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Calendar No. 267 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1928 

To establish a review of United States multilateral aid. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 5, 2017 

Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. COONS, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. KAINE, Mr. RUBIO, 

Mr. BENNET, Mr. ISAKSON, and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

NOVEMBER 28, 2017 

Reported by Mr. CORKER, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To establish a review of United States multilateral aid. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Multilateral Aid Re5 view Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

2 The purpose of this Act is to establish a United 

3 States Multilateral Aid Review (in this Act referred to as 

4 the ‘‘Review’’) to publicly assess the value of United States 

5 Government investments in multilateral entities. 

6 SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE7 FINED. 

8 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com9 mittees’’ means— 

10 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

11 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

12 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

13 Committee on Financial Services, and the Com14 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Represent15 atives. 

16 SEC. 4. OBJECTIVES. 

17 The objectives of the Review are as follows: 

18 (1) Provide a tool to guide the United States 

19 Government’s decision making and prioritization 

20 with regard to funding multilateral entities and to 

21 provide a methodological basis for allocating scarce 

22 budgetary resources to entities that advance relevant 

23 United States foreign policy objectives. 

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1 comes on the ground in developing, fragile, and cri2 sis-afflicted regions. 

3 (3) Protect United States taxpayer investments 

4 in foreign assistance by improving transparency with 

5 regard to the funding of multilateral entities. 

6 SEC. 5. SCOPE. 

7 The Review shall include in its assessment multilat8 eral entities to which the United States Government con9 tributes voluntary or assessed funding, whether cash or 

10 in-kind, including the following entities: 

11 (1) The World Bank Group, including the 

12 International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop13 ment, the International Development Association, 

14 and the International Finance Corporation. 

15 (2) The regional development banks, including 

16 the Asian Development Bank, the African Develop17 ment Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, 

18 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Develop19 ment, and the North American Development Bank. 

20 (3) Climate Investment Funds. 

21 (4) The Food and Agriculture Organization. 

22 (5) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. 

23 (6) The Global Environment Facility. 

24 (7) The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuber25 culosis and Malaria. 


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1 (8) The Great Lakes Fishery Commission. 

2 (9) The Green Climate Fund. 

3 (10) The Inter-American Institute for Coopera4 tion for Agriculture. 

5 (11) The International Civil Aviation Organiza6 tion. 

7 (12) The International Committee of the Red 

8 Cross. 

9 (13) The International Fund for Agricultural 

10 Development. 

11 (14) The International Labour Organization. 

12 (15) The International Organization for Migra13 tion. 

14 (16) The International Telecommunication 

15 Union. 

16 (17) The Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS. 

17 (18) The Multilateral Fund for the Implemen18 tation of the Montreal Protocol. 

19 (19) The Office of the United Nations High 

20 Commissioner for Human Rights. 

21 (20) The Office of the United Nations High 

22 Commissioner for Refugees. 

23 (21) The Organisation for Economic Co-oper24 ation and Development. 

25 (22) The Organization of American States. 


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1 (23) The Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency. 

2 (24) The Pan American Health Organization. 

3 (25) The United Nations Children’s Fund. 

4 (26) The United Nations Department of Eco5 nomic and Social Affairs. 

6 (27) The United Nations Development Pro7 gramme. 

8 (28) The United Nations Entity for Gender 

9 Equality and the Empowerment of Women. 

10 (29) The United Nations Environment Pro11 gramme. 

12 (30) The United Nations Framework Conven13 tion on Climate Change. 

14 (31) The United Nations Office for Project 

15 Services. 

16 (32) The United Nations Office for the Coordi17 nation of Humanitarian Affairs. 

18 (33) The United Nations Office on Drugs and 

19 Crime. 

20 (34) The United Nations Population Fund. 

21 (35) The United Nations Relief and Works 

22 Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. 

23 (36) The United Nations Voluntary Fund for 

24 Victims of Torture. 

25 (37) The World Food Program. 


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1 (38) The World Health Organization. 

2 (39) The World Meteorological Organization. 

