Sec. 7081.
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Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund shall be made available for programs to assist significant populations of internally displaced persons or refugees in countries in conflict: , That such funds shall be made available for programs to leverage increased assistance from donors other than the United States Government for central governments and local communities in such countries: Provided , That the purposes of such assistance shall include activities to— Provided further expand and improve host government social services and basic infrastructure to accommodate the needs of such populations and persons; alleviate the social and economic strains placed on host communities; and improve coordination of such assistance in a more effective and sustainable manner.
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the economic and developmental impact of significant refugee populations or internally displaced persons on host communities and national economies in affected countries: , That such report shall include— Provided specific recommendations for expanding access for middle income countries to grants and concessional financing on favorable terms from international financial institutions to mitigate such impacts; an assessment of hybrid financial models that combine international financial institution lending programs with bilateral grant resources to accelerate development-led solutions to such impacts; and an assessment of the implications for the MCC of modifying MCC eligibility requirements for new and ongoing projects that mutually benefit refugee populations and host communities in such countries: , That following the submission of the report, the Secretary of State shall regularly update the appropriate congressional committees on implementation of the recommendations in paragraph (1).
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