[House Report 117-84]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 117-84
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STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS BILL,
2022
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July 6, 2021.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Ms. Lee of California, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 4373]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs, for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2022, and for other purposes.
INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT
Page Number
Bill Report
Overview...................................................
3
Title I--Department of State and Related Agency:
Department of State:
Administration of Foreign Affairs.................. 2
9
Diplomatic Programs................................ 2
10
Consular and Border Security Programs.............. 6
18
Capital Investment Fund............................ 6
19
Office of Inspector General........................ 6
20
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs......... 7
20
Representation Expenses............................ 8
23
Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials....... 8
23
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance.... 8
24
Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service. 9
26
Repatriation Loans Program Account................. 9
26
Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan........ 9
26
International Center, Washington, District of
Columbia....................................... 10
27
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability Fund................................ 10
27
International Organizations:
Contributions to International Organizations....... 10
27
Contributions for International Peacekeeping
Activities..................................... 11
29
International Commissions:
International Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico.............................. 14
30
American Sections, International Commissions....... 15
31
International Fisheries Commissions................ 16
32
Related Agency
United States Agency for Global Media.............. 16
33
International Broadcasting Operations...... 16
33
Broadcasting Capital Improvements.......... 18
35
Related Programs
The Asia Foundation................................ 19
36
United States Institute of Peace................... 19
36
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust
Fund........................................... 19
36
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program............. 19
37
Israeli Arab Scholarship Program................... 20
37
East-West Center................................... 20
37
Leadership Institute for Transatlantic Engagement.. 21
37
National Endowment for Democracy................... 21
37
Other Commissions
Commission for the Preservation of America's
Heritage Abroad................................ 21
38
United States Commission on International Religious
Freedom........................................ 22
39
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe... 22
39
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's
Republic of China.............................. 23
39
United States-China Economic and Security Review
Commission..................................... 23
39
Title II--United States Agency for International
Development:
Funds Appropriated to the President
Operating Expenses......................... 24
40
Capital Investment Fund.................... 25
42
Office of Inspector General................ 25
43
Title III-- Bilateral Economic Assistance:
Funds Appropriated to the President
Global Health Programs..................... 26
43
Development Assistance..................... 28
49
International Disaster Assistance.......... 28
55
Transition Initiatives..................... 29
56
Complex Crises Fund........................ 30
57
Economic Support Fund...................... 30
57
Democracy Fund............................. 30
59
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central
Asia................................... 31
60
Department of State
Migration and Refugee Assistance........... 32
61
United States Emergency Refugee and
Migration Assistance Fund.............. 33
63
Independent Agencies
Peace Corps................................ 34
64
Millennium Challenge Corporation........... 35
64
Inter-American Foundation.................. 36
65
United States African Development
Foundation............................. 36
66
Department of the Treasury
International Affairs Technical Assistance. 37
66
Debt Restructuring......................... 38
67
Title IV--International Security Assistance:
Department of State
International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement............................ 39
67
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining
and Related Programs................... 40
71
Peacekeeping Operations.................... 42
72
Funds Appropriated to the President
International Military Education and
Training............................... 43
73
Foreign Military Financing Program......... 44
73
Title V--Multilateral Assistance:
Funds Appropriated to the President
International Organizations and Programs... 47
75
International Financial Institutions............... 48
77
Global Environment Facility................ 48
77
Contribution to the Green Climate Fund..... 48
77
Contribution to the Clean Technology Fund.. 48
77
Contribution to the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development......... 48
78
Contribution to the International
Development Association................ 49
78
Contribution to the Asian Development Fund. 49
78
Contribution to the African Development
Bank................................... 49
78
Contribution to the African Development
Fund................................... 50
78
Contribution to the International Fund for
Agricultural Development............... 50
79
Contribution to the International Monetary
Fund................................... 50
79
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance:
Export-Import Bank of the United States............ 51
79
United States International Development Finance
Corporation.................................... 54
80
Trade and Development Agency....................... 58
83
Title VII--General Provisions 59
83
Summary of Committee Recommendation
The Committee recommendation for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for
the activities under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs totals
$62,242,000,000 in new discretionary budget authority, which is
$6,737,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level and
$62,592,000 below the fiscal year 2022 request. The funding
included in this bill underscores the need for parity between
diplomacy, development, and defense funding as integral parts
of national security and to begin providing the resources
necessary to strengthen our foreign policy agencies and
institutions to meet the myriad of global challenges faced by
the United States.
SUMMARY TABLE: AMOUNTS IN NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY
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FY 2022 Budget FY 2022 Committee
Title FY 2021 Enacted Request Recommendation
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Title I--Department of State and Related Agency........ 16,681,288,000 18,190,206,000 18,044,082,000
Title II--United States Agency for International 1,711,447,000 1,862,647,000 1,790,618,000
Development...........................................
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance............... 26,488,952,000 29,643,912,000 29,625,912,000
Title IV--International Security Assistance............ 9,004,028,000 9,183,893,000 9,034,028,000
Title V--Multilateral Assistance....................... 2,040,819,000 3,630,134,000 4,098,560,000
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance............. 159,000,000 228,800,000 223,800,000
Title VII--General Provisions.......................... -155,411,000 -435,000,000 -575,000,000
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Total.............................................. 55,505,000,000 62,304,592,000 62,242,000,000
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DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND STAFFING RESOURCES
The Committee continues to prioritize the safety and
security of diplomatic and development staff and the
facilities.
Only a capable and diverse Department of State and United
States Agency for International Development (USAID), with well-
staffed embassies and missions, can effectively represent the
interests of the United States abroad. The Committee
appreciates the early steps the Administration and the
Secretary of State have taken to ensure that the United States
foreign policy workforce reflects the richness and diversity of
America itself and urges accountability in reaching their
stated goals. The Committee recommendation includes sufficient
resources to enable the Administration to restore and expand
the Department of State and USAID's Foreign Service Officer
Corps and Civil Service workforce. The Committee emphasizes
that resources are available for requisite training, support,
and security costs associated with these positions.
The Committee notes that the Commerce, Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 directs the
Attorney General to implement training programs to cover the
use of force and de-escalation, racial profiling, implicit
bias, and procedural justice, to include training on the duty
of federal law enforcement officers to intervene in cases where
another law enforcement officer is using excessive force, and
make such training a requirement for federal law enforcement
officers. The Committee further notes that Diplomatic Security
and the civilian entities that provide security funded by this
Act are considered federal law enforcement officers and Federal
Law Enforcement Training Centers partner organizations. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to adopt and follow
the training programs implemented by the Attorney General, and
to make such training a requirement for its federal law
enforcement officers and any contractors providing security.
The Committee further directs the Secretary of State to brief
the Committees on Appropriations on their efforts relating to
training not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act. In addition, the Committee directs the Assistant
Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, to the extent that
they have not already done so, to develop policies and
procedures to submit their use of force data to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s National Use of Force Data
Collection database. The Committee further directs the
Secretary of State to brief the Committees on Appropriations
not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act on their
current efforts to tabulate use of force data.
MULTILATERAL COOPERATION
The Committee recommendation affirms support for
multilateral organizations for galvanizing cooperation and
coordination in tackling some of the world's most difficult
challenges, which maximizes the use of United States tax
dollars. Disease, climate change, displacement, conflict,
disasters, terrorism, and economic strife threaten the
security, safety, and well-being of Americans at home and
abroad. The recommendation supports the United States
fulfilling our commitments to these institutions, including
arrears to certain organizations, to strengthen our global
partnerships and restore our credibility as an engaged,
committed partner.
By investing in multilateral partnerships, the United
States advances its own interests while leveraging
contributions from other donors. When United States leadership
is absent, it opens the door for influences such as from Russia
and the People's Republic of China (PRC) that undermine
democratic governance and entice developing countries to accept
development deals that risk unsustainable debt and further
poverty. The Committee believes working through global
partnerships toward the goals of peace and prosperity for all
people, such as those detailed in the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals, brings greater country ownership
and shared sustainable progress. The Committee directs the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID
Administrator and other United States assistance agencies, to
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later
than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on how the United
States is contributing to the achievement of the seventeen
Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
The global experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has
reinforced the interrelated nature of all nations and
underscored that the safety of United States citizens is
dependent on the strength of every nations' global health
system. The world's health systems are only as strong as the
weakest link. The Committee proposes to take a holistic
approach to global health recognizing the importance of a
strong health system in low- and middle-income countries as
necessary to the sustainment of global health success and
progress in preventing and responding to public health
emergencies, emerging health threats, and communicable
diseases. This includes voluntary family planning, reproductive
health, maternal health and prevention, screening, diagnosis,
and treatment of infectious and non-communicable diseases.
Success in one area of global health supports progress against
other diseases.
The Committee recommendation makes a strong commitment to a
global health architecture where every country has the systems
and policies to proactively respond to, and mitigate, emerging
health threats. In addition, the Committee recommendation
provides a renewed commitment to development and the economic
security of countries seeking to recover from the ravages of
the pandemic including closed schools, lost livelihoods, and
rising levels of gender-based violence and discrimination.
The Committee provided additional resources to respond to
the global pandemic through the Coronavirus Preparedness and
Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 116-123,
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public
Law 116-136), and the FY2021 Omnibus Appropriations Act (Public
Law 116-260). In combination with the resources made available
by the American Rescue Plan Act (Public Law 117-2), the United
States is better equipped to prevent the spread of the
coronavirus, treat and care for those affected, and build
better systems to prevent future pandemics.
The Committee is concerned about the transparency of the
distribution plan for the resources provided and reaffirms the
need to program such funds in an equitable and accountable way.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the USAID Administrator and other relevant United States
government agencies, to keep the Committees on Appropriations
informed on the use and prioritization of such programming and
expects agencies to adhere to the operating and spend plan
requirements applicable to funds appropriated for fiscal year
2021 when programming emergency funds such as through the
American Rescue Plan Act. The Committee directs the USAID
Administrator to ensure such programming is inclusive of all
affected communities especially marginalized groups, such as
LGBTQI+ individuals, that may experience barriers in access to
government services.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
The Committee believes diversity and inclusion in the
foreign policy workforce as well as the programs supported by
this Act must be a leading priority. Increasing access and
participation for minorities and those less represented in
diplomatic and development not only better reflects the unique
makeup of the American people, it also brings a wide range of
experiences, cultures, and histories to better understand the
complexities and similarities that exist within the global
world. The Committee provides resources for agencies such as
the Department of State, USAID, Peace Corps, the Export-Import
Bank, and the United States International Development Finance
Corporation to prioritize initiatives aimed at making real and
sustainable progress in diversifying our foreign policy
workforce.
NORTHERN TRIANGLE
The Committee supports the renewed diplomatic focus and
call for resources to address the urgent needs of the Northern
Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The
halt in United States assistance during the previous
Administration not only impeded progress on addressing the root
causes of migration, it cost critical time and credibility
needed to make progress on human rights, economic opportunity,
combating corruption, and upholding the rule of law. The
Committee recommendation provides the resources, as well as
accountability requirements for progress and long-lasting
impact, particularly on fighting corruption and impunity in the
region.
ENVIRONMENT
The Committee agrees with the Administration's
prioritization of environment and climate change as an
existential threat to our nation and the planet. Climate change
negatively impacts vulnerable and marginalized communities
disproportionately and is a direct threat to the investments
made by this Act to improve living conditions and protect
United States national interests. The Committee recommendation
provides resources to reassert United States leadership in this
space through both bilateral and multilateral mechanisms,
including the Green Climate Fund.
DEMOCRACY
The Committee shares the Administration's commitment to
strengthening and preserving democracies worldwide. The
Committee also acknowledges the shortcomings in our own
democracy and how these issues warrant sincere reflection on
our core values and role as a leader in democracy promotion.
Acknowledging these challenges here at home has made our
democracy more resilient despite efforts both domestic and
foreign to damage our democratic institutions through
disinformation and violence. Our democracy will continue to be
tested, but by addressing and growing from these challenges, we
have shown that democracies can still deliver a better way of
life than that of authoritarian regimes that assail human
rights and freedoms to consolidate corrupt power for self-
serving gains. The Committee recommendation reflects our
steadfast commitment to all those that believe in the
democratic system of governance.
HUMAN RIGHTS
The Committee remains committed to the protection and
promotion of human rights and the preservation of dignity of
all people including those most vulnerable and marginalized.
The Committee provides funding to advance this mission by
targeting a range of basic human rights including, but not
limited to, food security, health, education, freedom from
discrimination, freedom of expression, and physical security.
At a time when malign forces and actors take advantage of
vulnerable situations and people to erode human rights, sow
fear, and centralize corrupt power, the United States must
exert leadership globally to foster more tolerance and
compassion and uphold our core values.
SECURITY PROGRAMS
The Committee continues its focus on supporting programs
that are critical to the national security interests of the
United States and remains committed to the security of our
allies and partners. Security assistance efforts worldwide
counter violent extremism, terrorism, narcotics trafficking,
poaching, and weapons proliferation. Such efforts help provide
stability by supporting law enforcement training, peacekeeping,
demining, weapons destruction, and border control. Security
assistance also furthers our core values through governance
programs strengthening rule of law, judicial reform, and
combatting corruption. The Committee recommendation includes
continued support for critical allies such as Israel, Jordan,
Mexico, Colombia, and India, as well as Ukraine, Georgia, and
the Baltic allies who are on the front line in opposition to
renewed Russian aggression.
RESULTS, OVERSIGHT, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
The diplomatic engagement and foreign assistance accounts
funded in this Act support vital programs that save lives and
address the root causes of suffering, forced migration, and
conflict. The Committee recognizes that an effective foreign
assistance program must set transparent goals and measure
progress toward those goals in tangible ways. Data-driven
results should be the yardstick for measuring the success of
United States assistance programs, and sufficient resource
levels are provided to measure and collect such results. To
this end, effective foreign aid programming must consider the
host country context, especially government policies that
affect sectors in which United States assistance operates, and
also include host country input as appropriate. It must also
consider the private sector, including foreign capital and
trade flows, as well as assistance provided by other donors,
both official and unofficial. Partnership with host countries
is essential to implementing programs with effective and
sustainable impacts.
The recommendation continues to prioritize the proper
management of taxpayer dollars, including strong internal
controls, reduced inefficiency, ineffectiveness, and waste,
fraud, or abuse; and a focus on results, and customer service
for all United States Government agencies under the
jurisdiction of this Act. The Committee continues its focus on
reducing unnecessary expenditures and expects the departments
and agencies funded by this Act to work with the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to identify cost savings and
efficiencies where possible.
REPROGRAMMING, NOTIFICATION, REPORTING, AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS
The Committee recommendation grants limited reprogramming
authorities to ensure that funds are devoted to the highest
priorities, particularly due to changes in circumstances of
countries facing unrest, terrorism, and violence. The Committee
notes that reprogramming notifications must be submitted
subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations. For the purposes of this Act and
report, ``regular notification procedures'' means notification
must be provided at least 15 days in advance of obligation of
funds unless otherwise specified. The Committee continues to
permit the waiver of such notification procedures, pursuant to
section 7015(e) of this Act, only if failure to do so would
pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare. The
Committee expects the use of this authority to be extremely
rare and directs the Secretary of State and the USAID
Administrator to use this authority judiciously.
The Committee further directs the Secretary of State and
USAID Administrator to submit notifications for the obligation
of funds made available by this Act and prior Acts not later
than 60 days prior to the expiration of such funds.
Congressional notifications submitted by the Secretary of State
and USAID Administrator for funds that are being reallocated
prior to initial obligation, reprogrammed, or reobligated after
deobligation, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, contain
detailed information about the sources of the funds and why
such funds are no longer intended to be used as previously
justified.
The Committee directs that for the purposes of this Act and
report, the term ``prior consultation'' means a pre-decisional
engagement between a relevant Federal agency and the Committees
on Appropriations during which the Committees are provided a
meaningful opportunity to provide facts and opinions to inform:
(1) the use of funds; (2) the development, content, or conduct
of a program or activity; or (3) a decision to be taken.
The Committee continues to stress its expectation that the
Department of State, USAID, and the other international affairs
agencies under the jurisdiction of this Act will prudently, and
in a timely fashion, obligate the funds appropriated by the
fiscal year 2022 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, and prior Acts, during
their periods of availability.
BILL ORGANIZATION
The Committee recommendation, as detailed in this Act and
report, deletes, modifies, or moves previously provided
legislative provisions that are addressed elsewhere in
permanent law, outdated, pending consideration by the
appropriate authorizing committee, or are no longer necessary
or applicable.
The Committee continues to redirect development and most
democracy and governance activities to the Development
Assistance or Democracy Fund accounts, and away from the
shorter-term diplomatic-political initiatives better suited to
the Economic Support Fund account. The recommendation seeks to
provide a greater distinction between, and protection of, long-
term development, health, democracy and governance from
geopolitical upheaval, ensuring that conditioning of aid or
changing political leadership in recipient countries does not
negatively affect programs, projects, and activities that
primarily benefit the most vulnerable. Conditions placed on
assistance to central governments should affect programs that
directly benefit the central ministries or government
institutions and seek to avoid penalizing vulnerable people who
are dependent on social services provided by the government.
The Committee believes strongly that women's health is
foundational to thriving families and communities and is a
central human right. As such, the recommendation modifies
unnecessary restrictions on family planning and health funding.
The Committee has moved family planning language policy
provisions, formerly under the Global Health Programs (GHP)
account and in various sections in prior Acts, to the Global
Health general provision (section 7058) in this Act.
The tables in the report within the appropriations headings
in titles III through VI and under the sections in title VII
are subject to the terms and conditions of section 7019 of this
Act and shall be used as the basis for the section 653(a)
report that is due to Congress 30 days after enactment of this
Act.
The Committee believes the funds provided by this Act are
essential for addressing the challenges facing America's
national security as well as confronting the inequities in the
world perpetuated by poverty and disease. The Committee
recommendation prioritizes strategic investments in diplomacy,
development, and security and reasserts the civilian aspects of
our foreign policy. By providing sufficient resources to the
Department of State, the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), and other international agencies under the
jurisdiction of this Subcommittee, the Committee believes such
aid will reduce global poverty, strengthen democratic political
systems, and create greater political and economic stability in
the world.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
The Committee recommendation for Administration of Foreign
Affairs provides funds for the broad range of activities
necessary to support the operations and activities of more than
275 diplomatic and consular posts in 190 countries. The
Committee recommends a total of $13,204,500,000 for the
activities of the Department of State in fiscal year 2022. Of
the total amount provided, $13,045,600,000 is appropriated as
discretionary funds by this Act and $158,900,000 is
appropriated as mandatory funds by the Foreign Service Act of
1980.
Embassy security.--The Committee recommendation provides
$6,071,348,000 for embassy security, which is the same as the
fiscal year 2021 enacted level and $12,300,000 above the fiscal
year 2022 request. Funds are made available for: (1) the
purchase of property and for construction, rehabilitation, and
maintenance of safe and secure United States diplomatic and
consular missions and other posts overseas; (2) the cost to the
Department of State associated with the Marine Security Guard
Program; (3) domestic security responsibilities; and (4) the
personnel and equipment required to protect United States
Government property and employees and their families under
Chief of Mission (COM) authority overseas.
EMBASSY SECURITY
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Program/Activity Budget Authority
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Worldwide Security Protection........................ $4,075,899
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance...... 1,995,449
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Total, Embassy Security.......................... 6,071,348
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DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $9,170,013,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 9,490,672,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 9,476,977,000
Change from enacted level......................... +306,964,000
Change from request............................... -13,695,000
The Committee recommendation includes $9,476,977,000 for
Diplomatic Programs, including up to $4,075,899,000 for
Worldwide Security Protection (WSP).
Funds made available under this heading are allocated in
the following manner:
Human resources.--The Committee recommendation includes
$3,216,871,000 for human resources, of which $661,240,000 is
for WSP. Funds support American salaries at overseas and
domestic United States diplomatic missions.
Overseas programs.--The Committee recommendation includes
$1,840,143,000 for overseas programs. Funds for overseas
programs support the operational programs of regional bureaus
of the Department of State and the operations of United States
embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic posts worldwide.
The Committee directs that the operating plan required by
section 7061 of the Act include funding and projected hiring
levels for mid-level Foreign Service Officers.
Diplomatic policy and support.--The Committee
recommendation includes $956,538,000 for the operational
programs and management offices of the functional bureaus of
the Department of State. The Committee recommendation includes
$1,000,000 for the Office of the Special Coordinator for
Tibetan Issues to carry out the responsibilities detailed in
section 21(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228).
Security programs.--The Committee recommendation includes
$3,463,425,000 for security programs, of which $3,414,659,000
is for WSP. Funds support the personnel, equipment, and
training necessary for the protection of diplomatic personnel,
overseas diplomatic missions, residences, and domestic
facilities and information.
Worldwide Security Protection
The Committee recommendation includes $4,075,899,000 for
WSP, of which $661,240,000 is for Human Resources and
$3,414,659,000 is for Security Programs.
The WSP program provides critical funding for the
protection of life, property, and information of the Department
of State and supports a worldwide guard force protecting more
than 275 overseas diplomatic missions, residences, and
facilities and 105 domestic offices. The resources provided
will support more than 3,100 regional security officers and
40,000 guards to provide perimeter security and access control.
Funds also support enhanced high threat protection, security
technology, cyber and information security, secure diplomatic
courier operations, and protective services for the Secretary
of State, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations
(UN), and foreign dignitaries visiting the United States.
Report
Additional security measures.--The Secretary shall evaluate
and report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than
180 days after enactment of this Act on the feasibility of
using new technologies, including high-resolution radar
systems, to supplement existing perimeter security systems to
counter and deter ongoing threats, and the provision of
additional protective equipment to embassy personnel, including
quickly deployable armored shields and protective vests. The
report may be submitted in classified form if necessary.
Diversity and Inclusion of the United States Foreign Policy
Workforce and Programs
The Committee is profoundly concerned by the chronic and
entrenched lack of diversity and inclusion in the Department of
State workforce, and believes that building a workforce that
represents all Americans is of vital importance for our
nation--at home and abroad. The Committee is encouraged by the
early actions taken by the Secretary of State, including the
appointment of a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and the
establishment of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and is
looking forward to the submission of a comprehensive diversity
and inclusion strategy by the Biden-Harris Administration,
including benchmarks for measuring progress. Building a more
diverse and inclusive Department of State will be a multi-year
effort, and the Committee recommendation includes the following
recommendations for fiscal year 2022:
Collection of Department of State Workforce Data.--The
Committee directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees, not later
than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on the Department of
State's workforce data that includes disaggregated demographic
data and other information regarding the diversity of the
workforce of Department of State. Such report shall include the
following data to the maximum extent practicable and
permissible by law: (1) demographic data of Department of State
workforce disaggregated by grade or grade-equivalent; (2)
assessment of agency compliance with the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission Management Directive 715; and (3) data
on the overall number of individuals who are part of the
workforce, including all civil service and Foreign Service
personnel, personnel under personal services contracts, and
Locally Employed staff at the Department of State. The report
shall also include a list of all workforce diversity activities
and initiatives and associated funding levels. The report shall
be published on a publicly available website of the Department
of State in a searchable database format.
Workforce diversification.--The recommendation includes an
additional $12,500,000 for certain workforce diversification
programs at the Department of State, including $12,000,000 for
the Pickering and Rangel Fellowships, and additional funds for
the International Career Advancement Program and related
efforts. The Secretary of State is directed to consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the use of funds for such
purposes.
Paid Internships.--The Committee recommendation includes
not less than $10,000,000 for paid internships and directs the
Secretary of State to plan and take all necessary steps to
transition all Department of State internships to paid
internships not later than 3 years after the enactment of this
Act. This Act also includes authority for the Department of
State to offer compensated internships during fiscal year 2022.
Lateral entry.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a plan to the
appropriate congressional committees for establishing a mid-
career pilot program to allow for qualified individuals from
under-represented groups to enter the Department of State. The
pilot should be designed for individuals who have the skills
and experience to serve as mid-level Foreign Service officers
(class 3, 2, or 1), consistent with the merit-based principles
and core precepts set forth in the Foreign Affairs Manual and
Handbook and in accordance with applicable requirements of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980. The Secretary is directed to
consult with the appropriate congressional committees not later
than 30 days after enactment of this Act on the plan.
Strengthen equity and transparency in promotions and
assignments--The Committee directs the Department of State to
conduct a study of gender parity and racial equity in the
employee performance evaluation processes and diversity in
promotions. The study should include a data-driven analysis on
barriers to promotion in the foreign and civil service. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to brief the
appropriate congressional committees on the findings of the
study not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act.
Foreign Service reassignment policy.--The Committee urges
the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer to assess whether
national origin or ethnic identity are taken into account in
the Foreign Service's reassignment policy and to report to the
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 90 days
after enactment of this Act, on steps the Foreign Service will
take to eliminate any undue bias from this process.
Race, Ethnicity, and Social Inclusion Unit.--The Committee
recommendation includes $2,000,000 for the Race, Ethnicity, and
Social Inclusion Unit (RESIU) and directs the Secretary of
State to expand RESIU to a Department of State-wide office.
Other Matters
Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region.--The Committee
recognizes the growing importance of the Arctic in the economic
and security interests of the United States, and directs the
Secretary of State to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 90 days after the enactment of
the Act, evaluating the potential benefit to the Department of
State's efforts in the region of establishing an Ambassador-at
Large for the Arctic Region.
Central America Sanctions Policy and Implementation.--The
Committee recommendation includes up to $500,000 above the
prior year for additional staff in the Office of Economic
Sanctions Policy dedicated to Central America. The Committee
directs that the operating plan required by section 7061 of
this Act include the projected budget and staffing level for
the Office.
Child abduction and access.--The Committee notes that the
Secretary of State has not made full use of the tools provided
by the Goldman Act (Public Law 113-150) in order to hold
countries accountable for failure to resolve overseas abduction
cases. The Committee directs the Secretary to take one or more
of actions 4 through 8 contained in section 202(d) of the
Goldman Act if actions 1 through 3 have already been taken and
the country continues a pattern of noncompliance as described
in the Act. The Committee expects the Secretary of State to
comply with the detailed justification requirements when making
use the waiver in section 204 of such Act, specifically the
reason, if any, for why actions 4 through 8 under subsection
(d) are not being taken and should consider taking further
actions described in section 201(b) for unresolved cases of
more than one-year. Additionally, the Secretary shall include
in the annual report required by section 101 of such Act a list
of countries with pending cases that are more than 12 months
old and shall also provide such report to the Committees on
Appropriations.
Combating Anti-Semitism.--The Committee recommendation
includes not less than $1,000,000 for the Office to Monitor and
Combat Anti-Semitism as authorized by the Global Anti-Semitism
Review Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-332). The Committee
recognizes the important work of the Special Envoy to Monitor
and Combat Anti-Semitism given the rise of anti-Semitism and
the increase in anti-Semitic incidents around the world. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to ensure the Office
of the Special Envoy has sufficient resources and staff.
Congressional oversight.--A core responsibility of the
Committees on Appropriations is to conduct oversight of the
funds appropriated and made available for assistance for
countries. This includes being able to visit the countries and
communities where such assistance is being delivered. The
Committee urges the Secretary of State to work with governments
receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act to
ensure Members of Congress are granted the necessary travel
documents and approvals to exercise oversight of such
assistance.
Cyber.--The Committee recommends the Department expand
efforts to hire experienced personnel to support cybersecurity
capacity building.
Data transfers.--The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act on ways to
restore legal certainty around transatlantic data flows.
Directorate of Operational Medicine.--The Committee
recommendation includes funds for training and readiness
exercises to protect the health of Federal and locally engaged
staff overseas.
Discrimination of LGBTQI+ persons.--The Committee directs
the Department of State to include in its annual country human
rights reports descriptions of official government
discrimination of LGBTQI+ persons.
Distributed ledger technologies.--The Committee encourages
the Department of State, in coordination with other relevant
agencies, to support partnerships between the United States and
its allies on the establishment of standards for distributed
ledger technologies.
Global Engagement Center (GEC).--The Committee
recommendation includes funding consistent with the request for
the GEC. The Committee remains concerned about foreign
propaganda, disinformation, the malicious use of social media,
and other hybrid threats directed at the United States and our
allies and partners, especially as carried out by the People's
Republic China (PRC), Russia, Iran, and extremist groups. The
Committee directs the GEC to expand, as appropriate, the use of
technologies and techniques to counter these threats. The
operating plan required by section 7061 of this Act should
describe the GEC's coordination with other Department of State
bureaus and the Department of Defense with respect to the
proposed use of all funds in fiscal year 2022. Further language
is included under Reports in this heading.
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.--The
Committee recommendation includes $1,500,000 for implementation
of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act,
including $500,000 for the Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, $500,000 for the Bureau of International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement, and $500,000 for the Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor.
Holocaust issues.--The Committee recognizes the important
work of the Office of Holocaust Issues and recommends
$1,000,000 for the Office to continue efforts to bring a
measure of justice and assistance to Holocaust victims and
their families and to assure that the Holocaust is remembered
properly and accurately.
International Decade for People of African Descent.--The
Committee recommendation includes $2,000,000 to support the
Department of State efforts related to the International Decade
for the People of African Descent, including $1,000,000 for the
Bureau of International Organization Affairs engagement at the
United Nations.
Modernization of Commercial Law.--The Committee appreciates
the engagement of the Department's Office of Private
International Law to work with non-profit legal reform
organizations on efforts to modernize commercial law to promote
economic development and poverty reduction abroad.
Monitoring and combating trafficking in persons.--The
Committee recommendation includes $17,000,000 for the Office to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, as authorized by the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended. Funds
are provided to ensure the Office can fulfill the statutory
mandates, including to support the coordination of the
President's Interagency Task Force and Senior Policy Operating
Group, deployment of rapid response teams, production of the
Trafficking in Persons Report, implementation of child
protection compacts, diplomatic engagement and technical
assistance, and management and oversight of assistance
appropriated in this Act to combat trafficking in persons. The
recommendation also includes additional funding for enhanced
data analytics for the Department to better access and make
available to the public data compiled for the annual
Trafficking in Persons Report.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to publicly
post resources for victims of human trafficking, including
hotlines and websites, in all United States embassies and
consulates in areas where visa applications are processed.
Office of Authentication.--The Committee notes sharply
increased processing times for the Department of State's Office
of Authentication regarding placing apostle or authentication
on certain federal documents, specifically Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)-issued certificates to foreign governments
(CFG) for domestically-made medical devices. The Committee
strongly urges the Office of Authentication to improve its
process as soon as possible to return to historical norms for
processing, and to allow state Secretaries of State to resume
appropriate authentication of notarized documents and consult
with the Committee on progress made in eliminating delays for
authenticating FDA-issued documents.
Office of Language Services.--The Committee recommendation
includes additional funds above the prior year level for the
Office of Language Services and directs the Secretary of State
to consult with the Committee on Appropriations on the use of
funds for such purpose.
Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs.--The Committee
recommendation includes additional funds above the prior year
level for the Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs and directs
the Secretary of State to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the use of funds for such purpose.
Office of the Special Advisor for International Disability
Rights.--The Committee recommendation includes additional funds
above the prior year level for the Office of the Special
Advisor for International Disability Rights and directs the
Secretary of State to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the use of funds for such purpose.
Pacific Island presence.--The Committee encourages the
Department of State to hire locally employed staff in the
Pacific Islands to promote and expand diplomatic and
development engagement between the United States and the
region.
Policy Conference.--The Committee directs the Department of
State to establish a Policy Conference for Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSIs) and Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPI) universities.
The Office of Public Liaison in the Bureau of Global Public
Affairs should coordinate with the Policy Conferences to engage
and energize students about international relations and their
role in foreign policy, and advance diversity in the
Department's workforce.
Procurement.--The Secretary of State is directed to expand
opportunities for cooperatives and small businesses to compete
for Department of State contracts and grants, including
minority owned, veteran, and disadvantaged small businesses, as
well as faith-based organizations.
Regional China Officers.--The Committee recommendation
includes funds to support public diplomacy activities of
Regional China Officers posted at United States missions
overseas.
Staff care and resilience.--The Committee is concerned
about the health impacts on State Department employees working
in high-stress environments such as conflict and post-conflict
zones. The Committee supports State Department efforts to
provide staff care and resilience tools to its employees. The
Committee includes further language under Reports in this
heading.
Strengthening Democracy and Social Cohesion in Europe.--The
Committee recommendation includes $1,000,000 to support the
United States Helsinki Commission and the Office of
International Religious Freedom's On the Road to Inclusion
program engagement and other programs that increase
interreligious and intercultural social cohesion by
strengthening civil society democratic participation with a
focus on youth from diverse faiths and backgrounds.
Sustainable Operations.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of sustainable operations of the Department of State
and minimizing the environmental footprint of United States
diplomatic facilities. The Committee encourages the Department
to reduce the use of single-use, petroleum-based plastics
products in daily operations, and encourages the use, as
appropriate, of materials that are American-made and certified
to be ocean degradable, compostable, and that reduce
environmental contamination.
United States citizens' deaths overseas.--Section 204(c) of
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
(Public Law 107-228) mandates that, to the maximum extent
practicable, the Department of State collect and make available
on the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs website
information with respect to each United States citizen who dies
in a foreign country from a non-natural cause. To improve data
collection, the Committee recommends the Department consider,
as appropriate, the age and gender of the deceased and, when
available, specific details on the site and circumstances of
the incident.
Youth engagement.--The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to coordinate with all government agencies managing
foreign assistance to develop a strategy that directly
addresses youth needs and youth engagement.
Women's reproductive rights.--The Committee directs the
Department of State to include in its annual country human
rights reports violations of women's reproductive rights.
Reports
Cyber capabilities and licensing.--The Committee has
continuing concerns regarding possible enforcement gaps within
the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) about the
current licensing mechanism for cybertools and capabilities
under the Arms Export Control Act. The Committee is concerned
that certain United States developed cybertools may have been
used by foreign entities to commit human rights violations. The
Committee directs the DDTC to report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 180 days after the enactment of
the Act, on cybertools and capabilities licensing, including
procedures on front end screening and in-progress monitoring
and compliance and enforcement mechanisms. The report shall
also address staffing resources dedicated to such efforts.
Countering global racism.--The Committee is concerned by
the rise in global ethnic and racial discrimination. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the USAID Administrator, to submit a report to the Committees
on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of
this Act, on all Department of State and USAID programs and
initiatives that address racial and ethnic discrimination,
including grants and exchanges, and the associated funding
levels of such programs.
Interagency Coordination on Countering Disinformation.--Not
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations on inter-agency coordination of United States
efforts to counter disinformation and the use of social media
to promote United States interests, including a description of
any joint working groups, their activities and the frequency in
which they are convened.
Staff care and resilience.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of State to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 180 days after enactment of this
Act, detailing steps taken since the submission of the plan
required by the explanatory statement accompanying the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2021 to provide mental health services to
employees exposed to high threat and high stress environments
to include pre-service screening and in-country monitoring.
Subnational Diplomacy.--The Committee notes the value of
subnational diplomacy by United States state and local
jurisdictions to engage with partners abroad and advance shared
interests and values. Not later than 180 days after enactment
of this Act, the Department of State is directed to provide a
report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing a strategy
to support subnational diplomacy, especially in areas related
to trade and investment, climate change, democracy, and human
rights.
Sexual Harassment and Misconduct.--The Committee expects
the Department of State to improve its handling of sexual
misconduct by fully implementing the recommendations in the
Office of the Inspector General's report from September of 2020
(ESP 20-06) on the Department's response to reports of sexual
harassment. Not later than 180 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations detailing the Department's
progress in implementing the recommendations contained in the
report.
Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated
according to the following table and are subject to sections
7015 and 7061 of this Act.
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau/Office (includes salary and bureau-managed
funds) Budget Authority
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Bureau of Administration
Freedom of Information Act....................... [41,300]
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Human Rights Vetting............................. [11,000]
Atrocities Prevention Training................... [500]
Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ [500]
Persons.........................................
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues. [1,000]
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic [9,785]
Sanctions Policy................................
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
Special Envoy for Yemen.......................... [500]
Cultural Antiquities Task Force...................... 1,500
Office of the Legal Advisor
Document Review Unit............................. [2,899]
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.. 17,000
Office of the Secretary
Office of Diversity and Inclusion ............... [3,000]
Office of Global Women's Issues.................. [10,000]
Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism....... [1,000]
Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for [11,500]
Climate.........................................
Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues........... [1,000]
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CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $0
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 320,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 320,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +320,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $320,000,000 for
Consular and Border Security Program (CBSP). The COVID-19
pandemic continues to have a negative impact on international
travel and fees that support the CBSP, affecting revenue by
drastically reducing passport and visa workloads globally.
These funds will support the passport and visa program and
maintain consular operations that protect United States
citizens overseas, safeguard security interests of the United
States, facilitate entry of legitimate travelers, and foster
economic growth.
Special Immigrant Visa.--The Committee is aware of, and
concerned about, Afghans and their families who have provided
valuable service to the United States who now face threats
against them and their families due to such service. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to ensure the
Department allocates the resources and personnel necessary to
fulfill in a timely fashion the Department's responsibility
under the Afghan Special Immigration Visa program and to work
with relevant federal agency partners to identify other avenues
for safely relocating individuals and their families under
threat.
Visa adjudication.--The Committee urges the Department of
State to prioritize visa adjudication for individuals invited
to the United States by a member of Congress for official
business.
Passports.--The Committee is concerned about the supply of
United States passport stock and notes that a robust strategic
stockpile of passport covers should be maintained. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to report to the
Committee on Appropriations not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act on transition plans for the new passport
and how the Department will increase the stockpile to ensure a
robust supply of passport covers for meeting current and future
demand. Such report may be submitted in classified form if
necessary.
Timely Processing of Passports and Visas.-- The Committee
directs the Secretary of State to dedicate the necessary
resources to ensure passport and visa applications are
processed timely and efficiently, including K-1 visas, and
return the length of time to process passports and visas to
lengths from before the COVID pandemic, and directs the
Secretary of State to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, detailing the demand and processing length from
application to issuance for new passports, passport renewals,
and visa applications by quarter from 2019 to 2021, including
factors contributing to increased wait times, and an action
plan to address such factors.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $250,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 488,880,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 275,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +25,000,000
Change from request............................... -173,880,000
The Committee recommendation includes $275,000,000 for
Capital Investment Fund (CIF).
Funds appropriated for the CIF support enterprise-level
investments in information technology (IT) modernization and
essential IT services to sustain the Department's mission, and
address cybersecurity vulnerabilities highlighted by the
SolarWinds incident. Not later than 90 days after the enactment
of the Act, and quarterly thereafter until September 30, 2023,
the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the obligation of funds appropriated for the
CIF by this Act and any amounts made available from the
proposed government wide Cybersecurity Reserve by cost
category, including for IT modernization, IT services, and
Cybersecurity.
