(8) A description of the roles of each partici-
pating Federal agency in carrying out the strategy. 
(9) A description of the consultative mecha-
nisms used in developing the strategy and the stake-
holders consulted. 
(10) A description of the mechanisms by which 
United States Government policies and programs re-
lating to development will be harmonized with the 
country’s development strategy and assistance from 
other donors. 
(11) A description of the linkages between the 
strategy and relevant sector strategies for develop-
ment, including any assistance to be provided for the 
country pursuant to a sector strategy. 
(12) An evaluation of the risks and tradeoffs 
contained in the approach recommended in the strat-
egy. 
(13) Specific, measurable goals and objectives 
for development assistance to the country over the 
next 3 to 5 years, including a list of indicators to 
be used in assessing impact, which to the maximum 
extent practicable shall reflect the country’s develop-
ment strategy, shall be gender-disaggregated, and 
shall emphasize the reduction of extreme poverty. 
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(14) The total amount of development assist-
ance requested for the country over the period of the 
strategy, and the estimated amount that would be 
devoted to each goal and objective for such assist-
ance. 
(15) A description of the types of projects and 
activities to be supported in pursuit of each goal and 
objective for such assistance. 
(16) A description of the likely types of part-
ners for each type of project or activity, which to the 
maximum extent practicable shall utilize and 
strengthen local procurement and delivery systems. 
(17) A description of the personnel resources 
needed to implement the strategy, and any bureau-
cratic, logistical, or infrastructural impediments to 
deploying such resources. 
(18) A description of how development assist-
ance will build local capacity, strengthen country 
ownership, improve country systems, advance demo-
cratic governance, and reflect country priorities. 
(19) A plan and budget for monitoring the per-
formance and evaluating the impact of development 
assistance, which to the maximum extent practicable 
shall utilize and strengthen local monitoring and 
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evaluation systems, and shall include data on a sex- 
disaggregated basis. 
(20) A description of how development assist-
ance will help to promote regional cooperation and 
integration. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the strategy re-
quired under subsection (a), the Mission Director shall 
consult with a wide range of relevant stakeholders to en-
sure that the strategy is appropriate to local needs and 
conditions and incorporates the views of the partner coun-
try. 
(e) REVIEW AND COORDINATION.— 
(1) BY
ADMINISTRATOR.—Each strategy pre-
pared under subsection (a) shall be submitted to the 
Administrator for review and approval. 
(2) BY IPC.—Each strategy reviewed and ap-
proved under paragraph (1) shall be transmitted to 
the Interagency Policy Committee on Global Devel-
opment established under section 1020 to ensure co-
ordination with the United States Global Develop-
ment Strategy and all other United States policies 
and programs relating to the partner country. 
(f) TRANSMISSION.— 
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(1) TO
CONGRESS.—Each strategy prepared 
under subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the ap-
propriate congressional committees. 
(2) TO
PARTNER
COUNTRY.—Each strategy 
prepared under subsection (a) shall be officially 
transmitted to the government of the partner coun-
try at the same time it is transmitted to the appro-
priate congressional committees under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each strategy pre-
pared under subsection (a) shall be published on the 
Internet website of the Agency not later than 3 days 
after it is transmitted to the government of the part-
ner country under paragraph (2). 
(4) REVISIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A strategy prepared 
under subsection (a) may be revised at any 
time, but any significant revision to such strat-
egy shall be subject to the same consultation, 
review, and transmission requirements that are 
applicable to a strategy prepared under sub-
section (a). 
(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘significant revision’’ means a change— 
(i) to a goal, objective, or indicator; 
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(ii) of more than 20 percent in— 
(I) the amounts to be provided 
for a goal or objective; or 
(II) the number of personnel re-
quired; or 
(iii) in the general nature of the 
projects or activities to be supported. 
(g) IMPLEMENTATION.—None of the funds made 
available under section 1015 may be used to carry out a 
strategy prepared under subsection (a) until at least 15 
days after the strategy is transmitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees under subsection (f)(1). 
