Sec. 7069. joint strategic plan, budget, and transitions

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## SEC. 7069 joint strategic plan, budget, and transitions ###

(a)Joint Strategic Plan and Budget Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall jointly submit to the Committees on Appropriations a five year budget estimate that details by each fiscal year the funds necessary to implement, by agency, each of the four goals identified in the “Joint Strategic Plan for the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development, FY 2018-2022” (Joint Strategic Plan), required by section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and published on February 12, 2018: * Provided*, That the Secretary and the Administrator shall inform the appropriate congressional committees not later than September 30, 2018 of any changes to the Joint Strategic Plan. ###

(b)Strategic Transitions ####

(1)The USAID Administrator shall regularly consult with the appropriate congressional committees and development stakeholders on efforts to transition nations from assistance recipients to enduring diplomatic, economic, and security partners: * Provided*, That such consultations shall include the guiding principles and metrics being developed to support such efforts, and any other matters related to the implementation plan required in paragraph (2). ####

(2)Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan on country transitions from assistance that includes— #####

(A)the conditions and related benchmarks under which countries may transition from assistance provided by this Act and subsequent Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs; #####

(B)the actions required by USAID to facilitate or support country efforts toward such transition, including consultation with civil society, other donors, multilateral organizations, and implementing partners; #####

(C)a description of the costs and number of personnel associated with strategic transitions, including investments to increase public and private domestic resource mobilization; and #####

(D)the plans to ensure post-transition development progress.