Sec. 161. Requirement for strategy to secure support of international donors and partners
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 3-year strategy to the appropriate congressional committees that— describes how the United States will secure support from international donors and regional partners (including Colombia and Mexico) for the implementation of the Plan; identifies governments that are willing to provide financial and technical assistance for the implementation of the Plan and a description of such assistance; and identifies the financial and technical assistance to be provided by multilateral institutions, including the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Andean Development Corporation—Development Bank of Latin America, and the Organization of American States, and a description of such assistance.
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, shall— carry out diplomatic engagement to secure contributions of financial and technical assistance from international donors and partners in support of the Plan; and take all necessary steps to ensure effective cooperation among international donors and partners supporting the Plan. Not later than 1 year after submitting the strategy submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes— the progress made in implementing the strategy; and the financial and technical assistance provided by international donors and partners, including the multilateral institutions listed in subsection (a)(3).
Upon a request from one of the appropriate congressional committees, the Secretary of State shall provide a briefing to the committee that describes the progress made in implementing the strategy submitted under subsection (a). In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives .