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Calendar No. 625 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2946 

[Report No. 113–286] 

To provide improved water, sanitation, and hygiene programs for high priority 

developing countries, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 19, 2014 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. CORKER, Mr. COONS, and Mr. FLAKE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

DECEMBER 8, 2014 

Reported by Mr. MENENDEZ, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To provide improved water, sanitation, and hygiene programs 

for high priority developing countries, 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 ‘‘Senator Paul Simon 

5 Water for the World Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) water and sanitation are critically important 

4 resources that impact many other aspects of human 

5 life; 

6 (2) the United States should be a global leader 

7 in helping provide sustainable access to clean water 

8 and sanitation for the world’s most vulnerable popu9 lations; and 

10 (3) the ‘‘USAID Water and Development Strat11 egy, 2013–2018’’, which was released by the United 

12 States Agency for International Development in May 

13 2013— 

14 (A) improves USAID’s capacity to provide 

15 sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene as16 sistance; 

17 (B) advances implementation of portions of 

18 the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act 

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

20 2533), and 

21 (C) should inform the Global Water Strat22 egy required under section 136(j) of the For23 eign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by sec24 tion 6 of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE SAFE 

2 WATER AND SANITATION TO INCLUDE HY3 GIENE. 

4 Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 

5 of 1961 is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating section 135 (22 U.S.C. 

7 2152h), as added by section 5(a) of the Senator 

8 Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public 

9 Law 109–121; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), as section 

10 136; and 

11 (2) in section 136, as redesignated— 

12 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

13 ‘‘AND SANITATION’’ and inserting ‘‘, SANITA14 TION, AND HYGIENE’’; and 

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

16 sanitation’’ and inserting ‘‘, sanitation, and hy17 giene’’. 

18 SEC. 4. IMPROVING COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT OF 

19 SAFE WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE 

20 PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES. 

21 Section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

22 as redesignated and amended by this Act, is further 

23 amended by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT.— 

25 ‘‘(1) USAID GLOBAL WATER COORDINATOR.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Administrator 

2 of the United States Agency for International 

3 Development (referred to in this paragraph as 

4 ‘USAID’) or the Administrator’s designee, who 

5 shall be a current USAID employee serving in 

6 a career or non-career position in the Senior 

7 Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy 

8 Assistant Administrator or higher, shall serve 

9 concurrently as the USAID Global Water Coor10 dinator (referred to in this subsection as the 

11 ‘Coordinator’). 

12 ‘‘(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Coordinator 

13 shall— 

14 ‘‘(i) provide direction and guidance to, 

15 coordinate, and oversee the projects and 

16 programs of USAID authorized under this 

17 section; 

18 ‘‘(ii) lead the implementation and re19 vision, not less frequently than once every 

20 5 years, of USAID’s portion of the Global 

21 Water Strategy required under subsection 

22 (j); 

23 ‘‘(iii) seek— 

24 ‘‘(I) to expand the capacity of 

25 USAID, subject to the availability of 


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1 appropriations, including through the 

2 designation of a lead subject matter 

3 expert selected from among USAID 

4 staff in each high priority country 

5 designated pursuant to subsection (h); 

6 ‘‘(II) to implement such pro7 grams and activities; 

8 ‘‘(III) to take advantage of 

9 economies of scale; and 

10 ‘‘(IV) to conduct more efficient 

11 and effective projects and programs; 

12 ‘‘(iv) coordinate with the Department 

13 of State and USAID staff in each high pri14 ority country designated pursuant to sub15 section (h) to ensure that USAID activities 

16 and projects, USAID program planning 

17 and budgeting documents, and USAID 

18 country development strategies reflect and 

19 seek to implement— 

20 ‘‘(I) the safe water, sanitation, 

21 and hygiene objectives established in 

22 the strategy required under subsection 

23 (j), including objectives relating to the 

24 management of water resources; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) international best practices 

2 relating to— 

3 ‘‘(aa) increasing access to 

4 safe water and sanitation; 

5 ‘‘(bb) conducting hygiene-re6 lated activities; and 

7 ‘‘(cc) ensuring appropriate 

8 management of water resources; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(v) develop appropriate benchmarks, 

11 measurable goals, performance metrics, 

12 and monitoring and evaluation plans for 

13 USAID projects and programs authorized 

14 under this section. 

15 ‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL COORDI16 NATOR FOR WATER RESOURCES.— 

17 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of 

18 State or the Secretary’s designee, who shall be 

19 a current employee of the Department of State 

20 serving in a career or non-career position in the 

21 Senior Executive Service or at the level of a 

22 Deputy Assistant Secretary or higher, shall 

23 serve concurrently as the Department of State 

24 Special Advisor for Water Resources (referred 

25 to in this paragraph as the ‘Special Advisor’). 


