Sec. 7045.
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Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a multi-year strategy for assistance to Central America: Provided , That such assistance shall address the key factors in the countries in Central America contributing to the migration of unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United States. The strategy required by this paragraph shall include— a clear mission statement; achievable goals and objectives and associated benchmarks and timelines; a spend plan that describes how funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs will achieve such goals and objectives; and a description of host country actions and commitments, including host country funding.
The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the development of the strategy required by this paragraph. The Secretary of State shall provide quarterly updates to the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of the strategy in this paragraph and funding to implement such strategy. Funds made available to implement the strategy in this paragraph shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and such strategy shall be submitted prior to the notification of funds.
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available to implement the strategy described in paragraph
(1)shall be made available for programs to— improve border security; counter the activities of criminal gangs, drug traffickers, and organized crime; combat human smuggling and trafficking; and repatriate and reintegrate migrants returning from the United States. The Secretary of State shall suspend further obligation of funds provided for programs and activities described in the strategy required by paragraph
(1)for a country if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of such country is not taking steps to— improve border security; enforce laws and policies to reduce the flow of illegal migrants to the United States, including to increase penalties for human smuggling; conduct public outreach campaigns to explain the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States, and to inform potential migrants of relevant United States immigration laws; and cooperate with United States Federal agencies to facilitate and expedite the return, repatriation, and reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of the United States. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement shall be made available for DNA forensic technology programs to combat human trafficking in Central America as described under such heading in the report accompanying this Act. Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to the Department of State for assistance for the Government of Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal armed groups, and to take actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations: Provided , That the first through fifth provisos of paragraph (1), and paragraph
(3)of section 7045(a) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2016 and shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Colombia as if included in this Act: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $133,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for International Development. The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the report described under the heading International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement in the report accompanying this Act. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , $30,000,000 shall be made available to promote democracy and strengthen civil society in Cuba: Provided , That no funds shall be obligated for business promotion, economic reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assistance that is not democracy-building as expressly authorized in the Cuban Liberty and Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democracy Act
(CDA)of 1992. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading International Broadcasting Operations may be used to establish an independent grantee organization, as a private nonprofit organization, to carry out any and all broadcasting and related programs to the Latin America and Caribbean region, including Cuba, or otherwise substantively alter the structure of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting unless specifically authorized by a subsequent act of Congress: Provided , That the prohibition of this paragraph shall be construed to include the merger of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting and the Voice of America Latin America Division. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be obligated or expended— for the establishment or operations of a United States diplomatic presence, including an Embassy, Consulate, or liaison office, in Cuba beyond that which was in existence prior to December 17, 2014; or to facilitate the establishment or operation of a diplomatic mission of Cuba, including an Embassy, Consulate, or liaison office, in the United States beyond that which was in existence prior to December 17, 2014. The prohibition of subparagraph
(A)shall not apply if the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the government in Cuba has met the requirements and factors specified in section 205 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 ( 22 U.S.C. 6065 ). None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Haiti until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti— is taking steps to hold free and fair parliamentary elections and to seat a new Haitian Parliament; is selecting judges in a transparent manner and respecting the independence of the judiciary; is combating corruption, including implementing the anti-corruption law by prosecuting corrupt officials; and is improving governance and implementing financial transparency and accountability requirements for government institutions. The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ) for the Coast Guard. The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 45 days after this Act, on steps being taken by the Government of Honduras to address the matters described under the heading International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement in the report accompanying this Act. To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient country. Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund should be made available for capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements with countries of Central America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
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