H. R. 2901 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
To strengthen implementation of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act 
of 2005 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to implement, 
leverage, and monitor and evaluate programs to provide first-time or improved 
access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene to the world’s poorest 
on an equitable and sustainable basis, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senator Paul Simon Water 
for the World Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) water and sanitation are critically important resources 
that impact many other aspects of human life; and 
(2) the United States should be a global leader in helping 
provide sustainable access to clean water and sanitation for 
the world’s most vulnerable populations. 
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE SAFE WATER 
AND SANITATION TO INCLUDE HYGIENE. 
Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 135 (22 U.S.C. 2152h), as added 
by section 5(a) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), as 
section 136; and 
(2) in section 136, as redesignated— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND SANITA-
TION’’ and inserting ‘‘, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and sanitation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, sanitation, and hygiene’’. 
SEC. 4. IMPROVING COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT OF SAFE WATER, 
SANITATION AND HYGIENE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES. 
Section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as redesig-
nated and amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT.— 
‘‘(1) USAID GLOBAL WATER COORDINATOR.— 
‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development (referred to 
in this paragraph as ‘USAID’) or the Administrator’s des-
ignee, who shall be a current USAID employee serving
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in a career or non-career position in the Senior Executive 
Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator 
or higher, shall serve concurrently as the USAID Global 
Water Coordinator (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘Coordinator’). 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall— 
‘‘(i) provide direction and guidance to, coordinate, 
and oversee the projects and programs of USAID 
authorized under this section; 
‘‘(ii) lead the implementation and revision, not less 
frequently than once every 5 years, of USAID’s portion 
of the Global Water Strategy required under subsection 
(j); 
‘‘(iii) seek— 
‘‘(I) to expand the capacity of USAID, subject 
to the availability of appropriations, including 
through the designation of a lead subject matter 
expert selected from among USAID staff in each 
high priority country designated pursuant to sub-
section (h); 
‘‘(II) to implement such programs and activi-
ties; 
‘‘(III) to take advantage of economies of scale; 
and 
‘‘(IV) to conduct more efficient and effective 
projects and programs; 
‘‘(iv) coordinate with the Department of State and 
USAID staff in each high priority country designated 
pursuant to subsection (h) to ensure that USAID activi-
ties and projects, USAID program planning and budg-
eting documents, and USAID country development 
strategies reflect and seek to implement— 
‘‘(I) the safe water, sanitation, and hygiene 
objectives established in the strategy required 
under subsection (j), including objectives relating 
to the management of water resources; and 
‘‘(II) international best practices relating to— 
‘‘(aa) increasing access to safe water and 
sanitation; 
‘‘(bb) conducting hygiene-related activities; 
and 
‘‘(cc) ensuring appropriate management of 
water resources; and 
‘‘(v) develop appropriate benchmarks, measurable 
goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and 
evaluation plans for USAID projects and programs 
authorized under this section. 
‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT
OF
STATE
SPECIAL
COORDINATOR
FOR 
WATER RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State or the Sec-
retary’s designee, who shall be a current employee of the 
Department of State serving in a career or non-career 
position in the Senior Executive Service or at the level 
of a Deputy Assistant Secretary or higher, shall serve 
concurrently as the Department of State Special Advisor 
for Water Resources (referred to in this paragraph as the 
‘Special Advisor’).
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‘‘(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Special Advisor shall— 
‘‘(i) provide direction and guidance to, coordinate, 
and oversee the projects and programs of the Depart-
ment of State authorized under this section; 
‘‘(ii) lead the implementation and revision, not less 
than every 5 years, of the Department of State’s portion 
of the Global Water Strategy required under subsection 
(j); 
‘‘(iii) prioritize and coordinate the Department of 
State’s international engagement on the allocation, dis-
tribution, and access to global fresh water resources 
and policies related to such matters; 
‘‘(iv) coordinate with United States Agency for 
International Development and Department of State 
staff in each high priority country designated pursuant 
to subsection (h) to ensure that United States diplo-
matic efforts related to safe water, sanitation, and 
hygiene, including efforts related to management of 
water resources and watersheds and the resolution 
of intra- and trans-boundary conflicts over water 
resources, are consistent with United States national 
interests; and 
‘‘(v) represent the views of the United States 
Government on the allocation, distribution, and access 
to global fresh water resources and policies related 
to such matters in key international fora, including 
key diplomatic, development-related, and scientific 
organizations. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL NATURE OF DUTIES AND RESTRICTION ON 
ADDITIONAL
OR
SUPPLEMENTAL
COMPENSATION.—The respon-
sibilities and specific duties of the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development (or the Adminis-
trator’s designee) and the Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s 
designee) under paragraph (2) or (3), respectively, shall be 
in addition to any other responsibilities or specific duties 
assigned to such individuals. Such individuals shall receive 
no additional or supplemental compensation as a result of 
carrying out such responsibilities and specific duties under 
such paragraphs.’’. 
SEC. 5. PROMOTING THE MAXIMUM IMPACT AND LONG-TERM SUSTAIN-
ABILITY OF USAID SAFE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE- 
RELATED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. 
Section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as redesig-
nated and amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT AND LONG- 
TERM SUSTAINABILITY.—The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure that the Agency 
for International Development’s projects and programs authorized 
under this section are designed to achieve maximum impact and 
long-term sustainability by— 
‘‘(1) prioritizing countries on the basis of the following 
clearly defined criteria and indicators, to the extent sufficient 
empirical data are available— 
‘‘(A) the proportion of the population using an unim-
proved drinking water source;