9 Agency for International Development

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1. 254 Return USAID to its 2019 pre-pandemic budget level Needs Congress Not started
2. 254 Work with Congress to make deep cuts in the 150 Account Needs Congress Not started
3. 256 Restore the Trump-era counter-China infrastructure at USAID Not started
4. 256 Eliminate funding to partners that engage with Chinese entities Not started
5. 256 Refocus the Bangkok Regional Development Mission for Asia on countering China Not started
6. 257 End USAID's opposition to fossil fuel development Not started
7. 257 Rescind USAID's Climate Strategy 2022–2030 and all foreign aid climate policies Not started
8. 257 Shut down USAID offices and programs advancing the Paris Climate Agreement Not started
9. 257 Narrowly limit USAID funding to traditional climate mitigation Not started
10. 258 Stop funding organizations that advocate climate fanaticism Not started
11. 258 Eliminate USAID's Chief Diversity Officer position, DEI advisers, and committees Not started
12. 258 Cancel USAID's DEI scorecard and dashboard Not started
13. 258 Remove DEI requirements from USAID contract and grant tenders and awards Not started
14. 258 Issue a directive ending promotion of the DEI and LGBTQ+ agenda Not started
15. 258 Create a confidential channel for staff political-retaliation claims Not started
16. 258 Eliminate funding for partners that promote DEI practices Not started
17. 258 Dismiss staff and debar entities engaged in DEI agitation Not started
18. 258 Return civil rights authority to USAID's Office of Civil Rights Not started
19. 259 Rename the GEWE Office as the Office of Women, Children, and Families Not started
20. 259 Realign GEWE program resources to the Office of Women, Children, and Families Not started
21. 259 Replace the Senior Gender Coordinator with a pro-life political appointee Not started
22. 259 Eliminate USAID's 180-plus gender advisors and points of contact Not started
23. 259 Rescind President Biden's 2022 Gender Policy Not started
24. 259 Revise ADS rule on integrating gender equality in USAID's program cycle Not started
25. 259 Strip gender terminology from USAID websites, policies, contracts, and grants Not started
26. 259 Remove references to abortion and reproductive rights from USAID materials Not started
27. 260 Implement the Geneva Consensus Declaration at USAID Not started
28. 261 Issue an executive order reinstating the Mexico City Policy (PLGHA) Not started
29. 261 Block all funding to the U.N. Population Fund Not started
30. 261 Extend PLGHA to all foreign assistance, including humanitarian aid Not started
31. 261 Rescind Biden's "Protecting Women's Health at Home and Abroad" memorandum Not started
32. 261 Remove PLGHA exemptions for U.S. NGOs and international organizations Not started
33. 261 Require PLGHA compliance reporting and debarment penalties Not started
34. 261 Direct the USAID Administrator to publish PLGHA implementation reports Not started
35. 261 Continue applying the Helms Amendment as a complete abortion funding ban Not started
36. 262 Train all USAID staff on religious freedom and development Not started
37. 262 Integrate religious freedom into Country Development and Coordination Strategies Not started
38. 262 Have Congress appropriate funds for persecuted religious minorities Needs Congress Not started
39. 263 Insert standard policy provisions in all USAID grants and contracts Not started
40. 263 Name a political appointee to head USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Not started
41. 263 Empower the Administrator over award scale, scope, and subaward transparency Not started
42. 263 Expand USAID's roster of contracting and agreement officers Not started
43. 263 Restore the Senior Official Accountability Review (SOAR) Not started
44. 263 Expand the New Partnership Initiative to every bureau and office Not started
45. 263 Set minimum mission portfolio percentages for new and local partners Not started
46. 263 Replicate PEPFAR's localization model across all of USAID Not started
47. 264 Eliminate cost-plus reimbursement contracts at USAID Not started
48. 264 Require assessment of existing local activities before new USAID programs Not started
49. 264 Eliminate outdated and ineffective global health funding streams Not started
50. 265 Create a "Request for Application for Resilient Families" Not started
51. 265 Apply PEPFAR's data reporting reforms to all USAID global health programs Not started
52. 265 Empower the Center for Innovation and Impact to expand faith-based health networks Not started
53. 266 Reduce the Global Health Bureau's contractor-to-direct-hire ratio Not started
54. 266 Appoint a political appointee to hold the U.N. and WHO accountable Not started
55. 268 Work with Congress to make deep cuts in the IDA budget Needs Congress Not started
