I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6644 
To establish a framework for effective, transparent, and accountable United 
States foreign assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2012 
Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform, Armed Services, and Rules, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a framework for effective, transparent, and ac-
countable United States foreign assistance, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Global Partnerships Act of 2012’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
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Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 4. Principles of assistance. 
Sec. 5. Purposes of assistance. 
Sec. 6. Definitions. 
TITLE I—REDUCING GLOBAL POVERTY AND ALLEVIATING 
HUMAN SUFFERING 
Sec. 1001. Findings. 
Sec. 1002. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 1003. Encouragement of United States private and voluntary cooperation. 
Sec. 1004. Encouragement of United States business participation. 
Sec. 1005. Development partnerships fellows program. 
Subtitle A—Reducing Global Poverty 
Sec. 1011. Findings. 
Sec. 1012. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 1013. Principles of assistance. 
Sec. 1014. Goals of assistance. 
Sec. 1015. Development Support Funds. 
Sec. 1016. Innovation Fund. 
Sec. 1017. United States Strategy for Global Development. 
Sec. 1018. Country Development Cooperation Strategies. 
Sec. 1019. Sector strategies for development. 
Sec. 1020. Interagency Policy Committee on Global Development. 
Sec. 1021. Global Development Council. 
Sec. 1022. Development education. 
Sec. 1023. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 1—ACCELERATING ECONOMIC GROWTH 
Sec. 1101. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 1102. Goal and objectives. 
Sec. 1103. Global Strategy for Economic Growth. 
Sec. 1104. Assistance for economic growth. 
Sec. 1105. Fiscal and contract transparency. 
SUBCHAPTER A—MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 1111. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 1112. Microenterprise Fund. 
Sec. 1113. Office of Microenterprise Development. 
Sec. 1114. Definitions. 
SUBCHAPTER B—SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 1121. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 1122. Assistance for small and medium enterprises. 
Sec. 1123. Definition. 
SUBCHAPTER C—OTHER PROGRAMS 
Sec. 1131. Development credit authority. 
Sec. 1132. Technical assistance for financial management. 
CHAPTER 2—PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY 
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Sec. 1201. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 1202. Goal and objectives. 
Sec. 1203. Global Strategy for Food Security. 
Sec. 1204. Assistance for promoting food security. 
Sec. 1205. Collaborative agricultural and nutrition research and innovation. 
Sec. 1206. Board for International Food and Agricultural Development. 
Sec. 1207. Assistance to international and regional organizations. 
Sec. 1208. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 3—ADVANCING HEALTH 
Sec. 1301. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 1302. Goal and objectives. 
Sec. 1303. Global health strategy. 
Sec. 1304. Assistance for health. 
Sec. 1305. Health principles and restrictions. 
SUBCHAPTER A—CHILD SURVIVAL AND MATERNAL HEALTH 
Sec. 1311. Child survival. 
Sec. 1312. Maternal and newborn health. 
Sec. 1313. Assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children. 
SUBCHAPTER B—COMBATING DISEASE 
Sec. 1321. Assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. 
Sec. 1322. Assistance to combat neglected tropical diseases. 
Sec. 1323. Assistance for disease prevention, control, and treatment. 
SUBCHAPTER C—FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 
Sec. 1331. Assistance for family planning and reproductive health. 
Sec. 1332. Reproductive health care in emergencies. 
CHAPTER 4—EXPANDING QUALITY EDUCATION 
Sec. 1401. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 1402. Goal and objectives. 
Sec. 1403. Global education strategy. 
Sec. 1404. Basic education assistance. 
Sec. 1405. Higher education partnerships. 
CHAPTER 5—PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 
Sec. 1501. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 1502. Goal and objectives. 
Sec. 1503. Global conservation strategy. 
Sec. 1504. Assistance for environmental sustainability. 
Sec. 1505. Assistance for sustainable energy and natural resource management. 
Sec. 1506. Environmental restrictions. 
Sec. 1507. Environmental impact statements and assessments. 
Sec. 1508. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 6—IMPROVING ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, SANITATION, AND 
HOUSING 
Sec. 1601. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 1602. Goal and objectives. 
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Sec. 1603. Global strategy for water, sanitation and housing. 
Sec. 1604. Assistance for water, sanitation and housing. 
Sec. 1605. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 7—FOSTERING GENDER EQUALITY 
Sec. 1701. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 1702. Goal and objectives. 
Sec. 1703. Global strategy for gender equality. 
Sec. 1704. Assistance for gender equality. 
Sec. 1705. Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. 
Sec. 1706. Prevention of child marriage. 
Sec. 1707. Coordination of efforts to prevent child marriage. 
Sec. 1708. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 8—STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE 
Sec. 1801. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 1802. Goal and objectives. 
Sec. 1803. Assistance for democratic strengthening. 
Sec. 1804. Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion. 
Sec. 1805. Foreign government approval and conditionality. 
Sec. 1806. Relationship to other laws. 
Sec. 1807. Prohibiting assistance to influence the outcome of elections. 
Sec. 1808. Protected speech. 
Subtitle B—Alleviating Human Suffering 
Sec. 1901. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 1902. Goal and objectives. 
Sec. 1903. Humanitarian principles. 
Sec. 1904. International disaster assistance. 
Sec. 1905. Emergency Humanitarian Response Fund. 
Sec. 1906. Definitions. 
TITLE II—ADVANCING PEACE AND MITIGATING CONFLICT 
Sec. 2001. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 2002. Definition. 
Subtitle A—General Authorities 
Sec. 2011. Peacekeeping. 
Sec. 2012. Transition initiatives. 
Sec. 2013. Limit on payment to United Nations and affiliated agencies. 
Sec. 2014. Availability of aircraft. 
Sec. 2015. Complex Crisis, Stabilization, and Prevention Fund. 
Sec. 2016. Addressing violence against women and girls in humanitarian relief, 
peacekeeping, conflict, and post-conflict settings. 
Sec. 2017. Demining activities. 
Sec. 2018. Disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, and rehabilitation ac-
tivities. 
Subtitle B—Strategies, Assessments, and Reports 
Sec. 2021. Regional conflict risk assessment and conflict mitigation strategy. 
Sec. 2022. Data on costs incurred in support of United Nations peacekeeping 
operations. 
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Sec. 2023. Peace on Cyprus and in the Eastern Mediterranean. 
Subtitle C—Organizations and Personnel 
Sec. 2031. Atrocities Prevention Board. 
Sec. 2032. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
Rights. 
Sec. 2033. Conflict and stabilization operations. 
Sec. 2034. Danger pay. 
Sec. 2035. Stability policing coordinator. 
Sec. 2036. Training in conflict management and mitigation. 
TITLE III—SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 3101. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 3102. Country reports on human rights practices. 
Sec. 3103. Action plans for human rights and democracy. 
Sec. 3104. Human Rights and Democracy Fund. 
Sec. 3105. Role of Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 
Sec. 3106. Discrimination related to sexual orientation. 
Sec. 3107. Personnel awards and incentives. 
Subtitle B—International Violence Against Women and Girls 
Sec. 3201. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 3202. Duties of the Secretary of State. 
Sec. 3203. Comprehensive international strategy to prevent and respond to vio-
lence against women and girls. 
Sec. 3204. Assistance to prevent and respond to violence against women and 
girls internationally. 
Sec. 3205. Definitions. 
Subtitle C—Rule of Law 
Sec. 3301. Findings. 
Sec. 3302. Global Rule of Law Policy Committee. 
Sec. 3303. Assistance for rule of law. 
Sec. 3304. Definition. 
Subtitle D—Child Protection 
Sec. 3401. Findings. 
Sec. 3402. Child Protection Compacts. 
Sec. 3403. Authorization of assistance. 
Sec. 3404. Suspension and termination of assistance. 
Sec. 3405. Congressional notification. 
Sec. 3406. Definitions. 
TITLE IV—BUILDING AND REINFORCING STRATEGIC 
PARTNERSHIPS 
Sec. 4001. Findings. 
Sec. 4002. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 4003. Goals of assistance. 
Subtitle A—Economic Support Fund 
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Sec. 4101. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 4102. Goal and objectives. 
Sec. 4103. Economic Support Fund. 
Sec. 4104. Cash transfer assistance. 
Subtitle B—Security Partnerships 
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 4211. Authorization of assistance. 
Sec. 4212. Conditions of assistance. 
Sec. 4213. Prohibition for misuse of United States assistance. 
CHAPTER 2—DRAWDOWN AUTHORITY 
Sec. 4221. Authorization of emergency assistance. 
Sec. 4222. Authorization of non-emergency assistance. 
Sec. 4223. Commercial transportation and related services. 
Sec. 4224. Report. 
CHAPTER 3—LOANS OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
Sec. 4231. Loan requirements. 
Sec. 4232. Cost of loans. 
CHAPTER 4—STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
Sec. 4241. General authority. 
Sec. 4242. Value of defense articles. 
CHAPTER 5—FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING 
Sec. 4251. General authority. 
Sec. 4252. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 4253. Audits. 
Sec. 4254. Cash flow financing. 
CHAPTER 6—INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
Sec. 4261. Purpose. 
Sec. 4262. Military education and training for foreign military and defense per-
sonnel. 
Sec. 4263. Military education and training for foreign civilian personnel. 
Sec. 4264. Locations of instruction. 
Sec. 4265. Reimbursement. 
Sec. 4266. Exchange of training and related support. 
CHAPTER 7—TRANSFER OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES 
Sec. 4271. Transfer of excess defense articles. 
Sec. 4272. Terms of transfers. 
Sec. 4273. Advance notification to Congress for transfer of certain excess de-
fense articles. 
Sec. 4274. Aggregate annual limitation. 
Sec. 4275. Restrictions and conditions on transfers of naval vessels. 
CHAPTER 8—COOPERATIVE PROJECT AGREEMENTS 
Sec. 4281. Authority to enter into cooperative project agreements. 
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Sec. 4282. Costs. 
Sec. 4283. Charges. 
Sec. 4284. Certification. 
Sec. 4285. Authority in addition to other authorities. 
Subtitle C—Arms Sales and Related Assistance 
Sec. 4301. Control of arms exports and imports. 
CHAPTER 1—FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AND COOPERATION 
Sec. 4311. General authority. 
Sec. 4312. Procurement for foreign military cash sales. 
Sec. 4313. Payments. 
Sec. 4314. Charges. 
Sec. 4315. Non-combat duties of United States personnel supporting foreign 
military sales. 
Sec. 4316. Public information. 
Sec. 4317. Standardization agreements. 
Sec. 4318. Quality assurance and related services. 
Sec. 4319. Restriction on sale of defense articles and defense services that 
would adversely affect United States combat readiness. 
Sec. 4320. Acquisition of foreign-United States origin defense articles. 
Sec. 4321. Return of defense articles. 
Sec. 4322. Sale of obsolete naval vessels. 
Sec. 4323. Annual estimate and justification for sales program. 
Sec. 4324. Sales to United States companies for incorporation into end items. 
Sec. 4325. Fiscal provisions relating to foreign military sales credits. 
CHAPTER 2—ARMS EXPORT CONTROLS 
Sec. 4331. Licensing requirement for exporting or importing defense articles 
and defense services. 
Sec. 4332. Impact of military expenditures on development. 
Sec. 4333. Requirement for registration by exporters. 
Sec. 4334. Identification of all consignees and freight forwarders. 
Sec. 4335. Brokering activities. 
Sec. 4336. Foreign persons. 
Sec. 4337. Review of United States Munitions List. 
Sec. 4338. Licensing of missiles and missile equipment or technology. 
Sec. 4339. Special licensing authorization for certain exports to strategic 
United States allies. 
CHAPTER 3—LEASES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
Sec. 4351. Leasing authority. 
Sec. 4352. Certification for leasing. 
Sec. 4353. Congressional review and disapproval. 
Sec. 4354. Application of other provisions of law. 
Sec. 4355. Loan of materials, supplies, and equipment for research and devel-
opment purposes. 
Sec. 4356. Special leasing authority. 
CHAPTER 4—RETRANSFERS OF UNITED STATES DEFENSE ARTICLES 
Sec. 4361. Authority to approve retransfers. 
Sec. 4362. Demilitarization for retransfer of significant defense articles. 
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Sec. 4363. Proceeds of sale of retransferred defense articles. 
Sec. 4364. Certification. 
CHAPTER 5—ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING OF ARMS SALES 
Sec. 4371. General authority. 
Sec. 4372. Criminal and civil penalties. 
Sec. 4373. Identification of persons of concern. 
Sec. 4374. Standards to identify high-risk exports. 
Sec. 4375. Requirement of exporters to report shipment. 
Sec. 4376. End-use monitoring of defense articles and defense services. 
Sec. 4377. Fees of military sales agents and other payments. 
Sec. 4378. Prohibition on incentive payments. 
CHAPTER 6—CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF ARMS SALES 
Sec. 4381. Reports on commercial and governmental military exports; congres-
sional action. 
Sec. 4382. Congressional certification of sensitive foreign military sales and 
agreements. 
Sec. 4383. Upgrade or enhancement. 
Sec. 4384. Congressional review period and disapproval. 
Sec. 4385. National security waiver of congressional review of arms sales. 
Sec. 4386. Publication of arms sales notifications. 
Sec. 4387. Certification requirement relating to Israel’s qualitative military 
edge. 
CHAPTER 7—LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS 
Sec. 4391. Landmines. 
Sec. 4392. Cluster munitions. 
Subtitle D—General Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 4401. General provisions. 
Sec. 4402. Administrative expenses. 
Sec. 4403. Detail of appropriate personnel. 
Sec. 4404. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 4405. Performance goals for processing of applications for licenses to ex-
port items on United States Munitions List. 
Sec. 4406. Availability of information on the status of license applications. 
Sec. 4407. Requirement to ensure adequate staff and resources for the Direc-
torate of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State. 
Sec. 4408. Overseas management of assistance and sales programs. 
Sec. 4409. Designation of major United States allies. 
Sec. 4410. Depleted uranium ammunition. 
Sec. 4411. Definitions. 
TITLE V—COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL THREATS 
Subtitle A—Nonproliferation Authorities 
CHAPTER 1—NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
Sec. 5111. Authorization of assistance to prohibit the proliferation of nuclear, 
chemical, and biological weapons. 
Sec. 5112. Education and training to enhance nonproliferation and export con-
trol capabilities. 
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Sec. 5113. Opposition of withdrawal from Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons. 
Sec. 5114. Matters relating to International Atomic Energy Agency. 
Sec. 5115. Arms Control and Nonproliferation Scholarship Program. 
Sec. 5116. Arms Control and Nonproliferation Rotation Program. 
CHAPTER 2—MISSILE NONPROLIFERATION 
Sec. 5121. Licensing. 
Sec. 5122. Denial of the transfer of missile equipment or technology by United 
States persons. 
Sec. 5123. Transfers of missile equipment or technology by foreign persons. 
Sec. 5124. Notification of admittance of MTCR adherents. 
Sec. 5125. Authority relating to MTCR adherents. 
Sec. 5126. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 3—CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL NONPROLIFERATION 
Sec. 5131. Sanctions against certain foreign persons. 
Subtitle B—Counter-Narcotics Authorities 
Sec. 5201. Findings. 
Sec. 5202. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 5203. Goal and objectives. 
Sec. 5204. General authorities. 
Sec. 5205. Authorization of Bureau of International Narcotics and Law En-
forcement. 
Sec. 5206. Use of funds. 
Sec. 5207. Requirements relating to aircraft and other equipment. 
Sec. 5208. Restrictions. 
Sec. 5209. International counter-narcotics strategy. 
Sec. 5210. International narcotics control assistance report. 
Sec. 5211. Narcotics strategy evaluation. 
Subtitle C—Counter-Terrorism Authorities 
Sec. 5301. Purposes. 
Sec. 5302. Assistance to countries and multilateral organizations for counter- 
terrorism activities. 
Sec. 5303. Counter-terrorism responsibilities of the Department of State. 
TITLE VI—SUSTAINING THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT 
Sec. 6001. Findings and statement of policy. 
Subtitle A—Debt-for-Nature Exchanges 
Sec. 6101. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 6102. Definitions. 
Sec. 6103. Establishment of the Facility. 
Sec. 6104. Eligibility for benefits. 
Sec. 6105. Authority to engage in debt-for-nature swaps and debt buybacks. 
Sec. 6106. Reduction of debt owed to the United States as a result of 
concessional loans or credits under this Act and certain other 
provisions of law. 
Sec. 6107. Debt-for-Nature Agreement. 
Sec. 6108. Eligible activities. 
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Sec. 6109. Debt-for-Nature Fund. 
Sec. 6110. Responsibilities to the Congress. 
Sec. 6111. General savings clause. 
Subtitle B—Commercial Debt-for-Nature Exchanges 
Sec. 6201. Commercial debt-for-nature exchange defined. 
Sec. 6202. Authorization for commercial debt exchanges. 
Sec. 6203. Eligible projects. 
Sec. 6204. Eligible countries. 
Sec. 6205. Prohibition. 
TITLE VII—EXPANDING PROSPERITY THROUGH TRADE AND 
INVESTMENT 
Sec. 7001. Findings. 
Sec. 7002. Authority for coordination. 
Subtitle A—Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
Sec. 7101. Creation and purpose. 
Sec. 7102. Prohibitions and restrictions. 
Sec. 7103. Capital of the corporation. 
Sec. 7104. Organization and management. 
Sec. 7105.
Investment Insurance and Other Programs. 
Sec. 7106. Issuing authority; direct loan authority; discharge of liabilities. 
Sec. 7107. Income and revenues. 
Sec. 7108. General provisions relating to insurance, guaranty, and financing 
program. 
Sec. 7109. General provisions and powers. 
Sec. 7110. Reports to the Congress. 
Sec. 7111. Definitions. 
Subtitle B—United States Trade and Development Agency 
Sec. 7201. United States Trade and Development Agency. 
Subtitle C—Enterprise Funds 
Sec. 7301. Findings. 
Sec. 7302. Purposes. 
Sec. 7303. Authority to designate enterprise funds. 
Sec. 7304. GAO reports. 
Sec. 7305. Operation provisions. 
Sec. 7306. Best practices and procedures. 
Sec. 7307. Experience of other enterprise funds. 
TITLE IX—STRATEGIC PLANNING, MONITORING AND 
EVALUATION, AND REPORTING 
Subtitle A—Strategic Planning 
Sec. 9101. Quadrennial Diplomacy, Development, and Security Review. 
Sec. 9102. Comprehensive workforce and human resources strategy. 
Subtitle B—Monitoring and Evaluation 
Sec. 9201. Monitoring and evaluation of foreign assistance. 
Sec. 9202. Monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian assistance. 
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Subtitle C—Reporting Requirements 
Sec. 9301. Transparency and accountability in budgeting. 
Sec. 9302. Congressional budget justification. 
Sec. 9303. Report on allocation of assistance under this Act. 
Sec. 9304. Security assistance database. 
Sec. 9305. Classification of reports. 
Subtitle D—Congressional Notification Procedures 
Sec. 9401. Notification of program changes. 
Sec. 9402. Congressional notification parity. 
Sec. 9403. Presidential findings and determinations. 
TITLE X—POLICY RESTRICTIONS AND SPECIAL AUTHORITIES 
Subtitle A—Policy Restrictions 
Sec. 10001. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 1—HUMAN RIGHTS 
Sec. 10101. Prohibition on assistance to governments that engage in violations 
of human rights. 
Sec. 10102. Prohibition on assistance to certain human rights violators. 
Sec. 10103. Prohibition on assistance to governments following coups d’e´tat. 
Sec. 10104. Prohibition on assistance to governments that prohibit or impede 
delivery of humanitarian assistance. 
Sec. 10105. Prohibition on use of funds to support or justify torture. 
Sec. 10106. Prohibition on assistance to governments engaged in intimidation 
and harassment against individuals in the United States. 
CHAPTER 2—NON-PROLIFERATION 
Sec. 10201. Prohibition on assistance to governments that transfer nuclear en-
richment equipment, materials, or technology. 
Sec. 10202. Prohibition on assistance to governments that transfer nuclear re-
processing equipment, materials, or technology or nuclear ex-
plosive devices. 
Sec. 10203. Security assistance to Pakistan. 
CHAPTER 3—NARCOTICS 
Sec. 10301. Prohibition on assistance to drug traffickers. 
Sec. 10302. Prohibition on assistance to state sponsors of drug trafficking. 
Sec. 10303. Prohibition on reimbursements for drug crop eradications. 
CHAPTER 4—TERRORISM 
SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 10401. Prohibition on assistance to state sponsors of terrorism. 
Sec. 10402. Prohibition on assistance to foreign governments supporting state 
sponsors of terrorism. 
Sec. 10403. Prohibition on transactions with state sponsors of terrorism. 
Sec. 10404. Transactions with countries not fully cooperating with United 
States counterterrorism efforts. 
Sec. 10405. Withholding of United States proportionate share for certain pro-
grams of international organizations. 
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SUBCHAPTER B—MIDDLE EAST PROVISIONS 
Sec. 10411. Conditional contributions to certain international organizations. 
Sec. 10412. Limitation on assistance to the Palestinian Authority. 
Sec. 10413. Limitation on assistance for the West Bank and Gaza. 
Sec. 10414. Palestinian statehood. 
Sec. 10415. Restrictions concerning the Palestinian Authority. 
Sec. 10416. Prohibition on assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corpora-
tion. 
Sec. 10417. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza. 
Sec. 10418. Limitation on assistance to the Palestinian Authority. 
Sec. 10419. Limitation relating to Palestinian status in the United Nations. 
CHAPTER 5—TRADE AND COMMERCE 
Sec. 10501. Prohibition on assistance for exporting United States jobs. 
Sec. 10502. Prohibition on assistance to governments that expropriate United 
States property. 
Sec. 10503. Prohibition on assistance for compensation relating to expropriated 
or nationalized property. 
Sec. 10504. Prohibition on assistance to governments that refuse extradition 
requests. 
Sec. 10505. Prohibition on taxation of foreign assistance. 
Sec. 10506. Reimbursement of parking fines and real property taxes owed by 
governments. 
Sec. 10507. Limitation on assistance to countries in default. 
Sec. 10508. Prohibition on promotion of tobacco. 
Sec. 10509. Prohibition on assistance for official gifts. 
Subtitle B—Policy Authorities 
Sec. 10601. Contingencies. 
Sec. 10602. Transfer between accounts. 
Sec. 10603. Special waiver authority. 
TITLE XI—ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, AND HUMAN 
RESOURCES 
Sec. 11001. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Organization 
CHAPTER 1—EXERCISE AND COORDINATION OF FUNCTIONS 
Sec. 11101. Delegations; regulations. 
Sec. 11102. Role of the Secretary of State. 
Sec. 11103. Role of the Chief of Mission. 
Sec. 11104. Role of the Secretary of Defense. 
Sec. 11105. Office for Global Women’s Issues. 
Sec. 11106. Bureau for Energy Resources. 
Sec. 11107. Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science. 
CHAPTER 2—UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 11201. United States Agency for International Development. 
Sec. 11202. Role of the Administrator. 
Sec. 11203. Overseas missions. 
Sec. 11204. Chairman of OECD Development Assistance Committee. 
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Sec. 11205. Responsibilities of the Inspector General of the United States 
Agency for International Development. 
Subtitle B—Management and Program Administration 
CHAPTER 1—OPERATING EXPENSES AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 11301. Operating expenses of the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
Sec. 11302. Authorized uses of funds. 
Sec. 11303. Operating expenses of the Office of the Inspector General. 
Sec. 11304. Administrative authorities of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 11305. Working Capital Fund. 
Sec. 11306. Suspension and debarment. 
Sec. 11307. False claims and ineligible commodities. 
Sec. 11308. Termination expenses. 
Sec. 11309. Prohibition on certain first-class travel. 
CHAPTER 2—ASSISTANCE AUTHORITIES AND PROGRAM EXPENSES 
Sec. 11401. General assistance authorities. 
Sec. 11402. Authority to conduct reimbursable programs. 
Sec. 11403. Retention of interest. 
Sec. 11404. Marking and branding of economic and humanitarian assistance. 
Sec. 11405. Reductions in designated funds. 
Sec. 11406. Requirement for authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 11407. Unexpended balances. 
Sec. 11408. Authority for extended period of availability of appropriations. 
Sec. 11409. Support for regional, international and nongovernmental organiza-
tions. 
Sec. 11410. Protection of patents and technical information. 
Sec. 11411. Private and voluntary organizations and cooperatives. 
CHAPTER 3—PROCUREMENT, DISPOSITION, TRANSPORTATION AND 
VALUATION OF ARTICLES 
Sec. 11501. Procurement standards and procedures. 
Sec. 11502. Local procurement. 
Sec. 11503. United States competitiveness. 
Sec. 11504. Small business. 
Sec. 11505. Allocation or transfer of funds and reimbursement among agencies. 
Sec. 11506. Retention and use of certain items and funds. 
Sec. 11507. Foreign and domestic excess property. 
Sec. 11508. Ocean freight differential. 
Sec. 11509. Use of aircraft for additional purposes. 
Sec. 11510. Streamlining and review of procurement process. 
Sec. 11511. Overseas procurement flexibility. 
Sec. 11512. Local guard contracts abroad. 
Sec. 11513. Authority to pay transportation costs. 
CHAPTER 4—USE OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES 
Sec. 11601. Separate accounts for local currencies. 
Sec. 11602. Use of certain foreign currencies. 
Sec. 11603. Accounting and valuation of foreign currencies. 
Subtitle C—Human Resources 
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CHAPTER 1—PERSONNEL AND BENEFITS 
Sec. 11701. Employment of personnel. 
Sec. 11702. Experts and consultants. 
Sec. 11703. Prohibition of discrimination against Federal personnel. 
Sec. 11704. Foreign service limited appointments. 
Sec. 11705. Technical advisors. 
Sec. 11706. Personal services contractors for USAID. 
Sec. 11707. Personal services contractors for the Department of State. 
Sec. 11708. Hiring authority of Inspector General of the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
Sec. 11709. Public availability of consulting contracts. 
Sec. 11710. Senior Foreign Service requirement. 
Sec. 11711. Pay parity for criminal investigators. 
CHAPTER 2—DETAILS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND EXCHANGES 
Sec. 11801. Details to foreign governments and international organizations. 
Sec. 11802. Details to United States Government agencies. 
Sec. 11803. Science and technology fellowship programs. 
Sec. 11804. Foreign relations exchange programs. 
Sec. 11805. Guidelines for rotational assignments. 
CHAPTER 3—TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 11901. Training of Federal personnel. 
Sec. 11902. Career development. 
Sec. 11903. Language skills development. 
TITLE XII—AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS 
Subtitle A—Amendments 
Sec. 12101. Amendments relating to assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, tuber-
culosis, and malaria. 
Sec. 12102. Amendments to the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003. 
Sec. 12103. Amendments to the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
1962. 
Sec. 12104. Amendments to the Fulbright-Hays Act. 
Subtitle B—Repeals 
Sec. 12201. Repeal of laws incorporated in this Act. 
Sec. 12202. Repeal of laws inconsistent with this Act. 
Sec. 12203. Repeal of obsolete provisions of law. 
Sec. 12204. Repeal of unnecessary reporting requirements. 
Subtitle C—Savings Provisions 
Sec. 12301. References to former authorities. 
