(a) In generalThe Secretary of State shall, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, and the officials specified in subsection (b)—
(1)
lead and coordinate efforts to implement the policy described in section 4261 of this title; and
(2) develop strategies and implement programs that prioritize engagement and cooperation with foreign governments, subnational and local stakeholders, and the private sector to expedite efforts and assistance in foreign countries—
(A) to partner with, encourage, advise and facilitate national and subnational governments on the development and execution, where practicable, of national projects, programs and initiatives to—
(i)
improve the capacity, security, and standards of operations of post-consumer materials management systems;
(ii)
monitor and track how well post-consumer materials management systems are functioning nationwide, based on uniform and transparent standards developed in cooperation with municipal, industrial, and civil society stakeholders;
(iii)
identify the operational challenges of post-consumer materials management systems and develop policy and programmatic solutions;
(B)
to facilitate the involvement of municipalities and industries in improving solid waste reduction, collection, disposal, and reuse and recycling projects, programs, and initiatives;
(C) to partner with and provide technical assistance to investors, and national and local institutions, including private sector actors, to develop new business opportunities and solutions to specifically reduce plastic waste and expand solid waste and post-consumer materials management best practices in foreign countries by—
(i)
maximizing the number of people and businesses, in both rural and urban communities, receiving reliable solid waste and post-consumer materials management services;
(ii)
improving and expanding the capacity of foreign industries to responsibly employ post-consumer materials management practices;
(iii)
improving and expanding the capacity and transparency of tracking mechanisms for marine debris to reduce the impacts on the marine environment;
(iv)
eliminating incentives that undermine responsible post-consumer materials management practices and lead to improper waste disposal practices and leakage;
(v) building the capacity of countries—
(I)
to reduce, monitor, regulate, and manage waste, post-consumer materials and plastic waste, and pollution appropriately and transparently, including imports of plastic waste from the United States and other countries;
(b) Officials specifiedThe officials specified in this subsection are the following:
(5)
The President and the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation or the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, as appropriate.
(c) PrioritizationIn carrying out subsection (a), the officials specified in subsection (b) shall prioritize assistance to countries with, and regional organizations in regions with—
(2)
rivers and coastal areas that are the most severe sources of marine debris, as identified by the best available science.
(d) Effectiveness measurement
In prioritizing and expediting efforts and assistance under this section, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall use clear, accountable, and metric-based targets to measure the effectiveness of guarantees and assistance in achieving the policy described in section 4261 of this title.