the ‘President’s Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS 
Relief’ or ‘PEPFAR’); 
‘‘(C) the Presidential Malaria Initiative 
(PMI); 
‘‘(D) global health programs administered 
by the United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID); 
‘‘(E) programs administered by USAID’s 
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance pro-
grams (OFDA); and 
‘‘(F) global health programs administered 
by the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
‘‘(g) GUIDELINES.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, programs, projects, and activities carried out using 
assistance provided under this section shall be— 
‘‘(1) carried out through private and voluntary 
organizations, including faith-based organizations, 
and relevant international and multilateral organiza-
tions, including the GAVI Alliance (formerly known 
as the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immuniza-
tion) and the United Nations Children’s Fund 
(UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), 
the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Global 
Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, giv-
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ing priority to organizations that demonstrate effec-
tiveness and commitment to preventing mortality 
and improving the health of newborns, children, and 
mothers; 
‘‘(2) carried out with input by host countries, 
including civil society and local communities, as well 
as other donors and multilateral organizations; 
‘‘(3) carried out with input by beneficiaries and 
other directly-affected populations, especially women 
and marginalized communities; and 
‘‘(4) designed to build the capacity of host 
country governments and civil society organizations. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than February 1 
of each year, the President shall transmit to Congress a 
report on the implementation of this section for the prior 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AIDS.—The term ‘AIDS’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 104B(g)(1) of this Act. 
‘‘(2) HIV.—The term ‘HIV’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 104B(g)(2) of this Act. 
‘‘(3) HIV/AIDS.—The term ‘HIV/AIDS’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 104B(g)(3) of 
this Act.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 104(c)(2) (as redesignated by 
subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section), by striking 
‘‘and 104C’’ and inserting ‘‘104C, and 104D’’; 
(2) in section 104B (as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(3) of this section)— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘and 
section 104A’’ after ‘‘section 104(c)’’; 
(B) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘section 104B, and section 104C’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 104C, and section 104D’’; and 
(C) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘section 
104(c), this section, section 104B, and section 
104C’’ and inserting ‘‘section 104(c), section 
104A, this section, section 104C, and section 
104D’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) of section 104C (as redes-
ignated by subsection (a)(3) of this section), by in-
serting ‘‘and section 104A’’ after ‘‘section 104(c)’’; 
(4) in subsection (c) of section 104D (as redes-
ignated by subsection (a)(3) of this section), by in-
serting ‘‘and section 104A’’ after ‘‘section 104(c)’’; 
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(5) in the first sentence of section 119(c), by 
striking ‘‘section 104(c)(2), relating to Child Sur-
vival Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘section 104A’’; and 
(6) in section 135(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 
104A(g)(1)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
104B(g)(1)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 
104A(g)(3)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
104B(g)(3)’’. 
SEC. 4. STRATEGY TO REDUCE MORTALITY AND IMPROVE 
THE HEALTH OF NEWBORNS, CHILDREN, AND 
MOTHERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The President shall de-
velop and implement a comprehensive United States Gov-
ernment strategy to reduce mortality and improve the 
health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing 
countries. 
(b) 
COMPONENTS.—The 
comprehensive 
United 
States Government strategy developed pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of not less than 60 coun-
tries with priority needs for the 5-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act based 
on— 
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(A) the number and rate of neonatal 
deaths; 
(B) the number and rate of child deaths; 
(C) the number and ratio of maternal 
deaths; 
(D) the number and rate of malnourished 
women of reproductive age; and 
(E) the number and rate of malnourished 
infants and children under the age of 5. 
(2) For each country identified in paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) an assessment of the most common 
causes of newborn, child, and maternal mor-
tality; 
(B) a description of the host country’s 
overall health strategy and expenditures, includ-
ing an assessment of components to specifically 
reduce newborn, child, and maternal mortality 
rates; 
(C) a description of the programmatic 
areas and interventions providing maximum 
health benefits to populations at risk as well as 
maximum reduction in newborn, child, and ma-
ternal mortality; 
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