Publish What You Fund welcomes new US Bill Calling for More Transparency in Foreign Aid
Yesterday U.S. Congressman Howard Berman (D-CA), Chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (HR 2139), a bipartisan bill designed to increase accountability and improve the effectiveness of U.S. foreign aid. The Bill lays the ground work for a major increase in the transparency of U.S. aid.
Publish What You Fund congratulates Chairman Berman and the other co-sponsors of this important piece of legislation.