The time allowed for the State Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to complete a pilot Partner Vetting System (PVS) will be extended if a provision in the appropriations bill approved by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs is approved by the full House and the Senate and becomes law. The Full House Appropriations Committee will consider the bill in mid-May, and the Senate is expected to agree to the extension of time. The language also requires consultations with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and a report to Congress after completion of the pilot. It is hoped the additional time and consultations will result in major adjustments to the PVS, which has been heavily criticized by U.S. nonprofits.

USAID announced the pilot PVS in September 2011. In the following months many nonprofits filed comments asking that the program be withdrawn or substantially changed, citing problems from threats to aid worker safety to data privacy issues. At the time of the House appropriations subcommittee action, the pilot had not been launched. However, PVS is in effect in the West Bank, Gaza and in some programs in Afghanistan.
The appropriations language states (on page 113):
Section 7034(f) PARTNER VETTING.—Funds appropriated in this Act or any prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be used by the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as appropriate, to support the continued implementation of the Partner Vetting System (PVS) pilot program: Provided, That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after completion of the pilot program, on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating the PVS for expansion: Provided further, That such report shall include a description of consultations with governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders affected by the pilot program, concerns raised during such consultations, and any changes USAID and the Department of State plan to make in response to such concerns: Provided further, That such report may be delivered in classified form, if necessary.