Sec. 6. Roles and responsibilities
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Funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 7 should be made available as follows, consistent with the overall strategic direction and capabilities of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development: For the Department of State, such funds should be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, except for funds provided to the NED. Such funds shall be made available as grants and should have as their primary purpose democracy programs that are incorporated into a larger diplomatic strategy and are flexible, innovative, and responsive to— current human rights abuses and democracy deficiencies as documented in the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices required by sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) , 2304(b)); and emerging opportunities and sudden crises.
For USAID, such funds should have as their primary purpose flexible, innovative, and responsive democracy programs that are development-oriented, often coordinated through a Country Development Cooperation Strategy, and conducted in countries where a USAID Mission is present or a where a USAID Mission in a neighboring country can manage and oversee such programs effectively. Such programs should, as appropriate, build enduring local capacity, incorporate democracy programming into a larger development and diplomatic strategy, and emphasize participatory and locally led programs when possible.
Funds made available for civil society and political competition and consensus building programs abroad shall be provided in a manner that recognizes the benefits of grants and cooperative agreements in implementing such programs. In cases where both the Department of State and USAID are able to respond to emerging opportunities and sudden crises, including in closed and repressive societies, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall coordinate their respective programs, including at the country level, to ensure complementarity and prevent waste or redundancy.
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