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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Contractors and Federal Spending 
Accountability Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. DATABASE FOR CONTRACTING OFFICERS AND SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT 
              OFFICIALS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the authority, direction, and control 
of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the 
Administrator of General Services shall establish and maintain a 
database of information regarding integrity and performance of persons 
awarded Federal contracts and grants for use by Federal officials 
having authority over contracts and grants.
    (b) Persons Covered.--The database shall cover any person awarded a 
Federal contract or grant if any information described in subsection 
(c) exists with respect to such person.
    (c) Information Included.--With respect to a person awarded a 
Federal contract or grant, the database shall include information (in 
the form of a brief description) for at least the most recent 5-year 
period regarding--
            (1) any civil or criminal proceeding, or any administrative 
        proceeding to the extent that such proceeding results in both a 
        finding of fault on the part of the person and the payment of 
        restitution to a government of $5,000 or more, concluded by the 
        Federal Government or any State government against the person, 
        and any amount paid by the person to the Federal Government or 
        a State government;
            (2) all Federal contracts and grants awarded to the person 
        that were terminated in such period due to default;
            (3) all Federal suspensions and debarments of the person in 
        that period;
            (4) all Federal administrative agreements entered into by 
        the person and the Federal Government in that period to resolve 
        a suspension or debarment proceeding and, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, agreements involving a suspension or debarment 
        proceeding entered into by the person and a State government in 
        that period; and
            (5) all final findings by a Federal official in that period 
        that the person has been determined not to be a responsible 
        source under either subparagraph (C) or (D) of section 4(7) of 
        the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
        403(7)).
    (d) Requirements Relating to Information in Database.--
            (1) Direct input and update.--The Administrator shall 
        design and maintain the database in a manner that allows the 
        appropriate officials of each Federal agency to directly input 
        and update in the database information relating to actions it 
        has taken with regard to contractors or grant recipients.
            (2) Timeliness and accuracy.--The Administrator shall 
        develop policies to require--
                    (A) the timely and accurate input of information 
                into the database;
                    (B) notification of any covered person when 
                information relevant to the person is entered into the 
                database; and
                    (C) an opportunity for any covered person to append 
                comments to information about such person in the 
                database.
    (e) Availability.--
            (1) Availability to all federal agencies.--The 
        Administrator shall make the database available to all Federal 
        agencies.
            (2) Availability to the public.--The Administrator shall 
        make the database available to the public by posting the 
        database on the General Services Administration website.
            (3) Limitation.--This subsection does not require the 
        public availability of information that is exempt from public 
        disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. REVIEW OF DATABASE.

    (a) Requirement to Review Database.--Prior to the award of a 
contract or grant, an official responsible for awarding a contract or 
grant shall review the database established under section 2.
    (b) Requirement to Document Present Responsibility.--In the case of 
a prospective awardee of a contract or grant against which a judgment 
or conviction has been rendered more than once within any 3-year period 
for the same or similar offences, if each judgment or conviction is a 
cause for debarment, the official responsible for awarding the contract 
or grant shall document why the prospective awardee is considered 
presently responsible.

SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE IN APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, Federal regulations shall be amended to require 
that in applying for any Federal grant or submitting a proposal or bid 
for any Federal contract a person shall disclose in writing information 
described in section 2(c).
    (b) Covered Contracts and Grants.--This section shall apply only to 
contracts and grants in an amount greater than the simplified 
acquisition threshold, as defined in section 4(11) of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401(11)).

SEC. 5. ROLE OF INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Requirement.--The Interagency Committee on Debarment and 
Suspension shall--
            (1) resolve issues regarding which of several Federal 
        agencies is the lead agency having responsibility to initiate 
        suspension or debarment proceedings;
            (2) coordinate actions among interested agencies with 
        respect to such action;
            (3) encourage and assist Federal agencies in entering into 
        cooperative efforts to pool resources and achieve operational 
        efficiencies in the Governmentwide suspension and debarment 
        system;
            (4) recommend to the Office of Management and Budget 
        changes to Government suspension and debarment system and its 
        rules, if such recommendations are approved by a majority of 
        the Interagency Committee;
            (5) authorize the Office of Management and Budget to issue 
        guidelines that implement those recommendations;
            (6) authorize the chair of the Committee to establish 
        subcommittees as appropriate to best enable the Interagency 
        Committee to carry out its functions; and
            (7) submit to the Congress an annual report on--
                    (A) the progress and efforts to improve the 
                suspension and debarment system;
                    (B) member agencies' active participation in the 
                committee's work; and
                    (C) a summary of each agency's activities and 
                accomplishments in the Governmentwide debarment system.
    (b) Definition.--The term ``Interagency Committee on Debarment and 
Suspension'' means such committee constituted under sections 4 and 5 
and of Executive Order 12549.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF INDEPENDENT AGENCIES.

