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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7493 

Making emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of State 

and the Department of Homeland Security to provide assistance to 

Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 29, 2024 

Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Mr. CASE, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, and Mr. COSTA) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

Making emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of State and the Department of Homeland 

Security to provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and 

the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 The following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

5 fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other pur6 poses, namely: 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Humani3 tarian Investments to Ensure Lasting Democracies Act’’ 

4 or the ‘‘SHIELD Act’’. 

5 TITLE I 

6 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 

7 AGENCY 

8 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

9 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

10 DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic Pro12 grams’’, $210,000,000, to remain available until Sep13 tember 30, 2025, to respond to the situations in Israel 

14 and Ukraine and areas and countries impacted by the situ15 ations in Israel and Ukraine: Provided, That of the total 

16 amount provided under this heading in this Act, 

17 $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

18 for Worldwide Security Protection, including to respond 

19 to the situation in Israel and areas impacted by the situa20 tion in Israel: Provided further, That such amount is des21 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re22 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal23 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

24 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

25 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 

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1 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That such amount is des2 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

6 DEVELOPMENT 

7 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

8 OPERATING EXPENSES

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 

10 $39,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

11 2025, to respond to the situations in Israel and Ukraine 

12 and countries impacted by the situations in Israel and 

13 Ukraine: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

14 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

15 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

16 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 

19 General’’, $13,000,000, to remain available until Sep20 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That such amount is des21 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re22 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal23 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

2 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

3 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 

5 Assistance’’, $5,655,000,000, to remain available until ex6 pended, to address humanitarian needs in response to the 

7 situations in Israel and Ukraine, including the provision 

8 of emergency food and shelter, and for assistance for other 

9 vulnerable populations and communities: Provided, That 

10 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

11 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

12 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

13 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 

16 Fund’’, $50,000,000 shall be to prevent and respond to 

17 food insecurity: Provided further, That such amount is 

18 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re19 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal20 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Ref24 ugee Assistance’’, $3,495,000,000, to remain available 

25 until expended, to address humanitarian needs and assist 


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1 refugees in response to the situations in Israel and 

2 Ukraine, and for assistance for other vulnerable popu3 lations and communities: Provided, That such amount is 

4 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re5 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal6 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND

8 RELATED PROGRAMS

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 

10 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 

11 $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2025, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted 

13 by the situation in Ukraine: Provided, That not later than 

14 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary of State shall consult with the Committees on Ap16 propriations on the prioritization of demining efforts and 

17 how such efforts will be coordinated with development ac18 tivities: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

19 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

20 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg21 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper24 ations’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 

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1 national Force and Observers mission in the Sinai to en2 hance force protection capabilities: Provided, That such 

3 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

4 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

5 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

8 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi10 nancing Program’’, $7,100,000,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2025: Provided, That of the total 

12 amount provided under this heading in this Act, 

13 $3,500,000,000 shall be for assistance for Israel and for 

14 related expenses: Provided further, That to the extent that 

15 the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for 

16 such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this 

17 heading in this Act shall, as agreed by the United States 

18 and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of 

19 which up to $769,300,000 may be available for the pro20 curement in Israel of defense articles and defense services: 

21 Provided further, That the limitation in the preceding pro22 viso may be exceeded, if agreed by the United States and 

23 Israel, following consultation with the Committees on Ap24 propriations: Provided further, That any congressional no25 tification requirement applicable to funds made available 


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1 under this heading in this Act for Israel may be waived 

2 if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is in 

3 the national security interest of the United States: Pro4 vided further, That of the total amount provided under 

5 this heading in this Act, $2,000,000,000 shall be for as6 sistance for the Indo-Pacific region and for related ex7 penses: Provided further, That of the total amount pro8 vided under this heading in this Act, $1,600,000,000 shall 

9 be for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by 

10 the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: Pro11 vided further, That amounts made available under this 

12 heading in this Act and unobligated balances of amounts 

13 made available under this heading in Acts making appro14 priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 

15 and related programs for fiscal year 2024 and prior fiscal 

16 years shall be available for the cost of loans and loan guar17 antees as authorized by section 2606 of the Ukraine Sup18 plemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division N of Public 

19 Law 117–103), subject to the terms and conditions pro20 vided in such section, or as otherwise authorized by law: 

21 Provided further, That loan guarantees made using 

22 amounts described in the preceding proviso for loans fi23 nanced by the Federal Financing Bank may be provided 

24 notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the percent25 age of loan principal that may be guaranteed: Provided 


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1 further, That up to $5,000,000 of funds made available 

2 under this heading in this Act, in addition to funds other3 wise available for such purposes, may be used by the De4 partment of State for necessary expenses for the general 

5 costs of administering military assistance and sales, in6 cluding management and oversight of such programs and 

7 activities: Provided further, That such amount is des8 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re9 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal10 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 601. During fiscal year 2024, up to 

14 $250,000,000 of funds deposited in the Consular and Bor15 der Security Programs account in any fiscal year that are 

16 available for obligation may be transferred to, and merged 

17 with, funds appropriated by any Act making appropria18 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

19 related programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro20 grams’’ (including for Worldwide Security Protection) and 

21 ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’ for 

22 emergency evacuations or to prevent or respond to security 

23 situations and related requirements: Provided, That such 

24 transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer au25 thority provided by law, and any such transfers are subject 


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1 to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 

2 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

3 SEC. 602. During fiscal year 2024, section 506(a)(1) 

4 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

5 2318(a)(1)) shall be applied by substituting 

6 ‘‘$7,800,000,000’’ for ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

7 SEC. 603. During fiscal year 2024, section 

8 506(a)(2)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

9 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)(B)) shall be applied by substituting 

10 ‘‘$400,000,000’’ for ‘‘$200,000,000’’ in the matter pre11 ceding clause (i), and by substituting ‘‘$150,000,000’’ for 

12 ‘‘$75,000,000’’ in clause (i). 

13 SEC. 604. During fiscal year 2024, section 552(c)(2) 

14 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

15 2348a(c)(2)) shall be applied by substituting 

16 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ for ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 

17 SEC. 605. Section 12001 of the Department of De18 fense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287) is 

19 amended as follows: 

20 (1) In paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by strik21 ing ‘‘armor’’ and all that follows through the end of 

22 the paragraph and inserting ‘‘defense articles that 

23 are in the inventory of the Department of Defense 

24 as of the date of transfer, are intended for use as 


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1 reserve stocks for Israel, and are located in a stock2 pile for Israel as of the date of transfer’’. 

3 (2) In subsection (b), by striking ‘‘at least 

4 equal to the fair market value of the items trans5 ferred’’ and inserting ‘‘in an amount to be deter6 mined by the Secretary of Defense’’. 

7 (3) In subsection (c), by inserting before the 

8 comma in the first sentence the following: ‘‘, or as 

9 far in advance of such transfer as is practicable as 

10 determined by the President on a case-by-case basis 

11 during extraordinary circumstances impacting the 

12 national security of the United States’’. 

13 SEC. 606. For fiscal year 2024, section 514(b) of the 

14 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)) 

15 shall not apply to defense articles to be set aside, ear16 marked, reserved, or intended for use as reserve stocks 

17 in stockpiles in the State of Israel. 

18 SEC. 607. Unobligated balances from amounts appro19 priated in prior Acts under the heading ‘‘Multilateral As20 sistance—International Financial Institutions—Contribu21 tions to the International Monetary Fund Facilities and 

22 Trust Funds’’ shall be available to cover the cost, as de23 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

24 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), of loans made by the Secretary of 

25 the Treasury only to the Poverty Reduction and Growth 


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1 Trust of the International Monetary Fund, following con2 sultation with the appropriate congressional committees: 

3 Provided, That such funds shall be available to subsidize 

4 gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 

5 not to exceed $21,000,000,000 in the aggregate, and the 

6 Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to make such 

7 loans. 

8 SEC. 608. Section 17(a)(6) of the Bretton Woods 

9 Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286e–2(a)(6)) is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

11 31, 2030’’. 

12 SEC. 609. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

13 the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 

14 ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ may be transferred 

15 to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under 

16 such headings. 

17 (b) Funds appropriated by this Act under the head18 ings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ to respond to the situa19 tion in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation 

20 in Ukraine may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

21 made available under the headings ‘‘United States Inter22 national Development Finance Corporation—Corporate 

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1 Import Bank of the United States—Program Account’’, 

2 and ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’ for such purpose. 

3 (c) The transfer authorities provided by this section 

4 are in addition to any other transfer authority provided 

5 by law, and are subject to prior consultation with, and 

6 the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 

7 Appropriations. 

8 (d) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds 

9 transferred pursuant to the authorities provided by this 

10 section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts 

11 may be transferred back to such appropriations. 

12 SEC. 610. Section 1705 of the Additional Ukraine 

13 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of 

14 Public Law 117–328) shall apply to funds appropriated 

15 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

16 for assistance for Ukraine. 

17 SEC. 611. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available by this title in this Act may be made 

19 available for assistance for the Governments of the Rus20 sian Federation or Belarus, including entities owned or 

21 controlled by such Governments. 

22 SEC. 612. (a) Section 2606 of the Ukraine Supple23 mental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division N of Public 

24 Law 117–103) is amended as follows: 


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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and North 

2 Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies’’ and in3 serting ‘‘, North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

4 (NATO) allies, major non-NATO allies, and the 

5 Indo-Pacific region’’; by striking ‘‘$4,000,000,000’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000,000’’; and by striking ‘‘, 

7 except that such rate may not be less than the pre8 vailing interest rate on marketable Treasury securi9 ties of similar maturity’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and NATO 

11 allies’’ and inserting ‘‘, NATO allies, major non12 NATO allies, and the Indo-Pacific region’’; by strik13 ing ‘‘$4,000,000,000’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘$8,000,000,000’’; and by inserting at the end of 

15 the second proviso ‘‘except for guarantees of loans 

16 by the Federal Financing Bank’’. 

17 (b) Funds made available for the costs of direct loans 

18 and loan guarantees for major non-NATO allies and the 

19 Indo-Pacific region pursuant to section 2606 of division 

20 N of Public Law 117–103, as amended by subsection (a), 

21 may only be made available from funds appropriated by 

22 this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 

23 Program’’ and available balances from under such heading 

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1 vided, That such funds may only be made available if the 

2 Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate 

3 congressional committees, not less than 15 days prior to 

4 the obligation of such funds, that such direct loan or loan 

5 guarantee is in the national security interest of the United 

6 States, is being provided in response to exigent cir7 cumstances, is addressing a mutually agreed upon emer8 gency requirement of the recipient country, and the recipi9 ent country has a plan to repay such loan: Provided fur10 ther, That not less than 60 days after the date of enact11 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with 

12 such committees on the implementation of this subsection. 

13 (c) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that 

14 were previously designated by the Congress as an emer15 gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 

16 the Budget are designated as an emergency requirement 

17 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg18 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 SEC. 613. Funds appropriated under the headings 

20 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this title in this Act may 

21 be made available as contributions, following consultation 

22 with the Committees on Appropriations. 

23 SEC. 614. None of the funds appropriated or other24 wise made available by this Act and prior Acts making 

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1 ations, and related programs may be made available for 

2 a contribution, grant, or other payment to the United Na3 tions Relief and Works Agency, notwithstanding any other 

4 provision of law. 

5 SEC. 615. (a) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 

6 State shall certify and report to the appropriate congres7 sional committees not later than March 1, 2024, that— 

8 (1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures 

9 have been established by the Department of State 

10 and the United States Agency for International De11 velopment, as appropriate, and are in use to prevent 

12 the diversion, misuse, or destruction of assistance, 

13 including through international organizations, to 

14 Hamas and other terrorist and extremist entities in 

15 Gaza; and 

16 (2) such policies, processes, and procedures 

17 have been developed in coordination with other bilat18 eral and multilateral donors and the Government of 

19 Israel, as appropriate. 

20 (b) OVERSIGHT POLICY AND PROCEDURES.—The 

21 Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 

22 submit to the appropriate congressional committees, con23 current with the submission of the certification required 

24 in subsection (a), a written description of the oversight 

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1 by this title that are made available for assistance for 

2 Gaza, including specific actions to be taken should such 

3 assistance be diverted, misused, or destroyed, and the role 

4 of Israel in the oversight of such assistance. 

5 (c) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 

6 State and USAID Administrator shall promptly inform 

7 the appropriate congressional committees of each instance 

8 in which funds appropriated by this title that are made 

9 available for assistance for Gaza have been diverted, mis10 used, or destroyed, to include the type of assistance, a de11 scription of the incident and parties involved, and an ex12 planation of the response of the Department of State or 

13 USAID, as appropriate. 

14 (d) THIRD-PARTY MONITORING.—Funds appro15 priated by this title shall be made available for third-party 

16 monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use moni17 toring, following consultation with the appropriate con18 gressional committees. 

19 (e) OFFICES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL.— 

20 (1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—Of the funds ap21 propriated by this title under the heading ‘‘Office of 

22 Inspector General’’ for the Department of State, 

23 $7,000,000 shall be made available for the oversight 

24 and monitoring of assistance made available for 

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1 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper2 ations, and related programs. 

3 (2) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTER4 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Of the funds appro5 priated by this title under the heading ‘‘Office of In6 spector General’’ for USAID, $3,000,000 shall be 

7 made available for the oversight and monitoring of 

8 assistance made available for Gaza by this title and 

9 in prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart10 ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro11 grams. 

12 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the initial 

13 obligation of funds appropriated by this title that are 

14 made available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days 

15 thereafter until all such funds are expended, the Secretary 

16 of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly sub17 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

18 detailing the amount and purpose of such assistance pro19 vided during each respective quarter, including a descrip20 tion of the specific entity implementing such assistance. 

21 (g) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter 

23 until September 30, 2025, the Secretary of State, in con24 sultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 

25 other heads of elements of the intelligence community that 


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1 the Secretary considers relevant, shall submit to the ap2 propriate congressional committees a report assessing 

3 whether funds appropriated by this title and made avail4 able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been 

5 diverted by Hamas or other terrorist and extremist enti6 ties in the West Bank and Gaza: Provided, That such re7 port shall include details on the amount and how such 

8 funds were made available and used by such entities: Pro9 vided further, That such report may be submitted in classi10 fied form, if necessary. 

11 (h) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days after 

12 the date of enactment of this Act but prior to the initial 

13 obligation of funds made available by this title for humani14 tarian assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of State and 

15 USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with 

16 the Committees on Appropriations on the amount and an17 ticipated uses of such funds. 

18 SEC. 616. Prior to the initial obligation of funds 

19 made available in this title in this Act, the Secretary of 

20 State, USAID Administrator, and the Secretary of the 

21 Treasury, as appropriate, shall submit to the Committees 

22 on Appropriations— 

23 (1) spend plans, as defined in section 

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1 2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328), at the 

2 country, account, and program level, for funds ap3 propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Eco4 nomic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter5 rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peace6 keeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ7 ing Program’’: Provided, That plans submitted pur8 suant to this paragraph shall include for each pro9 gram notified—(A) total funding made available for 

10 such program, by account and fiscal year; (B) fund11 ing that remains unobligated for such program from 

12 prior year base or supplemental appropriations; (C) 

13 funding that is obligated but unexpended for such 

14 program; and (D) funding committed, but not yet 

15 notified for such program; and 

16 (2) operating plans, as defined in section 7062 

17 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 

18 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (divi19 sion K of Public Law 117–328), for funds appro20 priated by this title under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic 

21 Programs’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’. 


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1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

3 PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 

4 RECOVERY 

5 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

6 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Emergency 

8 Management Agency—Operations and Support’’, 

9 $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

10 2027, for necessary expenses related to the administration 

11 of nonprofit security grants: Provided, That such amount 

12 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

13 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

14 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

15 1985. 

16 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Emergency 

18 Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, 

19 $390,000,000, of which $160,000,000 shall remain avail20 able until September 30, 2024, and $230,000,000 shall 

21 remain available until September 30, 2026, for Nonprofit 

22 Security Grant Program under section 2009 of the Home23 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a) for eligible 

24 nonprofit organizations to prevent, prepare for, protect 

25 against, and respond to acts of terrorism or other threats: 


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1 Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Emer2 gency Management Agency shall make programmatic ad3 justments as necessary to expedite the disbursement of, 

4 and provide flexibility in the use of, amounts made avail5 able under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That 

6 notwithstanding any provision of 6 U.S.C. 609a, and in 

7 addition to amounts available under 6 U.S.C. 609a(c)(2), 

8 the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 

9 Agency may permit a State to use up to two percent of 

10 a grant awarded under this heading in this Act to provide 

11 outreach and technical assistance to eligible nonprofit or12 ganizations to assist them with applying for Nonprofit Se13 curity Grant Program awards under this heading in this 

14 Act: Provided further, That such outreach and technical 

15 assistance should prioritize rural and underserved commu16 nities and nonprofit organizations that are traditionally 

17 underrepresented in the Program: Provided further, That 

18 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

19 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

20 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 TITLE III 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

3 SEC. 301. Each amount appropriated or made avail4 able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro5 priated for the fiscal year involved. 

6 SEC. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in 

7 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

8 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

9 SEC. 303. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 

10 the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro11 priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 

12 and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 

13 for fiscal year 2024. 

14 SEC. 304. Not later than 45 days after the date of 

15 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Sec16 retary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other 

17 relevant Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to 

18 the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and 

19 Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on 

20 Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs of 

21 the House of Representatives a strategy regarding United 

22 States support for Ukraine against aggression by the Rus23 sian Federation: Provided, That such strategy shall be 

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1 ests, and include the metrics to be used to measure 

2 progress in achieving such objectives: Provided further, 

3 That such strategy shall include an estimate, on a fiscal 

4 year-by-fiscal year basis, of the resources required by the 

5 United States to achieve such objectives, including to help 

6 hasten Ukrainian victory against Russia’s invasion forces 

7 in a manner most favorable to United States interests and 

8 objectives, and a description of the national security impli9 cations for the United States if those objectives are not 

10 met: Provided further, That such strategy shall describe 

11 how each specific aspect of U.S. assistance, including de12 fense articles and U.S. foreign assistance, is intended at 

13 the tactical, operational, and strategic level to help 

14 Ukraine end the conflict as a democratic, independent, 

15 and sovereign country capable of deterring and defending 

16 its territory against future aggression: Provided further, 

17 That such strategy shall include a classified independent 

18 assessment from the Commander, U.S. European Com19 mand, describing any specific defense articles and services 

20 not yet provided to Ukraine that would result in meaning21 ful battlefield gains in alignment with the strategy: Pro22 vided further, That such strategy shall include a classified 

23 assessment from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

24 that the provision of specific defense articles and services 

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1 defense capabilities of the United States military: Provided 

2 further, That the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi3 tion & Sustainment in coordination with the Director, Cost 

4 Assessment and Program Evaluation provide an assess5 ment of the executability and a production schedule for 

6 any specific defense articles recommended by the Com7 mander, U.S. European Command that require procure8 ment: Provided further, That such strategy shall include 

9 information on support to the Government of the Russian 

10 Federation from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the People’s 

11 Republic of China, and the Democratic People’s Republic 

12 of Korea, related to the Russian campaign in Ukraine, and 

13 its impact on such strategy: Provided further, That such 

14 strategy shall be updated not less than quarterly, as ap15 propriate, until September 30, 2025, and such updates 

16 shall be submitted to such committees: Provided further, 

17 That unless otherwise specified by this section, such strat18 egy shall be submitted in unclassified form but may in19 clude a classified annex. 

20 SEC. 305. (a) Not later than 45 days after the date 

21 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in con22 sultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agen23 cies, as appropriate, shall brief the appropriate congres24 sional committees, in classified form, if necessary, on the 

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1 (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘appro2 priate congressional committees’’ means the following: 

3 (1) The Committees on Appropriations, Armed 

4 Services, and Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

5 (2) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

6 Senate. 

7 (3) The Committees on Appropriations, Armed 

8 Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep9 resentatives. 

10 (4) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel11 ligence of the House of Representatives. 

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