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[Senate Report 115-282]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

                                                     Calendar No. 480
115th Congress     }                                   {       Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session        }                                   {      115-282
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     DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                       APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2019
                                _______
                                

                 June 21, 2018.--Ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

    Mr. Graham, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the 
                               following

                                 REPORT

                         [To accompany S. 3108]

    The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 3108) 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, reports favorably 
thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.

Amounts in new budget authority

Total of bill as reported to the Senate................. $54,576,900,000
Amount of 2018 appropriations...........................  54,176,900,000
Amount of 2019 budget estimate..........................  42,429,925,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
    2018 appropriations.................................    +400,000,000
    2019 budget estimate................................ +12,146,975,000

                                CONTENTS

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                                                                   Page

Summary of Appropriations........................................     5
Introduction.....................................................     5
General Matters..................................................     8
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.........    14
Title I:
    Department of State and Related Agency:
        Department of State:
            Administration of Foreign Affairs:
                Diplomatic Programs..............................    16
                Capital Investment Fund..........................    22
                Office of Inspector General......................    22
                Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.......    22
                Representation Expenses..........................    25
                Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials.....    25
                Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance..    25
                Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
                  Service........................................    27
                Repatriation Loans Program Account...............    27
                Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan......    27
                International Center, Washington, District of 
                  Colombia.......................................    27
                Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
                  Disability Fund................................    28
    International Organizations:
        Contributions to International Organizations.............    28
        Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities..    29
    International Commissions:
        International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
          States and Mexico......................................    29
            Salaries and Expenses................................    29
            Construction.........................................    30
        American Sections, International Commissions.............    30
        International Fisheries Commissions......................    31
    Related Agency:
        Broadcasting Board of Governors:
            International Broadcasting Operations................    31
            Broadcasting Capital Improvements....................    32
    Related Programs:
        The Asia Foundation......................................    33
        United States Institute of Peace.........................    33
        Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund....    33
        Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program...................    33
        Israeli Arab Scholarship Program.........................    33
        East-West Center.........................................    33
        National Endowment for Democracy.........................    34
    Other Commissions:
        Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage 
          Abroad.................................................    34
        United States Commission on International Religious 
          Freedom................................................    34
        Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.........    35
        Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's 
          Republic of China......................................    35
        United States-China Economic and Security Review 
          Commission.............................................    35
Title II:
    United States Agency for International Development:
        Funds Appropriated to the President:
            Operating Expenses...................................    36
            Capital Investment Fund..............................    37
            Office of Inspector General..........................    38
Title III:
    Bilateral Economic Assistance:
        Funds Appropriated to the President:
            Global Health Programs...............................    39
            Development Assistance...............................    44
            International Disaster Assistance....................    51
            Transition Initiatives...............................    51
            Complex Crises Fund..................................    51
            Development Credit Authority.........................    52
                Program Account..................................    52
                Administrative Expenses..........................    52
            Economic Support Fund................................    52
            Economic Support and Development Fund................    55
            Democracy Fund.......................................    55
            Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia......    56
        Department of State:
            Migration and Refugee Assistance.....................    57
            United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 
              Assistance Fund....................................    58
        Independent Agencies:
            Peace Corps..........................................    58
            Millennium Challenge Corporation.....................    58
            Inter-American Foundation............................    59
            United States African Development Foundation.........    59
        Department of the Treasury:
            International Affairs Technical Assistance...........    59
Title IV:
    International Security Assistance:
        Department of State:
            International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement..    60
            Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
              Related Programs...................................    63
            Peacekeeping Operations..............................    64
        Funds Appropriated to the President:
            International Military Education and Training........    65
            Foreign Military Financing Program...................    67
Title V:
    Multilateral Assistance:
        Funds Appropriated to the President:
            International Organizations and Programs.............    70
        International Financial Institutions.....................    71
            Global Environment Facility..........................    72
            Contribution to the International Development 
              Association........................................    72
            Contribution to the Asian Development Fund...........    72
            Contribution to the African Development Bank.........    72
            Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions.........    72
            Contribution to the African Development Fund.........    73
            Contribution to the International Fund for 
              Agricultural Development...........................    73
Title VI:
    Export and Investment Assistance:
        Export-Import Bank of the United States:
            Inspector General....................................    74
            Administrative Expenses..............................    74
        Overseas Private Investment Corporation:
            Noncredit Account....................................    74
            Administrative Expenses..............................    74
            Program Account......................................    74
        Trade and Development Agency.............................    75
        Development Finance Institution..........................    75
            Program Account......................................    75
Title VII: General Provisions....................................    76
Title VIII:
    Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism:
        Department of State:
            Administration of Foreign Affairs:
                Diplomatic Programs..............................   119
                Office of Inspector General......................   119
            International Organizations:
                Contributions to International Organizations.....   119
                Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
                  Activities.....................................   120
        United States Agency for International Development:
            Funds Appropriated to the President:
                Operating Expenses...............................   120
                Office of Inspector General......................   120
        Bilateral Economic Assistance:
            Funds Appropriated to the President:
                International Disaster Assistance................   120
                Transition Initiatives...........................   120
                Economic Support Fund............................   120
            Department of State:
                Migration and Refugee Assistance.................   120
        International Security Assistance:
            Department of State:
                International Narcotics Control and Law 
                  Enforcement....................................   121
                Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
                  Related Programs...............................   121
                Peacekeeping Operations..........................   121
            Funds Appropriated to the President:
                Foreign Military Financing Program...............   121
        General Provisions.......................................   121
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the 
  Senate.........................................................   122
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate..................................................   123
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................   124
Budgetary Impact of Bill.........................................   127
Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority....................   128

                       SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS

    The Committee recommends total appropriations of 
$54,576,900,000 for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for fiscal year 2019. Of this 
amount, $54,418,000,000, including $8,000,000,000 for Overseas 
Contingency Operations [OCO], is for non-emergency 
discretionary programs, and $158,900,000 is for mandatory 
programs.
    The Committee's recommendations for fiscal year 2019, by 
title, compared to the President's budget request, are 
allocated according to the following table:

                         APPROPRIATIONS BY TITLE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Fiscal year       Committee
                 Title                    2019 request    recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title I--Department of State and            13,567,043       12,233,009
 Related Agency.......................
Title II--United States Agency for           1,377,320        1,596,914
 International Development............
Title III--Bilateral Economic               19,444,861       23,856,612
 Assistance...........................
Title IV--International Security             7,304,036        7,365,530
 Assistance...........................
Title V--Multilateral Assistance......       1,416,422        1,875,435
Title VI--Export and Investment               -405,145         -325,600
 Assistance...........................
Title VII--General Provisions.........          26,588          -25,000
Title VIII--Overseas Contingency              -301,200        8,000,000
 Operations/Global War on Terrorism...
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total...........................      42,429,925       54,576,900
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                              INTRODUCTION

        We live in a land made from ideals, not blood and soil. 
        We are custodians of those ideals at home, and their 
        champion abroad. We have done great good in the world 
        because we believed our ideals are the natural 
        aspiration of all mankind, and that the principles, 
        rules, and alliances of the international order we 
        superintended would improve the security and prosperity 
        of all who joined with us. That leadership has had its 
        costs, but we have become incomparably powerful and 
        wealthy as well. We have a moral obligation to continue 
        in our just cause, and we would bring more than shame 
        on ourselves if we let other powers assume our 
        leadership role, powers that reject our values and 
        resent our influence. We will not thrive in a world 
        where our leadership and ideals are absent. We wouldn't 
        deserve to.

     --Senator John McCain, in ``The Restless Wave''

                                *  *  *

    The President's fiscal year 2019 discretionary request of 
$42,271,025,000 for the International Affairs budget under the 
Committee's jurisdiction reflects a 21.7 percent decrease from 
the prior fiscal year enacted level of $54,018,000,000, and is 
22.3 percent less than the Senate 302(b) allocation of 
$54,418,000,000. The Senate 302(b) allocation is $400,000,000, 
or 0.7 percent, above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level.
    Operations and programs supported by the International 
Affairs budget address challenges facing the United States and 
the world. Since its inception, sustained investments in global 
health through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 
[PEPFAR] have placed 13.3 million people on lifesaving 
antiretroviral treatment and provided 85.5 million people with 
HIV testing services. Humanitarian assistance mitigates the 
catastrophe of displaced populations caused by poor governance 
and conflict, estimated by the United Nations High Commissioner 
for Refugees [UNHCR] at a record breaking 65.5 million people 
around the world. From fiscal years 2008 to 2016, the United 
States Agency for International Development [USAID] provided 
37.3 million people sustainable access to an improved water 
supply and 24.1 million people access to improved sanitation 
facilities. Democracy assistance helps stem the continued 
decline of freedom and rise of authoritarianism around the 
world, as documented by Freedom House. Finally, security at 
home is bolstered by military assistance abroad, especially to 
important allies such as Israel.
    Diplomacy, development, and defense have long comprised 
America's national security framework. The Committee's 
recommendation for the fiscal year 2019 International Affairs 
budget holds the line in addressing these unprecedented and 
historical challenges.
    The Committee believes that diplomacy and development 
remain among the Nation's most cost-effective national security 
tools. The fiscal year 2019 International Affairs budget 
recommended by the Committee totals only 1.2 percent of the 
national budget.

                                *  *  *

    Diplomats and development specialists from the Department 
of State and USAID are on the fault lines of conflict in the 
Middle East and Africa, and on the frontlines of ideological 
change in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. They are America's 
first line of defense abroad.
    The Office of Management and Budget's [OMB] proposed 
reduction to the International Affairs budget undermines this 
first line of defense and reinforces the perception that the 
United States is retreating from its preeminent role as the 
world's superpower.
    For hostile regimes in Russia, the People's Republic of 
China [PRC], and Iran, perception is reality. These adversaries 
are undermining America's standing and alliances in the world, 
as evidenced by Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. 
presidential election, the PRC's push for hegemony in the South 
China Sea, and Iran's destabilizing support for terrorist 
proxies in the Middle East.
    The Intelligence Community Assessment's [ICA] findings in 
the January 6, 2017 report ``Assessing Russian Activities and 
Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections'' (ICA 2017-01D) are 
sobering:

        Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential 
        election represent the most recent expression of 
        Moscow's longstanding desire to undermine the U.S.-led 
        liberal democratic order, but these activities 
        demonstrated a significant escalation in directness, 
        level of activity, and scope of effort compared to 
        previous operations.... We assess Moscow will apply 
        lessons learned from its Putin-ordered campaign aimed 
        at the U.S. presidential election to future influence 
        efforts worldwide, including against U.S. allies and 
        their election processes.

    Whether the administration recognizes it or not, Russia, 
the PRC, Iran, and other illiberal adversaries are engaged in a 
cold war against the United States. The strategic objective of 
this war is to establish respective regional spheres of 
influence and dominance at the expense of U.S. national 
interests. This can only be achieved through the destruction of 
the America-led international order that emerged from the post-
World War II rubble of Europe and Asia.
    As the ICA report details, a tactical full court press is 
already underway using covert, overt, and cyber means--in 
America and against our alliances. The United States has no 
choice but to respond. The best defense is a strong offense.
    While the administration recognizes the challenges certain 
adversaries pose to the United States in its December 2017 
National Security Strategy of the United States, OMB has not 
adequately resourced the Strategy, particularly its diplomacy 
and development components. This first line of defense in this 
cold war requires adequate personnel and robust programs to 
counter the actions and influence of Moscow, Beijing, and 
Tehran. Greater security and stability cannot be achieved with 
cuts to the budget, which are a self-inflicted wound.
    In addition to holding foreign leaders accountable for 
their actions against the United States, the administration 
must double down on global democracy promotion. Democratic 
states make the best allies as they provide voice and 
opportunity to their citizens, and predictability and stability 
to their neighbors. To win this cold war, the world's 
democracies must collectively and persistently counter 
authoritarianism and extremism abroad. The historical precedent 
exists: Republican and Democratic administrations alike have 
long stood with people seeking freedom.
    The United States must lead the international order as it 
has since the end of World War II. This task cannot be 
relinquished to any other nation. Abandoning this order puts 
the Nation in peril, as a new order established by our 
adversaries will have dire economic, political, and security 
consequences for the United States and its allies.
    The Committee is doing its part. Section 7067(d) of the act 
recommends $300,000,000 for the Countering Russian Influence 
Fund, an increase of $50,000,000 above the fiscal year 2019 
authorized level in the Countering Russian Influence in Europe 
and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-44). Section 7043(c) of 
the act recommends $160,000,000 as a down payment on the 
implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy, for which no funds 
were included in the President's budget request. Additionally, 
section 7032 of the act recommends $2,400,000,000 for democracy 
programs, a 43 percent increase above the President's budget 
request and a 4 percent increase above the prior fiscal year 
enacted level.
    The Committee recommends that the President's fiscal year 
2020 budget request include sufficient funding to: (1) fully 
implement the National Security Strategy; (2) sustain the 
investments of the act in strengthening the first line of 
defense abroad, including the operations and programs of the 
Department of State and USAID; and (3) preserve the U.S.-led 
international order.

                                *  *  *

    Consistent with Article I, section 9 of the U.S. 
Constitution, the Committee recommends discretionary 
appropriations of $54,418,000,000 for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, details of which are 
included in the act and this report.

                            GENERAL MATTERS

                     ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS

    Abbreviations.--For purposes of this report, the following 
accounts are abbreviated as follows:

        Title I: Diplomatic Programs [DP]; Worldwide Security 
        Protection [WSP]; Office of Inspector General [OIG]; 
        Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs [ECE]; 
        Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance [ESCM]; 
        Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service 
        [EDCS]; International Boundary and Water Commission, 
        United States and Mexico [IBWC]; Broadcasting Board of 
        Governors [BBG]; International Broadcasting Operations 
        [IBO]; The Asia Foundation [TAF]; United States 
        Institute of Peace [USIP]; East-West Center [EWC]; and 
        National Endowment for Democracy [NED].

        Title II: Capital Investment Fund [CIF]; and Office of 
        Inspector General [OIG].

        Title III: Global Health Programs [GHP]; Development 
        Assistance [DA]; International Disaster Assistance 
        [IDA]; Complex Crises Fund [CCF]; Development Credit 
        Authority [DCA]; Economic Support Fund [ESF]; Economic 
        Support and Development Fund [ESDF]; Democracy Fund 
        [DF]; Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia 
        [AEECA]; Migration and Refugee Assistance [MRA]; United 
        States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund 
        [ERMA]; Peace Corps [PC]; Millennium Challenge 
        Corporation [MCC]; Inter-American Foundation [IAF]; and 
        United States African Development Foundation [USADF].

        Title IV: Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
        and Related Programs [NADR]; International Narcotics 
        Control and Law Enforcement [INCLE]; International 
        Military Education and Training [IMET]; and Foreign 
        Military Financing Program [FMF].

        Title V: International Organizations and Programs 
        [IO&P]; and African Development Bank [AfDB].

        Title VI: Export-Import Bank of the United States 
        [EXIM]; Overseas Private Investment Corporation [OPIC]; 
        Trade and Development Agency [TDA]; and Development 
        Finance Institution [DFI].
Definitions.--
    Appropriate Congressional Committees.--Pursuant to section 
7034(r)(1) of the act and unless expressly provided to the 
contrary, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' as 
used in the act and this report means the Committees on 
Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives.
    Extremist Organizations.--For purposes of the act and this 
report, the term ``extremist organizations'' means the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS]; organizations affiliated with 
ISIS; a foreign organization that is determined to be engaged 
in terrorist activity, as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182); and other 
entities designated as foreign terrorist organizations [FTO] 
pursuant to section 219 of such act. The term ``extremist'' 
means an individual who knowingly facilitates or participates 
in an act of violent extremism. The term ``extremism'' means 
the advocacy or use of violence by such organizations or 
individuals to achieve political or religious goals.
    Prior Consultation.--For purposes of the act, the term 
``prior consultation'' means a pre-decisional engagement 
between a relevant Federal agency and the Committee during 
which the Committee is provided a meaningful opportunity to 
provide facts and opinions to inform: (1) the use of funds; (2) 
the development, content, or conduct of a program or activity; 
or (3) a decision to be taken.
    Program, Project, and Activity.--For purposes of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(Public Law 99-177), as amended, with respect to appropriations 
contained in the act, the term ``program, project, and 
activity'' means any item for which a dollar amount is 
specified in the act or this report. In addition, the 
definition of ``program, project, and activity'' in section 
7023 of the act shall apply to the accounts listed in that 
section. In carrying out any Presidential sequestration, 
Federal agencies funded by the act shall conform to the 
definition of ``program, project, and activity'' described 
above.
    Regular Notification Procedures.--Funds in the act that are 
made available ``subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations'' require a separate 
notification to the Committee 15 days prior to the proposed 
obligation of funds or other action that is the subject of the 
notification requirement, regardless of what may be contained 
in an agency's congressional budget justification [CBJ] or in 
the operating and spend plans required by section 7076 of the 
act. Thus, such CBJs and operating and spend plans do not 
suffice as justification for purposes of satisfying such 
notification requirement.
    Stabilization Assistance.--Funds in the act that are made 
available for ``stabilization assistance'' shall be made 
available for programs and activities as defined by the 
Stabilization Assistance Review in ``A Framework for Maximizing 
the Effectiveness of U.S. Government Efforts to Stabilize 
Conflict-Affected Areas, 2018''.
    The Act.--In this report, the term ``the act'' means the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2019.

                        ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS

    Section 7019(a) of the act requires, with certain 
exceptions, that amounts designated in the respective tables 
referenced in this report shall be made available in such 
designated amounts and shall be the basis of the report 
required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 [FAA], where applicable.
    For purposes of the tables included in this report pursuant 
to section 7019, the amounts included in such tables that are 
also designated in the act as minimum or maximum funding 
requirements (through the description ``up to'' and ``not less 
than'' preceding such amounts) are exempt from the funding 
requirements and deviation limitations of subsections (a) and 
(b), respectively, and shall serve as the funding ceiling or 
floor, as intended in the act.
    Section 7019(e) of the act specifies that reporting 
requirements in this report shall be fulfilled in the manner 
described.

             CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET REQUEST AND JUSTIFICATION

    OMB shall ensure that sufficient documentation and 
justification is provided to the Committee by each relevant 
Federal agency in subsequent fiscal year CBJs, including a 
description of the processes by which the budget was 
formulated.
    OMB shall also ensure that CBJ materials for fiscal year 
2020 include sufficient justification and funding, and specific 
plans, for winding down any assistance programs proposed to be 
significantly reduced or terminated.
    Each Federal agency funded by the act shall include in 
subsequent CBJs detailed information on all available 
resources, including estimated prior year unobligated balances 
and recoveries, reimbursable agreements, funds transferred 
pursuant to sections 632(a) and (b) of the FAA, and significant 
uses of the Economy Act. Agencies that use a Working Capital 
Fund [WCF] shall include in CBJs the total budgetary resources 
for each office that receives funds from a WCF, and include a 
table on WCF resources that will serve as a baseline for 
reprogramming and transfer purposes.
    Subsequent CBJs shall also include estimated savings from 
any proposed office or mission closing or reorganization, 
elimination of special envoys and other senior level special 
representatives, and actual prior year representation expenses 
for each department and agency that is authorized such 
expenses.

 CONTINUOUS SUPERVISION AND GENERAL DIRECTION OF ECONOMIC AND MILITARY 
                               ASSISTANCE

    The clarification of the roles and responsibilities of the 
Secretary of State, as contained in section 7056 of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 115-141), 
shall apply to the act.

                       NOTWITHSTANDING AUTHORITY

    Notwithstanding authority included in any provision of the 
act shall not be interpreted to exclude the requirements of 
such provision.
    The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as 
appropriate, shall inform the Committee of the use of 
notwithstanding authority in the submission of country 
notifications required by section 7015(f) or any other 
provision of the act.

                 OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION

    Collective Outcomes.--The Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall jointly coordinate the planning and 
evaluation of collective outcomes for assistance to address 
protracted humanitarian crises, including for funds programmed 
through multilateral organizations, to ensure each agency is 
pursuing common objectives.
    Foreign Assistance Data Review Findings Report.--The 
Secretary of State shall update the report required under this 
heading in Senate Report 114-290 accompanying the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (S. 3117, as reported to the Senate on June 29, 
2016), and submit such report to the Committee in the manner 
described.
    Public Posting of Reports.--Any agency receiving funds made 
available by the act shall post on its publicly available 
website any report required by the act to be submitted to the 
appropriate congressional committees, upon a determination by 
the head of the agency that to do so is in the national 
interest. This directive shall not apply if: (1) the public 
posting of the report would compromise national security, 
including the conduct of diplomacy; (2) the report contains 
proprietary, privileged, or sensitive information; or (3) the 
agency is already directed to publicly post such report by 
another provision of law or regulation.
    The head of an agency posting such report shall, unless 
directed otherwise by the act or any other provision of law or 
regulation, do so only after such report has been made 
available to the Committee for not less than 45 days. Any 
report required to be submitted to the Committee shall include 
information from the submitting agency on whether such report 
will be publicly posted.
    Report on Monitoring and Evaluation of Programs.--The 
Committee underscores the importance of monitoring and 
evaluating the effectiveness of foreign assistance programs. 
Independent evaluations, including impact evaluations when 
appropriate, of such programs are an important method for 
improving performance and ensuring that taxpayer resources are 
spent efficiently and effectively. However, the Committee is 
concerned that the quality of foreign assistance program 
evaluations varies widely, and the findings and recommendations 
of evaluations do not always inform program design, policy 
decisions, and budget allocations. Moreover, monitoring and 
evaluation processes often do not incorporate sufficient local 
data, feedback, and participation of beneficiaries, and 
comparable standards are not consistently applied across the 
full range of foreign assistance programs.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, and 
following consultation with the Committee, the Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator shall jointly initiate a review 
of the quality of program evaluations, including: (1) the 
extent to which the sustainability of programs will be 
periodically evaluated after assistance for such program has 
ended; (2) the resources required to conduct such evaluations; 
and (3) the utilization of such evaluations in subsequent 
program design. Not later than 45 days after such review has 
been concluded, the findings shall be published on the 
Department of State and USAID websites. The report shall also 
address the implementation of section 7034(m) of the act, which 
shall include a description of how: (1) the Department of State 
and USAID ensure that implementing partners establish effective 
procedures for collecting and responding to feedback from 
beneficiaries; and (2) oversight is regularly conducted to 
ensure such feedback is collected and used to maximize the 
impact of U.S. foreign assistance, consistent with the 
requirements of such section.
    Rulemaking.--The Committee again notes the Department of 
State has, at times, loosely interpreted the Administrative 
Procedure Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) when using an 
exception to the publishing of a proposed rulemaking related to 
a function of foreign affairs. The Committee notes that the 
exception should only be used if public rulemaking provisions 
``would clearly provoke definitely undesirable international 
consequences''.
    Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.--Not later than 180 days 
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing allegations of, and steps 
taken to prevent and respond to, sexual exploitation and abuse 
committed by implementing partners of foreign assistance 
programs supported by funds appropriated for the Department of 
State and USAID in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The Secretary of 
State shall also urge the Secretary-General [SG] of the United 
Nations [U.N.] to publicly disclose, as part of the SG's 
initiatives on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, 
the names of U.N. implementing partners that have not taken 
appropriate steps to prevent and respond to such abuse.

               REDUCING COSTS AND INCREASING EFFICIENCIES

    Consistent with prior fiscal years, the Committee supports 
Federal agency efforts to reduce costs and increase 
efficiencies through coherent, deliberative, and inclusive 
processes that take into consideration the impact of such 
efforts to U.S. national security requirements.
    Burden Sharing Report.--Not later than 45 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, 
shall submit a report to the Committee detailing efforts made 
during the prior calendar year to encourage other governments 
to increase their contributions for international peacekeeping 
activities, international organizations, and other multilateral 
and bilateral assistance programs, and the results of such 
efforts, disaggregated by government, organization, program, 
and amount.
    Contractor Bonuses.--Federal agencies funded by the act 
shall refrain from providing bonuses to government contractors 
that have failed to complete their contract in a satisfactory 
manner, including as a result of scheduling delays or cost 
overruns.
    Executive Meetings, Ceremonies, and Conferences.--Federal 
agencies funded by the act shall continue to achieve savings by 
reducing the costs of executive meetings, ceremonies, and 
conferences, and curtailing the purchase of commemorative or 
promotional items.
    Federally Funded Research.--The Committee commends USAID 
for issuing the ``Public Access Plan: Increasing Access to the 
Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research'' (November 
2016), and encourages USAID to continue to fully implement the 
plan. Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
USAID Administrator shall update the Committee on progress made 
in this effort.
    United States Government Accountability Office 
Recommendations.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of the 
act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees, the 
Secretary of State, and the USAID Administrator detailing all 
outstanding recommendations included in U.S. Government 
Accountability Office [GAO] reports issued during calendar year 
2017 relating to the Department of State and USAID. Not later 
than 45 days after the submission of such report, the Secretary 
and Administrator shall submit a response to the Comptroller 
General and such committees on actions taken, or intended to be 
taken, to comply with such recommendations.
    The Committee notes that unresolved issues include: (1) the 
requirement for Federal agencies to participate in 
International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
[ICASS] unless they provide a business model demonstrating 
services can be obtained outside ICASS at a lower cost; (2) the 
need for the Department of State and the U.S. Commission on 
International Religious Freedom to delineate more clearly 
respective roles and responsibilities; and (3) a review by the 
Department of State and USAID of data posted on the 
foreignassistance.gov website.
    The USAID Administrator, in consultation with the heads of 
other relevant Federal agencies, shall clarify respective roles 
and responsibilities in combating wildlife trafficking in 
Southeast Asia, as recommended in the ``2018 Annual Report: 
Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and 
Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits'' (GAO-18-
371SP). The Committee notes that according to this report, 
USAID has the fewest number of outstanding issues since 2011 of 
any Federal agency.

                     NOTIFICATIONS AND SPEND PLANS

    Congressional notifications submitted by the Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator for funds that are being 
reallocated prior to initial obligation, reprogrammed, or 
reobligated after deobligation, should, to the maximum extent 
practicable, contain detailed information about the sources of 
funds and why such funds are no longer intended to be used as 
previously justified.
    Spend plans submitted pursuant to section 7076 of the act 
shall: (1) be submitted in the form of a single, comprehensive 
spend plan for each program identified; (2) include all 
intended sources of funds made available by the act for such 
program; and (3) conform to the definition of such plan under 
section 7034(r)(7) of the act.

                 TRANSFER AND REPROGRAMMING AUTHORITIES

    The Committee continues transfer and reprogramming 
authorities under the DP, EDCS, DCA, ERMA, and PC headings, and 
in sections 7004(f); 7005; 7009; 7013(d); 7014; 7034(d)(7); 
7034(i); 7044(a)(2); 7044(a)(3)(A); 7044(c)(1)(C); 
7044(c)(3)(F); 7045(e); 7048(h)(3); 7057(d); 7058(c)(1); 
7058(d)(3); 7060(a)(1)(A); 7061(a); 7069(b)(1); 7072(e); 
8003(a); and 8003(b) of the act.
    In addition, the FAA provides the President with broad 
transfer and reprogramming authorities in sections 109 (22 
U.S.C. 2151g); 492(b) (22 U.S.C. 2292a); 506 (22 U.S.C. 2318); 
610 (22 U.S.C. 2360); 614 (22 U.S.C. 2364); 632 (22 U.S.C. 
2392); and 634A (22 U.S.C. 2394-1).
    Federal agencies funded by the act shall notify the 
Committee of any reprogramming, as required by section 7015 of 
the act, at the most detailed level of the CBJ, the act, or 
this report.

        CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974

    The Committee is concerned with the slower than usual 
obligation and disbursement of funds appropriated by prior acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs and made available to the 
Department of State and USAID. While some of the delay may be 
caused by the transition of Secretaries of State, OMB's 
deliberative processes, and myriad National Security Council 
policy reviews, the Committee believes the current practice of 
requiring the review of all congressional notifications 
totaling $1,000,000 or more by a single official at the 
Department of State significantly contributes to the delay and 
has no appreciable impact on improving oversight and 
accountability over the use of funds.
    Several appropriations accounts in the act include a 
specific timeframe for the apportionment or disbursement of 
funds, which is intended to accelerate the use of funds at a 
more traditional rate without a loss of oversight and 
accountability.
    Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the 
Comptroller General shall consult with the Committee on options 
for reviewing the obligation and disbursement rates of funds at 
the Department of State and USAID.
    The Committee is mindful of the discretion granted in law 
to Federal agencies to oversee the execution of budgets. This 
discretion must be exercised consistent with all legal 
requirements and the expectations and intent of the Congress as 
expressed in the act and this report. Supreme Court decisions 
(especially Train v. City of New York (420 U.S. 35)(1975)) and 
the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
(title X of Public Law 93-344) [CBICA] limit the authority of 
the administration to reduce or withhold funding provided in 
law by action or inaction. Specifically, CBICA allows funds to 
be withheld only for a limited time if certain reporting 
requirements are observed, but any permanent action to reduce 
budget authority or prevent the obligation or expenditure of 
funds requires passage of legislation to that effect.
    The Committee expects the heads of agencies funded by the 
act to be familiar with the requirements of CBICA in 
considering the management and expenditure of funds 
appropriated by the act.

                                TITLE I

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                          DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $8,720,411,000
    Base funding........................................   5,744,440,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   2,975,971,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................   8,113,937,000
Committee recommendation................................   8,920,411,000
    Base funding........................................   5,944,440,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   2,975,971,000

    The Committee recommends $8,920,411,000 for Diplomatic 
Programs, of which up to $3,817,899,000 is for Worldwide 
Security Protection, and $2,975,971,000 is designated for OCO.
    As recommended in the President's budget request, this 
account has been renamed ``Diplomatic Programs'' instead of 
``Diplomatic and Consular Programs''. For the purposes of the 
act and prior acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs the accounts 
shall have the same meaning.
    Funds appropriated by the act for activities, bureaus, and 
offices under this heading are allocated according to the 
following table:

                           DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                  Bureau/Office/Program                   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Freedom of Information Act, Bureau of Administration....          33,960
Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation..............           6,250
Cultural Antiquites Task Force..........................           1,000
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor............          40,259
    of which, human rights vetting......................          10,000
    of which, Office of International Religious Freedom.           6,500
    of which, Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom           2,000
     of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South
     Central Asia.......................................
    of which, Atrocities prevention training............             500
    of which, Special Envoy for the Human Rights of                  250
     LGBTI Persons......................................
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and              41,859
 Scientific Affairs.....................................
Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Bureau             750
 of European and Eurasian Affairs.......................
Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic Sanctions               6,100
 Policy.................................................
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking In Persons.....          13,822
Office of the Special Coordinator for Global Criminal              3,750
 Justice Issues.........................................
Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage               1,250
 Affairs................................................
Document Review Unit, Office of the Legal Advisor.......           2,889
Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement.................           3,570
Special Advisor for International Disability Rights.....             445
Office of the Under Secretary for Civilian Security,               2,347
 Democracy, and Human Rights............................
Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues....           1,000
Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues..............           5,497
Office of Global Women's Issues.........................           5,326
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Human Resources.--The Committee recommends $2,916,794,000 
for all U.S. Direct Hire salaries at overseas and domestic U.S. 
diplomatic missions. Prior to submitting the operating plan for 
Diplomatic Programs, the Secretary of State shall consult with 
the Committee on the appropriate level of funding for Public 
Diplomacy salaries and benefits.
    The Committee recommends $513,000,000 for salaries for the 
Worldwide Security Program and does not support proposed cuts 
in the President's budget request to staffing levels at the 
Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department of State [DS]. The 
Committee directs that the fiscal year 2019 staffing levels for 
DS shall be maintained at the highest on-board level previously 
justified and funded in a prior fiscal year, including for DS 
special agents. In addition, prior to proposing or implementing 
any future DS staffing reduction, the Secretary of State shall 
conduct a comprehensive analysis on regional staffing 
requirements, including a detailed assessment for each 
designated High Threat/High Risk post, and a risk assessment of 
any proposed reduction to such a post. The assessment shall be 
submitted to the appropriate congressional committees.
    Overseas Programs.--The Committee recommends $1,302,715,000 
for the operational programs of Department of State regional 
bureaus, which are responsible for the conduct and 
implementation of U.S. foreign policy through bilateral and 
multilateral engagements. Funds support U.S. embassies, 
consulates, and other diplomatic posts worldwide, and provide 
myriad services to U.S. citizens living, working, studying, and 
traveling abroad, including those who are arrested and 
imprisoned in foreign countries.
    The Secretary of State shall continue funding overseas 
inflation and Locally Employed Staff wage increases, including, 
as necessary, funds to annualize increases provided in fiscal 
year 2018, through funds made available in the Buying Power 
Maintenance account.
    Diplomatic Policy and Support.--The Committee recommends 
$773,847,000 for the operational programs of the Department of 
State functional bureaus to provide overall policy direction, 
coordination, and program management among U.S. missions 
abroad.
    Security Programs.--The Committee recommends $951,084,000 
for the operation of security programs, including $928,777,000 
for WSP to protect diplomatic personnel, overseas diplomatic 
missions, information, residences, and domestic facilities. An 
additional $513,000,000 is included within the Human Resources 
function for salaries for a total of $1,441,777,000 for WSP.