SEC. 1019. SECTOR STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Every 4 years, the Administrator 
shall prepare, consistent with the results of the Quadren-
nial Diplomacy, Development, and Security Review pre-
pared under section 8101 and the United States Strategy 
for Global Development prepared under section 1017, in-
dividual strategies for achieving each of the goals of assist-
ance described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of section 
1014. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
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(1) specific objectives for the next 4-year pe-
riod, including indicators and other measurements of 
success; 
(2) a description of how such objectives relate 
to, are informed by, and will be coordinated with the 
development goals and relevant sectoral plans of 
partner countries, as well as with those of other bi-
lateral and multilateral donors; 
(3) a description of the roles of each Federal 
agency in carrying out the strategy, and the mecha-
nisms for coordination; 
(4) a description of policies and programs need-
ed to achieve such objectives, and the proportion of 
resources to be provided to such policies and pro-
grams; 
(5) a description of the ways in which research, 
innovation, and technology will be deployed in sup-
port of such objectives; 
(6) a list of priority countries, regions, and in-
tended beneficiaries on which resources would be fo-
cused; 
(7) a description of the gender considerations 
taken into account, the role of women and girls as 
participants and beneficiaries of the strategy, and 
the impact the strategy will have on gender equality; 
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(8) a description of how the policies, programs, 
objectives and priorities have been informed by, and 
will respond to, conflict strategies and assessments 
issued pursuant to section 2021; 
(9) an analysis of the key opportunities and 
challenges for achieving favorable results in the next 
4-year period; 
(10) a mechanism for ensuring that policies and 
programs undertaken pursuant to the strategy in-
form and are informed by, build upon, contribute to, 
and otherwise advance policies and programs pursu-
ant to each of the other sector strategies required 
under this section; 
(11) the amounts devoted to similar purposes in 
the previous 4-year period, the results achieved and 
the lessons learned; and 
(12) the requirements for human and financial 
resources and overseas infrastructure to carry out 
the strategy over the next 4-year period. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing each strategy re-
quired under subsection (a), the Administrator shall con-
sult with the appropriate congressional committees and a 
wide range of relevant stakeholders to ensure that the 
strategy is appropriate to local needs and conditions and 
incorporates the views of partner countries. 
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(d) REVIEW
AND COORDINATION.—Each strategy 
prepared under subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the 
Interagency Policy Committee on Global Development es-
tablished under section 1020 to ensure coordination with 
the United States Global Development Strategy and all 
other United States policies and programs pertaining to 
that sector. 
(e) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) SCHEDULE.—At the time of transmission of 
the United States Strategy for Global Development 
pursuant to section 1017, the Administrator shall 
transmit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a schedule for the completion within the next 2 
years of an initial strategy for each of the goals de-
scribed in section 1014. 
(2) REGULAR
TRANSMISSION.—Each strategy 
prepared under subsection (a) shall be transmitted 
to the appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each strategy pre-
pared under subsection (a) shall be published on the 
Internet website of the Agency not later than 3 days 
after it is transmitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(4) REVISIONS.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—A strategy prepared 
under subsection (a) and transmitted pursuant 
to paragraph (2) may be revised at any time, 
but any significant revision to such strategy 
shall be subject to the same consultation, re-
view, and transmission requirements that are 
applicable to a strategy prepared under sub-
section (a). 
(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘significant revision’’ means a change— 
(i) to a goal, objective, or indicator; 
(ii) in the general nature of the poli-
cies and programs to be supported; 
(iii) in the priority countries, regions, 
or intended beneficiaries; or 
(iv) of more than 10 percent of the 
proportion of resources to be provided to a 
policy or program. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—None of the funds made 
available under section 1015 may be used to carry out a 
strategy prepared under subsection (a) until at least 15 
days after the strategy is transmitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees pursuant to subsection (e). 
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SEC. 1020. INTERAGENCY POLICY COMMITTEE ON GLOBAL 
DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 
an Interagency Policy Committee on Global Development 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’) to coordi-
nate United States budgets, policies, and programs affect-
ing international development. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com-
posed of the Administrator and a senior representative of 
each Federal agency with policies or programs signifi-
cantly affecting international development. 
(c) CHAIRPERSON.—The Administrator shall serve as 
the Chairperson of the Committee. 
(d) MEETINGS.— 
(1) REGULAR
MEETINGS.—Meetings of the 
Committee shall be held not less often than quar-
terly. 