Zero Trust architecture.--The Committee is encouraged by
the progress that the Department of State has made in its move
toward a Zero Trust architecture. Rapidly changing work styles
and increased use of SaaS applications have resulted in the
Zero Trust model becoming one of the most important forms of
alternative security and architectures aimed at securing and
protecting the Department's data. The Committee urges the
Department to continue the move towards implementing a Zero
Trust framework including securing endpoints, workload
protection, and ensuring the security of east-west data
movement.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $145,729,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 146,358,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 146,358,000
Change from enacted level......................... +629,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $146,358,000 for
support of the oversight personnel and activities of the Office
of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of State. Of this
amount, $54,900,000 is provided for the Special Inspector
General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
Funds provided under this heading will support the audits,
investigations, and inspections of worldwide operations and
programs of the Department of State and United States Agency
for Global Media (USAGM). The Committee expects the OIG to
continue the coordination of audit plans and activities
involving Department of State operations and programs in
Afghanistan with the SIGAR in order to ensure the development
of comprehensive oversight plans and to avoid duplication.
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $740,300,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 741,300,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 750,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +9,700,000
Change from request............................... +8,700,000
The Committee recommendation includes $750,000,000 for
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs. The Committee
recognizes the importance of international exchange programs
and directs that funds made available under this heading be
directed to support United States foreign policy objectives and
be appropriately coordinated with Department of State regional
bureaus.
Funds made available under this heading are allocated in
the following manner and are subject to the requirements of
sections 7015 and 7061 of this Act.
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program/Activity Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Academic Programs
Fulbright Program................................ 275,000
Global Academic Exchanges........................ 63,313
Special Academic Exchanges....................... 17,875
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship [16,000]
Program.....................................
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Subtotal, Academic Programs...................... 356,188
Professional and Cultural Exchanges
International Visitor Leadership Program......... 104,000
Citizen Exchange Program......................... 114,860
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange............ [4,125]
Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges.......... 6,750
J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange...... [6,000]
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Subtotal, Professional and Cultural Exchanges........ 225,610
Special Initiatives
Young Leaders Initiatives........................ 34,400
Countering State disinformation and pressure..... 12,000
Community Engagement Exchange Program............ 6,000
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Subtotal, Special Initiatives.................... 52,400
Program and Performance.............................. 8,850
American Spaces...................................... 15,000
U.S. Speaker Program................................. 4,000
Exchanges Support.................................... 87,952
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Total, Educational and Cultural Exchanges........ 750,000
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American Spaces and the United States Speaker Program.--The
Committee continues to support public diplomacy programming
conducted by United States Embassies and Consulates, including
American Spaces and the United States Speakers program. The
Committee recommendation includes not less than $15,000,000 for
the American Spaces program and $4,000,000 for the United
States Speakers Program.
Citizen Exchange Program.--The Committee recommendation
includes $114,860,000 for the Citizen Exchange Program. Citizen
exchange programs provide American and foreign participants the
opportunity to gain knowledge and share expertise and
experiences through professional, youth, cultural, and other
exchanges. Funds are provided to support new competitive awards
administered in cooperation with the various divisions within
the Office of Citizen Exchanges, including through the Youth
Programs Division to foster interaction between United States
and foreign youth artists. The Committee supports the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs engagement with unique
American cultural and artistic assets to further United States
public diplomacy.
Community Engagement Exchange Program.--The Committee
recommends $5,000,000 for the Community Engagement Exchange
Program, consistent with the enacted prior year level, to
provide civil society activists, particularly in minority and
underrepresented populations, with the tools, networks, and
resources to address local challenges. During fiscal year 2022,
the program should continue to include: (1) trainings on
technical skills, including advocacy, program design,
organizational leadership, and evaluations; (2) short-term
workshops and reverse exchanges for foreign and domestic
participants; (3) networking opportunities; and (4) other
mechanisms to support the goals of the program.
Community college faculty development.--The Committee
recommendation includes not less than $340,000 under Global
Academic Exchanges for faculty development programs to build
the global studies capacity of community college faculty,
including Minority Serving Institutions.
Critical language programs.--Within the funds provided, the
Committee urges the Secretary of State to prioritize critical
language programs for United States students and exchange
programs with countries of national security importance.
Fulbright Program.--The Committee recognizes the 75th
anniversary of the Fulbright Program and the program's positive
impact on individuals, institutions, and communities in the
United States and around the world, by bringing people together
across borders to make a more peaceful world. Active in over
160 countries, the program provides exchange opportunities to
create and sustain mutual understanding between students,
scholars, teachers, and professionals in the United States and
those from other countries.
Fulbright English Teaching in Africa.--The Committee
recommendation includes not less than prior year level for the
Fulbright English Language Teaching Program in Africa. Not
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State is directed to report to the Committees on
Appropriations on progress in expanding the program as required
by the explanatory statement accompanying Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2020.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities.--The
Committee includes not less than $2,000,000 under this heading
for the Department of State to expand two-way international
academic and professional and cultural exchanges for
individuals of African descent, including the development of
partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCU). Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the Department of State's work with HBCU
stakeholders to support two-way international exchanges and
scholarships for Afro-descent students, faculty, and
professionals from Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.
Other exchanges.--The Committee recognizes the value of
competitive exchange programs for young people, including the
Youth Exchange and Study program; the Future Leaders Exchange;
educator programs; and programs providing overseas training in
strategic languages for Americans.
Pawel Adamowicz Exchange Program.--The Committee directs
the Secretary of State to make available $1,000,000 from funds
under this heading for the Community Engagement Exchange
Program for the Pawel Adamowicz Exchange Program, and to
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the use of
funds for the program.
Professional Fellows Program.--The Committee continues to
support the implementation of the Professional Fellows program
in a manner consistent with prior fiscal years.
TechGirls Program.--The Committee recommendation includes
not less than the prior year enacted level for the TechGirls
program. Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State is directed to report to the Committees
on Appropriations on the progress expanding the program
globally as required by the explanatory statement accompanying
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2021.
Special academic, professional, and cultural exchanges.--
The Committee recommendation includes funds to support at prior
year levels special academic, professional, and cultural
exchange programs where consistent with strategic priorities,
including Mexico and Central America and the academic and
cultural Tibetan exchanges and fellowships. The Committee
expects funds for such programs to be awarded on a competitive
basis and the planned levels for each to be included in the
fiscal year 2022 operating plan.
Unobligated balances.--Section 7061 of this Act includes a
requirement that the Secretary of State submit to the
Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds
appropriated under this heading. The Committee expects that
such plan will include the distribution of unobligated balances
and recoveries, as well as any transfers to this account from
other accounts in fiscal year 2022.
Young Leaders Initiatives..--The Committee recommendation
includes $34,400,000 for the Young Leaders Initiatives,
including not less than the enacted prior year levels for the
Young African Leaders, Young Southeast Asia Leaders, and Young
Leaders in the Americas initiatives. In addition to the funds
provided for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, the
Committee directs the Secretary of State to prioritize students
from underrepresented Indo--Pacific countries through other
scholarships and fellowship programs funded under this heading.
Report
Diversity and Inclusion of Academic and Professional and
Cultural Exchange Participants.--Not later than 180 days after
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for increasing the
diversity of participants in exchanges funded under this
heading. As appropriate, such plan shall include, by program,
data on participants, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and
gender, and include annual benchmarks for measuring progress
over the next five years.
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $7,415,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 7,415,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 7,415,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $7,415,000 for
Representation Expenses authorized by section 905 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980.
Funds provided under this heading are used to reimburse
Foreign Service officers for expenditures incurred in their
official capacities abroad in establishing and maintaining
relations with officials of foreign governments and appropriate
members of local communities. The Secretary of State is
directed to submit semi-annual reports to the Committees on
Appropriations containing detailed information on the allotment
and expenditure of this appropriation.
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $30,890,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 30,890,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 30,890,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $30,890,000 for
Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials.
Funds provided under this heading are used to reimburse
local governments and communities for the extraordinary costs
incurred in providing protection for international
organizations, foreign missions and officials, and foreign
dignitaries under certain circumstances. The Committee expects
the Department of State to provide reimbursement to local
jurisdictions on a timely basis if claims are fully justified.
The Department of State shall continue to submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a semi-annual report on the number
of claims for extraordinary protective services that have been
submitted by eligible jurisdictions that are certified as
meeting the program requirements and the amount of unobligated
funds available to pay such claims.
Section 7034(i) of this Act continues authority for the
Secretary of State to transfer expired unobligated balances
from funds made available under Diplomatic Programs. The
Committee directs the Department of State to include any
expired balances transferred to this heading in the report
required by the previous paragraph.
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $1,950,449,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 1,983,149,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,995,449,000
Change from enacted level......................... +45,000,000
Change from request............................... +12,300,000
The Committee recommendation includes $1,995,449,000 for
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance. Within the
amount provided, $1,144,727,000 is for Worldwide Security
Upgrades (WSU) and $850,722,000 is for repair, construction,
and operations.
Worldwide Security Upgrades.--The Committee recommendation
includes $1,144,727,000 for Worldwide Security Upgrades. The
Committee recommendation for WSU is $12,300,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 request.
Within the funds made available for WSU, $893,000,000 under
this heading is for the Department of State's contribution to
the Capital Security Cost Savings (CSCS) and Maintenance Cost
Sharing (MCS) programs. This amount, combined with the
estimated $1,231,000,000 in CSCS and MCS program contributions
from other agencies and available consular fees, will provide a
total of $2,124,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 for the design,
construction, and maintenance of United States diplomatic
facilities overseas.
The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the Committees
on Appropriations of agencies that are delinquent in fulfilling
their capital security cost sharing obligation as required by
section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999.
Notification and reporting requirements.--Section 7004(c)
of this Act continues the notification requirements from prior
Acts as a means of ensuring the Committees on Appropriations
have the necessary information to conduct appropriate oversight
of construction projects. The Department is directed to clearly
define and consistently report on the elements of each project
factor and include an explanation of any changes from previous
reports or notifications for a project.
Congressional notifications made pursuant to section
7004(c) shall include, at a minimum, the following project
factors: (1) the location and size of the property to be
acquired, including the proximity to existing United States
diplomatic facilities and host government ministries; (2) the
justification of need for acquiring the property and
construction of new facilities and the reconciled appraised
value of the project; (3) a detailed breakdown of the total
project costs, including, at a minimum, the following cost
categories: (a) site acquisition, (b) project development, (c)
design contract, (d) primary construction, (e) other
construction costs, including: (i) procurement of art, (ii)
furniture, (iii) project supervision, (iv) construction
security, (v) contingency, and (vi) value added tax, and (f)
any other relevant costs; (4) the revenues derived from, or
estimated to be derived from, real property sales and gifts
associated with the project, if applicable; (5) any unique
requirements of the project that may increase the cost of the
project, such as consular workload, legal environment, physical
and/or security requirements, and seismic capabilities; (6) the
number of waivers required pursuant to section 606 of Appendix
G of Public Law 106-113, if applicable; (7) any religious,
cultural, or political factors that may affect the cost,
location, or construction timeline; (8) the current and
projected number of desks, agency presence, and the projected
number of United States direct hire staff, Locally Employed
Staff, and Third Country Nationals; (9) the current and
projected number of beds, if applicable; (10) the most recent
rightsizing analysis, and a justification for exceeding the
staffing projections of such rightsizing analysis, if
applicable; (11) with respect to new projects not previously
justified to the Committees on Appropriations, confirmation
that the Department of State has completed the requisite value
engineering studies required pursuant to OMB Circular A-131 and
Bureau of Overseas Building Operations Policy and Procedure
Directive, Cost 02 and the Department's adjudication of those
recommendations; (12) the project's scheduled start and
completion date, actual start and current estimated completion
date, and an explanation of any changes; and (13) any increase
in cost to the project resulting from the suspension,
termination, or delay of project work during the COVID-19
pandemic.
Other repair and construction.--The Committee
recommendation includes $100,000,000 for other repair and
construction. These funds support the repair, rehabilitation,
improvement, and upgrade of diplomatic facilities around the
world.
Operations.--The Committee recommendation includes
$701,800,000 for Operations, which is equal to the request.
Funding for Operations provides support for the five major
organizational components of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings
Operations: Planning and Real Estate; Program Development,
Coordination and Support; Construction, Facility and Security
Management; Operations; Resource Management; and Domestic
Renovations.
Operating plan.--Section 7061 of this Act requires the
Secretary of State to submit to the Committees on
Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated under
this heading. Such plan should include all resources available
to the Department of State in fiscal year 2022 for operations,
maintenance, and construction, and an accounting of the actual
and anticipated proceeds of sales or gifts for all projects in
fiscal year 2021.
Reports
Contingency savings.--The Committee understands from the
information included in the notifications received in prior
years that the Department of State has contingency savings on
previously appropriated construction projects. The Committee
directs the Secretary of State to submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations at the end of each fiscal quarter
on such contingency savings.
Quarterly reports.--The Secretary of State is directed to
continue to submit quarterly reports on the Beirut Embassy,
Mexico City Embassy, New Delhi Embassy, Erbil Consulate, and
Jakarta Embassy projects. Such reports shall include the
following information: (1) a detailed breakout of the project
factors that formed the basis of the initial cost estimate used
to justify such project to the Committees on Appropriations;
(2) a comparison of the current project factors as compared to
the project factors submitted pursuant to (1), and an
explanation of any changes; (3) the impact of currency exchange
rate fluctuations on project costs; and (4) a copy of the most
current working estimate that supports the basis for each
report.
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $7,885,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 8,885,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 8,885,000
Change from enacted level......................... +1,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $8,885,000 to enable
the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising
in the Diplomatic and Consular Service. Funding provided under
this heading is available until expended.
The recommendation provides resources for the Department of
State to meet emergency requirements in the conduct of foreign
affairs, including for the following purposes: (1) travel and
subsistence expenses for relocation of American employees of
the United States Government and their families from troubled
areas to the United States or safe-haven posts; (2) allowances
granted to Department of State employees and their dependents
evacuated to the United States for the convenience of the
Government; and (3) payment of rewards for information
concerning terrorist activities.
The recommendation continues prior year language providing
the authority to transfer up to $1,000,000 from this heading to
Repatriation Loans Program. This authority will ensure an
adequate level of resources for loans to American citizens
through the Repatriation Loans Program, should additional funds
be required due to an unanticipated increase in the number of
loans.
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $1,300,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 1,300,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,300,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $1,300,000 for the
subsidy cost of repatriation loans.
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $31,963,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 32,583,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 32,583,000
Change from enacted level......................... +620,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $32,583,000 for
Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan. The Committee
recommendation supports operating expenses of the American
Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and funds may also be made available
for special projects and consular upgrades including support
for the Global Cooperation and Training Framework.
The Taiwan Relations Act requires that programs concerning
Taiwan be carried out by the AIT and authorizes funds to be
appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out the
provisions of this Act. The Institute administers programs in
the areas of economic and commercial services, cultural
affairs, travel services, and logistics. The Department of
State contracts with the AIT to carry out these activities.
INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $2,743,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 743,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 743,000
Change from enacted level......................... -2,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $743,000 for site
security and routine maintenance and repairs to public spaces
of the International Center, Washington, D.C.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $158,900,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 158,900,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 158,900,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $158,900,000 for
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
These funds are mandatory for budget scorekeeping purposes
and are appropriated by the Foreign Service Act of 1980, for
the unfunded liability created by new benefits, new groups of
beneficiaries, or increased salaries on which benefits are
computed. The Retirement Fund is maintained through
contributions made by participants, matching government
contributions, special government contributions (including this
account), interest on investments, and voluntary contributions.
International Organizations
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $1,505,928,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 1,662,928,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,662,928,000
Change from enacted level......................... +157,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $1,662,928,000 for
Contributions to International Organizations. Within the amount
provided, the Committee supports the use of funds to repay
arrears for the UN regular budget that resulted from prior year
withholdings related to human rights activities as described in
the budget request.
UN Human Rights Council.--Pursuant to section 7048(c),
funds shall be made available to the UN Human Rights Council
(UNHRC) unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations that participation in the
Council does not serve the national interest of the United
States and that the Council is not taking significant steps to
remove Israel as a permanent agenda item nor taking actions to
ensure integrity in the election of members to such Council as
directed under Reports in this section. The Committee notes
with disappointment the ascension to UNHRC of countries with
poor human rights records, and therefore urges the Secretary of
State and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations to
exercise the renewed influence of the United States in the
Council to vigorously press other countries to uphold human
rights, respect the rule of law, and treat their citizens with
dignity. The Committee is also concerned with the continued,
disproportionate focus of UNHRC on Israel and its anti-Israel
bias. The Committee continues to disapprove of UNHRC resolution
A/HRC/31/L.39, which is counterproductive to achieving peace
between Israel and the Palestinians.
Capital projects.--The operating plan submitted pursuant to
section 7061 of this Act for funds made available under this
heading shall include information on proposed allocations for
capital projects.
Pursuant to section 7053 of this Act, the Committee
recommendation includes prior year language relating to unpaid
parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign
governments.
Pan American Health Organization.--The Committee opposes
coercive labor practices, in all forms, including those of the
Government of Cuba's foreign medical missions. The Committee
directs the Secretary of State to assess the Pan American
Health Organization's involvement in Cuba's foreign medical
missions program and to update the Committees on Appropriations
on its findings as well as steps taken to improve the
Organization's transparency, internal oversight, and risk
management.
Reports
Annual report on anti-Israel bias.--The Committee directs
the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to the
Committees on Appropriations describing instances of anti-
Israel bias at the United Nations, including an identification
of the agencies and entities where such bias has been
demonstrated in the past, including those that appear under
this heading in title I of House Report 116-444.
Credits.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to
report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than May
1, 2022, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2022, on any
credits attributable to the United States, including from the
United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated
fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 assessment costs
including offsets from available credits and updated foreign
currency exchange rates. The Committee directs that such
credits shall only be made available for United States assessed
contributions to the United Nations regular budget and directs
the Secretary of State to notify the Committees on
Appropriations when such credits are applied to any assessed
contribution, including any payment of arrearages. Any
notification regarding funds appropriated by this Act or prior
Acts or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7061
of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits
currently attributable to the United States and provide updated
assessment costs including offsets from available credits and
updated foreign currency exchange rates.
UNHRC.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to
submit an updated report to the Committees on Appropriations,
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, on all
United States contributions to the UNHRC for the preceding
fiscal year, including amounts provided through the UN Regular
Budget and through voluntary contributions. Such report shall
also include a description of the extent to which United States
participation in the Council serves the national interest and
the steps the Council has taken to remove Israel as a permanent
agenda item.
Universal Postal Union.--The Committee is concerned with
the continued use of the international postal system to send
opioids and other illicit drugs to the United States,
especially from China. The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to work with the Universal Postal Union to adopt and
implement measures to further strengthen the security of the
mail system, including improvements to the quality of data
collection and further adoption of the advanced electronic data
system. The Department of State should consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on steps being taken to address
these concerns.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $1,456,314,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 1,928,614,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,928,614,000
Change from enacted level......................... +472,300,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $1,928,614,000 for
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities.
Consistent with the fiscal year 2022 request, the Committee has
included in this Act authority for the Secretary of State to
pay the full share of United States assessed peacekeeping costs
consistent with United States obligations under the Charter of
the United Nations, including the requested $300,000,000
million to pay arrears from prior year peacekeeping
assessments. The Committee provides funding to pay assessed
expenses and arrears for the United Nations Support Office in
Somalia under Peacekeeping Operations instead of under this
heading.
New or expanded missions.--The Committee recommendation
continues language requiring notification at least 15 days in
advance of voting for any new or expanded mission, including
the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives
of the mission, the national interest that will be served, and
the exit strategy. The Committee notes that the notification
may be provided less than 15 days in advance of voting for a
new or expanded mission in the event of an emergency. The
Committee expects the Secretary of State to ensure the
appropriate and judicious application of this provision.
Other requirements.--The Committee recommendation continues
language carried in prior years making funds available for
peacekeeping activities unless the Secretary of State
determines that American manufacturers and suppliers are not
being provided equal procurement opportunities, as well as
language prohibiting funds for any peacekeeping mission that
will involve United States Armed Forces under the command and
control of a foreign national unless certain requirements have
been met.
Trafficking in persons and sexual exploitation and abuse.--
The Committee recommendation includes language carried in prior
years prohibiting the obligation of funds under this heading
unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping mission-by-
mission basis that the United Nations (UN) is implementing
effective policies and procedures to prevent UN employees,
contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in such
mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of
trafficking, or committing acts of sexual exploitation and
abuse or other violations of human rights.
Report
Credits.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to
report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than May
1, 2022, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2022, on any
credits attributable to the United States, including those
resulting from UN peacekeeping missions or the United Nations
Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2022 and
fiscal year 2023 assessment costs including offsets from
available credits.
International Commissions
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $98,770,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 98,770,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 108,770,000
Change from enacted level......................... +10,000,000
Change from request............................... +10,000,000
The Committee recommendation includes a total of
$108,770,000 for International Boundary and Water Commission
(IBWC), United States and Mexico, including $51,970,000 for
Salaries and Expenses and $56,800,000 for Construction.
The Committee recommendation includes funds consistent with
prior fiscal years for the Rio Grande Flood Control System
Rehabilitation Project to continue and maintain levee projects
along the Rio Grande, including environmental, hydrologic,
hydraulic, and low water weir studies along the Rio Grande
Valley that are consistent with the projects outlined within
the Mexican Water Treaty of 1944, Treaty Series 994. The
Committee also supports efforts to reduce the amount of
sediment and other activities, including eradication and
mechanical control of carrizo cane, to maintain the health of
the river.
The Committee is aware of the role levee certification
plays when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) draws
new flood maps and encourages the Commission to prioritize
rehabilitation work on levees in need of certification.
The Committee encourages International Boundary and Water
Commission (IBWC) to continue to rebuild dirt levees in Hidalgo
County that were destroyed during border wall construction and
to prevent flooding in the region.
Carrizo cane eradication.--The Committee recommends IBWC
allocate up to $10,000,000 to improve the effectiveness of the
IBWC's mechanical efforts to control and eradicate carrizo cane
from the banks and floodplain of the Rio Grande River. The
Secretary of State, in consultation with the United States
Commissioner to the IBWC, is directed to report to the
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 60 days after
enactment of this Act, on the intended uses of funds for such
purposes and shall also include in such report a description of
IBWC coordination with federal, state, local entities, and with
other stakeholders.
The Committee is concerned with the high number of grazing
leases recently terminated by the IBWC at the U.S.-Mexico
border. Between 2009 and 2017, 78 grazing leases with ranchers
on floodplain property have been terminated, with over a
hundred ranchers being given notices to vacate last year. These
leases facilitate a cost-effective way for the IBWC to maintain
property and clear vegetation along the Rio Grande, while
benefiting the local agricultural industry.
The Committee recommendation includes $250,000 under the
Salaries & Expenses heading for additional IBWC staffing and
other resources to sufficiently review lease compliance, in
coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and work with
lessees to amend or renew their agreements should an
Environmental Assessment support continuance of a grazing lease
program. An additional $250,000 is provided under this heading
to process public input in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and determine the best use for
this land in the interests of the federal government and the
environment. The Commission is directed to report back to
Committee, within 60 days after enactment of this Act, on
progress made in this regard.
Report
Release of effluent.--The Committee is concerned about the
adverse impact on communities in the United States from the
release of effluent from Mexico. The Committee directs the
Secretary of State and the United States Commissioner to the
IBWC to work with the Government of Mexico to facilitate a
resolution, and to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 45 days after enactment of this
Act, with respect to steps taken prior to such enactment and
steps planned during fiscal year 2022 to achieve a resolution.
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $15,008,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 15,008,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 15,008,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $15,008,000 for
American Sections, International Commissions, of which
$10,802,000 is for the International Joint Commission (IJC).
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management
Committee.--The Committee includes funding consistent with the
prior year level for the IJC's Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River
Adaptive Management Committee for Phase II of their expedited
review of IJC's Plan 2014.
Report
Boundary Waters Treaty.--The Committee supports the 1909
Boundary Waters Treaty. The Committee recommendation includes
funding to allow the IJC to evaluate and monitor water quality
in the Rainy River Drainage Basin to prevent violations of the
Boundary Waters Treaty. The IJC is directed to report to the
Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act on the status of such efforts.
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $62,846,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 62,846,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 62,846,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $62,846,000 for
International Fisheries Commissions.
The Committee recommendation includes funds necessary to
fully support the anticipated United States assessments, other
expenses related to these commissions, and for the
participation of non-government United States commissioners to
the various commissions.
Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated
according to the following table and are subject to sections
7015 and 7061 of this Act.
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Commission/Activity Budget Authority
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Great Lakes Fishery Commission....................... 47,060
of which, Grass Carp......................... [1,000]
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.............. 1,750
Pacific Salmon Commission............................ 5,935
International Pacific Halibut Commission............. 4,582
Other Marine Conservation............................ 3,519
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Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC).--The Committee
recommendation includes $47,060,000 for the Great Lakes Fishery
Commission of which not less than $37,560,000 is for
operations, sea lamprey control requirements, and fishery
research, for the Great Lakes. The recommendation also includes
not less than $1,000,000 to address grass carp in the Great
Lakes. The Committee intends that the funds made available for
the GLFC be prioritized for meeting the United States
obligations under the 1954 Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries.
The Committee is concerned by aging infrastructure in the Great
Lakes Basin and is pleased that the Commission followed through
on the Committee's request to submit an infrastructure plan.
The Committee supports the use of base funds to implement that
infrastructure plan.
Pacific Salmon Commission.--The Committee recommendation
includes a total of $5,935,000 for the United States share of
the costs of carrying out the Pacific Salmon Treaty.
Arctic Council.--The Committee recommendation includes not
less than the United States share of operating expenses for the
Arctic Council. The Committee recognizes the value of United
States engagement at the Arctic Council and encourages the
Secretary of State to prioritize engagement at the council as a
key element of Unites States' strategy in the Arctic.
RELATED AGENCY
United States Agency for Global Media
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $802,957,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 810,396,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 818,847,000
Change from enacted level......................... +15,890,000
Change from request............................... +8,451,000
The Committee recommendation includes $818,847,000 to carry
out United States international communications activities and
operations overseen by the United States Agency for Global
Media (USAGM), formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of
Governors, of which $809,147,000 is for International
Broadcasting Operations and $9,700,000 is for Broadcasting
Capital Improvements.
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
The Committee recommendation includes $809,147,000 for
International Broadcasting Operations, which is $8,451,000
above the request.
International Broadcasting Operations (IBO) funds the
operating, programming, and engineering costs of the Agency,
including the Voice of America (VOA), and the Office of Cuba
Broadcasting (OCB), as well as the independent grantees: Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL); Radio Free Asia (RFA); the
Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN); and the Open
Technology Fund (OTF). Funds made available under this heading
are allocated according to the following table and are subject
to the requirements of sections 7015 and 7061 of this Act:
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Entities/Grantees: Budget Authority
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Federal Entities:
International Broadcasting Bureau Operations..... 48,793
Voice of America................................. 257,000
Office of Cuba Broadcasting...................... 12,973
Technology, Services and Innovation.............. 177,515
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Subtotal, Federal Entities................... 496,281
Independent Grantee Organizations:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.................. 131,000
Radio Free Asia.................................. 51,000
Middle East Broadcasting Networks................ 108,866
Open Technology Fund............................. 22,000
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Subtotal, Grantees........................... 312,866
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Total, International Broadcasting 809,147
Operations..............................
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The Committee recommendation includes the requirements
that: (1) any significant modifications to USAGM broadcast
hours previously justified to Congress, including changes to
transmission platforms, for all USAGM language services shall
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations; (2) funds appropriated under the
heading shall be made available in accordance with the
principles and standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b) of
the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994; and
(3) the CEO shall notify the Committees on Appropriations
within 15 days of any determination by the CEO that any of its
broadcast entities provides an open platform for international
terrorists or those who support international terrorism, or is
in violation of the principles and standards set forth in
subsections section 303(a) and (b) of the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994.
Central and Eastern Europe.--The Committee is deeply
concerned with significant media consolidation in the hands of
government-friendly outlets in Central and Eastern European
nations. Limited free press creates increased opportunities for
the spread of disinformation and facilitates the rise of
corruption. The Committee commends RFE/RL for restarting
critical language services in such countries.The Committee
urges RFE/RL to consider expansion to countries in the region
facing increased polarization and state influence in the media
market to provide a needed, credible, and independent platform
for objective news and information. The Committee supports RFE/
RL programming in Central and Eastern Europe, including in
Belarus and Hungarian language services with a focus on
coverage in rural areas.
Countering Russian disinformation.--The Committee supports
efforts to counter Russia's aggressive disinformation and
propaganda campaign, particularly through the development of
effective Russian language programming. The Committee notes
that USAGM's Current Time, a 24/7 Russian language digital
television network is intended to provide Russian speakers
around the world with truthful, independent journalism.
Latin America.--The Committee supports the programming and
activities of the Latin America Division of VOA begun in fiscal
year 2019. The Committee expects USAGM to continue the focus on
countries such as Venezuela and Nicaragua, where authoritarian
governments censor news coverage and access to independent
media is restricted.
North Korea.--Section 7043(d)(2) of this Act continues the
directive from prior years that funds under this heading be
made available to maintain broadcast hours into North Korea at
not less than the levels of the previous year.
Office of Cuba Broadcasting.--The Committee recommendation
provides $12,973,000 for OCB radio and TV Marti, which is the
same as the fiscal year 2022 request.
Open Technology Fund.--The mission of OTF is to advance
internet freedom in repressive environments by supporting the
research, development, implementation, and maintenance of
technologies that provide secure and uncensored access to
USAGM's content, and the broader internet, as well as protect
journalists, sources, and news audiences from repressive
surveillance and digital attacks. Section 7050(c) requires the
USAGM CEO to submit to the Committees on Appropriations a spend
plan for funds made available for programs to promote Internet
freedom globally as enumerated under such section. Such spend
plan shall detail amounts planned for programs and activities
of OTF.
Pacific Islands.--The Committee supports coverage of Voice
of America on digital and conventional media to the Pacific
Islands, including through the pursuit of regional affiliates.
The Committee directs USAGM to include plans for such coverage
in the fiscal year 2022 program plan required by section 7061
of this Act.
People's Republic of China.--The Committee supports
expanding the role of VOA and RFA in countering disinformation
from the People's Republic of China and providing essential
news and information through the Mandarin, Tibetan, Uyghur, and
Cantonese language services.
The Committee supports the Tibetan language services of the
VOA and RFA, which the Committee understands provide the only
sources of independent information accessible to the people of
Tibet. The Committee directs the USAGM to continue Tibetan
language programming at not less than the prior year.
The Committee supports an expansion of the Uyghur Service
of RFA, including the daily radio broadcast digital content and
social media operations and original reporting, especially in
light of new information about atrocities occurring in the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Pakistan--Sindhi Service.--The Committee supports VOA
initiating a Sindhi language service and expects the spend plan
required by section 7061 of this Act to continue to include
details on the planned amount for such service.
Ukrainian Service.--The Committee supports continuation of
the work of the Ukrainian service of VOA, which is carried by
29 national and regional television stations in Ukraine.
Report
Office of Cuba Broadcasting.--The Committee directs USAGM,
in consultation with OCB, to submit a report, not later than 90
days after enactment of this Act, to the Committees on
Appropriations, outlining reforms taken to address deficiencies
identified in the USAGM-commissioned internal and external
reviews of OCB's editorial policies and oversight procedures,
implementation of the recommendations identified in the State
Department Office of the Inspector General report in December
2020, and plans for aligning OCB's personnel and activities
with the budget request level.
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
The Committee recommendation includes $9,700,000 for
broadcasting capital improvements.
RELATED PROGRAMS
The Asia Foundation
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $20,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 20,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 20,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $20,000,000 for The
Asia Foundation for combating misinformation and online fraud
through innovative uses of technology, promoting internet
connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region, and re-opening
programming in the Pacific Islands.
The Committee directs The Asia Foundation (TAF) to continue
to work in consultation with the Department of State to develop
priorities and programming.
The Committee supports the efforts of TAF to seek
additional sources of funding to sustain program activities.
The Committee directs TAF to include a summary table in the
congressional budget justification (CBJ) for fiscal year 2023
detailing total revenue and support by category for fiscal year
2021 and projected for fiscal year 2022.
United States Institute of Peace
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $45,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 45,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 45,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $45,000,000 for
United States Institute of Peace.
The Committee notes that, in addition to appropriated
funds, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) receives
resources from interagency transfers, reimbursements, and
offsetting receipts to support USIP programs. The Committee
directs USIP to fully implement fee-based or reimbursable
agreements, where appropriate, as a means of sustaining USIP
activities. In addition, the Committee directs USIP to include
information in the CBJ for fiscal year 2023 on the amount of
funds received from other Federal agencies and the amount of
revenue generated from fees and reimbursable agreements.
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $250,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 180,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 180,000
Change from enacted level......................... -70,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year
2022 of interest and earnings from the Center for Middle
Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section
633 of Public Law 108-199. Interest and earnings for fiscal
year 2022 are projected to total $180,000.
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $209,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 170,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 170,000
Change from enacted level......................... -39,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year
2022 of interest and earnings from the Eisenhower Exchange
Fellowship Program Trust Fund, as authorized by sections 4 and
5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990. Interest
and earnings for fiscal year 2022 are projected to total
$170,000.
Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $119,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 119,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 119,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year
2022 of interest and earnings from the Israeli Arab Scholarship
Endowment Fund, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993.
Interest and earnings for fiscal year 2022 are projected to
total $119,000.
East-West Center
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $19,700,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 19,700,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 19,700,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $19,700,000 for the
East-West Center to promote people-to-people engagement in the
Indo-Pacific region and the United States through cooperative
study, training, and research.
Leadership Institute For Transatlantic Engagement
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $0
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 0
Committee recommendation.............................. 2,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +2,000,000
Change from request............................... +2,000,000
The Committee recommendation includes $2,000,0000 for the
necessary expenses of the Leadership Institute for
Transatlantic Engagement, provided that legislation
establishing the Institute is enacted into law. Once
established, the Institute will work to develop a diverse
community of emerging transatlantic leaders, at all levels of
government, committed to democratic institutions and
strengthening ties between Europe and the United States.
National Endowment for Democracy
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $300,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 300,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 300,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $300,000,000 for
National Endowment for Democracy. Of this amount, $195,840,000
shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner,
including for the core institutes. The remaining $104,160,000
shall be for democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs
as well as for supporting the National Endowment for
Democracy's (NED) mid-to long-term strategic approach and
response to immediate and unanticipated challenges or
opportunities. The President of the NED shall consult with the
core institutes on the use of such funds, and the core
institutes shall be eligible to receive funds for such
purposes. The Committee encourages the Department of State and
USAID to support coordination and cooperation with the NED on
developing a comprehensive approach to defending democratic
norms and values.
Funds made available under this heading shall continue to
be provided directly to the NED and shall not be subject to
prior approval by the Department of State or USAID.
Administrative or management surcharges, and minimal expenses,
if any, should be charged to Department of State operating
expenses. The NED should not be precluded from competitively
bidding on other grant solicitations.
The Committee recommendation includes language exempting
funds made available under this heading from the operating plan
requirements of section 7061(a) of this Act.
Central and Eastern Europe.--The Committee is concerned by
the erosion of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe and
directs the NED to prioritize the region, and, if feasible and
appropriate, implement programming on a country by country
basis in Central and Eastern Europe to protect democratic gains
and counter influences from Russia and the People's Republic of
China.
Tibetan communities.--The Committee recommendation includes
funding at not less than the prior year level to promote human
rights and democracy in Tibetan communities.
Report
Uses of funds.--The Committee directs the President of the
NED to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not
later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, on the proposed
uses of the funds provided under this heading on a regional and
country basis. The report should include a description of
programmatic goals for each region and country and how the
planned use of funds will meet such goals. The Committee
directs the NED to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations in advance of any significant deviation from the
plans outlined in such report.
OTHER COMMISSIONS
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $642,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 642,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 642,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $642,000 for
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad,
as authorized.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $4,500,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 4,500,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 4,500,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $4,500,000 for United
States Commission on International Religious Freedom, as
authorized by title II of the International Religious Freedom
Act of 1998.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $2,908,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 2,908,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 2,908,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $2,908,000 for
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized
by Public Law 94-304.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $2,250,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 2,250,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 2,250,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $2,250,000 for
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of
China.
The Committee directs the Commission to report annually to
the President and Congressional leadership on the compliance of
the People's Republic of China with international human rights
standards, track the rule of law in the People's Republic of
China, and make recommendations for policy action and
legislation, when appropriate.
United States China Economic and Security Review Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $4,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 4,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 4,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $4,000,000 for United
States-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
The Committee recommendation continues by reference the
authorities, conditions, and limitations carried in the second
through fifth provisos under this heading in division F of
Public Law 111-117 that provide an administrative framework for
the operations of the Commission.
TITLE II--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Funds Appropriated to the President
OPERATING EXPENSES
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $1,377,747,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 1,527,947,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,455,918,000
Change from enacted level......................... +78,171,000
Change from request............................... -72,029,000
The Committee recommendation includes $1,455,918,000 for
Operating Expenses.
Funds under this heading are provided for salaries and
expenses of employees of USAID, personal service contractors,
and employees hired by other Federal agencies but assigned to
USAID. The recommendation includes funding above the prior year
to increase USAID personnel in global health security and
support new secure communications in addition to expanding
diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Gender Advisors.--The Committee supports USAID's commitment
to putting a qualified and dedicated Gender Advisor in every
overseas Mission, Regional Platform, and Washington Bureau and
provides additional funds for this purpose. USAID shall
identify funds for this purpose in the operating plan submitted
to the Committees on Appropriations for fiscal year 2022.
Gender training.--The Committee recommendation includes
funds above the prior year level for additional training,
technical assistance, and staff with gender expertise and
gender training to equip USAID with the technical capacity to
carry out section 3 of the Women's Entrepreneurship and
Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-428).
Human Rights Division.--The Committee recommendation
includes funding at not less than the prior year level for the
Human Rights Division and LGBTQI+ persons portfolio.
New Partners Initiative.--The Committee supports USAID's
efforts to find additional opportunities to work with new
partners in order to assist in the development of local
capacity. The USAID Administrator is directed to provide
regular updates to the Committees on Appropriations on progress
in this area.
Non-discrimination policies.--The Committee directs the
USAID Administrator to review and revise, where necessary,
USAID's non-discrimination policies in the delivery of USAID-
funded programs and services, including those involving LGBTQI+
persons.
Pacific Islands.--The Committee encourages USAID to hire
locally employed staff in the Pacific Islands to promote and
expand diplomatic and development engagement between the United
States and the region.
Procurement.--The Committee directs the USAID Administrator
to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on any
proposed significant or substantive change to USAID guidance or
directives related to acquisition and assistance prior to
issuing such guidance or directives to USAID posts worldwide.
As in prior years, USAID is directed to notify the
Committees on Appropriations 15 days prior to any procurement
action that involves awarding of a sole source contract or
other non-competitive grant or contract; raising the ceiling on
an existing Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC); issuing a new
IQC; awarding an umbrella grant; or raising the ceiling on an
existing umbrella grant. The Committee directs that the
thresholds for notification be the same as in prior years.
The Committee continues to be concerned about the
difficulty with which United States companies, including small,
minority-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises;
universities; and non-governmental organizations have in
navigating the acquisitions and assistance process at USAID.
The Committee expects that, to the maximum extent practicable,
the USAID Administrator shall ensure that United States small,
minority-owned, veteran, and disadvantaged business enterprises
and faith-based organizations fully participate in the
provision of goods and services especially if they have a
proven record of promoting local self-reliance and democratic
governance.
