Sec. 5. REPORTS
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## SEC. 5 REPORTS ###
(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for the following 12 years, the President shall transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report, with a classified annex if necessary, that includes— ####
(1)a review, in consultation with appropriate interagency representatives, including the Board, consisting of a detailed description of— #####
(A)current efforts to prevent and respond to atrocities, based on United States and locally identified indicators, including an analysis of capacities and constraints for interagency detection, early warning and response, information-sharing, contingency planning, and coordination; #####
(B)recommendations to further strengthen United States capabilities described in subparagraph (A); #####
(C)funding expended by relevant Federal departments and agencies on atrocities prevention activities, including appropriate transitional justice measures and the legal, procedural, and resource constraints faced by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development throughout respective budgeting, strategic planning, and management cycles regarding support for atrocity prevention activities; #####
(D)a global assessment of ongoing atrocities, including the findings of such assessment and, where relevant, the efficacy of any steps taken by the Board or relevant Federal agency to respond to such atrocities; #####
(E)countries and regions at risk of atrocities, including a description of specific risk factors, at-risk groups, and likely scenarios in which atrocities would occur; and **[**Note: The amendment made by paragraph
(1)of section 1210D(c) of Public Law 116-283 shall take effect and apply beginning with the first report required under section 5 of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 after the date of the enactment [January 1, 2021] of this Act. Upon such date, subparagraph
(E)is amended to read as follows:**]** #####
(E)countries and regions at risk of atrocities, including covered foreign countries, and a description of specific risk factors, at risk groups, likely scenarios in which atrocities would occur, and efforts taken by the Board or relevant Federal agencies to prevent such atrocities; and #####
(F)the atrocities prevention training for Foreign Service officers authorized under subparagraph
(D)of section 708(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by section 4; ####
(2)recommendations to ensure shared responsibility by— #####
(A)enhancing multilateral mechanisms for preventing atrocities, including strengthening the role of international organizations and international financial institutions in conflict prevention, mitigation, and response; and #####
(B)strengthening relevant regional organizations; ####
(3)the implementation status of the recommendations contained in the previous review required by this section; and ####
(4)identification of the Federal agencies and civil society, academic, and nongovernmental organizations and institutions consulted for preparation of such report. ###
(b)Consideration of Recommendations The preparation of the report required by subsection
(a)shall include a consideration of analysis, reporting, and policy recommendations to prevent and respond to atrocities produced by civil society, academic, and other nongovernmental organizations and institutions. ###
(c)Availability to Congress The report required by subsection
(a)shall be made available to all members of Congress. ### (d)1 Covered Foreign Country Defined The term “covered foreign country” means a foreign country that is not listed as a priority country under section 505 of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9804) but remains among the top 30 most at risk countries for new onset of mass killing, according to the Department of State’s internal assessments, and in consultation with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 1Section 1210D(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 116–283 inserts a new subsection
(d)at the end of section 5.The amendment made by paragraph
(1)of section 1210D(c) of Public Law 116-283 shall take effect and apply beginning with the first report required under section 5 of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 after the date of the enactment [January 1, 2021] of this Act.
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