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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2116 

To enhance stabilization of conflict-affected areas and prevent violence and 

fragility globally, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 8, 2019 

Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. KEATING, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. MALINOWSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs 

A BILL 

To enhance stabilization of conflict-affected areas and prevent violence and fragility globally, 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 Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress finds the following: 

7 (1) According to the United Nations, an un8 precedented 68.5 million people around the world, 


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1 the highest level ever recorded, are currently forcibly 

2 displaced from their homes. 

3 (2) According to the World Bank, violence and 

4 violent conflict are now the leading causes of dis5 placement and food insecurity worldwide, driving 80 

6 percent of humanitarian needs, with the same con7 flicts accounting for the majority of forcibly dis8 placed persons every year since 1991. 

9 (3) According to the Institute for Economics 

10 and Peace, violence containment costs the global 

11 economy $14.76 trillion a year, or 12.4 percent of 

12 the world’s GDP. 

13 (4) Violence and violent conflict underpin many 

14 of the United States Government’s key national se15 curity challenges. Notably, violent conflicts allow for 

16 environments in which terrorist organizations recruit 

17 and thrive, while the combination of violence, cor18 ruption, poverty, poor governance, and underdevelop19 ment often enables transnational gangs and criminal 

20 networks to wreak havoc and commit atrocities 

21 worldwide. 

22 (5) According to research by the University of 

23 Maryland and University of Pittsburgh, exposure to 

24 violence increases support for violence and violent 

25 extremism. Research increasingly finds exposure to 


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1 violence as a predictor of future participation in vio2 lence, including violent extremism. 

3 (6) United States foreign policy and assistance 

4 efforts in highly violent and fragile states remain 

5 governed by an outdated patchwork of authorities 

6 that prioritize responding to immediate needs rather 

7 than solving the problems that cause them. 

8 (7) Lessons learned over the past 20 years, doc9 umented by the 2013 Special Inspector General for 

10 Iraq Reconstruction Lessons Learned Study, the 

11 2016 Fragility Study Group report, and the 2018 

12 Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Lessons 

13 Learned Study on Stabilization, show that effective, 

14 sustained United States efforts to reduce violence 

15 and stabilize fragile and violence-affected states re16 quire clearly defined goals and strategies, adequate 

17 long-term funding, rigorous and iterative conflict 

18 analysis, coordination across the United States Gov19 ernment, including strong civil-military coordination, 

20 attention to the problem of corruption, and integra21 tion with and leadership from national and sub-na22 tional partners, including local civil society organiza23 tions, traditional justice systems, and local govern24 ance structures. 


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1 (8) The ‘‘Stabilization Assistance Review’’ re2 leased in 2018 by the Departments of State and De3 fense and the United States Agency for Inter4 national Development states, ‘‘The United States 

5 has strong national security and economic interests 

6 in reducing levels of violence and promoting stability 

7 in areas affected by armed conflict.’’. The Review 

8 further states, ‘‘Stabilization is an inherently polit9 ical endeavor that requires aligning U.S. Govern10 ment efforts—diplomatic engagement, foreign assist11 ance, and defense—toward supporting locally legiti12 mate authorities and systems to peaceably manage 

13 conflict and prevent violence.’’. 

14 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

15 It is the policy of the United States to— 

16 (1) ensure that all relevant Federal depart17 ments and agencies coordinate to achieve coherent, 

18 long-term goals for programs designed to stabilize 

19 conflict-affected areas and prevent violence and fra20 gility globally, including when implementing the 

21 Global Fragility Initiative established pursuant to 

22 section 6; 

23 (2) seek to improve global, regional, and local 

24 coordination of relevant international and multilat25 eral development and donor organizations regarding 


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1 efforts to stabilize conflict-affected areas and pre2 vent violence and fragility globally, and, where prac3 ticable and appropriate, align such efforts with mul4 tilateral goals and indicators; 

5 (3) expand and enhance the effectiveness of 

6 United States foreign assistance programs and ac7 tivities to stabilize conflict-affected areas and pre8 vent violence and fragility globally; 

9 (4) support the research and development of ef10 fective approaches to stabilize conflict-affected areas 

11 and prevent violence and fragility globally, and data 

12 collection efforts relevant to such approaches; and 

13 (5) improve the tools and authorities for assess14 ment, monitoring, and evaluation needed to enable 

15 learning and adaptation by such relevant Federal de16 partments and agencies working to stabilize conflict17 affected areas and prevent violence and fragility 

18 globally. 

