,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,graham1 
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4    
,young7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to combat international        
extremism by addressing global fragility
 and violence and stabilizing           
conflict-affected areas1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,global ,fragility  
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,appropriate        
congressional committees defined ,in    
this ,act1 the term appropriate         
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
and the ,committee on ,appropriations of
 the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives4  ,i ,development of a 
,comprehensive1 ,ten-,year1 ,global     

,fragility ,strategy1 and ,selection of 
,priority ,countries  #aja4 ,global     
fragility strategy  7a7 ,strategy ,the  
,president1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,state1 the ,administrator
 of the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development 7,,usaid71  
the ,secretary of ,defense1 and the     
heads of other relevant ,federal        
agencies1 shall establish a             
comprehensive1 integrated1 ten-year     
strategy1 to be referred to as the      
,global ,fragility ,strategy1 to        
contribute to the stabilization of      
conflict-affected areas1 address global 
fragility1 and strengthen the capacity  
of the ,united ,states to be an         
effective leader of international       
efforts to prevent extremism and violent
 conflict4 ,the strategy shall focus on 
addressing long-term causes of fragility
 and violence1 and shall--  7#a7        
consider the causes of fragility and    
violence at both the local and national 
levels1 the external actors that        

reinforce and exploit such conditions1  
and successful prevention strategies and
 their key features2  7#b7 include      
specific objectives and multisectoral   
approaches to reduce fragility and the  
causes of violence1 including those that
 strengthen state-society relations1    
curb extremist ideology1 and make       
society less vulnerable to the spread of
 extremism and violence2  7#c7 encourage
 and empower local and national actors  
to address the concerns of their        
citizens1 including in vulnerable       
communities1 and build community        
resilience against violence and         
extremism2  7#d7 address the long-term  
underlying causes of fragility and      
violence through participatory1 locally 
led programs1 empowering marginalized   
groups such as youth and women1         
inclusive dialogues and conflict        
resolutions processes1 justice sector   
reform1 good governance across all      
sectors1 community policing and civilian
 security1 and accountable and fair     

service delivery2  7#e7 describe        
approaches that ensure national         
leadership where appropriate and        
participatory engagement by civil       
society and local partners in the design
 implementation and monitoring of       
programs2  7#f7 assign roles for        
relevant ,federal agencies to avoid     
duplication of efforts1 while ensuring  
that-- 7,a7 the ,department of ,state is
 responsible for leading the strategy1  
establishing ,united ,states foreign    
policy1 advancing diplomatic and        
political efforts1 and guiding security 
assistance and related civilian security
 efforts2  7,b7 ,,usaid is responsible  
for overseeing prevention programs1 and 
is the lead implementing agency for     
development1 humanitarian1 and related  
non-security program policy2  7,c7      
activities undertaken or supported by   
the ,department of ,defense in relation 
to the ,global ,fragility ,strategy are 
established through joint formulation   
and with the concurrence of the         

,secretary of ,state2 and  7,d7 other   
,federal agencies support the activities
 of the ,department of ,state and       
,,usaid as appropriate1 with the        
concurrence of the ,secretary of ,state 
and the ,administrator of the ,united   
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development2  7#g7 describe programs   
that agencies will undertake to achieve 
the stated objectives1 including        
descriptions of existing programs and   
funding by fiscal year and account2     
7#h7 identify mechanisms to improve     
coordination between the ,united        
,states1 foreign governments1 and       
international organizations1 including  
the ,world ,bank1 the ,united ,nations1 
regional organizations1 and private     
sector organizations2  7#i7 address     
efforts to expand public-private        
partnerships and leverage private sector
 resources2  7#aj7 describe the         
criteria1 metrics1 and mechanisms for   
monitoring and evaluation of programs   
and objectives in the strategy2  7#aa7  

describe how the strategy will ensure   
that programs are country-led and       
context-specific2 and  7#ab7 identify   
mechanisms or activities to reduce the  
risk that the programs1 policies1 or    
resources of the ,united ,states and its
 partners will facilitate corruption1   
empower or abet repressive local actors1
 or be exploited by extremists to gain  
support for their cause4  7b7 ,report   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #bgj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,president shall submit  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a report setting forth the   
strategy described in subsection 7a71   
which shall be submitted in unclassified
 form1 but may include a classified     
annex if necessary4  7#b7 ,report       
contents ,the report required under     
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
elements described in paragraph 7#c71   
and may include additional elements     
relevant to the strategy described in   
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,report elements  