                            EMBASSY SECURITY

    The Committee recommends a total of $5,734,303,000 for 
Embassy security, an amount consistent with the level 
recommended by the Benghazi Accountability Review Board [ARB]. 
Including the WSP rescission proposed by OMB, which the 
Committee does not provide in the act, the recommendation is 
$679,836,000 above the President's budget request. Funds are 
allocated according to the following table:

                            EMBASSY SECURITY
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Fiscal year 2019      Committee
          Program/Activity                 request       recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Security Protection.......         3,396,924         3,817,899
Embassy Security, Construction, and          1,657,543         1,916,404
 Maintenance........................
                                     -----------------------------------
    Total...........................         5,054,467         5,734,303
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Section 7004(f) of the act provides the Secretary of State 
with the necessary flexibility to transfer funds between the DP 
and ESCM headings to implement the recommendation of the 
Benghazi ARB, or to prevent or respond to security situations 
and requirements at diplomatic facilities abroad, following 
consultation with the Committee.

                             PROGRAM ISSUES

    Basic Foreign Service Officer Training Course.--Not later 
than 180 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Director General of the Foreign 
Service and the Director of the Foreign Service Institute 
[FSI], shall review and assess basic training courses for 
individuals entering the Foreign Service, prior to beginning 
their first assignment or receiving a career appointment, to 
ensure that such training: (1) evaluates candidates on the 
skills, knowledge, judgment, and integrity necessary to serve 
effectively in the Foreign Service; and (2) provides sufficient 
instruction in diplomacy tradecraft and security, including 
counter threat and counterintelligence training. Following the 
review, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing specific recommendations, 
including associated costs, for improving such training courses 
and the basic skillsets of diplomats prior to assignment.
    Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State.--The Committee recommends $40,259,000 for the Bureau of 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State [DRL], 
including $10,000,000 for human rights vetting, $6,500,000 for 
the Office of International Religious Freedom, and $2,000,000 
for the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious 
Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia.
    Cultural Heritage.--The Committee recommends $6,500,000 for 
Cultural Heritage programs, including not less than five large-
scale projects, and up to $500,000 for emergency response to 
stabilize and protect from further desecration cultural 
heritage sites and antiquities that have been damaged by armed 
conflict, natural disaster, or the actions of extremists. The 
Committee recognizes the public diplomacy role of this program, 
as well as its contribution to preserving some of the world's 
irreplaceable cultural heritage sites and antiquities. As in 
the past, the Department of State shall consult with the 
Committee prior to obligating funds for such purposes.
    The Committee recommends $1,000,000 for the Cultural 
Antiquities Task Force, which may be used for grants as 
authorized in section 7034(d)(3) of the act.
    Cultural Property.--The Committee supports implementation 
of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act 
(title III of Public Law 97-446) in a manner consistent with 
prior years, including reviews conducted by the Cultural 
Property Advisory Committee pursuant to section 303(f) of such 
act to determine whether each State Party seeking or 
participating in a memorandum of understanding with the United 
States is taking measures consistent with the Convention on the 
means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export, 
and transfer of ownership of cultural property to protect its 
cultural patrimony.
    Department of State Workforce Diversity.--The Committee 
recommends continued expansion of Department of State workforce 
diversity programs, and directs that qualified graduates of the 
Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program and 
the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program 
shall be inducted into the Foreign Service.
    Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.--The Secretary of 
State shall make publicly available on the Department of State 
website information regarding manufacturer annual registration 
fees received by category, the Department of State fund to 
which such fees are deposited, the annual balance of such fund, 
and a description of expenditures from such fund, including the 
amount and purpose of such expenditures. The Committee notes 
that the Department of State does not have an exemption for 
registration and other fees for the manufacturers of defense 
articles that do not export or import goods.
    Educational and Training Support for the Department of 
State.--The Committee encourages the Department of State to 
work with U.S. citizens, foundations, not-for-profit 
organizations, and other appropriate entities, including the 
U.S. Diplomatic Studies Foundation, that seek to privately 
support FSI to expand and enhance Department of State 
educational and training programs, including the possible 
establishment of a degree-granting program at FSI, consistent 
with existing authorities and regulations to accept gifts. Not 
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees detailing areas where such private support may be 
most helpful to educational and training programs for the 
Department. The report should also include recommendations for 
additional authorities required, if any, to facilitate such 
support.
    Expanded Professional Associates Program.--The act provides 
funds for 250 full-time positions for the Expanded Professional 
Associates Program, including 50 for Information Management.
     Foreign Affairs Counter Threat Training.--The Foreign 
Affairs Counter Threat [FACT] training course is an essential 
training program provided to diplomatic personnel and their 
families. The Committee supports current Department of State 
plans to continue FACT training without disruption by 
maintaining such training at the Interim Training Facility 
until the new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center [FASTC] 
is fully operational. The Secretary of State shall continue to 
submit semiannual progress reports to the Committee on the 
status of FASTC, including construction costs, transition 
plans, and efforts to find alternative uses for the Interim 
Training Facility.
    Global Engagement Center.--The Committee recommends up to 
$75,400,000 for the Global Engagement Center, including up to 
$40,000,000 for countering foreign state propaganda and 
disinformation.
    Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.--The 
Secretary of State shall require the participation of 
Department of State regional bureaus in the Global Magnitsky 
designations process to ensure an even-handed, fact-driven 
review process for targets in all countries and regions of the 
world for which gross violations of human rights and acts of 
grand corruption have been credibly documented. The Secretary 
and Chiefs of Mission shall also encourage allies and partners 
to adopt and implement legislation similar to the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 
note).
    Holocaust Era Assets.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $750,000 for the Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust 
Issues, including to meet the requirements of the Justice for 
Uncompensated Survivors Today [JUST] Act of 2017 (Public Law 
115-171).
     Human Rights Vetting.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $10,000,000 for salaries, technology, training, and other 
expenses to implement section 620M of the FAA (the Leahy Law).
    Intercountry Adoption.--The Committee directs the 
Department of State to ensure that the new fee schedule 
approved for the Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and 
Maintenance Entity, Incorporated [IAAME] does not impose undue 
financial burdens on families seeking to adopt internationally, 
especially low-income families, families seeking to adopt 
sibling groups, or families seeking to adopt children with 
disabilities. Additionally, the Committee notes that IAAME is 
not permitted to profit from fees collected. The Committee 
directs that the next annual report on intercountry adoptions 
required by the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106-279) shall include an assessment of the impact of IAAME's 
new fee schedule, and identify actions taken by the Bureau of 
Consular Affairs, Department of State, to create opportunities 
for intercountry adoption, particularly in countries where 
American families are in the process of adoption but those 
adoptions have been slowed or blocked.
    Private Security Companies Report Update.--Not later than 
90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 
shall update the report required under the heading ``Private 
Security Companies'' in Senate Report 115-152 accompanying the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (S. 1780, as reported to the Senate on 
September 7, 2017) regarding actions taken to ensure 
consistency in meeting standards and codes of conduct used by 
certain private security companies.
    Public Diplomacy.--The Committee recommends not less than 
the prior fiscal year level for Public Diplomacy, and directs 
the Secretary of State to consult with the Committee prior to 
submitting the Diplomatic Programs operating plan.
    Real Property.--The Secretary of State shall help 
facilitate resolutions of commercial disputes for U.S. entities 
seeking return of real property seized, held, or expropriated 
by foreign governments, as appropriate.
    Strategy for United States Leadership in the Arctic.--Not 
later than 180 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a strategy for U.S. leadership in the Arctic, which 
shall include: (1) a description of a policy-making and 
diplomatic engagement framework for promoting United States 
interests in the region; and (2) a plan of action for 
strengthening cooperation among the eight Arctic nations on 
vital Arctic issues, including peace and security, governance, 
climate change, economic development, environmental protection, 
health, education, and the Arctic Council. To assist in the 
preparation of the strategy, the Secretary may enter into an 
agreement and provide funds appropriated under this heading, 
after consultation with the Committee, to a Federally Funded 
Research and Development Center or independent, non-
governmental institute.
    Trafficking Case Update.--Not later than 30 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on steps 
taken by the Government of Malawi to make the full payment of 
the final judgement rendered in November 2016 in the human 
trafficking case Lipenda v. Kambalame, United States District 
Court for the District of Maryland, Case No. 8:14-ev-03980.
    Trafficking in Persons.--Funds made available under this 
heading for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in 
Persons are in addition to funds made available by the act for 
trafficking in persons [TIP] programs.
    United States Citizens and Nationals Unlawfully or 
Wrongfully Detained Abroad.--Not later than 45 days after 
enactment of the act, the Special Presidential Envoy for 
Hostage Affairs and the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Consular Affairs shall consult with the Committee on the 
implementation of section 7080 of division K of Public Law 115-
141.
    Use of Training Facilities in Rural Areas.--Federal 
agencies and other entities funded by the act are encouraged to 
assess the suitability of facilities in rural areas for 
personnel training purposes, as appropriate.
    Vessel Crew Visas.--The Committee is concerned that the 
visa requirements for crews working on foreign flag 
recreational vessels that cruise in the United States are 
unclear and contribute to uncertainty for vessel owners in a 
manner detrimental to the U.S. maritime industry. The Committee 
urges the Department of State to provide clarifying guidance to 
U.S. embassies and consulates regarding the issuance of C1/D 
and B1/B2 visas, including vessel status information and any 
other documentation required to successfully process visa 
applications. Not later than 90 days after enactment of the 
act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on progress in developing 
and providing such clarifying guidance.
    Visa Applicants.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
the act, and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2019, 
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the relevant heads 
of Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that describes the implementation of 
Presidential Proclamation 9645 (``Presidential Proclamation 
Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting 
Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other 
Public-Safety Threats''), including the following information 
for each designated country: (1) the total number of new visa 
applicants per month, disaggregated by country and visa 
category; (2) the total number of visa applicants approved and 
rejected each month, disaggregated by country and visa 
category; (3) the total number of pending visa applicants, 
disaggregated by country and visa category; (4) the total 
number of visa applicants denied a waiver and granted a waiver 
under section 3(c) of Presidential Proclamation 9645, 
disaggregated by country and visa category; and (5) the 
complete reports submitted to the President every 180 days 
under section 4 of Presidential Proclamation 9645. For the 
purposes of such report, the term ``designated country'' refers 
to Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The 
report shall be submitted in unclassified form, and shall be 
made publicly available online.

                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $103,400,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      92,770,000
Committee recommendation................................      92,770,000

    The Committee recommends $92,770,000 for Capital Investment 
Fund.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $145,729,000
    Base funding........................................      77,629,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      68,100,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................     142,200,000
Committee recommendation................................     145,729,000
    Base funding........................................      77,629,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      68,100,000

    The Committee recommends $145,729,000 for Office of 
Inspector General, of which $68,100,000 is designated for OCO, 
including $54,900,000 for the Special Inspector General for 
Afghanistan Reconstruction [SIGAR].
    The Inspectors General of the Department of State, USAID, 
and SIGAR shall continue to coordinate audit plans and 
activities to minimize unnecessary duplication, ensure 
comprehensive oversight, and maximize the effective use of 
resources.
    Section 7076 of the act requires the OIG to submit to the 
Committee a spend plan for funds appropriated under this 
heading, which shall be submitted not later than 30 days after 
enactment of the act.

               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $646,143,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................     159,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     690,585,000

    The Committee recommends $690,585,000 for Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Programs.
    The Committee recommends $75,500,000 for Exchanges Support 
for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 
of State [ECA], including $68,000,000 for salaries and benefits 
for the purpose of hiring to, and maintaining, the authorized 
personnel level contained in the May 22, 2018 Department of 
State report to the Congress: 438 positions, including 373 
Civil Service and 65 Foreign Service personnel. Not later than 
60 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committee a plan to achieve such level by 
the end of fiscal year 2019.
    The Committee recommends $3,000,000 to be administered by 
ECA for program evaluation and performance measurement. Not 
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the Committee detailing 
achievements in exchanges evaluation and performance 
measurement, and a plan for continuing to conduct and refine 
ECA's approach regarding such efforts.
    The Secretary of State shall include in the operating plan 
required by section 7076 of the act fees estimated to be 
collected and available for obligation by ECA in fiscal year 
2019 and the uses of such fees, including the number of 
employees and contractors funded by such fees.
    Funds for certain Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Programs included in the CBJ are allocated according to the 
following table:

               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                    Program/Activity                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Academic Programs:
    Fulbright Program...................................         242,400
    Global Academic Exchanges...........................          63,550
    Special Academic Exchanges..........................          22,600
        of which, Benjamin Gilman International                   15,700
         Scholarship Program............................
        of which, South Pacific Exchanges...............             375
        of which, Fulbright University Vietnam..........           5,000
                                                         ---------------
      Total, Academic Programs..........................         328,550
                                                         ===============
Professional and Cultural Exchanges:
    International Visitor Program.......................         110,000
    Citizen Exchange Program............................         112,360
        of which, Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange.....           4,125
    Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges.........           5,575
        of which, Ngwang Choephel Fellows (Tibet).......             575
        of which, J. Christopher Stevens Virtual                   5,000
         Exchange.......................................
                                                         ---------------
      Total, Professional and Cultural Exchanges........         227,935
                                                         ===============
Special Initiatives:
    Young Leaders Initiatives...........................          35,000
        of which, Young African Leaders Initiative......          20,000
        of which, Young Southeast Asian Leaders                    8,000
         Initiative.....................................
        of which, Young Leaders in the Americas                    7,000
         Initiative.....................................
    Countering State Disinformation and Pressure........          15,000
                                                         ---------------
      Total, Special Initiatives........................          50,000
                                                         ===============
Program and Performance.................................           8,600
Exchanges Support.......................................          75,500
                                                         ---------------
      Total, Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.         690,585
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                                PROGRAMS

    Coordination.--The Committee recognizes the importance of 
international exchanges and directs that programs funded under 
this heading support U.S. foreign policy objectives and be 
appropriately coordinated with Department of State regional 
bureaus.
    Critical Language Programs.--The Secretary of State shall 
prioritize critical language programs for U.S. students and 
exchange programs with countries of national security 
importance.
    Gender and Alumni Programs.--The Committee recommends 
funding for the Alumni Thematic International Exchange Series 
and the Women in Science Girls STEAM Camp.
    J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Program.--The 
Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the J. Christopher Stevens 
Virtual Exchange program, which shall be made available on a 
cost-matching basis, to the maximum extent practicable.
    McCain Scholars and Fellowship Programs.--Of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $1,600,000 is available for 
three scholarship and fellowship programs to instill and 
instruct military and national security leaders of the United 
States, allies, and security partners in the values and 
leadership qualities vital to preserve the principles, rules, 
and alliances indispensable to guarantee an international order 
based on the rule of law, human rights, and democracy: (1) 
$700,000 is provided under the Benjamin Gilman International 
Scholarships Program for the John McCain International 
Scholarship for the Children of Military Families to provide 
international study opportunities for children of military 
families who are eligible to receive financial aid under the 
Higher Education Act of 1965; (2) $500,000 is provided under 
the Fulbright Program for a John McCain Fulbright Scholar in 
Residence Fellowship for international faculty in national 
security fields in selected countries to be placed at U.S. 
military academies and think tanks; and (3) $400,000 is 
provided under the Fulbright Program for the John McCain Study 
of the U.S. Institutes on the Rule of Law and Public Service 
for the purpose of bringing 20 students to the United States 
from military academies in selected countries for a 5-week 
summer academic program. The implementing partner or partners 
for such programs, if applicable, shall be selected through an 
open and competitive process.
    Muskie Fellowships.--The Committee again recognizes that 
the Muskie Fellowship Program has helped individuals from 
Eurasia and Central Asia to promote mutual understanding, build 
democracy, and foster the transition to market economies, and 
the act continues the requirement that a portion of Fulbright 
awards for this region are designated as Edmund S. Muskie 
Fellowships.
    Prioritization.--The Secretary of State shall broaden the 
participation of traditionally underrepresented groups in 
exchange programs, including youth, individuals from rural and 
impoverished areas, and minorities.
    Report on Changes to Programs.--Not later than 45 days 
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the Committee detailing any modifications made to 
educational and cultural exchange programs in the prior fiscal 
year, including for special academic and special professional 
and cultural exchanges.
    Rural Participation in Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Programs.--The Committee urges the Department of State to 
ensure that U.S. academic institutions and organizations 
located in rural areas are provided the opportunity to host 
international participants in U.S. educational and cultural 
exchange programs, as appropriate.

                        REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018....................................      $8,030,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................       7,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,030,000

    The Committee recommends $8,030,000 for Representation 
Expenses. The Secretary of State shall submit a semiannual 
report on the allotment and expenditure of representation 
funds.

              PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $30,890,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      25,890,000
Committee recommendation................................      30,890,000

    The Committee recommends $30,890,000 for Protection of 
Foreign Missions and Officials.
    The Secretary of State shall continue to submit a 
semiannual report on the number of claims for extraordinary 
protective services by eligible jurisdiction and certified as 
meeting program requirements, and the amount of unobligated 
funds available to pay such claims.

            EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $2,314,474,000
    Base funding........................................   2,242,696,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      71,778,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................   1,657,543,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,916,404,000

    The Committee recommends $1,916,404,000 for Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance, of which: 
$1,126,304,000 is for worldwide security upgrades; and 
$790,100,000 is for other construction, operations, and 
maintenance.
    Funds are allocated according to the following table:

             EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                   Program/Activity                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capital Security Cost Sharing and Maintenance Cost             1,025,304
 Sharing Programs.....................................
Compound Security.....................................           101,000
Major Rehabilitations, Repairs, and Improvements......           100,000
Operations and Leases.................................           672,100
Domestic Renovations..................................            18,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Embassy Security, Construction, and               1,916,404
       Maintenance....................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Art in Embassies Program.--Not later than 180 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall update the 
report required under this heading in Senate Report 114-79 
accompanying the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (S. 1725, as reported 
to the Senate on July 9, 2015), as necessary.
    The Secretary of State shall continue to include in 
diplomatic facility construction project notifications that 
include funds for a major purchase of art, a determination that 
such purchase is in the national interest of the United States. 
For major purchases of art that are not part of a diplomatic 
facility construction project, such determination shall be made 
and reported to the Committee prior to the obligation of funds 
for such purposes.
    Contributions to the Capital Security Cost Sharing and 
Maintenance Cost Sharing Programs.--The act provides a 
Department of State contribution of $1,025,304,000 under this 
heading, and a USAID contribution of $220,400,000 under the CIF 
heading, for the respective shares of the Capital Security Cost 
Sharing and Maintenance Cost Sharing [CSCS/MCS] programs. Such 
shares are consistent with original intent of the Benghazi ARB 
of a combined CSCS/MCS funding total of $2,600,000,000. Other 
Federal agencies funded by the act that are required to make 
contributions to the CSCS/MCS programs shall make contributions 
consistent with such level. The proportional shares of Federal 
agencies funded by the act shall not be increased to pay the 
additional amounts from agencies funded in other acts that 
would otherwise be necessary to reach the $2,600,000,000 
program level.
    The Committee does not concur with OMB's reinterpretation 
of the Benghazi ARB recommended level of $2,200,000,000 for the 
CSCS program to be inclusive of requirements for the MCS 
program of $400,000,000. This reinterpretation results in a 
proposed cut of 15.4 percent for the construction of modern 
facilities, potentially endangering U.S. diplomats and 
development specialists by underfunding necessary physical and 
technical security requirements at U.S. facilities abroad.
    New Embassy Compound Jerusalem.--The Committee notes that 
funds under this heading in the act and prior acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs are available to support the construction 
of a permanent New Embassy Compound in Jerusalem. The Secretary 
of State shall regularly inform the Committee on the status of 
plans for such a facility.
    Operating Plans.--Section 7076 of the act requires the 
Secretary of State to submit an operating plan for funds 
appropriated under this heading, which should include all 
resources available to the Department of State in fiscal year 
2019 for operations, maintenance, and construction of 
diplomatic facilities, and an accounting of the actual and 
anticipated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 
2018.

           EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

Appropriations, 2018....................................      $7,885,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................       7,885,000
Committee recommendation................................       7,885,000

    The Committee recommends $7,885,000 for Emergencies in the 
Diplomatic and Consular Service. The Committee also authorizes 
the transfer of up to $10,000,000 under the DP heading for 
emergency evacuations and rewards.
    The quarterly reports required by section 124 of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100-204), as amended, shall include, by category, 
actual expenditures for the prior two fiscal years and 
cumulative totals for the current fiscal year of the funds 
available under this heading.

                   REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2018....................................      $1,300,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................       1,300,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,300,000

    The Committee recommends $1,300,000 for Repatriation Loans 
Program Account to support loans totaling up to $5,686,032, and 
an additional $789,000 for the administrative costs for the 
Repatriation Loans Program and $500,000 for expenses to support 
law enforcement activities related to passport and visa fraud 
investigations from fees under the Border Security Program.

              PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $31,963,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      26,312,000
Committee recommendation................................      31,963,000

    The Committee recommends $31,963,000 for American Institute 
in Taiwan. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, shall continue to 
report in the CBJ the amount of fees estimated to be received 
from the Department of State for consular services.

         International Center, Washington, District of Columbia

Appropriations, 2018....................................        $743,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................         743,000
Committee recommendation................................         743,000

    The Committee recommends $743,000 for International Center, 
Washington, District of Columbia.

     PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $158,900,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................     158,900,000
Committee recommendation................................     158,900,000

    The Committee recommends $158,900,000 for Foreign Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund.

                      International Organizations

              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $1,467,408,000
    Base funding........................................   1,371,168,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      96,240,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................   1,095,045,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,440,375,000
    Base funding........................................   1,344,135,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      96,240,000

    The Committee recommends $1,440,375,000 for Contributions 
to International Organizations, of which $96,240,000 is 
designated for OCO.
    The act provides the funding necessary to pay the full 
fiscal year 2019 U.S. assessment for each respective 
international organization funded under this heading. The 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee prior to 
implementing any decision to not fully pay any such assessment.
     Food and Agriculture Organization.--The Committee again 
encourages the Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO] to work 
with land grant institutions of higher learning in the United 
States to meet global food security challenges.
    International Energy Agency.--The Committee recommends not 
less than the assessed amount for the International Energy 
Agency.
    United Nations Budget and Voting Practices.--The Secretary 
of State shall transmit to the Committee concurrent with the 
submission of the President's budget request for fiscal year 
2020 the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United 
Nations for the operations of the United Nations.
    In considering bilateral assistance for a foreign 
government, the Secretary of State shall review, among other 
factors, the voting practices of such government at the United 
Nations in relation to U.S. strategic interests.
    United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
Organization.--The Committee notes that the President's budget 
request did not include a U.S. contribution to the U.N. 
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization under this 
or the IO&P heading, which is prohibited by law, and none is 
provided.

        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $1,382,080,000
    Base funding........................................     414,624,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     967,456,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................   1,196,108,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,683,881,000
    Base funding........................................     716,425,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     967,456,000

    The Committee recommends $1,683,881,000 for Contributions 
for International Peacekeeping Activities, of which 
$967,456,000 is designated for OCO.
    The Committee recommendation provides sufficient funds for 
contributions under this heading equal to the 25 percent 
statutory limitation on such contributions rather than the 
assessed rate of 28.4 percent.
    Arrears.--The Committee notes that U.S. arrears for U.N. 
peacekeeping missions in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 are 
estimated to exceed $526,000,000 due to the statutory cap. The 
Committee encourages the Department of State to closely review 
each peacekeeping mission for potential cost savings, while 
ensuring mission effectiveness, and to renegotiate the assessed 
rate with the United Nations. The Secretary of State shall 
consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the 
options for addressing current arrears.
    Cost-Effective Alternative.--The Committee notes that U.N. 
peacekeeping missions are a cost-effective alternative to the 
unilateral deployment of U.S. peacekeepers abroad, as confirmed 
in the February 2018 GAO report entitled ``UN Peacekeeping: 
Cost Estimate for Hypothetical U.S. Operation Exceeds Actual 
Costs for Comparable UN Operation'' (GAO-18-243). The report 
indicates that a unilateral U.S. peacekeeping deployment to the 
Central African Republic would cost $5,700,000,000, or almost 8 
times the cost of the U.N. Multidimensional Integrated 
Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic.
    The Committee encourages the Department of State to 
continue to maximize the cost-effectiveness of U.N. 
peacekeeping missions, consistent with U.S. interests and the 
imperative to sustain such missions.

                       International Commissions

 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $48,134,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      45,173,000
Committee recommendation................................      48,134,000

    The Committee recommends $48,134,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico.
    Southwest Border Pollution.--The Committee is concerned 
that despite millions of dollars of U.S. infrastructure 
investments on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border over the 
past two decades, wastewater, trash, and sediment continue to 
flow from Tijuana, Mexico into San Diego County, resulting in 
unsanitary water conditions, pollution, and beach closures in 
coastal communities. The Secretary of State shall work with the 
IBWC Commissioner and the Government of Mexico to enhance 
efforts to mitigate pollution in the Tijuana River Valley, 
including to implement the recommendations from the IBWC's 
``Report of Transboundary Bypass Flows into the Tijuana River'' 
(April 2018) and to encourage the Government of Mexico to make 
additional investments to halt the discharge of waste into the 
United States.
    Transboundary Flows Report.--Not later than 180 days after 
enactment of the act, the IBWC shall submit a report to the 
Committee quantifying the total annual volume and composition 
of transboundary flows that enter the United States from Mexico 
in the Tijuana watershed, as well as the amount of time between 
each discharge from Mexico and the notification of the U.S. 
Government and local communities, as recorded, and to the 
extent known, by the IBWC. The report shall also include a 
description of steps taken by the IBWC and other relevant 
Federal agencies to implement additional mitigation measures to 
address increased flows in 2017 and 2018, including feasibility 
studies for sediment basins in the Tijuana River and tributary 
washes and the installation of additional trash booms in such 
river. The report shall be posted on the IBWC website 
concurrently with its submission to the Committee.
    Water Deliveries Report.--Not later than 45 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the IBWC Commissioner, shall submit to the Committee an 
update to the report required in section 7045(g)(3) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113-325) 
detailing efforts to establish mechanisms to improve 
transparency of data on, and predictability of, water 
deliveries from Mexico to the United States to meet annual 
water apportionments to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the 
1944 Treaty between the United States and Mexico Respecting 
Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of 
the Rio Grande, and actions taken to minimize or eliminate 
future water deficits to the United States.

                              CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $29,400,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      26,042,000
Committee recommendation................................      29,400,000

    The Committee recommends $29,400,000 for planning, 
preparation, and construction.

              AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $13,258,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      12,184,000
Committee recommendation................................      13,258,000

    The Committee recommends $13,258,000 for American Sections, 
International Commissions, of which $8,052,000 is for the 
International Joint Commission [IJC], $2,304,000 is for the 
International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, 
and $2,902,000 is for the Border Environment Cooperation 
Commission.
    The Committee provides an additional $500,000 for the IJC 
to support the multi-year, U.S.-Canadian study on the causes 
and impacts of, and mitigation options for, flooding in the 
Lake Champlain-Richelieu River watershed, for a total of 
$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2019. The Committee continues 
authority to make up to $500,000 of funds for the IJC available 
until September 30, 2020.

                  INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $46,356,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      33,906,000
Committee recommendation................................      50,651,000

    The Committee recommends $50,651,000 for International 
Fisheries Commissions, including $3,685,000 for the Pacific 
Salmon Commission and $3,531,000 for Other Marine Conservation 
Organizations.
    The Committee recommendation also includes $37,290,000 for 
the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission [GLFC], of which 
$7,000,000 is for sea lamprey control, water quality 
improvements, and fish restoration in the Lake Champlain Basin, 
and $250,000 is for the protection and restoration of the 
habitat and associated species of the Lake Memphremagog 
fishery. The recommendation also includes $9,000,000 for 
additional sea lamprey control and fishery research for the 
Great Lakes Basin.
    The Committee is concerned by aging infrastructure in the 
Great Lakes Basin which threatens sea lamprey control efforts 
intended to protect the $7,000,000,000 economy supported by the 
region's fisheries. The Secretary of State shall work with the 
GLFC to develop a multi-year strategy and funding plan to 
improve such infrastructure as part of the broader sea lamprey 
control effort, including by leveraging funds from non-U.S. 
Government sources.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors

                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $797,986,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................     659,342,000
Committee recommendation................................     804,486,000

    The Committee recommends $804,486,000 for International 
Broadcasting Operations.
    The Committee recommends up to $34,508,000, to remain 
available until expended, under IBO for satellite transmission 
lease costs and BBG's global Internet freedom programs, which 
shall be prioritized to support the core mission of BBG.
    Funds in this account are allocated according to the 
following table and are subject to section 7019 of the act:

                  INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                    Program/Activity                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Entities:
    Voice of America....................................         247,468
    Office of Cuba Broadcasting.........................          29,209
    International Broadcasting Bureau:..................          59,052
        of which, Internet Freedom......................          13,800
    Technology, Services and Innovation.................         183,437
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal, Federal Entities........................         519,166
 
Independent Grantee Organizations:
    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.....................         127,950
    Radio Free Asia.....................................          44,847
    Middle East Broadcasting Networks...................         112,523
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal, Independent Grantee Organizations.......         285,320
                                                         ===============
        Total, International Broadcasting Operations....         804,486
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Broadband Access in Cuba.--Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of the act, the BBG CEO, in consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on the 
feasibility and cost of delivering satellite-based broadband 
Internet services to the people of Cuba, as well as 
establishing a Marti website to serve as an access point and 
news aggregator service. The report shall also review the 
potential for, and cost effectiveness of, increasing access to 
firewall circumvention tools and providing space-based 
communications technologies that are resistant to jamming.
    Countering Russian Disinformation.--The Committee supports 
programs to counter Russian disinformation, including the 
Current Time TV programming of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 
and the Voice of America [VOA], and recommends not less than 
the fiscal year 2018 level for such programs. Not later than 90 
days after enactment of the act, BBG shall report to the 
Committee on any options under consideration to expand 
viewership of Current Time, including expansion to additional 
countries, along with an estimate of the cost of such options.
    Voice of America Mission.--The Committee reaffirms the 
mission of VOA to be an accurate, objective, and comprehensive 
source of news globally, and supports the use of circumvention 
and other technologies to counter censorship efforts by 
authoritarian governments to VOA broadcasts and Internet 
services. The Committee encourages VOA to provide accurate 
information on democracy and human rights in broadcasts, as 
appropriate, and to continue to serve as a news and information 
medium for persons abroad.

                   BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018....................................      $9,700,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................       4,791,000
Committee recommendation................................       9,700,000

    The Committee recommends $9,700,000 for Broadcasting 
Capital Improvements.

                            RELATED PROGRAMS

                          The Asia Foundation

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $17,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      17,000,000

    The Committee recommends $17,000,000 for The Asia 
Foundation, which shall be apportioned and obligated to TAF not 
later than 45 days after enactment of the act.
    The elimination of an appropriation for TAF, as proposed in 
the President's budget request, has not been justified.

                    United States Institute of Peace

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $37,884,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      20,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      37,884,000

    The Committee recommends $37,884,000 for United States 
Institute of Peace. The renovation, operations, and maintenance 
costs of buildings located within the Potomac Annex for 
training activities shall not be paid with appropriated funds.

         Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

Appropriations, 2018....................................        $140,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................         185,000
Committee recommendation................................         185,000

    The Committee recommends $185,000 from interest and 
earnings from the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue 
Trust Fund.
    The Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund 
shall continue efforts to leverage existing funds to secure 
contributions from private and other public sources, to the 
maximum extent practicable. The Committee supports Department 
of State oversight of the annual grant to the Center; however, 
the Secretary of State shall not require prior approval of 
program participants.

