Department of State with appropriate experience are 
assigned to assist the Special Advisor for Water Re-
sources in carrying out the duties of paragraph 
(2).’’. 
(b) INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION AND COORDINA-
TION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development and the Secretary of State shall de-
velop and implement a process to ensure regular 
consultation and coordination between the Global 
Water Coordinator and the Special Advisor for 
Water Resources so that their efforts are com-
plimentary and in support of the safe water and 
sanitation strategy. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—This process 
required under paragraph (1) should include jointly 
convened meetings with any Federal department or 
agency administering United States water, sanita-
tion, and hygiene programs to evaluate progress in 
carrying out the safe water and sanitation strategy. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘Global Water Coordinator’’ 
means the Global Water Coordinator designated 
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under section 136(e) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a)(2) of 
this section; 
(B) the term ‘‘Special Advisor for Water 
Resources’’ means the Special Advisor for 
Water Resources designated under section 
136(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as added by subsection (a)(2) of this section; 
and 
(C) the term ‘‘safe water and sanitation 
strategy’’ means the strategy required under 
section 6 of the Senator Paul Simon Water for 
the Poor Act of 2005. 
SEC. 5. INCREASING SUSTAINABILITY OF SAFE WATER, 
SANITATION, AND HYGIENE PROJECTS AND 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) PRINCIPLES.—In order to ensure that water, 
sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities carried out 
under the authorities of section 136 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, as redesignated and amended by section 
4 of this Act, and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the 
Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121) achieve max-
imum impact and continue to deliver lasting benefits after 
completion, such projects and activities shall be carried 
out in accordance with the following principles: 
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(1) Projects and activities should be targeted to 
the poorest and most vulnerable countries and com-
munities, including women and girls, displaced per-
sons and refugees, and other marginalized popu-
lations. 
(2) Projects and activities should be designed in 
consultation with a broad range of local and national 
stakeholders, including communities directly affected 
by a lack of access to clean water, sanitation or hy-
giene, nongovernmental organizations, cooperatives, 
foundations, universities, private sector entities, and 
women-focused organizations. 
(3) Projects and activities should be designed 
wherever possible to be commercially viable over the 
long term, and undertaken in conjunction with pri-
vate enterprise. 
(4) Governments of countries in which projects 
and activities are carried out should identify revenue 
streams sufficient to cover the costs of maintaining 
public equipment and services with respect to such 
projects and activities over the long term. 
(5) Projects and activities should provide for a 
functioning management and maintenance system 
comprising tools, supply chains, transport, equip-
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ment, training and individuals or institutions with 
clear responsibilities for achieving sustainability. 
(6) With respect to projects and activities that 
are managed by communities or institutions, effec-
tive external support should be provided to such 
communities or institutions. 
(7) Projects should be designed to foster sus-
tainable water management in order to ensure the 
long-term sustainability of each such project and to 
mitigate any negative environmental impacts. 
(8) Access to water and sanitation should be ex-
panded in an equitable manner and on the basis of 
need, without regard to race, gender, religion, or 
ethnic origin. 
(b) LOCAL OWNERSHIP.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
establish guidelines and procedures to ensure that— 
(1) a broad range of local and national stake-
holders is consulted in the development of any coun-
try-specific water strategy; 
(2) any water, sanitation, and hygiene projects 
and activities authorized under each such strategy 
are designed to address the specific needs of women 
and girls; and 
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(3) local civil society organizations, including 
nonprofit organizations as well as businesses, are 
full participants in the selection and design, imple-
mentation, monitoring, and evaluation of water, 
sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities. 
(c) LOCAL PROCUREMENT.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—In providing assistance under 
the authorities of section 136 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, as redesignated and amended by 
section 4 of this Act, the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development 
is authorized to award contracts and other acquisi-
tion instruments on a non-competitive basis to local 
entities in high priority countries to carry out safe 
water, sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities 
in such countries. 
(2) LIMITATION.—A contract or other instru-
ment described in paragraph (1) may not have a 
value that exceeds $5,000,000. 
(3) SUPERSEDES OTHER LAWS.—The Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development may exercise the authority of para-
graph (1) notwithstanding any other provision of 
law. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
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