H.R. 1660 · 115th Congress
Global Health Innovation Act of 2017
- Stage
- Signed by the president
- Sponsor
- Albio Sires
- Introduced
- 2017-03-21
- Latest action
- 2019-01-03 · Signed by President.
Summary
Global Health Innovation Act of 2017
This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report to Congress, annually for four years, on the development and use of global health innovations in USAID programs, projects, and activities.
Such reports shall include topics including: (1) USAID's health product development goals and progress towards their achievement; (2) how innovation has advanced USAID's commitments to achieving an HIV/AIDS-free generation, ending preventable child and maternal deaths, and protecting communities from infectious diseases; (3) how USAID, alone and in partnerships, is leveraging U.S. investments to achieve greater health innovation; and (4) coordination with other federal departments.