Sec. 4. Leadership and coordination of Initiative
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The President shall establish a directorate to be known as the Prosper Africa Directorate (in this Act referred to as the Directorate ). The President shall appoint an Executive Director of the Directorate who shall be responsible for the management, coordination, and information sharing functions of the Prosper Africa Initiative established pursuant to section 3(a) and other duties that support the purposes of the Initiative described in section 3(b) as appropriate. The Executive Director shall be responsible for— convening relevant Federal departments and agencies to coordinate programs, assistance, communications, and stakeholder engagement, and consulting with such departments and agencies on the appropriate levels and allocation of resources in support of achieving the strategic objectives of the Initiative; planning and implementing information sharing and other collaboration efforts among relevant Federal departments and agencies, and the private sector as appropriate, related to trade and investment opportunities, African capital markets, and relevant transactions in Africa and support for monitoring, evaluation, and transaction facilitation; engaging with United States and African private sector partners, civil society organizations, nongovernmental organizations and the African diaspora community, as appropriate, to solicit input and feedback on the Initiative’s activities, as well as any technical, policy, financial, and political obstacles private sector partners encounter in accessing or expanding in African markets or gaining access to capital for those purposes; and establishing measurable goals and objectives for the purposes of carrying out the Initiative.
The President shall establish an interagency leadership committee (in this subsection referred to as the committee ) to provide strategic guidance for administering the objectives of the Initiative and serve as the United States interagency strategic development and coordination body for efforts of relevant Federal departments and agencies. The committee shall include representatives from relevant Federal departments and agencies, as determined appropriate by the President. The Executive Director of the Directorate shall serve as chairperson of the committee.
The committee shall meet not less than four times each year at the call of the Executive Director of the Directorate (or the Director’s designee). Subject to the availability of appropriations— the Directorate shall be supported by at least 6 full-time employees of the Federal Government, which should include personnel detailed to the Directorate from relevant Federal departments and agencies, who are stationed in Africa and whose sole duties are to support the purposes of— the Initiative described in section 3(b); or the provisions of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 ( Public Law 116–283 ) with respect to Africa and in compliance with the requirements of the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 ( Public Law 116–94 ; 22 U.S.C. 9901 et seq. ); and relevant Federal departments and agencies should detail personnel to the Directorate at the Directorate’s offices in the United States.
The Prosper Africa Initiative established pursuant to section 3(a) shall be supported by designated embassy staff holding positions related to United States commercial and economic interests at United States embassies located in Africa, to the extent practicable. Such designated embassy staff at a United States embassy located in Africa shall be referred to as a deal team for purposes of this subsection. Each deal team shall prioritize efforts to identify commercial opportunities, advocate for improvements in the business and investment climate, engage and consult with private sector partners, and report on such activities, in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 ( Public Law 116–94 ; 22 U.S.C. 9901 et seq. ).
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