Sec. 7033.
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Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs shall be made available for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, the Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, and the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia, as authorized in the Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–161 ), including for support staff at not less than the amounts specified for such offices in the table under such heading in the report accompanying this Act.
Funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs and designated for the Office of International Religious Freedom shall be made available for the development and implementation of an international religious freedom curriculum in accordance with section 708(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4028 ). Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Democracy Fund and available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF), not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for international religious freedom programs.
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities, including for assistance authorized by section 5 of H.R. 390, the Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017, as passed by the House of Representatives on June 6, 2017. Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance shall be made available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities, including victims of genocide designated by the Secretary of State and other groups that have suffered crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, to— accelerate the implementation of an immediate, coordinated, and sustained response to provide humanitarian assistance; enhance protection of conflict victims, including those facing a dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution because of their faith or ethnicity; and improve access to secure locations for obtaining humanitarian and resettlement services.
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Operations shall be made available for programs related to international religious freedom, including reporting on the condition of vulnerable and persecuted religious groups.
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