56. 268 Require country-based exit strategies for humanitarian responses Not started
57. 268 Shift humanitarian awards from U.N. agencies to local faith-based entities Not started
58. 268 Require BHA to use existing IDA authorities and fixed-amount awards Not started
59. 269 Hire more procurement officers for the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Not started
60. 269 Let BHA manage its own hiring of Personal Services Contractors Not started
61. 269 Require BHA partners to adopt stricter anti-terrorism vetting Not started
62. 269 Condition additional U.S. humanitarian aid on other donors' contributions Not started
63. 270 Dual-hat the DFC chief development officer with USAID Not started
64. 270 Restore the DFC to its original commercial risk-reduction mission Not started
65. 270 Build on the Trump branding policy revamping ADS Chapter 320 Not started
66. 270 Make the Senior Advisor for Brand Management a political appointee Not started
67. 270 Have LPA liaise with the U.S. Agency for Global Media Not started
68. 270 Keep the two Senate-confirmed Deputy Administrator positions Not started
69. 271 Reorient Bureau for Foreign Assistance staff to budget execution Not started
70. 271 Eliminate the duplicative Mission and Bureau Resource Requests Not started
71. 271 Deliver the Section 653(a) report to Congress within 60 days Not started
72. 271 Fast-track approval of Congressional Notifications Not started
73. 271 Place warranted political appointees inside M/OAA Not started
74. 271 Seat outside experts on USAID award Technical Committees Not started
75. 271 Replace USAID's Competition Advocate Not started
76. 271 Name a political appointee as USAID's Chief Human Capital Officer Not started
77. 271 Explore hiring USAID staff under AD authority and Schedule C Not started
78. 271 Recruit into term-limited Schedule A positions, especially veterans Not started
79. 271 Rework USAID's Senior Executive Service and create an SES Mobility Program Not started
80. 271 Shift PPL's policy functions to the Office of Budget and Resource Management Not started
81. 271 Rename BRM the Office of Budget, Policy, and Resource Management Not started
82. 271 Move Automated Directives System oversight from Management Bureau to BPRM Not started
83. 272 Freeze changes to the ADS and agencywide policy documents Not started
84. 272 Review, amend, or withdraw all major USAID policies within the first year Not started
85. 272 Cap LPA at 10 percent of USAID's Administratively Determined appointments Not started
86. 272 Purge nonconforming material from USAID websites and social media Not started
87. 272 Publish all Congressional Notifications and congressional reports Not started
88. 272 Give LPA direct authority over USAID's scattered communications staff Not started
89. 272 Expand LPA outreach to conservative development and aid organizations Not started
90. 272 Appoint a team of Schedule C attorneys in the Office of the General Counsel Not started
91. 272 Issue OGC guidance on faith-based organizations' funding eligibility Not started
92. 272 Make the Director of Budget Resources and Management a political appointee Not started
93. 272 Reprogram already appropriated resources to fund new priorities Not started
94. 273 Rapidly staff DDI Center and Hub directorships with political leadership Not started
95. 273 Rewrite agencywide policies covering DDI's areas of responsibility Not started
96. 273 Harvest DDI's central appropriations to fund new priorities Not started
97. 273 Restrict all DDI funding opportunities to new and underutilized partners Not started
98. 273 Intensify USAID partnerships with Japan, Australia, South Korea, and India Not started
99. 274 Direct Middle East aid to advancing the Abraham Accords Not started
100. 274 Cut aid to states allied with Iran Not started
101. 274 Reduce USAID mission footprints in the Middle East Not started
102. 276 Expand Prosper Africa across U.S. agencies Not started
103. 276 Extend AGOA beyond 2025 with governance conditions Needs Congress Not started
104. 276 Build USAID programs on existing private and church-led initiatives in Africa Not started
105. 277 Ramp down USAID partnerships with U.N. agencies and Beltway contractors Not started
106. 278 Terminate failed U.S. foreign aid programs in Latin America Not started
107. 278 Shift USAID's entire Latin America portfolio to local organizations by 2030 Not started
108. 278 Staff the Office of the General Counsel with four political attorneys Not started
109. 279 Halt all agencywide USAID training on Day One Day one Not started
110. 279 Appoint a Senior Accountable Official for policy adherence Not started
111. 279 Create a program to staff hard-to-fill overseas positions Not started
112. 279 Create a USAID recruiting program for veterans and missionaries Not started

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