Sec. 6. Assistance for recovery and reconstruction in areas affected by Boko Haram
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It is the sense of Congress that the President should support efforts by the people of Boko Haram-affected areas and the Governments of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, as security conditions permit— to assist internally displaced people and returnees in securing durable solutions by spurring economic growth, supporting livelihoods, helping to alleviate poverty, and promoting access to basic services in northeast Nigeria, including education and employment opportunities; to enhance the accountability and administrative competency of state and local governance institutions and public agencies in northeast Nigeria with regard to budget management, provision of public goods and services, and related oversight functions; to provide all children with a quality basic education while ensuring the safety of students and school faculty; to strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian police in Nigeria to enhance public safety, prevent crime and communal and sectarian violence, and deal sensitively with gender-based violence, while strengthening accountability measures to prevent corruption and abuses; and to promote programs to address physical harm and psychosocial trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development should work with the appropriate committees of Congress to increase assistance in future fiscal years to support activities described in this section if the Government of Nigeria demonstrates a commitment to transparent and accountable reconstruction in Boko Haram-affected areas of Nigeria, specifically by— increasing oversight activities and reporting to ensure funds used to combat Boko Haram are used efficiently and with minimal waste; and committing substantial funds of its own, above and beyond standard budget allocations to state and local governments, for the task of combating Boko Haram and rebuilding those regions affected by Boko Haram attacks.
The United States should work with other donor nations, on a bilateral and multilateral basis, to increase contributions for recovery efforts in northeast Nigeria and other areas affected by Boko Haram, and strengthen accountability mechanisms to ensure the transparent and timely use of those funds. It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should withhold bilateral assistance to Nigeria for the purposes described under this section if the Secretary determines that the Government of Nigeria is not committed to transparent and accountable reconstruction and reconciliation in the Boko Haram-affected areas of Nigeria.