3 SEC. 6. TRIENNIAL REPORT ON REVIEW. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than twenty-one months 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 

6 three years thereafter, the United States Multilateral Aid 

7 Review Task Force established under section 7, in regular 

8 consultation with the Peer Review Group established 

9 under section 8, shall submit to the appropriate congres10 sional committees a final report on the findings of the Re11 view. The Secretary of State shall publish the report on 

12 the Internet website of the Department of State within 

13 seven days of submitting the report to the appropriate 

14 congressional committees. 

15 (b) METHODOLOGY.— 

16 (1) USE OF CRITERIA.—The Task Force shall 

17 establish an analytical framework and assessment 

18 scorecard for the Review using the criteria set forth 

19 in subsection (c). 

20 (2) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS.—Not 

21 later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 

22 of this Act, the Task Force shall submit the method23 ology for the initial Review to the appropriate con24 gressional committees. The Task Force may not pro25 ceed with the Review until 30 days after submission 


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1 of the methodology to the appropriate congressional 

2 committees, taking into consideration the views of 

3 the Chairmen and Ranking Members of each of the 

4 appropriate congressional committees. For each sub5 sequent Review, the Task Force shall consult with 

6 the Chairmen and Ranking Members of each of the 

7 appropriate congressional committees regarding any 

8 changes to the methodology. 

9 (c) ASSESSMENT CRITERIA.—The assessment score10 card shall include the following criteria: 

11 (1) RELATIONSHIP OF STATED GOALS TO AC12 TUAL RESULTS.—The extent to which the stated 

13 mission, goals, and objectives of the entity have been 

14 achieved during the review period, including— 

15 (A) an identification of the stated mission, 

16 goals, and objectives of each entity; 

17 (B) an evaluation of the major projects 

18 and programs selected for implementation by 

19 the entity in comparison with the stated mis20 sion, goals, and objectives of the entity; 

21 (C) an evaluation of whether the major 

22 projects and programs selected by the entity 

23 within the given review period were more likely 

24 than not to further the achievement of the stat25 ed mission, goals, and objectives of the entity; 


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1 (D) an evaluation of the extent to which 

2 the major selected projects and programs met 

3 their own stated implementation timelines and 

4 achieved declared results; and 

5 (E) an evaluation of whether the entity op6 timizes resources to achieve the stated mission, 

7 goals, and objectives of the entity. 

8 (2) RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT.—The extent 

9 to which management of the entity follows best man10 agement practices, including— 

11 (A) an evaluation of the ratio of manage12 ment and administrative expenses to program 

13 expenses, including an evaluation of entity re14 sources spent on nonprogrammatic expenses; 

15 (B) an evaluation of program expense 

16 growth, including a comparison of the annual 

17 growth of program expenses to the annual 

18 growth of management and administrative ex19 penses; and 

20 (C) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

21 established appropriate levels of senior manage22 ment compensation. 

23 (3) ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.— 

24 The extent to which the policies and procedures of 

25 the entity follow best practices of accountability and 


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1 transparency, taking into consideration credible re2 porting regarding unauthorized conversion or diver3 sion of entity resources, and including— 

4 (A) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

5 established and enforced appropriate auditing 

6 procedures; 

7 (B) an evaluation of the whether the entity 

8 has established and enforced appropriate rules 

9 to reduce the risk of conflicts of interest among 

10 the senior leadership of the entity; 

11 (C) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

12 established and enforced appropriate whistle13 blower policies; 

14 (D) an evaluation of whether the entity 

15 has established and maintained appropriate 

16 records retention policies and guidelines; 

17 (E) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

18 established and maintained best practices with 

19 respect to transparency and public disclosure; 

20 and 

21 (F) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

22 established and maintained best practices with 

23 respect to disclosure of the compensation of 

24 senior leadership officials. 


