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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9655 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9655

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

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                    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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Global Fragility Reauthorization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL GLOBAL FRAGILITY ACT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING ON 
              POLICY ALIGNMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 506 of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 
(22 U.S.C. 9805) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--Not later than''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Annual Meetings.--
            ``(1) In general.--The senior Federal officials referred to 
        in paragraph (2) shall convene an annual meeting--
                    ``(A) to evaluate the extent to which the strategic 
                approach and objectives of priority country and 
                regional plans described in section 506 align to 
                current United States policy priorities in the relevant 
                countries and regions;
                    ``(B) to assess the elements described in 
                paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (a) and 
                consider steps to address any deficiencies in such 
                elements;
                    ``(C) to determine any beneficial updates or 
                amendments to the priority country and region plans or 
                United States policy priorities to ensure effective 
                short and long-term alignment; and
                    ``(D) to consider any beneficial steps to increase 
                alignment of relevant diplomatic, development, and 
                security assistance and cooperation activities with the 
                objectives of such plans and priorities.
            ``(2) Participants.--Each meeting described in paragraph 
        (1) shall be chaired by a position not lower than the Deputy 
        Secretary of State or the Deputy National Security Advisor and 
        include the participation of--
                    ``(A) the Under Secretary of State for Civilian 
                Security, Democracy, and Human Rights;
                    ``(B) the Under Secretary of State for Political 
                Affairs;
                    ``(C) the Administrator of the United States Agency 
                for International Development (USAID);
                    ``(D) the Deputy Administrator of USAID for Policy 
                and Programming;
                    ``(E) the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy;
                    ``(F) the Under Secretary of the Treasury for 
                International Affairs;
                    ``(G) each relevant Assistant Secretary, Assistant 
                Administrator, National Security Counsel Senior 
                Director, and relevant equivalent level official with 
                regional or functional responsibility for planning, 
                coordination, or implementation of diplomatic, 
                development, or security cooperation or assistance 
                activities in a priority country; and
                    ``(H) equivalent level participation from all other 
                relevant Federal departments and agencies with 
                activities relevant to conflict prevention or 
                stabilization in a priority county or region.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 
U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 507(1), by striking ``section 506'' and 
        inserting ``section 506(a)''; and
            (2) in section 508(a), by striking ``section 506'' and 
        inserting ``section 506(a)''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE PREVENTION AND STABILIZATION FUND.

    Section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 
9807(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2024'' and inserting 
        ``2029''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                            ``(iii) for administrative and other 
                        expenses related to the operation, management, 
                        and monitoring, evaluation, and learning for 
                        programs and activities related to the 
                        implementation of the Global Fragility Strategy 
                        established pursuant to section 504, including 
                        diplomatic and other operational activities 
                        carried out to implement such strategy in 
                        countries and regions selected by the 
                        President, pursuant to section 505(a), 
                        notwithstanding any other provision of law.''.

SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE COMPLEX CRISES FUND.

    Section 509(b)(2) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 
9807) is amended by striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2029''.

SEC. 5. USE OF ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND TO SUPPORT MONITORING, EVALUATION, 
              AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES.

    Funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to 
carry out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the Economic Support Fund) are 
authorized to be made available for monitoring, evaluation, and 
learning activities in countries and regions selected by the President, 
pursuant to section 505(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 
U.S.C. 9804), notwithstanding any other provision of law for any 
program funded from amounts available for the Prevention and 
Stabilization Fund established under section 509(a) of such Act (22 
U.S.C. 9808(a)) in any fiscal year and related programs funded by other 
agencies to implement the Global Fragility Strategy established 
pursuant to section 504 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 9803).
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