Sec. 7065. stabilization and development in regions impacted by extremism and conflict
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## SEC. 7065 stabilization and development in regions impacted by extremism and conflict ###
(a)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 unless specifically designated in this Act or in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for assistance for countries, such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes: *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 headings “Economic Support Fund” and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement” that are made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote accountability for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, including in Iraq and Syria, 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, and may include the establishment of, and assistance for, transitional justice mechanisms: *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 be made available on an open and competitive basis. ###
(b)Countering 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 are in addition to funds otherwise made available by this Act for such purposes. ###
(c)Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund Of the 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”, $5,000,000 shall be made available to the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), including as a contribution: *Provided*, That any such funds made available for the GCERF shall be made available on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the United States Government, to the maximum extent practicable, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. ###
(d)Global Concessional Financing Facility Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Economic Support Fund”, $25,000,000 shall 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 allocated 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 to consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.