Sec. 7. Reports

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Not later than 1 year after the date of the submission of the Global WASH in Healthcare Facilities Action Plan required under section 5, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the status of the implementation of the Action Plan. The report required under subsection

(a)shall— contain a summary of the Global WASH in Healthcare Facilities Action Plan as an appendix; describe the progress made in implementing the Action Plan; identify the indicators and measure results over time, as well as the mechanisms for reporting such results in an open and transparent manner, including disaggregated data on healthcare facilities with basic or safe access to water, sanitation and hygiene defined by the World Health Organization and UNICEF; contain a transparent and detailed accounting of USAID spending to implement the Global WASH in Healthcare Facilities Action Plan and related activities; describe how the Global WASH in Healthcare Facilities Action Plan leverages other United States global health programs including but not limited to maternal and child health, health systems, and global health security; describe the impact of the Global WASH in Healthcare Facilities Action Plan on other global health programs, including progress in the promotion of infection prevention and control, strengthening global health security and pandemic preparedness, prevention and response and reducing preventable maternal and child deaths; assess efforts to coordinate United States global health programs, activities, and initiatives with key stakeholders; assess United States Government-facilitated private investment in related sectors and the impact of private sector investment in target countries and communities; assess the increased access to safe sanitation and hand washing stations in healthcare facilities, including to address menstrual health and hygiene needs; incorporate a plan for regularly sharing lessons learned with a wide range of stakeholders, including local civil society organizations in an open, transparent manner and through biennial stakeholder consultation; and establish mechanisms for receiving feedback from stakeholders and incorporating feedback into updates of relevant congressionally mandated strategies and action plans. For the five-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the initial report required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall annually submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of the implementation of the action plan, the progress made in achieving the elements described in section 5, and any changes to the action plan since the date of the submission of the most recent prior report. The Administrator may include the report required by subsection

(a)as a component of the United States International Activities to Advance Global Health Security and Diplomacy Strategy report or as a component of other USAID reports, as appropriate. The information referred to in subsections

(a)and

(b)shall be timely made available on the public website of USAID in a consolidated, downloadable, and machine-searchable format.