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Union Calendar No. 457 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8771 

[Report No. 118–554] 

Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2024 

Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. 


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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

5 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro6 grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and 

7 for other purposes, namely: 

8 TITLE I 

9 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 

10 AGENCY 

11 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

12 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

13 DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS

14 For necessary expenses of the Department of State 

15 and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, includ16 ing for training, human resources management, and sala17 ries, including employment without regard to civil service 

18 and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis 

19 (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 

20 of the United States Information and Educational Ex21 change Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 36); for the 

22 regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 

23 activities as authorized by law; for the functional bureaus 

24 of the Department of State, including representation to 

25 certain international organizations in which the United 


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1 States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant 

2 to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts 

3 of Congress, general administration, and arms control, 

4 nonproliferation, and disarmament activities as author5 ized; and for security activities, $8,406,887,000, of which 

6 $671,726,000 may remain available until September 30, 

7 2026, and of which $3,928,712,000 is for Worldwide Se8 curity Protection, which may remain available until ex9 pended, and of which up to $818,168,000 is for Diplo10 matic Policy and Support. 

11 CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS

12 Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border 

13 Security Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year 

14 pursuant to section 7069(e) of the Department of State, 

15 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria16 tions Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103), 

17 $491,000,000 shall be available until expended for the 

18 purposes of such account, including to reduce passport 

19 backlogs and reduce visa wait times: Provided, That the 

20 Secretary of State may by regulation authorize State offi21 cials or the United States Postal Service to collect and 

22 retain the execution fee for each application for a passport 

23 accepted by such officials or by that Service. 


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1 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

2 For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 

3 Fund, as authorized, $389,000,000, to remain available 

4 until expended. 

5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

7 General, $137,800,000, of which $28,650,000 may remain 

8 available until September 30, 2026, and of which 

9 $26,800,000 may remain available until September 30, 

10 2026 for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 

11 Reconstruction (SIGAR): Provided, That funds appro12 priated under this heading are made available notwith13 standing section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 

14 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspec15 tions: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 

16 this heading that are made available for the printing and 

17 reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed amounts for 

18 such costs during the prior fiscal year. 

19 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

20 For necessary expenses of educational and cultural 

21 exchange programs, as authorized, $720,946,000, to re22 main available until expended, of which not less than 

23 $287,800,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program: Pro24 vided, That fees or other payments received from, or in 

25 connection with, English teaching, educational advising 


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1 and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs 

2 as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain 

3 available until expended: Provided further, That any sub4 stantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to pro5 grams funded under this heading in this Act shall be sub6 ject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 

7 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

8 REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

9 For representation expenses as authorized, 

10 $7,415,000. 

11 PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

12 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to 

13 enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary 

14 protective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain 

15 available until September 30, 2026. 

16 EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

17 For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 

18 Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), 

19 preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real 

20 property that are owned or leased by the Department of 

21 State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail22 able, the Harry S Truman Building, $945,210,000, to re23 main available until September 30, 2029, of which not to 

24 exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation 

25 expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds 


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1 appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acqui2 sition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other de3 partments and agencies of the United States Government. 

4 In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up5 grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 

6 $1,012,611,000, to remain available until expended. 

7 EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR

8 SERVICE

9 For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 

10 State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo11 matic and Consular Service, as authorized, $8,885,000, to 

12 remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 

13 $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

14 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 

15 Loans Program Account’’. 

16 REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

17 For the cost of direct loans, $1,800,000, as author18 ized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modi19 fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 

20 Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 

21 such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 

22 the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 

23 $5,823,626. 


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1 PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

2 For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela3 tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $38,218,000. 

4 INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF

5 COLUMBIA

6 Not to exceed $1,879,587 shall be derived from fees 

7 collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 

8 facilities at the International Center in accordance with 

9 section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90– 

10 553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 

11 Act, $745,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized 

12 by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in 

13 that section. 

14 PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND

15 DISABILITY FUND

16 For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 

17 Disability Fund, as authorized, $60,000,000. 

18 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

19 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

20 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

21 to meet annual obligations of membership in international 

22 multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 

23 pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven24 tions, or specific Acts of Congress, $269,614,000: Pro25 vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 


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1 the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 

2 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 

3 transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 

4 recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 

5 the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 

6 That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees 

7 on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an 

8 emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 

9 United Nations action to increase funding for any United 

10 Nations program without identifying an offsetting de11 crease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 

12 further, That any payment of arrearages under this head13 ing shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed 

14 upon by the United States and the respective international 

15 organization and shall be subject to the regular notifica16 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro17 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 

18 this heading shall be available for a United States con19 tribution to an international organization for the United 

20 States share of interest costs made known to the United 

21 States Government by such organization for loans in22 curred on or after October 1, 1984, through external bor23 rowings. 


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1 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING

2 ACTIVITIES

3 For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex4 penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 

5 the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 

6 security, $1,068,900,000, of which $534,450,000 may re7 main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 

8 none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obli9 gated or expended for any new or expanded United Na10 tions peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in ad11 vance of voting for such mission in the United Nations 

12 Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance 

13 as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are 

14 notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mis15 sion, the objectives of the mission, the national interest 

16 that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the 

17 sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or trans18 fers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or ex19 panded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal 

20 years: Provided further, That none of the funds appro21 priated under this heading may be made available for obli22 gation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 

23 to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 

24 mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is imple25 menting effective policies and procedures to prevent 


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1 United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and 

2 peacekeeping troops serving in such mission from traf3 ficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or 

4 committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other 

5 violations of human rights, and to hold accountable indi6 viduals who engage in such acts while participating in 

7 such mission, including prosecution in their home coun8 tries and making information about such prosecutions 

9 publicly available on the website of the United Nations: 

10 Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work 

11 with the United Nations and foreign governments contrib12 uting peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 

13 procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated 

14 human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be avail15 able for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of 

16 State determines that United States manufacturers and 

17 suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide 

18 equipment, services, and material for United Nations 

19 peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to for20 eign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That 

21 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail22 able under this heading may be used for any United Na23 tions peacekeeping mission that will involve United States 

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1 sors have submitted to the President a recommendation 

2 that such involvement is in the national interest of the 

3 United States and the President has submitted to Con4 gress such a recommendation: Provided further, That any 

5 payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act 

6 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 

7 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

8 the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations 

9 and members of the United Nations Security Council to 

10 evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping missions, and to con11 sider a draw down when mission goals have been substan12 tially achieved. 

13 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

14 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

15 to meet obligations of the United States arising under 

16 treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 

17 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 

18 UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

19 For necessary expenses for the United States Section 

20 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 

21 United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli22 cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 

23 $6,000 for representation expenses, as follows: 


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1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2 For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

3 $81,800,000, of which $12,270,000 may remain available 

4 until September 30, 2026. 

5 CONSTRUCTION

6 For detailed plan preparation and construction of au7 thorized projects, $168,550,000, to remain available until 

8 expended, as authorized: Provided, That of the funds ap9 propriated under this heading in this Act and prior Acts 

10 making appropriations for the Department of State, for11 eign operations, and related programs for the United 

12 States Section, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, 

13 and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading 

14 ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the purposes of the 

15 United States Section, which shall be subject to prior con16 sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 

17 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

18 such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 

19 authority provided in this Act. 

20 AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

21 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 

22 the International Joint Commission and the International 

23 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au24 thorized by treaties between the United States and Can25 ada or Great Britain, and for grant programs of the North 


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1 American Development Bank, including technical assist2 ance grants and the Community Assistance Program, 

3 $17,300,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 

4 under this heading for the International Joint Commis5 sion, up to $1,250,000 may remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2026, and up to $9,000 may be made available 

7 for representation expenses: Provided further, That of the 

8 amount provided under this heading for the International 

9 Boundary Commission, up to $1,000 may be made avail10 able for representation expenses. 

11 INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

12 For necessary expenses for international fisheries 

13 commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 

14 law, $65,719,000: Provided, That the United States share 

15 of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com16 missions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United 

17 States Code. 

18 RELATED AGENCY 

19 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA

20 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

21 For necessary expenses to enable the United States 

22 Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to 

23 carry out international communication activities, and to 

24 make and supervise grants for radio, Internet, and tele25 vision broadcasting to the Middle East, $798,196,000, of 


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1 which $39,910,000 may remain available until September 

2 30, 2026: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 

3 this heading, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made 

4 available for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB): Pro5 vided further, That funds made available pursuant to the 

6 previous proviso shall be made available for medium- and 

7 short-wave broadcasting at not less than the fiscal year 

8 2024 level and in a manner able to reach all provinces 

9 in Cuba with daily programming: Provided further, That 

10 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur11 poses, up to $75,708,000 of the amount appropriated 

12 under this heading may remain available until expended 

13 for satellite transmissions, global network distribution, 

14 and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than 

15 $43,500,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: Pro16 vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 

17 heading and made available for the Open Technology 

18 Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 

19 for grants for innovative methods to reach audiences in20 side of Cuba: Provided further, That such funds are in ad21 dition to amounts otherwise made available for such pur22 poses: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

23 under this heading and made available for USAGM net24 works, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 

25 for programming produced about Cuba by OCB, which are 


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1 in addition to funds otherwise made available for OCB: 

2 Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated 

3 under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used 

4 for representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be 

5 used for such expenses within the United States as author6 ized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for represen7 tation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Pro8 vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 

9 shall be made available in accordance with the principles 

10 and standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b) of the 

11 United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 

12 U.S.C. 6202) and section 305(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 

13 6204): Provided further, That the USAGM Chief Execu14 tive Officer shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 

15 within 15 days of any determination by the USAGM that 

16 any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organi17 zations, provides an open platform for international ter18 rorists or those who support international terrorism, or 

19 is in violation of the principles and standards set forth 

20 in section 303(a) and (b) of such Act or the entity’s jour21 nalistic code of ethics: Provided further, That in addition 

22 to funds made available under this heading, and notwith23 standing any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in 

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1 national organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts 

2 from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the 

3 International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available 

4 until expended for carrying out authorized purposes: Pro5 vided further, That significant modifications to USAGM 

6 broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including 

7 changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium 

8 wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all USAGM 

9 language services shall be subject to the regular notifica10 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

11 BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

12 For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preser13 vation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, 

14 and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, 

15 and installation of necessary equipment for radio, tele16 vision, and digital transmission and reception, including 

17 to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, 

18 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur19 poses, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as 

20 authorized. 

21 RELATED PROGRAMS 

22 THE ASIA FOUNDATION

23 For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 

24 by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 

25 $19,580,000, to remain available until expended. 


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1 UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

2 For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 

3 of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of 

4 Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $55,000,000, to re5 main available until September 30, 2026, which shall not 

6 be used for construction activities. 

7 CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE

8 TRUST FUND

9 For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle 

10 Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by 

11 section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 

12 State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

13 Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the inter14 est and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before Sep15 tember 30, 2025, to remain available until expended. 

16 EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

17 For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel18 lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 

19 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 

20 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 

21 the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 

22 Fund on or before September 30, 2025, to remain avail23 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap24 propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 

25 compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 


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1 the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 

2 section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for pur3 poses which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 

4 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including the re5 strictions on compensation for personal services. 

6 ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

7 For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar8 ship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 

9 Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 

10 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note), all interest and earnings accruing 

11 to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before Sep12 tember 30, 2025, to remain available until expended. 

13 EAST-WEST CENTER

14 To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car15 rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and 

16 Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 

17 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 

18 Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha19 waii, $19,580,000. 

20 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

21 For grants made by the Department of State to the 

22 National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 

23 National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 

24 4412), $315,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

25 of which $210,316,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 


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1 and customary manner, including for the core institutes, 

2 and $104,684,000 shall be for democracy programs: Pro3 vided, That the requirements of section 7062(a) of this 

4 Act shall not apply to funds made available under this 

5 heading. 

6 OTHER COMMISSIONS 

7 COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S

8 HERITAGE ABROAD

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 

11 Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, as authorized 

12 by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, 

13 $770,000, of which $115,500 may remain available until 

14 September 30, 2026: Provided, That the Commission may 

15 procure temporary, intermittent, and other services not16 withstanding paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such 

17 chapter: Provided further, That such authority shall termi18 nate on October 1, 2025: Provided further, That the Com19 mission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 

20 prior to exercising such authority. 

21 UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL

22 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses for the United States Com25 mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 


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1 by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 

2 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,850,000, to remain 

3 available until September 30, 2026, including not more 

4 than $4,000 for representation expenses. 

5 COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN

6 EUROPE

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu9 rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 

10 Law 94–304 (22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $3,059,000, includ11 ing not more than $6,000 for representation expenses, to 

12 remain available until September 30, 2026. 

13 CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE

14 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu17 tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au18 thorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 

19 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,300,000, including not 

20 more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 

21 available until September 30, 2026. 


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1 UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY

2 REVIEW COMMISSION

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the United States-China 

5 Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 

6 by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 

7 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 

8 $4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen9 tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 

10 2026: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi11 tations, and conditions contained in the second through 

12 fifth provisos under this heading in the Department of 

13 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro14 priations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) 

15 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2025 and shall 

16 apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 

17 TITLE II 

18 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

19 DEVELOPMENT 

20 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

21 OPERATING EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

23 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

24 $1,214,808,000, of which up to $182,221,000 may remain 

25 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That none 


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1 of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 

2 the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title may 

3 be made available to finance the construction (including 

4 architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 

5 lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for 

6 International Development, unless the USAID Adminis7 trator has identified such proposed use of funds in a re8 port submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at 

9 least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such pur10 poses: Provided further, That contracts or agreements en11 tered into with funds appropriated under this heading may 

12 entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds 

13 through the following fiscal year: Provided further, That 

14 the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign As15 sistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary 

16 of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chap17 ter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in 

18 accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided 

19 further, That of the funds appropriated or made available 

20 under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be avail21 able for representation and entertainment expenses, of 

22 which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertain23 ment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 shall be for 

24 official residence expenses, for USAID during the current 

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1 priated under this heading, up to $20,000,000 may be 

2 transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated or 

3 otherwise made available in title II of this Act under the 

4 heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’, subject to prior con5 sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 

6 the Committees on Appropriations. 

7 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

8 For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 

9 related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 

10 of information technology and related capital investments, 

11 pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

12 1961, $259,100,000, to remain available until expended: 

13 Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other14 wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 

15 funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 

16 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com17 mittees on Appropriations. 

18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

19 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

20 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

21 $90,000,000, of which up to $19,500,000 may remain 

22 available until September 30, 2026, for the Office of In23 spector General of the United States Agency for Inter24 national Development. 


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1 TITLE III 

2 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

3 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

4 For necessary expenses to enable the President to 

5 carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

6 1961, and for other purposes, as follows: 

7 GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

8 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

9 of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 

10 Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to 

11 funds otherwise available for such purposes, 

12 $3,623,712,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2028, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 

14 United States Agency for International Development: Pro15 vided, That this amount shall be made available for train16 ing, equipment, and technical assistance to build the ca17 pacity of public health institutions and organizations in 

18 developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child 

19 survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization 

20 and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, 

21 water and sanitation programs which directly address the 

22 needs of mothers and children, and related education pro23 grams; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned 

24 by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the preven25 tion, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, 


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1 tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases 

2 including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to 

3 communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including 

4 children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster pre5 paredness training for health crises; (7) programs to pre6 vent, prepare for, and respond to unanticipated and 

7 emerging global health threats; and (8) family planning/ 

8 reproductive health: Provided further, That funds appro9 priated under this paragraph may be made available for 

10 a United States contribution to The GAVI Alliance: Pro11 vided further, That none of the funds made available in 

12 this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appro13 priations Acts may be made available to any organization 

14 or program which, as determined by the President of the 

15 United States, supports or participates in the manage16 ment of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary 

17 sterilization: Provided further, That any determination 

18 made under the previous proviso must be made not later 

19 than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

20 and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria uti21 lized to make the determination: Provided further, That 

22 none of the funds made available under this Act may be 

23 used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method 

24 of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person 

25 to practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing in 


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1 this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing 

2 statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 

3 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 

4 That none of the funds made available under this Act may 

5 be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further, 

6 That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing 

7 nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family 

8 planning projects which offer, either directly or through 

9 referral to, or information about access to, a broad range 

10 of family planning methods and services, and that any 

11 such voluntary family planning project shall meet the fol12 lowing requirements: (1) service providers or referral 

13 agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 

14 to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 

15 births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 

16 of a particular method of family planning (this provision 

17 shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 

18 estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur19 poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen20 tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi21 vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep22 tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 

23 target or quota of total number of births, number of fam24 ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 

25 of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 


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1 or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 

2 any program of general welfare or the right of access to 

3 health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 

4 not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 

5 provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor6 mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho7 sen, including those conditions that might render the use 

8 of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 

9 known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 

10 (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep11 tive drugs and devices and medical procedures are pro12 vided only in the context of a scientific study in which 

13 participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 

14 and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 

15 USAID Administrator determines that there has been a 

16 violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), 

17 (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice 

18 of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph 

19 (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the 

20 Committees on Appropriations a report containing a de21 scription of such violation and the corrective action taken 

22 by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants 

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1 scientious commitment to offer only natural family plan2 ning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 

3 with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided 

4 further, That for purposes of this or any other Act author5 izing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, 

6 foreign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘moti7 vate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not 

8 be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with 

9 local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy 

10 options: Provided further, That information provided about 

11 the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that 

12 are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall 

13 be medically accurate and shall include the public health 

14 benefits and failure rates of such use. 

15 In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 

16 provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 

17 prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 

18 HIV/AIDS, $5,645,000,000, to remain available until 

19 September 30, 2029, which shall be apportioned directly 

20 to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro21 priated under this paragraph may be made available, not22 withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 

23 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber24 culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 

25 for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to 


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1 Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): 

2 Provided further, That the amount of such contribution 

3 shall be $1,250,000,000: Provided further, That up to 5 

4 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available 

5 to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2025 may be made avail6 able to USAID for technical assistance related to the ac7 tivities of the Global Fund, subject to the regular notifica8 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro9 vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 

10 paragraph, up to $22,000,000 may be made available, in 

11 addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 

12 for administrative expenses of the United States Global 

13 AIDS Coordinator, which, consistent with prior years, 

14 shall only be made available to support the prevention, 

15 treatment, and control of HIV/AIDS. 

16 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

17 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

18 of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 

19 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 

20 Act of 1961, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until 

21 September 30, 2028: Provided, That funds made available 

22 under this heading shall be apportioned to the United 

23 States Agency for International Development. 


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1 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

2 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

3 of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 

4 international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and recon5 struction assistance, $3,452,362,000, to remain available 

6 until expended: Provided, That funds made available 

7 under this heading shall be apportioned to the United 

8 States Agency for International Development not later 

9 than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

10 TRANSITION INITIATIVES

11 For necessary expenses for international disaster re12 habilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by 

13 the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency 

14 for International Development, pursuant to section 491 of 

15 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and to support transi16 tion to democracy and long-term development of countries 

17 in crisis, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

18 Provided, That such support may include assistance to de19 velop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and 

20 processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the 

21 peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the 

22 USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Com23 mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin24 ning a new, or terminating a, program of assistance: Pro25 vided further, That if the Secretary of State determines 


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1 that it is important to the national interest of the United 

2 States to provide transition assistance in excess of the 

3 amount appropriated under this heading, up to 

4 $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to 

5 carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assist6 ance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading 

7 and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated 

8 under this heading: Provided further, That funds made 

9 available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made 

10 available subject to prior consultation with the Committees 

11 on Appropriations. 

12 COMPLEX CRISES FUND

13 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

14 of section 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title 

15 V of division J of Public Law 116–94), $30,000,000, to 

16 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds ap17 propriated under this heading may be made available not18 withstanding any other provision of law, except sections 

19 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of 

20 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 

21 That funds appropriated under this heading shall be ap22 portioned to the United States Agency for International 

23 Development. 


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1 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

2 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

3 of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

4 1961, $3,430,888,000, to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2028. 

6 DEMOCRACY FUND

7 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

8 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 

9 of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes 

10 of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 

11 U.S.C. 4411), $205,200,000, to remain available until 

12 September 30, 2027, which shall be made available for the 

13 Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of De14 mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 

15 State: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head16 ing that are made available to the National Endowment 

17 for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to 

18 amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such 

19 purposes: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary 

20 for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department 

21 of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropria22 tions prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated 

23 under this paragraph. 

24 For an additional amount for such purposes, 

25 $150,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 


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1 2027, which shall be made available for the Bureau for 

2 Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, United 

3 States Agency for International Development. 

4 ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

5 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

6 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM 

7 Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for 

8 Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Pub9 lic Law 101–179), $770,334,000, to remain available until 

10 September 30, 2028, which shall be available, notwith11 standing any other provision of law, except section 7047 

12 of this Act, for assistance and related programs for coun13 tries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support 

14 Act (22 U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of the SEED Act 

15 of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5402), in addition to funds otherwise 

16 available for such purposes: Provided, That funds appro17 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health 

18 Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Inter19 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ that 

20 are made available for assistance for such countries shall 

21 be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of 

22 the coordinator designated pursuant to section 102 of the 

23 FREEDOM Support Act and section 601 of the SEED 

24 Act of 1989: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

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1 sistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 

2 purposes of making available the administrative authori3 ties contained in that Act for the use of economic assist4 ance: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 

5 heading may be made available for contributions to multi6 lateral initiatives to counter hybrid threats. 

7 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

8 MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

9 For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, 

10 to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions 

11 of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee As12 sistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), and other activi13 ties to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and ex14 penses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the 

15 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); 

16 allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 

17 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of pas18 senger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by sec19 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,453,236,000, 

20 to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

21 funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 

22 $6,500,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling 

23 in Israel. 


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1 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

2 PEACE CORPS

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

5 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including 

6 the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 

7 for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 

8 States, $410,500,000, of which $7,300,000 is for the Of9 fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep10 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 

11 Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 

12 Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps 

13 Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed 

14 $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pur15 suant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 

16 amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas oper17 ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

18 under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail19 able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 

20 $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 

21 Provided further, That in addition to the requirements 

22 under section 7015(a) of this Act, the Peace Corps shall 

23 consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 

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1 tial risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel: Pro2 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 

3 this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided 

4 further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 

5 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to 

6 funds appropriated under this heading. 

7 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

8 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

9 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 

10 et seq.) (MCA), $937,000,000, to remain available until 

11 expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 

12 this heading, up to $146,000,000 may be available for ad13 ministrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Cor14 poration: Provided further, That section 605(e) of the 

15 MCA (22 U.S.C. 7704(e)) shall apply to funds appro16 priated under this heading: Provided further, That funds 

17 appropriated under this heading may be made available 

18 for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursu19 ant to section 609 of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7708) only if 

20 such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obli21 gate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual 

22 agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the 

23 entire amount of the United States Government funding 

24 anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided fur25 ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 


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1 not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representa2 tion and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed 

3 $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 

4 INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

5 For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 

6 the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 

7 provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 

8 of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 

9 30, 2026: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 

10 this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 

11 representation expenses. 

12 UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

13 For necessary expenses to carry out the African De14 velopment Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 

15 22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.), $30,000,000, to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2026, of which not to exceed $2,000 

17 may be available for representation expenses: Provided, 

18 That funds made available to grantees may be invested 

19 pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized 

20 by the Board of Directors of the United States African 

21 Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, 

22 That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 

23 for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not24 withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop25 ment Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in excepVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771

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1 tional circumstances the Board of Directors of the 

2 USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in 

3 that section with respect to a project and a project may 

4 exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase 

5 is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided fur6 ther, That the USADF shall submit a report to the appro7 priate congressional committees after each time such waiv8 er authority is exercised: Provided further, That the 

9 USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance 

10 from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, 

11 buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be nec12 essary to carry out its functions: Provided further, That 

13 the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the 

14 United States Treasury and retain any interest earned on 

15 such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the Afri16 can Development Foundation Act: Provided further, That 

17 the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the 

18 Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for pro19 gram purposes. 

20 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

21 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

22 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

23 of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

24 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro25 vided, That amounts made available under this heading 


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1 may be made available to contract for services as described 

2 in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

3 1961, without regard to the location in which such services 

4 are performed. 

5 DEBT RESTRUCTURING

6 For ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of 

7 the Treasury—Debt Restructuring’’ there is appropriated 

8 $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2028, for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Con10 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 

11 loan guarantees for, or credits extended to, such countries 

12 as the President may determine, including the costs of 

13 selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United 

14 States pursuant to multilateral debt restructurings, in15 cluding Paris Club debt restructurings and the ‘‘Common 

16 Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service 

17 Suspension Initiative’’: Provided, That such amounts may 

18 be used notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

19 TITLE IV 

20 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

21 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW

23 ENFORCEMENT

24 For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 

25 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,566,183,000, to 


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1 remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, 

2 That the Department of State may use the authority of 

3 section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, with4 out regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 

5 from an agency of the United States Government for the 

6 purpose of providing such property to a foreign country 

7 or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of 

8 such Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of 

9 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

10 section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 

11 not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 

12 that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec13 tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 

14 of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 

15 That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 

16 available to support training and technical assistance for 

17 foreign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other ju18 dicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided fur19 ther, That funds made available under this heading that 

20 are transferred to another department, agency, or instru21 mentality of the United States Government pursuant to 

22 section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 val23 ued in excess of $5,000,000, and any agreement made 

24 pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, shall be subject 

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1 on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds made 

2 available under this heading for Program Development 

3 and Support may be made available notwithstanding pre4 obligation requirements contained in this Act, except for 

5 the notification requirements of section 7015. 

6 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND

7 RELATED PROGRAMS

8 For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter9 rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 

10 $921,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

11 2028, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 

12 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 

13 assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 

14 Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act 

15 (22 U.S.C. 5854), section 23 of the Arms Export Control 

16 Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 

17 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded 

18 ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related ac19 tivities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, includ20 ing activities implemented through nongovernmental and 

21 international organizations, and section 301 of the For22 eign Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribu23 tion to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Pre24 paratory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to 

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1 vided, That funds made available under this heading for 

2 the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be 

3 made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law 

4 and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular no5 tification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria6 tions, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relat7 ing to nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons de8 struction, and shall remain available until expended: Pro9 vided further, That such funds may also be used for such 

10 countries other than the Independent States of the former 

11 Soviet Union and international organizations when it is 

12 in the national security interest of the United States to 

13 do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 

14 this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless 

15 the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being de16 nied its right to participate in the activities of that Agen17 cy: Provided further, That funds made available for con18 ventional weapons destruction programs, including 

19 demining and related activities, in addition to funds other20 wise available for such purposes, may be used for adminis21 trative expenses related to the operation and management 

22 of such programs and activities, subject to the regular no23 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria24 tions. 


