(E) to improve transparency and account-
ability at all levels and include common metrics 
for tracking progress; 
(F) to ensure that high-impact, evidence- 
based interventions are prioritized; and 
(G) to expand access to quality services 
through community-based approaches and in-
clude community accountability measures. 
(4) Reporting on each aspect of the strategy es-
tablished under section 5(a), including— 
(A) 
multi-sectoral 
approaches, 
specific 
strategies, and programming utilizing high-im-
pact, evidence-based interventions to address 
the leading causes of preventable maternal, 
newborn, and child deaths; 
(B) activities to develop and scale up new 
technologies and approaches, including those 
identified by public-private partnerships for re-
search and innovation; 
(C) coordination with United States agen-
cies, foreign governments, nongovernmental or-
ganizations, and international organizations; 
(D) methods used to leverage new financial 
and other public and private resources in inno-
vative ways; and 
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(E) best practices identified by the execu-
tive branch. 
(5) Reporting on grants, contracts, and cooper-
ative agreements awarded, including— 
(A) a comprehensive list of USAID grants, 
contracts, and cooperative agreements awarded 
in implementation of the strategy established 
under section 5(a); and 
(B) a description of— 
(i) the targets for coverage of inter-
ventions or services and the baseline 
against which they are measured and the 
status of progress in meeting the targets; 
or 
(ii) in the case of exceptional cir-
cumstances where USAID determines that 
inclusion of targets or baseline measure-
ments is not reasonably possible, an expla-
nation of how the impact of the grant, con-
tract, agreement, or resulting program is 
being measured. 
(6) Reporting on the innovative public-private 
financing tools, including an analysis of the feasi-
bility and potential effectiveness of new financing 
tools that could be used to fund efforts to end pre-
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ventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths glob-
ally. 
SEC. 9. INNOVATIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE FINANCING TOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to existing bilateral 
and multilateral assistance for maternal, newborn, and 
child survival, the United States Government, through 
USAID and other relevant executive branch agencies iden-
tified by the Coordinator, should identify and remove fi-
nancial barriers to strengthen access to delivery systems 
that reach vulnerable and marginalized populations. This 
can be accomplished through the utilization of new and 
existing tools that leverage public and private capital to 
expand delivery of high-impact, evidence-based interven-
tions for international maternal, newborn, and child 
health. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—To carry out provisions of this 
Act, USAID is authorized— 
(1) to grant loans; 
(2) to set aside funds for use in the implemen-
tation of financing tools; 
(3) to establish and use a financial intermediary 
to implement new financing tools, as appropriate; 
(4) to issue sovereign level guarantees; and 
(5) to make equity investments. 
Æ 
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