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1 ‘‘(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Special Ad2 visor shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) provide direction and guidance to, 

4 coordinate, and oversee the projects and 

5 programs of the Department of State au6 thorized under this section; 

7 ‘‘(ii) lead the implementation and re8 vision, not less than every 5 years, of the 

9 Department of State’s portion of the Glob10 al Water Strategy required under sub11 section (j); 

12 ‘‘(iii) prioritize and coordinate the De13 partment of State’s international engage14 ment on the allocation, distribution, and 

15 access to global fresh water resources and 

16 policies related to such matters; 

17 ‘‘(iv) coordinate with United States 

18 Agency for International Development and 

19 Department of State staff in each high pri20 ority country designated pursuant to sub21 section (h) to ensure that United States 

22 diplomatic efforts related to safe water, 

23 sanitation, and hygiene, including efforts 

24 related to management of water resources 

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1 and trans-boundary conflicts over water re2 sources, are consistent with United States 

3 national interests; and 

4 ‘‘(v) represent the views of the United 

5 States Government on the allocation, dis6 tribution, and access to global fresh water 

7 resources and policies related to such mat8 ters in key international fora, including 

9 key diplomatic, development-related, and 

10 scientific organizations. 

11 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL NATURE OF DUTIES AND RE12 STRICTION ON ADDITIONAL OR SUPPLEMENTAL COM13 PENSATION.—The responsibilities and specific duties 

14 of the Administrator of the United States Agency 

15 for International Development (or the Administra16 tor’s designee) and the Secretary of State (or the 

17 Secretary’s designee) under paragraph (2) or (3), re18 spectively, shall be in addition to any other respon19 sibilities or specific duties assigned to such individ20 uals. Such individuals shall receive no additional or 

21 supplemental compensation as a result of carrying 

22 out such responsibilities and specific duties under 

23 such paragraphs.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. PROMOTING THE MAXIMUM IMPACT AND LONG2 TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF USAID SAFE 

3 WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE-RELATED 

4 PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. 

5 Section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

6 as redesignated and amended by this Act, is further 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(f) PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA FOR MAXIMUM IM9 PACT AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.—The Adminis10 trator of the United States Agency for International De11 velopment shall ensure that the Agency for International 

12 Development’s projects and programs authorized under 

13 this section are designed to achieve maximum impact and 

14 long-term sustainability by— 

15 ‘‘(1) prioritizing countries on the basis of the 

16 following clearly defined criteria and indicators, to 

17 the extent sufficient data are available— 

18 ‘‘(A) the proportion of the population 

19 using an unimproved drinking water source; 

20 ‘‘(B) the total population using an unim21 proved drinking water source; 

22 ‘‘(C) the proportion of the population with23 out piped water access; 

24 ‘‘(D) the proportion of the population 

25 using shared or other unimproved sanitation fa26 cilities; 


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1 ‘‘(E) the total population using shared or 

2 other unimproved sanitation facilities; 

3 ‘‘(F) the proportion of the population prac4 ticing open defecation; 

5 ‘‘(G) the total number of children younger 

6 than 5 years of age who died from diarrheal 

7 disease; 

8 ‘‘(H) the proportion of all deaths of chil9 dren younger than 5 years of age resulting from 

10 diarrheal disease; 

11 ‘‘(I) the national government’s capacity, 

12 capability, and commitment to work with the 

13 United States to improve access to safe water, 

14 sanitation, and hygiene, including— 

15 ‘‘(i) the government’s capacity and 

16 commitment to developing the indigenous 

17 capacity to provide safe water and sanita18 tion without the assistance of outside do19 nors; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the degree to which such govern21 ment— 

22 ‘‘(I) identifies such efforts as a 

23 priority; and 

24 ‘‘(II) allocates resources to such 

25 efforts; 


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1 ‘‘(J) the availability of opportunities to le2 verage existing public, private, or other donor 

3 investments in the water, sanitation, and hy4 giene sectors, including investments in the man5 agement of water resources; and 

6 ‘‘(K) the likelihood of making significant 

7 improvements on a per capita basis on the 

8 health and educational opportunities available 

9 to women as a result of increased access to safe 

10 water, sanitation, and hygiene, including access 

11 to appropriate facilities at primary and sec12 ondary educational institutions seeking to en13 sure that communities benefitting from such 

14 projects and activities develop the indigenous 

15 capacity to provide safe water and sanitation 

16 without the assistance of outside donors; 

17 ‘‘(2) prioritizing and measuring, including 

18 through rigorous monitoring and evaluating mecha19 nisms, the extent to which such project or pro20 gram— 

