,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bejb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ai1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,isakson1   
and ,mr4 ,kaine7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish in 
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development an entity to
 be known as the ,united ,states ,global
 ,development ,lab1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,global            
,development ,lab ,act of #bjad4  #b4   
,definitions  ,in this ,act3  7#a7      
,administrator  ,the term ,administrator
 means the ,administrator of the ,united
 ,states ,agency for ,international     
,development4  7#b7  ,lab  ,the term    
,lab means the ,united ,states ,global  
,development ,lab established under     
section #d4  7#c7  ,,usaid  ,the term   
,,usaid means the ,united ,states       

,agency for ,international ,development4
  #c4  ,findings  ,congress finds the   
following3  7#a7 ,leveraging academic   
research and private sector expertise to
 effectively apply science and          
technology to ,united ,states foreign   
aid can increase the effectiveness of   
,united ,states aid dollars and lead to 
better outcomes4  7#b7 ,in the last #bj 
years1 human ingenuity and              
entrepreneurship around the world has   
reduced child mortality rates by #db    
percent and poverty rates by #eb        
percent1 lifting hundreds of millions of
 people out of poverty4  7#c7 ,over the 
next #dj years1 the developing world is 
expected to be the largest source of    
product and services growth4            
,breakthroughs pioneered for the        
developing world can translate into jobs
 and economic growth in the ,united     
,states4  7#d7 ,in #bjad the ,office of 
,science and ,technology and the ,office
 of ,innovation and ,development        
,alliances at the ,united ,states       

,agency for ,international ,development 
were abolished to pave the way to bring 
their staffing and other resources into 
the ,united ,states ,global ,development
 ,lab4  7#e7 ,the ,lab represents a new 
approach to invest1 test1 and apply more
 effective solutions to humanity's      
greatest challenges4  7#f7 ,the ,lab    
will partner with entrepreneurs1        
experts1 nongovernmental organizations1 
universities1 and science and research  
institutions to solve development       
challenges in a faster1 more            
cost-efficient1 and more sustainable    
way4  7#g7 ,the ,lab will utilize a     
pay-for-success model1 which uses       
science1 technology1 and                
innovation-driven competitions to expand
 the number and diversity of solutions  
to development challenges4  7#h7 ,in    
contrast with traditional grants or     
contracts1 where ,,usaid pays for a     
proposal to be implemented1             
pay-for-success awards are given to a   
winner only after the objectives of the 

competition have been achieved4  7#i7   
,expanding pay-for-success authority to 
allow the ,lab to use these awards      
globally will increase the number of    
high value solutions to choose from at a
 significantly reduced cost4  #d4       
,united ,states ,global ,development    
,lab  7a7  ,establishment  ,there is    
established in ,,usaid an entity to be  
known as the ,united ,states ,global    
,development ,lab4  7b7  ,duties and    
responsibilities  ,the duties and       
responsibilities of the ,lab should     
include--  7#a7 increasing the          
application of science1 technology1     
innovation1 and partnerships to develop 
and scale new solutions to end extreme  
poverty2  7#b7 discovering1 testing1 and
 scaling development innovations to     
solve development challenges to increase
 cost effectiveness and support ,united 
,states foreign policy and development  
goals2  7#c7 leveraging the expertise1  
resources1 and investment of businesses1
 nongovernmental organizations1 science 

and research organizations1 and         
universities to increase program impact 
and sustainability2  7#d7 utilizing     
innovation-driven competitions to expand
 the number and diversity of solutions  
to development challenges2 and  7#e7    
supporting ,,usaid missions and bureaus 
in applying science1 technology1        
innovation1 and partnership approaches  
to decisionmaking1 procurement1 and     
program design4  7c7  ,authorities  7#a7
  ,in general  ,in carrying out the     
duties and responsibilities of the ,lab 
under subsection 7b71 the ,administrator
 may1 in addition to such other         
authorities as may be available to the  
,administrator--  7,a7 use not more than
 #ae1jjj1jjj of funds appropriated or   
otherwise made available by an ,act     
making appropriations for the           
,department of ,state1 foreign          
operations1 and related programs under  
the heading ,development ,assistance for
 any fiscal year for the provision of   
grants that are focused on science1     

technology1 or innovation and designed  
to improve health outcomes2  7,b7 make  
awards in accordance with section #bd of
 the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology     
,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #cgai71 except that foreign citizens   
and foreign private entities may be     
eligible for such prizes notwithstanding
 the eligibility requirements of        
subsection 7g7 of such section2 and     
7,c7 if the authority to appoint        
individuals on a limited term basis     
pursuant to schedule ,a or ,b of subpart
 ,c of part #bac of title #e1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 is authorized for
 the ,lab by the ,office of ,personnel  
,management1 use funds appropriated to  
carry out part ,i of the ,foreign       
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #baea et seq47 for the employment of   
not more than #cj of such individuals4  
7#b7  ,recovery of funds  7,a7  ,in     
general  ,in carrying out the duties and
 responsibilities of the ,lab under     
subsection 7b71 the ,administrator may  

provide that a cooperative agreement or 
other transaction for performance of    
basic1 applied1 or advanced research    
entered into between ,,usaid and a      
person or other entity include a clause 
that requires the person or other entity
 to return to ,,usaid program income    
generated under the agreement or other  
transaction4  7,b7  ,treatment of       
payments  7i7  ,in general  ,the amount 
of any program income returned to       
,,usaid pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7   
shall be credited to the account from   
which the obligation and expenditure of 
funds under the cooperative agreement or
 other transaction described in         
subparagraph 7,a7 was made4  7ii7       
,availability  7,i7  ,in general        
,except as provided in subclause 7,,ii71
 amounts returned and credited to an    
account under clause 7i7--  7aa7 shall  
be merged with other funds in the       
account2 and  7bb7 shall be available   
for the same purposes and period of time
 for which other funds in the account   

are available for programs and          
activities of the ,lab4  7,,ii7         
,exception  ,amounts returned and       
credited to an account under clause 7i7 
may not be used to pay for the          
employment of individuals described in  
paragraph 7#a77;,c74