S 2502
113th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Global Development Lab Act of 2014
Introduced: June 19, 2014
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Jun 19, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 19, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3864)
Jun 19, 2014
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Global Development Lab Act of 2014 - Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab whose responsibilities should include:
- increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop and scale solutions to end extreme poverty;
- discovering, testing, and scaling development innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development goals;
- leveraging the expertise and resources of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, science and research organizations, and universities to increase program impact;
- utilizing innovation-driven competitions to expand solutions to development challenges; and
- supporting USAID Missions and Bureaus in applying science, technology, innovation, and partnership approaches to decision making, procurement, and program design.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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