[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4877 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4877

  To require periodic assessments of the impact and effectiveness of 
        United States economic assistance to foreign countries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2002

   Mr. Hyde introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require periodic assessments of the impact and effectiveness of 
        United States economic assistance to foreign countries.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Aid Impact Assessment Act''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVENESS OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Reports.--Not later than December 31, 2002, and December 31 of 
each third year thereafter, the President shall submit to the Congress 
a report which analyzes, on a country-by-country basis, the impact and 
effectiveness of the United States economic assistance provided during 
the preceding three fiscal years. Each report shall include the 
following for each recipient country:
          (1) An analysis of the impact of United States economic 
        assistance during the preceding three fiscal years on economic 
        development in that country, with a discussion of the United 
        States interests that were served by the assistance. This 
        analysis shall be done on a sector-by-sector basis to the 
        extent possible and shall identify any economic policy reforms 
        which were promoted by the assistance. This analysis shall--
                    (A) include a description, quantified to the extent 
                practicable, of the specific objectives the United 
                States sought to achieve in providing economic 
                assistance for that country, and
                    (B) specify the extent to which those objectives 
                were not achieved, with an explanation of why they were 
                not achieved.
            (2) A description of the amount and nature of economic 
        assistance provided for other donors during the preceding three 
        fiscal years, set forth by development sector to the extent 
        possible.
            (3) A discussion of the commitment of the host government 
        to addressing the country's needs in each development sector, 
        including a description of the resources devoted by that 
        government to each development sector during the preceding 
        three fiscal years.
            (4) A description of the trends, both favorable and 
        unfavorable, in each development sector.
            (5) Statistical and other information necessary to evaluate 
        the impact and effectiveness of United States economic 
        assistance on development in the country.
            (6) A comparison of the analysis provided in the report 
        with relevant analyses by international financial institutions, 
        other international organizations, other donor countries, or 
        nongovernmental organizations.
    (b) Listing of Most and Least Successful Assistance Programs.--Each 
report required by this section shall identify--
            (1) those countries in which United States economic 
        assistance has been most successful, and
            (2) those countries in which United States economic 
        assistance has been least successful.
For each country listed pursuant to paragraph (2), the report shall 
explain why the assistance was not more successful and shall specify 
what the United States has done as a result.
    (c) Report To Be a Separate Document.--Each report required by this 
section shall be submitted to the Congress as a separate document.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``United States economic 
assistance'' means any bilateral economic assistance, from any budget 
functional category, that is provided by any department or agency of 
the United States to a foreign country, including such assistance that 
is intended--
            (1) to assist the development and economic advancement of 
        friendly foreign countries and peoples;
            (2) to promote the freedom, aspirations, or sustenance of 
        friendly peoples under oppressive rule by unfriendly 
        governments;
            (3) to promote international trade and foreign direct 
        investment as a means of aiding economic growth;
            (4) to save lives and alleviate suffering of foreign 
        peoples during or following war, natural disaster, or complex 
        crisis;
            (5) to assist in recovery and rehabilitation of countries 
        or peoples following disaster or war;
            (6) to protect refugees and promote durable solutions to 
        aid refugees;
            (7) to promote sound environmental practices;
            (8) to assist in development of democratic institutions and 
        good governance by the people of foreign countries;
            (9) to promote peace and reconciliation or prevention of 
        conflict;
            (10) to improve the technical capacities of governments to 
        reduce production of and demand for illicit narcotics; and
            (11) to otherwise promote through bilateral foreign 
        economic assistance the national objectives of the United 
        States of America.
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