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1 PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

2 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

3 of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

4 $420,458,000, to remain available until September 30, 

5 2027: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head6 ing may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of the For7 eign Assistance Act of 1961, to provide assistance to en8 hance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, in9 cluding gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping oper10 ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

11 under this heading, not less than $30,000,000 shall be 

12 made available for a United States contribution to the 

13 Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: 

14 Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 

15 heading may be made available to pay assessed expenses 

16 of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia under 

17 the same terms and conditions, as applicable, as funds ap18 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Contributions 

19 for International Peacekeeping Activities’’: Provided fur20 ther, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 

21 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com22 mittees on Appropriations. 


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1 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

2 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

3 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

4 of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

5 $125,425,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2027: Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom mili7 tary education and training may be provided under this 

8 heading may include civilians who are not members of a 

9 government whose participation would contribute to im10 proved civil-military relations, civilian control of the mili11 tary, or respect for human rights: Provided further, That 

12 of the funds appropriated under this heading, $3,500,000 

13 shall remain available until expended to increase the par14 ticipation of women in programs and activities funded 

15 under this heading, following consultation with the Com16 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 

17 funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 

18 $50,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 

19 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

20 For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 

21 President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 

22 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), 

23 $6,828,049,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision 

24 of assistance to foreign countries and international organi25 zations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with 


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1 the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the reg2 ular notification procedures of such Committees, may use 

3 the funds appropriated under this heading to procure de4 fense articles and services to enhance the capacity of for5 eign security forces: Provided further, That funds appro6 priated or otherwise made available under this heading 

7 shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in 

8 section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided fur9 ther, That funds made available under this heading shall 

10 be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with para11 graph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States 

12 Code. 

13 None of the funds made available under this heading 

14 shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 

15 articles, defense services, or design and construction serv16 ices that are not sold by the United States Government 

17 under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 

18 country proposing to make such procurement has first 

19 signed an agreement with the United States Government 

20 specifying the conditions under which such procurement 

21 may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun22 try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub23 mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec24 tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 

25 available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 


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1 any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 

2 unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in3 clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 

4 and international organizations: Provided further, That a 

5 country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 

6 Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO ally des7 ignated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 

8 of 1961 may utilize funds made available under this head9 ing for procurement of defense articles, defense services, 

10 or design and construction services that are not sold by 

11 the United States Government under the Arms Export 

12 Control Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

13 under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate 

14 necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and 

15 services: Provided further, That not more than 

16 $77,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 

17 may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 

18 purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 

19 for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 

20 of administering military assistance and sales, except that 

21 this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 

22 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria23 tions: Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 

24 use funds made available under this heading pursuant to 

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1 ational costs of the Department of State related to mili2 tary assistance and sales, assistance under section 551 of 

3 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and Department of 

4 Defense security assistance programs, in addition to funds 

5 otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 

6 That up to $2,000,000 of the funds made available pursu7 ant to the previous proviso may be used for direct hire 

8 personnel, except that this limitation may be exceeded by 

9 the Secretary of State following consultation with the 

10 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of 

11 the funds made available under this heading for general 

12 costs of administering military assistance and sales, not 

13 to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment ex14 penses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for 

15 representation expenses: Provided further, That not more 

16 than $1,487,254,020 of funds realized pursuant to section 

17 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

18 2761(e)(1)(A)) may be obligated for expenses incurred by 

19 the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2025 pursu20 ant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

21 U.S.C. 2792(b)), except that this limitation may be ex22 ceeded only through the regular notification procedures of 

23 the Committees on Appropriations. 


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1 TITLE V 

2 MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

3 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

4 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

5 For payment to the International Bank for Recon6 struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi7 ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

8 $139,575,000, to remain available until expended. 

9 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR

10 RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

11 For payment to the International Bank for Recon12 struction and Development by the Secretary of the Treas13 ury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of 

14 the increases in capital stock, $206,500,000, to remain 

15 available until expended. 

16 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

17 The United States Governor of the International 

18 Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe 

19 without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion 

20 of the United States share of increases in capital stock 

21 in an amount not to exceed $1,421,275,728.70. 


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1 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2 ASSOCIATION

3 For payment to the International Development Asso4 ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,097,010,000, 

5 to remain available until expended. 

6 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

7 For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 

8 Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

9 $43,610,000, to remain available until expended. 

10 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

11 For payment to the African Development Bank by 

12 the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 

13 of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, 

14 $32,417,000, to remain available until expended. 

15 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

16 The United States Governor of the African Develop17 ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 

18 to the callable capital portion of the United States share 

19 of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed 

20 $856,174,624. 

21 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

22 For payment to the African Development Fund by 

23 the Secretary of the Treasury, $171,300,000, to remain 

24 available until expended. 


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1 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR

2 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

3 For payment to the International Fund for Agricul4 tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

5 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

6 TITLE VI 

7 EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 

8 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

9 INSPECTOR GENERAL

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

11 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

12 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $9,600,000, of 

13 which up to $1,440,000 may remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2026. 

15 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

16 The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au17 thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 

18 funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora19 tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con20 tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi21 tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 

22 States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro23 gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro24 vided, That none of the funds available during the current 

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1 or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, 

2 or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon 

3 state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non4 Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive eco5 nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto6 nated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of 

7 this Act. 

8 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

9 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

10 and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 

11 hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 

12 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not 

13 to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 

14 expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to 

15 exceed $125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may re16 main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 

17 the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, 

18 payment or services provided by transaction participants 

19 for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with 

20 any transaction for which an application for a loan, guar21 antee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided 

22 further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 

23 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection 

24 (a) of such section shall remain in effect until September 

25 30, 2025: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge 


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1 fees for necessary expenses (including special services per2 formed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other 

3 personal services) in connection with the collection of mon4 eys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collat5 eral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction 

6 of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 

7 of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, 

8 or technical aspects of any transaction for which an appli9 cation for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 

10 been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting 

11 transactions: Provided further, That in addition to other 

12 funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees 

13 shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to re14 main available until expended. 

15 PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS

16 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insur17 ance, and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of 

18 the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not 

19 to exceed $15,000,000, to remain available until Sep20 tember 30, 2028: Provided, That such costs, including the 

21 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 

22 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 

23 further, That such funds shall remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2040, for the disbursement of direct loans, 


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1 loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated 

2 in fiscal years 2025 through 2028. 

3 RECEIPTS COLLECTED

4 Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 

5 Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal 

6 Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed 

7 the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as off8 setting collections to this account: Provided, That the 

9 sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 

10 reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col11 lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 

12 from the General Fund estimated at $0. 

13 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

14 FINANCE CORPORATION

15 INSPECTOR GENERAL

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

17 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

18 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $8,000,000, to re19 main available until September 30, 2026. 

20 CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT

21 The United States International Development Fi22 nance Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to 

23 make such expenditures and commitments within the lim24 its of funds and borrowing authority available to the Cor25 poration, and in accordance with the law, and to make 


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1 such expenditures and commitments without regard to fis2 cal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 

3 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying 

4 out the programs for the current fiscal year for the Cor5 poration: Provided, That for necessary expenses of the ac6 tivities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) 

7 of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 

8 of Public Law 115–254) and for administrative expenses 

9 to carry out authorized activities described in section 

10 1434(d) of such Act, $769,029,000: Provided further, 

11 That of the amount provided— 

12 (1) $198,000,000 shall remain available until 

13 September 30, 2027, for administrative expenses to 

14 carry out authorized activities (including an amount 

15 for official reception and representation expenses 

16 which shall not exceed $25,000); and 

17 (2) $571,029,000 shall remain available until 

18 September 30, 2027, for the activities described in 

19 subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 

20 of the BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts ob21 ligated in a fiscal year for activities described in sec22 tion 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available for 

23 disbursement for the term of the underlying project: 

24 Provided further, That amounts made available 

25 under this paragraph may be paid to the ‘‘United 


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1 States International Development Finance Corpora2 tion—Program Account’’ for programs authorized 

3 by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 

4 of the BUILD Act of 2018: 

5 Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursu6 ant to section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject 

7 to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 

8 committees and the regular notification procedures of the 

9 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

10 funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap11 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper12 ations, and related programs for support by the Corpora13 tion in upper-middle income countries shall be subject to 

14 prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: 

15 Provided further, That in fiscal year 2025 collections of 

16 amounts described in section 1434(h) of the BUILD Act 

17 of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 

18 appropriation: Provided further, That such collections col19 lected in fiscal year 2025 in excess of $769,029,000 shall 

20 be credited to this account and shall be available in future 

21 fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in ap22 propriations Acts: Provided further, That in fiscal year 

23 2025, if such collections are less than $769,029,000, re24 ceipts collected pursuant to the BUILD Act of 2018 and 

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1 equal to such shortfall, shall be credited as offsetting col2 lections to this appropriation: Provided further, That fees 

3 charged for project-specific transaction costs as described 

4 in section 1434(k) of the BUILD Act of 2018, and other 

5 direct costs associated with origination or monitoring serv6 ices provided to specific or potential investors, shall not 

7 be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of 

8 this heading: Provided further, That such fees shall be 

9 credited to this account for such purposes, to remain avail10 able until expended: Provided further, That funds appro11 priated or otherwise made available under this heading 

12 may not be used to provide any type of assistance that 

13 is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law or 

14 to provide assistance to any foreign country that is other15 wise prohibited by any other provision of law: Provided 

16 further, That the sums herein appropriated from the Gen17 eral Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by 

18 the offsetting collections described under this heading so 

19 as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the 

20 General Fund estimated at $354,029,000. 

21 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

22 Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International De23 velopment Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Ac24 count’’ (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 

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1 CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 

2 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public 

3 Law 115–254) shall be available for the costs of direct 

4 and guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursu5 ant to section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modi6 fying loans and loan guarantees transferred to the Cor7 poration pursuant to section 1463 of such Act: Provided 

8 further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 

9 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con10 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 

11 such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall remain avail12 able for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years: Pro13 vided further, That funds made available in this Act and 

14 transferred to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 

15 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 

16 2018 may remain available for obligation for 1 additional 

17 fiscal year: Provided further, That the total loan principal 

18 or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed 

19 $12,000,000,000. 

20 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

21 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

22 of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

23 $87,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

24 2027: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 

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1 resentation and entertainment expenses: Provided further, 

2 That the United States Trade and Development Agency 

3 may promote United States private sector participation in 

4 development projects in any country in which the United 

5 States Government has strategic foreign policy goals or 

6 national security interests, subject to prior consultation 

7 with the Committees on Appropriations. 

8 TITLE VII 

9 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

10 ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS

11 SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 

12 Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 

13 allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 

14 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author15 ized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 

16 transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 

17 United States Code. 

18 UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT

19 SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 

20 States Government to which funds are appropriated or 

21 otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 

22 Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 

23 cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex24 pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 

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1 such department or agency in fiscal year 2025 or any pre2 vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 

3 That the report required by this section shall be submitted 

4 not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 

5 and should specify by account the amount of funds obli6 gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 

7 been further sub-obligated. 

8 CONSULTING SERVICES

9 SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 

10 under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 

11 procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 

12 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 

13 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 

14 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro15 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

16 issued pursuant to existing law. 

17 DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES

18 SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING

19 EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 

20 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter21 terrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, 

22 as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 

23 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act), as 

24 amended by section 111 of the Department of State Au25 thorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a 


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1 project to construct a facility of the United States may 

2 include office space or other accommodations for members 

3 of the United States Marine Corps. 

4 (b) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Funds 

5 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria6 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

7 related programs, which may be made available for the 

8 acquisition of property or award of construction contracts 

9 for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis10 cal year 2025, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 

11 and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 

12 on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant 

13 to this subsection shall include the information enumer14 ated under this section in the report accompanying this 

15 Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 

16 consult with the Committees on Appropriations at the 

17 early project development stage for out-year construction 

18 projects, including to discuss security and non-security 

19 construction requirements, modifications to scope, and 

20 cost reductions identified for such projects, consistent with 

21 applicable laws and regulations: Provided further, That the 

22 Secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the Commit23 tees on Appropriations on contingency savings identified 

24 from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se25 curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ by prior Acts 


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1 making appropriations for the Department of State, for2 eign operations, and related programs, and the obligation 

3 of funds made available by such savings shall be subject 

4 to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria5 tions. 

6 (c) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES

7 ABROAD.— 

8 (1) SECURITY VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap9 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 

10 Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 

11 made available, following consultation with the ap12 propriate congressional committees, to address secu13 rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 

14 States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 

15 security upgrades and local guard staffing. 

16 (2) CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding any 

17 other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any 

18 significant modification to an interim or temporary 

19 United States diplomatic facility shall be subject to 

20 prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 

21 committees and the regular notification procedures 

22 of the Committees on Appropriations, except that 

23 such consultation and notification may be waived if 

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1 (d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

2 under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 

3 Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up4 grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa5 cilities, residences, and places of worship used by United 

6 States diplomatic personnel and their dependents. 

7 (e) FACILITIES.—None of the funds appropriated or 

8 otherwise made available by this Act may be used to move 

9 the United States embassy in Israel to a location other 

10 than Jerusalem. 

11 PERSONNEL ACTIONS

12 SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 

13 agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per14 sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in15 cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg16 etary resources available under title I to such department 

17 or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 

18 between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 

19 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 

20 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 

21 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 

22 reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 

23 PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA

24 SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained 

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1 poses within the United States not authorized before en2 actment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to 

3 $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions 

4 of section 316 of the International Security and Develop5 ment Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–533; 22 

6 U.S.C. 2151a note). 

7 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN

8 COUNTRIES

9 SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other10 wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 

11 this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 

12 any assistance or reparations for the governments of 

13 Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for 

14 purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or 

15 expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, 

16 and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 

17 COUPS D’E ́TAT

18 SEC. 7008. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap19 propriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles 

20 III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended 

21 to finance directly any assistance to the government of any 

22 country whose duly elected head of government is deposed 

23 by military coup d’e ́tat or decree or, after the date of en24 actment of this Act, a coup d’e ́tat or decree in which the 

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1 may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of 

2 State certifies and reports to the appropriate congres3 sional committees that subsequent to the termination of 

4 assistance a democratically elected government has taken 

5 office: Provided further, That the provisions of this section 

6 shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elec7 tions or public participation in democratic processes, or 

8 to support a democratic transition: Provided further, That 

9 funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos 

10 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 

11 notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria12 tions. 

13 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following con14 sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may 

15 waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-pro16 gram basis if the Secretary certifies and reports to the 

17 Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is in the 

18 national security interest of the United States: Provided, 

19 That funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall 

20 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti21 fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

22 TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY

23 SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND

24 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.— 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent 

2 of any appropriation made available for the cur3 rent fiscal year for the Department of State 

4 under title I of this Act may be transferred be5 tween, and merged with, such appropriations, 

6 but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 

7 specifically provided, shall be increased by more 

8 than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no 

9 such transfer may be made to increase the ap10 propriation under the heading ‘‘Representation 

11 Expenses’’. 

12 (B) EMBASSY SECURITY.—Funds appro13 priated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro14 grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Pro15 tection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 

16 Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo17 matic and Consular Service’’ in this Act may be 

18 transferred to, and merged with, funds appro19 priated under such headings if the Secretary of 

20 State determines and reports to the Committees 

21 on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 

22 implement the recommendations of the 

23 Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for 

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1 subject to the regular notification procedures of 

2 such Committees. 

3 (C) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC

4 AND CONSULAR SERVICE.—Of the amount made 

5 available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro6 grams’’ for Worldwide Security Protection, not 

7 to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, 

8 and merged with, funds made available by this 

9 Act under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in the 

10 Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, to be avail11 able only for emergency evacuations and re12 wards, as authorized. 

13 (D) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—Of the 

14 amount made available under the heading, 

15 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up to $50,000,000 

16 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

17 made available in title I of this Act under the 

18 heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’. 

19 (E) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The transfer 

20 authorities provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), 

21 and (D) are in addition to any transfer author22 ity otherwise available in this Act and under 

23 any other provision of law and the exercise of 

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1 sultation with the Committees on Appropria2 tions. 

3 (2) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL

4 MEDIA.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria5 tion made available for the current fiscal year for 

6 the United States Agency for Global Media under 

7 title I of this Act may be transferred between, and 

8 merged with, such appropriations, but no such ap9 propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 

10 shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 

11 such transfers. 

12 (3) TREATMENT AS REPROGRAMMING.—Any 

13 transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 

14 as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of 

15 this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 

16 expenditure except in compliance with the proce17 dures set forth in that section. 

18 (b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BE19 TWEEN AGENCIES.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made 

21 available under titles II through V of this Act may 

22 be transferred to any department, agency, or instru23 mentality of the United States Government, except 

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1 ity provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 

2 Act. 

3 (2) ALLOCATION AND TRANSFERS.—Notwith4 standing paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 

5 made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 

6 appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 

7 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allo8 cated or transferred to agencies of the United States 

9 Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 

10 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

11 1961, and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 

12 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254). 

13 (3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered 

14 into by the United States Agency for International 

15 Development or the Department of State with any 

16 department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 

17 States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 

18 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 

19 $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to 

20 section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated 

21 by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 

22 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re23 lated programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 

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1 asia and Central Asia’’ shall be subject to the reg2 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 

3 Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement in 

4 the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements 

5 entered into between USAID and the Department of 

6 State. 

7 (c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

8 FINANCE CORPORATION.— 

9 (1) TRANSFERS.—Amounts transferred pursu10 ant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 

11 (division F of Public Law 115–254) may only be 

12 transferred from funds made available under title III 

13 of this Act: Provided, That any such transfers, or 

14 any other amounts transferred to the United States 

15 International Development Finance Corporation (the 

16 Corporation) pursuant to any provision of law, shall 

17 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 

18 notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap19 propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

20 State, the Administrator of the United States Agen21 cy for International Development, and the Chief Ex22 ecutive Officer of the Corporation, as appropriate, 

23 shall ensure that the programs funded by such 

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1 eign assistance programs implemented by the De2 partment of State and USAID. 

3 (2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM MILLENNIUM

4 CHALLENGE CORPORATION.—Funds appropriated 

5 under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora6 tion’’ in this Act or prior Acts making appropria7 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper8 ations, and related programs may be transferred to 

9 accounts under the heading ‘‘United States Inter10 national Development Finance Corporation’’ and, 

11 when so transferred, may be used for the costs of 

12 activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of sec13 tion 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018: Provided, 

14 That such funds shall be subject to the limitations 

15 provided in the second, third, and fifth provisos 

16 under the heading ‘‘United States International De17 velopment Finance Corporation—Program Account’’ 

18 in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer exe19 cuted pursuant to the transfer authority provided in 

20 this paragraph shall not exceed 10 percent of an in21 dividual Compact awarded pursuant to section 

22 609(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 

23 (title VI of Public Law 108–199): Provided further, 

24 That such funds shall not be available for adminis25 trative expenses of the United States International 


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1 Development Finance Corporation: Provided further, 

2 That such authority shall be subject to prior con3 sultation with, and the regular notification proce4 dures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro5 vided further, That the transfer authority provided 

6 in this section is in addition to any other transfer 

7 authority provided by law: Provided further, That 

8 within 60 days of the termination in whole or in part 

9 of the Compact from which funds were transferred 

10 under this authority to the United States Inter11 national Development Finance Corporation, any un12 obligated balances shall be transferred back to the 

13 Millennium Challenge Corporation, subject to the 

14 regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

15 Appropriations. 

16 (d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 

17 None of the funds made available under titles II through 

18 V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 

19 account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 

20 for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless 

21 the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise 

22 of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act 

23 of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 

24 written policy justification to the Committees on Appro25 priations. 


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1 (e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF

2 FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 

3 funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap4 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper5 ations, and related programs entered into between the De6 partment of State or USAID and another agency of the 

7 United States Government under the authority of section 

8 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any com9 parable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the 

10 Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the trans11 fer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit 

12 responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, 

13 shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the 

14 use of such funds and report to the Department of State 

15 or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such au16 dits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to 

17 the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of 

18 State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That 

19 funds transferred under such authority may be made 

20 available for the cost of such audits. 

21 PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES

22 SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 

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1 tion of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 

2 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

3 (b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds 

4 made available by this Act for the operating expenses of 

5 any United States Government department or agency may 

6 be used to establish or maintain a computer network for 

7 use by such department or agency unless such network 

8 has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit 

9 websites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall 

10 limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, 

11 Tribal, or local law enforcement agency, or any other enti12 ty carrying out the following activities: criminal investiga13 tions, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative dis14 cipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken 

15 as part of official business. 

16 (c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.— 

17 None of the funds made available by this Act should be 

18 available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to19 bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys20 tems), or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 

21 country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or to22 bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys23 tems), except for restrictions which are not applied equally 

24 to all tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nic25 otine delivery systems) of the same type. 


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1 (d) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE THE .GOV DOMAIN.— 

2 None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

3 headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Invest4 ment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and 

5 ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made avail6 able to the Department of State and the United States 

7 Agency for International Development may be made avail8 able to support the use or establishment of email accounts 

9 or email servers created outside the .gov domain or not 

10 fitted for automated records management as part of a 

11 Federal government records management program in con12 travention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act 

13 Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 

14 (e) REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EX15 PENSES.—Each Federal department, agency, or entity 

16 funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department 

17 of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles 

18 III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that do19 mestic and overseas representation and entertainment ex20 penses further official agency business and United States 

21 foreign policy interests, and— 

22 (1) are primarily for fostering relations outside 

23 of the Executive Branch; 

24 (2) are principally for meals and events of a 

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1 (3) are not for employee-only events; and 

2 (4) do not include activities that are substan3 tially of a recreational character. 

4 (f) LIMITATIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.— 

5 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail6 able by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Mili7 tary Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Fi8 nancing Program’’ for Informational Program activities or 

9 under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Develop10 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘As11 sistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 

12 obligated or expended to pay for— 

13 (1) alcoholic beverages; or 

14 (2) entertainment expenses for activities that 

15 are substantially of a recreational character, includ16 ing entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and 

17 musical productions, and amusement parks. 

18 ASSISTANCE EFFECTIVENESS AND TRANSPARENCY

19 SEC. 7011. (a) STRATEGY.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of State and the Administrator of the United 

23 States Agency for International Development shall 

24 develop and submit to the appropriate congressional 


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1 committees a multi-year strategy to improve the ef2 fectiveness of United States foreign assistance. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by this 

4 subsection shall include— 

5 (A) methods used to determine the effec6 tiveness of United States assistance; 

7 (B) analysis on using outcomes to inform 

8 the allocation of such assistance; 

9 (C) results of impact evaluations carried 

10 out within the prior 12 months and a plan for 

11 incorporating the results of such evaluations 

12 into the design of future programs funded by 

13 such assistance; and 

14 (D) estimated costs associated with imple15 mentation of the strategy. 

16 (3) CONCURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 

17 Secretary and Administrator shall— 

18 (A) convene a panel of experts and practi19 tioners to make recommendations for the strat20 egy required by this subsection; and 

21 (B) include all such recommendations in 

22 an appendix to the strategy whether or not they 

23 were incorporated into the strategy. 

24 (4) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 45 days 

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1 retary and Administrator shall consult with the 

2 Committees on Appropriations on the requirements 

3 of this subsection. 

4 (b) BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK.—Funds appropriated 

5 by this Act that are made available for monitoring and 

6 evaluation of assistance under the headings ‘‘Development 

7 Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, and 

8 ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made avail9 able for the regular and systematic collection of feedback 

10 obtained directly from beneficiaries to enhance the quality 

11 and relevance of such assistance: Provided, That the Sec12 retary of State and USAID Administrator shall regularly 

13 conduct oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected 

14 and used by implementing partners to maximize the cost15 effectiveness and utility of such assistance. 

16 (c) EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated by 

17 this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 

18 $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

19 made available for impact evaluations, including ex-post 

20 evaluations, of the effectiveness and sustainability of 

21 United States Government-funded assistance programs: 

22 Provided, That of the funds made available pursuant to 

23 this paragraph, $20,000,000 shall be administered in co24 ordination with the Office of the Chief Economist, 

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1 such Office: Provided further, That funds made available 

2 pursuant to this paragraph are in addition to funds other3 wise made available for such purposes. 

4 (d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—An obligation in 

5 excess of $2,000,000 from deobligated balances of funds 

6 appropriated by prior Acts making appropriations for the 

7 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro8 grams that remain available due to the exercise of the au9 thority in section 7011 of such Acts shall be subject to 

10 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

11 Appropriations. 

12 (e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro13 priated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made 

14 available for any independent agency in title III, as appro15 priate, shall be made available to support the provision 

16 of additional information on United States Government 

17 foreign assistance on the ‘‘ForeignAssistance.gov’’ 

18 website: Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under 

19 this Act shall provide such information on foreign assist20 ance, upon request and in a timely manner, to the Depart21 ment of State and the United States Agency for Inter22 national Development. 

23 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT

24 SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 

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1 furnish assistance to the government of any country which 

2 is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year 

3 in payment to the United States of principal or interest 

4 on any loan made to the government of such country by 

5 the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 

6 are appropriated under this Act unless the President de7 termines, following consultation with the Committees on 

8 Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 

9 national interest of the United States. 

10 PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES

11 ASSISTANCE

12 SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 

13 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 

14 this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 

15 a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov16 erning the terms and conditions under which such assist17 ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 

18 provision stating that assistance provided by the United 

19 States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 

20 the foreign government, and the Secretary of State and 

21 the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter22 national Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 

23 amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as nec24 essary, to conform with this requirement. 


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1 (b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR2 EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 

3 the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2025 on funds 

4 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria5 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

6 related programs by a foreign government or entity 

7 against United States assistance programs, either directly 

8 or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall 

9 be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for 

10 assistance for fiscal year 2026 and for prior fiscal years 

11 and allocated for the central government of such country 

12 or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, 

13 if, not later than September 30, 2026, such taxes have 

14 not been reimbursed. 

15 (c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 

16 minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 

17 subsection (b). 

18 (d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 

19 from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur20 suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assist21 ance for countries which do not assess taxes on United 

22 States assistance or which have an effective arrangement 

23 that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, 

24 and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in 

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1 (e) DETERMINATIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec3 tion shall not apply to any foreign government or en4 tity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of 

5 State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

6 that— 

7 (A) such foreign government or entity has 

8 an effective arrangement that is providing sub9 stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 

10 (B) the foreign policy interests of the 

11 United States outweigh the purpose of this sec12 tion to ensure that United States assistance is 

13 not subject to taxation. 

