Sec. 6. IDENTIFICATION OF AND ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS HUMANITARIAN, STABILIZATION, AND RECOVERY NEEDS OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA
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## SEC. 6 IDENTIFICATION OF AND ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS HUMANITARIAN, STABILIZATION, AND RECOVERY NEEDS OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA ###
(a)Identification The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and Director of National Intelligence, shall seek to identify— ####
(1)threats of persecution and other early-warning indicators of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes against individuals who are or were nationals and residents of Iraq or Syria, are members of religious or ethnic minority groups in such countries, and against whom the Secretary of State has determined ISIS has committed genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes; ####
(2)the religious and ethnic minority groups in Iraq or Syria identified pursuant to paragraph
(1)that are at risk of forced migration, within or across the borders of Iraq, Syria, or a country of first asylum, and the primary reasons for such risk; ####
(3)#####
(A)the humanitarian, stabilization, and recovery needs of individuals described in paragraphs
(1)and (2), including the assistance provided by the United States and by the United Nations, respectively— ######
(i)to address the humanitarian, stabilization, and recovery needs of such individuals; and ######
(ii)to mitigate the risks of forced migration of such individuals; and #####
(B)assistance provided through the Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization and Funding Facility for Expanded Stabilization; and ####
(4)to the extent practicable and appropriate— #####
(A)the entities, including faith-based entities, that are providing assistance to address the humanitarian, stabilization, and recovery needs of individuals described in paragraphs
(1)and (2); and #####
(B)the extent to which the United States is providing assistance to or through the entities referred to in subparagraph (A). ###
(b)Additional Consultation In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with, and consider credible information from— ####
(1)individuals described in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of such subsection; and ####
(2)the entities described in paragraph (4)(A) of such subsection. ###
(c)Assistance The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development are authorized to provide assistance, including financial and technical assistance as necessary and appropriate, to support the entities described in subsection (a)(4)(A).