(2) the term ‘‘chief of mission’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 102 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3902). 
SEC. 218. SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN ARTISTS. 
(a) ARTIST CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR PER-
MANENT COLLECTION PURCHASES.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that any work of art purchased on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act for the permanent collection 
of the Art in Embassies program of the Department was 
created, in whole or in part, by a citizen of the United 
States. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPLAY OF ART BY FOR-
EIGN ARTISTS.—A work of art that was not created, in 
whole or in part, by a citizen of the United States may 
be displayed in a United States embassy, consulate, or of-
ficial residence in a foreign country only if— 
(1) such work of art— 
(A) is part of a temporary loan collection; 
or 
(B) was purchased prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act; 
(2) such work of art was created by a citizen 
or resident of such foreign country; and 
(3) the chief of mission (as such term is defined 
in section 102 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
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(22 U.S.C. 3902)) associated with such embassy, 
consulate, or official residence has submitted to the 
Secretary a written justification explaining how the 
display of such work of art supports United States 
diplomatic engagement and advances the interests of 
the United States in such foreign country. 
(c) ARTIST CITIZENSHIP PRIORITIZATION.—The Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize 
the display of works of art created by citizens of the 
United States in all diplomatic facilities owned or operated 
by the Department abroad, in order to advance public di-
plomacy and promote the cultural values of the United 
States. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
issue such regulations and guidance as may be necessary 
to carry out the requirements of this section. 
SEC. 219. EMBASSY AND CONSULATE ART COLLECTION RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report for each coun-
try that hosts a United States mission. The report shall 
include the following: 
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(1) INVENTORY OF ARTWORKS.—A comprehen-
sive list identifying each piece of artwork acquired 
by the Department that is displayed in any facility 
overseas owned or operated by the Department, in-
cluding the following: 
(A) United States Embassies. 
(B) United States Consulates. 
(C) Residences of Chiefs of Mission. 
(2) ARTWORK INFORMATION.—For each piece 
of artwork identified under paragraph (1), the re-
port shall include the following information: 
(A) Ownership status (such as purchased, 
leased, insured, commissioned, or on loan). 
(B) Source of funds and total amount used 
for acquisition. 
(C) Title of the piece. 
(D) Market value, if available. 
(E) Date of acquisition. 
(F) Year of completion. 
(G) Medium or materials used. 
(H) Dimensions. 
(I) A brief description or image of the 
piece. 
(b) RECURRING REPORTS.—Following submission of 
the initial report required by subsection (a), the Secretary 
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shall submit to Congress an updated report for each 
United States Ambassador confirmed by the Senate not 
later than one year of each such Ambassador reaching his 
or her post. Each such updated report shall include the 
information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (a) for any changes, additions, or removals since 
the previous report. 
SEC. 220. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary, including with respect to phase- 
in schedule and treatment as basic pay, and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, Department funds 
may be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign 
Service as defined in subsection (b) a comparability pay-
ment (stated as a percentage) under section 5304 of title 
5, United States Code, in an amount that does not exceed 
two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based com-
parability payment that would be payable to such member 
under such section 5304 if such member’s official duty 
station were in the District of Columbia. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A member of the Foreign Service 
shall be eligible for a payment under this section only if 
the member is designated class 1 or below for purposes 
of section 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3963) and the member’s official duty station is not 
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in the continental United States or in a nonforeign area, 
as such term is defined in section 591.205 of title, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The amount of any locality-based 
comparability payment that is paid to a member of the 
Foreign Service under this section shall be subject to any 
limitations on pay applicable to locality-based com-
parability payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 221. ADDRESSING THE BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS 
STAFFING CRISIS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Human Resources, in consultation with the Assistant Sec-
retary for African Affairs, shall create a program to facili-
tate and expedite the hiring of qualified individuals to fill 
term-limited civil service positions in the Bureau of Afri-
can Affairs of the Department. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an unclassi-
fied report that outlines the staffing challenges that exist 
in the Bureau of African Affairs. Such report shall in-
clude— 
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sistent vacancies within the Bureau of African Af-
fairs and whether they were successful; and 
(6) a detailed plan of forthcoming actions the 
Department will implement in the immediate future 
to rectify the consistent understaffing and vacancies 
in the Bureau of African Affairs. 
SEC. 222. REQUIREMENT FOR UYGHUR LANGUAGE TRAIN-
ING AND STAFFING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take such 
steps as may be necessary to ensure that— 
(1) Uyghur language training is available to 
Foreign Service Officers as appropriate; and 
(2) every effort is made to ensure that at least 
one Uyghur-speaking member of the Foreign Service 
(as such term is defined by section 103 of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3903)) is as-
signed to each United States diplomatic or consular 
post in the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
two years, the Foreign Service Institute shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
outlines all the steps taken to implement subsection (a). 
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SEC. 223. CHANGES MADE TO THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAN-
UAL AND THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS HANDBOOK. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Assistant Secretary of 
State for Administration shall publish in the Foreign Af-
fairs Manual and the Foreign Affairs Handbook any De-
partment-wide policy, procedure, or guidance that is to be 
applied to Department personnel or operations, except to 
the extent that such publication would disclose classified 
information or other information exempt from disclosure 
under section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’). 
(b) TIMELINESS.—Any policy, procedure, or guidance 
required to be published under subsection (a) shall be pub-
lished not later than 30 days after the date on which it 
is issued. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Assistant Secretary of State 
for Administration shall ensure that the public versions 
of the Foreign Affairs Manual and the Foreign Affairs 
Handbook are updated not later than 30 days after the 
date on which any change is made to the internal versions 
of such Manual or Handbook. 
SEC. 224. EXTENSION OF NOTIFICATION OF REVOCATION 
OF CLEARANCES. 
Section 6710 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 2651a note) is 
amended by striking subsection (d). 
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SEC. 225. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR FINANCIAL MAN-
AGEMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be in 
the Department a Chief Financial Officer for Financial 
Management who shall be responsible to the Under Sec-
retary for Management for all departmental financial 
management services, programs, and systems activities on 
a global scale, and such other related duties as the Sec-
retary may from time to time designate. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described in subsection (a), the Chief Financial 
Officer shall maintain continuous observation and coordi-
nation of all matters pertaining to budget, planning, and 
financial services in the conduct of foreign policy, includ-
ing, as appropriate— 
(1) establishing policies and procedures for fi-
nancial management in the Department; 
(2) issuing operational guidance to ensure 
transparency, accountability, and effectiveness in the 
use of Department funds; and 
(3) carrying out such other related duties as 
the Under Secretary for Management may from time 
to time designate. 
(c) BUREAU OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a Bureau of Financial Management of the 
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Department, which shall perform such functions re-
lated to budgetary requests and resource planning, 
performance management, budgetary applications, 
financial management, and internal controls as the 
Under Secretary for Management may prescribe. 
(2) HEAD.—The Chief Financial Officer shall 
be the head of the Bureau of Financial Manage-
ment. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated to the Under Sec-
retary for Management under this Act, the Chief Finan-
cial Officer for Financial Management shall receive the 
funds necessary to fulfill bureau missions and responsibil-
ities for fiscal year 2026 and 2027. 
SEC. 226. NO PASSPORTS FOR TERRORISTS AND TRAF-
FICKERS. 
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to regulate the issue and 
validity of passports, and for other purposes’’, approved 
July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known 
as the ‘‘Passport Act of 1926’’, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT TO 
INDIVIDUALS 
PROVIDING 
MATERIAL 
SUP-
PORT FOR TERRORISM. 
‘‘(a) INELIGIBILITY.— 
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‘‘(1) ISSUANCE.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary of State shall refuse to issue a passport to 
any individual who— 
‘‘(A) has been charged with or convicted of 
a violation of section 2339A or 2339B of title 
18, United States Code; or 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines has know-
ingly aided, assisted, abetted, or otherwise pro-
vided material support to an organization the 
Secretary has designated as a foreign terrorist 
organization pursuant to section 219 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall, except as provided in paragraph (3)(A), revoke 
a passport previously issued to any individual de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES.— 
In order to facilitate the return of an individual 
described in paragraph (1) to the United 
States, the Secretary of State may limit a pre-
viously issued passport or passport card only 
for return travel to the United States, or may 
issue a limited passport or passport card that 
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subsection (a), or if, subsequent to a hearing pursu-
ant to subsection (b), the Secretary issues or cancels 
a revocation of a passport that was the subject of 
such a hearing, the Secretary shall, not later than 
30 days after such refusal or revocation, or such 
issuance or cancellation, submit to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
a report on such refusal, revocation, issuance, or 
cancellation, as the case may be. 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The report submitted under para-
graph (1) may be submitted in classified or unclassi-
fied form. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘passport’ includes a passport 
card; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘material support’ means the pro-
vision of any property, tangible or intangible, or 
service— 
‘‘(A) including currency or monetary in-
struments or financial securities, financial serv-
ices, lodging, training, expert advice or assist-
ance, safehouses, false documentation or identi-
fication, communications equipment, facilities, 
weapons, lethal substances, explosives, per-
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sonnel (one or more individuals who may be or 
include oneself), and transportation; and 
‘‘(B) excluding medicine or religious mate-
rials. 
‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed— 
‘‘(1) or applied so as to abridge the exercise of 
rights guaranteed under the first amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States; or 
‘‘(2) to limit the Secretary’s ability to revoke a 
passport. 
‘‘(g) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this section 
or the application of such provision is held by a Federal 
court to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this section 
and the application of such provisions to any other person 
or circumstance shall not be affected.’’. 
SEC. 227. PROGRAM FOR LANGUAGE TRANSLATION CAPA-
BILITIES. 
Section 1(n) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(n)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(5) PROGRAM FOR LANGUAGE TRANSLATION 
CAPABILITIES.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Chief Artifi-
cial Intelligence Officer shall establish a pro-
gram for the utilization of multi-modal genera-
tive artificial intelligence language translation 
capabilities within the Department. 
‘‘(B) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The 
program required by subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) include an automated human-in- 
the-loop review and verification process op-
tion and a machine-only process option, al-
lowing users to choose which process to 
utilize in adherence with Department poli-
cies; 
‘‘(ii) include real-time training and 
fine-tuning of translation models for use 
within different geographic regions and 
Department mission areas; 
‘‘(iii) be available on unclassified and 
classified information technology networks; 
‘‘(iv) be capable of generating original 
content in non-English languages; and 
‘‘(v) be available at all United States 
and overseas missions of the Department. 
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‘‘(C) DEPARTMENT POLICIES.—The Chief 
Artificial Intelligence Officer shall ensure the 
deployment and use of artificial intelligence for 
language translation capabilities as part of this 
program adhere to Department policies, includ-
ing the conditions where it is appropriate to use 
machine-only processes or automated human-in- 
the-loop review and verification processes. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘automated human-in- 
the-loop review and verification process’ 
has the meaning of an automated process 
within an artificial intelligence language 
translation system that requires human 
linguists to review and verify translations 
performed by an artificial intelligence 
model for accuracy prior to returning 
translated materials to a user; 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘‘machine-only process’’ 
has the meaning of an artificial intelligence 
language translation capability that deliv-
ers a translation to a user without review 
by a human linguist; and 
‘‘(iii) the term ‘‘multi-modal’’ has the 
meaning of multiple modes or formats of 
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content to be translated, including audio, 
text, video, and text contained within im-
ages.’’. 
TITLE III—POLITICAL AFFAIRS 
SEC. 301. ARCTIC WATCHERS ACT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Ambassador-at-Large 
for Arctic Affairs shall establish and carry out a program 
to be known as the ‘‘Arctic Watcher Program’’, to— 
(1) monitor the Arctic region across the secu-
rity, military, economic, natural resource, cyber, sci-
entific, and political sectors in foreign countries; 
(2) monitor and combat the People’s Republic 
of China, Russian Federation, and other malign in-
fluence campaigns across that region that impact 
United States national security, European security, 
and Indo-Pacific security or pose a threat to the 
rules-based order, and undermine United States in-
terests in the region; 
(3) strengthen the capacity of the United States 
to engage with foreign countries and regional and 
international organizations that are engaged in Arc-
tic affairs; and 
(4) strengthen the United States energy secu-
rity, cyber security and economic interests in the 
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Arctic including in the critical minerals and natural 
resources sectors. 
(b) ASSIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 
required by subsection (a), the Ambassador-at-Large 
for Arctic Affairs shall assign individuals, to be 
known as ‘‘Arctic Watchers’’, to the following posts: 
(A) At least 3 posts in European countries 
with significant interests in the Arctic region. 
(B) At least one post in North American 
countries with significant interests in the Arctic 
region. 
(C) Other posts as determined to be nec-
essary for promoting the activities of the pro-
gram by the Secretary. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Ambassador-at-Large 
for Arctic Affairs shall notify the appropriate con-
gressional committees upon assigning individuals to 
be Arctic Watchers under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 302. PILOT PROGRAM FOR NEW CONGRESSIONAL NO-
TIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall direct the As-
sistant Secretary for African Affairs and the Assistant 
Secretary for Counterterrorism to participate in a one- 
year pilot program that requires each of the two Bureaus 
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to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
notification of additional information related to foreign as-
sistance programs and requests for additional funds. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The notification required by sub-
section (a) shall include for each project, both new and 
existing, that require the addition of funds, in addition 
to existing requirements, the following: 
(1) The working name of the program. 
