22 U.S.C. § 2152g — Annual report

Page 650 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2152g organizations, provide assistance to orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries. Many of these organizations have submitted applica- tions for grants to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to pro- vide increased levels of assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries. ‘‘(16) Increasing the amount of assistance that is provided by the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development through United States and indigenous private voluntary orga- nizations, including faith-based organizations, will provide greater protection for orphans and other vul- nerable children in developing countries. ‘‘(17) It is essential that the United States Govern- ment adopt a comprehensive approach for the provi- sion of assistance to orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries. A comprehensive approach would ensure that important services, such as basic care, psychosocial support, school food pro- grams, increased educational opportunities and em- ployment training and related services, the protec- tion and promotion of inheritance rights for such children, and the treatment of orphans and other vul- nerable children with HIV/AIDS, are made more ac- cessible. ‘‘(18) Assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children can best be provided by a comprehensive ap- proach of the United States Government that— ‘‘(A) ensures that Federal agencies and the pri- vate sector coordinate efforts to prevent and elimi- nate duplication of efforts and waste in the provi- sion of such assistance; and ‘‘(B) to the maximum extent possible, focuses on community-based programs that allow orphans and other vulnerable children to remain connected to the traditions and rituals of their families and com- munities.’’ STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES Pub. L. 109–95, § 4, Nov. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 2116, provided that: ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 8, 2005], the President shall develop, and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees, a strategy for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring assistance programs for orphans and vulnerable children. ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—The strategy described in sub- section (a) should be developed in consultation with the Special Advisor for Assistance to Orphans and Vulner- able Children (appointed pursuant to section 135(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2152f(e)(1)] (as added by section 3 of this Act)) and with employees of the field missions of the United States Agency for International Development to ensure that the strat- egy— ‘‘(1) will not impede the efficiency of implementing assistance programs for orphans and vulnerable chil- dren; and ‘‘(2) addresses the specific needs of indigenous popu- lations. ‘‘(c) CONTENT.—The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include— ‘‘(1) the identity of each agency or department of the Federal Government that is providing assistance for orphans and vulnerable children in foreign coun- tries; ‘‘(2) a description of the efforts of the head of each such agency or department to coordinate the provi- sion of such assistance with other agencies or depart- ments of the Federal Government or nongovern- mental entities; ‘‘(3) a description of a coordinated strategy, includ- ing coordination with other bilateral and multilat- eral donors, to provide the assistance authorized in section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2152f], as added by section 3 of this Act; ‘‘(4) an analysis of additional coordination mecha- nisms or procedures that could be implemented to carry out the purposes of such section; ‘‘(5) a description of a monitoring system that es- tablishes performance goals for the provision of such assistance and expresses such goals in an objective and quantifiable form, to the extent feasible; and ‘‘(6) a description of performance indicators to be used in measuring or assessing the achievement of the performance goals described in paragraph (5).’’ [For definition of ‘‘appropriate congressional com- mittees’’ as used in section 4 of Pub. L. 109–95, set out above, see section 6 of Pub. L. 109–95, set out as a note under section 2152g of this title.] § 2152g. Annual report (a) Report Not later than one year after the date on which the President transmits to the appro- priate congressional committees the strategy required by section 4(a), and annually there- after, the President shall transmit to the appro- priate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (b) Contents The report shall contain the following infor- mation for grants, cooperative agreements, con- tracts, contributions, and other forms of assist- ance awarded or entered into under section 2152f of this title: (1) The amount of funding, the name of re- cipient organizations, the location of pro- grams and activities, the status of progress of programs and activities, and the estimated number of orphans and other vulnerable chil- dren who received direct or indirect assistance under the programs and activities. (2) The results of the monitoring and evalua- tion system with respect to assistance for or- phans and other vulnerable children. (3) The percentage of assistance provided in support of orphans or other vulnerable chil- dren affected by HIV/AIDS. (4) Any other appropriate information relat- ing to the needs of orphans and other vulner- able children in developing countries that could be addressed through the provision of as- sistance authorized in section 2152f of this title or under any other provision of law. (Pub. L. 109–95, § 5, Nov. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 2117.