Coordination of United States Government International Exchanges and Training Programs
Creates Working Group to Coordinate United States International Exchanges and Training
What it does
Agencies must create and staff an interagency working group to collect data, develop a coordinated strategy, and recommend efficiency and performance measures for government-funded international exchanges and training.
Real-world impact
- Creates a central clearinghouse for data on government-funded exchanges and training.
- May reduce duplicate programs and improve federal spending efficiency.
- Requires coordinated strategy and performance reports to the President.
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Summary
This order creates a senior interagency working group within the agency that runs U.S. educational and cultural programs to improve coordination of government‑funded international exchanges and training. The group must establish a clearinghouse to collect and analyze data on these programs.
It affects federal departments and agencies that run or pay for people-to-people exchange and training programs, and the participants who travel between countries. The group will develop a coordinated strategy within one year, recommend performance measures within two years, identify duplicate activities, and seek private-sector partnerships to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
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