    Any agency, commission, or organization of the Federal Government 
to which Executive Order 12549 does not apply is authorized to 
participate in the Governmentwide suspension and debarment system and 
may recognize the suspension or debarment issued by an executive branch 
agency in its own procurement or assistance activities.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of 
General Services such funds as may be necessary to establish the 
database described in section 2.

SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 
submit to Congress a report.
    (b) Contents of Report.--The report shall contain the following:
            (1) A list of all databases that include information about 
        Federal contracting and Federal grants.
            (2) Recommendations for further legislation or 
        administrative action that the Administrator considers 
        appropriate to create a centralized, comprehensive Federal 
        contracting and Federal grant database.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 23, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

SOLUTION: Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Administrator of General Services, subject to the authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to establish and maintain on a General Services Administration (GSA) website a database of information regarding the integrity and performance of persons awarded federal contracts and grants for use by federal officials. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Administrator to make the database available to all federal agencies.

Requires the database to include information, for the last five years, regarding: (1) any civil or criminal proceeding, or and administrative proceeding resulting in a finding of fault and payment of restitution to a government of $5,000 or more, concluded by the federal government and state governments against such persons; and (2) federal contacts and grants terminated due to defaults by such persons; (3) federal suspensions and debarments of such persons; (4) federal and state administrative agreements to resolve suspension or debarment proceedings; and (5) final findings by a federal official that such a person has been determined not to be a responsible source under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.

Requires federal regulations to be amended to require applicants for federal grants or contracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold to disclose such information in writing.

Requires the Administrator to develop policies to require: (1) notification of any covered person when information relevant to the person is entered into the database; and (2) an opportunity for any covered person to append comments to information about such person in the database.



(Sec. 3) Requires an official to: (1) review such database prior to awarding a contract or grant; and (2) document why a prospective contract or grant awardee against whom a judgment or conviction for the same offense, or similar offences, has been rendered more than once within any three-year period, if each judgment or conviction is a cause for debarment, is considered presently responsible.



(Sec. 5) Requires the Interagency Committee on Debarment and Suspension to: (1) resolve issues regarding determination of the lead agency responsible for initiating suspension or debarment proceedings; (2) coordinate actions among interested agencies; (3) encourage and assist federal agencies in entering into cooperative efforts to pool resources and achieve operational efficiencies in the government-wide suspension and debarment system; (4) recommend to OMB changes to such system and its rules; (5) authorize OMB to issue guidelines that implement such recommendations; (6) authorize the Committee's chair to establish subcommittees; and (7) report to Congress annually on progress and efforts to improve such system, member agencies' active participation in the committee's work, and a summary of each agency's activities and accomplishments in such system. (Sec. 6) Allows federal agencies, commissions, or organizations not currently participating in the federal suspension and debarment system to participate and to recognize suspensions or debarments issued by participating agencies.