19 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 (a) STABILIZATION AND PREVENTION FUND.— 

21 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

22 the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 

23 known as the ‘‘Stabilization and Prevention Fund’’ 

24 (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’), to be 

25 administered by the Department of State and the 


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1 United States Agency for International Development 

2 (USAID), and consisting of amounts authorized to 

3 be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (2). 

4 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 

6 $200,000,000 for each of the five fiscal years begin7 ning with the first fiscal year that begins after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act. Amounts author9 ized to be appropriated pursuant to this paragraph 

10 are authorized to remain available until expended. 

11 (3) PURPOSES OF THE FUND.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to 

13 be appropriated to the Fund shall be used for 

14 economic and development assistance for any of 

15 the following: 

16 (i) To support stabilization of conflict17 affected areas and prevent violence and 

18 fragility globally, including through the 

19 Global Fragility Initiative established pur20 suant to section 6. 

21 (ii) To provide assistance to areas lib22 erated or at risk from, or under the control 

23 of, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, 

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1 bilization assistance for vulnerable ethnic 

2 and religious minority communities af3 fected by conflict. 

4 (B) ADDITION.—Amounts authorized to be 

5 appropriated to the Fund are in addition to any 

6 amounts otherwise made available for the pur7 poses described in subparagraph (A). 

8 (4) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later 

9 than 15 days before amounts from the Fund are ob10 ligated, the Secretary of State or Administrator of 

11 the United States Agency for International Develop12 ment shall submit notification of such obligation 

13 to— 

14 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

15 the House of Representatives; 

16 (B) the Committee on Appropriations of 

17 the House of Representatives; 

18 (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

19 the Senate; and 

20 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

21 the Senate. 

22 (b) COMPLEX CRISES FUND.— 

23 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

24 the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 

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1 section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’), to be adminis2 tered by USAID. 

3 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 

5 $30,000,000 for each of the five fiscal years begin6 ning with the first fiscal year that begins after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act. Amounts author8 ized to be appropriated pursuant to this paragraph 

9 are authorized to remain available until expended. 

10 (3) PURPOSES OF THE FUND.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

12 other provision of law, except section 620M of 

13 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

14 2378d), amounts in the Fund may be used to 

15 carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assist16 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) to 

17 support programs and activities to prevent or 

18 respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign chal19 lenges and complex crises overseas, including 

20 through the Global Fragility Initiative estab21 lished pursuant to section 6. 

22 (B) ADDITION.—Amounts authorized to be 

23 appropriated to the Fund are in addition to any 

24 amounts otherwise made available for the pur25 poses described in subparagraph (A). 


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1 (4) LIMITATIONS.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Fund 

3 may not be expended for lethal assistance or to 

4 respond to natural disasters. 

5 (B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not 

6 more than five percent of amounts in the Fund 

7 may be used for administrative expenses. 

8 (5) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later 

9 than five days before amounts from the Fund are 

10 obligated, the Administrator of the United States 

11 Agency for International Development shall submit 

12 notification of such obligation to— 

13 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

14 the Senate; 

15 (B) the Committee on Appropriations of 

16 the Senate; 

17 (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

18 the House of Representatives; and 

19 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

20 the House of Representatives. 