,the elements referred to in paragraph  
7#b7 are as follows3 7,a7 ,the          
objectives1 general and specific1 of the
 strategy4  7,b7 ,an identification of  
the relevant ,federal agencies that will
 be involved and the assignment of      
priorities to such agencies4  7,c7 ,a   
description of the compact-based        
partnerships that will be established to
 ensure local leadership of strategies1 
policy1 and programs1 as well as mutual 
accountability for results and resources
 needed to support such partnerships4   
7,d7 ,identification of the authorities1
 staffing1 and other requirements needed
 to effectively implement the ,global   
,fragility ,strategy4  7,e7 ,a          
description of the ways in which ,united
 ,states leadership will be used to     
enhance overall international prevention
 efforts1 including through increasing  
the engagement of the member states of  
the ,group of ,eight and ,group of      
,twenty4  7,f7 ,identification of which 
officials of the ,department of ,state1 

,,usaid1 and the ,department of         
,defense1 with a rank not lower than    
,assistant ,secretary or ,assistant     
,administrator1 will be responsible for 
overseeing and leading the strategy4    
7,g7 ,a list of priority countries      
selected pursuant to section #ajb1      
including descriptions of the rationale 
for such selections4  7c7 ,stakeholder  
consultation ,the ,global ,fragility    
,strategy required under this section   
shall be developed in consultation with 
representatives of civil society and    
national and local governance entities  
in countries described in section #ajc1 
as well as relevant international       
development organizations with          
experience implementing programs in     
fragile countries1 multilateral         
organizations and donors1 relevant      
private1 academic1 and philanthropic    
entities1 and the appropriate           
congressional committees4  #ajb4        
,selection of priority countries ,the   
,president1 in coordination with the    

,secretary of ,state1 the ,administrator
 of the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development1 and the    
,secretary of ,defense1 and in          
consultation with the appropriate       
congressional committees1 shall select  
certain countries as priority countries 
for the purpose of implementing the     
strategy required under section         
#aja7;a7--  7#a7 on the basis of-- 7,a7 
the national security interest of the   
,united ,states2  7,b7 clearly defined  
indicators of the levels of violence or 
fragility in such1 such as the          
country's-- 7i7 ranking on recognized   
global fragility lists2  7ii7 ranking on
 select ,united ,states ,government     
conflict and atrocity early warning     
watch lists2 and  7iii7 levels of       
violence1 including violence committed  
by armed groups1 state actors1 and      
violent extremist organizations1        
gender-based violence1 and violence     
against children and youth2 and  7,c7 an
 assessment of the commitment and       

capacity of national and sub-national   
government entities and civil society   
partners in such country to work with   
,federal departments and agencies on the
 ,global ,fragility ,strategy1 including
 by demonstrating commitment to--  7i7  
improving inclusive1 transparent1 and   
accountable power structures1 including 
effective1 legitimate1 and resilient    
national and sub-national institutions2 
and  7ii7 ensuring strong foundations   
for human rights1 rule of law1 and equal
 access to justice2 and  7#b7 in a      
manner that ensures that not fewer than 
five countries are selected1 and such   
countries are in the areas of           
responsibility of at least three        
geographic bureaus of the ,department of
 ,state4  #ajc4 ,priority country plans 
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,president1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,state1 the ,administrator
 of the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development1 the        

