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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 1725 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year endin... · Sec. 7073

Sec. 7073.

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Funds appropriated by this Act for counterterrorism programs shall include programs to strengthen governance in states whose stability and legitimacy are threatened by Islamic or other extremist groups. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs to counter the flow of foreign terrorist fighters to countries in which Islamic or other extremist groups operate. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs to reduce support for non-state entities that engage in terrorist activities through messaging campaigns to damage their appeal; programs to engage communities and populations at risk of violent extremist radicalization and recruitment; counter radicalization, rehabilitation, and reintegration programs for potential and former violent extremists, including in prisons; law enforcement training programs; and capacity building for civil society organizations to combat radicalization in local communities.
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs that strengthen governance and security in fragile states bordering countries whose stability and legitimacy are threatened by Islamic or other extremists, as determined by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall designate, within the Bureau of Counterterrorism, Department of State, a Countering Violent Extremism Assistance Coordinator (the Coordinator) who shall be responsible, consistent with the requirements of this section, for— designing an overall assistance and cooperation strategy for countering violent extremism, including strengthening governance; ensuring program and policy coordination among bureaus of the Department and other agencies of the United States Government in countering extremism, implementing security sector and governance reform programs, and integrating all security sector and civilian assistance authorities and initiatives to counter violent extremism; pursuing coordination with other countries and international organizations with respect to assistance for countering extremism; ensuring United States assistance programs for countering violent extremism funded by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs are consistent with all applicable laws, regulations and policies regarding the use of foreign assistance; ensuring proper management, implementation, and oversight by agencies responsible for assistance programs for countering violent extremism, including consistent policy standards and metrics; and coordinating the uses of funds made available pursuant to subsections
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(d)under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs: , That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall designate a deputy coordinator, from within USAID, to assist such coordinator. Provided The Coordinator shall report to the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State: , That the Coordinator for Counterterrorism shall be deemed to be the equivalent rank of Assistant Secretary of State. Provided Not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing coordination mechanisms for programs to counter terrorism and violent extremism abroad across United States Government agencies, and a list of all such programs conducted by such agencies, which may be submitted in classified form, if necessary. The strategy required by subsection (e)(1)(A) shall include the coherent integration of counterterrorism, governance and security sector reform programs proposed to be implemented from funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, including programs to counter violent extremism in countries in which state systems are threatened by Islamic and other extremists groups, programs to support states bordering such countries, programs to strengthen governance in such states, and programs to counter the radicalization and flow of foreign terrorist fighters: , That such strategy shall include details on funding by country, account, and amount for each program: Provided , That such strategy shall also include a description of counterterrorism training and equipment proposed to be provided: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall submit such strategy, in classified form if necessary, to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, and shall include appropriate funding detail on programs supporting such strategy in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Provided further Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act to implement such strategy, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of such assistance: , That the Secretary of State shall inform the appropriate congressional committee of each significant instance in which assistance provided pursuant to this subsection has been compromised, to include the amount and type of assistance affected, a description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the response of the Department of Department. Provided Not later than 90 days after the Secretary of State designates the Coordinator, the Coordinator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing procedures and mechanism for end-use monitoring, vetting procedures, and oversight of security sector and civilian assistance made available to implement the requirements of this section: , That such report shall include a description of the limitations of United States Government personnel to areas in which assistance is provided, and the oversight procedures for such assistance in areas where access by such personnel is limited. Provided
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