Sec. 7032.
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Of the funds appropriated by this Act in titles III, IV, and V, not less than $2,308,517,000 shall be made available for democracy programs, of which amounts shall be allocated as follows— not less than $312,963,000 for Africa; not less than $157,423,000 for the East Asia and the Pacific region; not less than $193,244,000 for Europe and Eurasia; not less than $409,316,000 for the Near East region; not less than $627,944,000 for South and Central Asia; and not less than $480,526,000 for the Western Hemisphere.
Of the funds appropriated by this Act not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for democracy programs in countries experiencing political, ethnic, racial, religious, or other instability or conflict, or emerging from conflict, including Sri Lanka and Nepal, which shall be administered by the United States chief of mission in such countries: , That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating funds for such purpose. Provided 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.
With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy programs 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 Democracy programs implemented by funds made available by this Act shall be designed to have grants and cooperative agreements as the primary delivery mechanisms for such programs: , That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall each submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the steps to be taken by the Department of State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection: Provided , That for contracts to be used to implement such programs with funds made available by this Act that exceed $1,000,000, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a justification for the use of such mechanisms on a case-by-case basis and before Requests for Proposals are released.
Provided further The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall develop and establish revised guidelines on the uses of grants and cooperative agreements for democracy programs, in accordance with the objectives of promoting resilient, open, and democratic societies in the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, 2015, and the foreign policy objectives in the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 (title XXI of Public Law 110–53 ; 22 U.S.C. 8202 ): , That the Secretary and USAID Administrator shall consult with democracy program implementers in establishing such guidelines, and shall each submit such guidelines to the appropriate congressional committees once established.
Provided Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update and submit to the Committees on Appropriations the report required by section 2141(c) of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 (title XXI of Public Law 110–53 ; 22 U.S.C. 8241 ): , That such report shall also include the total number of democracy and human rights officers, including Democracy Liaison Officers and other positions with responsibility for democracy and human rights related issues and programs, at the Department of State and USAID for calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015.
Provided Prior to the obligation of funds made available for Department of State and USAID democracy programs in a nondemocratic or democratic transitioning country, the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Department of State, in consultation with other relevant officials at the Department of State and USAID, including the Director of the Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, USAID, shall review and assess the annual country strategy required by section 2111(c)(1) of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 (title XXI of Public Law 110–53 ; 22 U.S.C. 8211 ), and submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing— the goals and objectives of such program, including a timeline for achieving results, and any modification proposed as a result of the review and assessment; the political and social conditions in such country that may impact the promotion of democracy; the assessed risks to intended beneficiaries of such program; the assessed risks to implementers in the conduct of such program, to be developed in consultation with implementers and other United States Government agencies, as appropriate; and the funding requirements of initiating and sustaining such program in fiscal year 2016 and subsequent fiscal years.
For the purposes of the subsection the term nondemocratic or democratic transitioning country shall have the same meaning as in section 2104(6) of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 (title XXI of Public Law 110–53 ; 22 U.S.C. 8203 ). The Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, Department of State, shall consult with the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Department of State, and the Director of the Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, USAID, on the proposed funding level for democracy programs submitted to Congress pursuant to section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly inform the National Endowment for Democracy of democracy programs that are planned and supported by funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
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