Sec. 12302. Repeal of provisions amending other laws. 
Sec. 12303. Savings provisions. 
Sec. 12304. Effective date. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) In an increasingly interdependent world, the 
health, prosperity, freedom, and security of the peo-
ple of the United States are strengthened when the 
people of all countries can enjoy these same advan-
tages. 
(2) The development of a healthier, more peace-
ful, democratic, just and prosperous world requires 
the sustained and substantial investment of United 
States human and financial resources in fostering 
international cooperation and in building the capac-
ity of other countries to meet the needs of their peo-
ple and to conduct themselves responsibly in the 
international system. 
(3) Foreign assistance is not only a reflection of 
the values, generosity, and goodwill of the people of 
the United States, but also an essential means for 
achieving United States foreign policy, economic, 
and national security objectives. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to help build and 
sustain an international community composed of states 
that meet basic human needs, resolve conflicts peacefully, 
respect fundamental freedoms, cooperate to address issues 
that transcend national boundaries, use wisely the world’s 
limited resources in a sustainable manner, and work to-
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ward the achievement of economic well-being for all peo-
ple. 
SEC. 4. PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTANCE. 
In order to maximize effectiveness and efficiency, 
United States foreign assistance should be carried out in 
accordance with the following principles: 
(1) Foreign assistance is not an end in itself. 
The purpose of foreign assistance is to create the 
conditions under which it is no longer needed. 
(2) United States foreign assistance should sup-
port the development of human, financial, organiza-
tional, and technical capacity of partner countries, 
both within government and among civil society, that 
is sustainable over the long term and leads to self- 
reliance. 
(3) United States foreign assistance, regardless 
of type, purpose, or recipient, should respect human 
rights and democratic processes. 
(4) United States embassies and United States 
Agency for International Development missions in 
partner countries should be accorded a central role 
in planning, budgeting, and decisionmaking with re-
spect to United States foreign assistance to those 
countries. 
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(5) United States foreign assistance programs 
should be carried out in collaboration with a wide 
variety of partners, including multilateral organiza-
tions, governments of partner countries at all levels, 
intermediate representative institutions, and inter-
national, United States, and local civil society orga-
nizations. 
(6) Nonemergency United States foreign assist-
ance should be provided pursuant to well-coordinated 
strategies with specific goals and measurable objec-
tives, while preserving the flexibility to respond to 
rapidly changing situations. 
(7) Monitoring and evaluation of United States 
foreign assistance should be conducted systemati-
cally to ensure financial accountability, evaluate per-
formance, assess impact, determine lessons learned, 
disseminate findings, and identify steps for improve-
ment. 
(8) Because gender equality is essential to de-
mocracy, human rights and economic development, 
the needs, views, rights, roles, and resources of 
women should be taken into account in all stages of 
the foreign assistance process, including strategic 
planning, budgeting, design, implementation, moni-
toring, and evaluation. 
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(9) Because natural resources and a healthy, 
functioning environment underpin sustainable eco-
nomic growth, health, and food security, the likely 
impact of United States foreign assistance policies 
and programs upon the environment should be taken 
into account in all stages of the foreign assistance 
process. Effective action should be taken to mitigate 
any negative impacts and to ensure that all people 
enjoy the same degree of protection from environ-
mental and health hazards. 
(10) The United States Government should 
publish timely, detailed, and comprehensive informa-
tion on the budgeting, delivery, and expenditure of 
United States foreign assistance in order to enhance 
transparency and accountability for results and 
should encourage and facilitate similar transparency 
by the partner country regarding its national budg-
et, government contracts, and aid-related expendi-
tures. 
(11) United States foreign assistance should be 
conducted within a coherent and coordinated struc-
ture that establishes clear lines of authority, delin-
eates responsibilities, rationalizes functions, closes 
gaps, promotes policy consistency, and ensures civil-
ian leadership. 
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(12) To ensure that United States foreign as-
sistance achieves its intended objectives and to maxi-
mize its impact, the United States Government 
should design and implement such assistance in 
partnership with local stakeholders, including as ap-
propriate and feasible, governments, intermediate 
representative institutions, civil society organiza-
tions, and affected communities. 
(13) The success of United States foreign as-
sistance in meeting humanitarian, foreign policy, 
and national security objectives depends on the sus-
tained commitment of adequate and reliable budg-
etary resources as well as on the development, train-
ing, and maintenance of a diverse and experienced 
corps of professionals to design, manage, implement, 
and monitor such foreign assistance. 
SEC. 5. PURPOSES OF ASSISTANCE. 
United States foreign assistance under this Act shall 
be provided in accordance with the policy set forth in sec-
tion 3 and the principles set forth in section 4 to achieve 
the following interrelated and mutually reinforcing pur-
poses: 
(1) Reducing global poverty and alleviating 
human suffering. 
(2) Advancing peace and mitigating crises. 
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(3) Supporting human rights and democracy. 
(4) Building and reinforcing strategic partner-
ships. 
(5) Countering transnational threats. 
(6) Sustaining the global environment. 
(7) Expanding prosperity through trade and in-
vestment. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
Except as otherwise provided, in this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development. 
(2) AGENCY OR USAID.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ or 
‘‘USAID’’ means the United States Agency for 
International Development. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
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(4) BASIC
HUMAN
NEEDS.—The term ‘‘basic 
human needs’’ means the requirements for sus-
taining life, health, and human dignity. 
(5) CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘civil society organization’’ means— 
(A) a registered or unregistered nonprofit 
organization, independent of the government 
and state, including a private and voluntary or-
ganization, community or faith-based organiza-
tion, advocacy group, business or trade associa-
tion, cooperative, credit union, labor union, or 
philanthropic foundation; 
(B) an independent media, educational, or 
research institution; or 
(C) a private enterprise, including an 
international development firm, bank or other 
financial institution, or a business of any type. 
(6) COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘country’’ means the 
government, civil society, and intermediate rep-
resentative institutions of a state or specially admin-
istered area. 
(7) DEVELOPMENT
ASSISTANCE.—The term 
‘‘development assistance’’ means— 
(A) assistance under— 
(i) subtitle A of title I; 
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(ii) the Millennium Challenge Act of 
2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.); 
(iii) the United States Leadership 
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Ma-
laria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.); 
(iv) title V of the International Secu-
rity and Development Cooperation Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.; relating to 
the African Development Foundation); or 
(v) section 401 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1969 (22 U.S.C. 290f; relating 
to the Inter-American Foundation); 
(B) official development assistance under 
any provision of law; and 
(C) reconstruction assistance under any 
provision of law. 
(8) ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘eco-
nomic assistance’’ means foreign assistance, other 
than assistance under subtitle B or C of title IV. 
(9) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term Executive 
agency in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(10) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘foreign 
assistance’’ means any tangible or intangible item 
provided by the United States Government to a for-
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eign country or international organization under this 
or any other Act, including any training, service, or 
technical advice, any item of real, personal, or mixed 
property, any agricultural commodity, any gift, loan, 
sale, credit, guarantee, or export subsidy, United 
States dollars, and any currencies of any foreign 
country which are owned by the United States Gov-
ernment. 
