Sec. 7042.
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Funds made available by this Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be made available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, including activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $69,821,000 should be made available for the Trans-Sahara Counter-terrorism Partnership program, and not less than $24,150,000 should be made available for the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army
(LRA)consistent with the goals of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act ( Public Law 111–172 ), including to improve physical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers. Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Ghana, and the countries participating in the Congo Basin Forest Partnership should be made available to promote and support transparency and accountability in relation to the extraction of timber, oil and gas, cacao, and other natural resources, including by strengthening implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Nigeria— shall be made available for assistance for women and girls who are targeted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this Act; and may be made available for counterterrorism programs to combat the terrorist organization Boko Haram. Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for South Sudan should— be prioritized for programs that respond to urgent humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic services and to mitigate conflict and promote stability, including to address protection needs and prevent and respond to gender-based violence; support programs that build resilience of communities to address food insecurity, maintain educational opportunities, and enhance local governance; be used to advance democratic principles, including support for civil society, independent media, and other means to strengthen the rule of law; continue to support transparency and accountability measures, including in the oil and gas sector; and support the professionalization of security forces, including human rights and accountability to civilian authorities. None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may be made available until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is taking steps to— provide access for humanitarian organizations; end the use of child soldiers; support a cessation of hostilities agreement; protect freedoms of expression, association, and assembly; reduce corruption related to the extraction and sale of oil and gas; and establish democratic institutions, including accountable military and police forces under civilian authority. The limitation of paragraph
(2)shall not apply to— humanitarian assistance; assistance to directly support South Sudan peace negotiations or to implement a peace agreement; and assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
(CPA)and mutual arrangement related to the CPA. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Government of Sudan. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agreements. The limitations of paragraphs
(1)and
(2)shall not apply to— humanitarian assistance; assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the CPA, mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with the CPA, or any other internationally recognized viable peace agreement in Sudan. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1), and funds may be made available for macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is implementing transparent fiscal policies, including public disclosure of revenues from the extraction of natural resources.
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Sec. 7042
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-172
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