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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 2617 (UNKNOWN) — 110 HR 2617 EAS2: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 · Sec. 7060

Sec. 7060.

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Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $970,000,000 shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey Basic Education Fund, and such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries: That such funds shall also be used for secondary education activities: Provided, That of the funds made available by this paragraph, $150,000,000 should be available for the education of girls in areas of conflict:
Provided further, That section 7(a) of Provided further, Public Law 115–56 shall be implemented by substituting the thirtieth day of June following for 180 days after . Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for basic education programs, not less than $160,000,000 shall be made available for contributions to multilateral partnerships that support education. Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $285,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education:
That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That of such amount, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for new and ongoing partnerships between higher education institutions in the United States and developing countries focused on building the capacity of higher education institutions and systems in developing countries:
Provided further, That of such amount and in addition to the previous proviso, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for higher education programs pursuant to section 7060(a)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Provided further, Public Law 116–260 ): That not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds for such partnerships.
Provided further, Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia , not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for scholar rescue programs, including for scholars from Afghanistan, Burma, Ethiopia, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Yemen: That the Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on such programs not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Provided, Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Development Assistance , not less than $18,500,000 shall be made available for USAID cooperative development programs and not less than $31,500,000 shall be made available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,010,600,000 shall be made available for food security and agricultural development programs to carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–195 ):
That funds may be made available for a contribution as authorized by section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( Provided, Public Law 110–246 ), as amended by section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–334 ). The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall seek to enter into negotiations with key foreign governments and multilateral, philanthropic, and private sector entities, including the United Nations Rome-based agencies and the World Bank, regarding the potential establishment of a multilateral fund focused on food security, as described under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 shall be made available to support the development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, especially women. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , not less than $116,400,000 shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally, including for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of which not less than $87,000,000 shall be from funds made available under the heading International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement :
That funds made available by this Act under the headings Provided, Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia that are made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons should be obligated and programmed consistent with the country-specific recommendations included in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and shall be coordinated with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State.
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Development Assistance , not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together individuals of different ethnic, racial, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war: That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds, and such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other than the United States Government: Provided further, That such funds shall be administered by the Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention, USAID. Provided further, Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $475,000,000 shall be made available for water supply and sanitation projects pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of which not less than $237,000,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $17,000,000 shall be made available to support initiatives by local communities in developing countries to build and maintain safe latrines.
Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as applicable, may deviate below the minimum funding requirements designated in sections 7059, 7060, and 7061 of this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding such designation: That concurrent with the submission of the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations in writing any proposed deviations utilizing such authority that are planned at the time of submission of such report:
Provided, That any deviations proposed subsequent to the submission of such report shall be subject to prior consultation with such Committees: Provided further, That not later than November 1, 2024, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of the authority of this subsection. Provided further,
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