Public access plan.--The Committee urges USAID to continue
implementing its Public Access Plan on increasing access to
results of federally funded scientific research and directs the
USAID Administrator to report to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than 60 days after enactment of this
Act on progress made towards implementation.
Workforce diversity initiatives.--The Committee
recommendation includes not less than $9,500,000 for diversity,
equity, and inclusion initiatives at USAID, including
fellowships to promote diversity and excellence in the Foreign
Service, such as the Donald M. Payne International Development
Graduate Fellowship Program. The Committee supports expanding
outreach and hiring to source and recruit talent from non-
traditional talent pools as well as from underrepresented
communities in foreign affairs. Further, the agency should
bolster efforts to retain and strengthen professional
development in order to retain diverse staff and equip them for
advanced opportunities by including diversity and inclusion
precepts for promotion from mid-level to senior ranks. The
agency should also establish a Diversity and Inclusion Officer
to help coordinate diversity and inclusion efforts across the
agency.
Youth engagement.--The Committee directs the USAID
Administrator to conduct a review of, and update to, its youth
policy and report to the Committees on Appropriations, not
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on its
findings.
Reports
Collection of USAID Workforce Data.--The Committee directs
the USAID Administrator, in consultation with the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, to submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 180 days
after enactment of this Act, on USAID's workforce data that
includes disaggregated demographic data and other information
regarding the diversity of the workforce of USAID. Such report
shall include the following data to the maximum extent
practicable and permissible by law: 1) demographic data of
USAID workforce disaggregated by grade or grade-equivalent; 2)
assessment of agency compliance with the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission Management Directive 715; and 3) data on
the overall number of individuals who are part of the
workforce, including all U.S. Direct Hires, personnel under
personal services contracts, and Locally Employed staff at
USAID. The report shall also be published on a publicly
available website of USAID in a searchable database format.
Obligation reporting.--The Committee recognizes USAID's
efforts to increase the transparency of Operating Expense
obligations and directs the USAID Administrator to continue to
provide quarterly obligation reports as described under this
heading in the explanatory statement accompanying the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2020.
Procurement.--The Committee directs the USAID Administrator
to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, on any
procurement actions for which competition was limited, and the
justification for each such action taken, during fiscal year
2021.
Strategic workforce plan.--The Committee directs the USAID
Administrator to provide to the Committees on Appropriations,
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, a
comprehensive strategic workforce plan to include proposed
United States Direct Hire position levels, differentiated
between Civil Service and Foreign Service Officers, by overseas
region, and bureau or independent office in Washington; a
discussion of major workforce drivers; and USAID's overseas
presence for the next three fiscal years. Such plan shall also
address current overseas staffing gaps and changes to criteria
used to determine overseas presence and the assignment of
Foreign Service Officers.
Workforce diversity initiatives.--The Committee directs
that the strategic workforce plan referenced in the preceding
paragraph shall also include a description of all current
workforce diversity activities, including the associated
funding and results of such initiatives, as well as proposals
for new initiatives aimed at increasing and retaining a more
diverse and inclusive workforce at USAID The report shall also
set clear goals and benchmarks for measuring progress and
holding agency officials accountable for results.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $258,200,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 258,200,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 258,200,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $258,200,000 for
Capital Investment Fund to fund the USAID Capital Security Cost
Sharing bill and information technology investments. The
Committee notes that USAID must submit an operating plan to the
Committees on Appropriations as required in section 7061(a) of
this Act.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $75,500,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 76,500,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 76,500,000
Change from enacted level......................... +1,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $76,500,000 for
Office of Inspector General and directs the OIG to submit its
annual audit plan within the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.
Global Labor Program.--The Committee directs the USAID OIG
to submit a report, not later than 180 days after enactment of
this Act, to the appropriate congressional committees
evaluating the planning and process for the restructuring of
USAID's Global Labor Program. Such report shall also assess the
extent to which USAID followed agency policies, procedures, and
standard best practices.
TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $9,195,950,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 10,050,950,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 10,641,450,000
Change from enacted level......................... +1,445,500,000
Change from request............................... +590,500,000
The Committee recommendation includes $10,641,450,000 for
Global Health Programs.
Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of
this Act:
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Program/activity Budget authority
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Maternal and Child Health............................ $879,950
of which, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus.......... 2,000
of which, Polio.................................. 65,000
of which, The GAVI Alliance...................... 290,000
Nutrition (USAID).................................... 160,000
of which, Iodine Deficiency Disorder............. 2,500
of which, Micronutrients......................... 33,000
Vitamin A (non-add).......................... [22,500]
Vulnerable Children.................................. 30,000
of which, Blind Children......................... 4,000
HIV/AIDS (USAID)..................................... 330,000
of which, Microbicides........................... 45,000
HIV/AIDS (Department of State)....................... 6,080,000
of which, Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria 1,560,000
and Tuberculosis................................
of which, Joint U.N. Programme on HIV/AIDS 55,000
(UNAIDS)........................................
Family Planning and Reproductive Health.............. 760,000
Other Infectious Diseases (USAID).................... 2,401,500
of which, Global Health Security................. 1,000,000
of which, Malaria................................ 820,000
of which, Tuberculosis........................... 469,000
Global TB Drug Facility (non-add)............ [15,000]
of which, Neglected Tropical Diseases/Other 112,500
Public Health Threats...........................
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USAID Global Health Programs
The Committee recommendation includes $4,561,450,000 for
USAID global health programs to be directly apportioned to
USAID.
Global Health Security.--The Committee encourages the USAID
Administrator to integrate global health security programming
with other health programming at the country level. Funds
available for global health security should also support the
strengthening of the primary health care system in partner
countries as a foundation for responding to emerging health
threats. The Committee includes further language under Reports
in this heading.
Funds shall be made available to support continuous and
robust global health security surveillance programs, including
the collection and analysis of data on unknown viruses and
other pathogens and coordination with other partners and
countries to share data. Research into zoonotic disease should
utilize the unique resources and expertise of natural history
museums. Life sciences research, advanced data analytics and
scientific innovation should be used to support disease
surveillance, detection, reporting and contact tracing, and the
delivery of diagnostics and treatments. The Committee
encourages the Department of State to work with other countries
and international institutions, including the World Health
Organization, to better understand the landscape of potential
pandemic pathogen research internationally, and to develop
international norms, model standards, and model review
mechanisms for the oversight of research. The Committee
supports United States participation in multilateral vaccine
development partnerships to support epidemic preparedness.
Health systems strengthening.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of strong health systems in low and middle income
countries to the sustainment of global health success,
preparedness for emerging health threats, and progress in
preventing and responding to non-communicable diseases,
including cancers affecting women and children. By
strengthening health systems, low income countries will be able
to better address non-communicable diseases, many of which
affect children and where effective interventions exist, and
reinforce ongoing United States investments in addressing
infectious diseases.
The Committee directs the USAID Administrator and the
Global AIDS Coordinator to ensure that, for operating units
implementing more than one Global Health program area, not less
than 10 percent of each program line in the ``Global Health
Programs'' table, including HIV/AIDS, is spent on cross-cutting
health system capacity to ensure these systems are affordable,
accessible, reliable, and accountable to the people served.
These funds should be in addition to ongoing health system
capacity building that supports individual programs, and
programs should be jointly funded. The Committee includes
further language under Reports in this heading.
The Committee encourages the USAID Administrator, in
consultation with the United States Office of the Global AIDS
Coordinator (OGAC) and the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), to increase access to quality
health care through frontline health workers, particularly at
the community level, as part of their strategy to prevent child
and maternal deaths and build sustainable health systems. USAID
should pursue strategies to increase the availability of safe
surgeries in contexts without water or electricity and the
development of national surgical, obstetric, trauma, and
anesthesia plans. The USAID Administrator shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations on progress made to
professionalize and improve supervision of community health
workers.
Maternal and child health.--The Committee continues funds
for programs that have proven effective in reducing maternal
and child mortality. The Committee directs USAID to support, at
not less than the prior year level, programs to prevent and
treat obstetric fistula. The Committee encourages the promotion
of early childhood development interventions through USAID's
maternal and child health activities.
Malaria.--Within the funds made available for malaria, the
Committee encourages USAID's continued support for public-
private partnerships; research and development; diagnostics and
vector control; and access and delivery of anti-malarial
medicine, including effective pediatric formulations and
alternatives to counter resistance. The Committee continues to
encourage USAID to support the development and introduction of
anti-malarial tools targeted to young children and those that
interrupt transmission of the disease.
Mental health.--The Committee recognizes the necessity of
integrating mental health screenings for vulnerable
populations, particularly in conflict-affected areas, and
supports training and education in psychosocial support
services for relevant personnel.
Neglected Tropical Diseases.--The Committee supports the
integration of neglected tropical disease programs with
complementary development and global health programs including
water, sanitation and hygiene.
Nutrition.--The Committee supports effective nutrition
interventions, including to reduce stunting and wasting,
increase breastfeeding and nutrition supplementation for
pregnant women, promote early childhood development, and treat
severe malnutrition, including through multilateral mechanisms.
The Committee supports implementation of the Multi-Sectoral
Nutrition Strategy to cohesively meet the needs of vulnerable
women and children, including integration with deworming and
water and sanitation efforts. The Committee encourages USAID to
make funding available for program implementation research,
including in cooperation with other donors and through public-
private partnerships, to develop and adopt best practices in
nutrition that enhance health outcomes. The Committee includes
further language under Reports in this heading.
Other health matters.--The Committee directs that USAID
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the estimated
need and cost-effectiveness of supporting programs that focus
on children with hydrocephalus or autism.
The Committee supports consideration of public-private
partnerships that strengthen health systems and address
childhood cancer.
Reproductive health and voluntary family planning.--The
Committee recognizes that information and assistance for women
and families interested in healthy timing and spacing of
pregnancies can enhance maternal and child health and improve
the chances of survival of women and children. The Committee
urges USAID to prioritize voluntarism and informed choice in
expanding the reach and impact of family planning programs by
providing counseling, accurate information, and services on a
full range of modern and effective contraceptive methods.
Furthermore, the Committee urges USAID to promote the awareness
and use of fertility-awareness methods of family planning that
are proven effective, including internet-based technology.
Research.--The Committee supports USAID's role in health-
related research and supports continued investments in new
global health technologies. The Committee encourages USAID to
include efforts to find new diagnostic and treatment tools for
tuberculosis and effective, affordable contraceptives in their
research agenda. The Committee includes further language under
Reports in this heading.
Risk Management and Insurance.--In order to manage the
risks associated with the worldwide delivery of sensitive
global health commodities, USAID and the Department of State
shall collect data on risks to product quality in the supply
chain and ensure adequate insurance is in place to protect
against losses, including during in-country distribution.
Tuberculosis (TB).--The Committee recommendation includes
funding to combat drug-susceptible and drug-resistant
tuberculosis. The Committee encourages support for new products
to prevent and treat tuberculosis and encourages investment in
new drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics. The USAID Administrator
is directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations
regarding the use of funds in this Act for such purposes. The
Committee includes further language under Reports in this
heading.
Vaccines.--The Committee notes USAID's investments in
malaria and HIV/AIDS vaccine development and supports continued
efforts at not less than the prior year level to create
effective vaccines for malaria and HIV/AIDS as part of a
comprehensive prevention, diagnostic, and treatment strategy.
The Committee notes the potential of advances in development of
broadly neutralizing antibodies for long-lasting prevention of
HIV infection as part of this research.
The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to undertake
vaccine development efforts to prevent and respond to outbreaks
from deadly viruses from funds provided for global health
security. The Committee encourages the USAID Administrator and
the Global AIDS Coordinator to consider the procurement of low
dead space, retractable syringes to maximize each dose of
procured vaccines or administered drug. Additionally, vial-
level temperature monitoring should be used on all temperature
sensitive vaccines, including for coronavirus, to minimize
wastage and maximize supply. The Committee directs the USAID
Administrator to consult with the Committees on Appropriations
on amounts proposed for vaccine development and administration
for fiscal year 2022.
Vulnerable children.--The Committee supports USAID's
objectives of building strong beginnings, putting family care
first, and protecting children from violence, abuse, and
neglect through the United States Government Action Plan on
Children in Adversity (APCA). USAID should partner with
organizations that demonstrate an expertise promoting permanent
family-based care, foster care programs in and outside of
family networks, and preventing unnecessary family separation.
Children recovering from trauma, those in fragile contexts, and
migrant children on the move should be prioritized. Funds
should also support inclusive, early childhood education,
including training health and education professionals to work
effectively with autistic children. The Committee directs the
USAID Administrator to regularly update the Committee on APCA
implementation.
Reports, USAID
Global health security and emerging health threats.--The
Committee recommendation includes increased funding to promote
global health security, address emerging health threats
overseas, and prevent future pandemics. Not later than 60 days
after enactment of this Act, and prior to the initial
obligation of funds, the Committee directs the USAID
Administrator to submit to the Committees on Appropriations a
report on the proposed uses of such funds on a country and
project basis including possible contributions to multilateral
mechanisms. The Committee directs that such report shall be
updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every
90 days until the funds are fully obligated.
Health systems.--The USAID Administrator and United States
Global AIDS Ambassador are directed to submit to the Committees
on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of
this Act, a report detailing progress on the integration and
joint funding of health systems strengthening activities
including the implementation of the 10 percent directive. The
report should include a description of how USAID and OGAC are
designing these integrated efforts by operating unit, including
Washington-based programming, and the expected result of this
integration on improved performance of country health systems.
The report should include cross-cutting efforts to strengthen
local health workforces.
Nutrition.--The USAID Administrator is directed to report
to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days
after enactment of this Act, on the nutrition outcomes achieved
over the previous fiscal year. The report should be publicly
available and track progress towards the 2025 World Health
Assembly global targets on stunting, wasting, anemia, and
breastfeeding.
Research.--The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to
continue the annual report on health-related research, which is
important for transparency and oversight of the agency's work
on global health research, to be submitted not later than 45
days after enactment of this Act and posted on a public
website.
Tuberculosis.--The Committee directs the USAID
Administrator to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than 180 days after enactment of this
Act on progress in implementing a comprehensive strategies to
achieve TB elimination by simultaneously searching actively for
TB disease and infection, treating TB disease and infection
(including multi-drug resistant TB), enabling infection control
at key congregate settings including hospitals and prisons, and
supporting patients so they are able to complete their
treatment. Such report may be combined with existing reporting
requirements.
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
The Committee recommendation includes a total of
$6,410,000,000 to fight HIV/AIDS. Of this amount, the Committee
recommendation includes $6,080,000,000 to be directly
apportioned to the Department of State.
The Committee recommends that OGAC build upon the success
of the Accelerating Children's Treatment Initiative,
particularly for infants and young children at the highest risk
of dying without treatment. OGAC is encouraged to develop
targets and track the prevention, treatment and care of
children and adolescent populations in HIV-affected communities
and collect and evaluate detailed data by age in order to
strengthen the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's
(PEPFAR) efforts. The Committee urges OGAC to ensure that women
and girls have adequate access through their existing health
providers to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services.
Outcomes based on such targets shall be included in PEPFAR's
Annual Report.
Cervical cancer.--The Committee understands OGAC and USAID
are exploring partnerships to prevent the spread of human
papillomavirus and cervical cancer through screening and
treatment programs in low-income countries with high prevalence
and directs OGAC and USAID to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on plans for and progress of such partnerships.
Global Fund.--The Committee recommendation includes
$1,560,000,000 for the third installment of the sixth
replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis,
and Malaria. The Committee notes that this amount shall be
fully obligated for this third installment unless the
conditions of section 202(d) of the United States Leadership
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, as
amended, have not been met, or the maximum threshold in such
section has been exceeded. Oversight of the Global Fund remains
a top priority, as well as continued support for an independent
Office of the Inspector General.
Microbicides.--The Committee recommends continued support
for microbicide development and directs OGAC to coordinate with
USAID, the National Institutes of Health, other Federal
agencies, and donors in order to advance microbicide
development and implementation. The Committee directs OGAC to
work with USAID on a plan for product rollout and access and
update the Committees on Appropriations on a regular basis on
the use of funds in fiscal year 2022.
Programs for vulnerable children.--The Committee encourages
OGAC to continue to align existing programs for vulnerable
children with the goals and objectives of APCA and ensure that
orphans and vulnerable children remain a priority within PEPFAR
country programs. The Committee directs the Secretary of State
to include in the next Annual Report how the ten percent target
for orphans and vulnerable children was met for that fiscal
year including country-level accounting.
Reports, OGAC
Key populations.--The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to submit a report not later than 60 days after enactment
of this Act to the Committees on Appropriations on efforts to
reach key populations in bilateral and multilateral prevention
and treatment programs including efforts to address root causes
of stigma and discrimination.
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $3,500,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 4,075,097,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 4,075,097,000
Change from enacted level......................... +575,097,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $4,075,097,000 for
Development Assistance. Programs funded by this account should
be directed for long-term development programs to build the
resilience and stability of communities, support broad-based
economic growth, and contribute to the achievement of the
Sustainable Development Goals. The Committee recommendation
includes most countries' long-term development programs even if
they are also receiving support under Economic Support Fund.
Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of
this Act:
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Country/Program Budget Authority
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Africa:
Democratic Republic of the Congo................. 85,000
Liberia.......................................... 65,500
Malawi........................................... 60,000
of which, higher education................... 10,000
Somalia.......................................... 55,000
Sudan............................................ 25,500
Counter-Lord's Resistance Army Program........... 10,000
Power Africa..................................... 70,000
Prosper Africa................................... 50,000
Young African Leader's Initiative (YALI)......... 10,000
Near East
Refugee Scholarships............................. 8,000
South and Central Asia:
Bangladesh labor programs........................ 3,000
Western Hemisphere:
Barbados and Eastern Caribbean................... 5,000
El Salvador...................................... 95,000
Guatemala........................................ 113,650
Haiti............................................ 56,000
of which, reforestation...................... 8,500
Honduras......................................... 95,000
Nicaragua........................................ 15,000
Global Programs:
Combating Child Marriage......................... 20,000
Development Innovation Ventures.................. 30,000
Disability Programs.............................. 15,000
Feed the Future Innovation Labs.................. 58,000
Global Crop Diversity Trust...................... 5,500
Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program.............. 2,000
Office of Education.............................. 35,000
Trade Capacity Building.......................... 18,000
Victims of Torture............................... 12,000
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Agriculture
The Committee recommendation includes not less than
$1,100,000,000 for food security and agriculture development as
authorized by the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Public Law
114-195). The Committee appreciates the whole-of-government
approach presented in the Global Food Security Strategy and
directs the USAID Administrator to consult with the Committees
on Appropriations on such strategy, including the benchmarks
and performance metrics. The USAID Administrator should include
yield gap analysis in its food security metrics.
The Committee supports Feed the Future's comprehensive
approach to combating global food insecurity and poverty and
intends that programs are prioritized for small-holder farmers,
particularly for women, and other vulnerable populations. The
Committee recognizes the importance of building and scaling
local entrepreneurial networks that directly serve smallholder
farmers and supports further development of such efforts in
Africa.
The Committee encourages the USAID Administrator to expand
the focus on women as key decision makers in household
nutrition outcomes through Village Savings and Loan
Associations and women's cooperatives and collectives. The
Committee recognizes the importance of biofortification as a
part of the Global Food Security Strategy and urges continued
support for such efforts.
The Committee supports efforts to ensure there are adequate
storage facilities and distribution systems available in
recipient countries to prevent spoilage or waste, and
encourages the deployment of American technology and management
systems to enhance post-harvest food safety and security. The
USAID Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, should pursue ways to collaborate to improve rural
development including education, research, and markets in
agriculture-dependent countries in the model of the Farmer-to-
Farmer program. USAID should consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on ways to maximize agricultural and
conservation volunteers, such as through the Farmer-to-Farmer
program, to address programmatic needs in agriculture,
forestry, wildlife management, and grassland restoration. The
Committee encourages USAID to consider expanding the number of
Feed the Future Target Countries.
Agricultural research.--The Committee recommendation
includes not less than $150,000,000 for the research
initiatives of the Bureau for Food Security, of which
$58,000,000 is for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs. The
Committee supports funding for an innovation lab on the use of
irrigation and agricultural intensification to support small
holder farmers in simple, affordable scalable technology
production, financing, and repair. The Committee directs that
the request level for the research and development initiatives
be designated in the CBJ for fiscal year 2023.
Market-based social enterprises.--The Committee supports
the work of market-based social enterprises, and encourages
USAID to continue partnering with organizations that engage
with small-holder farmers or other beneficiaries in cost-
sharing programs to reduce the cost of program administration.
Economic Growth
Microenterprise and microfinance.--The Committee
recommendation includes funds for micro, small, and medium-
sized enterprises and directs the USAID Administrator to
prioritize such investments in sub-Saharan Africa to reach the
poorest and most marginalized. The Committee supports
microfinance programs to promote economic development in
communities throughout the developing world and encourages
USAID to continue such programs in Mexico and Central America.
Trade capacity building.--The Committee continues to
support capacity building activities, specifically on labor
rights and environmental standards, in countries with free
trade agreements with the United States to ensure that United
States workers and businesses can compete on a level playing
field. The Committee directs that not less than half of such
funding be allocated for labor activities, including efforts to
support formal employment, build organizing and bargaining
capacity among workers, enforce labor rights, and access to
labor justice for workers in both formal and informal
employment. The Committee includes further direction under
Reports in this section.
Education
American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA).--The
Committee recommendation includes not less than $31,500,000 for
the ASHA program. The Committee continues to recognize the
important contributions made to United States foreign policy
interests by institutions funded by this program, including
fostering a positive image of the United States around the
world. The Committee expects USAID to allocate funds to
administer the ASHA program from funds provided for Operating
Expenses on a proportionate basis with other agency programs.
The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to notify the
Committees on Appropriations prior to making any changes to the
annual solicitation for ASHA, including consulting with the
Committees on Appropriations not less than 15 days prior to
issuing the annual solicitation for ASHA.
Basic education.--The Committee recommendation includes not
less than $950,000,000 for basic education programs in this
Act. The Committee includes further direction under Reports in
this heading.
The Committee encourages USAID to build local capacity and
leadership development in the education sector and ensure all
children gain the foundational skills essential to success. The
Committee encourages the USAID Administrator to continue the
deployment of inclusive education methodologies, and to develop
tools to guide its staff and implementing partners in these
practices to ensure access to school for all children including
those with disabilities.
To recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for
future emergencies that could disrupt education, the USAID
Administrator should expand access to distance learning
materials and technology, support safe school reopening plans,
including reenrollment campaigns for out-of-school children and
youth, and prioritize assessments of student learning levels,
remedial and accelerated learning, and curriculum adaptation.
Higher education.--The Committee supports funds for higher
education programs in the Western Hemisphere. The Committee
notes that reaching underserved populations in Latin America
and the Caribbean with educational programs of sufficient
duration to provide leadership, language skills, and career
training is important for countries' economic and social
development. Therefore, the Committee urges USAID to prioritize
educational opportunities at post-secondary institutions for
underserved populations in the region.
Environment
The Committee supports efforts to address changes in the
environment that are impacting global stability and United
States national security. USAID and the Department of State
shall include reforestation and grasslands restoration in the
design and planning of environmental and food security
activities where appropriate utilizing both bilateral and
multilateral mechanisms. The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to monitor illegal timber harvesting in partner countries
and to discourage such activities if they are found.
The USAID Administrator, in consultation with other
relevant United States partners, should support natural climate
solutions and restoration for landscape regeneration,
especially in degraded landscapes like the African Sahel.
Funding provided for the Brazilian Amazon should protect
the rights of indigenous and Afro-Brazilian communities and
support the prosecution of violations of such rights. The
Committee supports continued funding of great apes and
Indonesian orangutan conservation at not less than the prior
year levels.
The Committee supports the development of programming and
partnerships on climate forecasting and early warning and
response systems, including in Mongolia and other areas that
lack climate forecasting tools.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of State and the
USAID Administrator to consider programs to increase
transparency of the sources of cobalt mining and develop a
mitigation plan to protect children involved in such
activities.
Environment funds provided to other Federal agencies should
be transferred not later than 30 days after enactment of this
Act and may be made prior to the requirements of sections 7015
and 7061 having been met. Funds made available for the United
States Forest Service should support programs related to the
restoration of forests and landscapes of degraded ecosystems,
the promotion of urban forestry, youth engagement on natural
resource management, and watershed management in forests,
grasslands, and arid landscapes.
Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of
this Act:
FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Account/Program Budget Authority
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Andean Amazon........................................ 23,500
Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment.. 43,000
Guatemala/Belize..................................... 7,500
Lacey Act............................................ 4,000
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.............. 6,000
of which, migratory bird conservation............ 1,500
of which, endangered sea turtles................. 150
United States Forest Service......................... 8,000
Ocean Plastic Pollution and Waste Recycling.......... 40,000
Toxic Chemicals...................................... 7,000
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Countries
Haiti.--The Committee remains deeply concerned about the
governance crisis in Haiti, the lack of a functioning
legislature and increasing lawlessness and violence. Despite
significant investments in the country's development, Haiti
remains among the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Additional funds provided under this heading should be
prioritized to address gang violence, support for youth,
especially entrepreneurs, and local economic initiatives.
Agricultural programming should integrate with other sectors
and include regenerative agriculture. The Committee notes the
indispensable role of a vibrant and independent civil society
in Haiti to strengthening development progress and inclusive
governance, and urges USAID to go further to build the capacity
of, and directly support, local organizations and businesses in
Haiti.
The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on a strategy to
address governance, economic opportunities, rule of law
including border control, and social services in Haiti to
improve social cohesion and make United States assistance more
effective.
Scholarship program for refugees.--The Committee
recommendation includes funds to continue the university
scholarship pilot program for refugees in Lebanon. Such funds
are in addition to funds made available for assistance for
Lebanon under Economic Support Fund. The USAID Administrator is
directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on an
ongoing basis on how the program will be administered
consistent with the Lebanon scholarship program at not-for-
profit educational institutions in Lebanon that meet the
standards required for American accreditation, and other
matters related to implementation.
Somalia.--The Committee recommendation includes funding for
Somalia to support the formation of legitimate, durable
institutions, capacity building, and economic development that
will enhance peace and stability in the country. Particular
attention should be given to youth programs.
Global Programs
Ocean Freight Reimbursement.--The Committee supports
USAID's Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program to provide
competitive grants for Private Voluntary Organizations to
deliver commodities, especially learning materials, to
countries overseas. The USAID Administrator is directed to
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the
administration of the program for fiscal year 2022.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).--The Committee
recommendation includes not less than $475,000,000 in this Act
for long-term, sustainable water supply, sanitation, and
hygiene projects pursuant to Public Law 109-121, as amended by
Public Law 113-289.
The Committee notes that access to adequate water,
sanitation, and hygiene is a critical component of disease
prevention. The Committee supports greater integration of WASH
services with nutrition and health programs, which reinforces
priority actions identified in the USAID Water and Development
Strategy and Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy. The Committee
notes that a lack of access to toilets, adequate sanitation,
and hygiene products impacts women and girls in particular and
recommends USAID address this issue in the design of WASH
programs, especially in response to COVID. The USAID
Administrator is directed to include adequate feminine
sanitation and hygiene products in specifications for personal
protective equipment (PPE), on covered materials lists, and in
the design and implementation of the Agency's PPE provisions
for female frontline workers. The Committee includes further
language under Reports in this heading.
The Committee encourages the USAID Administrator to utilize
American standards in the design and implementation of relevant
development programs, such as water and sanitation projects.
USAID is directed to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the use of such standards in the design and
implementation of development programs.
The Committee encourages USAID to explore using American
expertise in drilling methods that reach deeper aquifers and
avoid contamination to expand inexpensive, sustainable access
to water.
Reports
Adolescent girls.--The Secretary of State, in consultation
with the USAID Administrator, is directed to submit to the
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 45 days
after enactment of this Act, a report on the actions taken over
the previous 12 months to implement the United States Global
Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls including programs to
reduce the incidence of child and forced marriage and address
the needs of already married adolescent girls, encourage the
abandonment of female genital cutting and address the needs of
those who have already undergone these procedures, and the
training of staff on the specific challenges and needs of
adolescent girls. The report should be posted on a publicly
available website.
Basic education.--The Committee directs that, pursuant to
the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act
(Public Law 115-56), the annual report to Congress on the
United States Government Strategy on International Basic
Education should include programmatic funding by education
level (pre-primary, primary, secondary, post-secondary/non-
higher education, and higher education) as well as a list of
indicators that will be used to monitor performance for each of
these education levels and the criteria used to prioritize
country programs. Data should be disaggregated by age, sex, and
disability when practicable and appropriate. The report should
also include funds made available during the previous fiscal
year to maintain education access for children in emergencies
and conflict.
Locally-led development.--The Committee directs the USAID
Administrator, not later than 120 days after enactment of this
Act, to submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on
funding under this heading for programs implemented directly by
local and national nongovernmental entities. The report should
include a description on how USAID is working to increase
funding to capable local and national nongovernmental entities.
Trade capacity building.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, not later than 60
days after enactment of this Act, to provide a joint report on
plans to implement trade capacity building activities in fiscal
year 2022.
WASH.--The Committee directs the USAID Administrator, not
later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, to update the
report to the Committees on Appropriations on how women's
access to adequate sanitation facilities and feminine hygiene
products are included in the design and implementation of the
Agency's WASH programs, especially for frontline health
workers. The report should also include recommendations for how
USAID could improve its management of investments in this area,
including through targeted program definitions.
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $4,395,362,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 4,682,362,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 4,682,362,000
Change from enacted level......................... +287,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $4,682,362,000 for
International Disaster Assistance.
This account funds humanitarian relief, rehabilitation, and
reconstruction in countries affected by natural and man-made
disasters, as well as support for disaster mitigation, disaster
risk reduction, prevention, and preparedness. This includes the
purchase of commodities, such as temporary shelter, blankets,
and supplementary and therapeutic food; potable water; medical
supplies; and agricultural rehabilitation. Program
beneficiaries include disaster victims, conflict victims, and
internally displaced persons. Funds are also provided for the
Emergency Food Security Program, as authorized in the Global
Food Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-195).
The Committee encourages USAID to expedite the process of
reporting to the Committees on Appropriations on planned use of
humanitarian funding and making such funding available for
obligation to programs.
Air transport.--The Committee recognizes the critical need
to provide swift humanitarian aid in the immediate aftermath of
a disaster to save lives and ease suffering. The Committee
encourages USAID to assess the efficacy of air drop technology
for large-scale humanitarian aid delivery for quicker response
time. The Committee notes that this technology can be critical
particularly in humanitarian crises where there are limited
transportation options for aid delivery.
Child protection.--The Committee recognizes the need for
additional protection of children in conflict and crisis
settings. The Committee encourages the USAID Administrator to
play an increasing leadership role to protect children in
humanitarian crises and ensure that protection is integrated
across other humanitarian sectors, consistent with Global Child
Thrive Act (Public Law 116-283).
The Committee recognizes that children are particularly
vulnerable to the psychological impacts of conflict and forced
displacement. The Committee encourages the prioritization of
interventions to assist children recovering from trauma, those
in fragile contexts, those experiencing developmental delays or
disabilities, and children on the move.
The Committee recognizes that education, including early
childhood education, is an essential intervention for children
in crisis-affected settings.
Ethnic and religious minorities.--The Committee
recommendation includes funds under this heading for continued
support of humanitarian assistance for displaced, vulnerable,
and persecuted ethnic and religious minorities to: (1)
facilitate the implementation of an immediate, coordinated, and
sustained response; (2) enhance protection of conflict victims;
(3) improve access to secure locations for obtaining
humanitarian and resettlement services; and (4) build
resilience and help reestablish livelihoods for displaced and
persecuted persons in their communities of origin.
Local leadership.--The Committee recognizes that local and
national nongovernmental leadership is critical for an
effective, meaningful and sustainable humanitarian response.
The Committee urges the USAID Administrator to prioritize
making funds available to local and national nongovernmental
entities to improve local self-reliance.
Venezuelan migrants.--The Committee urges the USAID
Administrator to press other donor countries to make meaningful
commitments to help Colombia and other neighboring countries
deliver needed humanitarian services to migrants who have fled
Venezuela. The Committee directs USAID to focus greater
attention and resources to address the violence, abuse, and
exploitation suffered by Venezuelan women and children,
including by disaggregating data by sex and age in needs
assessments and program reporting.
Report
Local leadership.--Not later than 120 days after enactment
of this Act, USAID shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations detailing programs awarded to local and national
nongovernmental entities from funds made available under this
heading. The report should include a description of how USAID
is working to increase funding to capable local and national
nongovernmental entities.
TRANSITION INITIATIVES
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $92,043,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 92,043,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 92,043,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $92,043,000 for
Transition Initiatives.
Funds provided in this account support programs targeting
key transitions to democracy for countries in crisis and quick-
impact activities for conflict prevention or stabilization.
Funds made available under this heading may only be
administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI).
The Committee directs OTI to submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations summarizing new, ongoing, and
completed country programs implemented by OTI in fiscal year
2022, including programs supported with transferred funds.
COMPLEX CRISES FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $30,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 60,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 40,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +10,000,000
Change from request............................... -20,000,000
The Committee recommendation includes $40,000,000 for the
Complex Crises Fund.
Programs funded under this heading should encourage the
inclusive and meaningful participation of youth in
peacebuilding and conflict prevention, management, and
resolution, as well as post-conflict relief and recovery
efforts.
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $3,151,963,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 4,260,231,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,635,231,000
Change from enacted level......................... +483,268,000
Change from request............................... -625,000,000
The Committee recommendation includes $3,635,231,000 for
Economic Support Fund.
The Committee notes that funds recommended under this
heading are provided to advance United States interests by
helping countries meet political and security needs. The
Committee recommendation includes short-term, diplomatic
activities under this heading even if countries are also
receiving support under Development Assistance.
Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of
this Act:
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Country/Program Budget Authority
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Africa
Sudan............................................ 46,000
East Asia and the Pacific:
Taiwan Global Cooperation and Training Framework. 3,000
Middle East and North Africa:
Lebanon.......................................... 112,500
of which, scholarships....................... 12,000
Middle East Partnership Initiative scholarship 20,000
program.........................................
Middle East Regional Cooperation................. 6,000
Near East Regional Democracy..................... 55,000
Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace 50,000
Act.............................................
Western Hemisphere:
Caribbean Energy Security Initiative............. 3,000
Mexico........................................... 50,000
Organization of American States (OAS)............ 5,000
Global Programs:
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.... 10,000
Arctic Council................................... 1,000
Atrocities Prevention (sec. 7034(c))............. 2,500
Conflict and Stabilization Operations............ 3,500
Countering PRC Influence Fund.................... 155,000
House Democracy Partnership...................... 2,300
Implementation of Public Law 99-415.............. 3,500
Information Communication Technology Training.... 1,000
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The Committee provides additional direction on programs in
Africa (Sec. 7042), East Asia and the Pacific (Sec. 7043),
South and Central Asia (Sec. 7044), and Latin America and the
Caribbean (Sec. 7045) under title VII of this report.
Middle East and North Africa
The Committee provides additional direction on programs in
the region under section 7041 of this report.
Lebanon scholarships.--The Committee recommendation
includes funds for scholarships for Lebanese students with high
financial need to attend not-for-profit educational
institutions in Lebanon that meet standards comparable to those
required for American accreditation. Students in Lebanon should
be eligible for scholarships if they demonstrate financial
need, have strong academic records, and show potential to
contribute to the long-term political, economic, and social
development of Lebanon. The Committee directs that these funds
be awarded through an open and competitive process.
Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).--The Committee
supports continued funding for the MEPI scholarship program.
Scholarships should be made available for institutions that
meet standards comparable to those required for American
accreditation and should be awarded in a manner consistent with
prior fiscal years, including on an open and competitive basis.
Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC).--The Committee
supports increased funding for the MERC program to facilitate
research collaboration in the Middle East including between
Israelis and Palestinians.
USAID-Israel international development cooperation.--The
Committee is supportive of cooperative projects and the
recommendation includes $2,000,000 to support local solutions
to address sustainability challenges relating to water
resources, agriculture, and energy storage.
Global Programs
Cybersecurity.--The Committee supports capacity building at
not less than the prior year level aimed at improving
cybersecurity overseas, including to national and regional
institutions, and countering malign activity online. The
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the implementation status of the Cyberspace
Solarium Commission recommendations.
Independent media.--The Committee recommends funding for
programs and activities that globally strengthen free and open
media; promote internet freedom; protect freedom of expression;
and support independent reporting on health crises. The
Committee encourages USAID and the Department of State to
strengthen independent media programs, especially where
independent information sources are increasingly under internal
and external threat, including many countries in sub-Saharan
Africa; the Indo-Pacific region including Burma and Cambodia;
as well as Venezuela, Central America, Afghanistan, and
Ukraine.
Post-Conflict/Peace Process Implementation Assessments.--
The Committee includes funds under this heading for the Bureau
of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, including to support
programs that utilize independent, evidence-based assessments
of peace accord implementation in Colombia, and for expansion
of such assessments in other fragile settings where peace
processes and stabilization efforts are underway. Impartial
standards and methodologies for measuring the progress of peace
in Colombia and other post-conflict settings by gathering
information from public, private, and nongovernmental entities
provides a valuable oversight tool for congressional
stakeholders.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $290,700,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 290,700,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 290,700,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $290,700,000 for
Democracy Fund. Of the funds provided, $190,450,000 shall be
for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) at the Department of
State, and $100,250,000 shall be for the Bureau for
Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI) at USAID.
Funds under this heading are allocated according to the
following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:
DEMOCRACY FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Program/Activity Budget Authority
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Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
Department of State:
of which, Global Equality Fund................... 15,000
of which, International Religious Freedom........ 10,000
of which, Promotion of Disability Rights......... 4,000
Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation,
USAID:
of which, Global Labor Program................... 12,500
of which, Protection of LGBTQI+ Persons.......... 10,000
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Digital risk impact assessments.--The Committee encourages
the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation at USAID
to develop the tools and methods for conducting and evaluating
digital risk impacts on information communication technology
infrastructure projects.
Global Labor Program.--Prior to the obligation of funds for
the Global Labor Program or any planned restructuring, the
USAID Administrator shall consult with the appropriate
congressional committees.
Turkey.--The Committee encourages the State Department and
USAID to consult with local stakeholders such as civil society
groups, youth, media, and women's empowerment groups to explore
how to mitigate the polarization and erosion of democratic
values in Turkey.
Reports
Human rights.--The Committee directs the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, to submit
a report, not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act,
on the activities of the Special Envoy for the Human Rights of
LGBTQI+ Persons at the Department of State and the Senior
LGBTQI+ Coordinator at USAID in promoting U.S. engagement with
governments, citizens, civil society, and the private sector on
these issues.
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $770,334,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 788,929,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 788,929,000
Change from enacted level......................... +18,595,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $788,929,000 for
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.
Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of
this Act:
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Country/Program Budget Authority
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Countering Russian Influence Fund.................... 85,000
Georgia.............................................. 88,025
Ukraine.............................................. 260,000
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Building cybersecurity capacity in Eastern Europe.--The
Committee recommendation provides not less than $10,000,000
under this heading for international cybersecurity capacity-
building efforts to strengthen collective commitments to
security in cyberspace, improve incident response and
remediation capabilities, train appropriate personnel on the
applicability of international law in cyberspace and the policy
and technical aspects of attribution of cyber incidents. The
Secretary of State is directed to consult with the Committees
on Appropriations with respect to the use of funds for such
purposes.
