,i #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cibd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #d1 #bjae ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,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 #bjae4 #b4 ,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 innovation incentives1 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 #c4 ,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 innovation 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 ,administrator1 in addition to such other authorities as may be available to the ,administrator1 including authorities under part ,i of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq471 is authorized to-- 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 to provide funding to improve health outcomes2 7,b7 provide innovation incentive awards 7as defined in section #d7d7 of this ,act72 and 7,c7 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 individuals on a limited term basis pursuant to schedule ,a of subpart ,c of part #bac of title #e1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or equivalent provisions of law or regulations4 7#b7 ,recovery of funds 7,a7 ,in general ,in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the ,lab under subsection 7b71 the ,administrator shall require a person or entity that receives funding under a grant1 contract1 or cooperative agreement made by the ,lab to return to the ,lab any income generated under a program carried out under such grant1 contract1 or cooperative agreement4 7,b7 ,treatment of payments 7i7 ,in general ,the amount of any program income returned to the ,lab pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 may be credited to the account from which the obligation and expenditure of funds under the grant1 contract1 or cooperative agreement 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 #d4 ,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 #c4 7#c7 ,,usaid ,the term ,,usaid means the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development4 7#d7 ,innovation incentive award ,the term innovation incentive award means the provision of funding on a competitive basis that-- 7,a7 rewards and spurs the development of solutions for a particular1 well-defined problem2 7,b7 helps identify and promote a broad range of ideas and practices that may not otherwise attract attention1 facilitating further development of the idea or practice by third parties2 or 7,c7 provides such other types of incentives as the ,administrator considers appropriate to stimulate innovation that has the potential to advance the mission of ,,usaid4