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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 1793 (Introduced in House) — To establish a framework for effective, transparent, and accountable United States foreign assistance, and for other... · Sec. 10404

Sec. 10404. Marking and branding of economic and humanitarian assistance

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Economic assistance and humanitarian assistance implemented with funds made available to any agency to carry out the purposes of this or any other Act, and to any contractor or grantee thereof, shall be identified as being From the American People and only as follows: The site or article, as appropriate, shall not include any reference to a particular Federal agency or division thereof. The identification of the assistance shall include only a representation of the American flag, and shall not include any logo of a particular Federal agency or division thereof.
The provisions of this section shall be applicable notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act, and notwithstanding any Federal regulation, agency guidance, or procedure to the contrary. The provisions of this section shall be applicable to all— articles; and program, project and activity sites. To the extent it is feasible and cost effective to do so, the marking and branding of articles and sites financed pursuant to ongoing agreements, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, shall be conformed to meet the requirements of this section.
The requirements of subsection
(a)shall not apply— if the Chief of Mission or the relevant Assistant Secretary of State determines that the marking of a particular program, project, or activity would— jeopardize the health, safety or human rights of a private partner or intended beneficiary; or be detrimental to the achievement of the objectives of such program, project, or activity in such country; if the Secretary determines that the marking of economic assistance or humanitarian assistance in such country would be detrimental to the achievement of overall United States foreign policy objectives in such country; to office space occupied by a private partner, or to housing, personal vehicles or other personal property of employees thereof; or to a project or activity for which the United States is one among many donors or has contributed a small proportion of the total costs. A determination under subsection (e)(2) shall not preclude the Secretary from requiring that specific articles or sites financed by the United States Government in such country be subject to the requirements of subsection (a). The requirements of subsection
(a)shall not prohibit the identification of economic assistance or humanitarian assistance provided through a private partner with such partner’s own organizational brand or logo, subject to any standards or regulations that the President may establish.
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