Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/2394c
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Section 2394c. Information on covered United States foreign assistance programs
U.S. Code § 2394c. Information on covered United States foreign assistance programs
Not later than 90 days after July 15, 2016, the Secretary of State shall update the Department of State’s website, “ForeignAssistance.gov”, to make publicly available comprehensive, timely, and comparable information on covered United States foreign assistance programs, including all information required under subsection (b) that is available to the Secretary of State.
Not later than 2 years after July 15, 2016, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary of State shall publish, on the “ForeignAssistance.gov” website or through a successor online publication, the information provided under subsection (b).
(1) In generalThe information described in subsection (a)—
(A) In generalTo ensure the transparency, accountability, and effectiveness of covered United States foreign assistance programs, the information described in subsection (a) shall include—
(4) Failure to complyIf a Federal department or agency fails to comply with the requirements under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a), or subsection (c), with respect to providing information described in subsection (a), and the information is not subject to a determination under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3) not to make the information publicly available, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the head of such department or agency, not later than one year after July 15, 2016, shall submit a consolidated report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes, with respect to each required item of information not made publicly available—
(B) a description of the department’s or agency’s plan and timeline for—
(c) Scope of informationThe online publication required under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum—
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development should coordinate the consolidation of processes and data collection and presentation for the Department of State’s website, “ForeignAssistance.gov”, and the United States Agency for International Development’s website, “Explorer.USAID.gov”, to the extent that is possible to maximize efficiencies, no later than the end of fiscal year 2018.
(Pub. L. 114–191, § 4, July 15, 2016, 130 Stat. 669.)
Pub. L. 114–191, § 3, July 15, 2016, 130 Stat. 667, provided that:
“(b)Establishment of Guidelines.—
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 15, 2016], the President shall set forth guidelines, according to best practices of monitoring and evaluation studies and analyses, for the establishment of measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans that can be applied with reasonable consistency to covered United States foreign assistance.
“(c)Objectives of Guidelines.—
“(1)In general.—The guidelines established pursuant to subsection (b) shall provide direction to Federal departments and agencies that administer covered United States foreign assistance on—
“(2)Objectives.—The guidelines established pursuant to subsection (b) shall provide direction to Federal departments and agencies that administer covered United States foreign assistance on how to—
“(d)President’s Report.—
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 15, 2016], the President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains a detailed description of the guidelines established pursuant to subsection (b). The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but it may contain a classified annex.
“(e)Comptroller General’s Report.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 18 months after the report required by subsection (d) is submitted to Congress, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—
assesses the implementation of the guidelines by the agencies, bureaus, and offices that implement covered United States foreign assistance as outlined in the President’s budget request.”
[For delegation of functions of President under section 3(b) and (d) of Pub. L. 114–191, set out above, see Memorandum of President of the United States,Nov. 21, 2017, 82 F.R. 56529, set out below.]
Pub. L. 114–191, § 2, July 15, 2016, 130 Stat. 666, provided that:
“In this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes under this section and section 2151 of this title]:
“(2)Evaluation.—The term ‘evaluation’ means, with respect to a covered United States foreign assistance program, the systematic collection and analysis of information about the characteristics and outcomes of the program, including projects conducted under such program, as a basis for—
“(3)Covered united states foreign assistance.—The term ‘covered United States foreign assistance’ means assistance authorized under—
“(A) part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), except for—
title IV of chapter 2 of such part [22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.] (relating to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation); and
chapter 3 of such part [22 U.S.C. 2221 et seq.] (relating to International Organizations and Programs);
the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 [1691] et seq.).”
[Pub. L. 115–254, div. F, title VI, § 1470(l), (w), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3517, 3519, provided that, effective at the end of the transition period as defined in section 9681 of this title, section 2(3) of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–191; 22 U.S.C. 2394c note), set out above, is amended in subparagraph (A), by striking “except for” and all that follows through “chapter 3” and insert “except for chapter 3”; in subparagraph (C), by striking “and” at the end; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and by adding at the end the following: “(E) the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 [22 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.].]
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget the functions and authorities vested in the President by sections 3(b) and 3(d) of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–191) (the “Act”), including updating the guidelines required by section 3(b) as he may think proper, in accordance with the Act.