Sec. 5. Authorization for grants to end modern slavery
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The Secretary of State is authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations and on an annual basis, to make grants of funding for purposes of this Act in the amounts authorized in subsection
(b)to the End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation or other nonprofit organization that— funds programs and projects in partner countries and key jurisdictions of other countries in order to seek to end modern slavery, including by funding programs and projects that— contribute to the freeing and sustainable recovery of victims of modern slavery; prevent individuals from being subject to modern slavery; or enforce laws that punish both individuals and corporate entities that engage in modern slavery; and seeks to receive foreign government contributions in a ratio of two-to-one and private sector contributions in a ratio of three-to-one to United States Government funding. In addition to such sums as may otherwise be available for such purposes, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for the purpose of making the grants authorized under subsection (a)— for fiscal year 2015, $1,000,000; and for each fiscal year from 2016 through 2022, $35,714,285. Except as provided under paragraphs
(4)and (5), funding provided pursuant to grants authorized under subsection
(a)shall only be available for expenditure by the grantee during a fiscal year if matching funding equal to twice the total amount of such funding has been obtained from one or more other governments in such fiscal year. Except as provided under paragraphs
(4)and (5), funding provided pursuant to grants authorized under subsection
(a)shall only be available for expenditure by the grantee during a fiscal year if matching funding equal to the total amount of such funding has been obtained from private sector entities in such fiscal year. Funding provided pursuant to the grants authorized under subsection
(a)shall only be available for expenditure by the grantee for a fiscal year in which the prior fiscal year administrative costs are no more than 10 percent of modified total direct costs or otherwise meet the administrative cost requirements of section 200.414 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations. Notwithstanding the matching funding requirement in paragraphs
(1)and (2), funding provided pursuant to grants authorized under subsection
(a)shall be available for expenditure by a grantee in fiscal years 2015 and 2016. To the extent that matching funding is not obtained in fiscal years 2015 or 2016, as generally required by paragraphs
(1)and (2), the grantee must obtain such funding no later than September 30, 2018. No funding provided pursuant to grants authorized under subsection
(a)shall be available for expenditure by the grantee during any fiscal year after 2018 until the requirement in subparagraph
(B)is met. If during any fiscal year the matching requirement described in paragraph
(1)or
(2)is not achieved, the Secretary of State may provide a one-year exemption from fulfillment of such requirement provided that— a plan is in place to make up the funding shortfall during the next fiscal year and to meet the matching requirements in future years; the plan is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees; and the grantee has obtained matching funding, in the proportion required by such paragraphs, for the total amount of any prior year shortfalls. During an exemption provided pursuant to subparagraph (A), funding provided pursuant to grants authorized under subsection
(a)shall only be available for expenditure by the grantee during a fiscal year in an amount that is equal in proportion to the proportion of matching funds secured in accordance with paragraphs
(1)and (2). The Secretary of State may provide no more than a total of two exemptions pursuant to subparagraph
(A)during fiscal years 2017 through 2022. In fiscal years in which the grantee obtains matching funding to address a shortfall of funding required by paragraph
(1)or
(2)from a prior year, the funds previously restricted as a result of such shortfall shall be available for expenditure by the grantee in such later fiscal year in an amount that is equal in proportion, pursuant to such paragraphs, to the amount obtained. Amounts authorized by this section are in addition to funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated for combatting trafficking in persons, forced labor, or related programs. Funds appropriated pursuant to subsection
(b)shall remain available until expended subject to the conditions on such funds described in subsection (c). No funds received pursuant to the provisions of this section may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of State or the End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation or other nonprofit organization except to the extent that such obligation and expenditure is consistent with the policies, priorities, and purposes of this Act.