Cyprus.--The Committee notes that no funds were requested
for Cyprus under this heading, but should the Secretary of
State decide to provide funds, such assistance should only be
used for measures aimed at reunification and designed to reduce
tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two
communities in Cyprus. The Committee notes that such programs
are subject to the requirements of section 7015 of this Act.
Funding for the United States assessed cost of the UN
Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus are provided under Contributions
for International Peacekeeping Activities.
Eastern Mediterranean partnership joint dialogues.--The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to report to the
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after
enactment of this Act, on the use of funds appropriated by the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2021 for Eastern Mediterranean partnership
dialogues. The report shall detail the use of funds to date and
the intended use of funds in fiscal year 2022 and future fiscal
years and include a plan for the implementation of the
dialogues.
Energy security for United States allies and partners.--
The Committee recognizes that European allies energy security
is critical for United States national security in the face of
increased Russian weaponization of energy. The Committee
commends the recent provision of financing for the Three Seas
Initiative in its efforts boost energy and infrastructure
security in Central and Eastern Europe. The Committee
acknowledges the unanimous passage of H. Res. 672 in the 116th
Congress signifying robust support for the Three Seas
Initiative. The Committee directs the Department of State and
USAID to prioritize financing for alternative sources of
energy, green technology, and energy sector reforms in Europe
through the Three Seas Initiative, as appropriate.
Europe and Eurasia Regional operating unit.--The Committee
recommendation includes funding for priority programs in the
Europe and Eurasia regional operating unit and directs the
Secretary of State to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the use of funds for such purposes.
Use of notwithstanding authority.--Any notification of
funds made available under this heading in this Act or prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs shall include information (if
known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on the
use of notwithstanding authority, if applicable. If subsequent
to the notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely
on notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations
should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the
extent practicable.
Department of State
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $3,432,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 3,845,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,845,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +413,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $3,845,000,000 for
Migration and Refugee Assistance.
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department
of State.--The Committee intends for the funds apportioned
under this heading to be administered by the Bureau of
Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State.
Burmese refugees.--The Committee urges the Secretary of
State to provide robust diplomatic engagement and assistance
for refugees and other displaced people from Burma, including
those who have fled ethnic cleansing and other attacks.
Child protection.--The Committee recognizes the need for
additional protection of children in conflict and crisis
settings. The Committee encourages the Bureau of Population,
Refugees, and Migration to play an increasing leadership role
to protect children in humanitarian crises and ensuring that
protection is integrated across other humanitarian sectors.
Ethnic and religious minorities.--The Committee
recommendation includes funds under this heading to continue
support of humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and
persecuted refugees from ethnic and religious minorities to:
(1) facilitate the implementation of an immediate, coordinated,
and sustained response; (2) enhance protection of conflict
victims; (3) improve access to secure locations for obtaining
humanitarian and resettlement services; and (4) build
resilience and help reestablish livelihoods for displaced and
persecuted persons in their communities of origin.
Higher education.--The Committee recognizes the need to
close the gap between refugees and their peers in the area of
higher levels of education. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of State to set an ambitious target, consistent with
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
goals, for the enrollment of eligible refugees in post-
secondary education, including technical and vocational
training, connected and traditional degree and diploma
programs, in host and third countries by 2030.
Mexico.--The Committee recommendation includes sufficient
funds under this heading to continue assistance to enhance the
capacity of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance to
process asylum applications of refugees in Mexico.
Resettlement in Israel.--The Committee recommendation
includes $5,000,000 for refugees from the former Soviet Union,
Eastern Europe, and other refugees resettling in Israel, which
is the same as the request.
Remote refugee processing.--The Committee encourages the
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration to work with the
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the
State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs to review the use
of video and audio teleconferencing technology to enable and
accelerate remote refugee interviews.
Tibetan refugees.--The Committee supports the continued
allocation of funds to assist Tibetan refugees in Nepal and
India at levels commensurate with prior years. The Committee
deplores the increasing repression of the Tibetan people and is
concerned that Nepalese officials have handed over Tibetan
refugees to Chinese border authorities, in contravention of
Nepal's international obligations to protect refugees fleeing
persecution. The Committee supports efforts by the Secretary of
State to work with the Government of Nepal to provide safe
transit for Tibetan refugees and legal protections to Tibetans
residing in Nepal.
Unaccompanied refugee minors.--The Committee supports the
resettlement of unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) and expects
the Secretary of State to continue to provide robust support
for the present and future resettlement of these children,
including those who have fled ethnic cleansing and other forms
of persecution. The Committee expects that funding appropriated
under this heading will continue to support resettlement of
qualifying URM who have been referred to the United States from
the UNHCR and nongovernmental organizations. The Committee
encourages the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration to
consider expedited processing for URM who are on the verge of
aging-out of URM program eligibility.
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).--Pursuant
to section 7048(d), funds appropriated under this heading shall
be made available to UNRWA unless the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that
UNRWA is violating certain policies related to neutrality,
impartiality, prohibiting weapons in their facilities, regular
inspections, educational materials, financial transparency, and
auditing practices.
The Committee commends the Administration's decision to
resume humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people, including
contributions to UNRWA and notes that over 70 percent of
UNRWA's program budget is dedicated to education and
healthcare. As part of the Administration's ongoing
reengagement with UNRWA, the Committee urges the Secretary of
State to secure additional contributions to the Agency from
countries in the region, work with the Government of Lebanon on
job opportunities for refugees, and work with UNRWA on
overcoming residual financial impacts to the Agency created by
the 2018 suspension of U.S. contributions.
Venezuelan migrants.--The Committee recommendation includes
funds to expand support for refugees fleeing economic collapse
and repression in Venezuela. This includes better protections
and assistance for Venezuelan refugees and migrants subject to
gender-based violence, malnutrition, human trafficking,
recruitment to illegal groups and activities, and xenophobia.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to focus greater
attention and resources to address the violence, abuse, and
exploitation suffered by Venezuelan women and children,
including by disaggregating data by sex and age in needs
assessments and program reporting. Furthermore, the Committee
urges the Secretary of State to press other donor countries to
make more substantial commitments to help Colombia and other
neighboring countries deliver needed humanitarian services to
migrants who have fled Venezuela.
Report
United Nations Relief and Works Agency.--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 degree to which UNRWA is complying with the policies and
procedures described in section 7048(d) and the areas in which
the Department is partnering with the Agency on new guidelines
or reform efforts. Such report shall include an updated
description of the mechanisms UNRWA has in place to identify
incitement and other unacceptable subject matters, including
anti-Semitic content, in locally-produced textbooks and the
procedures in place to substitute such material with curriculum
that emphasizes the importance of human rights, tolerance, and
non-discrimination.
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $100,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 100,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 100,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $100,000 for United
States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. The
bill also directs the transfer to Migration and Refugee
Assistance of any balances in the Fund that exceed the
limitation in paragraph (2) of section 2(c) of the Migration
and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962.
Independent Agencies
PEACE CORPS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $410,500,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 410,500,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 430,500,000
Change from enacted level......................... +20,000,000
Change from request............................... +20,000,000
The Committee recommendation includes $430,500,000 for
Peace Corps, of which $6,330,000 is for the Office of the
Inspector General.
The Committee recommendation for Peace Corps provides
support as the agency works to return volunteers back into
service overseas and continues to prioritize volunteer safety
and security operations in the post-pandemic environment.
Reports
Global demand for Peace Corps assistance.--The Committee
directs the Director of the Peace Corps to submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act, assessing the global demand for Peace
Corps assistance and how the agency can better meet this
demand. Such report should also include potential new country
posts, new or updated areas of Volunteer service sectors, and
the resources needed to meet such demand.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.--The Committee directs the
Director of the Peace Corps to submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 60 days
after enactment of this Act, assessing benefits such as
educational, healthcare, and housing, available to returning
Peace Corps volunteers compared to other federally supported
volunteers that have completed their service.
Collection of Peace Corps workforce and volunteer data.--
The Committee directs the Director of the Peace Corps to submit
a report to the appropriate congressional committees, not later
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on Peace Corps'
workforce and volunteer data that includes disaggregated
demographic data, including race, ethnicity, and gender, and
other information regarding the diversity of the workforce of
the Peace Corps and of Peace Corps Volunteers.
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $912,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 912,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 912,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $912,000,000 for
Millennium Challenge Corporation. The Committee recommendation
includes a limitation of $115,000,000 for administrative
expenses and not more than $100,000 may be for representational
expenses.
Funding included for administrative expenses is made
available until expended.
Administrative expenses.--The Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is directed to
provide to the Committees on Appropriations quarterly
obligation reports of administrative expenses by the cost
categories detailed in the CBJ, starting not later than 30 days
after enactment of this Act. Such report shall also include
information on administrative expenses deobligated from prior
year appropriations.
Deobligation notification.--Consistent with section 7015(c)
of this Act, the reobligation of funds deobligated by the MCC
is subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations. In any notification of
reobligation, the MCC shall indicate the Compact or activity
that is the source of the deobligation and the year in which
the deobligation occurred.
Inclusion and gender.--The Committee supports the MCC's
work to empower women and make inclusion central to the
translation of growth into poverty reduction. The Committee
directs MCC to continue to use administrative expenses for
support of training, technical assistance, and staff with
gender expertise to ensure that the MCC has the capacity to
shape its programs with gender analysis.
MCC mandate.--The Committee continues to direct the CEO of
the MCC to include the corresponding economic rate of return
estimated for each line item funded in the compact in
congressional notifications submitted for new compacts.
Threshold program.--The CEO of the MCC shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations if a planned threshold program
will cause the total amount obligated for purposes of carrying
out section 616 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108-199), as amended, to exceed 5 percent in fiscal year
2022.
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $38,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 38,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 44,500,000
Change from enacted level......................... +6,500,000
Change from request............................... +6,500,000
The Committee recommendation includes $44,500,000 for
Inter-American Foundation.
The Committee applauds the work of the Inter-American
Foundation (IAF) in supporting community-led solutions for
building resiliency to disasters, extreme weather changes and
small farming operations in the eastern Caribbean, while
advancing United States priorities in the region. The Committee
supports the IAF's commitment to expanding its investments in
the eastern Caribbean, and the IAF's strategy in the Northern
Triangle, which focuses on building resilience and sustainable
solutions for communities impacted by food insecurity,
corruption, poverty, marginalization, environmental
degradation, and violence.
The Committee directs the IAF to allocate $1,000,000 to
support a pilot exchange program between indigenous IAF
grantees and Native American tribes, including, to the extent
practicable, the development of cross-investments, export
opportunities, and improved capacity to engage in trade and
investment relationships.
Within the increase provided, the Committee recommends
additional IAF investments of $2,000,000 to address the crisis
of Venezuelan migrants; $2,000,000 for building disaster
resiliency in the Caribbean; $1,500,000 for civil society and
livelihoods strengthening in Haiti; and $1,000,000 for conflict
recovery and historically marginalized groups in Colombia.
The Committee notes that section 7061(a) of this Act
requires an operating plan for funds made available under this
heading.
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $33,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 33,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 43,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +10,000,000
Change from request............................... +10,000,000
The Committee recommendation includes $43,000,000 for
United States African Development Foundation.
The Committee applauds the work of United States African
Development Foundation (USADF) in addressing food insecurity,
energy poverty, and unemployment, particularly among women and
youth, as well as spurring economic development, improving
lives and livelihoods, and contributing to increased peace and
stability in critical regions.
Within the increase provided, the Committee encourages the
USADF to continue partnering with African diaspora entities and
individuals in the United States and to allocate $500,000 to
support new, collaborative projects between USADF grantees and
Africa diaspora communities in order to expand such mutually
beneficial and meaningful relationships.
The Committee directs the USADF to consult with the
Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the authority
in section 7024 of this Act for new grants. The Committee notes
that section 7061(a) of this Act requires an operating plan for
funds made available under this heading.
Department of the Treasury
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $33,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 38,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 38,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +5,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $38,000,000 for
International Affairs Technical Assistance at the Department of
the Treasury, of which $9,500,000 is available for
administrative expenses. The operating and spend plans required
under section 7061 of this Act shall include estimated program
and administrative costs by fiscal year of appropriation.
Report
Administrative expenses.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to the Committees
on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of
this Act, on the issue of increasing administrative expenses
costs and ways to mitigate such costs, including exploring
different government service providers for internal service
agreements.
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $204,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 67,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 67,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... -137,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $67,000,000 for Debt
Restructuring to support the Debt Service Suspension Initiative
and the Common Framework on Debt Treatments to provide economic
relief stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to
protect biodiversity and combat climate change under the
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act (Public Law
115-440).
TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Department of State
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $1,385,573,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 1,525,738,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,395,573,000
Change from enacted level......................... +10,000,000
Change from request............................... -130,165,000
The Committee recommendation includes $1,395,573,000 for
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.
Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of
this Act:
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Country/Program/Activity Budget Authority
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Atrocities prevention (sec. 7034(c))................. 2,500
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.................. 35,000
Central America Regional Security Initiative--Costa 32,500
Rica................................................
Combating wildlife trafficking....................... 50,000
Combating Trafficking in Persons..................... 77,000
of which, Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons 66,000
Child Protection Compacts (non-add).............. [10,000]
Countering PRC Influence Fund........................ 70,000
Countering Russian Influence Fund.................... 50,000
Cybercrime and intellectual property rights.......... 20,000
Demand reduction..................................... 20,000
Fighting Corruption.................................. 30,000
International Law Enforcement Academy................ 37,925
International Organized Crime........................ 55,225
Inter-Regional Aviation Support...................... 38,400
of which, sensor upgrades........................ 10,000
Mexico............................................... 100,000
Security Force Professionalization (sec. 7035(a)).... 3,000
West Bank and Gaza................................... 40,000
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Combatting wildlife trafficking.--The Committee
recommendation includes $50,000,000 under this heading for
programs to combat wildlife poaching and trafficking. The
Committee supports the use of the authority provided in section
484(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for transfer of
title of aircraft to support anti-poaching activities.
Cybercrime and intellectual property rights.--The Committee
recommendation supports the efforts of United States Government
agencies to build the capacity of partner nations to combat
cybercrime and strengthen law enforcement in the area of
intellectual property rights, including through the placement
of Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordinators. The
Committee notes the spend plan requirements contained in
section 7061(b) apply to such funds.
Demand reduction.--The Committee directs that $20,000,000
be made available for the centrally-managed, evidence-based
global demand reduction program to ensure that these funds will
continue to achieve reductions in drug use and crime in
countries around the world.
DNA forensic technology to combat human trafficking in
Central America and Mexico.--The Committee recommendation
provides not less than $10,000,000 under this heading for DNA
forensic technology programs to combat human trafficking in
Central America and Mexico. The Committee notes that DNA
forensic science and DNA databases have a unique capability to
confirm identities and have proven to be an effective tool in
deterring and preventing human trafficking. The Committee
expects the Department of State to work in partnership to
further develop the capacity of the governments of Central
America and Mexico to utilize DNA forensic science and
databases to combat trafficking in persons.
DNA infrastructure to combat sexual violence.--DNA forensic
science and DNA databases have a unique ability to identify
perpetrators and serial offenders and have proven to be an
effective tool in deterring, preventing and prosecuting cases
of sexual violence. The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the
use of funds provided in the Act for development of DNA
technology and infrastructure in partner countries.
Inter-regional Aviation Support.--The Committee
recommendation includes $38,400,000 for Inter-regional Aviation
Support, including funding to procure, upgrade, and install
United States manufactured and assembled electro-optical/infra-
red sensors onto Bureau of International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs (INL) rotary-wing aircraft. The Committee
notes the Department has sought information on these
capabilities in prior years, and that such capabilities could
significantly improve day/night operations, safety and security
for INL helicopter operations in challenging environments, and
the performance of search and rescue, counterterrorism, and
counternarcotics missions. The Committee directs the Secretary
of State to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on
the use of funds for such sensors and that funds be made
available through an open and competitive process.
Global crime and drugs policy.--The Committee
recommendation includes $7,000,000 for activities to mobilize
global institutions to combat factors that contribute to the
opioid crisis and other drug and transnational criminal
organization threats.
Global Magnitsky Human Rights and Accountability Act.--The
Committee recommendation includes funds under this heading for
expenses incurred by the Bureau of International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Affairs for Global Magnitsky Human Rights and
Accountability Act implementation, and directs the Secretary of
State to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the
use of funds for such purposes.
International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA).--The
Committee recommendation provides $37,925,000 for ILEA to
support regional law enforcement training.
International Organized Crime.--The Committee
recommendation provides $55,225,000 for International Organized
Crime, which includes amounts requested for programs to further
the objectives of Executive Order 13773 on Enforcing Federal
Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and
Preventing International Trafficking. The Committee notes the
spend plan requirements contained in section 7061(b) apply to
such funds.
Opioids.--The Committee supports Department of State
activities to address the flow of illegal opioids into the
United States, including: (1) programs to assist the Government
of Mexico in securing its borders and reducing poppy
cultivation and heroin and synthetic drug production; (2)
programs to thwart transnational criminal organizations
involved in the trafficking of heroin and fentanyl; (3)
diplomatic efforts to strengthen precursor chemical control and
training on international treaty obligations related to
opioids; (4) measures to strengthen the security of the
international postal system to prevent illegal shipments of
opioids from entering the United States, particularly from the
People's Republic of China (PRC); and (5) global demand
reduction programs.
Passive screening.--The Committee is aware of ongoing
efforts with foreign governments to deploy passive, non-
intrusive screening technologies to detect small quantities of
person-borne opioids, fentanyl, and other narcotics as well as
United States currency, related to drug trafficking. The
Committee supports this ongoing effort and encourages the
Department of State to consider expanding these efforts with
international partners to other United States bound airports
and pedestrian ports of entry.
Reports
3D Printed Gun Blueprint Database.--The Committee
encourages Department of State to create a searchable database
of 3D printed gun blueprints to help track the computer-aided
design software over the internet. Not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to
the Committees on Appropriations on the feasibility of, and
timeline for, establishing such a database.
Air Wing Safety Enhancements.--The Committee supports
safety enhancements to INL aircraft, and has provided increased
resources in prior fiscal years to augment INL's UH-60 fleet
with certain safety digital enhancements, including Cockpit
Voice & Flight Data Recorder (CVFDR) and integrated 4th
generation Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS). The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act, on the status of efforts to enhance UH-
60 aircraft with a digitally enhanced CVFDR and HUMS combined
solution in a manner that provides the best value architecture
in accommodating such capability.
Narcotics Control Reports.--The Committee is concerned with
the spike in overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, many
of which were caused by synthetic opioids like fentanyl. From
2019 to 2020, overdose deaths increased nearly 30%. According
to the CDC, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids were the
primary drivers of this increase. During this time period,
China and Mexico remained the two most significant countries
for production and transit of opioids to the United States. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to prioritize working
with international and other Federal partners to curb the flow
of illicit drugs into the United States. Not later than 120
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit the following reports to the Committees on
Appropriations:
Data Collection.--A report on plans to improve data
collection related to international trafficking in synthetic
drugs, including increased drug use surveys among populations,
increased use of wastewater testing where appropriate, and
increased consultation and partnership with international drug
agencies such as the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and
Drug Addiction and regulatory agencies in foreign countries.
Drug Trafficking Control Tools.--A report on whether
relevant United States sanctions, such as the Foreign Narcotics
Kingpin Designation Act of 1999, effectively target the most
dangerous criminal organizations; an evaluation of the efficacy
of the designation procedures on major illicit narcotics
producing and transit countries; a strategy for working with
international partners to develop new guidelines to reduce the
manufacturing, trafficking, and use of illicit narcotics; and
an assessment of alternative tools for drug trafficking
control, as recommended by the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy
Commission.
Fentanyl.--A report on bilateral and multilateral efforts
to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States, identify
trafficking networks, and collaboration across federal
agencies. The report shall also identify the countries, to the
extent feasible, that are the most significant sources of
illicit fentanyl and fentanyl analogues trafficked into the
United States during the preceding calendar year and outline
the extent to which each country identified has cooperated with
the United States to prevent the articles or chemicals from
being exported, including steps taken to prosecute individuals
involved in the illicit manufacture or distribution of
controlled substance analogues.
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $889,247,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 900,247,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 889,247,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... -11,000,000
The Committee recommendation includes $889,247,000 for
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs. Such funds are allocated according to the following
table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Program/Activity Budget Authority
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International Atomic Energy Agency.................. 95,000
Conventional weapons destruction.................... 243,850
of which, Laos.................................. 45,000
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Anti-terrorism programs.--The Committee recommendation
includes $320,397,000 for anti-terrorism programs.
Conventional Weapons Destruction.--The Committee
recommendation includes $243,850,000 for Conventional Weapons
Destruction programs, of which not less than $75,000,000 is for
programs in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. The recommendation
also includes additional funds above the prior year level for
increased demining activities in Afghanistan, Angola, Sri
Lanka, Zimbabwe, and other countries with unmet humanitarian
demining requirements. The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to consult with the Committees on Appropriations with
respect to the allocation of funds for demining above the
fiscal year 2021 level prior to submitting the 653(a) report.
The Committee recommends that of the funds allocated to
Conventional Weapons Destruction activities in Afghanistan,
$5,000,000 should be directed to support the clearance of
improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan.
The Committee continues to support the Department of
State's demining activities in Colombia, Syria, the West Bank,
among other areas.
In addition, the Committee recommendation also includes not
less than $2,000,000 for demining activities in Nagorno-
Karabakh.
Countering PRC influence.--The Committee recommendation
includes $25,000,000 under Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
Demining and Related Programs for the Countering PRC Influence
Fund.
International cooperation in science.--The Committee
recommendation includes funding for international scientific
and technological facilities that foster mutual understanding
and tolerance through international cooperation in science,
including in the Middle East. The Committee directs the
Secretary of State to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the use of funds for such purposes.
Multi-Actor deterrence.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of State to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations not later than 60 days after enactment of this
Act on current efforts by the Bureau of Arms Control,
Verification and Compliance to study and develop tools to
assess deterrence strategies against multiple actors in various
scenarios, and the use of funds provided in this Act for
additional research in multi-actor deterrence.
Nonproliferation programs.--The Committee includes
$290,000,000 for nonproliferation programs. The Committee
emphasizes that nonproliferation programs of the Department of
State and other Federal agencies are critical to United States
national security. The Committee urges close coordination among
all agencies involved in such activities.
The Committee recommendation includes $95,000,000 for a
voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) to support programs that promote nuclear
safeguards, nuclear safety and security, the responsible use of
nuclear energy, and the peaceful uses of nuclear technologies.
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $440,759,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 469,459,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 460,759,000
Change from enacted level......................... +20,000,000
Change from request............................... -8,700,000
The Committee recommendation includes $460,759,000 for
Peacekeeping Operations. Such funds are allocated according to
the following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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County/Program/Activity Budget Authority
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United Nations Support Office in Somalia............. 149,200
Multinational Force and Observers.................... 25,000
Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative............ 71,000
Security Force Professionalization (Sec. 7035(a)).... 3,000
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Child soldiers.--The Committee includes language in section
7035(c) of this Act requiring that funds should not be used to
support military training or operations that include child
soldiers.
Near East.--The Committee recommendation includes
$25,000,000 for the Multinational Force and Observers mission
(MFO) in the Sinai. Sufficient funds remain available from
prior fiscal year balances to address force protection
requirements during fiscal year 2022. The Committee notes the
invaluable service provided by the MFO in preserving stability
in a very volatile part of the world with relatively few
personnel and a small budget. United States leadership and
participation in the MFO is important to the national security
interests of the United States.
Office of Regional Peace and Security.--The Committee
recommendation includes an additional $10,000,000 for Africa
regional programs, including to support the Office of Regional
Peace and Security's infrastructure programs. The Committee
supports the goal of improving the infrastructure used by
African partners nations in their efforts to reduce the
capacity of terrorist networks, and enhance border security in
areas of terrorist activities. These partner nations include,
but are not limited to, selected participant nations in the
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership and the Partnership
for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism, and Somalia.
Oversight of Transferred Articles.--Not later than 90 days
after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
report to the appropriate congressional committees on the
efforts of the Bureaus of African Affairs and Political-
Military Affairs to provide effective oversight and monitoring
of equipment and other defense articles purchased with funds
made available under this heading in this Act and prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, including the funding and
resources dedicated to such efforts.
Somalia.--The Committee recommendation includes
$149,200,000 for United Nations Support Office in Somalia
(UNSOS), including $25,100,000 for arrears from prior year
peacekeeping assessments. Pursuant to the third proviso under
this heading in the Act, the authority under Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Activities in the Act to exceed the
limitation in section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, as amended (22
U.S.C. 287e note) shall apply to funds made available by the
Act for UNSOS.
Funds Appropriated to the President
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Fiscal Year 2020 enacted level........................ $112,925,000
Fiscal Year 2021 request.............................. 112,925,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 112,925,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $112,925,000 for
International Military Education and Training (IMET).
Indo-Pacific.--The Committee notes that the allocation of
funds made available for the IMET program should reflect the
importance of the Indo-Pacific region, especially in enhancing
military-to-military relationships with key partners and allies
in the region and strengthening the professionalism and
democratic values among security partners in the Indo-Pacific.
Northern Triangle.--Funds appropriated under this heading
in this Act and made available for assistance for Guatemala,
Honduras, and El Salvador shall be prioritized for military
professionalization and human rights training of such
countries' security forces. The Secretary of State is directed
to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the use of
funds for such purposes.
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $6,175,524,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 6,175,524,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 6,175,524,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $6,175,524,000 for
Foreign Military Financing Program (FMF).
Assistance provided under this heading helps facilitate
strong military-to-military cooperation; promotes United States
trade and economic interests; enables greater interoperability
of friends and allies with United States military forces; and
increases participation in coalition operations. The program
provides grant and loan assistance to partner countries in
coordination with the Department of Defense.
The Committee recommendation continues prior year language
allowing the Secretary of State to expedite the procurement of
defense articles or services for foreign security forces,
following consultation with, and notification of, the
Committees on Appropriations.
Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of
this Act:
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Country Budget Authority
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Europe and Eurasia:
Countering Russian Influence Fund............... 150,000
Estonia......................................... 10,000
Georgia......................................... 35,000
Latvia.......................................... 10,000
Lithuania....................................... 10,000
Ukraine......................................... 125,000
Near East:
Israel.......................................... 3,300,000
Egypt........................................... 1,300,000
Jordan.......................................... 425,000
Western Hemisphere:
Colombia........................................ 38,525
Costa Rica...................................... 7,500
Mexico.......................................... 6,000
Global:
Countering PRC Influence Fund................... 50,000
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Department of Defense programs and funding notifications.--
Section 7015(d) includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting funding appropriated by this Act or prior Acts to
support or continue certain programs initially funded by the
Department of Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and in accordance
with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, submits a justification to such Committees.
East Asia and the Pacific.--The Committee remains concerned
about the military modernization of the People's Republic of
China (PRC) and the PRC's claims in territorial disputes,
including on the seas and in cyberspace. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of State to continue to engage with
allies in the region on the political, economic, and military
implications of the strategic rise of the PRC, including
through military assistance and sales programs. FMF resources
should emphasize building the maritime security capabilities of
United States partners in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
Lebanon.--The Committee recommendation includes language in
section 7041(e) of this Act requiring that certain conditions
be met prior to the obligation of funds under this heading for
assistance for Lebanon. The Committee intends that assistance
provided to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) not be used against
Israel, and such assistance will not affect Israel's
qualitative military edge in the region. The Committee notes
that section 7041(e) prohibits funds for the Lebanese Internal
Security Forces or the LAF if either organization is controlled
by a foreign terrorist organization and the Committee directs
the Secretary of State to regularly consult with the Committee
regarding the rigorous implementation of this provision and on
the activities of the LAF and assistance provided by the United
States. The Committee includes further language under Reports
in this heading.
Moldova.--Funds made available under this heading for the
Countering Russian Influence Fund shall be made available to
Moldova in consultation with the Committee on Appropriations.
Reports
Lebanon.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this
Act, the Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit to
the Committees on Appropriations an updated report, in
classified form if necessary, on the performance of the LAF,
including an assessment of the operational capabilities of such
forces and how the training, curriculum, and equipment provided
by the United States contributes to those capabilities.
Vetting.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees on foreign assistance
cases submitted for vetting for purposes of section 620M of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 during the preceding fiscal
year, including: (i) the total number of cases submitted,
approved, suspended, or rejected for human rights reasons; and
(ii) for cases rejected, a description of the steps taken to
assist the foreign government in taking effective measures to
bring the responsible members of the security forces to
justice, in accordance with section 620M(c) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961. The report shall be submitted in
unclassified form but may be accompanied by a classified annex.
Security Assistance.--Not later than 180 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on its security sector
assistance programs. The report shall identify all relevant
United States title 10 and title 22 authorities, how these
authorities are in furtherance of United States foreign policy
objectives, identify areas of overlap, and prepare
recommendations to eliminate redundancies in, and improve
oversight and management of, U.S. assistance to foreign
security forces and defense institutions.
TITLE V--MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $387,500,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 457,100,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 477,100,000
Change from enacted level......................... +89,600,000
Change from request............................... +20,000,000
The Committee recommendation includes $477,100,000 for
International Organizations and Programs.
Such funds are allocated according to the following table
and subject to the conditions under this heading and section
7019 of this Act:
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Organizations/Programs Budget Authority
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International Chemicals and Toxins Programs.......... 3,175
International Civil Aviation Organization............ 1,200
International Conservation Programs.................. 7,000
International Development Law Organization........... 400
International Maritime Organization.................. 325
Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund.................. 64,000
OAS Fund for Strengthening Democracy................. 4,500
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy 50
and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia.............
UN Capital Development Fund.......................... 1,000
UN Children's Fund................................... 139,000
of which, Joint Program on Eliminating Female [5,000]
Genital Mutilation..............................
UN Democracy Fund.................................... 3,500
UN Development Program............................... 81,550
UN Environmental Program............................. 10,200
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/UN 21,000
Framework Convention on Climate Change..............
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights................ 16,000
of which, Honduras............................... [1,000]
of which, Colombia............................... [2,500]
of which, Guatemala.............................. [1,000]
UN Human Settlements Program......................... 700
UN Junior Professional Officer Program............... 1,500
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian 3,500
Affairs.............................................
UN Office of the Special Coordinator on Improving the 1,500
UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse........
UN Population Fund................................... 70,000
UN Resident Coordinator System....................... 23,000
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General 1,750
for Sexual Violence in Conflict.....................
UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women.......... 1,500
UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the 1,150
Field of Human Rights...............................
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture............. 8,000
UN Women............................................. 10,000
World Meteorological Organization.................... 1,000
World Trade Organization Technical Assistance........ 600
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Funds appropriated under this heading are made available
for core contributions for each entity listed in the above
table unless: (1) otherwise provided for in this Act or such
table; or (2) the Secretary of State justifies the proposed
uses of funds other than for core contributions in the
congressional notification submitted for funds under this
heading. The Secretary shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations prior to submitting any such notification.
The Committee recommends $9,500,000 for the Organization of
American States (OAS). Under this heading, $4,500,000 is
provided for programs to strengthen democracy, of which not
less than $3,000,000 should be for the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights. Within the amount provided under
Economic Support Fund $5,000,000 shall be made available for
programs to promote and protect human rights, of which not less
than $500,000 is for the Office of the Special Rapporteur for
Freedom of Expression.
The Committee encourages the United Nations and specialized
United Nations agencies to engage with a wide variety of
private enterprises in the spirit of dialogue and engagement.
Sustainable Development Goals.--The Committee notes the
importance of the Sustainable Development Goals in establishing
an international blueprint to end poverty, protect the planet,
and strive toward peace and prosperity for all peoples by 2030.
The Committee urges the Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator to recommit to implementing United States
commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals and to
consider supporting the Joint Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG) Fund, which serves as a public and private financing
vehicle for programs aimed at achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals.
International Financial Institutions
Global Agriculture Food Security Program.--The Committee
supports the Global Agriculture Food Security Program (GAFSP)
in its work advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goal to
end hunger and achieve food security and urges the Secretary of
the Treasury on behalf of the United States government to
consider submitting a pledge in support of the 2020-2025
replenishment period and to work with countries to secure
further donor pledges for the program.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $139,575,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 149,288,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 149,288,000
Change from enacted level......................... +9,713,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $149,288,000 for the
Global Environment Facility.
The Committee recommends the United States Executive
Director to encourage the Global Environment Facility to review
its strategy and implementation plan, focusing on mitigating
factors that undermine the self-sufficiency of local
populations and strengthen communication of outcomes with
relevant stakeholders.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $0
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 625,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,600,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +1,600,000,000
Change from request............................... +975,000,000
The Committee recommendation includes $1,600,000,000 for
Contribution to the Green Climate Fund.
The Committee encourages fully funding the United States
pledge of $3,000,000,000 to the Green Climate Fund and provides
funding towards this effort.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $0
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 300,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 200,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +200,000,000
Change from request............................... -100,000,000
The Committee recommendation includes $200,000,000 for
Contribution to the Clean Technology Fund.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $206,500,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 206,500,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 206,500,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $206,500,000 for
Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development.
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Committee recommendation includes not to exceed
$1,421,275,728.70 for Limitation on Callable Capital
Subscriptions.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $1,001,400,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 1,427,974,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,001,400,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... -426,574,000
The Committee recommendation includes $1,001,400,000 for
Contribution to the International Development Association.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $47,395,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 53,323,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 53,323,000
Change from enacted level......................... +5,928,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $53,323,000 for
Contribution to the Asian Development Fund.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $54,648,752
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 54,648,752
Committee recommendation.............................. 54,648,752
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $54,648,752 for
Contribution to the African Development Bank.
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Committee recommendation includes not to exceed
$856,174,624 for Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $171,300,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 211,300,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 211,300,000
Change from enacted level......................... +40,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $211,300,000 for
Contribution to the African Development Fund.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $32,500,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 43,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 43,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +10,500,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $43,000,000 for
Contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural
Development. This is the first of three installments in support
of the twelfth replenishment for the International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD).
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $0
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 102,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 102,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +102,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $102,000,000 for
Contribution to the International Monetary Fund. The funds made
available will support a contribution to the International
Monetary Fund's (IMF) concessional lending facility for low-
income countries to help respond to the pandemic and restore
economic growth. Additionally, funds may be used to support
providing a grant to the IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust
(PRGT) or other such IMF facilities and to cover the subsidy
cost of loans of up to 15 billion special drawing rights from
Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund to the PRGT or other
such IMF facilities.
TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
Export-Import Bank of the United States
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $6,500,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 6,500,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 6,500,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $6,500,000 for Office
of Inspector General. The Committee directs the OIG to submit
to the Committees on Appropriations its annual audit plan
within the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $110,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 114,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 114,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +4,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $114,000,000 for
Administrative Expenses. The Committee continues a provision
providing administratively determined pay authority to the
Export-Import Bank (EXIM) for the recruitment and retention of
experts with hard-to-find expertise. The Committee expects
continuation of EXIM's current policy that Members of the Board
of Directors and political appointees are ineligible to receive
such pay and also directs any changes to such policy be subject
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
Support for minority-owned businesses.--The Committee
directs the President of EXIM to submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act, on financing support provided to
minority-owned business partners disaggregated by race,
ethnicity, and gender.
PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $0
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 10,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 5,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +5,000,000
Change from request............................... -5,000,000
The Committee recommendation includes $5,000,000 for
Program Budget Appropriations to cover subsidy costs to better
position United States companies to compete internationally.
United States International Development Finance Corporation
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $2,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 2,800,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 2,800,000
Change from enacted level......................... +800,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $2,800,000 for Office
of Inspector General. The Committee directs the OIG to submit
to the Committees on Appropriations its annual audit plan
within the third quarter of fiscal year 2022.
Accountability Mechanism Report.--The Committee directs the
OIG to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not
later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and following
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, assessing
the effectiveness and capacity of the United States
International Development Finance Corporation's (DFC)
accountability mechanisms, including its Office of
Accountability, in receiving and responding to stakeholder
concerns on potential adverse impacts from DFC-funded
investments and activities.
CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $569,000,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 598,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 598,000,000
Change from enacted level......................... +29,000,000
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $598,000,000 for the
Corporate Capital Account for the DFC. Within that amount,
$148,000,000 is provided for administrative expenses and
project-specific transaction costs; and $450,000,000 for
programs, including for equity financing, credit subsidy,
technical assistance, and feasibility studies, which may be
paid to the DFC Program Account.
2X Women's Initiative.--The Committee directs the DFC Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) to maximize women's economic
empowerment and entrepreneurship through the 2X Women's
initiative with a goal of at least 20% of the DFC portfolio
meeting this criteria.
Accountability.--The Committee provides funding at not less
than the prior year level for the DFC's independent
accountability mechanism, including for the Office of
Accountability.
Budget request.--The Committee directs the DFC CEO to
include in the congressional budget justification for fiscal
year 2023 a confidential annex that describes new loans,
guarantees, insurance, feasibility studies and technical
assistance grants, and equity agreements approved or
anticipated in the prior year, current year, and budget year
by: category, recipient, country; level of DFC resources
provided; source year of financing used; and additional details
including a description of the positive and negative subsidy
assigned to the largest projects and the level of guarantee
provided.
Cancer care and treatment.--The Committee urges the DFC to
strengthen initiatives and investments providing cancer care
and treatment in low-and middle-income countries, including in
the Indo-Pacific region.
Contribution to Capital Security Cost Sharing program.--The
Committee directs the DFC CEO to make a contribution to the
Capital Security Cost Sharing program for any personnel under
Chief of Mission authority in fiscal year 2022 consistent with
the requirements of section 7004 of this Act and title 22
United States Code 4865 note.
Non-retaliation policy.--The Committee directs the DFC CEO
to establish a comprehensive policy on non-retaliation against
civil society and project stakeholders by DFC partners and to
strictly monitor DFC assistance for transactions in countries
with patterns of killings, physical abuse, and harassment
towards environmental and human rights defenders.
Ocean plastics.--The Committee supports and encourages
investment in the DFC's Ocean Plastics Initiative to engage the
private sector in eliminating plastic waste and marine debris.
Private sector development.--The Committee notes that the
DFC is an important tool to counter predatory lending activity
by the People's Republic of China, particularly in Latin
America and sub-Saharan Africa, as well as to address economic
needs in regions like the Northern Triangle. The Committee
directs the DFC to comply with section 1411 of the BUILD Act of
2018 (Public Law 115-254) and prioritize projects with a
significant potential for advancing United States development
priorities, including facilitating market-based private sector
development and inclusive economic growth, especially in lower-
and lower-middle income countries.
Revision of policies.--The Committee directs the DFC to
ensure that all major policies, including its environmental and
social policies and independent accountability mechanisms, that
are issued or revised are subject to public notice, prior
consultation, and public comment on the proposed policy
revision.
Three Seas Initiative.--The Committee supports
strengthening energy, transportation, and digital
infrastructure through the Three Seas Initiative and expects
the DFC to work in coordination with the Department of State
and USAID to advance the diplomatic pledge of United States
financing into the Three Seas Funds while executing full
oversight of funds.