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1 (4) ALIGNMENT WITH UNITED STATES FOREIGN

2 POLICY OBJECTIVES.—The extent to which the poli3 cies and practices of the entity align with relevant 

4 United States foreign policy objectives, including— 

5 (A) an evaluation of the entity’s stated 

6 mission, goals, and objectives in comparison to 

7 relevant United States foreign policy objectives; 

8 (B) an evaluation of whether continued 

9 participation by the United States in the entity 

10 contributes a net benefit towards achieving rel11 evant United States foreign policy objectives, 

12 including the reasons for the conclusion; and 

13 (C) an evaluation of any divergence be14 tween the actions of the entity and relevant 

15 United States foreign policy objectives. 

16 (5) MULTILATERAL APPROACH COMPARED TO

17 BILATERAL APPROACH.—The extent to which pur18 suing relevant United States foreign policy objectives 

19 through a multilateral approach is effective and cost20 efficient compared to a bilateral approach, includ21 ing— 

22 (A) an evaluation of whether relevant 

23 United States foreign policy objectives are effec24 tively pursued through the entity, compared to 

25 existing or potential bilateral approaches; and 


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1 (B) an evaluation of whether relevant 

2 United States foreign policy objectives are pur3 sued on a cost-effective basis through the enti4 ty, compared to existing or potential bilateral 

5 approaches. 

6 (6) REDUNDANCIES AND OVERLAP.—The extent 

7 to which the mission, goals, and objectives of the en8 tity overlap with the mission, goals, and objectives of 

9 other multilateral institutions to which United 

10 States Government entities contribute voluntary or 

11 assessed funding, whether cash or in-kind, includ12 ing— 

13 (A) an identification of significant 

14 redundancies or overlap with the mission, goals, 

15 and objectives of other multilateral entities to 

16 which United States Government entities con17 tribute voluntary or assessed funding, whether 

18 cash or in-kind; and 

19 (B) a comparison of the extent to which 

20 relevant United States foreign policy objectives 

21 are effectively pursued on a cost-effective basis 

22 through each of the overlapping entities. 


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1 SEC. 7. UNITED STATES MULTILATERAL REVIEW TASK 

2 FORCE. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 

4 an interagency Multilateral Review Task Force (referred 

5 to in this Act as the ‘‘Task Force’’) to review and assess 

6 United States participation in multilateral entities identi7 fied in section 5 and to develop and transmit to the appro8 priate congressional committees the reports required 

9 under section 6. 

10 (b) LEADERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be chaired 

11 by the Secretary of State. The Secretary may delegate his 

12 or her responsibilities under this Act to an appropriate 

13 senior Senate-confirmed official. 

14 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The President may appoint to 

15 the interagency Task Force senior Senate-confirmed offi16 cials from the Department of State, the Department of 

17 the Treasury, the United States Agency for International 

18 Development, the Office of Management and Budget, and 

19 any other relevant executive branch department or agency. 

20 (d) CONSULTATION.—In the preparation of each re21 port under section 6, including the initial review of meth22 odology, the Task Force shall consult regularly with the 

23 Peer Review Group established under section 8. 


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1 SEC. 8. UNITED STATES MULTILATERAL AID REVIEW PEER 

2 REVIEW GROUP. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

4 United States Multilateral Aid Review Peer Review Group 

5 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Peer Review Group’’). 

6 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

7 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Peer Review Group 

8 shall be composed of 8 nongovernmental volunteer 

9 members, of whom— 

10 (A) 2 shall be appointed by the majority 

11 leader of the Senate; 

12 (B) 2 shall be appointed by the minority 

13 leader of the Senate; 

14 (C) 2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of 

15 the House of Representatives; and 

16 (D) 2 shall be appointed by the minority 

17 leader of the House of Representatives. 

18 (2) APPOINTMENT CRITERIA.—The members of 

19 the Peer Review Group shall have appropriate exper20 tise and knowledge of the multilateral entities sub21 ject to the Review established by this Act. In making 

22 appointments to the Peer Review Group, potential 

23 conflicts of interest should be taken into account. 

24 (3) DATE.—The initial appointments of the 

25 members of the Peer Review Group shall be made 

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1 ment of this Act, and the terms of such appoint2 ments shall begin on that date. 

