[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 2678 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2678
To reauthorize the Global Fragility Act of 2019, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 1, 2025
Mr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Global Fragility Act of 2019, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Global Fragility
Reauthorization Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 3. Statement of policy.
Sec. 4. Selection of new priority countries.
Sec. 5. Annual Global Fragility Act Steering Committee meeting on
policy alignment.
Sec. 6. Implementation of the Global Fragility Strategy.
Sec. 7. Global fragility report and strategy.
Sec. 8. Reauthorization of the Prevention and Stabilization Fund.
Sec. 9. Reauthorization of the Complex Crises Fund.
Sec. 10. Use of Economic Support Fund to support monitoring,
evaluation, and learning activities.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that integrating all development,
diplomatic, and defense tools into the Global Fragility Strategy,
including all forms of diplomatic engagement and security cooperation,
is crucial to achieving the national security interests of the United
States.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to seek to stabilize
conflict-affected areas and prevent violence and fragility globally in
order to increase the security, stability, and prosperity of the United
States, including by--
(1) ensuring that all relevant Federal departments and
agencies coordinate to achieve coherent, long-term goals for
programs designed to carry out such policy;
(2) seeking to improve global, regional, and local
coordination of relevant international and multilateral
development and donor organizations regarding efforts to carry
out such policy; and
(3) enhancing the effectiveness of United States foreign
assistance programs and activities to carry out such policy,
including by improving assessment, monitoring, and evaluation
conducted by the relevant Federal departments and agencies.
SEC. 4. SELECTION OF NEW PRIORITY COUNTRIES.
Section 505 of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9804) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Selection of New Priority Countries.--
``(1) Authorization.--During the 1-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of the Global Fragility
Reauthorization Act, the President may select additional
countries as priority countries in accordance with subsections
(a) and (b).
``(2) Report.--Not later than 30 days before designating a
country as a priority country pursuant to paragraph (1), the
President shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that describes the criteria used to
select such country as a priority country.
``(d) Discontinuance of Programming in Countries.--The Department
of State is not obligated to continue programming to implement a
country or regional plan described in section 506 if the Secretary of
State, after consultation with relevant departments or agencies,
certifies to Congress that--
``(1) such country or region is no longer fragile due to no
longer meeting the indicators required for designation as a
priority country or region set forth in subsection (a)(1)(B);
or
``(2) the government of such country or the governments in
such region are no longer committed to effectively working with
the United States to implement reforms or other programs
required to implement the relevant country or regional plan.''.
SEC. 5. ANNUAL GLOBAL FRAGILITY ACT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING ON
POLICY ALIGNMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 506 of the Global Fragility Act of 2019
(22 U.S.C. 9805; title V of division J of Public Law 116-94) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--Not later than''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Annual Meetings.--
``(1) In general.--The senior Federal officials referred to
in paragraph (2) shall convene an annual meeting--
``(A) to evaluate the extent to which the strategic
approach and objectives of priority country and
regional plans described in subsection (a) align to
current United States policy priorities in the relevant
countries and regions;
``(B) to assess the elements described in
paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (a) and
consider steps to address any deficiencies in such
elements;
``(C) to determine any beneficial updates or
amendments to the priority country and region plans or
United States policy priorities to ensure effective
short- and long-term alignment; and
``(D) to consider any beneficial steps to increase
alignment of relevant diplomatic, development, and
security assistance and cooperation activities with the
objectives of such plans and priorities.
``(2) Participants.--Each meeting convened pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be chaired by a position not lower than the
Deputy Secretary of State or the Deputy National Security
Advisor and include the participation of--
``(A) the Counselor of the Department of State;
``(B) the Under Secretary of State for Civilian
Security, Democracy, and Human Rights;
``(C) the Under Secretary of State for Political
Affairs;
``(D) the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy;
``(E) the Under Secretary of the Treasury for
International Affairs;
``(F) the Joint Staff Director for Strategy, Plans,
and Policy;
``(G) each relevant Assistant Secretary, Assistant
Administrator, National Security Counsel Senior
Director, and relevant equivalent level official with
regional or functional responsibility for planning,
coordination, or implementation of diplomatic,
development, or security cooperation or assistance
activities in a priority country; and
``(H) equivalent level participation from all other
relevant Federal departments and agencies with
activities relevant to conflict prevention or
stabilization in a priority county or region.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22
U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 507(1) (22 U.S.C. 9806(1)), by striking
``section 506'' and inserting ``section 506(a)''; and
(2) in section 508(a) (22 U.S.C. 9807(a)) in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``section 506'' and
inserting ``section 506(a)''.
SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL FRAGILITY STRATEGY.