(2) The country or countries where the project 
will be implemented. 
(3) The mechanism used for the program (such 
as contract, grant, interagency agreement, or bureau 
transfer). 
(4) The total amount of new funding. 
(5) Whether such program is considered new, a 
continuation, or an expansion. 
(6) The total amount of funding over the life of 
the program. 
(7) The expected period of performance for the 
program using the requested funds. 
(8) The total period of performance of the pro-
gram up until the time of the request. 
(9) The name of the proposed implementer, if 
selected, and other identifying information about the 
implementer, such as whether the implementer is a 
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government or private entity, whether the imple-
mental is a United States-based company or organi-
zation or an international organization, and other 
similar information. 
(10) The intended objectives of the program. 
(11) A description of key components or activi-
ties of the program. 
(12) Whether the program has a significant 
under-burn or overburn of funds based on projected 
spend rates. 
(13) Whether a program or implementer has 
been put on a performance improvement plan or 
other additional administrative oversight. 
SEC. 303. REPEALING THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND 
ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2001. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Zimbabwe Democracy and 
Economic Recovery Act of 2001 (ZEDERA Act), as 
amended, Public Law 107–99 (115 Statute 962) is hereby 
repealed. 
(b) CONDITION
ON
FURTHER
FUNDING
FOR 
ZIMBABWE.—The United States shall not support any 
new or expanded funding from the International Monetary 
Fund or the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development (commonly known as the World Bank) for 
the Government of Zimbabwe unless the Government of 
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Zimbabwe shall commit, within 12 months of the approval 
of such new or expanded funding, to remit all outstanding 
arrears owed under the Global Compensation Deed, infla-
tion adjusted to the date of enactment, and compensation 
shall not be in the form of Zimbabwe issued securities. 
Failure to comply with this provision shall result in an 
immediate cessation of all United States support for any 
further funding from these institutions. 
SEC. 304. STRENGTHENING COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY IN 
AFRICA. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to promote, facilitate, and increase two-way 
trade and investment between the United States and Afri-
can countries to strengthen commercial ties, promote eco-
nomic growth and job creation, and advance strategic 
partnerships. 
(b) STRENGTHENING COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY IN 
AFRICA INITIATIVE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish an initiative to be known as the ‘‘Strength-
ening Commercial Diplomacy in Africa Initiative’’ 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Initiative’’). 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Initiative 
shall be to prioritize and coordinate United States 
Government programs, activities, and diplomatic ef-
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forts aimed at increasing two-way trade and invest-
ment between the United States and Africa, includ-
ing to— 
(A) identify, promote, and increase trade 
and investment opportunities, facilitate business 
and investor engagement, and support dissemi-
nation of data and market information to better 
inform United States businesses and investors 
of trade and investment opportunities across 
Africa; 
(B) support efforts of the United States 
and African private sectors to access, navigate, 
deepen, and compete in African and global cap-
ital markets using a private sector-led and sec-
tor-specific approach that includes energy, crit-
ical minerals, agriculture, information and com-
munications technology, healthcare, financial 
services, arts and entertainment, and infra-
structure; 
(C) modernize, streamline, and improve ac-
cess to resources and services designed to pro-
mote increased trade and investment opportuni-
ties for United States and African businesses 
and investors; 
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(D) promote economic growth and job cre-
ation in the United States and Africa, while ad-
vancing strategic partnerships; and 
(E) identify policy, regulatory, and legal 
reforms needed to reduce trade and investment 
barriers between the United States and Africa 
and improve the business and investment cli-
mate in the United States and Africa, including 
through the reduction of the cost of accessing 
capital. 
(c) LEADERSHIP.—The Initiative shall be led by a 
Deputy Assistant Secretary within the Bureau of African 
Affairs of the Department. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The leadership established pur-
suant to subsection (c) shall be responsible for the man-
agement, coordination, and information sharing functions 
of the Initiative and other duties that support the pur-
poses of the Initiative as appropriate. This shall include— 
(1) convening relevant Federal departments and 
agencies to coordinate programs, assistance, commu-
nications, and stakeholder engagement, and con-
sulting with such departments and agencies on the 
appropriate levels and allocation of resources in sup-
port of achieving the strategic objectives of the Ini-
tiative; 
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(2) planning and implementing information 
sharing and other collaboration efforts among rel-
evant Federal departments and agencies, and the 
private sector as appropriate, related to trade and 
investment opportunities, African capital markets, 
and relevant transactions in Africa and support for 
monitoring, evaluation, and transaction facilitation; 
(3) engaging with United States and African 
private sector partners, civil society organizations, 
nongovernmental organizations and the African dias-
pora community, as appropriate, to solicit input and 
feedback on the Initiative’s activities, as well as any 
technical, policy, financial, and political obstacles 
private sector partners encounter in accessing or ex-
panding in African markets or gaining access to cap-
ital for those purposes; and 
(4) establishing measurable goals and objectives 
for the purposes of carrying out the Initiative. 
(e) LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall work to 
establish an interagency leadership committee (in 
this subsection referred to as the ‘‘committee’’) to 
provide strategic guidance for administering the ob-
jectives of the Initiative and serve as the United 
States interagency strategic development and coordi-
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nation body for efforts of relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The committee shall in-
clude representatives from relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies, as determined appropriate by 
the President. 
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The leadership established 
in subsection (c) shall serve as chairperson of the 
committee. 
(4) MEETINGS.—The committee shall meet not 
less than four times each year at the call of the 
chairperson. 
(f) STAFFING AND FIELD PRESENCE.—Subject to 
the availability of appropriations— 
(1) the Initiative shall be supported by at least 
6 full-time employees of the Federal Government, 
which should include personnel detailed to the Initia-
tive from relevant Federal departments and agen-
cies, who are stationed in Africa and whose sole du-
ties are to support the purposes of— 
(A) the Initiative; or 
(B) the provisions of the Better Utilization 
of Investments Leading to Development Act of 
2018 (Public Law 116–283) with respect to Af-
rica and in compliance with the requirements of 
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the Championing American Business Through 
Diplomacy Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–94; 
22 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.); and 
(2) relevant Federal departments and agencies 
should detail personnel to the leadership in the 
United States. 
(g) DEAL TEAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Initiative shall be sup-
ported by designated embassy staff holding positions 
related to United States commercial and economic 
interests at United States embassies located in Afri-
ca, to the extent practicable. Such designated em-
bassy staff at a United States embassy located in 
Africa shall be referred to as a ‘‘deal team’’ for pur-
poses of this subsection. 
(2) DUTIES.—Each deal team shall prioritize 
efforts to identify commercial opportunities, advo-
cate for improvements in the business and invest-
ment climate, engage and consult with private sector 
partners, and report on such activities, in compli-
ance with the applicable requirements of the Cham-
pioning American Business Through Diplomacy Act 
of 2019 (Public Law 116–94; 22 U.S.C. 9901 et 
seq.). 
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(3) ROLE OF AMBASSADOR.—The United States 
Ambassador in countries in which a deal team is op-
erating shall serve as the head of each deal team 
and, in accordance with the Championing American 
Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (Public 
Law 116–94; 22 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) shall consider 
closing deals for United States companies as a core 
responsibility of their job. 
(4) MEASURING SUCCESS.—The success of each 
deal team shall be based solely on the quantity of 
deals for United States companies which they se-
cured in the previous 12 months. Members of suc-
cessful deal teams shall be considered for incentives 
within the Department. This shall be judged in com-
parison to all other deal teams on the continent for 
quantity of deals secured in the preceding year for 
both dollar value and number of deals. 
(5) DEAL TEAM REPORT.—No later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter for five years, the leadership of 
this Initiative shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees and the Under Sec-
retary of Management. This report shall— 
(A) provide a ranked list of the perform-
ance of each ‘‘deal team’’ in the last 12 months 
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that shall be judged quantitively on the number 
of deals secured, the total dollar value of deals 
secured, and the relative increase of United 
States deals and investments in the country 
compared to the year prior; and 
(B) recommend to the Under Secretary for 
Management that the staff of the top five best 
performing ‘‘deal teams’’ be considered for fi-
nancial or title-based rewards. 
SEC. 305. ENSURING SMOOTH TRAVEL AND INVESTMENT IN 
SOMALILAND. 
The Secretary shall, to improve the ability of United 
States citizens and businesses to travel to and invest with-
in Somaliland, consider— 
(1) establishing a representative office in 
Hargeisa, Somaliland; and 
(2) bifurcation of travel advisory warnings be-
tween Somalia and Somaliland. 
SEC. 306. MULTINATIONAL FORCE AND OBSERVERS MIS-
SION. 
(a) REPORT ON MULTINATIONAL FORCE AND OB-
SERVERS CONTRIBUTIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that— 
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(1) outlines the personal and equipment con-
tributions to the Multinational Force and Observers 
Mission provided by each country making such a 
contribution; and 
(2) includes an overview of— 
(A) any shortcomings or limitations in the 
Multinational Force and Observers’ ability to 
carry out its mission; and 
(B) any efforts to rectify such short-
comings or limitations. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR PARTICIPATION BY UNITED 
STATES PERSONNEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Near Eastern Affairs— 
(A) shall maintain continuous observation 
and coordination of all matters pertaining to 
Department engagement with the Multinational 
Force and Observers Mission; and 
(B) may coordinate with other offices and 
bureaus in the Department, as the Secretary 
may prescribe. 
(2) UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limita-
tions in section 3 of the Multinational Force 
and Observers Participation Resolution (22 
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U.S.C. 3422), the Secretary, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense, is authorized to 
provide under such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may determine, United States civilian 
personnel to participate as observers in the 
Multinational Force and Observers Mission. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—Mem-
bers of the United States civilian personnel, 
who are assigned, detailed, or otherwise pro-
vided to the Multinational Force and Observers 
Mission may perform only those functions or re-
sponsibilities which are specified for United Na-
tions Forces and Observers in the Treaty of 
Peace and in accordance with the Protocol. 
(c) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—The Secretary shall notify Congress not less than 
15 days prior to any changes of United States contribu-
tions to, or participation in, the Multinational Force and 
Observers Mission, and shall include an overview of the 
impacts on the Multilateral Force Observer Mission. 
SEC. 307. PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall de-
velop and submit to appropriate congressional committees 
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a strategy entitled the ‘‘Strategy for Pacific Partnership’’ 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Strategy’’). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The Strategy shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of overarching goals for 
United States engagement in the Pacific Islands re-
gion, including United States diplomatic posts, de-
fense posture, and economic engagement. 
(2) An assessment of the following as they re-
late to United States national interests in the Pacific 
Islands region— 
(A) natural disasters; 
(B) illegal, unreported, and unregulated 
fishing; 
(C) non-United States military presence 
and activity; 
(D) developmental challenges; 
(E) economic coercion and corruption; and 
(F) factors assessed to be causing a direct 
risk to the United States national interests in 
the Pacific Islands. 
(3) A plan to address the threats assessed pur-
suant to paragraph (2). 
(4) An analysis of the needs and goals ex-
pressed by governments of the Pacific Islands re-
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gion, including at or through multilateral institu-
tions, in light of the United States national inter-
ests. 
(5) A plan for the resources necessary for the 
United States to meet its goals in the Pacific Islands 
region. 
(6) Mechanisms, including existing forums, for 
coordinating and cooperating on shared goals among 
the following, as appropriate: 
(A) The governments of Pacific Island 
countries. 
(B) Regional partners in the Pacific Is-
lands region, including multilateral forums and 
organizations, such as the Pacific Islands 
Forum. 
(C) Civil society in the Pacific Islands. 
(D) United States subnational govern-
ments in the Pacific. 
(c) UPDATE REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the submission of the Strategy, and 
annually thereafter until January 1, 2028, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an update of the Strategy. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
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in coordination with the heads of other appropriate Fed-
eral departments and agencies, shall submit an implemen-
tation plan of the strategy to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that shall include a timeline and stated 
objectives for actions to be taken in beneficiary countries 
in support of the Strategy. 
SEC. 308. KOREAN AMERICAN DIVIDED FAMILIES. 
The Secretary, acting through the Special Envoy on 
North Korean Human Rights Issues or such other indi-
vidual as the Secretary may designate, shall— 
(1) collate information on Korean American 
families who wish to be reunited with family mem-
bers in North Korea from which such Korean Amer-
ican families were divided after the signing of the 
Agreement Concerning a Military Armistice in 
Korea, signed at Panmunjom July 27, 1953 (com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Korean War Armistice 
Agreement’’), in anticipation of future reunions for 
such families and family members, including in-per-
son and video reunions; and 
(2) establish a private internal national registry 
of the names and other relevant information of such 
Korean American families— 
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(A) to host such future reunions in South 
Korea, the United States, or third countries; 
and 
(B) to provide for a private internal reposi-
tory of information about such Korean Amer-
ican families and family members in North 
Korea, including information about individuals 
who may be deceased. 
SEC. 309. UNITED STATES-JAPAN-REPUBLIC OF KOREA TRI-
LATERAL COOPERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with Congress, shall seek to enter into negotia-
tions with the Governments of Japan and the Republic 
of Korea with the goal of reaching a written agreement 
to establish a United States-Japan-Republic of Korea 
Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue to facilitate closer coopera-
tion on shared interests and values. 
