Sec. 7033. international religious freedom
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## Sec. 7033 international religious freedom ###
(a)International Religious Freedom Office and Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom ####
(1)Operations Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Diplomatic Programs” shall be made available for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia, as authorized in the Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-161), including for support staff at not less than the amounts specified for such offices in the table under such heading in the joint explanatory statement accompanying this Act. ####
(2)Curriculum Funds appropriated under the heading “Diplomatic Programs” and designated for the Office of International Religious Freedom shall be made available for the development and implementation of an international religious freedom curriculum in accordance with section 708(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028(a)(2)). ###
(b)Assistance ####
(1)International religious freedom programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Democracy Fund” and available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for international religious freedom programs: * Provided*, That the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of such funds. ####
(2)Protection and investigation programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Economic Support Fund”, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities: * Provided*, That a portion of such funds shall be made available for programs to investigate the persecution of such minorities by governments and non-state actors and for the public dissemination of information collected on such persecution, including on the Department of State website. ####
(3)Humanitarian programs Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “International Disaster Assistance” and “Migration and Refugee Assistance” shall be made available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities, including victims of genocide designated by the Secretary of State and other groups that have suffered crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, to— #####
(A)facilitate the implementation of an immediate, coordinated, and sustained response to provide humanitarian assistance; #####
(B)enhance protection of conflict victims, including those facing a dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution because of their faith or ethnicity; #####
(C)improve access to secure locations for obtaining humanitarian and resettlement services; and #####
(D)build resilience and help reestablish livelihoods for displaced and persecuted persons in their communities of origin. ####
(4)Transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to support transitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration programs for vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities, including in the Middle East and North Africa regions: * Provided*, That such funds shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, from sources other than the United States Government. ####
(5)Responsibility for funds Funds made available by paragraphs
(1)and
(2)shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in consultation with other relevant United States Government officials. ###
(c)International Broadcasting Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Operations” shall be made available for programs related to international religious freedom, including reporting on the condition of vulnerable and persecuted religious groups. ###
(d)Funding Clarification ####
(1)Funds made available pursuant to subsection
(b)are in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes. ####
(2)Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading “Economic Support Fund” may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law for assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.
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