; (4) combat corruption at local and national levels, including through trainings, cooperation agreements, and bilateral or multilateral anticorruption mechanisms that strengthen attorneys general and prosecutors' offices; and (5) strengthen the capacity of civil society to conduct oversight of government institutions, build the capacity of independent professional journalism, facilitate substantive dialogue with government and the private sector to generate issue-based policies, and mobilize local resources to carry out such activities. 7. Western Hemisphere defined In this Act, the term Western Hemisphere does not include Cuba, Nicaragua, or Venezuela, except for purposes of section 6.