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designated pursuant to subsection (h), including 
a summary of the WASH Needs Index and the 
specific weighting of empirical data and other 
definitions used to develop and rank countries 
on the WASH Needs Index; 
‘‘(B) to improve the management of water 
resources and watersheds in such countries; and 
‘‘(C) to work to prevent and resolve, to the 
greatest degree possible, both intra- and trans- 
boundary conflicts over water resources in such 
countries. 
‘‘(2) AGENCY-SPECIFIC
PLANS.—The Global 
Water Strategy shall include an agency-specific 
plan— 
‘‘(A) from the United States Agency for 
International Development that describes spe-
cifically how the Agency for International De-
velopment will— 
‘‘(i) carry out the duties and respon-
sibilities assigned to the Global Water Co-
ordinator under subsection (e)(1); 
‘‘(ii) ensure that the Agency for Inter-
national Development’s projects and pro-
grams authorized under this section are 
designed to achieve maximum impact and 
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long-term sustainability, including by im-
plementing the requirements described in 
subsection (f); and 
‘‘(iii) increase access to safe water, 
sanitation, and hygiene in high priority 
countries designated pursuant to sub-
section (h); 
‘‘(B) from the Department of State that 
describes specifically how the Department of 
State will— 
‘‘(i) carry out the duties and respon-
sibilities assigned to the Special Coordi-
nator for Water Resources under sub-
section (e)(2); and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that the Department’s ac-
tivities authorized under this section are 
designed— 
‘‘(I) to improve management of 
water resources and watersheds in 
countries designated pursuant to sub-
section (h); and 
‘‘(II) to prevent and resolve, to 
the greatest degree possible, both 
intra- and trans-boundary conflicts 
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over water resources in such coun-
tries; and 
‘‘(C) from other Federal departments and 
agencies, as appropriate, that describes the con-
tributions of the departments and agencies to 
implementing the Global Water Strategy. 
‘‘(3) INDIVIDUALIZED
PLANS
FOR
HIGH
PRI-
ORITY COUNTRIES.—For each high priority country 
designated pursuant to subsection (h), the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development shall— 
‘‘(A) develop a costed, evidence-based, and 
results-oriented plan that— 
‘‘(i) seeks to achieve the purposes of 
this section; and 
‘‘(ii) meets the requirements under 
subsection (f); and 
‘‘(B) include such plan in an appendix to 
the Global Water Strategy required under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(4) FIRST TIME ACCESS REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENT.—The Global Water Strategy shall specifically 
describe the target percentage of funding for each 
fiscal year covered by such strategy to be directed 
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toward projects aimed at providing first-time access 
to safe water and sanitation. 
‘‘(5) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—The Global 
Water Strategy shall include specific and measurable 
goals, benchmarks, performance metrics, timetables, 
and monitoring and evaluation plans required to be 
developed by the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development pursuant to 
subsection (e)(1)(B)(v). 
‘‘(6) CONSULTATION AND BEST PRACTICES.— 
The Global Water Strategy shall— 
‘‘(A) be developed in consultation with the 
heads of other appropriate Federal departments 
and agencies; and 
‘‘(B) incorporate best practices from the 
international development community. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
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‘‘(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘long-term sustainability’ refers 
to the ability of a service delivery system, commu-
nity, partner, or beneficiary to maintain, over time, 
any water, sanitation, or hygiene project that re-
ceives funding pursuant to the amendments made by 
the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 
2014.’’. 
(b) DEPARTMENT
OF
STATE
AGENCY-SPECIFIC 
PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit an 
agency-specific plan to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees (as defined in section 136(k) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a)) that 
meets the requirements of section 136(j)(2)(B) of such 
Act, as added by subsection (a). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6 of the 
Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Pub-
lic Law 109–121; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note) is repealed. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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