14 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 

15 shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 

16 at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of 

17 this subsection with regard to any foreign govern18 ment or entity. 

19 (f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 

20 issue and update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as 

21 appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the tax22 ation of assistance contained in this section. 

23 (g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 

24 (1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilat25 eral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral 


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1 agreement between the Government of the United 

2 States and the government of the country receiving 

3 assistance that describes the privileges and immuni4 ties applicable to United States foreign assistance 

5 for such country generally, or an individual agree6 ment between the Government of the United States 

7 and such government that describes, among other 

8 things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be 

9 accorded the United States assistance provided 

10 under that agreement. 

11 (2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes 

12 and taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and 

13 customs duties but shall not include individual in14 come taxes assessed to local staff. 

15 RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS

16 SEC. 7014. (a) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—The 

17 original period of availability of funds appropriated by this 

18 Act and administered by the Department of State or the 

19 United States Agency for International Development that 

20 are specifically designated for particular programs or ac21 tivities by this or any other Act may be extended for an 

22 additional fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the 

23 USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and re24 ports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that 

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1 change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such des2 ignated funds can be obligated during the original period 

3 of availability: Provided, That such designated funds that 

4 continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall 

5 be obligated only for the purpose of such designation. 

6 (b) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des7 ignated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be 

8 applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or other9 wise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 

10 Act specifically so directs: Provided, That specifically des11 ignated funding levels or minimum funding requirements 

12 contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 

13 appropriated by this Act. 

14 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

15 SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO16 GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 

17 made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the head18 ings ‘‘Peace Corps’’ and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora19 tion’’, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 

20 the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

21 programs to the departments and agencies funded by this 

22 Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 

23 2025, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of 

24 the United States derived by the collection of fees or of 

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1 available by transfer, to the departments and agencies 

2 funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation to— 

3 (1) create new programs; 

4 (2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or 

5 activity; 

6 (3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or 

7 post; 

8 (4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or re9 name bureaus, centers, or offices; or 

10 (5) contract out or privatize any functions or 

11 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 

12 unless previously justified to the Committees on Appro13 priations or such Committees are notified 15 days in ad14 vance of such obligation. 

15 (b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF

16 FUNDS.—None of the funds provided under titles I, II, 

17 and VI of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 

18 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re19 lated programs, to the departments and agencies funded 

20 under such titles that remain available for obligation in 

21 fiscal year 2025, or provided from any accounts in the 

22 Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 

23 of fees available to the department and agency funded 

24 under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation 

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1 through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 

2 $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 

3 (1) augments or changes existing programs, 

4 projects, or activities; 

5 (2) relocates an existing office or employees; 

6 (3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist7 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per8 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 

9 (4) results from any general savings, including 

10 savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 

11 result in a change in existing programs, projects, or 

12 activities as approved by Congress; 

13 unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 

14 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 

15 (c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the 

16 funds made available by this Act under the headings 

17 ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 

18 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assist19 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Peace 

20 Corps’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘Inter21 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non22 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro23 grams’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Mili24 tary Education and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financ25 ing Program’’, ‘‘United States International Development 


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1 Finance Corporation’’, and ‘‘Trade and Development 

2 Agency’’ shall be available for obligation for programs, 

3 projects, activities, type of materiel assistance, countries, 

4 or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount 

5 justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obliga6 tion under any of these specific headings unless the Com7 mittees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance 

8 of such obligation: Provided, That the President shall not 

9 enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the 

10 purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 

11 for the provision of major defense equipment, other than 

12 conventional ammunition, or other major defense items 

13 defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, 

14 not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess 

15 of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Commit16 tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of 

17 such commitment: Provided further, That requirements of 

18 this subsection or any similar provision of this or any 

19 other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for a pro20 gram, project, or activity for which funds are appropriated 

21 under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 

22 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress for 

23 obligation for such program, project, or activity for the 

24 current fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification 

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1 include information (if known on the date of transmittal 

2 of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding author3 ity. 

4 (d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND

5 FUNDING NOTIFICATIONS.— 

6 (1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appro7 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria8 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper9 ations, and related programs may be made available 

10 to support or continue any program initially funded 

11 under any authority of title 10, United States Code, 

12 or any Act making or authorizing appropriations for 

13 the Department of Defense, unless the Secretary of 

14 State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 

15 and in accordance with the regular notification pro16 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, sub17 mits a justification to such Committees that includes 

18 a description of, and the estimated costs associated 

19 with, the support or continuation of such program. 

20 (2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other pro21 vision of law, funds transferred by the Department 

22 of Defense to the Department of State and the 

23 United States Agency for International Development 

24 for assistance for foreign countries and international 

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1 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria2 tions. 

3 (3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTI4 CLES.—Prior to providing excess Department of De5 fense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of 

6 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department 

7 of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro8 priations to the same extent and under the same 

9 conditions as other committees pursuant to sub10 section (f) of that section: Provided, That before 

11 issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles 

12 under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department 

13 of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro14 priations in accordance with the regular notification 

15 procedures of such Committees if such defense arti16 cles are significant military equipment (as defined in 

17 section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or 

18 are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at 

19 $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required 

20 elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated 

21 funds for specific countries that would receive such 

22 excess defense articles: Provided further, That such 

23 Committees shall also be informed of the original ac24 quisition cost of such defense articles. 


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1 (e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or 

2 any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, includ3 ing any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with 

4 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

5 Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would 

6 pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Pro7 vided, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the 

8 Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early 

9 as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after tak10 ing the action to which such notification requirement was 

11 applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessi12 tating such waiver: Provided further, That any notification 

13 provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an expla14 nation of the emergency circumstances. 

15 (f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None 

16 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 

17 this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for 

18 Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, El Sal19 vador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, 

20 Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, the Rus21 sian Federation, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, 

22 Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, and 

23 Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notifica24 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 


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1 (g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or other2 wise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts 

3 making funds available for the Department of State, for4 eign operations, and related programs that are made avail5 able for a trust fund held by an international financial 

6 institution shall be subject to the regular notification pro7 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and such 

8 notification shall include the information specified under 

9 this section in the report accompanying this Act. 

10 (h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIRE11 MENTS.— 

12 (1) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 

13 this Act that are made available for the following 

14 programs and activities shall be subject to the reg15 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 

16 Appropriations: 

17 (A) the Global Engagement Center; 

18 (B) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 

19 initiatives; 

20 (C) funds made available under the head21 ings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 

22 ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ that are 

23 made available to a country listed in section 

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1 (D) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund 

2 and the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund; 

3 (E) the Countering PRC Influence Fund 

4 and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 

5 (F) assistance made available pursuant to 

6 section 7059 of this Act; and 

7 (G) funds specifically allocated for the 

8 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and In9 vestment. 

10 (2) DEMOCRACY PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCE11 DURES.—Modifications to democracy program policy 

12 and procedures, including relating to the use of con13 sortia, by the Department of State and USAID shall 

14 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 

15 notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap16 propriations. 

17 (3) ARMS SALES.—The reports, notifications, 

18 and certifications, and any other documents, re19 quired to be submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of 

20 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), and 

21 such documents submitted pursuant to section 36(b) 

22 through (d) of such Act with respect to countries 

23 that have received assistance provided with funds 

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1 operations, and related programs, shall be concur2 rently submitted to the Committees on Appropria3 tions and shall include information about the source 

4 of funds for any sale or transfer, as applicable, if 

5 known at the time of submission. 

6 (i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 

7 by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from 

8 obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of ap9 plication of a provision of law in this or any other Act 

10 shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notifica11 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

12 (j) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 

13 State and USAID Administrator, as applicable, shall 

14 promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees 

15 of each instance in which funds appropriated by this Act 

16 for assistance have been diverted or destroyed, to include 

17 the type and amount of assistance, a description of the 

18 incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the 

19 response of the Department of State or USAID, as appro20 priate. 

21 DOCUMENTS, REPORT POSTING, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, 

22 AND RELATED CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS

23 SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the 

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1 governmental organization, including any contractor, 

2 which fails to provide upon timely request any document, 

3 file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of 

4 the Department of State and the United States Agency 

5 for International Development. 

6 (b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 

7 (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 

8 (3), any report required by this Act to be submitted 

9 to Congress by any Federal agency receiving funds 

10 made available by this Act shall be posted on the 

11 public website of such agency not later than 45 days 

12 following the receipt of such report by Congress. 

13 (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 

14 if— 

15 (A) the head of such agency determines 

16 and reports to the Committees on Appropria17 tions in the transmittal letter accompanying 

18 such report that— 

19 (i) the public posting of the report 

20 would compromise national security, in21 cluding the conduct of diplomacy; or 

22 (ii) the report contains proprietary or 

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1 (B) the public posting of the report is spe2 cifically exempted in the report accompanying 

3 this Act. 

4 (3) The agency posting such report shall do so 

5 only after the report has been made available to the 

6 Committees on Appropriations. 

7 (4) The head of the agency posting such report 

8 shall do so in a central location on the public website 

9 of such agency. 

10 (c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RELATED CYBER11 SECURITY PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State and 

12 USAID Administrator shall— 

13 (1) regularly review and update the policies, di14 rectives, and oversight necessary to comply with 

15 Federal statutes, regulations, and presidential execu16 tive orders and memoranda concerning the preserva17 tion of all records made or received in the conduct 

18 of official business, including record emails, instant 

19 messaging, and other online tools; 

20 (2) use funds appropriated by this Act under 

21 the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital 

22 Investment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Ex23 penses’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II, 

24 as appropriate, to improve Federal records manage25 ment pursuant to the Federal Records Act (44 


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1 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33) and other ap2 plicable Federal records management statutes, regu3 lations, or policies for the Department of State and 

4 USAID; 

5 (3) direct departing employees, including senior 

6 officials, that all Federal records generated by such 

7 employees belong to the Federal Government; 

8 (4) substantially reduce, compared to the pre9 vious fiscal year, the response time for identifying 

10 and retrieving Federal records, including requests 

11 made pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United 

12 States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of 

13 Information Act’’); and 

14 (5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to miti15 gate vulnerabilities, including those resulting from 

16 the use of personal email accounts or servers outside 

17 the .gov domain, improve the process to identify and 

18 remove inactive user accounts, update and enforce 

19 guidance related to the control of national security 

20 information, and implement the recommendations of 

21 the applicable reports of the cognizant Office of In22 spector General. 

23 USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT

24 SEC. 7017. If the President makes a determination 

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1 tional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency 

2 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing 

3 within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such 

4 determination and any resulting changes to program or 

5 policy. 

6 PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND

7 INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION

8 SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 

9 out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 

10 amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor11 tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 

12 coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 

13 made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist14 ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 

15 the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 

16 of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 

17 incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 

18 the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 

19 Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 

20 for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 

21 part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 

22 involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 

23 None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 

24 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 

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1 the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 

2 such country or organization would violate any of the 

3 above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri4 lizations. 

5 ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS

6 SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to 

7 subsection (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles 

8 III through V shall be made available in the amounts spe9 cifically designated in the respective tables included in the 

10 report accompanying this Act: Provided, That such des11 ignated amounts for foreign countries and international 

12 organizations shall serve as the amounts for such coun13 tries and international organizations transmitted to Con14 gress in the report required by section 653(a) of the For15 eign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made available 

16 for such foreign countries and international organizations 

17 notwithstanding the date of the transmission of such re18 port. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise 

20 provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the 

21 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter22 national Development, as applicable, may only deviate up 

23 to 5 percent from the amounts specifically designated in 

24 the respective tables included in the report accompanying 

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1 (c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated 

2 amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in 

3 the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign As4 sistance Act of 1961, deviations authorized by subsection 

5 (b) may only take place after submission of such report. 

6 (d) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 

7 apply to— 

8 (1) funds for which the initial period of avail9 ability has expired; and 

10 (2) amounts designated by this Act as min11 imum funding requirements. 

12 (e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State, USAID Ad13 ministrator, and other designated officials, as appropriate, 

14 shall submit the reports required, in the manner described, 

15 in the report accompanying this Act. 

16 (f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

17 under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 

18 and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall not be in19 cluded for purposes of meeting amounts designated for 

20 countries in this Act, unless such headings are specifically 

21 designated as the source of funds. 

22 MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES

23 SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or other24 wise made available by this Act may be used to make any 

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1 lateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act 

2 unless such pledge was: (1) previously justified, including 

3 the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget 

4 justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations 

5 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re6 lated programs or previously authorized by an Act of Con7 gress; (3) notified in accordance with the regular notifica8 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, in9 cluding the projected future year costs; or (4) the subject 

10 of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria11 tions and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days 

12 in advance of the pledge. 

13 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS

14 SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

15 SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX16 PORTS.— 

17 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro18 priated or otherwise made available under titles III 

19 through VI of this Act may be made available to any 

20 foreign government which provides lethal military 

21 equipment to a country the government of which the 

22 Secretary of State has determined supports inter23 national terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of 

24 the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 

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1 section with respect to a foreign government shall 

2 terminate 12 months after that government ceases 

3 to provide such military equipment: Provided further, 

4 That this section applies with respect to lethal mili5 tary equipment provided under a contract entered 

6 into after October 1, 1997. 

7 (2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by 

8 paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, 

9 may be furnished if the President determines that to 

10 do so is important to the national interest of the 

11 United States. 

12 (3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a 

13 determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the Presi14 dent shall submit to the Committees on Appropria15 tions a report with respect to the furnishing of such 

16 assistance, including a detailed explanation of the 

17 assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 

18 amount of such assistance, and an explanation of 

19 how the assistance furthers the United States na20 tional interest. 

21 (b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 

22 (1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bi23 lateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act 

24 and funds appropriated under any such title in prior 

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1 State, foreign operations, and related programs, 

2 shall not be made available to any foreign govern3 ment which the President determines— 

4 (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 

5 any individual or group which has committed 

6 an act of international terrorism; 

7 (B) otherwise supports international ter8 rorism; or 

9 (C) is controlled by an organization des10 ignated as a terrorist organization under sec11 tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

12 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

13 (2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap14 plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 

15 President determines that national security or hu16 manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 

17 That the President shall publish each such waiver in 

18 the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 

19 waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 

20 Appropriations of the waiver (including the justifica21 tion for the waiver) in accordance with the regular 

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1 AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS

2 SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 

3 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel4 opment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith5 standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 

6 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori7 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the For8 eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 

9 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the Na10 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 

11 DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

12 SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI 

13 of this Act, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de14 fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in15 clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 

16 directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 

17 for the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu18 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 

19 Financing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘program, project, and ac20 tivity’’ shall also be considered to include country, re21 gional, and central program level funding within each such 

22 account, and for the development assistance accounts of 

23 the United States Agency for International Development, 

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1 to include central, country, regional, and program level 

2 funding, either as— 

3 (1) justified to Congress; or 

4 (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac5 cordance with the report required by section 653(a) 

6 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modi7 fied pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. 

8 AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN

9 FOUNDATION, AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVEL10 OPMENT FOUNDATION

11 SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 

12 provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 

13 contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria14 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

15 related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi16 ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps 

17 Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African 

18 Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con19 ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro20 hibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on 

21 Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 

22 days of taking such action. 

23 COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES

24 SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the 

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1 III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none 

2 of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Im3 port Bank and the United States International Develop4 ment Finance Corporation shall be obligated or expended 

5 to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other financial 

6 commitments for establishing or expanding production of 

7 any commodity for export by any country other than the 

8 United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus 

9 on world markets at the time the resulting productive ca10 pacity is expected to become operative and if the assist11 ance will cause substantial injury to United States pro12 ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Pro13 vided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export14 Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors 

15 the benefits to industry and employment in the United 

16 States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States 

17 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, 

18 and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees 

19 on Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection 

20 shall not prohibit— 

21 (1) activities in a country that is eligible for as22 sistance from the International Development Asso23 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter24 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 

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1 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 

2 is furnished; or 

3 (2) activities in a country the President deter4 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu5 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 

6 (b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by 

7 this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I 

8 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available 

9 for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety im10 provement or introduction, consultancy, publication, con11 ference, or training in connection with the growth or pro12 duction in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity 

13 for export which would compete with a similar commodity 

14 grown or produced in the United States: Provided, That 

15 this subsection shall not prohibit— 

16 (1) activities designed to increase food security 

17 in developing countries where such activities will not 

18 have a significant impact on the export of agricul19 tural commodities of the United States; 

20 (2) research activities intended primarily to 

21 benefit United States producers; 

22 (3) activities in a country that is eligible for as23 sistance from the International Development Asso24 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter25 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 


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1 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri2 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 

3 is furnished; or 

4 (4) activities in a country the President deter5 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu6 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 

7 (c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 

8 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

9 States executive director of each international financial in10 stitution to use the voice and vote of the United States 

11 to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds 

12 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for 

13 the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 

14 for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 

15 assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 

16 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 

17 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

18 SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL

19 CURRENCIES.— 

20 (1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 

21 the government of a foreign country under chapters 

22 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the 

23 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements 

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1 that country, the Administrator of the United States 

2 Agency for International Development shall— 

3 (A) require that local currencies be depos4 ited in a separate account established by that 

5 government; 

6 (B) enter into an agreement with that gov7 ernment which sets forth— 

8 (i) the amount of the local currencies 

9 to be generated; and 

10 (ii) the terms and conditions under 

11 which the currencies so deposited may be 

12 utilized, consistent with this section; and 

13 (C) establish by agreement with that gov14 ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 

15 government to monitor and account for deposits 

16 into and disbursements from the separate ac17 count. 

18 (2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 

19 agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur20 rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 

21 subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur22 rencies, shall be used only— 

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1 ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 

2 purposes as— 

3 (i) project and sector assistance activi4 ties; or 

5 (ii) debt and deficit financing; or 

6 (B) for the administrative requirements of 

7 the United States Government. 

8 (3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 

9 shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the 

10 equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant 

11 to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 

12 established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used 

13 for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection 

14 (a)(2). 

15 (4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PRO16 GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun17 try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 

18 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 

19 the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 

20 funds which remain in a separate account estab21 lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 

22 for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov23 ernment of that country and the United States Gov24 ernment. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail2 able to the government of a foreign country, under 

3 chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 

4 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 

5 assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 

6 country shall be required to maintain such funds in 

7 a separate account and not commingle with any 

8 other funds. 

9 (2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF

10 LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended 

11 notwithstanding provisions of law which are incon12 sistent with the nature of this assistance, including 

13 provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explan14 atory Statement of the Committee of Conference ac15 companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re16 port No. 98–1159). 

17 (3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 

18 obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec19 tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica20 tion through the regular notification procedures of 

21 the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in22 clude a detailed description of how the funds pro23 posed to be made available will be used, with a dis24 cussion of the United States interests that will be 

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1 a description of the economic policy reforms that will 

2 be promoted by such assistance). 

3 (4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 

4 funds may be exempt from the requirements of para5 graph (1) only through the regular notification pro6 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

7 ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE

8 SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN9 MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 

10 or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 

11 shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 

12 programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 

13 appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 

14 chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 

15 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from 

16 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu17 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before 

18 using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance 

19 in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, 

20 the President shall notify the Committees on Appropria21 tions pursuant to the regular notification procedures, in22 cluding a description of the program to be assisted, the 

23 assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing 

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1 tory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary steriliza2 tions contained in this or any other Act. 

3 (b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2025, re4 strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 

5 to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re6 strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 

7 Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): Provided, That none 

8 of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 

9 and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 

10 obligated or expended except as provided through the reg11 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro12 priations. 

13 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 

14 (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 

15 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 

16 of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup17 port international terrorism; or 

18 (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 

19 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 

20 of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 

21 country that violates internationally recognized 

22 human rights. 

23 PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC INTERESTS

24 SEC. 7028. (a) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Con25 sistent with section 704 of the Championing American 


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1 Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (title VII of di2 vision J of Public Law 116–94), the Secretary of State, 

3 in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall 

4 prioritize the allocation of funds appropriated by this Act 

5 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for support of 

6 Chief of Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commer7 cial relations and safeguard United States economic and 

8 business interests in the country in which each Chief of 

9 Mission serves, including activities and initiatives to create 

10 and maintain an enabling environment, promote and pro11 tect such interests, and resolve commercial disputes: Pro12 vided, That each Mission Resource Request and Bureau 

13 Resource Request shall include amounts required to 

14 prioritize the activities described in this subsection. 

15 (b) TRAINING.—In carrying out section 705 of title 

16 VII of division J of Public Law 116–94, the Secretary of 

17 State shall annually assess training needs across the eco18 nomic and commercial diplomacy issue areas and ensure, 

19 after a review of course offerings, course attendance 

20 records, and course evaluation results, that current offer21 ings meet training needs. 

22 (c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State should di23 rect each Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance 

24 and support commercial relations and the safeguarding of 

25 United States business interests in the development and 


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1 execution of the applicable Integrated Country Strategy 

2 and the Mission Resource Request for each country receiv3 ing bilateral assistance from funds appropriated by this 

4 Act. 

5 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

6 SEC. 7029. (a) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds 

7 appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as 

8 payment to any international financial institution while 

9 the United States executive director to such institution is 

10 compensated by the institution at a rate which, together 

11 with whatever compensation such executive director re12 ceives from the United States, is in excess of the rate pro13 vided for an individual occupying a position at level IV 

14 of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 

15 United States Code, or while any alternate United States 

16 executive director to such institution is compensated by 

17 the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for 

18 an individual occupying a position at level V of the Execu19 tive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 

20 Code. 

21 (b) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

22 shall instruct the United States executive director of each 

23 international financial institution to use the voice and vote 

24 of the United States to promote human rights due dili25 gence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection 


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1 with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institu2 tion. 

3 (c) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 

4 Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc5 tor of each international financial institution to use the 

6 voice of the United States to include in loan, grant, and 

7 other financing agreements improvements in borrowing 

8 countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to 

9 investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 

10 (d) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The 

11 Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 

12 executive director of each international financial institu13 tion to use the voice of the United States to encourage 

14 such institution to collect, verify, and publish, to the max15 imum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information 

16 (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or 

17 limited liability company, other than a publicly listed com18 pany, that receives funds from any such financial institu19 tion. 

20 (e) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 

21 of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 

22 director of each international financial institution to use 

23 the voice of the United States to encourage such institu24 tion to effectively implement and enforce policies and pro25 cedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United 


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1 States for the protection of whistleblowers from retalia2 tion, including— 

3 (1) protection against retaliation for internal 

4 and lawful public disclosure; 

5 (2) legal burdens of proof; 

6 (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia7 tion; 

8 (4) access to binding independent adjudicative 

9 bodies, including shared cost and selection external 

10 arbitration; and 

11 (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 

12 retaliation, including provision for the restoration of 

13 prior employment. 

14 (f) GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES.— 

15 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

16 States executive director of each international financial in17 stitution to use the voice of the United States to support 

18 independent investigative and adjudicative mechanisms 

19 and procedures that meet or exceed best practices in the 

20 United States to provide due process and fair compensa21 tion, including the right to reinstatement, for employees 

22 who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retalia23 tion, false allegations, or other misconduct. 

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1 new capital increase for an international financial institu2 tion unless the President submits a budget request for 

3 such increase to Congress and the Secretary of the Treas4 ury concurrent with such request determines and reports 

5 to the Committees on Appropriations that— 

6 (1) the institution has completed a thorough 

7 analysis of the development challenges facing the rel8 evant geographical region, the role of the institution 

9 in addressing such challenges and its role relative to 

10 other financing partners, and the steps to be taken 

11 to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the in12 stitution; 

13 (2) the capital increase does not increase the 

14 voting power of the People’s Republic of China in 

15 such institution; and 

16 (3) the governors of such institution have ap17 proved the capital increase. 

18 (h) OPPOSITION TO LENDING TO THE PEOPLE’S RE19 PUBLIC OF CHINA.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

20 instruct the United States executive director at each mul21 tilateral development bank to use the voice and vote of 

22 the United States to oppose any loan, extension of finan23 cial assistance, or technical assistance by such bank to the 

24 People’s Republic of China. 


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1 (i) CONTRIBUTIONS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY

2 FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure that 

3 no United States contribution to a financial intermediary 

4 fund overseen by the Department of the Treasury may be 

5 used to provide any loan, extension of financial assistance, 

6 or technical assistance to the People’s Republic of China 

7 or to any country or region subject to comprehensive sanc8 tions by the United States. 

9 (j) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND WITHHOLDING.— 

10 (1) Not later than 120 days after the date of 

11 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 

12 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro13 priations indicating the amount of funds that a fi14 nancial intermediary fund is budgeting for the year 

15 in which the report is submitted for a country or re16 gion described in subsection (i). 

17 (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 

18 that a financial intermediary fund plans to spend 

19 funds for a country or region described under sub20 section (i), including through projects implemented 

21 by a multilateral development bank, then 10 percent 

22 of the United States contribution to such bank shall 

23 be withheld from obligation for the remainder of the 

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1 (k) GUIDANCE ON MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT

2 BANKS.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

3 made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Multilateral 

4 Assistance’’ may be used to implement, administer, or oth5 erwise carry out Executive Order 14008 (relating to Exec6 utive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and 

7 Abroad), including the memorandum entitled ‘‘Guidance 

8 on Fossil Fuel Energy at the Multilateral Development 

9 Banks’’, issued by the Department of the Treasury on Au10 gust 16, 2021. 

11 ECONOMIC RESILIENCE INITIATIVE

12 SEC. 7030. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 

13 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

14 shall be made available for the Economic Resilience Initia15 tive to enhance the economic security and stability of the 

16 United States and partner countries, including through ef17 forts to counter economic coercion: Provided, That funds 

18 made available by this subsection may only be made avail19 able following consultation with, and the regular notifica20 tion procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, and 

21 shall include— 

22 (1) strategic infrastructure investments, which 

23 shall be administered by the Secretary of State in 

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1 ferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 

2 this Act to the Export-Import Bank of the United 

3 States under the heading ‘‘Program Account’’, to 

4 the United States International Development Fi5 nance Corporation under the heading ‘‘Corporate 

6 Capital Account’’, and under the heading ‘‘Trade 

7 and Development Agency’’: Provided further, That 

8 such transfer authority is in addition to any other 

9 transfer authority provided by this Act or any other 

10 Act, and is subject to the regular notification proce11 dures of the Committees on Appropriations; 

12 (2) activities to enhance critical mineral supply 

13 chain security, except that 50 percent of funds made 

14 available for such activities shall utilize United 

15 States-based entities following the submission of the 

16 report required under this subsection in the report 

17 accompanying this Act; 

18 (3) economic resilience programs administered 

19 by the Administrator of the United States Agency 

20 for International Development; and 

21 (4) the Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and 

22 Related Technologies Fund in accordance with 

23 Chapter 10 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 

24 of 1961: Provided, That the authority of section 

25 592(f) of such Act may apply to amounts made 


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1 available for such Fund under the heading ‘‘Eco2 nomic Support Fund’’ and such funds may be made 

3 available for the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecu4 rity Partnership program consistent with section 

5 6306 of the Department of State Authorization Act 

6 of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118–31): Pro7 vided further, That funds made available pursuant to 

8 this paragraph are in addition to funds otherwise 

9 made available for such purposes and shall be co10 ordinated with the USAID Administrator, including 

11 for relevant USAID programming. 