21 ‘‘(A) furthers significant improvements 

22 in— 

23 ‘‘(i) the criteria set forth in subpara24 graphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (1); 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the health and educational op2 portunities available to women as a result 

3 of increased access to safe water, sanita4 tion, and hygiene, including access to ap5 propriate facilities at primary and sec6 ondary educational institutions; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) the indigenous capacity of the 

8 host nation or community to provide safe 

9 water and sanitation without the assistance 

10 of outside donors; 

11 ‘‘(B) is designed, as part of the provision 

12 of safe water and sanitation to the local com13 munity— 

14 ‘‘(i) to be financially independent over 

15 the long term, focusing on local ownership 

16 and sustainability; 

17 ‘‘(ii) to be undertaken in conjunction 

18 with relevant public institutions or private 

19 enterprises; 

20 ‘‘(iii) to identify and empower local in21 dividuals or institutions to be responsible 

22 for the effective management and mainte23 nance of such project or program; and 

24 ‘‘(iv) to provide safe water or exper25 tise or capacity building to those identified 


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1 parties or institutions for the purposes of 

2 developing a plan and clear responsibilities 

3 for the effective management and mainte4 nance of such project or program; 

5 ‘‘(C) leverages existing public, private, or 

6 other donor investments in the water, sanita7 tion, and hygiene sectors, including investments 

8 in the management of water resources; 

9 ‘‘(D) avoids duplication of efforts with 

10 other United States Government agencies or de11 partments or those of other nations or non12 governmental organizations; 

13 ‘‘(E) coordinates such efforts with the ef14 forts of other United States Government agen15 cies or departments or those of other nations or 

16 nongovernmental organizations directed at as17 sisting refugees and other displaced individuals; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(F) involves consultation with appropriate 

20 stakeholders, including communities directly af21 fected by the lack of access to clean water, sani22 tation or hygiene, and other appropriate non23 governmental organizations; 


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

2 Development Strategy, 2013–2018’ through 2018; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(4) seeking to further the strategy required 

5 under subsection (j) after 2018. 

6 ‘‘(g) USE OF IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND RE7 VIEW OF NEW STANDARDIZED INDICATORS.— 

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

9 United States Agency for International Development 

10 is authorized to use improved data collection— 

11 ‘‘(A) to meet the health-based 

12 prioritization criteria established pursuant to 

13 subsection (f)(1); and 

14 ‘‘(B) to review new standardized indicators 

15 in evaluating progress towards meeting such 

16 criteria. 

17 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTICE.—The Ad18 ministrator shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) regularly consult with the appropriate 

20 congressional committees; and 

21 ‘‘(B) notify such committees not later 30 

22 days before using improved data collection and 

23 review of new standardized indicators under 

24 paragraph (1) for the purposes of carrying out 

25 this section. 


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1 ‘‘(h) DESIGNATION OF HIGH PRIORITY COUN2 TRIES.— 

3 ‘‘(1) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—Not later than 

4 October 1, 2015, the President shall— 

5 ‘‘(A) designate, on the basis of the criteria 

6 set forth in subsection (f)(1) and in furtherance 

7 of the ‘USAID Water and Development Strat8 egy, 2013–2018’, not fewer than 10 countries 

9 as high priority countries to be the primary re10 cipients of United States Government assist11 ance authorized under this section during fiscal 

12 year 2016; and 

13 ‘‘(B) notify the appropriate congressional 

14 committees of such designations. 

15 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL DESIGNATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

17 subparagraph (B), the President shall annually 

18 make new designations pursuant to the criteria 

19 set forth in paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(B) DESIGNATIONS AFTER FISCAL YEAR

21 2018.—Beginning with fiscal year 2019, des22 ignations under paragraph (1) shall be made— 

23 ‘‘(i) based upon the criteria set forth 

24 in subsection (f)(1); and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) in furtherance of the strategy re2 quired under subsection (j). 

3 ‘‘(i) TARGETING OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO

4 AREAS OF GREATEST NEED.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days be6 fore the obligation of any funds for water, sanita7 tion, or hygiene projects or programs pursuant to 

8 this section in countries that are not ranked in the 

9 top 50 countries based upon the WASH Needs 

10 Index, the Administrator of the United States Agen11 cy for International Development shall notify the ap12 propriate congressional committees of the planned 

13 obligation of such funds. 