 (Sec. 8) Requires the Administrator to submit a report to Congress that includes: (1) a list of all databases that include information about federal contracting and grants; and (2) recommendations for legislation or administrative action to create a centralized, comprehensive federal contracting and grant database.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cancer Screening and Prevention 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF COLORECTAL SCREENING.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
subsection:
    ``(d) Frequency and Payment Limits for Screening Fecal-Occult Blood 
Tests, Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopies, and Screening Colonoscopy.--
            ``(1) Screening fecal-occult blood tests.--
                    ``(A) Payment limit.--In establishing fee schedules 
                under section 1833(h) with respect to screening fecal-
                occult blood tests provided for the purpose of early 
                detection of colon cancer, except as provided by the 
                Secretary under paragraph (3)(A), the payment amount 
                established for tests performed--
                            ``(i) in 1996 shall not exceed $5; and
                            ``(ii) in a subsequent year, shall not 
                        exceed the limit on the payment amount 
                        established under this subsection for such 
                        tests for the preceding year, adjusted by the 
                        applicable adjustment under section 1833(h) for 
                        tests performed in such year.
                    ``(B) Frequency limit.--Subject to revision by the 
                Secretary under paragraph (3)(B), no payment may be 
                made under this part for a screening fecal-occult blood 
                test provided to an individual for the purpose of early 
                detection of colon cancer--
                            ``(i) if the individual is under 50 years 
                        of age; or
                            ``(ii) if the test is performed within the 
                        11 months after a previous screening fecal-
                        occult blood test.
            ``(2) Screening flexible sigmoid- oscopies.--
                    ``(A) Payment amount.--The Secretary shall 
                establish a payment amount under section 1848 with 
                respect to screening flexible sigmoidoscopies provided 
                for the purpose of early detection of colon cancer that 
                is consistent with payment amounts under such section 
                for similar or related services, except that such 
                payment amount shall be established without regard to 
                subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section.
                    ``(B) Frequency limit.--Subject to revision by the 
                Secretary under paragraph (4)(B), no payment may be 
                made under this part for a screening flexible 
                sigmoidoscopy provided to an individual for the purpose 
                of early detection of colon cancer--
                            ``(i) if the individual is under 50 years 
                        of age; or
                            ``(ii) if the procedure is performed within 
                        the 47 months after a previous screening 
                        flexible sigmoidoscopy.
            ``(3) Screening colonoscopy for individuals at high risk 
        for colorectal cancer.--
                    ``(A) Payment amount.--The Secretary shall 
                establish a payment amount under section 1848 with 
                respect to screening colonoscopy for individuals at 
                high risk for colorectal cancer (as defined in 
                subparagraph (C)) provided for the purpose of early 
                detection of colon cancer that is consistent with 
                payment amounts under such section for similar or 
                related services, except that such payment amount shall 
                be established without regard to subsection (a)(2)(A) 
                of such section.
                    ``(B) Frequency limit.--Subject to revision by the 
                Secretary under paragraph (4)(B), no payment may be 
                made under this part for a screening colonoscopy for 
                individuals at high
                 risk for colorectal cancer provided to an individual 
for the purpose of early detection of colon cancer if the procedure is 
performed within the 23 months after a previous screening colonoscopy.
                    ``(C) Individual at high risk defined.--In this 
                subsection, an `individual at high risk for colorectal 
                cancer' is an individual who, because of family 
                history, prior experience of cancer or precursor 
                neoplastic polyps, a history of chronic digestive 
                disease condition (including inflammatory bowel 
                disease, Crohn's Disease, or ulcerative colitis), the 
                presence of any appropriate recognized gene markers for 
                colorectal cancer, or other predisposing factors, faces 
                a high risk for colorectal cancer.
            ``(4) Reductions in payment limit and revision of 
        frequency.--
                    ``(A) Reductions in payment limit.--The Secretary 
                shall review from time to time the appropriateness of 
                the amount of the payment limit established for 
                screening fecal-occult blood tests under paragraph 
                (1)(A). The Secretary may, with respect to tests 
                performed in a year after 1998, reduce the amount of 
                such
                 limit as it applies nationally or in any area to the 
amount that the Secretary estimates is required to assure that such 
tests of an appropriate quality are readily and conveniently available 
during the year.
                    ``(B) Revision of frequency.--
                            ``(i) Review.--The Secretary shall review 
                        periodically the appropriate frequency for 
                        performing screening fecal-occult blood tests, 
                        screening flexible sigmoidoscopies, and 
                        screening colonoscopy based on age and such 
                        other factors as the Secretary believes to be 
                        pertinent.
                            ``(ii) Revision of frequency.--The 
                        Secretary, taking into consideration the review 
                        made under clause (i), may revise from time to 
                        time the frequency with which such tests and 
                        procedures may be paid for under this 
                        subsection, but no such revision shall apply to 
                        tests or procedures performed before January 1, 
                        1999.
            ``(5) Limiting charges of nonparticipating physicians.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of a screening 
                flexible sigmoidoscopy provided to an individual for 
                the purpose of early detection of colon cancer or a 
                screening colonoscopy provided to an individual at high 
                risk for colorectal cancer for the purpose of early 
                detection of colon cancer for which payment may be made 
                under this part, if a nonparticipating physician 
                provides the procedure to an individual enrolled under 
                this part, the physician may not charge the individual 
                more than the limiting charge (as defined in section 
                1848(g)(2)).
                    ``(B) Enforcement.--If a physician or supplier 
                knowing and willfully imposes a charge in violation of 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary may apply sanctions 
                against such physician or supplier in accordance with 
                section 1842(j)(2).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Paragraphs (1)(D) and (2)(D) of 
section 1833(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) are each amended by 
striking ``subsection (h)(1),'' and inserting ``subsection (h)(1) or 
section 1834(d)(1),''.
    (2) Section 1833(h)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)(1)(A)) is 
amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Subject to 
paragraphs (1) and (3)(A) of section 1834(d), the Secretary''.
    (3) Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 1848(a)(2)(A) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-4(a)(2)(A)) are each amended by striking ``a service'' and 
inserting ``a service (other than a screening flexible sigmoidoscopy 
provided to an individual for the purpose of early detection of colon 
cancer or a screening colonoscopy provided to an individual at high 
risk for colorectal cancer for the purpose of early detection of colon 
cancer)''.
    (4) Section 1862(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end,
                    (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking the semicolon 
                at the end and inserting ``, and'', and
                    (iii) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(G) in the case of screening fecal-occult blood tests, 
        screening flexible sigmoidoscopies, and screening colonoscopy 
        provided for the purpose of early detection of colon cancer, 
        which are performed more frequently than is covered under 
        section 1834(d);''; and
            (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ``paragraph (1)(B) or 
        under paragraph (1)(F)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B), 
        (F), or (G) of paragraph (1)''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 2 shall apply to screening fecal-
occult blood tests, screening flexible sigmoidoscopies, and screening 
colonoscopy performed on or after January 1, 1996.