(11) FUNDAMENTAL
FREEDOMS.—The term 
‘‘fundamental freedoms’’ means the freedoms of as-
sociation, assembly, expression, and religion. 
(12) GENOCIDE.—The term ‘‘genocide’’ means 
an offense as described in section 1091 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(13) HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE.—The term 
‘‘humanitarian assistance’’ means— 
(A) assistance under subtitle B of title I; 
(B) emergency food assistance under title 
II of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 83–480); 
and 
(C) refugee and migration assistance under 
the Migration and Refugee Act of 1962. 
(14) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
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meaning given such term under section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(15) INTERMEDIATE
REPRESENTATIVE
INSTI-
TUTION.—The term ‘‘intermediate representative in-
stitution’’ means an organization with the mandate 
to represent citizens in government and in political 
processes, such as a legislature, political party, advi-
sory commission, or municipal council. 
(16) 
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘international organization’’ means an inter-
national organization as defined in section 1 of the 
International Organizations Immunities Act (22 
U.S.C. 288). 
(17) 
MARGINALIZED
GROUP.—The 
term 
‘‘marginalized group’’— 
(A) means a group that is excluded by law, 
policy, or practice from participating on a full 
and equal basis in the political, economic, and 
social life of a country, including the enjoyment 
of all rights and freedoms; and 
(B) includes women, poor people, youth, 
refugees, displaced or stateless persons, persons 
belonging to racial, national, ethnic, religious or 
linguistic minorities, persons with disabilities, 
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and persons discriminated against on the basis 
of their sexual orientation or gender identity. 
(18) MASS
ATROCITIES.—The term ‘‘mass 
atrocities’’ includes war crimes, genocide or acts that 
may constitute genocide, and other crimes against 
humanity. 
(19) MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING.— 
The term ‘‘military education and training’’ includes 
formal or informal instruction of foreign students in 
the United States or overseas by officers or employ-
ees of the United States, contract technicians, con-
tractors (including instruction at civilian institu-
tions), or by correspondence courses, technical, edu-
cational, or informational publications and media of 
all kinds, training aids, orientation, and military ad-
vice to foreign military units and forces. 
(20) NOTWITHSTANDING, 
ETC.—The terms 
‘‘notwithstanding any other provision of law’’ and 
‘‘notwithstanding any provision of this or any other 
Act’’ shall not apply to title 31, United States Code, 
the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974, or the Budget Enforcement Act of 
1990. 
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(21) PARTNER COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘partner 
country’’ means a country that is receiving or is eli-
gible to receive foreign assistance. 
(22) PRIVATE
AND
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘‘private and voluntary organiza-
tion’’ means a nonprofit, nongovernmental organiza-
tion. 
(23) PRIVATE
PARTNER.—The term ‘‘private 
partner’’ means— 
(A) a non-United States Government enti-
ty that— 
(i) enters into a contract, as described 
in section 6303 of title 31, United States 
Code, with the United States Government; 
(ii) accepts a grant, as described in 
section 6304 of title 31, United States 
Code, from the United States Government; 
or 
(iii) enters into a cooperative agree-
ment, as described in section 6305 of title 
31, United States Code, with the United 
States Government, 
relating to the use by that entity of foreign as-
sistance; and 
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(B) any subcontractor or subgrantee there-
of. 
(24) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of State. 
(25) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘secu-
rity assistance’’ means foreign assistance under title 
IV or title V. 
(26) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘United 
States’’, when used in the geographic sense, includes 
each State of the several States, the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Amer-
ican Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the 
United States, and any other territory or possession 
of the United States. 
(27) UNITED
STATES
ARMED
FORCES.—The 
term ‘‘United States Armed Forces’’ means the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast 
Guard. 
TITLE 
I—REDUCING 
GLOBAL 
POVERTY AND ALLEVIATING 
HUMAN SUFFERING 
SEC. 1001. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The abject and dehumanizing conditions of 
extreme poverty, which affect more than a billion 
people around the world, are inimical to the achieve-
ment of a healthy, peaceful, democratic, just and 
prosperous world and an affront to shared human 
values. 
(2) A principal objective of United States for-
eign policy is reducing global poverty and its worst 
physical manifestations through the encouragement 
and sustained support of the people of developing 
countries in their efforts to acquire the knowledge 
and resources essential to building the economic, po-
litical, and social institutions that will improve the 
quality of their lives. 
(3) Strengthening democratic governance and 
the political voice of poor and marginalized groups 
not only directly combats poverty but also helps 
build responsive, accountable state institutions es-
sential to sustain the positive impact of foreign as-
sistance over the long-term. 
(4) United States efforts to reduce global pov-
erty and alleviate human suffering reflect the com-
passion and generosity of the American people, while 
also serving United States economic and national se-
curity interests. Poor and unstable countries make 
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unreliable trading partners and weak markets for 
United States goods and services. Violent extremism 
that threatens United States national security flour-
ishes where democratic governance is weak, justice is 
uncertain, and legal avenues for change are in short 
supply. 
(5) Complementing the long-term objective of 
reducing global poverty, the humanitarian concern 
and tradition of the people of the United States de-
mands a commitment to saving lives and alleviating 
human suffering resulting from natural and human- 
caused disasters, and to taking effective action to 
prevent, prepare for, and mitigate such disasters. 
(6) Pursuit of these interrelated objectives re-
quires that development and humanitarian concerns 
be fully reflected throughout United States foreign 
policy, and that resources for these purposes be ade-
quately and reliably budgeted and effectively and ef-
ficiently utilized. 
(7) In order to achieve United States foreign 
policy and national security objectives, the United 
States should act in concert with other countries and 
multilateral institutions to mobilize adequate re-
sources from public and private sources for poverty 
reduction and humanitarian relief. 
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SEC. 1002. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to undertake best 
efforts to— 
(1) reduce global poverty, including by estab-
lishing and meeting, in cooperation with govern-
ments of developing countries, other public and pri-
vate donors, multilateral institutions, nongovern-
mental organizations, businesses, and affected com-
munities, international targets for the reduction of 
poverty; and 
(2) prevent, prepare for, mitigate, and respond 
to humanitarian crises wherever such crises may 
occur. 
SEC. 1003. ENCOURAGEMENT OF UNITED STATES PRIVATE 
AND VOLUNTARY COOPERATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The sustained participation of United 
States private and voluntary organizations, commu-
nity and faith-based organizations, charitable foun-
dations, labor unions, cooperatives, and credit unions 
in international development and humanitarian re-
lief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction significantly 
reduces poverty and alleviates human suffering 
through— 
(A) application of accumulated expertise in 
the discipline of development; 
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(B) provision of social services in under-
served communities; 
(C) building the capacity of local organiza-
tions to operate with maximum effectiveness, 
thereby strengthening civil society and advanc-
ing self-reliance; 
(D) establishing long-term partnerships 
with and between local communities, civil soci-
ety organizations and governments of devel-
oping countries at all levels, thus helping to 
strengthen accountability, reduce corruption, 
build capable institutions, and sustain progress; 
(E) 
empowering 
marginalized 
groups 
through access to information and a leadership 
role in decisionmaking processes; and 
(F) serving as a voice for the poor and 
bringing best practices and lessons learned to 
bear on policymaking processes in the United 
States and worldwide. 
