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,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbf,mr4 
,moylan 7= himself & ,ms4 ,tokuda7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,=eign ,assi/ance    
,act ( #aifa to au?orize assi/ance =    
c]ta9 developm5t activities 9           
high-income c\ntries1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade & ,developm5t    
,ag5cy ,mod]nization ,act ( #bjbf or !  
,,u/da ,mod]nization ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade &    
,developm5t ,ag5cy plays a critical role
 9 advanc+ ,unit$ ,/ates comm]cial1     
en]gy1 digital1 & infra/ructure int]e/s 
9 priority em]g+ m>kets by support+     
e>ly-/age project prep>ation & te*nical 
assi/ance & %\ld be au?oriz$ to allocate
 "s ( its annual program funds =        
activities 9 high-income c\ntries t     
directly affect ,unit$ ,/ates economic &

 national security4  #c4 ,expansion (   
c\ntry eligibility ,section #ffa7;b7 ( !
 ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #bdba7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#c71 7#d71 & 7#e7 
z p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f71         
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,assi/ance
 9 high-income c\ntries ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law1 ! ,director ( ! ,trade
 & ,developm5t ,ag5cy is au?oriz$ to    
provide n m ?an #ae p]c5t ( ! total     
am\nt ( funds appropriat$ 9 a fiscal ye>
 = assi/ance "u ?is section =--  7,a7   
activities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 9   
high-income c\ntries2 or  7,b7 projects 
9 high-income c\ntries t s]ve ,unit$    
,/ates /rategic int]e/s 9 ! en]gy1      
critical m9]als1 transport1 or          
telecommunications sectors4  4  #d4     
,p]sonnel au?orities ,section #ffa7;c7 (
 su* ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdba7;c77 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,c71 by   
/rik+ #b & ins]t+ #e be=e may be        
appo9t$2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !     

foll[+3  7#c7 ,p]sonal s]vices          
contractors  7,a7 ,! ,trade &           
,developm5t ,ag5cy may contract )       
individuals = p]sonal s]vices1 & su*    
individuals may n be consid]$ ,f$]al    
employees = ! purpose ( any provision ( 
law adm9i/]$ by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
 ,p]sonnel ,managem5t4  7,b7 ,!         
,director %all submit to ,congress an   
annual report describ+ ! numb] (        
individuals contract$ = p]sonal s]vices 
by ! ,trade & ,developm5t ,ag5cy1 !     
roles ( su* contractors1 & ! co/s       
associat$ ) su* contracts4  4