SOLUTION: Cancer Screening and Prevention Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of various specified colon and colorectal screening tests and corresponding payment and frequency limits.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth and Development 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The promotion of sustainable economic growth is the 
        only long-term solution to lifting people out of poverty and 
        addressing development challenges such as infectious disease, 
        food security, access to education, and access to clean water, 
        as reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals adopted at 
        the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on September 
        25, 2015.
            (2) Several of the greatest development success stories of 
        the past 50 years demonstrate that private sector investment 
        and economic growth are fundamental to lifting populations out 
        of poverty.
            (3) A dramatic shift in the composition of capital flows to 
        the developing world necessitates a new approach to official 
        development assistance; whereas 40 years ago more than 70 
        percent of capital flowing to developing countries was public 
        sector foreign assistance, today over 80 percent of capital 
        flowing to the developing world comes from the private sector.
            (4) In order to better leverage United States foreign 
        assistance dollars and to promote sustainable economic 
        development in partner countries, the United States Government 
        must seek to promote economic growth through private sector 
        investment by consulting United States business during 
        development planning and programming processes.
            (5) Eleven of the 15 largest importers of United States 
        goods and services are countries that graduated from United 
        States foreign assistance, and 12 of the 15 fastest growing 
        markets for United States exports are former United States 
        foreign assistance recipients.
            (6) With 12 departments, 26 agencies, and more than 60 
        Federal Government offices involved in the delivery of United 
        States foreign assistance and the promotion of United States 
        investment overseas, it is unnecessarily difficult for United 
        States businesses to navigate this bureaucracy in search of 
        opportunities to partner with such United States agencies.
            (7) Although many United States development agencies have 
        taken steps to improve the private sector coordination 
        capabilities of such agencies in recent years, these agency-
        specific strategies are not integrated into a coherent 
        interagency coordination structure to effectively engage the 
        private sector.
            (8) The United States Government has no streamlined, 
        interagency mechanism for coordination with the private sector 
        for the purposes of development or promotion of opportunities 
        for investment, nor are the activities of the United States 
        Government in this area guided by a coherent set of strategic 
        objectives, targets, or operating principles.
            (9) Whether in the context of a country, sector, or global 
        development strategy, decisions regarding program 
        prioritization and resource allocation would benefit greatly 
        from private sector perspectives and market data and 
        coordination with the private sector from the outset.
            (10) Development programs can be designed to better attract 
        private sector investment and to promote public-private 
        partnerships in key development sectors.
            (11) The Millennium Challenge Corporation and the 
        Partnership for Growth both analyze constraints on growth as 
        part of the planning processes of these organizations, but 
        these analyses need to be included in agency country, sector, 
        and global development strategies to more effectively inform 
        and guide the full spectrum of United States development 
        programs.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
        Development.
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (3) Private sector.--The term ``private sector'' means for-
        profit United States businesses.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of State.
            (5) United states development agencies.--The term ``United 
        States development agencies'' means--
                    (A) the Department of State;
                    (B) the United States Agency for International 
                Development;
                    (C) the Millennium Challenge Corporation;
                    (D) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation;
                    (E) the Trade and Development Agency;
                    (F) the Inter-American Foundation; and
                    (G) the African Development Foundation.