(2) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS.—In addition to its 
regular meetings, the Committee shall meet subject 
to the call of the Chairperson. 
(e) SUBORDINATE UNITS.—The Committee may es-
tablish such subordinate units as it determines necessary. 
(f) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
(1) advise the President with respect to the co-
ordination of United States budgets, policies, and 
programs affecting international development, in-
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cluding programs of bilateral and multilateral devel-
opment assistance; 
(2) promote policy consistency and coherence, 
and minimize program gaps and duplication; 
(3) prepare, on a quadrennial basis, a com-
prehensive strategy to further the United States for-
eign policy objective of reducing global poverty, as 
described in section 1017; 
(4) review, upon completion, Country Develop-
ment Cooperation Strategies required under section 
1018, and ensure that such strategies are coordi-
nated with the United States Strategy for Global 
Development and all other United States policies 
and programs relating to the partner country; 
(5) review, upon completion, the sector strate-
gies for development prepared under section 1019, 
and ensure that such strategies are coordinated with 
the United States Strategy for Global Development 
and all other United States policies and programs 
relating to that sector; 
(6) monitor and evaluate the results and impact 
of the development policies and programs carried out 
by each Federal agency; 
(7) facilitate coordination, cooperation, and in-
formation sharing among Federal agencies; and 
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(8) define and rationalize the role of each Fed-
eral agency in carrying out development policies and 
programs. 
(g) STAFFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall pro-
vide administrative and staff support to the Com-
mittee. 
(2) OTHER AGENCIES.—The head of a Federal 
agency represented on the Committee may tempo-
rarily assign, upon the request of the Chairperson, 
one or more employees from the agency to the staff 
of the Committee. 
SEC. 1021. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. 
(a) POLICY.—To help protect national security and 
further United States economic, humanitarian, and stra-
tegic interests in the world, it is the policy of the United 
States Government to promote and elevate development as 
a core pillar of United States power and chart a course 
for development, diplomacy, and defense to reinforce and 
complement one another. The successful pursuit of devel-
opment is essential to advancing United States national 
security objectives: security, prosperity, respect for uni-
versal values, and a just and sustainable international 
order. The effectiveness of this development policy will de-
pend in large measure on how the United States engages 
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with partners, beneficiaries of development assistance, and 
stakeholders. The United States will use evidence-based 
decisionmaking in all areas of United States development 
policy and programs, and will foster development expertise 
and learning worldwide. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish 
a Global Development Council (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Council’’) to advise and support 
the President in furtherance of the policy set out in 
subsection (a). 
(2) LOCATED
WITHIN
AGENCY.—The Council 
shall be established for administrative purposes with-
in the Agency, subject to the foreign policy and 
budgetary guidance of the Secretary. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of the following: 
(A) Not more than 12 individuals from 
outside the United States Government ap-
pointed by the President. Such members may 
serve as representatives of a variety of sectors, 
including, among others, institutions of higher 
education, non-profit and philanthropic organi-
zations, civil society, and private industry. 
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(B) The Secretary of State, the Secretary 
of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, and the Chief Exec-
utive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Cor-
poration, who— 
(i) shall serve as non-voting members 
of the Council; and 
(ii) may designate, to perform the 
Council functions of the member, a senior- 
level official who is part of the member’s 
department, agency, or office, and who is 
a full-time officer or employee of the Fed-
eral Government. 
(2) CHAIR
AND
VICE
CHAIR.—The President 
shall designate a member of the Council to serve as 
Chair and another member to serve as Vice Chair. 
The Chair shall convene and preside at meetings of 
the Council, determine meeting agendas, and direct 
its work. The Vice Chair shall perform the duties of 
the Chair in the absence of the Chair and shall per-
form such other functions as the Chair may assign. 
(3) TERMS.—The term of office of a member 
appointed by the President from outside the United 
States Government shall be 2 years, and such mem-
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ber shall be eligible for reappointment and may con-
tinue to serve after the expiration of such term until 
the President appoints a successor. A member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the un-
expired term of such vacancy. 
