Sec. 7069.
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Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for programs and activities to counter and defeat violent extremism and foreign fighters abroad, consistent with the strategy required by section 7073(a)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31 ): , That the Secretary of State shall ensure such programs are coordinated with and complement the efforts of other United States Government agencies and international partners, and that information gained through the conduct of such programs is shared in a timely manner with relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government, other international partners, and the appropriate congressional committees, as appropriate.
Provided Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , Peacekeeping Operations , and Foreign Military Financing Program , not less than $250,000,000 shall be made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund for assistance for areas liberated or at risk from, or under the control of, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, other terrorist organizations, or violent extremist organizations, including for stabilization assistance for vulnerable ethnic and religious minority communities affected by conflict: , That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes and to amounts specifically designated in this Act for assistance for countries:
Provided , That such funds appropriated under such headings may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: Provided further , That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Provided further Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement that are made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote accountability in Iraq and Syria for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, which shall be in addition to any other funds made available by this Act for such purposes: , That such programs shall include components to develop local investigative and judicial skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and maintain the chain of custody of evidence, including for use in prosecutions:
Provided , That such funds shall be administered by the Special Coordinator for the Office of Global Criminal Justice, Department of State: Provided further , That funds made available by this paragraph shall only be made available on an open and competitive basis. Provided further Funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be made available to the maximum extent practicable on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the United States Government. Of the funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund, not less than the following amounts shall be made available— $100,000,000 for assistance for Iraq; $100,000,000 for assistance for Syria; $50,000,000 for assistance for Jordan; $50,000,000 for assistance for Libya; $50,000,000 for assistance for Tunisia; $50,000,000 for countries of the Lake Chad Basin region; $25,000,000 for assistance for Lebanon; $25,000,000 for assistance for countries in West Africa; $25,000,000 for assistance for countries in East Africa; and $25,000,000 for assistance for the countries of the Sahel region: , That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such countries. Provided Of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund, up to $20,000,000 shall be made available to implement the program described in paragraph (2), which shall be apportioned to USAID not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: , That such funds shall be in addition to funds made available for bilateral assistance for such countries, and shall remain available until expended: Provided , That in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, up to $1,500,000 of the funds made available by this paragraph may be used by USAID for administrative expenses related to the design and implementation of the program described in paragraph (2). Provided further To prevent the failing of states and susceptibility to radicalization that threatens the security of the United States, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and United Nations entities, as appropriate, shall develop and implement a public-private partnerships program to accelerate a coherent approach to development in fragile states and those states threatened or adversely impacted by economic and political instability or violent extremism: , That the Secretary and Administrator shall, as appropriate— Provided develop criteria for countries to be encompassed in the program, including to— ensure that any such program is fully integrated and consistent with the development strategy for recipient countries; and require the central government of countries to commit to implementation of such program in a transparent and accountable manner, including through the signing of compacts or memoranda of understanding, as appropriate, as a precondition for participation in such program; prioritize local organizations in the participating countries as implementers, and ensure any grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts awarded to international implementers contain provisions for the training and mentoring of local organizations to sustain all activities by the end of such award; review existing bilateral and regional programs funded by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are implemented in such countries to ensure complementarity with such program; and coordinate such program with other development and security programs conducted in recipient countries by other United States Government agencies, including the Department of Defense, and international donors, as appropriate. Prior to the obligation of funds made available by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the fragile states potentially eligible for the public-private partnership program required by this section; the requirements of the central governments for participation in the program and program conditionality, if any; and benchmarks to measures the effectiveness of such program. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for programs to counter violent extremism in Asia, including within the Buddhist community and between Buddhist and Muslim communities: , That such funds shall be administered by the Mission Director of the Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID: Provided , That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes. Provided further Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for the purposes of section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31 ), subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available for the Concessional Finance Facility of the World Bank to provide financing to support refugees and host communities: , That such funds shall be in addition to funds made available for bilateral assistance in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may only be made available subject to prior to consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. Provided
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