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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Foreign Aid Reform: Issues for Congress and Policy Options(
Criticisms of Current Foreign Aid Structures and Programs
Definitions and Data Sources
Current Aid Platforms and Funding
Statutory Basis of Foreign Assistance
Historical Rationales for Foreign Assistance2
Trends in Foreign Assistance Funding
New Presidential Initiatives
Regional Distribution of Aid
Sector Distribution of Aid
Revisiting the “Why” of Foreign Aid
Recent Foreign Aid Reform
Proposed Levels of Foreign Assistance
Maintain Current Aid Levels
Change/Define Role of Defense Department
Change Use of Multilateral Organizations
Unified Function 150 Budget or Budget Presentation
Unified National Security Budget
Elevate USAID to Cabinet-Level Department
Merge USAID into State Department
Create Aid Agency with Increased Jurisdiction
Improve Interagency Coordination
Create a Coordinating Entity
Elevate Aid Agency within NSC Structure
Maintain Status Quo with or without Minor Modifications
Re-write the Foreign Assistance Act
Major Reform Report Recommendations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Foreign Aid Reform, National Strategy, and the Quadrennial Review(
Interest in ElevatingDiplomacy and Development
Issues and Actions during the George W. Bush Administration
Issues and Actions during the Obama Administration
Legislation on Foreign Aid Reform
The Presidential Study Directive on U.S. Global Development Policy
Foreign Aid Reform: Studies and Recommendations(
Brief History of Modern U.S. Foreign Aid
Implementation of the F Bureau
Criticisms of the F Bureau and U.S. Foreign Aid Overall
History of Modern Legislative Efforts to Reform Foreign Aid4
Key Recommendations Included in Selected Foreign Aid Reform Studies
Studies Included in This chapter
Rewrite the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Elevate Development to the Level of Diplomacy and Defense
Establish a National Strategy for U.S. Foreign Aid
Create a Cabinet-Level Agency for Foreign Aid
Give Department of State Lead Authority for Foreign Aid
Enhance Resources in Civilian Agencies
Improve Policy and Agency Coordination
Increase Input from the Field, Rather than in Washington
Provide Greater Emphasis on Needs-Driven Aid
Provide Multiyear Aid Funding
Balance Long-Term Aid against Short-Term Aid
Increase Participation in Multilateral Foreign Assistance Efforts
Address Role of Congress in Foreign Aid Policy
Appendix A. CRS Summaries of Reports13
Foreign Aid Reform: Agency Coordination(
A Note about Defining Foreign Aid
Recent Trends in Foreign Assistance
U.S. Aid-Related Activities, by Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Treasury
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Other Departments and Agencies
Existing Coordination Mechanisms
National Security Council
Director of Foreign Assistance and the F Process
Country Assistance Strategies
SEED and FSA Coordinators
Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS)
State/USAID Coordination with the Department of Defense
Aid Coordination in Other Countries
The Netherlands and Denmark
Selected Coordination Options39
Enhance Coordination as Part of a National Foreign Assistance Strategy
Empower One Entity to Coordinate All U.S. Foreign Aid
Build on White House/NSC Structures with Department/Agency Representatives
Separate Strategic Assistance from Development Assistance
Enhance Coordination and Authority at the Country Level
Require Whole of Government Reporting
Require Inspector General Reports on All Aid Activities
Appendix A. Foreign Assistance Disbursements by Agency, FY2001-FY2007 (in thousands of current U.S. $)
Appendix B. Overlapping Agency Foreign Assistance Activities
Foreign Aid Reform: Comprehensive Strategy, Interagency Coordination, and Operational Improvements Would Bolster Current Efforts(
Foreign Assistance Framework
International Affairs Funding and State/F’s Budget and Planning Processes
State/F Information Systems
Key Practices for Agency Transformation
Interagency Coordination and Collaboration
State and USAID Have Taken Steps to Support Organizational Transformation, Develop Consolidated Foreign Assistance Planning and Budgeting Processes, and Establish State/F Workforce
Key State and USAID Efforts Supported Organizational Transformation
Top Leadership Involvement
Implementation Goals and Timelines
State/F Developed Consolidated State-USAID Foreign Assistance Planning and Budgeting Processes
Standardized Program Structure
Annual Country-Specific Operational Plans
5-Year Country-Specific Foreign Assistance Strategies
Consolidated Budget Process for State and USAID Foreign Assistance Programs
State/F Integrated Workforce
State/F Faces Implementation Challenges Related to Organizational Transformation, Planning and Budgeting, and Workforce
State/F Lacks Implementation Time Frames for Comprehensive Foreign Assistance Reforms and Developing a Foreign Assistance Strategy and Country-Specific Strategies
State/F Lacks Goals and Benchmarks for Measuring Progress for Certain Reform Processes
State/F Lacks a Clear and Consistent Communication Strategy
State/F Faces Challenges in Its Annual Operational Planning Processes
State/F Faces Challenges in Developing and Implementing Its Multiyear Planning Process
State/F Faces Challenges in Its Consolidated Budget Processes
State/F Faces Challenges in Workforce Management Issues
Recommendations for Executive Action
Agency Comments and Our Evaluation
Appendix II. U.S. Departments, Agencies, and Other Entities That Provide Foreign Assistance
Appendix III. State/F Information Systems
Appendix IV. Foreign Assistance Framework
Appendix V. Comments from the Department of State
Restructuring U.S. Foreign Aid: The Role of the Director of Foreign Assistance in Transformational Development(
Transformational Development
The Role of Director of Foreign Assistance
Domestic Policy Departments with Aid Programs
Iraq and Afghanistan Assistance
Military Assistance and Training
Counter-Drug and Anti-Terrorism Assistance
Restructuring Foreign Aid Management and Programs
The FY2007 ‘Fast-Track’ Process
Earlier Attempts at Foreign Aid Reform
Hamilton-Gilman Foreign Aid Reform Task Force
Clinton Administration Initiative
Consolidation of USAID into the State Department
Politicization of Aid Programs and the Role of USAID
Reforms Deferred and Subsequent Initiatives
Opening Statement of Chairman John F. Kerry, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Hearing on "Reforming U.S. Foreign Aid Policies"*
Opening Statement of Senator Richard G. Lugar, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Hearing on “The Case for Reform: Foreign Aid and Development in a New Era”*
Testimony of Peter McPherson, President, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and Former Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Hearing on “The Case ...
The organization of USAID and related matters
Statement of Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and Special Advisor to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on the Millenium Development Goals, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Hearing on “The ...
Direction of Official Development Assistance
Scale of US Official Development Assistance
Overcoming Fragmentation of Aid Efforts
Ten Specific Recommendations
Statement of Rev. David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World and Co-Chair, Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Hearing on “The Case for Reform: Foreign Aid and Development in a New Era”*
Foreign Aid Reform
( Foreign Policy of the United States )
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