12 (b) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated under 

13 the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance 

14 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ by this Act and 

15 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

16 State, foreign operations, and related programs, including 

17 funds made available pursuant to this section, may be 

18 made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of 

19 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees 

20 for Costa Rica, Egypt, Jordan, Panama, Small Island De21 veloping States, and Ukraine, which are authorized to be 

22 provided and which shall be administered by the United 

23 States Agency for International Development unless other24 wise provided for by this Act or any other provision of 

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1 subsection for the costs of such guarantees shall not be 

2 considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law 

3 limiting assistance to a country: Provided further, That 

4 funds made available pursuant to the authorities of this 

5 subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the 

6 appropriate congressional committees and the regular no7 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria8 tions. 

9 (c) CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECH10 NOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND.— 

11 (1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 

12 the Secretary of State shall allocate amounts made 

13 available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to 

14 Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America 

15 International Technology Security and Innovation 

16 Fund for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to the transfer 

17 authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 

18 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167), to the ac19 counts specified and in the amounts specified, in the 

20 table titled ‘‘CHIPS for America International Tech21 nology Security and Innovation Fund’’ in the report 

22 accompanying this Act: Provided, That such funds 

23 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 

24 regular notification procedures of, the Committees 

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1 (2) Neither the President nor his designee may 

2 allocate any amounts that are made available for 

3 any fiscal year under section 102(c)(2) of the 

4 CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in effect an Act mak5 ing or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal 

6 year for the Department of State, Foreign Oper7 ations, and Related Programs: Provided, That in any 

8 fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall 

9 not apply to the allocation, apportionment, or allot10 ment of amounts for continuing administration of 

11 programs allocated using funds transferred from the 

12 CHIPS for America International Technology Secu13 rity and Innovation Fund, which may be allocated 

14 pursuant to the transfer authority in section 

15 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in 

16 amounts that are no more than the allocation for 

17 such purposes in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 

18 (3) Concurrent with the annual budget submis19 sion of the President for fiscal year 2026, the Sec20 retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 

21 Appropriations proposed allocations by account and 

22 by program, project, or activity, with detailed jus23 tifications, for amounts made available under section 

24 102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 

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1 (4) The Secretary of State shall provide the 

2 Committees on Appropriations quarterly reports on 

3 the status of balances of projects and activities fund4 ed by the CHIPS for America International Tech5 nology Security and Innovation Fund for amounts 

6 allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this sub7 section, including all uncommitted, committed, and 

8 unobligated funds. 

9 (5) Amounts transferred to the Export-Import 

10 Bank and the United States International Develop11 ment Finance Corporation pursuant to the transfer 

12 authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 

13 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167) may be 

14 made available for the costs of direct loans and loan 

15 guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 

16 loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

17 Budget Act of 1974. 

18 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND

19 ANTI-CORRUPTION

20 SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN21 MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 

22 (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 

23 this Act may be made available for direct govern24 ment-to-government assistance only if— 


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1 (A) the requirements included in section 

2 7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department 

3 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro4 grams Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of 

5 Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and 

6 (B) the government of the recipient coun7 try is taking steps to reduce corruption. 

8 (2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In 

9 addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 

10 may only be made available for direct government11 to-government assistance subject to prior consulta12 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 

13 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 

14 such notification shall contain an explanation of how 

15 the proposed activity meets the requirements of 

16 paragraph (1): Provided further, That the require17 ments of this paragraph shall only apply to direct 

18 government-to-government assistance in excess of 

19 $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash trans20 fer, budget support, and cash payments to individ21 uals. 

22 (3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Admin23 istrator of the United States Agency for Inter24 national Development or the Secretary of State, as 

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1 government assistance if the Administrator or the 

2 Secretary has credible information of material mis3 use of such assistance, unless the Administrator or 

4 the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appro5 priations that it is in the national interest of the 

6 United States to continue such assistance, including 

7 a justification, or that such misuse has been appro8 priately addressed. 

9 (4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec10 retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 

11 Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2026 

12 congressional budget justification materials, amounts 

13 planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by 

14 country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 

15 and type of assistance. 

16 (5) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.— 

17 None of the funds made available by this Act may 

18 be used by the government of any foreign country 

19 for debt service payments owed by any country to 

20 any international financial institution or to the Gov21 ernment of the People’s Republic of China. 

22 (b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANS23 PARENCY.— 

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1 tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re2 quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern3 ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 

4 as identified in the report required by section 

5 7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper6 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

7 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 

8 (2) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 

9 government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 

10 the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, shall make or up12 date any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or 

13 ‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum 

14 requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such 

15 determinations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fis16 cal Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the De17 partment of State website. 

18 (3) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $7,000,000 of 

19 the funds appropriated by this Act under the head20 ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made avail21 able for programs and activities to assist govern22 ments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to im23 prove budget transparency and to support civil soci24 ety organizations in such countries that promote 

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1 (c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 

2 (1) INELIGIBILITY.— 

3 (A) Officials of foreign governments and 

4 their immediate family members about whom 

5 the Secretary of State has credible information 

6 have been involved, directly or indirectly, in sig7 nificant corruption, including corruption related 

8 to the extraction of natural resources, or a 

9 gross violation of human rights, including the 

10 wrongful detention of locally employed staff of 

11 a United States diplomatic mission or a United 

12 States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for 

13 entry into the United States. 

14 (B) Concurrent with the application of 

15 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, as ap16 propriate, refer the matter to the Office of For17 eign Assets Control, Department of the Treas18 ury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 

19 authorities in accordance with United States 

20 law to block the transfer of property and inter21 ests in property, and all financial transactions, 

22 in the United States involving any person de23 scribed in such subparagraph. 

24 (C) The Secretary shall also publicly or 

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1 foreign governments and their immediate family 

2 members about whom the Secretary has such 

3 credible information without regard to whether 

4 the individual has applied for a visa. 

5 (2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli6 gible for entry into the United States pursuant to 

7 paragraph (1) if such entry would further important 

8 United States law enforcement objectives or is nec9 essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obli10 gations under the United Nations Headquarters 

11 Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 

12 shall be construed to derogate from United States 

13 Government obligations under applicable inter14 national agreements. 

15 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap16 plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter17 mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na18 tional interest or that the circumstances which 

19 caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 

20 sufficiently. 

21 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 

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

23 thereafter until September 30, 2026, the Secretary 

24 of State shall submit a report, including a classified 

25 annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional 


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1 committees and the Committees on the Judiciary de2 scribing the information related to corruption or vio3 lation of human rights concerning each of the indi4 viduals found ineligible in the previous 12 months 

5 pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individ6 uals who the Secretary designated or identified pur7 suant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineli8 gible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list 

9 of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and 

10 the justification for each waiver. 

11 (5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified 

12 portion of the report required under paragraph (4) 

13 shall be posted on the Department of State website. 

14 (6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para15 graphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Depart16 ment of State and of diplomatic and consular offices 

17 of the United States pertaining to the issuance or 

18 refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 

19 States shall not be considered confidential. 

20 (d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 

21 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 

22 Act shall be made available to promote and support 

23 transparency and accountability of expenditures and 

24 revenues related to the extraction of natural re25 sources, including by strengthening implementation 


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1 and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Trans2 parency Initiative, implementing and enforcing sec3 tion 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

4 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) 

5 and the amendments made by such section, and to 

6 prevent the sale of conflict minerals, and for tech7 nical assistance to promote independent audit mech8 anisms and support civil society participation in nat9 ural resource management. 

10 (2) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro11 priated by this Act under title III may be made 

12 available to support mining activities related to the 

13 extraction of minerals until the Secretary of State 

14 certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 

15 committees that comparable mining activities are 

16 permitted in areas in the United States which were 

17 allowable prior to 2023: Provided, That the restric18 tion in this paragraph shall not apply to United 

19 States entities. 

20 (3) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND INDEPENDENT

21 AUDITS.— 

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1 sistance by such institutions (including any 

2 loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any coun3 try for the extraction and export of a natural 

4 resource if the government of such country has 

5 in place laws, regulations, or procedures to pre6 vent or limit the public disclosure of company 

7 payments as required by United States law, and 

8 unless such government has adopted laws, regu9 lations, or procedures in the sector in which as10 sistance is being considered that: (1) accurately 

11 account for and publicly disclose payments to 

12 the government by companies involved in the 

13 extraction and export of natural resources; (2) 

14 include independent auditing of accounts receiv15 ing such payments and the public disclosure of 

16 such audits; and (3) require public disclosure of 

17 agreement and bidding documents, as appro18 priate. 

19 (B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) 

20 shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of 

21 building the capacity of such government to 

22 meet the requirements of such subparagraph. 

23 DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS

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1 sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 

2 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 

3 Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En4 forcement’’, $2,900,000,000 shall be made available for 

5 democracy programs. 

6 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 

7 (1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by 

8 this Act for democracy programs pursuant to sub9 section (a) and under the heading ‘‘National Endow10 ment for Democracy’’ may be made available not11 withstanding any other provision of law, and with 

12 regard to the National Endowment for Democracy 

13 (NED), any regulation. 

14 (2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by 

15 this Act for the NED are made available pursuant 

16 to the authority of the National Endowment for De17 mocracy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), includ18 ing all decisions regarding the selection of bene19 ficiaries. 

20 (c) DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 

21 purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de22 mocracy programs’’ means programs that support good 

23 governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of 

24 expression, association, assembly, and religion, human 

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1 law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of demo2 cratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental or3 ganizations and institutions, and citizens to support the 

4 development of democratic states and institutions that are 

5 responsive and accountable to citizens. 

6 (d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made avail7 able pursuant to subsection (a) to strengthen ministries 

8 and agencies should be prioritized in countries that dem9 onstrate a strong commitment to the separation of powers, 

10 checks and balances, the rule of law, and credible electoral 

11 processes. 

12 (e) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT IN13 TERFERENCE.— 

14 (1) PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the pro15 vision of assistance for democracy programs in this 

16 Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, 

17 the specific nature of the assistance, and the partici18 pants in such programs shall not be subject to prior 

19 approval by the government of any foreign country. 

20 (2) DISCLOSURE OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNER

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1 ment, threats, or attacks against organizations im2 plementing democracy programs, any new bilateral 

3 agreement governing the terms and conditions under 

4 which assistance is provided to such country shall 

5 not require the disclosure of the names of imple6 menting partners of democracy programs, and the 

7 Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 

8 shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to 

9 existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to con10 form to this requirement. 

11 (f) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.— 

12 USAID shall continue to implement civil society and polit13 ical competition and consensus building programs abroad 

14 with funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that rec15 ognizes the unique benefits of grants and cooperative 

16 agreements in implementing such programs. 

17 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

18 SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE19 DOM OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

20 heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available 

21 for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Depart22 ment of State. 

23 (b) ASSISTANCE.— 

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1 racy Fund’’, and ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper2 ations’’, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made 

3 available for international religious freedom pro4 grams: Provided, That funds made available by this 

5 Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

6 and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ pursuant to this section 

7 shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at8 Large for International Religious Freedom, in con9 sultation with other relevant United States Govern10 ment officials, and shall be subject to prior consulta11 tion with the Committees on Appropriations. 

12 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

13 headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 

14 ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made 

15 available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable 

16 and persecuted ethnic and religious minorities. 

17 (c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

18 and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 

19 of State, foreign operations, and related programs under 

20 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 

21 available notwithstanding any other provision of law for 

22 assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and 

23 Syria. 

24 (d) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—Section 

25 7033(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 


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1 and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 

2 J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in effect during 

3 fiscal year 2025. 

4 SPECIAL PROVISIONS

5 SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL6 DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated 

7 in title III of this Act that are made available for victims 

8 of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to com9 bat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such traf10 ficking may be made available notwithstanding any other 

11 provision of law. 

12 (b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 

13 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

14 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 

15 available for forensic anthropology assistance related 

16 to the exhumation and identification of victims of 

17 war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, 

18 which shall be administered by the Assistant Sec19 retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 

20 Department of State: Provided, That such funds 

21 shall be in addition to funds made available by this 

22 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 

23 Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

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1 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

2 the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 

3 Law Enforcement’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall 

4 be made available for DNA forensic technology pro5 grams to combat human trafficking in Central 

6 America and Mexico. 

7 (c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds appro8 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Dis9 aster Assistance’’ may be made available as a general con10 tribution to the World Food Programme. 

11 (d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 

12 (1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appro13 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance 

14 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be 

15 made available to carry out the Program for Re16 search and Training on Eastern Europe and the 

17 Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as 

18 authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research 

19 and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 

20 (2) GENOCIDE VICTIMS MEMORIAL SITES.— 

21 Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak22 ing appropriations for the Department of State, for23 eign operations, and related programs under the 

24 headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assist25 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 


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1 made available as contributions to establish and 

2 maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 

3 regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

4 Appropriations. 

5 (3) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 

6 funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 

7 ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 

8 Fund’’ that are made available for private sector 

9 partnerships, including partnerships with philan10 thropic foundations, up to $50,000,000 may remain 

11 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 

12 funds made available pursuant to this paragraph 

13 may only be made available following prior consulta14 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 

15 the Committees on Appropriations. 

16 (4) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 

17 may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 

18 III to make innovation incentive awards in accord19 ance with the terms and conditions of section 

20 7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Op21 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

22 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6), except that 

23 each individual award may not exceed $500,000. 

24 (5) EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.—None of 

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1 to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis2 tered by the Department of State to implement the 

3 Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 

4 1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 

5 except through the formal rulemaking process pursu6 ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 

7 551 et seq.) and notwithstanding the exceptions to 

8 such rulemaking process in such Act: Provided, That 

9 funds made available for such purpose shall only be 

10 made available after consultation with, and subject 

11 to the regular notification procedures of, the Com12 mittees on Appropriations, regarding how any pro13 posed modification would affect the public diplomacy 

14 goals of, and the estimated economic impact on, the 

15 United States: Provided further, That such consulta16 tion shall take place not later than 30 days prior to 

17 the publication in the Federal Register of any regu18 latory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Pro19 gram. 

20 (6) PAYMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this 

21 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 

22 Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

23 programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro24 grams’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, except for funds 

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1 ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 

2 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def3 icit Control Act of 1985, are available to provide 

4 payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of 

5 division J of the Further Consolidated Appropria6 tions Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided, 

7 That funds made available pursuant to this para8 graph shall be subject to prior consultation with the 

9 Committees on Appropriations. 

10 (7) EXEMPTION OF TRANSACTIONS.—Financing 

11 for transactions related to civil nuclear facilities, ma12 terial, and technologies, and related goods and serv13 ices and for transactions under the program on 

14 China and Transformational Exports shall be ex15 cluded from the requirements of section 8(g) of the 

16 Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635 

17 (g)). 

18 (8) SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES.— 

19 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

20 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be made available for 

21 the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues notwith22 standing the limitation of section 7064(c)(4) of this 

23 Act. 

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1 ing a significant change to the scope of an existing partner 

2 vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID Ad3 ministrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Com4 mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary 

5 and the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting option 

6 for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initi7 ated or significantly modified after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, unless the Secretary or Administrator, as ap9 plicable, informs the Committees on Appropriations on a 

10 case-by-case basis that a direct vetting option is not fea11 sible for such program: Provided further, That the Sec12 retary and the Administrator may restrict the award of, 

13 terminate, or cancel contracts, grants, or cooperative 

14 agreements or require an awardee to restrict the award 

15 of, terminate, or cancel a sub-award based on information 

16 in connection with a partner vetting program. 

17 (f) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec18 retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 

19 title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern20 ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 

21 to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 

22 International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc23 tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 

24 to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 

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1 (g) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY

2 PROTECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, 

3 and merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of 

4 Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of 

5 expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 

6 Programs’’ for fiscal year 2025, at no later than the end 

7 of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which 

8 such funds are available for the purposes for which appro9 priated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 

10 be transferred. 

11 (h) IMPACT ON JOBS.—Section 7056 of the Depart12 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

13 Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116– 

14 260) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2025. 

15 (i) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 

16 (1) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The 

17 authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Sup18 plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 

19 111–32) shall remain in effect through September 

20 30, 2025. 

21 (2) SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AF22 GHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION COMPETITIVE STA23 TUS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

24 any employee of the Special Inspector General for 

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1 at least 12 months of continuous service after enact2 ment of this Act or who is employed on the date on 

3 which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, 

4 shall acquire competitive status for appointment to 

5 any position in the competitive service for which the 

6 employee possesses the required qualifications. 

7 (3) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 

8 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 

9 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi10 sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef11 fect during fiscal year 2025. 

12 (4) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of 

13 the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 

14 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (divi15 sion K of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in ef16 fect during fiscal year 2025 and shall be applied to 

17 funds appropriated by this Act by substituting 

18 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ for ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

19 (5) EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO

20 ISRAEL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency 

21 Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 

22 (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended 

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1 (A) in the matter preceding the first pro2 viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2029’’ and in3 serting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’; and 

4 (B) in the second proviso, by striking 

5 ‘‘September 30, 2029’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep6 tember 30, 2030’’. 

7 (6) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL SERV8 ICES CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The authority pro9 vided in section 2401 of division C of the Extending 

10 Government Funding and Delivering Emergency As11 sistance Act (Public Law 117–43) shall remain in 

12 effect through September 30, 2025. 

13 (j) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 

14 available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab15 lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper16 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro17 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 

18 available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 

19 survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as 

20 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to 

21 the terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That 

22 the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Oper23 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro24 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exer25 cised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, 


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1 USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non2 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall 

3 be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

4 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 

5 Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budg6 et justification an accounting of budgetary resources, dis7 bursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such 

8 fund. 

9 (k) LOCAL WORKS.— 

10 (1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 

11 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist12 ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 

13 $50,000,000 shall be made available for Local 

14 Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department 

15 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

16 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 

17 113–235), which may remain available until Sep18 tember 30, 2029. 

19 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purposes of 

20 section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 

21 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 

22 Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eli23 gible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, inter24 national, and United States-based nongovernmental 

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1 small entities that have received less than a total of 

2 $5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal 

3 years: Provided, That departments or centers of 

4 such educational institutions may be considered indi5 vidually in determining such eligibility. 

6 (l) DEFINITIONS.— 

7 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT8 TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 

9 purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres10 sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro11 priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

12 the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af13 fairs of the House of Representatives. 

14 (2) CLARIFICATION.—In Acts making appro15 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper16 ations, and related programs, the term ‘‘contribu17 tion, grant, or other payment’’ with respect to the 

18 United Nations or any affiliated organization of the 

19 United Nations shall mean voluntary and assessed 

20 contributions and payments, including contributions 

21 and payments to the United Nations Regular Budg22 et. 

23 (3) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND

24 PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 

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1 priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro2 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper3 ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re4 main available for obligation, and have not expired. 

5 (4) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU6 TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu7 tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon8 struction and Development, the International Devel9 opment Association, the International Finance Cor10 poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 

11 International Monetary Fund, the International 

12 Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De13 velopment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 

14 Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North 

15 American Development Bank, the European Bank 

16 for Reconstruction and Development, the African 

17 Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 

18 and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 

19 (5) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.—In this Act, 

20 the term ‘‘Pacific Islands countries’’ means the Cook 

21 Islands, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of 

22 Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 

23 Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 

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1 pendent State of Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the 

2 Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of 

3 Vanuatu. 

4 (6) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term 

5 ‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap6 propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 

7 purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 

8 minimum, a description of— 

9 (A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 

10 for measuring progress, and a timeline for 

11 achieving such goals; 

12 (B) amounts and sources of funds by ac13 count; 

14 (C) how such funds will complement other 

15 ongoing or planned programs; and 

16 (D) implementing partners, to the max17 imum extent practicable. 

18 (7) SUCCESSOR OPERATING UNIT.—Any ref19 erence to a particular operating unit or office in this 

20 Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De21 partment of State, foreign operations, and related 

22 programs shall be deemed to include any successor 

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1 (8) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 

2 means the United States Agency for International 

3 Development. 

4 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY

5 SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 

6 (1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 

7 Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 

8 Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 

9 I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As10 sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 

11 section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 

12 and accountability of civilian police authority 

13 through training and technical assistance in human 

14 rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 

15 planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 

16 police roles that support democratic governance, in17 cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 

18 respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, 

19 and foster improved police relations with the com20 munities they serve. 

21 (2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 

22 (A) Consistent with the objectives of the 

23 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 

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1 ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro2 gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas3 ualty training and equipment in an amount 

4 above the prior fiscal year. 

5 (B) The Secretary of State shall offer com6 bat casualty care training and equipment as a 

7 component of any package of lethal assistance 

8 funded by this Act with funds appropriated 

9 under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 

10 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 

11 Provided, That the requirement of this subpara12 graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un13 less the Secretary determines that such country 

14 has in place, to the maximum extent prac15 ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat16 ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 

17 standards recommended by the Committee on 

18 Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur19 ther, That any such training and equipment for 

20 combat casualty care shall be made available 

21 through an open and competitive process. 

22 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 

23 (1) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AU24 THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap25 propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 


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1 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 

2 nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 

3 mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 

4 other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 

5 as well as a nation emerging from instability. 

6 (2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE7 INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 

8 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

9 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 

10 113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 

11 2025. 

12 (3) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI13 CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

14 and subject to the regular notification procedures of 

15 the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 

16 section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

17 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to 

18 Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza19 tion (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the 

20 procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 

21 option to purchase) of defense articles from United 

22 States commercial suppliers, not including Major 

23 Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and 

24 other types of aircraft having possible civilian appli25 cation), if the President determines that there are 


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1 compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 

2 for those defense articles being provided by commer3 cial lease rather than by government-to-government 

4 sale under such Act. 

5 (4) SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.— 

6 Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu7 ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 

8 Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 

9 Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re10 main available for obligation until September 30, 

11 2027: Provided, That the provision of defense arti12 cles and defense services to foreign countries or 

13 international organizations from the Fund shall be 

14 subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 

15 (5) WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.— 

16 For fiscal year 2025, section 514(b) of the Foreign 

17 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)) shall 

18 not apply to defense articles to be set aside, ear19 marked, reserved, or intended for use as reserve 

20 stocks in stockpiles in the State of Israel. 

21 (6) PROGRAM CLARIFICATION.—Notwith22 standing section 503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 

23 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the procurement of defense 

24 articles and services funded on a non-repayable basis 

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1 may be priced to include the costs of salaries of 

2 members of the Armed Forces of the United States 

3 engaged in security assistance activities pursuant to 

4 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State Partnership 

5 Program): Provided, That this paragraph shall only 

6 apply to funds that remain available for obligation 

7 in fiscal year 2025. 

8 (7) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING DIRECT

9 LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.—Section 2606(a) 

10 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub11 lic Law 117–103) shall continue in effect during fis12 cal year 2025 and shall apply to funds made avail13 able by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili14 tary Financing Program’’. 

15 (c) LIMITATIONS.— 

16 (1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 

17 this Act should not be used to support any military 

18 training or operations that include child soldiers. 

19 (2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 

20 (A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 

21 other provision of law, demining equipment 

22 available to the United States Agency for Inter23 national Development and the Department of 

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1 itarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 

2 basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 

3 and conditions as the Secretary of State may 

4 prescribe. 

5 (B) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military 

6 assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni7 tions, no defense export license for cluster mu8 nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 

9 or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 

10 transferred, unless— 

11 (i) the submunitions of the cluster 

12 munitions, after arming, do not result in 

13 more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 

14 across the range of intended operational 

15 environments, and the agreement applica16 ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 

17 such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 

18 technology specifies that the cluster muni19 tions will only be used against clearly de20 fined military targets and will not be used 

21 where civilians are known to be present or 

22 in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 

23 (ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 

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1 or permanently disposing of such cluster 

2 munitions. 

3 (3) CROWD CONTROL.—If the Secretary of 

4 State has information that a unit of a foreign secu5 rity force uses excessive force to repress peaceful ex6 pression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to 

7 the environment or human health, or the fairness of 

8 electoral processes, or in countries that are undemo9 cratic or undergoing democratic transition, the Sec10 retary shall promptly determine if such information 

11 is credible: Provided, That if the information is de12 termined to be credible, funds appropriated by this 

13 Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, 

14 light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd 

15 control purposes for such unit, unless the Secretary 

16 of State determines that the foreign government is 

17 taking effective measures to bring the responsible 

18 members of such unit to justice. 

19 (4) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

20 (A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of 

21 Offer and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds 

22 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili23 tary Financing Program’’, the Secretary of 

24 State shall consult with each recipient govern25 ment to ensure that the LOA between the 


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1 United States and such recipient government 

2 complies with the purposes of section 4 of the 

3 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) and 

4 that the defense articles, services, and training 

5 procured with funds appropriated under such 

6 heading are consistent with United States na7 tional security policy. 

8 (B) The Secretary of State shall promptly 

9 inform the appropriate congressional commit10 tees of any instance in which the Secretary of 

11 State has credible information that such assist12 ance was used in a manner contrary to such 

13 agreement. 

14 (5) DELIVERY OF WITHHELD ITEMS.—Any de15 fense article and defense service withheld from deliv16 ery to Israel by the Department of State as of the 

17 date of enactment of this Act, including those con18 tracted through Direct Commercial Sales for the 

19 Ministry of Public Security, shall be delivered to 

20 Israel not later than 15 days after the date of the 

21 enactment of this Act: Provided, That 50 percent of 

22 the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

23 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro24 grams’’ and made available for the Office of the Sec25 retary shall be withheld from obligation until the 


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1 Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Com2 mittees on Appropriations that the defense articles 

3 and services described in this paragraph have been 

4 delivered to Israel. 