21 (6) WAIVER.—Notification in accordance with 

22 paragraph (5) may be waived if— 

23 (A) notification by the deadline specified in 

24 such paragraph would pose a substantial risk to 

25 human health or welfare; and 


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1 (B) the congressional committees specified 

2 in such paragraph— 

3 (i) are notified not later than three 

4 days after an obligation of amounts from 

5 the Fund; and 

6 (ii) are provided with an explanation 

7 of the emergency circumstances that neces8 sitated such waiver. 

9 (c) OTHER FUNDING AND COST MATCHING.—The 

10 Global Fragility Initiative established pursuant to section 

11 6— 

12 (1) may be supported by funds other than 

13 funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this 

14 section; and 

15 (2) shall seek to leverage funds from sources 

16 other than the United States Government in order 

17 to promote coordination and cost-matching to the 

18 maximum extent practicable. 

19 SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTANCE FOR 

20 THE GLOBAL FRAGILITY INITIATIVE. 

21 It is the sense of Congress that the President, the 

22 Secretary of State, the Administrator of USAID, the Sec23 retary of Defense, and the heads of other relevant Federal 

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1 priate congressional committees to provide sufficient types 

2 and levels of funding to— 

3 (1) allow for more adaptive and responsive pol4 icy and program planning, implementation, and scal5 ing under the Global Fragility Initiative established 

6 pursuant to section 6, including through more flexi7 ble funding mechanisms and exemptions from spe8 cific and minimum funding levels when such exemp9 tions would make such programs better able to re10 spond to local needs, the results of monitoring and 

11 evaluation, or changed circumstances in relevant 

12 countries; 

13 (2) better integrate the initiative and other con14 flict and violence reduction objectives and activities 

15 into other policy and program areas, where appro16 priate; and 

17 (3) support transparent and accountable multi18 lateral funds, initiatives, and strategies to enhance 

19 and better coordinate both private and public efforts 

20 to stabilize conflict-affected areas and prevent vio21 lence and fragility globally. 

22 SEC. 6. GLOBAL FRAGILITY INITIATIVE. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

24 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State, 

25 in coordination with the Administrator of the United 


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1 States Agency for International Development 

2 (USAID), the Secretary of Defense, the Atrocities 

3 Prevention Board (or any successor entity), and the 

4 heads of other relevant Federal departments and 

5 agencies, shall, in accordance with subsection (b), es6 tablish an interagency initiative, to be referred to as 

7 the ‘‘Global Fragility Initiative’’, to stabilize conflict8 affected areas and prevent violence and fragility 

9 globally. 

10 (2) STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION.—The Glob11 al Fragility Initiative required under this subsection 

12 shall be developed in consultation with representa13 tives of local civil society and national and local gov14 ernance entities, as well as relevant international de15 velopment organizations with experience imple16 menting programs in fragile and violence-affected 

17 communities, multilateral organizations and donors, 

18 and relevant private, academic, and philanthropic 

19 entities, as appropriate. 

20 (b) ESTABLISHMENT PLAN.—Not later than 180 

21 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of 

23 USAID, the Secretary of Defense, the Atrocities Preven24 tion Board (or any successor entity), and the heads of 

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1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 

2 interagency plan regarding the establishment of the Global 

3 Fragility Initiative pursuant to subsection (a) that in4 cludes the following: 

5 (1) Identification of the roles and responsibil6 ities of each participating Federal department or 

7 agency, while ensuring that— 

8 (A) the Department of State is the overall 

9 lead department for establishing United States 

10 foreign policy and advancing diplomatic and po11 litical efforts; 

12 (B) USAID is the lead implementing agen13 cy for development, humanitarian, and related 

14 non-security program policy; 

15 (C) where appropriate, the Department of 

16 Defense may support the activities of the De17 partment of State and USAID by providing 

18 requisite security and support to civilian efforts 

19 with the joint-formulation, coordination, and 

20 concurrence of the Secretary of State and Ad21 ministrator of USAID; and 

22 (D) other Federal departments and agen23 cies support the activities of the Department of 

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1 currence of the Secretary of State and Adminis2 trator of USAID. 