Reports
Collection of DFC workforce data.--The Committee directs
the DFC CEO to submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act,
on DFC's workforce data that includes disaggregated demographic
data, including by race, ethnicity, and gender, and other
information regarding the diversity of the DFC workforce.
Corruption.--The Committee directs the DFC CEO to submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees not later
than 180 days of enactment of this Act on 1) its required
policies and procedures to mitigate risks of corruption and
money laundering, particularly in Central America; 2) any
challenges implementing projects in countries with high degrees
of known corruption; and 3) recommendations for improving
implementation of projects in such environments.
Equity agreements.--The Committee directs the DFC CEO to
submit written reports to the Committees on Appropriations, not
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, and quarterly
thereafter until September 30, 2022, for each equity agreement
and hybrid financing agreement, which shall include the
following: (1) a description of each agreement or project,
including its development impact, and how such agreement meets
the criteria established by the DFC for use of equity
financing; (2) the amount of DFC-invested equity and projected
returns over the life of the investment; (3) details regarding
investors and partners, income level of country, project
sector, and deal structuring; and (4) the contribution and
impact to local economic conditions and long-term development
and foreign policy goals in the region.
Investment funds.--The Committee directs the DFC CEO to
provide written reports to the Committees on Appropriations on
a semi-annual basis, including the following for each
investment fund: (1) the identity, selection process, and
professional background of current and past managers; (2) the
fees and compensation currently provided to senior management;
and (3) the amount of guarantees and actual investments made at
the end of the previous six months.
Investment in the Pacific Islands and the Caribbean.--The
Committees urges the DFC to prioritize investments in the
Pacific Island countries and the Caribbean, especially
investments that support minority-and women-owned businesses
and promote woman's economic empowerment. The Committee directs
the DFC CEO to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, on efforts to increase DFC investments in the Pacific
Islands and the Caribbean, projects being implemented or under
consideration, and challenges to increasing such investment.
Such report should also include DFC's participation in the
Small and Less Populous Island Economies (SALPIE) Initiative.
Northern Triangle.--The Committee directs the DFC CEO to
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, detailing assistance
provided for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras with specific
objectives and benchmarks for the use of such assistance, the
mechanisms for safeguarding the assistance from corrupt
influences, and how such assistance promotes economic growth
within those respective countries. Such report should also
include a plan outlining DFC's objectives and priorities in
Central America and the Agency's role in strengthening the
bilateral economic relationship between the United States and
Central America.
Scoring alternatives.--The Committee acknowledges the
impact of equity scoring in maximizing investment transactions.
The Committee directs the DFC CEO to submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act, on potential scoring alternatives,
including net present value scoring or other legislative
remedies, and their impacts on the utilization of equity
authority.
Support for minority-owned businesses.--The Committee
directs the DFC CEO to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, on financing support provided to minority-owned business
partners disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender. Such
report shall include planned initiatives to expand outreach to
minority-owned businesses.
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The Committee recommendation includes limitations on
amounts paid to, or transferred into, this account for the cost
of direct and guaranteed loans.
Trade and Development Agency
Fiscal Year 2021 enacted level........................ $79,500,000
Fiscal Year 2022 request.............................. 79,500,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 79,500,000
Change from enacted level......................... 0
Change from request............................... 0
The Committee recommendation includes $79,500,000 for Trade
and Development Agency.
Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.--The
Committee encourages funding at not less than the prior year
level for the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity
Partnership to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities.
Report
Support for minority-owned businesses.--The Committee
directs the Director of Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on technical
assistance and other support provided to minority-owned
business partners disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender.
Such report shall include planned initiatives to expand
outreach to minority-owned businesses.
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Committee recommends the following new, revised and
retained provisions:
Section 7001 (Allowances and Differentials)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding allowances and differentials.
Section 7002 (Unobligated Balances Report)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
requiring agencies to provide quarterly reports on the
cumulative balances of any unobligated funds.
Section 7003 (Consulting Services)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
requiring that consulting service contracts shall be a matter
of public record.
Section 7004 (Diplomatic Facilities)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
with respect to the construction and use of diplomatic
facilities, setting limitations, expanding notification and
oversight requirements, and placing conditions and restrictions
on certain funds. Further direction concerning notification and
oversight of diplomatic facilities is included under Embassy
Security, Construction, and Maintenance.
The Secretary of State is directed to promptly inform the
Committees on Appropriations of each instance in which a
Federal department or agency is delinquent in providing the
full amount of funding required by section 604(e) of the Secure
Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999.
During fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of State shall
continue to submit to the Committees on Appropriations the
reports in the manner required by section 7004(h) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116-96),
except that the submission timeframe for such reports shall be
biannually.
Section 7005 (Personnel Actions)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding certain personnel actions and the authority to
transfer funds between appropriations accounts.
Section 7006 (Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting the use of funds in this Act for publicity or
propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise
authorized by law.
Section 7007 (Prohibition Against Direct Funding for
Certain Countries)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting assistance for the governments of Cuba, North
Korea, Iran, and Syria.
Section 7008 (Coups d'Etat)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting assistance for countries whose duly elected head of
government is deposed by military coup or decree, or a coup or
decree in which the military plays a decisive role; requiring a
determination; and providing a waiver under certain conditions.
Section 7009 (Transfer of Funds Authority)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
setting limitations and conditions on transfers between
appropriations accounts and requiring audits of certain
transfers.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State and the USAID
Administrator to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than October 31, 2022, detailing all
of the transfers to another United States government agency
made pursuant to sections 632(a) and 632(b) of the FAA and
include a listing of each transfer with the funding level,
appropriations account, and receiving agency. This requirement
shall not apply to agreements entered into between USAID and
the Department of State.
The Committee recommendation includes new language that
exempts transfers made to the DFC for the implementation of the
Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act from the
limitation on transfers made pursuant to section 1434(j) of the
BUILD Act of 2018 that is contained in section 7009(c) of this
Act.
Section 7010 (Prohibition and Limitation on Certain
Expenses)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting first-class travel, setting certain limitations on
computer networks, the promotion of tobacco, and representation
and entertainment expenses.
Section 7011 (Availability of Funds)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding the availability of funds appropriated by this Act.
Section 7012 (Limitation on Assistance to Countries in
Default)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting assistance for countries in default and allowing
exceptions in certain circumstances.
Section 7013 (Prohibition on Taxation of United States
Assistance)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
withholding assistance to a country where such assistance is
subject to taxation, unless the Secretary of State makes
certain determinations.
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit the report required by section
7013(h) of division G of Public Law 116-94 to the Committees on
Appropriations.
The Committee notes the reports required by subsection (b)
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Acts for fiscal years 2019 and 2020
have not been submitted and directs the Secretary to submit the
reports expeditiously.
Section 7014 (Reservations of Funds)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding the reservation of funds and the designation of
certain funding levels.
Section 7015 (Notification Requirements)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
establishing the notification requirements for funds made
available by this Act.
Subsection (c) requires that notifications submitted
pursuant to this section shall include information (if known on
the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of any
notwithstanding authority. Additionally, if subsequent to a
notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on
notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations
should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the
extent practicable.
Notifications submitted in accordance with subsection (g)
shall include the following information: (1) the office or
bureau at the Department of the Treasury, USAID, or the
Department of State that will oversee programs and expenditures
of the trust fund; (2) the website link to publicly available
expenditures of the trust fund; and (3) whether direct
government assistance will be provided by the trust fund and
what specific risk mitigation steps are being taken by the
trust fund.
Individuals Detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.--Not later than 5 days after the
conclusion of an agreement with a country, including a state
with a compact of free association with the United States, to
receive by transfer or release individuals detained at the
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the
Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement,
including whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs will be made available for
assistance for such country pursuant to such agreement.
Section 7016 (Documents, Report Posting, Records
Management, and Related Cybersecurity Protections)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
concerning public posting of reports and documents, records
management, and related cybersecurity protections.
Section 7017 (Use of Funds in Contravention of this Act)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting funds for programs in contravention of this Act.
Section 7018 (Prohibition on Funding for Involuntary
Sterilization)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
prohibiting funding for involuntary sterilization.
Section 7019 (Allocations and Reports)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding compliance with: (1) funding directives in certain
tables in the accompanying report; and (2) reporting directives
in such report.
Section 7020 (Multi-Year Pledges)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting the use of funds in this Act to make a multi-year
pledge unless such pledge meets the requirements of section
7066 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public
Law 116-6).
Section 7021 (Prohibition on Assistance to Governments
Supporting International Terrorism)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting assistance for governments that support
international terrorism.
Section 7022 (Authorization Requirements)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding authorization requirements.
Section 7023 (Definition of Program, Project, and Activity)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
defining the terms ``program, project, and activity''.
Section 7024 (Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-
American Foundation, and United States African Development
Foundation)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding certain authorities for the Peace Corps, IAF, and the
USADF.
Section 7025 (Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
relating to commerce, trade, and surplus commodities. The
Committee directs the USAID Administrator to ensure that
assistance provided to develop foreign agriculture sectors does
not adversely affect American small businesses.
Section 7026 (Separate Accounts)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding the requirement that separate accounts be established
for cash transfers and assistance that generates local
currencies and establishing certain conditions on the use of
those funds.
Section 7027 (Eligibility for Assistance)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding assistance through nongovernmental organizations and
assistance provided under the Food for Peace Act.
Section 7028 (Local Competition)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
allowing funds to be provided to local organizations through
limited competitions.
Report
Limited competition.--Not later than 45 days after the end
of fiscal year 2022, the USAID Administrator shall report to
the appropriate congressional committees on all awards in
excess of $3,000,000 and sole source awards in excess of
$2,000,000 subject to limited or no competition for local
entities.
Section 7029 (International Financial Institutions)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding: evaluations; social and environment safeguards; the
compensation level of the United States executive director to
each international financial institution (IFI); human rights
promotion; fraud and corruption; beneficial ownership; and
whistleblower protections.
Pursuant to subsection (d) concerning human rights, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the
United States executive director of each IFI to promote human
rights in accordance with the following criteria by determining
whether: (1) the IFI has an explicit policy commitment to
respect human rights; (2) the IFI conducts assessments of how
proposed loans, grants, policies, or strategies may impact
human rights; (3) the IFI's due diligence process is informed
by information and recommendations from the United Nations,
regional human rights entities, or other human rights
organizations, as appropriate; (4) the IFI has a specific
policy and procedures for consulting local communities and
other stakeholders as part of the due diligence process; (5)
the IFI requires free, prior and informed consent for loans,
grants, policies, or strategies affecting indigenous peoples;
(6) the IFI has a specific policy and procedures for responding
to intimidation and reprisals against people adversely affected
by IFI loans, grants, policies, or strategies; and (7) the IFI
has accessible, efficient, and effective accountability and
grievance mechanisms in place at the national and project
levels.
Pursuant to subsection (g) concerning whistleblower
protections, the Committee directs the Secretary of the
Treasury to instruct the United States executive director of
each IFI to use the voice of the United States to encourage
each such institution to effectively implement and enforce
policies and procedures for the protection of whistleblowers
from retaliation, including best practices for: (1) protection
against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosure;
(2) legal burdens of proof; (3) statutes of limitation for
reporting retaliation; (4) access to binding independent
adjudicative bodies, including shared cost and selection
external arbitration; and (5) results that eliminate the
effects of proven retaliation, including provision for the
restoration of prior employment.
5G Networks.--The Committee recommends the Secretary of the
Treasury to instruct the United States executive director of
each IFI to use the voice and vote of the United States to
encourage each such institution to ensure that projects that
involve financing for wireless technologies, including 5G
networks, include appropriate security measures.
North American Development Bank.--The Committee urges the
Secretary of the Treasury to direct the representatives of the
United States to the Board of Directors of the North American
Development Bank to use their voice to encourage the Bank to
support economic development opportunities to reduce irregular
migration and increase trade flows between the United States
and Mexico.
Reports
Evaluations.--Pursuant to subsection (a), the Committee
directs the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act, on steps taken in fiscal year 2021 by
the United States executive directors and the international
financial institutions consistent with subsection (a) compared
to the previous fiscal year.
Beneficial ownership information.--Pursuant to subsection
(f), the Committee directs the Secretary of the Treasury to
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on steps taken in
fiscal year 2021 by the United States executive directors and
the international financial institutions consistent with
subsection (f) compared to the previous fiscal year.
Section 7030 (Insecure Communications Networks)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
making funds available to advance the adoption of secure
communications networks and counter the adoption of insecure
networks and services.
Section 7031 (Financial Management and Budget Transparency)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding management of direct assistance to governments,
budget transparency of recipient countries, corruption and
human rights violations, and the foreign assistance website.
For the purposes of this section, the term ``direct
government-to-government assistance'' shall include cash
transfers, non-project sector assistance, and other forms of
assistance where funds appropriated by this Act are provided
directly to the recipient government.
The Committee directs that any planned government-to-
government assistance should be included with the fiscal year
2023 CBJ and should include the proposed funding amount, source
of funds, and type of assistance.
For the purposes of subsection (b), ``minimum requirements
of fiscal transparency'' shall mean the public disclosure of a
country's national budget, including income and expenditures by
ministry, and government contracts and licenses for natural
resource extraction, including bidding and concession
allocation practices. The report required by this subsection
should identify steps taken by a government to disclose
additional budget documentation, contracts, and licenses, which
are additional to information disclosed in the previous year,
as well as recommendations of short- and long-term steps such
government should take to improve fiscal transparency. The
report should also include a description of how funds
appropriated by this Act, including those provided pursuant to
subsection (b)(3), are being used to improve fiscal
transparency and identify benchmarks for measuring progress.
The report required by subsection (c)(4) shall be put in
unclassified form on the State Department website.
Pursuant to subsection (d)(2), the United States may
support such assistance if the recipient government has adopted
laws, regulations, or procedures that: (1) accurately account
for and publicly disclose payments to the government by
companies involved in the extraction and export of natural
resources; (2) include independent auditing of accounts
receiving such payments and the public disclosure of such
audits; and (3) require public disclosure of agreement and
bidding documents, as appropriate.
Report
Government-to-government report.--Not later than 45 days
after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report that
details all assistance provided through government-to-
government mechanisms by country, funding source and amount,
and type of procurement instrument, including whether the
assistance was provided on a reimbursable basis.
Section 7032 (Democracy Programs)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding democracy programs funded in this Act. The Committee
recommendation includes not less than $2,517,000,000 in
assistance for democracy programs.
The Committee directs the Director of the Office of Foreign
Assistance and the relevant Bureaus at the Department of State
to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on funding
attributed to meet the requirements of this section, including
with respect to the definition provided in subsection (c).
For the purposes of subsection (d), ``demonstration of a
commitment to democracy and the rule of law'' should be
determined by the Secretary of State or the USAID
Administrator.
Nothing in subsection (f) shall be construed to affect the
ability of any entity, including United States small
businesses, from competing for proposals from USAID-funded
civil society programs.
With respect to the provision of assistance made available
in this Act for democracy programs, the Secretary of State and
USAID Administrator should prioritize using organizations with
significant experience implementing such programs and that
demonstrate successful outcomes.
Subsection (j)(1) directs USAID to continue implementing
labor programs that focus on supporting labor rights,
strengthening worker organizing, and building capacity in
collective bargaining.
Subsection (j)(2) requires the USAID Administrator to
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on
steps taken to build capacity within the agency to implement
programs that support labor rights, strengthen worker
organizing, and build capacity in collective bargaining as well
as an update on the status of current program implementation
efforts. While the Committee supports re-evaluating programs to
ensure projects address emerging challenges and utilize
innovative tools, USAID failed to provide sufficient
justification or response to congressional inquiries on the
Agency's efforts to restructure the Global Labor Program. These
actions seem indicative of a larger, systemic problem within
USAID stemming from a lack of labor expertise and capacity for
implementing labor programs directed at strengthening labor
organizing and educating on workers' rights. The Committee
urges the USAID Administrator to prioritize building such
capacity within the agency, working with relevant stakeholders
in civil society groups and in Congress.
The Committee recommendation includes funds at not less
than the prior year level for the Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor at the Department of State.
The Committee urges the Department of State and USAID to
prioritize supporting independent media and freedom of
expression programs and to apply appropriate measures, such as
the visa restriction policy pursuant to section 212(a)(3)(C) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act also known as ``the
Khashoggi Ban'', on foreign entities that commit gross
violations of human rights against independent media.
The Committee continues to support efforts to engage
parliamentarians and parliamentary organizations, like the
Parliamentary Forum for Democracy, to build parliamentary
partnerships in support of democratic norms and values. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State and the USAID
Administrator, in consultation with the NED, to consult with
the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 60 days after
enactment of this Act, on how to expand such efforts.
Reports
Legislative strengthening.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID
Administrator, to consult with, and report to, the Committees
on Appropriations, not later than 60 days after enactment of
this Act, on expanding efforts for legislative strengthening
programs, including technical assistance for emerging and
transitioning democracies. The Committee continues to direct
the USAID Administrator to coordinate and support legislative
and parliamentary strengthening programs in countries where the
House Democracy Partnership is actively engaged.
Section 7033 (International Religious Freedom)
This section continues language carried in the prior year
regarding international religious freedom.
Subsection (a) designates funds under Diplomatic Programs
to be made available for the Office of International Religious
Freedom, and funds for the Office of International Religious
Freedom shall be made available for the continued development
and implementation of an international religious freedom
curriculum in accordance with section 708 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980.
The Committee recommendation includes not less than
$10,000,000 under Economic Support Fund for programs to protect
and investigate the persecution of religious minorities, and
not less than $10,000,000 for international religious freedom
programs under Democracy Fund.
Funds designated for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund
shall also be made available for international religious
freedom programs to support transitional justice,
reconciliation, and reintegration programs for vulnerable and
persecuted religious minorities.
The Committee remains concerned for ethnic and religious
minorities, including Christians, Yezidis, Rohingya, and other
persecuted groups who have been victims of mass atrocities,
ethnic cleansing, and genocide and who are not receiving
adequate assistance. The Committee recognizes the benefits of
existing psychosocial support programs coordinated by the
Department of State and USAID for these groups and individuals
and supports the expansion of these programs. Furthermore, the
Committee urges the prioritization of assistance for vulnerable
and persecuted religious minorities, including access to secure
locations for receiving humanitarian services and the
restoration of residential services such as water, electricity,
sewage, health, and education.
Section 7034 (Special Provisions)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
granting certain special authorities and limitations relating
to funds made available by this Act.
Subsection (e)(1) directs that funds appropriated under
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia shall be made
available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on
Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet
Union as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and
Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
Subsection (e)(3) extends the availability of certain
funds, up to $50,000,000, for an additional year if they are
being used for private sector partnerships following
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
Subsection (e)(8) temporarily increases the default rate
cap at the Export-Import Bank from two percent to four percent
through September 30, 2022 in light of the economic impacts of
the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy.
For the purposes of subsection (f), partner vetting shall
mean the required submission of personal identifiable
information prior to the conduct of a program. The Committee
urges the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to ensure
that adequate staffing and resources are made available to
conduct partner and beneficiary vetting in a timely fashion.
Subsection (l)(5) continues prior year language commonly
known as ``the Lautenberg Amendment''. The Committee notes that
this provision is needed to preserve a safe and reliable
mechanism for eligible persecuted religious minorities to seek
freedom and safety in the United States. The Committee includes
further language concerning the Lautenberg program in this
section under Reports.
Subsection (m)(2) makes funds available to be used for ex-
post evaluations of the sustainability of United States
Government-funded assistance programs. Not later than 60 days
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall jointly consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the development of a plan for the use of such
funds across multiple sectors. Such plan shall be submitted to
such Committees not later than 120 days after enactment of this
Act and shall include: (1) a timeline for implementing ex-post
evaluations with such funds; (2) steps that will be taken to
incorporate ex-post evaluation criteria in future project
design, as appropriate; (3) a description of which sectors and
countries will be selected for such ex-post evaluations,
including the criteria for selection; and (4) a description of
the manner in which such ex-post evaluations will be conducted.
Subsection (o) makes funds available for the Local Works
program. The Committee directs USAID to consider funding to
marginalized groups, such as youth-led organizations, in such
program. The Committee includes further language in this
section under Reports.
Reports
Lautenberg amendment.--Not later than 60 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations a report on the Lautenberg
amendment program for fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
The report shall include data by fiscal year on Lautenberg
program applicants, including the number in process, the number
awaiting security review, the number approved and awaiting
admission, and the number admitted to the United States. The
report shall also include a description of program policy
changes by fiscal year.
Local Works.--The USAID Administrator is directed to submit
a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 180
days after enactment of this Act, on progress in prioritizing
funding to marginalized groups, including youth-led
organizations, in its Local Works programming, as expressed in
House Report 116-444.
Section 7035 (Law Enforcement and Security)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
related to assistance, authorities, limitations, and
notifications regarding law enforcement and security matters.
Pursuant to Section 7035(b)(8), this Act includes new
language directing the Secretary of State to consult with each
foreign government prior to the signing of a new Letter of
Offer and Acceptance involving funds under the Foreign Military
Financing Program to ensure there is a mutually-agreed upon
understanding of the requirements under the Arms Export Control
Act and how the purchase of U.S. military equipment furthers
United States national security policy.
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations an update to the implementation plan required by
section 7035(b)(7)(B) of the fiscal year 2021 Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, including a summary of the status of efforts to reach
written agreements with recipient governments.
Section 7036 (Arab League Boycott of Israel)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
related to the Arab League Boycott of Israel.
The Committee is concerned about international efforts to
stigmatize and isolate Israel through the boycott, divestment,
and sanctions (BDS) movement. The Committee directs, as part of
the annual report to Congress on the Arab League Boycott of
Israel, that the President add information about the BDS
campaign, covering companies, international organizations,
countries, and other organizations, including state investment
vehicles, that are involved in promoting the movement, as well
as specific steps the Department of State has taken and expects
to take to discourage or end politically-motivated efforts to
boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel or Israeli entities.
The Committee further directs the Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator to strengthen policies and procedures to ensure
organizations supported through funding are not participants in
such efforts.
Section 7037 (Palestinian Statehood)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
establishing limitations on the use of funds in support of a
Palestinian state.
Section 7038 (Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian
Broadcasting Corporation)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
restricting assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting
Corporation.
Section 7039 (Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
placing conditions on assistance for the West Bank and Gaza.
Section 7040 (Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian
Authority)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
placing limitations on any assistance for the Palestinian
Authority and regarding Hamas.
Section 7041 (Middle East and North Africa)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding policies and countries in the Middle East and North
Africa.
Bahrain.--The Committee appreciates Bahrain's commitment to
regional peace and stability, including Bahrain's signing of
the September 15, 2020, Abraham Accords. The Committee remains
concerned with ongoing reports of the widespread violations of
human rights, including the use of arbitrary detention,
violence, violations of due process, and restrictions on
freedom of expression, the press, and assembly. The Committee
encourages the Department of State to prioritize working with
the Government of Bahrain to make meaningful progress toward
establishing democratic institutions and holding accountable
those responsible, including in the armed forces and Ministry
of Interior, for human rights violations.
Egypt.--Subsection (a) is modified from the prior year.
Funds for Egypt are allocated according to the following table
and subject to section 7019 of this Act:
EGYPT
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Account Budget Authority
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Economic Support Fund................................ 125,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 3,500
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 1,800
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 1,300,000
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The Committee notes the United States and Egypt share a
mutual interest in Middle East peace and stability, economic
opportunity, and regional security. Since the Camp David
Accords, United States assistance to Egypt has played a central
role in the country's economic and military development. The
Committee recognizes the enduring Egyptian-Israeli peace
agreement as well as Egypt's ongoing efforts to combat
terrorism and counter Iran's malign influence in the region.
The Committee also notes Egypt's critical mediation efforts in
support of a ceasefire in Gaza in May 2021 and Egypt's help in
evacuating American citizens to safety. Promoting a stable,
democratic, and prosperous Egypt, where the government empowers
civil society and protects human rights, should continue to be
a core objective of United States policy.
The Committee continues to support $40,000,000 for higher
education programs in Egypt, including $15,000,000 for
scholarships. Not later than 45 days after enactment of this
Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees
on Appropriations on implementation of funds made available for
scholarships in Egypt.
Funds made available for assistance for Egypt shall be
subject to prior consultation and the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Such funds
should be made available for democracy programs and for
development programs in the Sinai. Funds shall not be made
available for cash transfer assistance or budget support. The
Committee encourages the USAID Administrator to implement
programs that assist orphans and vulnerable children in Egypt,
including children from religiously diverse populations.
The Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to
ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight,
and control of funds made available by this subsection for
assistance for Egypt.
Withholding.--Pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the Secretary
of State shall withhold $150,000,000 of the funds provided for
Egypt under Foreign Military Financing Program until the
Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is meeting the
governance and human rights conditions described under Reports
in this section. A national security waiver is included in this
Act and is applicable only to paragraph (3)(A).
In addition to the funds withheld pursuant to subparagraph
(A), $135,000,000 of the total funds provided for Egypt under
Foreign Military Financing Program are also withheld from
obligation pursuant to subparagraph (C)(i), and excluded from
the waiver, until the Secretary of State determines and reports
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of
Egypt is making clear and consistent progress in releasing
political prisoners and providing detainees with due process of
law.
In addition to the funds withheld pursuant to subparagraph
(A), $15,000,000 of the total funds provided for Egypt under
Foreign Military Financing Program are also withheld from
obligation pursuant to subparagraph (C)(ii), and excluded from
the waiver, until the Secretary of State determines and reports
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of
Egypt has provided American citizens with fair and commensurate
compensation for injuries suffered as a result of an attack
against a tour group by the Egyptian military.
The Secretary, in making the determination with respect to
whether the Government of Egypt has provided American citizens
with fair and commensurate compensation for injuries suffered
as a result of an attack against a tour group by the Egyptian
military, shall consider the case of American citizen, April
Corley, and her severe injuries and losses sustained during an
attack on her tour group by Egyptian armed forces on September
13, 2015.
Iran.--Subsection (b) continues language from the prior
year. Pursuant to paragraph (1), funds appropriated under
Diplomatic Programs, Economic Support Fund, and
Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Programs
shall be made available for the following: (1) to support the
United States policy to prevent Iran from achieving the
capability to produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; (2)
to support an expeditious response to any violation of United
Nations Security Council Resolutions or to efforts that advance
Iran's nuclear program; (3) to support the implementation,
enforcement, and renewal of sanctions against Iran for its
support of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, human rights
abuses, and ballistic missile and weapons proliferation; and
(4) for democracy programs for Iran, to be administered by the
Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of
State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State.
Iraq.--Subsection (c) is modified from the prior year.
Funds for Iraq are allocated according to the following table
and subject to section 7019 of this Act:
IRAQ
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Account/Program Budget Authority
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Economic Support Fund................................ 150,000
Justice sector initiatives....................... [2,500]
Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund............. [7,500]
Scholarships..................................... [10,000]
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 47,500
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 1,000
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 250,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pursuant to paragraph (1), funds shall be made available
for bilateral economic assistance and international security
assistance, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI),
and for programs to protect and assist religious and ethnic
minority populations in Iraq. In carrying out such purposes,
the Secretary of State shall work with the Government of Iraq
to ensure security forces reflect the ethno-sectarian makeup of
the areas in which they operate by integrating local
populations into such forces.
Funds made available under International Disaster
Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance should be made
available to support programs that address the needs of
internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees throughout all
regions of Iraq, including in the KRI, as well as their host
communities. Additionally, funds under Economic Support Fund
should continue to support programs that mitigate the impact of
such IDPs and refugees in such region.
Within the amount provided for assistance, the Committee
recommendation includes funds to support American-style higher
education institutions in Iraq, including in the Kurdistan
region, on an open and competitive basis. The Secretary of
State or USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall include
funds to be allocated for this purpose in the spend plan
submitted pursuant to section 7061(b) of this Act.
The Committee urges the inter-agency working group
dedicated to religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to
redouble their efforts to ensure that such populations can stay
in, or return to, their homeland. The Committee notes that
security remains the primary barrier to such efforts and
directs the Secretary of State to continue working with the
Government of Iraq and the Kurdish Regional Government to
develop an integrated strategy for the survivability of all
religious minorities in consultation with civil society
partners and affected communities in both Iraq and the KRI.
The Committee encourages the Department of State to work
with the relevant Federal agency partners to expedite the
processing of the backlog of Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)
applications as well as their family members. The Committee
notes the critical role of the SIV program in assisting the
United States mission in Iraq. The Committee encourages the
State Department to expand the days and hours of operation for
consular services in Erbil, as appropriate, to better
accommodate the demand for services.
The Committee encourages the Department of State in
coordination with USAID to increase its employment at the
United States Consulate in Erbil to assist in the oversight of
aid programs in Northern Iraq.
Israel.--The Committee recommendation includes
$3,300,000,000 in grants for military assistance under the
Foreign Military Financing (FMF) Program to Israel, which is
the same as the budget request. The Committee reaffirms its
support for the 2016 United States--Israel Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU), which demonstrates the unshakable
commitment of the United States to the security of Israel and
to ensuring that Israel's qualitative military edge and defense
capabilities are maintained. The Committee notes the continued
importance of Israel as a major strategic partner and ally of
the United States in an unstable and critical region of the
world. The Committee strongly believes in the right and ability
of Israel to defend itself against the wide range of threats it
faces and believes that a close United States--Israel security
partnership benefits the interests of both countries. The
Committee further believes that by contributing to a safe and
secure Israel, United States assistance also positively
contributes to broader efforts aimed at achieving a negotiated
two-state solution. Therefore, the Committee urges the
Secretary of State to address in bilateral consultations with
Israel the importance of ensuring that MOU-supported equipment
is not used in any way that undermines the prospects of a
negotiated two-state solution.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.--The Committee reaffirms the
longstanding, bipartisan support for a two-state solution to
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and notes that a negotiated
two-state solution is essential to achieving the goal of a
democratic Jewish State of Israel and a viable, democratic
Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace, security, and
mutual recognition. The Committee remains concerned by the
absence of direct negotiations and urges both sides to refrain
from engaging in unilateral action that jeopardizes the chances
for dialogue and returning to the negotiating table, or of
eventual achievement of a two-state solution. This includes
Palestinian incitement of violence and pursuing recognition as
a state and membership in international organizations in lieu
of achieving a two-state solution through negotiations. This
also includes Israeli annexation or settlement expansion
outside of an agreement negotiated between the two sides. The
Committee fully supports efforts that foster reconciliation and
engagement, and therefore recommends $50,000,000 under Economic
Support Fund for the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for
Peace Act for fiscal year 2022 in order to continue critically
needed people-to-people programming and joint economic
partnerships between Israelis and Palestinians.
Jordan.--Subsection (d) includes language similar to the
prior year designating funding levels for Jordan. The Committee
recommendation includes not less than $1,650,000,000 for
assistance for Jordan, including not less than $1,207,400,000
under Economic Support Fund and $425,000,000 under Foreign
Military Financing Program.
The Committee notes the importance of the relationship with
the Kingdom of Jordan and the strong leadership that Jordan
continues to play in advancing peace and stability in the
region. The Department of State and USAID Administrator should
continue to support critical economic aid and to provide the
assistance needed to ensure Jordan's ongoing stability,
including to strengthen Jordan's borders with Iraq and Syria
and to help mitigate the impact of hosting large numbers of
refugees.
Lebanon.--Subsection (e) continues language from the prior
year.
The Committee supports increasing assistance for Lebanon
above the prior fiscal year, given the rising economic
challenges facing Lebanon and the country's ongoing political
crises and instability. The Committee urges the Secretary of
State and USAID Administrator to continue providing
humanitarian assistance through local NGOs to help communities
impacted by the port explosion on August 4, 2020 as well as
those most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funds made available under Foreign Military Financing
Program for assistance for Lebanon may only be made available
to professionalize the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and to
strengthen border security and combat terrorism, including
training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon's borders,
interdicting arms shipments, preventing the use of Lebanon as a
safe haven for terrorist groups, and to implement United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. The Committee notes
the LAF has been a necessary partner in combating the influence
of Hezbollah and other terrorist groups.
Libya.--Subsection (f) continues language from the prior
year regarding monitoring, oversight, and control of any
assistance. The Committee recommendation includes increased
assistance for Libya above the prior fiscal year in support of
a Libyan-led, inclusive, and negotiated political solution to
the conflict, facilitated through the UN, and in full
compliance with the Libyan ceasefire agreement. The Committee
directs the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to
strengthen the Libyan political process to help ensure free,
fair, and credible elections in December 2021 as well as
ongoing efforts to remove foreign forces and mercenaries from
Libya.
Morocco.--Subsection (g) continues language carried in the
prior year. Within the amount provided for Morocco, the
Committee recommendation includes not less than $10,000,000
under Economic Support Fund, not less than $10,000,000 under
Development Assistance, and $10,000,000 under Foreign Military
Financing Program.
The Committee recognizes the longstanding partnership
between the United States and the Kingdom of Morocco based on
mutual interests of stability, tolerance and economic
prosperity in the Middle East and Africa. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of State to strengthen this
partnership to defeat terrorism and violent extremist groups,
namely in the Sahel region, as well as to counter Iran's malign
influence in the region. The Committee also appreciates
Morocco's commitment to resuming diplomatic ties with Israel
and the signing of the December 2020 Israel-Morocco
normalization agreement.
Saudi Arabia.--Subsection (h) includes language carried in
the prior year prohibiting the Government of Saudi Arabia from
receiving funds under the International Military Education and
Training program.
Syria.--Pursuant to subsection (i)(1), funds appropriated
or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available
for non-lethal stabilization assistance for Syria, including
emergency medical and rescue response and chemical weapons use
investigations.
Subsection (i)(2) prohibits the use of any assistance for
Syria: (1) to support or otherwise legitimize the government of
Iran, foreign terrorist organizations, or a proxy of Iran in
Syria: (2) to further the strategic objectives of the
Government of the Russian Federation that threaten or undermine
United States national security interest: and (3) in areas
controlled by the Assad government.
The Committee remains deeply concerned by the rapidly
deteriorating food security crisis in Syria, which makes the UN
cross-border assistance critical to the well-being of civilians
who rely on aid to survive. The Committee continues to support
United States efforts to lead the humanitarian response and
urges the Administration to redouble its efforts in the UN
Security Council to reauthorize existing UN cross-border access
and reinstate other UN border crossings to enable the delivery
of life-saving aid.
The Committee remains concerned about the lengthy
displacement of Syrians and the ongoing burden they face, as
well as the continued strain Syrian refugees are placing on
host communities in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq, among
other countries. The Committee urges the Department of State to
continue to: (1) assist host countries to expand their national
systems to accommodate refugee needs; (2) increase host country
capacity to deliver basic services to their own citizens; (3)
strengthen the ability of local government institutions to
respond to the refugee influx; (4) employ policies and programs
to close gaps in distribution of need-based aid to at-risk
minority populations; (5) ensure that refugees have freedom of
movement, ability to pursue legal status in host countries,
meaningful access to economic opportunity and essential
services, and access to asylum and resettlement; and (6)
support returns only if they are safe, dignified, and
voluntary, consistent with the principle of non-refoulement.
Tunisia.--Subsection (j) includes language carried in the
prior year related to funding levels for Tunisia. Funds for
Tunisia are allocated according to the following table and
subject to section 7019 of this Act:
TUNISIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Account Budget Authority
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Development Assistance............................... 45,000
Economic Support Fund................................ 40,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 22,800
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 2,000
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 2,300
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 85,000
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The Committee notes that a stable and viable democratic
Tunisia is critical to regional security. The Committee
supports the government of Tunisia's efforts to continue
improving the security situation in the country, democratic
governance, and economic reform.
West Bank and Gaza.--Subsection (k) includes similar
language carried in the prior year regarding assistance for the
West Bank and Gaza.
Pursuant to subsection (k)(3), the Secretary of State shall
certify that certain requirements on the part of the
Palestinian Authority have been met before assistance under
Economic Support Fund is made available, as stipulated in
section 1004(a) of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division N
of Public Law 115-141). Such requirements include ending acts
of violence against Israeli and United States citizens and
terminating payments for acts of terrorism to any individual
who died committing such acts or a family member of such
individuals. The Committee directs that assistance shall be
made available for the East Jerusalem Hospital Network, for
wastewater projects, and for any other program, project, or
activity that provides vaccination to children, as such
entities are exempted from the above certification.
Assistance to the Palestinians.--The Committee
recommendation includes $225,000,000 under Economic Support
Fund for humanitarian and development assistance for the
Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza and believes such
assistance is critical to promoting stability and democratic
governance as well as re-engaging with Palestinian civil
society. The Committee urges the Secretary of State to continue
supporting--with United States assistance--Palestinian economic
development, security coordination, and Israeli-Palestinian
reconciliation, which are the underpinnings to any sustainable
two-state solution. The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to promptly inform the Committees on Appropriations of
any alleged incident involving any United States assistance
used in such a way that adversely affects or jeopardizes these
objectives.
Yemen.--Pursuant to subsection (l), assistance under title
III, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, and
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs, shall be made available for health, humanitarian, and
stabilization efforts in Yemen.
The Committee supports the Administration's ongoing efforts
to press for full and consistent humanitarian access in
northern and southern Yemen and a comprehensive nationwide
ceasefire that guarantees lasting relief to the Yemeni people.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to continue
pressing government officials in Saudi Arabia to
unconditionally ease all restrictions on Yemen's ports and
airports and to enable the free flow of fuel, food, and
medicine into and throughout Yemen.
Reports
Subsection (a)--Egypt
Governance and human rights.--The certification and report
required by section 7041(a)(3)(A) shall include whether the
Government of Egypt is taking, on a sustained and effective
basis, steps to: (i) strengthen the rule of law, democratic
institutions, and human rights in Egypt, including to protect
religious minorities and the rights of women, which are in
addition to steps taken during the previous calendar year for
such purposes; (ii) implement reforms that protect freedoms of
expression, association, and peaceful assembly, including the
ability of civil society organizations, human rights defenders,
and the media to function without interference; (iii) hold
Egyptian security forces accountable, including officers
credibly alleged to have violated human rights; (iv)
investigate and prosecute cases of extrajudicial killings and
forced disappearances; (v) provide regular access for United
States officials to monitor such assistance in areas where the
assistance is used; and (vi) prevent the intimidation or
harassment of Americans citizens.
American citizens.--The Committee notes with concern the
treatment of human rights defenders and political prisoners
held in Egypt and denounces the death of American citizen
Mustafa Kassem following years of unjust imprisonment. Not
later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees on the treatment and conditions of political
prisoners in Egyptian custody as well as the steps taken to
secure the release of wrongfully detailed American citizens
from Egypt.
Religious freedom.--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 steps the
Egyptian Government is taking to ensure proper treatment and
justice for Christian communities in Egypt. The report shall
include information on Church restoration, Christian
participation in government, a history of persecution against
Egyptian Christians, and the status of Egyptian Christians
being held in detention by the government.
Subsection (b)--Iran
Sanctions.--Pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of
State shall report on Iran's compliance with the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as well as on the status
of United States bilateral sanctions on Iran, the re-imposition
and renewed enforcement of secondary sanctions, and the impact
such sanctions have had on Iran's destabilizing activities
throughout the Middle East. Such report shall also include any
entities involved in providing significant support for the
development of a ballistic missile by the Government of Iran,
including shipping and financing, and note whether such
entities are currently under United States sanctions. The
report shall be submitted in an unclassified form and contain a
classified annex if necessary.
