Sec. 5. Unified Global Health Strategy
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Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall formulate an integrated, comprehensive global health strategy, to be known as the Unified Global Health Strategy , that communicates to Federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and allied partners of the United States the overall health assistance priorities of the United States. The Strategy shall be— aligned with the National Security Strategy of the United States; and based on— highest-impact, evidence-based outcomes and the mission, strategy, assessment, planning, and guidance documents of each global health implementing agency; and recommendations from the National Security Council on issues that impact national security.
The Strategy shall— describe the overarching, integrated strategic vision for health-related foreign assistance vertically and horizontally across the global health implementing agencies and to implementing partners; establish and communicate the global health goals and priorities of the United States Government for the purpose of improving the coordination, partnerships, and implementation of global health and foreign assistance effectiveness; communicate the role of global health with respect to the overall foreign development goals of the United States; provide consensus on global health efforts across the global health implementing agencies regarding foreign assistance health policy that demonstrates the collective commitment of all interagency partners to transparency, accountability, and a unified approach to maximizing the impact of United States investments; and ensure that the health programs of the United States Government align, to the maximum extent possible, with country and regional health and development priorities to achieve long-term sustainability, security, and stability.
The Strategy shall take effect upon approval by the President. It is the sense of Congress that the President should approve the Strategy not later than 90 days after receiving the Strategy from the Commission. If the President has not approved the Strategy within 90 days after receiving it from the Commission, the President shall submit to Congress a written statement explaining the reason for the delay and a timeline for approval of the Strategy. The President may not delegate the responsibilities under this subsection.
The Commission shall update the Strategy not less frequently than once every 5 years. In updating the Strategy pursuant to paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider the country or regional health development implementation plans developed under section 8.