14 ‘‘(2) DEFINED TERM.—In this subsection and 

15 in subsection (j), the term ‘WASH Needs Index’ 

16 means the needs index for water, sanitation, or hy17 giene projects or programs authorized under this 

18 section that has been developed using the criteria 

19 and indicators described in subparagraphs (A) 

20 through (H) of subsection (f)(1).’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO INCREASE APPRO2 PRIATE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND 

3 ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, SANITATION, AND 

4 HYGIENE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 136 of the Foreign Assist6 ance Act of 1961, as redesignated and amended by this 

7 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(j) GLOBAL WATER STRATEGY.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 

11 2017, and every 5 years thereafter, the President, 

12 acting through the Secretary of State, the Adminis13 trator of the United States Agency for International 

14 Development, and the heads of other Federal depart15 ments and agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a 

16 single government-wide Global Water Strategy to the 

17 appropriate congressional committees that provides a 

18 detailed description of how the United States in19 tends— 

20 ‘‘(A) to increase access to safe water, sani21 tation, and hygiene in high priority countries 

22 designated pursuant to subsection (h), including 

23 a summary of the WASH Needs Index and the 

24 specific weighting of data and other assump25 tions used to develop and rank countries on the 

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1 ‘‘(B) to improve the management of water 

2 resources and watersheds in such countries; and 

3 ‘‘(C) to work to prevent and resolve, to the 

4 greatest degree possible, both intra- and trans5 boundary conflicts over water resources in such 

6 countries. 

7 ‘‘(2) AGENCY-SPECIFIC PLANS.—The Global 

8 Water Strategy shall include an agency-specific 

9 plan— 

10 ‘‘(A) from the United States Agency for 

11 International Development that describes spe12 cifically how the Agency for International De13 velopment will— 

14 ‘‘(i) carry out the duties and respon15 sibilities assigned to the Global Water Co16 ordinator under subsection (e)(1); 

17 ‘‘(ii) ensure that the Agency for Inter18 national Development’s projects and pro19 grams authorized under this section are 

20 designed to achieve maximum impact and 

21 long-term sustainability, including by im22 plementing the requirements described in 

23 subsection (f); and 

24 ‘‘(iii) increase access to safe water, 

25 sanitation, and hygiene in high priority 


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1 countries designated pursuant to sub2 section (h); 

3 ‘‘(B) from the Department of State that 

4 describes specifically how the Department of 

5 State will— 

6 ‘‘(i) carry out the duties and respon7 sibilities assigned to the Special Coordi8 nator for Water Resources under sub9 section (e)(2); and 

10 ‘‘(ii) ensure that the Department’s ac11 tivities authorized under this section are 

12 designed— 

13 ‘‘(I) to improve management of 

14 water resources and watersheds in 

15 countries designated pursuant to sub16 section (h); and 

17 ‘‘(II) to prevent and resolve, to 

18 the greatest degree possible, both 

19 intra- and trans-boundary conflicts 

20 over water resources in such coun21 tries; and 

22 ‘‘(C) from other Federal departments and 

23 agencies, as appropriate, that describes the con24 tributions of the departments and agencies to 

25 implementing the Global Water Strategy. 


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1 ‘‘(3) INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS FOR HIGH PRI2 ORITY COUNTRIES.—For each high priority country 

3 designated pursuant to subsection (h), the Adminis4 trator of the United States Agency for International 

5 Development shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) develop a costed, evidence-based, and 

7 results-oriented plan that— 

8 ‘‘(i) seeks to achieve the purposes of 

9 this section; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) meets the requirements under 

11 subsection (f); and 

12 ‘‘(B) include such plan in an appendix to 

13 the Global Water Strategy required under para14 graph (1). 

15 ‘‘(4) FIRST TIME ACCESS REPORTING REQUIRE16 MENT.—The Global Water Strategy shall specifically 

17 describe the target percentage of funding for each 

18 fiscal year covered by such strategy to be directed 

19 toward projects aimed at providing first-time access 

20 to safe water and sanitation. 

21 ‘‘(5) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—The Global 

22 Water Strategy shall include specific and measurable 

23 goals, benchmarks, performance metrics, timetables, 

24 and monitoring and evaluation plans required to be 

25 developed by the Administrator of the United States 


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1 Agency for International Development pursuant to 

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

3 ‘‘(6) CONSULTATION AND BEST PRACTICES.— 

4 The Global Water Strategy shall— 

5 ‘‘(A) be developed in consultation with the 

6 heads of other appropriate Federal departments 

7 and agencies; and 

8 ‘‘(B) incorporate best practices from the 

9 international development community. 