3 (2) Identification of which officials of the De4 partment of State, USAID, and the Department of 

5 Defense, with a rank not lower than Assistant Sec6 retary or Assistant Administrator, as the case may 

7 be, will be responsible for overseeing and leading the 

8 initiative. 

9 (3) Identification of the authorities, staffing, 

10 and other resource requirements needed to effec11 tively implement the initiative. 

12 (4) Descriptions of the organizational steps the 

13 Secretary of State, the Administrator, the Secretary 

14 of Defense, and the head of each other relevant Fed15 eral department or agency will take to improve plan16 ning, coordination, implementation, assessment, 

17 monitoring, evaluation, adaptive management, and 

18 iterative learning with respect to the programs car19 ried out under the initiative. 

20 (5) Descriptions of the steps the Secretary of 

21 State, the Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, 

22 and the head of each other relevant Federal depart23 ment or agency will take to ensure appropriate host24 country ownership and to improve coordination and 

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1 development organizations, international donors, 

2 multilateral organizations, and the private sector. 

3 (6) Descriptions of potential areas of improved 

4 public and private sector research and development, 

5 including with academic, philanthropic, and civil so6 ciety organizations, on data collection efforts and 

7 more effective approaches to stabilize conflict-af8 fected areas and prevent violence and fragility glob9 ally. 

10 (7) Descriptions of the processes for regularly 

11 evaluating and updating the initiative on an iterative 

12 basis, including regarding priority country and re13 gional plans described in subsection (d). 

14 (8) A list of priority countries and regions se15 lected pursuant to subsection (c), including descrip16 tions of the rationale for such selections. 

17 (c) SELECTION OF PRIORITY COUNTRIES AND RE18 GIONS.—The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 

19 Administrator of USAID and the Secretary of Defense, 

20 and in consultation with the appropriate congressional 

21 committees, shall select certain countries as ‘‘priority 

22 countries’’ and certain regions as ‘‘priority regions’’ for 

23 the Global Fragility Initiative— 

24 (1) on the basis of— 


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1 (A) clearly defined indicators of the levels 

2 of violence or fragility in such country or re3 gion, such as the country or region’s— 

4 (i) ranking on recognized global fra5 gility lists, such as the Organization for 

6 Economic Co-operation and Development 

7 States of Fragility report, the Fund for 

8 Peace Fragile States Index, the World 

9 Bank Harmonized List of Fragile Situa10 tions, the Institute for Economics and 

11 Peace Global Peace Index, and Holocaust 

12 Museum Early Warning Project Risk As13 sessment; 

14 (ii) ranking on select United States 

15 Government conflict and atrocity early 

16 warning watch lists; and 

17 (iii) levels of violence, such as violence 

18 committed by armed groups, violent ex19 tremist organizations, gender-based vio20 lence, and violence against children and 

21 youth; and 

22 (B) an assessment of— 

23 (i) the capacity and commitment of 

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1 try or region to work with Federal depart2 ments and agencies on the initiative, in3 cluding by demonstrating the willingness 

4 and making demonstrable efforts to im5 prove governance, enhance rule of law, and 

6 protect human rights; and 

7 (ii) the likelihood that selection as a 

8 priority country or priority region would 

9 allow the initiative to measurably stabilize 

10 conflict-affected areas or prevent violence 

11 and fragility in such country or region; and 

12 (2) in a manner that ensures that— 

13 (A) not fewer than three countries or re14 gions are designated as ‘‘Stabilization Coun15 tries’’ or ‘‘Stabilization Regions’’, as the case 

16 may be, in which current levels of violence are 

17 among the highest in the world; 

18 (B) not fewer than three countries or re19 gions are designated as ‘‘Prevention Countries’’ 

20 or ‘‘Prevention Regions’’, as the case may be, 

21 in which current levels of violence are lower 

22 than such levels in Stabilization Countries or 

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1 (C) countries and regions selected are in 

2 the areas of responsibility of at least three geo3 graphic bureaus of the Department of State; 

4 and 

5 (D) regions, rather than individual coun6 tries, are selected where the threat or spillover 

7 of violence, conflict, or fragility threatens mul8 tiple countries within a single geographic re9 gion. 

