Sec. 7060.
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Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $640,555,000 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, Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for basic education programs, $106,000,000 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 $231,566,000 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 $33,000,000 shall be made available for 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 $40,000,000 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 ). 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 to support projects that strengthen democracy and civil society by protecting scholars at risk overseas, including through fellowships and placement opportunities abroad, which shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State.
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Development Assistance , not less than $18,500,000 shall be made available for United States Agency for International Development cooperative development programs. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Development Assistance shall be made available for programs and activities administered by USAID to address the needs of, and protect and promote the rights of, people with disabilities in developing countries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, political and electoral participation, and integration of individuals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation:
That funds shall be made available to support disability rights advocacy organizations in developing countries: Provided, That of the funds made available pursuant to this paragraph, 5 percent may be used by USAID for management, oversight, and technical support. Provided further, Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available to establish a small grant and capacity building program to assist organizations of persons with disabilities, including families of children with disabilities, to promote policies, social supports, human rights protections, and advocacy programs that strengthen families and protect against the unnecessary institutionalization of children with disabilities, consistent with the purposes described under this section in the report accompanying this Act: , That such program shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State:
Provided , That funds made available for such program shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for disability programs administered by such Assistant Secretary. Provided further Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on implementation of section 5104 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 (division E of Public Law 117–81 ) regarding the establishment of the Office of International Disability Rights, Department of State.
Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,000,000,000 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 ), including for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs: 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 ).
Of the funds made available pursuant to this subsection— not less than 50 percent should be made available for the Feed the Future target countries; and not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available to support private sector investment in food security, including as catalytic capital. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $171,633,000 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 $111,000,000 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 $89,500,000 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:
That such funds are in addition to funds made available by this Act under the heading Provided further, Diplomatic Programs for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. 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 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 $451,000,000 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 $225,500,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa.
Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, 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 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, 2025, 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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Sec. 7060
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