10 ‘‘(k) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘appro11 priate congressional committees’ means— 

12 ‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

13 Senate; 

14 ‘‘(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

15 Senate; 

16 ‘‘(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

17 House of Representatives; and 

18 ‘‘(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

19 House of Representatives.’’. 

20 (b) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AGENCY-SPECIFIC

21 PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact22 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit an 

23 agency-specific plan to the appropriate congressional com24 mittees (as defined in section 136(k) of the Foreign As25 sistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a)) that 


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1 meets the requirements of section 136(j)(2)(B) of such 

2 Act, as added by subsection (a). 

3 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6 of the 

4 Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Pub5 lic Law 109–121; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note) is repealed. 

6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senator Paul Simon 

8 Water for the World Act of 2014’’. 

9 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

10 It is the sense of Congress that— 

11 (1) water and sanitation are critically impor12 tant resources that impact many other aspects of 

13 human life; and 

14 (2) the United States should be a global leader 

15 in helping provide sustainable access to clean water 

16 and sanitation for the world’s most vulnerable popu17 lations. 

18 SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE SAFE 

19 WATER AND SANITATION TO INCLUDE HY20 GIENE. 

21 Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

22 1961 is amended— 

23 (1) by redesignating section 135 (22 U.S.C. 

24 2152h), as added by section 5(a) of the Senator Paul 


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1 Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 

2 109–121; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), as section 136; and 

3 (2) in section 136, as redesignated— 

4 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

5 ‘‘AND SANITATION’’ and inserting ‘‘, SANITA6 TION, AND HYGIENE’’; and 

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

8 sanitation’’ and inserting ‘‘, sanitation, and hy9 giene’’. 

10 SEC. 4. IMPROVING COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT OF 

11 SAFE WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE 

12 PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES. 

13 Section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 

14 redesignated and amended by this Act, is further amended 

15 by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT.— 

17 ‘‘(1) USAID GLOBAL WATER COORDINATOR.— 

18 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Administrator of 

19 the United States Agency for International De20 velopment (referred to in this paragraph as 

21 ‘USAID’) or the Administrator’s designee, who 

22 shall be a current USAID employee serving in a 

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1 rently as the USAID Global Water Coordinator 

2 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Coordi3 nator’). 

4 ‘‘(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Coordinator 

5 shall— 

6 ‘‘(i) provide direction and guidance to, 

7 coordinate, and oversee the projects and 

8 programs of USAID authorized under this 

9 section; 

10 ‘‘(ii) lead the implementation and revi11 sion, not less frequently than once every 5 

12 years, of USAID’s portion of the Global 

13 Water Strategy required under subsection 

14 (j); 

15 ‘‘(iii) seek— 

16 ‘‘(I) to expand the capacity of 

17 USAID, subject to the availability of 

18 appropriations, including through the 

19 designation of a lead subject matter ex20 pert selected from among USAID staff 

21 in each high priority country des22 ignated pursuant to subsection (h); 

23 ‘‘(II) to implement such programs 

24 and activities; 


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1 ‘‘(III) to take advantage of econo2 mies of scale; and 

3 ‘‘(IV) to conduct more efficient 

4 and effective projects and programs; 

5 ‘‘(iv) coordinate with the Department 

6 of State and USAID staff in each high pri7 ority country designated pursuant to sub8 section (h) to ensure that USAID activities 

9 and projects, USAID program planning 

10 and budgeting documents, and USAID 

11 country development strategies reflect and 

12 seek to implement— 

13 ‘‘(I) the safe water, sanitation, 

14 and hygiene objectives established in 

15 the strategy required under subsection 

16 (j), including objectives relating to the 

17 management of water resources; and 

18 ‘‘(II) international best practices 

19 relating to— 

20 ‘‘(aa) increasing access to 

21 safe water and sanitation; 

22 ‘‘(bb) conducting hygiene-re23 lated activities; and 


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1 ‘‘(cc) ensuring appropriate 

2 management of water resources; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(v) develop appropriate benchmarks, 

5 measurable goals, performance metrics, and 

6 monitoring and evaluation plans for 

7 USAID projects and programs authorized 

8 under this section. 

9 ‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL COORDI10 NATOR FOR WATER RESOURCES.— 

11 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State 

12 or the Secretary’s designee, who shall be a cur13 rent employee of the Department of State serving 

14 in a career or non-career position in the Senior 

15 Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy As16 sistant Secretary or higher, shall serve concur17 rently as the Department of State Special Advi18 sor for Water Resources (referred to in this para19 graph as the ‘Special Advisor’). 

