; and (iii) whether and how such measures impact internationally recognized human rights; and (D) includes a strategic plan by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development that addresses, through diplomacy and foreign assistance, the persistent issues related to internationally recognized human rights in the aftermath of the COVID–19 response. D Other Regional Matters 241. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza related to the COVID–19 pandemic (a) Finding Congress finds that Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza are experiencing outbreaks of COVID–19, and recognizes the interconnection of public health, public safety, and security. (b) Humanitarian assistance Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Government may use funds appropriated for international disaster assistance to provide rapid awards of humanitarian assistance, including through previously vetted United States organizations, in furtherance of health-related COVID–19 response efforts in the West Bank and Gaza. 242. Preventing the spread of COVID–19 at the United States-Mexico border (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) In January 2019, the Department of Homeland Security began implementing the Migrant Protection Protocols, which require foreign nationals entering or seeking admission to the United States from Mexico, without proper documentation, to be returned to Mexico for the duration of their immigration proceedings. (2) Approximately 60,000 foreign nationals who have been subjected to the Migrant Protection Protocols are temporarily residing in Mexican communities close to the border between the United States and Mexico, and some of them are living in encampments that lack basic health and sanitation infrastructure. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) asylum seekers living in Mexican communities close to the United States-Mexico border as a result of the Migrant Protection Protocols are highly vulnerable to the transmission of COVID–19