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SEC. 6406. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR BELARUS. 
(a) SPECIAL ENVOY.—The President shall appoint a Special 
Envoy for Belarus within the Department (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Special Envoy’’). The Special Envoy should be a person 
of recognized distinction in the field of European security, geo-
politics, democracy and human rights, and may be a career Foreign 
Service Officer. 
(b) CENTRAL OBJECTIVE.—The central objective of the Special 
Envoy is to coordinate and promote efforts— 
(1) to improve respect for the fundamental human rights 
of the people of Belarus; 
(2) to sustain focus on the national security implications 
of Belarus’s political and military alignment for the United 
States; and 
(3) to respond to the political, economic, and security 
impacts of events in Belarus upon neighboring countries and 
the wider region. 
(c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Special Envoy shall— 
(1) engage in discussions with Belarusian officials 
regarding human rights, political, economic and security issues 
in Belarus; 
(2) support international efforts to promote human rights 
and political freedoms in Belarus, including coordination and 
dialogue between the United States and the United Nations, 
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the 
European Union, Belarus, and the other countries in Eastern 
Europe; 
(3) consult with nongovernmental organizations that have 
attempted to address human rights and political and economic 
instability in Belarus; 
(4) make recommendations regarding the funding of activi-
ties promoting human rights, democracy, the rule of law, and 
the development of a market economy in Belarus; 
(5) review strategies for improving protection of human 
rights in Belarus, including technical training and exchange 
programs; 
(6) develop an action plan for holding to account the per-
petrators of the human rights violations documented in the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights report 
on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up 
to the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath (Human 
Rights Council Resolution 49/36); 
(7) engage with member countries of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization, the Organization for Security and 
Cooperation in Europe and the European Union with respect 
to the implications of Belarus’s political and security alignment 
for transatlantic security; and 
(8) work within the Department and among partnering 
countries to sustain focus on the political situation in Belarus. 
(d) ROLE.—The position of Special Envoy— 
(1) shall be a full-time position; 
(2) may not be combined with any other position within 
the Department; 
(3) shall only exist as long as United States diplomatic 
operations in Belarus at the United States Embassy in Minsk, 
Belarus have been suspended;
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(4) shall oversee the operations and personnel of the 
Belarus Affairs Unit; and 
(5) shall have a duty station that is co-located with the 
Belarus Affairs Unit. 
(e) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this division, and annually thereafter 
for the following 5 years, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Special Envoy, shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that describes the activities undertaken pursuant 
to subsection (c) during the reporting period. 
(f) SUNSET.—The position of Special Envoy for Belarus and 
the authorities provided by this section shall terminate 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this division. 
SEC. 6407. PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY FOR THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS, 
NEGEV 
FORUM, 
AND 
RELATED 
INTEGRATION 
AND 
NORMALIZATION FORA AND AGREEMENTS. 
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 64. PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY FOR THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS, NEGEV 
FORUM, AND RELATED INTEGRATION AND NORMALIZATION 
FORA AND AGREEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE.—There is established within the Department of 
State the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham 
Accords, Negev Forum, and Related Integration and Normalization 
Fora and Agreements (referred to in this section as the ‘Regional 
Integration Office’). 