(2) Such organizations, foundations, unions, 
and cooperatives, by mobilizing private United 
States financial and human resources, reflect the 
values and goodwill of the people of the United 
States and embody the American spirit of self-help. 
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(3) Advocacy groups and organizations that 
represent American political, legal, academic and 
business life have developed long-standing relation-
ships with their overseas counterparts, helping to 
build people-to-people networks that strengthen civil 
society, protect human rights, support democratic 
institutions and foster a policy environment condu-
cive to economic development. 
(4) Similarly, the sustained participation of 
United States educational and research institutions 
in building the scientific, educational, and service ca-
pacities of developing countries is vital to the eco-
nomic and social development of those countries, and 
at the same time strengthens the faculty and pro-
grams available to United States students. 
(5) Because of their ability to attract and lever-
age private contributions, the entities described in 
paragraphs (1) through (4) are extremely cost-effec-
tive partners for providing foreign assistance. 
(6) Because such entities, often using their own 
resources, develop and maintain long-term and inde-
pendent relationships with their counterparts in for-
eign countries, they provide great expertise in pro-
gram implementation, an important source of knowl-
edge about local needs, attitudes, customs, and con-
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ditions, and a critical means for building trust and 
goodwill with local communities. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to— 
(1) encourage and facilitate, as appropriate, 
international activities of United States private and 
voluntary organizations, community and faith-based 
organizations, charitable foundations, labor unions, 
cooperatives, credit unions, and educational and re-
search institutions in furtherance of the goals of this 
title; 
(2) co-design, co-fund, and co-manage projects 
and strategies with such entities to meet jointly 
agreed development objectives; 
(3) strengthen the capacity of such entities, 
without compromising their private and independent 
nature, to undertake effective international assist-
ance efforts; and 
(4) streamline and simplify the process by 
which such entities may compete for resources made 
available under this title. 
SEC. 1004. ENCOURAGEMENT OF UNITED STATES BUSINESS 
PARTICIPATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) United States businesses, including inter-
national development firms, are significant contribu-
tors to humanitarian relief and broad-based eco-
nomic growth in developing countries, through— 
(A) the donation of financial resources, 
technology, goods, and services; 
(B) the sharing of training, technical, 
managerial, and business skills; 
(C) the investment of capital and the de-
velopment of trade relationships; 
(D) the establishment and maintenance of 
partnerships with the governments of devel-
oping countries, local communities, and civil so-
ciety organizations; 
(E) partnering with local businesses and 
entrepreneurs; 
(F) the expansion of job opportunities in 
impoverished communities; and 
(G) the encouragement of private sector 
development and of the legal and institutional 
framework to support such development. 
(2) Such businesses are often staffed by individ-
uals with a strong commitment to and knowledge of 
developing countries, many of whom have served 
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overseas, and who bring American values, know-how, 
and spirit of innovation. 
(3) While some United States businesses have 
a long history of engagement with international de-
velopment, bringing extensive experience, strong 
local ties and a proven track record of achievement, 
many others seek to establish first-time partnerships 
and new joint ventures. 
(4) By leveraging contributions of United 
States businesses and facilitating public-private 
partnerships, the United States Government can 
maximize the impact of its efforts to improve social 
and economic conditions in developing countries. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to— 
(1) encourage and facilitate, to the maximum 
extent practicable, participation by United States 
businesses in achieving the purposes of this title; 
(2) promote awareness by United States busi-
nesses, including small businesses, of opportunities 
to promote economic growth and expand markets in 
developing countries; 
(3) facilitate partnerships between United 
States business and international and local non-
governmental organizations, including private and 
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voluntary organizations, community and faith-based 
organizations, charitable foundations, labor unions, 
cooperatives, credit unions, and educational and re-
search institutions, to reduce poverty and alleviate 
human suffering; 
(4) build strategic alliances with United States 
businesses, drawing on their unique assets and expe-
rience, to solve complex problems in developing coun-
tries; and 
(5) co-design, co-fund, and co-manage projects 
and strategies with United States business partners 
to meet jointly agreed development objectives. 
SEC. 1005. DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS FELLOWS PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator is authorized 
and encouraged to establish a program of exchanges to 
strengthen individual and institutional capacity, share 
knowledge and best practices, build partnering skills and 
develop networks through professional exchanges between 
the Agency and the private sector, including businesses 
and nonprofit institutions. 
(b) STRATEGIC FOCUS.—The exchanges authorized 
under subsection (a) should be designed to fill gaps and 
build capacity in areas of critical need, as determined by 
the Administrator and the private sector entity. 
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(c) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—The process for select-
ing individuals for the exchanges authorized under sub-
section (a) should be open and competitive, while offering 
opportunities to individuals with varying levels of profes-
sional experience. 
(d) STATUS
OF
EMPLOYMENT.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, during the period of ex-
change— 
(1) each participating individual (hereinafter re-
ferred to as a ‘‘Fellow’’) shall continue to receive his 
or her salary, benefits, and rights of employment 
from the Agency or private sector entity, as the case 
may be; and 
(2) in the case of a Fellow who is an employee 
of a private sector entity and is working at the 
Agency, the Fellow shall not be considered to be a 
Federal employee of the Agency, except for purposes 
of obtaining necessary access to buildings, office 
supplies, equipment and facilities. 
(e) PARITY IN EXCHANGE.—The Administrator shall 
ensure that the total number of Fellows who are employees 
of the Agency and are working at private sector entities 
is substantially equivalent to the total number of Fellows 
who are employees of private sector entities and are work-
ing at the Agency. 
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(f) OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES.—The Adminis-
trator shall prescribe policies and procedures regarding 
costs and expenses for Fellows other than policies and pro-
cedures regarding salaries and benefits. 
(g) TERM OF SERVICE.—The Administrator shall de-
termine appropriate lengths of service for Fellows, except 
that such service may not exceed a period of 2 years. 
Subtitle A—Reducing Global 
Poverty 
SEC. 1011. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The goal of international development is to 
improve the quality of life for all people while pre-
serving that opportunity for future generations. 
(2) Successful economic development includes 
the eradication of extreme poverty and its worst 
physical manifestations. 
(3) Abuses of power, failure to respect human 
rights, exclusion of and discrimination against soci-
etal groups, and unchecked violence, particularly 
against women and girls, are impediments to eco-
nomic development. 
(4) While each country must marshal its own 
economic and human resources in order to build and 
maintain the political, social, and economic institu-
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tions necessary to reduce poverty and improve the 
quality of life for its people, the magnitude of the 
need far exceeds the resources of most developing 
countries. 
