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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9655 

To reauthorize the Global Fragility Act of 2019, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Ms. JACOBS (for herself and Mr. JAMES) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Global Fragility Act of 2019, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Fragility Reau5 thorization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ANNUAL GLOBAL FRAGILITY ACT STEERING COM7 MITTEE MEETING ON POLICY ALIGNMENT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506 of the Global Fra9 gility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9805) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 


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1 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL MEETINGS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The senior Federal officials 

4 referred to in paragraph (2) shall convene an annual 

5 meeting— 

6 ‘‘(A) to evaluate the extent to which the 

7 strategic approach and objectives of priority 

8 country and regional plans described in section 

9 506 align to current United States policy prior10 ities in the relevant countries and regions; 

11 ‘‘(B) to assess the elements described in 

12 paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (a) 

13 and consider steps to address any deficiencies 

14 in such elements; 

15 ‘‘(C) to determine any beneficial updates 

16 or amendments to the priority country and re17 gion plans or United States policy priorities to 

18 ensure effective short and long-term alignment; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(D) to consider any beneficial steps to in21 crease alignment of relevant diplomatic, devel22 opment, and security assistance and cooperation 

23 activities with the objectives of such plans and 

24 priorities. 


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1 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—Each meeting described 

2 in paragraph (1) shall be chaired by a position not 

3 lower than the Deputy Secretary of State or the 

4 Deputy National Security Advisor and include the 

5 participation of— 

6 ‘‘(A) the Under Secretary of State for Ci7 vilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights; 

8 ‘‘(B) the Under Secretary of State for Po9 litical Affairs; 

10 ‘‘(C) the Administrator of the United 

11 States Agency for International Development 

12 (USAID); 

13 ‘‘(D) the Deputy Administrator of USAID 

14 for Policy and Programming; 

15 ‘‘(E) the Under Secretary of Defense for 

16 Policy; 

17 ‘‘(F) the Under Secretary of the Treasury 

18 for International Affairs; 

19 ‘‘(G) each relevant Assistant Secretary, As20 sistant Administrator, National Security Coun21 sel Senior Director, and relevant equivalent 

22 level official with regional or functional respon23 sibility for planning, coordination, or implemen24 tation of diplomatic, development, or security 


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1 cooperation or assistance activities in a priority 

2 country; and 

3 ‘‘(H) equivalent level participation from all 

4 other relevant Federal departments and agen5 cies with activities relevant to conflict preven6 tion or stabilization in a priority county or re7 gion.’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Global Fra9 gility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) is amended— 

10 (1) in section 507(1), by striking ‘‘section 506’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘section 506(a)’’; and 

12 (2) in section 508(a), by striking ‘‘section 506’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘section 506(a)’’. 

14 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE PREVENTION AND STA15 BILIZATION FUND. 

16 Section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 

17 (22 U.S.C. 9807(a)) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by adding at the end 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(iii) for administrative and other ex23 penses related to the operation, manage24 ment, and monitoring, evaluation, and 

25 learning for programs and activities related 


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1 to the implementation of the Global Fra2 gility Strategy established pursuant to sec3 tion 504, including diplomatic and other 

4 operational activities carried out to imple5 ment such strategy in countries and re6 gions selected by the President, pursuant 

7 to section 505(a), notwithstanding any 

8 other provision of law.’’. 

9 SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE COMPLEX CRISES 

10 FUND. 

11 Section 509(b)(2) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 

12 (22 U.S.C. 9807) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and in13 serting ‘‘2029’’. 

14 SEC. 5. USE OF ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND TO SUPPORT 

15 MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING 

16 ACTIVITIES. 

17 Funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

18 made available to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the 

19 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; 

20 relating to the Economic Support Fund) are authorized 

21 to be made available for monitoring, evaluation, and learn22 ing activities in countries and regions selected by the 

23 President, pursuant to section 505(a) of the Global Fra24 gility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9804), notwithstanding any 

25 other provision of law for any program funded from 


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1 amounts available for the Prevention and Stabilization 

2 Fund established under section 509(a) of such Act (22 

3 U.S.C. 9808(a)) in any fiscal year and related programs 

4 funded by other agencies to implement the Global Fra5 gility Strategy established pursuant to section 504 of such 

6 Act (22 U.S.C. 9803). 

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