5 (6) OBLIGATION REQUIREMENT.—The Sec6 retary of State shall obligate any remaining unobli7 gated balances of funds appropriated or otherwise 

8 made available before the date of enactment of this 

9 Act for assistance for Israel not later than 30 days 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

11 (d) REPORTS.— 

12 (1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 

13 than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 

14 Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com15 mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli16 gated and expended during fiscal year 2024, by 

17 country and purpose of assistance, under the head18 ings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International 

19 Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 

20 Military Financing Program’’. 

21 (2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE22 PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 

23 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 

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1 partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 

2 military training provided by foreign governments 

3 with funds appropriated to the Department of De4 fense or the Department of State, except for train5 ing provided by the government of a country des6 ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 

7 2321k(b)) as a major non-NATO ally: Provided, 

8 That such third-country training shall be clearly 

9 identified in the report submitted pursuant to sec10 tion 656 of such Act. 

11 COUNTERING THE FLOW OF FENTANYL AND OTHER

12 SYNTHETIC DRUGS

13 SEC. 7036. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro14 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup15 port Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 

16 Law Enforcement’’, not less than $175,000,000 shall be 

17 made available for programs to counter the flow of 

18 fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs 

19 into the United States: Provided, That such funds shall 

20 be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 

21 purposes. 

22 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available pursu23 ant to subsection (a) shall be made available to support— 

24 (1) efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 

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1 cursor materials to the United States from and 

2 through the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mex3 ico, and other countries; 

4 (2) law enforcement cooperation and capacity 

5 building efforts aimed at disrupting and dismantling 

6 transnational criminal organizations involved in the 

7 production and trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl pre8 cursors, and other synthetic drugs; 

9 (3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging 

10 Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Last11 ing Results Act (part 7 of subtitle C of the James 

12 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

13 Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117–263); and 

14 (4) engagement, including through multilateral 

15 organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective 

16 action to address the public health and security 

17 threats posed by fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 

18 other synthetic drugs, including through the Global 

19 Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. 

20 (c) REPORTS.— 

21 (1) The Secretary of State shall, in consultation 

22 with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies 

23 and not later than 90 days after the date of enact24 ment of this Act, submit a report to the appropriate 

25 congressional committees detailing and assessing the 


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1 cooperation of the PRC in countering the flow of 

2 fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic 

3 drugs, and describing actions taken by the United 

4 States in coordination with other countries to engage 

5 the PRC on taking concrete and measurable steps to 

6 stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 

7 other synthetic drugs from the PRC to other coun8 tries: Provided, That such report shall be updated 

9 and resubmitted quarterly thereafter until Sep10 tember 30, 2026. 

11 (2) Not later than 60 days after the date of en12 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a re13 port to the appropriate congressional committees de14 tailing how assistance for Mexico is strategically 

15 aligned to address the proliferation of fentanyl, 

16 fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs from 

17 Mexico to the United States. 

18 PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD

19 SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 

20 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 

21 this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 

22 unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 

23 the appropriate congressional committees that— 

24 (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 

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1 (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 

2 to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 

3 and 

4 (B) is taking appropriate measures to 

5 counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 

6 West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 

7 of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 

8 with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 

9 security organizations; and 

10 (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 

11 entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 

12 other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef13 forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 

14 peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 

15 an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 

16 context of full and normal relationships, which 

17 should include— 

18 (A) termination of all claims or states of 

19 belligerency; 

20 (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 

21 sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 

22 independence of every state in the area through 

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1 (C) their right to live in peace within se2 cure and recognized boundaries free from 

3 threats or acts of force; 

4 (D) freedom of navigation through inter5 national waterways in the area; and 

6 (E) a framework for achieving a just set7 tlement of the refugee problem. 

8 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con9 gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 

10 assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 

11 respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 

12 other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac13 countable governance. 

14 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 

15 (a) if the President determines that it is important to the 

16 national security interest of the United States to do so. 

17 (d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 

18 shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 

19 Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 

20 governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 

21 of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 

22 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales23 tinian Authority’’). 


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1 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN

2 BROADCASTING CORPORATION

3 SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 

5 equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 

6 other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 

7 Corporation. 

8 OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WEST BANK AND

9 GAZA

10 SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2025, 

11 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi12 lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 

13 State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 

14 that procedures have been established to assure the Comp15 troller General of the United States will have access to 

16 appropriate United States financial information in order 

17 to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro18 gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

19 Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 

20 (b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap21 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup22 port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 

23 the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 

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1 cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 

2 to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 

3 engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 

4 entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 

5 principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov6 erning board of trustees any individual that has been de7 termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 

8 or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter9 rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 

10 shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 

11 steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 

12 terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu13 cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 

14 be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 

15 (c) PROHIBITION.— 

16 (1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 

17 None of the funds appropriated under titles III 

18 through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 

19 Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 

20 for— 

21 (A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 

22 honoring individuals who commit, or have com23 mitted acts of terrorism; and 

24 (B) any educational institution located in 

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1 individual who the Secretary of State deter2 mines has committed an act of terrorism. 

3 (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE4 QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

5 of law, none of the funds made available by this or 

6 prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 

7 available by transfer, may be made available for obli8 gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 

9 Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 

10 Committees on Appropriations on— 

11 (A) the benchmarks that have been estab12 lished for security assistance for the West Bank 

13 and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com14 pliance with such benchmarks; and 

15 (B) the steps being taken by the Pales16 tinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, 

17 inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, 

18 including by bringing to justice members of 

19 Palestinian security forces who commit such 

20 crimes. 

21 (d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY

22 FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 

23 (1) The Administrator of the United States 

24 Agency for International Development shall ensure 

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1 and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 

2 sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro3 gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 

4 ensure, among other things, compliance with this 

5 section. 

6 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 

7 to $1,400,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec8 tor General of the United States Agency for Inter9 national Development for audits, investigations, and 

10 other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 

11 this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad12 dition to funds otherwise available for such pur13 poses. 

14 (e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED

15 STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 

16 in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 

17 States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 

18 treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 

19 West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro20 vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2025 

21 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 

22 audit shall address— 

23 (1) the extent to which such Program complies 

24 with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 

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1 (2) an examination of all programs, projects, 

2 and activities carried out under such Program, in3 cluding both obligations and expenditures. 

4 (f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made 

5 available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 

6 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com7 mittees on Appropriations. 

8 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN

9 AUTHORITY

10 SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 

11 the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi12 sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 

13 Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 

14 to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 

15 (b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 

16 (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 

17 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi18 dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 

19 Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 

20 to the national security interest of the United States. 

21 (c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any 

22 waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 

23 more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 

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1 (d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu2 ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub3 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail4 ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 

5 the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 

6 place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro7 vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales8 tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 

9 weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 

10 (e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 

11 waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 

12 State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap13 propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal14 estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac15 count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi16 nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 

17 financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au18 thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen19 sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 

20 Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 

21 against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro22 moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 

23 Israel. 

24 (f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE

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1 (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 

2 through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 

3 of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 

4 Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 

5 to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 

6 Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 

7 Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree8 ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 

9 undue influence. 

10 (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 

11 (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 

12 government only if the President certifies and re13 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 

14 government, including all of its ministers or such 

15 equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 

16 with the principles contained in section 

17 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance 

18 Act of 1961, as amended. 

19 (3) The President may exercise the authority in 

20 section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

21 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 

22 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 

23 this subsection. 

24 (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 

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1 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro2 priations within 120 days of the certification and 

3 every quarter thereafter on whether such govern4 ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva5 lent are continuing to comply with the principles 

6 contained in section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the 

7 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro8 vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 

9 purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 

10 provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi11 cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 

12 such government. 

13 (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 

14 III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as15 sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 

16 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

17 SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 

18 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 

19 this Act, not less than $1,425,000,000 shall be made 

20 available for assistance for Egypt, of which— 

21 (A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be 

22 made available from funds under the heading 

23 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’; and 

24 (B) not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be 

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1 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, to re2 main available until September 30, 2026: Pro3 vided, That such funds may be transferred to 

4 an interest bearing account in the Federal Re5 serve Bank of New York. 

6 (2) ADDITIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—In 

7 addition to amounts made available pursuant to 

8 paragraph (1), not less than $75,000,000 of the 

9 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign 

10 Military Financing Program’’ shall be made avail11 able for assistance for Egypt. 

12 (3) DIRECTIVE.—Funds made available pursu13 ant to paragraph (1)(A) shall include support for 

14 higher education programs for scholarships for 

15 Egyptian students with high financial need to attend 

16 not-for-profit institutions of higher education in 

17 Egypt that are currently accredited by a regional ac18 crediting agency recognized by the United States 

19 Department of Education, or meets standards equiv20 alent to those required for United States institu21 tional accreditation by a regional accrediting agency 

22 recognized by such Department, democracy pro23 grams, and for development programs in the Sinai. 

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1 ance for Egypt may be made available notwith2 standing any other provision of law restricting as3 sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 

4 section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

5 and may only be made available for assistance for 

6 the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 

7 certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro8 priations that such government is— 

9 (A) sustaining the strategic relationship 

10 with the United States; and 

11 (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 

12 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 

13 (b) IRAN.— 

14 (1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

15 under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco16 nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti17 terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall 

18 be made available— 

19 (A) to support the United States policy to 

20 prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 

21 produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 

22 (B) to support an expeditious response to 

23 any violation of United Nations Security Coun24 cil Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran’s 

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1 (C) to support the implementation and en2 forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 

3 of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, 

4 human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and 

5 weapons proliferation; and 

6 (D) for democracy programs in support of 

7 the aspirations of the Iranian people. 

8 (2) REPORTS.— 

9 (A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Sec10 retary of State shall submit to the Committees 

11 on Appropriations the semi-annual report re12 quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En13 ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 

14 added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree15 ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 

16 (B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 

17 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

18 Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

19 the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 

20 the appropriate congressional committees a re21 port on— 

22 (i) the status of United States bilat23 eral sanctions on Iran; 

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1 (iii) the impact such sanctions have 

2 had on Iran’s destabilizing activities 

3 throughout the Middle East. 

4 (3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro5 priated by this Act may be used to— 

6 (A) implement an agreement with the Gov7 ernment of Iran relating to the nuclear program 

8 of Iran, or a renewal of the Joint Comprehen9 sive Plan of Action adopted on October 18, 

10 2015, in contravention of the Iran Nuclear 

11 Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 

12 2160e); 

13 (B) made available to any foreign entity or 

14 person that is subject to United Nations or 

15 United States bilateral sanctions with respect to 

16 the Government of Iran; or 

17 (C) revoke the designation of the Islamic 

18 Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Ter19 rorist Organization pursuant to section 219 of 

20 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

21 1189). 

22 (c) IRAQ.— 

23 (1) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 

24 of this Act shall be made available for assistance for 

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1 (A) bilateral economic assistance and inter2 national security assistance, including in the 

3 Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 

4 (B) stabilization assistance, including in 

5 Anbar Province; 

6 (C) programs to support government 

7 transparency and accountability, support judi8 cial independence, protect the right of due proc9 ess, end the use of torture, and combat corrup10 tion; 

11 (D) humanitarian assistance, including in 

12 the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 

13 (E) programs to protect and assist reli14 gious and ethnic minority populations; and 

15 (F) programs to increase United States 

16 private sector investment. 

17 (2) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 

18 Act under title III and made available for bilateral 

19 economic assistance for Iraq may not be made avail20 able to an organization or entity for which the Sec21 retary of State has credible information is controlled 

22 by the Badr Organization. 

23 (d) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

24 under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro25 gram’’, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for 


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1 grants only for Israel: Provided, That any funds appro2 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 

3 Financing Program’’ and made available for assistance for 

4 Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the date of en5 actment of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent 

6 that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used 

7 for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under 

8 this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and 

9 Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of 

10 which not less than $450,300,000 shall be available for 

11 the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense 

12 services, including research and development. 

13 (e) JORDAN.— 

14 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

15 titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 

16 be made available for assistance for Jordan, of 

17 which not less than $845,100,000 shall be made 

18 available for budget support for the Government of 

19 Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be 

20 made available under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 

21 Financing Program’’. 

22 (2) In addition to amounts made available pur23 suant to paragraph (1), not less than $400,000,000 

24 of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Eco25 nomic Support Fund’’ shall be made available for 


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1 assistance for Jordan, which shall be made available 

2 for budget support, and not less than $50,000,000 

3 of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘For4 eign Military Financing Program’’ shall be made 

5 available for assistance for Jordan. 

6 (f) LEBANON.— 

7 (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro8 priated by this Act may be made available for the 

9 Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb10 anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 

11 is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 

12 designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra13 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

14 (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 

15 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

16 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

17 and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 

18 Financing Program’’ that are made available 

19 for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail20 able for programs and equipment for the ISF 

21 and the LAF to address security and stability 

22 requirements in areas affected by conflict in 

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1 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 

2 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro3 gram’’ that are made available for assistance 

4 for Lebanon may only be made available for 

5 programs to— 

6 (i) professionalize the LAF to miti7 gate internal and external threats from 

8 non-state actors, including Hizballah; 

9 (ii) strengthen the security of borders 

10 and combat terrorism, including training 

11 and equipping the LAF to secure the bor12 ders of Lebanon and address security and 

13 stability requirements in areas affected by 

14 conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship15 ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 

16 as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 

17 (iii) implement United Nations Secu18 rity Council Resolution 1701: 

19 Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 

20 available by this subparagraph for assistance 

21 for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub22 mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 

23 spend plan, including actions to be taken to en24 sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 

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1 may not be considered as meeting the notifica2 tion requirements under section 7015 of this 

3 Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As4 sistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 

5 any notification submitted pursuant to such 

6 section shall include any funds specifically in7 tended for lethal military equipment. 

8 (g) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under titles III 

9 and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 

10 for Morocco. 

11 (h) SAUDI ARABIA.— 

12 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

13 under the heading ‘‘International Military Education 

14 and Training’’ should be made available for assist15 ance for the Government of Saudi Arabia. 

16 (2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

17 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 

18 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

19 operations, and related programs should be obligated 

20 or expended by the Export-Import Bank of the 

21 United States to guarantee, insure, or extend (or 

22 participate in the extension of) credit in connection 

23 with the export of nuclear technology, equipment, 

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1 goods or services to Saudi Arabia unless the Govern2 ment of Saudi Arabia— 

3 (A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation 

4 agreement pursuant to section 123 of the 

5 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153); 

6 (B) has committed to renounce uranium 

7 enrichment and reprocessing on its territory 

8 under that agreement; and 

9 (C) has signed and implemented an Addi10 tional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards 

11 Agreement with the International Atomic En12 ergy Agency. 

13 (i) SYRIA.— 

14 (1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro15 priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 

16 made available, notwithstanding any other provision 

17 of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 

18 Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 

19 response and chemical weapons investigations. 

20 (2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur21 suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 

22 (A) may not be made available for a 

23 project or activity that supports or otherwise le24 gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter25 rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 


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1 section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

2 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 

3 Syria; 

4 (B) may not be made available for activi5 ties that further the strategic objectives of the 

6 Government of the Russian Federation that the 

7 Secretary of State determines may threaten or 

8 undermine United States national security in9 terests; and 

10 (C) may not be used in areas of Syria con11 trolled by a government led by Bashar al-Assad 

12 or associated forces or made available to an or13 ganization or entity effectively controlled by an 

14 official or immediate family member of an offi15 cial of such government. 

16 (3) MONITORING, OVERSIGHT, CONSULTATION, 

17 AND NOTIFICATION.— 

18 (A) Prior to the obligation of funds appro19 priated by this Act and made available for as20 sistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall 

21 take all practicable steps to ensure that mecha22 nisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, 

23 and control of such assistance inside Syria. 

24 (B) Funds made available pursuant to this 

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1 consultation with the appropriate congressional 

2 committees and shall be subject to the regular 

3 notification procedures of the Committees on 

4 Appropriations: Provided, That such consulta5 tion shall include the steps taken to comply 

6 with subparagraph (A) and steps intended to be 

7 taken to comply with section 7015(j) of this 

8 Act. 

9 (j) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 

10 (1) LIMITATIONS.— 

11 (A) None of the funds appropriated under 

12 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this 

13 Act may be made available for assistance for 

14 the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of 

15 enactment of this Act— 

16 (i) the Palestinians obtain the same 

17 standing as member states or full member18 ship as a state in the United Nations or 

19 any specialized agency thereof outside an 

20 agreement negotiated between Israel and 

21 the Palestinians; or 

22 (ii) the Palestinians initiate an Inter23 national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 

24 authorized investigation, or actively sup25 port such an investigation, that subjects 


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1 Israeli nationals to an investigation for al2 leged crimes against Palestinians. 

3 (B)(i) The President may waive the provi4 sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 

5 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 

6 (Public Law 100–204) if the President deter7 mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 

8 the House of Representatives, the President pro 

9 tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con10 gressional committees that the Palestinians 

11 have not, after the date of enactment of this 

12 Act— 

13 (I) obtained in the United Nations or 

14 any specialized agency thereof the same 

15 standing as member states or full member16 ship as a state outside an agreement nego17 tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 

18 (II) initiated or actively supported an 

19 ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 

20 for alleged crimes against Palestinians; 

21 and 

22 (III) initiated any further action, 

23 whether directly or indirectly, based on an 

24 Advisory Opinion of the International 

25 Court of Justice that undermines direct 


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1 negotiations to resolve the Israeli-Pales2 tinian conflict, including matters related to 

3 final status and Israel’s longstanding secu4 rity rights and responsibilities. 

5 (ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi6 dent is unable to make the certification pursu7 ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 

8 President may waive section 1003 of Public 

9 Law 100–204 if the President determines and 

10 certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 

11 of Representatives, the President pro tempore 

12 of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro13 priations that the Palestinians have entered 

14 into direct and meaningful negotiations with 

15 Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi16 sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 

17 under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 

18 previous provisions of law must expire before 

19 the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 

20 (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara21 graph shall be effective for no more than a pe22 riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 

23 beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 

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1 (C) None of the funds appropriated or oth2 erwise made available by this Act may be made 

3 available for the Office of Palestinian Affairs, 

4 Department of State. 

5 (2) APPLICATION OF TAYLOR FORCE ACT.— 

6 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

7 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 

8 for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza shall be 

9 made available consistent with section 1004(a) of 

10 the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public 

11 Law 115–141). 

12 (3) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require13 ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro14 priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 

15 apply to funds made available by this Act, including 

16 a description of modifications, if any, to the security 

17 strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 

18 (4) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 

19 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

20 Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap21 propriate congressional committees detailing steps 

22 taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incite23 ment of violence against Israelis and to promote 

24 peace and coexistence with Israel. 


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1 (5) DIRECTIVE.—Beginning in fiscal year 2025, 

2 the Secretary of State shall bifurcate the budget op3 erating unit of ‘‘West Bank and Gaza’’ into separate 

4 units. 

5 (k) YEMEN.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

6 Act may be used to revoke the designation of Ansarallah 

7 as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group. 

8 AFRICA

9 SEC. 7042. (a) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.— 

10 Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available 

11 for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s 

12 Resistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in 

13 Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Cen14 tral African Republic, including to improve physical ac15 cess, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warn16 ing mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobi17 lization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, es18 pecially child soldiers. 

19 (b) ETHIOPIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 

20 are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be 

21 used to support— 

22 (1) political dialogue; 

23 (2) civil society and the protection of human 

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1 (3) investigations and prosecutions of gross vio2 lations of human rights; 

3 (4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to, and 

4 monitoring of, humanitarian assistance; and 

5 (5) the restoration of basic services in areas im6 pacted by conflict. 

7 (c) MALAWI.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 

8 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

9 State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 

10 made available for higher education programs in Malawi 

11 shall be made available for higher education and workforce 

12 development programs in agriculture as described under 

13 this section in the report accompanying this Act. 

14 (d) POWER AFRICA.—Prior to the initial obligation 

15 of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for 

16 the Power Africa program, the Administrator of the 

17 United States Agency for International Development shall 

18 submit the report required under this section in the report 

19 accompanying this Act: Provided, That such funds shall 

20 be used for all-of-the-above energy development consistent 

21 with the Electrify Africa Act of 2015 (Public Law 114– 

22 121). 

23 (e) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated 

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1 cept to support implementation of outstanding issues of 

2 the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrange3 ments related to post-referendum issues associated with 

4 such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in 

5 South Sudan. 

6 (f) SUDAN.— 

7 (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro8 priated by this Act under title IV may be made 

9 available for assistance for the central Government 

10 of Sudan, except to support implementation of out11 standing issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agree12 ment, mutual arrangements related to post-ref13 erendum issues associated with such Agreement, or 

14 any other viable peace agreement in Sudan. 

15 (2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 

16 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 

17 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re18 lated programs that are made available for any new 

19 program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be sub20 ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con21 gressional committees. 

22 (g) ZIMBABWE.— 

23 (1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas24 ury shall instruct the United States executive direc25 tor of each international financial institution to vote 


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1 against any extension by the respective institution of 

2 any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 

3 except to meet basic human needs or to promote de4 mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 

5 reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

6 the rule of law has been restored, including respect 

7 for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 

8 expression, association, and assembly. 

9 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro10 priated by this Act shall be made available for as11 sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 

12 except for health and education, unless the Secretary 

13 of State certifies and reports as required in para14 graph (1). 

15 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

16 SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 

17 (1) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by 

18 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

19 Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for 

20 Burma for the purposes described in section 5575 of 

21 the Burma Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of di22 vision E of Public Law 117–263) and section 

23 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper24 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

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1 That the authorities, limitations, and conditions con2 tained in section 7043(a) of division K of Public 

3 Law 117–328 shall apply to funds made available 

4 for assistance for Burma under this Act, except for 

5 the minimum funding requirements and paragraph 

6 (1)(B): Provided further, That for the purposes of 

7 section 5575 of the Burma Act of 2022 and assist8 ance for Burma made available by this Act and prior 

9 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

10 State, foreign operations, and related programs, 

11 ‘‘non-lethal assistance’’ shall include equipment and 

12 associated training to support— 

13 (A) atrocities prevention; 

14 (B) the protection of civilians from mili15 tary attack; 

16 (C) the delivery of humanitarian assist17 ance; 

18 (D) investigations into genocide and 

19 human rights violations committed by the Bur20 mese military; 

21 (E) local governance and the provision of 

22 services in areas outside the control of the Bur23 mese military; and 

24 (F) medical trauma care, supplies, and 

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1 (2) DESERTER PROGRAMS.—Pursuant to sec2 tion 7043(a)(1)(A) of division K of Public Law 117– 

3 328, as continued in effect by this subsection, funds 

4 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap5 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 

6 operations, and related programs that are made 

7 available for assistance for Burma shall be made 

8 available for programs and activities to support de9 serters from the military junta and its allied entities, 

10 following consultation with the appropriate congres11 sional committees. 

12 (b) CAMBODIA.— 

13 Not later than 90 days after the date of enact14 ment of this Act but prior to the initial obligation 

15 of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 

16 available for assistance for Cambodia, the Secretary 

17 of State shall submit to the appropriate congres18 sional committees an assessment of the extent of the 

19 influence of the People’s Republic of China in Cam20 bodia, including on the Government of Cambodia 

21 and with respect to the purposes and operations of 

22 Ream Naval Base. 

23 (c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.— 

24 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 

25 under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 


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1 $2,100,000,000 shall be made available to support 

2 implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. 

3 (2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 

4 the funds appropriated by this Act under the head5 ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 

6 Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

7 Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

8 Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign 

9 Military Financing Program’’, not less than 

10 $400,000,000 shall be made available for a Coun11 tering PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence 

12 of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 

13 and the Chinese Communist Party and entities act14 ing on their behalf globally, which shall be subject 

15 to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro16 priations: Provided, That such funds are in addition 

17 to amounts otherwise made available for such pur18 poses: Provided further, That up to 10 percent of 

19 such funds shall be held in reserve to respond to un20 anticipated opportunities to counter PRC influence: 

21 Provided further, That funds made available pursu22 ant to this paragraph under the heading ‘‘Foreign 

23 Military Financing Program’’ may remain available 

24 until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That 

25 funds appropriated by this Act for such Fund under 


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1 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 

2 Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter3 rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, and 

4 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 

5 transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 

6 under such headings: Provided further, That such 

7 transfer authority is in addition to any other trans8 fer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, 

9 and is subject to the regular notification procedures 

10 of the Committees on Appropriations. 

11 (3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None 

12 of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 

13 making appropriations for the Department of State, 

14 foreign operations, and related programs may be 

15 made available for any project or activity that di16 rectly supports or promotes— 

17 (A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 

18 dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 

19 Republic of China; or 

20 (B) the use of technology, including bio21 technology, digital, telecommunications, and 

22 cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 

23 China unless the Secretary of State, in con24 sultation with the USAID Administrator and 

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1 priate, determines that such use does not ad2 versely impact the national security of the 

3 United States. 

4 (4) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 

5 by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis6 play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 

7 and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 

8 islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au9 thorities. 

10 (d) NORTH KOREA.— 

11 (1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap12 propriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro13 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper14 ations, and related programs may be made available 

15 for assistance for the central government of a coun16 try the Secretary of State determines and reports to 

17 the appropriate congressional committees engages in 

18 significant transactions contributing materially to 

19 the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Gov20 ernment of North Korea: Provided, That the Sec21 retary of State shall submit the report required by 

22 section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 

23 Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 

24 U.S.C. 9229) to the Committees on Appropriations: 

25 Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 


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1 waive the application of the restriction in this para2 graph with respect to assistance for the central gov3 ernment of a country if the Secretary determines 

4 and reports to the appropriate congressional com5 mittees that to do so is important to the national se6 curity interest of the United States, including a de7 scription of such interest served. 

8 (2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 

9 Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 

10 Operations’’ shall be made available to maintain 

11 broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 

12 less than the prior fiscal year. 

13 (3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by 

14 this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 

15 Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made avail16 able for the promotion of human rights in North 

17 Korea: Provided, That the authority of section 

18 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds. 

19 (4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 

20 the funds made available by this Act under the 

21 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 

22 available for assistance for the Government of North 

23 Korea. 

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1 (1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 

2 Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for 

3 the Department of State and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 

4 for the United States Agency for International De5 velopment shall be made available to expand the 

6 United States diplomatic and development presence 

7 in Pacific Islands countries (PICs), including the 

8 number and location of facilities and personnel. 

9 (2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 

10 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist11 ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International 

12 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non13 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 

14 Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro15 gram’’, not less than $175,000,000 shall be made 

16 available for assistance for PICs. 

