#aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aede ,,an ,,act ,to extend authorities related to global ,,hiv_/,,aids and to promote oversight of ,united ,states programs4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,pepfar ,stewardship and ,oversight ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,inspector ,general oversight ,section #aja7;f77#a7 of the ,united ,states ,leadership ,against ,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria ,act of #bjjc 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gfaa7;f77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #e coordinated annual plans for oversight activity in each of the fiscal years #bjji through #bjac and inserting coordinated annual plans for oversight activity in each of the fiscal years #bjji through #bjah2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,a7 in clause 7ii7-- 7i7 in the heading1 by striking ,subsequent and inserting #bjaj through #bjac2 and 7ii7 by striking the last four plans and inserting the plans for fiscal years #bjaj through #bjac2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7iii7 #bjad plan ,the plan developed under subparagraph 7,a7 for fiscal year #bjad shall be completed not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of the ,,pepfar ,stewardship and ,oversight ,act of #bjac4 7iv7 ,subsequent plans ,each of the last four plans developed under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be completed not later than #cj days before each of the fiscal years #bjae through #bjah1 respectively4 4 #c4 ,annual treatment study 7a7 ,annual study2 message ,section #aja7;g7 of the ,united ,states ,leadership ,against ,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria ,act of #bjjc 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gfaa7;g77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking through ,september #cj1 #bjac and inserting through ,september #cj1 #bjai2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following new paragraph3 7#b7 #bjac through #bjah studies ,the studies required to be submitted by ,september #cj1 #bjad1 and annually thereafter through ,september #cj1 #bjah1 shall include1 in addition to the elements set forth under paragraph 7#a71 the following elements3 7,a7 ,a plan for conducting cost studies of ,united ,states assistance under section #ajd;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea;b-#b7 in partner countries1 taking into account the goal for more systematic collection of data1 as well as the demands of such analysis on available human and fiscal resources4 7,b7 ,a comprehensive and harmonized expenditure analysis by partner country1 including-- 7i7 an analysis of ,global ,fund and national partner spending and comparable data across ,united ,states1 ,global ,fund1 and national partner spending2 or 7ii7 where providing such comparable data is not currently practicable1 an explanation of why it is not currently practicable1 and when it will be practicable4 2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#d7 ,partner country defined ,in this subsection1 the term partner country means a country with a minimum ,united ,states ,government investment of ,,hiv_/,,aids assistance of at least #e1jjj1jjj in the prior fiscal year4 4 #d4 ,participation in the ,global ,fund to fight ,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria 7a7 ,limitation ,section #bjb7;d77#d7 of the ,united ,states ,leadership ,against ,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria ,act of #bjjc 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gfbb7;d77#d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking #bjac and inserting #bjah2 7,b7 in clause 7ii7-- 7i7 by striking #bjac and inserting #bjah2 and 7ii7 by striking the last two sentences2 and 7,c7 in clause 7vi71 by striking #bjac and inserting #bjah2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 by striking under this subsection each place it appears2 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section #dja and inserting to carry out section #ajd;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa2 and 7,c7 in clause 7iv71 by striking #bjac and inserting #bjah4 7b7 ,withholding funds ,section #bjb7;d77#e7 of the ,united ,states ,leadership ,against ,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria ,act of #bjjc 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gfbb7;d77 is amended by-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 by striking #bjac and inserting #bjah2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7i7 by inserting in an open1 machine readable format after site2 7ii7 by amending clause 7v7 to read as follows3 7v7 a regular collection1 analysis1 and reporting of performance data and funding of grants of the ,global ,fund1 which covers all principal recipients and all subrecipients on the fiscal cycle of each grant1 and includes the distribution of resources1 by grant and principal recipient and subrecipient1 for prevention1 care1 treatment1 drugs1 and commodities purchase1 and other purposes as practicable2 2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,d77ii71 by inserting 1 in an open1 machine readable format1 after audits2 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by inserting 1 in an open1 machine readable format1 after publicly2 7,e7 in subparagraph 7,f7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 and 7ii7 by striking clause 7ii7 and inserting the following new clauses3 7ii7 all principal recipients and subrecipients and the amount of funds disbursed to each principal recipient and subrecipient on the fiscal