‘‘(b) LEADERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) SPECIAL ENVOY.—The Regional Integration Office shall 
be headed by the Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham 
Accords, Negev Forum, and Related Normalization Agreements, 
who shall— 
‘‘(A) be appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) report directly to the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(c) RANK AND STATUS OF AMBASSADOR.—The Special Envoy 
shall have the rank and status of ambassador. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Special Envoy shall— 
‘‘(1) lead diplomatic engagement— 
‘‘(A) to strengthen and expand the Negev Forum, the 
Abraham Accords, and related normalization agreements 
with Israel, including promoting initiatives that benefit 
the people of key partners in regional integration or other 
regional actors in order to encourage such expansion; and 
‘‘(B) to support the work of regional integration; 
‘‘(2) implement the policy of the United States to expand 
normalization and support greater regional integration— 
‘‘(A) within the Middle East and North Africa; and 
‘‘(B) between the Middle East and North Africa and 
other key regions, including sub-Saharan Africa, the Indo- 
Pacific region, and beyond; 
‘‘(3) work to deliver tangible economic and security benefits 
for the citizens of Abraham Accords countries, Negev Forum 
countries, and countries that are members of other related 
normalization agreements;
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‘‘(4) serve as the ministerial liaison for the United States 
to the Negev Forum and other emerging normalization and 
integration fora, as necessary, and provide senior representa-
tion at events, steering committee meetings, and other relevant 
diplomatic engagements relating to the Negev Forum or other 
regional integration bodies; 
‘‘(5) coordinate all cross-agency engagements and strategies 
in support of normalization efforts with other relevant officials 
and agencies; 
‘‘(6) ensure that the appropriate congressional committees 
are regularly informed about the work of the Regional Integra-
tion Office; 
‘‘(7) initiate and advance negotiations on a framework for 
an economic and security partnership with the Negev Forum 
countries, other key partners in regional integration, and other 
regional actors; 
‘‘(8) oppose efforts to delegitimize Israel and legal barriers 
to normalization with Israel; 
‘‘(9) initiate negotiations with Abraham Accords countries 
and Negev Forum countries, observers, and key partners in 
regional integration on an economic framework that includes— 
‘‘(A) improving supply chain security and resiliency; 
‘‘(B) aligning common regulatory and financial stand-
ards; 
‘‘(C) attracting foreign investment; 
‘‘(D) diversification of energy resources, including 
renewable sources of energy, and the development and 
deployment of emerging and advanced technologies that 
promote energy security; and 
‘‘(E) digital economy, cybersecurity, and cross-border 
data flow; 
‘‘(10) lead interagency efforts to reach an international 
agreement on the comprehensive economic framework described 
in paragraph (9); 
‘‘(11) endeavor to embed already established standards on 
countering money laundering and terrorist financing into the 
regional economic framework described in paragraph (9); and 
‘‘(12) 
promote 
regional 
integration 
and 
broader 
interconnectivity among the Abraham Accords countries, Negev 
Forum countries, observers, key partners in regional integra-
tion, and other regional actors by promoting and supporting 
targeted investment in regional infrastructure and other critical 
sectors that broaden and deepen interconnectivity, increase 
economic growth and resilience, create benefits for citizens of 
Abraham Accords countries and Negev Forum countries, and 
advance the national security, economic, and development 
interests of the United States. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—The Special Envoy shall not be a dual-hatted 
official with other responsibilities within the Department of State 
or the executive branch. 
‘‘(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
whole-of-government resources should be harnessed to ensure the 
successful performance by the Special Envoy of the duties described 
in subsection (d). 
‘‘(g) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the
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Special Envoy shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report on actions taken 
by all relevant Federal agencies— 
‘‘(A) to strengthen and expand the Abraham Accords 
and the work of the Negev Forum and future structures 
and organizations; and 
‘‘(B) towards the objectives of regional integration. 
‘‘(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a separate, classified annex. 
‘‘(h) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives an 
interagency strategy to use the economic tools of the Federal 
Government to promote regional integration through targeted 
investment as described in subsection (d)(12). 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on the date 
that is 6 years after date of the enactment of the section. 
‘‘(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—If, on the date of the enactment 
of this section, an individual has already been designated, consistent 
with the requirements and responsibilities described in subsections 
(b), (c), and (d) and section 1 of this Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a), the 
requirements under subsection (b) shall be considered to be satisfied 
with respect to such individual until the date on which such indi-
vidual no longer serves as the Special Envoy. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ABRAHAM
ACCORDS.—The term ‘Abraham Accords’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Abraham Accords Declaration, done at Wash-
ington September 15, 2020; 
‘‘(B) the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty 
of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization 
Between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, done at 
Washington September 15, 2020; 
‘‘(C) the Abraham Accords: Declaration of Peace, 
Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly 
Relations, done at Washington September 15, 2020, 
between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain; and 
‘‘(D) the Joint Declaration of the Kingdom of Morocco, 
the United States, and Israel, done at Rabat December 
22, 2020. 
‘‘(2) EXPAND.—The term ‘expand’, with respect to the 
Abraham Accords, means to increase the number of regional, 
Arab, or Muslim-majority countries that seek to normalize rela-
tions with the State of Israel. 
‘‘(3) KEY PARTNERS IN REGIONAL INTEGRATION.—The term 
‘key partners in regional integration’ means— 
‘‘(A) any Abraham Accords country; 
‘‘(B) Egypt; 
‘‘(C) Jordan; 
‘‘(D) the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and 
‘‘(E) any other active and constructive country that 
supports cooperation—