Subsection (c)--Iraq
Religious minorities.--The Committee remains concerned for
ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and directs the
Secretary of State to provide a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 45 days after enactment of this
Act, on the status of humanitarian assistance for vulnerable
and persecuted religious minorities. Such report shall include
information regarding the status of restoring residential
services such as water, electricity, sewage, health, and
education.
Security forces.--The Committee is concerned that the use
of militias, instead of full-time professional Iraqi Security
Forces, may be hindering the return of families to the Ninewa
Plain region of Iraq and may be facilitating infiltration of
the area by groups supported by the government of Iran. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, on efforts to integrate
ethnic minorities in northern Iraq into the security forces.
Such report shall include the number of such persons integrated
into community police or similar forces.
United Nations Development Program (UNDP).--Not later than
45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator
shall update the report on the status of the modified agreement
between USAID and UNDP regarding assistance to Iraqis,
particularly religious and ethnic minorities, to enable them to
return to their homes in areas liberated from ISIS. One aim of
the modified agreement was to ensure that the United States
contribution will help the populations of liberated areas in
Ninewa Province resume normal lives by restoring community-
prioritized services such as water, electricity, sewage,
health, and education. The Committee continues to support
assistance to religious and ethnic minorities, to the maximum
extent practicable, through indigenous aid and security
organizations on the ground that have a proven track record of
supporting local communities.
Subsection (e)--Lebanon
Lebanon report.--The Committee continues to be concerned
about Hezbollah's growing influence within the Government of
Lebanon. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit
a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 45
days after enactment of this Act, on: (1) the extent of
Hezbollah's influence within such government, including the
LAF; (2) what steps are being taken to prevent the use of
Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups; (3) the
implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution
1701; (4) the prevention of building of cross-border tunnels
into Israel and weapons factories inside Lebanon; and (5) the
risks associated with the reported development of Precision
Guided Missiles by Hezbollah.
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).--The
Committee remains concerned about UNIFIL's ability to fulfill
its mandate in southern Lebanon to assist the Lebanese Armed
Forces in establishing an area free of any armed personnel,
assets, and weapons other than those of the government and of
UNIFIL as well as accessing suspected tunnel sites and other
areas of concern along Blue Line. Not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Secretary of
State to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
assessing UNIFIL's efforts to detect tunnels built by Hezbollah
in the south of Lebanon and the steps the Secretary of State
and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations are
taking to urge the Security Council to sanction Hezbollah for
violations of UNSCR 1701. The report should also include an
assessment of whether UNIFIL is complying with its new
requirement to increase its visible presence in southern
Lebanon and oversee the LAF's accelerated deployment in
southern Lebanon.
United States Consulate in Jerusalem.--The Committee
recommendation includes sufficient funds under Embassy
Security, Construction, and Maintenance to support the
Administration's plan to reopen the United States Consulate in
Jerusalem. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later
than 45 days after enactment of this Act detailing the steps
necessary to reopen the United States Consulate in Jerusalem, a
timeline for restoring staffing levels within the Consulate,
and the extent to which such a diplomatic mission complements
the broader strategy of improving relations with the
Palestinian people.
Section 7042 (Africa)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding assistance for Africa. The Committee acknowledges
that global development, diplomacy, and defense are pertinent
to protecting United States national security and advancing
United States policy toward Africa and notes the important role
the countries of Africa play with respect to global security
and stability. The Committee also recognizes that the
underlying causes of instability and conflict in the region,
including extreme poverty, poor health, food insecurity,
climate change, and environmental degradation, are critical
areas for United States involvement through foreign assistance.
The Secretary of State should prioritize issues affecting the
future of these countries and ensure adequate diplomatic and
assistance resources are made available to support the
continent.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to continue
to work with the leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to
address concerns over water security and development needs. The
Committee believes substantive negotiations, such as under the
leadership of the African Union, is the only path to resolving
the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Africa counterterrorism.--The Committee continues to
support African counterterrorism initiatives such as the
Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism and the
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP). The
Committee recommends an increase over the fiscal year 2021
enacted level for TSCTP.
Cameroon.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State and
USAID Administrator to support inclusive dialogue in Anglophone
and Francophone regions of Cameroon. The Secretary of State
shall ensure that any security assistance from the United
States is not used in the perpetration of human rights abuses
and shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the
uses of funds made available by this Act for Cameroon.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).--Funds provided in
this Act for DRC shall be made available to support security,
stabilization, development, and democracy in the eastern DRC.
Counter Lord's Resistance Army.--The Committee directs the
Department of State to make funds available for programs and
activities in areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army
(LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord's Resistance Army
Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (Public
Law 111-172). In addition, these funds may be used to expand
programs to areas neighboring LRA-affected regions threatened
by other illicit armed groups to address gaps in
telecommunications, early warning systems, and psychosocial
assistance.
Environment.--The Committee urges the Secretary of State
and USAID Administrator to prioritize adaptation and climate
mitigation needs in Africa. The Committee includes funding for
wildlife conservation activities in South Sudan and Ethiopia's
Gambella landscape.
Lake Chad Basin.--Funds made available for Cameroon, Chad,
Niger, and Nigeria should support (1) democracy, development,
and health programs; (2) assistance for individuals targeted by
foreign terrorist and other extremist organizations, including
Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7059 of
this Act; (3) assistance for individuals displaced by violent
conflict; and (4) counterterrorism programs.
Malawi.--The Committee expects higher education investments
in Malawi to increase access to higher education, governance,
and economic growth in Malawi. USAID is encouraged to design a
comprehensive higher education program to address job growth
and the need for a skilled workforce, specifically in the
agriculture sector. The program should provide training and
livelihood opportunities to students graduating from secondary
school and enrolling in post-secondary education. Self-
sustaining business models should be encouraged.
Mozambique.--The Committee is concerned with rising
violence in Cabo Delgado province of Northern Mozambique and
urges that funds made available for Mozambique address the
factors related to terrorist recruitment and violent extremism
while prioritizing the economic and governance needs of
Mozambique. The Committee also supports the inclusion of
Mozambique into the Partnership for Regional East Africa
Counterterrorism (PREACT) program.
Sahel.--The Committee notes with concern the increasing
terrorist attacks and violence against civilians in the Sahel
region. Funds made available for Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso
should also prioritize efforts to counter violent extremism;
integrate community peacebuilding programs, including through
inter-faith dialogue; improve health outcomes and foster
economic opportunity and community resilience. The Committee
believes that USAID and other international donors must remain
focused on long-term development and governance needs of
countries in the Sahel in addition to addressing the current
humanitarian and security crisis.
Reports
Sudan.--Pursuant to subsection (g), the Committee
recommendation includes modified language regarding Sudan and
directs the Secretary of State to submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after
enactment of this Act on actions being taken by the United
States to support the transitional government of Sudan to
reform the economy, support civilian institutions and
elections, and provide social services.
Prosper Africa.--The Committee directs the USAID
Administrator, in consultation with other relevant United
States Government Agencies, to submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations not later than 60 days after
enactment of this Act on the achievements of Prosper Africa in
the prior fiscal year and metric-based goals to be achieved in
fiscal year 2022.
Section 7043 (East Asia and the Pacific)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
containing limitations, directives on assistance, and
authorities for diplomatic and development activities and
programs in East Asia and the Pacific.
Burma.--Pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A), the Committee
directs that funds be made available for assistance for Burma
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 7008
of this Act.
Pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B), the Committee directs
that funds shall be made available for programs promoting
ethnic and religious tolerance and to combat gender-based
violence; to strengthen independent media and civil society
organizations; and for community-based organizations in
Thailand that provide humanitarian assistance to internally
displaced persons in Burma, in addition to Burmese refugees.
Funds may also be made available for ethnic groups and civil
society in Burma to help sustain ceasefire agreements and
further prospects for reconciliation and peace; and to support
the return of Kachin, Karen, Rohingya, Shan, and other refugees
and internally displaced persons to their locations of origin
or preference in Burma only if such returns are voluntary and
consistent with international law.
In addition, funds may also be made available to: (1)
promote rural economic development including through
microfinance programs; (2) increase opportunities for foreign
direct investment by strengthening rule of law, transparency,
and accountability; and (3) investigate and document
allegations of ethnic cleansing and other gross human rights
violations in Burma, including those committed against Rohingya
people in Rakhine state.
Pursuant to (a)(2), the Committee directs that none of the
funds made available by this Act under International Military
Education and Training and Foreign Military Financing Program
be made available for assistance for Burma.
Pursuant to (a)(3), the Committee directs that none of the
funds made available by this Act under title III and
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement be made
available to any organization or entity controlled by, or an
affiliate of, the armed forces of Burma, or to any individual
or organization that has committed a gross violation of human
rights or advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups
or individuals in Burma.
The Committee condemns the military coup in Burma and is
deeply concerned by the junta's increase in violent attacks
against peaceful protestors, civil society, journalists, and
others, including children. Any assistance provided to Burma
should not directly benefit the Burmese military or enable the
security services to harass, intimidate, or limit the
activities of civil society and opposition parties; however,
life-saving humanitarian assistance to Rohingya and other
vulnerable populations in Burma should be continued. The
Committee urges the Secretary of State and the United States
Ambassador to the United Nations to increase diplomatic
engagement with the international community, including members
of United Nations, ASEAN and the Quadrilateral Security
Dialogue, to stop the violence and work to restore democratic
processes in Burma.
The Committee urges the Secretary of State to provide
robust diplomatic engagement and assistance for refugees and
other displaced people from Burma, including those who have
fled violence as a result of the military coup, ethnic
cleansing, and other attacks.
The Committee expects that any new programs and activities
initiated in fiscal year 2022 in Burma shall be subject to
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees.
Cambodia.--The Committee recommendation includes language
modified from the prior year containing directives on
assistance and a certification on providing assistance to the
Government of Cambodia, which includes a condition to cease
violence and harassment of civil society and the political
opposition in Cambodia.
Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC Influence
Fund.--The Committee believes preserving a free and open Indo-
Pacific is a core interest of the United States. The Committee
recommendation includes funding for the Countering PRC
Influence Fund to counter the strategic influence of the
People's Republic of China that challenges the core tenets of
international peace, security, and collaboration through
destabilizing activities such as illegal construction,
militarization, and economic coercion. The Committee supports
the Department of State's efforts to monitor Chinese influence
around the world and encourages the Secretary of State to
coordinate a whole-of-government response.
The Committee supports the Asia EDGE initiative and
encourages the Department of State to continue prior year
funding levels.
The Committee supports the Digital Connectivity and
Cybersecurity Partnership and encourages the Department of
State to include as an objective the training of technology
professionals from developing countries.
The Committee is concerned about PRC efforts to expand the
use of their state-owned and state-sponsored 5G next generation
technologies and urges the Department of State, USAID, and the
DFC to focus on economic development projects that counter
Chinese influence and use of their technology especially in
Africa and South America. The Committee urges the Department of
State to utilize all tools, including the Multilateral
Telecommunications Security Fund, to help developing countries
with both 5G and future wireless development.
Laos.--The Committee directs that none of the funds made
available by this Act be used to negotiate or enter into an
agreement with the Government of Laos for the repatriation of
any citizen, former citizen, national, or former national of
Laos who arrived in the United States before the date of
enactment of this Act.
North Korea.--The Committee directs that the Secretary of
State shall report to the appropriate congressional committees
if the Secretary has credible information that a government
receiving assistance by this Act is currently contributing
materially to the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the
Government of North Korea.
The Committee urges the Office of North Korean Human Rights
to investigate risks associated with third-party brokers who
offer to locate and reunite divided families and to publish
such findings on a publicly accessible website.
Pacific Islands.--The Committee recommendation includes
funds under titles III and IV to strengthen maritime security
and combat transnational crime; provide training and education
for national militaries and police forces to improve
professionalism and capacity; improve healthcare, mitigate and
adapt to environment challenges; reduce disaster risk; promote
economic development; and strengthen democratic governance.
The Committee recommendation includes funds requested to
enhance engagement with Pacific Islands nations and supports
increased investment in the region to strengthen resilience in
communities against malign influences, promote development and
good governance, and support economic growth.
People's Republic of China.--The Committee supports the
Secretary of State's declaration that the repression of Uyghurs
and other member of other ethnic and religious minority groups
in Xinjiang constituted genocide and crimes against humanity
and directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate
congressional committees, not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act, on how the Department will address and
respond accordingly.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to
coordinate with the Department of Justice to determine whether
Chinese nationals associated with Confucius Institutes
operating on American college campuses qualify as foreign
agents working on behalf of the Government of the PRC and to
review all active Confucius Institutes for compliance with visa
regulations and practices.
Philippines.--The Committee continues to direct the
Department of State to strictly monitor United States
assistance, including funding provided under Foreign Military
Financing Program and International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement, made available for the Philippines with respect to
human rights, abuses or violence against journalists or human
rights activists, and the accountability and professionalism of
security forces personnel.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to provide a
briefing to the appropriate congressional committees, not later
than 60 days after enactment of this Act, on how the Department
of State is coordinating with the Department of the Treasury to
jointly implement Global Magnitsky sanctions on foreign
individuals for direct or indirect involvement in significant
corruption or gross violations of human rights in the
Philippines, as appropriate.
The Committee urges the Secretary of State to apply
subsection (c) of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act to foreign government officials about whom
the Secretary has credible information have been involved in
the wrongful imprisonment of political opposition leaders or
the threatening of independent journalists.
Vietnam.--The Committee directs that no funds made
available by this Act be used to negotiate or enter into an
agreement with the Government of Vietnam for the repatriation
of any citizen, former citizen, or national of Vietnam who
arrived in the United States before July 12, 1995.
The Committee recommendation includes $8,000,000 for the
Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2010.
Reports
Subsection (c)--Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC
Influence Fund
PRC misinformation.--The Committee is concerned by PRC
misinformation efforts against the United States in the Indo-
Pacific region and directs the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the USAID Administrator, to submit a report
to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 60
days after enactment of this Act, on United States efforts to
counter such narratives.
Indo-Pacific climate security.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID
Administrator and other relevant agencies, to update and submit
an Indo-Pacific climate security report to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act. Such report shall include an updated assessment of how
climate impacts the Indo-Pacific Strategy and a plan on how to
mitigate such impacts through diplomatic, security, and
development engagements that includes current and future
initiatives with accompanying amounts for such assistance.
Subsection (e)--People's Republic of China
Energy Resource Governance Initiative.--The Committee
supports the Energy Resource Governance Initiative in
addressing the vulnerabilities that enable the People's
Republic of China to dominate the rare earth mineral supply
chains and threaten the national security interests of the
United States and our allies.
Reciprocity.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State
to submit a report to appropriate Congressional committees, not
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, assessing
reciprocity between the level of access PRC officials grant
United States diplomats, scholars, students, journalists, and
nongovernmental organizations compared to that of PRC nationals
in similar positions. Such report should include an analysis of
any disparities in access on United States interests and
priorities and policy recommendations to promote reciprocity in
the United States-China relationship.
Subsection (f)--Philippines
Security forces.--The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations,
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, assessing
the extent to which the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the
Philippines National Police are respecting human rights and the
rule of law.
West Papua.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State
to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees,
not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, assessing
the full extent of human rights abuses in West Papua and how
the Department of State is addressing such human rights
concerns.
Section 7044 (South and Central Asia)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
containing limitations, directives, and authorities for
diplomatic and development activities and programs in South and
Central Asia and for regional programs.
Afghanistan.--The Committee is concerned about the
prospects for peace and stability in Afghanistan especially
related to the ongoing conflict between the Afghan government
and the Taliban, uncertainty of intra-Afghan negotiations, the
role of terrorist organizations, and the safety and protections
for the rights of all the people of Afghanistan including
women, girls, and minority populations. The Committee continues
to believe that United States diplomatic, development,
economic, and humanitarian assistance can help support the
people of Afghanistan in building a better future.
The Committee strongly supports the Afghan Special
Immigrant Visa (SIV) program established in the Afghan Allies
Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note). The Committee has
been pleased in recent years to extend the SIV program with
additional visas for Afghan nationals facing danger as a result
of their work with the U.S. government in Afghanistan. The
Committee is deeply concerned, however, about the backlog and
delays of current applications. The Committee directs the
Secretary of State to review with the Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security and the Secretary of the
Department of Defense, possible options to improve and expedite
SIV processing and security vetting, including increasing the
necessary staff levels to maintain pace with statutory
benchmarks, appointing a Senior Coordinating Official for SIV
processing, and establishing a unified database to aid with SIV
applicant verification and processing.
Additionally, the Committee is deeply concerned for the
safety and wellbeing of Afghans, and their family members, who
work under United States-funded cooperative agreements and
grants. The Committee directs the Secretary of State, in
consultation with other relevant federal agencies, to review
the current policy regarding the eligibility of individuals
supported through cooperative agreements and grants for the SIV
program authorized under the Afghan Allies Protection Act, as
well as other options for ensuring the safety and protection of
those who face threats due to their work associated with grants
and cooperative agreements funded by the United States. Not
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the
results of the review and plan for extending needed protections
to Afghans who worked under such cooperative agreements and
grants.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to support
meaningful inclusion of Afghan women in the peace process and
to prioritize the rights of women and girls.The Committee
directs the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to ensure that
all United States assistance in Afghanistan be subject to gender
analysis with the goal of ensuring Afghan women are participating fully
in United States supported programs.
The Committee notes the critical importance of continued
support for higher education programs in Afghanistan. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to continue funding
for American-style co-educational higher education institutions
in Kabul, including for the costs of security and operations
and the establishment of an endowment for such institutions.
The Committee recognizes the importance of Afghanistan's
high-quality craft sector as a driver for sustainable economic
growth. The Committee urges USAID to expand its investment in
this sector and to give priority to established programs that
create and enhance sustainable market linkages, and facilitate
training, production, and export of Afghan handmade crafts. The
Committee also urges USAID to consider the findings and
recommendations of the reports of the Special Inspector General
for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) concerning economic
growth projects in Afghanistan.
Bangladesh.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State
and USAID Administrator to continue to prioritize humanitarian
assistance to help displaced Rohingya who have fled from Burma
to Bangladesh. Such assistance should include improving
cooperation with host communities in Bangladesh. The Committee
continues to be concerned by the forced relocation of Rohingya
to Bhasan Char island.
The Committee directs that funds made available by this Act
for assistance for Bangladesh support programs to improve labor
conditions including by strengthening the capacity of
independent workers organizations in readymade garment, shrimp,
and fish industries and to support non-governmental
organizations that have a history of working with independent
labor unions on labor rights advocacy related to these sectors.
USAID should consult with the United States Department of
State, the International Labor Affairs Bureau in the United
States Department of Labor, and the Office of the United States
Trade Representative prior to allocating these funds. The
Committee directs the USAID Administrator to consult with the
Committees on Appropriations prior to making any changes to the
labor programs in Bangladesh.
India.--The Committee is concerned with the deterioration
of human rights and religious freedoms in India, including in
Jammu and Kashmir, and the addition of religion as a factor in
the naturalization process.
Sri Lanka.--The Committee is concerned about the actions of
government officials in Sri Lanka and the roll-back of UN
commitments with respect to United Nations Human Rights Council
Resolution (A/HCR/RES/30/1) of October 2015.
The Committee recommendation continues limitations on
assistance for Sri Lanka and requires the Secretary of State to
certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations that the
government is taking certain actions to uphold human rights,
resolve cases of missing persons, and promote reconciliation
between ethnic and religious groups, prior to the obligation of
funds.
The Committee directs that programming for Sri Lanka shall
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
Regional programs.--The Committee recommendation supports
border stabilization and development programs between
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Central Asian countries.
Reports
Subsection (a)--Afghanistan
Updated strategy.--The Secretary of State shall submit a
report, as required by section 7044(a)(5), not later than 90
days after enactment of this Act, to the Committees on
Appropriations that reflects a comprehensive, multi-year
strategy for diplomatic and development engagement in
Afghanistan. The report shall include information on (1)
diplomatic engagement between the United States and the Taliban
as well as intra-Afghan negotiations (2) the protection and
strengthening of women and girl's welfare and rights, including
in any intra-Afghan negotiation and during the implementation
of any peace agreement (3) a strategy for mitigating and
countering ongoing terrorist threats and violent extremism and
(4) a strategy on how the United States might provide or
withhold United States assistance based on meaningful progress
on intra-Afghan peace negotiations; protections for the rights
and status of women, girls, and minority populations;
demonstration by the Afghan National Defense and Security
Forces (ANDSF) of sustained improvement in readiness and
capabilities; and access to data and information on the
implementation of United States assistance for independent
oversight entities such as the Special Inspector General for
Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) and the Government
Accountability Office (GAO).
Personnel.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to
submit a report, in classified form if necessary, not later
than 30 days after enactment of this Act and every 90 days
thereafter until September 30, 2022, to the Committees on
Appropriations detailing by agency the number of personnel
present in Afghanistan under COM authority per section 3927 of
title 22, United States Code, at the end of the 90 day period
preceding the submission of such report. The report shall also
include the number of locally employed staff and contractors
supporting United States Embassy operations in Afghanistan
during the reporting period.
Peace negotiations.--The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to submit a report, in classified form if necessary, not
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act and every 90
days until September 30, 2022, to the Committees on
Appropriations detailing the status of intra-Afghan peace
negotiations. Such report shall contain information regarding
impacts to foreign assistance programs and the presence of
diplomatic and development personnel in Afghanistan.
SIVs.--The Committee recommendation includes continued
support for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program and
directs the Secretary of State to submit a report, not later
than 45 days after enactment of this Act, to the Committees on
Appropriations on the status of such program and the
Department's progress on meeting the conditions as described in
section 7076(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019.
Subsection (b)--Bangladesh
Human rights.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State
to submit a report, not later than 45 days after the enactment
of this Act, to the Committees on Appropriations on the extent
to which the government of Bangladesh is supporting human
rights; implementing policies to protect freedom of expression,
association, and religion, and due process of law; and ensuring
free, fair, and participatory elections.
India
Human rights.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State
to submit a report, not later than 90 days after enactment of
this Act, to the Committees on Appropriations on what steps the
Department of State has taken to address the deterioration of
human rights and religious freedom in India and a strategy to
engage the government of India on these issues. Such report
shall also contain the extent to which the Government of India
is supporting human rights and implementing policies to protect
freedom of expression, association, and religion, and due
process of law.
Subsection (d)--Pakistan
Child marriage.--The Committee is concerned with court
rulings regarding child marriage in Pakistan. The Committee
directs the Secretary of State to submit a report, not later
than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to the Committees
on Appropriations detailing current laws and practices
regarding child marriage and what steps the Department of State
has taken to address this human rights issue.
Subsection (e)--Regional Programs
Democratic values.--The Committee is concerned with the
deterioration of secular, democratic values in South Asian
countries whose strengths have included respect for minority
religious groups. The Committee directs the Secretary of State
to submit a report, not later than 90 days after the enactment
of this Act, to the appropriate congressional committees on the
status of religious freedom and democratic values in the
countries of South Asia.
Section 7045 (Latin America and the Caribbean)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding programs and funding for countries in Latin America
and the Caribbean.
Bolivia.--The Committee recognizes the value of uncovering
accurate information regarding the elections process in
Bolivia, including the 2019 general elections. The Committee
urges the Secretary of State to continue to solicit information
from independent, internationally recognized experts regarding
the transparency and legitimacy of the 2019 Bolivia general
elections; the role of the Organization of American States; and
the investigations of political and human rights violations
that occurred during that time period, and to update the
appropriate congressional committees on such information as
appropriate.
Central America.--Pursuant to subsection (a), up to
$860,600,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act is available
for assistance for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Funds made available under Development Assistance and
Economic Support Fund for assistance for Central America shall
include support for programs that address the key factors that
contribute to irregular migration, particularly that of
unaccompanied minors, to the United States and that help
promote the opportunity and desire to remain in one's community
of origin: access to basic health and educational services and
stable and formal jobs, especially for young people; access to
formal education and training linked to employment
opportunities; access and management of fertile land and the
ability to adapt to climate change to improve agricultural
productivity; and community participation and leadership linked
to opportunities that directly improve living conditions.
The Committee emphasizes that advancing the rule of law and
combating corruption are priorities for United States
engagement in the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador,
Guatemala, and Honduras, including to help address root drivers
of migration, ensure accountability for United States
assistance, and promote effective regional partnerships. The
Committee encourages the use of all development and diplomatic
tools, as appropriate, to increase pressure on corrupt actors,
dissuade corrupt activities, and hold corrupt officials
accountable.
Pursuant to subsection (a)(1), not less than $60,000,000
shall be for support of entities and activities in Central
America to: combat crime, corruption, impunity; advance human
rights; and hold partner governments accountable. Within these
funds, the Committee recommendation includes assistance for
offices of Attorneys General in El Salvador, Guatemala, and
Honduras, particularly to support special prosecutorial units
dedicated to anti-corruption, money laundering, financial
crimes, human rights crimes, asset forfeitures, and criminal
analysis, including $3,000,000 for the Special Prosecutor's
Office Against Impunity (FECI) in Guatemala; $500,000 for the
Guatemalan Human Rights Ombudsman's Office (Procuraduria de los
Derechos Humanos); and $3,500,000 for the Specialized
Prosecutor's Unit against Networks of Corruption (UFERCO) in
Honduras, to the extent practicable. Funding for anti-
corruption mechanisms should only be provided if such entities
demonstrate the autonomy and capacity to assist the Attorneys
General in investigating and prosecuting corruption cases.
Funding to the Attorneys General and investigative units should
be contingent on criteria that reinforces the independence of
prosecutorial and judicial authorities and restricts government
politicization and interference in these efforts.
Within the funds provided for anti-corruption activities,
the Committee recommendation also includes assistance for civil
society organizations, particularly to support efforts to
increase government oversight and transparency; advance human
rights and anti-corruption initiatives; and investigate,
collect, and disseminate public information on corrupt
individuals and activities. Funding also should support
initiatives for the safety, protection, and continued
engagement of prosecutors, judges, and civil society activists,
including those who are subject to threats and attacks, and
should support regional mechanisms promoting anti-corruption,
good governance, and rule of law efforts. The spend plan
required by section 7061 of this Act shall include planned
funding amounts for the above-referenced activities.
The Committee recommendation includes an additional
$500,000 under Diplomatic Programs for the Department of
State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs' Office of
Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation to be used for
increased staffing focused on Central America. In addition to
the projected budget and staffing plan for the Office, the
operating plan required pursuant to section 7061 of this Act
shall include information on progress in sanctioning
individuals from Central America who are involved with
corruption, human rights abuses, and anti-democratic
activities.
In making the determination regarding ``corrupt officials''
pursuant to section 7031(c) of this Act, the Secretary of State
shall consider an individual's involvement in narcotics
trafficking, campaign finance through narcotics trafficking,
misuse of official office, and obstruction of legal processes,
including those individuals listed in the ``corrupt officials''
report required under this section in House Report 116-444. The
Secretary should also make every effort to make application of
section 7031(c) visa restrictions public to send a strong
message on anti-corruption.
The Committee directs that not less than $30,000,000 be
included for programs to combat sexual and gender-based
violence in the Northern Triangle to: (1) create and expand
primary and secondary school-based and community-based sexual
and gender-based violence prevention programming; (2) enhance
the capacity of police, judicial systems, and child protection
systems to identify, investigate, and prosecute cases of sexual
and gender-based violence and protect survivors through
increased personnel, equipment, geographic coverage, and
training; and (3) create and expand locally available medical,
mental health, legal services, and shelters for sexual and
gender-based violence survivors in rural and urban areas.
Additionally, such funds should only support those governments
and agencies where evidence shows that officials are committed
to accountable, civilian policing and support broad
institutional reforms that can have a positive effect on the
policing structure, including evidence-based initiatives to
improve police capacity to prevent violence, investigate
crimes, including those of sexual and gender-based violence,
and enhance community relations. The Committee includes further
language under Reports in this heading.
To further the objectives of sexual and gender-based
violence programming, the Committee urges the Secretary of
State to work with the governments of El Salvador, Honduras,
and Guatemala to enter into bilateral agreements with the
purpose of: (1) strengthening the countries' criminal justice
systems and civil protection courts to protect women and
children and serve victims of domestic violence, sexual
assault, and child abuse and neglect and hold perpetrators
accountable; (2) securing, creating, and sustaining safe
communities, building on current place-based approaches to
prevent and deter violence against women and children; (3)
ensuring schools are safe and promoting the prevention and
early detection of gender-based and domestic abuse within
communities in the Compact Countries; and (4) providing
security within the region to families and unaccompanied
children fleeing domestic, gang, or drug violence.
The Committee recommendation includes funds to expand
programs that assist with the reintegration of migrant children
returning from the United States to Northern Triangle
countries. These programs should include a range of services
for children and families, including education, job training
and placement, case management, health and mental health
services, as well as gender-focused services to address the
unique needs of returning girls and survivors of sexual and
gender-based violence.
The Committee encourages the Department of State to confer
with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
regarding backlogs and other challenges at their migrant
processing facilities and to provide support, as appropriate.
The Committee recommends that assistance be made available
to support peace accord implementation in El Salvador and
Guatemala, including through coordination with civil society
groups.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to work
with the President of the United States in selecting and
appointing United States Ambassadors to El Salvador and
Honduras as quickly as possible, in order to promote United
States priorities in the region.
The Committee directs USAID and the Department of State to
prioritize the use of local organizations and staff in
implementing United States assistance in the countries of El
Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, to the extent practicable,
and to provide on-the-job training that enables local workers
to contribute to local economies. The Committee includes
further language under Reports in this heading.
The Committee recommends that assistance be made available
to support independent, investigative journalists in Central
America, to help collect and disseminate high-quality, fact-
based, and actionable information for citizens and authorities
to effectively fight corruption.
The Committee directs USAID to support, where appropriate,
efforts to strengthen the management capacity and transparency
of municipalities in Central America, particularly in rural
areas, to better equip them to provide services and
infrastructure for citizens and to deter migration.
The Committee instructs USAID to work with Central American
countries on implementing programs to adapt to climate change,
increase resilience to natural disasters, and reduce post-
disaster migration surges.
The Committee recommends that USAID support programs in
Central America aimed at promoting financial inclusion,
leveraging remittances, reducing informality in the economy,
and fostering the use of the digital economy.
The Committee recommends the launch of a collaborative
Central America Open Source Research Initiative comprised of
private sector leaders and university research stakeholders
from the United States and the Western Hemisphere, focused on
Central America, to provide the State Department and other
partner agencies with academic research capability that fuses
ground-level, open source political, economic, security,
social, health, energy and environmental, and traditional and
emerging media expertise with intra-governmental analysis.
In making a certification related to the 75 percent
withholding requirement pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) of
this section concerning the governments of El Salvador,
Guatemala, and Honduras, the Secretary of State shall consider
the following: relating to clause (i), whether such government
is: cooperating with commissions against corruption and
impunity and with regional human rights entities; relating to
clause (ii), whether such government is: supporting the
independence and growing capacity of the judiciary and the
Office of the Attorney General, including on matters pertaining
to upholding rule of law and ensuring due process in
adjudication of tax matters; relating to clause (iii), whether
such government is: protecting the rights of such entities to
operate without interference; relating to clause (iv), whether
such government is: creating a professional, accountable
civilian police force; relating to clause (v), whether such
government is: supporting programs that create jobs and promote
equitable economic growth, particularly in areas contributing
to large numbers of migrants; and relating to clause (ix)
whether such government is: increasing government revenues,
including by implementing tax reforms and strengthening customs
agencies.
In the event the Secretary of State is unable to make one
or more of the certifications required above, subsection
(a)(2)(B) permits the Secretary of State to reprogram such
assistance to non-governmental organizations in Central America
and to other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean,
subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
Funds shall only be made available to entities of the
central governments that have demonstrated an effective
partnership with the United States government; no credible
allegations of corruption, including under section 7031(c) of
this Act; and compliance with relevant government-to-government
assistance requirements, including those referenced in section
7031(a)(1) of this Act, subject to prior consultation with, and
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
The Committee recommendation maintains the special
notification and spend plan requirements related to Central
America and emphasizes the importance of utilizing these tools
to provide the appropriate congressional committees with timely
updates on United States assistance and its relationship to:
corresponding regional and country-specific strategies; goals
and objectives; performance monitoring indicators and
benchmarks; context indicators, including obstacles and
opportunities for growth; the results of assessments and
evaluations; and the role of other key stakeholders including
donors and counterpart governments.
The Committee directs that none of the funds appropriated
by this Act that are made available for assistance for Central
America may be used for assistance for major infrastructure
plans, nor to finance infrastructure or energy projects that
contribute to environmental damage, violate labor laws,
disregard community land rights including indigenous land
rights, or are opposed by local residents.
The Committee recognizes that a large proportion of the
Northern Triangle's international borders are contained within
or contiguous with natural protected areas, and encourages
integrated security, wildlife conservation, and rural
development strategies and models. The Committee notes the
importance of the Maya Forest areas of Guatemala, Belize, and
Mexico and the Moskitia Forest region of Honduras. The
Committee recommendation includes funds to support the
comprehensive strategy to support activities to strengthen
security and governance in these areas that was developed
pursuant to the directive in House Report 116-78, including
funds for support of scientific investigation, heritage
conservation, law enforcement, and sustainable tourism. The
USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on plans to further the strategy pursuant to the
directive in House Report 116-78 and to ensure its
complementarity and integration with the U.S. strategy in the
region.
The Committee recommendation includes $15,000,000 for
assistance for Nicaragua for programs that promote democracy
and the rule of law. No funds are provided for the central
government of Nicaragua or for security assistance under title
IV of this Act.
Colombia.--The Committee recognizes the longstanding
partnership between the United States and Colombia. The
Committee acknowledges the strategic importance of Colombia and
notes the improvements made in the everyday lives of the
Colombian people over the last two decades and looks forward to
the continued partnership and to building on the progress made
in recent years with the adoption of the peace accords. The
Committee also commends the Government and people of Colombia
for their longstanding support of Venezuelan migrants,
including by providing temporary protective status.
Pursuant to subsection (b), not less than $461,375,000 of
the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for
assistance for Colombia, of which not less than $225,000,000 is
from funds under Development Assistance and Economic Support
Fund and should be apportioned directly to USAID. Such funds
are allocated according to the following table and subject to
section 7019 of this Act:
COLOMBIA
(Budget Authority in thousands of dollars)
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Account/Program Budget Authority
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Development Assistance............................... 84,000
Biodiversity..................................... 11,500
Economic Support Fund................................ 141,000
Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Communities........ 25,000
Human Rights..................................... 15,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 175,000
Rule of Law and Human Rights..................... 36,000
of which, Justice Sector Institutional 19,000
Strengthening and Reform........................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 21,000
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 1,850
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 38,525
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Total........................................ 461,375
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Pursuant to subsection (b)(1), funds appropriated under
titles III and IV of this Act and made available for assistance
for Colombia shall be made available for programs and
activities that support the efforts of the Government of
Colombia to: (1) implement the Colombian peace agreement,
including through assistance for expanding the presence of
civilian institutions in rural areas and for vocational
training and reintegration programs for former combatants, and
to advance humanitarian agreements in conflict-ridden areas to
protect civilians; (2) assist communities impacted by
significant refugee, internally displaced, or migrant
populations; (3) dismantle illegal armed groups and drug
trafficking organizations, including those with regional
connections and those designated as foreign terrorist
organizations pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); (4) assist farmers eradicating
and replacing coca as agreed to in the peace accord, including
by creating economic alternatives and livelihoods; (5) promote
economic and social development in consultation with local
communities, including small farmers, women, and indigenous and
Afro-Colombian peoples, in areas affected by the conflict,
including by improving access through demining programs and by
land titling and supporting the return of land to displaced
persons; (6) strengthen and expand governance, the rule of law,
access to justice, and respect for human rights throughout
Colombia, particularly in former conflict areas; (7) enhance
rights-respecting security and stability in Colombia and the
region; and (8) provide protection to human rights defenders
and communities, in particular Afro-Colombian and indigenous
persons, facing high risk.
The Committee recommendation includes a total of
$225,000,000 under Development Assistance and Economic Support
Fund for assistance for Colombia, of which not less than
$25,000,000 is for support of Afro-Colombian and indigenous
communities and not less than $15,000,000 is for human rights
programming, including for the Commission for the Clarification
of Truth, Co-Existence and Non-Repetition; the National Unit to
Search for the Disappeared; and the Colombian government
Victims Unit and Land Unit. Funds should include support for
the presence of civilian government institutions in former
conflict zones; the reintegration of ex-combatants; the
development and basic needs of war-torn areas; civil society
organizations that promote truth, justice, and reconciliation;
advocacy for victims' rights; protection of human rights
defenders; verification of peace accord implementation; civic
education for a culture of peace; and comprehensive rural
development that advances the agrarian chapters of the peace
accords.
The Committee recommendation includes $175,000,000 under
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for
assistance for Colombia, of which not less than $36,000,000 is
for rule of law and human rights activities, including support
of key Colombian and regional entities responsible for
investigating and prosecuting human rights violations,
including the Attorney General's Human Rights Unit, the Special
Unit for the Dismantling of Organizations and Criminal Conduct
Responsible for Homicides and Massacres, and the independent
Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) established under the
peace accords. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to
ensure that entities receiving United States assistance remain
viable, active, and capable of advancing the intended outcomes
and holding accountable those responsible for committing
violations of human rights. The Committee is especially
concerned over the increasing murders, assaults, and threats
against human rights defenders, social and indigenous leaders
and directs the Secretary of State to place the highest
priority on their protection, the prosecution of the
perpetrators, and the dismantling of structures that perpetuate
violence against civilians.
The Committee recommendation updates limitations and
conditions on the obligation of funds made available by this
Act under Foreign Military Financing Program and International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, pursuant to subsection
(b)(3).
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to ensure that
eradication programs supported by funds appropriated by this
Act are designed and executed in compliance with any
requirements of the Constitutional Court of Colombia and within
the framework and provisions of the peace accords, including
ensuring that basic needs of communities are addressed, such as
land titling, food security, and the establishment of a lasting
and responsive state presence in coca-growing zones. Such
programs shall also ensure the protection of indigenous
reserves and reservations; Afro-Colombian collective
territories; natural parks of Colombia, whether national or
regional; strategic ecosystems like paramos, wetlands as
defined by the Ramsar Convention, and mangroves; population
centers; settlements of populations; and bodies of water.
The Committee supports funds for reforestation programs in
Colombia, including through partnerships with organizations
that have focused expertise in such activities.
Costa Rica.--The Committee recommends not less than prior
year enacted funding levels for Costa Rica.
Cuba.--The Committee recommendation includes $20,000,000
under Economic Support Fund for democracy building, human
rights, and civil society programs for Cuba. Within the amount
provided, not less than $5,000,000 is for programs to provide
technical and other assistance to the Cuban people to support
the development of private enterprise and private business
organizations in Cuba and for people-to-people educational and
cultural activities. No such funds may be used for assistance
for the Government of Cuba.