cycle of the grant2 7iii7 expenditure data-- 7,i7 tracked by principal recipients and subrecipients by program area1 where practicable1 prevention1 care1 and treatment and reported in a format that allows comparison with other funding streams in each country2 or 7,,ii7 if such expenditure data is not available1 outlay or disbursement data1 and an explanation of progress made toward providing such expenditure data2 and 7iv7 high-quality grant performance evaluations measuring inputs1 outputs1 and outcomes1 as appropriate1 with the goal of achieving outcome reporting2 2 and 7,f7 by amending subparagraph 7,g7 to read as follows3 7,g7 has published an annual report on a publicly available ,web site in an open1 machine readable format1 that includes-- 7i7 a list of all countries imposing import duties and internal taxes on any goods or services financed by the ,global ,fund2 7ii7 a description of the types of goods or services on which the import duties and internal taxes are levied2 7iii7 the total cost of the import duties and internal taxes2 7iv7 recovered import duties or internal taxes2 and 7v7 the status of country status-agreements2 4 #e4 ,annual report ,section #ajd;,a7f7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea;b-#b7;f77 is amended to read as follows3 7f7 ,annual report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than ,february #ae1 #bjad1 and annually thereafter1 the ,president shall submit to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives a report in an open1 machine readable format1 on the implementation of this section for the prior fiscal year4 7#b7 ,report due in #bjad ,the report due not later than ,february #ae1 #bjad1 shall include the elements required by law prior to the enactment of the ,,pepfar ,stewardship and ,oversight ,act of #bjac4 7#c7 ,report elements ,each report submitted after ,february #ae1 #bjad1 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a description based on internationally available data1 and where practicable high-quality country-based data1 of the total global burden and need for ,,hiv_/,,aids prevention1 treatment1 and care1 including-- 7i7 estimates by partner country of the global burden and need2 and 7ii7 ,,hiv incidence1 prevalence1 and ,,aids deaths for the reporting period4 7,b7 ,reporting on annual targets across prevention1 treatment1 and care interventions in partner countries1 including-- 7i7 a description of how those targets are designed to-- 7,i7 ensure that the annual increase in new patients on antiretroviral treatment exceeds the number of annual new ,,hiv infections2 7,,ii7 reduce the number of new ,,hiv infections below the number of deaths among persons infected with ,,hiv2 and 7,,iii7 achieve an ,,aids-free generation2 7ii7 national targets across prevention1 treatment1 and care that are-- 7,i7 established by partner countries2 or 7,,ii7 where such national partner country-developed targets are unavailable1 a description of progress towards developing national partner country targets2 and 7iii7 bilateral programmatic targets across prevention1 treatment1 and care1 including-- 7,i7 the number of adults and children to be directly supported on ,,hiv treatment under ,united ,states-funded programs2 7,,ii7 the number of adults and children to be otherwise supported on ,,hiv treatment under ,united ,states-funded programs2 and 7,,iii7 other programmatic targets for activities directly and otherwise supported by ,united ,states-funded programs4 7,c7 ,a description1 by partner country1 of ,,hiv_/,,aids funding from all sources1 including funding levels from partner countries1 other donors1 and the private sector1 as practicable4 7,d7 ,a description of how ,united ,states-funded programs1 in conjunction with the ,global ,fund1 other donors1 and partner countries1 together set targets1 measure progress1 and achieve positive outcomes in partner countries4 7,e7 ,an annual assessment of outcome indicator development1 dissemination1 and performance for programs supported under this section1 including ongoing corrective actions to improve reporting4 7,f7 ,a description and explanation of changes in related guidance or policies related to implementation of programs supported under this section4 7,g7 ,an assessment and quantification of progress over the reporting period toward achieving the targets set forth in subparagraph 7,b71 including-- 7i7 the number1 by partner country1 of persons on ,,hiv treatment1 including specifically-- 7,i7 the number of adults and children on ,,hiv treatment directly supported by ,united ,states-funded programs2 and 7,,ii7 the number of adults and children on ,,hiv treatment otherwise supported by ,united ,states-funded programs2 7ii7 ,,hiv treatment coverage rates by partner country2 7iii7 the net increase in persons on ,,hiv treatment by partner country2 7iv7 new infections of ,,hiv by partner country2 7v7 the number of ,,hiv infections averted2 7vi7 antiretroviral treatment program retention rates by partner country1 including-- 7,i7 performance against annual targets for program retention2 and 7,,ii7 the retention rate of persons on ,,hiv treatment directly supported by ,united ,states-funded programs2 and 7vii7 a description of supportive care4 7,h7 ,a description of partner country and ,united ,states-funded ,,hiv_/,,aids prevention programs and policies1 including-- 7i7 an assessment by country of progress towards targets set forth in subparagraph 7,b71 with a detailed description of the metrics used to assess-- 7,i7 programs to prevent mother to child transmission of ,,hiv_/,,aids1 including coverage rates2 7,,ii7 programs