SEC. 4. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to maximize the impact of United States 
development programs by--
            (1) enhancing coordination between United States 
        development agencies and the programs of such agencies and the 
        private sector and the investment activities of the private 
        sector;
            (2) integrating private sector input into the planning and 
        programming processes of United States development agencies;
            (3) institutionalizing analyses of constraints on growth 
        and investment throughout the planning and programming 
        processes of United States development agencies;
            (4) ensuring United States development agencies are 
        accountable for improving coordination between United States 
        development programs and private sector investment activities; 
        and
            (5) promoting and facilitating private sector investment.

SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) United States development assistance should be pursued 
        in a way that aims--
                    (A) to build and strengthen civic institutions;
                    (B) to provide for public accountability; and
                    (C) to serve as the basis for a democratic social 
                contract between the people and their government, and 
                as a basis for graduation from assistance;
            (2) United States Government policies and decisions should 
        be guided by clear benchmarks for the evaluation of partner 
        country commitment to funding development priorities, including 
        the ``investing in people'' metric of the Millennium Challenge 
        Corporation;
            (3) United States Government programs should be guided by a 
        unified strategy, ambitious targets, and a robust monitoring, 
        evaluation, and public accountability plan;
            (4) United States development assistance should aim to help 
        build the capacity of partner countries to raise and commit 
        partner country resources toward development goals, including--
                    (A) the capacity to increase revenues;
                    (B) transparent budgeting and expenditures;
                    (C) policies and laws that increase domestic 
                investment; and
                    (D) the ability to address the illicit flows of 
                capital from domestic and international sources;
            (5) the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, reached at the Third 
        International Conference on Financing for Development, and the 
        emphasis of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on economic growth 
        and the commitment of greater domestic resources towards 
        development goals, serves as a basis for concrete actions by 
        donors and partner countries to achieve greater accountability 
        and to foster broad-based economic growth and the establishment 
        of prosperous, middle class-based societies;
            (6) domestic resource commitments and domestic resource 
        mobilization for development purposes provide a greater chance 
        for sustainability and an alignment of incentives among 
        stakeholders, including donors, partner countries, citizens, 
        and the private sector that drives economic growth;
            (7) the domestic resource commitments described in 
        paragraph (6) are opportunities to provide for greater 
        accountability and the building of strong, just social 
        contracts between people and their governments, allowing 
        governments to raise revenue, address citizen priorities, and 
        be held accountable for results;
            (8) fostering domestic capacity and domestic responsibility 
        for outcomes is the basis of true country ownership and a 
        transition from assistance to sustainability by achieving 
        development goals;
            (9) public sector development finance programs, which 
        mobilize private capital to achieve development objectives, are 
        projected to soon overtake traditional grant-based assistance 
        as measured by total capital investments, reflecting an 
        increasing recognition by both donor and recipient countries of 
        the potential that development finance holds for driving 
        inclusive, sustainable economic growth;
            (10) United States development finance programs should be 
        used for development purposes, complement but not displace 
        private capital, and operate free of political agendas;
            (11) while the United States has the ability to carry out 
        development finance programs through the Overseas Private 
        Investment Corporation, the Development Credit Authority of the 
        United States Agency for International Development, and the 
        United States Trade and Development Agency, that ability is 
        under-appreciated as a matter of policy and underutilized as a 
        matter of development strategy;
            (12) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation lacks 
        certain development finance tools, including the ability to 
        make limited equity investments in projects rather than issuing 
        debt and the authority and resources to provide first-loss 
        guarantees or technical assistance;
            (13) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is also 
        limited by uncertainty around the renewal of its legal 
        authorities and would be more effective with the stability and 
        predictability provided by a multi-year authorization and a 
        reformulation of how the agency may use its proceeds for 
        essential staff and overhead expenses while still returning 
        money to the Treasury; and
            (14) United States development assistance should prioritize 
        and better coordinate resources that support enhanced trade 
        capacity and facilitate fairer and more sustainable trade with 
        partner countries.