                 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

Appropriations, 2018....................................        $158,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................         190,000
Committee recommendation................................         190,000

    The Committee recommends $190,000 from interest and 
earnings from the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 
Fund.

                    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

Appropriations, 2018....................................         $65,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................          68,000
Committee recommendation................................          68,000

    The Committee recommends $68,000 from interest and earnings 
from the Israeli Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund.

                            East-West Center

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $16,700,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      16,700,000

    The Committee recommends $16,700,000 for East-West Center, 
which shall be apportioned and obligated to the EWC not later 
than 45 days after enactment of the act.
    The elimination of an appropriation for the EWC, as 
proposed in the President's budget request, has not been 
justified, and is contrary to the objectives of the Indo-
Pacific Strategy.

                    National Endowment for Democracy

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $170,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      67,275,000
Committee recommendation................................     170,000,000

    The Committee recommends $170,000,000 for National 
Endowment for Democracy, of which $117,500,000 shall be 
allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including 
for the core institutes.
    Such funds shall be apportioned and obligated to NED not 
later than 45 days after enactment of the act.
    The Committee recommends $52,500,000 for democracy 
programs, as well as for the next phase of NED's mid to long-
term strategic approach and response to immediate and 
unanticipated challenges or opportunities for the promotion of 
democracy abroad. The NED president shall consult with the core 
institutes on the uses of such funds, and the core institutes 
shall be eligible to receive funds for such purposes.
    The NED president shall submit reports to the Committee on 
the uses of such funds in a manner similar to prior fiscal 
years.

                           OTHER COMMISSIONS

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018....................................        $675,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................         675,000
Committee recommendation................................         675,000

    The Committee recommends $675,000 for Commission for the 
Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. The Committee also 
extends for an additional year the expanded procurement 
authority included in paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of 
title 54, United States Code.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018....................................      $4,500,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................       4,500,000
Committee recommendation................................       4,500,000

    The Committee recommends $4,500,000 for United States 
Commission on International Religious Freedom, including not 
more than $4,000 for representation expenses.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018....................................      $2,579,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................       2,579,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,579,000

    The Committee recommends $2,579,000 for Commission on 
Security and Cooperation in Europe.

  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018....................................      $2,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................       2,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,000,000

    The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China.

      United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018....................................      $3,500,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................       3,500,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,500,000

    The Committee recommends $3,500,000 for United States-China 
Economic and Security Review Commission.

                                TITLE II

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $1,347,676,000
    Base funding........................................   1,189,609,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     158,067,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................   1,114,920,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,456,981,000
    Base funding........................................   1,298,914,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     158,067,000

    The Committee recommends $1,456,981,000 for Operating 
Expenses, of which $158,067,000 is designated for OCO.
    Funds appropriated by the act for activities, bureaus, and 
offices under this heading are allocated according to the 
following table:

                           OPERATING EXPENSES
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                    Program/Activity                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Overseas Operations:
    Field Missions......................................         509,687
        of which, salaries and benefits of Locally                70,331
         Employed Staff.................................
    Salaries and Benefits, U.S. Direct Hire personnel...         324,377
                                                         ---------------
      Total, Overseas Operations........................         834,064
                                                         ===============
Washington Support:
    Washington Bureaus and Offices......................          82,500
    Office of Security..................................          19,440
    Salaries and Benefits, U.S. Direct Hire personnel...         353,341
                                                         ---------------
      Total, Washington Support.........................         455,281
                                                         ===============
Central Support:
    Information Technology..............................         119,050
    Rent and General Support............................         123,126
    Staff and Training..................................          25,577
    Personnel Support...................................          23,307
    Other Agency Costs..................................          22,317
                                                         ---------------
      Total, Central Support............................         313,376
                                                         ===============
      Total, Operating Expenses.........................       1,602,721
                                                         ===============
          of which, fiscal year 2019 appropriations.....       1,456,981
          of which, from carryover and other sources....         145,740
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Funds appropriated by the act for specific Washington 
Support programs are allocated according to the following 
table:

                           WASHINGTON SUPPORT
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Progam/Activity                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Atrocities Prevention Training........................               250
Office of Faith-Based Initiatives.....................               500
USAID Human Rights Division LGBTI Portfolio...........               400
USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues...........               250
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee 
prior to the submission of the fiscal year 2019 operating plan, 
which shall include updated estimates of available funds from 
sources other than appropriations in the act, including 
recoveries and carryover balances. Funds from such sources 
reported in previous operating plans have been higher than the 
estimates included in the CBJ. The Committee supports USAID's 
efforts to improve management of obligated funds which have 
increased available resources.
    Consolidation of the Small Grants Function.--The Committee 
does not support the consolidation of the small grants function 
under USAID and does not recommend funds in the act for such 
purpose.
    Mission Closings.--The USAID Administrator shall consult 
with the appropriate congressional committees when the closure 
of a USAID Mission abroad has been proposed within USAID, or 
with the Department of State or a foreign government.
    Small Business.--The USAID Administrator shall update the 
report required under this heading in Senate Report 114-79 in 
the manner described, except that such report shall cover 
fiscal year 2018 awards. Such report shall also include an 
update on the implementation of the directive in Senate Report 
114-79 regarding setting goals for overseas contracts and 
subcontracts with U.S. small business. The USAID Administrator 
shall include in such report a description of the incentives 
provided to overseas mission employees to work with small local 
and U.S. businesses, and information on how USAID will achieve 
government-wide percentage goals for all prime and subcontract 
awards to small business. The USAID Administrator shall 
consider revising ADS 304 regulations to include the 
utilization of small businesses, and include a description of 
steps taken to do so in such report.
    Youth Coordinator.--The Committee recognizes the progress 
that has been made toward achieving the goals set forth in 
USAID's Youth in Development Policy through the establishment 
of the Agency Youth Coordinator, and funds are provided in the 
act to continue implementation of the policy across USAID 
bureaus and overseas missions.

                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $197,100,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................     190,900,000
Committee recommendation................................     225,000,000

    The Committee recommends $225,000,000 for Capital 
Investment Fund.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $75,300,000
    Base funding........................................      72,800,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................       2,500,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      71,500,000
Committee recommendation................................      75,500,000
    Base funding........................................      73,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................       2,500,000

    The Committee recommends $75,500,000 for Office of 
Inspector General, of which $2,500,000 is designated OCO.
    The Committee notes that pursuant to section 6(g)(2)(E) of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452) the USAID 
Inspector General determined in the CBJ that the President's 
request for the Office of the Inspector General was ``not 
sufficient for OIG to continue to provide needed audit 
oversight and support ongoing investigative casework''. 
Therefore, the Committee provides $4,000,000 above the request 
to cover fiscal year 2019 requirements, as recommended by the 
USAID Inspector General.

                               TITLE III

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $8,690,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................   6,702,601,000
Committee recommendation................................   8,792,000,000

    The Committee recommends $8,792,000,000 for Global Health 
Programs, of which $3,072,000,000 is for USAID and 
$5,720,000,000 is for the Department of State.
    Funds in this account are allocated according to the 
following table and are subject to section 7019 of the act:

                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                   Program/Activity                      recommendation
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Maternal and Child Health.............................           829,500
    of which, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus...........             1,000
    of which, Polio...................................            51,500
    of which, The GAVI Alliance.......................           290,000
Nutrition (USAID).....................................           135,000
    of which, Iodine Deficiency Disorder..............             2,500
    of which, Micronutrients..........................            33,000
        Vitamin A (non-add)...........................            22,500
Vulnerable Children...................................            25,000
    of which, Blind Children..........................             3,500
HIV/AIDS (USAID)......................................           330,000
    of which, Microbicides............................            45,000
HIV/AIDS (Department of State)........................         5,720,000
    of which, Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria           1,350,000
     and Tuberculosis.................................
    of which, Joint U.N. Programme on HIV/AIDS                    45,000
     [UNAIDS].........................................
Family Planning and Reproductive Health...............           544,000
Other Infectious Diseases (USAID).....................         1,208,500
    of which, Global Health Security..................            72,550
    of which, Malaria.................................           755,000
    of which, Tuberculosis............................           275,000
        Global TB Drug Facility (non-add).............            15,000
    of which, Neglected Tropical Diseases/Other Public           105,950
     Health Threats...................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Global Health Programs...................         8,792,000
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                       MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

    The Committee recommends $829,500,000 for maternal and 
child health activities under this heading.
    Maternal and Child Survival.--USAID shall continue to 
support programs aimed at ending preventable child and maternal 
deaths, including by developing and implementing a multi-year 
strategy for contributing to the global goal of ending such 
deaths. The strategy should include plans for: (1) bringing to 
scale the highest impact, evidence-based interventions aimed at 
reducing the prevalence of preventable child and maternal 
deaths; (2) implementing such interventions in a way that 
enhances transparency, accountability, country-ownership, and 
improved outcomes; and (3) supporting research, development, 
and introduction of innovative tools and approaches. Not later 
than 45 days after enactment of the act, the USAID 
Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee detailing 
plans for developing such a strategy.
    In addition, the USAID Administrator shall update the 
report required under this heading in Senate Report 115-152, 
which shall be posted on the USAID website not later than 
December 31, 2019.
    Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus.--The Committee recommends 
not less than $1,000,000 for public-private partnerships 
specifically focused on providing low-cost vaccines for women 
of childbearing age to prevent tetanus in newborn children.
    Polio.--The Committee recommends a total of not less than 
$59,000,000 in the act for polio eradication efforts, including 
not less than $7,500,000 under the ESF heading for programs for 
Pakistan and Afghanistan.
    Vaccines and Immunizations.--The Committee recommends 
$290,000,000 for a contribution to the GAVI Alliance. The USAID 
Administrator shall provide details on the planned uses of 
funds prior to making such contribution.
    Vulnerable Children.--The Committee recognizes that the 
U.S. Government Action Plan for Children in Adversity's 5-year 
framework was completed in December 2017, and notes the 
necessity for continued implementation of a whole-of-government 
strategy to coordinate assistance to orphans and vulnerable 
children, as mandated by Public Law 106-279.
    The Committee encourages USAID to increase efforts to 
better track and coordinate outcomes related to child 
protection and protection of children outside of family care, 
including: (1) investment in technology that identifies and 
protects vulnerable children, facilitates case management, and 
reports outcomes; and (2) programs that prevent unnecessary 
parent-child separation and increase the percentage of children 
living within family care instead of in institutions. The 
Committee encourages increased engagement with community and 
faith-based organizations, and USAID should take into account 
organizations of all sizes that have demonstrated expertise in 
family-based care.
    The Committee recommends support for programs that address 
autism spectrum disorders, including treatment and the training 
of healthcare workers to better diagnose such disorders.
    The Committee recommends not less than $3,500,000 for 
assistance for blind children, in addition to funds otherwise 
available for such purposes, and USAID shall administer such 
funds in a manner that delivers the maximum amount of funds to 
beneficiaries.

                               NUTRITION

    The Committee recommends $135,000,000 for nutrition 
programs under this heading, to be made available through 
USAID.
    Biofortification.--The Committee recognizes the importance 
of biofortification as part of the global food security 
strategy and urges continued support for such efforts.
    Malnutrition Programs in Laos.--The Committee recommends 
$3,500,000, in addition to funds otherwise available, to 
address malnutrition among children in Laos.
    Micronutrients.--The Committee again recommends not less 
than $33,000,000 for micronutrients, of which not less than 
$22,500,000 is to address vitamin A deficiencies. The Committee 
recommends that nutrition programs, including micronutrients, 
also be funded by the Department of State and USAID within 
programs to combat HIV/AIDS. The Committee recommends not less 
than $2,500,000 for the USAID/U.N. Children's Fund [UNICEF] 
Iodine Deficiency Disorder program to prevent intellectual 
disability in children.

                  FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

    The Committee recommends a total of not less than 
$632,550,000 in the act for family planning and reproductive 
health programs, including $544,000,000 under this heading, 
$51,050,000 under the ESF heading, and $37,500,000 for the 
United Nations Population Fund. The Committee recognizes that 
information and assistance for families interested in healthy 
timing and spacing of pregnancies can enhance maternal and 
child health and improve the chances of survival of women and 
children.

                                HIV/AIDS

    The Committee recommends a total of $6,050,000,000 for 
programs and activities to combat HIV/AIDS, of which 
$5,720,000,000 is for the Department of State and $330,000,000 
is for USAID.
    Global Fund.--The Committee recommends $1,350,000,000 for a 
U.S. contribution to the Global Fund. The Committee continues a 
provision allowing the contribution to exceed the cap for 
fiscal year 2019, consistent with the limitation from 2004. The 
Committee confirms that the U.S. contribution should not exceed 
33 percent of the encashment of funds to fulfill replenishment 
cycles at the Global Fund from 2020 onward.
    In advance of the Global Fund Replenishment Conference in 
2019, the Committee anticipates that the U.S. will contribute 
no less than $1,350,000,000 for each of the 3 fiscal years 
following the Conference.
    President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.--The Committee 
recognizes that PEPFAR plays a key role in HIV/AIDS prevention, 
care, and treatment globally.
    The Committee encourages the Office of the U.S. Global Aids 
Coordinator [OGAC] to increase efforts to align existing 
programs for orphans and vulnerable children with the goals and 
objectives of the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in 
Adversity.
    The Committee recommends that OGAC develop and implement a 
pediatric treatment plan that includes specific pediatric 
treatment targets and focuses on building capacity to ensure 
HIV diagnostics and antiretroviral treatment for children are 
scaled-up with a focus on increased and improved early infant 
diagnosis, age-appropriate pediatric formulations of 
antiretroviral drugs, and new models to improve case-finding 
and longitudinal adherence support.
    The Committee continues to encourage OGAC to prioritize 
treatment for HIV-positive pregnant women to prevent mother-to-
child transmission.
    The Committee emphasizes that section 403(b) of the United 
States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7673(b)) requires 10 percent of total 
PEPFAR program funds to be allocated for programs focused on 
orphans and vulnerable children. The Committee again urges OGAC 
to seek civil society and government partners to achieve the 
goal of decreasing the number of children living outside of 
family care due to HIV/AIDS.
    Vaccine.--USAID shall continue to support research and 
development of a vaccine to combat the AIDS virus.

                       OTHER GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES

    Birth Defects.--The Committee supports programs that 
address remediable birth defects in order to reduce or 
eliminate newborn deaths and the long-term disability suffered 
by those who survive.
    Emerging Pandemic Threats.--The Committee directs USAID to 
continue to promote global health efforts through the Emerging 
Pandemic Threats 2 program, and to collaborate with the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], other relevant 
Federal agencies, and international and nongovernmental 
entities, including academic partners and the FAO.
    Global Health Security.--The Committee recommends 
$72,550,000 for programs to accelerate the capacity of targeted 
countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease 
outbreaks. In addition, section 7058(d) of the act provides 
additional authority to support global health security programs 
and address emerging health threats, as described under such 
section in this report.
    The Committee continues to support complementary efforts by 
USAID, CDC, and other relevant Federal agencies in carrying out 
the Global Health Security Agenda and recognizes the importance 
of these agencies receiving adequate resources, in a timely 
manner, to continue this work.

                         GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................            72,550
Reprogramming of funds from title IX of the Department            27,450
 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law
 113-235).............................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Global Health Security...................           100,000
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    Malaria.--The Committee recommends $755,000,000 for 
programs to combat malaria, and continues to encourage USAID to 
support public-private partnerships; research and development; 
diagnostic and vector control tools; access and delivery of 
anti-malarial medicines, including new, effective pediatric 
formulations and alternatives to artemisinin combination 
therapies to counter resistance; and to continue efforts to 
develop new insecticides and a malaria vaccine.
    The Committee reaffirms its support for the Coordinator of 
the United States Government Activities to Combat Malaria 
Globally as established in the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde 
United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, 
and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-293), 
and directs the USAID Administrator to work with the heads of 
other relevant Federal agencies to ensure that the Coordinator 
is able to effectively carry out the mandate of the position 
across such agencies, as authorized.
    The Committee encourages USAID to support a pilot trial in 
Africa for the world's first malaria vaccine, as well as the 
development of next-generation vaccines, including those that 
seek to interrupt malaria transmission.
    Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the 
USAID Administrator shall report to the Committee on total U.S. 
Government investments, and results, of the Malaria Vaccine 
Development Program to date.
    Neglected Tropical Diseases.--The Committee recommends 
$105,950,000 for continued support for USAID's integrated 
Neglected Tropical Diseases [NTD] program to eliminate NTDs, 
including intestinal parasites, schistosomiasis, lymphatic 
filariasis, onchocerciasis, trachoma, and leprosy. The 
Committee supports research and development on NTDs, and notes 
the essential contributions of the private sector in improving 
diagnostic and therapeutic tools--and product innovation--to 
treat patients with NTDs.
    Research and Development.--The Committee recommends funding 
at not less than the fiscal year 2018 level for research and 
development of new global health technologies as part of 
Department of State and USAID global health programs to address 
longstanding and emerging global health challenges.
    The USAID Administrator shall continue to submit an annual 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on USAID's 
health-related research and development strategy, which shall 
also be posted on the USAID website not later than 180 days 
after enactment of the act. The report shall include a detailed 
description of USAID's total investment in global health 
research and development disaggregated by investments in: (1) 
product development research and development; and (2) 
implementation science research. The report shall also detail 
coordination with CDC and other relevant Federal agencies, 
nongovernmental organizations [NGO], and other private sector 
partners, in support of innovative global health product 
development to address critical gaps.
    Tuberculosis.--The Committee recommends $275,000,000 for 
programs to combat tuberculosis, and directs USAID to 
prioritize the use of U.S.-based entities for this purpose, 
consistent with the FAA.
    The Committee recognizes that Multidrug-Resistant 
Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a national security threat. Not later 
than 180 days after enactment of the act, the USAID 
Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee on 
implementation of Goals 2 and 3 of the National Action Plan for 
Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, issued on December 
22, 2015, including a description of: (1) efforts to increase 
case discovery; (2) the approximate number of people receiving 
treatment for MDR-TB; and (3) an estimate of the resources 
required to achieve stated objectives.

                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $3,000,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................   3,000,000,000

    The Committee recommends $3,000,000,000 for Development 
Assistance.
    Funds in this account are allocated according to the 
following table and are subject to section 7019 of the act:

                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Cameroon..........................................             3,000
    Chad..............................................             3,000
    Niger.............................................             5,000
East Asia and the Pacific:
    Cambodia..........................................            24,500
    Indonesia.........................................            59,000
    Philippines.......................................            70,000
    Thailand..........................................             2,500
    Timor-Leste.......................................            16,000
    Vietnam...........................................            55,250
    Section 7043(c) Indo-Pacific Strategy.............            65,000
South and Central Asia:
    Bangladesh........................................            89,525
        of which, labor programs......................             3,000
        of which, democracy programs..................             8,000
    India.............................................            25,000
    Maldives..........................................             1,500
    Sri Lanka.........................................            25,000
Western Hemisphere:
    Nicaragua.........................................             5,000
        of which, democracy programs..................             5,000
    Haiti.............................................            51,000
        of which, reforestation.......................             8,500
Global Programs:
    American Schools and Hospitals Abroad.............            30,000
    Bicycles Pilot Program............................             1,000
    Combating Child Marriage..........................            11,000
    Cooperative Development...........................            12,000
    Feed the Future Innovation Labs...................            55,000
    Global Crop Diversity Trust.......................             5,500
    Human Rights Division LGBTI Portfolio.............             3,500
    Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program...............             1,500
    Section 7060(g) Reconciliation Programs...........            17,000
    Trade Capacity Building...........................            10,000
    USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues.......             3,500
 
Disability Programs:
    Low Cost Eyeglasses Pilot Program.................             5,000
    Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund....................            13,500
    Victims of Torture................................            12,000
    Wheelchairs.......................................             5,000
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               FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

    The Committee recommends $1,000,600,000 under title III of 
the act for food security and agricultural development 
programs. The Committee supports Feed the Future's [FtF] goal 
of creating long-term solutions to food insecurity and 
malnutrition. The Committee recognizes the importance of 
integrating women as key recipients of agriculture and 
technical assistance, and intends that programs are prioritized 
for women farmers, small-holder farmers, and other vulnerable 
populations.
    Feed the Future Innovation Labs.--The Committee recommends 
not less than $55,000,000 for the FtF Innovation Labs, and 
supports efforts to improve agricultural productivity, 
nutritional quality and security, and innovative research to 
prevent malnutrition.
    Global Crop Diversity Trust.--The Committee recommends up 
to $5,500,000 for a fiscal year 2019 contribution to the Global 
Crop Diversity Trust endowment as part of an international 
effort to conserve vital crop genetic diversity. The Committee 
encourages new contributions to the endowment from other 
donors, and directs that U.S. contributions to the endowment be 
made available on a cost-matching basis, to the maximum extent 
practicable.
    Land Grant Institutions.--The Committee supports the work 
of land grant institutions of higher learning, and encourages 
USAID to continue partnering with such institutions with 
specialized capability in agriculture research to assist 
developing countries improve food production.

                          ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    Cooperative Development.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $12,000,000 for USAID's cooperative development programs, 
and recognizes the important role that U.S. cooperatives and 
credit unions play in overseas programs as a means to lift 
people out of poverty by mobilizing equity and savings for 
community-based economic growth.
    Global Labor Programs.--USAID and DRL shall continue to 
support global labor strengthening programs at not less than 
the fiscal year 2018 level.
    Public-Private Partnerships.--The Committee has long 
recognized the contributions of public-private partnerships in 
furthering national interests abroad, including Internet-
related governance and training, emergency communications, and 
cybersecurity. USAID shall continue to support such programs, 
particularly in Africa.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee 
detailing the criteria used by USAID to determine the 
suitability of private sector partners to help achieve U.S. 
sustainable development and health goals.
    Trade Capacity Building.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $10,000,000 under this heading and $10,000,000 under the 
ESF heading for trade capacity building programs, including 
labor rights activities. Prior to obligating such funds, the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall coordinate the 
prioritization of trade capacity programs with the heads of 
other relevant Federal agencies, including the Department of 
Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs [ILAB] and the 
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative [USTR], and consult 
with the Committee on plans to implement such activities.
    The Committee affirms the statutory U.S. policy goal (19 
U.S.C. 3723) to develop Free Trade Agreements [FTAs] with sub-
Saharan African countries, and recognizes the efforts of USAID, 
MCC, and USTR to build the capacity of such countries to enter 
into bilateral and multilateral FTAs. The Committee encourages 
USAID, in consultation with MCC and USTR, to identify the 
barriers to sub-Saharan African nations developing FTAs with 
the United States, and encourages such agencies to coordinate 
trade capacity building assistance to overcome such barriers.
    Volunteers.--The USAID Administrator shall implement an 
agency-wide policy that attributes additional merit to 
proposals and applications that include the use of skilled U.S. 
and local volunteers (including, as appropriate, the use of the 
Peace Corps Response Corps and U.S. Government retirees) to 
implement a broad range of locally-driven development 
activities.

                               EDUCATION

    American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program.--The 
Committee recommends not less than $30,000,000 for the American 
Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. Grants shall be awarded 
through a competitive process and in accordance with all 
applicable rules and regulations.
    Global Partnership for Education.--The Committee recommends 
up to $90,000,000 for the Global Partnership for Education 
[GPE]. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee 
on GPE efforts to ensure adequate monitoring and evaluation and 
the effectiveness and sustainability of programs.
    USAID shall post all funding opportunities for higher 
education institutions on its website. Partners should be 
selected through a competitive process.

                    ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY PROGRAMS

    The Committee recommends not less than $942,563,000 in the 
act for bilateral and multilateral environment and renewable 
energy programs.
    Funds are allocated according to the following table and 
are subject to section 7019 of the act:

               FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                   Program/Activity                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adaptation Programs...................................           177,000
Renewable Energy Programs.............................           179,000
Sustainable Landscapes................................           135,000
Biodiversity..........................................           295,000
    of which, Central Africa Regional Program for the             40,000
     Environment......................................
        USAID (non-add)...............................            21,000
        U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS] (non-              19,000
         add).........................................
    of which, Andean Amazon...........................            21,000
    of which, Brazilian Amazon........................            11,000
    of which, Guatemala and Belize....................             5,000
        USAID (non-add)...............................             3,500
        Department of the Interior (non-add)..........             1,500
    of which, U.S. Forest Service.....................             7,000
    of which, USFWS...................................             5,000
    of which, Lacey Act...............................             2,500
    of which, Great Apes Conservation.................            10,000
        USAID (non-add)...............................             5,000
        USFWS (non-add)...............................             5,000
    of which, Migratory Birds.........................             1,000
    of which, Sea Turtles.............................               150
Toxic Chemicals.......................................            10,000
Waste Recycling.......................................            10,000
Global Environment Facility...........................           136,563
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Environment and Energy Programs..........           942,563
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    Biodiversity.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$40,000,000 for the Central Africa Regional Program for the 
Environment, of which up to $21,000,000 is for USAID programs 
and not less than $19,000,000 is to be provided to the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS] by direct transfer.
    The Committee recommends not less than $21,000,000 for 
biodiversity conservation programs in the Andean Amazon and not 
less than $11,000,000 for such programs in the Brazilian 
Amazon.
    The Committee directs that not less than $7,000,000 be 
provided to the U.S. Forest Service [USFS] by direct transfer 
for programs to protect wildlife, biodiversity, and forests in 
addition to funds otherwise available for USFS through USAID 
missions, including for programs related to the restoration of 
forests and landscapes of degraded ecosystems. The Committee 
directs that not less than $5,000,000 be provided to the USFWS 
by direct transfer for international conservation programs 
including the Multinational Species Conservation Funds.
    The Committee recommends not less than $5,000,000 for 
tropical forest conservation in Guatemala and Belize and the 
preservation of archeological sites in the Mirador Basin, of 
which not less than $1,500,000 shall be provided to the 
Department of the Interior [DoI] by direct transfer. The 
Committee does not support funding for logging activities or 
constructing roads in the Mirador Basin.
    The Committee recommends continued funding for wildlife 
conservation activities in South Sudan.
    The Committee recommends not less than $2,500,000 for 
implementation of the Lacey Act.
    Endangered Species.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$10,000,000 for programs to protect great apes in Central 
Africa and Indonesia, to include forest habitat conservation 
and law enforcement to prevent poaching, of which not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be provided to the USFWS by direct transfer, 
which is in addition to other funds provided for the USFWS in 
the act.
    The Committee recommends not less than $1,000,000 to 
protect the habitat of imperiled migratory shorebirds along the 
Pacific flyway in Central and South America, and not less than 
$150,000 to develop turtle-safe artisanal fishing methods, 
protect nesting beaches, and police against blast fishing. 
Funds are to be apportioned directly to the USFWS for flyways 
and to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
[NOAA] for sea turtles.
    Ocean and Other Marine Resources.--The Committee supports 
efforts by U.S. research institutions to partner with marine 
science researchers in developing countries that are dependent 
on ocean ecology and vulnerable to the impacts of climate 
change, including Vietnam, the Philippines, Ghana, and Senegal, 
to enhance scientific understanding and improve management 
practices that support sustainably managed marine and other 
resources. The Committee encourages USAID to utilize existing 
research partnerships.
    Toxic Chemicals.--The Committee notes the pervasive and 
increasing harm caused by toxic pollution, including from 
mining gold and other minerals, and recommends $10,000,000 for 
grants to local governments and civil society organizations in 
Latin America, Europe and Eurasia, Africa, and Southeast Asia 
to address hazardous chemical pollution.
    Waste Recycling.--The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for 
grants to local governments and civil society organizations to 
support the recycling of waste, including plastics that pollute 
oceans, lakes, and rivers and threaten human health and the 
environment in Latin America, Europe and Eurasia, Africa, and 
Southeast Asia.
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the 
Department of the Interior.--Funds provided by direct transfer 
to USFWS, USFS, NOAA, and DoI shall be transferred pursuant to 
section 632(a) of the FAA not later than 90 days after 
enactment of the act, and prior to the expenditure of funds, 
the USFWS, USFS, NOAA, and DoI shall submit spend plans to the 
Committee and USAID detailing the intended uses of such funds.
    Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing.--The 
Committee directs USAID to support efforts to build the 
capacity of countries where illegal, unreported, and 
unregulated fishing undermines sustainable fisheries management 
to comply with seafood import monitoring programs and promote 
adoption of sustainable fisheries management regimes.
    International Conservation Efforts/Zoos.--The USAID 
Administrator shall expand international conservation efforts 
through engagement with international institutes affiliated 
with zoos in the United States, including for programs to 
address wildlife management and recovery, conservation science, 
and support of human populations coexisting with wildlife. 
Funds made available for such purposes shall be awarded on an 
open and competitive basis.
    Large Dams.--The Committee notes the importance of 
hydropower as a renewable resource in providing power in 
developing countries, particularly for people who lack access 
to electricity.
    The Secretary of the Treasury, when evaluating a proposal 
by an international financial institution [IFI] to finance 
construction of a large dam, shall apply the Department of the 
Treasury's due diligence process, including reviewing for full 
compliance with IFI policies and legislative voting mandates, 
as well as consider the dam policies of relevant Federal 
agencies, the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol, 
and other sources of hydropower and environmental expertise. 
The U.S. executive director of such IFI may vote to support 
such a project only if the Secretary, after consulting with the 
Secretary of State, USAID Administrator, and other technical 
personnel, as appropriate, determines that the IFI is taking 
the necessary steps to meet the safeguards enumerated under 
this heading in Senate Report 114-79.

                            GLOBAL PROGRAMS

    Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues.--Not later than 90 
days after enactment of the act, the USAID Administrator shall 
post on the USAID website the policy required under the heading 
``Indigenous Peoples'' in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying division K of Public Law 115-141.
    The Committee recommends not less than $3,500,000 for 
grants and other activities administered by the USAID Advisor 
for Indigenous Peoples Issues.
    Bicycles.--Limited mobility in less developed countries, 
particularly in rural areas, constrains efforts to alleviate 
poverty by limiting access to local markets, schools, health 
clinics, and other basic services. Not later than 120 days 
after enactment of the act, the USAID Administrator shall 
submit a report to the Committee on efforts by USAID to 
increase access to affordable bicycles in such countries to 
achieve key development objectives, and options for increasing 
such efforts. The Committee recommends not less than $1,000,000 
under this heading for a pilot program for such purpose, with a 
focus on impoverished rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa. 
The USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee prior 
to the obligation of funds for this purpose.
    Children with Disabilities.--The Committee urges the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to collaborate with 
UNICEF and the Special Olympics to expand programs in the 
poorest countries to protect the rights of, and increase access 
to services and opportunities for, children with disabilities.
    Clean Cookstoves.--The Committee remains concerned that 
exposure of billions of people in developing countries to smoke 
from traditional cookstoves causes premature deaths, primarily 
of women and young children, and contributes to deforestation, 
erosion, and drought, and the women and children who collect 
firewood face daily hardship and security risks. The Committee 
supports the ongoing work of the Department of State, in 
partnership with other Federal agencies, to help address this 
health and safety issue, and recommends funding for cookstoves 
that sustainably reduce fuel consumption and exposure to 
harmful smoke.
    Faith-Based Organizations.--The Committee recognizes and 
appreciates the historical contributions of the faith sector in 
the delivery of assistance, care, and support at the grassroots 
level. The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall 
continue to use the faith sector, in conjunction with the 
public and private sectors, for the delivery of assistance in 
developing countries under this heading and the GHP and ESF 
headings.
    Mapping.--The Committee recognizes that the delivery of 
foreign assistance can be improved through comprehensive 
national mapping, including through the use of digital 
orthoimagery and lidar elevation data acquired through aerial 
surveys. The Department of State and USAID should consider 
developing a strategy for comprehensive national mapping in 
countries that receive U.S. foreign assistance.
    Low Cost Eyeglasses Pilot Program.--The Committee is aware 
that low cost eyeglasses can dramatically improve the lives of 
vulnerable people with poor vision in less developed countries, 
enabling children to succeed in school and adults to become 
economically productive. Not later than 90 days after enactment 
of the act, the USAID Administrator shall submit a plan to the 
Committee to establish a pilot program to support NGOs and 
local governments, as appropriate, to provide low cost 
eyeglasses in countries where there is a need, specifying the 
countries to be targeted, the scale of need, and amounts of 
funding. The plan should also include investments to help 
improve the capacity of local entities to provide low cost 
eyeglasses to needy populations, and should be developed in 
collaboration with the Global Partnership on Assistive 
Technology. The Committee recommends not less than $5,000,000 
to implement the pilot program.
    National and International Service.--The Committee supports 
efforts to encourage governments and civil society 
organizations to establish and promote national and 
international service opportunities for young people in 
developing countries.
    Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program.--The Committee 
recommends $1,500,000 for USAID's Ocean Freight Reimbursement 
Program to continue support for Private Voluntary Organizations 
through a competitive grant program pursuant to section 123(b) 
of the FAA. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
Committee on the administration of the program for fiscal year 
2019.
    Orphans, Abandoned, and Displaced Children.--The Committee 
supports USAID programs to assist foreign governments and NGOs 
in the poorest countries to increase the percentage of orphans, 
abandoned, and displaced children living with appropriate, 
permanent family care; reduce the percentage living in 
institutions; and improve nutrition, educational opportunities, 
and protection for such children.
    Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund.--The Committee recommends 
$13,500,000 for the Leahy War Victims Fund which assists 
persons severely disabled as a result of armed conflict.
    Strategic Transitions.--The Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall regularly consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees and development stakeholders on 
efforts to transition nations from assistance recipients to 
enduring diplomatic, economic, and security partners. Such 
consultations shall also include the guiding principles and 
metrics being developed to support such efforts.
    Not later than 180 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an updated implementation 
plan on country transitions from assistance, as required by 
section 7069(b)(2) of division K of Public Law 115-141.
    Trafficking in Persons.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $65,000,000 in the act for TIP programs under the DA, ESF, 
AEECA, and INCLE headings.
    U.S. Engineering Firms.--The Committee encourages the USAID 
Administrator to increase the participation of U.S. engineering 
firms in the development of physical infrastructure projects, 
and to ensure that qualified engineering is applied to all 
infrastructure projects funded by USAID. Not later than 180 
days after enactment of the act, the USAID Administrator shall 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
opportunities for increasing the participation of U.S. 
engineering firms in USAID-funded infrastructure projects.

