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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2151n-2. Human Rights and Democracy Fund
(a) Establishment of Fund
There is established a Human Rights and Democracy Fund (in this
section referred to as the "Fund") to be administered by the
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor.
(b) Purposes of Fund
The purposes of the Fund shall be -
(1) to support defenders of human rights;
(2) to assist the victims of human rights violations;
(3) to respond to human rights emergencies;
(4) to promote and encourage the growth of democracy, including
the support for nongovernmental organizations in foreign
countries; and
(5) to carry out such other related activities as are
consistent with paragraphs (1) through (4).
(c) Funding
(1) In general
Of the amounts made available to carry out chapter 4 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.]
for fiscal year 2003, $21,500,000 is authorized to be available
to the Fund for carrying out the purposes described in subsection
(b) of this section. Amounts made available to the Fund under
this paragraph shall also be deemed to have been made available
under section 116(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151n(e)).
(2) Allocation of funds for the Documentation Center of Cambodia
Of the amount authorized to be available to the Fund under
paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2003, $1,000,000 is authorized to
be available for the Documentation Center of Cambodia for the
purpose of collecting, cataloguing, and disseminating information
about the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge against the
Cambodian people.
(3) Father John Kaiser Memorial Fund
Of the amount authorized to be available to the Fund under
paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2003, $500,000 is authorized to be
available to advance the extraordinary work and values of Father
John Kaiser with respect to solving ethnic conflict and promoting
government accountability and respect for human rights. The
amount made available under this paragraph may be referred to as
the "Father John Kaiser Memorial Fund".
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