Sec. 7032.
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Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $2,264,986,000 should be made available for democracy programs, as defined in subsection (c). Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation. For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term democracy programs means programs that support good governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the development of democratic states, and institutions that are responsive and accountable to citizens.
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for governance programs should be made available to support institutions and individuals that demonstrate a commitment to democracy. With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy, human rights, and governance activities in this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature of that assistance, and the participants in such programs shall not be subject to the prior approval by the government of any foreign country: , That the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection.
Provided Any funds made available by this Act for a business and human rights program in the People’s Republic of China shall be made available on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the United States Government. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State
(DRL)and the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly communicate their planned programs to the NED. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Democracy Fund that are made available to DRL shall be made available to maintain a database of prisons and gulags in North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for democracy programs shall be made available to support freedom of religion, including in the Middle East and North Africa. Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for democracy programs in countries in the Western Hemisphere above the total amount requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015: , That the Department of State and USAID, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of such funds. Provided Funds made available by this Act for the Near East Regional Democracy program shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL: , That such funds shall be made available for the activities described in section 1243 of Public Law 112–239, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. Provided
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