(d) FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall meet regularly 
and shall— 
(1) inform the policy and practice of United 
States global development policy and programs by 
providing advice to the President and other senior 
officials on issues including— 
(A) innovative, scalable approaches to de-
velopment with proven demonstrable impact, 
particularly on sustainable economic growth 
and good governance; 
(B) areas for enhanced collaboration be-
tween the United States Government and public 
and private sectors to advance development pol-
icy; 
(C) best practices for and effectiveness of 
research and development in low and middle in-
come economies; and 
(D) long-term solutions to issues central to 
strategic planning for United States develop-
ment efforts; 
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(2) support new and existing public-private 
partnerships by— 
(A) identifying key areas for enhanced col-
laboration and any barriers to collaboration; 
and 
(B) recommending concrete efforts that 
the private and public sectors together can take 
to promote economic development priorities and 
initiatives; and 
(3) increase awareness and action in support of 
development by soliciting public input on current 
and emerging issues in the field of global develop-
ment as well as bringing to the President’s attention 
concerns and ideas that would inform policy options. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED MATTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The heads of executive de-
partments and agencies shall assist and provide in-
formation to the Council, consistent with applicable 
law, as may be necessary to carry out the functions 
of the Council. 
(2) 
FUNDING
AND
ADMINISTRATIVE
SUP-
PORT.—Funding and administrative support for the 
Council shall be provided by the Agency to the ex-
tent permitted by law and within existing appropria-
tions. 
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(3) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Administrator 
shall appoint an Executive Director who shall be a 
Federal officer or employee of the Agency and serve 
as a liaison to the Administrator and the Executive 
Office of the President and consult with relevant 
Federal departments, agencies, and offices on mat-
ters and activities pertaining to the Council. 
(4) COMPENSATION; TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The 
members of the Council who are appointed from out-
side the Federal Government shall serve without 
compensation for their work on the Council. Mem-
bers of the Council may receive travel expenses, in-
cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accord-
ance with applicable provisions under subchapter I 
of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 
(5) To the extent as the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act applies to the Council, any functions of 
the President under such Act, except functions relat-
ing to reporting to Congress, shall be performed by 
the Administrator in accordance with the guidelines 
issued by the Administrator of General Services. 
(f) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Council shall terminate on the date 
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that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) EXTENSION.—The Council may be extended 
by the President for additional two-year periods. 
(3) REPORT.—Prior to exercising the authority 
under paragraph (2) to extend the Council, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the activities of the 
Council during the previous two-year period. 
SEC. 1022. DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION. 
The Administrator is authorized to use up to 
$1,000,000 of amounts made available under section 1015 
in any fiscal year to support expansion and improvement 
of United States education about global poverty, the proc-
ess and challenges of international development, and the 
interdependence of the United States and developing coun-
tries. 
SEC. 1023. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) AGRICULTURE.—The term ‘‘agriculture’’ 
means the science and practice of activities related 
to food, feed, livestock, or fiber production, proc-
essing, marketing, distribution, utilization, and 
trade, and encompasses the study and practice of 
family and consumer sciences, nutrition, food 
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sciences, forestry, wildlife, fisheries, aquaculture, 
floraculture, livestock management, veterinary medi-
cine, and other environmental and natural resource 
sciences. 
(2) AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.—The term 
‘‘agricultural development’’ means methods to use 
agriculture as a basis for food security, family liveli-
hood, and economic growth by— 
(A) increasing the productivity of those in-
volved in the production of food, fuel, and fiber, 
including farmers, fishers, foresters, and pas-
toralists, particularly those that operate on a 
small scale; 
(B) 
linking 
producers 
to 
consumers 
through markets, including postharvest activi-
ties such as storage, processing, transport, and 
improving market efficiency; 
(C) supporting a legal, regulatory, and pol-
icy environment that is conducive to agricul-
tural investment and production; and 
(D) strengthening technical, financial, and 
business service providers that help food pro-
ducers grow their enterprises. 
(3) COUNTRY
SYSTEMS.—The term ‘‘country 
systems’’ means the public financial management, 
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procurement, disbursement, and monitoring and 
evaluation systems of a country. 
(4) DEVELOPING COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘devel-
oping country’’ means a country or area that is on 
the List of Official Development Assistance Recipi-
ents of the Development Assistance Committee of 
the Organization for Economic Cooperation and De-
velopment. 
