Sec. 7042. africa
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## SEC. 7042 africa ###
(a)African Great Lakes Region Assistance Restriction Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “International Military Education and Training” for the central government of a country in the African Great Lakes region may be made available only for Expanded International Military Education and Training and professional military education until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is not facilitating or otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed groups. ###
(b)Central African Republic Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Economic Support Fund”, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court in Central African Republic. ###
(c)Counter Illicit Armed Groups Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army
(LRA)or other illicit armed groups in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, including to improve physical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers. ###
(d)Democratic Republic of the Congo Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $325,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC)for stabilization, global health, and bilateral economic assistance, including in areas affected by, and at risk from, the Ebola virus disease: * Provided*, That such funds shall also be made available to support security, stabilization, development, and democracy in Eastern DRC: * Provided further*, That funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “Peacekeeping Operations” and “International Military Education and Training” that are made available for such purposes may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. ###
(e)Ethiopia ####
(1)Assistance Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be used to support— #####
(A)a political dialogue to end the conflict; #####
(B)civil society and protect human rights; #####
(C)efforts to provide unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance; and #####
(D)investigations and prosecutions of gross violations of human rights. ####
(2)Spend plan Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a spend plan consistent with the requirements in section 7062(b) of this Act. ####
(3)Report Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the extent to which the Government of Ethiopia and other parties to the conflict— #####
(A)have ceased offensive military operations; #####
(B)have taken credible steps toward a political dialogue to end the conflict; #####
(C)are providing unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance; #####
(D)are taking effective steps to protect human rights and comply with international humanitarian law and international refugee law; and #####
(E)are cooperating with independent investigations of gross violations of human rights. ###
(f)Malawi 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 higher education programs in Malawi shall be made available for higher education and workforce development programs in agriculture as described under this section in House Report 117-84. ###
(g)Mozambique Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $537,500,000 shall be made available for assistance for Mozambique, including for stabilization, global health, and bilateral economic assistance in areas affected by violent extremism. ###
(h)South Sudan ####
(1)Assistance Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for assistance for South Sudan should be made available for democracy programs, including programs to support civil society, and for conflict mitigation and reconciliation programs, at levels above the prior fiscal year. ####
(2)Limitation on assistance for the central government Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may only be made available, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for— #####
(A)humanitarian assistance; #####
(B)health programs, including to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious diseases; #####
(C)assistance to support South Sudan peace negotiations or to advance or implement a peace agreement; and #####
(D)assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, and subsequent and mutual arrangements related to such agreement, or any other internationally recognized viable peace agreement in South Sudan: * Provided*, That prior to the initial obligation of funds made available pursuant to subparagraphs
(C)and (D), the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the intended uses of such funds and steps taken by such government to advance or implement a peace agreement. ###
(i)Sudan ####
(1)Assistance Funds appropriated by this Act under title III should be made available to support a civilian-led transition in Sudan: * Provided*, That notwithstanding any other provision of law except section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, such funds may be made available for agriculture and economic growth programs, and economic assistance for marginalized areas in Sudan and Abyei: * Provided further*, That funds should be prioritized for civil society capacity building, political party and coalition building, women and youth empowerment, protection of human rights, and support for elections if the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate congressional committees that conditions exist for free and fair elections. ####
(2)Limitation None of the funds appropriated by this Act under title IV may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Sudan, except to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in Sudan. ####
(3)Consultation and notification 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 any new program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. ###
(j)Zimbabwe ####
(1)Instruction **[**[22 U.S.C. 2151 note](/us/usc/t22/s2151)**]** The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. ####
(2)Limitation None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1).
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