Dominican Republic.--The Committee recognizes the Dominican
Republic as an emerging key United States ally in the Americas,
defending democracy, building more secure supply chains
integrated with the United States market, and fighting
corruption and narcotics trafficking. The Committee notes the
significant rise in seizures of illicit drugs by the Government
and supports their ongoing counternarcotics efforts.
Additionally, the Committee supports continued bilateral
cooperation to combat crime and violence, increase public
safety and security, support at-risk youth programs, and combat
corruption.
Haiti.--Subsection (d) modifies language from the prior
year concerning assistance for Haiti. The Committee expects the
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to support dialogue
aimed at resolving the political crisis and ensuring that any
elections are transparent and inclusive.The Committee urges the
Secretary of State to take stronger action against individuals
engaged in human rights abuses or corruption in Haiti.
The Committee is concerned about the availability of
quality neonatal and maternal care in Haiti and the resulting
impact on neighboring countries. The USAID Administrator shall
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on efforts to
improve access to, and resources for, these needed services for
women, as well as help for impacted communities.
Mexico.--The Committee recommendation provides $158,910,000
for assistance for Mexico, of which $50,000,000 is from
Economic Support Fund, $100,000,000 is from International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, $1,160,000 is from
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs, $1,750,000 is from International Military Education
and Training, and $6,000,000 is from Foreign Military Financing
Program.
Funds made available for assistance for Mexico shall be
prioritized to support capacity-building in Mexican security
and justice sector institutions to combat and prosecute
transnational criminal organizations, including the
investigation of illicit finance, and to keep citizens and
communities safe on both sides of the border, including for
justice reform, promotion of good governance, protection of
human rights and the investigation and prosecution of
violations, efforts to search and identify disappeared persons,
training and equipment to enhance forensics capacity, and
implementation of crime and violence prevention programs.
The Committee also recognizes that Mexico's southern border
security issues present significant obstacles to the efficient
flow of commerce and trade to the United States. The Committee
supports efforts to enhance United States-Mexico trade through
investment at Mexico's southern border.
Funds made available under Migration and Refugee Assistance
should also help strengthen Mexico's refugee agency, Comision
Mexicana de Ayuda a Refugiados (COMAR), and its migration
agency, Instituto Nacional de Migracion (INM), to improve
intake facilities and asylum case management and processing.
The Committee recommendation includes funding for violence
prevention programs at Mexico's northern border to protect
migrants, in particular children, women, and LGBTQI+
individuals. The Committee recommendation includes sufficient
funds for the Department of State to work with the Government
of Mexico to build the capacity of Mexico's national child
protection system (SIPINNA), child welfare agency (DIF), and
federal and local child protection authorities.
The Committee is concerned about the spread of Sargassum
seaweed blooms along the Gulf Coast of the United States and
Mexico. This has negatively affected bilateral tourism and may
permanently damage fishing industries in the region. The
Department of State, in coordination with the United States
Geological Survey's Contaminant Biology Program, is directed to
explore the United States environmental contributions to this
phenomenon and work with Mexican officials through the High-
Level Economic Dialogue to examine the economic costs, and
potential solutions, to the issue.
The Committee is concerned with the deteriorated human
rights conditions at the border of the United States and Mexico
due to migrant flows and is troubled by reports that agents in
Mexico's National Migration Agency have committed human rights
violations and have not been held accountable. The Committee
notes the international expertise of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees and encourages the Department of
State and the United States Mission to the United Nations to
strengthen coordination with the Commissioner to boost regional
cooperation, alleviate inhumane conditions, and strengthen
human rights along the southern border.
The Committee supports Department of State activities to
address the flow of illegal opioids into the United States,
including: (1) programs to assist the Government of Mexico in
securing its borders and reducing poppy cultivation and heroin
and synthetic drug production; (2) programs to thwart
transnational criminal organizations involved in the
trafficking of heroin and fentanyl; (3) diplomatic efforts to
strengthen precursor chemical control and training on
international treaty obligations related to opioids; (4)
measures to strengthen the security of the international postal
system to prevent illegal shipments of opioids from entering
the United States, particularly from the People's Republic of
China (PRC); and (5) global demand reduction programs. The
Committee also encourages alternative livelihoods programs to
increase economic opportunities in Mexico for farmers, reduce
their dependence on opium poppy as a cash crop, and complement
other existing drug supply reduction strategies.
The Committee directs that none of the funds appropriated
by this Act and made available for assistance for Mexico be
used to support military involvement in law enforcement in
Mexico and that no such funds be made available to support the
accreditation of Mexican prisons or youth detention facilities
by the American Correctional Association.
Further, the Committee directs that funds appropriated by
this Act and made available to support Mexican law enforcement
shall include support for effective internal and external
control mechanisms.
The Caribbean.--Within the funds appropriated by this Act,
the Committee recommendation includes not less than $80,000,000
for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), not less
than $15,000,000 for strengthening resilience to natural
disasters, and not less than $10,000,000 for support of
projects to promote inclusive economic growth in the region, as
detailed in the following table and subject to section 7019 of
this Act:
THE CARIBBEAN
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
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Development Assistance
Strengthening Resilience to Natural Disasters.... 15,000
Inclusive Economic Growth........................ 10,000
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.................. 80,000
Economic Support Fund............................ 35,000
International Narcotics Control and Law 35,000
Enforcement.....................................
Foreign Military Financing Program............... 10,000
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CBSI assists the nations of the Caribbean in improving
their capacity to combat transnational crime and violence,
increase public safety and security, promote social justice
through police and justice sector reform, anti-corruption
programs and at-risk youth programs, and to address the
regional instability caused by years of devastating natural
disasters.
The Committee recommendation includes $10,000,000 under
Development Assistance to support initiatives aimed at
promoting inclusive economic growth in the Caribbean region,
with a primary focus on small grants that advance
entrepreneurship efforts of women, youth, and other
disadvantaged populations, as appropriate. Not later than 90
days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall
consult with the Committees on Appropriation on the design of
such programs and the proposed use of such funds.
Venezuela.--The Committee recommendation includes
$50,000,000 for programs to address the crisis in Venezuela,
including bilateral democracy assistance for Venezuela.
Additionally, the Committee recommendations includes funding to
support the long-term needs of countries in the region
receiving Venezuelans fleeing their country and the communities
hosting them. The Committee urges the Secretary of State and
USAID Administrator to allocate additional funds for support of
a peaceful democratic transition in Venezuela as conditions
permit. The Committee recommendation also includes funds under
International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee
Assistance to assist in the response to humanitarian needs
resulting from the Venezuelan migration, both inside Venezuela
and in the region.
The Committee includes additional direction regarding
Venezuelan migrants under ``Migration and Refugee Assistance''
in this Report.
Other Latin America and the Caribbean
Trade capacity building activities.--The Committee
recommendation includes funds under Development Assistance for
labor and environmental capacity building activities relating
to free trade agreements with countries of Central America,
Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
Indigenous Amazonian communities.--The Committee is
concerned about the increasing threats to Indigenous peoples
across the Amazon rainforest in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia,
Brazil, and elsewhere. The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to work with these countries receiving funds in this Act
to ensure such governments consult with affected peoples and
communities on projects and policies that impact them, as
required under international law, and to take appropriate steps
to mitigate any environmental and human rights impact on these
communities. The Committee encourages the Secretary to
prioritize preventative actions for the protection of
threatened community leaders and other environmental human
rights defenders. Further, specific to the Brazilian Amazon,
the Committee directs the Secretary to consult with the
Committees on Appropriations regarding the steps taken by the
Brazilian government on the aforementioned actions, including
as they pertain to the Indigenous and Afro-Brazilian
communities and programs supported by funds appropriated in
this Act and prior acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
Reports
Subsection (a)--Central America
CARSI.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act,
the Committee directs the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the USAID Administrator, to provide to the Committees on
Appropriations a report on the uses of all funds provided for
CARSI on a country-by-country basis for each program, project,
and activity for fiscal years 2010 through 2021, and integrate
such information into the ForeignAssistance.gov website, as
appropriate.
El Mozote massacre.--The Committee continues directives
from prior year reports regarding the El Mozote massacre and
directs that, not later than 30 days after the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State update and submit to the
Committees on Appropriations the report required under section
7045 of House Report 116-444. The Committee also directs the
Secretary of State to press the Salvadoran government and Armed
Forces to cooperate with prosecutors and investigators,
including providing access to archival documents, as well as to
work with relevant United States government entities to, as
appropriate, assist the judicial authorities of El Salvador,
including the presiding judge in the El Mozote massacre case,
in the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for
the El Mozote massacre, including the identification and
provision of related documents and other similar materials from
January 1981 to January 1983. Further, the Committee directs
the Secretary of State to encourage similar cooperation from
foreign counterparts and United States government entities, as
appropriate, pertaining to other atrocities and human rights
abuse cases that occurred during periods of armed conflict in
the region.
Sexual and gender-based violence prevention strategies.--
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID
Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the implementation of the national sexual and
gender-based violence prevention strategies in such countries.
Local organizations and staff.--Not later than 120 days
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
its strategy to increase the use of local organizations and
staff. Not later than one year after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a report on the progress on such
strategy.
Tax refunds to United States businesses.--The Committee
directs the Secretary of State to obtain routine reporting from
the Northern Triangle governments on their efforts to establish
and operate an effective legal mechanism to issue tax refunds
and minimize over-withholdings. This reporting should also
address the timeliness of tax refunds issued to United States
companies. Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of
State to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, and every
90 days thereafter until September 30, 2023, detailing its
collection of data from the governments of El Salvador,
Guatemala, and Honduras related to progress on tax refunds owed
to U.S. businesses.
Women's reproductive healthcare in El Salvador.--Not later
than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Committee
directs the Secretary of State to submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations on the availability of women's
reproductive healthcare in El Salvador, including access to pre
and post-natal care; services for survivors of gender-based
violence, including rape; and access to abortion and post-
abortion care.
Subsection (c)--Cuba
Cuba policy review.--The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act detailing
the results of the Administration's Cuba policy review. The
report shall also address the steps necessary to advance the
normalization of bilateral relations with Cuba, how the
strategy will improve opportunities for American businesses
legally operating in Cuba, recommendations for supporting the
growth of a Cuban private sector independent of government
control, the extent to which the Government of Cuba has
cooperated over the previous fiscal year with United States
anti-terrorism efforts, and a timeline for safely restoring
staffing levels at the United States Embassy in Havana.
Ecuador
Remediation of oil contamination.--Not later than 180 days
after enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the
Secretary of State to provide the Committees on Appropriations
with a report analyzing remediation of lands, water, and ground
water contaminated by oil production in northern Ecuador and
Ecuadorian Amazon, with attention to the economic,
environmental, and health impacts on indigenous, small farmer,
and campesino lands and communities; and recommendations for
United States assistance to advance the recovery and
sustainability of affected communities. Further, the report
shall include an analysis of the environmental, social, health,
and climate impacts of United States imports of Amazon crude.
Mexico
Bilateral security dialogue.--Not later than 60 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with other relevant agencies, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a plan and timeline to reestablish
regular bilateral security meetings between high-level and
working-level officials of the governments of the United States
and Mexico. The bilateral security dialogues shall serve as a
forum to align and reconcile priorities between the United
States and Mexico and to periodically assess progress for
bilateral cooperation. The plan shall include possible areas of
cooperation at the federal, state, and local levels with United
States goals for assistance.
Comprehensive review.--Not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID
Administrator, in consultation with other agencies, as
relevant, shall submit a report to appropriate congressional
committees that provides a review of programs, projects, or
activities implemented as part of the Merida Initiative, to
include evaluations, assessments, or other analyses, as
appropriate. The review should include successes, challenges,
and lessons learned in achieving program outcomes and United
States policy goals; recommendations for increased and/or
decreased investment in specific projects; and to the extent
practicable, an assessment of the effect, if any, of Mexico's
foreign agents law on bilateral security cooperation with the
U.S. Department of State, USAID, and the U.S. Department of
Justice.
Mexico human rights.--Not later than 45 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to
the Committees on Appropriations on the extent to which the
Government of Mexico is: (1) credibly investigating and
prosecuting violations of human rights in civilian courts; (2)
enforcing prohibitions against torture and the use of testimony
obtained through torture; and (3) searching for victims of
forced disappearances and credibly investigating and
prosecuting those responsible for such crimes. Additionally,
the report shall discuss how assistance under the Merida
program contributed to the objectives above.
Mexican migration and law enforcement agents.--The
Committee expresses concern about United States-trained Mexican
police agents' involvement in the massacre of nineteen people
in northern Mexico, as well as irregularities committed by
Mexican migration enforcement agents in connection with this
and other cases. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, the Department of State shall provide a report to the
Committees on Appropriations describing the amounts, recipient
units, equipment, and the types of training provided through
United States support to Mexican migration and law enforcement
agents, including specialized units, operating in the northern
and southern border zone since 2016. This report should include
any United States training to support improved screening of
apprehended migrants to detect possible protection concerns.
Mexican highways.--The Secretary of State shall provide a
report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 180
days after enactment of this Act, detailing its progress,
findings, and any other relevant information with regard to the
incidents of robbery, kidnapping, carjacking, extortion, and
homicide of passenger and cargo vehicles on major highways in
Mexico that connect to ports of entry along the United States-
Mexico border as well as the implementation of Mexico's Plan
Carreteras Seguras (Safe Highways Pilot program).
Resiliency of North American supply chains.--Not later than
180 days after enactment of this Act, the Department of State,
in coordination with the Office of the United States Trade
Representative and the Department of Commerce, shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees on a
strategy for bolstering co-operation with Mexico and Canada on
supply chain resiliency. The strategy shall define steps the
United States is taking, and plans to take, to work with Mexico
and Canada to build resilient and trusted North American supply
chains, including on critical and emerging technologies, such
as semiconductors and healthcare industry products.
Peru
Peru land titling programs.--Not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the USAID Administrator, provide a report to the Committee
on Appropriations detailing how USAID funding for Peru's
National Commission for Development and Life Without Drugs
(DEVIDA) has been utilized specifically related to the support
for land titling projects; the impact of the individual land
titling programs, including potential negative impacts on
collective land titling and deforestation; and the application
of USAID's Policy on Promoting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
is being applied to ongoing funding to DEVIDA, if any.
Subsection (e)--The Caribbean
CBSI.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act,
the Committee directs the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the USAID Administrator, to provide to the Committees on
Appropriations a report on the uses of all funds provided for
the CBSI on a country-by-country basis for each program,
project, and activity for fiscal years 2010 through 2021, and
integrate such information into the ForeignAssistance.gov
website, as appropriate.
Disaster resiliency.--The Committee directs that the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID
Administrator, submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, detailing the uses, and intended uses, of all funds
provided by this Act and prior years Acts for strengthening
resilience to natural disasters.
Subsection (f)--Venezuela
Asset repatriation.--The Committee notes that the United
States remains committed to identifying and tracking assets
taken from the people of Venezuela through illicit means. The
Committee further notes that the United States remains
committed to asset repatriation when the funds can be
transferred and administered in a public, transparent, and
accountable manner. The Committee directs the Department of
State to develop a vehicle for repatriating assets in a manner
that benefits the Venezuelan people while safeguarding
transparency and accountability in the return and disposition
of recovered assets. Not later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit a strategy for
carrying out the activity described above. Further, this report
shall include an assessment of whether the appropriate legal
authorities exist to enable the United States to establish a
special managed fund to hold such assets.
Section 7046 (Europe and Eurasia) includes language
modified from the prior year regarding Europe and Eurasia.
Armenia.--The Committee recommendation includes not less
than $50,000,000 for Armenia for economic development, private
sector productivity, energy independence, democracy and the
rule of law, and other purposes.
Belarus.--The Committee recommendation includes not less
than $30,000,000 for civil society, rule of law, democracy,
independent media and human rights in Belarus. The Committee is
deeply concerned with the government of Belarus, led by
illegitimate President Alexander Lukashenko, and it's ongoing
and brutal oppression of the Belarusian people. The Committee
commends the work of Belarusian civil society, independent
media, human rights defenders, trade unions and other activists
fighting for the cause of liberty and democracy. The Committee
steadfastly supports the right of Belarusians to free and fair
elections and a future free from authoritarian rule and the
malign influence of external forces.
Caucasus.--The Committee recommendation includes the
funding requested by the Department of State for regional
engagement to promote peace and stability in the Caucasus.
Georgia.--The Committee recommendation includes not less
than $132,025,000 for assistance for Georgia. Such funds are
allocated according to the following table and subject to
section 7019 of this Act:
GEORGIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Account Budget Authority
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Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia...... 88,025
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 5,700
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 1,100
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 2,200
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 35,000
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The Committee directs the Secretary of State and the USAID
Administrator to prioritize programs aimed at strengthening the
rule of law and democratic institutions to promote transparency
and good governance. Ongoing threats by the Russian government
underscore the importance of continuing United States foreign
assistance to former communist countries, including Georgia, in
their continued efforts in areas of democracy and the rule of
law.
Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall update and submit to the Committees on
Appropriations the report described under this section in the
explanatory statement accompanying the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2021.
Moldova.--The Committee recommendation includes additional
funds above the prior year enacted level for overall assistance
to Moldova, and directs that such assistance prioritize
democracy assistance, good governance, justice sector
independence, civil society, and protecting independent media.
Responsibilities of the Coordinator for United States
Assistance to Europe and Eurasia.--Assistance requested for
countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia under Global
Health Programs and International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement shall be administered in accordance with the
responsibilities of the Coordinator for United States
Assistance to Europe and Eurasia.
Section 907 Waiver.--The Committee is concerned by
disparity in military assistance provided to Azerbaijan in
comparison to Armenia that is enabled by the annual waiver of
Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act by the Secretary of
State, including the most recent waiver signed by the Secretary
on April 23, 2021. The Committee directs the military balance
between Azerbaijan and Armenia and the diplomatic consequences
of such disparity in military assistance be considered by the
Secretary in any decision with respect to the renewal of the
Section 907 waiver during fiscal year 2022.
Ukraine.--The Committee recommendation includes not less
than $481,500,000 for assistance for Ukraine to be allocated
according to the following table, subject to section 7019 of
this Act:
UKRAINE
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Account Budget Authority
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Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia...... 260,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 30,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 15,000
Related Programs....................................
International Military Education and Training........ 2,900
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 125,000
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The bill includes additional assistance for Ukraine under
Global Health Programs.
The Committee is pleased with the Department of State and
USAID's efforts to strengthen cooperation with Ukraine on
veterans' issues including bolstering psychosocial, health, and
reintegration programs. The Committee directs the Department of
State to facilitate exchanges between Ukrainian American
diasporic groups with veteran care experience and Ukrainian
medical veteran affairs professionals.
The Committee remains concerned with the fight against
corruption in Ukraine and views Ukraine's Parliament as a vital
institution to make needed reforms and provide critical
constituent services. The Committee understands that such
reforms require technical expertise and non-partisan
legislative support and support past State Department and USAID
efforts to support the Rada. The Committee directs the
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to prioritize the
creation of a non-partisan legislative office to conduct
research and analysis in support of the Rada.
The Committee is disturbed by Russia's continued cyber-
attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure systems and use of
such attacks to weaken Ukraine's resolve. The Committee
recognizes that Ukraine's artificial intelligence strategy is
important to its national security, and that the United States
can benefit from Ukrainian innovation and cooperation in this
area. The Committee directs the State Department and USAID to
cooperate with Ukraine on the implementation of its artificial
intelligence national strategy to enhance Ukraine's resilience
to Russian cyber-attacks.
The Committee continues to support efforts to boost
economic opportunity for smallholder Ukrainian farmers, medium
sized efficient producers, and rural women through microfinance
support. The Committee is concerned that financing rates for
these producers are at cripplingly high levels, which hampers
Ukraine's agricultural development and economic security. The
Committee directs the Department of State and USAID to develop
microfinancing programs to increase productivity and
marketability of smallholder agricultural products. The
Committee also urges the Department of State and USAID to
increase support for expansion of greenhouse accessibility to
help increase the growing season for rural women.
Section 7047 (Countering Russian Influence and Aggression)
includes language modified from the prior year regarding
programs to counter Russian influence and aggression.
Subsection (b) prohibits funds in this Act for the central
government of a country that the Secretary of State determines
and reports has taken affirmative steps to support the Russian
annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine. The
Secretary may waive the prohibition if it is in the national
interest.
Subsection (c) continues the prohibition of funds in this
Act for the central government of a country that the Secretary
of State determines and reports has recognized the independence
of, or has established diplomatic relations with, the Russian-
occupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali
Region/South Ossetia. The Secretary may waive the prohibition
if it is in the national interest. The Committee notes that the
Assad regime in Syria recognized such territories in May 2018.
Countering Russian Influence Fund.--The Committee
recommends that not less than less than $305,000,000 be made
available from funds in this Act for Countering Russian
Influence Fund to be allocated according to the following
table, subject to section 7019 of this Act:
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Account Budget Authority
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Economic Support Fund................................ 15,000
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia...... 85,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 50,000
International Military Education and Training........ 5,000
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 150,000
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Subsection (e) specifies that not less than $20,000,000 of
the funds made available under Assistance for Europe, Eurasia,
and Central Asia shall be made available to strengthen
democracy and civil society in Central Europe, including for
transparency, independent media, rule of law, minority rights,
and programs to combat anti-Semitism.
Section 7048 (United Nations)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
relating to conditions on funds for the UN and other
international organizations.
Transparency and Accountability.--Pursuant to subsection
(a), not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations on whether international organizations,
including the United Nations and its specialized agencies,
regional and Inter-American organizations, which receive
assessed and voluntary contributions from the United States,
are meeting the following transparency and accountability
standards: (1) posting on a publicly available website,
consistent with privacy regulations and due process, regular
financial and programmatic audits of such organization,
department, or agency, and providing the United States
Government with necessary access to such financial and
performance audits; (2) effectively implementing and enforcing
policies and procedures which reflect best practices for the
protection of whistle-blowers from retaliation, including best
practices for: (A) protection against retaliation for internal
and lawful public disclosures; (B) legal burdens of proof; (C)
statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; (D) access to
independent adjudicative bodies, including external
arbitration; and (E) results that eliminate the effects of
proven retaliation; and (3) effectively implementing and
enforcing policies and procedures on the appropriate use of
travel funds, including restrictions on first class and
business class travel.
Section 7049 (War Crimes Tribunals)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding authority for the President to draw down certain
funds to support war crimes tribunals or commissions.
Section 7050 (Global Internet Freedom)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
directing that not less than $72,000,000 be made available for
programs to promote internet freedom globally and establishing
certain limitations and conditions on the use of such funds.
Within the total, $22,000,000 are from funds appropriated under
International Broadcasting Operations and $50,000,000 are from
funds appropriated under title III of this Act and shall be
allocated according to the following table, subject to section
7019 of this Act:
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Account Budget Authority
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Economic Support Fund................................ 26,525
of which, Near East Regional Democracy........... 16,750
Democracy Fund....................................... 17,500
of which, Department of State.................... 14,000
of which, United States Agency for International 3,500
Development.....................................
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia..... 5,975
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Subtotal, Global Internet Freedom, Title III......... 50,000
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Pursuant to section 7050(b)(1)(B) funds to promote internet
freedom globally shall be made available: (1) to implement the
cyberspace strategies of the Department of State and the
comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom access to
information in Iran, as required by section 414 of the Iran
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012; (2) for
programs that support efforts of civil society to counter the
development of repressive Internet-related laws; (3) for
research of key threats to Internet freedom; and (4) for the
continued development and implementation of technologies that
provide or enhance access to the Internet, including
circumvention tools that by pass Internet blocking, filtering,
and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian
governments.
Section 7051 (Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting funds for the use of torture.
Section 7052 (Aircraft Transfer, Coordination, and Use)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
relating to aircraft transfer and coordination.
Section 7053 (Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed by
Foreign Governments)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
relating to unpaid parking fines and real property taxes owed
by foreign governments.
Section 7054 (International Monetary Fund)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding the International Monetary Fund.
Section 7055 (Extradition)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting funds for a country that does not cooperate in the
extradition to the United States of certain individuals.
Section 7056 (Impact on Jobs in the United States)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
establishing certain limitations on assistance that may impact
jobs in the United States.
The Committee encourages the Export-Import Bank and the DFC
to weigh the impact on jobs in the United States in addition to
environmental concerns when considering the approval of power-
generation projects abroad.
Section 7057 (United Nations Population Fund)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding assistance provided to UNFPA and to address women's
health.
Section 7058 (Global Health Activities)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding global health activities; providing certain
authorities to better prepare for, and respond to, emerging
health threats; and consolidates other global health
requirements previously carried under other sections of the
bill. The Committee supports United States participation in the
Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator and the use of
assistance provided for global health security to accelerate
development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19
tests, treatments, and vaccines.
Zoonotic spillover.--The Committee is concerned that
greater attention needs to be paid to the prevention of
pandemics of zoonotic origin which requires collaboration
across environment, health, governance, and agriculture. The
Committee directs the USAID Administrator to submit a
comprehensive, integrated plan to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than 120 days after enactment of this
Act for at least eight countries where such cross sectoral
programming is planned and how such programs will be evaluated.
Programs should involve prevention at high risk interfaces such
as the commercial trade in live wildlife and other animals and
raw or unprocessed wildlife parts, promote a risk management
approach to sustainable intensification of agriculture and
protein production, and strengthen implementation of the One
Health approach.
Section 7059 (Gender Equality)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding programs that support gender equality.
With respect to subsection (c), gender programs should
incorporate coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of
gender-based violence, including child marriage, rape, female
genital cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence. Funds
made available for gender-based violence should support the
increased use of sexual assault evidence kits, especially in
Africa, and ensure that training and technical assistance is
available for local healthcare workers on medical and
psychological care and the collection of evidence following
sexual assault. The Committee is concerned about the rise in
gender-based violence as a direct result of the coronavirus
pandemic and resulting economic lockdowns and recognizes that
women in conflict and humanitarian situations are particularly
vulnerable. The Committee recommends not less than the prior
year level for programs to address gender-based violence in
such settings including the Safe from the Start program.
The Committee remains concerned about the under
representation of women in peacekeeping operations and
International Military Education and Training programs and
encourages the Department of State to ensure that funds
appropriated by this Act are utilized to ensure greater
participation and opportunities for women. The Committee
recognizes the important role the Office of Global Women's
Issues at the State Department and USAID's Bureau for Conflict
Prevention and Stabilization play in implementing Women, Peace,
and Security strategies. The Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on operational requirements, including staffing
and training, to carry out these responsibilities.
Pursuant to subsection (e), the Secretary of State and
USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the coordination of funds made available to
support women and girls who are at risk from extremism and
conflict, the Global Fragility Act strategy, and the Women,
Peace and Security implementation plans.
The Committee encourages the Department of State to
continue support for public-private partnerships that empower
adolescent girls to pursue further education in the science,
technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) fields,
including the Women in Science Girls STEAM Camp and the Alumni
Thematic International Exchange Series.
The Committee is concerned about women's safety online and
recommends funding for programs, especially for human rights
defenders and journalists, that promote and protect the safe
usage of the Internet by providing training, resources, and
support for a legal environment that respects their rights.
Reports
Gender.--The Committee is concerned that, according to the
United States own reporting to the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD), only 20 percent of the
United States' official development assistance integrates
gender or promotes gender equality. The Committee directs that,
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID
Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the percentage of development programs
focused on gender integration as reported to the OECD and plans
to improve the United States' performance.
Gender-based violence in humanitarian settings.--The
Committee directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with
the USAID Administrator, not later than 90 days after enactment
of this Act, to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the steps taken by the United States to
prevent, mitigate, and respond to gender-based violence in
humanitarian emergencies. The report should include an analysis
of the key drivers of gender-based violence in such settings;
gaps in response mechanisms; and of existing models to address
such violence, such as Safe from the Start.
Women in Security Forces.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, to provide a plan to the Committees on Appropriations
not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act for
conducting partner country assessments on barriers to the
participation of women in the national security forces of
partner countries. The plans should include at least one
partner country from each geographic region and should inform
the development of methodologies for use across other
countries.
Section 7060 (Sector Allocations)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding assistance for programs related to basic education,
higher education, environment, food security and agriculture
development, microenterprise, programs to combat trafficking in
persons, reconciliation, and water and sanitation.
Basic education.--Of the funds made available by subsection
(a)(1)(B), $125,000,000 is included for the Global Partnership
for Education (GPE) and $25,000,000 is included for Education
Cannot Wait. The Committee expects that funds provided to
Education Cannot Wait should be derived from funding accounts
in a manner consistent with prior years. The Committee
recognizes that these organizations leverage additional funding
and complement bilateral efforts to address international basic
education needs, including mitigating the immediate and long-
term disruptions to education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to make a
robust, multi-year commitment to GPE in its upcoming
replenishment cycle.
Pursuant to paragraph (2) of such amounts provided for
higher education, after consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made
available for human and institutional capacity building
partnerships between higher education institutions in the
United States and developing countries, including $15,000,000
for new partnerships. The Committee directs USAID to initiate
new competitive grants for partnerships of a sufficient length
and size to make a transformational impact on colleges and
universities in developing nations.
Funds provided over the fiscal year 2021 level for higher
education shall be used to support institutions of higher
education in countries experiencing economic crisis and should
prioritize United States-accredited institutions of higher
education in the Middle East and not-for-profit, coeducational
American institutions in the Middle East and Asia.
Environment.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made
available to support climate change integration at the activity
level at USAID, especially to increase the technical expertise
of USAID staff related to climate change mitigation and
adaptation. This should include improving knowledge management
and trainings to ensure that appropriate staff are adequately
trained in conducting climate risk analysis of proposed
programs, able to mainstream climate considerations throughout
project design, and disaggregate impact through monitoring and
evaluation. The USAID Administrator should include nature-based
solutions, including halting deforestation and forest
degradation, in climate finance activities.
In recognition of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic,
increased resources for biodiversity should support
conservation and park programs, including assistance to
community conservatories to recover from the impact of the
pandemic.
Pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B), the Committee remains
concerned about the crisis of wildlife trafficking and the
continued negative effect it is having on international
security and stability and the implications for endangered
species. The Committee encourages the monitoring of wet markets
and illegal wildlife trade that encourages poaching and have
consequences for human health. The Committee notes that funds
from biodiversity programs are used to meet the wildlife
trafficking directive.
The Committee recognizes the severity of poaching in Africa
and the destabilizing effect it has on regional security,
including by providing a significant source of financing for
armed groups with links to transnational organized crime and
terrorism. Additionally, prioritization of wildlife laws and
law enforcement related to the commercial trade in live
wildlife for human consumption is needed as it fuels epidemics
and pandemics of zoonotic origins, such as COVID-19, SARS, bird
flu and Ebola. Funds should also be made available to expand
wildlife trafficking programs in Central and South America to
strengthen law enforcement and site-based conservation and
anti-poaching measures. Consideration should be given to cross-
border programs, such as between Guatemala and Mexico. The
Committee continues to support the use of aircraft for anti-
poaching and protected area management activities pursuant to
the authority provided in section 484(a)(2) of the Foreign
Assistance Act for transfer of title of aircraft to support
anti-poaching and protected area management activities.
Pursuant to subsection (c)(5), funds made available for
adaptation should also support multilateral efforts to provide
technical, financial, and institutional capacity building to
countries most vulnerable to climate change such as the Least
Developed Countries Fund and the Adaptation Fund. The Secretary
of State and USAID Administrator should support policies that
recognize the disproportionate effect on marginalized and
indigenous communities by pollution and environmental
degradation.
Based on the CARPE model, the Committee supports continuing
and expanding transnational approaches throughout sub-Saharan
Africa, including the Okavango River Basin. Not less than
$5,000,000 should be made available to implement the Delta Act
(Public Law 115-353) and should focus on the headwaters of the
Okavango Delta which originate in Angola and should integrate
demining efforts, public private partnership for conservation,
prevention of wildlife trafficking and development of eco-
tourism. The Secretary of State should consider utilizing
sustainable arrangements for the rehabilitation and long-term
management of national parks in partnership with local
communities.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State, the USAID
Administrator, and the Director of United States Fish and
Wildlife Service to consult within 90 days of enactment of this
Act with the Committees on Appropriations on the use of funds
provided for programs to combat wildlife trafficking. Further,
the Committee directs that the CBJ for fiscal year 2023 include
country and program funding levels for such programs. The
Committee also directs USAID and the Bureau of International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to include monitoring and
evaluation components in wildlife trafficking implementation
agreements and include data from such monitoring and evaluation
efforts in its reports to Congress.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to work
collaboratively with other partner countries, the United
Nations and its components, as well as international
organizations such as Interpol and the World Organization for
Animal Health, to discourage commercial wildlife markets and
the wildlife trade for human consumption.
National Parks and Protected Areas.--Funds made available
for national parks and protected areas should only be made
available if agreements for the obligation of funds between
implementing partners and the Department of State and USAID
include provisions requiring that: (1) information detailing
the proposed project and potential impacts is shared with local
communities and the free, prior, and informed consent of
affected indigenous communities is obtained in accordance with
international standards; (2) the potential impacts of the
proposed project on existing land or resource claims by
affected local communities or indigenous peoples are considered
and addressed in any management plan; (3) any eco-guards, park
rangers, and other law enforcement personnel authorized to
protect biodiversity will be properly trained and monitored;
and (4) effective grievance and redress mechanisms for victims
of human rights violations and other misconduct exist. Funds
made available for the management of national parks and
protected areas may be made available to support implementation
of the above requirements, and implementing partners shall
provide information on these requirements to the Department of
State and USAID on request. The Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations not later than 45 days after enactment of this
Act on the implementation of these requirements.
Clean energy.--The Committee acknowledges the importance of
United States financial assistance for renewable energy
programs, especially countries that are transitioning from
relying on fossil fuel energy. The Committee expects that
countries receiving assistance for such programs adhere to the
rule of law, including by upholding legitimate financial
commitments to international investors.
Pursuant to subsection (d), $1,100,000,000 is included to
expand food security. The USAID Administrator shall, in
partnership with United States and international institutions,
including higher education and nongovernmental organizations,
develop approaches focused on safe, sustainable food systems
that support and incentivize the replacement of terrestrial
wildlife in diets while ensuring that existing wildlife and
associated habitat are not harmed.
Pursuant to subsection (f), $106,400,000 is included for
programs to combat trafficking in persons under Development
Assistance, Economic Support Fund, Assistance for Europe,
Eurasia, and Central Asia, and International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement to be coordinated by the Office to Monitor
and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Of the amounts provided,
$77,000,000 is included under International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement. The Committee directs that $10,000,000 of
such funds be made available for child protection compacts. The
Committee expects that funds will be prioritized for countries
with the greatest need and continue to support child protection
compacts pursuant to Public Law 113-4. The Committee includes
up to $25,000,000 under International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement for programs to end modern slavery.
The Committee notes an additional $17,000,000 is provided
under Diplomatic Programs for the operational costs of the
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which is
described further under title I of this report.
Reports
Basic education obligations.--Pursuant to subsection
(a)(1), the Committee directs that not later than 30 days after
enactment of this Act and semiannually thereafter until
September 30, 2022, the USAID Administrator shall report to the
Committees on Appropriations on the status of cumulative
unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in
each country where USAID provides basic education assistance
and such report shall also include details on the types of
contracts and grants provided and the goals and objectives of
such assistance.
Resources to combat human trafficking.--Pursuant to
subsection (f), the Committee directs that, not later than one
year after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the USAID Administrator, submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations on obligations and
expenditures of all fiscal year 2021 funds managed by the
Department of State and USAID to combat human trafficking and
forced labor. The report shall include funding by program,
project, and activity and describe the management structure at
the Department of State and USAID used to program such funds.
Section 7061 (Budget Documents)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
requiring operating and spend plans for funds appropriated by
this Act.
Section 7062 (Reorganization)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
concerning consultation, notification, and reporting
requirements involving any agency reorganization.
Section 7063 (Department of State Management)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding management of the Department of State including
financial management, personnel levels, and information
technology.
Section 7064 (United States Agency for International
Development Management)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
regarding management of USAID including personnel levels and
hiring authorities.
The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 60
days after enactment of this Act, on the status of establishing
an accountability mechanism, or strengthening existing
mechanisms. Such briefing should explain how USAID's
accountability mechanism is operating with international best
practices, including features such as a compliance review of
project requirements, dispute resolution, and advisory
services, as well as staffing for the mechanism.
Section 7065 (Stabilization and Development in Regions
Impacted by Extremism and Conflict)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
related to assistance to regions impacted by extremism and
conflict.
Prevention and Stabilization Fund.--The Committee
recommendation provides that, from amounts made available by
this Act, not less than $125,000,000 shall be made available
for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund, to be allocated
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of
this Act:
PREVENTION AND STABILIZATION FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Account/Program Budget Authority
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Economic Support Fund................................ 75,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 10,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 10,000
Related Programs....................................
Peacekeeping Operations.............................. 12,500
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 17,500
Total, Prevention and Stabilization Fund......... 125,000
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Unarmed civilian protection.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID
Administrator, to provide funds for use of unarmed civilian
protection organizations and evaluate the potential use of such
organizations to provide direct physical protection to civilian
populations, to strengthen the local non-violent peacekeeping
capacity of communities currently experiencing or at risk of
violent conflict, and to assist United States-funded
stabilization efforts. The Secretary shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on such programs.
Youth.--Of the funds provided for the Prevention and
Stabilization Fund, not less than $2,500,000 shall be made
available for to support activities implemented by youth civil
society organizations and youth peace building implementers in
regions impacted by extremism.
Section 7066 (Disability Programs)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding disability programs.
Section 7067 (Debt-for-Development)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
regarding debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges.
Section 7068 (Enterprise Funds)
This section includes language carried in the prior year
establishing restrictions on enterprise funds.
Section 7069 (Extension of Consular Fees and Related
Authorities)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
extending certain consular fees and related authorities.
Section 7070 (Protective Services)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
for providing protective services to former or retired senior
officials or employees of the Department of State.
Section 7071 (Rescissions)
This section includes language modified from the prior year
rescinding $575,000,000 in unobligated balances from prior-year
appropriations, of which $15,000,000 is from Economic Support
Fund, $515,000,000 is from the Millennium Challenge
Corporation, $40,000,000 from Peace Corps, and $5,000,000 is
from International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.
Section 7072 (Assistance to Foreign Nongovernmental
Organizations)
This section includes new language regarding restrictions
on foreign nongovernmental organizations.
House of Representatives Reporting Requirement
The following materials are submitted in accordance with
various requirements of the Rules of the House of
Representatives:
Full Committee Votes
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of
the House of Representatives, the results of each roll call
vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with
the names of those voting for and those against, are printed
below.
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure
authorizes funding: The Committee on Appropriations considers
program performance, including a program's success in
developing and attaining outcome-related goals and objectives,
in developing funding recommendations.
Rescissions
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying
bill:
Economic Support Fund................................. $15,000,000
Millennium Challenge Corporation...................... 515,000,000
Peace Corps........................................... 40,000,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 5,000,000
Transfers of Funds
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following list includes the
transfers of funds included in the accompanying bill:
In title I, under Diplomatic Programs, language is included
to transfer funds to Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular
Service for emergency evacuations and rewards, and to transfer
funds to the Capital Investment Fund.