                   INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $4,285,312,000
    Base funding........................................   2,696,534,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   1,588,778,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................   3,557,412,000
Committee recommendation................................   4,385,312,000
    Base funding........................................   3,801,034,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     584,278,000

    The Committee recommends $4,385,312,000 for International 
Disaster Assistance, of which $584,278,000 is designated for 
OCO.
    The Committee directs that funds appropriated under this 
heading in this title and in title VIII of the act shall be 
apportioned in full to USAID not later than 45 days after 
enactment of the act. The Committee believes that such action 
will ensure that USAID is positioned to respond quickly and 
effectively to international disasters.
    Guatemala.--The Committee supports assistance for Guatemala 
under this heading to address emergency needs arising from the 
Fuego Volcano eruption.

                         TRANSITION INITIATIVES

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $92,043,000
    Base funding........................................      30,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      62,043,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      87,043,000
Committee recommendation................................      92,043,000
    Base funding........................................      30,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      62,043,000

    The Committee recommends $92,043,000 for Transition 
Initiatives, of which $62,043,000 is designated for OCO.
    USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives [OTI] shall submit 
a report at the end of the fiscal year summarizing new, 
ongoing, and completed country programs implemented by OTI in 
fiscal year 2019.

                          COMPLEX CRISES FUND

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $30,000,000
    Base funding........................................      10,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      20,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      30,000,000

    The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for the Complex Crises 
Fund, which shall be apportioned to USAID not later than 45 
days after enactment of the act.
    The elimination of the CCF account, as proposed in the 
President's budget request, has not been justified.
    The Committee notes that the CCF was established as a 
flexible funding mechanism to address crises overseas, which is 
fully consistent with the recommendation contained in ``A 
Framework for Maximizing the Effectiveness of U.S. Government 
Efforts to Stabilize Conflict-Affected Areas, 2018'' for funds 
that ``enable agile, targeted, and sequenced approaches to 
stabilization programming''.

                      DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $55,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      55,000,000

                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      10,000,000

    The Committee recommends a ceiling of $55,000,000 for funds 
that may be transferred from other programs in this title to 
the Development Credit Authority, and recommends $10,000,000 
for administrative expenses.
    The Committee does not consolidate DCA and OPIC into a new 
Development Finance Institution, as proposed in the President's 
budget request. The Committee will consider such consolidation 
only if the Congress approves, and the President signs into 
law, legislation authorizing the DFI.

                         ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $3,968,853,000
    Base funding........................................   1,816,731,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   2,152,122,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................   4,021,547,000
    Base funding........................................   2,853,925,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   1,167,622,000

    The Committee recommends $4,021,547,000 for Economic 
Support Fund, of which $1,167,622,000 is designated for OCO.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table and are subject to 
section 7019 of the act:

                          ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Cameroon..........................................             2,000
    Chad..............................................             2,000
    Democratic Republic of the Congo..................            75,188
    Djibouti..........................................             9,000
        of which, democracy and economic development               9,000
         programs.....................................
    Niger.............................................             6,000
    Somalia...........................................            50,000
    South Sudan.......................................             1,000
    Sudan.............................................             4,817
    African Union.....................................             1,600
    Africa Regional, Department of State..............            32,000
        of which, Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism                    7,000
         Partnership..................................
    Section 7042(e) Counter Lord's Resistance Army                10,000
     (non-add from within country funds)..............
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Africa................................           183,605
 
East Asia and Pacific:
    Burma.............................................            82,700
    People's Republic of China........................            17,040
        of which, democracy, rule of law, and                     17,040
         environment programs.........................
            USAID programs (non-add)..................             5,000
    Thailand..........................................             4,000
    Tibet.............................................            17,000
        of which, Tibet Autonomous Region.............             8,000
        of which, India and Nepal.....................             6,000
        of which, Tibetan Governance..................             3,000
    Vietnam...........................................            27,500
    East Asia and Pacific Regional, Department of                 15,944
     State............................................
    Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID......             5,000
    Section 7043(c) Indo-Pacific Strategy.............            50,000
    Section 7043(e)(4)(A) North Korea Human Rights                 4,000
     Promotion........................................
    Section 7069(d) Counter Violent Extremism in Asia.             5,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific.................           228,184
 
Near East:
    Egypt.............................................            75,000
    Iraq..............................................           150,000
    Jordan............................................         1,082,400
    Lebanon...........................................           110,000
    Libya.............................................            30,000
    Morocco...........................................            20,000
    Syria.............................................           161,000
    Tunisia...........................................            79,000
    West Bank and Gaza................................           225,000
    Yemen.............................................            16,500
    Middle East Multilaterals.........................               875
    Middle East Partnership Initiative................            50,000
        of which, scholarships........................            20,000
    Middle East Regional Cooperation..................             5,000
    Near East Regional Democracy......................            52,000
    Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.........             3,000
    Middle East Regional, USAID.......................            11,950
    Section 7041(j)(3) Private Section Partnership                50,000
     Programs.........................................
    Section 7060(g) Reconciliation Programs...........            13,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Near East.............................         2,134,725
 
South and Central Asia:
    Afghanistan.......................................           500,000
    India.............................................            16,500
    Maldives..........................................             2,000
    Nepal.............................................            75,000
    Pakistan..........................................           200,000
    Sri Lanka.........................................            10,000
    South and Central Asia Regional, Department of                 5,000
     State............................................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, South and Central Asia................           808,500
 
Western Hemisphere:
    Colombia..........................................           187,328
    Cuba..............................................            15,000
        of which, democracy programs..................            15,000
    Mexico............................................            63,000
    Venezuela.........................................            20,000
    Western Hemisphere Regional, Department of State..           103,725
        of which, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.            25,000
        of which, Central America Regional Security               69,725
         Initiative...................................
    Organization of American States...................             9,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Western Hemisphere....................           398,053
 
Global:
    Department of State Bureaus, Offices, and Special
     Representatives:
        Conflict and Stabilization Operations.........             5,000
        Counterterrorism and Countering Violent                    6,000
         Extremism....................................
        Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor............             2,000
            of which, West Africa anti-slavery........             2,000
        Economic and Business Affairs.................               500
        Energy Resources..............................             6,402
            of which, Caribbean Energy Security                    2,000
             Initiative...............................
        Oceans and International Environmental and                65,694
         Scientific Affairs...........................
        U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources.............             4,031
        Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues....             5,000
        Secretary's Office of Global Partnerships.....             1,000
        Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.            10,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Department of State Bureaus, Offices,            105,627
       and Special Representatives....................
 
    Global Health and Trade Capacity Programs:
        Family Planning and Reproductive Health (non-             51,050
         add within country funds)....................
        Polio (non-add for Afghanistan and Pakistan)..             7,500
        Trade Capacity Building (non-add within                   10,000
         country funds)...............................
    Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance,             22,853
     USAID............................................
    Section 7032(g) Protection of Civil Society                    7,500
     Activists and Journalists........................
    Section 7033(b)(2) Protection and Investigation               10,000
     Programs (International Religions Freedom).......
    Section 7034(b) Atrocities Prevention.............             2,500
    Section 7049(a)(3)(A) Forensic Assistance.........            10,000
    Section 7059(e) Women and Girls at Risk from                  15,000
     Extremism........................................
    Section 7069(b) Relief and Recovery Fund..........            70,000
    Section 7069(f) Global Concessional Financing                 25,000
     Facility.........................................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Global................................           268,480
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Economic Support Fund....................         4,021,547
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    Caribbean Energy Security Initiative.--The Committee 
continues to support enhanced efforts to help Latin American 
and Caribbean countries achieve greater energy independence 
from Venezuela, including by improving governance, energy 
development, energy efficiency, and electrical inter-
connection, and recommends not less than $2,000,000 for the 
Caribbean Energy Security Initiative.
    Disability Programs.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $7,500,000 for grants to address the needs and protect and 
promote the rights of persons with disabilities in developing 
countries, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes in the act.
    Domestic Resource Mobilization.--The Committee continues to 
support efforts by USAID to encourage partner countries to 
increase their investments in health, education, and other 
development sectors by strengthening revenue generation and 
budgetary capacity, reducing losses from corruption and graft, 
and countering tax avoidance in partner countries. The USAID 
Administrator shall consult with the Committee prior to the 
obligation of funds for this purpose.
    Not later than 180 days after enactment of the act, the 
USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committee a domestic 
resource mobilization strategy that establishes objectives, 
roles, and multi-year funding requirements. Such strategy 
should be developed in consultation with other relevant Federal 
agencies, the development community, and the appropriate 
congressional committees.
    Institutions of Higher Education.--The Committee supports 
continued funding for institutions of higher education in the 
Middle East and South Asia.
    Reconciliation Programs.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $30,000,000 under this and the DA headings for 
reconciliation programs and activities which bring together and 
facilitate direct communication between individuals of 
different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds in 
countries affected by civil strife and war, including in the 
Middle East and North Africa. Funds should be leveraged, to the 
maximum extent practicable, to obtain contributions from other 
donors and governments.
    Rule of Law.--The Committee underscores that the rule of 
law is fundamental to democracy and sustainable development, 
and supports funds to strengthen independent judiciaries, 
protect human rights and freedom of the press, combat human 
trafficking and corruption, and increase public accountability 
and access to justice.
    U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative Scholarships.--The 
Committee recommends $20,000,000 under this heading for 
scholarships for students in countries with significant Muslim 
populations at not-for-profit institutions of higher education 
in a manner consistent with prior fiscal years, and the 
awarding of funds shall be through an open and competitive 
process.

                 ECONOMIC SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2018....................................................
Budget estimate, 2019...................................  $5,063,125,000
Committee recommendation................................................

    The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for 
Economic Support and Development Fund, and does not support 
consolidation of the DA, CCF, ESF, DF, and AEECA accounts under 
one heading, as proposed in the President's budget request. The 
establishment of the ESDF account has not been justified.

                             DEMOCRACY FUND

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $215,500,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................     232,795,000

    The Committee recommends $232,795,000 for Democracy Fund, 
of which $165,000,000 is for the Human Rights and Democracy 
Fund administered by DRL, and $67,795,000 is for the Bureau of 
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID.
    The elimination of the DF account, as proposed in the 
President's budget request, has not been justified.
    Discrimination Against LGBTI Persons.--The Committee 
directs the Department of State to include in its annual 
country human rights reports descriptions of official 
government discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender, and intersex [LGBTI] persons and consider such 
discrimination in assistance decisions, and urges the 
Department and USAID to continue to allocate funding for the 
Global Equality Fund and the LGBTI Portfolio within USAID's 
Human Rights Division.
    Promoting Accountability, Inclusivity, and Resiliency.--The 
Promoting Accountability, Inclusivity, and Resiliency [PAIRS] 
strategic framework shall be implemented in a manner that 
supports the traditional programs of PAIRS recipients.
    Protection of Civil Society Activists and Journalists.--
Funds made available pursuant to section 7032(g) of the act for 
the Human Rights Defenders Fund shall be used to support and 
protect civil society activists who have been threatened, 
harassed, or attacked. Prior to the obligation of such funds, 
the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor shall consult on the planned uses of funds with the 
Committee, representatives of civil society, and independent 
media organizations. Uses shall include: (1) strengthening the 
capacity of such organizations; (2) protecting their members 
who have been targeted; (3) supporting enactment of laws to 
protect freedoms of expression, association, and assembly; and 
(4) educating the public about the legitimate role of such 
activists and journalists in society.
    For the purposes of this subsection, civil society 
activists shall include journalists, human rights and 
indigenous rights defenders, and environmental activists.
    Roles and Responsibilities.--Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees clarifying the roles and 
responsibilities of the Department of State and USAID in the 
promotion of democracy abroad, including coordinating 
mechanisms among and between bureaus, offices, and accounts.

            ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $750,334,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................     770,334,000

    The Committee recommends $770,334,000 for Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.
    The elimination of the AEECA account, as proposed in the 
President's budget request, has not been justified.
    Assistance requested for countries in Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia under the GHP and INCLE headings are not included 
in this account, but shall be administered in accordance with 
the responsibilities of the Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to 
Europe and Eurasia.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table and are subject to 
section 7019 of the act:

             ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Europe and Eurasia:
    Albania...........................................             6,000
    Armenia...........................................            17,633
    Azerbaijan........................................             7,978
    Belarus...........................................             9,000
    Bosnia and Herzegovina............................            25,535
    Georgia...........................................            83,025
    Ireland...........................................             1,500
    Kosovo............................................            38,470
    Macedonia.........................................             6,908
    Moldova...........................................            35,000
    Poland............................................             3,000
    Serbia............................................            12,994
    Ukraine...........................................           250,000
    Europe and Eurasia Regional.......................            57,398
    Organization for Security and Cooperation in                  19,000
     Europe...........................................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia....................           573,441
 
South and Central Asia:
    Kazakhstan........................................             6,183
    Kyrgyz Republic...................................            40,000
    Tajikistan........................................            28,000
    Turkmenistan......................................             4,100
    Uzbekistan........................................             6,828
    Central Asia Regional.............................            36,782
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, South and Central Asia................           121,893
    Section 7067(d) Countering Russian Influence Fund.            75,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and                  770,334
       Central Asia...................................
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                          Department of State

                    MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $3,359,000,000
    Base funding........................................     927,802,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   2,431,198,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................   2,800,375,000
Committee recommendation................................   3,432,000,000
    Base funding........................................   2,938,024,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     493,976,000

    The Committee recommends $3,432,000,000 for Migration and 
Refugee Assistance, of which $493,976,000 is designated for 
OCO.
    Reports.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of the 
act, and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2019, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other 
relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees that describes the process 
used to examine the admissibility and arrival of refugees in 
the United States, including: (1) any changes made to the 
operating procedures of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program 
since January 1, 2017, including staffing, security, and other 
vetting requirements; (2) the number of refugees vetted each 
day by relevant agencies; (3) the locations, dates, and number 
of refugee officers in each U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services [USCIS] circuit ride completed in fiscal year 2019; 
the locations, dates, and number of refugee officers for each 
circuit ride planned for the remainder of fiscal year 2019; and 
the number of refugees interviewed on circuit rides in fiscal 
year 2019 and approved for further action; (4) the current 
staffing levels for the Refugee Corps and the Asylum Corps at 
USCIS; the number of vacant positions in the Refugee, Asylum 
and International Operations Directorate, USCIS; and the number 
of Refugee Corps officers reassigned from the Refugee Corps per 
month; and (5) the number of refugees resettled in the United 
States per month.

     UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

Appropriations, 2018....................................      $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................       1,000,000

    The Committee recommends $1,000,000 for United States 
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.
    Any balances in the Fund that exceed the limitation in 
paragraph (2) of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee 
Assistance Act of 1962 shall be transferred to the MRA account.
    The elimination of the ERMA account, as proposed in the 
President's budget request, has not been justified.

                          Independent Agencies

                              PEACE CORPS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $410,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................     396,200,000
Committee recommendation................................     410,000,000

    The Committee recommends $410,000,000 for Peace Corps.
    The Peace Corps Director shall submit a spend plan to the 
Committee not later than 45 days after enactment of the act.
    The Committee is concerned that Peace Corps plans to close 
its program in the Federated States of Micronesia [FSM], which 
comprises a large geographic area of increasing strategic 
importance to the United States. The Peace Corps Director shall 
consult with the appropriate congressional committees prior to 
taking any further steps to reduce or close the FSM program.

                    MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $905,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................     800,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     905,000,000

    The Committee recommends $905,000,000 for Millennium 
Challenge Corporation.
    Funds in this account are subject to the requirements of 
section 7076 of the act.
    Coordination.--The MCC Chief Executive Officer [CEO] shall 
consult and coordinate with the United States Trade 
Representative and the USAID Administrator regarding countries 
identified under section 110(b)(1) of the Trade Preferences 
Extension Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-27) for the purpose of 
developing and carrying out the plan required by section 116(b) 
of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3723(b)).
    U.S. Engineering Firms.--The Committee encourages the MCC 
CEO to increase the participation of U.S. engineering firms in 
the development of physical infrastructure projects, and to 
ensure that qualified engineering is applied to all 
infrastructure projects undertaken by the MCC. Not later than 
180 days after enactment of the act, the MCC CEO shall report 
to the appropriate congressional committees on opportunities 
for increasing the participation of U.S. engineering firms in 
MCC-funded infrastructure projects.

                       INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $22,500,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................       3,482,000
Committee recommendation................................      22,500,000

    The Committee recommends $22,500,000 for Inter-American 
Foundation.
    The Committee does not consolidate the IAF into USAID, as 
proposed in the President's budget request, and does not 
include $3,482,000 for close out costs. The Committee 
recognizes and appreciates the contributions of the IAF to 
furthering U.S. national interests abroad.
    The Committee encourages IAF to work with indigenous 
communities in Latin America to create new partnerships with 
Native American tribes by offering business development grants 
to tribal and indigenous groups, as appropriate.

              UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................       4,623,000
Committee recommendation................................      30,000,000

    The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for United States 
African Development Foundation.
    The Committee does not consolidate the USADF into USAID, as 
proposed in the President's budget request, and does not 
include $4,623,000 for close out costs. The Committee 
recognizes and appreciates the contributions of the USADF to 
furthering U.S. national interests abroad.

                       Department of the Treasury

               INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      30,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      30,000,000

    The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for International 
Affairs Technical Assistance.

                                TITLE IV

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State

          INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $1,368,796,000
    Base funding........................................     950,845,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     417,951,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................     880,350,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,404,896,000
    Base funding........................................     986,945,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     417,951,000

    The Committee recommends $1,404,896,000 for International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, of which $417,951,000 is 
designated for OCO.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table and are subject to 
section 7019 of the act:

           INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Central African Republic..........................             2,500
    Democratic Republic of the Congo..................             2,000
    Kenya.............................................             1,000
    Liberia...........................................            11,000
    Nigeria...........................................             5,000
    Somalia...........................................             1,500
    South Africa......................................               500
    South Sudan.......................................             2,000
    African Union.....................................               800
    Africa Regional, Department of State..............            39,949
        of which, Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism                    4,000
         Partnership..................................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Africa................................            66,249
 
East Asia and Pacific:
    Burma.............................................             3,500
    People's Republic of China........................               800
    Indonesia.........................................            10,625
    Laos..............................................             1,000
    Mongolia..........................................               500
    Philippines.......................................             7,000
    Thailand..........................................             2,000
    Timor-Leste.......................................               800
    Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative (non-              7,750
     add within country funds)........................
    Vietnam...........................................             6,000
    East Asia and Pacific Regional, Department of                 11,800
     State............................................
    Section 7043(c) Indo-Pacific Strategy.............            30,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific.................            74,025
 
Europe and Eurasia:
    Albania...........................................             2,000
    Armenia...........................................             1,500
    Bosnia and Herzegovina............................             3,000
    Georgia...........................................             4,000
    Kosovo............................................             8,500
    Macedonia.........................................             1,500
    Moldova...........................................             3,250
    Montenegro........................................             1,500
    Serbia............................................             2,000
    Ukraine...........................................            30,000
    Section 7067(d) Countering Russian Influence Fund.            75,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia....................           132,250
 
Near East:
    Egypt.............................................             2,000
    Iraq..............................................             3,000
    Lebanon...........................................            10,000
    Morocco...........................................             5,000
    Tunisia...........................................            13,000
    West Bank and Gaza................................            60,000
    Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.........             2,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Near East.............................            95,000
 
South and Central Asia:
    Afghanistan.......................................           160,000
    Bangladesh........................................             2,000
    Kazakhstan........................................             1,000
    Kyrgyz Republic...................................             1,000
    Nepal.............................................             2,230
    Pakistan..........................................            40,000
    Sri Lanka.........................................             1,000
    Tajikistan........................................             6,000
        of which, border security.....................             3,000
    Uzbekistan........................................             1,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, South and Central Asia................           214,230
 
Western Hemisphere:
    Argentina.........................................             2,500
    Colombia..........................................           143,000
    Haiti.............................................             9,000
        of which, prison improvements.................             1,900
    Mexico............................................           100,000
    Peru..............................................            32,000
    Western Hemisphere Regional, Department of State..           222,700
        of which, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.            25,200
        of which, Western Hemisphere Regional Security            12,500
         Cooperation..................................
        of which, Central America Regional Security              185,000
         Initiative...................................
    Section 7049(a)(3)(B) Forensic Assistance (non-                2,000
     add).............................................
                                                       -----------------
    Subtotal, Western Hemisphere......................           509,200
 
Global:
    Alien Smuggling/Border Security...................               500
    Anti-Money Laundering Programs....................             2,300
    Child Protection Compacts (non-add)...............             5,000
    Critical Flight Safety Program....................             5,000
    Criminal Justice and Assistance Partnership Act...             3,400
    Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property Rights......            10,000
    Demand Reduction..................................            12,500
    Fighting Corruption...............................             6,000
        of which, DRL anti-corruption and kleptocracy              2,500
         programs.....................................
    International Law Enforcement Academy [ILEA]......            27,000
    International Organizations.......................             3,800
    International Organized Crime.....................            35,000
    International Police Peacekeeping Operations                   3,000
     Support..........................................
    Inter-regional Aviation Support...................            37,230
    Journalist protection and media freedom (DRL                   2,500
     programs)........................................
    Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in                   40,000
     Persons, Department of State.....................
    Program Development and Support...................            34,142
    Programs to End Modern Slavery....................            25,000
    Section 7033(d) Atrocities Prevention.............             2,500
    Section 7049(a)(6) Security Force                              7,500
     Professionalization (non-add within country and
     program funds)...................................
    Section 7049(b)(3) International Prison Conditions             5,000
    Section 7069(b) Relief and Recovery Fund..........            25,000
    Counter Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking.........            34,070
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Global................................           313,942
                                                       -----------------
      Total, International Narcotics Control and Law           1,404,896
       Enforcement....................................
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    Child Protection Compacts.--The Committee recommends 
$5,000,000 be made available for child protection compacts for 
countries with the greatest need.
    Programs to End Modern Slavery.--Funds appropriated under 
this heading that are made available for the purposes 
authorized by section 1298 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) 
shall be awarded on an open and competitive basis.
    Illicit Drug Interdiction.--The Committee supports the 
Department of State's country-specific, regional, and global 
programs to combat the manufacturing and interdict the 
trafficking of fentanyl, heroin, and other synthetic opioid 
compounds, and precursor chemicals, in coordination with other 
Federal agencies and foreign governments, including through 
training on forensic technologies.
    International Training.--The Secretary of State shall 
ensure that funds made available under this heading for the 
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and 
Training and the International Criminal Investigative Training 
Assistance Program, Department of Justice, are transferred to 
such Department expeditiously to mitigate disruptions to the 
effective implementation of relevant programs.
    Rule of Law Programs.--The Committee underscores that 
independent and transparent judicial systems are critical to 
the impartial and effective administration of justice, which is 
necessary for sustained, equitable development, particularly in 
countries with a history of impunity that are confronting 
networks of corruption, organized crime, and illicit narcotics 
and weapons trafficking. Funds made available under this 
heading shall expand programs that strengthen and promote 
independent judicial systems in such countries.
    War Crimes Investigations.--The Department of State shall 
provide funds made available under this heading to U.S. and 
international NGOs conducting criminal investigations of war 
crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Syria and Iraq 
that prioritize strengthening the capacity of Syrian and Iraqi 
criminal investigators while supporting U.S. law enforcement 
efforts to identify and prosecute those who commit such crimes.

    NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $876,050,000
    Base funding........................................     655,467,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     220,583,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................     690,306,000
Committee recommendation................................     860,663,000
    Base funding........................................     640,080,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     220,583,000

    The Committee recommends $860,663,000 for Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs, of which 
$220,583,000 is designated for OCO.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table and are subject to 
section 7019 of the act:

     NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Program/Country                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nonproliferation Programs:
    Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund.............            30,000
    Export Control and Related Border Security........            60,000
    Global Threat Reduction...........................            70,000
    International Atomic Energy Agency Voluntary                  94,800
     Contribution.....................................
    Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.............            29,000
    Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Special                  2,500
     Contributions....................................
    Weapons of Mass Destruction Program...............             6,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Nonproliferation Programs.............           292,300
 
Anti-Terrorism Programs:
    Anti-Terrorism Assistance Programs................           182,000
        of which, Airport Security....................            20,000
    Counterterrorism Financing........................            12,500
    Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund................            83,863
    Terrorist Interdiction Program....................            36,000
    Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (non-               18,446
     add).............................................
      Subtotal, Anti-Terrorism Programs...............           314,363
 
Conventional Weapons Destruction......................           204,000
    of which, Humanitarian Demining/Unexploded                   170,000
     Ordnance Clearance...............................
        Laos (non-add)................................            40,000
        Vietnam (non-add).............................            15,000
Section 7069(b) Relief and Recovery Fund..............            50,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism,                   860,663
       Demining and Related Programs..................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Conventional Weapons Destruction.--Programs to remove 
landmines, cluster munitions, and other unexploded ordnance 
[UXO] should be prioritized in areas where such ordnance was 
caused by the United States.

                        PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $537,925,000
    Base funding........................................     212,712,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     325,213,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................     291,400,000
Committee recommendation................................     477,425,000
    Base funding........................................     152,212,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     325,213,000

    The Committee recommends $477,425,000 for Peacekeeping 
Operations, of which $325,213,000 is designated for OCO.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table and are subject to 
section 7019 of the act:

                         PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Central African Republic..........................             8,000
    Democratic Republic of the Congo..................             5,000
    Liberia...........................................             1,000
    Somalia...........................................           222,500
    South Sudan.......................................            25,000
    Africa Regional...................................            34,325
        of which, Partnership for Regional East Africa            10,000
         Counterterrorism.............................
        of which, Africa Conflict Stabilization and                8,400
         Border Security..............................
        of which, Africa Military Education Program...             3,000
        of which, Africa Maritime Security Initiative.             2,000
        of which, Africa Regional Counterterrorism....            10,000
        of which, Program Management..................               925
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Africa................................           295,825
 
Near East:
    Multinational Force and Observers.................            31,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Near East.............................            31,000
 
Political-Military Affairs:
    Defense Reform....................................            10,500
        of which, section 7049(a)(6) Security Force                7,500
         Professionalization..........................
    Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.........            24,100
    Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative.........            61,000
    Section 7069(b) Relief and Recovery Fund..........            55,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Political-Military Affairs............           150,600
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Peacekeeping Operations..................           477,425
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Multinational Force and Observers.--Funds made available by 
the act above the level of the U.S. contribution are intended 
to address ongoing force protection requirements and emerging 
needs to protect and sustain the Multinational Force and 
Observers mission in the Sinai. Force protection may include 
the use of ground and air transportation, as required by 
security conditions, to conduct verification missions.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

             INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $110,875,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      95,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     110,680,000

    The Committee recommends $110,680,000 for International 
Military Education and Training.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table and are subject to 
section 7019 of the act:

              INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Angola............................................               525
    Benin.............................................               300
    Botswana..........................................               725
    Burkina Faso......................................               345
    Cabo Verde........................................               150
    Cameroon..........................................               500
    Central African Republic..........................               150
    Chad..............................................               500
    Comoros...........................................               150
    Cote d'Ivoire.....................................               340
    Democratic Republic of the Congo..................               310
    Djibouti..........................................               500
    Ethiopia..........................................               570
    Gabon.............................................               350
    Ghana.............................................               850
    Guinea............................................               340
    Guinea-Bissau.....................................               150
    Kenya.............................................               850
    Liberia...........................................               360
    Madagascar........................................               250
    Malawi............................................               300
    Mali..............................................               400
    Mauritania........................................               500
    Mauritius.........................................               150
    Mozambique........................................               400
    Namibia...........................................               150
    Niger.............................................               500
    Nigeria...........................................               800
    Republic of the Congo.............................               250
    Rwanda............................................               500
    Sao Tome and Principe.............................               150
    Senegal...........................................             1,000
    Seychelles........................................               150
    Sierra Leone......................................               400
    Somalia...........................................               365
    South Africa......................................               750
    Swaziland.........................................               125
    Tanzania..........................................               500
    The Gambia........................................               150
    Togo..............................................               300
    Uganda............................................               720
    Zambia............................................               350
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, Africa..............................            17,125
 
East Asia and Pacific:
    Fiji..............................................               200
    Indonesia.........................................             2,650
    Laos..............................................               450
    Malaysia..........................................             1,000
    Mongolia..........................................             2,000
    Papua New Guinea..................................               200
    Philippines.......................................             2,000
    Samoa.............................................               100
    Timor-Leste.......................................               500
    Tonga.............................................               250
    Vietnam...........................................             1,500
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific...............            10,850
 
Europe and Eurasia:
    Albania...........................................             1,000
    Armenia...........................................               600
    Azerbaijan........................................               600
    Bosnia and Herzegovina............................             1,000
    Bulgaria..........................................             2,000
    Croatia...........................................             1,100
    Czech Republic....................................             1,955
    Estonia...........................................             1,600
    Georgia...........................................             2,200
    Greece............................................             1,000
    Hungary...........................................             1,000
    Kosovo............................................               750
    Latvia............................................             1,600
    Lithuania.........................................             1,600
    Macedonia.........................................             1,100
    Malta.............................................               200
    Moldova...........................................             1,150
    Montenegro........................................               600
    Poland............................................             2,000
    Portugal..........................................               100
    Romania...........................................             1,700
    Serbia............................................             1,050
    Slovakia..........................................               900
    Slovenia..........................................               650
    Turkey............................................             3,110
    Ukraine...........................................             2,900
    Section 7067(d) Countering Russian Influence Fund              5,000
     (non-add)........................................
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia..................            33,465
 
Near East:
    Algeria...........................................             1,400
    Bahrain...........................................               800
    Egypt.............................................             1,800
    Iraq..............................................             1,000
    Jordan............................................             4,000
    Lebanon...........................................             2,750
    Morocco...........................................             2,000
    Oman..............................................             2,000
    Saudi Arabia......................................                10
    Tunisia...........................................             2,300
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, Near East...........................            18,060
 
South and Central Asia:
    Afghanistan.......................................               800
    Bangladesh........................................             1,500
    India.............................................             1,500
    Kazakhstan........................................               700
    Kyrgyz Republic...................................               950
    Maldives..........................................               400
    Nepal.............................................               900
    Pakistan..........................................             4,000
    Sri Lanka.........................................               500
    Tajikistan........................................               525
    Turkmenistan......................................               285
    Uzbekistan........................................               300
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, South and Central Asia..............            12,360
 
Western Hemisphere:
    Argentina.........................................               350
    Belize............................................               250
    Brazil............................................               625
    Chile.............................................               500
    Colombia..........................................             1,400
    Costa Rica........................................               725
    Dominican Republic................................               600
    El Salvador.......................................               800
    Guatemala.........................................               800
    Guyana............................................               250
    Haiti.............................................               255
    Honduras..........................................               800
    Jamaica...........................................               600
    Mexico............................................             1,500
    Panama............................................               725
    Paraguay..........................................               460
    Peru..............................................               600
    Suriname..........................................               215
    The Bahamas.......................................               200
    Trinidad and Tobago...............................               325
    Uruguay...........................................               500
    Barbados and Eastern Caribbean....................               840
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, Western Hemisphere..................            13,320
 
Other Funding:
    Administrative Expenses, Political-Military                    5,500
     Affairs..........................................
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, Other Funding.......................             5,500
                                                       =================
            Total, International Military Education              110,680
             and Training.............................
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                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $6,131,613,000
    Base funding........................................   5,671,613,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     460,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................   5,347,000,000
Committee recommendation................................   5,935,613,000
    Base funding........................................   5,475,613,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     460,000,000

    The Committee recommends $5,935,613,000 for Foreign 
Military Financing Program, of which $460,000,000 is designated 
for OCO.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table and are subject to 
section 7019 of the act:

                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Djibouti..........................................               500
    Ethiopia..........................................               500
    Ghana.............................................               300
    Kenya.............................................             1,000
    Liberia...........................................             2,500
    Nigeria...........................................               500
    Senegal...........................................               300
    South Africa......................................               300
    Africa Regional, Department of State..............            20,448
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Africa................................            26,348
 
East Asia and Pacific:
    Indonesia.........................................            14,000
    Mongolia..........................................             2,600
    Philippines.......................................            40,000
    Vietnam...........................................            12,000
    East Asia and Pacific Regional, Department of                 30,000
     State............................................
    Section 7043(c) Indo-Pacific Strategy.............            15,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific.................           113,600
 
Europe and Eurasia:
    Albania...........................................             2,400
    Armenia...........................................             1,000
    Azerbajan.........................................             1,000
    Bosnia and Herzegovina............................             4,000
    Bulgaria..........................................             5,000
    Croatia...........................................             1,000
    Estonia...........................................             8,000
    Georgia...........................................            35,000
    Kosovo............................................             4,000
    Latvia............................................             8,000
    Lithuania.........................................             8,000
    Macedonia.........................................             3,600
    Moldova...........................................            12,750
    Montenegro........................................             1,000
    Poland............................................             6,250
    Romania...........................................             4,400
    Serbia............................................             1,800
    Ukraine...........................................           100,000
    Section 7067(d) Countering Russian Influence Fund.           145,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia....................           352,200
 
Near East:
    Bahrain...........................................             5,000
    Egypt.............................................         1,000,000
    Iraq..............................................           250,000
    Israel............................................         3,300,000
    Jordan............................................           425,000
    Lebanon...........................................           105,000
    Morocco...........................................             5,000
    Oman..............................................             2,000
    Tunisia...........................................            65,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Near East.............................         5,157,000
 
South and Central Asia:
    Bangladesh........................................             2,000
    Maldives..........................................               400
    Nepal.............................................             1,700
    Pakistan..........................................  ................
                                                            .......\(1)\
    Sri Lanka.........................................               500
    Central Asia Regional.............................             3,200
    Unallocated.......................................            75,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, South and Central Asia................            82,800
 
Western Hemisphere:
    Belize............................................             1,000
    Colombia..........................................            38,525
    Costa Rica........................................             2,500
    El Salvador.......................................             1,900
    Guatemala.........................................             1,740
    Haiti.............................................             1,200
    Honduras..........................................             3,000
    Mexico............................................             5,000
    Panama............................................             2,000
    Peru..............................................             1,800
    Western Hemisphere Regional, Department of State..            20,000
        of which, Central America.....................            12,500
        of which, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.             7,500
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Western Hemisphere....................            78,665
 
Global:
    Section 7069(b) Relief and Recovery Fund..........            50,000
    Administrative Expenses...........................            75,000
                                                       -----------------
    Subtotal, Global..................................           125,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Foreign Military Financing Program.......         5,935,213
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\1\Assistance for Pakistan under the FMF heading is subject to the
  January 2018 policy decision of the United States to suspend security
  assistance for Pakistan. Pursuant to section 7044(c)(1)(B) of the act,
  the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee on the amount
  of funds under such heading anticipated for assistance for Pakistan in
  fiscal year 2019.