3 (4) CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN.—The Peer 

4 Review Group shall select a Chairman and Vice 

5 Chairman from among the members of the Peer Re6 view Group. 

7 (c) EXPERT ANALYSIS.—The Peer Review Group 

8 shall meet regularly with the Task Force, including re9 garding the initial review of methodology, to offer their 

10 expertise of the funding and performance of multilateral 

11 entities. 

12 (d) REVIEW OF REPORT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days be14 fore submitting each report required under section 

15 6(a), the Task Force shall transmit a draft of the 

16 report to the Peer Review Group and the appro17 priate congressional committees. 

18 (2) REVIEW.—The Peer Review Group shall re19 view the draft report submitted under paragraph (1) 

20 and provide to the Task Force and the appropriate 

21 congressional committees not later than 90 days be22 fore the submission of each report required under 

23 section 6(a) the following: 

24 (A) An analysis of the conclusions of the 

25 report. 


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1 (B) An analysis of the established meth2 odologies used to reach conclusions in the re3 port. 

4 (C) An analysis of the evidence used to 

5 reach conclusions in the report. 

6 (D) Any additional comments to improve 

7 the evaluations and analysis of the report. 

8 (e) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Peer 

10 Review Group shall be appointed for a 6-year term 

11 and may be reappointed under subsection (b)(1) for 

12 one additional term. 

13 (2) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Peer Re14 view Group— 

15 (A) shall not affect the powers of the Peer 

16 Review Group; and 

17 (B) shall be filled in the same manner as 

18 the original appointment. 

19 (f) MEETINGS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Peer Review Group 

21 shall meet at the call of the Chairman. 

22 (2) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 120 

23 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

24 Peer Review Group shall hold its first meeting. 


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1 (3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

2 the Peer Group shall constitute a quorum, but a 

3 lesser number of members may hold meetings. 

4 SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITIES. 

5 The authorities and requirements provided under this 

6 Act shall terminate 11 years after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act. 

8 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Multilateral Aid Review 

10 Act of 2017’’. 

11 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

12 The purpose of this Act is to establish a United States 

13 Multilateral Aid Review (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Re14 view’’) to publicly assess the value of United States Govern15 ment investments in multilateral entities. 

16 SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE17 FINED. 

18 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com19 mittees’’ means— 

20 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 

21 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

22 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com23 mittee on Financial Services, and the Committee on 

24 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 


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1 SEC. 4. OBJECTIVES. 

2 The objectives of the Review are as follows: 

3 (1) Provide a tool to guide the United States 

4 Government’s decision making and prioritization 

5 with regard to funding multilateral entities and to 

6 provide a methodological basis for allocating scarce 

7 budgetary resources to entities that advance relevant 

8 United States foreign policy objectives. 

9 (2) Incentivize improvements in the performance 

10 of multilateral entities to achieve better outcomes on 

11 the ground in developing, fragile, and crisis-afflicted 

12 regions. 

13 (3) Protect United States taxpayer investments 

14 in foreign assistance by improving transparency with 

15 regard to the funding of multilateral entities. 

16 SEC. 5. SCOPE. 

17 The Review shall include in its assessment multilateral 

18 entities to which the United States Government contributes 

19 voluntary or assessed funding, whether cash or in-kind, in20 cluding the following entities: 

21 (1) The World Bank Group, including the Inter22 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 

23 the International Development Association, and the 

24 International Finance Corporation. 

25 (2) The regional development banks, including 

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1 ment Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, 

2 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Develop3 ment, and the North American Development Bank. 

4 (3) Climate Investment Funds. 

5 (4) The Food and Agriculture Organization. 

6 (5) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. 

7 (6) The Global Environment Facility. 

8 (7) The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuber9 culosis and Malaria. 

10 (8) The Green Climate Fund. 

11 (9) The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation 

12 for Agriculture. 

13 (10) The International Civil Aviation Organiza14 tion. 

