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Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013

Introduced: February 3, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 10, 2013
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Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013 - Directs the President to establish guidelines for the establishment of measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for U.S. foreign assistance.

Requires such guidelines to provide direction to federal departments and agencies that administer U.S. foreign assistance relating to: (1) resource monitoring, (2) project and program evaluation, and (3) analysis of findings and generalizations and their applicability to proposed project and program design.

Requires: (1) each appropriate federal department or agency to begin using such guidelines within one year after their establishment, and (2) the President to submit a related report to Congress within 18 months.

Directs the President to require the Secretary of State to establish and maintain an Internet website to make publicly available comprehensive and accessible information on U.S. foreign assistance programs on a country-by-country and program-by program basis. Requires the head of a federal department or agency to brief Congress if specified information requirements are not met.

Authorizes a department or agency to use up to 5% of its foreign development assistance funds for activities under this Act.

What's happening now July 10, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 5 Republican 8
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 10, 2014
Stewart, Chris
· Dec 10, 2014
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 18, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Sep 16, 2014
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jul 8, 2014
Brooks, Mo
· Apr 30, 2014
CHABOT, STEVE
· Apr 30, 2014
DeSantis, Ron
· Apr 30, 2014
LATHAM, TOM
· Apr 30, 2014
Meadows, Mark
· Apr 30, 2014
BARTON, JOE
· Feb 3, 2014
Coffman, Mike
· Feb 3, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· Feb 3, 2014
Neugebauer, Randy
· Feb 3, 2014
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 8, 2014
Brooks, Susan
· Jan 8, 2014
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jan 8, 2014
Collins, Doug
· Jan 8, 2014
Owens, William
· Jan 8, 2014
WOLF, FRANK
· Jan 8, 2014
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Dec 3, 2013
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 3, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Dec 3, 2013
Schock, Aaron
· Nov 20, 2013
Holding, George
· Sep 30, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Sep 30, 2013
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Sep 30, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Sep 25, 2013
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 25, 2013
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 11, 2013
Kinzinger, Adam
· Sep 11, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 11, 2013
Olson, Pete
· Sep 11, 2013
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Sep 11, 2013
CRENSHAW, ANDER
· Jul 30, 2013
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 30, 2013
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 30, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2638: Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2638/
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"H.R. 2638: Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2638/.
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