,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1 #bjag
 ,mr4 ,young 7for himself1 ,mr4         
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,coons7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require reporting on the    
implementation of ,government           
,accountability ,office recommendations 
by the ,department of ,state and the    
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development4  #a4 ,short
 title  ,this ,act may be cited as the  
,department of ,state and ,united       
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development ,accountability ,act of    
#bjag4  #b4 ,reporting on implementation
 of ,,gao recommendations  7a7 ,initial 
report ,not later than #cj days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state and the        
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 

7,,usaid7 shall submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees a  
report listing all outstanding          
recommendations from the ,government    
,accountability ,office that relate to  
the ,department of ,state or ,,usaid    
that have not been fully implemented4   
7b7 ,comptroller ,general report ,not   
later than #cj days after the ,secretary
 of ,state and the ,administrator of the
 ,united ,states ,agency for            
,international ,development submit the  
report required under subsection 7a71   
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall submit to the appropriate
 congressional committees a report      
detailing any discrepancies between the 
list of outstanding recommendations     
included in such report and the         
,government ,accountability ,office's   
list of outstanding recommendations for 
the ,department of ,state and ,,usaid4  
7c7 ,implementation report  7#a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #abj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 

the ,secretary of ,state and the        
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on the
 implementation status of each          
recommendation from the ,government     
,accountability ,office included in the 
report under subsection 7a74  7#b7      
,justification ,the report required     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include--    
7,a7 for any recommendation the         
,department of ,state or ,,usaid has    
decided not to fully implement or to    
implement in a different manner than    
what was recommended1 a detailed        
justification for the decision2  7,b7   
for any recommendation the ,department  
of ,state or ,,usaid has decided to     
adopt but which has not been fully      
implemented1 a timeline for full        
implementation2 and  7,c7 an explanation
 for any discrepancies included in the  
,comptroller ,general report submitted  
under subsection 7b74  7d7 ,form ,the   

information required in each report     
under this section shall to the maximum 
extent practicable be submitted in      
unclassified form but may be included in
 a classified annex as necessary4  7e7  
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means the ,committee on ,foreign        
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives4