INVESTMENT PROMOTION (NOVEMBER 2003)
a. Except as specifically set forth in this award or otherwise authorized by USAID in
writing, no funds or other support provided hereunder may be used for any
activity that involves investment promotion in a foreign country.
b. In the event the recipient is requested or wishes to provide assistance in the
above area or requires clarification from USAID as to whether the activity would
be consistent with the limitation set forth above, the recipient must notify the
Agreement Officer and provide a detailed description of the proposed activity.
The recipient must not proceed with the activity until advised by USAID that it
may do so.
c. The recipient must ensure that its employees and subrecipients and contractors
providing investment promotion services hereunder are made aware of the
restrictions set forth in this clause and must include this clause in all contracts
and other subagreements entered into hereunder.
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RAA11. PROTECTION OF HUMAN RESEARCH SUBJECTS
(JUNE 2012)
APPLICABILITY: This provision is applicable when human subjects are involved in
research financed by this award, as defined in 22 CFR 225 and ADS 200 Mandatory
Reference, “Protection of Human Subjects in Research Supported by USAID.” The AO
should confer with the Activity Manager to determine if any research with human
subjects will be included in the award.
PROTECTION OF HUMAN RESEARCH SUBJECTS (JUNE 2012)
a.
The recipient is responsible for safeguarding the rights and welfare of human
subjects involved in research under this award, and must comply with the
Common Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects as found in Part
225 of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations (22 CFR 225).
b. The recipient must assure USAID of its compliance with the requirements set
forth in 22 CFR 225 by doing one of the following:
(1) Obtaining a Federal-Wide Assurance (FWA) from the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. Instructions on obtaining an FWA can be
found on the Office of Human Research Protection Web site
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/assurances/assurances/file/index.html; or
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(2) Submitting to the Agreement Officer's Representative (AOR) for USAID
approval, a written assurance which includes a statement of principles
governing the recipient’s responsibilities, designation of one or more
Institutional Review Board (IRB), a list of the IRB members, written
procedures which the IRB will follow, and written procedures for ensuring
prompt reporting of unanticipated problems to the IRB; or
(3) Submitting to the AOR for USAID approval, a justification memorandum
asserting that research conducted outside the United States provides
protections at least equivalent to those in 22 CFR 225.
c. Definitions for the purposes of this award:
(1) Research means an activity designed to test a hypothesis, permit
conclusions to be drawn, and thereby to develop or to contribute to
generalizable knowledge.
(2) Human subject means a living individual about whom an investigator
(whether professional or student) conducting research obtains
(i) Data through intervention or interaction with the individual, or
(ii) Identifiable private information.
(3) Intervention includes both physical procedures by which data are gathered
and the changes to the subject or the subject’s environment performed for
research purposes.
(4) Institutional Review Board means a properly constituted ethical committee
which will review the research.
d. USAID staff and consultants may independently review and inspect research and
research processes and procedures involving human subjects, and based on
such findings, USAID may prohibit research which presents unacceptable
hazards or otherwise fails to comply with USAID procedures. Informed consent
documents must include the following statement:
"Subject's research records may be independently reviewed by
USAID staff and consultants to ensure compliance with USAID
requirements for protection of human research subjects."
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RAA12. STATEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTERS OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING
ACTIVITIES ON LACK OF SUPPORT FOR PROSTITUTION
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(JUNE 2012)
Applicability: This provision must be included in any award that
(1) uses funds made available to carry out Division A of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000, P.L. 106-386; and
(2) covers a program that targets victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons
(as defined below) and provides services to individuals while they are still
engaged in activities that resulted from such victims being trafficked.
“Severe forms of trafficking in persons” means
(1) sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or
coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained
18 years of age; or
(2) the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person
for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the
purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or
slavery.
STATEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTERS OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES ON LACK
OF SUPPORT FOR PROSTITUTION (JUNE 2012)
By accepting this award, the recipient hereby states that it does not promote, support, or
advocate the legalization or practice of prostitution. This statement may be true by virtue
of the organization’s lack of any policy regarding the issue.
[END OF PROVISION]