SEC. 6. INTERAGENCY STRATEGY AND MECHANISM TO COORDINATE UNITED STATES 
              DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--The President shall establish a primary, 
interagency mechanism to assist the private sector in coordinating 
United States development programs with private sector investment 
activities.
    (b) Duties.--The mechanism established under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) streamline and integrate the various private sector 
        liaison, coordination, and investment promotion functions of 
        United States development agencies;
            (2) facilitate the use of various development and finance 
        tools across United States development agencies to attract 
        greater private sector participation in development activities; 
        and
            (3) establish a single point of contact for the private 
        sector for partnership opportunities with United States 
        development agencies.
    (c) Annual Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President 
        shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        strategy for the facilitation and coordination of private 
        sector investments and activities for the purposes of 
        development.
            (2) Elements of the annual strategy.--The annual strategy 
        required under paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) country, sectoral, and global targets for 
                private sector investment facilitation and 
                coordination;
                    (B) a description of the specific roles and 
                responsibilities of United States Government 
                departments and agencies involved in meeting the 
                targets described in subparagraph (A), including within 
                United States missions in-country; and
                    (C) a plan relating to monitoring, evaluation, and 
                public accountability.

SEC. 7. INTEGRATING PRIVATE SECTOR COORDINATION IN COUNTRY, SECTOR, AND 
              GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES.

    The Secretary and the Administrator shall direct their respective 
policy teams, including the Assistant to the Administrator for the 
Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning, and country teams, to include 
private sector facilitation and coordination in all country, sector, 
and global development strategies, including integrated country 
strategies, regional and functional strategies, country development 
cooperation strategies, mission strategic resource plans, and global 
development strategies.

SEC. 8. ANALYSIS OF CONSTRAINTS ON GROWTH AND INVESTMENT IN FOREIGN 
              COUNTRIES AND SECTORS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, the Administrator, and the heads of 
other relevant Federal agencies shall ensure that analyses of rigorous, 
current constraints on growth and investment guide all country, region, 
and sector economic development strategies.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The analysis required under subsection 
(a) shall include the identification and analysis of--
            (1) constraints posed by the inadequacies of critical 
        infrastructure, rule of law, tax and investment codes, and 
        customs and regulatory regimes of recipient countries, as 
        appropriate; and
            (2) particular economic sectors that are central to 
        achieving economic growth, such as agriculture, transportation, 
        energy, and financial services.
    (c) Results.--The results of the analyses described under 
subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be incorporated into the development strategies of 
        United States development agencies;
            (2) be used to inform and guide resource allocations; and
            (3) be made available to the public, and for comment by all 
        stakeholders, prior to finalization of development strategies.

SEC. 9. REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall transmit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report that describes the specific measures that have 
been taken to implement this Act and the outcomes that such measures 
are intended to produce.

SOLUTION:
Economic Growth and Development Act This bill requires the President to: (1) establish a primary, interagency mechanism to assist the private sector in coordinating U.S. development programs with private sector investment activities; and (2) submit, annually, a strategy for the facilitation and coordination of private sector investments and activities for the purposes of development.  Such mechanism shall: (1) streamline and integrate private sector liaison, coordination, and investment promotion functions of U.S. development agencies; (2) facilitate the use of development and finance tools across such agencies to attract greater private sector participation in development activities; and (3) establish a single point of contact for the private sector for partnership opportunities with such agencies. The Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) shall direct their policy teams to include private sector facilitation and coordination in all country, sector, and global development strategies.  The State Department, USAID, and other relevant federal agencies shall ensure that analyses of rigorous, current constraints on growth and investment guide all such strategies.