2014-06-19 Introduced in House Global Development Lab Act of 2014 - Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab whose responsibilities should include:

• increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop and scale solutions to end extreme poverty;
• discovering, testing, and scaling development innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development goals;
• leveraging the expertise and resources of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, science and research organizations, and universities to increase program impact;
• utilizing innovation-driven competitions to expand 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.

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