Sec. 6. Increasing sustainability of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities
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In order to ensure that water, sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities of the United States Agency for International Development carried out under the authorities of section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as redesignated and amended by section 5 of this Act, and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note), as amended by this Act, achieve maximum impact and continue to deliver lasting benefits after completion, such projects and activities shall be carried out in accordance with, and monitored and evaluated against the following principles:
Projects and activities should be targeted to the poorest and most vulnerable countries and communities, including women and girls, displaced persons and refugees, and other marginalized populations. Projects and activities should be designed in consultation with a broad range of local and national stakeholders, including communities directly affected by a lack of access to clean water, sanitation or hygiene, nongovernmental organizations, cooperatives, foundations, universities, private sector entities, and women-focused organizations.
Projects and activities to provide services for the poor should be designed wherever possible to be financially or commercially viable over the long term, focusing on local ownership and sustainability, and undertaken in conjunction with relevant public institutions or private enterprise so long as they can provide access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in such a way that strengthens social equity of access and keeps these services affordable to all, especially the poorest of the poor.
Governments of countries in which projects and activities are carried out should identify revenue streams sufficient to cover the costs of maintaining public equipment and services with respect to such projects and activities over the long term. Projects and activities should provide for a functioning management and maintenance system comprising tools, supply chains, transport, equipment, training and individuals or institutions with clear responsibilities for achieving sustainability.
With respect to projects and activities that are managed by communities or institutions, effective external support should be provided to such communities or institutions. Projects should be designed to provide access to water, sanitation, and hygiene, and sustainable water management through joint programs and other coordinated mechanisms and policies, in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the results achieved, to mitigate any negative environmental impacts, and to ensure the resilience of natural and man-made infrastructure to floods, droughts, and other water-related disasters.
Access to water and sanitation should be expanded in an equitable manner and on the basis of need, without regard to race, gender, religion, or ethnic origin. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall establish guidelines and procedures to ensure that— a broad range of local and national stakeholders is consulted in the development of any country-specific water strategy; any water, sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities authorized under each such strategy are designed to address the specific needs of women and girls; and local civil society organizations, including nonprofit organizations as well as businesses, are full participants in the selection and design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of water, sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities.
In providing assistance under the authorities of section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as redesignated and amended by section 5 of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development is authorized to award contracts and other acquisition instruments on a noncompetitive basis to local entities in high priority countries to carry out safe water, sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities in such countries. A contract or other instrument described in paragraph
(1)may not have a value that exceeds $5,000,000. The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development may exercise the authority of paragraph
(1)notwithstanding any other provision of law. In this subsection— 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), as amended by section 7 of this Act; and the term local entity means an individual, corporation, or other entity that— is organized under the laws of the high priority country; has its principal place of business or operations in such country; and is owned or controlled by citizens of such country. Funds made available to carry out the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–121 ; 119 Stat. 2533; 22 U.S.C. 2152h note) for any fiscal year are authorized to be made available to carry out this subsection. In providing assistance under the authorities of section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as redesignated and amended by section 5 of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development is authorized to enter into agreements with indigenous local private or public groups, associations, or other entities in high priority countries to provide for the retention by such group, association, or other entity, without deposit in the Treasury of the United States and without further appropriation by law, of interest earned on such assistance so provided. An agreement described in paragraph
(1)may not have a value that exceeds $5,000,000. Any interest earned on the advance of funds under an agreement authorized under paragraph
(1)may be used only for the purposes for which the agreement is made. The Administrator shall, on a regular and recurring basis, audit interest earned on advance funds under an agreement authorized under paragraph
(1)to ensure that the requirements of paragraph
(3)are met. In this subsection, 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), as amended by section 7 of this Act.
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Increasing sustainability of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene projects and activities
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-121
Stat.119 Stat. 2533
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