan 

14 detailing how the United States Agency for Inter15 national Development will institutionalize the strat16 egy, including— 

17 ‘‘(A) the budget resources needed to 

18 achieve the goals, benchmarks, and timetables 

19 described in this subsection, and an assessment 

20 of what will likely be achieved at current fund21 ing levels; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the number, types, and levels of spe23 cialists and generalists currently employed, and 

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1 ment, and administrative functions, to carry out 

2 the strategy. 

3 ‘‘(5) COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In developing the 

5 strategy required under paragraph (1)), and the 

6 implementation plan required under paragraph 

7 (4), the Global Water Coordinator shall— 

8 ‘‘(i) consult with relevant Executive 

9 agencies; 

10 ‘‘(ii) consult with the Special Advisor 

11 for Water Resources; 

12 ‘‘(iii) consult with the Interagency 

13 Consultation and Coordination process as 

14 required by section 5(b) of the Paul Simon 

15 Water for the World Act of 2013; and 

16 ‘‘(iv) consult with representatives of 

17 civil society and multi-lateral organizations 

18 with demonstrated experience in address19 ing the lack of access to affordable, equi20 table and sustainable safe drinking water, 

21 sanitation and hygiene in developing coun22 tries. 

23 ‘‘(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In carrying out 

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2 of the Global Water Coordinator’s choosing, ex3 cept that such comment period shall last not 

4 less than 45 days. 

5 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 ‘‘(1) GLOBAL WATER COORDINATOR.—The term 

7 ‘Global Water Coordinator’ means the Global Water 

8 Coordinator designated under section 136(e) of the 

9 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

10 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR WATER RE11 SOURCES.—The term ‘Special Advisor for Water Re12 sources’ means the Special Advisor for Water Re13 sources designated under section 136(f) of the For14 eign Assistance Act of 1961.’’. 

15 SEC. 8. TRANSPARENCY AND MONITORING AND EVALUA16 TION. 

17 Section 7 of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the 

18 Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 2533; 

19 22 U.S.C. 2152h note) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 7. TRANSPARENCY AND MONITORING AND EVALUA21 TION. 

22 ‘‘(a) TRANSPARENCY.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

24 the date of the enactment of the Senator Paul 

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1 istrator of the United States Agency for Inter2 national Development shall, as part of the Agency’s 

3 Internet Web site, establish and maintain a Web 

4 page to make publicly available comprehensive, time5 ly, comparable, and accessible information on United 

6 States water, sanitation, and hygiene foreign assist7 ance programs. The head of each Federal depart8 ment or agency that administers such programs 

9 shall on a quarterly basis publish and update on the 

10 Web page such information with respect to programs 

11 of the department or agency. 

12 ‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To ensure trans14 parency, accountability, and effectiveness of 

15 United States water, sanitation, and hygiene 

16 foreign assistance programs, the information re17 quired by paragraph (1) shall include— 

18 ‘‘(i) the strategy required by section 

19 6(b) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for 

20 the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 

21 121; 119 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h 

22 note); 

23 ‘‘(ii) a list of countries that meet the 

24 criteria outlined in section 6(b)(2)(B) of 

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1 the Senator Paul Simon Water for the 

2 Poor Act of 2005; 

3 ‘‘(iii) an identification of each country 

4 designated as a high priority country 

5 under section 6(b)(2)(C) of the Senator 

6 Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 

7 2005, including a fully articulated ration8 ale of why each country received the des9 ignation; 

10 ‘‘(iv) for each fiscal year, information 

11 on the amount of funds expended in each 

12 country or program to carry out this Act 

13 and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the 

14 Poor Act of 2005, disaggregated by pur15 pose of assistance, including information 

16 on capital investments, and the source of 

17 such funds by account; and 

18 ‘‘(v) evaluations of water, sanitation, 

19 and hygiene programs. 

20 ‘‘(B) POSTING REQUIREMENTS.—Such in21 formation shall be published on the Web page 

22 not later than 30 days after the date of 

23 issuance of the information and shall be con24 tinuously updated. 

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1 ‘‘(C) REPORT IN LIEU OF INCLUSION.—If 

2 the head of a Federal department or agency de3 scribed in paragraph (1) makes a determination 

4 that the inclusion of a required item of informa5 tion on the Web page would jeopardize the 

6 health or security of an implementing partner 

7 or program beneficiary or would be detrimental 

8 to the national interests of the United States, 

9 such item of information may be submitted to 

10 Congress in a written report in lieu of including 

11 it on the Web page, along with the reasons for 

12 not including it on the Web page. 

13 ‘‘(3) DATABASE.—The Web page shall also con14 tain a link to a searchable database available to the 

15 public containing such information relating to the 

16 current fiscal year and, as available, for each prior 

17 fiscal year dating to and including fiscal year 2006. 

18 ‘‘(4) FORM.—Such information shall be pub19 lished on the Web page in unclassified form. Any in20 formation determined to be classified information 

21 may be submitted to Congress in classified form and 

22 an unclassified summary of such information shall 

23 be published on the Web page. 

24 ‘‘(b) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With regard to water, sani2 tation, and hygiene programming, the Global Water 

3 Coordinator shall ensure that the Agency monitors 

4 and evaluates projects and activities carried out 

5 under such programs, including carrying out assess6 ments of impact where appropriate, and ensuring re7 sults of evaluations are used to inform the design of 

8 such projects and activities. Such monitoring and 

9 evaluations shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) be carried out in accordance with, 

11 and measured against the principles described 

12 in section 6(b) of the Senator Paul Simon 

13 Water for the Poor Act of 2005 and, where ap14 propriate, the goals established section 

15 6(b)(2)(D) of the Senator Paul Simon Water 

16 for the Poor Act of 2005; and 

17 ‘‘(B) conduct longer term monitoring and 

18 evaluation of its water activities in order to as19 sess sustainability beyond the typical Agency 

20 program cycle and to enable reasonable support 

21 to issues that arise post implementation. 

22 ‘‘(2) MANDATORY SET-ASIDE FOR MONITORING

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1 toring and evaluation so that the United States Gov2 ernment and other stakeholders can ascertain the 

3 long-term return on investment of United States as4 sistance funds and to enable learning about the sus5 tainability of assistance programs and projects that 

6 shall inform future projects and programs. 

7 ‘‘(3) WHEN TO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS.—The 

8 evaluation of water, sanitation, and hygiene projects 

9 should include measurable goals and performance 

10 metrics, to be tracked against an established base11 line at the outset. Such evaluations should occur im12 mediately following the completion of a project, and 

13 no fewer than half of all water, sanitation, and hy14 giene projects shall be reevaluated 5 years after the 

15 completion of the project, all in accordance with the 

16 requirements and metrics enumerated in paragraph 

17 (1). 

18 ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

19 ‘‘(A) MONITORING.—The term ‘moni20 toring’ means, with respect to a United States 

21 water, sanitation, or hygiene foreign assistance 

22 program, a continuing function that uses sys23 tematic collection of data on specified indicators 

24 to provide management and the main stake25 holders of an ongoing development intervention 

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1 with indications of the extent of progress and 

2 achievement of objectives and progress in the 

3 use of allocated funds. 

4 ‘‘(B) EVALUATION.—The term ‘evaluation’ 

5 means, with respect to a United States water, 

6 sanitation, or hygiene foreign assistance pro7 gram, the systematic collection and analysis of 

8 information about the characteristics and out9 comes of the program and projects under the 

10 program as a basis for judgments, to improve 

11 effectiveness, and to inform decisions about cur12 rent and future programming, including an ex13 planation of the reasons for or causes of the ob14 served results.’’. 

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