(b) UNITED STATES GROUP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At such time as the govern-
ments of the United States, Japan, and the Republic 
of Korea enter into a written agreement described in 
subsection (a) to establish a United States-Japan- 
Republic of Korea Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue, 
there shall be established a United States Group, 
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which shall represent the United States at the 
United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Inter-Par-
liamentary Dialogue. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The United States 
Group shall be comprised of not more than 
eight Members of Congress. 
(B) APPOINTMENT.—Of the Members of 
Congress appointed to the United States Group 
under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) two shall be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
from among Members of the House, not 
fewer than one of whom shall be a member 
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; 
(ii) two shall be appointed by the 
House Minority Leader, from among Mem-
bers of the House, not fewer than one of 
whom shall be a member of the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs; 
(iii) two shall be appointed by the 
Senate Majority Leader, from among 
Members of the Senate, not fewer than one 
of whom shall be a member of the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations; and 
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(iv) two shall be appointed by the 
Senate Minority Leader, from among 
Members of the Senate, not fewer than one 
of whom shall be a member of the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations. 
(C) TERM.—Appointments to the United 
States Group shall be for the duration of two 
years. 
(3) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The United States 
Group shall seek to meet not less frequently 
than annually with representatives and appro-
priate staff of the legislatures of Japan and the 
Republic of Korea, and representatives and ap-
propriate staff of any other country invited by 
mutual agreement of the three countries. 
(B) LIMITATION.—A meeting described in 
subparagraph (A) may be held— 
(i) in the United States; 
(ii) in another country during periods 
when Congress is not in session; or 
(iii) virtually. 
(4) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) ROTATION.—The positions of Chair-
person and Vice Chairperson of the United 
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States Group shall alternate between the House 
and Senate delegations every two years, coin-
ciding with each new Congress. 
(B) HOUSE DELEGATION.— 
(i) ODD-NUMBER
CONGRESSES.—In 
Congresses with an odd number, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives 
shall designate the Chairperson of the 
United States Group from among members 
of the House delegation who are also mem-
bers of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 
(ii) EVEN-NUMBER CONGRESSES.—In 
Congresses with an even number, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives 
shall designate the Vice Chairperson of the 
United States Group from among members 
of the House delegation who are also mem-
bers of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 
(C) SENATE DELEGATION.— 
(i) EVEN-NUMBER
CONGRESSES.—In 
Congresses with an even number, the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall 
designate the Chairperson of the United 
States Group from among members of the 
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Senate delegation who are also members of 
the Committee on Foreign Relations. 
(ii) ODD-NUMBER
CONGRESSES.—In 
Congresses with an odd number, the Presi-
dent Pro Tempore of the Senate shall des-
ignate the Vice Chairperson of the United 
States Group from among members of the 
Senate delegation who are also members of 
the Committee on Foreign Relations. 
(D) TERM.—The Chairperson and Vice 
Chairperson shall serve for the duration one 
each Congress. 
(5) PRIVATE
SOURCES.—The United States 
Group may accept gifts or donations of services or 
property, subject to the review and approval, as ap-
propriate, of the Committee on Ethics of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Ethics of 
the Senate. 
(6) CERTIFICATION
OF
EXPENDITURES.—The 
certificate of the chairperson of the delegation from 
the House of Representatives or the delegation of 
the Senate of the United States Group shall be final 
and conclusive upon the accounting officers in the 
auditing of the accounts of the United States Group. 
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SEC. 310. REGIONAL CHINA OFFICER PROGRAM UNIT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF ESTABLISHMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall establish within the Office of China Coordina-
tion of the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs of 
the Department a Regional China Officer Program Unit 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Unit’’). 
(b) PERSONNEL.—The Unit shall be comprised of— 
(1) one Director; and 
(2) not fewer than 20 forward-deployed Foreign 
Service Officers assigned to United States diplo-
matic or consular posts or detailed to the foreign 
ministry of an ally, to be known as Regional China 
Officers (in this section referred to as ‘‘RCOs’’), who 
shall be responsible for— 
(A) monitoring and reporting on activities 
of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the 
region of his or her responsibility, including in 
the commercial, development, finance, critical 
infrastructure, technology, and military do-
mains, including projects associated with the 
PRC’s Belt and Road Initiative, Global Security 
Initiative, and Global Development Initiative; 
and 
(B) advising united states embassy per-
sonnel, diplomatic allies and partners, and host 
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countries on how to understand and address 
PRC activities globally and locally. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
appoint a Director for the Unit from among career mem-
bers of the Foreign Service. 
(d) LIMITATION ON POSITION.—The establishment of 
the position of the Director of the Unit pursuant to sub-
section (c) shall not result in an increase in the overall 
full-time equivalent positions within the Department. 
(e) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall be re-
sponsible for coordinating and overseeing the activities of 
RCOs in order to— 
(1) improve United States responsiveness to ac-
tivities, strategies and tactics of the PRC; 
(2) ensure that RCO program activities in-
crease the knowledge, understanding, and trust of 
the United States by relevant target audiences; 
(3) identify gaps in United States engagements 
regarding PRC cross-cutting activities; and 
(4) manage hiring for RCO positions. 
(f) REGIONAL CHINA OFFICERS.— 
(1) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall se-
lect and assign RCOs from among Foreign Service 
Officers who have expertise related to the PRC, in-
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cluding in the forms of prior experience working in 
or on the PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and pro-
ficiency in Mandarin language. 
(2) GEOGRAPHIC
PLACEMENT.—Of the total 
number of RCOs in the Unit, there shall be no fewer 
than two Regional China Officers assigned to United 
States diplomatic posts associated with each of the 
following bureaus of the Department: 
(A) The Bureau of African Affairs. 
(B) The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs. 
(C) The Bureau of European and Eur-
asian Affairs. 
(D) The Bureau of International Organiza-
tion Affairs. 
(E) The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. 
(F) The Bureau of South and Central 
Asian Affairs. 
(G) The Bureau of Western Hemisphere 
Affairs. 
(g) SUNSET PROVISION.—The requirement to main-
tain the Unit and the Regional China Officer Program 
under subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘ally’’ 
means only— 
(1) a member country of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization; or 
(2) a country designated as a major non-NATO 
ally pursuant to the authorities provided by section 
517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2321k). 
SEC. 311. DISASTER REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR PACIFIC IS-
LANDS COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for Miti-
gation and Disaster Assistance shall develop and imple-
ment a disaster preparedness strategy for the Pacific Is-
lands countries. 
(b) STRATEGIC PURPOSE.—The strategy required by 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) support United States foreign policy objec-
tives and Indo-Pacific regional engagement by posi-
tioning the United States as the leading stabilization 
and crisis-response partner in the Pacific Islands 
countries; 
(2) bolster local resilience to natural and cli-
matic disasters; 
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(3) support building local capabilities for dis-
aster risk reduction, recovery, and rapid response 
mechanisms; and 
(4) reinforce long-term United States partner-
ships, including with the Compacts of Free Associa-
tion. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Migration and Disaster Assistance shall consult with the 
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs in 
the development and execution of the strategy required by 
subsection (a). 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter for two years, the Assistant Secretary shall 
brief the appropriate congressional committees on the de-
velopment and implementation of the strategy required by 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 312. TRANSATLANTIC GROWTH ENTERPRISE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ENTERPRISE AUTHORIZED.—The Assistant Sec-
retary for European and Eurasian Affairs, in coordination 
with the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation, and the 
heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
carry out a program, to be known as the ‘‘Transatlantic 
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Growth Enterprise’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Enterprise’’), in support of strengthening United States 
relations with participating Enterprise countries, with a 
particular focus on strengthening business to business ties 
and fostering a robust investment environment in partici-
pating Enterprise countries as well as expanding energy 
security and security cooperation in Enterprise countries. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Enterprise 
shall be the following: 
(1) Strengthen United States relationships with 
like-minded participating countries. 
(2) Expand business-to-business ties, including 
by working with relevant private sector entities, be-
tween United States industry and important eco-
nomic and security sectors in participating countries. 
(3) Expand energy sector cooperation between 
the United States and Enterprise countries, includ-
ing in the nuclear energy sector. 
(4) Strengthen people-to-people ties between the 
United States and participating countries. 
(5) Strengthen security cooperation and efforts 
to counter Russian malign influence and aggression 
on the European continent. 
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(6) Counter the People’s Republic of China’s 
growing private sector footprint in Enterprise coun-
tries. 
(c) MEETINGS.—The Assistant Secretary for Euro-
pean and Eurasian Affairs shall seek to convene appro-
priate stakeholders of participating Enterprise countries 
at least twice per calendar year to discuss shared goals 
and priorities for the Enterprise. Such stakeholders shall 
include, as practicable, government officials, business lead-
ers, and civil society representatives. 
(d) LIMITATION.—To the extent that projects or ac-
tivities are undertaken or supported by the Secretary, the 
Enterprise may only engage with counterpart government 
officials of Enterprise countries that the Secretary has de-
termined are not undermining United States interests in 
the region— 
(1) through cooperation with the Russian Fed-
eration or the People’s Republic of China; or 
(2) by undermining democracy in the region in-
cluding through the conclusion of a bilateral agree-
ment with the People’s Republic of China or the 
Russian Federation that enables the stationing of 
that country’s police or military forces on the enter-
prise country’s territory. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
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(1) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter for two years, the Assistant 
Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, in co-
ordination with the heads of the Federal agencies 
described in subsection (a), shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report detailing 
the activities of the Enterprise, which shall also in-
clude— 
(A) an overview of the diplomatic engage-
ments undertaken in the Enterprise; 
(B) an assessment of the progress of 
achieving the objectives described in subsection 
(b); and 
(C) recommendations for future initiatives 
for the Enterprise to undertake. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Enter-
prise country’’— 
(1) means Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Roma-
nia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Bulgaria; and 
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(2) may include any other country in Central 
and Eastern Europe that the Assistant Secretary for 
European Eurasian Affairs determines appropriate. 
SEC. 313. REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA SOVEREIGNTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the policy of the United 
States not to recognize claims of sovereignty, other than 
those of the Republic of Georgia, over the following areas 
in the Republic of Georgia: 
(1) South Ossetia. 
(2) Abkhazia. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—In accordance with subsection 
(a), no Federal department or agency may take any action 
or extend any assistance that implies recognition of claims 
of sovereignty other than those of the Republic of Georgia 
over South Ossetia or Abkhazia. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the provi-
sions described in subsection (a) if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that to do so is in the national interest of the 
United States and includes a justification for such inter-
est. 
SEC. 314. UNITED STATES-BELARUS STRATEGIC DIALOGUE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to fa-
cilitate an annual Strategic Dialogue with the Democratic 
forces of Belarus. 
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The Strategic 
Dialogue authorized by subsection (a) may seek to— 
(1) consider the efforts needed to return to 
democratic rule in Belarus, including the efforts 
needed to support free and fair elections in Belarus; 
(2) engage actively with the Belarus Democracy 
Movement; 
(3) respond to the political, economic, and secu-
rity impacts of events in Belarus and the Russian 
Federation on neighboring countries in the wider re-
gion; 
(4) ensure accountability including through pos-
sible punitive measures for the regime of Alyaksandr 
Lukashenka for its human rights abuses, under-
mining and repression of Belarusian civil society and 
sovereignty in favor of the Russian Federation, and 
support for the Russian Federation’s war of aggres-
sion in Ukraine; and 
(5) facilitate the release of political prisoners 
and other wrongfully detained individuals in Belarus 
including journalists. 
SEC. 315. UYGHUR GENOCIDE ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized, sub-
ject to the requirements of chapters 1 and 10 of part I 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
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et seq.) and section 634A of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2394– 
1)— 
(1) to provide the assistance described in sub-
section (b) to individuals who— 
(A) belong to the Uyghur, Kazakh, 
Kyrgyz, or another oppressed ethnic group in 
the People’s Republic of China; 
(B) experienced torture, forced steriliza-
tion, rape, forced abortion, forced labor, or 
other atrocities in the People’s Republic of 
China; and 
(C) are residing outside of the People’s Re-
public of China; and 
(2) to build local capacity for the assistance de-
scribed in subsection (b) through— 
(A) grants to treatment centers and pro-
grams in foreign countries in accordance with 
section 130(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152(b)); and 
(B) research and training to health care 
providers outside of such treatment centers or 
programs in accordance with section 130(c)(2) 
of such Act. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ASSISTANCE.—The assistance de-
scribed in this section is— 
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(1) medical care; 
(2) physical therapy; and 
(3) psychological support. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief 
the appropriate congressional committees on— 
(1) the direct care or services provided in for-
eign countries for individuals described in subsection 
(a)(1)(A); and 
(2) any projects started or supported in foreign 
countries to provide the care or services described in 
paragraph (1)(A). 
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—Not more than 50 percent of 
the costs of providing the assistance authorized under sub-
section (a) may be paid by the United States Government. 
