Sec. 2107. Authorization of appropriations for United States Strategy for Engagement in Central America
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There are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2025 to carry out the Strategy. The Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, may obligate up to 50 percent of the amounts appropriated in each fiscal year pursuant to subsection
(a)to carry out the Strategy on the first day of the fiscal year for which they are appropriated. The remaining 50 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection
(a)(after the obligations authorized under subsection (b)) may only be made available for assistance to the Government of El Salvador, of Guatemala, or of Honduras after the Secretary of State consults with, and subsequently certifies and reports to, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives that the respective government is taking effective steps (in addition to steps taken during the previous calendar year)— to combat corruption and impunity, including investigating and prosecuting government officials, military personnel, and civilian police officers credibly alleged to be corrupt; to implement reforms, policies, and programs to strengthen the rule of law, including increasing the transparency of public institutions and the independence of the judiciary and electoral institutions; to protect the rights of civil society, opposition political parties, trade unionists, human rights defenders, and the independence of the media; to provide effective and accountable civilian law enforcement and security for its citizens, and curtailing the role of the military in internal policing; to implement policies to reduce poverty and promote equitable economic growth and opportunity; to increase government revenues, including by enhancing tax collection, strengthening customs agencies, and reforming procurement processes; to improve border security and countering human smuggling, criminal gangs, drug traffickers, and transnational criminal organizations; to counter and prevent sexual and gender-based violence; to inform its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States; to resolve disputes involving the confiscation of real property of United States entities; and to implement reforms to strengthen educational systems, vocational training programs, and programs for at-risk youth.