Use of Funds- Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this section shall be utilized to the maximum extent possible as direct expenditures for projects and programs, subject to existing reporting and notification requirements.
(j) Pakistan Assistance Strategy Report- Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, or September 15, 2009, whichever date comes later, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing United States policy and strategy with respect to assistance to Pakistan. The report shall include–
(1) a description of the principal objectives of United States assistance to Pakistan to be provided under this Act;
(2) the amounts of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection proposed to be allocated to programs or projects designed to achieve each of the purposes of assistance listed in subsection ;
(3) a description of the specific projects and programs for which amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection are proposed to be allocated;
(4) a list of criteria and benchmarks to be used to measure the effectiveness of projects described under subsection , including a systematic, qualitative, and where possible, quantitative basis for assessing whether desired outcomes are achieved and a timeline for completion of each project and program;
(5) a description of the role to be played by Pakistani national, regional, and local officials and members of Pakistani civil society and local private sector, civic, religious, and tribal leaders in helping to identify and implement programs and projects for which assistance is to be provided under this Act, and of consultations with such representatives in developing the strategy;
a description of all amounts made available for assistance to Pakistan during fiscal year 2009 prior to submission of the report, including a description of each project or program for which funds were made available and the amounts allocated to each such program or project;
(7) a description of the steps taken, or to be taken, to ensure assistance provided under this Act is not awarded to individuals or entities affiliated with terrorist organizations; and
( 8 ) a projection of the levels of assistance to be provided to Pakistan under this Act, broken down into the following categories as described in the annual ‘Report on the Criteria and Methodology for Determining the Eligibility of Candidate Countries for Millennium Challenge Account Assistance’:
Civil liberties.
Political rights.
Voice and accountability.
Government effectiveness.
Rule of law.
Control of corruption.
Immunization rates.
Public expenditure on health.
Girls’ primary education completion rate.
(J) Public expenditure on primary education.
Natural resource management.
Business start-up.
Land rights and access.
Trade policy.
Regulatory quality.
Inflation control.
(Q) Fiscal policy.
Notification Requirements-
(j) Pakistan Assistance Strategy Report- Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, or September 15, 2009, whichever date comes later, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing United States policy and strategy with respect to assistance to Pakistan. The report shall include–
(1) a description of the principal objectives of United States assistance to Pakistan to be provided under this Act;
(2) the amounts of funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection proposed to be allocated to programs or projects designed to achieve each of the purposes of assistance listed in subsection ;
(3) a description of the specific projects and programs for which amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection are proposed to be allocated;
(4) a list of criteria and benchmarks to be used to measure the effectiveness of projects described under subsection , including a systematic, qualitative, and where possible, quantitative basis for assessing whether desired outcomes are achieved and a timeline for completion of each project and program;
(5) a description of the role to be played by Pakistani national, regional, and local officials and members of Pakistani civil society and local private sector, civic, religious, and tribal leaders in helping to identify and implement programs and projects for which assistance is to be provided under this Act, and of consultations with such representatives in developing the strategy;
a description of all amounts made available for assistance to Pakistan during fiscal year 2009 prior to submission of the report, including a description of each project or program for which funds were made available and the amounts allocated to each such program or project;
(7) a description of the steps taken, or to be taken, to ensure assistance provided under this Act is not awarded to individuals or entities affiliated with terrorist organizations; and
( 8 ) a projection of the levels of assistance to be provided to Pakistan under this Act, broken down into the following categories as described in the annual ‘Report on the Criteria and Methodology for Determining the Eligibility of Candidate Countries for Millennium Challenge Account Assistance’:
Civil liberties.
Political rights.
Voice and accountability.
Government effectiveness.
Rule of law.
Control of corruption.
Immunization rates.
Public expenditure on health.
Girls’ primary education completion rate.
(J) Public expenditure on primary education.
Natural resource management.
Business start-up.
Land rights and access.
Trade policy.
Regulatory quality.
Inflation control.
(Q) Fiscal policy.
Notification Requirements-
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