,secretary of ,defense1 and the heads of
 other relevant ,federal departments and
 agencies1 shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees    
ten-year plans to align and integrate   
under the ,global ,fragility ,strategy  
established pursuant to section #aja all
 diplomatic1 development1 security      
assistance and cooperation1 and other   
relevant activities of the ,united      
,states ,government with respect to each
 of the countries selected pursuant to  
section #ajb4 ,each such country plan   
shall include the following elements3   
7#a7 ,specific multi-year interagency   
plans for coordination and              
implementation under each such plan4    
7#b7 ,an up-to-date baseline analysis   
for each such country1 including an     
analysis of power dynamics1 impacts of  
violence1 and conditions that contribute
 to violence and fragility4  7#c7       
,prioritized descriptions of the goals  
and objectives for stabilizing          
conflict-affected areas1 reducing       

fragility1 and preventing the spread of 
extremism and violence in each such     
country4  7#d7 ,descriptions of how and 
when the relevant goals1 objectives1    
plans1 and benchmarks for each such     
country will be incorporated into       
relevant ,united ,states country plans  
and strategies4  7#e7 ,interagency plans
 to ensure that appropriate local       
actors1 including government and civil  
society entities1 have an appropriate   
ownership stake in relevant activities  
under each such plan4  7#f7 ,interagency
 plans to integrate existing and planned
 security assistance and cooperation    
programs in each such country with the  
strategy1 and to mitigate risks         
associated with such programs1 including
 risks related to corruption1           
governance1 and human rights4  7#g7     
,assessment1 monitoring1 and evaluation 
frameworks for diplomatic1 development1 
and security activities1 which shall be 
informed by consultations with the      
stakeholders specified in section       

#aja7;c71 with clear1 date-certain      
metrics for each such country4  7#h7    
,descriptions of available policy tools 
and how such tools will be used to      
reduce fragility1 prevent the spread of 
extremism and violence1 and stabilize   
conflict-affected areas in each such    
country4  7#i7 ,a description of how    
planning and implementation for each    
such country will be coordinated to     
ensure such planning and implementation 
are conducted in partnership between the
 ,united ,states ,government and--  7,a7
 governments of such countries2  7,b7   
international development organizations2
  7,c7 relevant international donors2   
7,d7 multilateral organizations2 and    
7,e7 the private sector4  7#aj7 ,a      
regional component outlining plans to   
address relevant transnational issues   
and how such country is affected by or  
at risk of regional fragility or        
violence4  #ajd4 ,implementation ,the   
,president1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,state1 the ,administrator

 of the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development1 the        
,secretary of ,defense1 the heads of    
other relevant ,federal agencies1       
relevant ,united ,states ambassadors1   
,,usaid mission directors1 geographic   
combatant commanders1 and other relevant
 individuals with responsibility over   
activities in each priority country     
selected pursuant to section #ajb1 shall
 ensure that--  7#a7 the ,global        
,fragility ,strategy required under     
section #aja1 including each of the     
country plans developed under section   
#ajc1 is implemented1 updated1 and      
coordinated on a regular and iterative  
basis2 and  7#b7 the strategy is used to
 guide ,united ,states ,government      
policy and incorporated into relevant   
strategies and plans across the ,united 
,states ,government such that the       
activities of all ,federal agencies are 
consistent with the strategy4  #aje4    
,biennial reports and congressional     
consultation  7a7 ,biennial reports ,not

 later than two years after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 and every   
two years thereafter until the date that
 is ten years after such date of        
enactment1 the ,president1 the          
,secretary of ,state1 the ,administrator
 of the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development1 the        
,secretary of ,defense1 and the heads of
 other relevant ,federal departments and
 agencies shall jointly submit to the   
appropriate congressional committees an 
unclassified report1 which may include a
 classified annex1 on progress made and 
lessons learned with respect to the     
implementation of the ,global ,fragility
 ,strategy established pursuant to      
section #aja4 ,the report shall include 
the following elements3  7#a7           
,descriptions of steps taken to         
incorporate the strategy into any       
relevant1 existing country and regional 
plans or strategies4  7#b7 ,accountings 
of all funding received and obligated to
 implement each such country and        

regional plan during the previous two   
years1 as well as funding requested1    
planned1 and projected for the following
 two years4  7#c7 ,descriptions of      
progress made towards achieving specific
 targets1 metrics1 and indicators for   
each priority country4  7#d7            
,descriptions of any changes made to    
programs based on the results of        
assessment1 monitoring1 and evaluation  
for each priority country4  #ajf4 ,,gao 
review  7a7 ,in general ,not later than 
two years after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
consult with the appropriate            
congressional committees regarding      
opportunities for independent review of 
the activities implemented under the    
,global ,fragility ,strategy established
 pursuant to section #aja4  7b7         
,availability of information ,the heads 
of relevant ,federal departments and    
agencies shall ensure that all relevant 
data1 documents1 and other information  

