22 U.S.C. § 9804 — Selection of priority countries and re-

Page 2302 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 9804 Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Sec- retary of the Treasury[,] the Secretary of Defense[,] the Secretary of Energy[,] the Secretary of Commerce[,] the Director of the Office of Management and Budget[,] the Director of National Intelligence[, and] the Admin- istrator of the United States Agency for International Development By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Sec- retary of Commerce, the Director of National Intel- ligence, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the functions and authorities vested in the President by sections 504(a) and (c) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 ([title V of div. J of] Public Law 116–94) [22 U.S.C. 9803(a) and (c)]. The delegation in this memorandum shall apply to any provisions of any future public laws that are the same or substantially the same as those provisions ref- erenced in this memorandum. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. DONALD J. TRUMP. § 9804. Selection of priority countries and re- gions (a) In general The President, in coordination with the Sec- retary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Secretary of Defense, and in consulta- tion with the appropriate congressional commit- tees specified in subsection (b), shall select cer- tain countries as ‘‘priority countries’’ and cer- tain regions as ‘‘priority regions’’ for the pur- pose of implementing the Global Fragility Strategy required under section 9803 of this title— (1) on the basis of— (A) the national security interests of the United States; (B) clearly defined indicators of the levels of violence or fragility in such country or re- gion, such as the country’s or region’s— (i) ranking on recognized global fragility lists, such as the Organization for Eco- nomic Co-operation and Development States of Fragility report, the Fund for Peace Fragile States Index, the World Bank Harmonized List of Fragile Situa- tions, the Institute for Economics and Peace Global Peace Index, and the Holo- caust Museum Early Warning Project Risk Assessment; (ii) ranking on select United States Gov- ernment conflict and atrocity early warn- ing watch lists; (iii) levels of violence, including violence committed by armed groups, state actors, and violent extremist organizations, gen- der-based violence, and violence against children and youth; and (iv) vulnerability to rising sea levels, flooding, drought, wildfires, desertification, deforestation, food insecu- rity, and human displacement; and (C) an assessment of— (i) the commitment and capacity of na- tional and sub-national government enti- ties and civil society partners in such country or region to work with relevant Federal departments and agencies on the Global Fragility Strategy, including by demonstrating commitment to— (I) improving inclusive, transparent, and accountable power structures, in- cluding effective, legitimate, and resil- ient national and sub-national institu- tions; and (II) ensuring strong foundations for human rights, rule of law, and equal ac- cess to justice; and (ii) the likelihood that United States as- sistance under the Global Fragility Strat- egy would measurably help to reduce fra- gility, prevent the spread of extremism and violence, and stabilize conflict-af- fected areas in each such country or re- gion; and (2) in a manner that ensures that not fewer than five countries or regions are selected, in- cluding not fewer than two in which the pri- ority will be preventing violent conflict and fragility, rather than stabilizing ongoing con- flicts. (b) Consultation with Congress Prior to finalization of the selection of pri- ority countries and regions under subsection (a), representatives from the Department of State, USAID, the Department of Defense, and other relevant Federal departments and agencies, as necessary and appropriate, shall brief the appro- priate congressional committees on the coun- tries and regions being considered and shall con- sider congressional input on such prioritization. (Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title V, § 505, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3063.) § 9805. Priority country and regional plans Not later than one year after December 20, 2019, the President, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Develop- ment, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agen- cies, shall submit to the appropriate congres- sional committees ten-year plans to align and integrate under the Global Fragility Strategy established pursuant to section 9803 of this title all relevant diplomatic, development, and secu- rity assistance and activities of the United States Government with respect to each of the countries and regions selected pursuant to sec- tion 9804 of this title. Each such country and re- gional plan shall include the following elements: (1) Specific multi-year interagency plans for coordination and implementation under each such plan. (2) An up-to-date baseline analysis for each such country or region, including an analysis of the conditions that contribute to violence and fragility. (3) Prioritized descriptions of the goals and objectives for stabilizing conflict-affected areas, reducing fragility, and preventing the spread of extremism and violence in each such country. (4) Descriptions of how and when the rel- evant goals, objectives, plans, and benchmarks