(e) DOCUMENTING ATROCITIES IN THE XINJIANG 
UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to provide assistance, including financial and 
technical assistance, as necessary and appropriate, to sup-
port the efforts of entities, including nongovernmental or-
ganizations with expertise in international criminal inves-
tigations and law, to address genocide, crimes against hu-
manity, and their constituent crimes by the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China by— 
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(1) collecting, documenting, and archiving evi-
dence, including the testimonies of victims and 
visuals from social media, and preserving the chain 
of custody for such evidence; 
(2) identifying suspected perpetrators of geno-
cide and crimes against humanity; 
(3) conducting criminal investigations of atroc-
ity crimes, including by developing indigenous inves-
tigative and judicial skills through partnerships, di-
rect mentoring, and providing the necessary equip-
ment and infrastructure to effectively adjudicate 
cases for use in prosecutions in domestic courts, hy-
brid courts, and internationalized domestic courts; 
(4) supporting investigations conducted by for-
eign countries, civil society groups, and multilateral 
organizations; and 
(5) supporting and protecting witnesses partici-
pating in such investigations. 
SEC. 316. CENTRAL ASIAN CONNECTIVITY TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 
a Central Asian Connectivity Interagency Task Force 
dedicated to coordinating the implementation of the Cen-
tral Asian Regional Connectivity Strategy. 
(b) CHAIR.—The Task Force shall be chaired by the 
Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, 
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and the Environment, with representation from the Bu-
reaus of South and Central Asian Affairs, East Asia and 
Pacific Affairs, and Europe and Eurasian Affairs of the 
Department, the United States Trade and Development 
Agency, the United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, 
the Department of Commerce, the Department of the 
Treasury, the Export-Import Bank, and any other Federal 
departments or agencies the President determines relevant 
to the work of the Task Force. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Task Force shall carry out the 
following functions: 
(1) Coordinating implementation of regional 
connectivity projects with Central Asian countries 
and relevant countries across South Asia, East Asia, 
and Europe. 
(2) Connecting with the United States private 
sector to identify and support market opportunities 
in Central Asia. 
(3) Coordinating with development finance in-
stitutions and multilateral development banks to se-
cure additional contributions and technical support 
to 
implement 
the 
Central 
Asian 
Regional 
Connectivity Strategy and any successor strategy. 
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(d) SUNSET.—The task force shall terminate on Jan-
uary 1, 2031. 
SEC. 317. INDIAN OCEAN REGION STRATEGIC REVIEW. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States that as part of its broader Indo-Pa-
cific engagement strategy, the United States shall 
strengthen engagement with Indian Ocean region coun-
tries, including governments, civil society, academia, and 
private sectors, and to enhance United States and allied 
presence and partnerships through the following actions: 
(1) Promoting cohesive political ties via regional 
organizations and stronger bilateral diplomacy. 
(2) Deepening the bilateral security relationship 
with India, including enhanced intelligence sharing, 
military communication, and naval cooperation. 
(3) Engaging India to operationalize regional 
economic and political opportunities. 
(4) Expanding economic connectivity and com-
mercial exchange with Indian Ocean region coun-
tries. 
(5) Ensuring freedom of navigation and 
unimpeded access to regional trade routes consistent 
with international law. 
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(6) Addressing maritime security threats in-
cluding piracy and illegal fishing through joint co-
operation. 
(7) Supporting regional capacity to respond to 
environmental disasters and build resilient infra-
structure. 
(8) Strengthening maritime domain awareness 
and security through cooperation with allies and 
partners. 
(9) Advancing coordination with allies and part-
ners—including Japan, Australia, India, the United 
Kingdom, and France—to uphold a rules-based 
order. 
(10) Assessing resources and tools needed for 
sustained United States diplomatic and economic en-
gagement. 
(b) STRATEGY.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a strategy to en-
hance United States, allied, and partner presence, influ-
ence, and access in the Indian Ocean region. The strategy 
shall include— 
(1) an identification of the political, economic, 
and security goals and opportunities of the United 
States in the Indian Ocean region; 
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(2) an explanation of the political, economic, 
and security goals of Indian Ocean region countries 
and a detailed description of areas with respect to 
which such interests align with the goals of the 
United States; 
(3) a list that details the economic and political 
efforts of the People’s Republic of China with re-
spect to the Indian Ocean region, particularly with 
respect to the engagement by the People’s Republic 
of China with each country located within the Indian 
Ocean region; 
(4) a description and analysis of challenges, in-
cluding countries and specific projects, to the en-
gagement with Indian Ocean region countries as a 
result of— 
(A) disparate policy goals across the de-
partments and agencies of the United States 
Government; and 
(B) disparate definitions of the term ‘‘In-
dian Ocean region’’; 
(5) a list that details efforts to improve co-
operation between the United States and Australia, 
India, and Japan (commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Quadrilateral Dialogue’’ or ‘‘Quad’’ and referred to 
as such in this section), through coordination be-
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tween members of the Quad with respect to diplo-
macy and development priorities, joint military exer-
cises and operations, and other activities that pro-
mote and balance the political, economic, and secu-
rity interests of the United States with respect to 
Indian Ocean region countries; 
(6) an overview of efforts to support the eco-
nomic connectivity and development of island coun-
tries located within the Indian Ocean region, includ-
ing through the United States-India-Japan Tri-
lateral Infrastructure Working Group, the Asia-Afri-
ca Growth Corridor, and other efforts to expand and 
enhance connectivity across the Indo-Pacific region 
(including with the countries of Southeast Asia) that 
maintain high standards of investment and support 
for civil society and people-to-people connectivity; 
(7) a description of how the United States may 
engage with regional intergovernmental organiza-
tions and multilateral organizations, including the 
Indian Ocean Rim Association and the United Na-
tions, to promote the political, economic, and secu-
rity goals of the United States in the Indian Ocean 
region; 
(8) a description of how the United States may 
facilitate cooperation between Indian Ocean region 
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countries (including with the governments, civil soci-
ety, academia, and private sectors of such countries) 
and Taiwan, through Taiwan’s New Southbound 
Policy; 
(9) a review of the diplomatic posture of the 
United States in the Indian Ocean region, includ-
ing— 
(A) an assessment of the diplomatic en-
gagement by the United States with Indian 
Ocean region countries without a permanent 
United States embassy or diplomatic mission; 
(B) an assessment of means by which to 
improve cooperation by the United States with 
the Maldives, the Seychelles, and Comoros; 
(C) an assessment of the sufficiency of 
United States diplomatic personnel and facili-
ties available in the Indian Ocean region to 
achieve United States policy in such region; 
(D) a description of any fiscal or personnel 
resources required to fill identified gaps with 
respect to such diplomatic posture; and 
(E) a description of the bilateral and mul-
tilateral diplomatic goals of the Department 
that the Secretary deems necessary to achieve 
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United States policy in the Indian Ocean re-
gion; 
(10) a review of the agreements entered into 
between the United States and Indian Ocean region 
countries for the purpose of facilitating the military 
operations of the United States pursuant to bilateral 
and multilateral agreements and a description of any 
efforts to expand the naval and coast guard coopera-
tion of the United States with India and other In-
dian Ocean region countries through the negotiation 
of additional agreements; 
(11) a strategy for the provision of United 
States security assistance to the governments of In-
dian Ocean region countries, including a summary of 
the security priorities, objectives, and actions of the 
prospective recipient country and a description of 
the means by which the United States may support 
such security priorities, objectives, and actions while 
promoting the political, economic, and security goals 
of the United States in the Indian Ocean region; 
(12) a security assistance assessment of the ca-
pabilities, training, and funding needed for countries 
in the region to push back against shared challenges 
in the region; and 
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(13) a plan to expand the foreign assistance 
presence of the United States with respect to the 
governments of island countries located within the 
Indian Ocean region, including a description of any 
resources or policy tools required to expand the abil-
ity of the United States to offer high-quality infra-
structure resiliency projects to such countries. 
(c) INCLUSION.—The strategy required by subsection 
(b) may be submitted to the appropriate congressional 
committees as a part of any other strategy relating to the 
Indo-Pacific region. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2026, and an-
nually thereafter for two years, the Assistant Secretary 
of State for South and Central Asian Affairs shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
contains the strategy required by subsection (b). 
SEC. 318. CARIBBEAN BASIN SECURITY INITIATIVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere 
Affairs, shall establish a strategy, to be known as the 
‘‘Caribbean Basin Security Initiative’’, in beneficiary 
countries to achieve the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
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(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes described in this sub-
section shall include measures— 
(1) to promote citizen safety, security, and the 
rule of law; 
(2) to counter transnational criminal organiza-
tions and local gangs; 
(3) to advance law enforcement and justice sec-
tor capacity building and rule of law initiatives; 
(4) to promote crime prevention, particularly 
among at-risk-youth and other vulnerable popu-
lations; 
(5) to strengthen the ability of the security sec-
tor to respond to and become more resilient in the 
face of natural disasters; 
(6) to prioritize efforts to combat corruption 
and include anti-corruption components; 
(7) to counter malign influence from authori-
tarian regimes, including China, Russia, Iran, Ven-
ezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba; and 
(8) to support the effective branding and mes-
saging of United States security assistance and co-
operation in beneficiary countries, including by de-
veloping and implementing a public diplomacy strat-
egy for informing citizens of beneficiary countries 
about the benefits to their respective countries of 
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United States security assistance and cooperation 
programs. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘bene-
ficiary countries’’ means— 
(1) Antigua and Barbuda; 
(2) the Bahamas; 
(3) Barbados; 
(4) Dominica; 
(5) the Dominican Republic; 
(6) Grenada; 
(7) Guyana; 
(8) Jamaica; 
(9) Saint Lucia; 
(10) Saint Kitts and Nevis; 
(11) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 
(12) Suriname; and 
(13) Trinidad and Tobago. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees an implementation plan that shall include— 
(1) a multi-year strategy with timeline and stat-
ed objectives for actions to be taken in the countries 
where the ‘‘Caribbean Basin Security Initiative’’ ap-
plies; 
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(2) a list of anticipated outcomes for the region 
and for each country; 
(3) specific, measurable benchmarks to track 
the progress of the ‘‘Caribbean Basin Security Ini-
tiative’’ toward accomplishing the outcomes included 
under this section; and 
(4) an assessment of steps taken, as of the date 
on which the strategy is submitted, to increase re-
gional coordination and collaboration between the 
law enforcement agencies of countries included in 
the ‘‘Caribbean Basin Security Initiative’’ and the 
Haitian National Police, and a framework with 
benchmarks for increasing such coordination and 
collaboration, in order to address the urgent security 
crisis in Haiti. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter until 2030, the Secretary to submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) the implementation strategy required by 
subsection (d); and 
(2) an assessment of progress related to meet-
ing the benchmarks described in subsection (d). 
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(f) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out the Carib-
bean Basin Security Initiative under this section shall ter-
minate on the date that is five years after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 319. HAITI CRIMINAL COLLUSION TRANSPARENCY 
ACT OF 2025. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
five years, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads 
of other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report regarding the ties between criminal gangs and 
political and economic elites in Haiti. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (b) shall— 
(1) identify and list prominent criminal gangs 
in Haiti as well as the leaders thereof, and describe 
their criminal activities including coercive recruit-
ment, and identify their primary geographic areas of 
operations; 
(2) list Haitian political and economic elites 
who have direct links to criminal gangs and any or-
ganizations or entities controlled by these elites; 
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(3) describe in detail the relationship between 
the individuals listed pursuant to paragraph (2) and 
the criminal gangs identified pursuant to paragraph 
(1); 
(4) describe in detail how Haitian political and 
economic elites use their relationships with criminal 
gangs to advance their political and economic inter-
ests and agenda; 
(5) include a list of each criminal organization 
assessed to be trafficking Haitians and other indi-
viduals to the United States border; 
(6) include an assessment of ties between polit-
ical and economic elites, criminal gangs in Haiti, 
and transnational criminal organizations; 
(7) include an assessment of how the nature 
and extent of collusion between political and eco-
nomic elites and criminal gangs threatens the Hai-
tian people and United States national interests and 
activities in the country; and 
(8) include an assessment of potential actions 
that the Government of the United States could take 
to address the findings made pursuant to paragraph 
(6). 
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(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives; 
(D) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
(E) the House Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence; 
(F) the Senate Select Committee on Intel-
ligence; 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(H) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(2) the term ‘‘economic elites’’ means board 
members, officers, and executives of groups, commit-
tees, corporations, or other entities that exert sub-
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stantial influence or control over Haiti’s economy, 
infrastructure, or particular industries; and 
(3) the term ‘‘political elites’’ means current 
and former government officials and their high-level 
staff, political party leaders, and political committee 
leaders. 
(f) SUNSET.—The authorities provided by this sec-
tion shall cease to have effect beginning on the date that 
is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 320. RESTORING SOVEREIGNTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 
IN NICARAGUA ACT OF 2025. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to seek a resolution to the political crisis 
in Nicaragua that includes— 
(1) a commitment by the Government of Nica-
ragua to hold free and fair elections that meet demo-
cratic standards and permit credible international 
electoral observation to replace the Ortega regime; 
(2) the cessation of the violence perpetrated 
against civilians by the National Police of Nicaragua 
and by armed groups supported by the Government 
of Nicaragua; and 
(3) independent investigations into the killings 
of protesters in Nicaragua. 
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(b) REVIEW OF PARTICIPATION OF NICARAGUA IN 
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA-UNITED 
STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the United 
States Trade Representative, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the participation of Nicaragua in 
CAFTA–DR, which includes— 
(i) an assessment of the benefits that 
the Ortega regime receives from the par-
ticipation of Nicaragua in CAFTA–DR, in-
cluding profits earned by Nicaraguan 
State-owned entities; 
(ii) a description of the violations of 
commitments made by Nicaragua under 
CAFTA–DR; and 
(iii) an assessment of whether Nica-
ragua qualifies as a nonmarket economy 
for the purposes of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.). 
