To authorize an Action Plan for United States foreign assistance to developing countries to increase access to sustainable safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare facilities, promote stronger health systems and sustainable health infrastructure, build capacity of health workers, and promote the safety of health workers and patients, especially women and girls, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize an Action Plan for United States foreign assistance to developing countries to increase access to sustainable safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare facilities, promote stronger health systems and sustainable health infrastructure, build capacity of health workers, and promote the safety of health workers and patients, especially women and girls, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H43C191E9761841D4827231E98F9B9B6D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global WASH in Healthcare Facilities Act of 2023.
- Section H7D4B1549AD0441BE850C79029257F8A1: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is critical to health security, preparedness and response efforts, including...
- Section H366EBC0A94A64B2DA14FF8B789096950: 3. Statement of policy; sense of congress It is in the national security interest of the United States to increase access to sustainable and safe water,...
- Section H45AB2FA8B1814EC8BB619180F671B09F: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the...
- Section H8E4350BCE8ED42BEBDF9B2EDD03A7A60: 5. Global wash in healthcare facilities action plan The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize an Action Plan for United States foreign assistance to developing countries to increase access to sustainable safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare facilities, promote stronger health systems and sustainable health infrastructure, build capacity of health workers, and promote the safety of health workers and patients, especially women and girls, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Healthcare, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To authorize an Action Plan for United States foreign assistance to developing countries to increase access to sustainable safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare facilities, promote stronger health systems and sustainable health infrastructure, build capacity of health workers, and promote the safety of health workers and patients, especially women and girls, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Meng (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. LaHood) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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