Sec. 7. Proven Solutions program
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There is established in USAID a program to be known as the Proven Solutions program (in this subsection referred to as the program ). The Administrator, acting through the Chief Innovation Officer and in consultation with the Chief Economist of USAID, shall carry out the program. In carrying out the program, the Administrator shall scale up proven solutions by directing USAID operating units to integrate proven solutions into USAID programming and operating budgets, including by utilizing other authorities described in this Act.
Not later than 60 days after the end of each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the public a report on all proven solutions and USAID operating units involved in the activities described in paragraph
(1)for the prior fiscal year. Each USAID operating unit that manages more than $50,000,000 of assistance each fiscal year shall— review the proven solutions identified by the program; and submit to the Chief Innovation Officer and the Chief Economist of USAID— a list of proven solutions that can be supported by the unit; an assessment of potential impact of such proven solutions; an assessment of available funding to scale up proven solutions; and any other information requested by the Chief Innovation Officer and the Chief Economist to inform opportunities to scale up proven solutions. In this subsection, the term “proven solutions”— means innovations that are rigorously demonstrated, such as through randomized controlled trials, commercial viability, or other appropriate methods, to have the potential to substantially improve development outcomes; and includes— innovations developed or supported by USAID, including the Development Innovation Ventures program established under section 6, Innovation Challenges and Prizes, and innovations developed or supported by other government entities, including the United States International Development Finance Corporation; and innovations developed by USAID partners, including nongovernmental organizations, social enterprises, foreign governments, and multilateral institutions. Amounts authorized to be appropriated under chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. and 2293 et seq.), chapter 4 of part II of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq. ), and title II of the BUILD Act of 2018 ( 22 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ) are authorized to be made available to carry out this section. Amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section are authorized to remain available until expended.
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