15 (11) The International Committee of the Red 

16 Cross. 

17 (12) The International Fund for Agricultural 

18 Development. 

19 (13) The International Labour Organization. 

20 (14) The International Organization for Migra21 tion. 

22 (15) The International Telecommunication 

23 Union. 

24 (16) The Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS. 


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1 (17) The Multilateral Fund for the Implementa2 tion of the Montreal Protocol. 

3 (18) The Office of the United Nations High Com4 missioner for Human Rights. 

5 (19) The Office of the United Nations High Com6 missioner for Refugees. 

7 (20) The Organisation for Economic Co-oper8 ation and Development. 

9 (21) The Organization of American States. 

10 (22) The Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency. 

11 (23) The Pan American Health Organization. 

12 (24) The United Nations Children’s Fund. 

13 (25) The United Nations Department of Eco14 nomic and Social Affairs. 

15 (26) The United Nations Development Pro16 gramme. 

17 (27) The United Nations Entity for Gender 

18 Equality and the Empowerment of Women. 

19 (28) The United Nations Environment Pro20 gramme. 

21 (29) The United Nations Framework Convention 

22 on Climate Change. 

23 (30) The United Nations Office for Project Serv24 ices. 


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1 (31) The United Nations Office for the Coordina2 tion of Humanitarian Affairs. 

3 (32) The United Nations Office on Drugs and 

4 Crime. 

5 (33) The United Nations Population Fund. 

6 (34) The United Nations Relief and Works Agen7 cy for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. 

8 (35) The United Nations Voluntary Fund for 

9 Victims of Torture. 

10 (36) The World Food Program. 

11 (37) The World Health Organization. 

12 (38) The World Meteorological Organization. 

13 SEC. 6. TRIENNIAL REPORT ON REVIEW. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than twenty-one months 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every three 

16 years thereafter, the United States Multilateral Aid Review 

17 Task Force established under section 7, in regular consulta18 tion with the Peer Review Group established under section 

19 8, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

20 a final report on the findings of the Review. The Secretary 

21 of State shall publish the report on the Internet website of 

22 the Department of State within seven days of submitting 

23 the report to the appropriate congressional committees. 

24 (b) METHODOLOGY.— 


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1 (1) USE OF CRITERIA.—The Task Force shall es2 tablish an analytical framework and assessment 

3 scorecard for the Review using the criteria set forth 

4 in subsection (c). 

5 (2) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS.—Not later 

6 than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act, the Task Force shall submit the methodology for 

8 the initial Review to the appropriate congressional 

9 committees. The Task Force may not proceed with the 

10 Review until 30 days after submission of the method11 ology to the appropriate congressional committees, 

12 taking into consideration the views of the Chairmen 

13 and Ranking Members of each of the appropriate con14 gressional committees. For each subsequent Review, 

15 the Task Force shall consult with the Chairmen and 

16 Ranking Members of each of the appropriate congres17 sional committees regarding any changes to the meth18 odology. 

19 (3) PUBLICATION OF CRITERIA AND METHOD20 OLOGY.—Final criteria and methodology shall be pub21 lished on the Internet website of the Department of 

22 State not later than 60 days after the submission of 

23 the methodology to the appropriate congressional com24 mittees under paragraph (2). 


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1 (c) ASSESSMENT CRITERIA.—The assessment scorecard 

2 shall include the following criteria: 

3 (1) RELATIONSHIP OF STATED GOALS TO ACTUAL

4 RESULTS.—The extent to which the stated mission, 

5 goals, and objectives of the entity have been achieved 

6 during the review period, including— 

7 (A) an identification of the stated mission, 

8 goals, and objectives of each entity; 

9 (B) an evaluation of the major projects and 

10 programs selected for implementation by the en11 tity in comparison with the stated mission, 

12 goals, and objectives of the entity; 

13 (C) an evaluation of whether the major 

14 projects and programs selected by the entity 

15 within the given review period were more likely 

16 than not to further the achievement of the stated 

17 mission, goals, and objectives of the entity; 

18 (D) an evaluation of the extent to which the 

19 major selected projects and programs met their 

20 own stated implementation timelines and 

21 achieved declared results; and 

22 (E) an evaluation of whether the entity op23 timizes resources to achieve the stated mission, 

24 goals, and objectives of the entity. 