(a) Required Interagency Coordination.--Section 507 of the Global
Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9806) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Development
Finance Corporation, the Chief Executive Officer of the
Millennium Challenge Corporation,'' after ``Secretary of
Defense,'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) the Secretary of Defense fully meets the Department's
responsibilities under the Global Fragility Strategy, including
to fully implement the defense and security-related goals
outlined under the 10-year country plans by utilizing funding
appropriated for Global Fragility Strategy implementation and
additional funding mechanisms, as appropriate; and
``(4) private sector investment to support conflict
prevention and stabilization is mobilized by setting United
States Development Finance Corporation investment targets in
fragile countries.''.
(b) In General.--Section 507 of the Global Fragility Act of 2019,
as amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
(1) by striking ``The President'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--The President''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Staffing.--
``(1) Counselor.--The Counselor of the Department of State
shall lead the implementation of the Global Fragility Strategy
required under section 504.
``(2) Additional staffing.--Each relevant regional affairs
bureau of the Department of State shall delegate employees with
expertise in conflict prevention to assist the Counselor in the
implementation of the Global Fragility Strategy.''.
(c) Continued Implementation of the Global Fragility Strategy.--The
President, in carrying out section 507 of the Global Fragility Act of
2019, as amended by subsections (a) and (b), including implementing the
10-year plans developed pursuant to section 506 of such Act (22 U.S.C.
9805)--
(1) shall discontinue the implementation of the Global
Fragility Strategy in Haiti and Libya, which no longer meet the
criteria required for priority country status under section
505(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 9804(a));
(2) shall continue implementing the Global Fragility
Strategy in Coastal West Africa, Mozambique, and Papua New
Guinea; and
(3) may add a new country or region to the list of
countries and regions designated as priority countries and
priority regions under section 505 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 9804)
at least 30 days after notifying Congress of such proposed
addition.
SEC. 7. GLOBAL FRAGILITY REPORT AND STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--Section 508 of the Global Fragility Act of 2019
(22 U.S.C. 9807) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Study; Strategy; Report.--The Secretary of State, using the
principles identified in the Global Fragility Strategy established
pursuant to section 504, shall--
``(1) study the feasibility of applying such principles to
support cost-efficient and effective United States foreign
policy goals and foreign assistance objectives in other
geographic areas;
``(2) develop a strategy for applying such principles
across Department of State regional bureaus, foreign assistance
operations, and overseas diplomatic missions, which shall
include exporting the successes of regional collaboration
between posts in priority regions; and
``(3) not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the Global Fragility Reauthorization Act, submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees that--
``(A) summarizes the findings of the study under
paragraph (1) and the strategy developed under
paragraph (2); and
``(B) includes a detailed description of the
staffing and resources identified pursuant to
subsection (d) are necessary to implement such global
fragility principles.''.
(b) Identification of Necessary Reforms To Remove Impediments to
Conflict Prevention.--Section 508 of the Global Fragility Act of 2019,
as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(d) Reforms.--The President, in collaboration with the heads of
relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall determine what
staffing, resources, and reforms are necessary to remove persistent
impediments to conflict prevention and stabilization, including--
``(1) addressing overly restrictive diplomatic security
posture and staffing constraints;
``(2) strengthening mandatory professional development
around conflict prevention; and
``(3) regularizing the process for providing surge staffing
support to fragile countries, including sustaining global
fragility coordinator posts in such countries and in
Washington, DC.''.
(c) Maintenance of Staffing Levels.--Section 508 of the Global
Fragility Act of 2019, as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Staffing Levels.--Subject to appropriations, the relevant
Federal departments and agencies shall maintain sufficient staffing
levels to fully implement the Global Fragility Strategy established
pursuant to section 504.''.
SEC. 8. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE PREVENTION AND STABILIZATION FUND.
Section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C.
9808(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2024'' and inserting
``2030''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) for administrative and other
expenses related to the operation, management,
and monitoring, evaluation, and learning for
programs and activities related to the
implementation of the Global Fragility Strategy
established pursuant to section 504, including
diplomatic and other operational activities
carried out to implement such strategy in
countries and regions selected by the
President, pursuant to section 505(a).''.
SEC. 9. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE COMPLEX CRISES FUND.
Section 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C.
9808(b)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection header, by striking ``Crisis'' and
inserting ``Crises''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2024'' and inserting
``2030''.
SEC. 10. USE OF ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND TO SUPPORT MONITORING,
EVALUATION, AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES.
(a) Use of Funds.--Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available
to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the Economic Support Fund) may be
expended for monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities in
countries and regions selected by the President, pursuant to section
505(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9804),
notwithstanding any other provision of law for any program funded from
amounts available for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund established
under section 509(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 9808(a)) in any fiscal year
and related programs funded by other agencies to implement the Global
Fragility Strategy established pursuant to section 504 of such Act (22
U.S.C. 9803).
(b) Appointment of Personnel To Implement Monitoring, Evaluation,
and Learning Activities.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, shall--
(1) appoint a senior Department of Defense official to lead
the efforts described in subsection (a); and
(2) make available sufficient staffing and other resources
to carry out such efforts in accordance with section 507 of the
Global Fragility Act of 2019, as amended by section 6.
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