Sec. 7028.
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Consistent with section 704 of the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (title VII of division J of Public Law 116–94 ), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall prioritize the allocation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Diplomatic Programs for support of Chief of Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commercial relations and safeguard United States economic and business interests in the country in which each Chief of Mission serves, including activities and initiatives to create and maintain an enabling environment, promote and protect such interests, and resolve commercial disputes:
That each Mission Resource Request and Bureau Resource Request shall include amounts required to prioritize the activities described in this subsection. Provided, In carrying out section 705 of title VII of division J of Public Law 116–94 , the Secretary of State shall annually assess training needs across the economic and commercial diplomacy issue areas and ensure, after a review of course offerings, course attendance records, and course evaluation results, that current offerings meet training needs.
The Secretary of State should direct each Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance and support commercial relations and the safeguarding of United States business interests in the development and execution of the applicable Integrated Country Strategy and the Mission Resource Request for each country receiving bilateral assistance from funds appropriated by this Act. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading National Security Investment Programs , not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to enhance and expand Department of State coordination with the Department of Commerce on the furtherance of national and economic security interests, subject to the coordination and concurrence of the Assistant Secretary for Global Markets and Director General, United States Foreign Commercial Service:
That such funds shall not be used to subsidize or replicate ongoing activities of the United State Foreign Commercial Service, and may not be used for programs or activities in the United States: Provided, That such funds are subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. Provided further,
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