US Congress Senate Bill 2629 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Global Development Lab Act of 2016

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-03	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2629/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2629/BILLS-114s2629is.pdf