10 (d) COUNTRY AND REGIONAL PLANS.—Not later 

11 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

12 the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Adminis13 trator of USAID, the Secretary of Defense, the Atrocities 

14 Prevention Board (or any successor entity), and the heads 

15 of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall 

16 submit to the appropriate congressional committees ten17 year plans to align and integrate under the Global Fra18 gility Initiative required under subsection (a) all relevant 

19 diplomatic, development, security assistance and coopera20 tion, and other relevant activities of the United States 

21 Government with respect to each of the countries and re22 gions selected pursuant to subsection (c). Each such coun23 try and regional plan shall include the following: 


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1 (1) Specific multi-year interagency plans for co2 ordination and implementation under each such 

3 plan. 

4 (2) An up-to-date baseline analysis for each 

5 such country or region, including an analysis of po6 litical dynamics, impacts of violence, and conditions 

7 that contribute to violence and fragility. 

8 (3) Prioritized descriptions of the goals and ob9 jectives for stabilizing conflict-affected areas and 

10 preventing violence and fragility in each such coun11 try or region. 

12 (4) Descriptions of how and when the relevant 

13 goals, objectives, plans, and benchmarks for each 

14 such country or region will be incorporated into rel15 evant United States country plans and strategies, in16 cluding Department of State Integrated Country 

17 Strategies, USAID Country Development Coopera18 tion Strategies, and Department of Defense Cam19 paign Plans, Operational Plans, and Regional Strat20 egies, as well as any equivalent or successor plans or 

21 strategies. 

22 (5) Interagency plans to ensure that appro23 priate local actors, including government and civil 

24 society entities and organizations led by women, 

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1 appropriate ownership stake in developing, imple2 menting, assessing, monitoring, evaluating, and up3 dating relevant activities under each such plan. 

4 (6) Interagency plans to integrate existing and 

5 planned security assistance and cooperation pro6 grams in each such country or region with the initia7 tive and to maximize positive outcomes and mitigate 

8 risks associated with such programs, including risks 

9 related to corruption, governance, and human rights. 

10 (7) Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation 

11 frameworks for diplomatic, development, and secu12 rity activities, which shall be informed by consulta13 tions with the stakeholders specified in subsection 

14 (a)(2), with clear, date-certain metrics for each such 

15 country or region, as well as interagency plans for 

16 using such frameworks to adapt such activities on a 

17 regular and iterative basis. 

18 (8) Descriptions of available policy tools and 

19 how such tools will be used to stabilize conflict-af20 fected areas or prevent violence and fragility in each 

21 such country or region. 

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1 tion are conducted in partnership between the 

2 United States Government and— 

3 (A) governments of such countries; 

4 (B) international development organiza5 tions; 

6 (C) relevant international donors; 

7 (D) multilateral organizations; and 

8 (E) the private sector. 

9 (10) A regional component outlining plans to 

10 address relevant transnational issues in cases in 

11 which an individual country is selected and such 

12 country is affected by or at risk of regional fragility 

13 or violence. 

14 (11) A component outlining plans to address 

15 national-level factors at the individual country level 

16 in cases in which a region is selected and such re17 gion is affected by or at risk of fragility or violence 

18 as a result of such national-level factors. 

19 (e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State, in 

20 coordination with the Administrator of USAID, the Sec21 retary of Defense, and the heads of other relevant Federal 

22 departments and agencies, and in consultation with the 

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1 evant individuals with responsibility over activities in each 

2 priority country or region selected pursuant to subsection 

3 (c), shall ensure that— 

4 (1) the Global Fragility Initiative required 

5 under subsection (a), including each of the country 

6 and regional plans under subsection (d), is imple7 mented, updated, and coordinated on a regular and 

8 iterative basis; and 

9 (2) such initiative is used to guide United 

10 States Government policy at a senior level and incor11 porated into relevant strategies and plans across the 

12 United States Government such that the activities of 

13 all Federal departments and agencies are consistent 

14 with such initiative. 