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1 (2) RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT.—The extent to 

2 which management of the entity follows best manage3 ment practices, including— 

4 (A) an evaluation of the ratio of manage5 ment and administrative expenses to program 

6 expenses, including an evaluation of entity re7 sources spent on nonprogrammatic expenses; 

8 (B) an evaluation of program expense 

9 growth, including a comparison of the annual 

10 growth of program expenses to the annual growth 

11 of management and administrative expenses; 

12 and 

13 (C) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

14 established appropriate levels of senior manage15 ment compensation. 

16 (3) ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.—The 

17 extent to which the policies and procedures of the en18 tity follow best practices of accountability and trans19 parency, taking into consideration credible reporting 

20 regarding unauthorized conversion or diversion of en21 tity resources, and including— 

22 (A) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

23 established and enforced appropriate auditing 

24 procedures; 


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1 (B) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

2 established and enforced appropriate rules to re3 duce the risk of conflicts of interest among the 

4 senior leadership of the entity; 

5 (C) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

6 established and enforced appropriate whistle7 blower policies; 

8 (D) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

9 established and maintained appropriate records 

10 retention policies and guidelines; 

11 (E) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

12 established and maintained best practices with 

13 respect to transparency and public disclosure; 

14 and 

15 (F) an evaluation of whether the entity has 

16 established and maintained best practices with 

17 respect to disclosure of the compensation of sen18 ior leadership officials. 

19 (4) ALIGNMENT WITH UNITED STATES FOREIGN

20 POLICY OBJECTIVES.—The extent to which the policies 

21 and practices of the entity align with relevant United 

22 States foreign policy objectives, including— 

23 (A) an evaluation of the entity’s stated mis24 sion, goals, and objectives in comparison to rel25 evant United States foreign policy objectives; 


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1 (B) an evaluation of whether continued par2 ticipation by the United States in the entity con3 tributes a net benefit towards achieving relevant 

4 United States foreign policy objectives, including 

5 the reasons for the conclusion; and 

6 (C) an evaluation of any divergence between 

7 the actions of the entity and relevant United 

8 States foreign policy objectives. 

9 (5) MULTILATERAL APPROACH COMPARED TO BI10 LATERAL APPROACH.—The extent to which pursuing 

11 relevant United States foreign policy objectives 

12 through a multilateral approach is effective and cost13 efficient compared to a bilateral approach, includ14 ing— 

15 (A) an evaluation of whether relevant 

16 United States foreign policy objectives are effec17 tively pursued through the entity, compared to 

18 existing or potential bilateral approaches; and 

19 (B) an evaluation of whether relevant 

20 United States foreign policy objectives are pur21 sued on a cost-effective basis through the entity, 

22 compared to existing or potential bilateral ap23 proaches. 

24 (6) REDUNDANCIES AND OVERLAP.—The extent 

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1 ty overlap with the mission, goals, and objectives of 

2 other multilateral institutions to which United States 

3 Government entities contribute voluntary or assessed 

4 funding, whether cash or in-kind, including— 

5 (A) an identification of significant 

6 redundancies or overlap with the mission, goals, 

7 and objectives of other multilateral entities to 

8 which United States Government entities con9 tribute voluntary or assessed funding, whether 

10 cash or in-kind; and 

11 (B) a comparison of the extent to which rel12 evant United States foreign policy objectives are 

13 effectively pursued on a cost-effective basis 

14 through each of the overlapping entities. 

15 SEC. 7. UNITED STATES MULTILATERAL REVIEW TASK 

16 FORCE. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 

18 an interagency Multilateral Review Task Force (referred to 

19 in this Act as the ‘‘Task Force’’) to review and assess United 

20 States participation in multilateral entities identified in 

21 section 5 and to develop and transmit to the appropriate 

22 congressional committees the reports required under section 

23 6. 