17 (f) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 

18 (1) PROHIBITION.— 

19 (A) None of the funds appropriated by this 

20 Act may be made available for assistance for 

21 the Government of the People’s Republic of 

22 China or the Chinese Communist Party. 

23 (B) None of the funds made available by 

24 this Act shall be used to implement, administer, 

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1 that directly supports or facilitates forced labor 

2 or other violations of human rights, crimes 

3 against humanity, or genocide in the People’s 

4 Republic of China. 

5 (2) HONG KONG.—Of the funds appropriated 

6 by this Act under the first paragraph under the 

7 heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than 

8 $5,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 

9 and Internet freedom programs for Hong Kong, in10 cluding legal and other support for democracy activ11 ists. 

12 (g) PHILIPPINES.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

13 Act under titles III and IV, not less than $180,300,000 

14 shall be made available for assistance for the Philippines, 

15 of which not less than $80,300,000 shall be made available 

16 under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and not less 

17 than $100,000,000 shall be made available under the 

18 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 

19 (h) TAIWAN.— 

20 (1) GLOBAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING

21 FRAMEWORK.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

22 Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

23 not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for 

24 the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, 


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1 which shall be administered by the American Insti2 tute in Taiwan. 

3 (2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO4 GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

5 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 

6 not less than $500,000,000 shall be made available 

7 for assistance for Taiwan: Provided, That the Sec8 retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 

9 Defense, shall prioritize the delivery of defense arti10 cles and services for Taiwan, as authorized by sec11 tion 5502(g) of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act 

12 (subtitle A of title LV of division E of Public Law 

13 117–263). 

14 (3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

15 LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Funds 

16 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap17 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 

18 operations, and related programs under the heading 

19 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, except for 

20 amounts designated as an emergency requirement 

21 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 

22 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

23 Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, 

24 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg25 et Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees 


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1 for Taiwan, as authorized by section 5502(g) of the 

2 Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title 

3 LV of division E of Public Law 117–263). 

4 (4) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Funds appro5 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Payment to 

6 the American Institute in Taiwan’’ shall be made 

7 available for the Taiwan Fellowship Program. 

8 (5) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 60 days 

9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary of State shall consult with the Committees on 

11 Appropriations on the uses of funds made available 

12 pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That such 

13 funds shall be subject to the regular notification pro14 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

15 (i) TIBET.— 

16 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

17 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

18 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 

19 $10,000,000 shall be made available to nongovern20 mental organizations with experience working with 

21 Tibetan communities to support activities which pre22 serve cultural traditions and promote sustainable de23 velopment, education, and environmental conserva24 tion in Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autono25 mous Region and in other Tibetan communities in 


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1 China, as authorized by section 346(d) of the Ti2 betan Policy and Support Act of 2020 (subtitle E of 

3 title III of division FF of Public Law 116–260). 

4 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

5 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 

6 than $8,000,000 shall be made available for pro7 grams to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and 

8 language in the refugee and diaspora Tibetan com9 munities, development, and the resilience of Tibetan 

10 communities and the Central Tibetan Administra11 tion in India and Nepal, and to assist in the edu12 cation and development of the next generation of Ti13 betan leaders from such communities, as authorized 

14 by section 346(e) of the Tibetan Policy and Support 

15 Act of 2020 (subtitle E of title III of division FF 

16 of Public Law 116–260): Provided, That such funds 

17 are in addition to amounts made available in para18 graph (1) for programs inside Tibet. 

19 (3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

20 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 

21 than $5,000,000 shall be made available for pro22 grams to strengthen the capacity of the Central Ti23 betan Administration, as authorized by section 

24 346(f) of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 

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1 Law 116–260), of which up to $1,500,000 may be 

2 made available to address economic growth and ca3 pacity building activities, including for displaced Ti4 betan refugee families in India and Nepal to help 

5 meet basic needs, following consultation with the 

6 Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 

7 funds shall be administered by USAID. 

8 SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA

9 SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 

10 (1) RESTRICTION.—None of the funds appro11 priated by this Act that are made available for as12 sistance for Afghanistan may be made available for 

13 assistance to the Taliban. 

14 (2) AFGHAN WOMEN.—Funds appropriated by 

15 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

16 Fund’’ that are made available for assistance for Af17 ghanistan shall be made available for— 

18 (A) programs to investigate and document 

19 human rights abuses against women in Afghan20 istan; and 

21 (B) a program for Afghan women-led orga22 nizations to support education, human rights, 

23 and economic livelihoods in Afghanistan: Pro24 vided, That such program shall be co-designed 

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1 (3) AFGHAN STUDENTS.—Funds appropriated 

2 by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 

3 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

4 related programs shall be made available to— 

5 (A) support the higher education of stu6 dents from Afghanistan studying outside of the 

7 country, including the costs of reimbursement 

8 to institutions hosting such students, as appro9 priate: Provided, That the Secretary of State 

10 and the Administrator of the United States 

11 Agency for International Development, as ap12 propriate, shall consult with the Committees on 

13 Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of 

14 funds for such purposes; and 

15 (B) provide modified learning opportunities 

16 for women and girls in Afghanistan, including 

17 but not limited to, efforts to expand internet ac18 cess, online schooling, and distribution of edu19 cational content. 

20 (b) PAKISTAN.— 

21 (1) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 

22 Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 

23 Program’’ that are made available for assistance for 

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1 counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities 

2 in Pakistan. 

3 (2) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds appropriated 

4 under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 

5 available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 

6 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 

7 of State reports to the Committees on Appropria8 tions that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from 

9 prison and cleared of all charges relating to the as10 sistance provided to the United States in locating 

11 Osama bin Laden. 

12 (c) SRI LANKA.— 

13 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 

14 title III of this Act shall be made available for as15 sistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and economic 

16 development programs, particularly in areas recov17 ering from ethnic and religious conflict. 

18 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 

19 this Act for assistance for the central Government of 

20 Sri Lanka may be made available only if the Sec21 retary of State certifies and reports to the Commit22 tees on Appropriations that such Government is tak23 ing effective and consistent steps to— 

24 (A) protect the rights and freedoms of the 

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1 religious belief, including by investigating viola2 tions of human rights and the laws of war and 

3 holding perpetrators of such violations account4 able; 

5 (B) implement the necessary political, eco6 nomic, military, and legal reforms to enable 

7 economic recovery and to prevent conflict and 

8 future economic crises; 

9 (C) increase transparency and account10 ability in governance and combat corruption, in11 cluding bringing to justice public officials who 

12 have engaged in significant acts of corruption; 

13 (D) assert its sovereignty against influence 

14 by the People’s Republic of China; and 

15 (E) promote reconciliation between ethnic 

16 and religious groups, particularly arising from 

17 past conflict in Sri Lanka, as described under 

18 this section in the report accompanying this 

19 Act: 

20 Provided, That the limitations of this paragraph 

21 shall not apply to funds made available for humani22 tarian assistance and disaster response; to protect 

23 human rights, locate and identify missing persons, 

24 and assist victims of torture and trauma; to promote 

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1 maritime security and domain awareness; to promote 

2 fiscal transparency and sovereignty; and for Inter3 national Military Education and Training. 

4 (3) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 

5 Act that are made available for assistance for the 

6 Sri Lankan armed forces may only be made avail7 able for— 

8 (A) international peacekeeping operations 

9 training; 

10 (B) humanitarian assistance and disaster 

11 response; 

12 (C) instruction in human rights and re13 lated curricula development; 

14 (D) maritime security and domain aware15 ness, including professionalization and training 

16 for the navy and coast guard; and 

17 (E) programs and activities under the 

18 heading ‘‘International Military Education and 

19 Training’’. 

20 (4) CONSULTATION.—Funds made available for 

21 assistance for Sri Lanka for international peace22 keeping operations training shall be subject to prior 

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1 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

2 SEC. 7045. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA

3 AND THE CARIBBEAN.— 

4 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

5 under titles III and IV and made available for countries 

6 in Latin America and the Caribbean shall be prioritized 

7 for countries and programs that are— 

8 (A) countering fentanyl and other narcotics 

9 trafficking; 

10 (B) respecting norms of democracy, constitu11 tional order, and human rights; 

12 (C) cooperating in the countering of regional 

13 and global authoritarian threats; and 

14 (D) demonstrating commitment and progress in 

15 offsetting large-scale migration and human traf16 ficking from or through the Western Hemisphere. 

17 (2) STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.—Not later than 30 days 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

19 State shall consult with the appropriate congressional 

20 committees on a hemispheric plan to further the strategic 

21 priorities contained in paragraph (1): Provided, That such 

22 plan shall include baseline definitions for the requirements 

23 in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D). 

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1 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 

2 titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 

3 for assistance for countries in Central America, in4 cluding Panama and Costa Rica, and shall be allo5 cated to address the unique circumstances of each 

6 country in support of United States security inter7 ests in the region. 

8 (2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN

9 CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS.— 

10 (A) Of the funds made available pursuant 

11 to paragraph (1), 60 percent of such funds that 

12 are made available for assistance for each of the 

13 central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, 

14 and Honduras may only be obligated after the 

15 Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 

16 Committees on Appropriations that such gov17 ernment is— 

18 (i) cooperating with the United States 

19 to counter drug trafficking, human traf20 ficking and smuggling, and other 

21 transnational crime; 

22 (ii) cooperating with the United 

23 States and other governments in the region 

24 to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 

25 reintegration of migrants arriving at the 


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1 southwest border of the United States who 

2 do not qualify for asylum, consistent with 

3 international law; 

4 (iii) taking demonstrable actions to 

5 secure national borders and stem mass mi6 gration towards Mexico and the United 

7 States, including positive governance re8 lated to combating crime and violence, 

9 building economic opportunity, improving 

10 services, and protecting human rights; 

11 (iv) improving strategies to combat 

12 money laundering and other global finan13 cial crimes, and counter corruption, includ14 ing investigating and prosecuting govern15 ment officials, military personnel, and po16 lice officers credibly alleged to be corrupt; 

17 (v) improving rule of law and taking 

18 positive steps to counter impunity; and 

19 (vi) improving the conditions for busi20 nesses to operate and invest, including in21 vestment-friendly tax reform, transparent 

22 and expeditious dispute resolution, and 

23 legal frameworks protecting private prop24 erty rights. 


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1 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of sub2 paragraph (A) shall not apply to funds appro3 priated by this Act that are made available 

4 for— 

5 (i) judicial entities to combat corrup6 tion and impunity; 

7 (ii) investigation of human rights 

8 abuses; 

9 (iii) support for women’s economic 

10 empowerment; 

11 (iv) prevention of violence against 

12 women and girls; 

13 (v) security assistance to combat 

14 transnational crime, including narcotics 

15 trafficking; 

16 (vi) security assistance to protect na17 tional borders; and 

18 (vii) security assistance associated 

19 with migration protection. 

20 (c) COLOMBIA.— 

21 (1) PRE-OBLIGATION REPORT.—Prior to the 

22 initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 

23 and made available for assistance for Colombia, the 

24 Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap25 propriate congressional committees on the status of 


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1 United States bilateral relations with the Govern2 ment of Colombia, including analysis of how such 

3 Government’s current policies align with United 

4 States national interests such as mitigating irregular 

5 migration; supporting rule of law, democracy and 

6 strong institutions; and countering narcotics traf7 ficking, terrorist organizations, human trafficking, 

8 and antisemitism. 

9 (2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 

10 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter11 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 

12 that are made available for assistance for Colombia, 

13 30 percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of 

14 State certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap15 propriations that in the previous 12 months the Gov16 ernment of Colombia has— 

17 (A) reduced overall coca cultivation, pro18 duction, and drug trafficking; 

19 (B) continued cooperating with the United 

20 States on joint counternarcotics operations; and 

21 (C) maintained extradition cooperation 

22 with the United States. 

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1 ations, and related programs that are made available 

2 for assistance for Colombia may be made available 

3 for— 

4 (A) reparation payments; 

5 (B) alternative development assistance on 

6 properties where substances deemed illegal 

7 under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 are 

8 grown, produced, imported, or distributed; 

9 (C) compensation awarded to demobilized 

10 combatants through the implementation of the 

11 2016 peace agreement between the Government 

12 of Colombia and illegal armed groups; and 

13 (D) agrarian cash subsidies. 

14 (4) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by 

15 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 

16 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re17 lated programs under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup18 port Fund’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used by the 

19 Inspector General of the United States Agency for 

20 International Development for audits and other ac21 tivities related to compliance with the limitations in 

22 paragraph (3)(B): Provided, That such funds are in 

23 addition to funds otherwise available for such pur24 poses. 


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1 (5) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds 

2 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 

3 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

4 operations, and related programs and made available 

5 for assistance for Colombia may be used to trans6 port personnel and supplies involved in drug eradi7 cation and interdiction, including security for such 

8 activities. 

9 (d) CUBA.— 

10 (1) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap11 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 

12 Support Fund’’, not less than $35,000,000 shall be 

13 made available to promote democracy and strength14 en civil society in Cuba, including to support polit15 ical prisoners, and shall be administered by the 

16 United States Agency for International Develop17 ment, the National Endowment for Democracy, and 

18 the Bureau for Democracy Human Rights and 

19 Labor, Department of State: Provided, That no 

20 funds shall be obligated for business promotion, eco21 nomic reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assist22 ance that is not democracy building as expressly au23 thorized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli24 darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban 

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1 (2) PUBLIC DIPLOMACY LIMITATION.—None of 

2 the funds appropriated by this Act in title I and 

3 made available for public diplomacy programs may 

4 be made available for business promotion, economic 

5 reform, entrepreneurship, or any other activity or 

6 exchange in Cuba, or with Cuban nationals abroad, 

7 that is not democracy building as expressly author8 ized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 

9 (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democ10 racy Act of 1992. 

11 (3) PROHIBITIONS.— 

12 (A) None of the funds appropriated or oth13 erwise made available by this Act or prior Acts 

14 making appropriations for the Department of 

15 State, foreign operations, and related programs 

16 may be used to revoke the designation of Cuba 

17 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. 

18 (B) None of the funds appropriated or oth19 erwise made available by this Act or prior Acts 

20 making appropriations for the Department of 

21 State, foreign operations, and related programs 

22 may be used to eliminate or diminish the Cuba 

23 Restricted List as maintained by the Depart24 ment of State, or to otherwise allow, facilitate 

25 or encourage financial transactions with entities 


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1 on the Cuba Restricted List, as well as other 

2 entities or individuals within the Cuban military 

3 or Cuban intelligence services, high level mem4 bers of the Communist Party, those licensed by 

5 the Cuban government, or the immediate family 

6 members of these entities or individuals. 

7 (e) CUBAN DOCTORS.— 

8 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

10 shall submit a report to the appropriate congres11 sional committees listing the countries and inter12 national organizations for which the Secretary has 

13 credible information are directly paying the Govern14 ment of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of 

15 Cuban medical professionals: Provided, That such 

16 report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

17 may include a classified annex. 

18 (2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State 

19 shall apply the requirements of section 7031(c) of 

20 this Act to officials from countries and organizations 

21 identified in the report required pursuant to the pre22 vious paragraph. 

23 (3) LIMITATION.— 

24 (A) None of the funds appropriated by this 

25 Act under title III may be made available for 


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1 assistance for the central government of a coun2 try or international organization that is listed 

3 in the report required by paragraph (1). 

4 (B) The Secretary may resume assistance 

5 to the government of a country or international 

6 organization listed in the report required by 

7 paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines and 

8 reports to the appropriate congressional com9 mittees that such government or international 

10 organization no longer pays the Government of 

11 Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of Cuban 

12 medical professionals. 

13 (f) FACILITATING IRRESPONSIBLE MIGRATION.— 

14 (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

15 made available by this Act may be used to encour16 age, mobilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration 

17 caravans towards the United States southwest bor18 der: Provided, That not later than 180 days after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

20 State shall report to the appropriate congressional 

21 committees with analysis on the organization and 

22 funding of mass-migration caravans in the Western 

23 Hemisphere. 

24 (2) Unless expressly authorized by a subsequent 

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1 otherwise made available by this Act may be made 

2 available— 

3 (A) to designate foreign nationals residing 

4 in Mexico and awaiting entry into the United 

5 States on the Mexico side of the United States 

6 border as of May 19, 2023 for Priority 2 proc7 essing under the refugee resettlement priority 

8 system; 

9 (B) for the Safe Mobility Offices; and 

10 (C) for the Welcome Corps or any suc11 cessor programs. 

12 (3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

13 the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and made avail14 able for the Office of the Secretary, 15 percent shall 

15 be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of 

16 State reports to the appropriate congressional com17 mittees that negotiations have begun with each of 

18 the governments listed in section 302 of H.R. 2, as 

19 passed by the House of Representatives on May 5, 

20 2023, to carry out the directives of such section: 

21 Provided, That such report shall detail the status of 

22 such negotiations with each government. 

23 (g) HAITI.— 

24 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 

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1 for assistance for Haiti to support the basic needs 

2 of the Haitian people. 

3 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 

4 this Act that are made available for assistance for 

5 Haiti may only be made available for the central 

6 Government of Haiti if the Secretary of State cer7 tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 

8 committees by January 1, 2025 that elections have 

9 been scheduled or held in Haiti and it is in the na10 tional interest of the United States to provide such 

11 assistance. 

12 (3) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

13 (2), funds may be made available to support— 

14 (A) democracy programs; 

15 (B) anti-gang police, and administration of 

16 justice programs, including to reduce pre-trial 

17 detention and eliminate inhumane prison condi18 tions; 

19 (C) public health, food security, subsist20 ence farmers, water and sanitation, education, 

21 and other programs to meet basic human needs; 

22 and 

23 (D) disaster relief and recovery. 

24 (4) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 

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1 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re2 lated programs that are made available for any new 

3 program, project, or activity in Haiti shall be subject 

4 to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro5 priations: Provided, That the requirement of this 

6 paragraph shall also apply to any funds from such 

7 Acts that are made available for support for an 

8 international security force in Haiti. 

9 (5) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 

10 of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 

11 and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 

12 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 

13 (h) MEXICO.— 

14 (1) WATER DELIVERIES.—None of the funds 

15 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 

16 may be made available for assistance for Mexico 

17 until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 

18 the Committees on Appropriations that the United 

19 States and Mexico have entered into an agreement 

20 to balance the deficit of water deliveries to the 

21 United States by Mexico, as prescribed by Article 4, 

22 Section B of the Treaty Between the United States 

23 of America and Mexico Relating to the Utilization of 

24 Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of 

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1 Provided, That the limitation of this paragraph shall 

2 not apply to funds made available to counter the 

3 flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other syn4 thetic drugs into the United States. 

5 (2) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appro6 priated by this Act under title IV that are made 

7 available for assistance for Mexico, 30 percent may 

8 only be obligated after the Secretary of State cer9 tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria10 tions that in the previous 12 months the Govern11 ment of Mexico has taken steps to— 

12 (A) reduce the amount of fentanyl arriving 

13 at the United States-Mexico border; 

14 (B) dismantle and hold accountable 

15 transnational criminal organizations; 

16 (C) support joint counternarcotics oper17 ations and intelligence sharing with United 

18 States counterparts; 

19 (D) respect extradition requests for crimi20 nals sought by the United States; and 

21 (E) increase counternarcotics engagement 

22 at both federal and state levels. 

23 (i) NICARAGUA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

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1 than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 

2 and religious freedom programs for Nicaragua. 

3 (j) ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.— 

4 (1) The Secretary of State shall instruct the 

5 United States Permanent Representative to the Or6 ganization of American States (OAS) to use the 

7 voice and vote of the United States to: 

8 (A) implement budgetary reforms and effi9 ciencies within the Organization; 

10 (B) eliminate arrears, increase other donor 

11 contributions, and impose penalties for succes12 sive late payment of assessments; 

13 (C) prevent programmatic and organiza14 tional redundancies and consolidate duplicative 

15 activities and functions; 

16 (D) prioritize areas in which the OAS has 

17 expertise, such as strengthening democracy, 

18 monitoring electoral processes, and protecting 

19 human rights; and 

20 (E) implement reforms within the Office of 

21 the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG 

22 has the necessary leadership, integrity, profes23 sionalism, independence, policies, and proce24 dures to properly carry out its responsibilities 


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1 in a manner that meets or exceeds best prac2 tices in the United States. 

3 (2) Prior to the obligation of funds appro4 priated by this Act and made available for an as5 sessed contribution to the Organization of American 

6 States, but not later than 90 days after the date of 

7 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

8 submit a report to the appropriate congressional 

9 committees on actions taken or planned to be taken 

10 pursuant to paragraph (1) that are in addition to 

11 actions taken during the preceding fiscal year, and 

12 the results of such actions. 

13 (k) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by 

14 this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $97,500,000 

15 shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security 

16 Initiative: Provided, That funds made available above the 

17 fiscal year 2024 level shall be prioritized for countries 

18 within the transit zones of illicit drug shipments toward 

19 the United States that have increased interdiction of illicit 

20 drugs and are most directly impacted by the crisis in 

21 Haiti. 

22 (l) VENEZUELA.— 

23 (1) ASSISTANCE.— 

24 (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

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1 $50,000,000 shall be made available for democ2 racy programs for Venezuela. 

3 (B) Of the funds made available pursuant 

4 to subparagraph (A), an amount equal to 50 

5 percent of the amount made available in the 

6 previous fiscal year for elections programming 

7 shall be withheld from obligation until the Sec8 retary of State determines and reports to the 

9 appropriate congressional committees that elec10 tions in 2024— 

11 (i) allowed for the diaspora from Ven12 ezuela to participate; 

13 (ii) permitted credible, unobstructed 

14 international observation; and 

15 (iii) permitted opposition candidates 

16 selected through credible and democratic 

17 processes to participate. 

18 (C) Funds appropriated by this Act shall 

19 be made available for assistance for commu20 nities in countries supporting or otherwise im21 pacted by migrants from Venezuela: Provided, 

22 That such amounts are in addition to funds 

23 otherwise made available for assistance for such 

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1 cation procedures of the Committees on Appro2 priations. 

3 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro4 priated by this Act may be used to negotiate the lift5 ing of sanctions on the purchase or trade of gold ex6 tracted from Venezuela until the Secretary of State 

7 submits a report to the appropriate congressional 

8 committees on human rights abuses, crimes against 

9 humanity involving Indigenous peoples, environ10 mental harm, and patrimonial theft associated with 

11 state-sponsored and illegal gold extraction from Ven12 ezuela’s Orinoco Mining Arc and in national parks 

13 and reserves in Venezuela, including the Canaima 

14 National Park, and following consultation with such 

15 committees. 

16 EUROPE AND EURASIA

17 SEC. 7046. (a) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUP18 PORT ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act 

19 (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 

20 (1) activities to support democracy or assist21 ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 

22 (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 

23 Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 

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1 (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 

2 Development Agency under section 661 of the For3 eign Assistance Act of 1961; 

4 (3) any activity carried out by a member of the 

5 United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 

6 acting within his or her official capacity; 

7 (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 

8 other assistance provided by the United States 

9 International Development Finance Corporation as 

10 authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 

11 of Public Law 115–254); 

12 (5) any financing provided under the Export13 Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 

14 (6) humanitarian assistance. 

15 (b) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds 

16 appropriated by this Act may be made available for assist17 ance for a government of an Independent State of the 

18 former Soviet Union if such government directs any action 

19 in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov20 ereignty of any other Independent State of the former So21 viet Union, such as those violations included in the Hel22 sinki Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise pro23 vided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made 

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1 national security interest of the United States: Provided 

2 further, That prior to executing the authority contained 

3 in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall con4 sult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 

5 assistance supports the national security interest of the 

6 United States. 

7 (c) TURKEY.—None of the funds made available by 

8 this Act may be used to facilitate or support the sale of 

9 defense articles or defense services to the Turkish Presi10 dential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under chapter 2 

11 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) 

12 unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to 

13 the appropriate congressional committees that members of 

14 the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indict15 ment by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 

16 and against whom there are pending charges, have re17 turned to the United States to stand trial in connection 

18 with the offenses contained in such indictment or have 

19 otherwise been brought to justice: Provided, That the limi20 tation in this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds 

21 made available by this Act for border security purposes, 

22 for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition oper23 ations, or to enhance the protection of United States offi24 cials and facilities in Turkey. 

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1 (1) COST MATCHING.—Funds appropriated by 

2 this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 

3 Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

4 Central Asia’’ that are made available for contribu5 tions to the Government of Ukraine may not exceed 

6 50 percent of the total amount provided for such as7 sistance by all sources: Provided, That the President 

8 may waive the limitation in this paragraph if the 

9 President determines and reports to the appropriate 

10 congressional committees that to do so is in the na11 tional security interest of the United States, includ12 ing a detailed justification for such determination 

13 and an explanation as to why other donors to the 

14 Government of Ukraine are unable to meet or exceed 

15 such level: Provided further, That following such de16 termination, the President shall submit a report to 

17 the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of 

18 Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders 

19 of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional 

20 committees every 120 days while assistance is pro21 vided in reliance on the determination under the pre22 vious proviso detailing steps taken by the Depart23 ment of State to increase other donor contributions 

24 and an update on the status of such contributions: 

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1 graph shall continue in effect until funds made avail2 able by this Act pursuant to this paragraph have 

3 been expended. 

4 (2) OVERSIGHT.— 

5 (A) STAFFING.—Funds appropriated 

6 under titles I and II of this Act shall be made 

7 available to support the appropriate level of 

8 staff in Ukraine and neighboring countries to 

9 conduct effective monitoring and oversight of 

10 United States foreign assistance and ensure the 

11 safety and security of United States personnel, 

12 consistent with the strategy required in para13 graph (1). 

14 (B) IN-PERSON MONITORING.—The Sec15 retary of State shall, to the maximum extent 

16 practicable, ensure that funds appropriated by 

17 this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 

18 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

19 Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

20 and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 

21 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro22 grams’’ and made available for project-based 

23 assistance for Ukraine are subject to in-person 

24 monitoring by United States personnel or by 

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1 (C) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 

2 days prior to the initial obligation of funds ap3 propriated by this Act and made available for 

4 assistance for Ukraine under the headings 

5 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu6 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘International 

7 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 

8 ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 

9 and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 

10 Financing Program’’, the Secretary of State 

11 and the USAID Administrator shall jointly cer12 tify and report to the appropriate congressional 

13 committees that mechanisms for monitoring 

14 and oversight of funds are in place and func15 tioning to ensure accountability of such funds 

16 to prevent waste, fraud, abuse, diversion, and 

17 corruption, including mechanisms such as use 

18 of third-party monitors, enhanced end-use mon19 itoring, external and independent audits and 

20 evaluations, randomized spot checks, and reg21 ular reporting on outcomes achieved and 

22 progress made toward stated program objec23 tives, consistent with the strategy required in 

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1 of this Act shall apply to the certification re2 quirement of this subparagraph. 

3 (D) NOTIFICATION.—The requirements of 

4 section 1706 of the Additional Ukraine Supple5 mental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of 

6 Public Law 117–328) shall apply to funds ap7 propriated by this Act under titles I through IV 

8 that are made available for assistance for 

9 Ukraine. 

10 (E) REPORTS.— 

11 (i) Not later than 60 days after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act and every 90 

13 days thereafter until all funds appropriated 

14 by this Act and made available for Ukraine 

15 have been expended, the Secretary of State 

16 and the USAID Administrator shall pro17 vide a comprehensive report to the appro18 priate congressional committees on assist19 ance made available for Ukraine since Feb20 ruary 24, 2022, in this Act and prior Acts 

21 making appropriations for the Department 

22 of State, foreign operations, and related 

23 programs: Provided, That such report shall 

24 include the total amount of such funds, 

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1 that remain unobligated, are obligated but 

2 unexpended, and are committed but not 

3 yet notified. 

4 (ii) Not later than 90 days after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act and every 90 

6 days thereafter until all funds appropriated 

7 by this Act and made available for Ukraine 

8 have been expended, the Secretary of State 

9 and the USAID Administrator shall jointly 

10 report to the appropriate congressional 

11 committees on the use and planned uses of 

12 funds made available during fiscal year 

13 2025 for assistance for Ukraine, including 

14 categories and amounts, the intended re15 sults and the results achieved, a summary 

16 of other donor contributions, and a de17 scription of the efforts undertaken by the 

18 Secretary and Administrator to increase 

19 other donor contributions: Provided, That 

20 such reports shall also include the metrics 

21 established to measure such results, and 

22 determine effectiveness of funds provided, 

23 and a detailed description of coordination 

24 and information sharing with the Offices 

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1 accounting of any reported allegations of 

2 waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption, steps 

3 taken to verify such allegations, and steps 

4 taken to address all verified allegations. 

5 (F) TRANSPARENCY.—The reports re6 quired under this subsection shall be made pub7 licly available consistent with the requirements 

8 of section 7016(b) of this Act. 

9 COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION

10 SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap11 propriated by this Act may be made available for assist12 ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa13 tion. 

14 (b) ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.— 

15 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro16 priated by this Act may be made available for assist17 ance for the central government of a country that 

18 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 

19 Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative 

20 steps intended to support or be supportive of the 

21 Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other 

22 territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as other23 wise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 

24 waive the restriction on assistance required by this 

25 paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 


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1 such Committees that to do so is in the national in2 terest of the United States, and includes a justifica3 tion for such interest. 

4 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro5 priated by this Act may be made available for— 

6 (A) the implementation of any action or 

7 policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 

8 Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri9 tory in Ukraine; 

10 (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 

11 of United States Government investments in 

12 Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 

13 control of the Russian Federation or Russian14 backed forces, if such activity includes the par15 ticipation of Russian Government officials, or 

16 other Russian owned or controlled financial en17 tities; or 

18 (C) assistance for Crimea or other terri19 tory in Ukraine under the control of the Rus20 sian Federation or Russian-backed forces, if 

21 such assistance includes the participation of 

22 Russian Government officials, or other Russian 

23 owned or controlled financial entities. 

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1 struct the United States executive director of each 

2 international financial institution to use the voice 

3 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist4 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 

5 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 

6 the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 

7 (4) DURATION.—The requirements and limita8 tions of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if 

9 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 

10 Committees on Appropriations that the Government 

11 of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Cri12 mea and other territory in Ukraine under the con13 trol of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed 

14 forces. 

15 (c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF

16 ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 

17 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro18 priated by this Act may be made available for assist19 ance for the central government of a country that 

20 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 

21 Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 

22 independence of, or has established diplomatic rela23 tions with, the Russian Federation occupied Geor24 gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 

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1 publish on the Department of State website a list of 

2 any such central governments in a timely manner: 

3 Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 

4 restriction on assistance required by this paragraph 

5 if the Secretary determines and reports to the Com6 mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na7 tional interest of the United States, and includes a 

8 justification for such interest. 

9 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro10 priated by this Act may be made available to sup11 port the Russian Federation occupation of the Geor12 gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 

13 South Ossetia. 

14 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU15 TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in16 struct the United States executive director of each 

17 international financial institution to use the voice 

18 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist19 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 

20 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 

21 the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 

22 (d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 

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1 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Inter2 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 

3 ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and 

4 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 

5 $300,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the pur6 poses of the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as au7 thorized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influ8 ence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public Law 

9 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and notwithstanding the country 

10 limitation in subsection (b) of such section, and programs 

11 to enhance the capacity of law enforcement and security 

12 forces in countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia 

13 and strengthen security cooperation between such coun14 tries and the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty 

15 Organization, as appropriate: Provided, That funds made 

16 available pursuant to this paragraph under the heading 

17 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain avail18 able until September 30, 2026. 

19 UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL

20 ORGANIZATIONS

21 SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNT22 ABILITY.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are 

23 available for contributions to the United Nations (includ24 ing the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), inter25 national organizations, or any United Nations agency, 15 


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1 percent may not be obligated for such organization, de2 partment, or agency until the Secretary of State deter3 mines and reports to the appropriate congressional com4 mittees that the organization, department, or agency is— 

5 (1) posting on a publicly available website, con6 sistent with privacy regulations and due process, 

7 regular financial and programmatic audits of such 

8 organization, department, or agency, and providing 

9 the United States Government with necessary access 

10 to such financial and performance audits; 

11 (2) effectively implementing and enforcing poli12 cies and procedures which meet or exceed best prac13 tices in the United States for the protection of whis14 tleblowers from retaliation, including— 

15 (A) protection against retaliation for inter16 nal and lawful public disclosures; 

17 (B) legal burdens of proof; 

18 (C) statutes of limitation for reporting re19 taliation; 

20 (D) access to binding independent adju21 dicative bodies, including shared cost and selec22 tion of external arbitration; and 

23 (E) results that eliminate the effects of 

24 proven retaliation, including provision for the 

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1 (3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli2 cies and procedures on the appropriate use of travel 

3 funds, including restrictions on first-class and busi4 ness-class travel; 

5 (4) taking credible steps to combat anti-Israel 

6 bias; 

7 (5) developing and implementing mechanisms to 

8 inform donors of instances in which funds have been 

9 diverted or destroyed and an explanation of the re10 sponse by the respective international organization; 

11 and 

12 (6) implementing policies and procedures to ef13 fectively vet staff for any affiliation with a terrorist 

14 organization. 

15 (b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA16 TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 

17 (1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGA18 TIONS.—None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used to pay expenses for any United 

20 States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or 

21 commission of the United Nations if such agency, 

22 body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 

23 a country, the government of which the Secretary of 

24 State has determined, for purposes of section 

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1 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports international ter2 rorism. 

3 (2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None 

4 of the funds made available by this Act may be used 

5 by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any 

6 organization, agency, commission, or program within 

7 the United Nations system if such organization, 

8 agency, commission, or program is chaired or pre9 sided over by a country the government of which the 

10 Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 

11 section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

12 section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 

13 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 

14 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any other provision of law, 

15 is a government that has repeatedly provided sup16 port for acts of international terrorism. 

17 (c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 

18 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

19 and prior Acts making appropriations for the De20 partment of State, foreign operations, and related 

21 programs may be made available in support of the 

22 United Nations Human Rights Council unless the 

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1 rity interest of the United States and that such 

2 Council is taking significant steps to remove Israel 

3 as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in 

4 the election of members to such Council: Provided, 

5 That such report shall include a description of the 

6 national security interest served and provide a de7 tailed reform agenda, including a timeline to remove 

8 Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integ9 rity in the election of members to such Council: Pro10 vided further, That the Secretary of State shall with11 hold, from funds appropriated by this Act and prior 

12 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

13 State, foreign operations, and related programs 

14 under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International 

15 Organizations’’ for a contribution to the United Na16 tions Regular Budget, the United States propor17 tionate share of the total annual amount of the 

18 United Nations Regular Budget funding for the 

19 United Nations Human Rights Council until such 

20 determination and report is made: Provided further, 

21 That if the Secretary is unable to make such deter22 mination and report, such amounts may be repro23 grammed for purposes other than the United Na24 tions Regular Budget, subject to the regular notifi25 cation procedures of the Committees on AppropriaVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00239 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771

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1 tions: Provided further, That the Secretary shall re2 port to the Committees on Appropriations not later 

3 than September 30, 2025, on the resolutions consid4 ered in the United Nations Human Rights Council 

5 during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken 

6 to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and to 

7 improve the quality of membership through competi8 tive elections. 

9 (2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

10 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 

11 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

12 operations, and related programs may be made 

13 available for a contribution, grant, or other payment 

14 to the United Nations International Commission of 

15 Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in16 cluding East Jerusalem, and Israel, notwithstanding 

17 any other provision of law. 

18 (d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGEN19 CY.— 

20 (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

21 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 

22 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

23 operations, and related programs may be made 

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1 (A) for a contribution, grant, or other pay2 ment to the United Nations Relief and Works 

3 Agency (UNRWA), notwithstanding any other 

4 provision of law; or 

5 (B) to solicit or otherwise encourage funds 

6 for UNRWA from other donors and sources, 

7 notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

8 (2) Not later than 45 days after the date of en9 actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub10 mit a transition plan to the appropriate congres11 sional committees for providing assistance in the 

12 Middle East without direct or indirect funding to, or 

13 support from, UNRWA. 

14 (e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NA15 TIONS MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or 

16 made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 

17 Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

18 may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, 

19 arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations 

20 or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chap21 ter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

22 the costs for participation of another country’s delegation 

23 at international conferences held under the auspices of 

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1 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub3 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail4 ing the amount of funds available for obligation or expend5 iture in fiscal year 2025 for contributions to any organiza6 tion, department, agency, or program within the United 

7 Nations system or any international program that are 

8 withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provi9 sion of law: Provided, That the Secretary shall update 

10 such report each time additional funds are withheld by op11 eration of any provision of law: Provided further, That the 

12 reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such 

13 report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior 

14 consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 

15 of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

16 (g) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE17 KEEPING OPERATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall, to 

18 the maximum extent practicable, withhold assistance to 

19 any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the 

20 Secretary has credible information that such unit has en21 gaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serv22 ing in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the 

23 Secretary determines that the government of such country 

24 is taking effective steps to hold the responsible members 

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1 Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly notify the 

2 government of each country subject to any withholding of 

3 assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall notify the 

4 appropriate congressional committees of such withholding 

5 not later than 10 days after a determination to withhold 

6 such assistance is made: Provided further, That the Sec7 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist 

8 such government in bringing the responsible members of 

9 such unit to justice. 

10 (h) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg11 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro12 priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re13 turned or not made available due to the second proviso 

14 under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peace15 keeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 307(a) 

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

17 2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until Sep18 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That the requirement to with19 hold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 

20 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 

21 funds appropriated by this Act. 

22 (i) PROCUREMENT RESTRICTIONS.—None of the 

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1 ment by any entity of the United Nations system or any 

2 other multilateral organization of goods or services origi3 nating in, or produced by, any person in the Russian Fed4 eration, including any entity that is a shell or front com5 pany organized to disguise or obscure financial activity re6 lating to such goods or services except when required for 

7 health and safety-related activities. 

8 (j) ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the 

9 initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and 

10 made available for any international organization that 

11 failed to enter into written agreements pursuant to section 

12 7048(h) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 

13 and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division 

14 F of Public Law 118–47), the Secretary of State, in co15 ordination with the Administrator of the United States 

16 Agency for International Development shall submit to the 

17 Committees on Appropriations a report justifying such ob18 ligation and the policies and procedures in place to provide 

19 enhanced oversight of such international organization. 

20 (k) WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.—None of the 

21 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

22 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart23 ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 

24 may be made available for a contribution, grant, or other 

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1 (l) INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS.— 

2 (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

3 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 

4 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

5 operations, and related programs shall be made 

6 available to implement or support any international 

7 convention, agreement, protocol, legal instrument, or 

8 agreed outcome with legal force drafted by the inter9 governmental negotiating body of the World Health 

10 Assembly or any other United Nations body until 

11 such instrument has been subject to the require12 ments of Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Con13 stitution of the United States, which requires the 

14 advice and consent of the Senate, with two-thirds of 

15 Senators concurring. 

16 (2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

17 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 

18 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

19 operations, and related programs and designated for 

20 global health security may be obligated after such 

21 date the President, his designee, or any other United 

22 States official, signs, accedes to, accepts, approves, 

23 ratifies, or otherwise renders itself legally bound to, 

24 by executive agreement or otherwise, any convention, 

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1 pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response 

2 reached by the World Health Assembly without first 

3 submitting such convention, agreement, or instru4 ment to the Senate as a treaty that is subject to the 

5 requirements of Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the 

6 Constitution of the United States, and receiving the 

7 advice and consent of the Senate to that instrument. 

8 (m) IVERIFY.—None of the funds appropriated or 

9 otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts mak10 ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

11 operations, and related programs may be made available 

12 to support iVerify or any other fact-checking tool of the 

13 United Nations Development Programme or any other 

14 international organization. 

15 (n) INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.—None of 

16 the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

17 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart18 ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 

19 may be made available for a contribution, grant, or other 

20 payment to the International Court of Justice, notwith21 standing any other provision of law. 

22 (o) INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT.—None of the 

23 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

24 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart25 ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 


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1 may be made available for a contribution, grant, or other 

2 payment to the International Criminal Court, notwith3 standing any other provision of law. 

4 (p) ARMS TRADE TREATY.—None of the funds ap5 propriated or otherwise made available by this Act and 

6 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

7 State, foreign operations, and related programs may be 

8 obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Trea9 ty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification 

10 for the Treaty. 

11 PROHIBITION ON CENSORSHIP

12 SEC. 7049. (a) RESTRICTION.—(1) Funds appro13 priated or otherwise made available by this Act for pro14 grams to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation, 

15 and for related purposes, may only be made available for 

16 the purpose of countering such efforts by foreign state and 

17 non-state actors abroad. 

18 (2) None of the funds made available for the pro19 grams described in paragraph (1) may be used to— 

20 (A) characterize United States independent 

21 news media companies as creators of disinformation, 

22 misinformation, or malinformation; 

23 (B) advocate to, or act to, censor, filter, or re24 move content from a United States entity on social 

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1 (C) take any action designed to influence con2 sumer or advertising behavior toward United States 

3 media companies or social network platforms. 

4 (b) GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER LIMITATION.— 

5 None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

6 heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be made available 

7 to carry out the functions of the Global Engagement Cen8 ter established pursuant to section 1287 of the National 

9 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 

10 U.S.C. 2656 note) beyond the termination date specified 

11 in subsection (j) of such Act unless expressly authorized 

12 by a subsequent Act of Congress. 

13 GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM

14 SEC. 7050. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 

15 obligation during fiscal year 2025 under the headings 

16 ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic 

17 Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 

18 Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than 

19 $94,000,000 shall be made available for programs to pro20 mote Internet freedom globally, consistent with section 

21 9707 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 

22 2022 (title XCVII of division I of Public Law 117–263). 

23 (b) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con24 sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 

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1 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

2 of State and the Chief Executive Officer of the United 

3 States Agency for Global Media, in consultation with the 

4 President of the Open Technology Fund, shall submit to 

5 the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds 

6 made available by this Act for programs to promote Inter7 net freedom globally, which shall include a description of 

8 safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that 

9 such programs are not used for illicit purposes: Provided, 

10 That the Department of State spend plan shall include 

11 funding for all such programs for all relevant Department 

12 of State and United States Agency for International De13 velopment offices and bureaus. 

14 TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING

15 TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT

16 SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture 

18 and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or pun19 ishment by any official or contract employee of the United 

20 States Government. 

21 AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE

22 SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith23 standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 

24 procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 

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1 foreign operations, and related programs under the head2 ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 

3 Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 

4 Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be 

5 used for any other program and in any region. 

6 (b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 

7 in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 

8 State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro9 priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 

10 programmatic purposes in the designated country or re11 gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 

12 to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 

13 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

14 (c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 

15 (1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft pur16 chased or leased by the Department of State and the 

17 United States Agency for International Development 

18 with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts 

19 making appropriations for the Department of State, 

20 foreign operations, and related programs shall be co21 ordinated under the authority of the appropriate 

22 Chief of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may 

23 be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim24 bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 

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1 grams and activities: Provided further, That official 

2 travel for other agencies for other purposes may be 

3 supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reim4 bursement when traveling on a space available basis: 

5 Provided further, That funds received by the Depart6 ment of State in connection with the use of aircraft 

7 owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of 

8 State may be credited to the Working Capital Fund 

9 of the Department and shall be available for ex10 penses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, 

11 chartering, or operation of such aircraft. 

12 (2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities 

13 of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the 

14 primary purpose of which is the transportation of 

15 personnel. 

16 (d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 

17 To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper18 ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 

19 by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country. 

20 PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY

21 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS

22 SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 

23 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re24 lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of 

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1 That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be applied 

2 by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 

3 2009’’. 

4 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

5 SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi6 tions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 

7 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 

8 Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 

9 Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 

10 (b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

11 shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 

12 International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 

13 that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri14 vate or multilateral creditors. 

15 EXTRADITION

16 SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap17 propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 

18 (other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘Develop19 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 

20 ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

21 and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist22 ance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 

23 Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

24 Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the central gov25 ernment of a country which has notified the Department 


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1 of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States 

2 any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which 

3 the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the 

4 possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement offi5 cer, as specified in a United States extradition request. 

6 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 

7 to the central government of a country with which the 

8 United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 

9 which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 

10 government of that country is in violation of the terms 

11 and conditions of the treaty. 

12 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 

13 restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 

14 Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 

15 that such waiver is important to the national interest of 

16 the United States. 

17 ENTERPRISE FUNDS

18 SEC. 7056. (a) NOTIFICATION.—None of the funds 

19 made available under titles III through VI of this Act may 

20 be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appro21 priate congressional committees are notified at least 15 

22 days in advance. 

23 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the 

24 distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, 

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1 or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 

2 congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 

3 assets of the Enterprise Fund. 

4 (c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 

5 transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 

6 other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter7 prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 

8 operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit9 tees. 

10 LIMITATIONS RELATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE

11 SEC. 7057. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

12 otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail13 able for the United Nations Population Fund. 

14 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

15 made available by this Act for global health assistance 

16 may be made available to any foreign nongovernmental or17 ganization that promotes or performs abortion, except in 

18 cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother 

19 would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. 

20 GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES

21 SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 

22 by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 

23 for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis24 ease programs including activities relating to research on, 

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1 may be made available notwithstanding any other provi2 sion of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Glob3 al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 

4 Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 

5 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend6 ed. 

7 (b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

8 Act, not more than $461,000,000 may be made available 

9 for family planning/reproductive health. 

10 (c) PANDEMICS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASE

11 OUTBREAKS.— 

12 (1) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY.—Funds appro13 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global 

14 Health Programs’’ shall be made available for global 

15 health security programs to accelerate the capacity 

16 of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infec17 tious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening 

18 public health capacity where there is a high risk of 

19 emerging zoonotic infectious diseases: Provided, 

20 That not later than 60 days after the date of enact21 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the United 

22 States Agency for International Development and 

23 the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall consult 

24 with the Committees on Appropriations on the 

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1 (2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Sec2 retary of State determines and reports to the Com3 mittees on Appropriations that an international in4 fectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 

5 spreading internationally, or that it is in the na6 tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer7 gency of International Concern, not to exceed an ag8 gregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appro9 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 

10 Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 

11 ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Cri12 ses Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 

13 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen14 tral Asia’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, and 

15 ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ may be made 

16 available to combat such infectious disease or public 

17 health emergency, and may be transferred to, and 

18 merged with, funds appropriated under such head19 ings for the purposes of this paragraph. 

20 (3) EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Up to 

21 $50,000,000 of the funds made available under the 

22 heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ may be made 

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1 grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Pub2 lic Law 115–31): Provided, That such funds shall be 

3 made available under the same terms and conditions 

4 of such section. 

5 (4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 

6 Funds made available by this subsection shall be 

7 subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 

8 congressional committees and the regular notifica9 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria10 tions. 

11 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi12 sion of law, none of the funds made available by this Act 

13 may be made available to support directly or indirectly— 

14 (1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in 

15 the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 

16 China; 

17 (2) the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 

18 (3) any laboratory owned or controlled by the 

19 governments of the People’s Republic of China, the 

20 Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 

21 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian 

22 Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 

23 under the regime of Nicola ́s Maduro Moros, or any 

24 other country determined by the Secretary of State 

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1 (4) gain-of-function research. 

2 (e) CHILDHOOD CANCER.—Funds appropriated 

3 under titles III and VI of this Act may be made available 

4 for public-private partnerships, including in coordination 

5 with relevant multilateral organizations and research enti6 ties, to address childhood cancer: Provided, That the Sec7 retary and Administrator shall consult with the appro8 priate congressional committees on uses of funds for such 

9 partnerships. 

10 WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT

11 SEC. 7059. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 

12 by this Act shall be made available to promote the equality 

13 and empowerment of women and girls in United States 

14 Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising 

15 the status, increasing the economic participation and op16 portunities for political leadership, and protecting the 

17 rights of women and girls worldwide. 

18 (b) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.—Of the 

19 funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 

20 $200,000,000 shall be made available to expand economic 

21 opportunities for women by increasing the number and ca22 pacity of women-owned enterprises, improving property 

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1 national levels, and improving women’s ability to partici2 pate in the global economy, including through implementa3 tion of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Em4 powerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–428): Provided, 

5 That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 

6 United States Agency for International Development, as 

7 applicable, shall consult with the Committees on Appro8 priations on the uses of funds made available pursuant 

9 to this subsection. 

10 (c) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.—Of the funds 

11 appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 

12 $50,000,000 shall be made available for the Madeleine K. 

13 Albright Women’s Leadership Program, as established by 

14 section 7059(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Op15 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 

16 (division K of Public Law 117–328) for programs specifi17 cally designed to increase leadership opportunities for 

18 women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimi19 nation due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening 

20 protections for women’s political status, expanding wom21 en’s participation in political parties and elections, and in22 creasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in 

23 the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and 

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1 (d) PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

2 AND GIRLS.— 

3 (1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 

4 and IV of this Act, not less than $250,000,000 shall 

5 be made available to prevent and respond to violence 

6 against women and girls. 

7 (2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 

8 of this Act that are available to train foreign police, 

9 judicial, and military personnel, including for inter10 national peacekeeping operations, shall address, 

11 where appropriate, prevention and response to vio12 lence against women and girls and trafficking in per13 sons, and shall promote the integration of women 

14 into the police and other security forces. 

15 (3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub16 section should include efforts to combat a variety of 

17 forms of violence against women and girls, including 

18 child marriage, rape, and female genital cutting and 

19 mutilation. 

20 (e) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds 

21 appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Develop22 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assist23 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter24 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 

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1 multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination 

2 of, United States Government efforts to empower women 

3 as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, 

4 transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in coun5 tries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to 

6 ensure the equal provision of relief and recovery assistance 

7 to women and girls. 

8 (f) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated 

9 by this Act may be made available for the Gender Equity 

10 and Equality Action Fund. 

11 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS

12 SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER

13 EDUCATION.— 

14 (1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 

15 (A) Of the funds appropriated under title 

16 III of this Act, not less than $922,000,000 

17 shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey 

18 Basic Education Fund: Provided, That such 

19 funds shall also be used for secondary education 

20 activities: Provided further, That of the funds 

21 made available by this paragraph, 

22 $150,000,000 should be available for the edu23 cation of girls in areas of conflict. 

24 (B) Of the funds appropriated under title 

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1 programs, not less than $152,000,000 shall be 

2 made available for contributions to multilateral 

3 partnerships that support education. 

4 (2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro5 priated by title III of this Act, not less than 

6 $271,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 

7 for higher education: Provided, That of such 

8 amount, not less than $33,000,000 shall be made 

9 available for new and ongoing partnerships between 

10 higher education institutions in the United States 

11 and developing countries focused on building the ca12 pacity of higher education institutions and systems 

13 in developing countries: Provided further, That of 

14 such amount and in addition to the previous proviso, 

15 not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available 

16 for higher education programs pursuant to section 

17 7060(a)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Op18 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

19 2021 (division K of Public Law 116–260). 

20 (b) CONSERVATION.— 

21 (1) BIODIVERSITY.—Of the funds appropriated under 

22 title III of this Act, not less than $365,750,000 shall be 

23 made available for biodiversity conservation programs. 

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1 (A) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 

2 and IV of this Act, not less than $118,750,000 shall 

3 be made available to combat the transnational threat 

4 of wildlife poaching and trafficking. 

5 (B) None of the funds appropriated under title 

6 IV of this Act may be made available for training or 

7 other assistance for any military unit or personnel 

8 that the Secretary of State determines has been 

9 credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife 

10 poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports 

11 to the appropriate congressional committees that to 

12 do so is in the national security interest of the 

13 United States. 

14 (c) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro15 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development As16 sistance’’, not less than $18,500,000 shall be made avail17 able for United States Agency for International Develop18 ment cooperative development programs and not less than 

19 $31,500,000 shall be made available for the American 

20 Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. 

21 (d) DISABILITY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 

22 this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 

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1 and promote the rights of, people with disabilities in devel2 oping countries. 

3 (e) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP4 MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 

5 not less than $960,000,000 shall be made available for 

6 food security and agricultural development programs to 

7 carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act 

8 of 2016 (Public Law 114–195), including for the Feed the 

9 Future Innovation Labs: Provided, That funds may be 

10 made available for a contribution as authorized by section 

11 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

12 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by section 3310 of 

13 the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 

14 115–334). 

15 (f) MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTER16 PRISES.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less 

17 than $252,000,000 shall be made available to support the 

18 development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, 

19 and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, espe20 cially women. 

21 (g) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER22 SONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 

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1 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter2 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 

3 not less than $123,400,000 shall be made available 

4 for activities to combat trafficking in persons inter5 nationally, including for the Program to End Mod6 ern Slavery, of which not less than $92,000,000 

7 shall be from funds made available under the head8 ing ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En9 forcement’’: Provided, That funds made available by 

10 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist11 ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance 

12 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are 

13 made available for activities to combat trafficking in 

14 persons should be obligated and programmed con15 sistent with the country-specific recommendations 

16 included in the annual Trafficking in Persons Re17 port, and shall be coordinated with the Office to 

18 Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, De19 partment of State: Provided further, That such 

20 funds are in addition to funds made available by this 

21 Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for 

22 the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in 

23 Persons: Provided further, That funds made avail24 able by this Act shall be made available to further 

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1 United States Government personnel under Chief of 

2 Mission authority posted at United States embassies 

3 and consulates abroad on recognizing signs of 

4 human trafficking and protocols for reporting such 

5 cases. 