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(B) FORM.—The report required by sub-
paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
(2) CAFTA–DR DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘CAFTA–DR’’ means the Dominican Repub-
lic-Central 
America-United 
States 
Free 
Trade 
Agreement— 
(A) entered into on August 5, 2004, with 
the Governments of Costa Rica, the Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, 
and Nicaragua, and submitted to Congress on 
June 23, 2005; and 
(B) approved by Congress under section 
101(a)(1) of the Dominican Republic-Central 
American-United States Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4011(a)(1)). 
(c) SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) GRANTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President may 
provide grants to private, nonprofit organiza-
tions to support programs that promote human 
rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Nica-
ragua, including programs that document 
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human rights abuses committed by the Ortega 
regime since April 2018. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS.—Any 
program that receives a grant under subpara-
graph (A) should be administered to the max-
imum extent feasible in consultation with mem-
bers of the Nicaraguan opposition, including in-
dividuals in exile in Costa Rica and the United 
States. 
(C) FUNDING
LIMITATION.—Any entity 
owned, controlled, or otherwise affiliated with 
the Ortega regime is not eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the heads of other appropriate 
Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to 
appropriate congressional committees a report on ac-
tions taken pursuant to this subsection. This report 
may be combined with the report required under 
subsection (b)(1). 
(d) SUPPORT FOR NICARAGUAN HUMAN RIGHTS AT 
THE UNITED NATIONS.—The President should direct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the United 
Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
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States to urge the United Nations to provide greater ac-
tion with respect to human rights violations in Nicaragua, 
including by— 
(1) encouraging international support for con-
ducting thorough and independent investigations 
into all alleged human rights violations and abuses 
committed in Nicaragua since April 2018; 
(2) urging the United Nations General Assem-
bly to consider a resolution, consistent with prior 
United Nations resolutions, condemning the exile of 
political prisoners and attacks on religious freedom 
by the Ortega regime; and 
(3) assisting efforts, as permitted by United 
States law, by the relevant United Nations Special 
Envoys and Special Rapporteurs to promote respect 
for human rights and encourage dialogue towards a 
peaceful and democratic transfer of power in Nica-
ragua. 
SEC. 321. PROTECT HONDURAN DEMOCRACY ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Protect Honduran Democracy Act’’. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a strategy to promote free and fair elections in Hon-
duras to take place on November 30, 2025. 
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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy 
required by paragraph (1) shall include support for 
monitoring the elections by credible and internation-
ally recognized elections monitoring bodies, such as 
the Organization of American States, the European 
Union, the United Nations, and experienced civil so-
ciety observers and others to achieve the following: 
(A) Ensure that candidates to public office 
are not subject to harassment, undue legal per-
secution, or other efforts to misuse state re-
sources to dissuade them or undermine their 
candidacies. 
(B) Avoid the misuse of state resources 
aimed at influencing voter preferences. 
(C) Avoid the use of violence and intimida-
tion, including by transnational criminal organi-
zations, local gangs, or political parties and 
their proxies. 
(D) Guarantee freedom of speech and as-
sembly. 
(E) Ensure transparent and credible trans-
mission of elections results. 
(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary is authorized to 
provide assistance on a grant basis to nongovernmental 
organizations for activities— 
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(1) to monitor the national elections in Hon-
duras to take place on November 30, 2025; and 
(2) to assess the extent to which these elections 
are held on a free and fair basis. 
(d) PROMOTION
OF MIGRANT PARTICIPATION
IN 
ELECTIONS.—Congress encourages the Secretary to pro-
mote the ability of citizens of Honduras residing in the 
United States to vote in the general elections in Honduras 
to take place on November 30, 2025. 
SEC. 322. BALTIC REGION SECURITY CONCERNS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Assistant Secretary for European and 
Eurasian Affairs should raise concerns about the 
dangers of the Russian build up and potential hos-
tilities in the Baltic region, including the Suwa5ki 
Gap, Kaliningrad, and the Baltic states; and 
(2) the Under Secretary of Political Affairs, 
acting through the Assistant Secretary for European 
and Eurasian Affairs, should diplomatically engage 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to prioritize 
the safety and security of the Baltic region. 
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SEC. 323. AMERICAN-HELLENIC-ISRAELI EASTERN MEDI-
TERRANEAN COUNTERTERRORISM AND MAR-
ITIME SECURITY PARTNERSHIP ACT. 
Section 1316 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (22 U.S.C. note prec. 261) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) SUBCOMPONENTS.— 
‘‘(1) INTERPARLIAMENTARY
EASTERN
MEDI-
TERRANEAN SECURITY COOPERATION GROUP.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished a group, to be known as the ‘Israel, 
Greece, Cyprus, and the United States Inter-
parliamentary Eastern Mediterranean Security 
Cooperation Group’ to serve as a security fo-
cused legislative subcomponent to the 3+1 
Interparliamentary Group established in sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The group estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) shall include a 
group of not more than 6 Members of the 
United States Senate and 6 Members of the 
United States House of Representatives, who 
shall be appointed jointly by the majority leader 
and the minority leader of the Senate and the 
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speaker and the minority leader of the House of 
Representatives, respectively. Membership shall 
include 2 Members of Congress who serve on an 
appropriate congressional committee. 
‘‘(2) INTEREXECUTIVE
EASTERN
MEDITERRA-
NEAN SECURITY COOPERATION GROUP.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished a group, to be known as the ‘Israel, 
Greece, Cyprus, and United States Interexecu-
tive Eastern Mediterranean Security Coopera-
tion Group’ to serve as a security focused exec-
utive subcomponent to the to the 3+1 Inter-
parliamentary Group established in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The group estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) shall include an 
officer from— 
‘‘(i) the Department of State, des-
ignated by the Secretary of State; 
‘‘(ii) the Department of Defense, des-
ignated by the Secretary of Defense; and 
‘‘(iii) the Department of Homeland 
Security, designated by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
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‘‘(3) MEETINGS.—Not less frequently than 
twice each year, the United States Interparliamen-
tary Eastern Mediterranean Security Cooperation 
Group shall meet with Israeli, Cypriot, and Greek 
parliamentary counterpart members to discuss issues 
on the agenda of the legislative branch of the Gov-
ernments of Israel, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, 
and the United States regarding counterterrorism 
and maritime security, and the Interexecutive East-
ern Mediterranean Security Cooperation Group 
should meet with Israeli, Cypriot, and Greek execu-
tive counterpart members to discuss issues on the 
agenda of the executive branch of the Governments 
of Israel, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, and the 
United States regarding counterterrorism and mari-
time security.’’; and 
(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘4 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘on December 31, 2027’’. 
SEC. 324. REPORT ON ACCESS TO TIBETAN AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
for 3 years, the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, and make available to the public on the 
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website of the Department, a report that includes an as-
sessment of the level of access authorities of the People’s 
Republic of China have granted diplomats and other offi-
cials, journalists, and tourists from the United States to 
Tibetan areas, including— 
(1) a comparison with the level of access grant-
ed to other areas of China; 
(2) a comparison between the levels of access 
granted to Tibetan and non-Tibetan areas in rel-
evant provinces; 
(3) a comparison of the level of access in the 
reporting year and the previous reporting year; and 
(4) a description of the required permits and 
other measures that impede the freedom to travel in 
Tibetan areas. 
(b) CONSOLIDATION.—After the issuance of the first 
report required by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary 
for East Asian and Pacific Affairs is authorized to incor-
porate subsequent reports required by subsection (a) into 
other publicly available, annual reports produced by the 
Department, if such reports are submitted to the appro-
priate congressional committees in a manner specifying 
that they are being submitted in fulfillment of the require-
ments of this Act. 
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SEC. 325. CENTER FOR CONFLICT ANALYSIS, PLANNING, 
AND PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 
a Center for Conflict Analysis, Planning, and Prevention 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’) which shall 
be headed by a director who shall report directly to the 
Under Secretary for Political Affairs. The Center shall 
conduct data analysis and strategic planning on issues re-
lated to conflict prevention, mitigation, and negotiations 
to develop policy options and provide expertise for the 
Under Secretary of Political Affairs and the Assistant Sec-
retaries of each regional bureau. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described under subsection (a), the Center may 
carry out the following, as appropriate: 
(1) Developing advanced analytic methodolo-
gies, data, and tools to understand global conflict 
dynamics, produce conflict trend assessments, and 
inform the Department’s efforts to prevent and miti-
gate conflict and crises of top priority to the United 
States. 
(2) Forecasting potential hotspots of violent 
conflict in foreign countries to best identify risks to 
United States national security interests or opportu-
nities for advancing United States foreign policy pri-
orities. 
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(3) Conducting in-depth analyses of conflict dy-
namics in foreign countries to— 
(A) advise regional bureaus on program 
goals and approaches to burden-sharing with 
foreign partners; and 
(B) provide quantifiable metrics to inform 
effective use of the Department’s resources. 
(4) Supporting peace processes by providing ex-
pertise to the Under Secretary of Political Affairs, 
regional bureaus, and Chiefs of Mission, to enable 
and inform peace negotiation and mediation strate-
gies, implementation, and monitoring. 
(5) At the direction of the Under Secretary, co-
ordinating with regional and relevant functional bu-
reaus on the implementation of the Global Fragility 
Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.). 
(6) Providing strategic gaming, red team, and 
table-top exercises to rigorously test foreign policy 
options and strategies. 
(7) Supporting the development of training for 
Foreign Service Officers on conflict prevention and 
mediation skills, including the trainings required 
under the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Pre-
vention Act of 2018. 
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(8) Such other functions as the Under Sec-
retary for Political Affairs may from time to time 
designate. 
(c) DISSEMINATION OF ANALYTIC PRODUCTS.—The 
Under Secretary shall ensure that the Center’s analytic 
products are disseminated to relevant stakeholders within 
the Department, as well as other elements of the United 
States Government, as appropriate. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.—The Center shall be comprised of 
no more than 20 full-time Department employees, to in-
clude, a contingent capable of temporary deployments to 
support embassies in conflict-affected regions or those the 
Under Secretary for Political Affairs determines to be at 
risk of conflict or civil strife. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘red 
team’’ means the use of contrarian structured analytic 
techniques, employed by subject matter experts, to chal-
lenge assumptions and test vulnerabilities in a strategy or 
policy. 
SEC. 326. GLOBAL FRAGILITY STRATEGY IMPLEMENTA-
TION. 
(a) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—For every two years until 
the date described in subsection (c), the Under Secretary 
for Political Affairs, in consultation with the heads of 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall 
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submit to the appropriate congressional committees an un-
classified report, which may include a classified annex, on 
progress made and lessons learned with respect to imple-
mentation of the Global Fragility Strategy established 
pursuant to section 504 of the Global Fragility Act of 
2019 (22 U.S.C. 9803). The report shall include the fol-
lowing elements: 
(1) Descriptions of steps taken to incorporate 
the strategy into any relevant, existing country and 
regional plans or strategies. 
(2) Accountings of all funding received and ob-
ligated to implement each such country and regional 
plan during the previous two years, and, to the ex-
tent feasible, projections of funding to be requested, 
planned, and implemented for the following two 
years. 
(3) Descriptions of progress made towards 
achieving specific targets, metrics, and indicators for 
each priority country and region. 
(4) Descriptions of any changes made to pro-
grams based on the results of assessment, moni-
toring, and evaluation for each priority country and 
region. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION.—The Depart-
ment and the Department of Defense shall provide to any 
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appropriate congressional committee briefings on the im-
plementation of this section upon the request of any such 
committee. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirement to provide the 
report required by subsection (a) shall expire on December 
31, 2029. 
SEC. 327. MODIFICATIONS TO GLOBAL FRAGILITY ACT OF 
2019. 
Section 509 of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 
U.S.C. 9808) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) for administrative and other ex-
penses related to the operation, manage-
ment, and monitoring, evaluation, and 
learning for programs and activities related 
to the implementation of the Global Fra-
gility Strategy established pursuant to sec-
tion 504, including diplomatic and other 
operational activities carried out to imple-
ment such strategy in countries and re-
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gions selected by the President, pursuant 
to section 505(a), notwithstanding any 
other provision of law.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF ESF FUNDS.—Funds author-
ized 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 Eco-
nomic Support Fund) are authorized to be made available 
for the operations, management, and monitoring, evalua-
tion, and learning related to the implementation of the 
Global Fragility Strategy established pursuant to section 
505(a), notwithstanding any other provision of law for any 
program funded from amounts available for the Preven-
tion and Stabilization Fund established under subsection 
(a) in any fiscal year and related programs funded by 
other agencies to implement the Global Fragility Strat-
egy.’’. 
SEC. 328. INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE AND PORT OF ENTRY 
MODERNIZATION ACT. 
Section 6 of the International Bridge Act of 1972 (33 
U.S.C. 535d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘during the period 
beginning on December 1, 2020, and end-
ing on December 31, 2024,’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) An international bridge between the 
United States and Mexico. 
‘‘(B) An international bridge between the 
United States and Canada. 
‘‘(C) A port of entry on the international 
land border between the United States and 
Mexico. 