20 ‘‘(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Special Advi21 sor shall— 

22 ‘‘(i) provide direction and guidance to, 

23 coordinate, and oversee the projects and 

24 programs of the Department of State au25 thorized under this section; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) lead the implementation and revi2 sion, not less than every 5 years, of the De3 partment of State’s portion of the Global 

4 Water Strategy required under subsection 

5 (j); 

6 ‘‘(iii) prioritize and coordinate the De7 partment of State’s international engage8 ment on the allocation, distribution, and 

9 access to global fresh water resources and 

10 policies related to such matters; 

11 ‘‘(iv) coordinate with United States 

12 Agency for International Development and 

13 Department of State staff in each high pri14 ority country designated pursuant to sub15 section (h) to ensure that United States dip16 lomatic efforts related to safe water, sanita17 tion, and hygiene, including efforts related 

18 to management of water resources and wa19 tersheds and the resolution of intra- and 

20 trans-boundary conflicts over water re21 sources, are consistent with United States 

22 national interests; and 

23 ‘‘(v) represent the views of the United 

24 States Government on the allocation, dis25 tribution, and access to global fresh water 


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1 resources and policies related to such mat2 ters in key international fora, including key 

3 diplomatic, development-related, and sci4 entific organizations. 

5 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL NATURE OF DUTIES AND RE6 STRICTION ON ADDITIONAL OR SUPPLEMENTAL COM7 PENSATION.—The responsibilities and specific duties 

8 of the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

9 International Development (or the Administrator’s 

10 designee) and the Secretary of State (or the Sec11 retary’s designee) under paragraph (2) or (3), respec12 tively, shall be in addition to any other responsibil13 ities or specific duties assigned to such individuals. 

14 Such individuals shall receive no additional or sup15 plemental compensation as a result of carrying out 

16 such responsibilities and specific duties under such 

17 paragraphs.’’. 

18 SEC. 5. PROMOTING THE MAXIMUM IMPACT AND LONG19 TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF USAID SAFE 

20 WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE-RELATED 

21 PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. 

22 Section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 

23 redesignated and amended by this Act, is further amended 

24 by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(f) PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT

2 AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.—The Administrator of 

3 the United States Agency for International Development 

4 shall ensure that the Agency for International Develop5 ment’s projects and programs authorized under this section 

6 are designed to achieve maximum impact and long-term 

7 sustainability by— 

8 ‘‘(1) prioritizing countries on the basis of the fol9 lowing clearly defined criteria and indicators, to the 

10 extent sufficient empirical data are available— 

11 ‘‘(A) the proportion of the population using 

12 an unimproved drinking water source; 

13 ‘‘(B) the total population using an unim14 proved drinking water source; 

15 ‘‘(C) the proportion of the population with16 out piped water access; 

17 ‘‘(D) the proportion of the population using 

18 shared or other unimproved sanitation facilities; 

19 ‘‘(E) the total population using shared or 

20 other unimproved sanitation facilities; 

21 ‘‘(F) the proportion of the population prac22 ticing open defecation; 

23 ‘‘(G) the total number of children younger 

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1 ‘‘(H) the proportion of all deaths of children 

2 younger than 5 years of age resulting from diar3 rheal disease; 

4 ‘‘(I) the national government’s capacity, ca5 pability, and commitment to work with the 

6 United States to improve access to safe water, 

7 sanitation, and hygiene, including— 

8 ‘‘(i) the government’s capacity and 

9 commitment to developing the indigenous 

10 capacity to provide safe water and sanita11 tion without the assistance of outside do12 nors; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the degree to which such govern14 ment— 

15 ‘‘(I) identifies such efforts as a 

16 priority; and 

17 ‘‘(II) allocates resources to such ef18 forts; 

19 ‘‘(J) the availability of opportunities to le20 verage existing public, private, or other donor 

21 investments in the water, sanitation, and hy22 giene sectors, including investments in the man23 agement of water resources; and 

24 ‘‘(K) the likelihood of making significant 

25 improvements on a per capita basis on the 


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1 health and educational opportunities available to 

2 women as a result of increased access to safe 

3 water, sanitation, and hygiene, including access 

4 to appropriate facilities at primary and sec5 ondary educational institutions seeking to ensure 

6 that communities benefitting from such projects 

7 and activities develop the indigenous capacity to 

8 provide safe water and sanitation without the 

9 assistance of outside donors; 

10 ‘‘(2) prioritizing and measuring, including 

11 through rigorous monitoring and evaluating mecha12 nisms, the extent to which such project or program— 

13 ‘‘(A) furthers significant improvements in— 

14 ‘‘(i) the criteria set forth in subpara15 graphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (1); 

16 ‘‘(ii) the health and educational oppor17 tunities available to women as a result of 

18 increased access to safe water, sanitation, 

19 and hygiene, including access to appro20 priate facilities at primary and secondary 

21 educational institutions; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) the indigenous capacity of the 

23 host nation or community to provide safe 

24 water and sanitation without the assistance 

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1 ‘‘(B) is designed, as part of the provision of 