6 (2) CONFERENCES.—Funds appropriated by 

7 this Act that are made available to organize or host 

8 international conferences should not be made avail9 able for such conferences in Tier 3 countries, as de10 fined by section 104 of the Victims of Trafficking 

11 and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 

12 106–386), unless the purpose of such conference is 

13 to combat human trafficking or it is in the national 

14 interest of the United States, and any such use of 

15 funds shall be subject to prior consultation with the 

16 Committees on Appropriations. 

17 (3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State 

18 shall certify and report to the appropriate congres19 sional committees not later than 30 days after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act that— 

21 (A) all employees of the Department of 

22 State and USAID were provided Counter Traf23 ficking in Persons codes of conduct and train24 ing during fiscal year 2024; and 


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1 (B) the Department of State and USAID 

2 included Counter Trafficking in Persons stipu3 lations in all applicable binding funding and 

4 procurement documents with awardees, contrac5 tors, and grantees in fiscal year 2024: Provided, 

6 That the contractors and subcontractors of 

7 commercial items and services as defined in 

8 Part 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regula9 tion are exempted. 

10 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

11 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

12 and the Administrator of USAID shall report to the 

13 appropriate congressional committees on how all 

14 grants and contracts awarded in the prior fiscal year 

15 are compliant with applicable requirements within 

16 title I of Public Law 106–386. 

17 (5) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by 

18 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 

19 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re20 lated programs under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup21 port Fund’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used by the 

22 Inspectors General of the Department of State and 

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1 graph (3): Provided, That the Secretary of State and 

2 Administrator of USAID shall ensure that require3 ments related to title I of Public Law 106–386 flow 

4 down to awards, contracts, grants, and sub-deriva5 tives of such funding relationships, subject to stand6 ard waiver exceptions. 

7 (h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro8 priated by this Act, not less than $451,000,000 shall be 

9 made available for water supply and sanitation projects 

10 pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

11 1961, of which not less than $225,500,000 shall be for 

12 programs in sub-Saharan Africa. 

13 (i) DEVIATION.—Unless otherwise provided for by 

14 this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Adminis15 trator, as applicable, may deviate below the minimum 

16 funding requirements designated in sections 7059 and 

17 7060 of this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding 

18 such designation: Provided, That such deviations shall 

19 only be exercised to address unforeseen or exigent cir20 cumstances: Provided further, That concurrent with the 

21 submission of the report required by section 653(a) of the 

22 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary shall sub23 mit to the Committees on Appropriations in writing any 

24 proposed deviations utilizing such authority that are 

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1 further, That any deviations proposed subsequent to the 

2 submission of such report shall be subject to prior con3 sultation with such Committees: Provided further, That 

4 not later than November 1, 2026, the Secretary of State 

5 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 

6 on the use of the authority of this subsection. 

7 LIMITATIONS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS

8 SEC. 7061. (a) GREEN CLIMATE FUND.—None of 

9 the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

10 Act may be made available as a contribution, grant, or 

11 any other payment to the Green Climate Fund. 

12 (b) CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND.—None of the funds 

13 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 

14 be made available as a contribution, grant, or any other 

15 payment to the Clean Technology Fund. 

16 (c) CLIMATE DAMAGES.—None of the funds appro17 priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 

18 made available for the Loss and Damage Fund or to pay 

19 compensation to any country, organization, or individual 

20 for loss and damages attributed to climate change. 

21 (d) ATTRIBUTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

22 and made available for the sectors and programs in sec23 tions 7032, 7059, and 7060 shall not be attributed to, or 

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1 (e) TRANSIT PIPELINES.—None of the funds appro2 priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 

3 used by the Secretary of State to impede the uninter4 rupted transmission of hydrocarbons by pipeline through 

5 the territory of one Party not originating in the territory 

6 of that Party, for delivery to the territory of the other 

7 Party as ratified by The Agreement between the Govern8 ment of the United States of America and the Government 

9 of Canada concerning Transit Pipelines, signed at Wash10 ington on January 28, 1977. 

11 (f) UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON

12 CLIMATE CHANGE.—None of the funds made available by 

13 this Act may be used to implement the decision by the 

14 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 

15 Change’s 21st Conference of Parties in Paris, France, 

16 adopted December 12, 2015, commonly known as the 

17 ‘‘Paris Agreement’’. 

18 (g) CLIMATE EXECUTIVE ORDERS.—None of the 

19 funds made available by this Act may be used to imple20 ment, enforce, or otherwise carry out the following— 

21 (1) Executive Order 13990, relating to Pro22 tecting Public Health and the Environment and Re23 storing Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis; 

24 (2) Executive Order 14008, relating to Tackling 

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1 (3) Section 6 of Executive Order 14013, relat2 ing to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Re3 settle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Cli4 mate Change on Migration; 

5 (4) Executive Order 14030, relating to Climate6 Related Financial Risk; 

7 (5) Executive Order 14037, relating to 

8 Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars 

9 and Trucks; 

10 (6) Executive Order 14057, relating to Cata11 lyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through 

12 Federal Sustainability; 

13 (7) Executive Order 14082, relating to Imple14 mentation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provi15 sions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; and 

16 (8) Executive Order 14096, relating to Revital17 izing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental 

18 Justice for All. 

19 (h) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

20 States shall conduct a study on funds appropriated in 

21 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

22 State, foreign operations, and related programs from fiscal 

23 years 2020 through 2024 made available for climate 

24 change programs and whether the use of such funds have 

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1 temperatures or on projections of future global tempera2 tures using the most plausible and accurate scenarios and 

3 models for future conditions. 

4 BUDGET DOCUMENTS

5 SEC. 7062. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 

6 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each de7 partment, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, 

8 and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury 

9 and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, 

10 including the Inter-American Foundation and the United 

11 States African Development Foundation, shall submit to 

12 the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for 

13 funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organi14 zation in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise avail15 able for obligation in fiscal year 2025, that provides de16 tails of the uses of such funds at the program, project, 

17 and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall include, 

18 as applicable, a comparison between the congressional 

19 budget justification funding levels, the most recent con20 gressional directives or approved funding levels, and the 

21 funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and 

22 a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: 

23 Provided further, That operating plans that include 

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1 tion, in this Act, or amounts designated in the tables in 

2 the report accompanying this Act, as applicable, shall be 

3 subject to the notification and reprogramming require4 ments of section 7015 of this Act. 

5 (b) SPEND PLANS.— 

6 (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the 

7 Secretary of State or Administrator of the United 

8 States Agency for International Development, as ap9 propriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appro10 priations a spend plan for funds made available by 

11 this Act for— 

12 (A) assistance for countries in Central 

13 America and the Caribbean, Colombia, Iraq, 

14 Pacific Islands countries, and Ukraine; 

15 (B) Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, 

16 Central America Regional Security Initiative, 

17 Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC 

18 Influence Fund, Partnership for Global Infra19 structure and Investment, Power Africa, and 

20 Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership; 

21 (C) assistance made available pursuant to 

22 the following sections in this Act: section 7032; 

23 section 7036; section 7047(d) (on a country-by24 country basis); section 7059; and subsections 

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1 (D) implementation of the Global Fragility 

2 Act of 2019. 

3 (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en4 actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 

5 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 

6 detailed spend plan for funds made available by this 

7 Act under the heading ‘‘Department of the Treas8 ury, International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in 

9 title III. 

10 (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), up to 10 

11 percent of the funds contained in a spend plan re12 quired by this subsection may be obligated prior to 

13 the submission of such spend plan if the Secretary 

14 of State, the USAID Administrator, or the Secretary 

15 of the Treasury, as applicable, determines that the 

16 obligation of such funds is necessary to avoid signifi17 cant programmatic disruption: Provided, That not 

18 less than seven days prior to such obligation, the 

19 Secretary or Administrator, as appropriate, shall 

20 consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 

21 the justification for such obligation and the proposed 

22 uses of such funds. 

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1 fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 

2 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

3 (d) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—The 

4 congressional budget justification for Department of State 

5 operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the 

6 Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date 

7 of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 

8 2026: Provided, That the appendices for such justification 

9 shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not 

10 later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 

11 REORGANIZATION

12 SEC. 7063. (a) PRIOR CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI13 CATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts 

14 making appropriations for the Department of State, for15 eign operations, and related programs, or any other Act 

16 may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, 

17 or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Depart18 ment of State, the United States Agency for International 

19 Development, or any other Federal department, agency, 

20 or organization funded by this Act without prior consulta21 tion by the head of such department, agency, or organiza22 tion with the appropriate congressional committees: Pro23 vided, That such funds shall be subject to the regular noti24 fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 

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1 such Committees shall include a detailed justification for 

2 any proposed action: Provided further, That congressional 

3 notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to 

4 similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropria5 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

6 related programs may be deemed to meet the notification 

7 requirements of this section. 

8 (b) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to sub9 section (a), a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall 

10 include any action to— 

11 (1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 

12 covered departments, agencies, or organizations, in13 cluding bureaus and offices within or between such 

14 departments, agencies, or organizations, including 

15 the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and 

16 responsibilities of such bureaus and offices; 

17 (2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 

18 the United States official presence overseas, includ19 ing at bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic 

20 facilities and other platforms; or 

21 (3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent 

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1 els previously justified to the Committees on Appro2 priations for fiscal year 2025. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF STATE MATTERS

4 SEC. 7064. (a) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 

5 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to 

6 the Department of State for payments to the Working 

7 Capital Fund that are made available for new service cen8 ters, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 

9 of the Committees on Appropriations. 

10 (b) CERTIFICATION.— 

11 (1) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 45 days 

12 after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 

13 under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 

14 available to a Department of State bureau or office 

15 with responsibility for the management and over16 sight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall cer17 tify and report to the Committees on Appropria18 tions, on an individual bureau or office basis, that 

19 such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart20 ment and Federal financial and grants management 

21 policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable. 

22 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—When making a certifi23 cation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 

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1 (A) account for the obligated funds at the 

2 country and program level, as appropriate; 

3 (B) identify risks and develop mitigation 

4 and monitoring plans; 

5 (C) establish performance measures and 

6 indicators; 

7 (D) review activities and performance; and 

8 (E) assess final results and reconcile fi9 nances. 

10 (3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of State is unable 

11 to make a certification required by paragraph (1), 

12 the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline de13 tailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau 

14 or office into compliance. 

15 (c) OTHER MATTERS.— 

16 (1) In addition to amounts appropriated or oth17 erwise made available by this Act under the heading 

18 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’— 

19 (A) as authorized by section 810 of the 

20 United States Information and Educational Ex21 change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re22 main available until expended, may be credited 

23 to this appropriation from fees or other pay24 ments received from English teaching, library, 

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1 from fees from educational advising and coun2 seling and exchange visitor programs; and 

3 (B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 

4 derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 

5 fees for use of Blair House facilities. 

6 (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 

7 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 

8 Programs’’ are available for acquisition by exchange 

9 or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author10 ized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 

11 31, United States Code, for the field examination of 

12 programs and activities in the United States funded 

13 from any account contained in title I of this Act. 

14 (3)(A) Prior to entering into a bilateral or mul15 tilateral agreement authorized by section 303(a) of 

16 the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation 

17 Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) or the extension of an agree18 ment pursuant to section 303(e) of such Act, the 

19 Secretary of State shall ensure that any import re20 strictions authorized by such agreement comply with 

21 the provisions of sections 302 and 305 of such Act. 

22 (B) Reports required by section 303(g) of 

23 the Convention on Cultural Property Implemen24 tation Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) shall also be sub25 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations: 


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1 Provided, That such reports shall also include 

2 information concerning compliance with section 

3 303(c) of such Act. 

4 (4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

6 made available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro7 grams’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro8 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper9 ations, and related programs may be made available 

10 for support of a Special Envoy, Special Representa11 tive, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 

12 Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or 

13 other position performing a similar function unless 

14 such Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special 

15 Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representa16 tive, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other position 

17 performing a similar function— 

18 (i) is expressly authorized by statute; or 

19 (ii) has affirmatively received the advice 

20 and consent of the Senate. 

21 (B) The limitations of this paragraph shall be 

22 construed to include the applicable office personnel 

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1 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

2 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT

3 SEC. 7065. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $170,000,000 of 

4 the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 

5 to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 

6 Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated 

7 under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

8 Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency 

9 for International Development to hire and employ individ10 uals in the United States and overseas on a limited ap11 pointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 

12 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 

13 3948 and 3949). 

14 (b) RESTRICTION.—The authority to hire individuals 

15 contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 

16 2026. 

17 (c) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 

18 charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 

19 under the authority of this section shall be the account 

20 to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily 

21 relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out 

22 this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

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1 (d) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi2 viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 

3 available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 

4 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re5 lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 

6 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may 

7 be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding 

8 the limitation set forth in such section. 

9 (e) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appro10 priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 

11 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds ap12 propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 

13 Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 

14 funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 

15 (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or 

16 employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to 

17 carry out programs in response to natural disasters or 

18 man-made disasters, subject to the regular notification 

19 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

20 (f) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap21 propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 

22 chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As23 sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace 

24 Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be 

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1 tractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other 

2 provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, in3 terim support for new or expanded overseas programs and 

4 activities managed by the agency until permanent direct 

5 hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided, That not 

6 more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any 

7 bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds appro8 priated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act 

9 (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made 

10 available only for personal services contractors assigned 

11 to the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. 

12 (g) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 

13 award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro14 priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 

15 the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 

16 such contracts when the order is placed with any category 

17 of small or small disadvantaged business. 

18 (h) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINT19 MENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority pro20 vided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, For21 eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 

22 Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) may be 

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1 making appropriations for the Department of State, for2 eign operations, and related programs. 

3 (i) CRISIS OPERATIONS STAFFING.—Up to 

4 $86,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of 

5 this Act pursuant to, or to carry out the provisions of, 

6 part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 

7 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of divi8 sion J of Public Law 116–94) may be made available for 

9 the United States Agency for International Development 

10 to appoint and employ personnel in the excepted service 

11 to prevent or respond to foreign crises and contexts with 

12 growing instability: Provided, That functions carried out 

13 by personnel hired under the authority of this subsection 

14 shall be related to the purpose for which the funds were 

15 appropriated: Provided further, That such funds are in ad16 dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes and 

17 may remain attributed to any minimum funding require18 ment for which they were originally made available: Pro19 vided further, That the USAID Administrator shall coordi20 nate with the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage21 ment and consult with the appropriate congressional com22 mittees on implementation of this provision. 


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1 STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS

2 IMPACTED BY EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT

3 SEC. 7066. Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

4 under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Inter5 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non6 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro7 grams’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Mili8 tary Financing Program’’, not less than $135,000,000 

9 shall be made available for the Prevention and Stabiliza10 tion Fund for the purposes enumerated in section 509(a) 

11 of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of division 

12 J of Public Law 116–94): Provided, That such funds shall 

13 be prioritized for countries with national and local govern14 ments with the demonstrated political will and capacity 

15 to partner on strengthening government legitimacy: Pro16 vided further, That the Secretary of State and the Admin17 istrator of the United States Agency for International De18 velopment shall consult with the Committees on Appro19 priations on the intended prioritization and allocation of 

20 such funds not later than 60 days prior to submitting the 

21 pre-obligation spend plans required by section 7062(b) of 

22 this Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 

23 such headings may be transferred to, and merged with, 

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1 in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this 

2 Act or any other Act, and is subject to prior consultation 

3 with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com4 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 

5 made available pursuant to this subsection under the 

6 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may re7 main available until September 30, 2026. 

8 DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT

9 SEC. 7067. In order to enhance the continued partici10 pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel11 opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern12 mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 

13 the United States Agency for International Development 

14 may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 

15 which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 

16 assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject 

17 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

18 on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment 

19 shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was 

20 provided to that organization. 

21 EXTENSION OF CONSULAR FEES AND RELATED

22 AUTHORITIES

23 SEC. 7068. (a) Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act 

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1 through fiscal year 2025 by substituting ‘‘the costs of pro2 viding consular services’’ for ‘‘such costs’’. 

3 (b) Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations 

4 for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations 

5 (division B of Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 592) shall 

6 be applied during fiscal year 2025 by substituting ‘‘2020 

7 through 2025’’ for ‘‘2020 and 2021’’. 

8 (c) Discretionary amounts made available to the De9 partment of State under the heading ‘‘Administration of 

10 Foreign Affairs’’ of this Act, and discretionary unobli11 gated balances under such heading from prior Acts mak12 ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

13 operations, and related programs, may be transferred to 

14 the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the 

15 Secretary of State determines and reports to the Commit16 tees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sus17 tain consular operations, following consultation with such 

18 Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 

19 addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in 

20 this Act and under any other provision of law: Provided 

21 further, That no amounts may be transferred from 

22 amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursu23 ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal24 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 (d) In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to sec2 tion 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

3 (8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal year 2025, the Sec4 retary of State may also use fees deposited into the Fraud 

5 Prevention and Detection Account for the costs of pro6 viding consular services. 

7 (e) Amounts repurposed pursuant to subsection (b) 

8 that were previously designated by the Congress as an 

9 emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 

10 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concur11 rent resolution on the budget are designated by the Con12 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

13 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 GAZA OVERSIGHT AND OTHER MATTERS

16 SEC. 7069. (a) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 

17 State shall certify and report to the appropriate congres18 sional committees not later than 15 days after the date 

19 of enactment of this Act, that— 

20 (1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures 

21 have been established by the Department of State 

22 and the United States Agency for International De23 velopment, as appropriate, and are in use to prevent 

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1 tion by such entities of assistance, including through 

2 international organizations; and 

3 (2) such policies, processes, and procedures 

4 have been developed in coordination with other bilat5 eral and multilateral donors and the Government of 

6 Israel, as appropriate. 

7 (b) OVERSIGHT POLICY AND PROCEDURES.—The 

8 Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 

9 submit to the appropriate congressional committees, con10 current with the submission of the certification required 

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

12 policies, processes, and procedures for funds appropriated 

13 by this Act that are made available for assistance for 

14 Gaza, including specific actions to be taken should such 

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

16 of the Government of Israel in the oversight of such assist17 ance. 

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

19 State and USAID Administrator shall promptly inform 

20 the appropriate congressional committees of each instance 

21 in which funds appropriated by this Act that are made 

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1 planation of the response of the Department of State or 

2 USAID, as appropriate. 

3 (d) THIRD PARTY MONITORING.—Funds appro4 priated by this Act shall be made available for third party 

5 monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use moni6 toring, following consultation with the appropriate con7 gressional committees. 

8 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the initial 

9 obligation of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 

10 available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days there11 after until all such funds are expended, the Secretary of 

12 State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit 

13 to the appropriate congressional committees a report de14 tailing the amount and purpose of such assistance pro15 vided during each respective quarter, including a descrip16 tion of the specific entity implementing such assistance. 

17 (f) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

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

19 until September 30, 2026, the Secretary of State, in con20 sultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 

21 other heads of elements of the intelligence community that 

22 the Secretary considers relevant, shall submit to the ap23 propriate congressional committees a report assessing 

24 whether funds appropriated by this Act and made avail25 able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been 


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1 diverted to or destroyed by Hamas or other terrorist and 

2 extremist entities in the West Bank and Gaza: Provided, 

3 That such report shall include details on the amount and 

4 how such funds were made available and used by such en5 tities: Provided further, That such report may be sub6 mitted in classified form, if necessary. 

7 (g) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days after 

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

9 obligation of funds made available by this Act for humani10 tarian assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of State and 

11 USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with 

12 the Committees on Appropriations on the amount and an13 ticipated uses of such funds. 

14 (h) INSPECTORS GENERAL.—The Inspectors General 

15 of the Department of State and USAID shall conduct in16 vestigations of their respective agency’s implementing 

17 partners that receive funds appropriated by this Act or 

18 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

19 State, foreign operations, and related programs and made 

20 available for assistance in the West Bank and Gaza, or 

21 entities that provide logistical support to implementing 

22 partners that receive such funds to determine if allega23 tions or reports that such entities have employed staff or 

24 contractors that are members of, or affiliated with, a 

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1 participated in any terrorist act, including before, on, or 

2 after October 7, 2023, are credible, and, as appropriate, 

3 refer their investigative findings for potential criminal, 

4 civil, or administrative enforcement remedies. 

5 (i) LIMITATION ON FOREIGN NATIONALS FROM

6 GAZA.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act and 

7 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

8 State, foreign operations, and related programs under the 

9 headings ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ and 

10 ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Fund’’ 

11 may be used to support the admission and resettlement 

12 into the United States of a foreign national from Gaza. 

13 ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON OPERATIONS AND

14 ASSISTANCE

15 SEC. 7070. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

16 otherwise made available by this Act or prior Acts making 

17 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper18 ations, and related programs may be made available for 

19 drag queen workshops, performances, or documentaries. 

20 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

21 made available by this Act may be used to carry out any 

22 program, project, or activity that teaches or trains any 

23 idea or concept that condones an individual being discrimi24 nated against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment 

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1 discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psycho2 logical distress on account of that individual’s race or sex, 

3 as well as any idea or concept that regards one race as 

4 inherently superior to another race, the United States or 

5 its institutions as being systemically racist or sexist, an 

6 individual as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive 

7 by virtue of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s 

8 moral character as being necessarily determined by race 

9 or sex, an individual as bearing responsibility for actions 

10 committed in the past by other members of the same race 

11 or sex, or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been 

12 created by a particular race to oppress another race. 

13 (c) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

14 available by this Act may be made available to implement, 

15 administer, apply, enforce, or carry out Executive Order 

16 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009), Execu17 tive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593), 

18 or Executive Order 14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. 

19 Reg. 10825). 

20 (d) None of the funds made available by this Act or 

21 any other Act shall be used or transferred to another Fed22 eral Agency, board, or commission to fund any domestic 

23 or international non-governmental organization or any 

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1 ther offers counseling regarding sex change surgeries, pro2 motes sex change surgeries for any reason as an option, 

3 conducts or subsidizes sex change surgeries, promotes the 

4 use of medications or other substances to halt the onset 

5 of puberty or sexual development of minors, or otherwise 

6 promotes transgenderism. 

7 (e) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

8 available by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly 

9 or display a flag over a facility of the United States De10 partment of State other than the— 

11 (1) United States flag; 

12 (2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 

13 154.2–1; 

14 (3) POW/MIA flag; 

15 (4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pur16 suant to section 904 of title 36, United States Code; 

17 (5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District 

18 of Columbia at domestic locations; 

19 (6) flag of an Indian Tribal government; 

20 (7) official branded flag of a United States 

21 agency; or 

22 (8) sovereign flag of other countries. 

23 (f) None of the funds made available by this Act or 

24 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

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1 used to implement, administer, or enforce any COVID– 

2 19 mask or vaccine mandates, including for individuals 

3 traveling outside of the United States. 

4 (g) None of the funds made available by this Act may 

5 be used for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, 

6 training, programs, offices, officers, policies, or other exec7 utive agency functions. 

8 (h)(1) Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, United 

9 States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States 

10 Code, or any other provision of law, none of the funds 

11 provided by this Act shall be used in whole or in part to 

12 take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly 

13 or partially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, 

14 in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or 

15 moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized 

16 as, a union of one man and one woman. 

17 (2) As used in paragraph (1), a discriminatory 

18 action means any action taken by the Federal Gov19 ernment to— 

20 (A) alter in any way the Federal tax treat21 ment of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment 

22 to be assessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke 

23 an exemption from taxation under section 

24 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

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1 (B) disallow a deduction for Federal tax 

2 purposes of any charitable contribution made to 

3 or by such person; 

4 (C) withhold, reduce the amount or fund5 ing for, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make 

6 unavailable or deny, any Federal grant, con7 tract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guar8 antee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, 

9 accreditation, employment, or other similar po10 sition or status from or to such person; 

11 (D) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, 

12 or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any en13 titlement or benefit under a Federal benefit 

14 program, including admission to, equal treat15 ment in, or eligibility for a degree from an edu16 cational program, from or to such person; or 

17 (E) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, 

18 or otherwise make unavailable or deny access or 

19 an entitlement to Federal property, facilities, 

20 educational institutions, speech forum (includ21 ing traditional, limited and nonpublic forum), 

22 or charitable fundraising campaigns from or to 

23 such person. 

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1 eral law any person that would be accredited, li2 censed, or certified, respectively, for such purposes 

3 but for a determination against such person wholly 

4 or partially on the basis that the person speaks, or 

5 acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious be6 lief or moral conviction described in paragraph (1). 

7 (i) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

8 available by this Act may be used for hiring practices 

9 based on gender, religion, political affiliation, or race. 

10 (j) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

11 available by this Act may be made available to the Data 

12 Journalism Agency or the Global Disinformation Index. 

13 (k) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

14 made available by this Act may be made available to Inter15 Action. 

16 (l) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

17 available by this Act may be made available to a United 

18 States institution of higher education that has failed to 

19 take administrative action against any student, staff mem20 ber, or student group that commits acts of antisemitism 

21 while utilizing the facilities, grounds, or resources of such 

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1 RESCISSIONS

2 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

3 SEC. 7071. (a) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the 

4 unobligated balances from amounts made available under 

5 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ from prior Acts 

6 making appropriations for the Department of State, for7 eign operations, and related programs, $640,161,000 are 

8 rescinded. 

9 (b) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW

10 ENFORCEMENT.—Of the unobligated balances from 

11 amounts made available under the heading ‘‘International 

12 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ from prior Acts 

13 making appropriations for the Department of State, for14 eign operations, and related programs, $65,000,000 are 

15 rescinded. 

16 (c) DEBT RESTRUCTURING.—Of the unobligated bal17 ances from amounts made available under the heading 

18 ‘‘Debt Restructuring’’ from prior Acts making appropria19 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

20 related programs, $111,000,000 are rescinded. 

21 (d) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded 

22 from amounts that were previously designated by the Con23 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur24 rent resolution on the budget or section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 


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1 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

2 Act of 1985. 

3 SEC. 7072. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this Act may be made available 

5 to the Republic of Maldives until the Secretary of State 

6 determines that the Republic of Maldives has revoked its 

7 ban on Israeli passport holders. 

8 TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION 

9 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

10 SEC. 8001. $0. 

11 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State, 

12 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria13 tions Act, 2025’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 457 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8771 

[Report No. 118–554] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for the Department of 

and for other purposes. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, State, foreign operations, and related programs 

JUNE 14, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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