3.0.0 1524 2023-01-11T13:16:32Z 2023-01-11T13:16:32Z Senate S S 2009-07-28 111 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2010-02-02T21:24:23Z Markup by 2009-11-17T22:46:44Z Referred to 2009-07-28T19:21:44Z S. Rept. 111-122 2010-02-02 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 268. Calendars 2010-02-02 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-122. Committee 2010-02-02 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-122. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2009-11-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2009-07-28 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2009-07-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8198-8199) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2009-07-28 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2009-07-28 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2009-07-28 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2009-07-28 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2009-07-28 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2009-08-06 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-09-08 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2009-09-08 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2009-09-09 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2009-09-29 False K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2009-09-30 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2009-09-30 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-10-14 False H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. 2009-10-14 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2009-10-29 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2009-11-02 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2009-11-02 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-11-18 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2009-12-08 False B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2009-12-09 False J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2009-12-11 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2009-12-16 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2010-01-27 False 2010-01-20T17:00:00Z S. 1524, Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/41999 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on November 17, 2009</p> 2010-01-20T17:00:00Z S. 1524, Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41999 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on November 17, 2009 International Affairs Advisory bodies Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) International Affairs 00 2009-07-28 Introduced in Senate 2009-08-07T19:44:55Z Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID): (1) an Assistant Administrator for Policy and Strategic Planning to assist in matters related to policy planning, strategic planning, program design, research, evaluation, and budget allocation and management; and (2) a Bureau for Policy and Strategic Planning whose primary duties shall include policy and long-term strategy development, evaluation of program effectiveness, and establishment of resource and workforce allocation criteria.

Establishes: (1) in the Bureau for Policy and Strategic Planning an Office for Learning, Evaluation, and Analysis in Development; and (2) the Council on Research and Evaluation of Foreign Assistance and the Council on Research and Evaluation of Foreign Assistance Advisory Board.

Directs the Administrator of USAID to: (1) develop a comprehensive workforce and human resources strategy and a related task force to support the objective of promoting development and reducing global poverty; and (2) establish career guidelines for Foreign Service officers and civil service officers that incorporate interagency, intergovernmental, or international organization rotational assignments.

Directs the President to require all federal departments and agencies to make publicly available on their Web sites comprehensive and accessible information about U.S. foreign assistance on a program-by-program and country-by-country basis.

Sets forth USAID program fund guidelines.


]]> 01 2010-02-02 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2010-04-12T16:08:31Z Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009 - (Sec. 4) States that it is U.S. policy to redefine the foreign assistance architecture and strengthen the capacity of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and related agencies to establish development policies and implement innovative and effective foreign assistance programs.

(Sec. 5) Expresses the sense of Congress on the need to develop USAID's capacity to formulate international development policy and to integrate policy initiatives into its programs and activities.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that in USAID, among the authorized statutory officers, there shall be not more than two Deputy Administrators, who shall assist the Administrator in all matters.

Establishes in USAID: (1) an Assistant Administrator for Policy and Strategic Planning to assist in matters related to policy planning, strategic planning, program design, research, evaluation, and budget allocation and management; and (2) a Bureau for Policy and Strategic Planning whose primary duties shall include policy and long-term strategy development, evaluation of program effectiveness, and establishment of resource and workforce allocation criteria.

Establishes within such Bureau an Office for Learning, Evaluation, and Analysis in Development which shall: (1) develop and conduct the complete range of activities relating to resource monitoring and project evaluation and analysis; (2) design a strategy for strengthening evaluation and research for foreign assistance programs; (3) develop an information clearinghouse capacity; and (4) partner with academic and national and international institutions.

Directs the Administrator of USAID to report to Congress annually regarding the work of the Office.

Authorizes FY2010-FY2011 appropriations.

(Sec. 6) Establishes the Council on Research and Evaluation of Foreign Assistance which shall: (1) evaluate the impact of U.S. government foreign assistance programs and their contribution to, and impact on, U.S. policy objectives; and (2) cultivate an integrated research and development program that will incorporate best practices and promote innovative programs.

Establishes a Council on Research and Evaluation of Foreign Assistance Advisory Board.

Requires the Director of the Council to report: (1) annually to Congress regarding projected evaluations; (2) biennually to federal agencies responsible for implementing foreign assistance programs and to Congress regarding methodologies and best practices for evaluating the effectiveness of U.S. government foreign assistance programs; and (3) annually to Congress regarding Council programs and activities.

Requires the Director to submit to Congress a strategic Council plan every two years.

Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress within six years regarding Council operations.

Authorizes FY2011-FY2016 appropriations.

(Sec. 7) Directs the The Administrator to: (1) develop a comprehensive workforce and human resources strategy for modernizing the USAID workforce; (2) establish a workforce and human resources task force to participate in such strategy's development (which shall terminate two years after enactment of this Act); and (3) report to Congress within one year and every two years thereafter regarding such strategy.

Directs GAO to report to Congress regarding such strategy.

Makes specified funds available to carry out such activities.

(Sec. 8) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator to: (1) establish career guidelines for Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel that incorporate interagency, intergovernmental, or international organization rotational assignments; (2) establish additional guidelines that consider participation by relevant officers in at least one interagency, intergovernmental, or international organizational rotational assignment of at least six months as a promotion factor into the ranks of the Senior Foreign Service or Senior Executive Service; (3) ensure that promotion precepts and panels do not penalize officers who have been assigned to interagency, intergovernmental, or international organizations; and (4) submit a related report to Congress.

Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish procedures to ensure that appropriate language training for USAID Foreign Service Officers is provided before their overseas transfer; and (2) report to Congress regarding USAID efforts to facilitate external training, language training, and educational opportunities for Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel.

(Sec. 9) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make the chief of each special mission responsible for the coordination of all U.S. government development and humanitarian efforts in a country.

Directs the Administrator to report to Congress regarding modernizing USAID missions.

(Sec. 10) Directs the President to require all federal departments and agencies to make publicly available on their web sites comprehensive and accessible information on U.S. foreign assistance on a program-by-program and country-by-country basis.

Requires: (1) any organization or business that receives more than 50% of its funding from the U.S. government under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to submit a report to USAID that contains the names and all forms of compensation paid to its five most highly compensated employees; and (2) USAID to make such information publicly accessible on its web site.

(Sec. 11) Authorizes the use of USAID program funds for: (1) travel expenses for Foreign Service or Civil Service personnel; (2) salaries and related expenses of employees other than Foreign Service or Civil Service employees who are U.S. citizens; and (3) research and policy analysis costs.

Directs the Administrator to submit specified reports to Congress regarding such funds' management and accounting.

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