gram planning and budgeting docu-
ments; 
‘‘(ii) work with USAID regional bu-
reaus, who shall be the primary liaisons be-
tween the Global Water Coordinator and 
mission water advisors, to ensure water, 
sanitation, and hygiene projects are re-
flected in country-specific multiyear strate-
gies, multiyear sector strategies, and 
project designs in each high priority coun-
try; and 
‘‘(iii) ensure that water, sanitation, 
hygiene and water management issues are 
incorporated into all relevant Agency train-
ing programs at the office, regional, and 
mission levels; 
‘‘(C) lead the implementation of the Water 
and Development Strategy and oversee the re-
view and development no later than every 5 
years of an updated Water and Development 
Strategy such that it more clearly meets the re-
quirements of the Senator Paul Simon Water 
for the Poor Act of 2005 and this Act; 
‘‘(D) assist and monitor the development 
of country-specific and, where appropriate, re-
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gional water strategies, whether independent, or 
as part of broader USAID country-specific or 
regional strategies, in coordination with rel-
evant USAID mission directors, other appro-
priate personnel, and pursuant to the inter-
agency consultation and coordination process as 
required by section 5(b) of the Senator Paul 
Simon Water for the World Act of 2013, ensur-
ing such strategies reflect best practices as they 
relate to increasing access to clean water, sani-
tation, and hygiene activities, and sustainable 
water management; 
‘‘(E) ensure sustainable and equitable ac-
cess to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene are 
reflected in strategies and broader USAID poli-
cies or strategies, including policies or strate-
gies relating to food security, global health, en-
vironment, education, gender equality, and con-
flict prevention and mitigation; 
‘‘(F) 
develop 
appropriate 
benchmarks, 
measurable goals, performance metrics, and 
monitoring and evaluation plans for water, sani-
tation, and hygiene programs in accordance 
with and as required by sections 6 and 7 of the 
Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 
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2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 2533; 22 
U.S.C. 2152h note); 
‘‘(G) ensure programming for sustainable 
water management, and equitable access to 
clean water, sanitation, and hygiene are re-
flected across USAID programming in a man-
ner consistent with the long-term sustainability 
of service outcomes and freshwater sources; and 
‘‘(H) foster the development, dissemina-
tion, and increased and consistent use of low- 
cost and sustainable technologies, public and 
private partnerships, credit guarantees and 
other financing arrangements that leverage 
non-Federal funds for impact on equitable ac-
cess to affordable water, sanitation, and hygiene 
services that will provide long-term benefits to 
the world’s poorest communities. 
‘‘(3) STAFF.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that a sufficient number of employees with appro-
priate experience or expertise are reassigned or de-
tailed from within USAID to assist the Global 
Water Coordinator in carrying out the duties of 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
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‘‘(A) the term ‘high priority country’ 
means a low-income or lower-middle income 
country 
designated 
pursuant 
to 
section 
6(b)(2)(C) of the Senator Paul Simon Water 
for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 
119 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note) and 
enumerated in the strategy required by such 
Act, the first iteration of which was released by 
USAID in May 2013; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘Water and Development 
Strategy’ means the strategy released by 
USAID in May 2013 and its revisions, required 
to be developed as soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of the Senator Paul 
Simon Water for the World Act of 2013, but no 
less than 5 years after such date of enactment 
and every 5 years thereafter under section 6(b) 
of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 
2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note). 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR WATER RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall designate a senior advisor to develop, coordi-
nate, and oversee United States foreign policy relat-
ing to freshwater resources and policies complemen-
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tary to, and in support of, the United States Agency 
for International Development’s Water and Develop-
ment Strategy, who shall be known as the ‘Special 
Advisor for Water Resources’, and who shall report 
directly to the Secretary of State and the Under 
Secretary overseeing water programs. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Special Advisor for Water 
Resources shall— 
‘‘(A) oversee and coordinate the develop-
ment and implementation of approaches to in-
creasing political will and government support 
in partner countries in accordance with United 
States foreign policy on drinking water, sanita-
tion, hygiene, water resource management, and 
transboundary water, including— 
‘‘(i) working with partner countries 
and other stakeholders to develop, sustain, 
and leverage political and financial com-
mitments that would improve access to 
safe drinking water, sanitation, and hy-
giene, and sustainable water management 
over the long term; 
‘‘(ii) assisting and encouraging other 
countries and international organizations 
to plan and manage water resources in an 
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