‘‘(D) A port of entry on the international 
land border between the United States and 
Canada.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘or land port of entry’’ after ‘‘international 
bridge’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or land port 
of entry’’ after ‘‘international bridge’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘sole’’ before ‘‘basis’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or land port of entry’’ 
after ‘‘internationdal bridge’’; 
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(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, 
and indenting appropriately; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) NO COMPILATION OR CONSIDERATION OF 
DOCUMENTS.—The Secretary shall not compile or 
take into consideration any environmental document 
pursuant to Public Law 91–190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) with respect to a Presidential permit for an ap-
plication under subsection (b).’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘or land port 
of entry’’ after ‘‘international bridge’’ each place it 
appears. 
TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL 
SECURITY AFFAIRS 
SEC. 401. UNDERSEA CABLES. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The Under Secretary for Inter-
national Security Affairs, in consultation with the heads 
of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall 
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develop a strategy to manage the security of subsea infra-
structure. The strategy shall include the following: 
(1) Information sharing between the United 
States and United States allies and partners on 
damaged subsea infrastructure. 
(2) Best practices for protecting subsea infra-
structure from both intentional or unintentional in-
terference and damage. 
(3) Assessment of foreign adversarial threats to 
subsea infrastructure, including in the Baltic Sea, 
Indo-Pacific, and other strategic regions. 
(4) Development of joint response procedures 
with allies and partners for incidents involving 
subsea infrastructure compromise or damage. 
(5) Promotion of United States leadership in 
setting international standards for subsea infrastruc-
ture security and resilience. 
(6) Risk assessment of existing United States 
subsea infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities and 
prioritize protection and resource allocation efforts. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for 
International Security Affairs shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that contains the 
strategy required by subsection (a). The report shall be 
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submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex if submitted separately from the unclassified por-
tion. 
SEC. 402. DEPARTMENT CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS DE-
STRUCTION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
and shall advance United States foreign policy goals to 
improve security and stability through demining and 
weapons stockpile security. The purposes of the activities 
authorized are— 
(1) to save lives and ensure the ability of af-
fected populations to return safely and access their 
homes and land; 
(2) to enable affected populations to safely and 
productively utilize land for agriculture—including 
and particularly in Ukraine, whose agricultural land 
is essential for global food security; 
(3) to clear explosive threats from land to per-
mit and encourage critical infrastructure and other 
development; 
(4) to educate affected populations about the 
dangers of landmines and other unexploded ord-
nance as well as United States efforts to provide the 
lifesaving benefits of demining activities; 
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(5) to advance United States business interests 
related to demining and weapons stockpile security; 
(6) to integrate demining and related activities 
with other assistance to ensure effective recovery 
from conflict; and 
(7) to establish and strengthen peacebuilding 
partnerships with foreign allies in regions of geo-
political importance through demining, as the United 
States has successfully done through clearance of 
unexploded ordnance from the Vietnam war. 
(b) CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS ELIMINATION OR SE-
CURING ACTIVITIES.—The purposes of the activities au-
thorized by subsection (a) are— 
(1) to ensure the safe securing of weapons, am-
munition, and explosives in the stores of foreign 
partners, otherwise at risk of accidental explosions 
as well as proliferation to terrorists, insurgents, and 
other violent non-state actors; 
(2) to support the security sectors of foreign 
partners to properly eliminate or manage weapons 
and ammunition stockpiles through Weapons Stock-
pile Security, and related programs; 
(3) to educate local police and other officials 
and the wider population at the local level on safer 
and more secure weapons storage and salvage as 
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well as United States efforts to provide the life-
saving benefits of conventional weapons elimination, 
securing, and management; 
(4) to establish and strengthen cooperation in 
the area of conventional weapon elimination or secu-
rity with foreign partners to reduce armed violence 
and instability in support of important United 
States national security and foreign policy objectives; 
and 
(5) to integrate conventional weapons elimi-
nation and securing and related activities with other 
assistance to prevent armed violence and instability. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for 
Political-Military Affairs shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the following: 
(1) A list of all programming related to 
demining, conventional weapons destruction, and 
weapon stockpile security activities conducted by the 
Department for the previous year as of the submis-
sion of the report. 
(2) An assessment of programming, and the 
methods and outcomes in relation to achieving the 
objectives of the Department’s demining, conven-
tional weapons destruction, and weapon stockpile se-
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curity related programs and activities for the pre-
vious year as of the submission of the report. 
(3) A list of all implementing partners utilized 
by the Department for demining, conventional weap-
ons destruction, and weapon stockpile security re-
lated programming for the previous year as of the 
submission of the report. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
until December 18, 2028, the Assistant Secretary for Po-
litical-Military Affairs shall provide a briefing to the ap-
propriate congressional committees on the matters de-
scribed in this section. 
SEC. 403. AUTHORIZING DEMINING AND RELATED PRO-
GRAMS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Undersecretary for Inter-
national Security Affairs may provide assistance to Viet-
nam, Laos, and Cambodia for programs to support the 
following: 
(1) The development or updating of national 
surveys of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and 
other explosive remnants of war. 
(2) Clearance of such landmines, unexploded 
ordnance, and other explosives remnants of war. 
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(3) Stockpile management of small arms, light 
weapons, and ammunition. 
(4) Capacity building, risk education, destruc-
tion, and physical security related to landmines, 
unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants 
of war. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Undersecretary for International Security Affairs may 
seek to consult, partner, and coordinate with international 
organizations, civil societies, donor governments, and 
other stakeholders, as the Undersecretary for Inter-
national Security Affairs determines appropriate, to lever-
age the expertise, financial support, and resources of such 
entities to minimize duplication of efforts and maximize 
the efficient and effective provision of assistance from the 
United States. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than June 27, 2026, the Un-
dersecretary for International Security Affairs shall pro-
vide a report to the appropriate congressional committees, 
on activities undertaken in accordance with this section 
on the progress of amounts made available from the Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and related pro-
grams account for demining and clearance of landmines, 
unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war 
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in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Such reports shall also 
include— 
(1) the status of amounts made available from 
the Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and 
related programs account that are obligated pursu-
ant to authorities provided by prior Acts and the 
status of unallocated amounts made available to 
such account as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
(2) a description of how Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining, and related programs account 
funds have contributed to landmine, unexploded ord-
nance, and other explosive remnants of war clear-
ance efforts in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia; 
(3) estimates of contaminated land that has 
been cleared, land that still contains landmines, 
unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants 
of war, land that has not been assessed for contami-
nation, and data on the origin of any antipersonnel 
mines cleared, to the extent possible; and 
(4) a description of collaboration between the 
United States and the governments of Vietnam, 
Laos, and Cambodia including past and current 
progress to date in establishing nation-wide contami-
nation databases in such countries to refine land-
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mine, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive rem-
nants of war locations and target clearance efforts. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(2) the term ‘‘unexploded ordnance’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 404. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM WITH 
REGARD TO JORDAN. 
Amounts made available under the Foreign Military 
Financing program estimated to be outlayed for the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan during each of the fiscal 
years 2026 through 2029 shall be disbursed to an interest- 
bearing account for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York not later than 30 
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days of the date of the enactment of this Act; Provided 
that— 
(1) withdrawal of funds from such account shall 
be made only on authenticated instructions from the 
Defense Finance and Accounting Service of the De-
partment of Defense; 
(2) in the event such account is closed, the bal-
ance of the account shall be transferred promptly to 
the appropriations account for the Foreign Military 
Financing Program; and 
(3) none of the interest accrued by such ac-
count should be obligated unless the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified. 
SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE AL-
LIES-ISRAEL. 
For fiscal year 2026, section 514(b) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)) shall not 
apply to defense articles to be set aside, earmarked, re-
served, or intended for use as reserve stocks in stockpiles 
in the State of Israel. 
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SEC. 406. COUNTERTERRORISM AUTHORITIES FOR SECU-
RITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
Section 571 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2349aa) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, intel-
ligence, and military’’ after ‘‘assistance to foreign 
countries in order to enhance the ability of their law 
enforcement’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘infor-
mation sharing with United States law enforce-
ment,’’ after ‘‘Such assistance may include’’. 
SEC. 407. CYPRUS ARMS EMBARGO REFORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d) and ex-
cept as provided in subsection (b), beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall not apply 
a policy of denial for exports, re-exports, or transfers of 
defense articles and defense services destined for or origi-
nating in the Republic of Cyprus if— 
(1) the request is made by or on behalf of the 
Government of the Republic of Cyprus; and 
(2) the end-user of such defense articles or de-
fense services is the Government of the Republic of 
Cyprus. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The exclusion provided for in sub-
section (a) shall not apply with respect to the application 
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of a policy of denial based upon credible human rights con-
cerns. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the exclusion 
provided for in subsection (a) for a period of one fiscal 
year if the President determines that it is essential to the 
national security interests of the United States to do so. 
(d) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may termi-
nate the exclusion provided for in subsection (a) for 
the five-year period beginning on the date that is 
five years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and may renew such termination for subsequent 
five-year periods, if, prior to each such five-year pe-
riod, the President submits to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a certification that the Gov-
ernment of the Republic of Cyprus is no longer— 
(A) cooperating with the United States 
Government in efforts to implement reforms on 
anti-money laundering regulations and financial 
regulatory oversight; and 
(B) denying Russian military vessels access 
to ports for refueling and servicing. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 408. SUBNATIONAL DIPLOMACY TO COMBAT SYN-
THETIC OPIOID TRAFFICKING. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for International 
Narcotics and Law Enforcement shall establish and sub-
mit to Congress a strategy to strengthen subnational co-
operation between the United States and Mexico for the 
purposes of— 
(1) enhancing law enforcement cooperation and 
local, State, and Federal security forces cooperation 
at a subnational level for the purpose of curbing 
fentanyl trafficking and other synthetic opioids, in-
cluding activities such as— 
(A) bolstering technical assistance and co-
ordination for law enforcement agencies and 
local, State, and Federal security forces; 
(B) carrying out exchange programs for 
the purposes of professional development; and 
(C) enhancing data sharing as appropriate; 
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(2) bolstering subnational dialogue and capacity 
building between Federal and local governments, 
civil society, faith-based organizations, and business 
community leaders and integrating issues faced by 
local communities, including with respect to traf-
ficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids; and 
(3) strengthening capacity building and pro-
viding resources for border towns and organizations 
within those towns that attempt to meet the needs 
of communities. 
SEC. 409. INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCE-
MENT COMPACT AUTHORITY. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
provide assistance under chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.) to any 
eligible country that enters into an International Narcotics 
and Law Enforcement Compact (in this section referred 
to as a ‘‘Compact’’), as described in subsection (b). 
(b) COMPACT DESCRIBED.—A Compact described in 
this subsection is an agreement between the United States 
and an eligible country that— 
(1) establishes a multiyear plan for achieving 
narcotics control or a law enforcement objective 
shared by the United States and the eligible country; 
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(2) takes into account any national counter nar-
cotics or law enforcement strategy of the eligible 
country; and 
(3) contains— 
(A) the specific objectives that the eligible 
country and the United States expect to achieve 
during the term of the Compact; 
(B) the responsibilities of the eligible coun-
try and the United States in the achievement of 
such objectives; 
(C) regular benchmarks to measure, where 
appropriate, progress toward the achievement of 
such objectives; 
(D) a multiyear financial plan that— 
(i) includes the estimated amounts to 
be contributed by the Secretary and the el-
igible country, respectively; 
(ii) describes how the requirements of 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) will be 
met, including identifying the role of civil 
society in the achievement of such require-
ments; and 
(iii) includes proposed mechanisms to 
implement such financial plan and provide 
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oversight of the activities conducted pursu-
ant to such plan; 
(E) a plan to ensure appropriate fiscal ac-
countability for the use of assistance provided 
under this section; 
(F) where appropriate, a description of the 
current and potential participation of donors in 
the achievement of such objectives; 
(G) a requirement that open, fair, and 
competitive procedures are used in a trans-
parent manner in the administration of grants, 
cooperative agreements, or the procurement of 
goods and services for the achievement of such 
objectives; 
(H) where appropriate, a process by which 
the Secretary and national, regional, or local 
units of government of the eligible country may 
consider solicited proposals under the Compact 
and unsolicited proposals; 
(I) the strategy of the eligible country to 
sustain progress made toward achieving such 
objectives after expiration of the Compact; and 
(J) a description of the role of any United 
States Government agency or department (aside 
from the Department) in any design, implemen-
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tation, and monitoring of programs and activi-
ties funded under the Compact. 
(c) COUNTRY CONTRIBUTIONS.—Each Compact shall 
identify a contribution, as appropriate, from the eligible 
country relative to the national budget of such country to-
ward meeting the objectives of the Compact, that— 
(1) takes into account the prevailing economic 
conditions; 
(2) is in addition to government spending allo-
cated by such country for such objectives for the 
year immediately preceding the establishment of the 
Compact; and 
(3) should continue for the duration of the 
Compact. 
(d) PROHIBITION
ON TAXATION.—Each Compact 
shall contain a provision that states that assistance pro-
vided by the United States under the Compact shall be 
exempt from taxation by the government of the eligible 
country. 
(e)(1) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—Prior 
to entering into a Compact with an eligible country, the 
Secretary shall consult with appropriate officials of United 
States Government agencies and departments, particularly 
with officials engaged in counter narcotics or law enforce-
ment cooperation on issues related to the Compact. 
