Sec. 1210D. MITIGATION AND PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES IN HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES
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## SEC. 1210D MITIGATION AND PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES IN HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES **[**[22 U.S.C. 2656 note](/us/usc/t22/s2656)**]** ###
(a)Statement of Policy It is the policy of the United States that the Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Defense and the United States Agency for International Development, should address global fragility, as required by the Global Fragility Act of 2019 and, to the extent practicable, incorporate efforts to identify, prevent, and respond to the causes of atrocities, as required by section 3 of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note), into security assistance and cooperation planning and implementation for covered foreign countries. ###
(b)In General The Secretary of State, in consultation with chiefs of mission and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall ensure that the Department of State’s Atrocity Assessment Framework is factored into the Integrated Country Strategy and the Country Development Cooperation Strategy where appropriate for covered foreign countries. ###
(c)Report ####
(1)In general Section 5 of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 is amended— #####
(A)by amending subparagraph
(E)of subsection (a)(1) 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” > ; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following new subscection: > > ### “(d) 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.” > . ####
(2)Effective date The amendment made by paragraph
(1)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 that is required after the date of the enactment of this Act. ###
(d)Stakeholder Consultation Consistent with section 504(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9803(b)), the Secretary of State and other relevant agencies should consult with credible representatives of civil society with experience in atrocities prevention and national and local governance entities, as well as relevant international development organizations with experience implementing programs in fragile and violence-affected communities, multilateral organizations and donors, and relevant private, academic, and philanthropic entities, as appropriate, in identifying covered foreign countries as defined in this section. ###
(e)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Appropriate congressional committees The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####
(A)the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and #####
(B)the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. ####
(2)Covered foreign country 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 appropriate congressional committees.
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MITIGATION AND PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES IN HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES
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