; and (2) in prior years, Congress has directed that funds made available for Economic Support Fund and technical assistance for Vietnam be used to address the needs of affected communities and individuals in ethnic minority communities, targeting specifically those areas and regions with the highest concentration of human rights violations. (b) Vietnam Ethnic Minority Development Fund (1) In general The President is authorized to provide assistance to address the unique needs of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam affected by past or current severe human rights violations, including violations of the right to religious freedom, expression, and association. (2) Availability of amounts 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 economic support programs for Vietnam are authorized to be made available to carry out paragraph (1). (3) Reference to Fund Assistance provided under paragraph (1) may be referred to as the Vietnam Ethnic Minority Development Fund (in this section referred to as the Fund ). (c) Consultations The Secretary of State shall, in identifying ethnic minority groups in Vietnam for purposes of subsection (b), consult with relevant nongovernmental organizations, including— (1) Vietnamese-American and representatives of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam; and (2) the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. (d) Report (1) In general The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this section, including a description of— (A) programs, projects, and activities of the Fund