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(2) LOCAL INPUT.—In entering into a Compact, the 
United States shall seek to ensure that the government 
of the eligible country consults with private and voluntary 
organizations, the business community, and potential do-
nors in the eligible country. 
(3) COORDINATION WITH DONORS.—To the max-
imum extent feasible, activities undertaken to achieve the 
objectives of each Compact shall be undertaken in coordi-
nation with the assistance activities of donors other than 
the United States and the eligible country. 
(f) INCREASE
OR
EXTENSION
OF
ASSISTANCE 
UNDER A COMPACT.—Not later than 15 days after mak-
ing a determination to increase or extend assistance under 
a Compact with an eligible country, the Secretary— 
(1) shall prepare and transmit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a written report and 
justification that contains a detailed summary of the 
proposed increase in or extension of assistance under 
the Compact and a copy of the full text of the 
amendment to the Compact; and 
(2) shall publish a detailed summary, full text, 
and justification of the proposed increase in or ex-
tension of assistance under the Compact in the Fed-
eral Register and on the website of the Department. 
(g) CONCURRENT AND SUBSEQUENT COMPACTS.— 
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(1) 
CONCURRENT
COMPACTS.—An 
eligible 
country that has entered into and has in effect a 
Compact under this section may enter into and have 
in effect at the same time not more than one addi-
tional Compact if— 
(A) one or both of the Compacts are or will 
be for purposes of regional counter narcotics or 
law enforcement cooperation; and 
(B) the Secretary determines that the eligi-
ble country is making considerable and demon-
strable progress in implementing the terms of 
the existing Compact and supplementary agree-
ments thereto. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT
COMPACTS.—The Secretary 
may enter into one or more subsequent Compacts in 
accordance with the requirements of this section 
after the expiration of the existing Compact. 
(h) LIMITATION ON DURATION OF COMPACT.—The 
duration of a Compact shall not exceed five years. 
(i) ASSISTANCE FOR FACILITATING COMPACT.—Not-
withstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may enter into 
contracts or make grants for any eligible country for the 
purpose of facilitating the development and implementa-
tion of a Compact between the United States and the 
country. 
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(j) APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING RESTRICTIONS.— 
Assistance through a Compact shall be subject to the same 
restrictions on assistance provided under chapter 8 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291 
et seq.), including with respect to internationally recog-
nized human rights. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(2) the term ‘‘eligible country’’ means a foreign 
country that is eligible for assistance under chapter 
8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.). 
SEC. 410. COMBATTING FIREARMS TRAFFICKING IN THE 
WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs, in consultation with the Assistant 
Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and in coordi-
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nation with the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms, and Explosives, shall seek to work with 
appropriate national and subnational law enforcement au-
thorities of countries in the Western Hemisphere in order 
to increase voluntary participation by such authorities in 
the eTrace program, including by providing relevant trans-
lation services. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the implementation of subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘eTrace 
program’’ means the web-based firearms tracing system 
of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explo-
sives that is available to accredited domestic and inter-
national law enforcement agencies to assist in the tracing 
of United States-sourced firearms. 
SEC. 411. SECTION 123 AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) lead diplomatic engagement and negotia-
tions for agreements for cooperation pursuant to 
section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2153) (commonly referred to, and hereafter 
referred to, as ‘‘section 123 agreements’’); 
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(2) pursue at least 20 new section 123 agree-
ments before January 3, 2029; 
(3) pursue, where in the interest of the United 
States, renegotiation or renewal of section 123 
agreements that are scheduled to expire before the 
date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act; and 
(4) pursue agreements that adhere to the high-
est standards of safety, security, and nonprolifera-
tion, including, where appropriate and achievable, 
the so-called ‘‘Gold Standard’’ to forego enrichment 
or reprocessing of nuclear material, in any renegoti-
ated or new section 123 agreements. 
(b) PROGRAM TO ENHANCE GLOBAL COMPETITIVE-
NESS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the relevant 
heads of other Federal departments and agencies, shall 
implement a program to enhance the global competitive-
ness of United States persons (as such term is defined 
in section 1637(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal year 2015 (50 U.S.C. 1708(d))) who are nuclear 
suppliers, investors, or lenders to compete for nuclear 
projects in foreign countries, including— 
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(1) expediting the conclusion of intergovern-
mental agreements on nuclear energy and the fuel 
supply chain with potential export countries; 
(2) promoting broad adherence to the Conven-
tion on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear 
Damage, with Annex, done at Vienna September 12, 
1997 (TIAS 15–415); 
(3) identifying statutory and regulatory burdens 
on exports of nuclear technology, fuel supplies, 
equipment, and services from the United States and 
recommending action to relieve such burdens; 
(4) encouraging favorable decisions by potential 
import countries on the use of nuclear technology, 
fuel supplies, equipment, and services from the 
United States; and 
(5) ensuring the program is carried out in a 
manner that adheres to applicable legal require-
ments, conforms with nonproliferation obligations, 
and meets the highest standards of safety, security, 
and safeguards. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the As-
sistant Secretary for Arms Control and Non-
proliferation shall submit to the appropriate congres-
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sional committees a report on United States diplo-
matic engagement and negotiations for agreements 
for cooperation pursuant to section 123 of the Atom-
ic Energy Act of 1954. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required by paragraph (1) should include the fol-
lowing information: 
(A) An updated list of all countries the 
Secretary is pursuing or has pursued 123 
agreements with in the previous year. 
(B) An analysis of current trends of global 
competition in the civil nuclear sphere with the 
Russian Federation and the People’s Republic 
of China up and down the supply chain. 
(C) Any waivers submitted under the Pro-
hibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act (Public 
Law 118–62; 138 Stat. 1022). 
SEC. 412. UNITED STATES-EUROPEAN NUCLEAR ENERGY 
COOPERATION ACT OF 2025. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Energy, shall develop a strategy to 
strengthen United States-European nuclear energy co-
operation and combat Russian malign influence in the nu-
clear energy sector in Europe. The strategy shall include 
the following: 
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(1) An overview and assessment of the Sec-
retary’s efforts to broaden participation by United 
States nuclear industry entities in Europe and pro-
mote the accessibility and competitiveness of United 
States, European, and partner technologies and 
services against Russian and Chinese technologies in 
Europe. 
(2) An overview of different nuclear reactor 
types that are currently deployed or under regu-
latory review in Europe, including large light-water 
reactors, small modular light-water reactors, and 
non-light-water reactors, and— 
(A) what role, if any, each reactor type 
could have in reducing the Russian Federation’s 
influence over European energy supply by 2030, 
2035, 2040, 2045, and 2050; 
(B) challenges that each reactor type may 
face with rapid deployment, including costs, 
market barriers to first-of-a-kind designs, sup-
ply chain constraints, and regulatory require-
ments; 
(C) the impacts of each reactor type on 
maintaining strong nonproliferation standards, 
including the minimization of weapons-usable 
nuclear material; and 
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(D) opportunities for the use of United 
States, European, and partner technologies and 
services in the deployment or potential deploy-
ment of each reactor type. 
(3) An overview of different fuel cycles that are 
currently deployed or under consideration in Europe, 
including use of low enriched uranium, including 
high assay low enriched uranium, and spent fuel re-
processing, along with an analysis of the implica-
tions of each fuel cycle on— 
(A) reducing and eliminating Russia’s 
market share in Europe for uranium, conver-
sion, enrichment, and reactor fuel between now 
and 2030; 
(B) achieving long-term energy security 
free of Russian influence; and 
(C) maintaining strong nonproliferation 
standards, including the minimization of weap-
ons-usable material as well as high nuclear safe-
ty and security standards. 
(4) An overview of nuclear reactor designs and 
fuel cycle infrastructure that the United States Gov-
ernment is currently funding the development of, 
and— 
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(A) the potential, if any, that each of these 
technologies have to decrease or eliminate Rus-
sia’s market share in the United States and 
Europe for nuclear power reactors, uranium 
mining and milling, conversion, enrichment, fuel 
fabrication, deconversion, and spent nuclear 
fuel reprocessing in the short, medium, and 
long term; 
(B) the impact of these technologies on the 
minimization of weapons-usable nuclear mate-
rial, including the use of highly enriched ura-
nium or plutonium fuels; and 
(C) an assessment of the use cases for 
each of these designs and fuel cycles. 
(5) An overview of the United States Govern-
ment’s diplomatic engagements regarding the nu-
clear energy sector in Europe. 
(6) A list of countries in Europe with active nu-
clear power programs, and— 
(A) an analysis of each country’s nuclear 
energy policy; 
(B) an overview of existing areas of co-
operation with regards to nuclear energy be-
tween each country and— 
(i) the United States; 
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(ii) other European and friendly coun-
tries; and 
(iii) adversarial countries, including 
the People’s Republic of China and the 
Russian Federation; 
(C) an overview of potential areas for fu-
ture cooperation between each country and the 
United States with regards to nuclear energy; 
and 
(D) a summary of fuel types used in each 
country’s nuclear power programs. 
(7) An overview of Russian and Chinese influ-
ence in the European nuclear energy sector. 
(8) An overview of how the United States Gov-
ernment is working with allies and partners to 
counter Russian malign influence within the Euro-
pean energy sector to include steps taken to counter 
Russian influence in the mining and milling, conver-
sion, enrichment, and fuel fabrication processes as 
well as in reactor construction. 
(9) An overview of how the United States Gov-
ernment balances the urgent strategic need for col-
laboration with allies and partners on countering 
Russia’s influence on nuclear energy in Europe, with 
commercial competitiveness issues that may arise be-
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tween United States companies and companies in 
Europe, Canada, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. 
(10) An assessment of Rosatom’s role in Rus-
sia’s energy sector, to include an overview of 
strengths and vulnerabilities of the conglomerate. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees the strat-
egy required by subsection (a). 
(c) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex, so long as such annex is provided sepa-
rately from the unclassified Strategy. 
SEC. 413. AUTHORITY OF THE BUREAU OF COUNTERTER-
RORISM TO ACCESS CERTAIN INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of Counterterrorism 
of the Department is authorized to access, obtain, and use 
information maintained by any other Federal department 
or agency for formulation, implementation, or oversight of 
international counterterrorism policies, programs, oper-
ations, or assistance. Such access may be used for the pur-
poses of— 
(1) identifying and anticipating current and 
emerging threats; 
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(2) collecting and verifying information to sup-
port policy decisions and terrorism-related designa-
tions; 
(3) detecting, countering, or preventing ter-
rorism-related activity, including terrorist travel; 
(4) improving coordination between Federal 
agencies on international counterterrorism efforts; 
and 
(5) supporting national security objectives. 
(b) INTERAGENCY
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may enter into memoranda of understanding or other 
agreements with the heads of other Federal departments 
and agencies to facilitate the timely and secure exchange 
of information under this section, including access to intel-
ligence and law enforcement data, as necessary, to support 
the Bureau of Counterterrorism’s counterterrorism mis-
sion, consistent with applicable laws governing the han-
dling of sensitive or classified information. 
(c) PRIVACY
AND
SECURITY.—The Bureau of 
Counterterrorism shall implement appropriate technical, 
administrative, and policy safeguards to ensure that any 
information accessed or shared under this section is col-
lected, stored, and used in accordance with applicable laws 
and regulations, including those governing the protection 
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of privacy, civil liberties, and classified or sensitive infor-
mation. 