15 SEC. 7. BIENNIAL REPORTS AND CONGRESSIONAL CON16 SULTATION. 

17 (a) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—Not later than two years 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act and every two 

19 years thereafter until the date that is ten years after such 

20 date of enactment, the Secretary of State, in coordination 

21 with the Administrator of USAID, the Secretary of De22 fense, the Atrocities Prevention Board (or any successor 

23 entity), and the heads of other relevant Federal depart24 ments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate con25 gressional committees an unclassified report, which may 


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1 include a classified annex, on progress made and lessons 

2 learned with respect to the Global Fragility Initiative es3 tablished pursuant to section 6, including each country 

4 and regional plan required as part of such initiative, in5 cluding the following: 

6 (1) Descriptions of steps taken to incorporate 

7 the initiative and such country and regional plans 

8 into relevant strategies and plans that affect such 

9 countries and regions. 

10 (2) Accountings of all funding received and ob11 ligated to implement each such country and regional 

12 plan during the previous two years, as well as fund13 ing requested, planned, and projected for the fol14 lowing two years. 

15 (3) Descriptions of progress made towards the 

16 goals and objectives established for each such coun17 try and region, including progress made towards 

18 achieving specific targets, metrics, and indicators. 

19 (4) Descriptions of updates made during the 

20 previous two years to the goals, objectives, plans of 

21 action, and other elements described in each such 

22 country and regional plan, as well as any changes 

23 made to programs based on the results of assess24 ment, monitoring, and evaluation. 


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1 (b) CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION.—The Sec2 retary of State, the Administrator of USAID, and the Sec3 retary of Defense shall provide to any appropriate congres4 sional committee upon the request of any such committee 

5 regular briefings on the implementation of this Act. 

6 SEC. 8. GAO REVIEW. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act and every two years 

9 thereafter until the date that is ten years after such date 

10 of enactment, the Comptroller General of the United 

11 States shall consult with the Chairman and Ranking Mem12 ber of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

13 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

14 Representatives regarding opportunities for independent 

15 review of the activities under the Global Fragility Initia16 tive established pursuant to section 6, including opportuni17 ties to— 

18 (1) assess the extent to which United States 

19 Government activities in each country and region se20 lected as part of the initiative are being implemented 

21 in accordance with the initiative and the relevant 

22 country or regional plan under the initiative; 

23 (2) assess the processes and procedures for co24 ordinating among and within each relevant Federal 


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1 department or agency when implementing the initia2 tive and each such country and regional plan; 

3 (3) assess the monitoring and evaluation efforts 

4 under the initiative and each such country and re5 gional plan, including assessments of the progress 

6 made and lessons learned with respect to each such 

7 plan, as well as any changes made to activities based 

8 on the results of such monitoring and evaluation; 

9 (4) recommend changes necessary to better im10 plement United States Government activities in ac11 cordance with the initiative, as well as recommenda12 tions for any changes to the initiative; and 

13 (5) assess such other matters as the Comp14 troller General determines appropriate. 

15 (b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The heads of 

16 all relevant Federal departments and agencies shall ensure 

17 that all relevant data, documents, and other information 

18 is made available to the Comptroller General of the United 

19 States for purposes of conducting independent reviews 

20 pursuant to this section. 

21 SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this Act: 

23 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT24 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com25 mittees’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committees on Foreign Relations, 

2 Armed Services, and Appropriations of the Sen3 ate; and 

4 (B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 

5 Armed Services, and Appropriations of the 

6 House of Representatives. 

7 (2) RELEVANT FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OR

8 AGENCY.—The term ‘‘relevant Federal department 

9 or agency’’ means the Department of the Treasury 

10 and any other Federal department or agency the 

11 President determines is relevant to carry out the 

12 purposes of this Act. 

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