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Calendar No. 369 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2744 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 16, 2019 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

DECEMBER 17, 2019 

Reported by Mr. RISCH, with an amendment 

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

AN ACT 

To authorize the Administrator of the United States Agency 

for International Development to prescribe the manner 

in which programs of the agency are identified overseas, 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘USAID Branding 

5 Modernization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR BRANDING. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United 

8 States Agency for International Development (USAID) is 


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1 authorized to prescribe, as appropriate, the use of logos 

2 or other insignia of the USAID Identity, or the use of 

3 additional or substitute markings including the United 

4 States flag, to appropriately identify, including as required 

5 by section 641 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

6 U.S.C. 2401), overseas programs administered by the 

7 Agency. 

8 (b) AUDIT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

9 the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 

10 United States Agency for International Development shall 

11 submit to Congress an audit of compliance with relevant 

12 branding and marketing requirements of the Agency by 

13 implementing partners funded by the USAID, including 

14 any requirements prescribed pursuant to the authorization 

15 under subsection (a). 

16 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

17 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘USAID Branding Mod18 ernization Act’’. 

19 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR BRANDING. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United 

21 States Agency for International Development (referred to 

22 in this section as ‘‘USAID’’), in coordination with the Sec23 retary of State, as appropriate, and with due consideration 

24 for the safety and security of implementing partners and 

25 beneficiaries, is authorized to prescribe, as appropriate, the 


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1 use of logos or other insignia of the USAID Identity, or 

2 the use of additional or substitute markings, including the 

3 United States flag, to appropriately identify, including as 

4 required by section 641 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

5 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2401), overseas programs administered by 

6 USAID. 

7 (b) AUDIT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

8 the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of USAID 

9 shall submit to Congress an audit of compliance with rel10 evant branding and marking requirements of USAID by 

11 implementing partners funded by USAID, including any 

12 requirements prescribed pursuant to the authorization 

13 under subsection (a). 


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Calendar No. 369 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2744 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Administrator of the United 

poses. agency are identified overseas, and for other purprescribe the manner in which programs of the States Agency for International Development to 

DECEMBER 17, 2019 

Reported with an amendment 


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