,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebej ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the foreign assistance authority of the ,department of ,state1 and for other purposes4 ,,vi ,,foreign ,,assistance #fja4 ,under ,secretary for ,foreign ,assistance 7a7 ,establishment ,there shall be in the ,department an ,under ,secretary for ,foreign ,assistance who shall be responsible to the ,secretary of ,state for matters pertaining to the creation and maintenance of allies and partners to ,united ,states interests abroad1 and such other related duties as the ,secretary may from time to time designate4 7b7 ,responsibilities ,in addition to the responsibilities described under subsection 7a71 the ,under ,secretary for ,foreign ,assistance shall maintain continuous observation and coordination of all matters pertaining to assistance to foreign allies and partners in the conduct of foreign policy1 including1 as appropriate-- 7#a7 providing the strategic policy direction for1 and policy and programmatic oversight of1 funds and bureaus within the ,under ,secretary's assigned jurisdiction2 and 7#b7 overseeing and reviewing all matters pertaining to human rights and humanitarian affairs1 including matters relating to prisoners of war and members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces ,missing in ,action4 #fjb4 ,director of ,foreign ,assistance ,oversight 7a7 ,establishment ,there is authorized to be established in the ,department a ,director of ,united ,states ,foreign ,assistance ,oversight1 who shall be responsible to the ,under ,secretary for ,foreign ,assistance for matters pertaining to coordination and strategic oversight of all foreign assistance activities across the ,department of ,state1 and such other related duties as the ,secretary may from time to time designate4 7b7 ,responsibilities ,in addition to the responsibilities described in subsection 7a71 the ,director of ,united ,states ,foreign ,assistance ,oversight shall coordinate and oversee the strategic direction1 planning1 and budgeting of foreign assistance programs in the conduct of foreign policy1 including1 as appropriate-- 7#a7 developing and implementing comprehensive foreign assistance strategies2 7#b7 coordinating interagency assistance planning2 7#c7 providing senior-level leadership for the planning1 operational management1 and oversight of foreign aid programming across the ,united ,states ,government2 7#d7 improving strategic coordination of1 and oversight over1 all foreign assistance funding1 focusing on efficacy and strategy2 7#e7 integrating foreign assistance strategies with the broader objectives of ,united ,states foreign policy1 including security1 diplomacy1 and development coherence2 7#f7 supporting interagency collaboration on foreign assistance programs and policies of other agencies and entities1 including the ,millennium ,challenge ,corporation1 the ,united ,states ,international ,development ,finance ,corporation1 ,united ,states ,department of the ,treasury1 ,trade and ,development ,agency1 and ,export-,import ,bank2 7#g7 generating data-driven performance assessments and policy diagnostics for dissemination to ,congress and the ,executive ,office of the ,president2 7#h7 leading coordination and oversight of vetting of foreign recipients of assistance1 to ensure compliance1 accountability1 and alignment with ,united ,states foreign assistance policies2 and 7#i7 such other related duties as the ,under ,secretary for ,foreign ,assistance may from time to time designate4 #fjc4 ,office of ,foreign ,assistance ,oversight 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,state shall establish an ,office of ,foreign ,assistance ,oversight1 which shall perform such functions related to department-wide management of foreign assistance as the ,under ,secretary for ,foreign ,assistance may prescribe4 7b7 ,head of office ,the ,director of ,foreign ,assistance ,oversight shall be the head of the ,office of ,foreign ,assistance ,oversight4 7c7 ,functions ,the ,office of ,foreign ,assistance ,oversight shall1 as appropriate-- 7#a7 support the ,director of ,foreign ,assistance ,oversight in the development and implementation of comprehensive foreign assistance strategies2 7#b7 coordinate interagency assistance planning and align bilateral cooperation frameworks2 7#c7 coordinate and allocate ,united ,states foreign assistance funding across thematic and regional areas2 7#d7 continually improve strategic coordination of and oversight over all foreign assistance funding1 focusing on efficacy and strategy2 7#e7 generate data-driven performance assessments and policy diagnostics for dissemination to ,congress and the ,executive ,office of the ,president2 7#f7 ensure monitoring1 evaluation1 and transparency of foreign assistance programs2 and 7#g7 perform such other duties as the ,director may from time to time designate4 #fjd4 ,authorization of appropriations for foreign assistance ,of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary of ,state under section #ada1 the ,under ,secretary for ,foreign ,assistance shall receive the funds necessary to fulfill the ,under ,secretary's responsibilities for fiscal years #bjbf and #bjbg4 #fje4 ,classification in ,united ,states ,code ,the ,office of ,law ,revision ,counsel shall-- 7#a7 utilize sections #afj-aij of title #bb1 ,united ,states ,code1 to classify the sections of this title2 and 7#b7 maintain the legislative history1 under editorial notes1 of repealed law which previously occupied the corresponding sections of ,united ,states ,code4