    GAO Recommendation on End-Use Monitoring.--The Committee 
notes that the Department of State has yet to implement a 
recommendation contained in the April 2016 GAO report entitled 
``Security Assistance: U.S. Government Should Strengthen End-
Use Monitoring and Human Rights Vetting for Egypt'' (GAO-16-
435). Not later than 45 days after the initial obligation of 
funds appropriated under this heading, the Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committee on the implementation of such 
recommendation.
    Security Sector Reform.--Security sector reform programs 
funded by the act shall be implemented in a manner consistent 
with the roles, responsibilities, and guiding principles of the 
``Security Sector Reform'' paper (February 2009) prepared 
jointly by the Departments of State and Defense, and USAID.
    Transition from Grants to Loans.--The Committee will not 
support transitioning FMF assistance from grants to loans, as 
proposed in the President's budget request, until evidence is 
provided that such action will not directly benefit PRC or 
Russian defense sales or loans in lieu of such grants.

                                TITLE V

                        MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $339,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................     358,750,000

    The Committee recommends $358,750,000 for International 
Organizations and Programs.
    The elimination of the IO&P account, as proposed in the 
President's budget request, has not been justified.
    Funds in this account are allocated according to the 
following table and are subject to section 7019 of the act:

                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                        Program                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/U.N.                    10,000
 Framework Convention on Climate Change...............
International Chemicals and Toxins Programs...........             3,175
International Civil Aviation Organization.............               800
International Conservation Programs...................             7,000
International Development Law Organization............               400
International Maritime Organization...................               325
Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund...................            32,000
Organization of American States Development Assistance               500
 Programs.............................................
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and                50
 Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia..................
U.N. Capital Development Fund.........................             1,500
U.N. Children's Fund..................................           137,500
    of which, combating female genital mutilation                  5,000
     programs.........................................
U.N. Democracy Fund...................................             3,500
U.N. Development Program..............................            80,000
U.N. Environment Program..............................             7,500
U.N. Haiti Cholera Multi-Partner Trust Fund...........             1,750
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights...............            10,000
    of which, Honduras................................             1,000
    of which, Colombia................................             1,000
U.N. Human Settlements Program........................               700
U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian                   2,500
 Affairs..............................................
U.N. Population Fund..................................            37,500
U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary-General               1,750
 for Sexual Violence in Conflict......................
U.N. Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women.........             1,000
U.N. Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the               1,150
 Field of Human Rights................................
U.N. Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture............             6,550
U.N. Women............................................            10,000
World Meteorological Organization.....................             1,000
World Trade Organization Technical Assistance.........               600
                                                       -----------------
      Total, International Organizations and Programs.           358,750
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.--Prior to 
obligating or expending funds in the act for commitments under 
the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the Secretary of 
State shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
committees.
    Organization of American States.--The Committee remains 
concerned with the budgetary challenges facing the Organization 
of American States [OAS], particularly the Inter-American 
Commission on Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur for 
Freedom of Expression, which play important roles in providing 
access to justice for victims of crimes against humanity and 
other human rights violations and in defending freedom of the 
press. The Committee urges the OAS Secretary-General to seek 
increases in voluntary contributions from other member states, 
and requests that the Secretary General submit to the Committee 
not later than 45 days after enactment of the act a multi-year 
budget that emphasizes the comparative advantages of the OAS in 
supporting democracy, monitoring electoral processes, and 
protecting human rights.
    The Committee supports efforts by the OAS, using its new 
Integrated-Programs approach, to develop new approaches to 
address the root causes of migration from Central America's 
Northern Triangle, including through the establishment of a 
transnational judicial mechanism to address the high levels of 
corruption, violence, intimidation, and impunity associated 
with transnational crimes.
    Posting of United Nations Voluntary Contributions.--The 
Secretary of State shall continue to post U.S. voluntary 
contributions under this heading which are provided to the 
United Nations and its affiliated agencies on the Department of 
State website in a timely manner.
    United Nations Capital Development Fund.--The Committee 
recommends $1,500,000 for the U.N. Capital Development Fund 
[UNCDF], including $500,000 to expand the Least Developed 
Countries Investment Platform. The Committee recognizes UNCDF's 
commitment to development finance and financial inclusion in 
Least Developed Countries [LDC] and directs that not later than 
180 days after enactment of the act the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a 
report to the Committee on options for leveraging UNCDF's 
expertise in development finance for LDCs as part of the 
administration's efforts to expand the impact of U.S. 
development finance.
    United Nations Haiti Cholera Response Multi-Partner Trust 
Fund.--Funds under this heading for a U.S. contribution to the 
U.N. Haiti Cholera Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund shall be 
used to assist communities in Haiti affected by cholera 
resulting from the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti.

                  International Financial Institutions

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $1,517,698,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................   1,416,422,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,516,685,000

    The Committee recommends $1,516,685,000 for U.S. 
contributions to International Financial Institutions.
    Global Agriculture and Food Security Program.--The 
Committee does not recommend funding for a contribution to the 
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, but notes that 
prior year funds remain available for such purpose due to 
decreased pledges from other donor nations. The Committee 
directs that such funds be made available for such purpose in 
fiscal year 2019.

                      GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $139,575,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      68,300,000
Committee recommendation................................     136,563,000

    The Committee recommends $136,563,000 for Global 
Environment Facility, which shall only be available for the 
first installment of the seventh replenishment of the Facility 
[GEF-7] and to support a multi-year pledge to such 
replenishment of not less than $546,252,000.
    Not later than 30 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the Committee on the 
status of the U.S. pledge to GEF-7 and steps taken by the 
Department of the Treasury to pledge not less than 
$546,252,000, equal to the U.S. pledge to GEF-6. If the 
Department of the Treasury declines to make such a pledge to 
GEF-7, the Secretary shall include in such report a detailed 
justification for such decision.

       CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

Appropriations, 2018....................................  $1,097,010,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................   1,097,010,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,099,010,000

    The Committee recommends $1,099,010,000 for Contribution to 
the International Development Association, of which not less 
than $1,500,000 is to support the World Bank Inspection Panel 
and not less than $500,000 is to support the Office of the 
Compliance Advisor Ombudsman.

               CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $47,395,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      47,395,000
Committee recommendation................................      47,395,000

    The Committee recommends $47,395,000 for Contribution to 
the Asian Development Fund.

              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $32,418,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      32,417,000
Committee recommendation................................      32,417,000

    The Committee recommends $32,417,000 for Contribution to 
the African Development Bank.

              LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

    The Committee recommends a limitation on the amount that 
the U.S. Governor of the AfDB may subscribe to the callable 
portion of the U.S. share of the sixth General Capital Increase 
in an amount not to exceed $507,860,808 in fiscal year 2019.

              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $171,300,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................     171,300,000
Committee recommendation................................     171,300,000

    The Committee recommends $171,300,000 for Contribution to 
the African Development Fund.

  CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      30,000,000

    The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for Contribution to 
the International Fund for Agricultural Development, which 
shall only be available for the first of three installments for 
the 11th replenishment of the Fund [IFAD11] and to support a 
multi-year pledge of $90,000,000 for the 2019-2021 period.
    Not later than 30 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the 
Committee on the status of the U.S. pledge to IFAD11 and a 
description of the steps taken by the Department of the 
Treasury to pledge not less than $90,000,000, equal to the U.S. 
pledge for the 10th replenishment of the Fund. If the 
Department of the Treasury declines to make such a pledge to 
IFAD11, the Secretary shall include in such report a detailed 
justification for such decision.

                                TITLE VI

                    EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                Export-Import Bank of the United States

                           INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2018....................................      $5,700,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................       4,750,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,700,000

                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018....................................    $110,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      90,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     110,000,000

    The Committee recommends $5,700,000 for the Inspector 
General and $110,000,000 for administrative expenses for the 
Export-Import Bank.
    The Committee recognizes that EXIM's expenses for which it 
may charge fees include expenditures associated with 
implementing the pilot program for reinsurance authorized by 
section 51008 of the Export-Import Bank Reform and 
Reauthorization Act of 2015 (division E of Public Law 114-94).
    Operating Plan.--Section 7076 of the act requires the EXIM 
president to submit an operating plan at the program, project, 
and activity level. For EXIM, this refers only to funds for 
administrative and operating costs, and shall be at the same 
level of detail as provided in the CBJ.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation

                           NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $79,200,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      79,200,000

                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $20,000,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      20,000,000

    The Committee recommends $79,200,000 for administrative 
expenses and $20,000,000 for program account for the subsidy 
costs of direct and guaranteed loans for the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation.
    The Committee does not consolidate OPIC and DCA into a new 
Development Finance Institution, as proposed in the President's 
budget request. The Committee will consider such consolidation 
only if the Congress approves, and the President signs into 
law, legislation authorizing the DFI.
    Operating Plan.--Section 7076 of the act requires the OPIC 
president to submit an operating plan at the program, project, 
and activity level. For OPIC, this refers only to funds for 
administrative and operating costs, and shall be at the same 
level of detail as provided in the CBJ.
    Monitoring and Evaluation.--The Committee recommendation 
includes not less than $8,000,000 to strengthen OPIC's 
monitoring of its projects, including more systematic and 
comprehensive environmental and social impact analyses and 
increased site monitoring visits.
    Inspector General Oversight.--The OPIC president shall 
implement a fiscal year 2019 agreement with the USAID OIG, 
including an inspection/audit plan, as authorized, and allocate 
not less than $1,000,000 to support such mutually agreed upon 
plan in fiscal year 2019 to reimburse the USAID OIG for costs 
related to oversight and audit functions.

                      TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Appropriations, 2018....................................     $79,500,000
Budget estimate, 2019...................................      12,105,000
Committee recommendation................................      79,500,000

    The Committee recommends $79,500,000 for Trade and 
Development Agency.
    The elimination of the TDA, as proposed in the President's 
budget request, has not been justified, and the Committee does 
not include $12,105,000 for close out costs.

                    Development Finance Institution

                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2018....................................................
Budget estimate, 2019...................................    $118,000,000
Committee recommendation................................................

    The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for 
Development Finance Institution. The Committee will consider 
funding for the DFI if the Congress approves, and the President 
signs into law, legislation authorizing this new institution.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Funds included in the tables under this title, unless 
otherwise noted, are subject to section 7019 of the act.

                                  ***

    Sec. 7001. Allowances and Differentials.
    Sec. 7002. Unobligated Balances Report.
    Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee regarding 
the application of this section to funds appropriated under the 
FMF and IMET headings.
    Sec. 7003. Consulting Services.
    Sec. 7004. Diplomatic Facilities.
    Notification and Information Requirements.--Notifications 
made pursuant to subsection (d) shall include, at a minimum, 
the information required under this heading in the ESCM account 
in Senate Report 114-290.
    Interim and Temporary Facilities Abroad.--The uses of funds 
made available pursuant to subsection (e)(1) shall be the 
responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Diplomatic Security in consultation with the Director of the 
Bureau of Overseas Building Operations, Department of State 
[OBO].
    Temporary Structures.--The Secretary of State shall, as 
appropriate, inform the appropriate congressional committees of 
any modification to the standard operating procedures and best 
practices associated with the delivery, construction, and 
protection of temporary structures in high threat and conflict 
environments required by section 7004(f)(3) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 114-113).
    Soft Targets.--Funds made available pursuant to subsection 
(g) shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary of State 
for Diplomatic Security in consultation with the OBO Director.
    Updated Reports for New Embassy Construction.--The 
Secretary of State shall update the report required by section 
7004(j)(2) of division K of Public Law 115-141 regarding the 
new Mexico City Embassy, New Delhi Embassy, and Beirut Embassy 
projects.
    Sec. 7005. Personnel Actions.
    Sec. 7006. Department of State Management.
    Report on Sole Source Awards.--Not later than December 31, 
2018, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees detailing all sole source 
awards made by the Department of State during the previous 
fiscal year in excess of $2,000,000, which should be posted on 
the Department website.
    The report accompanying the certification required in 
subsection (c) shall include a description of the criteria used 
by the Secretary of State to certify that an office or bureau 
is capable of managing and overseeing foreign assistance, and a 
brief description of the technical training required by the 
Department of State for personnel involved in such activities.
    Sec. 7007. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain 
Countries.
    Sec. 7008. Coups d'Etat.
    Sec. 7009. Transfer of Funds Authority.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall each submit a 
report to the Committee detailing all transfers to another 
Federal agency made pursuant to section 632(a) and 632(b) of 
the FAA with funds provided in the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 
(division J of Public Law 115-31). The report shall include a 
list of each transfer made pursuant to such section with the 
respective funding level, appropriation account, and the 
receiving agency.
    Sec. 7010. Prohibition on Certain Operational Expenses.
    Sec. 7011. Availability of Funds.
    Sec. 7012. Limitation on Assistance to Countries in 
Default.
    Sec. 7013. Prohibition on Taxation of United States 
Assistance.
    The Secretary of State shall update the report required 
pursuant to section 7013(h) of division K of Public Law 115-141 
regarding a description of steps taken to implement this 
section, including any additional rules, regulations, or policy 
guidance issued since the submission of the last report.
    Sec. 7014. Reservations of Funds.
    Sec. 7015. Notification Requirements.
    Millennium Challenge Compact Deobligation/Reobligation.--
For purposes of subsection (c), any funds deobligated from a 
Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures prior to reobligation.
    Programs to End Modern Slavery.--The notification 
requirement for programs to end modern slavery in subsection 
(h)(2)(I) shall not apply to funds made available pursuant to 
section 7060(f) of the act.
    Reports and Certification to Congress on Military 
Exports.--The reports and certifications required by section 36 
of the Foreign Military Sales Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) shall be 
submitted concurrently to the Committee.
    Trust Funds.--The notification required in subsection (g) 
regarding trust funds, including the Women Entrepreneurs 
Financing Initiative, shall include: (1) the office or bureau 
at the Department of the Treasury and USAID or the Department 
of State that will oversee programs and expenditures of the 
trust fund; (2) the website link to publicly available 
expenditures of the trust fund; (3) a copy of the 
administrative agreement between the IFI and the United States; 
(4) an explanation of whether direct government assistance will 
be provided by the trust fund; and (5) a description of 
specific risk mitigation and anti-corruption steps being taken 
by the trust fund.
    Sec. 7016. Document Requests, Records Management, and 
Related Cybersecurity Protections.
    Records Management.--The Secretary of State and the USAID 
Administrator, as appropriate, shall update the reports 
required by section 7077(c)(3) of division K of Public Law 115-
141 regarding modifications to policies regarding records 
management, compliance with application records management 
regulations and policies, implementation of OIG 
recommendations, efforts to reduce the backlog of Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) requests, and efforts to 
strengthen cybersecurity measures.
    Sec. 7017. Use of Funds in Contravention of this Act.
    Sec. 7018. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and 
Involuntary Sterilization.
    Sec. 7019. Allocations and Reports.
    Sec. 7020. Representation and Entertainment Expenses.
    Sec. 7021. Prohibition on Assistance to Governments 
Supporting International Terrorism.
    Sec. 7022. Authorization Requirements.
    Sec. 7023. Definition of Program, Project, and Activity.
    Sec. 7024. Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-American 
Foundation and United States African Development Foundation.
    Sec. 7025. Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities.
    Sec. 7026. Separate Accounts.
    The USAID Administrator shall include the report on local 
currency in the congressional budget justification pursuant to 
subsection (a)(5).
    Sec. 7027. Eligibility for Assistance.
    Sec. 7028. Local Competition.
    Sec. 7029. International Financial Institutions.
    Beneficial Ownership.--The Committee encourages the 
International Finance Corporation, European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development Bank, and 
Inter-American Development Bank to take steps similar to those 
taken by the World Bank and the African Development Bank to 
improve the collection and publication of beneficial ownership 
information.
    The Committee notes that the previous reports submitted by 
the Secretary of the Treasury have not included detailed 
information regarding the steps taken by U.S. executive 
directors regarding beneficial ownership information, and 
directs that such information be included in the report 
required by subsection (f) in fiscal year 2019.
    Human Rights.--For purposes of implementing subsection (d), 
the U.S. executive directors shall determine whether: (1) the 
IFI has an explicit policy commitment to respect human rights; 
(2) the IFI conducts assessments of how proposed loans, grants, 
policies, or strategies may impact human rights; (3) the IFI's 
due diligence process is informed by information and 
recommendations from the United Nations, regional human rights 
entities, or other human rights organizations, as appropriate; 
(4) the IFI has a specific policy and procedures for consulting 
local communities and other stakeholders as part of the due 
diligence process; (5) free, prior and informed consent is 
required for loans, grants, policies, or strategies affecting 
indigenous peoples; (6) the IFI has a specific policy and 
procedures for responding to intimidation and reprisals against 
people adversely affected by IFI loans, grants, policies, or 
strategies; and (7) accessible, efficient, and effective 
accountability and grievance mechanisms are in place at the 
national and project levels.
    Sec. 7030. Debt-for-Development.
    Sec. 7031. Financial Management and Budget Transparency.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing information of which the 
Secretary is aware relating to networks of corruption involving 
the participation of, or support from, senior officials of 
countries that receive assistance funded by the act under 
titles III or IV. The report shall include: (1) a diagram 
depicting the public and private individuals and entities that 
make up the corrupt network; (2) identification of any 
government agency or other public entity that is directly or 
indirectly involved in such network, such as the judiciary, tax 
authority, central bank, specific military or police units, or 
elements of subnational governance; (3) identification of the 
area of operation of such network and its key economic 
activities, licit and illicit, as well other significant 
revenue streams benefitting the network, such as embezzlement 
of public funds, extortion, or bribery; and (4) identification 
of entities and individuals that enable corrupt practices, such 
as banks or other commercial enterprises.
    Sec. 7032. Democracy Programs.
    Subsection (a)(1) recommends not less than $2,400,000,000 
for democracy programs. The spend plan required pursuant to 
section 7076(b) of the act for such programs should include 
accounts, regions, and global programs.
    The Committee notes that section 7043(c) of the act 
recommends an additional $160,000,000 to implement the Indo-
Pacific Strategy. The Committee underscores the importance of 
this region to U.S. security interests, and remains concerned 
with the backsliding of democracy, including the persecution of 
members of opposition political parties, civil society 
activists, human rights and indigenous rights defenders, and 
independent journalists, including in Burma, Cambodia, the 
Maldives, Philippines, and Vietnam. The Department of State and 
USAID, as appropriate, shall develop partnerships with 
governments, the private sector, faith-based organizations, and 
nongovernmental and international organizations that share 
common interests in the region.
    The Committee recommends not less than the fiscal year 2018 
levels for programs to support independent media and Internet 
freedom, which are necessary for the protection and promotion 
of political stability.
    Funds made available pursuant to this section are not 
intended for attribution to other sector or program directives 
included in the act.
    Authority.--The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator 
shall only apply the authority of subsection (b) to funds 
attributed to democracy programs pursuant to subsection (a) and 
to funds made available to NED.
    Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State.--Subsection (a)(2) recommends $89,540,000 for democracy 
programs under the ESF, AEECA, and INCLE headings to be 
administered by DRL. These funds are in addition to funds made 
available for such purposes under the DF heading.

              BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                           Committee
               Account/Country/Program                   Recommendation
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Economic Support Fund:
    Egypt............................................              2,000
    Libya............................................              3,000
    Maldives.........................................                500
    Near East Regional Democracy.....................             10,000
    North Korea......................................              4,000
    Pakistan.........................................             10,000
    People's Republic of China.......................             12,040
        of which, Hong Kong..........................              1,000
    South Sudan......................................              1,000
    Sri Lanka........................................              2,000
    Sudan............................................              1,000
    Syria............................................             11,000
    Venezuela........................................              3,000
    West Africa-Anti-slavery.........................              2,000
    Yemen-Counter ISIS...............................              1,500
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal, Economic Support Fund..............             63,040
 
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia:
    Europe and Eurasia Regional......................             19,500
        of which, Internet freedom...................              4,500
    Uzbekistan.......................................              2,000
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal, Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and              21,500
         Central Asia................................
 
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement:
    Combating global corruption and kleptocracy......              2,500
    Journalist protection and media freedom programs.              2,500
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal, International Narcotics and Law                  5,000
         Enforcement.................................
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and             89,540
         Labor.......................................
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    In order to more accurately track funds administered by 
DRL, including funds made available for specific directives, 
the Secretary of State shall identify in the report required by 
section 653(a) of the FAA the amount of funds, at the country 
or program level, as appropriate, to be administered by DRL 
under the ESF, DF, AEECA, and INCLE headings.
    Continuation of Current Practices.--For the purposes of 
subsection (e), the term ``civil society'' includes the program 
area Independent Media and Free Flow of Information.
    Country Strategy Reviews.--The Under Secretary of State for 
Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, in consultation 
with the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor and the USAID Assistant Secretary for 
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, shall fulfill 
the requirements of section 7032(g) of division K of Public Law 
115-141 in the manner described.
    Program Changes.--The Secretary of State or USAID 
Administrator, as appropriate, shall continue to report to the 
appropriate congressional committees within 30 days of a 
decision to significantly change the objectives or the content 
of a democracy program or to close such a program due to the 
increasingly repressive nature of the host government. The 
report shall also include a strategy for continuing support for 
democracy promotion, if such programming is feasible, and may 
be submitted in classified form, if necessary.
    Program Prioritization.--Funds appropriated by the act and 
made available to strengthen government institutions shall be 
prioritized for those institutions that demonstrate a 
commitment to democracy and the rule of law, as determined by 
the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as appropriate.
    Sec. 7033. International Religious Freedom.
    Anti-Semitism Programs.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $1,000,000 for programs to combat anti-Semitism abroad.
    Countries of Particular Concern.--The Committee recognizes 
the importance of the proper designations of countries of 
particular concern [CPC] for religious freedom, and urges the 
President and Secretary of State to update the CPC list 
annually. If the situation in a given country calls for such 
country to be designated as a CPC for religious freedom prior 
to the annual review, the President shall make the designation 
and promptly update the CPC list. If the U.S. Commission on 
International Religious Freedom recommends a country for CPC 
designation, and such country is not designated as a CPC, the 
Secretary of State shall provide the rationale for such action 
to the appropriate congressional committees within 30 days of 
such decision.
    Curriculum Report.--Subsection (a)(2) recommends funds for 
the development of an international religious freedom 
curriculum for Foreign Service officers, particularly entry 
level diplomats, to be incorporated into mandatory orientation 
training programs. The Secretary of State shall report to the 
Committee not later than 30 days after enactment of the act on 
the status of implementation of the training program, and the 
development of a religious freedom curriculum.
    Operations.--Pursuant to subsection (a), the table under 
the DP heading recommends: $6,500,000 for the Office of 
International Religious Freedom and $2,000,000 for the Special 
Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in 
the Near East and South Central Asia, including for support 
staff. The Special Envoy should be a position with direct 
access to the Secretary of State and senior Department of State 
officials, as the Congress intended in the Near East and South 
Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
161).
    Pakistan Blasphemy Laws.--The Committee is concerned with 
continued democratic backsliding in Pakistan and the ongoing 
use of archaic blasphemy laws to target religious and ethnic 
minorities, including the wrongful imprisonment of Asia Bibi.
    Sanctions.--The Committee notes that Congress has provided 
the President with sanction authority in section 212(a)(2)(G) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) and 
section 1263(a) of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights 
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) for use against 
government officials responsible for particularly severe 
violations of religious freedom and gross violations of human 
rights. Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee 
detailing: (1) the use of such sanction authority, including 
how many times each authority was used in the prior 3 fiscal 
years; (2) the justification for the use of such authority; and 
(3) the criteria used for determining when it was appropriate 
to use such authority.

                     INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
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Democracy Fund........................................            10,000
    of which, section 7033(b)(1) International                    10,000
     Religious Freedom Programs.......................
Economic Support Fund.................................            10,000
    of which, section 7033(b)(2) Protection and                   10,000
     Investigation Programs...........................
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             5,000
    of which, section 7033(b)(4) Transitional Justice,             5,000
     Reconciliation, and Reintegration Programs (from
     Relief and Recovery Fund)........................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, International Religious Freedom..........            25,000
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    Sec. 7034. Special Provisions.
    Contingencies and Evacuations.--Subsection (f)(2) provides 
authority for the use of up to $301,200,000 in unobligated 
balances from amounts made available for Worldwide Security 
Protection in the Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 
(division B of Public Law 114-254) for the development and 
implementation of emergency evacuation contingency plans. The 
President's request proposed rescinding such funds.
    Partner Vetting.--Partner vetting includes national 
security vetting of U.S. Government vendors and other partners, 
and their subawardees, to mitigate the risk of diversion of 
U.S. Government resources.
    The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator should 
continue to provide a direct vetting option for prime awardees 
in partner vetting programs referenced in subsection (e).
    Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic 
Missions and International Organizations.--In addition to the 
directives in subsection (k), and with respect to the 
implementation of section 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110-457), the Secretary of State shall consider the 
following as sufficient to determine that a diplomatic mission 
``tolerated such actions'': (1) the failure to provide a 
replacement passport within a reasonable period of time to a T-
visa recipient; (2) the existence of multiple concurrent civil 
suits against members of the diplomatic mission; or (3) the 
failure to satisfy a civil judgment against an employee of the 
diplomatic mission.
    Sec. 7035. Arab League Boycott of Israel.
    Sec. 7036. Palestinian Statehood.
    Sec. 7037. Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian 
Authority.
    Sec. 7038. Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian 
Broadcasting Corporation.
    Sec. 7039. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza.
    Sec. 7040. Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian 
Authority.
    Sec. 7041. Middle East and North Africa.
    Bahrain.--The Secretary of State shall update the report 
required under the FMF heading in Senate Report 114-79 in the 
manner described, and work with the Government of Bahrain on 
implementation of reforms that provide greater rights and 
opportunities for the people of Bahrain.
    The Committee remains concerned that restrictions on 
peaceful dissent and free expression in Bahrain may have the 
unintended consequence of increasing instability in that 
country.
    Egypt.--Subsection (a)(2)(A) of the act recommends not less 
than $15,000,000 for Egyptian students with high financial need 
to attend not-for-profit institutions of higher education that 
meet standards equivalent to those required for U.S. 
institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting agency 
recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Students should 
be eligible for scholarships based on need, outstanding 
academic record, and leadership potential to contribute to the 
long-term political, economic, and social development of Egypt. 
The curriculum of such institutions should encourage critical 
thinking and be taught in the English language. Not later than 
45 days after enactment of the act, the USAID Administrator 
shall consult with the Committee on the uses of such funds.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing the amount of funds 
appropriated in prior acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
that are made available for development programs in the Sinai. 
The report shall include an assessment of the Government of 
Egypt's support for such programs. The Committee believes that 
security and stability are unattainable in the Sinai absent the 
implementation of a coherent development strategy.
    In making the certification required by subsection 
(a)(3)(A)(iii), the Secretary of State shall consider the cases 
of American citizen Mustafa Kassem and Ola Al-Qaradawi and her 
husband Hosam Khalaf. The Committee urges that humane treatment 
and fair trials be afforded these and other prisoners.

                                  EGYPT
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
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Economic Support Fund.................................            75,000
    of which, scholarships............................            15,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             3,000
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             1,800
Foreign Military Financing Program....................         1,000,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Egypt....................................         1,081,800
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    Iran.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of the act, 
the Secretary of State shall update the Iran sanctions report 
required by section 7041(b)(3)(B) of division K of Public Law 
115-141.
    Not later than 180 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall update the report required under this 
heading in Senate Report 114-79 regarding steps taken to 
implement section 415 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-158).
    The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
other relevant Federal agencies, including BBG, shall 
coordinate Iran counterinfluence programs funded by the act. 
Such programs should: (1) counter the false assertions made by 
the Government of Iran against the United States and other 
democratic countries; (2) describe the support such Government 
provides to terrorist proxies; and (3) assess and describe the 
impact the support to such proxies causes to the people of 
Syria, Yemen, and other areas where they operate.
    Iraq.--The Committee recommends $987,100,000 for diplomatic 
operations in Iraq under the DP and ESCM headings.
    The Committee remains concerned with the absence of a 
coherent and comprehensive strategy for stabilization of areas 
liberated from ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
    Funds made available for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq [KRI] 
under the ESF heading shall be made available for programs to 
further economic reforms, diversify the economy, develop 
agricultural opportunities, and support the creation of small 
and medium-sized enterprises. Additional assistance is 
available under the IDA and MRA headings to mitigate the impact 
of internally displaced persons [IDPs] and refugees in the KRI.
    The Committee is aware of the absence of legal and economic 
protections for U.S. contractors operating in Iraq, the 
limitations of the Iraqi tax system, and opportunities for 
corruption within that system that puts at risk U.S. taxpayer 
dollars. The Committee believes greater protections are 
required, including through the June 2014 agreement governing 
the U.S. presence in Iraq. Not later than 30 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing 
steps taken by the Department of State to enhance such 
protections for U.S. contractors, and foreign assistance, in 
Iraq, consistent with the requirements of section 7013 of the 
act.
    Funding made available for the Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War 
Victims Fund shall be used to assist Iraqis who suffer losses 
as a result of U.S. military operations in Iraq. Such funds 
shall be administered by DRL or USAID as a distinct Fund and 
implemented by a qualified NGO or contractor in Iraq, and shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 
purposes. Prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary 
of State and USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
Committee on the management of the Fund.
    The Committee recommends not less than $5,000,000 for 
scholarships for students in Iraq, including in the KRI, at 
not-for-profit, American-style educational institutions that 
meet standards comparable to those required for U.S. 
accreditation. Such funds shall be awarded on a competitive 
basis.

                                  IRAQ
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................           150,000
    of which, bilateral assistance....................           100,000
        Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund (non-add)             7,500
        democracy programs (non-add)..................            60,000
        scholarships (non-add)........................             5,000
    of which, stabilization assistance................            50,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             3,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            25,425
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             1,000
Foreign Military Financing Program....................           250,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Iraq.....................................           429,425
                                                       =================
Section 7069(b)(4) Relief and Recovery Fund (prior               100,000
 fiscal year assistance)..............................
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    Israel.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$3,300,000,000 for assistance for Israel under the FMF heading.
    The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for refugee 
resettlement in Israel under the MRA heading, to be awarded 
through an open and competitive process.
    Jordan.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$1,525,000,000 for assistance for Jordan. Additional assistance 
is available under the IDA and MRA headings to address the 
needs of refugees in Jordan from neighboring countries, 
including for communities hosting such refugees.
    Section 7034(o) of the act includes authority for loan 
guarantees for Jordan.

                                 JORDAN
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................         1,082,400
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            13,600
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             4,000
Foreign Military Financing Program....................           425,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Jordan...................................         1,525,000
                                                       =================
Section 7069(b)(4) Relief and Recovery Fund (prior                50,000
 fiscal year assistance)..............................
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    Lebanon.--Subsection (e) conditions assistance for Lebanon 
in a manner similar to the prior fiscal year.
    The Committee again notes that sections 620A and 620G of 
the FAA restrict assistance to any country the Secretary of 
State determines has repeatedly supported acts of international 
terrorism and require the withholding of assistance to the 
government of any country that provides assistance to such 
country so determined by the Secretary, respectively. Hezbollah 
has been designated a FTO pursuant to section 219 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), as amended, 
since 1997. The Committee again expects that no funds made 
available by the act will directly or indirectly benefit or 
otherwise legitimize Hezbollah, including within the Government 
of Lebanon, or any other FTO operating in Lebanon.
    The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for scholarships for 
students in Lebanon with high financial need at not-for-profit 
educational institutions in Lebanon that meet standards 
comparable to those required for U.S. accreditation, to be 
awarded on a competitive basis. Students graduating from public 
and private high schools in Lebanon should be eligible for such 
scholarships if they demonstrate financial need and meet the 
academic requirements. In addition, the Committee recommends 
$3,000,000 from funds made available for the Relief and 
Recovery Fund to continue the pilot program at such 
institutions to establish a degree and/or certificate program 
for refugees in Lebanon, of any nationality, who have completed 
secondary education.
    The Secretary of State shall work with the Government of 
Lebanon to ensure that it is fully cooperating with UNHCR to 
find safe, voluntary, dignified, and sustainable solutions for 
Syrian refugees.

                                 LEBANON
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................           110,000
    of which, scholarships............................            12,000
    of which, Special Tribunal for Lebanon............            10,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            10,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             5,760
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,750
Foreign Military Financing Program....................           105,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Lebanon..................................           233,510
                                                       =================
Section 7069(b)(4) Relief and Recovery Fund (prior                25,000
 fiscal year assistance)..............................
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    Libya.--Subsection (f) recommends not less than $30,000,000 
for stabilization assistance for Libya, and continues 
limitations on assistance in a manner similar to the prior 
fiscal year.

                                  LIBYA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................            30,000
    of which, stabilization assistance................            30,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement                2,000
 (from Relief and Recovery Fund)......................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             6,500
 Programs.............................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Libya....................................            38,500
                                                       =================
Section 7069(b)(4) Relief and Recovery Fund (prior                50,000
 fiscal year assistance)..............................
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    Morocco.--The Secretary of State shall update the report 
required under the FMF heading in Senate Report 114-79.

                                 MOROCCO
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................            20,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             5,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             1,500
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,000
Foreign Military Financing Program....................             5,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Morocco..................................            33,500
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    Syria.--Funds appropriated by the act that are made 
available for non-lethal assistance for Syria shall continue to 
be made available for programs described in section 7041(k)(1) 
of division K of Public Law 115-141.
    Funds appropriated by the act that are made available for 
assistance for Syria shall be made available for programs to 
build the capacity of Syrian civil society, including through 
core support, to address the immediate and long-term needs of 
the Syrian people in Syria.

                                  SYRIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................           161,000
    of which, stabilization assistance................           150,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            45,000
 Programs.............................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Syria....................................           206,000
                                                       =================
Section 7069(b)(4) Relief and Recovery Fund (prior               100,000
 fiscal year assistance)..............................
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    Tunisia.--Section 7034(o) of the act includes authority for 
loan guarantees for Tunisia.
    Funds appropriated by the act for democracy assistance for 
Tunisia shall be made available to support implementation of 
Organic Law No. 2017-58 of August 11, 2017 on the Elimination 
of Violence Against Women.
    Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees assessing the content of the proposed 
NGO law for Tunisia and its implications on the ability of 
USAID and the Department of State to support Tunisian civil 
society organizations.

                                 TUNISIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................            79,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            13,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             6,100
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,300
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            65,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Tunisia..................................           165,400
                                                       =================
Section 7069(b)(4) Relief and Recovery Fund (prior                50,000
 fiscal year assistance)..............................
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    West Bank and Gaza.--Sections 7035, 7037, 7038, 7040, 
7041(j), and 7048(c) of the act continue requirements on 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, in a manner similar to 
the prior fiscal year. The Committee retains sections 7013(b), 
7036, and 7039 in the act, which were not included in the 
President's budget request.
    In implementing the requirements of subsection (j)(3) 
regarding Private Sector Partnership Programs, not later than 
90 days after enactment of the act the USAID Administrator 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees detailing the planned uses of such funds, including 
a description of activities, obligations, and expenditures. The 
report shall be updated every 120 days until all funds made 
available pursuant to the subsection have been expended.
    Funds made available by the act for such Partnership 
Programs and assistance for the West Bank shall be used, in 
addition to other purposes, to support joint Palestinian and 
Israeli businesses and to encourage commerce between Israeli 
and Palestinian businesses in the West Bank. Not later than 90 
days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a 
report to the Committee describing steps taken, or planned to 
be taken, in support of this effort.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall update the incitement report required 
by section 7041(m)(5) of division K of Public Law 115-141.
    Not later than 180 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee 
updating the report on the Palestinian security services 
required by section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the 
Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-
13).
    The Committee provides the waiver contained in the 
President's budget request for section 1003 of Public Law 102-
204 regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization office in 
the United States.
    The Committee does not include section 7041(m)(3) of 
division K of Public Law 115-141 regarding reductions of 
assistance made available under the ESF heading for the 
Palestinian Authority for payments of acts of terrorism, as the 
requirements of the Taylor Force Act (division S of Public Law 
115-141) apply to funds appropriated by the act.

                           WEST BANK AND GAZA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................           225,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            60,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             1,000
 Programs.............................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, West Bank and Gaza.......................           286,000
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    Western Sahara.--No provision in the act shall be construed 
to change the policy of the United States to support the U.N.-
led process to monitor the ceasefire and bring about a 
peaceful, sustainable, and mutually agreed upon solution for 
the Western Sahara.
    Yemen.--The Committee encourages USAID to provide 
sufficient funds under the IDA heading to address urgent 
humanitarian requirements in Yemen.
    The Committee notes that 22 million people are in need of 
assistance and 8 million people are at risk of starvation. The 
Committee urges the administration to: (1) work with all 
parties involved in the conflict to respect their obligations 
under international humanitarian law and take all feasible 
precautions to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure 
from the impact of hostilities; and (2) take steps to ensure 
that vital humanitarian aid and commercial goods can continue 
to flow through the port of Hudaydah and other key entry 
points.

                                  YEMEN
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................             5,500
Economic Support Fund.................................            16,500
    of which, stabilization assistance................            15,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement                  300
 (from Relief and Recovery Fund)......................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             5,600
 Programs.............................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Yemen....................................            27,900
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    Sec. 7042. Africa.
    Anti-Slavery.--The Committee again recommends $2,000,000 to 
combat slavery in Mauritania and neighboring countries.
    Cameroon.--The Committee urges the Secretary of State to 
work with the Government of Cameroon to ensure the transparent 
investigation, and appropriate punishment, of security force 
personnel of such government who are credibly alleged to have 
committed, ordered, or covered up gross violations of human 
rights, including against Cameroonian citizens and refugees in 
the Far North and Anglophone regions of Cameroon. Not later 
than 30 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary shall 
consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the 
status of such investigations and the intended use of funds 
made available by the act for Cameroon.
    Central African Republic.--The Committee remains concerned 
with mass atrocities in the Central African Republic and the 
lack of accountability for such acts committed by government 
security forces. The Committee supports efforts by the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to promote 
institutional reform and conflict mitigation, and to provide 
humanitarian assistance to those in need. The Committee 
recommends enhanced diplomatic engagement to address increasing 
instability, including support for efforts to ensure the 
effective operation of the Special Criminal Court.
    Conflict Minerals.--The Committee again recommends support 
for local and international NGOs to conduct oversight of the 
trafficking in conflict minerals out of Eastern Congo to Rwanda 
and Uganda.
    Democratic Republic of the Congo.--Funds appropriated under 
the ESF heading shall support programs to improve democracy, 
governance, and the rule of law, and strengthen civil society 
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC], including 
accountability for abuses committed by the Government of the 
DRC. Such funds should also support economic and agricultural 
development programs, including in eastern DRC.
    The Committee continues to recognize the success of public-
private partnerships in integrating small farmers into 
agricultural development initiatives in the DRC, and encourages 
USAID to continue to support such partnerships and projects.

                    DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........            55,470
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................           136,550
Economic Support Fund.................................            75,188
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             2,000
 Programs.............................................
Peacekeeping Operations...............................             5,000
International Military Education and Training.........               310
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Democratic Republic of the Congo.........           276,518
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    Djibouti.--The Committee continues to recognize the 
importance of Djibouti to U.S. security interests, and 
recommends $9,000,000 under the ESF heading to implement 
programs to expand economic opportunities and strengthen 
democracy in Djibouti, including to support civil society.
    Ethiopia.--The Committee urges the Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator to work with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the 
Government of Ethiopia, and local and international 
organizations to strengthen democracy, human rights, and the 
rule of law in Ethiopia.
    Kenya.--The Committee remains concerned with 
disappearances, torture, and extra-judicial killings of human 
rights defenders in Kenya, including the lack of accountability 
for such crimes. The Secretary of State shall support programs 
to strengthen the oversight of, and accountability for, Kenyan 
security forces, and consult with the Committee on such 
efforts.
    Lake Chad Basin Countries.--The Committee notes that the 
gains achieved by the G5 Sahel Joint Force and Multinational 
Joint Task Force can only be sustained if accompanied by 
effective and legitimate governance, including the efficient 
delivery of basic services. To assist in this effort, the 
Committee recommends additional assistance for democracy and 
development programs in Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, and Chad.
    Malawi.--The Committee notes the important role U.S. 
universities have played in advancing recent innovations in e-
learning, and directs the USAID Administrator to support 
partnerships in Malawi to increase access to higher education 
through the use of this technology.
    Niger.--The Secretary of State shall encourage the 
Government of Niger to meet the necessary conditions to be in 
compliance with, and rejoin, the Extractives Industry 
Transparency Initiative.
    Power Africa.--The Committee recommends not less than the 
fiscal year 2017 funding level for the Power Africa initiative.
    Rwanda.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
review the current process for granting visas to officials of 
the Government of Rwanda and provide recommendations to the 
appropriate congressional committees for ensuring that such 
officials are not automatically denied visas solely because of 
their association with the Rwandan Patriotic Front.
    Somalia.--The Committee recommends $50,000,000 under the 
ESF heading for programs, including to promote dialogue and 
reconciliation between the central Government of Somalia and 
the rest of the country, and for programs to strengthen the 
rule of law, government institutions, civil society 
participation in peace-building activities, and education and 
employment opportunities for the people of Somalia.
    South Sudan.--The Secretary of State shall ensure that data 
collected by the Ceasefire and Transitional Security 
Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism, including archival data and 
data collected by any successor organization, is shared in a 
timely manner and in its entirety with the U.S. Government, 
including relevant bureaus and offices of the Department of 
State, and is made publicly available, as appropriate.
    The Committee supports programs to improve the capacity of 
civil society in South Sudan to document human rights 
violations and strengthen justice and accountability 
mechanisms.
    Not later than 60 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit an update to the strategy 
required in section 7042(i)(1) of division J of Public Law 115-
31.
    Sudan.--The act does not include the President's request 
for authority for debt relief for Sudan. The Committee remains 
concerned with the Government of Sudan's efforts to 
systematically limit the access of humanitarian organizations 
to populations in need, and ongoing displacements in conflict 
areas.
    Not later than 120 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other 
relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by 
the U.S. Government to: (1) improve access for humanitarian 
organizations throughout Sudan; (2) monitor such access; and 
(3) verify allegations of ongoing conflict.
    The Gambia.--The Committee notes the return of democratic 
rule in The Gambia and recommends $2,000,000 under the DA 
heading for democracy and governance assistance for that 
country, including to build the capacity of government 
institutions and to promote human rights.
    War Crimes in Africa.--The Committee continues to support 
efforts by the United States, the United Nations, African 
Union, and governments in Central Africa to capture Joseph Kony 
and other top commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army [LRA], 
and to assist victims of the LRA's crimes. Subsection (e) 
recommends not less than $10,000,000 to implement the Lord's 
Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111-172), including for programs to improve 
physical access, for telecommunications infrastructure and 
early-warning mechanisms, and to support the disarmament, 
demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, 
especially child soldiers.
    Zimbabwe.--Subsection (h) continues the prior year 
limitations on assistance for the central Government of 
Zimbabwe, and the Committee notes that the Zimbabwe Democracy 
and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-99) restricts 
U.S. support for international financing for Zimbabwe. The 
Secretary of State shall work with other donor governments to 
advocate for similar limitations on assistance for Zimbabwe 
until fundamental rights are being respected, including 
freedoms of expression, association, and assembly, due process, 
and the holding of free and fair elections.
    The Committee recommends not less than the fiscal year 2018 
level for programs to promote democracy and protect human 
rights in Zimbabwe, which should include efforts to build the 
capacity of democratic political parties.
    Sec. 7043. East Asia and the Pacific.
    Bangladesh.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$3,000,000 under the DA heading for programs to strengthen the 
capacity of the Government of Bangladesh to inspect and enforce 
garment factory safety standards, and improve labor conditions 
in Bangladesh by strengthening the capacity of independent 
workers' organizations in readymade garment, shrimp, and fish 
export sectors. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
heads of other relevant Federal agencies in developing and 
implementing such programs, including ILAB and USTR.
    The Committee notes the need for greater transparency and 
accountability in Bangladesh, particularly within the judicial, 
law enforcement, and electoral sectors, and recommends 
$8,000,000 under the DA heading for democracy assistance for 
that country.
    The Committee directs that funds in the act be made 
available for programs in Bangladesh to promote economic, 
environmental, and social resilience along migration routes 
from vulnerable coastal cities to secondary urban centers.
    The Committee recommends not less than the fiscal year 2018 
assistance levels to address the needs of Rohingya refugees and 
affected communities in Cox's Bazar and surrounding areas in 
Bangladesh. Such assistance should include water, sanitation, 
and protection services for women and children. The Committee 
urges the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to assist 
humanitarian organizations in obtaining unrestricted access to 
Rohingya refugees.
    Burma.--Subsection (a) provides the funding and authorities 
necessary to implement programs in Burma to help: (1) address 
the humanitarian crisis arising from the ethnic cleansing of 
the Rohingya people, including in Bangladesh, and investigate 
and document this crime against humanity; (2) address violence 
and gross human rights abuses against other ethnic 
nationalities in Burma, particularly the Kachin, committed by 
the Government of Burma, and provide humanitarian and 
development assistance in affected areas; (3) further economic 
and political reforms, which are a precondition for both the 
resolution of Burma's internal conflict since 1948 and a 
meaningful democratic transition; and (4) maintain U.S. 
influence in the country and region, and counter the influence 
of the PRC.
    In considering programs pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1)(B)(xi) to support the return of Rohingya, Karen, Kachin, 
Mon, and Chin that have been displaced, the Secretary of State 
shall ensure that: (1) such returns are verifiably of a 
voluntary nature; (2) such returnees are guaranteed equal 
rights with others in Burma, including the restoration or 
granting of full citizenship, freedom of movement and access to 
basic services in such locations, and are not placed in 
internment camps; (3) such locations are free from ethnic 
violence, and the root causes of unrest are addressed to ensure 
the sustainability of returns and prevent further displacement; 
(4) such programs are implemented in a credible and transparent 
manner; and (5) international and local media organizations, 
including the UNHCR and the Office of the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Human Rights, have unimpeded access to monitor 
all areas of return.
    For purposes of this subsection, displaced Rohingya should 
be considered refugees regardless of their legal status in 
their current location.
    The Committee recommends $3,000,000 for programs to 
investigate and document allegations of ethnic cleansing and 
other gross violations of human rights against the Rohingya 
people in Burma and Bangladesh, which shall be administered by 
DRL. An additional $750,000 is recommended for programs to 
document allegations of such violations against other ethnic 
groups in Burma, particularly in conflict areas, which shall 
also be administered by DRL.
    No assistance for Burma is included in the President's 
budget request under the IMET and the FMF headings, and none is 
provided by the act.

                                  BURMA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........             8,000
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................            22,000
Economic Support Fund.................................            82,700
    of which, documentation of human rights violations             3,000
     against Rohingya.................................
    of which, documentation of human rights violations               750
     in Burma.........................................
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             3,500
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Burma....................................           116,200
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    Cambodia.--Subsection (b) provides the funding and 
authorities necessary to implement programs in Cambodia to 
help: (1) address the economic, development, and health needs 
of the Cambodian people which are largely disregarded by the 
Government of Cambodia [GoC]; (2) bolster democracy, human 
rights, and the rule of law which are under attack by the GoC 
and the PRC; and (3) erode the influence of the PRC over the 
GoC that has made that country a PRC client state.
    No funds are included in the President's budget request for 
a U.S. contribution to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court 
of Cambodia [ECCC], and none are provided in the act. The 
Secretary of State shall continue to seek reimbursement from 
the Principal Donors Group for the Documentation Center of 
Cambodia for costs incurred in support of the ECCC.
    Funds made available by the act for assistance for Cambodia 
shall be made available for research and education programs 
associated with the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia.

                                CAMBODIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........             4,000
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................            13,000
Development Assistance................................            24,500
    of which, democracy programs......................            22,000
    of which, transnational crime.....................             1,500
    of which, agriculture and environment.............             1,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             4,000
 Programs.............................................
    of which, Conventional Weapons Destruction........             3,850
    of which, Export Control and Related Border                      150
     Security.........................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Cambodia.................................            45,500
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    Hong Kong.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of the 
act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an update to the report described in 
section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 
(22 U.S.C. 5731). The report shall also: (1) include an 
assessment of whether Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous to 
justify separate treatment from that accorded to the PRC in any 
new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements entered into 
between the United States and Hong Kong; (2) identify officials 
of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for the 
surveillance, abduction, detention, or forced confessions of 
certain booksellers and journalists in Hong Kong; (3) identify 
officials who suppress basic freedoms in Hong Kong; and (4) 
provide specific recommendations for sanctioning officials, 
including visa denials for travel to the United States.
    Indo-Pacific Strategy.--Not later than 30 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the USAID Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees: (1) the Indo-Pacific Strategy, in 
classified form if necessary; (2) a detailed list of policies 
associated with the implementation of such Strategy; and (3) 
specific plans for the implementation of such Strategy by 
Federal agencies, including an estimate of the resources 
required by the Department of State and USAID in fiscal years 
2020 through 2025 for such purposes.
    The Strategy shall include programs to further the rule of 
law, transparency, and accountability, including in the PRC and 
Hong Kong. Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, 
the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, 
shall consult with the Committee regarding funds made available 
under the ESF heading for democracy, rule of law, and 
environment programs in the PRC.
    Funds made available for the Strategy may only be made 
available for obligation following the submission of the 
Strategy, policies, and plans to the appropriate congressional 
committees. Such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise 
made available for such purposes.
    The implementation of the Strategy shall be coordinated 
with the similar strategies of allies in the Indo-Pacific 
region, specifically the governments of Australia, India, 
Japan, and South Korea.

                          INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Program/Account                      Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Democracy Programs:
    Development Assistance............................            25,000
    Economic Support Fund.............................            15,000
    International Narcotics Control and Law                       10,000
     Enforcement......................................
                                                       -----------------
        Total, Democracy Programs.....................            50,000
                                                       =================
Economic Governance and Trade:
    Development Assistance............................            15,000
    Economic Support Fund.............................            20,000
                                                       -----------------
        Total, Economic Governance and Trade..........            35,000
                                                       =================
Natural Resource Security, Energy, and Governance:
    Development Assistance............................            25,000
    Economic Support Fund.............................            15,000
                                                       -----------------
        Total, Natural Resource Security, Energy, and             40,000
         Governance...................................
                                                       =================
Law Enforcement and Security Programs:
    International Narcotics Control and Law                       20,000
     Enforcement......................................
    Foreign Military Financing Program................            15,000
                                                       -----------------
        Total, Law Enforcement and Security Programs..            35,000
                                                       =================
    Total, Indo-Pacific Strategy......................           160,000
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    Indonesia.--No assistance shall be made available to any 
individual or unit of the Indonesian security forces that has 
aided or abetted the Front Pembela Islam or other gangs or 
extremist organizations involved in political or religious 
violence or intimidation.
    No funds are included in the President's budget request for 
assistance for Indonesian military personnel deployed to West 
Papua, and none are provided in the act.
    The Secretary of State shall update the report required 
under the FMF heading in Senate Report 113-195 accompanying the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (S. 2499, as reported to the Senate on 
June 19, 2014).
    Consistent with relevant U.S. laws and regulations, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other 
Federal agencies, shall make available to the appropriate 
Indonesian judicial authorities, if requested, any information 
available to the Secretary that could assist in investigations 
and prosecutions of crimes against humanity in Indonesia 
including the 2004 assassination of Munir Said Thalib. Not 
later than 180 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary 
shall inform the Committee of any requests submitted, and steps 
taken, to provide such information.

                                INDONESIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........             1,000
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................            45,725
Development Assistance................................            59,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            10,625
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             6,000
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,650
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            14,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Indonesia................................           139,000
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    Laos.--The Committee recommends not less than $40,000,000 
for UXO clearance in Laos, and is aware that the people of Laos 
continue to suffer the consequences of widespread UXO 
contamination, mostly of U.S. origin, and that improved survey 
and clearance methods are creating greater efficiencies.
    Mekong River Programs.--The Committee supports assistance 
for Vietnamese and Laotian communities along the Mekong River 
to mitigate and adapt to drought, flooding, and dam 
construction which threatens food production and livelihoods.
    People's Republic of China Access Report.--Not later than 
90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that includes: (1) an assessment of the level of access 
PRC officials granted diplomats, journalists, and tourists from 
the United States to Tibetan areas, including a comparison with 
the level of access granted to other areas of the PRC, a 
comparison between the levels of access granted to Tibetan and 
non-Tibetan areas in relevant provinces, a comparison of the 
level of access in the reporting year and previous reporting 
year, and a description of the required permits and other 
measures that impede freedom of travel in Tibetan areas; and 
(2) a list of PRC officials determined by the Secretary to be 
personally and substantially involved in the formulation or 
execution of policies related to access for foreigners to 
Tibetan areas. The report shall be posted on the Department of 
State website not later than 15 days after submission to such 
committees. For purposes of the report, the term ``Tibetan 
areas'' shall have the same meaning as defined in section 3 of 
S. 821, the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017 (introduced 
in the Senate on April 4, 2017).
    Philippines.--The Committee notes that the certification 
requirement in section 7043(e) of division K of Public Law 115-
141 may prohibit fiscal year 2018 assistance for the Philippine 
National Police, with certain exceptions, given the absence of 
the adoption and implementation of a counternarcotics strategy 
that is consistent with international human rights. Therefore, 
subsection (g) prohibits assistance under the INCLE heading for 
counternarcotics assistance for the Philippines, with certain 
exceptions.
    The Committee directs that funds under title III of the act 
be made available to USAID to continue support for the national 
and community based drug treatment and demand reduction program 
implemented by the Philippine Department of Health and local 
entities. Such funds shall be made available on a cost-matching 
basis, to the maximum extent practicable.
    The Committee recognizes the success of the Armed Forces of 
the Philippines [AFP] in countering and combating terrorism, 
which poses a threat to the Philippines and the region. 
However, the AFP must be a legitimate defender of the state and 
all the people of the Philippines. Therefore, not later than 90 
days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
assessing the extent to which the AFP is respecting human 
rights and the rule of law, particularly regarding involvement 
in extra-judicial killings, and the investigation and 
prosecution of military personnel who commit gross human rights 
violations. The report shall also include a description of the 
steps taken by the AFP to implement policies and reforms to 
prevent such abuses.
    Taiwan.--The Committee encourages the Department of State 
to seek opportunities to diversify joint programs with Taiwan 
beyond the traditional areas of cooperation.
    Tibet.--Funds appropriated by the act for assistance for 
Tibet are intended to continue and expand programs, including 
those that: (1) improve the economic development, well-being, 
and resilience of Tibetan culture and the community in exile; 
(2) enhance the capacity of Tibetan institutions and 
governance, such as the Tibetan Administration; and (3) 
strengthen democracy, governance, information and international 
outreach, and research associated with Tibet and the Tibetan 
community in South Asia.
    For purposes of the report required by section 653(a) of 
the FAA, spend plans, and notifications, the Department of 
State and USAID shall differentiate assistance made available 
by the act for Tibet from any such assistance made available 
for the PRC.
    Thailand.--No assistance for Thailand is recommended under 
the IMET and FMF headings, as such assistance is prohibited by 
section 7008 of the act.
    Funds made available by the act under the ESF heading for 
assistance for Thailand shall be made available for democracy 
programs, and conflict resolution and reconciliation programs 
in Southern Thailand.

                                THAILAND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance................................             2,500
Economic Support Fund.................................             4,000
    of which, democracy and reconciliation programs...             4,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             2,000
 Programs.............................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Thailand.................................            10,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Timor-Leste.--The Committee continues to support assistance 
for Timor-Leste.

                               TIMOR-LESTE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................             2,000
Development Assistance................................            16,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...               800
International Military Education and Training.........               500
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Timor-Leste..............................            19,300
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    Vietnam.--The Committee again recommends not less than 
$20,000,000 under the ESF heading for activities related to the 
remediation of dioxin contamination sites in Vietnam, and not 
less than $12,500,000 under the DA heading to expand programs 
to assist persons with severe physical or cognitive 
disabilities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange or contaminated 
with dioxin. The Committee intends that funds for health/
disability programs will be provided, to the maximum extent 
practicable, through local Vietnamese organizations, including 
to improve their capacity to deliver services. The USAID 
Administrator shall consult with the Committee on the proposed 
uses of funds.
    The Committee recommends $15,000,000 under the NADR heading 
for UXO clearance in Vietnam.
    The Committee recommends $5,000,000 under the ECE heading 
and $5,000,000 under the ESF heading for Fulbright University 
Vietnam [FUV], and understands that an additional $3,700,000 
derived from debt forgiveness will be provided for a total of 
$13,700,000 for FUV in fiscal year 2019. The Committee supports 
FUV, and notes that this is a multi-year commitment by the U.S. 
Government to help establish the first university in Vietnam 
that meets U.S. standards of academic freedom. The Committee 
understands that construction-related costs will be financed 
through private donations.

                                 VIETNAM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........            30,000
Development Assistance................................            55,250
Economic Support Fund.................................            27,500
    of which, dioxin remediation......................            20,000
    of which, Fulbright University Vietnam............             5,000
    of which, forensic assistance.....................             2,500
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             6,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            15,570
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             1,500
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            12,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Vietnam..................................           147,820
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    Sec. 7044. South and Central Asia.
    Afghanistan.--The Committee recommends $971,800,000 for 
diplomatic operations in Afghanistan under the DP heading.
    Subsection (a)(1)(A) provides authority for the use of 
funds to reestablish and maintain one or more Embassy Branch 
Offices in Afghanistan, following consultation with the 
Committee and subject to the regular notification procedures. 
The Committee recognizes that diplomacy and development 
requirements for Afghanistan are long term in nature and will 
transcend the U.S. military presence in that country.
    The Secretary of State shall update the report required by 
section 7044(a)(1)(B) of division J of Public Law 115-31 
through fiscal year 2020.
    Funding for the Afghan Civilian Assistance Program shall be 
made available to assist Afghans who suffer losses as a result 
of United States military operations in Afghanistan. Such funds 
shall be administered by USAID as a distinct Program and 
implemented by a qualified NGO or contractor in Afghanistan, 
and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for 
such purposes. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
Committee prior to the obligation of funds for such Program.
    For purposes of subsection (a)(3)(B), the term 
``individual'' means an individual who exercises significant 
control or influence over the administration of U.S. 
assistance. While U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
are not subject to the requirement of the subsection, the 
Committee strongly encourages the Department of State, USAID, 
SIGAR, and other inspectors general to continue to work to 
uncover and address corruption committed by such individuals in 
Afghanistan, including to pursue prosecution in accordance with 
applicable law.
    Assistance for Afghanistan should be made available to 
support recovery assistance for conflict-affected communities 
to help them prosper and reintegrate former combatants, except 
that no direct payments shall be made to such combatants. The 
Department of State and USAID must ensure that no U.S. 
assistance facilitates, or gives the perception of 
facilitating, impunity or immunity for former combatants who 
engaged in gross violations of human rights.
    The Committee intends that gender-related programs will be 
a top priority of the Governments of the United States and 
Afghanistan, particularly activities that prioritize women's 
participation in political and security processes and programs, 
and that address gender-based violence. Funds made available by 
the act for gender programs in Afghanistan shall be made 
available as grants to Afghan organizations, to the maximum 
extent practicable.
    The Committee urges implementation of the 2015 National 
Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security developed by the 
Government of Afghanistan, and supports funding to enable civil 
society to monitor its implementation.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees: (1) describing the monitoring and 
evaluation procedures for programs funded by the act, by 
agency, including for programs conducted in areas where project 
and resource disbursement cannot be performed; and (2) 
assessing the progress by the Government of Afghanistan in 
meeting the benchmarks contained in the Afghanistan Compact. 
The report shall be updated and submitted to such committees 
within 45 days of the submission to the Congress of the 
President's fiscal year 2020 budget request
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees assessing progress in the preparation 
by the Government of Afghanistan and international donors to 
hold legitimate and competitive parliamentary and presidential 
elections in Afghanistan, and including recommendations for 
improving such polls.

                               AFGHANISTAN
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................           500,000
    of which, elections-related programs..............            90,000
    of which, peace and reconciliation programs.......            20,000
    of which, Afghan Civilian Assistance Program......            10,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...           160,000
    of which, recruitment and training of women in law            10,000
     enforcement and the judiciary....................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            37,000
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........               800
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Afghanistan..............................           697,800
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    India.--The Committee encourages enhanced engagement with 
India on issues of mutual interest, including in the Indo-
Pacific region, and recognizes the benefit to U.S. national 
security interests of continued cooperation on health, 
environment, and development programs impacting India.
    The Committee recognizes the support of the USAID Mission 
in India to development efforts in Afghanistan, which should be 
sustained in fiscal year 2019. The Committee notes the 
importance of continuing the USAID Mission presence and 
programs in India, including to assist in the implementation of 
the Indo-Pacific Strategy.

                                  INDIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................            18,500
Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........            35,500
Development Assistance................................            25,000
    of which, environment programs....................            12,750
Economic Support Fund.................................            16,500
    of which, technical assistance to India's                      5,000
     Development Partnership Administration...........
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             2,500
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             1,500
                                                       -----------------
      Total, India....................................            99,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Maldives.--The Committee recommends $4,300,000 for 
assistance for the Maldives, notes the country's geostrategic 
location astride shipping lanes, and expects the Indo-Pacific 
Strategy to include specific programs for the Maldives.
    The Secretary of State shall update the report required 
under this heading in Senate Report 115-152 concerning 
government repression of peaceful expression and the denial of 
due process in the Maldives.

                                MALDIVES
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Account/Program                 Committee Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Development Assistance                        1,500
    of which, environment programs..              1,500
     Economic Support Fund                        2,000
    of which, countering violent                  1,500
     extremism programs.............
International Military Education and                400
                   Training
Foreign Military Financing Program                  400
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Maldives...............              4,300
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Nepal.--The Committee continues to support assistance for 
Nepal, including to address Nepal's energy needs and to improve 
governance and reduce corruption.

                                  NEPAL
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................            41,650
Economic Support Fund.................................            75,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             2,230
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related               250
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........               900
Foreign Military Financing Program....................             1,700
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Nepal....................................           121,730
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pakistan.--The Committee recommends $112,718,000 for 
diplomatic operations in Pakistan under the DP heading.
    The Committee does not recommend a specific amount under 
the FMF heading for assistance for Pakistan, which is subject 
to prior consultation with the Committee.
    In submitting the information required in subsection 
(c)(1)(B), the Secretary of State shall include a description 
of the steps taken by the Government of Pakistan to: (1) 
conduct military operations that significantly disrupt the safe 
havens, fundraising and recruiting efforts, and freedom of 
movement of domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, 
including the Haqqani Network, in Pakistan; (2) demonstrate its 
commitment to prevent domestic and foreign terrorist 
organizations, including the Haqqani Network, from using any 
Pakistan territory as a safe haven and for fundraising and 
recruiting efforts; (3) coordinate with the Government of 
Afghanistan to restrict the movement of militants, such as the 
Haqqani Network, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border; (4) 
arrest and prosecute senior leaders and mid-level operatives of 
domestic and foreign terrorist organizations; and (5) prevent 
the proliferation of nuclear-related materials and expertise.
    Subsection (c)(4) of the act continues to withhold from 
obligation $33,000,000 of funds made available for assistance 
for Pakistan under titles III and IV of the act until the 
Secretary of State reports to the Committee that Dr. Shakil 
Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges 
related to the assistance provided to the United States in 
locating Osama bin Laden.
    Subsection (e)(2) requires that funds shall be made 
available to enhance the recruitment, professionalism, and 
retention of women in the judiciary, police, and other security 
forces in South and Central Asia, and the Committee recommends 
not less than the fiscal year 2018 level for such purposes in 
Pakistan.
    The USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee on 
the proposed uses of funds made available by the act for the 
Pakistan Civilian Assistance Program. As in prior fiscal years, 
such funds shall be available for assistance for civilians who 
suffer losses as a result of military operations.
    The Committee recommends an additional $500,000 under the 
IMET heading above the President's budget request for 
assistance for Pakistan, which partially reverses a decrease in 
prior fiscal year assistance for such purposes resulting from 
the January 2018 policy decision of the United States to review 
security assistance for Pakistan.

                                PAKISTAN
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................            22,500
Economic Support Fund.................................           200,000
    of which, transfer to ECA for Fulbright program...            19,500
    of which, Pakistan Civilian Assistance Program....            10,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            40,000
    of which, border security programs................            15,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             4,800
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             4,000
Foreign Military Financing Program....................  ................
                                                           ........\(1)\
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Pakistan.................................           271,300
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Assistance for Pakistan under the FMF heading is subject to the
  January 2018 policy decision of the United States to suspend security
  assistance for Pakistan. Pursuant to section 7044(c)(1)(B) of the act,
  the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee on the amount
  of funds under such heading anticipated for assistance for Pakistan in
  fiscal year 2019.

    Sri Lanka.--The Committee recognizes and supports the 
efforts of the Government of Sri Lanka to advance democracy and 
the rule of law, and urges further steps to address the 
underlying causes of the armed conflict by promoting justice 
and reconciliation.

                                SRI LANKA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance................................            25,000
Economic Support Fund.................................            10,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             1,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             6,880
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........               500
Foreign Military Financing Program....................               500
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Sri Lanka................................            43,880
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Sec. 7045. Latin America and the Caribbean.
    Central America.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
Secretary of State shall work to establish a cost-matching 
requirement that leverages from governments in Central America 
$5 for every $1 appropriated by the act for implementation of 
the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of private sector 
investments in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to sustain 
the Northern Triangle of Central America's long-term stability 
and prosperity, and the need for programs to promote the rule 
of law, accountability, and transparency in such countries as a 
prerequisite for such investments.
    In order to attract such investment, respective governments 
must more convincingly combat corruption and impunity within 
their borders and defend private and indigenous property rights 
and freedom of commerce throughout the region. Government and 
private sector efforts must be coordinated on: (1) economic 
growth, including expanding opportunities for entrepreneurship 
and developing and implementing good governance reforms; (2) 
job creation; and (3) the reduction of malnutrition, poverty, 
and migration. The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, 
as appropriate, shall encourage the governments of El Salvador, 
Guatemala, and Honduras to more aggressively engage respective 
private sectors, as represented through chambers of commerce 
and business councils, including the U.S.-Guatemala Business 
Council, on these efforts.
    The Committee also recognizes that independent Attorneys 
General are essential to combating corruption, and recommends 
funding to support their offices in such countries.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other 
relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an assessment of the extent of grand 
corruption in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, including 
regarding narcotics trafficking and illicit campaign financing. 
The report shall also include a description of steps taken, and 
to be taken, to impose sanctions pursuant to the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 
note), and senior officials who are known, or credibly alleged, 
to have committed or facilitated such corruption. The report 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex.
    The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to develop 
new interventions to address drug-related violence and 
migration in Central America, with an emphasis on promoting 
positive outcomes for women and children.
    The Committee is aware of widespread sexual and gender-
based violence [SGBV] in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras 
and recommends not less than $12,000,000 for programs in these 
countries to: (1) create and expand primary and secondary 
school-based SGBV prevention programming to de-normalize SGBV; 
(2) enhance the capacity of police, judicial systems, and child 
protection systems to identify, investigate, and prosecute 
cases of SGBV through increased personnel, equipment, 
geographic coverage, and training; and (3) create and expand 
locally available medical, mental health, and legal services, 
and shelters for survivors of SGBV in rural and urban areas.
    The Committee emphasizes the importance of the Government 
of Guatemala fulfilling its commitment under the financing 
agreement for the Chixoy Reparations Plan in a timely manner.
    Assistance made available for Guatemala under the DA 
heading that exceeds the fiscal year 2017 level should be used 
to support democracy and anti-corruption programs.

        UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                Account/Country/Program                  recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance:
    El Salvador.......................................            45,000
        of which, transfer to the IAF.................             3,000
    Guatemala.........................................            97,000
        of which, transfer to the IAF.................             3,000
    Honduras..........................................            65,000
        of which, transfer to the IAF.................             3,000
    Nicaragua.........................................             5,000
    Central America Regional, USAID...................             6,500
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Development Assistance................           218,500
 
Economic Support Fund:
    Western Hemisphere Regional, Department of State..            69,725
        of which, Central America Regional Security               69,725
         Initiative...................................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Economic Support Fund.................            69,725
 
Foreign Military Financing Program:
    Belize............................................             1,000
    Costa Rica........................................             2,500
    El Salvador.......................................             1,900
    Guatemala.........................................             1,740
    Honduras..........................................             3,000
    Panama............................................             2,000
    Western Hemisphere Regional, Department of State..            12,500
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Foreign Military Financing Program....            24,640
 
Global Health Programs (USAID):
    Guatemala.........................................            13,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Global Health Programs (USAID)........            13,000
International Military Education and Training:
    Belize............................................               250
    Costa Rica........................................               725
    El Salvador.......................................               800
    Guatemala.........................................               800
    Honduras..........................................               800
    Panama............................................               725
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, International Military Education and               4,100
       Training.......................................
 
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement:
    Western Hemisphere Regional, Department of State..           185,000
        of which, Central America Regional Security              185,000
         Initiative...................................
            Costa Rica (non-add)......................            30,000
            Section 7049(a)(3)(B) Forensic Assistance              2,000
             (non-add)................................
            International Commission Against Impunity              6,000
             in Guatemala (non-add)...................
            Mission to Support the Fight Against                   5,500
             Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (non-
             add).....................................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, International Narcotics Control and              195,000
       Law Enforcement................................
 
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
 Programs:
    Panama............................................               500
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,                    500
       Demining and Related Programs..................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Central America Strategy.................           515,465
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    Colombia.--The Committee notes that the peace agreement in 
Colombia provides an opportunity for an alternative to armed 
conflict that contributed to a culture of violence and 
impunity, widespread poverty, displacement, and illicit drug 
trafficking. The Committee is concerned that the increase in 
assassinations of civil society activists and demobilized 
combatants in Colombia undermines prospects for peace, and 
directs the Secretary of State to engage the appropriate 
Colombian officials to strengthen justice and the rule of law 
in areas where such killings are taking place.
    The Committee directs USAID to assist the Commission for 
the Elucidation of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition, and 
the Special Unit for the Search of Persons Considered 
Disappeared, which require technical assistance and trained 
investigative personnel.
    The Committee notes that none of the funds appropriated by 
the act or prior acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs for 
assistance for Colombia may be made available for the 
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia [FARC] or the National 
Liberation Army of Colombia, as such entities are designated as 
FTOs pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
    The Committee supports funding: (1) to reduce violence 
against women and prevent sexual violence as a weapon of armed 
conflict, including in areas formerly under FARC control; and 
(2) for Afro-Colombian and indigenous organizations to document 
cases of such violence and obtain justice for victims.

                                COLOMBIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................           187,328
    of which, Colombia refugee transfer to the MRA                 7,000
     heading..........................................
    of which, Afro-Colombian and indigenous                       20,000
     communities......................................
    of which, biodiversity............................             5,000
    of which, Colombia human rights programs..........             9,000
        UNHCR Office in Colombia (non-add)............             1,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...           143,000
    of which, Environmental Crimes Unit of the Office              1,000
     of the Attorney General..........................
    of which, Human Rights Unit of the Office of the              10,000
     Attorney General.................................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            21,000
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             1,400
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            38,525
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Colombia.................................           391,253
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    Costa Rica.--The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for Costa 
Rica under the Central America Regional Security Initiative, of 
which $5,000,000 shall be for priority security assistance 
projects, such as the physical space requirement for the 
Special Tribunals for Organized Crime. Projects are to be 
determined in consultation with the Chief of Mission.
    Cuba.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing: (1) the percentage of 
individuals in Cuba who are able to access the Internet and the 
infrastructure that would be needed in Cuba to significantly 
increase that percentage by 2020; (2) the ability of 
individuals in Cuba, including foreigners, to access data 
through the use of cell phones and the infrastructure that 
would be required to bring the capability to access such data 
to rural and urban areas in Cuba; (3) the impact that universal 
access to telecommunications technology would have on the 
development of increased political and economic opportunities 
in Cuba; and (4) the impact telecommunications development has 
on improving human rights in Cuba.
    El Salvador.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of the 
act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committee describing and assessing cooperation by the 
Government of El Salvador with investigations and prosecutions 
of those responsible for the 1981 El Mozote massacre.
    Haiti.--The Committee remains concerned with overcrowding 
and inhumane conditions at Haiti's National Penitentiary and 
other prisons, where most inmates are in pretrial detention. 
The Committee recommends not less than $1,900,000 for 
improvements at the National Penitentiary, especially to meet 
basic health care needs, and for such improvements at other 
prisons in Haiti. The Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committee on the planned uses of funds.
    The Committee is aware that large amounts of licit and 
illicit goods enter Haiti from the Dominican Republic and, 
because of a lack of border controls, are not subject to taxes, 
fees, or confiscation. This encourages smuggling, harms 
legitimate businesses in Haiti, and contributes to corruption. 
Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee a plan to help 
the Government of Haiti address this problem, including through 
the use of border control infrastructure, technology, and 
training for border police and customs officials.
    Prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated by 
the act for assistance for the Government of Haiti, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee 
detailing steps taken by such Government, that are in addition 
to steps taken during the prior calendar year, to: (1) 
strengthen the rule of law, including by selecting judges in a 
transparent manner based on merit, reducing pretrial detention, 
and respecting the independence of the judiciary; (2) improve 
governance by increasing transparency and accountability and 
expenditures on public services; and (3) combat corruption.
    Mexico.--In order to ensure the effectiveness of U.S. 
assistance for Mexico, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the USAID Administrator and Government of Mexico, shall 
submit a report to the Committee not later than 90 days after 
enactment of the act detailing a multi-year strategy for 
assistance for Mexico, including metrics for measuring 
progress. The report shall: (1) include lessons learned from 
prior investments in support of the Merida Initiative; (2) 
identify specific goals with realistic timelines; and (3) 
describe how U.S. assistance will decrease the flow of illicit 
drugs into the United States, reduce drug-related violence and 
corruption in Mexico, improve the professionalism and 
accountability of Mexico's security forces, and enhance 
judicial independence.
    The Committee is aware of an alarming number of incidents, 
including injury and death, involving U.S. citizens and 
potentially tainted alcohol at tourist destinations in Mexico, 
and the lack of transparency and accountability exhibited by 
local Mexican law enforcement authorities and businesses. Not 
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the Committee detailing: (1) the 
factors contributing to these incidents; (2) the scope and 
quality of assistance and security provided to U.S. citizens by 
Mexican authorities; and (3) options for strengthening the 
Department of State's traveler awareness programs and for 
improving consular operations to more proactively support U.S. 
citizens in Mexico.
    The Committee remains concerned that overdose deaths in the 
United States related to cocaine and methamphetamine rose by 43 
percent between 2015 and 2016, and that the majority of these 
illicit drugs enter from Mexico. Not later than 45 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the Committee describing how the Department of State 
will ensure that Merida Initiative funds are being used 
comprehensively to reduce illicit drug flows, including cocaine 
and methamphetamine, into the United States. The report shall 
also include an explanation of specific changes to Merida 
Initiative-funded programs in response to the 2015 framework 
and bilateral monitoring and evaluation process established by 
the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, 
Department of State, and the Government of Mexico.
    The Committee remains concerned with disappearances and 
unresolved crimes in which the Mexican security forces are 
implicated. Of the funds available for assistance for Mexico 
under the FMF heading, 25 percent shall be withheld from 
obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports 
to the Committee that the Government of Mexico is: (1) 
thoroughly and credibly investigating and prosecuting 
violations of human rights in civilian courts; (2) vigorously 
enforcing prohibitions against torture and the use of testimony 
obtained through torture; and (3) searching for victims of 
forced disappearances and credibly investigating and 
prosecuting those responsible for such crimes.
    Paraguay.--Prior to the obligation of funds in the act for 
assistance for the Government of Paraguay, the Secretary of 
State shall submit an update to the report required under the 
ESF heading in Senate Report 114-290, including any further 
steps taken by the Government of Paraguay to investigate 
allegations of police misconduct and to justly resolve criminal 
cases of members of the Marina Cue community.
    Venezuela.--Subsection (f) provides not less than 
$20,000,000 under the ESF heading for democracy and rule of law 
programs for Venezuela, and notes the stress Venezuelan 
refugees place on the healthcare and social welfare systems of 
neighboring countries, particularly Colombia. The Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall provide 
additional resources to address the needs of Venezuelan IDPs 
and refugees.
    Sec. 7046. Europe and Eurasia.
    Civil Society and Independent Journalists.--The Committee 
encourages the Department of State, USAID, and the NED to 
support civil society organizations and independent journalists 
in European and Eurasian countries where democratic progress 
and freedoms of expression and association are threatened, 
including by authoritarian regimes.
    Georgia.--The Committee remains concerned with continued 
Russian aggression toward Georgia and efforts to undermine its 
democratic development, including through the use of hostile 
propaganda. The Committee underscores support for Georgia's 
sovereignty and territorial integrity.
    Funds made available by the act for assistance for Georgia 
that are above the fiscal year 2018 level shall be made 
available for programs to build the capacity of the Government 
of Georgia to enter into a bilateral or multilateral free trade 
agreement with the United States, and to further Georgia's 
efforts toward accession to the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization.
    The Committee recognizes the important role of the U.S. 
private sector in furthering energy independence in Georgia, 
particular in the oil and gas sector. The Committee is 
concerned with reports of an increasingly hostile environment 
for foreign investment in Georgia that may be encouraged by 
Russian interests. Funds made available by the act for 
democracy programs for Georgia shall be made available for 
programs to strengthen the rule of law, accountability, and 
transparency, particularly within the business sector.
    Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Commitee on specific 
recommendations for protecting U.S. private sector investments 
in Georgia.

                                 GEORGIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.......            83,025
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             4,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             1,100
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,200
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            35,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Georgia..................................           125,325
                                                       =================
Section 7067(d)(2) Countering Russian Influence Fund              25,000
 (prior fiscal year assistance).......................
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    Ireland.--The Committee recommends $1,500,000 under the 
AEECA heading to support the economic and social development 
and reconciliation goals of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support 
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415).
    Protracted Conflict in the Caucasus.--The Committee remains 
concerned with the protracted conflict between Azerbaijan and 
Armenia, endorses the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
in Europe Minsk Process, and supports humanitarian and health 
programs funded by the act for victims of that conflict, 
including for regional rehabilitation centers to care for 
infants, children, and adults with physical and cognitive 
disabilities.
    Turkey.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of the 
act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees detailing efforts of the 
Department of State to support Turkish civil society and 
coordinate an international response to the targeting of 
individuals and organizations falsely accused by the Government 
of Turkey of supporting the failed 2016 coup d'etat.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees assessing and describing: (1) the 
number of American citizens held under wrongful or unlawful 
prolonged detention in Turkey, and whether or not any such 
citizens have had official charges brought against them; (2) a 
list of senior officials of the Government of Turkey identified 
by the Secretary of State as responsible for the wrongful or 
unlawful prolonged detention of such citizens; and (3) all 
efforts, legal and diplomatic, taken by the Department of State 
to secure the release of each American wrongfully or unlawfully 
detained in Turkey.
    Not later than 30 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that includes: (1) a determination 
whether the Government of Turkey has made payments to Russia 
for the purchase of the S-400 missile defense system; (2) the 
number of such systems the Government of Turkey expects to 
purchase; (3) the anticipated delivery schedule for such 
system; (4) the dollar value of such systems the Government of 
Turkey is expected to purchase, and an analysis of the 
financing for the purchase (including self-financing or 
financing by loans from Russia or other sources); (5) a 
description of the measures the Secretary has taken to dissuade 
the Government of Turkey from purchasing such system, and a 
description of measures taken to encourage the purchase of an 
alternative system; and (6) an assessment of how the operation 
of the S-400 missile defense system and F-35 aircraft together 
would impact the security of the F-35 aircraft. The report 
required under this subsection shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may contain a classified annex, as 
necessary.
    Ukraine.--The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator 
shall work with the Government of Ukraine to develop 
alternative sources of energy to reduce Ukraine's dependence on 
energy imports from Russia.
    Section 7034(o) of the act provides authority for loan 
guarantees for Ukraine, although none are anticipated for 
fiscal year 2019.

                                 UKRAINE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........            30,000
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................             2,800
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.......           250,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            30,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            10,000
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,900
Foreign Military Financing Program....................           100,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Ukraine..................................           425,700
                                                       =================
Section 7067(d)(2) Countering Russian Influence Fund              25,000
 (prior fiscal year assistance).......................
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    Sec. 7047. War Crimes Tribunals.
    Subsection (b) provides that funds may be made available 
for assistance to support international judicial investigations 
and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war 
crimes. The Committee intends such efforts to be focused on 
Joseph Kony, Omar al-Bashir, Bashar al-Assad, and other high 
profile foreign nationals who are accused of such crimes.
    Sec. 7048. United Nations.
    Report on Anti-Israel Bias at the United Nations.--Not 
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the U.S. 
Ambassador to the United Nations shall submit a report to the 
Committee describing instances of anti-Israel bias at the 
United Nations, including an identification of the agencies and 
entities where such bias has been demonstrated in the past.
    Report on Arrears.--The Secretary of State shall update the 
report on arrears required by section 7048(j) of division J of 
Public Law 115-31.
    United Nations Human Rights Council.--The Committee does 
not include a U.S. contribution to the U.N. Human Rights 
Council as the administration has withdrawn United States 
participation. In lieu of the estimated U.S. contribution to 
the Council in fiscal year 2019, the Committee recommends 
$7,670,000 for additional democracy and human rights programs 
under the DF heading.
    Sec. 7049. Law Enforcement and Security.
    Forensic Assistance.--Subsection (a)(3)(A) of the act 
includes not less than $10,000,000, in addition to other funds 
in the act that are available for assistance for countries, for 
forensic assistance in countries where large numbers of people 
were killed or forcibly disappeared and are presumed dead as a 
result of armed conflict. The Committee recognizes that there 
is an ongoing need for DNA analysis and identification of 
exhumed remains, including in Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Iraq, Sri Lanka, and Syria, and for judicial investigations and 
prosecution of those responsible for crimes against humanity 
and other gross violations of human rights. The Secretary of 
State shall consult with the Committee on the planned uses of 
funds, which shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary 
of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
    Inhumane Prison Conditions.--Subsection (b)(3) recommends 
not less than $5,000,000 under the INCLE heading for programs 
to eliminate inhumane prison conditions (including the 
excessive use of solidarity confinement and the high incidence 
of prolonged pre-trial detention) that cause harm to human 
health in countries in Central America, the Middle East, and 
South Asia.
    Security Assistance Report.--Not later than 120 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall update the 
security assistance report required by subsection 7034(b)(7) of 
division K of Public Law 115-141.
    Sec. 7050. Disability Programs.
    Sec. 7051. International Conferences.
    Sec. 7052. Aircraft Transfer, Coordination, and Use.
    Sec. 7053. Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed By 
Foreign Governments.
    Sec. 7054. Arms Trade Treaty.
    Sec. 7055. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda.
    Sec. 7056. Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles.
    Sec. 7057. United States Agency for International 
Development Management.
    Sec. 7058. Global Health Activities.
    Subsection (d)(1) provides authority to repurpose 
unobligated balances of funds made available to address the 
Ebola crisis in title IX of division J of Public Law 113-235, 
including: (1) $27,450,000 for programs to accelerate the 
capabilities of targeted countries to prevent, detect, and 
respond to infectious disease outbreaks; and (2) any remaining 
balances for the Emergency Reserve Fund established pursuant to 
section 7058(c)(1) of division J of Public Law 115-31.
    Sec. 7059. Gender Equality.
    Gender Equality.--The Committee directs that funds be made 
available for gender programs, including to implement a 
multiyear strategy to respond to gender-based violence.
    Combating Child Marriage.--The Committee recommends not 
less than $11,000,000 for programs to reduce the incidence of 
child marriage and address the needs of married girls 
consistent with section 1207 of the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4). The USAID 
Administrator shall consult with the Committee prior to the 
obligation of funds.
    Political Participation.--Subsection (b) recommends not 
less than $50,000,000 under title III for programs to increase 
women's participation in the political process, including 
political parties, elections, and leadership positions in local 
and national governments. Funds should be awarded on an open 
and competitive basis.
    Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, 
the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall jointly 
submit a report to the Committee detailing the amount of funds 
expended, by country and activity, under subsections (b) 
through (e), in fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
    Sec. 7060. Sector Allocations.
    Basic, Secondary, and Higher Education.--The Committee 
recommends up to $515,000,000 for assistance for basic 
education, which shall include secondary education.
    Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) 
should be used to implement the objectives of basic education 
programs for each Country Development Strategy or similar 
strategy regarding basic education established by USAID.
    Subsection (a)(1)(A) clarifies that funds made available 
for basic education programs may also be made available for 
secondary education programs. The Committee supports greater 
use of funds for secondary education, with a particular 
emphasis on adolescent girls.
    Not later than 30 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall update the report required by section 
7060(a)(1)(B) of division J of Public Law 115-31. Such report 
shall be updated on a quarterly basis until September 30, 2020.
    Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be 
made available for programs to rescue scholars from countries 
in the Middle East and other regions where their lives are 
threatened on account of their academic pursuits.
    Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be 
made available for new partnerships between higher education 
institutions in the United States and developing countries, and 
shall be for human and institutional capacity building and 
awarded on an open and competitive basis, including through a 
new competition during fiscal year 2019.
    Collaborative Research.--The Committee encourages USAID to 
support collaborative efforts by U.S. universities, foreign 
governments, civil society, and private sector organizations to 
research issues relevant to global development in low and 
middle-income countries, including: water scarcity; energy; 
environmental conservation; and institutional and human 
capacity building.
    Combating Wildlife Trafficking.--Subsection (c)(2)(B) 
provides not less than $90,664,000 to combat wildlife poaching 
and trafficking, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
made available for programs to combat rhinoceros poaching, to 
be used primarily for site-based, anti-poaching activities.
    Green Climate Fund.--No funds are requested by the 
President, and none are provided in the act, for a 
contribution, grant, or any other payment to the Green Climate 
Fund.
    Strategies.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of the 
act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 
shall submit to the Committee the U.S. Government strategy for 
each of the following, detailing efforts made and funds 
expended in fiscal years 2017 and 2018, and planned to be made 
and expended in fiscal years 2019 and 2020, to implement the 
strategy, disaggregated by Federal agency and country: (1) 
assisting less developed countries in reducing plastic waste 
that pollutes oceans, lakes, and rivers; (2) protecting forests 
and biodiversity in the Amazon Basin; and (3) assisting less 
developed countries adapt to and mitigate the effects of 
climate change. Each strategy shall also detail cooperation 
between the U.S. Government and other developed and less 
developed countries.
    Water and Sanitation.--Subsection (h) recommends 
$435,000,000 for water supply and sanitation projects pursuant 
to section 136 of the FAA, as amended by the Paul Simon Water 
for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121) and the Paul 
Simon Water for the World Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-289).
    The USAID Administrator shall assess how increased access 
to clean water, adequate sanitation, and hygiene at health 
facilities would improve the outcomes of USAID's global health 
programs.

                           SECTOR ALLOCATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Sector                           recommendation
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Basic Education.......................................           515,000
Environment and Energy Programs.......................           942,563
Higher Education......................................           235,000
Local Works...........................................            50,000
Food Security and Agricultural Development............         1,000,600
Micro- and Small Enterprises..........................           265,000
Reconciliation Programs...............................            30,000
Trafficking in Persons................................            65,000
Water and Sanitation..................................           435,000
Wildlife Trafficking..................................            90,664
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    Sec. 7061. Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
    Sec. 7062. Inspectors General.
    Sec. 7063. Individuals Detained at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    Sec. 7064. Multi-Year Pledges.
    Sec. 7065. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading 
Treatment or Punishment.
    For the purposes of implementing subsection (b), funds 
should be administered by the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and should be used to 
counter the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or 
degrading treatment or punishment in countries where the abuse 
of prisoners is common, including in South Asia, the Middle 
East, and Central America.
    Sec. 7066. Extradiction.
    Sec. 7067. Countering Russian Influence and Aggression.
    Countering Russian Influence Fund.--The Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committee on the proposed uses of the 
Countering Russian Influence Fund [CRIF] prior to the 
obligation of funds.
    Not later than 90 days after the initial obligation of 
funds and every 120 days thereafter until September 30, 2020, 
the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall submit a 
consolidated report to the Committee containing updated 
information on obligations and expenditures of the CRIF on a 
country and project basis.
    Funds made available for the CRIF should be made available 
for democracy programs in the Balkan countries and to support 
the rule of law in Hungary and Poland.
    Funds made available for the CRIF should be made available 
for media and other counterinfluence programs in Ukraine, 
including in consultation with local officials such as the 
Mayor of Kiev.
    As the Committee is concerned with the slow disbursement of 
funds to counter Russian influence abroad, subsection 
7067(d)(2) recommends assistance for certain countries from 
funds made available to the CRIF in prior acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs. Such amounts are in addition to amounts 
provided in fiscal year 2019:

       COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND (FROM PRIOR FISCAL YEARS)
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                             Committee
                         Country                          recommendation
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Georgia.................................................          25,000
Ukraine.................................................          25,000
Countries of the Baltic states..........................          15,000
Countries of the Balkan Peninsula.......................          15,000
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             COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND (IN THE ACT)
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.......            75,000
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement...........            75,000
International Military Education and Training.........             5,000
Foreign Military Financing Program....................           145,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Countering Russian Influence Fund........           300,000
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    Occupation of Georgia Reporting Requirement.--Not later 
than 90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit an update to the report required by section 
7070(c)(4) of division J of Public Law 115-31.
    Russia Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 45 days 
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall update 
the reports required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113-76).
    Sec. 7068. International Monetary Fund.
    Sec. 7069. Stabilization and Development in Regions 
Impacted by Extremism and Conflict.
    Comprehensive Plan Implementation.--Subsection (e) requires 
that funds appropriated by the act be made available to 
implement the comprehensive plan required by section 7080 of 
division J of Public Law 115-31. The Department of State and 
USIP shall consult with the Committee on appropriate candidate 
countries.
    Counter Extremism Report.--Not later than September 30, 
2019, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the Committee, 
in classified form if necessary, a report describing: (1) the 
activities of the administration to counter extremism in fiscal 
year 2018; (2) the amounts and sources of funds dedicated to 
such activities; and (3) a description of mechanisms to 
coordinate such activities among and between such agencies. The 
report shall also include an assessment of the effectiveness of 
such efforts in achieving specific goals.
    Countries Impacted by Significant Refugee Populations or 
Internally Displaced Persons.--Funds appropriated by the act 
under the DA and ESF headings shall be made available to 
implement the requirements of section 7073(b) of division K of 
Public Law 115-141 regarding assistance to countries impacted 
by significant refugee populations or internally displaced 
persons.
    Prevention of Failed States Through Public-Private 
Partnerships.--Subsection (c) requires the Secretary of State 
and USAID Administrator, in coordination with the other heads 
of other relevant Federal agencies and U.N. entities, to 
develop and implement a public-private partnerships program as 
part of a comprehensive approach to development in fragile 
states and those states threatened or adversely impacted by 
economic and political instability or violent extremism. The 
Committee recognizes that failed, failing, and fragile states 
pose a security risk to the United States, as evidenced by al-
Qaeda's presence in Afghanistan in 2001. Not later than 30 days 
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall consult with the Committee on the 
requirements of this subsection.
    Relief and Recovery Fund.--Not later than 45 days after 
enactment of the act, and every 90 days thereafter until 
September 30, 2020, the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall submit a consolidated report to the 
Committee containing updated information on obligations and 
expenditures of such funds on a country and program basis.
    The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee 
prior to exercising the transfer authority contained in 
subsection (b)(1). Funds made available pursuant to subsection 
(b)(2) are made available to support the efforts of entities, 
including NGOs, to assist in addressing genocide, crimes 
against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria, including 
through programs to assist in the conduct of criminal 
investigations, to develop local investigative and judicial 
skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and the chain of 
custody of evidence. Funds made available pursuant to this 
subsection are in addition to funds under section 7033(b)(4) of 
the act.
    Not later than 180 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall jointly submit 
a report to the Committee detailing the amount and use of 
funds, as of the date of enactment of the act, made available 
for the Relief and Recovery Fund in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 
for programs that are locally-led and intended to promote 
sustainable development.
    The uses of funds for the Relief and Recovery Fund shall be 
made available in consultation with the Chief of Mission in a 
recipient country, if a diplomatic presence exists in such 
country.
    The Committee recommends $3,000,000 to continue a 
scholarship program for refugees in Lebanon of any nationality 
who have completed secondary education.
    As the Committee is concerned with the slow disbursement of 
Relief and Recovery Funds, subsection 7069(b)(4) recommends 
assistance for certain countries from funds made available to 
the Fund in prior acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Such 
amounts are in addition to amounts provided in fiscal year 
2019:

           RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUNDP(FROM PRIOR FISCAL YEARS)
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                             Committee
                         Country                          recommendation
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Iraq....................................................         100,000
Syria...................................................         100,000
Jordan..................................................          50,000
Libya...................................................          50,000
Tunisia.................................................          50,000
Lebanon.................................................          25,000
Countries of the Lake Chad Basin region.................          50,000
Countries in West Africa................................          25,000
Countries in East Africa................................          25,000
Countries of the Sahel region...........................          25,000
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                  RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUNDP(IN THE ACT)
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
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Economic Support Fund.................................            70,000
    of which, scholarships for refugees in Lebanon....             3,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            25,000
    of which, section 7033(b)(4) Transitional Justice,             5,000
     Reconciliation, and Reintegration Programs.......
    of which, section 7069(b)(2) Transitional Justice.             5,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            50,000
 Programs.............................................
Peacekeeping Operations...............................            55,000
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            50,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Relief and Recovery Fund.................           250,000
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    Sec. 7070. Enterprise Funds.
    Sec. 7071. International Family Planning and Women's 
Health.
    Sec. 7072. Global Internet Freedom.
    Broadcasting Board of Governors.--The Committee recommends 
$69,875,000 for BBG program delivery costs (including 
shortwave, mediumwave, FM, satellite, Internet freedom and 
affiliates). The Committee recommendation for the Internet 
freedom program is $13,800,000, which is 19.7 percent of the 
program delivery budget.
    The BBG CEO shall include in the operating plan required by 
section 7076(a) of the act total BBG resources, including funds 
and employees, supporting digital programs available on the 
Internet, including language service staff, digital teams, and 
technical support, and $13,800,000 for the Internet freedom 
program. The BBG CEO shall consult with the Committee prior to 
submitting such plan.
    Prioritization.--The Department of State, USAID, and BBG 
shall prioritize Internet freedom programs funded by the act to 
countries which obstruct Internet access, through legislation, 
regulation, and firewalls.
    Security Audits and Peer Reviews.--Subsection (d) requires 
that technologies funded by the act undergo comprehensive 
security audits conducted by DRL to ensure that such technology 
is secure and has not been compromised in a manner detrimental 
to the interest of the United States or to individuals and 
organizations benefiting from programs supported by such funds.
    In addition, the Department of State and BBG shall make any 
new Internet freedom technology or tool funded by the act 
available for peer review by an independent organization to 
evaluate the comparative value of such tool or technology over 
others previously developed.
    Strategic Focus.--Effective Internet freedom programs must 
support the goals and objectives of clear and comprehensive 
strategies, including the International Strategy for Cyberspace 
(May 2011) and the Department of State International Cyberspace 
Policy Strategy (March 2018). Such programs are comprised of 
interdependent components, including the provision of tools and 
techniques that enable individuals to use circumvention 
technology to access and disseminate information; training for 
activists on protection and detection avoidance; and 
coordinated civil society efforts to challenge legislation, 
regulations, and laws that seek to restrict Internet freedom. 
The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to review and 
update such strategies.