24 (b) LEADERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be chaired by 

25 the Secretary of State. The Secretary may delegate his or 


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1 her responsibilities under this Act to an appropriate senior 

2 Senate-confirmed official. 

3 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The President may appoint to the 

4 interagency Task Force senior Senate-confirmed officials 

5 from the Department of State, the Department of the Treas6 ury, the United States Agency for International Develop7 ment, the Office of Management and Budget, and any other 

8 relevant executive branch department or agency. 

9 (d) CONSULTATION.—In the preparation of each report 

10 under section 6, including the initial review of methodology, 

11 the Task Force shall consult regularly with the Peer Review 

12 Group established under section 8. 

13 SEC. 8. UNITED STATES MULTILATERAL AID REVIEW PEER 

14 REVIEW GROUP. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the United 

16 States Multilateral Aid Review Peer Review Group (re17 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Peer Review Group’’). 

18 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

19 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Peer Review Group 

20 shall be composed of 8 nongovernmental volunteer 

21 members, of whom— 

22 (A) 2 shall be appointed by the majority 

23 leader of the Senate; 

24 (B) 2 shall be appointed by the minority 

25 leader of the Senate; 


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1 (C) 2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of 

2 the House of Representatives; and 

3 (D) 2 shall be appointed by the minority 

4 leader of the House of Representatives. 

5 (2) APPOINTMENT CRITERIA.—The members of 

6 the Peer Review Group shall have appropriate exper7 tise and knowledge of the multilateral entities subject 

8 to the Review established by this Act. In making ap9 pointments to the Peer Review Group, potential con10 flicts of interest should be taken into account. 

11 (3) DATE.—The initial appointments of the 

12 members of the Peer Review Group shall be made not 

13 later than 100 days after the date of the enactment 

14 of this Act, and the terms of such appointments shall 

15 begin on that date. 

16 (4) CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN.—The Peer 

17 Review Group shall select a Chairman and Vice 

18 Chairman from among the members of the Peer Re19 view Group. 

20 (c) EXPERT ANALYSIS.—The Peer Review Group shall 

21 meet regularly with the Task Force, including regarding the 

22 initial review of methodology, to offer their expertise of the 

23 funding and performance of multilateral entities. 

24 (d) REVIEW OF REPORT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days be2 fore submitting each report required under section 

3 6(a), the Task Force shall transmit a draft of the re4 port to the Peer Review Group and the appropriate 

5 congressional committees. 

6 (2) REVIEW.—The Peer Review Group shall re7 view the draft report submitted under paragraph (1) 

8 and provide to the Task Force and the appropriate 

9 congressional committees not later than 90 days be10 fore the submission of each report required under sec11 tion 6(a) the following: 

12 (A) An analysis of the conclusions of the re13 port. 

14 (B) An analysis of the established meth15 odologies used to reach conclusions in the report. 

16 (C) An analysis of the evidence used to 

17 reach conclusions in the report. 

18 (D) Any additional comments to improve 

19 the evaluations and analysis of the report. 

20 (e) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Peer Re22 view Group shall be appointed for a 6-year term and 

23 may be reappointed under subsection (b)(1) for one 

24 additional term. 


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1 (2) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Peer Re2 view Group— 

3 (A) shall not affect the powers of the Peer 

4 Review Group; and 

5 (B) shall be filled in the same manner as 

6 the original appointment. 

7 (f) MEETINGS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Peer Review Group shall 

9 meet at the call of the Chairman. 

10 (2) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 120 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Peer 

12 Review Group shall hold its first meeting. 

13 (3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 

14 Peer Group shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser 

15 number of members may hold meetings. 

16 SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITIES. 

17 The authorities and requirements provided under this 

18 Act shall terminate 11 years after the date of the enactment 

19 of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 267 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1928 

A BILL 

To establish a review of United States multilateral 

aid. 

NOVEMBER 28, 2017 

Reported with an amendment 


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