§9808 Authorization of Appropriations

Summary

The law creates two new U.S. funds in the Treasury for overseas work. The Prevention and Stabilization Fund, run by the State Department and USAID, replaces the old Relief and Recovery Fund. It gets $200,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2020 through 2024. The money must be used to help stabilize areas affected by conflict, prevent countries from becoming fragile, support the Global Fragility Strategy, and help places liberated from or threatened by ISIS, other terrorist groups, or violent extremists, including support for vulnerable ethnic and religious minority communities. Congress must be told at least 15 days before any of this money is spent, using the usual reprogramming notice rules. The Complex Crises Fund, run by USAID, gets $30,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, and that money stays available until it is spent. It is for preventing or responding to sudden or unexpected foreign crises, including work under the Global Fragility Strategy. It cannot pay for weapons or for natural disaster response. No more than 5% of it can pay administrative costs. USAID must notify Congress at least 5 days before spending, but that notice can be waived in an urgent health or safety emergency if Congress is told as soon as possible and no later than 3 days after spending, with an explanation.