Sec. 7071. stabilization and development in regions impacted by extremism and conflict
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## Sec. 7071 stabilization and development in regions impacted by extremism and conflict ###
(a)Countering Foreign Fighters and Extremist Organizations Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for programs and activities to counter and defeat violent extremism and foreign fighters abroad, consistent with the strategy required by section 7073(a)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31): * Provided*, That the Secretary of State shall ensure such programs are coordinated with and complement the efforts of other United States Government agencies and international partners, and that information gained through the conduct of such programs is shared in a timely manner with relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government, other international partners, and the appropriate congressional committees, as appropriate. ###
(b)Relief and Recovery Fund ####
(1)Funds and transfer authority Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Economic Support Fund”, “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, “Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, “Peacekeeping Operations”, and “Foreign Military Financing Program”, not less than $200,000,000 shall be made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund for assistance for areas liberated or at risk from, or under the control of, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, other terrorist organizations, or violent extremist organizations, including for stabilization assistance for vulnerable ethnic and religious minority communities affected by conflict: * Provided*, That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes and to amounts specifically designated in this Act or in the joint explanatory statement accompanying this Act for assistance for countries: * Provided further*, That such funds appropriated under such headings may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: * Provided further*, That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. ####
(2)Transitional justice Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” that are made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote accountability in Iraq and Syria for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, which shall be in addition to any other funds made available by this Act for such purposes: * Provided*, That such programs shall include components to develop local investigative and judicial skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and maintain the chain of custody of evidence, including for use in prosecutions: * Provided further*, That such funds shall be administered by the Special Coordinator for the Office of Global Criminal Justice, Department of State: * Provided further*, That funds made available by this paragraph shall only be made available on an open and competitive basis. ####
(3)Funds for jordan and tunisia Of the funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund, not less than the following amounts shall be made available— #####
(A)$50,000,000 for assistance for Jordan; and #####
(B)$50,000,000 for assistance for Tunisia: * Provided*, That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such countries. ###
(c)Prevention of Failed States Through Public-Private Partnerships Of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund, up to $10,000,000 shall be made available to implement the program described under this section in the joint explanatory statement accompanying this Act, which shall be apportioned to USAID not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: * Provided*, That such funds shall be in addition to funds made available for bilateral assistance for such countries, and shall remain available until expended: * Provided further*, That in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, up to $750,000 of the funds made available by this paragraph may be used by USAID for administrative expenses related to the design and implementation of such program. ###
(d)Counter Violent Extremism in Asia Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Economic Support Fund”, not less than $2,500,000 shall be made available for programs to counter violent extremism in Asia, including within the Buddhist community: * Provided*, That such funds shall be administered by the Mission Director of the Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID: * Provided further*, That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes. ###
(e)Fragile States and Extremism Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for the purposes of section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31), subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. ###
(f)Global Concessional Financing Facility Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Economic Support Fund” may be made available for the Global Concessional Financing Facility of the World Bank to provide financing to support refugees and host communities: * Provided*, That such funds shall be in addition to funds made available for bilateral assistance in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may only be made available subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
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