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 4(a), referred to in subsec. (a), is section 4(a) of Pub. L. 109–95, which is set out as a note under sec- tion 2152f of this title. This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 109–95, Nov. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 2111, known as the Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005, which enacted this section and section 2152f of this title and enacted provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 2151 and 2152f of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2005 Amendment note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Assistance for Or- phans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005, and not as part of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which comprises this chapter. Page 651 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2152h Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED Pub. L. 109–95, § 6, Nov. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 2118, provided that: ‘‘In this Act [see Short Title of 2005 Amendment note set out under section 2151 of this title], the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on International Relations [now Committee on Foreign Affairs] of the House of Representatives.’’ § 2152h. Assistance to provide safe water, sanita- tion, and hygiene (a) Purposes The purposes of assistance authorized by this section are— (1) to promote good health, economic devel- opment, poverty reduction, women’s empower- ment, conflict prevention, and environmental sustainability by providing assistance to ex- pand access to safe water and sanitation, pro- moting integrated water resource manage- ment, and improving hygiene for people around the world; (2) to seek to reduce by one-half from the baseline year 1990 the proportion of people who are unable to reach or afford safe drinking water and the proportion of people without ac- cess to basic sanitation by 2015; (3) to focus water and sanitation assistance toward the countries, locales, and people with the greatest need; (4) to promote affordability and equity in the provision of access to safe water and sani- tation for the very poor, women, and other vulnerable populations; (5) to improve water efficiency through water demand management and reduction of unaccounted-for water; (6) to promote long-term sustainability in the affordable and equitable provision of ac- cess to safe water and sanitation through the creation of innovative financing mechanisms such as national revolving funds, and by strengthening the capacity of recipient gov- ernments and communities to formulate and implement policies that expand access to safe water and sanitation in a sustainable fashion, including integrated planning; (7) to secure the greatest amount of re- sources possible, encourage private invest- ment in water and sanitation infrastructure and services, particularly in lower middle-in- come countries, without creating unsustainable debt for low-income countries or unaffordable water and sanitation costs for the very poor; and (8) to promote the capacity of recipient gov- ernments to provide affordable, equitable, and sustainable access to safe water and sanita- tion. (b) Authorization To carry out the purposes of subsection (a), the President is authorized to furnish assistance for programs in developing countries to provide affordable and equitable access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. (c) Activities supported Assistance provided under subsection (b) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be used to— (1) expand affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation for underserved pop- ulations; (2) support the design, construction, mainte- nance, upkeep, repair, and operation of water delivery and sanitation systems; (3) improve the safety and reliability of water supplies, including environmental man- agement; and (4) improve the capacity of recipient govern- ments and local communities, including ca- pacity-building programs for improved water resource management. (d) Local currency The President may use payments made in local currencies under an agreement made under title I of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to provide assistance under this section. (e) Coordination and oversight (1) USAID Global Water Coordinator (A) Designation The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (re- ferred to in this paragraph as ‘‘USAID’’) or the Administrator’s designee, who shall be a current USAID employee serving in a career or non-career position in the Senior Execu- tive Service or at the level of a Deputy As- sistant Administrator or higher, shall serve concurrently as the USAID Global Water Co- ordinator (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Coordinator’’). (B) Specific duties The Coordinator shall— (i) provide direction and guidance to, co- ordinate, and oversee the projects and pro- grams of USAID authorized under this sec- tion; (ii) lead the implementation and revi- sion, not less frequently than once every 5 years, of USAID’s portion of the Global Water Strategy required under subsection (j); (iii) seek— (I) to expand the capacity of USAID, subject to the availability of appropria- tions, including through the designation of a lead subject matter expert selected from among USAID staff in each high priority country designated pursuant to subsection (h); (II) to implement such programs and activities; (III) to take advantage of economies of scale; and (IV) to conduct more efficient and ef- fective projects and programs; (iv) coordinate with the Department of State and USAID staff in each high pri- ority country designated pursuant to sub- section (h) to ensure that USAID activities and projects, USAID program planning and budgeting documents, and USAID country development strategies reflect and seek to implement— (I) the safe water, sanitation, and hy- giene objectives established in the strat- egy required under subsection (j), includ-