to provide or promote voluntary medical male circumcision1 including coverage rates2 7,,iii7 programs for behavior-change2 and 7,,iv7 other programmatic activities to prevent the transmission of ,,hiv2 7ii7 antiretroviral treatment as prevention2 and 7iii7 a description of any new preventative interventions or methodologies4 7,i7 ,a description of the goals1 scope1 and measurement of program efforts aimed at women and girls4 7,j7 ,a description of the goals1 scope1 and measurement of program efforts aimed at orphans1 vulnerable children1 and youth4 7,k7 ,a description of the indicators and milestones used to assess effective1 strategic1 and appropriately timed country ownership1 including-- 7i7 an explanation of the metrics used to determine whether the pace of any transition to such ownership is appropriate for that country1 given that country's level of readiness for such transition2 7ii7 an analysis of governmental and local nongovernmental capacity to sustain positive outcomes2 7iii7 a description of measures taken to improve partner country capacity to sustain positive outcomes where needed2 and 7iv7 for countries undergoing a transition to greater country ownership1 a description of strategies to assess and mitigate programmatic and financial risk and to ensure continued quality of care for essential services4 7,l7 ,a description1 globally and by partner country1 of specific efforts to achieve and incentivize greater programmatic and cost effectiveness1 including-- 7i7 progress toward establishing common economic metrics across prevention1 care and treatment with partner countries and the ,global ,fund2 7ii7 average costs1 by country and by core intervention2 7iii7 expenditure reporting in all program areas1 supplemented with targeted analyses of the cost-effectiveness of specific interventions2 and 7iv7 import duties and internal taxes imposed on program commodities and services1 by country4 7,m7 ,a description of partnership framework agreements with countries1 and regions where applicable1 including-- 7i7 the objectives and structure of partnership framework agreements with countries1 including-- 7,i7 how these agreements are aligned with national ,,hiv_/,,aids plans and public health strategies and commitments of such countries2 and 7,,ii7 how these agreements incorporate a role for civil society2 and 7ii7 a description of what has been learned in advancing partnership framework agreements with countries1 and regions as applicable1 in terms of improved coordination and collaboration1 definition of clear roles and responsibilities of participants and signers1 and implications for how to further strengthen these agreements with mutually accountable measures of progress4 7,n7 ,a description of efforts and activities to engage new partners1 including faith-based1 locally-based1 and ,united ,states minority-serving institutions4 7,o7 ,a definition and description of the differentiation between directly and otherwise supported activities1 including specific efforts to clarify programmatic attribution and contribution1 as well as timelines for dissemination and implementation4 7,p7 ,a description1 globally and by country1 of specific efforts to address co-infections and co-morbidities of ,,hiv_/,,aids1 including-- 7i7 the number and percent of people in ,,hiv care or treatment who started tuberculosis treatment2 and 7ii7 the number and percentage of eligible ,,hiv positive patients starting isoniazid preventative therapy4 7,q7 ,a description of efforts by partner countries to train1 employ1 and retain health care workers1 including efforts to address workforce shortages4 7,r7 ,a description of program evaluations completed during the reporting period1 including whether all completed evaluations have been published on a publically available ,internet website and whether any completed evaluations did not adhere to the common evaluation standards of practice published under paragraph 7#d74 7#d7 ,common evaluation standards ,not later than ,february #a1 #bjad1 the ,global ,,aids ,coordinator shall publish on a publically available ,internet website the common evaluation standards of practice referred to in paragraph 7#c77,r74 7#e7 ,partner country defined ,in this subsection1 the term partner country means a country with a minimum ,united ,states ,government investment of ,,hiv_/,,aids assistance of at least #e1jjj1jjj in the prior fiscal year4 4 #f4 ,allocation of funding 7a7 ,orphans and vulnerable children ,section #djc7;b7 of the ,united ,states ,leadership ,against ,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria ,act of #bjjc 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gfgc7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking #bjac and inserting #bjah2 and 7#b7 by striking amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section #dja and inserting amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the provisions of section #ajd;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea;b-#b74 7b7 ,funding allocation ,section #djc7;c7 of the ,united ,states ,leadership ,against ,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria ,act of #bjjc 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gfgc7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking #bjac and inserting #bjah2 and 7#b7 by striking amounts appropriated for bilateral global ,,hiv_/,,aids assistance pursuant to section #dja and inserting amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the provisions of section #ajd;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea;b-#b74 ,passed the ,senate ,november #ah1 #bjac4,secretary