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(2) to enhance local capacity for emergency re-
sponse; 
(3) to enhance sustainability of long-term devel-
opment programs targeting poor and vulnerable 
households; and 
(4) to reduce the need for repeated costly emer-
gency operations. 
(c) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall initiate a study of prior programs to support 
resilience in the Horn of Africa conducted by— 
(A) other donor countries; 
(B) private voluntary organizations; 
(C) the World Food Program of the 
United Nations; and 
(D) multilateral institutions, including the 
World Bank. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall— 
(A) include all programs implemented 
through the Agency for International Develop-
ment, the Department of Agriculture, the De-
partment of the Treasury, the Millennium Chal-
lenge Corporation, the Peace Corps, and other 
relevant Federal agencies; 
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(B) evaluate how well the programs de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) work together to 
complement each other and leverage impacts 
across programs; 
(C) include recommendations for how full 
integration of efforts can be achieved; and 
(D) evaluate the degree to which country- 
led development plans support programs that 
increase resilience, including review of the in-
vestments by each country in nutrition and 
safety nets. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report containing the results of the study. 
(d) FIELD-BASED PROJECT GRANTS OR COOPERA-
TIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall— 
(A) provide grants to, or enter into cooper-
ative agreements with, eligible organizations to 
carry out field-based projects that build resil-
ience in the Horn of Africa in accordance with 
this section; and 
(B) develop a project approval process to 
ensure full integration of efforts. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS
OF
ELIGIBLE
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant from, or enter into a cooperative 
agreement with, the Administrator under this 
subsection, an eligible organization shall submit 
to the Administrator an application by such 
date, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Administrator may require. 
(B) COMPLETION REQUIREMENT.—To be 
eligible to receive a grant from, or enter into a 
cooperative agreement with, the Administrator 
under this subsection, an eligible organization 
shall agree— 
(i) to collect, not later than September 
30, 2016, data containing the information 
required under subsection (f)(2) relating to 
the field-based project funded through the 
grant or cooperative agreement; and 
(ii) to provide to the Administrator 
the data collected under clause (i). 
(3) REQUIREMENTS OF ADMINISTRATOR.— 
(A) PROJECT DIVERSITY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii) and subparagraph (B), in selecting 
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