is made available to the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states for     
purposes of conducting independent      
reviews pursuant to this section4  ,,ii 
,authorization of ,appropriations  #bja4
 ,stabilization and prevention fund  7a7
 ,establishment ,there is authorized a  
fund to be known as the ,prevention and 
,stabilization ,fund 7in this section   
referred to as ,the ,fund71 which shall 
replace the ,relief and ,recovery ,fund4
  7b7 ,authorization of appropriations  
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for the   
,prevention and ,stabilization ,fund to 
support stabilization of                
conflict-affected areas and mitigate    
fragility1 including through the ,global
 ,fragility ,strategy4  7c7 ,purposes of
 the fund  7#a7 ,in general ,amounts    
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,fund shall be used-- 7,a7 to support   
stabilization of conflict-affected areas
 and prevent global fragility1 including
 through the ,global ,fragility         

,strategy established pursuant to       
section #aja2 and  7,b7 to provide      
assistance to areas liberated or at risk
 from1 or under the control of1 the     
,islamic ,state of ,iraq and ,syria1    
other terrorist organizations1 or       
violent extremist organizations1        
including for stabilization assistance  
for vulnerable ethnic and religious     
minority communities affected by        
conflict4  7#b7 ,amounts in addition    
,amounts authorized to be appropriated  
to the ,fund under this section are in  
addition to any funds otherwise made    
available for the purposes described in 
paragraph 7#a74  #bjb4 ,complex crises  
fund  7a7 ,establishment ,there is      
authorized a fund1 which shall be known 
as the ,complex ,crises ,fund 7in this  
subsection referred to as the ,fund71 to
 be administered by the ,united ,states 
,agency for ,international ,development1
 to support programs and activities to  
prevent or respond to emerging or       
unforeseen events overseas4  7b7        

,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated such   
sums as may be necessary for the ,fund1 
including to support the ,global        
,fragility ,strategy1 which shall remain
 available remain available until       
expended4  7c7 ,purposes of assistance  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 except section #fbj,m of the       
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcgh;d71 amounts in the ,fund
 may be used to carry out the provisions
 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of    
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq47 to  
support programs and activities to      
prevent or respond to emerging or       
unforeseen events overseas1 including   
through support to the ,global          
,fragility ,strategy4  7d7 ,limitations 
7#a7 ,in general ,amounts in the ,fund  
may not be expended for lethal          
assistance or to respond to natural     
disasters4  7#b7 ,administrative        
expenses ,not more than five percent of 
the amounts in the ,fund may be used for

 administrative expenses4  7e7          
,congressional notification ,not later  
than five days before amounts from the  
,fund are obligated1 the ,administrator 
of the ,united ,states ,agency for      
,international ,development shall submit
 notification of such obligation to the 
appropriate congressional committees4   
7f7 ,waiver ,the notification           
requirement under subsection 7e7 be may 
be waived if-- 7#a7 notification by the 
deadline specified in such paragraph    
would pose a substantial risk to human  
health or welfare2 and  7#b7 the        
appropriate congressional committees--  
7,a7 are notified not later than three  
days after an obligation of amounts from
 the ,fund2 and  7,b7 are provided with 
an explanation of the emergency         
circumstances that necessitated such    
waiver4  ,,iii ,partnership development 
fund  #cja4 ,establishment of fund  7a7 
,negotiations for establishment of fund 
,the ,secretary of ,state1 in           
consultation with the ,administrator of 

the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development and the     
heads of other relevant ,federal        
agencies1 shall seek to enter into      
negotiations with key bilateral and     
multilateral donors1 including the      
,world ,bank1 and with developing       
countries where fragility threatens to  
exacerbate violent extremism and        
undermine development1 including members
 of the g#g1 toward the establishment1  
in accordance with the provisions of    
this title1 of the ,partnership         
,development ,fund4  7b7 ,purposes ,the 
purposes of the ,partnership            
,development ,fund shall be to use      
contributed funds-- 7#a7 to assist in   
addressing the sources of fragility in  
priority countries selected pursuant to 
section #ajb of this ,act or otherwise  
determined by the ,partnership          
,development ,fund2 and  7#b7 to        
strengthen national and local good      
governance and conflict resolution      
capacity over the long-term1 moving     