(5) The United States has acknowledged a col-
lective responsibility for, as well as a national inter-
est in, the reduction of global poverty through the 
promotion 
of 
long-term 
development 
that 
is 
participatory, equitable, self-reliant, and environ-
mentally sustainable. 
(6) A human rights-based approach that fo-
cuses on empowering women and girls has been 
shown to maximize development outcomes. 
(7) Development is a long-term process that re-
quires sustained attention and resources. Foreign 
assistance to achieve short-term political objectives 
or meet emergency humanitarian needs should not 
come at the expense of efforts to address the root 
causes of poverty and human suffering. 
SEC. 1012. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to reduce global 
poverty by helping poor people in developing countries to 
participate in a process of self-sustaining, equitable, and 
environmentally sound economic growth through produc-
tive work and to influence decisions that shape their lives, 
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with the goal of increasing their incomes and their access 
to public services that will enable them to satisfy their 
basic needs, exercise their rights, and lead lives of decency, 
dignity, and hope. 
SEC. 1013. PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTANCE. 
In order to maximize the reduction of global poverty, 
assistance under this subtitle should be carried out in ac-
cordance with the following principles: 
(1) Development is primarily the responsibility 
of the people of developing countries themselves. As-
sistance should be used in support of, rather than 
substitution for, the self-help efforts that are essen-
tial to successful economic development. 
(2) Assistance should be demand-driven and de-
signed to support partner country ownership by re-
specting the development goals chosen through an 
open and inclusive process in the partner country. 
(3) The United States Government should work 
to broaden country-level policy dialogue on develop-
ment by promoting an open and inclusive process for 
choosing development goals, and by increasing the 
capacity of all stakeholders to participate meaning-
fully in that process. 
(4) Persons affected by conflict or disaster—in-
cluding refugees, stateless persons, and internally 
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displaced persons, particularly those in protracted 
situations—are among the world’s most vulnerable 
to poverty, exclusion, exploitation and other abuses. 
Although they have tremendous potential to con-
tribute to the growth and development of the com-
munities and countries where they reside, these pop-
ulations often lack access to development resources 
and programs. Such populations, as well as other 
marginalized groups, must be explicitly included in 
country development programs and national develop-
ment strategies. 
(5) Assistance should be concentrated in coun-
tries that have the greatest need for outside assist-
ance and that will make the most effective use of 
such assistance in achieving the purposes of this 
subtitle. 
(6) Program selection and design should be 
linked to results, by using performance frameworks 
and indicators that are included in or consistent 
with a developing country’s national development 
strategy, where possible, and by strengthening the 
country’s capacity and demand for results-based 
management. 
(7) When partner country systems are trans-
parent, accountable and effective, the United States 
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Government should use such systems for delivering 
assistance. Where use of such systems is not fea-
sible, the United States should establish additional 
safeguards and measures in ways that strengthen 
rather than undermine country systems. 
(8) Even in countries where there is a strong 
and capable state, civil society should be included in 
the planning, design, management, delivery, moni-
toring and evaluation of foreign assistance. 
(9) Assistance should focus on building the self- 
sufficiency of developing countries by upgrading 
human, technical, and institutional capacity, both in-
side and outside government, to effectively plan, 
manage, implement, monitor, and evaluate budgets, 
policies, and programs in a transparent and account-
able manner that supports development objectives. 
(10) The United States Government should 
take all appropriate steps to harmonize its planning, 
funding, conditionality, disbursement, monitoring, 
evaluation, and reporting with governments of devel-
oping countries and with other donors, including 
multilateral institutions, in order to simplify and re-
duce the administrative burdens, achieve a more ef-
fective division of labor that builds on donors’ com-
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parative advantages, and improve accountability for 
results. 
(11) In consultation with Congress and in con-
junction with the Interagency Policy Committee on 
Global Development established under section 1020, 
the Administrator should engage in strategic and 
budgetary planning over a 3- to 5-year period that 
will enable the disbursement of assistance in a more 
timely and predictable manner. 
(12) Personnel and management systems of the 
Agency should incorporate incentives for innovation 
and experimentation, with tolerance of reasonable 
risk-taking and training on risk-management. 
(13) Poverty reduction efforts should promote a 
policy environment and legal framework that is con-
ducive to broad-based and sustainable economic 
growth, including— 
(A) respect for the rule of law; 
(B) fair, accessible, and timely administra-
tion of justice; 
(C) representative and accountable institu-
tions of governance; 
(D) protection of human rights and funda-
mental freedoms; 
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(E) mechanisms of accountability and 
transparency; 
(F) security of person, property and invest-
ments; 
(G) enforcement of contracts and intellec-
tual property rights; 
(H) encouragement of private enterprise, 
free markets and labor rights; and 
(I) a vibrant and informed civil society. 
(14) An effective United States strategy to pro-
mote global poverty reduction and contribute to 
broad-based, sustainable economic growth must in-
corporate all United States policies having an impact 
on development, which include foreign assistance, 
debt relief, trade, agriculture, migration and remit-
tances, environmental protection, technology trans-
fer, and arms sales. 
(15) Assistance should be provided in a manner 
that is flexible enough to adapt to the unique needs 
and capabilities of specific developing countries and 
changing situations on the ground, while remaining 
transparent and predictable enough to allow devel-
oping countries and other partners to plan and 
budget efficiently. 
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(16) Assistance should give priority to under-
takings that will directly improve the lives of the 
poorest, most vulnerable and marginalized groups, 
and strengthen their capacity to participate in the 
political, economic, and social development of their 
countries. 
(17) Investments in research, the fostering of 
innovation and the application of technology are es-
sential to expanding the impact and effectiveness of 
development policies and programs. To ensure that 
such research, innovation and technology are appro-
priately harnessed, development assistance policies 
and programs should promote data collection and 
rigorous analysis, evidence-based decisionmaking, a 
culture of learning, a mechanism for scaling up suc-
cessful methods and activities, and a process for 
sharing best practices. 
(18) Gender equality is a matter of funda-
mental human rights, as well as being essential to 
the reduction of poverty and to the health, education 
and well-being of families and communities. Assist-
ance should encourage and promote the full partici-
pation of women and girls in the decisions that af-
fect their lives, elevate the role of women in their so-
cieties, ensure that women are fully integrated into 
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(1) TO
CONGRESS.—Each strategy prepared 
under subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the ap-
propriate congressional committees. 
(2) TO
PARTNER
COUNTRY.—Each strategy 
prepared under subsection (a) shall be officially 
transmitted to the government of the partner coun-
try at the same time it is transmitted to the appro-
priate congressional committees under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each strategy pre-
pared under subsection (a) shall be published on the 
Internet website of the Agency not later than 3 days 
after it is transmitted to the government of the part-
ner country under paragraph (2). 
(4) REVISIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A strategy prepared 
under subsection (a) may be revised at any 
time, but any significant revision to such strat-
egy shall be subject to the same consultation, 
review, and transmission requirements that are 
applicable to a strategy prepared under sub-
section (a). 
(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘significant revision’’ means a change— 
(i) to a goal, objective, or indicator; 
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