by this Act under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs , not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, of which not less than $6,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, and not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia, as authorized in the Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–161 ), including for support staff. (2) Curriculum Funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs and designated for the Office of International Religious Freedom shall be made available for the development and implementation of an international religious freedom curriculum in accordance with section 708(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4028(a)(2) ). (b) Assistance (1) International religious freedom programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Democracy Fund and available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for international religious freedom programs: Provided , That the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of such funds. (2) Protection and investigation programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities: Provided , That a portion of such funds shall be made available for programs to investigate the persecution of such minorities by governments and non-state actors and for the public dissemination of information collected on such persecution, including on the Department of State Web site. (3) Humanitarian programs Funds