2 safe water and sanitation to the local commu3 nity— 

4 ‘‘(i) to be financially independent over 

5 the long term, focusing on local ownership 

6 and sustainability; 

7 ‘‘(ii) to be undertaken in conjunction 

8 with relevant public institutions or private 

9 enterprises; 

10 ‘‘(iii) to identify and empower local 

11 individuals or institutions to be responsible 

12 for the effective management and mainte13 nance of such project or program; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) to provide safe water or expertise 

15 or capacity building to those identified par16 ties or institutions for the purposes of devel17 oping a plan and clear responsibilities for 

18 the effective management and maintenance 

19 of such project or program; 

20 ‘‘(C) leverages existing public, private, or 

21 other donor investments in the water, sanitation, 

22 and hygiene sectors, including investments in the 

23 management of water resources; 

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1 ments or those of other nations or nongovern2 mental organizations; 

3 ‘‘(E) coordinates such efforts with the efforts 

4 of other United States Government agencies or 

5 departments or those of other nations or non6 governmental organizations directed at assisting 

7 refugees and other displaced individuals; and 

8 ‘‘(F) involves consultation with appropriate 

9 stakeholders, including communities directly af10 fected by the lack of access to clean water, sani11 tation or hygiene, and other appropriate non12 governmental organizations; and 

13 ‘‘(3) seeking to further the strategy required 

14 under subsection (j) after 2018. 

15 ‘‘(g) USE OF CURRENT AND IMPROVED EMPIRICAL

16 DATA COLLECTION AND REVIEW OF NEW STANDARDIZED

17 INDICATORS.— 

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

19 United States Agency for International Development 

20 is authorized to use current and improved empirical 

21 data collection— 

22 ‘‘(A) to meet the health-based prioritization 

23 criteria established pursuant to subsection (f)(1); 

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1 ‘‘(B) to review new standardized indicators 

2 in evaluating progress towards meeting such cri3 teria. 

4 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTICE.—The Admin5 istrator shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) regularly consult with the appropriate 

7 congressional committees; and 

8 ‘‘(B) notify such committees not later than 

9 30 days before using current or improved empir10 ical data collection for the review of any new 

11 standardized indicators under paragraph (1) for 

12 the purposes of carrying out this section. 

13 ‘‘(h) DESIGNATION OF HIGH PRIORITY COUNTRIES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—Not later than Oc15 tober 1, 2015, the President shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) designate, on the basis of the criteria 

17 set forth in subsection (f)(1) not fewer than 10 

18 countries as high priority countries to be the pri19 mary recipients of United States Government as20 sistance authorized under this section during fis21 cal year 2016; and 

22 ‘‘(B) notify the appropriate congressional 

23 committees of such designations. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

2 subparagraph (B), the President shall annually 

3 make new designations pursuant to the criteria 

4 set forth in paragraph (1). 

5 ‘‘(B) DESIGNATIONS AFTER FISCAL YEAR

6 2018.—Beginning with fiscal year 2019, designa7 tions under paragraph (1) shall be made— 

8 ‘‘(i) based upon the criteria set forth in 

9 subsection (f)(1); and 

10 ‘‘(ii) in furtherance of the strategy re11 quired under subsection (j). 

12 ‘‘(i) TARGETING OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO

13 AREAS OF GREATEST NEED.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days be15 fore the obligation of any funds for water, sanitation, 

16 or hygiene projects or programs pursuant to this sec17 tion in countries that are not ranked in the top 50 

18 countries based upon the WASH Needs Index, the Ad19 ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter20 national Development shall notify the appropriate 

21 congressional committees of the planned obligation of 

22 such funds. 

23 ‘‘(2) DEFINED TERM.—In this subsection and in 

24 subsection (j), the term ‘WASH Needs Index’ means 

25 the needs index for water, sanitation, or hygiene 


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1 projects or programs authorized under this section 

2 that has been developed using the criteria and indica3 tors described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of 

4 subsection (f)(1).’’. 

5 SEC. 6. UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO INCREASE APPRO6 PRIATE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND AC7 CESS TO SAFE WATER, SANITATION, AND HY8 GIENE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 136 of the Foreign Assist10 ance Act of 1961, as redesignated and amended by this Act, 

11 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(j) GLOBAL WATER STRATEGY.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 

14 2017, and every 5 years thereafter, the President, act15 ing through the Secretary of State, the Administrator 

16 of the United States Agency for International Devel17 opment, and the heads of other Federal departments 

18 and agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a single 

19 government-wide Global Water Strategy to the appro20 priate congressional committees that provides a de21 tailed description of how the United States intends— 

22 ‘‘(A) to increase access to safe water, sanita23 tion, and hygiene in high priority countries des24 ignated pursuant to subsection (h), including a 

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1 cific weighting of empirical data and other defi2 nitions used to develop and rank countries on the 

3 WASH Needs Index; 

4 ‘‘(B) to improve the management of water 

5 resources and watersheds in such countries; and 

6 ‘‘(C) to work to prevent and resolve, to the 

7 greatest degree possible, both intra- and trans8 boundary conflicts over water resources in such 

9 countries. 

