Sec. 7060. sector allocations
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## SEC. 7060 sector allocations ###
(a)Basic Education and Higher Education ####
(1)Basic education #####
(A)Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $950,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for basic education, and such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries: * Provided*, That such funds shall also be used for secondary education activities: * Provided further*, That the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, may reprogram such funds between countries: * Provided further*, That of the funds made available by this paragraph, $150,000,000 should be available for the education of girls in areas of conflict:* Provided further*, That funds made available under the headings “Development Assistance” and “Economic Support Fund” for the support of non-state schools in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. #####
(B)Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for basic education programs, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available for contributions to multilateral partnerships that support education. #####
(C)Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and made available for assistance for basic education as provided for in this paragraph shall be referred to as the “Nita M. Lowey Basic Education Fund”. ####
(2)Higher education Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $235,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education: * Provided*, That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: * Provided further*, That of such amount, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for new and ongoing partnerships between higher education institutions in the United States and developing countries focused on building the capacity of higher education institutions and systems in developing countries: * Provided further*, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds for such partnerships. ####
(3)Higher education in countries impacted by economic crises In addition to amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (2), of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Economic Support Fund”, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for the following institutions that are recipients of United States assistance and located in countries impacted by economic crises— #####
(A)United States-accredited institutions of higher education in the Middle East; and #####
(B)not-for-profit, coeducational American institutions of higher education in the Middle East and Asia. ###
(b)Development Programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Development Assistance”, not less than $18,500,000 shall be made available for USAID cooperative development programs and not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. ###
(c)Environment Programs ####
(1)#####
(A)Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the provisions of this subsection, to support environment programs. #####
(B)Funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. ####
(2)#####
(A)Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $320,000,000 shall be made available for biodiversity conservation programs. #####
(B)Not less than $100,664,000 of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking. #####
(C)None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this Act may be made available for training or other assistance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of State determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States. #####
(D)Funds appropriated by this Act for biodiversity programs shall not be used to support the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forests as of December 30, 2013, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each international financial institution
(IFI)to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any financing of any such activity. ####
(3)The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each IFI that it is the policy of the United States to use the voice and vote of the United States, in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution, regarding the construction of any large dam consistent with the criteria set forth in Senate Report 114-79, while also considering whether the project involves important foreign policy objectives. ####
(4)Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $135,000,000 shall be made available for sustainable landscapes programs. ####
(5)Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $177,000,000 shall be made available for adaptation programs, including in support of the implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. ####
(6)Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $179,000,000 shall be made available for renewable energy programs, including in support of carrying out the purposes of the Electrify Africa Act (Public Law 114-121) and implementation of the Power Africa initiative. ####
(7)Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $75,000,000 shall be made available for programs to address ocean plastic pollution and other marine debris, including technical assistance for waste management: * Provided*, That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the USAID Administrator, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall seek to enter into negotiations with key bilateral and multilateral donors, including the World Bank, to establish a new multilateral fund for ocean plastic pollution and other marine debris: * Provided further*, That such funds may be made available for a contribution to such new fund, and for a USAID-administered multi-donor fund for such purposes: * Provided further*, That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such purposes:* Provided further*, That such funds may only be made available following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. ###
(d)Food Security and Agricultural Development Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,010,600,000 shall be made available for food security and agricultural development programs to carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-195): * Provided*, That funds may be made available for a contribution as authorized by section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246), as amended by section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334). ###
(e)Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 shall be made available to support the development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, especially women. ###
(f)Programs to Combat Trafficking in Persons Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia”, and “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, not less than $99,000,000 shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally, including for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of which not less than $77,000,000 shall be from funds made available under the heading “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”: * Provided*, That funds made available by this Act under the headings “Development Assistance”, “Economic Support Fund”, and “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” that are made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons should be obligated and programmed consistent with the country-specific recommendations included in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and shall be coordinated with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State. ###
(g)Reconciliation Programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Development Assistance”, not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war: * Provided*, That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds, and such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: * Provided further*, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other than the United States Government: * Provided further*, That such funds shall be administered by the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation, USAID. ###
(h)Water and Sanitation Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $450,000,000 shall be made available for water supply and sanitation projects pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of which not less than $225,000,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available to support initiatives by local communities in developing countries to build and maintain safe latrines.
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