Sec. 211. Sense of Congress on building resilience
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It is the sense of Congress that United States foreign assistance and finance must improve the ability of people, households, communities, countries, regions, institutions, and systems to assess, anticipate, prevent, adapt to, cope with, and recover from shocks and stresses, such as the COVID–19 pandemic, in ways that— account for, and reduce chronic vulnerability resulting from, disruptive or potentially disruptive changes in national and community demographics, the environment and natural resource availability, public health threats like the COVID–19 outbreak, political leadership, and economic growth trends; address structural drivers of shocks, stresses, and vulnerability, including poor governance, weak public institutions, and systemic gender, religious, or ethnic-based marginalization and economic exclusion; expand resilience capacities, inclusive economic growth opportunities, and equitable access to capital and market tools across diverse populations and communities in developing countries; strengthen inclusive governance and economic growth, peace and stability, and food and nutrition security in the face of current and potential disruptions, and the capacities of national and local institutions charged with serving the public good and ensuring public safety; advance a comprehensive, whole-of-government approach to build capacities that protect, improve, and sustain growth, peace, and stability and preparedness against shocks in developing countries and for populations most vulnerable to persistent and forecasted shocks and stresses; improve international support of the United States Government for sustained inclusive long-term growth, peace and stability, equality, and good governance in developing countries, at the national and subnational levels, through the collection, evaluation, and practical application of information on persistent and forecasted shocks and stresses, such as epidemics, pandemics, and climate change; assess and measure the progress of United States foreign assistance in helping households, communities, systems, and institutions measure impact on improving development, peace, and stability outcomes following shocks and stresses or to prevent shocks from materializing; and foster partnerships and seek commitments from host countries to— make inclusive investments; implement reforms; execute programs that build resilience capacities and planning towards the achievement of long-term sustainable development and growth; establish safeguards against shocks like epidemics, pandemics, and climate change; and ensure responsible agents are accountable.