10 ‘‘(2) AGENCY-SPECIFIC PLANS.—The Global 

11 Water Strategy shall include an agency-specific 

12 plan— 

13 ‘‘(A) from the United States Agency for 

14 International Development that describes specifi15 cally how the Agency for International Develop16 ment will— 

17 ‘‘(i) carry out the duties and respon18 sibilities assigned to the Global Water Coor19 dinator under subsection (e)(1); 

20 ‘‘(ii) ensure that the Agency for Inter21 national Development’s projects and pro22 grams authorized under this section are de23 signed to achieve maximum impact and 

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1 plementing the requirements described in 

2 subsection (f); and 

3 ‘‘(iii) increase access to safe water, 

4 sanitation, and hygiene in high priority 

5 countries designated pursuant to subsection 

6 (h); 

7 ‘‘(B) from the Department of State that de8 scribes specifically how the Department of State 

9 will— 

10 ‘‘(i) carry out the duties and respon11 sibilities assigned to the Special Coordi12 nator for Water Resources under subsection 

13 (e)(2); and 

14 ‘‘(ii) ensure that the Department’s ac15 tivities authorized under this section are de16 signed— 

17 ‘‘(I) to improve management of 

18 water resources and watersheds in 

19 countries designated pursuant to sub20 section (h); and 

21 ‘‘(II) to prevent and resolve, to the 

22 greatest degree possible, both intra23 and trans-boundary conflicts over 

24 water resources in such countries; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) from other Federal departments and 

2 agencies, as appropriate, that describes the con3 tributions of the departments and agencies to 

4 implementing the Global Water Strategy. 

5 ‘‘(3) INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS FOR HIGH PRIORITY

6 COUNTRIES.—For each high priority country des7 ignated pursuant to subsection (h), the Administrator 

8 of the United States Agency for International Devel9 opment shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) develop a costed, evidence-based, and 

11 results-oriented plan that— 

12 ‘‘(i) seeks to achieve the purposes of 

13 this section; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) meets the requirements under sub15 section (f); and 

16 ‘‘(B) include such plan in an appendix to 

17 the Global Water Strategy required under para18 graph (1). 

19 ‘‘(4) FIRST TIME ACCESS REPORTING REQUIRE20 MENT.—The Global Water Strategy shall specifically 

21 describe the target percentage of funding for each fis22 cal year covered by such strategy to be directed to23 ward projects aimed at providing first-time access to 

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1 ‘‘(5) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—The Global 

2 Water Strategy shall include specific and measurable 

3 goals, benchmarks, performance metrics, timetables, 

4 and monitoring and evaluation plans required to be 

5 developed by the Administrator of the United States 

6 Agency for International Development pursuant to 

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

8 ‘‘(6) CONSULTATION AND BEST PRACTICES.—The 

9 Global Water Strategy shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) be developed in consultation with the 

11 heads of other appropriate Federal departments 

12 and agencies; and 

13 ‘‘(B) incorporate best practices from the 

14 international development community. 

15 ‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

16 ‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate congressional commit17 tees’ means— 

18 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

19 the Senate; 

20 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 

21 the Senate; 

22 ‘‘(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

23 the House of Representatives; and 

24 ‘‘(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

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1 ‘‘(2) the term ‘long-term sustainability’ refers to 

2 the ability of a service delivery system, community, 

3 partner, or beneficiary to maintain, over time, any 

4 water, sanitation, or hygiene project that receives 

5 funding pursuant to the amendments made by the 

6 Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 

7 2014.’’. 

8 (b) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AGENCY-SPECIFIC

9 PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

10 of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit an agency11 specific plan to the appropriate congressional committees 

12 (as defined in section 136(k) of the Foreign Assistance Act 

13 of 1961, as added by subsection (a)) that meets the require14 ments of section 136(j)(2)(B) of such Act, as added by sub15 section (a). 

16 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6 of the Sen17 ator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public 

18 Law 109–121; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note) is repealed. 


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Calendar No. 625 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2946 

[Report No. 113–286] 

A BILL 

To provide improved water, sanitation, and hygiene 

and for other purposes. programs for high priority developing countries, 

DECEMBER 8, 2014 

Reported with an amendment 


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