In title I, under Emergencies in the Diplomatic and
Consular Service, language is included to transfer funds to
Repatriation Loans Program.
In title I, under International Boundary and Water
Commission--Construction, language is included to transfer
funds to Salaries and Expenses.
In title III, under United States Emergency Refugee and
Migration Assistance Fund, language is included to transfer
funds in excess of the limitation carried in underlying
authority to Migration and Refugee Assistance.
In title III, under Peace Corps, language is included to
transfer funds to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account.
In title VI, under the U.S. International Development
Finance Corporation, language is included to transfer funds to
the Program Account.
Under title VII, language is included under section 7009 to
transfer funds under title I for the Department of State and
the United States Agency for Global Media.
Under title VII, language is included under section 7009 to
transfer funds under title III for the United States
International Development Finance Corporation.
Under title VII, language is included under section 7034 to
transfer funds to Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials
from unobligated balances of expired funds under Diplomatic
Programs for extraordinary protection.
Under title VII, language is included under section 7035 to
transfer funds under Peacekeeping Operations and Foreign
Military Financing Program to Global Security Contingency Fund.
Under title VII, language is included under section 7041 to
transfer funds under Foreign Military Financing Program to an
interest-bearing account in the Federal reserve Bank of New
York.
Under title VII, language is included under section 7043 to
transfer funds from Development Assistance; Economic Support
Fund; International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement;
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs; and Foreign Military Financing Program to other such
headings.
Under title VII, language is included under 7057 to
transfer funds provided for UNFPA to Global Health Programs.
Under title VII, language is included under section 7064 to
transfer funds from the program account to funds under
Operating Expenses in title II.
Under title VII, language is included under section 7065 to
transfer funds under Economic Support Fund; International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement; Non-proliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs; Peacekeeping
Operation; and Foreign Military Financing Program to the
Prevention and Stabilization Fund. Language is also included to
transfer funds under Economic Support Fund to the Department of
the Treasury.
Under title VII, language is included under section 7068(b)
to authorize the transfer of funds between accounts under title
III to respond to a Public Health Emergency of International
Concern.
Under title VII, language is included under section 7069 to
transfer funds under Administration of Foreign Affairs and
discretionary unobligated balances under such heading to the
Consular and Border Security Programs.
Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, neither the bill nor this report contain
any congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited
tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules
of the House of Representatives.
Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change
is proposed is shown in roman):
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1990
* * * * * * *
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
establishing categories of aliens for purposes of refugee
determinations
Sec. 599D. (a) In General.--In the case of an alien who is
within a category of aliens established under subsection (b),
the alien may establish, for purposes of admission as a refugee
under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, that
the alien has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of
race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social
group, or political opinion by asserting such a fear and
asserting a credible basis for concern about the possibility of
such persecution.
(b) Establishment of Categories.--
(1) For purposes of subsection (a), the Attorney
General, in consultation with the Secretary of State
and the Coordinator for Refugee Affairs, shall
establish--
(A) one or more categories of aliens who are
or were nationals and residents of an
independent state of the former Soviet Union or
of Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania and who share
common characteristics that identify them as
targets of persecution in that state on account
of race, religion, nationality, membership in a
particular social group, or political opinion,
(B) one or more categories of aliens who are
or were nationals and residents of Vietnam,
Laos, or Cambodia and who share common
characteristics that identify them as targets
of persecution in such respective foreign state
on such an account; and
(C) one or more categories of aliens who are or were
nationals and residents of the Islamic Republic or Iran
who, as members of a religious minority in Iran, share
common characteristics that identify them as targets of
persecution in that state on account of race, religion,
nationality, membership in a particular social group,
or political opinion.
(2)(A) Aliens who are (or were) nationals and
residents of an independent state of the former Soviet
Union or of Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania and who are
Jews or Evangelical Christians shall be deemed a
category of alien established under paragraph (1)(A).
(B) Aliens who are (or were) nationals of an
independent state of the former Soviet Union or of
Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania and who are current
members of, and demonstrate public, active, and
continuous participation (or attempted participation)
in the religious activities of, the Ukrainian Catholic
Church or the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, shall be
deemed a category of alien established under paragraph
(1)(A).
(C) Aliens who are (or were) nationals and residents
of Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia and who are members of
categories of individuals determined, by the Attorney
General in accordance with ``Immigration and
Naturalization Service Worldwide Guidelines for
Overseas Refugee Processing'' (issued by the
Immigration and Naturalization Service in August 1983)
shall be deemed a category of alien established under
paragraph (1)(B).
(3) Within the number of admissions of refugees
allocated for each of fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992
for refugees who are nationals of the Soviet Union
under section 207(a)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (and within the number of such
admissions allocated for each of fiscal years 1993,
1994, 1995, and 1996 for refugees who are nationals of
the independent states of the former Soviet Union,
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania under such section) and
within the number of such admissions allocated for each
of fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, [and 2021] 2021, and 2022 for
refugees who are nationals of the independent states of
the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
under such section, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the President shall allocate one thousand of
such admissions for such fiscal year to refugees who
are within the category of aliens described in
paragraph (2)(B).
(c) Written Reasons for Denials of Refugee Status.--Each
decision to deny an application for refugee status of an alien
who is within a category established under this section shall
be in writing and shall state, to the maximum extent feasible,
the reason for the denial.
(d) Permitting Certain Aliens Within Categories to Reapply
for Refugee Status.--Each alien who is within a category
established under this section and who (after August 14, 1988,
and before the date of the enactment of this Act) was denied
refugee status shall be permitted to reapply for such status.
Such an application shall be determined taking into account the
application of this section.
(e) Period of Application.--
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act and shall only apply
to applications for refugee status submitted before
October 1, [2021] 2022.
(2) Subsection (c) shall apply to decisions made
after the date of the enactment of this Act and before
October 1, [2021] 2022.
(3) Subsection (d) shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act and shall only apply to
reapplications for refugee status submitted before
October 1, [2021] 2022.
adjustment of status for certain soviet and indochinese parolees
Sec. 599E. (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall adjust
the status of an alien described in subsection (b) to that of
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the
alien--
(1) applies for such adjustment,
(2) has been physically present in the United States
for at least 1 year and is physically present in the
United States on the date the application for such
adjustment is filed,
(3) is admissible to the United States as an
immigrant, except as provided in subsection (c), and
(4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney General)
for the processing of such application.
(b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The benefits
provided in subsection (a) shall only apply to an alien who--
(1) was a national of an independent state of the
former Soviet Union or of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia, and
(2) was inspected and granted parole into the United
States during the period beginning on August 15, 1988,
and ending on September 30, [2021] 2022, after being
denied refugee status.
(c) Waiver of Certain Grounds for Inadmissibility.--The
provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 212(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply to
adjustment of status under this section and the Attorney
General may waive any other provision of such section (other
than paragraph (2)(C) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of
paragraph (3)) with respect to such an adjustment for
humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is
otherwise in the public interest.
(d) Date of Approval.--Upon the approval of such an
application for adjustment of status, the Attorney General
shall create a record of the alien's admission as a lawful
permanent resident as of the date of the alien's inspection and
parole described in subsection (b)(2).
(e) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--When an alien is
granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for
permanent residence under this section, the Secretary of State
shall not be required to reduce the number of immigrant visas
authorized to be issued under the Immigration and Nationality
Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005
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TITLE X
OTHER MATTERS
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 2--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
* * * * * * *
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 12001. (a)(1) Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President may
transfer to Israel, in exchange for concessions to be
negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of
the Secretary of State, any or all of the items described in
paragraph (2).
(2) The items referred to in paragraph (1) are armor,
artillery, automatic weapons ammunition, missiles, and other
munitions that--
(A) are obsolete or surplus items;
(B) are in the inventory of the Department of
Defense;
(C) are intended for use as reserve stocks for
Israel; and
(D) are located in a stockpile in Israel.
(b) The value of concessions negotiated pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be at least equal to the fair market value
of the items transferred. The concessions may include cash
compensation, services, waiver of charges otherwise payable by
the United States, and other items of value.
(c) Not later than 30 days before making a transfer under the
authority of this section, the President shall transmit a
notification of the proposed transfer to the Committees on
Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committees on International Relations and Armed Services of the
House of Representatives. The notification shall identify the
items to be transferred and the concessions to be received.
(d) No transfer may be made under the authority [of this
section after September 30, 2023.] of this section after
September 30, 2025.
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FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
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PART I
Chapter 1--Policy; Development Assistance Authorizations
* * * * * * *
SEC. 104D ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or
policy, in determining eligibility for assistance under
sections 104, 104A, 104B, and 104C, a foreign nongovernmental
organization--
(1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance
solely on the basis of health or medical services,
including counseling and referral services, provided by
such organization with non-United States Government
funds if such services--
(A) do not violate the laws of the country in
which they are being provided; and
(B) would not violate United States Federal
law if provided in the United States; and
(2) shall not be subject to requirements relating to
the use of non-United States Government funds for
advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that
apply to United States nongovernmental organizations
receiving assistance under this part.
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TITLE XII--FAMINE PREVENTION AND FREEDOM FROM HUNGER
* * * * * * *
Chapter 2--Military Assistance
* * * * * * *
Sec. 514. Stockpiling of Defense Articles for Foreign
Countries.--(a) No defense article in the inventory of the
Department of Defense which is set aside, reserved, or in any
way earmarked or intended for future use by any foreign country
may be made available to or for use by any foreign country
unless such transfer is authorized under this Act or the Arms
Export Control Act, or any subsequent corresponding
legislation, and the value of such transfer is charged against
funds authorized under such legislation or against the
limitations specified in such legislation, as appropriate, for
the fiscal period in which such defense article is transferred.
For purposes of this subsection, ``value'' means the
acquisition cost plus crating, packing, handling, and
transportation costs incurred in carrying out this section.
(b)(1) The value of defense articles to be set aside,
earmarked, reserved, or intended for use as war reserve stocks
for allied or other foreign countries (other than for purposes
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or in the
implementation of agreements with Israel) in stockpiles located
in foreign countries may not exceed in any fiscal year an
amount that is specified in security assistance authorizing
legislation for that fiscal year.
(2)(A) The value of such additions to stockpiles of defense
articles in foreign countries shall not exceed $200,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,
2020, 2021, 2022, [and 2023] 2023, 2024, and 2025.
(B) Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for a fiscal
year, not more than $200,000,000 may be made available for
stockpiles in the State of Israel.
(c) Location of Stockpiles of Defense Articles.--
(1) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
no stockpile of defense articles may be located outside
the boundaries of a United States military base or a
military base used primarily by the United States.
(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with
respect to stockpiles of defense articles located in
the Republic of Korea, Thailand, any country that is a
member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, any
country that is a major non-NATO ally, or any other
country the President may designate. At least 15 days
before designating a country pursuant to the last
clause of the preceding sentence, the President shall
notify the congressional committees specified in
section 634A(a) in accordance with the procedures
applicable to reprogramming notifications under that
section.
(d) No defense article transferred from any stockpile which
is made available to or for use by any foreign country may be
considered an excess defense article for the purpose of
determining the value thereof.
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Changes in the Application of Existing Law
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following statements are
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the
accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the
application of existing law.
Language is included in various parts of the bill to
continue ongoing activities in fiscal year 2021 that require
annual authorization or additional legislation, which to date
has not been enacted. The bill includes provisions that place
limitations on the use of funds in the bill or change existing
limitations and that might under some circumstances be
construed as changing the application of existing law. The bill
includes a number of provisions that have been virtually
unchanged for many years, which are technically considered
legislation. The bill provides that several of the
appropriations shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year. In all cases it is deemed desirable to
carry such language in order to provide for orderly
administration of such programs and effective use of funds. In
various places in the bill, the Committee recommendation
continues the prior year practice of designating amounts within
appropriation accounts in order to fund specific programs and
has adjusted some designations.
The bill contains general provisions and other language
that have been carried in the bill in past years that include
limitations and conditions on funding provided in the Act.
Additional changes in the fiscal year 2022 bill, which may
be construed as changing existing law, are as follows:
Title I
Under Diplomatic Programs, language modified in the prior
year providing transfer authority to other accounts within
Administration of Foreign Affairs; limitations on certain
programs, offices, and activities; designating the availability
and use of certain fees and transfers from other agencies; and
conditioning the obligation of certain funds made available for
security training.
Under Office of Inspector General, language carried in the
prior year notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 as it relates to post inspections.
Under Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs, language
designating amounts for certain programs and activities.
Under Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance,
language similar to the prior year placing limitations on the
uses of funds and restricting representation expenses.
Under Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service,
language similar to the prior year permitting the transfer of
not to exceed $1,000,000 to Repatriation Loans Program Account.
Under Repatriation Loans Program Account, language similar
to the prior year directing that costs shall be defined as in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and capping
total loan principle.
Under Contributions to International Organizations,
language similar to the prior year requiring submission to the
Committees on Appropriations of the United Nations biennial
budget, limiting the use of funds, and establishing a number of
notification and reporting requirements.
Under Contributions for International Peacekeeping
Activities, language similar to the prior year limiting the use
of funds and establishing a number of notification and
reporting requirements. Additional language included allowing
amounts appropriated to Contributions for International
Peacekeeping Activities to be made available above the amount
authorized in section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.
Under International Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico and American Sections, International
Commissions, language carried in the prior year providing a
limitation on the amount available for representation expenses.
Under International Fisheries Commissions, language carried
in the prior year providing authority to pay United States
expenses in advance, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.
Under International Broadcasting Operations, language
carried in the prior year setting limitations on funds
available for certain expenses and receipts, requiring the
United States Agency for Global Media to make funds available
to expand unrestricted access to information on the Internet,
requiring a review of certain programs, restricting
representation expenses, requiring notifications.
Under The Asia Foundation, language similar to the prior
year designating funds for certain purposes.
Under Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, language
carried in the prior year limiting the use of funds relating to
compensation.
Under East-West Center, language similar to the prior year
designating funds for certain purposes.
Under National Endowment for Democracy, language similar to
the prior year designating funds for certain purposes.
Under Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage
Abroad, language carried in the prior year allowing the
Commission to procure certain services notwithstanding
paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of Public Law 113-287 during
fiscal year 2022 and requiring notification.
Under United States Commission on International Religious
Freedom, language carried in the prior year placing a
limitation on representation expenses.
Under Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe,
Salaries and Expenses, language carried in the prior year
limiting representation expenses.
Under Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's
Republic of China and United States-China Economic and Security
Review Commission, language carried in the prior year placing a
limitation on representation expenses.
Under United States-China Economic and Security Review
Commission, language carried in the prior year incorporating by
reference several provisos relating to personnel and financial
management authorities that were carried in the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Appropriations Act,
2010.
Title II
Under Operating Expenses, language similar to the prior
year limiting financing of construction or entering into
leases, allowing transfers of funds, and restricting
representation and entertainment expenses.
Under Capital Investment Fund, language carried in the
prior year requiring notifications.
Title III
Under Global Health Programs, language similar to the prior
year requiring direct apportionment to agencies, designating
the use of funds, requiring notifications, and setting a cap on
administrative expenses.
Under Transition Initiatives, language similar to the prior
year designating the use of funds, requiring a report prior to
the initiation of a country program, requiring prior
consultations, and allowing the use of additional funds in this
Act for the same purposes as funds under this heading following
consultation.
Under Complex Crises Found, language is included requiring
the direct apportionment of funding to USAID and providing
notwithstanding authority.
Under Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia,
language modified from the prior year providing notwithstanding
authority, transfer authority, and related notification
requirements, designating coordination responsibilities,
certain payments, and designating certain funds for purposes of
administrative authorities.
Under Migration and Refugee Assistance, language similar to
the prior year designating amounts for small-scale emergency
humanitarian requirements and for refugees resettling in
Israel.
Under Peace Corps, language similar to the prior year
limiting representation expenses, requiring consultations,
allowing the Director to transfer funds to help mitigate
exchange rate losses, and placing limitations on certain
activities.
Under Millennium Challenge Corporation, language similar to
the prior year placing a cap on administrative expenses,
establishing certain funding conditions and notification
requirements, and limiting and restricting entertainment and
representation allowances.
Under Inter-American Foundation, language carried in the
prior year limiting representation expenses.
Under United States African Development Foundation,
language similar to the prior year allowing for the investment
of project funding by grantees, limiting the use of interest
earned, allowing certain building leases, and requiring a
report.
Under International Affairs Technical Assistance, language
similar to the prior year designating funds for certain
purposes.
Under Debt Restructuring, language similar to the prior
year providing funds for debt restructuring programs. New
language is included for providing funds for the Debt Service
Suspension Initiative and the Common Framework.
Title IV
Under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement,
language carried in the prior year giving the Department of
State the authority to provide excess property to a foreign
country, subject to notification, waiving a section of the
Foreign Assistance Act, subject to notification, and requiring
notification for certain transfers.
Under Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and
Related Programs, language carried in the prior year
designating the use of funds, providing authorities for funds,
and establishing certain funding conditions and notification
requirements.
Under Peacekeeping Operations, language carried in the
prior year designating the use of funds, providing certain
authorities, establishing prohibitions for the use of funds,
and requiring notifications.
Under International Military Education and Training,
language carried in the prior year allowing certain civilian
personnel to receive training and limiting entertainment
allowances.
Under Foreign Military Financing Program, language similar
to the prior year designating the use of funds, requiring
consultations and notifications, establishing requirements for
the disbursement and transfer of certain funds, establishing
limitations and conditions on funds, and limiting
representation and entertainment expenses.
Title V
Under International Organizations and Programs, language
similar to the prior year providing contributions to
international organizations.
Under Global Environment Facility, language similar to the
prior year is included providing funds designated for certain
purposes.
Under Green Climate Fund, new language is included for
providing funds designated for certain purposes.
Under Clean Technology Fund, new language is included for
providing funds designated for certain purposes.
Under Contribution to the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, language carried in the prior
year regarding the United States share of the paid-in portion
of the increases in capital stock and the limitation on
callable capital subscriptions.
Under Contribution to the International Fund for
Agricultural Development, language similar to the prior year is
included for providing funds designated for certain purposes.
Title VI
Under Export-Import Bank of the United States, Program
Account, language carried in the prior year allowing for
certain expenditures and setting limitations on funds.
Under Export-Import Bank of the United States,
Administrative Expenses, language carried in the prior year
limiting representation expenses, allowing for the collection
of certain fees, providing administratively determined pay
authority, and requiring notifications.
Under Export-Import Bank of the United States, Receipts
Collected, language carried in the prior year requiring
sufficient fees to cover costs.
Under United States International Development Finance
Corporation, language carried in the prior year making funds
available for the Office of Inspector General.
Under United States International Development Finance
Corporation, Corporate Capital Account, language carried in the
prior year making funds available to carry out the activities
described in the BUILD Act of 2018.
Under United States International Development Finance
Corporation, Program Account, language similar to the prior
year is included to carry out the activities described in the
BUILD Act of 2018 with the limitations described in such Act.
Under Trade and Development Agency, language similar to the
prior year restricting representation and entertainment
allowances and designating the use of funds.
Title VII
Sec. 7001 includes language carried in the prior year
regarding allowances and differentials.
Sec. 7002 includes language carried in the prior year
requiring agencies to provide quarterly reports on the
cumulative balances of any unobligated funds.
Sec. 7003 includes language carried in the prior year
requiring that consulting service contracts shall be a matter
of public record.
Sec. 7004 includes language modified from the prior year
with respect to the construction and use of diplomatic
facilities, setting limitations, expanding notification and
oversight requirements, and placing conditions and restrictions
on certain funds. Further direction concerning notification and
oversight of diplomatic facilities is included under Embassy
Security, Construction, and Maintenance.
Sec. 7005 includes language carried in the prior year
regarding certain personnel actions and the authority to
transfer funds between appropriations accounts.
Sec. 7006 includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting the use of funds in this Act for publicity or
propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise
authorized by law.
Sec. 7007 includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting assistance for certain governments.
Sec. 7008 includes language modified from the prior year
prohibiting assistance for countries whose duly elected head of
government is deposed by military coup or decree, or a coup or
decree in which the military plays a decisive role; requiring a
determination; and providing a waiver under certain conditions.
Sec. 7009 includes language modified from the prior year
setting limitations and conditions on transfers between
appropriations accounts and requiring audits of certain
transfers.
Sec. 7010 includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting first-class travel, setting certain limitations on
computer networks, the promotion of tobacco, and representation
and entertainment expenses.
Sec. 7011 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding the availability of funds appropriated by this Act.
Sec. 7012 includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting assistance for countries in default and allowing
exceptions in certain circumstances.
Sec. 7013 includes language modified from the prior year
withholding assistance to a country where such assistance is
subject to taxation, unless the Secretary of State makes
certain determinations, and updating a reporting requirement.
Sec. 7014 includes language carried in the prior year
regarding the reservation of funds and the designation of
certain funding levels.
Sec. 7015 includes language modified from the prior year
establishing the notification requirements for funds made
available by this Act.
Sec. 7016 includes language carried in the prior year
concerning public posting of reports and documents, records
management, and related cybersecurity protections.
Sec. 7017 includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting the use of funds for programs in contravention of
this Act.
Sec. 7018 includes language modified from the prior year
prohibiting funding for involuntary sterilization.
Sec. 7019 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding compliance with: (1) funding directives in certain
tables in the accompanying report; and (2) reporting directives
in such report.
Sec. 7020 includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting the use of funds in this Act to make a multi-year
pledge unless such pledge meets the requirements of section
7066 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public
Law 116-6).
Sec. 7021 includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting assistance for governments that support
international terrorism.
Sec. 7022 includes language carried in the prior year
regarding authorization requirements.
Sec. 7023 includes language carried in the prior year
defining the terms ``program'', ``project'', and ``activity''.
Sec. 7024 includes language carried in the prior year
regarding certain authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-
American Foundation, and the United States African Development
Foundation.
Sec. 7025 includes language carried in the prior year
relating to commerce, trade, and surplus commodities.
Sec. 7026 includes language carried in the prior year
regarding the requirement that separate accounts be established
for cash transfers and assistance that generates local
currencies and establishing certain conditions on the use of
those funds.
Sec. 7027 includes language carried in the prior year
regarding assistance through nongovernmental organizations and
assistance provided under the Food for Peace Act.
Sec. 7028 includes language carried in the prior year
conditioning funds provided to local organizations through
limited competitions.
Sec. 7029 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding: evaluations; social and environment safeguards; the
compensation level of the United States executive director to
each international financial institution (IFI); human rights
promotion; fraud and corruption; beneficial ownership; and
whistleblower protections.
Sec. 7030 includes language carried in the prior year
making funds available to advance the adoption of security
communications networks and counter the adoption of insecure
networks.
Sec. 7031 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding management of direct assistance to governments,
budget transparency of recipient countries, corruption and
human rights violations, and the foreign assistance website.
Sec. 7032 contains language modified from the prior year
regarding democracy programs funded in this Act.
Sec. 7033 includes language modified from the prior year on
assistance regarding international religious freedom.
Sec. 7034 includes language modified from the prior year
granting or extending certain special authorities and
establishing conditions and limitations relating to funds made
available by this Act.
Sec. 7035 includes language modified from the prior year
related to assistance, authorities, limitations, and
notifications regarding law enforcement and security matters.
Sec. 7036 continues language carried in the prior year
related to the Arab League Boycott of Israel.
Sec. 7037 includes language carried in the prior year
establishing limitations on the use of funds in support of a
Palestinian state.
Sec. 7038 includes language carried in the prior year
restricting assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting
Corporation.
Sec. 7039 includes language carried in the prior year
placing conditions on assistance for the West Bank and Gaza.
Sec. 7040 includes language carried in the prior year
placing limitations on any assistance for the Palestinian
Authority and regarding Hamas.
Sec. 7041 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding policies and countries in the Middle East and North
Africa.
Sec. 7042 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding assistance for Africa.
Sec. 7043 includes language modified from the prior year
containing limitations, directives on assistance, and
authorities for diplomatic and development activities and
programs in East Asia and the Pacific.
Sec. 7044 includes language modified from the prior year
containing limitations, directives, and authorities for
diplomatic and development activities and programs in South and
Central Asia and for regional programs.
Sec. 7045 includes language modified from the prior year
directing assistance levels, limitations, and conditions
regarding assistance for certain countries in Latin America and
the Caribbean.
Sec. 7046 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding Europe and Eurasia.
Sec. 7047 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding programs to counter Russian influence and aggression.
Sec. 7048 includes language modified from the prior year
relating to conditions on funds for the UN and other
international organizations.
Sec. 7049 includes language carried in the prior year
regarding authority for the President to draw down certain
funds to support war crimes tribunals or commissions.
Sec. 7050 includes language modified from the prior year
directing that not less than $72,000,000 be made available for
programs to promote internet freedom globally and establishing
certain limitations and conditions on the use of such funds.
Sec. 7051 includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting funds for the use of torture.
Sec. 7052 includes language carried in the prior year
relating to aircraft transfer and coordination.
Sec. 7053 includes language carried in the prior year
relating to unpaid parking fines and real property taxes owed
by foreign governments.
Sec. 7054 includes language carried in the prior year
regarding the International Monetary Fund.
Sec. 7055 includes language carried in the prior year
prohibiting funds for a country that does not cooperate in the
extradition to the United States of certain individuals.
Sec. 7056 includes language modified from the prior year
establishing certain limitations on assistance that may impact
jobs in the United States.
Sec. 7057 includes language carried in the prior year
regarding assistance provided to the United Nations Population
Fund.
Sec. 7058 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding global health activities.
Sec. 7059 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding programs that support gender equality.
Sec. 7060 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding assistance for programs related to basic education,
higher education, environment, food security and agriculture
development, microenterprise, programs to combat trafficking in
persons, reconciliation, and water and sanitation.
Sec. 7061 includes language modified from the prior year
requiring operating and spend plans for funds appropriated by
this Act.
Sec. 7062 includes language modified from in the prior year
concerning consultation, notification, and reporting
requirements involving any agency reorganization.
Sec. 7063 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding management of the Department of State including
financial management, personnel levels, internships, and
information technology.
Sec. 7064 includes language modified from the prior year
regarding management of USAID including personnel levels and
hiring authorities.
Sec. 7065 includes language carried in the prior year
related to assistance to regions impacted by extremism and
conflict.
Sec. 7066 includes language carried in the prior year
reading disability programs. includes language carried in the
prior year prohibiting funding for involuntary sterilization.
Sec. 7067 includes language carried in the prior year
regarding debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges.
Sec. 7068 includes language carried in the prior year
establishing restrictions on enterprise funds.
Sec. 7069 includes language modified from the prior year
extending certain consular fees and related authorities.
Sec. 7070 includes language modified from the prior year
for providing protective services to former or retired senior
officials or employees of the Department of State.
Sec. 7071 includes language modified from the prior year
rescinding funds from the Economic Support Fund, the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, Peace Corps and International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement.
Sec. 7072 includes new language regarding restrictions on
foreign nongovernmental organizations.
Appropriations Not Authorized by Law
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following table lists the
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not
authorized by law for the period concerned:
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Appropriations in
Agency/Activity Last Year Authorization Last Year of Appropriations in
Authorized Level Authorization the Bill
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Department of State/ 2003.............. $5,290,390,000.... $5,874,914,000.... $13,204,500,000
Administration of Foreign
Affairs.
Department of State/ 2003.............. $1,529,702,000.... $1,672,000,000.... $3,591,542,000
International Organizations.
Department of State/ 2003.............. $71,385,000....... $57,730,000....... $186,624,000
International Commissions.
U.S. Agency for Global Media 2003.............. $644,486,000...... $599,560,000...... $818,624,000
(formerly Broadcasting Board of
Governors).
Department of State/Related 2003.............. $72,000,000....... $69,986,000....... $387,169,000
Programs.
United States Institute of Peace 2014.............. Such sums as may $37,000,000....... $45,000,000
be necessary.
USAID/Operating Expenses........ 1987.............. $387,000,000...... $340,600,000...... $1,455,918,000
USAID/Capital Investment Fund... None.............. NA................ NA................ $258,200,000
USAID/Inspector General......... 1987.............. $21,750,000....... $21,000,000....... $76,500,000
Global Health Programs (see note Population (1987); Population Population $4,561,450,000
below). Health and ($290,000,000); ($234,625,000); (includes not
Disease Health and Health and less than
Prevention Disease Disease $760,000,000 for
(1987); Child Prevention Prevention Population)
Survival Fund ($180,000,000); ($166,762,000);
(1987). Child Survival Child Survival
Fund Fund (75,000,000).
($75,000,000).
Global Health Programs: HIV/AIDS 2013.............. $48,000,000,000 $5,720,499,000.... $6,180,000,000
over 5 years.
Development Assistance (see note Agriculture; Agriculture Agriculture $4,075,097,000
below). (1987) Education ($760,000,000); ($693,613,000); (program levels
(1987); Energy Education Education too difficult to
and selected ($180,000,000); ($155,000,000); determine due to
development Energy and Energy and changing
activities (1987). selected selected definitions of
development development programs since
activities activities last authorized)
($207,000,000). ($149,990,000).
International Disaster 2018.............. $2,794,184,000.... $2,696,534,000.... $4,682,362,000
Assistance.
Transition Initiatives.......... None.............. NA................ NA................ $92,043,000
Democracy Fund.................. None.............. NA................ NA................ $290,700,000
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 1993.............. $410,000,000...... N/A............... $788,929,000
and Central Asia.
Migration and Refugee Assistance 2003.............. $820,000,000...... $781,884,000...... $3,845,000,000
Peace Corps..................... 2003.............. $365,000,000...... $295,069,000...... $430,500,000
Millennium Challenge Corporation 2005.............. Such sums as may $1,488,000,000.... $912,000,000
be necessary.
Inter-American Foundation....... 1993.............. $31,000,000....... $30,960,000....... $44,500,000
United States African 1987.............. $3,872,000........ $6,500,000........ $43,000,000
Development Foundation.
Department of the Treasury, 1999.............. $5,000,000........ $1,500,000........ $38,000,000
International Affairs Technical
Assistance.
Economic Support Fund........... 1987.............. $3,800,000,000.... $3,555,000,000.... $3,173,263,000
International Narcotics Control 1994.............. $171,500,000...... $100,000,000...... $3,635,231,000
and Law Enforcement.
Nonproliferation, Anti- 2003.............. $226,200,000...... NA................ $889,247,000
terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs (see note below).
Peacekeeping Operations......... 1999.............. $83,000,000....... $76,500,000....... $460,759,000
International Military Education 2003.............. $85,000,000....... $79,480,000....... $112,295,000
and Training.
Foreign Military Financing...... 2003.............. $4,107,000,000.... $6,104,632,000.... $6,175,524,000
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Note: Programs recommended herein under ``Global Health Programs'' were last authorized under a different
account structure than that recommended in this bill; the account structure included a number of functional
accounts, as described above.
Note: Programs recommended herein under ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs''
include some major programs for which authorizations of appropriations were provided for fiscal year 2002;
these programs include $73,000,000 authorized for antiterrorism assistance and $142,000,000 authorized for
nonproliferation activities. In addition, some programs now in this account were previously in accounts which
had authorizations of appropriations in prior years.
Comparison With the Budget Resolution
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget
Act.
[In millions of dollars]
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302(b) Allocation This Bill
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Budget Budget
Authority Outlays Authority Outlays
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations
to its subcommittees: Subcommittee on State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs
Discretionary........................................... 62,242 58,000 62,242 \1\23,126
Mandatory............................................... 159 159 159 \1\159
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
Five Year Outlay Projections
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section
308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
following table contains five-year projections associated with
the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill as
provided to the Committee by the Congressional Budget Office.
[In millions of dollars]
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Outlays
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Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2022............................................. \1\23,285
2023............................................. 16,031
2024............................................. 11,404
2025............................................. 5,084
2026 and future years............................ 5,874
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section
308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Congressional Budget Office has provided the following
estimates of new budget authority and outlays provided by the
accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local
governments.
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget
Authority Outlays
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Financial assistance to State and local 0 \1\0
governments for 2022.........................
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
Program Duplication
No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of
another Federal program, a program that was included in any
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program
related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance.
Committee Hearings
Pursuant clause 3(c)(6) of rule XII, the following hearings
were used to develop or consider the State, Foreign Operations
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022.
The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related
Agencies held an oversight hearing on March 25, 2021, entitled
``Leading by Action: The Fierce Urgency for Diversity and
Inclusion in the Foreign Policy Workforce''. The Subcommittee
received testimony from:
The Honorable Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Ambassador
(Ret.)
The Honorable Nicholas Burns, Ambassador (Ret.)
Ms. Abigail Golden-Vazquez, Founding Executive
Director of the Aspen Institute Latinos and Society
Program
The Honorable Harry Thomas, Ambassador (Ret.)
The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related
Agencies held an oversight hearing on April 14, 2021, entitled
``Critical Management Issues--U.S. Diplomatic and Development
Agencies''. The Subcommittee received testimony from:
Diana R. Shaw, Acting Inspector General, Department
of State
Thomas J. Ullom, Acting Inspector General, United
States Agency for International Development
Anthony Zakel, Inspector General, United States
International Development Finance Corporation
The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related
Agencies held an oversight hearing on May 19, 2021, entitled
``Global Climate Finance''. The Subcommittee received testimony
from:
Jake Levine, Chief Climate Officer, United States
International Development Finance Corporation
Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, Senior Advisor for Climate,
Department of State
Mathew Haarsager, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
International Development, Department of the Treasury
Jeffrey Haeni, Acting Director, Center for
Environment, Energy and Infrastructure, United States
Agency for International Development
The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 27, 2021, entitled
``United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
FY22 Budget Request''. The Subcommittee received testimony
from:
Ambassador Samantha Power, Administrator, United
States Agency for International Development
The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on June 7, 2021, entitled
``Department of State and Related Programs FY22 Budget
Request''. The Subcommittee received testimony from:
The Honorable Antony Blinken, Secretary, Department
of State
The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on June 10, 2021, entitled
``Department of Treasury International Programs FY22 Budget
Request''. The Subcommittee received testimony from:
The Honorable Janet Yellen, Secretary, Department of
the Treasury
Comparative Statement of New Budget (Obligational) Authority
The following table provides a detailed summary, for each
department and agency, comparing the amounts recommended in the
bill with fiscal year 2020 enacted amounts and budget estimates
presented for fiscal year 2021:
MINORITY VIEWS
We thank the Chairs of the Full Committee and the
Subcommittee for their efforts in producing a State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill that
includes certain bipartisan priorities that support our
national security and reflect the character of our country.
Unfortunately, the twelve percent increase included in the bill
is based on a topline funding level that only the majority
party has agreed to, and some resources have been allocated to
misguided priorities. In addition, the departure from
maintaining long-standing provisions in the bill to protect the
unborn has resulted in one of the most extreme bills ever
reported from this Subcommittee.
We appreciate that funding for key partners and allies was
maintained at last year's level. Chief among them is the
$3,300,000,000 in Foreign Military Financing Program for our
great ally, Israel. The unprecedented barrage of rocket fire on
Israeli civilians in May of 2021 serves as a reminder of the
deadly threats that Israel faces daily and underscores the
importance of this assistance. The bill also maintains funding
at last year's level for other close partners, such as Jordan
and Egypt. However, we disagree with the conditions included on
the Foreign Military Financing Program for Egypt. We want to
work to ensure that any conditions on aid to Egypt do not
jeopardize the continuation of our assistance and do not send
the wrong signal to a trusted partner whose stability is
critical in the region.
Similarly, we are grateful for the funding provided for
Colombia, a country that faces numerous challenges, most of
them not of their own making. United States assistance to this
ally and partner remains strongly in our own self-interest. We
are concerned about the potential consequences on our decades-
long counternarcotics efforts in Colombia from the new
withholding of funds included in the bill and hope this issue
can be addressed as the process moves forward.
We appreciate that funding is maintained at the current
level for embassy security to help ensure the safety and
security of our diplomats and development experts serving
abroad. During such turbulent times, when United States
personnel and facilities face daily threats, these investments
remain a bipartisan priority.
During the Full Committee markup of the bill, we were
pleased to find common ground with the majority party in the
Managers' Amendment to address several issues important to our
Members, such as prohibiting funds to the Wuhan Institute of
Virology (WIV) and increasing funding for Europe and Eurasia
through the Countering Russian Influence Fund. We were also
glad that a common-sense amendment offered by Mr. Diaz-Balart
restoring a notification requirement with respect to detainees
held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba passed by voice vote.
In other areas, stark policy differences remain. Some of
the priorities that Republicans tried to address during the
markup that were denied include the following: our commitment
to long-standing pro-life protection; our desire to address
reforms needed at the World Health Organization (WHO); our push
to rein in unchecked spending on international climate finance
projects; and our concern that U.S. foreign assistance could be
used to pay back the debt that countries owe China.
Ranking Member Granger offered an amendment that restores a
long-standing prohibition on the use of funds to pay for
abortion, also known as the Helms Amendment. This has been a
fundamental protection for the unborn in the State-Foreign
Operations bill for decades. Mrs. Hinson offered an amendment
that restored all of the long-standing pro-life protections in
the bill, including the Helms language, Kemp-Kasten language on
coercive abortion, requirements for voluntary family planning,
and striking the provision that permanently prohibits
implementation of the Mexico City Policy. Our Republican
Members and one Democrat supported these amendments in
recognition of the critical importance these provisions have
played in protecting the sanctity of life and in maintaining
bipartisan support of global health programs over the last
several decades. Both amendments were defeated 27-31, but the
fight to protect the most basic pro-life protections will
continue.
Dr. Harris offered another pro-life amendment that proposed
striking the funding increase mandated in the bill for the
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and for family planning
programs, and inserting a funding prohibition for UNFPA in
recognition that the organization violates the most basic
respect for human life through its support for coercive
abortion and forced sterilization. The amendment was defeated
26-32, but Republican Committee Members were unified in their
concerns about funding for UNFPA.
Mr. Cline offered two amendments related to the WHO. The
first amendment withheld funding to the WHO until the Secretary
of State can certify that the WHO has conducted a transparent
investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and implemented
reforms to improve transparency and international cooperation.
The second amendment withheld funding to the WHO until the
Director of National Intelligence declassifies certain
information related to links between the WIV and the origins of
COVID-19. Republican Members were unified in their support for
these common-sense measures, but both amendments were defeated
25-32.
Mr. Reschenthaler offered an amendment to strike funding in
the bill for the Green Climate Fund. The $1,600,000,000
included for the Green Climate Fund is an enormous increase and
even $400,000,000 more than requested by President Biden.
Republican Members agreed that this is the most significant
example of misguided spending priorities in the bill. Questions
regarding the oversight and management of the organization were
even recently acknowledged by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen,
yet the amendment was defeated 25-32.
Finally, Mr. Newhouse offered an amendment that proposed
prohibiting funds in the Act from being used, directly or
indirectly, to repay debt owed to the Government of the
People's Republic of China. This was another common-sense
measure that Republican Members supported, along with one
Democrat, but the amendment was defeated 26-30.
In closing, we remain concerned about the spending levels
and partisan riders in this bill that could jeopardize
enactment of final legislation. We want to work with the
Majority as we proceed through the legislative process so that
the many bipartisan issues of great national importance in this
bill will receive the support they deserve.
Kay Granger.
Harold Rogers.