3.0.0 2629 2023-01-11T13:31:46Z 2023-01-11T13:31:46Z Senate S 2016-03-03 114 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-03-03T20:18:46Z 2016-03-03 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2016-03-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2016-03-03 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2016-03-03 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2016-03-03 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2016-03-03 True International Affairs Advanced technology and technological innovations Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Research administration and funding U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) World health International Affairs 00 2016-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2016-03-08T22:34:01Z Global Development Lab Act of 2016

This bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab, whose duties shall include:

  • increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop new solutions to end extreme poverty;
  • discovering and testing development innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development goals;
  • leveraging the expertise, resources, and investment of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, science and research organizations, and universities to increase program impact and sustainability;
  • utilizing innovation-driven competitions to expand the number and diversity of solutions to development challenges; and
  • supporting USAID missions and bureaus in applying science, technology, innovation, and partnership approaches to decision making, procurement, and program design.
]]> Global Development Lab Act of 2016 Display Title Global Development Lab Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish in the United States Agency for International Development an entity to be known as the United States Global Development Lab, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Global Development Lab Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2629is/xml/BILLS-114s2629is.xml 2016-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.