SEC. 414. STUDY ON GEOPOLITICAL STRATEGIES AND 
VERIFICATION 
FRAMEWORKS 
FOR 
AD-
VANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The Assistant Secretary for Emerg-
ing Threats, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary 
for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, shall develop a strategy 
to preserve enduring United States leadership in the field 
of advanced artificial intelligence (hereafter in this section 
referred to as ‘‘AI’’). The strategy shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description and assessment of the tech-
nical and non-technical methods to monitor the 
present or future development or deployment of cov-
ered AI systems by adversarial nations or foreign ac-
tors, including the People’s Republic of China, with 
particular attention to systems that could pose se-
vere threats to United States national security; 
(2) Proposals for potential commitments or 
agreements under which one or more foreign states 
would commit to restrict, limit, or halt the develop-
ment or deployment of their covered AI systems; 
(3) The identification and evaluation of moni-
toring, verification, and enforcement mechanisms, 
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including methods that do not yet exist but could be 
developed or strengthened through additional re-
search and development, that could be used to assess 
international compliance with the commitments or 
agreements described in paragraph (2) or otherwise 
improve United States national security, including 
hardware-based safeguards, data center inspections, 
cloud service audits, satellite monitoring, signals in-
telligence, and other relevant methods; 
(4) Identification and assessment of potential 
evasion techniques or deception strategies that ad-
versaries could employ to circumvent verification 
mechanisms, and evaluate countermeasures to en-
hance the credibility and robustness of such mecha-
nisms; 
(5) An examination of potential diplomatic and 
geopolitical strategies or options available to the 
United States in the event that the United States 
chooses to delay the development or deployment of 
adversaries’ covered AI systems, including options or 
plans to coordinate with allies and partners, build 
international confidence in potential agreements or 
commitments related to covered AI systems, deter 
opportunistic behavior by foreign adversaries, and 
support efforts to detect or verify that foreign adver-
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saries were not secretly developing covered AI sys-
tems or attempting to covertly usurp United States 
leadership in advanced AI. This shall include meth-
ods, strategies, policies, and plans that, in either the 
presence or absence of international agreements, 
could be used to prevent or deter adversaries from 
developing, acquiring, or deploying covered AI sys-
tems that could pose severe threats to United States 
national security; and 
(6) The identification of potential limitations in 
the strategies, agreements, proposals, and mecha-
nisms outlined in paragraphs (1) through (5), and 
develop policy recommendations to address such lim-
itations, including via coordination with allies and 
partners. Such recommendations shall emphasize 
concrete, near-term diplomatic and policy actions the 
United States Government can take to build stra-
tegic leverage and preserve policy optionality as AI 
capabilities advance, including options to strengthen 
coordination with allies and partners, develop inter-
national agreements and commitments around for-
eign covered AI systems, develop robust verification 
mechanisms for such agreements, improve situa-
tional awareness around foreign covered AI systems 
for the United States government and allies and 
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partners, verify the location of adversaries’ high-end 
compute clusters, and coordinate with allies and 
partners to identify adversaries’ attempts to develop, 
acquire, or deploy covered AI systems. Such rec-
ommendations shall also include a prioritized list 
identifying verification methods or mechanisms that 
would benefit from additional research and develop-
ment efforts by the United States, the private sec-
tor, public-private partnerships, or other relevant en-
tities, with a focus on methods or mechanisms that 
could be made technically feasible or substantially 
enhanced within 5 years of additional research and 
development efforts. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for 
Emerging Threats, in consultation with the Assistant Sec-
retary for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
contains the strategy required in subsection (a). 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—During the 
two-year period described in subsection (b), the Assistant 
Secretary for Emerging Threats, in consultation with the 
Assistant Secretary for Cyberspace and Digital Policy 
shall provide timely updates to the appropriate congres-
sional committees in response to significant developments 
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related to the content of the report identified in subsection 
(b), or other material developments in the global landscape 
of advanced artificial intelligence that may affect United 
States national security interests, verification strategies, 
or geopolitical stability. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
AI systems’’ means advanced AI systems with critical ca-
pabilities that the Secretary determines would pose a 
grave national security threat if developed, acquired, de-
ployed, or stolen by adversaries, including systems that 
match or exceed human expert performance in high-risk 
domains such as chemical, biological, radiological, and nu-
clear matters, cyber offense, persuasion, or AI research 
and development, as well as systems that operate with 
high levels of autonomy without meaningful human over-
sight or that possess the capacity for self-improvement or 
rapid capability amplification. 
SEC. 415. ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT AND 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than June 30 
of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report describ-
ing the anti-trafficking efforts of the United States 
and foreign governments according to the minimum 
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standards and criteria enumerated in section 108 of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7106), and the nature and scope of traf-
ficking in persons in each country and analysis of 
the trend lines for individual governmental efforts. 
The report shall, to the extent concurrent reporting 
data is available, cover efforts and activities taking 
place during the period between April 1 of the year 
preceding the report and March 31 of the year in 
which the report is made, and should include— 
(A) a list of those countries, if any, to 
which the minimum standards for the elimi-
nation of trafficking are applicable and whose 
governments fully comply with such standards 
based only on concrete actions taken by the 
country that are recorded during the reporting 
period; 
(B) a list of those countries, if any, to 
which the minimum standards for the elimi-
nation of trafficking are applicable and whose 
governments do not yet fully comply with such 
standards but are making significant efforts to 
bring themselves into compliance based only on 
concrete actions taken by the country (exclud-
ing any commitments by the country to take 
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additional future steps during the next year) 
that are recorded during the reporting period; 
(C) a list of those countries, if any, to 
which the minimum standards for the elimi-
nation of trafficking are applicable and whose 
governments do not fully comply with such 
standards and are not making significant ef-
forts to bring themselves into compliance; 
(D) information on the measures taken by 
the United Nations, the Organization for Secu-
rity and Cooperation in Europe, the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization and, as appropriate, 
other multilateral organizations in which the 
United States participates, to prevent the in-
volvement of the organization’s employees, con-
tractor personnel, and peacekeeping forces in 
trafficking in persons or the exploitation of vic-
tims of trafficking; 
(E) reporting and analysis on the emer-
gence or shifting of global patterns in human 
trafficking, including data on the number of 
victims trafficked to, through, or from major 
source and destination countries, disaggregated 
by nationality, gender, and age, to the extent 
possible; 
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(F) emerging issues in human trafficking; 
(G) a section entitled ‘‘Promising Practices 
in the Eradication of Trafficking in Persons’’ to 
highlight effective practices and use of innova-
tion and technology in prevention, protection, 
prosecution, and partnerships, including by for-
eign governments, the private sector, and do-
mestic civil society actors; 
(H) for each country included in a dif-
ferent list than the country had been placed in 
the previous annual report, a detailed expla-
nation of how the concrete actions (or lack of 
such actions) undertaken (or not undertaken) 
by the country during the previous reporting 
period contributed to such change, including a 
clear linkage between such actions and the min-
imum standards enumerated in section 108 of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7106); and 
(I) information about the trafficking in 
persons for the purpose of organ removal, in-
cluding cases and steps governments are under-
taking to prevent, identify, and eliminate such 
trafficking. 
(2) TIER 2 WATCH LIST.— 
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(A) SUBMISSION OF LIST.—Not later than 
the date on which the determinations described 
in subsections (c) and (d) of section 110 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7107(c) and (d) are submitted to the 
appropriate congressional committees in accord-
ance with such subsections, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a list of countries that the Secretary de-
termines require special scrutiny during the fol-
lowing year. The list shall be composed of coun-
tries that have been listed pursuant to para-
graph (1)(B)) pursuant to the current annual 
report because— 
(i) the estimated number of victims of 
severe forms of trafficking is very signifi-
cant or is significantly increasing and the 
country is not taking proportional concrete 
actions; or 
(ii) there is a failure to provide evi-
dence of increasing efforts to combat se-
vere forms of trafficking in persons from 
the previous year, including increased in-
vestigations, prosecutions and convictions 
of trafficking crimes, increased assistance 
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to victims, and decreasing evidence of com-
plicity in severe forms of trafficking by 
government officials. 
(B) INTERIM
ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than February 1 of each year, the Secretary 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
committees an assessment of the progress that 
each country on the Tier 2 watch list described 
in subparagraph (A) has made since April 1 of 
the previous year. 
(C) RELATION OF TIER 2 WATCH LIST TO 
ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT.— 
A determination that a country shall not be 
placed on the Tier 2 watch list described in 
subparagraph (A) shall not affect in any way 
the determination to be made in the following 
year as to whether a country is complying with 
the minimum standards for the elimination of 
trafficking or whether a country is making sig-
nificant efforts to bring itself into compliance 
with such standards. 
(D) COUNTRIES ON TIER 2 WATCH LIST 
FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
under clause (ii), a country that is included 
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on the Tier 2 watch list described in sub-
paragraph (A) for 2 consecutive years after 
December 23, 2008, shall be included on 
the list of countries described in paragraph 
(1)(C). 
(ii) EXERCISE
OF
WAIVER
AUTHOR-
ITY.—The President may waive the appli-
cation of clause (i) for up to 1 year if the 
President determines, and reports credible 
evidence to the appropriate congressional 
committees, that such a waiver is justified 
because— 
(I) the country has a written 
plan to begin making significant ef-
forts to bring itself into compliance 
with the minimum standards for the 
elimination of trafficking; 
(II) the plan, if implemented, 
would constitute making such signifi-
cant efforts; and 
(III) the country is devoting suf-
ficient resources to implement the 
plan. 
(E) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTICE.—Not later 
than 30 days after the submission of the evi-
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dence described in subparagraph (D)(ii) with 
respect to each country determined to have met 
the requirements under subclauses (I) through 
(III) of such, the Secretary shall— 
(i) provide a detailed description of 
the credible information supporting such 
determination on a publicly available 
website maintained by the Department; 
and 
(ii) offer to brief the appropriate con-
gressional committees on any written plan 
submitted by the country as described in 
subparagraph (D)(ii)(I), with an oppor-
tunity to review the written plan. 
(F) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN COUN-
TRIES
ON
SPECIAL
WATCH
LIST
THAT
ARE 
DOWNGRADED
AND
REINSTATED
ON
SPECIAL 
WATCH LIST.—Notwithstanding subparagraphs 
(D) and (E), a country may not be included on 
the Tier 2 watch list described in subparagraph 
(A) for more than 2 years immediately after the 
country consecutively— 
(i) was included on the Tier 2 watch 
list described in subparagraph (A) for— 
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(I) 2 consecutive years after De-
cember 23, 2008; and 
(II) any additional years after 
such date of enactment as a result of 
the President exercising the waiver 
authority under subparagraph (D)(ii); 
and 
(ii) was subsequently included on the 
list of countries described in paragraph 
(1)(C) in the year following such waiver 
under subparagraph (D)(ii). 
(3) SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In making determina-
tions under paragraph (1) or (2) as to whether 
the government of a country is making signifi-
cant efforts to bring itself into compliance with 
the minimum standards for the elimination of 
trafficking, the Secretary shall consider— 
(i) the extent to which the country is 
a country of origin, transit, or destination 
for severe forms of trafficking; 
(ii) the extent of noncompliance with 
the minimum standards by the government 
and, particularly, the extent to which offi-
cials or employees of the government have 
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participated in, facilitated, condoned, or 
are otherwise complicit in severe forms of 
trafficking; and 
(iii) what measures are reasonable to 
bring the government into compliance with 
the minimum standards in light of the re-
sources and capabilities of the government. 
(B) PROOF OF FAILURE TO MAKE SIGNIFI-
CANT EFFORTS.—In addition to the consider-
ations described in subparagraph (A), in deter-
minations under paragraph (1)(C) as to wheth-
er the government of a country is not making 
significant efforts to bring itself into compliance 
with the minimum standards for the elimination 
of trafficking, the Secretary shall consider, as 
proof of failure to make significant efforts, a 
government policy or pattern of— 
(i) trafficking; 
(ii) trafficking in government-funded 
programs; 
(iii) forced labor (in government-affili-
ated medical services, agriculture, forestry, 
mining, construction, or other sectors); 
(iv) sexual slavery in government 
camps, compounds, or outposts; 
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(v) employing or recruiting child sol-
diers; 
(vi) the extent to which the govern-
ment of the country is devoting sufficient 
budgetary resources— 
(I) to investigate and prosecute 
acts of severe trafficking in persons; 
(II) to convict and sentence per-
sons responsible for such acts; and 
(III) to obtain restitution for vic-
tims of human trafficking; 
(vii) the extent to which the govern-
ment of the country is devoting sufficient 
budgetary resources— 
(I) to protect and support victims 
of trafficking in persons; and 
(II) to prevent severe forms of 
trafficking in persons; and 
(viii) the extent to which the govern-
ment of the country has consulted with do-
mestic and international civil society orga-
nizations that resulted in concrete actions 
to improve the provision of services to vic-
tims of trafficking in persons. 
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(4) ACTION PLANS FOR COUNTRIES UPGRADED 
TO TIER 2 WATCHLIST.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the release of the annual Trafficking 
in Persons Report, the Secretary, acting 
through the Director and through the Assistant 
Secretary of the appropriate regional bureau, in 
consultation with appropriate officials from the 
government of each country described in para-
graph (2)(A), and with the assistance of the 
United States Ambassador or Charge d’Affaires 
in each such country, shall— 
(i) prepare an action plan for each 
country upgraded from the Tier 3 to the 
Tier 2 Watchlist to further improve such 
country’s tier ranking under this sub-
section; and 
(ii) present the relevant action plan to 
the government of each such country. 
(B) CONTENTS.—Each action plan pre-
pared under this paragraph— 
(i) shall include specific concrete ac-
tions to be taken by the country to sub-
stantively address deficiencies preventing 
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the country from meeting Tier 2 stand-
ards, based on credible information; and 
(ii) should be focused on short-term 
and multi-year goals. 
(C) BRIEFINGS.—The Director and all ap-
propriate regional Assistant Secretaries shall 
make themselves available to brief the appro-
priate congressional committees and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate on the implementa-
tion of each action plan prepared under this 
paragraph. 
(D) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this 
paragraph may be construed as modifying— 
(i) minimum standards for the elimi-
nation of trafficking under section 108 of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106); or 
(ii) the actions against governments 
failing to meet minimum standards under 
this section or the criteria for placement 
on the Tier 2 watch list under paragraph 
(2). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE FREDERICK 
DOUGLASS
TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS
PREVENTION
AND 
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PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018.—Section 
204(b)(1) of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims 
Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 
(22 U.S.C. 7107 note) is amended by striking ‘‘special 
watch list described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Tier 2 watch list described in paragraph (2)(A) of 
section 415(a) of the Department of State Policy Provi-
sions Act’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE BIPARTISAN 
CONGRESSIONAL
TRADE
PRIORITIES
AND
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT OF 2015.—Section 106(b)(6)(E)(iii) of the 
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Account-
ability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4205(b)(6)(E)(iii)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(A)(iii)’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A) of section 415(a) of the De-
partment of State Policy Provisions Act’’. 
(d) PRINTED VERSION OF THE REPORT.—Section 
107(c) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 7107 
note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding the following new paragraph: 
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