(5) DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDER.—The term 
‘‘development stakeholder’’— 
(A) means an entity directly or indirectly 
affected by the success of efforts to reduce pov-
erty and promote self-sustaining, equitable, and 
environmentally sound economic growth in a 
partner country; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) national, regional, and local gov-
ernments and administering authorities, 
intermediate 
representative 
institutions, 
civil society organizations, and intended 
beneficiaries, 
including 
marginalized 
groups; 
(ii) Federal agencies, congressional 
committees, the Government Accountability 
Office, and private partners; and 
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(iii) bilateral, multilateral, and private 
donors. 
(6) FOOD
SECURITY.—The term ‘‘food secu-
rity’’ means that all people at all times have both 
physical and economic access to sufficient food to 
meet their dietary needs for a healthy and active 
life. 
(7) RELEVANT STAKEHOLDER.—The term ‘‘rel-
evant stakeholder’’— 
(A) means a party that is— 
(i) directly or indirectly affected by a 
particular law, regulation, policy, process, 
program, project, or activity; or 
(ii) involved in the funding, design, 
implementation, 
auditing, 
or 
oversight 
thereof; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) national, regional, and local gov-
ernments and administering authorities, 
intermediate 
representative 
institutions, 
civil society organizations, and intended 
beneficiaries, 
including 
marginalized 
groups; 
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(ii) Federal agencies, congressional 
committees, the Government Accountability 
Office, and private partners; and 
(iii) bilateral, multilateral, and private 
donors. 
CHAPTER 1—ACCELERATING ECONOMIC 
GROWTH 
SEC. 1101. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Broad-based and sustainable economic 
growth is the most powerful engine for reducing pov-
erty, and is key to advancing human development. It 
is the surest way for countries to generate the re-
sources they need to address illiteracy, poor health, 
and other development challenges on their own. 
(2) By expanding incomes, economic growth 
helps families and individuals not only to meet their 
basic needs, but also to realize their unique capabili-
ties, exercise greater freedom in their lives, and 
achieve their full human potential. 
(3) Economic growth enables countries to offer 
better markets for United States goods and services 
and to become more effective partners with the 
United States in working toward a more stable, 
healthy, and prosperous world. 
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(4) Well-functioning, dynamic private markets 
promote economic activity and accelerate growth, 
providing increased incomes and employment. 
(5) To encourage entrepreneurship and private 
investment, developing countries must create a fa-
vorable legal, policy and regulatory environment; an 
efficient and accountable system of public financial 
management; fair, transparent and predictable en-
forcement of property rights and contracts; effective 
procedures for resolving economic disputes among 
firms and individuals; and rigorous efforts to stem 
bribery and corruption. 
(6) Even where markets are functioning well, 
differential access to education, technology, credit 
and other resources can cause economic benefits to 
be uneven. Expanding economic opportunity and ac-
cess to the tools that help citizens engage in the 
market economy enables the poor, women and other 
marginalized groups to participate in and contribute 
to economic growth. 
(7) An abundance of young people in a country 
with a weak economy and non-responsive govern-
ment can leave individuals frustrated by the lack of 
jobs and opportunities. But youth are also key 
human resources for growth and positive change. 
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When governments embrace policies that promote 
education, economic opportunities, the empowerment 
of women, and equitable access to resources, coun-
tries can capitalize on the productivity of a growing 
workforce to boost economic growth. 
(8) Expanding trade regionally and internation-
ally is critical for many of the smallest and poorest 
developing countries, where local demand is too weak 
to support large-scale expansion of production, em-
ployment, and incomes. Building trade capacity and 
removing trade barriers are essential to lasting eco-
nomic growth. 
(9) Heavy debt burdens, often accumulated 
under prior, undemocratic regimes, can undermine 
the ability of developing countries to invest in their 
people and make progress fighting poverty. 
(10) United States international trade and eco-
nomic policies are often formulated with little rec-
ognition or consideration of their impact on devel-
oping countries. More active participation by the 
Agency in interagency decisionmaking processes can 
help achieve greater balance among competing 
United States interests, ensuring that development 
is duly considered as a priority of United States for-
eign policy. 
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(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to work in cooperation with the inter-
national community to help partner countries achieve 
broad-based and sustainable economic growth that— 
(1) 
includes 
all 
major 
income 
groups, 
marginalized groups and women; 
(2) significantly reduces poverty; 
(3) uses natural resources responsibly; and 
(4) reduces dependence on foreign assistance. 
