; and (ii) to otherwise carry out this section. (B) Availability contingent on international arrangement or agreement (i) In general Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary of State, as provided in advance in an appropriations Act, on and after the date on which the Secretary of State enters into an arrangement or agreement with the governments of countries that are partners of the United States, as determined by the Secretary of State, to participate in the Minerals Security Partnership common funding mechanism under subsection (b)(1). (ii) Consultation Before entering into an arrangement or agreement as described in clause (i), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall ensure that any government that will participate in the arrangement or agreement maintains export control licensing policies with respect to exports of finished rare earth products substantively equivalent to the United States with respect to restrictions on such exports to the People's Republic of China. (b) Minerals Security Partnership Common funding mechanism for development of secure rare earth supply chains (1) In general The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation shall ensure that the Minerals Security Partnership is a mutually beneficial funding mechanism that, in coordination with the governments of countries that are partners of the United States, uses amounts from the Fund, or any other available Federal funds, to support the development and adoption of secure rare earth supply chains, including for— (A) research and development collaborations among countries participating in the mechanism