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S 2629 114th Congress Senate International Affairs Advanced technology and technological innovations Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Research administration and funding U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) World health

Global Development Lab Act of 2016

Introduced: March 3, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 3, 2016
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Global Development Lab Act of 2016

This bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab, whose duties shall include:

  • increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop new solutions to end extreme poverty;
  • discovering and testing development innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development goals;
  • leveraging the expertise, resources, and investment of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, science and research organizations, and universities to increase program impact and sustainability;
  • utilizing innovation-driven competitions to expand the number and diversity of 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 March 3, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 3, 2016
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 3, 2016
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2629: Global Development Lab Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2629/
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"S. 2629: Global Development Lab Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2629/.
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S. 2629, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2629/.
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