Sec. 7011.
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to improve the effectiveness of United States Government foreign assistance. The strategy required by this subsection shall include— methods used to determine the effectiveness of United States Government foreign assistance; analysis on using outcomes to inform the allocation of such assistance; results of impact evaluations carried out within the prior 12 months and a plan for incorporating the results of such evaluations into the design of future programs funded by such assistance; analysis of opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of such assistance by increasing partnerships with local organizations, including faith-based organizations, as appropriate, including specific plans to provide grants, cooperative agreements, and other awards of not more than $2,000,000, consistent with the requirements included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); and estimated costs associated with implementation of the strategy.
The strategy required by this subsection shall include the following specific reforms— an approval process for small grants previously managed at the mission level, including public diplomacy and cultural preservation programs, by respective Chiefs of Mission, the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and the Under Secretary of Political Affairs, as appropriate: That for purposes of this section, the term Provided, small grants means a grant with a value of less than $1,000,000; a certification process, on a country-by-country basis, to ensure that United States assistance supports the implementation of a comprehensive assistance strategy that promotes American interests abroad, including a detailed definition of such interests, consistent with the requirements of subparagraphs
(C)and (D); a plan established prior to the obligation of United States assistance for the winding down of such assistance, as appropriate, including transition and sustainment of programs and activities to entities other than the United States Government; and requirements for co-investment by recipient governments and cost matching from sources other than the United States Government, including other international donors and the private sector, for assistance made available by this Act, as appropriate. The Secretary shall— convene a panel of experts and practitioners to make recommendations for the strategy required by this subsection; and include all such recommendations in an appendix to the strategy whether or not they were incorporated into the strategy. Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the requirements of this subsection. Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the headings National Security Investment Programs and International Humanitarian Assistance shall be made available for the regular and systematic collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of such assistance: That the Secretary of State shall regularly conduct oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and used by implementing partners to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance. Provided, Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for impact evaluations, including ex-post evaluations, of the effectiveness and sustainability of United States Government foreign assistance programs: That funds made available pursuant to this subsection are in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes. Provided, The Secretary of State may use funds appropriated by this Act under title III to make innovation incentive awards in accordance with the terms and conditions of section 7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6 ), except that each individual award may not exceed $500,000. Funds appropriated by this Act under title I, funds made available for any independent agency in title III, and funds made available under the headings Trade and Development Agency and United States International Development Finance Corporation , as appropriate, shall be made available to support the provision of additional information on United States Government foreign assistance on the ForeignAssistance.gov website: That all Federal agencies funded under this Act shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon request and in a timely manner, to the Department of State. Provided,
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