beyond uncoordinated1 short-term        
investments by improving international  
coordination and enabling support for   
comprehensive1 compact-based agreements 
that support country-led strategies4    
#cjb4 ,consultations and programs  7a7  
,establishment of partnership           
development fund ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state     
shall consult with the appropriate      
congressional committees on plans for   
the establishment of the ,partnership   
,development ,fund1 including the       
mechanism though which donor funds will 
be received and distributed1 the makeup 
and composition of a ,board of          
,directors1 qualifications of such      
,board members1 composition of a        
secretariat1 and mechanisms for         
oversight and accountability4 ,the      
,board shall consist of representatives 
of participating donor countries1       
fragility- and conflict-affected        
countries1 civil society1 and           

multilateral and nongovernmental        
organizations4 ,the ,president shall1   
with the advice and consent of the      
,senate1 appoint a ,united ,states      
,board member and an alternate member   
for a four-year term4  7b7 ,partnership 
development fund grants ,the            
,partnership ,development ,fund shall   
provide grants to support policies and  
programs that assist recipient countries
 in achieving lasting stability1        
resilience to violent extremism1 and    
development1 including by building      
capacity in national and local          
government1 civil society1 and the      
private sector4 ,the ,fund shall include
 criteria for candidate governments and 
nongovernmental entities to receive     
grants through multi-year1 compact-based
 agreements1 established through        
inclusive and open processes and that   
are linked to a national development    
plan and based on joint analysis and    
strategic planning4  #cjc4              
,congressional reports and disclosure on

 the partnership development fund  7a7  
,reports to congress  7#a7 ,annual      
reports by the fund  7,a7 ,in general   
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and      
annually thereafter for the duration of 
the ,fund1 the ,united ,states          
representative to the ,fund shall       
provide to the appropriate congressional
 committees a report on the ,fund4  7,b7
 ,report elements ,the report required  
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include a 
description of-- 7i7 the goals of the   
,fund2  7ii7 the programs1 projects1 and
 activities1 including approaches to    
scaling programs1 supported by the      
,fund2  7iii7 private and governmental  
contributions to the ,fund2  7iv7 the   
criteria for determining the programs   
and activities that should be assisted  
by the ,fund1 and the metrics for the   
monitoring and evaluation of such       
programs and activities2 and  7v7 the   
country-level processes established to  
support compact-based agreements and    

promote international coordination4     
7#b7 ,,gao report on fund effectiveness 
,not later than three years after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report       
evaluating the effectiveness of the     
,fund1 including--  7,a7 the            
effectiveness of the programs1 projects1
 and activities described in paragraph  
7#a77;,b77ii7 in violence reduction and 
mitigating fragility as a root cause2   
and  7,b7 an assessment of the merits of
 continued ,united ,states financial    
contributions to the ,fund4  7b7 ,public
 disclosure of activities ,not later    
than #ij days after the end of each     
fiscal quarter1 the ,fund should make   
available to the public the following   
information with respect to awarded     
grants3  7#a7 ,the name of each entity  
to which assistance is provided4  7#b7  
,the amount of assistance provided to   
the entity4  7#c7 ,a description of the 

compact-based agreement1 including a    
detailed description of the objectives  
and measures for results of the program 
or project1 which should continue to be 
monitored in the years following the end
 of the grant period to determine the   
enduring impact of the grant4  #cjd4    
,authorization of appropriations ,in    
addition to any other funds authorized  
to be appropriated for multilateral or  
bilateral programs related to conflict  
prevention1 countering violent          
extremism1 stabilization1 or economic   
development1 there is authorized to be  
appropriated to the ,department of      
,state such sums as may be necessary for
 each of fiscal years #bjbj through     
#bjbb for contributions to the          
,partnership4