H.R. 390 would authorize the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to support entities that are assisting threatened members of minority groups in Iraq or Syria and entities that are seeking legal accountability for certain crimes in those countries.
The department and USAID currently provide humanitarian and other assistance in Iraq and Syria that would partially meet the objectives of the act. According to the department, that assistance generally totals between $5 million to $10 million a year (some assistance is provided annually while other assistance is one-time or provided over several years).
