Sec. 7060.
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Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $691,500,000 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, $152,000,000 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 $203,250,000 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 $50,000,000 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 ).
Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the provisions of this subsection, to support programs funded pursuant to this subsection: That funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Provided, Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $274,313,000 shall be made available for biodiversity conservation programs, including for marine conservation programs following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:
That no such funds may be made available to support the expansion of industrial scale logging, agriculture, livestock production, mining, or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forests as of December 30, 2013, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any financing of any such activity.
Provided, Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $89,063,000 shall be made available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking. None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this Act may be made available for training or other assistance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of State determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States.
Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available for the prevention of illegal logging practices consistent with the Lacey Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq. /section 8204 of Public Law 110–246 ), and not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available to reduce deforestation: That such funds shall be allocated consistent with the requirements included under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
Provided, Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $131,813,000 shall be made available for land use, management, and protection programs. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading National Security Investment Programs , not less than $13,875,000 shall be made available for cooperative development programs. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading National Security Investment Programs shall be made available for programs and activities to address the needs of, and protect and promote the rights of, people with disabilities in developing countries:
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 subsection, 5 percent may be used for management, oversight, and technical support. Provided further, Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $720,000,000 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 not less than $175,000,000 for international agricultural research, of which not less than $72,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs, including for the purposes enumerated under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
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 $20,000,000 shall be made available to support private sector investment in food security, including as catalytic capital. Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, not less than $100,000,000 shall be made available for a public-private partnership foundation for food security, if legislation establishing such a foundation is enacted into law by December 31, 2026.
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings National Security Investment Programs and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , not less than $105,625,000 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 heading Provided, National Security Investment Programs 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: That funds made available by this Act shall be made available to further develop, standardize, and update training for all United States Government personnel under Chief of Mission authority posted at United States embassies and consulates abroad on recognizing signs of human trafficking and protocols for reporting such cases.
Provided further, Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on how all grants and contracts awarded in the prior fiscal year by the Department of State are compliant with applicable requirements within section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7104(g) ). Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $338,250,000 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 $169,125,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa.
Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State may deviate below the minimum funding requirements designated in sections 7030, 7059, and 7060 of this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding such designation: That such deviations shall only be exercised to address unforeseen or exigent circumstances: Provided, 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 further, 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, 2027, 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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