Strategy, the Local Capacity Strengthening Policy, the 
Localization of Humanitarian Assistance Strategy, the 
USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), the Local Sys-
tems Framework, and the Private Sector Engagement 
Policy. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS, PRO-
POSALS, AND CONTRACTING AGREEMENTS IN 
LOCAL LANGUAGES AND LOCAL LANGUAGE 
SUPPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, USAID is authorized to accept applications 
or proposals in languages other than English if such ac-
ceptance eases the burden of a local entity working with 
USAID and USAID is able to effectively evaluate such 
applications or proposals. 
(b) LOCAL LANGUAGE SUPPORT.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Administrator 
of 
USAID shall conduct an assessment of options to 
enable USAID to utilize local languages to support 
local partners with award solicitations, proposals and 
applications, evaluations, management, and close 
out, including advising local partners on applicable 
United States regulations and USAID policies and 
local country rules and regulations common in such 
activities. 
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of USAID shall submit to Congress a report on the 
assessment described in this subsection. 
SEC. 7. MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE CODE OF FED-
ERAL REGULATIONS AND OTHER REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) INCREASE
IN
THE
DE
MINIMIS
INDIRECT 
COST.—The Administrator of USAID is authorized to in-
crease the de minimis indirect cost rate provided for in 
section 200.414 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any successor regulations, to 15 percent for local enti-
ties receiving USAID assistance awards and to establish 
a similar de minimis indirect cost rate of 15 percent for 
acquisitions awarded under title 48 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations to local entities, and to increase this threshold 
further should subsequent Office of Management and 
Budget regulations recommend doing so. 
(b) EXEMPTION FOR LOCAL ENTITIES.—The Admin-
istrator of USAID is authorized to exempt local entities, 
as needed, from the reporting requirements of the Federal 
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 
(31 U.S.C. 6106 note; Public Law 109–282) to allow for 
a 180-day delay in obtaining a unique entity identifier and 
registration in the System for Award Management. This 
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delay shall be no later than 30 days prior to the end of 
the award’s period of performance. 
(c) LOCAL
COMPETITION
AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Administrator of 
USAID (or the Administrator’s designees) may award 
contracts and other acquisition instruments in which com-
petition is limited to local entities if doing so would result 
in cost savings, strengthen local capacity, or enable 
USAID to deliver a programs or activities more 
sustainably or quickly than if competition were not so lim-
ited. Such authority may not be used to make acquisition 
awards in excess of $25,000,000 and shall not exceed 
more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated to 
USAID each fiscal year. 
(d) USE OF NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL GEN-
ERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.—The Ad-
ministrator of USAID, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the General Services Administration, the Sec-
retary of Defense, and the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, is authorized to 
allow foreign entities to use national or international gen-
erally accepted accounting principles instead of United 
States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) 
for contracts or grants awarded under the chapter 7 of 
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title 48, Code of Federal Regulations or chapter 7 of title 
2, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal 
year following the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees and 
publish on USAID’s website a report on USAID’s 
progress to advance locally led development and humani-
tarian response, to include the following elements: 
(1) The amount of funding implemented di-
rectly and indirectly by local entities in the previous 
fiscal year, including all development and humani-
tarian assistance programs. 
(2) An assessment of how USAID is enabling 
more local leadership of USAID-funded programs, 
including recipients of direct funding, subrecipients 
and subcontractors to an international implementing 
partner, participants in a USAID program, or mem-
bers of a community affected by USAID program-
ming. 
(3) An assessment of progress implementing 
the Acquisitions and Assistance Strategy, including 
updated information on the ratio of the USAID Ac-
quisitions and Assistance workforce to award dollars 
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managed with comparison to other relevant agencies; 
the Local Capacity Strengthening Policy; the Policy 
on Locally Led Humanitarian Assistance; and any 
other relevant strategies and policies. 
(4) An assessment of how USAID is using new 
authorities granted in sections 6 and 7 and an as-
sessment of the impact of these authorities on 
USAID’s ability to work with local partners. 
(5) An assessment of how many organizations 
with a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate (NICRA) cog-
nizant to USAID are utilizing provisional NICRAs 
for over 48 months without a final NICRA and steps 
that USAID can take to reduce the extension of pro-
visional NICRAs beyond 12 months. 
SEC. 9. REPORT ON CONTRACTING OFFICERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of USAID shall provide a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees on the re-
cruitment and retention of contracting officers and agree-
ment officers at USAID and recommendations to improve 
contracting/agreement officer recruitment and retention. 
SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) 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. 
(2) USAID.—The term ‘‘USAID’’ means the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment. 
Æ 
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