Sec. 114. Tackling extreme poverty and advancing economic development
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Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 111(a), $230,000,000 may be made available to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development— to address the underlying causes of poverty and inequality; and to improve economic development. Not less than $15,000,000 of any amount made available to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development under paragraph
(1)shall be transferred to the Inter-American Foundation to address the root causes of child migration from the Northern Triangle The Secretary and the Administrator may use the amounts made available under subsection
(a)to provide assistance for Central American countries through the activities described in subsection (c). Activities described in this section include— strengthening human capital by providing support for— workforce development and entrepreneurship training programs that are driven by market demand, specifically programs that prioritize women, at-risk youth, and minorities; improving early-grade literacy and the improvement of primary and secondary school curricula; relevant professional training for teachers and educational administrators; and educational policy reform and improvement of education sector budgeting; enhancing economic competitiveness and investment climate by providing support for— small business development centers and programs that strengthen supply chain integration; trade facilitation and customs harmonization programs; reducing energy costs through investments in clean technologies and the reform of energy policies and regulations; the improvement of protections for investors, including dispute resolution and arbitration mechanisms; and the improvement of labor and environmental standards, in accordance with the Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA–DR); strengthening food security by providing support for— small-scale agriculture, including technical training and programs that facilitate access to credit; agricultural value chain development for farming communities; nutrition programs to reduce childhood stunting rates; and investment in scientific research on climate change and climate resiliency; improving the state of fiscal and financial affairs by providing support for— domestic revenue generation, including programs to improve tax administration, collection, and enforcement; strengthening public sector financial management, including strategic budgeting and expenditure tracking; and reform of customs and procurement policies and processes; and improving the reintegration of returned migrants back into society by providing support for targeted— health and social services for returned migrants; and job training programs for returned migrants.