                         GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Account/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................            22,025
    of which, Near East Regional Democracy Program....            16,750
Democracy Fund (Department of State)..................            14,000
Democracy Fund (USAID)................................             3,500
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.......             5,975
International Broadcasting Operations.................            15,000
    of which, programs................................            13,800
    of which, Radio Free Asia personnel costs.........             1,200
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Global Internet Freedom..................            60,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Sec. 7073. Impact on Jobs in the United States.
    Sec. 7074. Special Defense Acquisition Fund.
    Sec. 7075. Reorganization.
    The act includes funding for, and requires that as of 
September 30, 2019, the on-board personnel levels for Foreign 
Service and Civil Service shall be: (1) for the Department of 
State, not less than 12,900 and 8,400 full-time, career/
permanent personnel, respectively; and (2) for USAID, 1,850 and 
1,600 full-time, career/permanent personnel respectively. The 
Committee also recommends funding for and directs that by 
September 30, 2019, the Department of State and USAID personnel 
levels for non-career full-time and non-career limited full-
time personnel be not less than the levels as of September 30, 
2016.
    The Committee is encouraged by the decision to relax 
restrictions on hiring of Department of State and USAID 
personnel, but requires specific information on the 
announcement and future plans with respect to Department of 
State and USAID personnel levels. The Committee notes that the 
hiring freeze implemented in January 2017 and maintained until 
recently was never justified to the Committee and resulted in a 
significant personnel reduction below previously justified and 
funded levels.
    The Committee reaffirms the important role of Foreign 
Service and Civil Service personnel in contributing to the 
national security of the United States as a first line of 
defense abroad.
    Sec. 7076. Budget Documents.
    Regional Security Initiatives.--Pursuant to subsection 
(b)(1)(C), the Secretary of State shall submit spend plans for 
the following regional security initiatives: Caribbean Basin 
Security Initiative; Central America Regional Security 
Initiative; the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership; the 
Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism; the 
Global Peace Operations Initiative, including Africa 
Contingency Operations Training and Assistance; the Africa 
Conflict Stabilization and Border Security program; the African 
Military Education Program; the Africa Maritime Security 
Initiative; the Africa Regional Counterterrorism program; the 
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund; and the Countering Russian 
Influence Fund.
    Sec. 7077. Rescissions.
    The act rescinds $14,000,000 from available balances 
appropriated under the INCLE heading in prior fiscal years, 
which are not allocated for a specific purposes, and 
$11,000,000 from available balances appropriated under the FMF 
heading in prior fiscal years that are not applied to any 
active Foreign Military Sales case.

                               TITLE VIII

    The Committee recommends a total of $8,000,000,000 for the 
Department of State and USAID.
    Funds appropriated under each heading in this title are 
designated for OCO.

        OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                          DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $2,975,971,000 for Diplomatic 
Programs, of which $2,376,122,000 is for WSP. The amount 
recommended is for the extraordinary costs of operations and 
security in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, areas of unrest, and 
High Threat /High Risk posts.
    The Secretary of State shall include in the operating plan 
required by section 7076(a) of the act a description of any 
funds transferred to other Federal agencies in support of 
Afghanistan operations, including projected transfer amounts 
and the number of staff supported by each agency, and operating 
levels for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The Committee recommends $68,100,000 for Office of 
Inspector General, of which $54,900,000 is for the Special 
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Section 
7034(l)(8) of the act contains authority for competitive status 
for SIGAR employees.
    SIGAR shall submit the spend plan required by section 
7076(b) of the act not later than 30 days after enactment of 
the act.

                      International Organizations

              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

    The Committee recommends $96,240,000 for Contributions to 
International Organizations for the extraordinary costs of U.N. 
missions in countries in conflict and areas of instability and 
violence.

        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

    The Committee recommends $967,456,000 for Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities for the extraordinary 
costs of peacekeeping operations in the Middle East and Africa.

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $158,067,000 for Operating 
Expenses for the extraordinary costs of operations in countries 
in conflict and areas of instability and violence.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The Committee recommends $2,500,000 for Office of Inspector 
General for the extraordinary costs associated with audits, 
investigations, and other oversight activities in countries in 
conflict and areas of instability and violence.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

    The Committee recommends $584,278,000 for International 
Disaster Assistance for the extraordinary costs of the United 
States response to international disasters and crises. Funds 
appropriated under this heading are to be apportioned to USAID 
not later 45 days after enactment of the act.

                         TRANSITION INITIATIVES

    The Committee recommends $62,043,000 for Transition 
Initiatives for the extraordinary costs of assistance for 
countries in, and emerging from, conflict.

                         ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

    The Committee recommends $1,167,622,000 for Economic 
Support Fund for the extraordinary costs for assistance for 
countries in conflict and areas of instability and violence.

                          Department of State

                    MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

    The Committee recommends $493,976,000 for Migration and 
Refugee Assistance for the extraordinary costs to respond to 
refugee crises overseas.

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State

          INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

    The Committee recommends $417,951,000 for International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for the extraordinary 
costs for assistance for countries in conflict and areas of 
instability and violence.

    NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

    The Committee recommends $220,583,000 for Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs for the 
extraordinary costs for anti-terrorism, demining, and other 
programs in countries in conflict and areas of instability and 
violence.

                        PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

    The Committee recommends $325,213,000 for Peacekeeping 
Operations for the extraordinary cost for peacekeeping 
requirements, including for the United States share of the U.N. 
Support Office in Somalia.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

    The Committee recommends $460,000,000 for Foreign Military 
Financing Program for the extraordinary costs for assistance 
for countries in conflict and areas of instability and 
violence, including to counter Russian influence and 
aggression.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec.  8001.  Additional Appropriations.
    Sec.  8002.  Extension of Authorities and Conditions.
    Sec.  8003.  Transfer of Funds.
    Sec.  8004.  Designation Requirement.
  COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a 
general appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify 
each recommended amendment, with particularity, which proposes 
an item of appropriation which is not made to carry out the 
provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act 
or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that 
session.
    The Committee is filing an original bill, which is not 
covered under this rule, but reports this information in the 
spirit of full disclosure.
    Items providing funding for fiscal year 2019 which lack 
authorization are as follows:
  Administration of Foreign Affairs;
  International Organizations;
  International Commissions;
  Department of State and Related Agency:
  Broadcasting Board of Governors;
  United States Institute of Peace;
  USAID Operating Expenses;
  USAID Capital Investment Fund;
  USAID Inspector General Operating Expenses;
  Global Health Programs;
  Development Assistance;
  International Disaster Assistance;
  Transition Initiatives;
  Complex Crises Fund;
  Development Credit Authority;
  Economic Support Fund;
  Democracy Fund;
  Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia;
  Migration and Refugee Assistance;
  United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance 
        Fund;
  Peace Corps;
  Millennium Challenge Corporation;
  Inter-American Foundation;
  United States African Development Foundation;
  Department of the Treasury, International Affairs Technical 
        Assistance;
  International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement;
  Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
        Programs;
  Peacekeeping Operations;
  International Military Education and Training;
  Foreign Military Financing Program;
  Global Security Contingency Fund;
  International Organizations and Programs;
  International Financial Institutions;
  Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Administrative 
        Expenses; and
  Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Program Account.

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 21, 2018, 
the Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 
3108) making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, provided 
that the bill be subject to amendment and that the bill be 
consistent with its budget allocation, and provided that the 
Chairman of the Committee or his designee be authorized to 
offer the substance of the original bill as a Committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House companion 
measure, by a recorded vote of 31-0, a quorum being present. 
The vote was as follows:
        Yeas                          Nays
Chairman Shelby
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Alexander
Ms. Collins
Ms. Murkowski
Mr. Graham
Mr. Blunt
Mr. Moran
Mr. Hoeven
Mr. Boozman
Mrs. Capito
Mr. Lankford
Mr. Daines
Mr. Kennedy
Mr. Rubio
Mrs. Hyde-Smith
Mr. Leahy
Mrs. Murray
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Reed
Mr. Tester
Mr. Udall
Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Merkley
Mr. Coons
Mr. Schatz
Ms. Baldwin
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Manchin
Mr. Van Hollen

 COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that the Committee 
report on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any 
statute or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the 
statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and 
(b) a comparative print of that part of the bill or joint 
resolution making the amendment and of the statute or part 
thereof proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through 
type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate 
typographical devices the omissions and insertions which would 
be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 
recommended by the Committee.''
    In compliance with this rule, changes in existing law 
proposed to be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing 
law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is 
printed in italic; and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman.

              TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE

                     Chapter 32--Foreign Assistance

              Subchapter II--Military Assistance and Sales

                      PART II--MILITARY ASSISTANCE

Sec. 2321h. Stockpiling of defense articles for foreign countries

(b) Fiscal year limits on new stockpiles or additions to 
            existing stockpiles located in foreign countries

    (1) * * *

    (2)(A) The value of such additions to stockpiles of defense 
articles in foreign countries shall not exceed $200,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, [and 
2019] 2019, and 2020.
                                ------                                

      FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
              APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1990, PUBLIC LAW 101-167

    Sec. 599D. (a) In General. --* * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (b) Establishment of Categories.--

            (1) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

            (3) Within the number of admissions of refugees 
        allocated for for each of fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 
        1992 for refugees who are nationals of the Soviet Union 
        under section 207(a)(3) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act and within the number of such 
        admissions allocated for each of fiscal years 1993, 
        1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 
        2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 
        2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, [and 2018] 2018, 
        and 2019 for refugees who are nationals of the 
        independent states of the former Soviet Union, Estonia, 
        Latvia, and Lithuania under such section, 
        notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
        President shall allocate one thousand of such 
        admissions for such fiscal year to refugees who are 
        within the category of aliens described in paragraph 
        (2)(B).

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (e) Period of Application.--

            (1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on 
        the date of the enactment of this Act and shall only 
        apply to applications for refugee status submitted 
        before October 1, [2018] 2019.

            (2) Subsection (c) shall apply to decisions made 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act and before 
        October 1, [2018] 2019.

            (3) Subsection (d) shall take effect on the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and shall only apply to 
        reapplications for refugee status submitted before 
        October 1, [2018] 2019.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    Sec. 599E. (a) In General. --* * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--* * *

            (1) * * *

            (2) was inspected and granted parole into the 
        United States during the period beginning on August 15, 
        1988, and ending on September 30, [2018] 2019, after 
        being denied refugee status.
                                ------                                

   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005, PUBLIC LAW 108-287

                         TITLE X--OTHER MATTERS

                               CHAPTER 2

   BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

                    General Provisions, This Chapter

    Sec. 12001. (a)(1) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (d) No transfer may be made under the authority of this 
section after September 30, [2019] 2020.
                                ------                                

                CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017, 
                           PUBLIC LAW 115-31

   DIVISION J--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
                   PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                        GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES

    Sec. 7058.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (c) Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks.--
            (1) Emergency reserve fund.--Of the funds 
        appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Global 
        Health Programs'', $70,000,000 shall be made available 
        for an Emergency Reserve Fund to address emerging 
        health threats, and shall remain available until 
        expended: Provided, That such funds shall be in 
        addition to funds otherwise available for such 
        purposes, and may be transferred to, and merged with, 
        funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
        ``International Disaster Assistance'' for the purposes 
        of this paragraph: Provided further, That such funds 
        may only be made available if the [Secretary of State] 
        Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development determines and reports to the 
        Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national 
        interest to respond to an emerging health threat that 
        poses severe threats to human health.

                        BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL

  PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(A), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
                                                     AMENDED
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Budget authority               Outlays
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
                                                               Committee    Amount  in   Committee    Amount  in
                                                               allocation      bill      allocation      bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee
 allocation for 2019: Subcommittee on State, Foreign
 Operations, and Related Programs:
    Mandatory...............................................          159          159          159       \1\159
    Discretionary...........................................       46,418       54,418       47,866    \1\50,153
        Security............................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
        Nonsecurity.........................................       46,418       54,418           NA           NA
Projections of outlays associated with the recommendation:
    2019....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........    \2\18,485
    2020....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........       12,658
    2021....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........        9,813
    2022....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........        5,755
    2023 and future years...................................  ...........  ...........  ...........        7,170
Financial assistance to State and local governments for                NA  ...........           NA  ...........
 2019.......................................................
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
 
NA: Not applicable.
 
NOTE.--Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill as an emergency requirement and for overseas
  contingency operations and in accordance with subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii) of section 251(b)(2) of the
  BBEDCA of 1985, the Committee anticipates that the Budget Committee will provide, at the appropriate time, a
  302(a) allocation for the Committee on Appropriations reflecting an upward adjustment of $8,000,000,000 in
  budget authority plus the associated outlays.

  COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
                                                                        YEAR 2019
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                        Senate Committee recommendation
                                                                                                                            compared  with (+ or -)
                             Item                                     2018         Budget estimate      Committee    -----------------------------------
                                                                  appropriation                      recommendation         2018
                                                                                                                        appropriation    Budget estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
 
                      Department of State
 
               Administration of Foreign Affairs
 
Diplomatic programs...........................................        4,363,688         4,415,813         4,502,663          +138,975           +86,850
    Worldwide security protection.............................        1,380,752         3,698,124         1,441,777           +61,025        -2,256,347
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Diplomatic programs..............................        5,744,440         8,113,937         5,944,440          +200,000        -2,169,497
                                                               =========================================================================================
Capital investment fund.......................................          103,400            92,770            92,770           -10,630   ................
Office of Inspector General...................................           77,629           142,200            77,629   ................          -64,571
Educational and cultural exchange programs....................          646,143           159,000           690,585           +44,442          +531,585
    (By transfer).............................................  ................  ................          (19,500)         (+19,500)         (+19,500)
Representation expenses.......................................            8,030             7,000             8,030   ................           +1,030
Protection of foreign missions and officials..................           30,890            25,890            30,890   ................           +5,000
Embassy security, construction, and maintenance...............          765,459           738,006           790,100           +24,641           +52,094
    Worldwide security upgrades...............................        1,477,237           919,537         1,126,304          -350,933          +206,767
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Embassy security.................................        2,242,696         1,657,543         1,916,404          -326,292          +258,861
                                                               =========================================================================================
Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service............            7,885             7,885             7,885   ................  ................
 
Repatriation Loans Program Account:
    Direct loans subsidy......................................            1,300             1,300             1,300   ................  ................
Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan...................           31,963            26,312            31,963   ................           +5,651
    (By transfer).............................................  ................  ................           (1,000)          (+1,000)          (+1,000)
International Chancery Center, Washington, District of                      743               743               743   ................  ................
 Columbia.....................................................
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund.          158,900           158,900           158,900   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Administration of Foreign Affairs................        9,054,019        10,393,480         8,961,539           -92,480        -1,431,941
                                                               =========================================================================================
                  International Organizations
 
Contributions to international organizations, current year            1,371,168         1,095,045         1,344,135           -27,033          +249,090
 assessment...................................................
Contributions for international peacekeeping activities,                414,624         1,196,108           716,425          +301,801          -479,683
 current year assessment......................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, International Organizations......................        1,785,792         2,291,153         2,060,560          +274,768          -230,593
                                                               =========================================================================================
                   International Commissions
 
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and
 Mexico:
    Salaries and expenses.....................................           48,134            45,173            48,134   ................           +2,961
    Construction..............................................           29,400            26,042            29,400   ................           +3,358
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Boundary and Water Commission....................           77,534            71,215            77,534   ................           +6,319
                                                               =========================================================================================
American sections, international commissions..................           13,258            12,184            13,258   ................           +1,074
International fisheries commissions...........................           46,356            33,906            50,651            +4,295           +16,745
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, International commissions........................          137,148           117,305           141,443            +4,295           +24,138
                                                               =========================================================================================
                        Related Agency
 
                Broadcasting Board of Governors
 
International broadcasting operations.........................          797,986           656,342           804,486            +6,500          +148,144
    (By transfer).............................................  ................  ................           (2,500)          (+2,500)          (+2,500)
Reappropriation of surge capacity funds.......................  ................            3,000   ................  ................           -3,000
Broadcasting capital improvements.............................            9,700             4,791             9,700   ................           +4,909
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Broadcasting Board of Governors..................          807,686           664,133           814,186            +6,500          +150,053
                                                               =========================================================================================
                       Related Programs
 
The Asia Foundation...........................................           17,000   ................           17,000   ................          +17,000
United States Institute of Peace, Operating expenses..........           37,884            20,000            37,884   ................          +17,884
Center for Middle Eastern-Western dialogue....................              140               185               185               +45   ................
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship program........................              158               190               190               +32   ................
Israeli Arab scholarship program..............................               65                68                68                +3   ................
East-West Center..............................................           16,700   ................           16,700   ................          +16,700
National Endowment for Democracy..............................          170,000            67,275           170,000   ................         +102,725
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Related programs.................................          241,947            87,718           242,027               +80          +154,309
                                                               =========================================================================================
                       Other Commissions
 
 Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................              675               675               675   ................  ................
 
         Commission on International Religious Freedom
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            4,500             4,500             4,500   ................  ................
 
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            2,579             2,579             2,579   ................  ................
 
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of
                             China
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            2,000             2,000             2,000   ................  ................
 
 United States--China Economic and Security Review Commission
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            3,500             3,500             3,500   ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title I, Department of State and Related Agency..       12,039,846        13,567,043        12,233,009          +193,163        -1,334,034
          Appropriations......................................      (12,039,846)      (13,564,043)      (12,233,009)        (+193,163)      (-1,331,034)
      (By transfer)...........................................  ................  ................          (23,000)         (+23,000)         (+23,000)
                                                               =========================================================================================
 TITLE II--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
             ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
 
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
Operating expenses, USAID.....................................        1,189,609         1,114,920         1,298,914          +109,305          +183,994
Capital Investment Fund.......................................          197,100           190,900           225,000           +27,900           +34,100
Office of Inspector General, USAID............................           72,800            71,500            73,000              +200            +1,500
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title II, Administration of Foreign Assistance...        1,459,509         1,377,320         1,596,914          +137,405          +219,594
                                                               =========================================================================================
           TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
 
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
Global Health Programs:
    U.S. Agency for International Development.................        3,020,000         1,927,500         3,072,000           +52,000        +1,144,500
    Department of State.......................................        5,670,000         4,775,101         5,720,000           +50,000          +944,899
    (Global fund contribution)................................       (1,350,000)         (925,101)       (1,350,000)  ................        (+424,899)
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Global Health Programs...........................        8,690,000         6,702,601         8,792,000          +102,000        +2,089,399
                                                               =========================================================================================
Development assistance........................................        3,000,000   ................        3,000,000   ................       +3,000,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Development Assistance...........................        3,000,000   ................        3,000,000   ................       +3,000,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
International disaster assistance.............................        2,696,534         3,557,412         3,801,034        +1,104,500          +243,622
Transition initiatives........................................           30,000            87,043            30,000   ................          -57,043
Complex Crises fund...........................................           10,000   ................           30,000           +20,000           +30,000
 
Development Credit Authority:
    (By transfer).............................................          (55,000)          (60,000)          (55,000)  ................          (-5,000)
    Administrative expenses...................................           10,000   ................           10,000   ................          +10,000
Economic Support Fund.........................................        1,816,731   ................        2,853,925        +1,037,194        +2,853,925
Economic Support and Development Fund.........................  ................        5,063,125   ................  ................       -5,063,125
 
Democracy Fund:
    Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Department of State......          150,375   ................          165,000           +14,625          +165,000
    Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian                      65,125   ................           67,795            +2,670           +67,795
     Assistance, USAID........................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Democracy Fund...................................          215,500   ................          232,795           +17,295          +232,795
                                                               =========================================================================================
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia...............          750,334   ................          770,334           +20,000          +770,334
 
                      Department of State
 
Migration and refugee assistance..............................          927,802         2,800,375         2,938,024        +2,010,222          +137,649
    (By transfer).............................................  ................  ................          (18,000)         (+18,000)         (+18,000)
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.            1,000   ................            1,000   ................           +1,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Department of State..............................          928,802         2,800,375         2,939,024        +2,010,222          +138,649
                                                               =========================================================================================
                     Independent Agencies
 
Peace Corps...................................................          410,000           396,200           410,000   ................          +13,800
Millenium Challenge Corporation...............................          905,000           800,000           905,000   ................         +105,000
Inter-American Foundation.....................................           22,500             3,482            22,500   ................          +19,018
United States African Development Foundation..................           30,000             4,623            30,000   ................          +25,377
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Independent Agencies.............................        1,367,500         1,204,305         1,367,500   ................         +163,195
                                                               =========================================================================================
                  Department of the Treasury
 
International Affairs Technical Assistance....................           30,000            30,000            30,000   ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title III, Bilateral economic assistance.........       19,545,401        19,444,861        23,856,612        +4,311,211        +4,411,751
          Appropriations......................................      (19,545,401)      (19,444,861)      (23,856,612)      (+4,311,211)      (+4,411,751)
      (By transfer)...........................................          (55,000)          (60,000)          (73,000)         (+18,000)         (+13,000)
                                                               =========================================================================================
          TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
 
                      Department of State
 
International narcotics control and law enforcement...........          950,845           880,350           986,945           +36,100          +106,595
Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related                  655,467           690,306           640,080           -15,387           -50,226
 programs.....................................................
Peacekeeping operations.......................................          212,712           291,380           152,212           -60,500          -139,168
 
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
International Military Education and Training.................          110,875            95,000           110,680              -195           +15,680
 
Foreign Military Financing Program:
    Grants:
        Israel................................................        3,100,000         3,300,000         3,300,000          +200,000   ................
        Egypt.................................................        1,300,000         1,300,000         1,000,000          -300,000          -300,000
        Other.................................................        1,271,613           747,000         1,175,613           -96,000          +428,613
        (Limitation on Administrative Expenses)...............          (75,000)          (70,000)          (75,000)  ................          (+5,000)
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Foreign Military Financing Program...........        5,671,613         5,347,000         5,475,613          -196,000          +128,613
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title IV, Security assistance....................        7,601,512         7,304,036         7,365,530          -235,982           +61,494
                                                               =========================================================================================
               TITLE V--MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE
 
                    Multilateral Assistance
 
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
International Organizations and Programs......................          339,000   ................          358,750           +19,750          +358,750
 
             International Financial Institutions
 
                       World Bank Group
 
Global Environment Facility...................................          139,575            68,300           136,563            -3,012           +68,263
International Development Association.........................        1,097,010         1,097,010         1,099,010            +2,000            +2,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, World Bank Group.................................        1,236,585         1,165,310         1,235,573            -1,012           +70,263
                                                               =========================================================================================
                 Asian Development Bank Group
 
Asian Development Fund........................................           47,395            47,395            47,395   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Asian Development Fund...........................           47,395            47,395            47,395   ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
                African Development Bank Group
 
African Development Bank Paid in capital......................           32,418            32,417            32,417                -1   ................
    (Limitation on callable capital)..........................         (507,861)         (507,861)         (507,861)  ................  ................
African Development Fund......................................          171,300           171,300           171,300   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, African Development Bank.........................          203,718           203,717           203,717                -1   ................
 
International Fund for Agricultural Development...............           30,000   ................           30,000   ................          +30,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, International Financial Institutions.............        1,517,698         1,416,422         1,516,685            -1,013          +100,263
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title V, Multilateral assistance.................        1,856,698         1,416,422         1,875,435           +18,737          +459,013
          (Limitation on callable capital)....................         (507,861)         (507,861)         (507,861)  ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
          TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
 
            Export-Import Bank of the United States
 
Administrative expenses.......................................          110,000            90,000           110,000   ................          +20,000
Inspector General.............................................            5,700             4,750             5,700   ................             +950
Offsetting collections........................................         -254,700          -215,000          -205,000           +49,700           +10,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Export-Import Bank of the United States..........         -139,000          -120,250           -89,300           +49,700           +30,950
                                                               =========================================================================================
            Overseas Private Investment Corporation
 
Noncredit account:
    Administrative expenses...................................           79,200   ................           79,200   ................          +79,200
    Insurance fees and other offsetting collections...........         -350,000   ................         -415,000           -65,000          -415,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................         -270,800   ................         -335,800           -65,000          -335,800
 
Program account...............................................           20,000   ................           20,000   ................          +20,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Overseas Private Investment Corporation..........         -250,800   ................         -315,800           -65,000          -315,800
                                                               =========================================================================================
              US Development Finance Institution
 
Administrative expenses.......................................  ................           96,000   ................  ................          -96,000
Credit subsidy or other programming...........................  ................           22,000   ................  ................          -22,000
Offsetting collections........................................  ................         -415,000   ................  ................         +415,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, US Development Finance Institution...............  ................         -297,000   ................  ................         +297,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
Trade and Development Agency..................................           79,500            12,105            79,500   ................          +67,395
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title VI, Export and investment assistance.......         -310,300          -405,145          -325,600           -15,300           +79,545
                                                               =========================================================================================
                 TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 7078 (a) INCLE Rescission................................  ................  ................          -14,000           -14,000           -14,000
Sec. 7078(b) FMS Rescission...................................  ................  ................          -11,000           -11,000           -11,000
Development Assistance rescission (Sec. 7069(a))..............          -23,766   ................  ................          +23,766   ................
Unobligated balances of EXIM Carryover receipts (Rescission)..          -10,000           -23,412   ................          +10,000           +23,412
Sec. 7066 Zika/Ebola Funds Transfer...........................  ................           50,000   ................  ................          -50,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title VII, General Provisions....................          -33,766            26,588           -25,000            +8,766           -51,588
          Rescissions.........................................         (-33,766)         (-23,412)         (-25,000)          (+8,766)          (-1,588)
                                                               =========================================================================================
   TITLE VIII--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON
                     TERRORISM (OCO/GWOT)
 
Diplomatic programs (OCO/GWOT)................................        2,975,971          -301,200         2,975,971   ................       +3,277,171
    (Worldwide security protection) (OCO/GWOT)................       (2,376,122)  ................       (2,376,122)  ................      (+2,376,122)
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................        2,975,971          -301,200         2,975,971   ................       +3,277,171
 
Office of Inspector General (OCO/GWOT)........................           68,100   ................           68,100   ................          +68,100
Embassy security, construction, and maintenance (OCO/GWOT)....           71,778   ................  ................          -71,778   ................
Contributions to int'l organizations (OCO/GWOT)...............           96,240   ................           96,240   ................          +96,240
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities (OCO/           967,456   ................          967,456   ................         +967,456
 GWOT)........................................................
Operating expenses of USAID (OCO/GWOT)........................          158,067   ................          158,067   ................         +158,067
 
USAID Office of Inspector General:
    OIG (OCO/GWOT)............................................            2,500   ................            2,500   ................           +2,500
    International Disaster Assistance (OCO/GWOT)..............        1,588,778   ................          584,278        -1,004,500          +584,278
Transition Initiatives (OCO/GWOT).............................           62,043   ................           62,043   ................          +62,043
Complex Crises fund (OCO/GWOT)................................           20,000   ................  ................          -20,000   ................
Economic Support Fund (OCO/GWOT)..............................        2,152,122   ................        1,167,622          -984,500        +1,167,622
Migration and Refugee assistance (MRA) (OCO/GWOT).............        2,431,198   ................          493,976        -1,937,222          +493,976
International narcotics control and law enforcement (OCO/GWOT)          417,951   ................          417,951   ................         +417,951
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related                  220,583   ................          220,583   ................         +220,583
 programs [NADR] (OCO/GWOT)...................................
Peacekeeping Operations [PKO] (OCO/GWOT)......................          325,213   ................          325,213   ................         +325,213
Foreign Military Financing program (OCO/GWOT).................          460,000   ................          460,000   ................         +460,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, Title VIII, OCO/GWOT.............................       12,018,000          -301,200         8,000,000        -4,018,000        +8,301,200
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Grand Total.............................................       54,176,900        42,429,925        54,576,900          +400,000       +12,146,975
          Appropriations......................................      (42,192,666)      (42,751,537)      (46,601,900)      (+4,409,234)      (+3,850,363)
          Overseas contingency operations, This bill..........      (12,018,000)        (-301,200)       (8,000,000)      (-4,018,000)      (+8,301,200)
          Rescissions.........................................         (-33,766)         (-23,412)         (-25,000)          (+8,766)          (-1,588)
          (Limitation on administrative expenses).............          (75,000)          (70,000)          (75,000)  ................          (+5,000)
          (Limitation on callable capital)....................         (507,861)         (507,861)         (507,861)  ................  ................
      (By transfer)...........................................          (55,000)          (60,000)          (96,000)         (+41,000)         (+36,000)
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