SEC. 1102. GOAL AND OBJECTIVES. 
(a) GOAL.—The goal of assistance under this chapter 
is to accelerate broad-based and sustainable economic 
growth. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—In furtherance of the goal de-
scribed in subsection (a), assistance under this chapter 
shall be designed to help partner countries achieve the fol-
lowing objectives: 
(1) Increase income-generating opportunities. 
(2) Expand access to markets, capital, credit, 
land, and other productive resources. 
(3) Enhance productivity through education 
and training. 
(4) Improve the legal, regulatory and policy en-
vironment for business and trade. 
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(5) Build human and institutional capacity to 
compete in the global economy. 
SEC. 1103. GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The strategy required under sec-
tion 1019 with respect to accelerating economic growth 
shall be known as the ‘‘Global Strategy for Economic 
Growth’’. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Global Strategy for Economic 
Growth shall include, in addition to the elements required 
under section 1019(b), plans for achieving the goal and 
objectives of section 1102. 
(c) GUIDELINES.—The Global Strategy for Economic 
Growth should— 
(1) specify the role of microfinance and micro-
enterprise development, including the resources to be 
devoted to promoting microenterprise; 
(2) identify United States policies relating to 
trade, agriculture, debt, and other matters that have 
an impact on economic growth in developing coun-
tries, and recommend changes that would enhance 
development objectives; 
(3) plan for long-term sustainability through 
linkages to regional and international markets and 
private investment; 
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(4) include mechanisms for increasing consulta-
tion, cooperation, and coordination with the private 
sector, in order to attract greater private sector par-
ticipation in development activities; 
(5) address the impact of remittances and iden-
tify ways that their development impact can be 
maximized; 
(6) recommend methods for reducing illicit out-
flows of natural resources and capital from devel-
oping countries; and 
(7) establish mechanisms for improving policy 
and program coordination among Federal agencies 
engaged in economic growth activities. 
SEC. 1104. ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Administrator is author-
ized to use funds made available under section 1015 to 
further the goal and objectives of this chapter in partner 
countries. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—Assistance authorized under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Expanding income generating opportunities 
for the poor, including women. 
(2) Enhancing the workforce by, among other 
things, providing job training and vocational skills 
appropriate to local needs and conditions. 
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(3) Improving access, particularly of women 
and the poor, to markets and productive resources, 
including credit and financial services, affordable 
and resource-conserving technologies, technical and 
market-related information, and property and inher-
itance rights. 
(4) Strengthening the legal, policy, and regu-
latory framework for broad-based and sustainable 
economic growth, including the protection of private 
property and intellectual property. 
(5) Supporting the development of cooperatives, 
credit unions, and labor unions. 
(6) Expanding local capacity and demand for 
collection and analysis of statistical information. 
(7) Promoting the development, reform or re-
structuring, as appropriate, of financial, monetary, 
fiscal and regulatory systems. 
(8) Building and strengthening institutional ca-
pacities to plan, analyze, implement, manage, mon-
itor and evaluate economic policies and programs. 
(9) Promoting sound financial management 
practices and budgetary policies, and reducing cor-
ruption, waste, fraud and abuse. 
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(10) Increasing private sector competitiveness, 
strengthening local and regional markets, building 
trade capacity, and expanding trade ties. 
(11) Promoting collaboration between public 
and private sector entities for the reduction of pov-
erty and its worst physical manifestations, and en-
couraging private sector investment in projects bene-
fitting the poor. 
(12) Facilitating the development of social safe-
ty nets, pension plans, insurance networks, and 
other mechanisms designed to improve income secu-
rity. 
(13) Protecting internationally recognized work-
er rights, especially with regard to child labor. 
(14) Developing and identifying analytical tools 
and methodologies to enable effective targeting and 
measurement of programs for women, the poor and 
very poor. 
(15) Increasing the transparency of budgets 
and procurement processes, and the effectiveness of 
oversight, monitoring, accountability and audit 
mechanisms. 
SEC. 1105. FISCAL AND CONTRACT TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF INTERNATIONAL STAND-
ARDS.—The United States Government should seek, in 
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