H.R. 3924 — what changed

changed Leveraging academic research and private sector expertise to effectively apply science and technology to The effectiveness of United States foreign aid assistance can increase be greatly enhanced by fostering innovation, applying science and technology, and leveraging the effectiveness of United States aid dollars expertise and lead resources of the private sector to better outcomes.find low-cost, common sense solutions to today’s most pressing development challenges.

changed In the last 20 years, human ingenuity Breakthroughs that accelerate economic growth and entrepreneurship around produce better health outcomes in developing countries can help support the world has reduced child mortality rates by 42 percent and poverty rates by 52 percent, lifting hundreds of millions of people out growth of poverty.healthier, more stable societies and foster trade relationships that translate into jobs and economic growth in the United States.

changed Over the next 40 years, In 2014, the developing world is expected to be Office of Science and Technology and the largest source Office of product Innovation and services growth. Breakthroughs pioneered for Development Alliances at the developing world can translate into jobs United States Agency for International Development (USAID) were streamlined and economic growth in merged into the United States.States Global Development Lab.

changed In 2014 the Office of Science and Technology The Lab partners with entrepreneurs, experts, nongovernmental organizations, universities, and the Office of Innovation science and Development Alliances at the United States Agency for International Development were abolished research institutions to pave the way find solutions to bring their staffing specific development challenges in a faster, more cost-efficient, and other resources into the United States Global Development Lab.more sustainable way.

changed The Lab represents utilizes competitive innovation incentive awards, a new approach to invest, test, and apply more effective solutions to humanity’s “pay-for-success” model, whereby a development challenge is identified, competitions are launched, ideas with the greatest challenges.potential for success are selected and tested, and awards are provided only after the objectives of a competition have been substantially achieved.

changed The Lab Enhancing the authorities that support this pay-for-success model will partner with entrepreneurs, experts, nongovernmental organizations, universities, better enable the Lab to diversify and science expand both the number and research institutions sources of ideas that may be developed, tested, and brought to solve scale, thereby increasing USAID’s opportunity to apply high value, low-cost solutions to specific development challenges in a faster, more cost-efficient, and more sustainable way.challenges.

changed Duties and responsibilities—Duties— The duties and responsibilities of the Lab should shall include—

changed discovering, testing, and scaling development innovations to solve development challenges to increase cost effectiveness and support United States foreign policy and development goals;

changed In general— In carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Lab under subsection (b), the Administrator, in addition to such other authorities as may be available to the Administrator, including authorities under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), and subject to the limitations described in paragraph (3), is authorized to—

changed use not more than $15,000,000 of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by an Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading “Development Assistance” for any fiscal year to provide funding to improve health outcomes;innovation incentive awards (as defined in section 4(5) of this Act); and

changed provide innovation incentive awards (as defined in section 4(4) use funds made available to carry out the provisions of this Act); andpart I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for each of the fiscal years 2017 through 2021 for the employment of not more than 30 individuals on a limited term basis pursuant to schedule A of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or similar provisions of law or regulations.

changed shall be available available, subject to appropriation, for the same purposes and period of time for which other funds in the account are available for programs and activities of the Lab.

changed Exception— Amounts returned and credited to an account under clause (i) may not be used to pay for the employment of individuals described in paragraph (1)(C).(1)(B).