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HR 2387 111th Congress House

Strategy and Effectiveness of Foreign Policy and Assistance Act of 2009

Official title: To require the use of long-term strategies for United States national security, diplomacy, and foreign assistance and the full use of performance-based budgeti… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the use of long-term strategies for United States national security, diplomacy, and foreign assistance and the full use of performance-based budgeting for foreign assistance programs, projects, and activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Department of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international relief
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
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May 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 13, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strategy and Effectiveness of Foreign Policy and Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the President to report to Congress regarding: (1) the organizational structures of the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign affairs agencies; and (2) the extent to which the organizational structures of such departments and agencies and U.S. foreign assistance programs, budget plans, personnel decisions, and diplomacy are related to long-term U.S. security strategy.

Directs the President to take actions necessary to integrate the following offices and bureaus into a single Department office to be known as the Office of Long-Term Planning and Resource Management: (1) the Office of Policy Planning, the Office of Resource Management, and the Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance of the Department of State; and (2) the Bureau of Budget/Performance/Accountability of USAID.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Dec 14, 2009
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Dec 14, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 21, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 13, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2387: Strategy and Effectiveness of Foreign Policy and Assistance Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2387/
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"H.R. 2387: Strategy and Effectiveness of Foreign Policy and Assistance Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2387/.
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H.R. 2387, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2387/.
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