H. R. 2882 

One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four 

An Act 

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2024, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. References. 

Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. 

Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. 

Sec. 6. Availability of funds. 

Sec. 7. Adjustments to compensation. 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

Title I—Military Personnel 

Title II—Operation and Maintenance 

Title III—Procurement 

Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 

Title V—Revolving and Management Funds 

Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs 

Title VII—Related Agencies 

Title VIII—General Provisions 

DIVISION B—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

Title I—Department of the Treasury 

Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President 

Title III—The Judiciary 

Title IV—District of Columbia 

Title V—Independent Agencies 

Title VI—General Provisions—This Act 

Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide 

Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia 

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2024 

Title I—Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Oversight 

Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations 

Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery 

Title IV—Research, Development, Training, and Services 

Title V—General Provisions 

DIVISION D—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 

AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

Title I—Department of Labor 
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Title II—Department of Health and Human Services 

Title III—Department of Education 

Title IV—Related Agencies 

Title V—General Provisions 

DIVISION E—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

Title I—Legislative Branch 

Title II—General Provisions 

DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 

RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

Title I—Department of State and Related Agency 

Title II—United States Agency for International Development 

Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance 

Title IV—International Security Assistance 

Title V—Multilateral Assistance 

Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance 

Title VII—General Provisions 

DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS 

Title I—Extensions and Other Matters 

Title II—Udall Foundation Reauthorization 

Title III—Funding Limitation for United Nations Relief and Works Agency 

Title IV—Budgetary Effects 

SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this 

Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as 

referring only to the provisions of that division. 

SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 

The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the 

House section of the Congressional Record on or about March 22, 

2024, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to 

the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through 

F of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a 

committee of conference. 

SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any 

money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2024. 

SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 

Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an 

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

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall 

be available (or repurposed, rescinded, or transferred, if applicable) 

only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts 

and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment 

shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization 

Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments 

for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2024. 
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DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

TITLE I 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 

on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 

(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 

expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members 

of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation 

cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 

for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense 

Military Retirement Fund, $50,041,206,000. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 

on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 

(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 

expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members 

of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation 

cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 

for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense 

Military Retirement Fund, $36,707,388,000. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 

on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 

(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 

expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except 

members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments 

pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $15,268,629,000. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 

on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 

(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 

expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members 

of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation 

cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 

for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense 

Military Retirement Fund, $36,204,130,000. 
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MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE

For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 

on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 

(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 

expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Space Force on active duty and cadets; 

for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military 

Retirement Fund, $1,256,973,000. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 

and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active 

duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 7038 of title 10, United 

States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) 

of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing 

duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, 

or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills 

or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 

16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 

Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $5,367,436,000. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 

and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active 

duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while 

serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 

States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 

12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 

training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses 

authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and 

for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 

Fund, $2,472,718,000. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 

and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve 

on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, 

or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 

10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 

in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 

duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, 

and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States 

Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 

Retirement Fund, $878,928,000. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 

and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on 

active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 9038 of title 10, 

United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 
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12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States 

Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 

drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized 

by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 

to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

$2,428,553,000. 

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 

and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard 

while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 

or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving 

on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of 

title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty 

specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 

while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent 

duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of 

title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department 

of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $9,791,213,000. 

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 

and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on 

duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 

708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty 

under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, 

United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 

in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 

other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, 

United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 

Military Retirement Fund, $5,272,165,000. 
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TITLE II 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, 

$58,604,854,000: Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 may 

be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 

upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and 

payments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity 

for confidential military purposes. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, 

as authorized by law, $71,972,007,000: Provided, That not to exceed 

$15,055,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary 

expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the 

Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized 

by law, $10,184,529,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, 

$61,471,101,000: Provided, That not to exceed $7,699,000 may be 

used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 

upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, 

and payments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of 

necessity for confidential military purposes. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as authorized by 

law, $4,895,818,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $52,599,068,000: Provided, That not more than 

$2,981,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative 

Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, United States 

Code: Provided further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 may be 

used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 

upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and 
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payments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity 

for confidential military purposes: Provided further, That of the 

funds provided under this heading, not less than $55,000,000 shall 

be made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance 

Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than $5,000,000 

shall be available for centers with eligible entities defined in 10 

U.S.C. 4951(1)(D): Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to 

plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations 

liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office 

of the Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or 

legislative liaison office: Provided further, That of the funds provided 

under this heading, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2025, shall be available only for expenses relating to certain 

classified activities: Provided further, That of the funds provided 

under this heading, $25,968,000, to remain available until 

expended, shall be available only for expenses relating to certain 

classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the 

Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations 

or research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to 

be merged with and to be available for the same time period 

as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 

any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may 

be purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply 

to the funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided further, 

That of the funds provided under this heading, $2,356,915,000, 

of which $1,406,346,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2025, shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign 

security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support 

or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department 

of Defense security cooperation programs: Provided further, That 

the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate on the use and status of funds made available in 

this paragraph: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer 

authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 

COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

For the ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and 

Equip Fund’’, $397,950,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2025: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Secretary of State, to 

provide assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, 

supplies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renovation; construction for facility fortification and humane treatment; 

and sustainment, to foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, 

or individuals participating, or preparing to participate in activities 

to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated 

or associated groups: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading shall be available to provide assistance 

only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary of 

Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having 

a security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, 

and following written notification to the congressional defense 
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committees of such designation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance 

to elements of any forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing 

such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments 

from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the 

rule of law: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, 

not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation 

account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing 

of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the 

Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including 

assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized 

under this heading: Provided further, That contributions of funds 

for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government 

or other entity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available 

until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That 

the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize such contributions when 

providing any assistance for construction for facility fortification: 

Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and support services 

or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines that such provision 

of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision 

of such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver 

is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House 

of Representatives: Provided further, That the United States may 

accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading 

that was transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups 

participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter 

the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and returned by such forces 

or groups to the United States, and such equipment may be treated 

as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification 

to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That 

equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or 

under the heading, ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’ in prior Acts, 

and not yet transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups 

participating, or preparing to participate in activities to counter 

the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks 

of the Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary 

to no longer be required for transfer to such forces or groups 

and upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the 

use of funds provided under this heading, including, but not limited 

to, the number of individuals trained, the nature and scope of 

support and sustainment provided to each group or individual, 

the area of operations for each group, and the contributions of 

other countries, groups, or individuals: Provided further, That of 

the funds provided under this heading for stipends for foreign 

security forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals participating, 

or preparing to participate in activities to counter ISIS in Syria, 

fifty percent shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
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until the Secretary of Defense reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that 

measures are in place to ensure accountability of such funds: Provided further, That stipend support for the Kurdish Peshmerga 

may only be reduced commensurate with support provided from 

other sources, including Iraqi national funds. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 

administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 

care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 

equipment; and communications, $3,562,714,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 

administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 

care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 

equipment; and communications, $1,370,710,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 

administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities 

and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 

transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, 

supplies, and equipment; and communications, $325,395,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 

administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and 

equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $4,005,756,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 

Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 

and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger 

motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; 

travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for 

Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, 

regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in 

compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying 

and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; 

and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of 

supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $8,611,897,000. 
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 

Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and 

related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, 

and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, 

hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air 

National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including 

those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the 

Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on 

the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 

while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 

regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National 

Guard Bureau, $7,335,405,000. 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES

For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States 

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $16,620,000, of which not 

to exceed $10,000 may be used for official representation purposes. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the Department of the Army, $241,860,000, to remain 

available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the 

Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for 

environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous 

waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department 

of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 

available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to 

be available for the same purposes and for the same time period 

as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 

upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred 

from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 

herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 

Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this 

heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 

elsewhere in this Act. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the Department of the Navy, $410,240,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy 

shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, 

removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the 

Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available 

by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to 

the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available 
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for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 

amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 

further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading 

is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere 

in this Act. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the Department of the Air Force, $384,744,000, to remain 

available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the 

Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required 

for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous 

waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department 

of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 

available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and 

to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period 

as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 

upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred 

from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 

herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 

Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this 

heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 

elsewhere in this Act. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the Department of Defense, $8,965,000, to remain available 

until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, 

upon determining that such funds are required for environmental 

restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal 

of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or 

for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this 

appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the 

same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations 

to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination 

that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 

are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 

may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, 

That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this 

Act. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the Department of the Army, $232,806,000, to remain 

available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the 

Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for 
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environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous 

waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly 

used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available 

to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be 

available for the same purposes and for the same time period 

as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 

upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred 

from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 

herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 

Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this 

heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 

elsewhere in this Act. 

OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID

For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, 

and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting 

of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, 

and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), $142,500,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025. 

COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT

For assistance, including assistance provided by contract or 

by grants, under programs and activities of the Department of 

Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program authorized under 

the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act, 

$350,999,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

ACCOUNT

For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account, $64,977,000: Provided, That no other amounts may 

be otherwise credited or transferred to the Account, or deposited 

into the Account, in fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section 1705(d) 

of title 10, United States Code. 

TITLE III 

PROCUREMENT 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 

modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground 

handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private 

plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 

purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 

machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 

expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $3,287,997,000, to 

remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026. 
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MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 

modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground 

handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private 

plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 

purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 

machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 

expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,622,213,000, to 

remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026. 

PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY

For construction, procurement, production, and modification 

of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment 

and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 

including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 

and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 

construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 

machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 

expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,244,226,000, to 

remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026. 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

For construction, procurement, production, and modification 

of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and 

training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 

ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United 

States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 

purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 

machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 

expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $2,943,574,000, to 

remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For construction, procurement, production, and modification 

of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat 

vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement 

only; communications and electronic equipment; other support 

equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private 

plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 

purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
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machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 

expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $8,626,297,000, to 

remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 

modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare 

parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion 

of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, 

and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 

construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 

machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 

$19,826,909,000, to remain available for obligation until September 

30, 2026. 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 

modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related 

support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; 

expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary 

therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 

machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 

$5,876,828,000, to remain available for obligation until September 

30, 2026. 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

For construction, procurement, production, and modification 

of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and 

training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 

ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United 

States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 

purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 

machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 

expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,161,205,000, to 

remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026. 

SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or 

conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and 

armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools 

and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant 

and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 

procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs 

for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, 
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and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 

construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows: 

Columbia Class Submarine, $2,443,598,000; 

Columbia Class Submarine (AP), $3,390,734,000; 

Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–80), $1,104,421,000; 

Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–81), $800,492,000; 

Virginia Class Submarine, $7,129,965,000; 

Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $3,158,782,000; 

CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $488,446,000; 

DDG–1000 Program, $392,892,000; 

DDG–51 Destroyer, $4,499,179,000; 

DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $1,641,335,000; 

FFG–Frigate, $2,183,861,000; 

LPD Flight II (AP), $500,000,000; 

LHA Replacement, $1,830,149,000; 

TAO Fleet Oiler, $815,420,000; 

TAGOS Surtass Ship, $513,466,000; 

LCU 1700, $62,532,000; 

Ship to Shore Connector, $585,000,000; 

Service Craft, $93,815,000; 

Auxiliary Personnel Lighter, $72,000,000; 

LCAC SLEP, $15,286,000; 

Auxiliary Vessels, $142,008,000; 

For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $512,019,000; and 

Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, 

$1,290,093,000. 

In all: $33,665,493,000, to remain available for obligation until 

September 30, 2028: Provided, That additional obligations may 

be incurred after September 30, 2028, for engineering services, 

tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be 

performed in the final stage of ship construction: Provided further, 

That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards 

in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for 

the construction of major components of such vessel: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall 

be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards: 

Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for Columbia Class Submarine (AP) may be available for the purposes authorized by subsections (f), (g), (h) or (i) 

of section 2218a of title 10, United States Code, only in accordance 

with the provisions of the applicable subsection. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

For procurement, production, and modernization of support 

equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance 

(except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized 

for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 

replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including 

the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, 

may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 

approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, 

appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 

plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 

$14,385,665,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
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30, 2026: Provided, That such funds are also available for the 

maintenance, repair, and modernization of ships under a pilot program established for such purposes. 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and 

modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare 

parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and 

machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; 

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 

layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase 

of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion 

of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, 

and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 

construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, 

$3,904,532,000, to remain available for obligation until September 

30, 2026. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and 

equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories 

therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private 

plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in 

such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 

the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may 

be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval 

of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $20,828,306,000, 

to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026. 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, 

rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; 

expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 

and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands 

and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government 

and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation 

of things, $4,693,647,000, to remain available for obligation until 

September 30, 2026. 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

For construction, procurement, production, and modification 

of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and 

training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 

ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United 

States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 

purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
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procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 

machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 

expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $589,943,000, to 

remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For procurement and modification of equipment (including 

ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and 

spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of 

passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger 

motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, 

erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing 

purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; 

reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 

layaway, $31,327,131,000, to remain available for obligation until 

September 30, 2026. 

PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE

For construction, procurement, and modification of spacecraft, 

rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; 

expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 

and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands 

and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government 

and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation 

of things, $4,064,948,000, to remain available for obligation until 

September 30, 2026. 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of 

Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for 

procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, 

materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; 

the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 

expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation 

thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of 

land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior 

to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractorowned equipment layaway, $6,392,675,000, to remain available for 

obligation until September 30, 2026. 

DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES

For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 

1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), $587,905,000, to 

remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028, which 
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shall be obligated and expended by the Secretary of Defense as 

if delegated the necessary authorities conferred by the Defense 

Production Act of 1950. 

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT

For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical and 

support vehicles; other weapons; and other procurement items for 

the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,000,000,000, to 

remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026: Provided, 

That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, 

not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually 

submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization 

priority assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve 

component: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 

by this paragraph may be used to procure manned fixed wing 

aircraft, or procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition. 
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TITLE IV 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY

For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 

development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, 

rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 

$17,115,037,000, to remain available for obligation until September 

30, 2025. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY

For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 

development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, 

rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 

$27,964,807,000, to remain available for obligation until September 

30, 2025: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 

which are available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique 

operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 

development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, 

rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 

$47,340,416,000, to remain available for obligation until September 

30, 2025. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE

For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 

development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, 

rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 

$18,669,844,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of 

Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic 

and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; 

advanced research projects as may be designated and determined 

by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, 

rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 

$36,892,886,000, to remain available for obligation until September 

30, 2025. 

OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 

connection therewith, $337,489,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025. 
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TITLE V 

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,786,779,000. 

TITLE VI 

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health 

care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by 

law, $39,898,624,000; of which $36,639,695,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall 

remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025, and of 

which up to $19,757,403,000 may be available for contracts entered 

into under the TRICARE program; of which $381,881,000, to remain 

available for obligation until September 30, 2026, shall be for 

procurement; and of which $2,877,048,000, to remain available for 

obligation until September 30, 2025, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation: Provided, That of the funds provided 

under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, 

not less than $1,509,000,000 shall be made available to the Defense 

Health Agency to carry out the congressionally directed medical 

research programs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, of the amount made available under this 

heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less 

than $12,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational 

activities undertaken in connection with United States military 

training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations: Provided further, That the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees quarterly reports on the current status of the electronic 

health record program: Provided further, That the Comptroller General of the United States shall perform quarterly performance 

reviews of the electronic health record program. 

CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 

destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents 

and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 

of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 

1521), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials 

that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $1,091,844,000, 

of which $89,284,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of 

which not less than $57,875,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile 

Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $23,676,000 for 

activities on military installations and $34,199,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to assist State and local governments; and $1,002,560,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2025, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, 

of which $1,000,467,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical 

Weapons Alternatives program. 
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DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the 

Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United 

States Code; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and 

for research, development, test and evaluation, $1,177,061,000, of 

which $702,962,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; 

$138,313,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction program; 

$305,786,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug program; 

and $30,000,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug 

schools program: Provided, That the funds appropriated under this 

heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period 

and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: 

Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of 

the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary 

for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred 

back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer 

authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other 

transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, 

That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to support 

a new start program or project only after written prior notification 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 

of 1978, as amended, $528,565,000, of which $524,067,000 shall 

be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 

is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be 

expended upon the approval or authority of the Inspector General, 

and payments may be made upon the Inspector General’s certificate 

of necessity for confidential military purposes; of which $1,098,000, 

to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026, shall 

be for procurement; and of which $3,400,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2025, shall be for research, development, test 

and evaluation. 

TITLE VII 

RELATED AGENCIES 

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

SYSTEM FUND

For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 

and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level 

for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency 

Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000. 
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INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Manage- ment Account, $625,419,000. 

TITLE VIII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this 

Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. 

SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law 

prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, 

any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply 

to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided, That salary 

increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national 

employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall 

not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized 

by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose 

pay is computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, 

United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase 

provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, 

whichever is higher: Provided further, That this section shall not 

apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees 

serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set 

by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: 

Provided further, That the limitations of this provision shall not 

apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense 

in the Republic of Turkey. 

SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this 

Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 

year, unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropriations 

in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current 

fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the 

fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall not apply to obligations 

for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer 

camp training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense 

that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary 

may, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget, transfer not to exceed $6,000,000,000 of working capital 

funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in 

this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except 

military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any 

subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for 

the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, That such authority 

to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based 

on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally 

appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are 

requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That 

the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of 

all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority 
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in this Act: Provided further, That no part of the funds in this 

Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, 

based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which 

originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which 

reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress: 

Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of 

funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior 

to June 30, 2024: Provided further, That transfers among military 

personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section. 

SEC. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs, 

projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments 

to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and 

activities) contained in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level 

Adjustments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act and 

the tables contained in the classified annex accompanying this 

Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or 

otherwise made available in this Act for those programs, projects, 

and activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the 

amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out 

in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as 

if the tables were included in the text of this Act. 

(b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in 

subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations 

for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: Provided, That section 

8005 of this Act shall apply when transfers of the amounts described 

in subsection (a) occur between appropriation accounts, subject 

to the limitation in subsection (c): Provided further, That the 

transfer amount limitation provided in section 8005 of this Act 

shall not apply to transfers of amounts described in subsection 

(a) if such transfers are necessary for the proper execution of 

such funds. 

(c) During the current fiscal year, amounts specified in the 

referenced tables in titles III and IV of this Act described in subsection (a) may not be transferred pursuant to section 8005 of 

this Act other than for proper execution of such amounts, as provided in subsection (b). 

SEC. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit 

a report to the congressional defense committees to establish the 

baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities 

for fiscal year 2024: Provided, That the report shall include— 

(1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 

to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made 

by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; 

(2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both 

by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed 

in the Budget Appendix; and 

(3) an identification of items of special congressional 

interest. 

(b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds 

provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer 

until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the 
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congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense 

certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that 

such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 

requirement: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to transfers from the following appropriations accounts: 

(1) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Army’’; 

(2) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Navy’’; 

(3) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Air Force’’; 

(4) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide’’; 

(5) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 

Sites’’; and 

(6) ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 

Defense’’. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in 

working capital funds of the Department of Defense established 

pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may 

be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time 

for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: Provided, 

That transfers may be made between such funds: Provided further, 

That transfers may be made between working capital funds and 

the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’ appropriation and 

the ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ appropriation accounts in such 

amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with 

the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and 

Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the 

Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed 

transfer: Provided further, That except in amounts equal to the 

amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no 

obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure 

or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless 

the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any 

such obligation. 

SEC. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used 

to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 

calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees. 

SEC. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 

available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic 

order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one 

year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability 

in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement 

leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order 

quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, 

unless the congressional defense committees have been notified 

at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the 

economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at 

least to the limits of the Government’s liability: Provided further, 

That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 

be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any 

systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract 

would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: 

Provided further, That no multiyear procurement contract can be 

terminated without 30-day prior notification to the congressional 
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defense committees: Provided further, That the execution of 

multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis 

to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may 

be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the 

enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress 

a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through 

the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement 

of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured 

through the contract for which procurement funds are requested 

in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full 

funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year; 

(2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include 

consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor 

associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered 

under the contract; 

(3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor 

under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred 

costs on funded units; and 

(4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment 

based on a failure to award a follow-on contract. 

Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for 

multiyear procurement contracts as follows: Naval Strike Missile; 

Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System; PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement; Long Range Anti-Ship Missile; Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile; Advanced Medium-Range 

Air-to-Air Missile; and USS Virginia Class (SSN–774). 

SEC. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the operation 

and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, 

for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of 

title 10, United States Code: Provided, That such funds may also 

be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental 

to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations 

shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United 

States Code: Provided further, That funds available for operation 

and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian 

and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust 

Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of 

Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99–239: Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial 

for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may 

authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and 

transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for 

civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated 

States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. 

SEC. 8012. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate a report on excessive contractor payments that 

exceed the thresholds established in 10 U.S.C. chapter 271 ‘‘Truthful 
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Cost or Pricing Data (Truth in Negotiations)’’ or 41 U.S.C. chapter 

35 ‘‘Truthful Cost or Pricing Data’’ and with respect to which 

none of the exceptions to certified cost or pricing data requirements 

apply. 

(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall also include 

the following: 

(1) The amounts collected, adjusted, or offset from contractors as a result of providing defective cost and pricing data; 

(2) The mechanisms used to identify violations of 10 U.S.C. 

chapter 271 or 41 U.S.C. chapter 35; 

(3) Disciplinary actions taken by the Department of Defense 

when violations of 10 U.S.C. chapter 271 or 41 U.S.C. chapter 

35 are identified, regardless of whether they are included in 

the System for Award Management; and 

(4) Any referrals made to the Department of Justice. 

SEC. 8013. None of the funds made available by this Act shall 

be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional 

action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before 

the Congress. 

SEC. 8014. None of the funds available in this Act to the 

Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades, or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number 

of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery vehicles and 

launchers below the levels set forth in the report submitted to 

Congress in accordance with section 1042 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8015. (a) Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for 

the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program may be 

transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely 

for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 4902 of title 10, 

United States Code, under the authority of this provision or any 

other transfer authority contained in this Act. 

(b) The Secretary of Defense shall include with the budget 

justification documents in support of the budget for fiscal year 

2025 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 

31, United States Code) a description of each transfer under this 

section that occurred during the last fiscal year before the fiscal 

year in which such budget is submitted. 

SEC. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be available 

for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments 

and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain unless 

the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United 

States from components which are substantially manufactured in 

the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, 

the term ‘‘manufactured’’ shall include cutting, heat treating, 

quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging 

and shot blasting process): Provided further, That for the purpose 

of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and 

mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured 

in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate 

cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the 
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United States: Provided further, That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements 

on a timely basis, the Secretary of the Service responsible for 

the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis 

by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. 

SEC. 8017. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 

be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity 

of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and 

wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic 

beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located 

in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are 

procured within that State, or in the case of the District of 

Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military 

installation is located: Provided, That, in a case in which the 

military installation is located in more than one State, purchases 

may be made in any State in which the installation is located: 

Provided further, That such local procurement requirements for 

malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages 

only for military installations in States which are not contiguous 

with another State: Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other 

than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the District 

of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source, 

price and other factors considered. 

SEC. 8018. None of the funds available to the Department 

of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M–1 Carbines, 

M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, 

or M–1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited 

from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms 

ammunition or ammunition components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable or unsafe for 

further use. 

SEC. 8019. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated 

or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal 

year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity 

or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National 

Capital Region: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 

this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 

to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation 

is required in the best interest of the Government. 

SEC. 8020. Of the funds made available in this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, $25,169,000 shall be 

available only for incentive payments authorized by section 504 

of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, 

That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes 

a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined 

in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business 

owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 

section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be considered 

a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 

U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount 

is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated 

by an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
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with respect to any fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section 

shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of 

supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract 

at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or supplier defined 

in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business 

owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 

section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code. 

SEC. 8021. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air 

Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States 

of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, 

Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units 

located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, 

Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and 

Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air 

Force. 

(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost 

to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in 

accordance with the request for such units that are submitted 

to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on 

behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, 

North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and 

Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condition 

that the housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period 

of time, as determined by the Secretary. 

(c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any 

conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under 

subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the 

Air Force under subsection (b). 

(d) In this section, the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any recognized 

Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary 

of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian 

Tribe Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 

5131). 

SEC. 8022. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 

Defense under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, DefenseWide’’, not less than $12,000,000 may be made available only for 

the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and 

technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the 

gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, 

and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost 

to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting 

from Department of Defense activities. 

SEC. 8023. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense 

Media Activity shall not be used for any national or international 

political or psychological activities. 

SEC. 8024. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Working Capital 

Fund, Army’’, $120,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals. 

SEC. 8025. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not 

less than $69,000,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol 

Corporation, of which— 

(1) $55,100,000 shall be available from ‘‘Operation and 

Maintenance, Air Force’’ to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation 
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operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, 

and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs; 

(2) $11,900,000 shall be available from ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’; and 

(3) $2,000,000 shall be available from ‘‘Other Procurement, 

Air Force’’ for vehicle procurement. 

(b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement 

for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities 

in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies. 

SEC. 8026. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), 

either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by 

an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs 

and other nonprofit entities. 

(b) Except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, no 

member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory 

Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar 

entity of a defense FFRDC, or any entity that contracts with the 

Federal government to manage or operate one or more FFRDCs, 

or any paid consultant to a defense FFRDC shall receive funds 

appropriated by this Act as compensation for services as a member 

of such entity: Provided, That a member of any such entity shall 

be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the 

Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance 

of membership duties: Provided further, That except when acting 

in a technical advisory capacity, no paid consultant shall receive 

funds appropriated by this Act as compensation by more than 

one FFRDC in a calendar year. 

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 

funds available to the department from any source during the 

current fiscal year may be used by a defense FFRDC, through 

a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings 

not located on a military installation, for payment of cost sharing 

for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract 

overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include 

employee participation in community service and/or development. 

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds 

available to the department during fiscal year 2024, not more 

than $2,857,803,000 may be funded for professional technical staffrelated costs of the defense FFRDCs: Provided, That within such 

funds, not more than $456,803,000 shall be available for the defense 

studies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided further, That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided 

further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission 

of the department’s fiscal year 2025 budget request, submit a report 

presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort 

to be allocated for each defense FFRDC by program during that 

fiscal year and the associated budget estimates, by appropriation 

account and program. 

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total 

amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced 

by $27,197,000: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to 

appropriations for the National Intelligence Program and Military 

Intelligence Program. 
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SEC. 8027. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘congressional 

defense committees’’ means the Armed Services Committee of the 

House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the 

Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee 

on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

SEC. 8028. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘congressional 

intelligence committees’’ means the Permanent Select Committee 

on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense 

of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 

and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

SEC. 8029. During the current fiscal year, the Department 

of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and 

repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production 

of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities 

and private firms: Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Executive 

of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power 

of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable 

estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private 

bids: Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under 

this section. 

SEC. 8030. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless 

the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American 

Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ 

means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

(b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has 

been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ‘‘Made 

in America’’ inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the 

United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall 

determine, in accordance with section 4658 of title 10, United 

States Code, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense. 

(c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with 

appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending 

the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and 

products, provided that American-made equipment and products 

are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely 

fashion. 

SEC. 8031. None of the funds appropriated or made available 

in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel 

plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under 

the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted 

and rolled in the United States or Canada: Provided, That these 

procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply 

Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 

or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, 

alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, That the Secretary 

of the military department responsible for the procurement may 

waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
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to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely 

basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to 

acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further, 

That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in 

being as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 8032. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation 

with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a 

foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating 

against certain types of products produced in the United States 

that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall 

rescind the Secretary’s blanket waiver of the Buy American Act 

with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign 

country. 

(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal 

defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the 

United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary 

of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for 

certain products in that country. 

(b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress 

a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from 

foreign entities in fiscal year 2024. Such report shall separately 

indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American 

Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection 

(a)(2), the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 

or any international agreement to which the United States is a 

party. 

(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ 

means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

SEC. 8033. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than 

those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: Provided, That the Secretary of the military department responsible 

for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-bycase basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate 

domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 

requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must 

be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That this restriction shall not apply to 

the purchase of ‘‘commercial products’’, as defined by section 103 

of title 41, United States Code, except that the restriction shall 

apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. 

SEC. 8034. In addition to any other funds made available for such purposes, there is appropriated $50,000,000, for an additional 

amount for the ‘‘National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund’’, 

to remain available until September 30, 2026, for activities pursuant 

to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 

98 et seq.): Provided, That none of the funds provided under this 

section may be obligated or expended until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense provides the Committees on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed execution 

plan for such funds. 

SEC. 8035. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 

purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the 
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United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 

congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must 

be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes 

that is not available from United States manufacturers. 

SEC. 8036. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-bycase basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation 

on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided 

in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the 

limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative 

programs entered into between the Department of Defense and 

the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements 

for the procurement of defense items entered into under section 

4851 of title 10, United States Code, and the country does not 

discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced 

in the United States for that country. 

(b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— 

(1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after 

the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

(2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised 

after such date under contracts that are entered into before 

such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason 

other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection 

(a). 

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding 

construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and 

clothing or textile materials as defined by section XI (chapters 

50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 

and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 

through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 

7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, 

and 9404. 

SEC. 8037. None of the funds made available in this Act, or 

any subsequent Act making appropriations for the Department 

of Defense, may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a 

flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered 

items under section 4862(b) of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 8038. During the current fiscal year, amounts contained 

in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment 

Recovery Account shall be available until expended for the payments 

specified by section 2687a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 8039. During the current fiscal year, appropriations which 

are available to the Department of Defense for operation and 

maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment 

item unit cost of not more than $350,000: Provided, That upon 

determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of 

a Combatant Command engaged in a named contingency operation 

overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an 

investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000. 

SEC. 8040. Up to $16,809,000 of the funds appropriated under 

the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’ may be made 

available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the 

purpose of enabling the United States Indo-Pacific Command to 

execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs 

of training and exercising with foreign security forces: Provided, 
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That funds made available for this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for humanitarian assistance, 

security assistance or combined exercise expenses: Provided further, 

That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance to any 

foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such 

type of assistance under any other provision of law. 

SEC. 8041. The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations 

to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in 

military resale outlets in the United States, its territories and 

possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the 

local community: Provided, That such regulations shall direct that 

the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military 

retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established for 

military retail system stores located in the United States. 

SEC. 8042. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the 

appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense 

Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for 

sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense 

Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during 

fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item 

would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations 

made to the Department of Defense for procurement. 

(b) The fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Department 

of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2025 Department of Defense budget 

shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis 

that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded 

in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2025 procurement appropriation 

and not in the supply management business area or any other 

area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital 

Funds. 

SEC. 8043. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 

programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available 

for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That funds appropriated, 

transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency 

Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior 

or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: 

Provided further, That any funds appropriated or transferred to 

the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the National 

Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall remain available until 

September 30, 2025: Provided further, That any funds appropriated 

or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for the construction, improvement, or alteration of facilities, including leased facilities, to be used primarily by personnel of the intelligence community, shall remain available until September 30, 2026. 

SEC. 8044. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), 

none of the funds made available by this Act may be used— 

(1) to establish a field operating agency; or 
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(2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces 

or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or 

reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or 

employee’s place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters. 

(b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-bycase basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel 

requirements or the financial requirements of the department. 

(c) This section does not apply to— 

(1) field operating agencies funded within the National 

Intelligence Program; 

(2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, 

mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, 

and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar 

threats; 

(3) an Army field operating agency established to improve 

the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and 

to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the 

Department of Defense; or 

(4) an Air Force field operating agency established to 

administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized 

Federal entities. 

SEC. 8045. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity 

or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department 

of Defense civilian employees unless— 

(1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-private 

competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective 

organization plan developed by such activity or function; 

(2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over 

all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for 

performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance 

of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly 

to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or 

exceeds the lesser of— 

(A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization’s personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or function by Federal employees; or 

(B) $10,000,000; and 

(3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a 

proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense 

by— 

(A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be employed 

in the performance of that activity or function under the 

contract; or 

(B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored 

health benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less towards the premium or subscription share 

than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense 

for health benefits for civilian employees under chapter 

89 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection 

(a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 

of title 10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have 

full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any 

commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense 

that— 

(A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant 

to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (section 8503 of 

title 41, United States Code); 

(B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified 

nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency 

for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with 

that Act; or 

(C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified 

firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, 

as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination 

and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native 

Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the 

Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)). 

(2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 

2474 of title 10, United States Code. 

(c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department 

of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be 

credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or 

measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or 

policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and 

in compliance with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United 

States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial activities. 

(RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 8046. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense 

Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from 

the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 

Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 

were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

‘‘Cooperative Threat Reduction Account’’, 2022/2024, 

$75,000,000; 

‘‘Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 

Army’’, 2022/2024, $1,900,000; 

‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2022/2024, $54,681,000; 

‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2022/2024, $1,428,000; 

‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 

2022/2024, $1,012,000; 

‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: T–AGOS’’, 2022/2026, 

$158,300,000; 

‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 2022/2024, $7,100,000; 

‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2022/2024, $83,261,000; 

‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 2022/2024, $204,000; 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, 2023/2024, 

$85,000,000; 
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‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’, 2023/2024, 

$50,000,000; 

‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 2023/2025, $3,372,000; 

‘‘Missile Procurement, Army’’, 2023/2025, $2,713,000; 

‘‘Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 

Army’’, 2023/2025, $10,372,000; 

‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2023/2025, $63,028,000; 

‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Army’’, 2023/2025, 

$3,223,000; 

‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2023/2025, $319,745,000; 

‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 2023/2025, $50,000,000; 

‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 

2023/2025, $2,262,000; 

‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: DDG-51 Advance 

Procurement’’, 2023/2027, $77,300,000; 

‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: LPD Flight II 

Advance Procurement’’, 2023/2027, $250,000,000; 

‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 2023/2025, $89,101,000; 

‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 2023/2025, $158,550,000; 

‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2023/2025, 

$282,762,000; 

‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2023/2025, $37,100,000; 

‘‘Procurement, Space Force’’, 2023/2025, $80,487,000; 

‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 2023/2025, $34,326,000; 

‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, 

2023/2024, $29,850,000; 

‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, 2023/ 

2024, $136,705,000; 

‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, 

2023/2024, $112,324,000; 

‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space 

Force’’, 2023/2024, $96,878,000; and 

‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, DefenseWide’’, 2023/2024, $237,538,000. 

SEC. 8047. None of the funds available in this Act may be 

used to reduce the authorized positions for military technicians 

(dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, 

Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying 

any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or 

reduction on military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. 

SEC. 8048. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance 

to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unless specifically 

appropriated for that purpose: Provided, That this restriction shall 

not apply to any activities incidental to the Defense POW/MIA 

Accounting Agency mission to recover and identify the remains 

of United States Armed Forces personnel from the Democratic 

People’s Republic of Korea. 

SEC. 8049. In this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, 

funds appropriated for operation and maintenance of the Military 

Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall 

be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other 

expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations 

for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National 
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Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included 

within the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes 

deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel 

and training procedures. 

SEC. 8050. (a) None of the funds available to the Department 

of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counterdrug activities may be transferred to any other department or 

agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an 

appropriations law. 

(b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence 

Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug 

activities may be transferred to any other department or agency 

of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. 

SEC. 8051. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise 

made available elsewhere in this Act, $49,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: Provided, That upon the 

determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the 

national interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts 

specified as follows: $24,000,000 to the United Service Organizations 

and $25,000,000 to the Red Cross. 

SEC. 8052. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 

the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small 

Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken 

proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent 

they contribute to the extramural budget. The Secretary of each 

military department, the Director of each Defense Agency, and 

the head of each other relevant component of the Department 

of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, 

concurrent with submission of the budget justification documents 

to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 

Code, a report with a detailed accounting of the Small Business 

Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology 

Transfer program set-asides taken from programs, projects, or 

activities within such department, agency, or component during 

the most recently completed fiscal year. 

SEC. 8053. None of the funds available to the Department 

of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay 

a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense 

for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee 

when— 

(1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of 

the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; 

and 

(2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated 

with a business combination. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8054. During the current fiscal year, no more than 

$30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ may be transferred 

to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to 

be merged with, and to be available for the same time period 
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as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support 

of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible 

organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense 

pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 8055. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of 

equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by 

any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The 

Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount 

of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis. 

(b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited 

to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project 

and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of 

equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall 

be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation. 

SEC. 8056. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available by this or prior Acts may be obligated or expended 

to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup aircraft 

inventory status any C–40 aircraft. 

(b) The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to an 

individual C–40 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable 

due to a Class A mishap. 

(c) If the Secretary determines under subsection (b) that an 

aircraft is no longer mission capable, the Secretary shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a certification in writing 

that the status of such aircraft is due to a Class A mishap and 

not due to lack of maintenance, repairs, or other reasons. 

(d) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the necessary steps taken 

by the Department of Defense to meet the travel requirements 

for official or representational duties of members of Congress and 

the Cabinet in fiscal years 2024 and 2025. 

SEC. 8057. (a) None of the funds appropriated in title IV of 

this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military 

forces for operational training, operational use, or inventory requirements: Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-items 

used in development, prototyping in accordance with an approved 

test strategy, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance 

for operational use. 

(b) If the number of end-items budgeted with funds appropriated in title IV of this Act exceeds the number required in 

an approved test strategy, the Under Secretary of Defense (Research 

and Engineering) and the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition 

and Sustainment), in coordination with the responsible Service 

Acquisition Executive, shall certify in writing to the congressional 

defense committees that there is a bonafide need for the additional 

end-items at the time of submittal to Congress of the budget of 

the President for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 1105 of 

title 31, United States Code: Provided, That this restriction does 

not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence 

Program. 

(c) The Secretary of Defense shall, at the time of the submittal 

to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2025 

pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the use 
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of funds requested in research, development, test and evaluation 

accounts for end-items used in development, prototyping and test 

activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use: 

Provided, That the report shall set forth, for each end item covered 

by the preceding proviso, a detailed list of the statutory authorities 

under which amounts in the accounts described in that proviso 

were used for such item: Provided further, That the Secretary 

of Defense shall, at the time of the submittal to Congress of the 

budget of the President for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 

1105 of title 31, United States Code, submit to the congressional 

defense committees a certification that funds requested for fiscal 

year 2025 in research, development, test and evaluation accounts 

are in compliance with this section: Provided further, That the 

Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case 

basis by certifying in writing to the Subcommittees on Defense 

of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest 

to do so. 

SEC. 8058. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations 

Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing 

repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the 

Department of Defense, including areas in such military family 

housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting 

official Department of Defense business. 

SEC. 8059. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Research, Development, 

Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ for any new start defense 

innovation acceleration or rapid prototyping program demonstration 

project with a value of more than $5,000,000 may only be obligated 

15 days after a report, including a description of the project, the 

planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated 

annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense 

may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 

to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national 

interest to do so. 

SEC. 8060. The Secretary of Defense shall continue to provide 

a classified quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate, Subcommittees 

on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex 

accompanying this Act. 

SEC. 8061. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United 

States Code, a servicemember who is a member of the National 

Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 

502(f) of title 32, United States Code, may perform duties in support 

of the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile 

Defense System. 

SEC. 8062. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 

used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held 

by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge 

and a United States military nomenclature designation of ‘‘armor 

penetrator’’, ‘‘armor piercing (AP)’’, ‘‘armor piercing incendiary 

(API)’’, or ‘‘armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T)’’, except to 

an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department 

of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate 

to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing 
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projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant 

to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture 

of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent 

Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department 

of State. 

SEC. 8063. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or their designee, may waive 

payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would 

be required under section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, 

in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in 

excess of 1 year to any organization specified in section 508(d) 

of title 32, United States Code, or any other youth, social, or 

fraternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief 

of the National Guard Bureau, or their designee, on a case-bycase basis. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8064. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, $175,943,968 

shall remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is 

authorized to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal 

Government: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense is 

authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition 

of real property, construction, personal services, and operations 

related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section: Provided 

further, That contracts entered into under the authority of this 

section may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary: Provided further, That projects authorized 

by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and 

local law to the maximum extent consistent with the national 

security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 

SEC. 8065. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or any 

other Act may be used to take any action to modify— 

(1) the appropriations account structure for the National 

Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation 

of a new appropriation or new appropriation account; 

(2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request 

is presented in the unclassified P–1, R–1, and O–1 documents 

supporting the Department of Defense budget request; 

(3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 

appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or 

(4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 

appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed. 

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit 

the merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence 

Program budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, provided 

such change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs (1)–(3) 

of subsection (a). 

(c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary 

of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable 

financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and 

develop detailed proposals for alternative financial management 
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processes. Such study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative 

processes will adversely affect counterintelligence. 

(d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under 

subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall— 

(1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agencies; 

(2) receive certification from all affected agencies attesting 

that the proposed alternatives will help achieve auditability, 

improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and 

(3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary 

certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and intelligence committees. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8066. In addition to amounts made available elsewhere 

in this Act, $100,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department 

of Defense and made available for transfer to operation and maintenance accounts, procurement accounts, and research, development, 

test and evaluation accounts only for those efforts by the Commander, United States Africa Command or Commander, United 

States Southern Command to expand cooperation, share operational 

information, advance interoperability, or improve the capabilities 

of our allies and partners in their areas of operation: Provided, 

That none of the funds provided under this section may be obligated 

or expended until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense provides 

to the congressional defense committees an execution plan: Provided 

further, That not less than 15 days prior to any transfer of funds, 

the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 

committees of the details of any such transfer: Provided further, 

That upon transfer, the funds shall be merged with and available 

for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer 

authority provided under this section is in addition to any other 

transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8067. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed 

$11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of 

this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, ‘‘Operation and 

Maintenance, Navy’’, and ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ 

may be transferred by the military department concerned to its 

central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant 

to section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8068. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 

Act, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 

Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: Provided, 

That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the 

determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the 

national interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant 
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to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction 

and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of 

military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8069. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer 

to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development 

Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis 

Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 

1105). 

SEC. 8070. None of the funds available to the Department 

of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of United States Navy forces assigned to the Pacific 

fleet: Provided, That the command and control relationships which 

existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in force until a written 

modification has been proposed to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 

further, That the proposed modification may be implemented 30 

days after the notification unless an objection is received from 

either the House or Senate Appropriations Committees: Provided 

further, That any proposed modification shall not preclude the 

ability of the commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command 

to meet operational requirements. 

SEC. 8071. Any notice that is required to be submitted to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate under section 3601 of title 10, United States Code, 

as added by section 804(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 shall be submitted pursuant 

to that requirement concurrently to the Subcommittees on Defense 

of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8072. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 

the headings ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’ and ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $500,000,000 shall be 

for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: Provided, That of this amount, 

$80,000,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to 

the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome 

defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to 

the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; 

$127,000,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense 

(SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and 

development under the SRBMD program; $40,000,000 shall be for 

co-production activities of SRBMD systems in the United States 

and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements consistent with 

each nation’s laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.- 

Israeli co-production agreement for SRBMD, as amended; 

$80,000,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli 

Missile Defense Architecture, of which $80,000,000 shall be for 

co-production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in the United 

States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements consistent 

with each nation’s laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to 
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the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, 

as amended; and $173,000,000 shall be for the Arrow System 

Improvement Program including development of a long range, 

ground and airborne, detection suite: Provided further, That the 

transfer authority provided under this section is in addition to 

any other transfer authority contained in this Act. 

SEC. 8073. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, $1,290,093,000 

shall be available until September 30, 2024, to fund prior year 

shipbuilding cost increases for the following programs: 

(1) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2013/2024: Carrier Replacement Program, $624,600,000; 

(2) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2015/2024: Virginia Class Submarine Program, 

$43,419,000; 

(3) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2016/2024: Virginia Class Submarine Program, 

$100,115,000; 

(4) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2016/2024: DDG 51 Program, $104,090,000; 

(5) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2017/2024: Virginia Class Submarine Program, 

$24,646,000; 

(6) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2017/2024: DDG 51 Program, $121,827,000; 

(7) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2017/2024: LPD 17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program, $16,520,000; 

(8) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2018/2024: Ship to Shore Connector Program, 

$43,600,000; 

(9) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2019/2024: Littoral Combat Ship Program, $23,000,000; 

(10) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2019/2024: T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, $27,060,000; 

(11) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2020/2024: CVN Refueling Overhauls, $42,422,000; 

(12) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2020/2024: T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, $93,250,000; 

(13) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2020/2024: Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Program, 

$1,150,000; 

(14) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2021/2024: Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Program, 

$21,809,000; and 

(15) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, 2022/2024: T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, $2,585,000. 

SEC. 8074. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available 

by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities and 

intelligence-related activities not otherwise authorized in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 are deemed to be 

specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 

of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094). 

SEC. 8075. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 

available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 

of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity 
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unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and only after written 

prior notification to the congressional defense committees. 

SEC. 8076. None of the funds in this Act may be used for 

research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment 

of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. 

SEC. 8077. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be obligated or expended for the purpose of decommissioning any 

Littoral Combat Ship, the USS Germantown, or the USS Tortuga. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8078. The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from 

any available Department of the Navy appropriation to any available Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose of liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any ship construction program appropriated in law: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer not 

to exceed $20,000,000 under the authority provided by this section: 

Provided further, That the Secretary may not transfer any funds 

until 30 days after the proposed transfer has been reported to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate, unless a response from the Committees is received 

sooner: Provided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to 

this section shall retain the same period of availability as when 

originally appropriated: Provided further, That the transfer 

authority provided under this section is in addition to any other 

transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, 

That the transfer authority provided by this section expires on 

September 30, 2028. 

SEC. 8079. None of the funds appropriated or made available 

in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation 

of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force 

Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act: Provided, 

That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance 

Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense 

requirements during the non-hurricane season. 

SEC. 8080. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 

available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless 

the information has been lawfully collected and processed during 

the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities: Provided, 

That information pertaining to United States persons shall only 

be handled in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth 

Amendment of the United States Constitution as implemented 

through Executive Order No. 12333. 

SEC. 8081. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 

programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, 

except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which 

shall remain available until September 30, 2025. 

SEC. 8082. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United 

States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ shall be 

considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under 

the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ appropriations 
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in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply 

to the total amount of the appropriation. 

SEC. 8083. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 

a report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish 

the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2024: Provided, That the report shall include— 

(1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 

to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made 

by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; 

(2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by 

Expenditure Center and project; and 

(3) an identification of items of special congressional 

interest. 

(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence 

Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer 

until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the 

congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of 

National Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. 

SEC. 8084. Any transfer of amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account in 

or for fiscal year 2024 to a military department or Defense Agency 

pursuant to section 1705(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, shall 

be covered by and subject to section 8005 of this Act. 

SEC. 8085. (a) None of the funds provided for the National 

Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall 

be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 

or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the 

National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that— 

(1) creates a new start effort; 

(2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of 

$10,000,000 or more; 

(3) transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence 

Program; or 

(4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless the 

congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in 

advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification 

period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements. 

(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence 

Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available 

for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer 

of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security 

Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase 

or decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless the congressional intelligence committees 

are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; 

this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security 

requirements. 

SEC. 8086. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 

this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 

website of that agency any report required to be submitted by 

the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination 

by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. 
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(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

(1) the public posting of the report compromises national 

security; or 

(2) the report contains proprietary information. 

(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 

only after such report has been made available to the requesting 

Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 

SEC. 8087. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor 

agrees not to— 

(1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees 

or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of 

employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree 

to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of 

the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising 

out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and 

battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or 

(2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing 

agreement with an employee or independent contractor that 

mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve 

through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual 

assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or 

negligent hiring, supervision, or retention. 

(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the 

contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to 

agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce 

any provision of, any agreement as described in paragraphs (1) 

and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. 

For purposes of this subsection, a ‘‘covered subcontractor’’ is an 

entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract 

subject to subsection (a). 

(c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect 

to a contractor’s or subcontractor’s agreements with employees or 

independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of 

the United States. 

(d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of 

subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor 

for the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the 

Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the 

waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests 

of the United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The 

determination shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the 

waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall 

state any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons 

each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security 

interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall 

transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days 

before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination 

may be awarded. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8088. From within the funds appropriated for operation 

and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, 

up to $172,000,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint 

Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 

Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions 

of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2010, Public Law 111–84: Provided, That for purposes of 

section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are operations of 

the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, 

consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 

the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility as described by 

section 706 of Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the 

Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the 

Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate. 

SEC. 8089. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense 

or a component thereof in contravention of the provisions of section 

130h of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 8090. Notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable 

to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles, appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used for the purchase 

of: (1) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security 

of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 

per vehicle; and (2) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of 

$75,000 per vehicle for use by military and civilian employees 

of the Department of Defense in the United States Central Command area of responsibility. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 8091. Upon a determination by the Director of National 

Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national 

interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Director of 

the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed 

$1,500,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for the 

National Intelligence Program: Provided, That such authority to 

transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based 

on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds 

are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, 

That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using 

authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 

30, 2024. 

SEC. 8092. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Ship- building and Conversion, Navy’’, $142,008,000, to remain available 

for obligation until September 30, 2028, may be used for the purchase of two used sealift vessels for the National Defense Reserve 

Fleet, established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales 

Act of 1946 (46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, That such amounts are 

available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime 

Administration account of the United States Department of 
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Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses 

related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet: Provided further, 

That notwithstanding section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, 

none of these funds shall be transferred to the National Defense 

Sealift Fund for execution. 

SEC. 8093. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards 

on a public website in a searchable format. 

SEC. 8094. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used by the National Security Agency to— 

(1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the 

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose 

of targeting a United States person; or 

(2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term 

is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) 

of any electronic communication of a United States person 

from a provider of electronic communication services to the 

public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence 

Surveillance Act of 1978. 

SEC. 8095. None of the funds made available in this or any 

other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee 

of any agency funded by this Act who approves or implements 

the transfer of administrative responsibilities or budgetary 

resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this Act 

to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency not financed by this 

Act without the express authorization of Congress: Provided, That 

this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense. 

SEC. 8096. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $667,508,000, to remain available 

until expended, may be used for any purposes related to the 

National Defense Reserve Fleet established under section 11 of 

the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, 

That such amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready 

Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the United 

States Department of Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. 

SEC. 8097. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act for 

the TAO Fleet Oiler program shall be used to award a new contract 

that provides for the acquisition of the following components unless 

those components are manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary 

equipment (including pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion 

equipment (including engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; spreaders for shipboard cranes; and anchor chains, 

specifically for the seventh and subsequent ships of the fleet. 

(b) None of the funds provided in this Act for the FFG(X) 

Frigate program shall be used to award a new contract that provides 

for the acquisition of the following components unless those components are manufactured in the United States: Air circuit breakers; 

gyrocompasses; electronic navigation chart systems; steering controls; pumps; propulsion and machinery control systems; totally 

enclosed lifeboats; auxiliary equipment pumps; shipboard cranes; 

auxiliary chill water systems; and propulsion propellers: Provided, 

That the Secretary of the Navy shall incorporate United States 

manufactured propulsion engines and propulsion reduction gears 
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into the FFG(X) Frigate program beginning not later than with 

the eleventh ship of the program. 

SEC. 8098. None of the funds provided in this Act for requirements development, performance specification development, concept 

design and development, ship configuration development, systems 

engineering, naval architecture, marine engineering, operations 

research analysis, industry studies, preliminary design, development of the Detailed Design and Construction Request for Proposals 

solicitation package, or related activities for the T–ARC(X) Cable 

Laying and Repair Ship or the T–AGOS(X) Oceanographic Surveillance Ship may be used to award a new contract for such activities 

unless these contracts include specifications that all auxiliary equipment, including pumps and propulsion shafts, are manufactured 

in the United States. 

SEC. 8099. No amounts credited or otherwise made available 

in this or any other Act to the Department of Defense Acquisition 

Workforce Development Account may be transferred to: 

(1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established under section 

804(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note); or 

(2) credited to a military-department specific fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (as amended by section 

897 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2017). 

SEC. 8100. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by military 

or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense for gaming, 

or for entertainment that includes topless or nude entertainers 

or participants, as prohibited by Department of Defense FMR, 

Volume 9, Chapter 3 and Department of Defense Instruction 

1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b). 

SEC. 8101. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 

such network is designed to block access to pornography websites. 

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 

or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 

or adjudication activities, or for any activity necessary for the 

national defense, including intelligence activities. 

SEC. 8102. None of the funds provided for, or otherwise made 

available, in this or any other Act, may be obligated or expended 

by the Secretary of Defense to provide motorized vehicles, aviation 

platforms, munitions other than small arms and munitions appropriate for customary ceremonial honors, operational military units, 

or operational military platforms if the Secretary determines that 

providing such units, platforms, or equipment would undermine 

the readiness of such units, platforms, or equipment. 

SEC. 8103. (a) None of the funds made available by this or 

any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 

of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant 

to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any corporation that 

has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for 

which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted 

or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner 
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pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting such tax liability, provided that the applicable Federal 

agency is aware of the unpaid Federal tax liability. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the applicable Federal 

agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation 

described in such subsection and has made a determination that 

such suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the 

interests of the Federal Government. 

SEC. 8104. (a) Amounts appropriated under title IV of this 

Act, as detailed in budget activity eight in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explanatory statement 

regarding this Act, may be used for expenses for the agile research, 

development, test and evaluation, procurement, production, modification, and operation and maintenance, only for the following 

Software and Digital Technology Pilot programs— 

(1) Defensive CYBER (PE 0608041A); 

(2) Risk Management Information (PE 0608013N); 

(3) Maritime Tactical Command and Control (PE 

0608231N); 

(4) Space Command & Control (PE 1208248SF); 

(5) Global Command and Control System (PE 0303150K); 

and 

(6) Acquisition Visibility (PE 0608648D8Z). 

(b) None of the funds appropriated by this or prior Department 

of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended to 

initiate additional Software and Digital Technology Pilot Programs 

in fiscal year 2024. 

SEC. 8105. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act may be used to transfer the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force: Provided, That nothing in 

this Act shall be construed to limit or prohibit cooperation, 

collaboration, and coordination between the National Reconnaissance Office and the Space Force or any other elements of the 

Department of Defense. 

SEC. 8106. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations 

promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against 

Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or 

Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984): 

(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code. 

(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105–277; 112 

Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed 

thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code 

of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, 

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 

2006 (Public Law 109–148). 

SEC. 8107. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov 

Battalion. 

SEC. 8108. During the current fiscal year, the Department 

of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed 

$350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, 

United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only 
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from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, 

That, such contributions shall, upon receipt, be credited to the 

appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations. 

SEC. 8109. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, for the 

Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $1,406,346,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025, shall be available for International Security Cooperation Programs and other programs to 

provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other 

groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or building partner capacity programs: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days 

prior to obligating funds made available in this section, notify 

the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of 

any planned obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 

use and status of funds made available in this section. 

SEC. 8110. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, for the 

Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $380,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025, shall be available to reimburse 

Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman under section 1226 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 

(22 U.S.C. 2151 note), for enhanced border security, of which not 

less than $150,000,000 shall be for Jordan: Provided, That the 

Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating 

funds made available in this section, notify the congressional 

defense committees in writing of the details of any planned obligation and the nature of the expenses incurred: Provided further, 

That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate on the use and status of funds made available 

in this section. 

SEC. 8111. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 

1541 et seq.). 

SEC. 8112. None of the funds made available by this Act for 

excess defense articles, assistance under section 333 of title 10, 

United States Code, or peacekeeping operations for the countries 

designated annually to be in violation of the standards of the 

Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 22 

U.S.C. 2370c–1) may be used to support any military training 

or operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child 

Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, unless such assistance is otherwise 

permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act 

of 2008. 

SEC. 8113. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be made available for any member of the Taliban. 

SEC. 8114. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 

transfer of funds, appropriated or otherwise made available by 

this Act, for support to friendly foreign countries in connection 

with the conduct of operations in which the United States is not 

participating, pursuant to section 331(d) of title 10, United States 

Code, shall be made in accordance with section 8005 of this Act. 

SEC. 8115. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available by this or any other Act may be used by the 
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Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or 

provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport. 

(b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 

of State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that 

it is in the vital national security interest of the United States 

to do so, and certifies in writing to the congressional defense 

committees that— 

(1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab 

Republic; 

(2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Ukraine; and 

(3) agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking 

active measures to destabilize the control of the Government 

of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine. 

(c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall 

conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with 

respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant 

to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the date on 

which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the 

Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the review conducted with 

respect to such waiver. 

SEC. 8116. Equipment procured using funds provided in prior 

Acts under the heading ‘‘Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund’’ for 

the program authorized by section 1209 of the Carl Levin and 

Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), or under the heading 

‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’ for the program authorized by section 

1236 of such Act, and not yet transferred to authorized recipients 

may be transferred to foreign security forces, irregular forces, 

groups, or individuals, authorized to receive assistance using 

amounts provided under the heading ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and 

Equip Fund’’ in this Act: Provided, That such equipment may 

be transferred 15 days following written notification to the congressional defense committees. 

SEC. 8117. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, for the 

Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be for payments to reimburse 

key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, 

including access, provided to United States military and stability 

operations to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: Provided, 

That such reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts 

as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary 

of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation 

determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for 

the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive 

upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days 

following written notification to the appropriate congressional 

committees: Provided further, That these funds may be used for 
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the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring supplies 

and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning 

such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces 

supporting United States military and stability operations to 

counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 15 days following 

written notification to the appropriate congressional committees: 

Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate on the use and status of funds 

made available in this section. 

SEC. 8118. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing not more than 30 days after 

the receipt of any contribution of funds received from the government of a foreign country for any purpose relating to the stationing 

or operations of the United States Armed Forces: Provided, That 

such notification shall include the amount of the contribution; the 

purpose for which such contribution was made; and the authority 

under which such contribution was accepted by the Secretary of 

Defense: Provided further, That not fewer than 15 days prior to 

obligating such funds, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees in writing a notification of 

the planned use of such contributions, including whether such contributions would support existing or new stationing or operations 

of the United States Armed Forces. 

SEC. 8119. (a) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, in coordination 

with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Chiefs 

of the Armed Forces, shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees, not later than 30 days after the last day of each 

quarter of the fiscal year, a report on the use of operation and 

maintenance funds for activities or exercises in excess of $5,000,000 

that have been designated by the Secretary of Defense as unplanned 

activities for fiscal year 2024. 

(b) Each report required by subsection (a) shall also include— 

(1) the title, date, and location, of each activity and exercise 

covered by the report; 

(2) an identification of the military department and units 

that participated in each such activity or exercise (including 

an estimate of the number of participants); 

(3) the total cost of the activity or exercise, by budget 

line item (with a breakdown by cost element such as transportation); and 

(4) a short explanation of the objective of the activity or 

exercise. 

(c) The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 

in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 8120. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of Defense shall allocate amounts made available from 

the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) 

for America Defense Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the 

transfer authority in section 102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 

(division A of Public Law 117–167), to the account specified, in 

the amounts specified, and for the projects and activities specified, 

in the table titled ‘‘Department of Defense Allocation of Funds: 

CHIPS and Science Act Fiscal Year 2024’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 

of this consolidated Act). 
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(b) Neither the President nor his designee may allocate any 

amounts that are made available for any fiscal year under section 

102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in effect an Act 

making or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal year for 

the Department of Defense: Provided, That in any fiscal year, 

the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation, 

apportionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing administration of programs allocated using funds transferred from the CHIPS 

for America Defense Fund, which may be allocated pursuant to 

the transfer authority in section 102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 

2022 only in amounts that are no more than the allocation for 

such purposes in subsection (a) of this section. 

(c) The Secretary of Defense may reallocate funds allocated 

by subsection (a) of this section, subject to the terms and conditions 

contained in the provisos in section 8005 of this Act: Provided, 

That amounts may be reallocated pursuant to this subsection only 

for those requirements necessary to carry out section 9903(b) of 

the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 

(d) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate proposed allocations by account and by program, project, or activity, with detailed justifications, for amounts 

made available under section 102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 

for fiscal year 2025. 

(e) The Department of Defense shall provide the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 

quarterly reports on the status of balances of projects and activities 

funded by the CHIPS for America Defense Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, including all 

uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds. 

SEC. 8121. Not later than 15 days after the date on which 

any foreign base that involves the stationing or operations of the 

United States Armed Forces, including a temporary base, permanent base, or base owned and operated by a foreign country, is 

opened or closed, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the opening or closing 

of such base: Provided, That such notification shall also include 

information on any personnel changes, costs, and savings associated 

with the opening or closing of such base. 

SEC. 8122. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers 

Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction 

of United States Armed Forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 

indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, 

or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the 

congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 

3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 

SEC. 8123. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers 

Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction 

of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, 

into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities 

is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 

airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention 
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of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of 

sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 

SEC. 8124. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended 

by the United States Government for a purpose as follows: 

(1) To establish any military installation or base for the 

purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 

States Armed Forces in Iraq. 

(2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource 

of Iraq or Syria. 

SEC. 8125. None of the funds made available by this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’ may be used 

to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems. 

SEC. 8126. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated by this 

Act for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in ‘‘Operation 

and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ may be used to provide assistance 

to the Government of Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan 

and to enhance security along its borders. 

SEC. 8127. The total amount appropriated or otherwise made 

available in title II of this Act is hereby reduced by $500,000,000 

to limit excessive growth in the procurement of advisory and assistance services, to be distributed as follows: 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, $138,000,000; 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $68,000,000; 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, $52,000,000; 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, $77,000,000; 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Space Force’’, $9,500,000; 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $143,000,000; 

and 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard’’, 

$12,500,000: 

Provided, That this section shall not apply to appropriations for 

the National Intelligence Program and Military Intelligence Program. 

SEC. 8128. The total amount appropriated or otherwise made 

available in title II of this Act is hereby reduced by $100,000,000 

to reflect savings attributable to efficiencies and management 

improvements in the funding of miscellaneous or other contracts 

in the military departments, as follows: 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, $21,000,000; 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $25,000,000; 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, $3,500,000; 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, $22,000,000; 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Space Force’’, $1,700,000; and 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $26,800,000: 

Provided, That this section shall not apply to appropriations for 

the National Intelligence Program and Military Intelligence Program. 

SEC. 8129. The amounts appropriated in title II of this Act 

are hereby reduced by $500,000,000 to reflect excess cash balances 

in Department of Defense Working Capital Funds, as follows: 

(1) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 

$400,000,000; and 

(2) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, 

$100,000,000. 
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SEC. 8130. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total 

amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $969,000,000. 

SEC. 8131. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $47,000,000 

shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual 

Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program: Provided, That the funds 

are made available for transfer to the Department of the Army, 

the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force: 

Provided further, That funds transferred shall be merged with 

and available for the same purposes and for the same time period 

as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided 

further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other 

transfer authority provided in this Act. 

SEC. 8132. In carrying out the program described in the memorandum on the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services 

for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II 

or III) Active Duty Service Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the 

guidance issued to implement such memorandum, the Secretary 

of Defense shall apply such policy and guidance, except that— 

(1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo 

cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) and in 

part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not apply; and 

(2) the term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’ shall 

include embryo cryopreservation and storage without limitation 

on the duration of such cryopreservation and storage. 

SEC. 8133. The Secretary of the Navy shall continue to provide 

pay and allowances to Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, United States 

Navy, until such time as the Secretary of the Navy makes a determination with respect to the separation of Lieutenant Alkonis from 

the Navy. 

SEC. 8134. Grants pursuant to section 8120 of the Department 

of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (division C of Public Law 

117–103) to communities impacted by military aviation noise for 

the purpose of installing noise mitigating insulation at covered 

facilities may also provide for the installation of air conditioning 

that complements noise mitigating insulation at such facilities. 

SEC. 8135. During their period of availability, amounts appropriated in section 124 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 

(division A of Public Law 117–180) may be charged for any proper 

expense pursuant to section 1553(b)(1) of title 31, United States 

Code, notwithstanding the limitation in section 1553(b)(2) of such 

title. 

SEC. 8136. The Secretary of Defense may obligate funds made 

available in this Act for procurement or for research, development, 

test and evaluation for the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter to modify 

up to six F–35 aircraft, including up to two F–35 aircraft of each 

variant, to a test configuration: Provided, That the Secretary of 

Defense shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Air 

Force and the Secretary of the Navy, notify the congressional 

defense committees not fewer than 30 days prior to obligating 

funds under this section: Provided further, That any transfer of 

funds pursuant to the authority provided in this section shall be 

made in accordance with section 8005 of this Act. 
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SEC. 8137. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act may be obligated to integrate 

an alternative engine on any F–35 aircraft. 

SEC. 8138. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may 

be used to enter into a contract or contracts for the procurement 

of airframes and engines for the CH–53K heavy lift helicopter 

program. 

SEC. 8139. The Secretary of Defense may use up to $650,000,000 

of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this 

Act to the Department of Defense for the rapid acquisition and 

deployment of supplies and associated support services pursuant 

to section 3601 of title 10, United States Code, but only for the 

purposes specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subsection 

(c)(3)(B) of such section and subject to the applicable limits specified 

in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of such subsection and, in the case 

of clause (iv) of such subsection, subject to a limit of $50,000,000, 

or for the purposes specified in section 229 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) and 

subject to a limit of $100,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary 

of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees 

promptly of all uses of this authority. 

SEC. 8140. There is appropriated to the ‘‘Department of Defense 

Credit Program Account’’ established pursuant to section 903(b)(5) 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 

(Public Law 118–31), $49,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for the cost of loans and loan guarantees pursuant 

to section 903(b) of such Act for a pilot program on capital assistance 

to support defense investment in the industrial base: Provided, 

That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 

be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974: Provided further, That such amounts are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 

and total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 

not to exceed $984,000,000: Provided further, That the Secretary 

of Defense (‘‘Secretary’’) and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘Director’’) shall jointly develop criteria for project 

eligibility for direct loans and loan guarantees authorized by section 

903(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2024 (Public Law 118–31) that limit Federal participation in a 

project consistent with the requirements for the budgetary treatment provided for in section 504 of the Federal Credit Reform 

Act of 1990 and based on the recommendations contained in the 

1967 Report of the President’s Commission on Budget Concepts: 

Provided further, That the Secretary and the Director shall, not 

later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, report 

such criteria to the Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

and certify in that report that the criteria are compliant with 

this section: Provided further, That in the event that a report 

is not completed and certified within 120 days, the Secretary and 

the Director shall provide a joint explanatory briefing on program 

establishment progress and estimated completion time: Provided 

further, That, in developing the criteria to be used, the Secretary 

and the Director shall consult with the Director of the Congressional 

Budget Office: Provided further, That the requirements of section 

553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the development of such criteria: Provided further, That the use of direct 
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loans or loan guarantee authority under this section for direct 

loans or commitments to guarantee loans for any project using 

funds provided by this section shall be in accordance with such 

criteria: Provided further, That the Secretary may not issue a 

Notice of Funding Availability for applications for credit assistance 

under the program authorized by section 903(b) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 

31) using funds provided by this section until the criteria have 

been developed pursuant to the third proviso and certified pursuant 

to the fourth proviso: Provided further, That none of the direct 

loans or loan guarantee authority made available under this section 

shall be available for any project unless the Secretary and the 

Director, or their respective designees, have each individually certified in advance in writing to the Subcommittees on Defense of 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as applicable, 

and the project comply with the criteria developed pursuant to 

this section: Provided further, That the report required by the 

fourth proviso shall include information on any statutory improvements to section 149 of title 10, United States Code, as added 

by section 903 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31), and section 903(b) of such Act, 

that would further align such sections with the budgetary treatment 

and recommendations referred to in the third proviso, including 

statutory improvements necessary to ensure that no further reference to the criteria or the certifications will be required in appropriations Acts in future fiscal years: Provided further, That such 

statutory improvements shall also be shared with the Committees 

on the Budget and Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate: Provided further, That, for the purposes of carrying 

out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the 

Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Secretary shall 

promptly provide, documentation and information relating to a 

project identified by the Department of Defense pursuant to a 

Notice of Funding Availability for applications for credit assistance 

under section 903(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31). 

SEC. 8141. Notwithstanding section 8057 of this Act, amounts 

appropriated under the heading ‘‘Research, Development, Test and 

Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ of this Act, as detailed in budget activity 

eight in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments 

in the explanatory statement regarding this Act for ‘‘Defense 

Innovation Unit (DIU) Fielding’’ line 281A, that exceed the amounts 

requested may be used for expenses for agile research, development, 

test and evaluation, procurement, production, modification, and 

operation and maintenance requirements, including the initial 

acquisition of end-items for operational use: Provided, That none 

of these funds may be obligated or expended until 15 days after 

the Secretary of Defense provides the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed execution 

plan for such funds. 

SEC. 8142. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used to support any activity conducted by, or associated with, 

the Wuhan Institute of Virology. 

SEC. 8143. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used to fund any work to be performed by EcoHealth Alliance, 

Inc. in China on research supported by the government of China 
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unless the Secretary of Defense determines that a waiver to such 

prohibition is in the national security interests of the United States 

and, not later than 14 days after granting such a waiver, submits 

to the congressional defense committees a detailed justification 

for the waiver, including— 

(1) an identification of the Department of Defense entity 

obligating or expending the funds; 

(2) an identification of the amount of such funds; 

(3) an identification of the intended purpose of such funds; 

(4) an identification of the recipient or prospective recipient 

of such funds (including any third-party entity recipient, as 

applicable); 

(5) an explanation for how the waiver is in the national 

security interests of the United States; and 

(6) any other information the Secretary determines appropriate. 

SEC. 8144. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, 

or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, 

its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any 

other detainee who— 

(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the 

Armed Forces of the United States; and 

(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 

SEC. 8145. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained 

at United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the 

custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other 

foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance 

with section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) and section 1035 of the 

John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232). 

SEC. 8146. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, 

acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, 

or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) 

for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

under the effective control of the Department of Defense. 

(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any 

modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

(c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual 

who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 

(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member 

of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

(2) is— 

(A) in the custody or under the effective control of 

the Department of Defense; or 

(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 

Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

SEC. 8147. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
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SEC. 8148. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, for the 

Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $300,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025, shall be for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; 

lethal assistance; logistics support, supplies and services; salaries 

and stipends; sustainment; and intelligence support to the military 

and national security forces of Ukraine, and to other forces or 

groups recognized by and under the authority of the Government 

of Ukraine, including governmental entities within Ukraine, 

engaged in resisting Russian aggression against Ukraine, for 

replacement of any weapons or articles provided to the Government 

of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States, and to recover 

or dispose of equipment procured using funds made available in 

this section in this or prior Acts: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating 

funds made available in this section, notify the congressional 

defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: 

Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not more 

than 60 days after such notification is made, inform such committees if such funds have not been obligated and the reasons therefor: 

Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall consult with 

such committees in advance of the provision of support provided 

to other forces or groups recognized by and under the authority 

of the Government of Ukraine: Provided further, That the United 

States may accept equipment procured using funds made available 

in this section in this or prior Acts transferred to the security 

forces of Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States: 

Provided further, That equipment procured using funds made available in this section in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred 

to the military or national security forces of Ukraine or to other 

assisted entities, or returned by such forces or other assisted entities 

to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department 

of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense 

committees: Provided further, That any notification of funds made 

available in this section shall specify an estimated timeline for 

the delivery of defense articles and defense services provided and 

shall identify if any equipment provided requires enhanced enduse monitoring: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 

may accept and retain contributions, including money, personal 

property, and services, from foreign governments and other entities, 

to carry out assistance authorized for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative in this section: Provided further, That the Secretary 

of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in 

writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, 

delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and 

the specific use of such contributions: Provided further, That contributions of money for the purposes provided herein from any 

foreign government or other entity may be credited to this account, 

to remain available until September 30, 2025, and used for such 

purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 

provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees 

on the use and status of funds made available in this section. 

SEC. 8149. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act may be made available to remove a Chinese 
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military company from the list required by section 1260H of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 

Law 116–283), except in accordance with subsection (b)(3) of such 

section and 15 days following written notification to the congressional defense committees. 

SEC. 8150. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used in contravention of section 525 of the James M. Inhofe 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 

Law 117–263). 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 

Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 

DIVISION B—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL 

GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including 

operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial 

insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned overseas, 

when necessary for the performance of official business; executive 

direction program activities; international affairs and economic 

policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities, including 

technical assistance to State, local, and territorial entities; and 

Treasury-wide management policies and programs activities 

$287,576,000, of which not less than $9,000,000 shall be available 

for the administration of financial assistance, in addition to amounts 

otherwise available for such purposes: Provided, That of the amount 

appropriated under this heading— 

(1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and 

representation expenses; 

(2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies 

of a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under 

the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be 

accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate; and 

(3) not to exceed $34,000,000 shall remain available until 

September 30, 2025, for— 

(A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and 

Internal Control Program; 

(B) information technology modernization requirements; 

(C) the audit, oversight, and administration of the 

Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; 

(D) the development and implementation of programs 

within the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection, including entering into cooperative agreements; 

(E) operations and maintenance of facilities; and 

(F) international operations. 
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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, $21,000,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That the chairperson of the Committee may 

transfer such amounts to any department or agency represented 

on the Committee (including the Department of the Treasury) subject to advance notification to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, 

That amounts so transferred shall remain available until expended 

for expenses of implementing section 721 of the Defense Production 

Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4565), and shall be available 

in addition to any other funds available to any department or 

agency: Provided further, That fees authorized by section 721(p) 

of such Act shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 

collections: Provided further, That the total amount appropriated 

under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as 

such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2024, 

so as to result in a total appropriation from the general fund 

estimated at not more than $0. 

OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and 

Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against 

illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, 

weapons of mass destruction proliferators, human rights abusers, 

money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security 

threats, $226,862,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be 

available for addressing human rights violations and corruption, 

including activities authorized by the Global Magnitsky Human 

Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note): Provided, That 

of the amounts appropriated under this heading, up to $16,000,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2025. 

CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT

For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, $36,500,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That such 

funds shall supplement and not supplant any other amounts made 

available to the Treasury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: 

Provided further, That of the total amount made available under 

this heading $6,500,000 shall be available for administrative 

expenses for the Treasury Chief Information Officer to provide 

oversight of the investments made under this heading: Provided 

further, That such funds shall supplement and not supplant any 

other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief Information 

Officer. 
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DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For development and acquisition of automatic data processing 

equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations 

to buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $11,007,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That these 

funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary 

to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s offices, bureaus, 

and other organizations: Provided further, That this transfer 

authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to support or supplement 

‘‘Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support’’ or ‘‘Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization’’. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States 

Code, $48,389,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of 

which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen 

emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended 

under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of 

which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until September 30, 

2025, shall be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant 

to section 1608 of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, 

Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast 

States Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to 

exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. 

TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for 

Tax Administration in carrying out chapter 4 of title 5, United 

States Code, including purchase and hire of passenger motor 

vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General 

for Tax Administration; $172,508,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 

remain available until September 30, 2025; of which not to exceed 

$6,000,000 shall be available for official travel expenses; of which 

not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies 

of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 

direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and 

of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception 

and representation expenses. 
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FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 

training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel 

to attend meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial 

regulation; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed 

$25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for 

assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without 

reimbursement, $190,193,000 of which not to exceed $55,000,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2026. 

BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the 

Fiscal Service, $391,109,000; of which not to exceed $8,000,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2026, is for information 

systems modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be 

available for official reception and representation expenses. 

In addition, $225,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 

Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses 

for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 

1012 of Public Law 101–380. 

ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor 

vehicles, $157,795,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses; and of which 

not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research 

and development programs for laboratory services; and provision 

of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without 

reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under 

this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs of accelerating the 

processing of formula and label applications: Provided further, That 

of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2026, shall be for the costs 

associated with enforcement of and education regarding the trade 

practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 

U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 

UNITED STATES MINT

UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the 

United States Mint is provided funding through the United States 

Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, 
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including both operating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations 

incurred during fiscal year 2024 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service capital investments of the 

United States Mint shall not exceed $50,000,000. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND

To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public 

Law 103–325), including services authorized by section 3109 of 

title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to 

exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX–III, 

$324,000,000. Of the amount appropriated under this heading— 

(1) not less than $188,000,000, notwithstanding section 

108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard 

to Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial 

Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 

30, 2025, for financial assistance and technical assistance under 

subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, 

of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of 

which up to $1,600,000 may be available for training and 

outreach under section 109 of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 

4708), of which up to $3,153,750 may be used for the cost 

of direct loans, of which up to $10,000,000, notwithstanding 

subsection (d) of section 108 of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 

4707(d)), may be available to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community development financial institutions to expand investments that benefit 

individuals with disabilities, and of which up to $2,000,000 

shall be for the Economic Mobility Corps to be operated in 

conjunction with the Corporation for National and Community 

Service, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 12571: Provided, That the cost 

of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying 

such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds 

are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 

amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000: Provided 

further, That of the funds provided under this paragraph, 

excluding those made to community development financial 

institutions to expand investments that benefit individuals with 

disabilities and those made to community development financial 

institutions that serve populations living in persistent poverty 

counties, the CDFI Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance 

awards to organizations that invest and lend in high-poverty 

areas: Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the 

term ‘‘high-poverty area’’ means any census tract with a poverty 

rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2016–2020 

5-year data series available from the American Community 

Survey of the Bureau of the Census for all States and Puerto 

Rico or with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured 

by the 2010 Island areas Decennial Census data for any territory or possession of the United States; 

(2) not less than $28,000,000, notwithstanding section 

108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is available 

until September 30, 2025, for financial assistance, technical 

assistance, training, and outreach programs designed to benefit 
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Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities and provided primarily through qualified community 

development lender organizations with experience and expertise 

in community development banking and lending in Indian 

country, Native American organizations, Tribes and Tribal 

organizations, and other suitable providers; 

(3) not less than $40,000,000 is available until September 

30, 2025, for the Bank Enterprise Award program; 

(4) not less than $24,000,000, notwithstanding subsections 

(d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 

4707(d) and (e)), is available until September 30, 2025, for 

a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community 

development financial institutions for the purpose of offering 

affordable financing and technical assistance to expand the 

availability of healthy food options in distressed communities; 

(5) not less than $9,000,000 is available until September 

30, 2025, to provide grants for loan loss reserve funds and 

to provide technical assistance for small dollar loan programs 

under section 122 of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4719): 

Provided, That sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public 

Law shall not apply to the provision of such grants and technical assistance; 

(6) up to $35,000,000 is available for administrative 

expenses, including administration of CDFI Fund programs 

and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not less 

than $1,000,000 is for the development of tools to better assess 

and inform CDFI investment performance and CDFI program 

impacts, and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses 

to carry out the direct loan program; and 

(7) during fiscal year 2024, none of the funds available 

under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in 

section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of 

the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A 

shall not exceed $500,000,000: Provided further, That such 

section 114A shall remain in effect until December 31, 2025: 

Provided further, That of the funds awarded under this heading, 

except those provided for the Economic Mobility Corps, not 

less than 10 percent shall be used for awards that support 

investments that serve populations living in persistent poverty 

counties: Provided further, That for the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (1), the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ 

means any county, including county equivalent areas in Puerto 

Rico, that has had 20 percent or more of its population living 

in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 

and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2016–2020 5-year data 

series available from the American Community Survey of the 

Bureau of the Census or any other territory or possession 

of the United States that has had 20 percent or more of its 

population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured 

by the 1990, 2000 and 2010 Island Areas Decennial Censuses, 

or equivalent data, of the Bureau of the Census. 
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INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

TAXPAYER SERVICES

For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to 

provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and 

other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as 

may be determined by the Commissioner, $2,780,606,000, of which 

not to exceed $100,000,000 shall remain available until September 

30, 2025, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be for the 

Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than 

$28,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall 

be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, including grants 

to individual clinics of up to $200,000, of which not less than 

$41,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall 

be available for the Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 

Matching Grants Program for tax return preparation assistance, 

and of which not less than $271,200,000 shall be available for 

operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: Provided, 

That of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate 

Service, not less than $7,000,000 shall be for identity theft and 

refund fraud casework. 

ENFORCEMENT

For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the 

Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to 

provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal 

revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire 

passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other 

services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may 

be determined by the Commissioner, $5,437,622,000; of which not 

to exceed $250,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

2025; of which not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency 

Crime and Drug Enforcement program; and of which not to exceed 

$25,000,000 shall be for investigative technology for the Criminal 

Investigation Division: Provided, That the amount made available 

for investigative technology for the Criminal Investigation Division 

shall be in addition to amounts made available for the Criminal 

Investigation Division under the ‘‘Operations Support’’ heading. 

OPERATIONS SUPPORT

For necessary expenses to operate the Internal Revenue Service 

to support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including 

rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; 

research and statistics of income; telecommunications; information 

technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance 

and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 

1343(b)); the operations of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight 

Board; and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such 

rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; $4,100,826,000, 

of which not to exceed $275,000,000 shall remain available until 

September 30, 2025; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain 
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available until expended for acquisition of equipment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of which not to exceed 

$1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, for 

research; and of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be for official 

reception and representation expenses: Provided, That not later 

than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue 

Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller 

General of the United States detailing major information technology 

investments in the Internal Revenue Service portfolio, including 

detailed, plain language summaries on the status of plans, costs, 

and results; prior results and actual expenditures of the prior 

quarter; upcoming deliverables and costs for the fiscal year; risks 

and mitigation strategies associated with ongoing work; reasons 

for any cost or schedule variances; and total expenditures by fiscal 

year: Provided further, That the Internal Revenue Service shall 

include, in its budget justification for fiscal year 2025, a summary 

of cost and schedule performance information for its major information technology systems. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of an appropriation in this 

Act made available to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon 

the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, no funds may be transferred into 

the appropriation under the heading ‘‘Enforcement’’. 

SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an 

employee training program, which shall include the following topics: 

taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural 

relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law. 

SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and 

enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against 

identity theft. 

SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to 

the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1– 

800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1– 

800 help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary 

to enhance the response time to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 

SEC. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice 

of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer 

making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent 

to both the employer’s former and new address and an officer 

or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special 

consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has 

been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 

SEC. 106. None of the funds made available under this Act 

may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens 
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of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under 

the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 

SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs. 

SEC. 108. None of funds made available by this Act to the 

Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, 

documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief 

Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared 

Services as a result of the recommendations in the report published 

on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 

Administration entitled ‘‘Review of the August 2010 Small Business/ 

Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Anaheim, California’’ (Reference Number 2013–10–037). 

SEC. 109. None of the funds made available in this Act to 

the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended— 

(1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, 

award, or recognition program; or 

(2) under any hiring or personnel selection process with 

respect to re-hiring a former employee; 

unless such program or process takes into account the conduct 

and Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee. 

SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns 

and return information). 

SEC. 111. The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s 

delegate) may use the funds made available in this Act, subject 

to such policies as the Secretary (or the Secretary’s delegate) may 

establish, to utilize direct hire authority to recruit and appoint 

qualified applicants, without regard to any notice or preference 

requirements, directly to positions in the competitive service to 

process backlogged tax returns and return information. 

SEC. 112. Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, United 

States Code, funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service 

in this Act may be used to provide passenger carrier transportation 

and protection between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s 

residence and place of employment. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 113. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury 

in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, 

as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, 

repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor 

vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles 

without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles 

purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering 

into contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 

of health and medical services to employees and their dependents 

serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

3109. 

SEC. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 

this title made available under the headings ‘‘Departmental 
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Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 

‘‘Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’’, ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service’’, and ‘‘Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’’ or 

for the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery may be 

transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval 

of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That no transfer under this section 

may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 

2 percent: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the preceding 

proviso, under this section not more than $1,000,000 may be transferred to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery. 

SEC. 115. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made 

available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s 

appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 

Provided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such 

appropriation by more than 2 percent. 

SEC. 116. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau 

of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal 

Reserve note. 

SEC. 117. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds 

from the ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Salaries and Expenses’’ 

to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of 

debt collection: Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed 

to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections received 

in the Debt Collection Fund. 

SEC. 118. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act may be used by the United 

States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit 

approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial 

Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs. 

SEC. 119. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act or source to the Department 

of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the 

United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to 

consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval 

of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate. 

SEC. 120. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available 

by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the 

Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed 

to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 

504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during 

fiscal year 2024 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 

SEC. 121. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from 

the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Industrial Revolving Fund 

for necessary official reception and representation expenses. 

SEC. 122. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital 

Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
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of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days following 

the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: 

Provided, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital 

investment spending from all accounts within the Department of 

the Treasury, including but not limited to the Department-wide 

Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: 

Provided further, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include 

expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each capital 

investment project that has not been fully completed. 

SEC. 123. During fiscal year 2024— 

(1) none of the funds made available in this or any other 

Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including 

the Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any 

regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to 

a particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used 

to determine whether an organization is operated exclusively 

for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 

501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the 

proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 

(November 29, 2013)); and 

(2) the standard and definitions as in effect on January 

1, 2010, which are used to make such determinations shall 

apply after the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes 

of determining status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code 

of organizations created on, before, or after such date. 

SEC. 124. Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to 

each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged 

for each service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, 

a detailed description of the services, a detailed explanation of 

how each charge for each service is calculated, and a description 

of the role customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund. 

SEC. 125. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each 

quarter, the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on 

their activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial 

Services of the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee 

on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

(b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by 

object class, office, and activity; 

(2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal 

year by object class, office, and activity; 

(3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office 

during the previous quarter; 

(4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within 

each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and 

(5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and 

performance measures of each office. 

(c) At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Research shall make officials 

available to testify on the contents of the reports required under 

subsection (a). 
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SEC. 126. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there 

is appropriated to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic 

Recovery, $11,880,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses in carrying out section 4018 of the Coronavirus 

Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136). 

SEC. 127. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

available in this Act for the Department of the Treasury may 

be transferred to the Department’s information technology system 

modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), as authorized 

by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91), for 

the purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the 

prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available 

for obligation through September 30, 2027. 

SEC. 128. Amounts returned to the Secretary of the Treasury 

pursuant to section 603(b)(2)(C)(iv) of the Social Security Act may 

be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Department of the Treasury—Cybersecurity Enhancement Account’’. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the Treasury 

Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 

TITLE II 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS 

APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

THE WHITE HOUSE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized 

by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized 

by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted 

for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted 

for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for 

official reception and representation expenses, to be available for 

allocation within the Executive Office of the President; and for 

necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, including 

services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, 

$78,904,000. 

EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

OPERATING EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White 

House, $15,453,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided 

by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112–114. 

REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES

For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at 

the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That 

all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence 
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shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: 

Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and 

to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further, 

That the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring 

a reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal 

to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance payments 

shall be credited to this account and remain available until 

expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall 

require the national committee of the political party of the President 

to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for 

and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events 

sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided 

further, That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written 

notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense 

under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing such amount 

within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such amount 

is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice: 

Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest 

and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that 

is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the 

interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt 

on a United States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That each such amount that is reimbursed, and 

any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in the 

Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the 

Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 

by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered 

by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating 

expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal 

year, including the total amount of such expenses, the amount 

of such total that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial 

events, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable 

political events, and the portion of each such amount that has 

been reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, 

That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the 

tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within the 

Executive Residence that includes a standard for the classification 

of any such expense as political or nonpolitical: Provided further, 

That no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt 

the Executive Residence from any other applicable requirement 

of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code. 

WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION

For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive 

Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d), 

$2,475,000, to remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, and continued 

preventative maintenance. 
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COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers 

in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 

(15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,854,000. 

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and 

the Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized 

by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $19,000,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 

shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. 

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, 

including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 

107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $114,308,000, of which 

not to exceed $12,800,000 shall remain available until expended 

for continued modernization of information resources within the 

Executive Office of the President: Provided, That of the amounts 

provided under this heading, up to $7,000,000 shall be available 

for a program to provide payments (such as stipends, subsistence 

allowances, cost reimbursements, or awards) to students, recent 

graduates, and veterans recently discharged from active duty who 

are performing voluntary services in the Executive Office of the 

President under section 3111(b) of title 5, United States Code, 

or comparable authority and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available to pay or compensate such individuals: Provided 

further, That such payments shall not be considered compensation 

for purposes of such section 3111(b) and may be paid in advance. 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and 

Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services 

as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the provisions of 

chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and to prepare and 

submit the budget of the United States Government, in accordance 

with section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, $129,000,000, 

of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representation expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 

in this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be 

used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders 

or any activities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): 

Provided further, That none of the funds made available for the 

Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended 

for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, 

except for testimony of officials of the Office of Management and 
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Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 

for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be 

expended for the altering of the annual work plan developed by 

the Corps of Engineers for submission to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in 

this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office 

of Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water 

resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance 

with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant 

to the Civil Works water resource planning process: Provided further, That the Office of Management and Budget shall have not 

more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews 

of water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has 

reported: Provided further, That the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing 

and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is initiated: 

Provided further, That if water resource reports have not been 

transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating 

committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and Budget review period based on the notification from 

the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and 

Budget concurrence with the report and act accordingly: Provided 

further, That no later than 14 days after the submission of the 

budget of the United States Government for fiscal year 2025, the 

Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make publicly available on a website a tabular list for each agency that 

submits budget justification materials (as defined in section 3 of 

the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006) 

that shall include, at minimum, the name of the agency, the date 

on which the budget justification materials of the agency were 

submitted to Congress, and a uniform resource locator where the 

budget justification materials are published on the website of the 

agency: Provided further, That amounts appropriated under this 

heading shall be available for the liquidation of valid obligations 

incurred for fiscal year 2017, as authorized by law, in excess of 

amounts that were available for obligation during such fiscal year. 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Intellectual Property 

Enforcement Coordinator, as authorized by title III of the 

Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property 

Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–403), including services authorized 

by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,883,000. 

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of the National Cyber 

Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the William M. (Mac) 

Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2021 (Public Law 116–283), $21,707,000, of which not to exceed 

$5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation 

expenses. 
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OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 

Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National 

Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended; not 

to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 

and for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services 

on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public 

organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, 

$21,785,000: Provided, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, 

administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and 

private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding 

or facilitating the work of the Office. 

FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 

Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, 

$298,579,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for 

drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for 

each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 

(‘‘HIDTAs’’), of which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred 

to State and local entities for drug control activities and shall 

be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act: 

Provided, That up to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal 

agencies and departments in amounts determined by the Director 

of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to 

$4,000,000 may be used for auditing services and associated activities and $2,000,000 shall be for the Grants Management System 

for use by the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Provided 

further, That any unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal year 

2022 may be used for any other approved activities of that HIDTA, 

subject to reprogramming requirements: Provided further, That each 

HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2023, shall be funded at 

not less than the fiscal year 2023 base level, unless the Director 

submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate justification for changes to those levels 

based on clearly articulated priorities and published Office of 

National Drug Control Policy performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2024 funding among 

HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and 

shall notify the Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA 

funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, 

not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, 

That upon a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 

provided herein and upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, such 

amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation. 
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OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For other drug control activities authorized by the Anti-Drug 

Abuse Act of 1988 and the Office of National Drug Control Policy 

Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended, $136,150,000, to remain 

available until expended, which shall be available as follows: 

$109,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which 

not more than $12,780,000 is for administrative expenses, and 

of which $2,500,000 shall be made available as directed by section 

4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended by section 8204 of Public 

Law 115–271; $3,000,000 for drug court training and technical 

assistance; $14,000,000 for anti-doping activities; up to $3,700,000 

for the United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping 

Agency; $1,250,000 for the Model Acts Program; and $5,200,000 

for activities authorized by section 103 of Public Law 114–198: 

Provided, That amounts made available under this heading may 

be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry 

out such activities: Provided further, That the Director of the Office 

of National Drug Control Policy shall, not fewer than 30 days 

prior to obligating funds under this heading for United States 

membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency, submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate a spending plan and explanation of the proposed uses 

of these funds. 

UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet 

unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the 

current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, $990,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2025. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the 

Federal Government, $8,000,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That the Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more other agencies 

to carry out projects to meet these purposes. 

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide 

assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned 

functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 

106, including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, 

which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that 

section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $6,015,000. 
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OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the 

extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including 

electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice 

President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed 

$90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $318,000: Provided, That 

advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may 

be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying 

out such activities. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE

PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 201. From funds made available in this Act under the 

headings ‘‘The White House’’, ‘‘Executive Residence at the White 

House’’, ‘‘White House Repair and Restoration’’, ‘‘Council of Economic Advisers’’, ‘‘National Security Council and Homeland Security 

Council’’, ‘‘Office of Administration’’, ‘‘Special Assistance to the 

President’’, and ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’, the 

Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other 

officer as the President may designate in writing) may, with advance 

approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent 

of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be 

merged with and available for the same time and for the same 

purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided, That 

the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more 

than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided further, That no amount 

shall be transferred from ‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’ 

or ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’ without the approval 

of the Vice President. 

SEC. 202. (a) During fiscal year 2024, any Executive order 

or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President 

shall be accompanied by a written statement from the Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, 

including costs, benefits, and revenues, of such order or memorandum. 

(b) Any such statement shall include— 

(1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such 

order or memorandum on the Federal Government; 

(2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations 

and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed 

by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period 

beginning in fiscal year 2024; and 

(3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government 

as the result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscalyear period beginning in fiscal year 2024. 

(c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued 

during fiscal year 2024 due to a national emergency, the Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement 
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required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date 

that such order or memorandum is issued. 

(d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memoranda shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to 

have a regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000. 

SEC. 203. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

shall issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, 

and corporations directing compliance with the provisions in title 

VII of this Act. 

SEC. 204. For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of National 

Drug Control Policy, Salaries and Expenses’’, $13,045,000, which 

shall be for initiatives in the amounts and for the projects specified 

in the table that appears under the heading ‘‘Administrative Provisions—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated 

to the President’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 

4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 

Provided, That none of the funds made available by this section 

may be transferred for any other purpose. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of the President 

Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 

TITLE III 

THE JUDICIARY 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, 

as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, 

including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official 

reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous 

expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, 

$129,323,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available until 

expended. 

In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and 

associate justices of the court. 

CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the 

Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon 

the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112 under the direction 

of the Chief Justice, $20,688,000, to remain available until 

expended. 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary 

expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $36,735,000. 
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In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and 

judges of the court. 

UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, 

and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, 

$21,260,000. 

In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and 

judges of the court. 

COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL

SERVICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal 

Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees 

of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, 

necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, 

and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office 

staff, as authorized by law, $5,995,055,000 (including the purchase 

of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 

shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects 

and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration 

and construction projects. 

In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and district 

judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United 

States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from 

office or from regular active service. 

In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal 

Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–660), not to exceed 

$9,975,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 

DEFENDER SERVICES

For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed 

to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for 

the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with 

the maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement of 

expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal 

cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; 

the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 

appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection 

of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the 

compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 

appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain 

judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and 
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reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed 

under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for necessary training and general 

administrative expenses, $1,450,680,000, to remain available until 

expended. 

FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 

1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized 

by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed 

in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), 

$58,239,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily 

equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5332. 

COURT SECURITY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident 

to the provision of protective guard services for United States 

courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court or Administrative Office of the United States Courts operations, the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities housing 

Federal court or Administrative Office of the United States Courts 

operations, building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and 

packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other 

similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial 

Improvement and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 

$750,163,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain 

available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred 

to the United States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible 

for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent 

with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the 

Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney 

General: Provided, That funds made available under this heading 

may be used for managing a Judiciary-wide program to facilitate 

security and emergency management services among the Judiciary, 

United States Marshals Service, Federal Protective Service, General 

Services Administration, other Federal agencies, state and local 

governments and the public; and for purposes authorized by the 

Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022 (Public 

Law 117–263, division C, title LIX, subtitle D) and 28 U.S.C. 

604(a)(24). 

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the 

United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as 

authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle 

as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the 

District of Columbia and elsewhere, $102,673,000, of which not 
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to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. 

FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 

authorized by Public Law 90–219, $34,261,000; of which $1,800,000 

shall remain available through September 30, 2025, to provide 

education and training to Federal court personnel; and of which 

not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. 

UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provi- sions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $21,641,000, 

of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception 

and representation expenses. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title 

which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available 

for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act 

may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other 

Judicial Services, Defender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and 

Commissioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 

any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this 

section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections 

604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 

or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 

in section 608. 

SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District 

Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ shall be available for official 

reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference 

of the United States: Provided, That such available funds shall 

not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of 

the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity 

as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 

SEC. 304. Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall 

be applied by substituting ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘executive’’ each place it 

appears. 

SEC. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals 

Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may 

designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative 

Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, 
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the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department 

of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified 

in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security services 

at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office 

of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States 

Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 

SEC. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act 

of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended 

in the matter following paragraph 12— 

(1) in the second sentence (relating to the District of 

Kansas), by striking ‘‘32 years and 6 months’’ and inserting 

‘‘33 years and 6 months’’; and 

(2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of Hawaii), 

by striking ‘‘29 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years 

and 6 months’’. 

(b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and 

Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and 

Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 

115; 119 Stat. 2470; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second 

sentence (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 

‘‘30 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘31 years and 6 months’’. 

(c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice 

Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 

133 note), is amended— 

(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘21 years’’ and inserting 

‘‘22 years’’; 

(2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District 

of California), by striking ‘‘20 years and 6 months’’ and inserting 

‘‘21 years and 6 months’’; and 

(3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district 

of North Carolina), by striking ‘‘19 years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 

years’’. 

SEC. 307. Section 3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, or the attorney’s 

law firm,’’ after ‘‘appointed pursuant to this section’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or the attorney’s 

law firm,’’ after ‘‘paid to an attorney’’ each place it appears; 

(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, or the attorney’s 

law firm’’ after ‘‘paid to the attorney’’; and 

(2) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘, or the attorney’s law 

firm’’ after ‘‘paid to the appointed attorney’’. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropriations Act, 

2024’’. 

TITLE IV 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

FEDERAL FUNDS

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be 

deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to 

be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident 
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tuition support, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, 

may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents 

to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and 

out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or 

to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of 

higher education: Provided further, That the awarding of such funds 

may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit, 

the income and need of eligible students and such other factors 

as may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of 

Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the 

Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal 

funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent 

appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, 

and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, 

That the account shall be under the control of the District of 

Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 

for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further, That the Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees 

on Appropriations for these funds showing, by object class, the 

expenditures made and the purpose therefor. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS

IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined 

by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation 

with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, 

$30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of 

providing public safety at events related to the presence of the 

National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support 

requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in 

carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary 

of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to 

respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in 

the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, $292,068,000 

to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of 

Appeals, $15,055,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official 

reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of 

the District of Columbia, $141,973,000, of which not to exceed 

$2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for 

the District of Columbia Court System, $88,290,000, of which not 

to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation 

expenses; and $46,750,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2025, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That funds made available for capital 

improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of 

Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition assessment: Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Columbia Courts 

for administering bar examinations and processing District of 

Columbia bar admissions may be retained and credited to this 
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appropriation, to remain available until expended, for salaries and 

expenses associated with such activities, notwithstanding section 

450 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, 

sec. 1–204.50): Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and 

obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated 

for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 

the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than 

$9,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the 

items and entities funded under this heading: Provided further, 

That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District 

of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially 

similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 

of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District of 

Columbia Courts. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA COURTS

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 

11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided 

under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments 

for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the 

Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of 

title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements 

to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical 

assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve 

the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for 

counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 

16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized under section 

21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided under 

the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and 

Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That funds provided under this 

heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial 

Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That, 

notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall 

be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 

and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, 

That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations 

made available under this heading, $25,000,000 are hereby 

rescinded not later than September 30, 2024. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER

SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 

of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 

Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National 

Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 

1997, $286,016,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official 
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reception and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not 

to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the 

implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 

Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: Provided, That, of the 

funds appropriated under this heading, $200,034,000 shall be for 

necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender 

Registration, to include expenses relating to the supervision of 

adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for 

or related to such persons, of which $4,253,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, for costs associated with the relocation under replacement leases for headquarters offices, field offices 

and related facilities: Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated under this heading, $85,982,000 shall be available to the 

Pretrial Services Agency, of which $2,503,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2026, for costs associated with relocation under 

a replacement lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and 

related facilities: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and 

obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated 

for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That amounts under this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for defendants to successfully complete their 

terms of supervision. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER

SERVICE

For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 

of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender 

Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and 

Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $53,629,000, of which 

$3,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, for 

costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities: Provided, That 

notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under 

this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 

as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies: 

Provided further, That the District of Columbia Public Defender 

Service may establish for employees of the District of Columbia 

Public Defender Service a program substantially similar to the 

program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United 

States Code, except that the maximum amount of the payment 

made under the program to any individual may not exceed the 

amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States 

Code: Provided further, That for the purposes of engaging with, 

and receiving services from, Federal Franchise Fund Programs 

established in accordance with section 403 of the Government 

Management Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of 

Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered an agency 

of the United States Government: Provided further, That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may enter into contracts 

for the procurement of severable services and multiyear contracts 

for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent 
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and under the same conditions as an executive agency under sections 3902 and 3903 of title 41, United States Code. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING

COUNCIL

For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating 

Council, $2,450,000, to remain available until expended, to support 

initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal 

justice resources in the District of Columbia. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS

For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 

30, 2025, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, 

$330,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $300,000. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

For a Federal payment for a school improvement program 

in the District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain available until 

expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarships for 

Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112–10): 

Provided, That, to the extent that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and following the priorities included in section 

3006 of such Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to students eligible under section 3013(3) of such 

Act (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including students who 

were not offered a scholarship during any previous school year: 

Provided further, That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships, up to $1,750,000 shall be for the activities specified in 

sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of the Act and up to $500,000 

shall be for the activities specified in section 3009 of the Act. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National 

Guard, $600,000, to remain available until expended for the Major 

General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard 

Retention and College Access Program. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the 

testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, 

human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $4,000,000. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND

SEWER AUTHORITY

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water 

and Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until 

expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, That the District of Columbia Water 

and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for 

the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District 

of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for programs and activities set forth 

in the Fiscal Year 2024 Local Budget Act of 2023 (D.C. Law 25– 

47) and at the rates set forth in such Act, as amended as of 

the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A 

of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, 

D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services 

and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 

and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, 

the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses 

for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2024 under this heading 

shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2024 

Local Budget Act of 2023, as amended as of the date of enactment 

of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of 

Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount 

appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, 

which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or 

capital needs: Provided further, That such increases shall be 

approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with 

all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia 

Home Rule Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer 

of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary 

to assure that the District of Columbia meets these requirements, 

including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the 

appropriations and funds made available to the District during 

fiscal year 2024, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not 

reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, 

notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 

TITLE V 

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of 

the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,430,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2025, of which not to 

exceed $1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses. 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services 

as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 

to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable 

under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize 

non-Federal officials’ contributions to Commission activities, and 
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not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation 

expenses, $150,975,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available 

until expended, to carry out the program, including administrative 

costs, authorized by section 1405 of the Virginia Graeme Baker 

Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public Law 110–140, as amended), and 

of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to carry 

out the program, including administrative costs, authorized by section 204 of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 (title II of division Q of 

Public Law 117–103). 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

SEC. 501. During fiscal year 2024, none of the amounts made 

available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the 

Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published 

by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— 

(1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with 

the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the 

Department of Defense, completes a study to determine— 

(A) the technical validity of the lateral stability and 

vehicle handling requirements proposed by such standard 

for purposes of reducing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (referred to in this section as ‘‘ROV’’) rollovers 

in the off-road environment, including the repeatability 

and reproducibility of testing for compliance with such 

requirements; 

(B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted; 

(C) whether there is a technical basis for the proposal 

to provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about 

a ROV’s rollover resistance on a progressive scale; and 

(D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the United 

States military if the proposed requirements were adopted; 

and 

(2) a report containing the results of the study completed 

under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 

(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate; 

(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

House of Representatives; 

(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

and 

(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives. 

SEC. 502. None of the funds provided may be used to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation issued by 

the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban gas stoves 

as a class of products. 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote 

Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $27,720,000, of which $1,250,000 
H. R. 2882—90 

shall be made available to the National Institute of Standards 

and Technology for election reform activities authorized under the 

Help America Vote Act of 2002. 

ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS

Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)), $55,000,000, to be paid 

from the unobligated balances from amounts in the fund established 

by section 9006(a) of title 26, United States Code, is provided 

to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to 

make payments to States for activities to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, including to enhance election 

technology and make election security improvements, as authorized 

by sections 101, 103, and 104 of such Act: Provided, That for 

purposes of applying such sections, the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands shall be deemed to be a State and, 

for purposes of sections 101(d)(2) and 103(a) shall be treated in 

the same manner as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 

American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: Provided 

further, That each reference to the ‘‘Administrator of General Services’’ or the ‘‘Administrator’’ in sections 101 and 103 shall be deemed 

to refer to the ‘‘Election Assistance Commission’’: Provided further, That each reference to ‘‘$5,000,000’’ in section 103 shall be deemed 

to refer to ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and each reference to ‘‘$1,000,000’’ in section 

103 shall be deemed to refer to ‘‘$200,000’’: Provided further, That 

not later than two years after receiving a payment under this 

heading, a State shall make available funds for such activities 

in an amount equal to 20 percent of the total amount of the 

payment made to the State under this heading: Provided further, 

That not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall make the payments 

to States under this heading: Provided further, That States shall 

submit quarterly financial reports and annual progress reports. 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 

Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; not to exceed 

$4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase 

and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as 

authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $390,192,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That $390,192,000 of offsetting collections 

shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I 

of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used 

for necessary expenses and shall remain available until expended: 

Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 

as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2024 

so as to result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated 

at $0: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 

309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system 

that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not 

exceed $136,167,000 for fiscal year 2024: Provided further, That, 

of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than 
H. R. 2882—91 

$12,131,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses of the Office 

of Inspector General. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

SEC. 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency 

Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

2023’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, 

amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service 

support payments to implement the February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal 

Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions 

on universal service support payments. 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, $47,500,000, 

to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when 

appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $80,857,000, of which not 

to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation 

expenses. 

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal 

Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including 

services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts 

and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including 

official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) 

and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 

elsewhere, $29,500,000: Provided, That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per 

diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) 

for persons employed intermittently in the Government service, 

and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, 

That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 

charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations 

conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, 

to be available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences. 
H. R. 2882—92 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, 

including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception 

and representation expenses, $425,700,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 

available for use to contract with a person or persons for collection 

services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided 

further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $278,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino 

Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless 

of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary 

expenses in this appropriation: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $14,000,000 

in offsetting collections derived from fees to implement and enforce 

the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (15 

U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this account, and be 

retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 

Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received 

during fiscal year 2024 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2024 

appropriation from the general fund estimated at no more than 

$133,700,000: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement 

subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 

Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited into the Fund, shall be available for necessary expenses of 

real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District 

of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental 

agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 

relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation, 

and transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning 

or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally 

owned buildings, including grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, 

demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by 

purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and 
H. R. 2882—93 

extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and 

design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new 

buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and payment 

of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings 

acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the 

aggregate amount of $9,470,022,000, of which— 

(1) $259,692,000 shall remain available until expended for 

construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and 

expenses, and associated design and construction services), in 

addition to amounts otherwise provided for such purposes, as 

follows: 

Maryland: 

Baltimore, Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse, 

$1,500,000; 

National Capital Region: 

Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Consolidation, $200,000,000; 

Puerto Rico: 

Clemente Ruiz-Nazario, U.S. Courthouse and Federico 

Degetau Federal Building, $28,290,000; 

Tennessee: 

Chattanooga, U.S. Courthouse, $20,902,000; and 

Washington: 

Seattle, Design of Replacement Facility, $9,000,000: 

Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on construction and acquisition may be exceeded to the extent that savings 

are effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 20 percent 

of the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if 

required, unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate of a greater amount; 

(2) $599,848,000 shall remain available until expended for 

repairs and alterations, including associated design and 

construction services, in addition to amounts otherwise provided 

for such purposes, of which— 

(A) $211,515,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations 

as follows: 

Kentucky: 

Paducah, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 

$40,479,000; 

Oklahoma: 

Oklahoma City, William J. Holloway, Jr. U.S. Courthouse 

and U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, $65,926,000; 

Virginia: 

Walter E. Hoffman U.S. Courthouse, $2,756,000; 

Washington: 

Tacoma, Tacoma Union Station, $79,256,000; and 

West Virginia: 

Martinsburg, IRS Enterprise Computing Center, 

$23,098,000: 

(B) $376,333,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; 

and 

(C) $12,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs as 

follows: 

Fire Protection and Life Safety Program, $5,000,000; 

Consolidation Activities Program, $4,000,000; 

Judiciary Capital Security Program, $3,000,000; 
H. R. 2882—94 

Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous 

Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations 

shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each project, except each project in this or any previous 

Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 20 percent 

unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

of a greater amount: Provided further, That additional projects 

for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded 

under this category only if advance approval is obtained from 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ 

may be used to fund costs associated with implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum 

standards for security in accordance with current law and 

in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: Provided further, 

That the difference between the funds appropriated and 

expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, under the 

heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may be transferred to ‘‘Basic 

Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund authorized increases 

in prospectus projects: Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for ‘‘Basic Repairs and Alterations’’ may be used to pay claims against the Government 

arising from any projects under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus 

projects; 

(3) $5,659,298,000 for rental of space to remain available 

until expended; and 

(4) $2,951,184,000 for building operations to remain available until expended: Provided, That the total amount of funds 

made available from this Fund to the General Services Administration shall not be available for expenses of any construction, 

repair, alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, 

if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not been approved, except 

that necessary funds may be expended for each project for 

required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus: 

Provided further, That funds available in the Federal Buildings 

Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when advance 

approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special 

services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) and 

amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard 

booths, and other facilities on private or other property not 

in Government ownership or control as may be appropriate 

to enable the United States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available 

from such revenues and collections: Provided further, That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund 

during fiscal year 2024, excluding reimbursements under 40 

U.S.C. 592(b)(2), in excess of the aggregate new obligational 

authority authorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal 

Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and 

shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized 

in appropriations Acts. 
H. R. 2882—95 

GENERAL ACTIVITIES

GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 

for Government-wide policy associated with the management of 

real and personal property assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to 

acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology management, and related technology activities; and services as authorized 

by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and evaluation activities as authorized by statute; 

$70,474,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025. 

OPERATING EXPENSES

For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 

for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agencywide policy direction, and management; and in addition to any 

other amounts made available to the General Services Administration for such purposes, the hire of passenger motor vehicles pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 13211(3) and supporting infrastructure; 

$53,933,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception 

and representation expenses. 

CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 

for the activities associated with the Civilian Board of Contract 

Appeals, $10,248,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available 

until expended. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $73,837,000: Provided, That 

not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be available for information technology enhancements related to providing a modern technology 

case management solution: Provided further, That not to exceed 

$50,000 shall be available for payment for information and detection 

of fraud against the Government, including payment for recovery 

of stolen Government property: Provided further, That not to exceed 

$2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other Federal 

agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives 

resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 

ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS

For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 

(3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, $5,200,000. 

FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 

U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses authorized by law in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal Government 
H. R. 2882—96 

to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically through 

the development and implementation of innovative uses of information technology; $75,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided, That the previous amount may be 

transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the 

Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited into 

the Fund shall be available until expended for necessary expenses 

authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604 and for necessary 

expenses in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal 

Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically 

through the development and implementation of innovative uses 

of information technology in the aggregate amount not to exceed 

$250,000,000: Provided further, That appropriations, revenues, 

reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal 

year 2024 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund 

and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized 

in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That, of the total amount 

appropriated, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for support functions and full-time hires to support activities related to the Administration’s requirements under title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–435): Provided further, That the transfer authorities provided herein shall 

be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this 

Act. 

PRE-ELECTION PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION

For activities authorized by the Presidential Transition Act 

of 1963, as amended, not to exceed $10,413,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2025: Provided, That such amounts may be 

transferred to ‘‘Acquisition Services Fund’’ or ‘‘Federal Buildings 

Fund’’ to reimburse obligations incurred for the purposes provided 

herein in fiscal years 2023 and 2024: Provided further, That 

amounts made available under this heading shall be in addition 

to any other amounts available for such purposes. 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

For the Working Capital Fund of the General Services Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary costs incurred by the Administrator to modernize rulemaking 

systems and to provide support services for Federal rulemaking 

agencies. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 520. Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 

SEC. 521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available 

for fiscal year 2024 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may 

be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary 

to meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
H. R. 2882—97 

SEC. 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds 

made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 

2025 request for United States Courthouse construction only if 

the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction 

as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office 

of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 

Conference of the United States as set out in its approved Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, 

or expanded. 

SEC. 523. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 

used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide 

cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency 

that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space 

and services as determined by the General Services Administration 

in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 

(Public Law 92–313). 

SEC. 524. From funds made available under the heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue’’, claims 

against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct 

construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated 

from savings effected in other construction projects with prior 

notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate. 

SEC. 525. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt 

a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus 

transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall 

ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to 

the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall 

provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided 

in the resolution. 

SEC. 526. With respect to projects funded under the heading 

‘‘Federal Citizen Services Fund’’, the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project 

to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act. 

HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation 

Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93–642, 

$2,970,000, to remain available until expended. 
H. R. 2882—98 

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit 

Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the 

Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including 

services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms 

in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor 

vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed 

$2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

$49,135,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, and 

in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2025, for administrative expenses to adjudicate 

retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit 

Systems Protection Board. 

MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION

MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 

Foundation, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 

Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,782,000, to remain 

available for direct expenditure until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act, up to $1,000,000 shall 

be available to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) 

of Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106– 

568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, That all current and previous 

amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the 

Department of the Interior will remain available until expended 

for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart 

L. Udall Foundation, consistent with chapter 4 of title 5, United 

States Code, and for annual independent financial audits of the 

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation pursuant to 

the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 

289): Provided further, That previous amounts transferred to the 

Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior may 

be transferred to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for annual independent financial audits pursuant to the 

Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–289): 

Provided further, That contingent upon the enactment of legislation 

making interest earned from investments of the Trust Fund subject 

to appropriations, any interest earned during fiscal year 2024 from 

investments made from discretionary appropriations to the Morris 

K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund after the date provided 

for in such legislation shall be available until expended. 

ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund 

to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and 
H. R. 2882—99 

Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,904,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

OPERATING EXPENSES

For necessary expenses in connection with the administration 

of the National Archives and Records Administration and archived 

Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and 

for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, 

the operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, 

the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances 

therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, $427,250,000, of which $30,000,000 

shall remain available until expended for expenses necessary to 

enhance the Federal Government’s ability to electronically preserve, 

manage, and store Government records, and of which $2,000,000 

shall remain available until expended to make publicly available 

records related to missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act 

of 2008, Public Law 110–409, 122 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and chapter 

4 of title 5, United States Code, and for the hire of passenger 

motor vehicles, $5,920,000. 

REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities 

and museum exhibits, related equipment for public spaces, and 

to provide adequate storage for holdings, $25,500,000, to remain 

available until expended, of which no less than $17,500,000 is 

for improvements to the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, 

Kansas. 

NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION

GRANTS PROGRAM

For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical 

publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, 

$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 530. For an additional amount for ‘‘National Historical 

Publications and Records Commission Grants Program’’, 

$38,414,000, which shall be for initiatives in the amounts and 

for the projects specified in the table that appears under the heading 

‘‘Administrative Provisions—National Archives and Records 

Administration’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 

4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 
H. R. 2882—100 

Provided, That none of the funds made available by this section 

may be transferred for any other purpose. 

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund pro- gram as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822, and 9910, $3,465,000 

shall be available until September 30, 2025, for technical assistance 

to low-income designated credit unions. 

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 

of Government Ethics pursuant to chapter 131 of title 5, United 

States Code, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Representative 

Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 

elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed 

$1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 

$23,037,000. 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF TRUST FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 

of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan 

Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 

including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; 

rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 

official reception and representation expenses; and payment of per 

diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting 

Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at 

his or her post of duty, $219,076,000: Provided, That of the total 

amount made available under this heading, $15,816,000 may 

remain available until expended, for information technology modernization and Trust Fund Federal Financial System migration 

or modernization, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made 

available for such purposes: Provided further, That of the total 

amount made available under this heading, $1,167,805 may be 

made available for strengthening the capacity and capabilities of 

the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), 

including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such 

workforce and information technology in support of acquisition 

workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to improve 

acquisition management; and in addition $192,975,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds 
H. R. 2882—101 

of OPM without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs: Provided further, That the provisions of this appropriation 

shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as 

provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 

9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That 

no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and 

expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant 

to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor 

unit of like purpose: Provided further, That the President’s Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 

11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2024, accept 

donations of money, property, and personal services: Provided further, That such donations, including those from prior years, may 

be used for the development of publicity materials to provide 

information about the White House Fellows, except that no such 

donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel 

expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission: 

Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of amounts made 

available under this heading may be transferred to an information 

technology working capital fund established for purposes authorized 

by subtitle G of title X of division A of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 40 

U.S.C. 11301 note): Provided further, That the OPM Director shall 

notify, and receive approval from, the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days 

in advance of any transfer under the preceding proviso: Provided 

further, That amounts transferred to such a fund under such 

transfer authority from any organizational category of OPM shall 

not exceed 5 percent of each such organizational category’s budget 

as identified in the report required by section 608 of this Act: 

Provided further, That amounts transferred to such a fund shall 

remain available for obligation through September 30, 2027. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States 

Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of 

passenger motor vehicles, $6,839,000, and in addition, not to exceed 

$29,192,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and 

provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management’s 

retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the 

appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, 

as determined by the Inspector General: Provided, That the 

Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the 

District of Columbia and elsewhere. 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 

of Special Counsel, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
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3109, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire 

of passenger motor vehicles, $31,585,000. 

PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence 

Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), 

$13,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025. 

PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Reform Board 

in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 

(Public Law 114–287), $3,960,000, to remain available until 

expended. 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange 

Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District 

of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official 

reception and representation expenses, $2,149,000,000, to remain 

available until expended; of which not less than $20,050,000 shall 

be for the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 

$275,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for the 

International Organization of Securities Commissions; and of which 

not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their delegations 

and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, such 

expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses 

and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel 

and transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence. 

In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, replication, 

and related costs associated with a replacement leases for the 

Commission’s office facilities, not to exceed $39,658,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That any unobligated balances 

from funds made available under this heading in prior Acts for 

replacement leases for the Commission’s headquarters and other 

regional office facilities may be used for such purposes at any 

Commission office facility, notwithstanding provisos in such Acts 

limiting use to particular office facilities, and notwithstanding provisos in such Acts requiring that de-obligated amounts derived 

from the general fund be returned to the general fund or that 

de-obligated amounts derived from fees or assessments be paid 

to national securities exchanges and national securities associations 

in proportion to any fees or assessments paid by such national 

securities exchange or national securities association. 
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For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 31(j) 

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee(j)) for fiscal 

year 2024, all amounts appropriated under this heading shall be 

deemed to be the regular appropriation to the Commission for 

fiscal year 2024: Provided, That fees and charges authorized by 

section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) 

shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: Provided 

further, That not to exceed $2,149,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of 

this account; not to exceed $39,658,000 of such offsetting collections 

shall be available until expended for move, replication, and related 

costs under this heading associated with a replacement leases for 

the Commission’s office facilities: Provided further, That the total 

amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund 

for fiscal year 2024 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are 

received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2024 appropriation 

from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. 

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, 

including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for 

uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as 

authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civilian employees; hire of 

passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 

and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation 

expenses; $31,300,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 

year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President deems such action 

to be necessary in the interest of national defense: Provided further, 

That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended 

for or in connection with the induction of any person into the 

Armed Forces of the United States. 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small 

Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 

as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States 

Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $361,235,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 

shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight activities: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized 

to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the 

Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, 

including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business 

Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to this 

account, to remain available until expended, for carrying out these 

purposes without further appropriations: Provided further, That 

the Small Business Administration may accept gifts in an amount 

not to exceed $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in 

accordance with section 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108– 

447, during fiscal year 2024: Provided further, That $6,100,000 
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shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 

System, to be available until September 30, 2025: Provided further, 

That $20,500,000 shall be available for costs associated with the 

certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by 

veterans or service-disabled veterans under sections 36A and 36 

of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f–1; 657f), respectively, 

and section 862 of Public Law 116–283, to be available until September 30, 2025. 

ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development, $316,800,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2025: Provided, That $140,000,000 shall be 

available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2024 or 

fiscal year 2025 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business 

Act: Provided further, That $41,000,000 shall be for marketing, 

management, and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the 

Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that 

make microloans under the microloan program: Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to carry 

out export programs that assist small business concerns authorized 

under section 22(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)). 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States 

Code, $37,020,000. 

OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying 

out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 

634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 

601 et seq.), $10,109,000, to remain available until expended. 

BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the cost of direct loans, $6,000,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 

modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That subject 

to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during 

fiscal year 2024 commitments to guarantee loans under section 

503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and commitments 

for loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of 

the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) 

shall not exceed, in the aggregate, $16,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2024 commitments for general business 

loans authorized under paragraphs (1) through (35) of section 7(a) 

of the Small Business Act shall not exceed $35,000,000,000 for 

a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans: Provided further, 

That during fiscal year 2024 commitments to guarantee loans for 

debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment 
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Act of 1958 shall not exceed $6,000,000,000: Provided further, That 

during fiscal year 2024, guarantees of trust certificates authorized 

by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal 

amount of $15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses 

to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $162,000,000, 

which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations 

for Salaries and Expenses. 

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, 

$175,000,000, to be available until expended, of which $1,600,000 

is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster 

loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with the 

appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which 

$165,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making 

and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may 

be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries 

and Expenses; and of which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative 

expenses for the direct loan program, which may be transferred 

to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses: 

Provided, That, of the funds provided under this heading, 

$143,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to 

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)): Provided further, That the amount for 

major disasters under this heading is designated by the Congress 

as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public 

Law 99–177), as amended. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 540. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, 

but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 

percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 

to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 

under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 

or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 

in that section. 

SEC. 541. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropriation made 

available in this Act for the Small Business Administration under 

the headings ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ and ‘‘Business Loans Program 

Account’’ may be transferred to the Administration’s information 

technology system modernization and working capital fund (IT 

WCF), as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division 

A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, 

for the purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon 

the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts 
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transferred to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available 

for obligation through September 30, 2027. 

SEC. 542. For an additional amount for ‘‘Small Business 

Administration—Salaries and Expenses’’, $116,541,000, which shall 

be for initiatives related to small business development and 

entrepreneurship, including programmatic, construction, and 

acquisition activities, in the amounts and for the projects specified 

in the table that appears under the heading ‘‘Administrative Provisions—Small Business Administration’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 

of this consolidated Act): Provided, That, notwithstanding sections 

2701.92 and 2701.93 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, the 

Administrator of the Small Business Administration may permit 

awards to subrecipients for initiatives funded under this section: 

Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this 

section may be transferred for any other purpose. 

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone 

on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and 

(d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, $49,750,000: 

Provided, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind 

shall continue to be free: Provided further, That none of the funds 

made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used 

to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer 

or employee of any State or local child support enforcement agency, 

or any individual participating in a State or local program of child 

support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided 

concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided further, That 

none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate 

or close small rural and other small post offices: Provided further, 

That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall continue to 

offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational Species Conservation 

Funds Semipostal Stamp, as authorized under the Multinational 

Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (Public 

Law 111–241). 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States 

Code, $268,290,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal 

Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of 

the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109– 

435). 
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UNITED STATES TAX COURT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $3,000 

for official reception and representation expenses, $56,727,000, of 

which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, 

That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written 

certificate of the judge. 

TITLE VI 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 

the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 

of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in 

regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 

SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 

remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor 

may any be transferred to other appropriations, except for transfers 

made pursuant to the authority in section 3173(d) of title 40, 

United States Code, unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 

Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where 

such expenditures are a matter of public record and available 

for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 

existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant 

to existing law. 

SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 

the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 

by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this Act shall 

be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to 

a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, 

rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of 

section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 

SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may 

be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending 

the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, 

United States Code. 

SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity 

that has been convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United 

States Code. 

SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of 

the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations 

Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain 

available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection 

of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall 
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be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 

of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, 

project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, 

project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted 

by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 

activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House 

of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of 

$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing 

programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or 

activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 

Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization, restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, or activities, each 

agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act 

shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline 

for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the 

current fiscal year: Provided further, That at a minimum the report 

shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation, detailing both 

full-time employee equivalents and budget authority, with separate 

columns to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s 

budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due 

to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted 

level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation and 

its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, 

project, and activity as detailed in this Act, in the accompanying 

report, or in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation, 

whichever is more detailed, and which shall apply to all items 

for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs for 

which new budget authority is provided, as well as to discretionary 

grants and discretionary grant allocations; and (3) an identification 

of items of special congressional interest: Provided further, That 

the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for 

an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day 

after the required date that the report has not been submitted 

to the Congress. 

SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 

not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available 

at the end of fiscal year 2024 from appropriations made available 

for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2024 in this Act, shall 

remain available through September 30, 2025, for each such account 

for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall be 

submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall 

be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines. 

SEC. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request— 

(1) any official background investigation report on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or 
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(2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an 

organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 

501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury 

or the Internal Revenue Service. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— 

(1) in the case of an official background investigation report, 

if such individual has given express written consent for such 

request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such 

request and during the same presidential administration; or 

(2) if such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security. 

SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under 

chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with 

respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 

Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States 

Code. 

SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area 

cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction 

on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) 

funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval. 

SEC. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available 

to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection 

with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits 

program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions. 

SEC. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not apply where 

the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried 

to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 

SEC. 615. In order to promote Government access to commercial 

information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic 

articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 

41, United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American 

Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government 

of information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, 

United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in 

section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 

SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United 

States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or 

commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, 

nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related 

expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to 

attend and participate in any meeting or similar function relating 

to the official duties of the officer or employee when the entity 

offering payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject 

to regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person 

or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, unless 

the person or entity is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) 

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 

section 501(a) of such Code. 

SEC. 617. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to 

enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration 

of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must 
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consult with the General Services Administration before issuing 

a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, 

and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor. 

(2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency 

lease may do so during any period declared by the President to 

require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency. 

(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Executive agency 

covered by this Act’’ means any Executive agency provided funds 

by this Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the United States Postal Service. 

SEC. 618. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities 

the amounts required under current law: 

(1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 102). 

(2) Payments to— 

(A) the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 

377(o)); 

(B) the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund (28 U.S.C. 

376(c)); and 

(C) the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ 

Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 178(l)). 

(3) Payment of Government contributions— 

(A) with respect to the health benefits of retired 

employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United 

States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health 

Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and 

(B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for 

employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 

87). 

(4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and 

increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement 

and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 8348). 

(5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the 

Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory 

provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 

84 of title 5, United States Code. 

(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any 

amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable 

limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act. 

SEC. 619. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft 

report entitled ‘‘Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to 

Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide 

Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts’’ unless the Interagency Working 

Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order 

No. 13563. 

SEC. 620. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded 

by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of 

the agency has the authority to participate in decisions regarding 

the budget planning process related to information technology. 

(b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency 

funded by this Act that are available for information technology 

shall be allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions 

of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations 

from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 

such manner as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information 
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Officer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer 

of the agency and budget officials. 

SEC. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United 

States Code. 

SEC. 622. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by 

a provider of electronic communication service to the public or 

remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic 

communication that is in electronic storage with the provider (as 

such terms are defined in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, 

United States Code) in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 

SEC. 623. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to 

deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 

to any records, documents, or other materials available to the 

department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under chapter 4 of title 5, United State Code, or to prevent 

or impede that Inspector General’s access to such records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a 

provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General 

and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A 

department or agency covered by this section shall provide its 

Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and 

other materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector General shall 

ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant 

to the information provided by the establishment over which that 

Inspector General has responsibilities under chapter 4 of title 5, 

United State Code. Each Inspector General covered by this section 

shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any 

failures to comply with this requirement. 

SEC. 624. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, 

amend, or change the rules or regulations of the Commission for 

universal service high-cost support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal 

Regulations, as in effect on July 15, 2015: Provided, That this 

section shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, developing, or adopting other support mechanisms as an alternative 

to Mobility Fund Phase II: Provided further, That any such alternative mechanism shall maintain existing high-cost support to 

competitive eligible telecommunications carriers until support under 

such mechanism commences. 

SEC. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 

such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 

of pornography. 

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement 

agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, 

prosecution, adjudication activities, or other law enforcement- or 

victim assistance-related activity. 

SEC. 626. None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made 

available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees 

for contractors whose performance has been judged to be below 
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satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet 

the basic requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines 

that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall 

scope of the project and/or program and unless such awards or 

incentive fees are consistent with section 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation. 

SEC. 627. (a) None of the funds made available under this 

Act may be used to pay for travel and conference activities that 

result in a total cost to an Executive branch department, agency, 

board or commission funded by this Act of more than $500,000 

at any single conference unless the agency or entity determines 

that such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice 

is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that 

determination. 

(b) None of the funds made available under this Act may 

be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 

employees, who are stationed in the United States, at any single 

conference occurring outside the United States unless the agency 

or entity determines that such attendance is in the national interest 

and advance notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that includes 

the basis of that determination. 

SEC. 628. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used for first-class or business-class travel by the employees 

of executive branch agencies funded by this Act in contravention 

of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.125 of title 41, Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

SEC. 629. In addition to any amounts appropriated or otherwise 

made available for expenses related to enhancements to 

www.oversight.gov and to further develop the data analytics 

capabilities of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee 

to enhance transparency, and to prevent, detect, and remediate 

waste, fraud and abuse in Federal spending, $2,850,000, to remain 

available until expended, of which $850,000 is for enhancements 

to oversight.gov, shall be provided for an additional amount for 

such purposes to the Inspectors General Council Fund established 

pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) of chapter 4 of title 5, United States 

Code: Provided, That these amounts shall be in addition to any 

amounts or any authority available to the Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency under section 424 of title 5, 

United States Code. 

SEC. 630. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for public relations, 

as that term is defined in Office and Management and Budget 

Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 2004), unless advance notice of 

such an obligation is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

SEC. 631. Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly 

state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the 

communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated 

at U.S. taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency 

to carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts made 

available to the agency for advertising or other communications 

regarding the programs and activities of the agency. 
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SEC. 632. When issuing statements, press releases, requests 

for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing 

projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal 

money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, 

shall clearly state— 

(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or 

project which will be financed with Federal money; 

(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project 

or program; and 

(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the 

project or program that will be financed by non-governmental 

sources. 

SEC. 633. None of the funds made available by this Act shall 

be used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, 

issue, or implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding the 

disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax exempt 

organizations, or dues paid to trade associations. 

SEC. 634. Not later than 45 days after the last day of each 

quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate a quarterly budget report that includes total obligations 

of the Agency for that quarter for each appropriation, by the source 

year of the appropriation. 

SEC. 635. Of the unobligated balances available in the Department of the Treasury, Treasury Forfeiture Fund, established by 

section 9703 of title 31, United States Code, $387,500,000 shall 

be permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2024. 

SEC. 636. Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 4010 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 

(Public Law 117–2), $10,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

SEC. 637. Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 4011 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 

(Public Law 117–2), $100,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

SEC. 638. Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 3301(a)(2)(A) of the American Rescue Plan Act 

of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), $283,000,000 are hereby rescinded 

not later than September 30, 2024. 

SEC. 639. Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 7402(c)(2)(A) of the American Rescue Plan Act 

of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), $1,768,000,000 are hereby rescinded 

not later than September 30, 2024. 

SEC. 640. Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 10301(1)(A)(ii) of the Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res.14 (Public Law 117– 

169, commonly referred to as the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act’’), 

$10,200,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

TITLE VII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 

DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other 

Act for fiscal year 2024 shall obligate or expend any such funds, 
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unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, 

and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy 

designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the 

illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as 

defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the 

officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality. 

SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum 

amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with 

section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase 

of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, 

vans, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, undercover 

surveillance vehicles, and police-type vehicles), is hereby fixed at 

$40,000 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be 

$41,140: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to 

exceed $7,775 for police-type vehicles: Provided further, That the 

limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 

5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration 

under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, 

Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further, 

That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the 

incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth 

in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial 

item and which operates on alternative fuel, including but not 

limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell 

vehicles. 

SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and 

independent establishments for the current fiscal year available 

for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, 

are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-ofliving allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 

SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during the current 

fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any 

other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer 

or employee of the Government of the United States (including 

any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the 

Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the 

continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of 

the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for 

permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 

U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee 

under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 

and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person 

who owes allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall 

be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this 

section with respect to his or her status are being complied with: 

Provided further, That for purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) such 

affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and updated 

thereafter as necessary: Provided further, That any person making 

a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, 

shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more 

than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That the above penal clause 

shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other 
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provisions of existing law: Provided further, That any payment 

made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this 

section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government: 

Provided further, That this section shall not apply to any person 

who is an officer or employee of the Government of the United 

States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international 

broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 

or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of 

emergencies: Provided further, That this section does not apply 

to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 

days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the 

Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement 

with another country. 

SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency 

during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including 

maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space 

and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of 

buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 

Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 

216), or other applicable law. 

SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other 

Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds 

resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling 

or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until 

expended for the following purposes: 

(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and 

recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 14057 

(December 8, 2021), including any such programs adopted prior 

to the effective date of the Executive order. 

(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and 

implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution 

prevention programs. 

(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as 

deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency. 

SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for 

administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States 

Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such 

funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; 

services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified 

under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable 

to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in 

the Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in the 

event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations 

on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. 

SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 

any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards 

(except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) 

which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 

financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality. 
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SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the 

provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, 

administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved 

pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with 

the applicable law of the United States. 

SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the 

Federal Government appointed by the President of the United 

States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in 

excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance 

notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘office’’ 

shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, 

as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or 

the use of which is directly controlled by the individual. 

SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of 

this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this 

or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding 

of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments, 

agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 

(July 6, 2012). 

SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or 

any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, 

agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to 

pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character that is 

excepted from the competitive service under section 3302 of title 

5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of 

part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 

the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director 

of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position 

occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily 

in order to detail the individual to the White House. 

(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal 

employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from 

an element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined 

under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

3003(4))). 

SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 

any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary 

of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who— 

(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal 

Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee 

of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to 

the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining 

to the department or agency of such other officer or employee 

in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or 

contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee 

or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or 
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(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 

reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment 

right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of 

employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal 

Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the 

foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, 

by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer 

or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee 

of the Congress as described in paragraph (1). 

SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 

any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 

training that— 

(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 

and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official 

duties; 

(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; 

(3) does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end 

of course evaluation; 

(4) contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 

Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 

(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ 

personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. 

(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise 

preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon 

the performance of official duties. 

SEC. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any 

other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 

other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, 

distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, 

television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the 

Congress itself. 

SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other 

Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee’s 

home address to any labor organization except when the employee 

has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been 

ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. 

SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this or any 

other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such 

as mailing, telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person 

or any organization outside of the Federal Government without 

the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate. 

SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 

any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by 

private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within 

the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress. 

SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 

(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 

105; and 
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(2) includes a military department, as defined under section 

102 of such title and the United States Postal Service. 

(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations 

to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency 

shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. 

An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential 

appointee exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to 

expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such 

employee’s time in the performance of official duties. 

SEC. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 

of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by 

this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a 

member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board 

(FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of 

FASAB administrative costs. 

SEC. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 

of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency 

is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse ‘‘General Services 

Administration, Government-wide Policy’’ with the approval of the 

Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made 

available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, 

including rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, 

That these funds shall be administered by the Administrator of 

General Services to support Government-wide and other multiagency financial, information technology, procurement, and other 

management innovations, initiatives, and activities, including 

improving coordination and reducing duplication, as approved by 

the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups 

designated by the Director (including the President’s Management 

Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief 

Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, 

the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology 

initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human 

capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for 

performance improvement initiatives): Provided further, That the 

total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 

to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities 

related to Federal Government Priority Goals established by 31 

U.S.C. 1120, and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide 

innovations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That the 

funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General Services 

Administration, Government-Wide Policy’’ during fiscal year 2024 

shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2025: 

Provided further, That not later than 90 days after enactment 

of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 

in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, shall 

submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security 

and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 

Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives a 

detailed spend plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: 

Provided further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: 

(i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under this section 

and the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in 

fiscal year 2024; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for 
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all funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to 

this section (including total number of personnel and costs for 

all staff whose salaries are provided for by this section); (iii) where 

applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for 

the benefit of each executive council; and (iv) where applicable, 

a description of the funds intended for use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Congress: Provided further, That 

no transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this 

section until 15 days following notification of the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman 

may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building 

or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise 

authorized to be present at the location. 

SEC. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of 

this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this 

or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding 

of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry 

out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Council 

(authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple 

Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office 

of Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the 

budget of and resources connected with the National Science and 

Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee 

on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Senate Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment 

of this Act. 

SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving 

the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any relevant 

requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: 

Provided, That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula 

funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds. 

SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY MONITORING

OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of the funds made available 

in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency— 

(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, 

derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual’s access to or use 

of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or 

(2) to enter into any agreement with a third party 

(including another government agency) to collect, review, or 

obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that 

includes any personally identifiable information relating to an 

individual’s access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 

site. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in subsection (a) 

shall not apply to— 

(1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify 

particular persons; 

(2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable 

information; 

(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or 

supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or 
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(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system 

security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and 

is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services 

or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the 

Internet site. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law. 

(2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examinations of the 

agency’s supervised institutions, including assessing safety and 

soundness, overall financial condition, management practices 

and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law. 

SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision 

providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract 

also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage. 

(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with— 

(1) any of the following religious plans: 

(A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 

(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 

(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan 

objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs. 

(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into 

or renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses 

to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such 

activities would be contrary to the individual’s religious beliefs 

or moral convictions. 

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 

SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring the 

health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, 

and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through 

testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by 

nationally recognized oversight authorities. 

SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies 

may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with 

Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official 

travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional 

aircraft ownership pilot program. 

SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 

of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any 

other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce 

restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the 

Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 

300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 

published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on 

September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch 

employees to the legislative branch). 

SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional 

facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be 

used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training 

without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations 
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of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain 

the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or 

other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in 

existing Centers facilities. 

SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none 

of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by 

an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story 

intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless 

the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio 

of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story 

was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 

SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States 

Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that section. 

SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appropriated 

or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be 

used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation 

under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary of such an entity. 

(b) WAIVERS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) 

with respect to any Federal Government contract under the 

authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that 

the waiver is required in the interest of national security. 

(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any Secretary issuing a waiver 

under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress. 

(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any Federal 

Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment 

of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract. 

SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2024, for each employee who— 

(1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 

5, United States Code; or 

(2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III 

of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a 

payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency 

shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 

an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s 

average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the 

preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until 

expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall 

be deemed to be an administrative expense under section 

8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code. 

SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 

any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity 

submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of the 

following information as a condition of submitting the offer: 

(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, 

independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering 

communication that is made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate 

for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or 

that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal 

office. 
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(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment 

described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers 

or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person 

with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person 

will use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph 

(1). 

(b) In this section, each of the terms ‘‘contribution’’, ‘‘expenditure’’, ‘‘independent expenditure’’, ‘‘electioneering communication’’, 

‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, and ‘‘Federal office’’ has the meaning given 

such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 

30101 et seq.). 

SEC. 736. None of the funds made available in this or any 

other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of 

an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the 

President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress (including 

a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head 

of an executive branch agency (as defined in section 133 of title 

41, United States Code), or the head of an office of the legislative 

branch. 

SEC. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any 

of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2024, by this or any 

other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee 

described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 

(A) during the period from the date of expiration of the 

limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous 

fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable 

wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 

2024, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the 

applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in 

accordance with such section; and 

(B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal 

year 2024, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage 

survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) 

by more than the sum of— 

(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal 

year 2024 under section 5303 of title 5, United States 

Code, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; 

and 

(ii) the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based comparability payments taking 

effect in fiscal year 2024 under section 5304 of such title 

(whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in 

the previous fiscal year under such section. 

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing 

rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 

5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered 

by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the periods 

for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the 

rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph 

(1) applicable to such employee. 

(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to 

an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid 

from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2023, shall 

be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management. 
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(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be 

changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2023, except 

to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management 

to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection. 

(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service 

performed after September 30, 2023. 

(6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 

(including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires 

any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement 

or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the 

rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this 

subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 

(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit 

or require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection 

at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this 

subsection not in effect. 

(8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office 

determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees. 

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates 

of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in 

fiscal year 2024 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United 

States Code, shall be— 

(1) not less than the percentage received by employees 

in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted 

pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 

and 5304 of title 5, United States Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no 

employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 

and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 

employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United 

States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality 

designated as ‘‘Rest of United States’’ pursuant to section 5304 

of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; 

and 

(2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay 

period beginning after September 30, 2023. 

SEC. 738. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, 

agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other 

appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector 

General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector 

General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related 

to each conference held by any such department, agency, board, 

commission, or office during fiscal year 2024 for which the cost 

to the United States Government was more than $100,000. 

(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference 

described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period— 

(1) a description of its purpose; 

(2) the number of participants attending; 

(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States 

Government, including— 

(A) the cost of any food or beverages; 

(B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 
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(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and 

from the conference; and 

(D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine 

which costs relate to the conference; and 

(4) a description of the contracting procedures used 

including— 

(A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive 

basis; and 

(B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by 

the departmental component or office in evaluating potential contractors for the conference. 

(c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of 

any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall 

notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity 

without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number 

of employees attending a conference held by any Executive branch 

department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this 

or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2024 for which 

the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000. 

(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by 

this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the 

purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically related to 

the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such 

as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded 

by the grant or contract. 

(e) None of the funds made available in this or any other 

appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities 

that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget 

Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent 

revisions to that memorandum. 

SEC. 739. None of the funds made available in this or any 

other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or 

reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in 

the President’s budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed 

change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless 

such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer 

provisions of this or any other appropriations Act. 

SEC. 740. None of the funds made available by this or any 

other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply 

the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ published by the Office of 

Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 

(73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.). 

SEC. 741. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce 

a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to 

contractor performance of any function performed by Federal 

employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular 

A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 

SEC. 742. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available by this or any other Act may be available for 

a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that 

requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report 

fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements 

or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees 

or contractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse 
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to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative 

of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such 

information. 

(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other 

form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the 

nondisclosure of classified information. 

SEC. 743. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 

may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard 

Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure 

policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does 

not contain the following provisions: ‘‘These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter 

the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing 

statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, 

(2) communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector 

General or the Office of Special Counsel of a violation of any 

law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, 

an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to 

public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. 

The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and 

liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and statutory 

provisions are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.’’: Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding provision of 

this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to 

be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or 

officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions 

appropriate to the particular activity for which such document 

is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require 

that the person will not disclose any classified information received 

in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do 

so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms 

shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, 

or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department 

of Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation 

of law. 

(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented 

and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with 

the requirements for such agreement that were in effect when 

the agreement was entered into. 

(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be 

used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into during 

fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially similar language to that required in subsection (a). 

SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this or any 

other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 

of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant 

to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that 

has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for 

which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted 

or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner 

pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of 

the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered 
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suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the 

interests of the Government. 

SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this or any 

other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 

of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant 

to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that 

was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal 

law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency 

is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered 

suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the 

interests of the Government. 

SEC. 746. (a) During fiscal year 2024, on the date on which 

a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 

1017 of Public Law 111–203, the Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such 

request. 

(b) Any notification required by this section shall be made 

available on the Bureau’s public website. 

SEC. 747. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under 

section 104 of title 3, United States Code, the rate payable to 

the Vice President during calendar year 2024 shall be the rate 

payable to the Vice President on December 31, 2023, by operation 

of section 747 of division E of Public Law 117–328. 

(b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under section 

5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of 

law, the payable rate during calendar year 2024 for an employee 

serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for 

which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule 

rate, shall be the rate payable for the applicable Executive Schedule 

level on December 31, 2023, by operation of section 747 of division 

E of Public Law 117–328. Such an employee may not receive a 

rate increase during calendar year 2024, except as provided in 

subsection (i). 

(c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act 

of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provision of law, a 

chief of mission or ambassador at large is subject to subsection 

(b) in the same manner as other employees who are paid at an 

Executive Schedule rate. 

(d)(1) This subsection applies to— 

(A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service 

paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for level 

IV of the Executive Schedule; or 

(B) a limited term appointee or limited emergency 

appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under a 

political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above 

the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule. 

(2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United 

States Code, an employee described in paragraph (1) may not 

receive a pay rate increase during calendar year 2024, except as 

provided in subsection (i). 

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee 

paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality based payments 
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under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar 

authority) at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive 

Schedule who serves under a political appointment may not receive 

a pay rate increase during calendar year 2024, except as provided 

in subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in 

the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, 

to employees appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United States 

Code, or to employees in another pay system whose position would 

be classified at GS–15 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United 

States Code, applied to them. 

(f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent 

employees who do not serve under a political appointment from 

receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable law. 

(g) This section does not apply to an individual who makes 

an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay under 

section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, for such time as 

that election is in effect. 

(h) This section does not apply to an individual who makes 

an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under 

section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 

96–465) for such time as that election is in effect. 

(i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee 

in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an 

authorized movement to a different covered position only if that 

new position has higher-level duties and a pre-established level 

or range of pay higher than the level or range for the position 

held immediately before the movement. Any such increase must 

be based on the rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable 

rates of pay in effect on December 31, 2023, by operation of section 

747 of division E of Public Law 117–328. 

(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual 

who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period 

of time subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based 

on the rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates 

of pay in effect on December 31, 2023, by operation of section 

747 of division E of Public Law 117–328. 

(k) If an employee affected by this section is subject to a 

biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2024 but ends 

in calendar year 2025, the bar on the employee’s receipt of pay 

rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period. 

(l) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘covered position’’ 

means a position occupied by an employee whose pay is restricted 

under this section. 

(m) This section takes effect on the first day of the first 

applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2024. 

SEC. 748. In the event of a violation of the Impoundment 

Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of the relevant 

department or agency, as the case may be, shall report immediately 

to the Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: 

Provided, That a copy of each report shall also be transmitted 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General on the same 

date the report is transmitted to the Congress. 

SEC. 749. (a) Each department or agency of the executive branch 

of the United States Government shall notify the Committees on 

Appropriations and the Budget of the House of Representatives 
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and the Senate and any other appropriate congressional committees 

if— 

(1) an apportionment is not made in the required time 

period provided in section 1513(b) of title 31, United States 

Code; 

(2) an approved apportionment received by the department 

or agency conditions the availability of an appropriation on 

further action; or 

(3) an approved apportionment received by the department 

or agency may hinder the prudent obligation of such appropriation or the execution of a program, project, or activity by 

such department or agency. 

(b) Any notification submitted to a congressional committee 

pursuant to this section shall contain information identifying the 

bureau, account name, appropriation name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund account. 

SEC. 750. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds provided 

in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024 that 

are specified in the disclosure table submitted in compliance with 

clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 

or Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate that is included 

in the report or explanatory statement accompanying any such 

Act shall be deemed to be a recipient of a Federal award with 

respect to such funds for purposes of the requirements of 2 CFR 

200.334, regarding records retention, and 2 CFR 200.337, regarding 

access by the Comptroller General of the United States. 

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend, 

supersede, or restrict in any manner any requirements otherwise 

applicable to non-Federal entities described in paragraph (1) or 

any existing authority of the Comptroller General. 

SEC. 751. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United 

States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available by 

this or any other Act to any Federal agency may be used by 

that Federal agency for interagency funding for coordination with, 

participation in, or recommendations involving, activities of the 

U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, the 

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the 

National Institutes of Health research programs. 

SEC. 752. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 

of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency 

is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse ‘‘General Services 

Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund’’ with the approval 

of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds 

made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other 

Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, That these funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available, 

shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services 

to carry out the purposes of the Federal Citizen Services Fund 

and to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, 

information technology, procurement, and other activities, including 

services authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal agencies 

to take advantage of information technology in sharing information: 

Provided further, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed 

shall not exceed $29,000,000 for such purposes: Provided further, 

That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 

Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund’’ during 
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fiscal year 2024 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2025: Provided further, That not later than 90 days 

after enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services, 

in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend 

plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Provided further, 

That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the amounts 

currently in the funds authorized under this section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 

2024; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section 

(including total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose 

salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) where applicable, 

a description of the funds intended for use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Congress: Provided further, That 

no transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this 

section until 15 days following notification of the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

SEC. 753. If, for fiscal year 2024, new budget authority provided 

in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit 

for any category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to 

the discretionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 

2024 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget in the amount of the excess but the total of all such 

adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted 

discretionary spending limits for all categories for that fiscal year. 

SEC. 754. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

unobligated balances of funds made available in division J of the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) to 

any department or agency funded by this or any other Act may 

be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 

the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying 

out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required 

by section 7 of such Act, in connection with activities and projects 

funded by Public Law 117–58: Provided, That such transfers shall 

support activities and projects executed by the department or agency 

making such transfer: Provided further, That such transfers shall 

be approved by the head of such department or agency making 

such transfer: Provided further, That each department or agency 

shall provide notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate no less than 30 

days prior to such transfer: Provided further, That any such transfers from the Department of Transportation, including from agencies 

within the Department of Transportation, shall be from funding 

provided for personnel, contracting, and other costs to administer 

and oversee grants: Provided further, That amounts transferred 

pursuant to this section shall be in addition to amounts otherwise 

available for such purposes: Provided further, That the transfer 

authority provided in this section shall be in addition to any other 

transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, That amounts 

transferred pursuant to this section that were previously designated 
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by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the Budget are designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 755. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 

to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other than title IV or VIII 

shall not apply to such title IV or VIII. 

TITLE VIII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds 

of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 

making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia 

government. 

SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall 

be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation 

of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature. 

SEC. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this 

Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District 

government agencies, that remain available for obligation or 

expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts 

in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 

of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which— 

(1) creates new programs; 

(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center; 

(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, 

limited or increased under this Act; 

(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 

program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have 

been denied or restricted; 

(5) re-establishes any program or project previously 

deferred through reprogramming; 

(6) augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 

$3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or 

(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned 

to a specific program, project or responsibility center, unless 

prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 

approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local 

funds under this title through November 7, 2024. 

SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may 

be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, 

or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator 

or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District 
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of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 

(D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 

SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none 

of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may 

be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of 

Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee 

uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer’s or employee’s 

official duties. For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ 

does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s residence 

and workplace, except in the case of— 

(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise 

designated by the Chief of the Department; 

(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee 

of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and 

is on call 24 hours a day; 

(3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department 

of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia 

Department of Corrections who resides in the District of 

Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 

(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an 

officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 

who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 

hours a day; 

(5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or 

employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and 

is on call 24 hours a day; 

(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 

(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia. 

SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this 

Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General 

or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide 

assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to 

require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress 

for the District of Columbia. 

(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia 

Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private 

lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government 

regarding such lawsuits. 

SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act 

may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose 

of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location 

that has been determined by the local public health or local law 

enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution. 

SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent 

the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing 

the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation 

enacted on such issue should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which 

provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 

SEC. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this 

Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation 

to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the 
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Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any 

tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. 

(b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the 

District of Columbia government under any authority may be used 

to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce 

penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of 

any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act 

(21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative 

for recreational purposes. 

SEC. 810. No funds available for obligation or expenditure by 

the District of Columbia government under any authority shall 

be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother 

would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where 

the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 

SEC. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the 

District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees 

of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, 

a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of 

the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted 

pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 

Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District 

of Columbia government for fiscal year 2024 that is in the total 

amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal services, 

respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures. 

(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the 

Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that 

a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program requirements. 

SEC. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District 

of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, 

the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised 

appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia 

Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. 

The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of 

the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted 

pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 

Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42). 

SEC. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating 

funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia’s enterprise 

and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain 

appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act. 

(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 

reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from 

operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act. 

(c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or 

reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, 

notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. 

SEC. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, 

nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly 

so provided herein. 
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SEC. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law 

or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 

remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2024 from appropriations of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses 

for fiscal year 2024 in this Act, shall remain available through 

September 30, 2025, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 

That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act. 

SEC. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2025, during a period in 

which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a 

regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local 

funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any project 

or activity for which local funds are provided in the Act referred 

to in paragraph (2) (subject to any modifications enacted by the 

District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period during which 

this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 

(2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the 

Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed 

budget is approved for fiscal year 2025 which (subject to the requirements of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute 

the local portion of the annual budget for the District of Columbia 

government for fiscal year 2025 for purposes of section 446 of 

the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official 

Code). 

(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be 

available— 

(1) during any period in which a District of Columbia 

continuing resolution for fiscal year 2025 is in effect; or 

(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District 

of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2025. 

(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under 

the authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall 

be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided 

by this Act. 

(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all 

obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity 

during the portion of fiscal year 2025 for which this section applies 

to such project or activity. 

(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during 

any period of fiscal year 2025 if any other provision of law (other 

than an authorization of appropriations)— 

(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or 

grants authority for such project or activity to continue for 

such period; or 

(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be 

made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall 

be granted for such project or activity to continue for such 

period. 

(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations 

of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other 

law. 

SEC. 817. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes of the United 

States relating to the District of Columbia (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. 
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Official Code) does not apply with respect to any railroads installed 

pursuant to the Long Bridge Project. 

(b) In this section, the term ‘‘Long Bridge Project’’ means the 

project carried out by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new Long Bridge adjacent to 

the existing Long Bridge over the Potomac River, including related 

infrastructure and other related projects, to expand commuter and 

regional passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian 

access crossings over the Potomac River. 

SEC. 818. Not later than 45 days after the last day of each 

quarter, each Federal and District government agency appropriated 

Federal funds in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly 

budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency for 

that quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in this 

Act, by the source year of the appropriation. 

SEC. 819. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 

to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated 

as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, 

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND OVERSIGHT 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for 

executive management for operations and support, $363,582,000, 

of which $22,050,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

2025: Provided, That $5,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation 

until the Secretary submits, to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responses to all 

questions for the record for each hearing on the fiscal year 2025 

budget submission for the Department of Homeland Security held 

by such Committees prior to July 1: Provided further, That not 

to exceed $30,000 shall be for official reception and representation 

expenses. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for 

executive management for procurement, construction, and improvements, $8,113,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026. 
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FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for 

executive management for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, $33,000,000, 

which shall be transferred to ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 

Agency—Federal Assistance’’, of which $18,000,000 shall be for 

targeted violence and terrorism prevention grants and of which 

$15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall 

be for the Alternatives to Detention Case Management pilot program. 

MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 

operations and support, including vehicle fleet modernization, 

$1,722,204,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be for 

official reception and representation expenses. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 

procurement, construction, and improvements, $260,433,000, of 

which $87,670,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, 

and of which $172,763,000 shall remain available until September 

30, 2028. 

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

The revenues and collections of security fees credited to this 

account shall be available until expended for necessary expenses 

related to the protection of federally owned and leased buildings 

and for the operations of the Federal Protective Service. 

INTELLIGENCE, ANALYSIS, AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis 

and the Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness for 

operations and support, $345,410,000, of which $105,701,000 shall 

remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not 

to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation 

expenses and not to exceed $2,000,000 is available for facility needs 

associated with secure space at fusion centers, including improvements to buildings. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for 

operations and support, $220,127,000: Provided, That not to exceed 

$300,000 may be used for certain confidential operational expenses, 
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including the payment of informants, to be expended at the direction 

of the Inspector General. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 

a report not later than October 15, 2024, to the Inspector General 

of the Department of Homeland Security listing all grants and 

contracts awarded by any means other than full and open competition during fiscal years 2023 or 2024. 

(b) The Inspector General shall review the report required 

by subsection (a) to assess departmental compliance with applicable 

laws and regulations and report the results of that review to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate not later than February 15, 2025. 

SEC. 102. Not later than 30 days after the last day of each 

month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland 

Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate a monthly budget and 

staffing report that includes total obligations of the Department 

for that month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and 

program, project, and activity levels, by the source year of the 

appropriation. 

SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

of any proposed transfers of funds available under section 

9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31, United States Code, from the Department 

of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of Homeland Security. 

(b) None of the funds identified for such a transfer may be 

obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate are notified of the proposed 

transfer. 

SEC. 104. All official costs associated with the use of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Security personnel to 

support official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary 

shall be paid from amounts made available for the Office of the 

Secretary. 

SEC. 105. (a) The Under Secretary for Management shall brief 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate not later than 45 days after the end of each 

fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition programs 

on the Master Acquisition Oversight list between Acquisition Decision Event and Full Operational Capability, including programs 

that have been removed from such list during the preceding quarter. 

(b) For each such program, the briefing described in subsection 

(a) shall include— 

(1) a description of the purpose of the program, including 

the capabilities being acquired and the component(s) sponsoring 

the acquisition; 

(2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to be acquired 

annually until procurement is complete under the current 

acquisition program baseline; 

(3) the Acquisition Review Board status, including— 

(A) the current acquisition phase by increment, as 

applicable; 
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(B) the date of the most recent review; and 

(C) whether the program has been paused or is in 

breach status; 

(4) a comparison between the initial Department-approved 

acquisition program baseline cost, schedule, and performance 

thresholds and objectives and the program’s current such 

thresholds and objectives, if applicable; 

(5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for comparison to 

the Future Years Homeland Security Program, including— 

(A) the confidence level for the estimate; 

(B) the fiscal years included in the estimate; 

(C) a breakout of the estimate for the prior five years, 

the current year, and the budget year; 

(D) a breakout of the estimate by appropriation account 

or other funding source; and 

(E) a description of and rationale for any changes 

to the estimate as compared to the previously approved 

baseline, as applicable, and during the prior fiscal year; 

(6) a summary of the findings of any independent 

verification and validation of the items to be acquired or an 

explanation for why no such verification and validation has 

been performed; 

(7) a table displaying the obligation of all program funds 

by prior fiscal year, the estimated obligation of funds for the 

current fiscal year, and an estimate for the planned carryover 

of funds into the subsequent fiscal year; 

(8) a listing of prime contractors and major subcontractors; 

and 

(9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, schedule, or 

performance that could result in a program breach if not 

successfully mitigated. 

(c) The Under Secretary for Management shall submit each 

approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for programs described 

in this section to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate not later than five business 

days after the date of approval of such memorandum by the Under 

Secretary for Management or the designee of the Under Secretary. 

SEC. 106. (a) None of the funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior appropriations 

Acts may be obligated for any new pilot or demonstration unless 

the component or office carrying out such pilot or demonstration 

has documented the information described in subsection (c). 

(b) Prior to the obligation of any such funds made available 

for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ for a new pilot or demonstration, 

the Under Secretary for Management shall provide a report to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate on the information described in subsection (c). 

(c) The information required under subsections (a) and (b) 

for a pilot or demonstration shall include the following— 

(1) documented objectives that are well-defined and measurable; 

(2) an assessment methodology that details— 

(A) the type and source of assessment data; 

(B) the methods for, and frequency of, collecting such 

data; and 

(C) how such data will be analyzed; and 
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(3) an implementation plan, including milestones, cost estimates, and implementation schedules, including a projected 

end date. 

(d) Not later than 90 days after the date of completion of 

a pilot or demonstration described in subsection (e), the Under 

Secretary for Management shall provide a report to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

detailing lessons learned, actual costs, any planned expansion or 

continuation of the pilot or demonstration, and any planned transition of such pilot or demonstration into an enduring program or 

operation. 

(e) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or demonstration 

program is a study, demonstration, experimental program, or trial 

that— 

(1) is a small-scale, short-term experiment conducted in 

order to evaluate feasibility, duration, costs, or adverse events, 

and improve upon the design of an effort prior to implementation of a larger scale effort; and 

(2) uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or obligates, or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or more, but does not include 

congressionally directed programs or enhancements and does 

not include programs that were in operation as of the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

(f) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or demonstration 

does not include any testing, evaluation, or initial deployment phase 

executed under a procurement contract for the acquisition of 

information technology services or systems, or any pilot or demonstration carried out by a non-Federal recipient under any financial assistance agreement funded by the Department. 

TITLE II 

SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

for operations and support, including the transportation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of air and marine support to 

Federal, State, local, and international agencies in the enforcement 

or administration of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland 

Security; at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

the provision of such support to Federal, State, and local agencies 

in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; the 

purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) 

police-type vehicles; the purchase, maintenance, or operation of 

marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with individuals for personal services abroad; 

$18,426,870,000; of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses 

related to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant 

to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 

U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which 
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$500,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025; and of 

which such sums as become available in the Customs User Fee 

Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 

58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: Provided, That not 

to exceed $34,425 shall be for official reception and representation 

expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $150,000 shall be 

available for payment for rental space in connection with 

preclearance operations: Provided further, That not to exceed 

$2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to 

be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of 

Homeland Security: Provided further, That $650,000,000 shall be 

transferred to ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal 

Assistance’’ to support sheltering and related activities provided 

by non-Federal entities, in support of relieving overcrowding in 

short-term holding facilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

of which not to exceed $9,100,000 shall be for the administrative 

costs of the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500,000 may be transferred to the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs for the maintenance and repair of roads 

on Native American reservations used by the U.S. Border Patrol. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

for procurement, construction, and improvements, including 

procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems, $850,170,000, of which $758,056,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2026, and of which $92,114,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2028. 

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement for operations and support, including the purchase 

and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type 

vehicles; overseas vetted units; and maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold improvements at owned and leased facilities; $9,501,542,000; of which not less than $6,000,000 shall remain 

available until expended for efforts to enforce laws against forced 

child labor; of which $46,696,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025; of which not less than $2,000,000 is for paid 

apprenticeships for participants in the Human Exploitation Rescue 

Operative Child-Rescue Corps; of which not less than $15,000,000 

shall be available for investigation of intellectual property rights 

violations, including operation of the National Intellectual Property 

Rights Coordination Center; and of which not less than 

$5,082,218,000 shall be for enforcement, detention, and removal 

operations, including transportation of unaccompanied alien minors: 

Provided, That not to exceed $41,475 shall be for official reception 

and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 

$10,000,000 shall be available until expended for conducting special 

operations under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act 

of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081): Provided further, That not to exceed 

$2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to 

be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of 
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Homeland Security: Provided further, That not to exceed 

$11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse other Federal 

agencies for the costs associated with the care, maintenance, and 

repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United 

States. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement for procurement, construction, and improvements, 

$55,520,000, of which $35,420,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which $20,100,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2028. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration for operations and support, $10,164,968,000, of which 

$600,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception 

and representation expenses: Provided further, That security service 

fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, 

shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and 

shall be available only for aviation security: Provided further, That 

the sum appropriated under this heading from the general fund 

shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2024 so as to result in a 

final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated 

at not more than $6,744,968,000. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration for procurement, construction, and improvements, 

$40,678,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration for research and development, $14,641,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025. 

COAST GUARD

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for operations and 

support including the Coast Guard Reserve; purchase or lease of 

not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for 

replacement only; purchase or lease of small boats for contingent 

and emergent requirements (at a unit cost of not more than 

$700,000) and repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed 

a total of $31,000,000; purchase, lease, or improvements of boats 

necessary for overseas deployments and activities; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 

96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and welfare; $10,054,771,000, of 
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which $530,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities; of which 

$24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 

Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil 

Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); of which $20,000,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2026; of which 

$24,717,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028, for 

environmental compliance and restoration; and of which 

$100,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, 

which shall only be available for vessel depot level maintenance: 

Provided, That not to exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception 

and representation expenses. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for procurement, 

construction, and improvements, including aids to navigation, shore 

facilities (including facilities at Department of Defense installations 

used by the Coast Guard), and vessels and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $1,413,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the 

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 

1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)). 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for research and 

development; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; $7,476,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2026, of which $500,000 shall be derived from 

the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of 

section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 

2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be credited to and used 

for the purposes of this appropriation funds received from State 

and local governments, other public authorities, private sources, 

and foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, development, testing, and evaluation. 

RETIRED PAY

For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise 

chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments 

under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 

Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses, payment of 

continuation pay under section 356 of title 37, United States Code, 

concurrent receipts, combat-related special compensation, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents 

under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, $1,147,244,000, 

to remain available until expended. 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 

for operations and support, including purchase of not to exceed 

652 vehicles for police-type use; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

purchase of motorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; 

rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; fencing, lighting, 
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guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property 

not in Government ownership or control, as may be necessary 

to perform protective functions; conduct of and participation in 

firearms matches; presentation of awards; conduct of behavioral 

research in support of protective intelligence and operations; payment in advance for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective functions; and payment, without regard 

to section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, of subsistence 

expenses of employees who are on protective missions, whether 

at or away from their duty stations; $3,007,982,000; of which 

$138,383,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and 

of which $6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to 

investigations of missing and exploited children; and of which up 

to $24,000,000 may be for calendar year 2023 premium pay in 

excess of the annual equivalent of the limitation on the rate of 

pay contained in section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, 

pursuant to section 2 of the Overtime Pay for Protective Services 

Act of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), as last amended by Public Law 

118–38: Provided, That not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official 

reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not 

to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and 

equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in criminal 

investigations within the jurisdiction of the United States Secret 

Service. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 

for procurement, construction, and improvements, $75,598,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2026. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 

for research and development, $4,217,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2025. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. Section 201 of the Department of Homeland Security 

Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–141), related 

to overtime compensation limitations, shall apply with respect to 

funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such 

section applied to funds made available in that Act, except that 

‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ shall be substituted for ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 

SEC. 202. Funding made available under the headings ‘‘U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support’’ and ‘‘U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and 

Improvements’’ shall be available for customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions 

in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in addition to funding 

provided by sections 740 and 1406i of title 48, United States Code. 

SEC. 203. As authorized by section 601(b) of the United StatesColombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Public 

Law 112–42), fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, 

Mexico, or an adjacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of 

the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 

U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be available until expended. 
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SEC. 204. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection—Operations and Support’’, $31,000,000, to 

remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected 

and credited to this appropriation in fiscal year 2024 from amounts 

authorized to be collected by section 286(i) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412 of the Farm 

Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8311), and 

section 817 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act 

of 2015 (Public Law 114–125), or other such authorizing language. 

(b) To the extent that amounts realized from such collections 

exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess of $31,000,000 shall 

be credited to this appropriation, to remain available until 

expended. 

SEC. 205. None of the funds made available in this Act for 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an 

individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug 

(within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription drug from Canada 

that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: 

Provided, That this section shall apply only to individuals transporting on their person a personal-use quantity of the prescription 

drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided further, That the 

prescription drug may not be— 

(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of 

the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or 

(2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the 

Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262). 

SEC. 206. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 

of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to 

approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws 

pursuant to section 501(b) of title 46, United States Code, for 

the transportation of crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic 

Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland Security, after 

consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of Energy 

and Transportation and representatives from the United States 

flag maritime industry, takes adequate measures to ensure the 

use of United States flag vessels. 

(b) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

of the Senate within 2 business days of any request for waivers 

of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to section 501(b) 

of title 46, United States Code, with respect to such transportation, 

and the disposition of such requests. 

SEC. 207. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not— 

(1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border 

crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or 

the Northern border at a land port of entry; or 

(2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a border 

crossing fee. 

(b) In this section, the term ‘‘border crossing fee’’ means a 

fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and passenger of 

a private motor vehicle is required to pay for the privilege of 

crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a land 

port of entry. 
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SEC. 208. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit an expenditure plan for any amounts made available for ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, 

Construction, and Improvements’’ in this Act and prior Acts to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate. 

(b) No such amounts provided in this Act may be obligated 

prior to the submission of such plan. 

SEC. 209. Section 211 of the Department of Homeland Security 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (division F of Public Law 116–260), prohibiting the use of funds for the construction of fencing in certain 

areas, shall apply with respect to funds made available in this 

Act in the same manner as such section applied to funds made 

available in that Act. 

SEC. 210. (a) Funds made available in this Act may be used 

to alter operations within the National Targeting Center of U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection. 

(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous 

appropriations Acts that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the 

Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees 

available to the components funded by this Act, may be used to 

reduce anticipated or planned vetting operations at existing locations unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the 

date of enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 211. Of the total amount made available under ‘‘U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and 

Improvements’’, $850,170,000 shall be available only as follows: 

(1) $283,500,000 for the acquisition and deployment of 

border security technologies; 

(2) $380,900,000 for trade and travel assets and infrastructure; 

(3) $92,114,000 for facility construction and improvements; 

(4) $75,983,000 for integrated operations assets and infrastructure; and 

(5) $17,673,000 for mission support and infrastructure. 

SEC. 212. None of the funds provided under the heading ‘‘U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ 

may be used to continue a delegation of law enforcement authority 

authorized under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security 

Inspector General determines that the terms of the agreement 

governing the delegation of authority have been materially violated. 

SEC. 213. (a) None of the funds provided under the heading 

‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue any contract for the provision of 

detention services if the two most recent overall performance 

evaluations received by the contracted facility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the equivalent median score in any subsequent performance evaluation system. 

(b) The performance evaluations referenced in subsection (a) 

shall be conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility. 

SEC. 214. Without regard to the limitation as to time and 

condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may reprogram 

within and transfer funds to ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs 
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Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ as necessary to ensure the 

detention of aliens prioritized for removal. 

SEC. 215. The reports required to be submitted under section 

216 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 

2021 (division F of Public Law 116–260) shall continue to be submitted semimonthly and each matter required to be included in 

such reports by such section 216 shall apply in the same manner 

and to the same extent during the period described in such section 

216. 

SEC. 216. The terms and conditions of sections 216 and 217 

of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 

(division D of Public Law 116–93) shall apply to this Act. 

SEC. 217. Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an obligation 

plan for amounts made available in this Act for ‘‘U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement’’, delineated by level II program, project, 

and activity. 

SEC. 218. (a) Members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, including the leadership; 

the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security; the United States 

Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys 

General, and the United States Attorneys; and senior members 

of the Executive Office of the President, including the Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget, shall not be exempt 

from Federal passenger and baggage screening. 

(b) None of the funds made available in this or any other 

Act, including prior Acts, or provided from any accounts in the 

Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees 

available to the components funded by this Act may be used to 

carry out legislation altering the applicability of the screening 

requirements outlined in subsection (a). 

SEC. 219. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, United 

States Code, for fiscal year 2024, any funds in the Aviation Security 

Capital Fund established by section 44923(h) of title 49, United 

States Code, may be used for the procurement and installation 

of explosives detection systems or for the issuance of other transaction agreements for the purpose of funding projects described 

in section 44923(a) of such title. 

SEC. 220. Not later than 45 days after the submission of the 

President’s budget proposal, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall submit to the Committees on 

Appropriations and Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the Senate a single report that 

fulfills the following requirements: 

(1) a Capital Investment Plan, both constrained and unconstrained, that includes a plan for continuous and sustained 

capital investment in new, and the replacement of aged, 

transportation security equipment; 

(2) the 5-year technology investment plan as required by 

section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002, as amended by section 3 of the Transportation Security 

Acquisition Reform Act (Public Law 113–245); and 
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(3) the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screening Technologies report as required by the Senate Report accompanying 

the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 

(Senate Report 115–283). 

SEC. 221. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operations and Support’’ shall 

be for expenses incurred for recreational vessels under section 12114 

of title 46, United States Code, except to the extent fees are collected 

from owners of yachts and credited to the appropriation made 

available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operations 

and Support’’. 

(b) To the extent such fees are insufficient to pay expenses 

of recreational vessel documentation under such section 12114, 

and there is a backlog of recreational vessel applications, personnel 

performing non-recreational vessel documentation functions under 

subchapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, may 

perform documentation under section 12114. 

SEC. 222. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

a future-years capital investment plan as described in the second 

proviso under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, 

and Improvements’’ in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), which shall be subject 

to the requirements in the third and fourth provisos under such 

heading. 

SEC. 223. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 

reduce the Coast Guard’s legacy Operations Systems Center mission 

or its government-employed or contract staff levels. 

SEC. 224. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition 

under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for activities 

performed with respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center. 

SEC. 225. Funds made available in this Act may be used to 

alter operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast 

Guard nationwide, including civil engineering units, facilities design 

and construction centers, maintenance and logistics commands, and 

the Coast Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided 

in this Act may be used to reduce operations within any civil 

engineering unit unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted 

after the date of enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 226. Amounts deposited into the Coast Guard Housing 

Fund in fiscal year 2024 shall be available until expended to carry 

out the purposes of section 2946 of title 14, United States Code, 

and shall be in addition to funds otherwise available for such 

purposes. 

SEC. 227. (a) Notwithstanding section 2110 of title 46, United 

States Code, none of the funds made available in this Act shall 

be used to charge a fee for an inspection of a towing vessel, as 

defined in 46 CFR 136.110, that utilizes the Towing Safety Management System option for a Certificate of Inspection issued under 

subchapter M of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply after the date the Commandant of the Coast Guard makes a determination under section 

815(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
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2018 (Public Law 115–282) and, as necessary based on such determination, carries out the requirements of section 815(b) of such 

Act. 

SEC. 228. The United States Secret Service is authorized to 

obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from executive 

agencies, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, 

for personnel receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley 

Training Center, except that total obligations at the end of the 

fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available 

under the heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and 

Support’’ at the end of the fiscal year. 

SEC. 229. (a) None of the funds made available to the United 

States Secret Service by this Act or by previous appropriations 

Acts may be made available for the protection of the head of 

a Federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

(b) The Director of the United States Secret Service may enter 

into agreements to provide such protection on a fully reimbursable 

basis. 

SEC. 230. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this Act, up 

to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within ‘‘United States Secret 

Service—Operations and Support’’. 

SEC. 231. Funding made available in this Act for ‘‘United States 

Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ is available for travel 

of United States Secret Service employees on protective missions 

without regard to the limitations on such expenditures in this 

or any other Act if the Director of the United States Secret Service 

or a designee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate 10 or more days in 

advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such expenditures. 

TITLE III 

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 

CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency for operations and support, $2,382,814,000, of 

which $24,424,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025: 

Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception 

and representation expenses. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency for procurement, construction, and improvements, 

$489,401,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency for research and development, $793,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025. 
H. R. 2882—148 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency for operations and support, $1,483,990,000: Provided, That 

not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation 

expenses. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency for procurement, construction, and improvements, 

$99,528,000, of which $63,278,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which $36,250,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2028. 

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, $3,497,019,369, which shall be allocated 

as follows: 

(1) $468,000,000 for the State Homeland Security Grant 

Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act 

of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which $81,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden and $13,500,000 shall be for Tribal Homeland Security Grants under section 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 606): Provided, That notwithstanding 

subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 2024, 

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make available to 

local and tribal governments amounts provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph in accordance with 

subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004. 

(2) $553,500,000 for the Urban Area Security Initiative 

under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

U.S.C. 604). 

(3) $274,500,000 for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program 

under section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

U.S.C. 609a), of which $137,250,000 is for eligible recipients 

located in high-risk urban areas that receive funding under 

section 2003 of such Act and $137,250,000 is for eligible recipients that are located outside such areas: Provided, That eligible 

recipients are those described in section 2009(b) of such Act 

(6 U.S.C. 609a(b)) or are an otherwise eligible recipient at 

risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack. 

(4) $94,500,000 for Public Transportation Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the-Road Bus 

Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of 

the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 

Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), of which $9,000,000 

shall be for Amtrak security and $1,800,000 shall be for Overthe-Road Bus Security: Provided, That such public transportation security assistance shall be provided directly to public 

transportation agencies. 
H. R. 2882—149 

(5) $90,000,000 for Port Security Grants in accordance with 

section 70107 of title 46, United States Code. 

(6) $648,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2025, of which $324,000,000 shall be for Assistance to Firefighter Grants and $324,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants under sections 

33 and 34 respectively of the Federal Fire Prevention and 

Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 and 2229a). 

(7) $319,500,000 for emergency management performance 

grants under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 

U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), section 

762 of title 6, United States Code, and Reorganization Plan 

No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

(8) $281,475,000 for necessary expenses for Flood Hazard 

Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addition to and to supplement 

any other sums appropriated under the National Flood Insurance Fund, and such additional sums as may be provided 

by States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared mapping 

activities under section 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available 

until expended. 

(9) $10,800,000 for Regional Catastrophic Preparedness 

Grants. 

(10) $117,000,000 for the emergency food and shelter program under title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331), to remain available until September 

30, 2025: Provided, That not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be 

for total administrative costs. 

(11) $40,000,000 for the Next Generation Warning System. 

(12) $293,757,369 for Community Project Funding and 

Congressionally Directed Spending grants, which shall be for 

the purposes, and the amounts, specified in the table entitled 

‘‘Homeland Security—Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ under the ‘‘Disclosure of Earmarks 

and Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ heading in the 

explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act), of which— 

(A) $103,189,080, in addition to amounts otherwise 

made available for such purpose, is for emergency operations center grants under section 614 of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 5196c); and 

(B) $190,568,289, in addition to amounts otherwise 

made available for such purpose, is for pre-disaster mitigation grants under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

5133(e), notwithstanding subsections (f), (g), and (l) of that 

section (42 U.S.C. 5133(f), (g), (l)). 

(13) $305,987,000 to sustain current operations for training, 

exercises, technical assistance, and other programs. 

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
H. R. 2882—150 

et seq.), $20,261,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount shall be for major disasters declared 

pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and is designated by the 

Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) 

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 

(42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 

(42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform 

Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 

89; 128 Stat. 1020), $239,983,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, which shall be derived from offsetting amounts 

collected under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance 

Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); of which $18,917,000 shall be 

available for mission support associated with flood management; 

and of which $221,066,000 shall be available for flood plain management and flood mapping: Provided, That any additional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance 

Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be credited as offsetting 

collections to this account, to be available for flood plain management and flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year 

2024, no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insurance 

Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 

1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of— 

(1) $230,504,000 for operating expenses and salaries and 

expenses associated with flood insurance operations; 

(2) $1,300,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents; 

(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury 

borrowings; and 

(4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available until 

expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood mitigation 

assistance under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance 

Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) 

and 1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017): 

Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 102 

of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a) 

and section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 

(42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)), shall be deposited in the National Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts specified as available 

for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 

notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e) of the National 

Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and paragraphs (1) through (3) of 

section 1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 

4104d(b)(1)–(3)): Provided further, That total administrative costs 

shall not exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation: Provided 

further, That up to $5,000,000 is available to carry out section 

24 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 

(42 U.S.C. 4033). 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 301. Funds made available under the heading ‘‘Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Operations and Support’’ 

may be made available for the necessary expenses of procuring 

or providing access to cybersecurity threat feeds for branches, agencies, independent agencies, corporations, establishments, and 

instrumentalities of the Federal Government of the United States, 

state, local, tribal, and territorial entities, fusion centers as 

described in section 210A of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 

124h), and Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations. 

SEC. 302. (a) Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(12)) or any other provision 

of law, not more than 5 percent of the amount of a grant made 

available in paragraphs (1) through (5) under ‘‘Federal Emergency 

Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, may be used by the 

recipient for expenses directly related to administration of the grant. 

(b) The authority provided in subsection (a) shall also apply 

to a state recipient for the administration of a grant under such 

paragraph (3). 

SEC. 303. Applications for grants under the heading ‘‘Federal 

Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for paragraphs (1) through (5), shall be made available to eligible applicants 

not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

eligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days 

after the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after 

the receipt of an application. 

SEC. 304. (a) Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for grants under paragraphs 

(1) through (5) and (9), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency shall brief the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate 5 full business 

days in advance of announcing publicly the intention of making 

an award. 

(b) If any such public announcement is made before 5 full 

business days have elapsed following such briefing, $1,000,000 of 

amounts appropriated by this Act for ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support’’ shall be rescinded. 

SEC. 305. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 

Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for grants under paragraphs (1) and 

(2), the installation of communications towers is not considered 

construction of a building or other physical facility. 

SEC. 306. The reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and 

(2) under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency— 

Disaster Relief Fund’’ in the Department of Homeland Security 

Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), related to reporting 

on the Disaster Relief Fund, shall be applied in fiscal year 2024 

with respect to budget year 2025 and current fiscal year 2024, 

respectively— 

(1) in paragraph (1) by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2025’’ for 

‘‘fiscal year 2016’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘business’’ after ‘‘fifth’’. 

SEC. 307. In making grants under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for Staffing for 
H. R. 2882—152 

Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants, the Administrator 

of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may grant waivers 

from the requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), 

(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention 

and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a). 

SEC. 308. (a) The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal 

year 2024, as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans 

Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 

Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not 

be less than 100 percent of the amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security to be necessary for its Radiological 

Emergency Preparedness Program for the next fiscal year. 

(b) The methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall 

be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of providing such 

services, including administrative costs of collecting such fees. 

(c) Such fees shall be deposited in a Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness Program account as offsetting collections and will 

become available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2024, and 

remain available until expended. 

SEC. 309. In making grants under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for Assistance to 

Firefighter Grants, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency may waive subsection (k) of section 33 of 

the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 

2229). 

SEC. 310. Any unobligated balances of funds appropriated in 

any prior Act for activities funded by the National Predisaster 

Mitigation Fund under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), as in effect 

on the day before the date of enactment of section 1234 of division 

D of Public Law 115–254, may be transferred to and merged with 

funds set aside pursuant to subsection (i)(1) of section 203 of the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

(42 U.S.C. 5133), as in effect on the date of the enactment of 

this section. 

SEC. 311. Any unobligated balances of funds appropriated under 

the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Flood 

Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program’’ in any prior Act 

may be transferred to and merged with funds appropriated under 

the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal 

Assistance’’ for necessary expenses for Flood Hazard Mapping and 

Risk Analysis: Provided, That funds transferred pursuant to this 

section shall be in addition to and supplement any other sums 

appropriated for such purposes under the National Flood Insurance 

Fund and such additional sums as may be provided by States 

or other political subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities 

under section 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 

1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended. 
H. R. 2882—153 

TITLE IV 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES 

U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services for operations and support, including for the E-Verify 

Program, the Refugee and International Operations Programs, and 

backlog reduction, $271,140,000: Provided, That such amounts shall 

be in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes, and shall not be construed to require any reduction of any 

fee described in section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)): Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 

shall be for official reception and representation expenses. 

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services for Federal assistance for the Citizenship and Integration 

Grant Program, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2025. 

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Centers for operations and support, including the purchase 

of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 

of title 5, United States Code, $357,100,000, of which $66,665,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 

not to exceed $7,180 shall be for official reception and representation 

expenses. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Centers for procurement, construction, and improvements, 

$20,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for 

acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, 

construction and ongoing maintenance, facility improvements and 

related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate for operations and support, including the purchase or lease 

of not to exceed 5 vehicles, $369,811,000, of which $206,093,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 

not to exceed $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses. 
H. R. 2882—154 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate for procurement, construction, and improvements, 

$61,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate for research and development, $310,823,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026. 

COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OFFICE

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass 

Destruction Office for operations and support, $163,280,000, of 

which $69,364,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025: 

Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception 

and representation expenses. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass 

Destruction Office for procurement, construction, and improvements, $42,338,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass 

Destruction Office for research and development, $60,938,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2026. 

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass 

Destruction Office for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, 

cooperative agreements, and other activities, $142,885,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2026. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up 

to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for areas where the Administrator of General Services does not provide vehicles for lease. 

(b) The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 

may authorize employees who are assigned to those areas to use 

such vehicles to travel between the employees’ residences and places 

of employment. 

SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

be used to process or approve a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for services provided by employees 

(including employees serving on a temporary or term basis) of 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of 

Homeland Security who are known as Immigration Information 
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Officers, Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representatives, 

Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers. 

SEC. 403. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 

Federal funds made available to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services may be used for the collection and use of biometrics taken 

at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Application Support 

Center that is overseen virtually by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel using appropriate technology. 

SEC. 404. The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds to Federal law 

enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating in training 

accreditation. 

SEC. 405. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation 

Board, including representatives from the Federal law enforcement 

community and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law 

enforcement training, shall lead the Federal law enforcement 

training accreditation process to continue the implementation of 

measuring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal 

law enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors. 

SEC. 406. (a) The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Centers may accept transfers to its ‘‘Procurement, 

Construction, and Improvements’’ account from Government agencies requesting the construction of special use facilities, as authorized by the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535(b)). 

(b) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers shall maintain administrative control and ownership upon completion of such 

facilities. 

SEC. 407. The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified as inherently 

governmental for purposes of the Federal Activities Inventory 

Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note). 

TITLE V 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this 

Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for 

activities in this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts 

for such activities established pursuant to this Act, may be merged 

with funds in the applicable established accounts, and thereafter 

may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as 

originally enacted. 

SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided 

by previous appropriations Acts to the components in or transferred 

to the Department of Homeland Security that remain available 

for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from 

any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 

the collection of fees available to the components funded by this 

Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 

reprogramming of funds that— 
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(1) creates or eliminates a program, project, or activity, 

or increases funds for any program, project, or activity for 

which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; 

(2) contracts out any function or activity presently performed by Federal employees or any new function or activity 

proposed to be performed by Federal employees in the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 for the Department 

of Homeland Security; 

(3) augments funding for existing programs, projects, or 

activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 

less; 

(4) reduces funding for any program, project, or activity, 

or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent or more; or 

(5) results from any general savings from a reduction in 

personnel that would result in a change in funding levels for 

programs, projects, or activities as approved by the Congress. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of such reprogramming. 

(c) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made available for 

the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security 

by this Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be 

transferred between such appropriations if the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

are notified at least 30 days in advance of such transfer, but 

no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 

shall be increased by more than 10 percent by such transfer. 

(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no funds shall 

be reprogrammed within or transferred between appropriations— 

(1) based upon an initial notification provided after June 

15, except in extraordinary circumstances that imminently 

threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property; 

(2) to increase or decrease funding for grant programs; 

or 

(3) to create a program, project, or activity pursuant to 

subsection (a)(1), including any new function or requirement 

within any program, project, or activity, not approved by Congress in the consideration of the enactment of this Act. 

(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to any use of deobligated 

balances of funds provided in previous Department of Homeland 

Security Appropriations Acts that remain available for obligation 

in the current year. 

(f) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland 

Security may transfer to the fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 

note, up to $20,000,000 from appropriations available to the Department of Homeland Security: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 5 days in advance of such transfer. 

SEC. 504. (a) Section 504 of the Department of Homeland 

Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (division F of Public Law 115– 

31), related to the operations of a working capital fund, shall 

apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in the 

same manner as such section applied to funds made available 

in that Act. 
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(b) Funds from such working capital fund may be obligated 

and expended in anticipation of reimbursements from components 

of the Department of Homeland Security. 

SEC. 505. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 

not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available 

at the end of fiscal year 2024, as recorded in the financial records 

at the time of a reprogramming notification, but not later than 

June 30, 2025, from appropriations for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ 

for fiscal year 2024 in this Act shall remain available through 

September 30, 2025, in the account and for the purposes for which 

the appropriations were provided. 

(b) Prior to the obligation of such funds, a notification shall 

be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with section 503 

of this Act. 

SEC. 506. (a) Funds made available by this Act for intelligence 

activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress 

for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 

(50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2024 until the enactment of 

an Act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2024. 

(b) Amounts described in subsection (a) made available for 

‘‘Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness—Operations and 

Support’’ that exceed the amounts in such authorization for such 

account shall be transferred to and merged with amounts made 

available under the heading ‘‘Management Directorate—Operations 

and Support’’. 

(c) Prior to the obligation of any funds transferred under subsection (b), the Management Directorate shall brief the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

on a plan for the use of such funds. 

SEC. 507. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 

3 full business days in advance of— 

(1) making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in 

excess of $1,000,000; 

(2) making or awarding a contract, other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a multiple award contract, 

or to issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $4,000,000; 

(3) awarding a task or delivery order requiring an obligation of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from 

multi-year Department of Homeland Security funds; 

(4) making a sole-source grant award; or 

(5) announcing publicly the intention to make or award 

items under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), including a contract 

covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

(b) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that 

compliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to human 

life, health, or safety, an award may be made without notification, 

and the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 

5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued. 

(c) A notification under this section— 

(1) may not involve funds that are not available for obligation; and 

(2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year 

for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type 
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of contract; and the account from which the funds are being 

drawn. 

SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency 

shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except 

within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose 

of conducting Federal law enforcement training without advance 

notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law 

Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary 

use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement 

for training that cannot be accommodated in existing Centers’ facilities. 

SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act may be used for expenses for any construction, 

repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus 

otherwise required under chapter 33 of title 40, United States 

Code, has not been approved, except that necessary funds may 

be expended for each project for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus. 

SEC. 510. Sections 522 and 530 of the Department of Homeland 

Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public Law 110– 

161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with respect to funds 

made available in this Act in the same manner as such sections 

applied to funds made available in that Act. 

SEC. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used in contravention of the applicable provisions of the 

Buy American Act. 

(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘Buy American 

Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448). 

SEC. 513. None of the funds provided or otherwise made available in this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of 

the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452) unless explicitly 

authorized by the Congress. 

SEC. 514. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national 

identification card. 

SEC. 515. Any official that is required by this Act to report 

or to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate may not delegate such authority 

to perform that act unless specifically authorized herein. 

SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded 

by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

SEC. 517. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)). 

SEC. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 

this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor 

performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory performance or performance that does not meet the basic requirements 

of a contract. 
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SEC. 519. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 

such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 

of pornography. 

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, territorial, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

SEC. 520. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the 

transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal 

law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is 

an agent of a drug cartel unless law enforcement personnel of 

the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at 

all times. 

SEC. 521. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 

50 employees of a single component of the Department of Homeland 

Security, who are stationed in the United States, at a single international conference unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

or a designee, determines that such attendance is in the national 

interest and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate within at least 10 days of that 

determination and the basis for that determination. 

(b) For purposes of this section the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United 

States attended by representatives of the United States Government 

and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. 

(c) The total cost to the Department of Homeland Security 

of any such conference shall not exceed $500,000. 

(d) Employees who attend a conference virtually without travel 

away from their permanent duty station within the United States 

shall not be counted for purposes of this section, and the prohibition 

contained in this section shall not apply to payments for the costs 

of attendance for such employees. 

SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its 

participation in a National Special Security Event. 

SEC. 523. (a) None of the funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for the implementation of any structural pay reform or the 

introduction of any new position classification that will affect more 

than 100 full-time positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a 

single year before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the 

date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to 

Congress a notification that includes— 

(1) the number of full-time positions affected by such 

change; 

(2) funding required for such change for the current fiscal 

year and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program; 

(3) justification for such change; and 

(4) for a structural pay reform, an analysis of compensation 

alternatives to such change that were considered by the Department. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to such change if— 
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(1) it was proposed in the President’s budget proposal for 

the fiscal year funded by this Act; and 

(2) funds for such change have not been explicitly denied 

or restricted in this Act. 

SEC. 524. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 

this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 

website of that agency any report required to be submitted by 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate in this Act, upon the determination by the head 

of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

(1) the public posting of the report compromises homeland 

or national security; or 

(2) the report contains proprietary information. 

(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 

only after such report has been made available to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

for not less than 45 days except as otherwise specified in law. 

SEC. 525. (a) Funding provided in this Act for ‘‘Operations 

and Support’’ may be used for minor procurement, construction, 

and improvements. 

(b) For purposes of subsection (a), ‘‘minor’’ refers to end items 

with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal property, and 

$2,000,000 or less for real property. 

SEC. 526. The authority provided by section 532 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 

115–141) regarding primary and secondary schooling of dependents 

shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2024. 

SEC. 527. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this 

Act may be used to prevent any of the following persons from 

entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security used to detain 

or otherwise house aliens, or to make any temporary modification 

at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed by 

a visiting Member of Congress or such designated employee, compared to what would be observed in the absence of such modification: 

(1) A Member of Congress. 

(2) An employee of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate designated by such a Member 

for the purposes of this section. 

(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to require a 

Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to enter 

a facility described in subsection (a) for the purpose of conducting 

oversight. 

(c) With respect to individuals described in subsection (a)(2), 

the Department of Homeland Security may require that a request 

be made at least 24 hours in advance of an intent to enter a 

facility described in subsection (a). 

SEC. 528. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 

the funds made available in this Act may be used to place restraints 

on a woman in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security 

(including during transport, in a detention facility, or at an outside 

medical facility) who is pregnant or in post-delivery recuperation. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a pregnant 

woman if— 
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(1) an appropriate official of the Department of Homeland 

Security makes an individualized determination that the 

woman— 

(A) is a serious flight risk, and such risk cannot be 

prevented by other means; or 

(B) poses an immediate and serious threat to harm 

herself or others that cannot be prevented by other means; 

or 

(2) a medical professional responsible for the care of the 

pregnant woman determines that the use of therapeutic 

restraints is appropriate for the medical safety of the woman. 

(c) If a pregnant woman is restrained pursuant to subsection 

(b), only the safest and least restrictive restraints, as determined 

by the appropriate medical professional treating the woman, may 

be used. In no case may restraints be used on a woman who 

is in active labor or delivery, and in no case may a pregnant 

woman be restrained in a face-down position with four-point 

restraints, on her back, or in a restraint belt that constricts the 

area of the pregnancy. A pregnant woman who is immobilized 

by restraints shall be positioned, to the maximum extent feasible, 

on her left side. 

SEC. 529. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 

may be used to destroy any document, recording, or other record 

pertaining to any— 

(1) death of, 

(2) potential sexual assault or abuse perpetrated against, 

or 

(3) allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or disruption committed by 

an individual held in the custody of the Department of Homeland 

Security. 

(b) The records referred to in subsection (a) shall be made 

available, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and 

Federal rules governing disclosure in litigation, to an individual 

who has been charged with a crime, been placed into segregation, 

or otherwise punished as a result of an allegation described in 

paragraph (3), upon the request of such individual. 

SEC. 530. Section 519 of division F of Public Law 114–113, 

regarding a prohibition on funding for any position designated 

as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply with respect to any 

Federal funds in the same manner as such section applied to 

funds made available in that Act. 

SEC. 531. (a) Not later than 10 days after the date on which 

the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress 

pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 

Under Secretary for Management of Homeland Security shall 

submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the unfunded priorities, 

for the Department of Homeland Security and separately for each 

departmental component, for which discretionary funding would 

be classified as budget function 050. 

(b) Each report under this section shall specify, for each such 

unfunded priority— 

(1) a summary description, including the objectives to be 

achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in 

part); 
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(2) the description, including the objectives to be achieved 

if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part); 

(3) account information, including the following (as 

applicable): 

(A) appropriation account; and 

(B) program, project, or activity name; and 

(4) the additional number of full-time or part-time positions 

to be funded as part of such priority. 

(c) In this section, the term ‘‘unfunded priority’’, in the case 

of a fiscal year, means a requirement that— 

(1) is not funded in the budget referred to in subsection 

(a); 

(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with 

an operational or contingency plan for the Department; and 

(3) would have been recommended for funding through 

the budget referred to in subsection (a) if— 

(A) additional resources had been available for the 

budget to fund the requirement; 

(B) the requirement has emerged since the budget 

was formulated; or 

(C) the requirement is necessary to sustain prior-year 

investments. 

SEC. 532. (a) Not later than 10 days after a determination 

is made by the President to evaluate and initiate protection under 

any authority for a former or retired Government official or 

employee, or for an individual who, during the duration of the 

directed protection, will become a former or retired Government 

official or employee (referred to in this section as a ‘‘covered individual’’), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notification to congressional leadership and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight 

and Reform of the House of Representatives (referred to in this 

section as the ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’). 

(b) Such notification may be submitted in classified form, if 

necessary, and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

as appropriate, and shall include the threat assessment, scope 

of the protection, and the anticipated cost and duration of such 

protection. 

(c) Not later than 15 days before extending, or 30 days before 

terminating, protection for a covered individual, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security shall submit a notification regarding the extension or termination and any change to the threat assessment to 

the congressional leadership and the appropriate congressional 

committees. 

(d) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a 

report to the congressional leadership and the appropriate congressional committees, which may be submitted in classified form, if 

necessary, detailing each covered individual, and the scope and 

associated cost of protection. 

SEC. 533. (a) None of the funds provided to the Department 

of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may be used by 
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an agency to submit an initial project proposal to the Technology 

Modernization Fund (as authorized by section 1078 of subtitle G 

of title X of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91)) unless, concurrent with the submission of an initial project proposal to the Technology Modernization 

Board, the head of the agency— 

(1) notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate of the proposed submission 

of the project proposal; 

(2) submits to the Committees on Appropriations a copy 

of the project proposal; and 

(3) provides a detailed analysis of how the proposed project 

funding would supplement or supplant funding requested as 

part of the Department’s most recent budget submission. 

(b) None of the funds provided to the Department of Homeland 

Security by the Technology Modernization Fund shall be available 

for obligation until 15 days after a report on such funds has been 

transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate. 

(c) The report described in subsection (b) shall include— 

(1) the full project proposal submitted to and approved 

by the Fund’s Technology Modernization Board; 

(2) the finalized interagency agreement between the 

Department and the Fund including the project’s deliverables 

and repayment terms, as applicable; 

(3) a detailed analysis of how the project will supplement 

or supplant existing funding available to the Department for 

similar activities; 

(4) a plan for how the Department will repay the Fund, 

including specific planned funding sources, as applicable; and 

(5) other information as determined by the Secretary. 

SEC. 534. Within 60 days of any budget submission for the 

Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2025 that assumes 

revenues or proposes a reduction from the previous year based 

on user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior 

to the submission of the budget, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate specific reductions in proposed 

discretionary budget authority commensurate with the revenues 

assumed in such proposals in the event that they are not enacted 

prior to October 1, 2024. 

SEC. 535. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty 

until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 

SEC. 536. No Federal funds made available to the Department 

of Homeland Security may be used to enter into a procurement 

contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or guarantee to, any 

entity identified under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) 

Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2021 (Public Law 116–283) or any subsidiary of such entity. 

SEC. 537. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, 

or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, 

its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any 

other detainee who— 
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(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the 

Armed Forces of the United States; and 

(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 

SEC. 538. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security (in this 

section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall, on a bimonthly basis 

beginning immediately after the date of enactment of this Act, 

develop estimates of the number of noncitizens anticipated to arrive 

at the southwest border of the United States. 

(b) The Secretary shall ensure that, at a minimum, the estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a)— 

(1) cover the current fiscal year and the following fiscal 

year; 

(2) include a breakout by demographics, to include single 

adults, family units, and unaccompanied children; 

(3) undergo an independent validation and verification 

review; 

(4) are used to inform policy planning and budgeting processes within the Department of Homeland Security; and 

(5) are included in the budget materials submitted to Congress for each fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment 

of this Act and in support of— 

(A) the President’s annual budget request pursuant 

to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; 

(B) any supplemental funding request submitted to 

Congress; 

(C) any reprogramming and transfer notification pursuant to section 503 of this Act; and 

(D) such budget materials shall include— 

(i) the most recent bimonthly estimates developed 

pursuant to subsection (a); 

(ii) a description and quantification of the estimates used to justify funding requests for Department 

programs related to border security, immigration 

enforcement, and immigration services; 

(iii) a description and quantification of the anticipated workload and requirements resulting from such 

estimates; and 

(iv) a confirmation as to whether the budget 

requests for impacted agencies were developed using 

the same estimates. 

(c) The Secretary shall share the bimonthly estimates developed 

pursuant to subsection (a) with the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate. 

(d) If the bimonthly estimates described in subsection (b) are 

not provided for the purposes described, the reprogramming and 

transfer authority provided in section 503 of this Act shall be 

suspended until such time as the required estimates are provided 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

SEC. 539. (a) Section 538 of the Department of Homeland 

Security Appropriations Act, 2022 (division F of Public Law 117– 

103) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following— 
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‘‘(d) Amounts in the Fund may not be apportioned or allotted 

for any fiscal year until after the date on which the Act making 

full-year appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 

for the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, subject to subsection (e). 

‘‘(e) The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified at least 15 days 

in advance of the planned use of funds.’’. 

(b) The amendments made by this section shall apply to 

amounts transferred under such section 538 on or after the date 

of enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 540. (a) Prior to the Secretary of Homeland Security 

requesting assistance from the Department of Defense for border 

security operations, the Secretary shall ensure that an alternatives 

analysis and cost-benefit analysis is conducted before such request 

is made, which shall include an examination of obtaining such 

support through other means. 

(b) Not later than 30 days after the date on which a request 

for assistance is made, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report detailing the types of support 

requested, the alternatives analysis and cost-benefit analysis 

described in subsection (a), and the operational impact to Department of Homeland Security operations of any Department of 

Defense border security support requested by the Secretary. 

(c) Not later than 30 days after the date on which a request 

made for assistance is granted and quarterly thereafter through 

the duration of such assistance, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate, a report detailing the assistance 

provided and the operational impacts to border security operations. 

SEC. 541. Funds made available in this Act or any other Act 

for Operations and Support may be used for the necessary expenses 

of providing an employee emergency back-up care program. 

SEC. 542. (a) Not less than $5,000,000 made available in this 

Act shall be transferred to ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ to support and conduct necessary 

operations of the Blue Campaign for fiscal year 2024. 

(b) Prior to the obligation of funds made available by subsection 

(a), notification shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

(RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 543. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 

Homeland Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded from 

the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 

Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 

were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

(1) $800,000 from unobligated balances available in the 

‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive Management—Operations and Support’’ account (70 23/24 0100). 

(2) $4,100,000 from the unobligated balances available in 

the ‘‘Management Directorate—Office of the Chief Information 

Officer and Operations’’ account (70 X 0113). 
H. R. 2882—166 

(3) $1,473,000 from the unobligated balances available in 

the ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, 

Construction, and Improvements’’ account (70 X 0532). 

(4) $1,842,000 from the unobligated balances available in 

the ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Border Security 

Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology’’ account (70 X 0533). 

(5) $450,000 from the unobligated balances available in 

the ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Air and Marine 

Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement’’ 

account (70 X 0544). 

(6) $3,000,000 from the unobligated balances available in 

the ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations 

and Support’’ account (70 23/24 0540). 

(7) $782,419 from the unobligated balances available in 

the ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations 

and Support’’ account (70 X 0540). 

(8) $10,471 from the unobligated balances available in the 

‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Automation 

Modernization’’ account (70 X 0543). 

(9) $22,600,000 from the unobligated balances available 

in the ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ account (70 X 0613). 

(10) $150,000,000 from the unobligated balances available 

in the ‘‘Coast Guard—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ account. 

(11) $2,400,000 from the unobligated balances available 

in the ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ 

account (70 X 0400). 

(12) $4,000,000 from the unobligated balances available 

in the ‘‘United States Secret Service—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ account (70 23/25 0401). 

(13) $3,500,000 from the unobligated balances available 

in the ‘‘Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency— 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ account (70 23/ 

27 0412). 

(14) $2,000,000 from the unobligated balances available 

in the ‘‘Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency— 

Research and Development’’ account (70 23/24 0805). 

(15) $5,821,000 from the unobligated balances available 

in the ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—National 

Predisaster Mitigation Fund’’ account (70 X 0716). 

(16) $40,000 from the unobligated balances available in 

the ‘‘U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services—Operations 

and Support’’ account (70 X 0300). 

(17) $46,968 from the unobligated balances available in 

the ‘‘Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers—Procurement, 

Construction, and Improvements’’ account (70 20/24 0510). 

(18) $900,000 from the unobligated balances available in 

the ‘‘Science and Technology Directorate—Operations and Support’’ account (70 X 0800). 

(19) $2,000,000 from the unobligated balances available 

in the ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office— 

Research and Development’’ account (70 22/24 0860). 

(20) $2,900,000 from the unobligated balances available 

in the ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office— 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ account (70 22/ 

24 0862). 
H. R. 2882—167 

(21) $19,700,000 from the unobligated balances available 

in the ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office— 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ account (70 23/ 

25 0862). 

(22) $11,208,000 from the unobligated balances available 

in the ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction—Research 

and Development’’ account (70 23/25 0860). 

(23) $11,478 from the unobligated balances available in 

the ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office—Research 

and Development’’ account (70 X 0860). 

SEC. 544. The following unobligated balances made available 

to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 505 

of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023 

(Public Law 117–328) are rescinded: 

(1) $1,025,240 from ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive 

Management—Operations and Support’’. 

(2) $982,350 from ‘‘Management Directorate—Operations 

and Support’’. 

(3) $757,750 from ‘‘Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational 

Awareness—Operations and Support’’. 

(4) $102,031 from ‘‘Office of the Inspector General—Operations and Support’’. 

(5) $6,952,560 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection— 

Operations and Support’’. 

(6) $7,661,620 from ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement—Operations and Support’’. 

(7) $31,022,129 from ‘‘Coast Guard—Operations and Support’’. 

(8) $364,550 from ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’. 

(9) $1,407,050 from ‘‘Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency—Operations and Support’’. 

(10) $2,454,920 from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 

Agency—Operations and Support’’. 

(11) $3,146,930 from ‘‘U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services—Operations and Support’’. 

(12) $232,590 from ‘‘Federal Law Enforcement Training 

Centers—Operations and Support’’. 

(13) $51,440 from ‘‘Science and Technology Directorate— 

Operations and Support’’. 

(14) $73,440 from ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office—Operations and Support’’. 

SEC. 545. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Department 

of Homeland Security Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ established 

in section 538 of division F of Public Law 117–103, $699,662 are 

hereby rescinded. 

SEC. 546. (a) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 

available by section 104A(m) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 

4703a(m)), $30,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. 

(b) Of the unobligated balances in the fund established by 

section 223 of division G of Public Law 110–161, $87,900,000 are 

hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 2024. 

(c)(1) Of the unobligated balances of funds made available 

by sections 2301, 2302, 2303, 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2501, 2502, 

2704, 3101, and 9911 of Public Law 117–2, $239,000,000 are hereby 

rescinded. 
H. R. 2882—168 

(2) The report required to be submitted pursuant to section 

529 of division D of this consolidated Act shall include the amounts 

rescinded pursuant to this subsection. 

(d) Of the unobligated balances in the fund established pursuant to section 527 of title 28, United States Code, $75,000,000 

are hereby permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 

2024. 

(e) Of the amounts provided in title II of this Act under the 

heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’, 

$320,000,000 shall be paid from the unobligated balances from 

amounts in the fund established by section 9006(a) of title 26, 

United States Code. 

(f)(1) Of the total amount provided in title III of this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, $364,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 

the unobligated balances from amounts made available in paragraph (2) under such heading in title V of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) and shall 

be merged with amounts provided under such heading in title 

III of this Act. 

(2) Amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to this subsection that were previously designated by the Congress as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 

Budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation 

establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the House 

of Representatives. 

SEC. 547. Notwithstanding the amounts made available for 

vocational rehabilitation services pursuant to title I of the 

Rehabilitation Act in ‘‘Department of Education—Rehabilitation 

Services’’ in division D of this Act and notwithstanding sections 

100(b)(1) and 100(c)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act, each State shall 

be entitled to an allotment equal to the amount such State received 

pursuant to section 110(a) of the Rehabilitation Act for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2023, prior to any additions or reductions 

under section 110(b) or section 111(a)(2)(B): Provided, That, of 

such amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Department of 

Education—Rehabilitation Services’’ in division D of this Act, 

$286,791,761 is hereby rescinded: Provided further, That, for fiscal 

year 2025, each State shall be entitled to an allotment pursuant 

to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act that shall be calculated 

as if this section were not in effect in fiscal year 2024. 

SEC. 548. The fourth proviso under the heading ‘‘National Park 

Service—Historic Preservation Fund’’ in division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42), is amended 

by striking ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

SEC. 549. (a) Of the unobligated balances made available under 

the heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title II of division 

F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118– 

42) for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) specified in paragraph (4) of such heading, $1,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded 

from amounts specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project 

Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included in the 
H. R. 2882—169 

explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of such consolidated Act. 

(b) The matter under the heading ‘‘Transit Infrastructure 

Grants’’ in title I of division F of Public Law 118–42 is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding the first proviso, by striking 

‘‘$252,386,844’’ and inserting ‘‘$253,386,844’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$21,000,000’’. 

SEC. 550. (a) In the table of projects entitled ‘‘Community 

Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement for division L of the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) described in section 4 in the matter 

preceding division A of such Act, the item relating to ‘‘The Veterans’ 

Place Renovation’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Renovation’’ and inserting ‘‘New Construction’’. 

(b) In the table of projects entitled ‘‘Community Project 

Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory 

statement for division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2024 (Public Law 118–42) described in section 4 in the matter 

preceding division A of such Act, the item relating to ‘‘Kingfield 

Multi-Family Housing’’ is deemed to be amended by striking 

‘‘Kingfield’’. 

SEC. 551. The table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/ 

Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement 

for division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public 

Law 118–42) described in section 4 in the matter preceding division 

A of such Act is deemed to be amended by adding at the end 

the items in the table entitled ‘‘THUD Addendum’’ in the explanatory statement for this division described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Homeland 

Security Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 

DIVISION D—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’) and the National 

Apprenticeship Act, $4,006,421,000 plus reimbursements, shall be 

available. Of the amounts provided: 

(1) for grants to States for adult employment and training 

activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment 

and training activities, $2,929,332,000 as follows: (A) $885,649,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $173,649,000 shall be available for the 

period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, and of which 

$712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 

2024 through June 30, 2025; 
H. R. 2882—170 

(B) $948,130,000 for youth activities, which shall be 

available for the period April 1, 2024 through June 30, 

2025; and 

(C) $1,095,553,000 for dislocated worker employment 

and training activities, of which $235,553,000 shall be 

available for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 

2025, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for 

the period October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025: 

Provided, That the funds available for allotment to outlying 

areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the WIOA shall 

not be subject to the requirements of section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) 

of such Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements of WIOA, outlying areas may submit a single application 

for a consolidated grant that awards funds that would otherwise 

be available to such areas to carry out the activities described 

in subtitle B of title I of the WIOA: Provided further, That 

such application shall be submitted to the Secretary of Labor 

(referred to in this title as ‘‘Secretary’’), at such time, in such 

manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 

require: Provided further, That outlying areas awarded a 

consolidated grant described in the preceding provisos may 

use the funds for any of the programs and activities authorized 

under such subtitle B of title I of the WIOA subject to approval 

of the application and such reporting requirements issued by 

the Secretary; and 

(2) for national programs, $1,077,089,000 as follows: 

(A) $300,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance 

national reserve, of which $100,859,000 shall be available 

for the period July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, 

and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period 

October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025: Provided, 

That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of 

the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State 

for statewide or local use in order to address cases where 

there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors 

or across multiple local areas and such workers remain 

dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development 

plan with emerging economic development needs; and train 

such eligible dislocated workers: Provided further, That 

funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of 

the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and demonstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance 

to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers: 

Provided further, That notwithstanding section 168(b) of 

the WIOA, of the funds provided under this subparagraph, 

the Secretary may reserve not more than 10 percent of 

such funds to provide technical assistance and carry out 

additional activities related to the transition to the WIOA: 

Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 

subparagraph, $115,000,000 shall be for training and 

employment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c) (notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation in such section) 

and 170 of the WIOA as follows: 

(i) $50,000,000 shall be for workers in the Appalachian region, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1), 

workers in the Lower Mississippi, as defined in section 

4(2) of the Delta Development Act (Public Law 100– 
H. R. 2882—171 

460, 102 Stat. 2246; 7 U.S.C. 2009aa(2)), and workers 

in the region served by the Northern Border Regional 

Commission, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 15733; and 

(ii) $65,000,000 shall be for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career 

training programs at community colleges, defined as 

public institutions of higher education, as described 

in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

and at which the associate’s degree is primarily the 

highest degree awarded, with other eligible institutions 

of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of 

the Higher Education Act of 1965, eligible to participate through consortia, with community colleges as 

the lead grantee: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

follow the requirements for the program in House 

Report 116–62: Provided further, That any grant funds 

used for apprenticeships shall be used to support only 

apprenticeship programs registered under the National 

Apprenticeship Act and as referred to in section 3(7)(B) 

of the WIOA; 

(B) $60,000,000 for Native American programs under 

section 166 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 

the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; 

(C) $97,396,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker 

programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including 

$90,134,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 

70 percent shall be for employment and training services), 

$6,591,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which 

not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), 

and $671,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall 

be available for the period April 1, 2024 through June 

30, 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor 

shall take no action limiting the number or proportion 

of eligible participants receiving related assistance services 

or discouraging grantees from providing such services: Provided further, That notwithstanding the definition of 

‘‘eligible seasonal farmworker’’ in section 167(i)(3)(A) of 

the WIOA relating to an individual being ‘‘low-income’’, 

an individual is eligible for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 167 of the WIOA under 

that definition if, in addition to meeting the requirements 

of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 167(i)(3)(A), such individual 

is a member of a family with a total family income equal 

to or less than 150 percent of the poverty line; 

(D) $105,000,000 for YouthBuild activities as described 

in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 

the period April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; 

(E) $115,000,000 for ex-offender activities, under the 

authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025: 

Provided, That of this amount, $30,000,000 shall be for 

competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries 

for activities that prepare for employment young adults 

with criminal legal histories, young adults who have been 

justice system-involved, or young adults who have dropped 
H. R. 2882—172 

out of school or other educational programs, with a priority 

for projects serving high-crime, high-poverty areas; 

(F) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which 

shall be available for the period July 1, 2024 through 

June 30, 2025; 

(G) $285,000,000 to expand opportunities through 

apprenticeships only registered under the National 

Apprenticeship Act and as referred to in section 3(7)(B) 

of the WIOA, to be available to the Secretary to carry 

out activities through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and other arrangements, with States and other 

appropriate entities, including equity intermediaries and 

business and labor industry partner intermediaries, which 

shall be available for the period July 1, 2024 through 

June 30, 2025; and 

(H) $107,834,000 for carrying out Demonstration and 

Pilot projects under section 169(c) of the WIOA, which 

shall be available for the period April 1, 2024 through 

June 30, 2025, in addition to funds available for such 

activities under subparagraph (A) for the projects, and 

in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Community 

Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ 

included for this division in the explanatory statement 

described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such funds 

may be used for projects that are related to the employment 

and training needs of dislocated workers, other adults, 

or youth: Provided further, That the 10 percent funding 

limitation under such section of the WIOA shall not apply 

to such funds: Provided further, That section 169(b)(6)(C) 

of the WIOA shall not apply to such funds: Provided further, That sections 102 and 107 of this Act shall not apply 

to such funds. 

JOB CORPS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal 

administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor 

vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and 

other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, $1,760,155,000, plus reimbursements, as follows: 

(1) $1,603,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall 

be available for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 

2025; 

(2) $123,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and 

acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for 

the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, and which 

may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major 

items of equipment: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer 

up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs 

of such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies: Provided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 
H. R. 2882—173 

30, 2024: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and (3) $33,830,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, which 

shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2023 

through September 30, 2024: 

Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be 

used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps Centers. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS

To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘OAA’’), $405,000,000, which shall be available 

for the period April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, and may 

be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) 

of the OAA. 

FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES

For payments during fiscal year 2024 of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of 

chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and section 246 

of that Act; and for training, employment and case management 

services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State 

administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 

2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, 

allowances, training, employment and case management services, 

and related State administration provided pursuant to section 

231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, 

sections 405(a) and 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act 

of 2015, and section 285(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, 

$30,700,000 together with such amounts as may be necessary to 

be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any 

period subsequent to September 15, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding section 502 of this Act, any part of the appropriation 

provided under this heading may remain available for obligation 

beyond the current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 

245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)). 

STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

OPERATIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For authorized administrative expenses, $84,066,000, together 

with not to exceed $3,922,084,000 which may be expended from 

the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which— 

(1) $3,141,635,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to 

States for the administration of State unemployment insurance 

laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act 

(including not less than $382,000,000 to carry out reemployment services and eligibility assessments under section 306 

of such Act, any claimants of regular compensation, as defined 

in such section, including those who are profiled as most likely 

to exhaust their benefits, may be eligible for such services 

and assessments: Provided, That of such amount, $117,000,000 

is specified for grants under section 306 of the Social Security 
H. R. 2882—174 

Act and is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(E)(ii) 

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

of 1985 and $265,000,000 is additional new budget authority 

specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(E) of such Act; and 

$9,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of 

unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for exservice members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and 

the administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and under section 

231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 

2011, sections 405(a) and 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and section 285(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, 

as amended, and shall be available for obligation by the States 

through December 31, 2024, except that funds used for automation shall be available for Federal obligation through December 

31, 2024, and for State obligation through September 30, 2026, 

or, if the automation is being carried out through consortia 

of States, for State obligation through September 30, 2030, 

and for expenditure through September 30, 2031, and funds 

for competitive grants awarded to States for improved operations and to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility 

assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment 

reviews and provide reemployment services and referrals to 

training, as appropriate, shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2024 (except that funds for outcome 

payments pursuant to section 306(f)(2) of the Social Security 

Act shall be available for Federal obligation through March 

31, 2025), and for obligation by the States through September 

30, 2026, and funds for the Unemployment Insurance Integrity 

Center of Excellence shall be available for obligation by the 

State through September 30, 2025, and funds used for 

unemployment insurance workloads experienced through September 30, 2024 shall be available for Federal obligation 

through December 31, 2024; 

(2) $18,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to support the administration of the FederalState unemployment insurance system; 

(3) $653,639,000 from the Trust Fund, together with 

$21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for 

grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the WagnerPeyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for 

the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; 

(4) $25,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the Employment Service, including administration of 

the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 (including assisting States in adopting 

or modernizing information technology for use in the processing 

of certification requests), and the provision of technical assistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act; 

(5) $83,810,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under 

the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which 

$60,528,000 shall be available for the Federal administration 

of such activities, and $23,282,000 shall be available for grants 

to States for the administration of such activities; and 
H. R. 2882—175 

(6) $62,653,000 from the General Fund is to provide 

workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop 

system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be 

available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2024 

through June 30, 2025, of which up to $9,800,000 may be 

used to carry out research and demonstration projects related 

to testing effective ways to promote greater labor force participation of people with disabilities: Provided, That the Secretary 

may transfer amounts made available for research and demonstration projects under this paragraph to the ‘‘Office of Disability Employment Policy’’ account for such purposes: 

Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured 

Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2024 is projected by the 

Department of Labor to exceed 3,075,000, an additional $28,600,000 

from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 

100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 

for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the 

Social Security Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 

this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under 

title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State 

to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title 

III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major 

disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further, 

That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 

under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on 

behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New 

Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That 

the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 

under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on 

behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data 

Exchange System: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 

this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career 

center system, or which are used to support the national activities 

of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, 

or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, 

or agreements with States and non-State entities: Provided further, 

That States awarded competitive grants for improved operations 

under title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to 

support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment 

insurance system, may award subgrants to other States and nonState entities under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable 

to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 

this Act for activities authorized under title III of the Social Security 

Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund 

integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed 

under the final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 

Awards’’ at part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided 

further, That the Secretary, at the request of a State participating 

in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to 

such State under title III of the Social Security Act to other States 

participating in the consortium or to the entity operating the 

Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Support Center 

in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration 

of the unemployment compensation law of the State making the 
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request: Provided further, That the Secretary may collect fees for 

the costs associated with additional data collection, analyses, and 

reporting services relating to the National Agricultural Workers 

Survey requested by State and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations 

and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 

29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the information collection 

and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to 

this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 

2025, for such purposes. 

ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND OTHER FUNDS

For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as 

authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, 

and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by 

section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for 

nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 

901(e) of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund 

as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal Unemployment 

Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such sums as may be necessary, 

which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2025. 

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

For expenses of administering employment and training pro- grams, $118,900,000, together with not to exceed $54,015,000 which 

shall be available from the Employment Security Administration 

Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, $191,100,000, of which up to $3,000,000 shall be 

made available through September 30, 2025, for the procurement 

of expert witnesses for enforcement litigation. 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Corporation’’) is 

authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing 

authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, 

and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to 

fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, as may 

be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated 

administrative expenses, through September 30, 2024, for the Corporation: Provided, That none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2024 shall be available for obligations for 

administrative expenses in excess of $512,900,000: Provided further, 

That to the extent that the number of new plan participants in 

plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 
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2024, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be 

available through September 30, 2028, for obligations for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: Provided further, That obligations in excess of the amounts 

provided for administrative expenses in this paragraph may be 

incurred and shall be available through September 30, 2028 for 

obligation for unforeseen and extraordinary pre-termination or 

termination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program 

related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and 

Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, 

That an additional amount shall be available for obligation through 

September 30, 2028 to the extent the Corporation’s costs exceed 

$250,000 for the provision of credit or identity monitoring to affected 

individuals upon suffering a security incident or privacy breach, 

not to exceed an additional $100 per affected individual. 

WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, 

including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and 

their employees for inspection services rendered, $260,000,000. 

OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management 

Standards, $48,515,000. 

OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract 

Compliance Programs, $110,976,000. 

OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs, $120,500,000, together with $2,205,000 which may be 

expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 

44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 

SPECIAL BENEFITS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses 

(except administrative expenses not otherwise authorized) accruing 

during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

81; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading 
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‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; section 5(f) of the War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. 

App. 2012); obligations incurred under the War Hazards Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 50 percent of the additional 

compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the 

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, $700,000,000, 

together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged 

to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 

of the current year, for deposit into and to assume the attributes 

of the Employees’ Compensation Fund established under 5 U.S.C. 

8147(a): Provided, That amounts appropriated may be used under 

5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who 

is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the 

salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: Provided further, That 

balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2023, 

shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further, That in addition 

there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal 

Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required 

under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its fair share of 

the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary determines 

to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair share 

entities through September 30, 2024: Provided further, That of 

those funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities 

to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, $83,007,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 

as follows: 

(1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data 

processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, 

$28,153,000; 

(2) For automated workload processing operations, 

including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill processing, $26,526,000; 

(3) For periodic roll disability management and medical 

review, $26,527,000; 

(4) For program integrity, $1,801,000; and 

(5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury 

as miscellaneous receipts: 

Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any person 

filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 5 U.S.C. 

81, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information 

(including Social Security account number) as such regulations 

may prescribe. 

SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS

For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275, $22,890,000, 

to remain available until expended. 

For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit 

payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred 

in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. 

For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, $7,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL

ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND

For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $66,532,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may 

require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act 

provide as part of such claim such identifying information (including 

Social Security account number) as may be prescribed. 

BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability 

Trust Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), to remain available until expended, for 

payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), 

and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment 

of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 

9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may 

be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2024 for expenses of 

operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, 

as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $44,059,000 for 

transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries 

and Expenses’’; not to exceed $41,178,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed 

$368,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of 

Inspector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into 

miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the 

Treasury. 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, $632,309,000, including not to exceed $120,000,000 

which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States 

under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 

(the ‘‘Act’’), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the 

costs of State occupational safety and health programs required 

to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 

18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 

the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain 

up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition 

and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may 

utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and 

education: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2024, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in 

accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer 

national and international laboratory recognition programs that 

ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers 

in the workplace: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to 

prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person 
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who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain 

a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph 

shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any 

standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect 

to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within 

a category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (‘‘DART’’) 

occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial 

classification code for which such data are published, less than 

the national average rate as such rates are most recently published 

by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except— 

(1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 

(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response 

to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations 

found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement 

period and for any willful violations found; 

(3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 

to imminent dangers; 

(4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 

to health hazards; 

(5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 

to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one 

or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two 

or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such 

investigation authorized by the Act; and 

(6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 

to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising 

rights under the Act: 

Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to 

any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does 

not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer 

employees: Provided further, That $12,787,000 shall be available 

for Susan Harwood training grants: Provided further, That not 

less than $3,500,000 shall be for Voluntary Protection Programs. 

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, $387,816,000, including purchase and bestowal of 

certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and firstaid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up 

to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less 

than $10,537,000 for State assistance grants: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, 

board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine safety and 

health education and training activities: Provided further, That 

notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 

from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, 
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materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such 

sums for such activities: Provided further, That the Secretary is 

authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects 

in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration 

is authorized to promote health and safety education and training 

in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, 

industry, and safety associations: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety 

Association as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without 

reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safety and 

Health Administration officials as officers in local chapters or in 

the national organization: Provided further, That any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval 

of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival 

operations in the event of a major disaster. 

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local 

agencies and their employees for services rendered, $629,952,000, 

together with not to exceed $68,000,000 which may be expended 

from the Employment Security Administration account in the 

Unemployment Trust Fund. 

OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment 

Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and 

award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to 

the training and employment of people with disabilities, 

$43,000,000, of which not less than $9,000,000 shall be for research 

and demonstration projects related to testing effective ways to 

promote greater labor force participation of people with disabilities: 

Provided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available 

under this heading for research and demonstration projects to the 

‘‘State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations’’ account for such purposes. 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, 

including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $387,889,000, 

together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended 

from the Employment Security Administration account in the 
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Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That $81,725,000 for the 

Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation through December 31, 2024: Provided further, That funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used 

to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral 

and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, 

by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements: 

Provided further, That not less than $30,175,000 shall be for programs to combat exploitative child labor internationally and not 

less than $30,175,000 shall be used to implement model programs 

that address worker rights issues through technical assistance in 

countries with which the United States has free trade agreements 

or trade preference programs: Provided further, That $4,281,000 

shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for 

obligation through September 30, 2025: Provided further, That 

funds available for program evaluation may be used to administer 

grants for the purpose of evaluation: Provided further, That grants 

made for the purpose of evaluation shall be awarded through fair 

and open competition: Provided further, That funds available for 

program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate 

account in the Department for such purpose: Provided further, 

That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 

of any transfer: Provided further, That the funds available to the 

Women’s Bureau may be used for grants to serve and promote 

the interests of women in the workforce: Provided further, That 

of the amounts made available to the Women’s Bureau, not less 

than $5,000,000 shall be used for grants authorized by the Women 

in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act. 

VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

Not to exceed $269,841,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 

Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of 

title 38, United States Code, of which— 

(1) $185,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under 

38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans’ outreach 

program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local 

veterans’ employment representatives under section 4104(b) 

of such title, and for the expenses described in section 

4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for expenditure by 

the States through September 30, 2026, and not to exceed 

3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and performance information: Provided, That, in addition, 

such funds may be used to support such specialists and representatives in the provision of services to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have been identified as in need 

of intensive services, to members of the Armed Forces who 

are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military 

treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and to the 

spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or 

injured members; 

(2) $34,379,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance 

Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144; 
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(3) $47,048,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 

41, 42, and 43 of title 38, and sections 2021, 2021A and 2023 

of title 38, United States Code: Provided, That up to $500,000 

may be used to carry out the Hire VETS Act (division O 

of Public Law 115–31); and (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ Employment 

and Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109: 

Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount 

not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from which such reallocation is made. 

In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $65,500,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans 

and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from 

certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 

38, United States Code: Provided, That notwithstanding subsections 

(c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants 

through September 30, 2024, to provide services under such section: 

Provided further, That services provided under sections 2021 or 

under 2021A may include, in addition to services to homeless veterans described in section 2002(a)(1), services to veterans who were 

homeless at some point within the 60 days prior to program entry 

or veterans who are at risk of homelessness within the next 60 

days, and that services provided under section 2023 may include, 

in addition to services to the individuals described in subsection 

(e) of such section, services to veterans recently released from 

incarceration who are at risk of homelessness: Provided further, 

That notwithstanding paragraph (3) under this heading, funds 

appropriated in this paragraph may be used for data systems and 

contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and 

performance information: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

sections 2021(e)(2) and 2021A(f)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 

such funds shall be available for expenditure pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 

1553. 

In addition, fees may be assessed and deposited in the HIRE 

Vets Medallion Award Fund pursuant to section 5(b) of the HIRE 

Vets Act, and such amounts shall be available to the Secretary 

to carry out the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program, as authorized by such Act, and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such sums shall be in addition to any other funds 

available for such purposes, including funds available under paragraph (3) of this heading: Provided further, That section 2(d) of 

division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 

Law 115–31; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) shall not apply. 

IT MODERNIZATION

For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized 

infrastructure technology investment activities related to support 

systems and modernization, $29,269,000, which shall be available 

through September 30, 2025. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General 

in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 

1978, $91,187,000, together with not to exceed $5,841,000 which 

may be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
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account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That not 

more than $2,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading 

may be available until expended. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the 

Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of an 

individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect 

cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 

(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year 

for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between 

a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or 

activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such 

transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted by this 

section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund 

any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this 

Act: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 

15 days in advance of any transfer. 

SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none 

of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant 

to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement 

of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services 

rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor 

in industries and host countries already identified by the United 

States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none 

of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants 

under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and 

Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) may be 

used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training 

individuals who are older than 16 years of age and are not currently 

enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H–1B visas 

to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to 

support such training. 

SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Employment and Training Administration’’ shall be 

used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary 

and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect 

costs, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation 

shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined 

in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States 

are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit 

for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses 

from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors 

including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation 

levels for comparable State or local government employees, and 

the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs 

involved including Employment and Training Administration programs. 
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may 

transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training 

Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, 

for technical assistance services to grantees to ‘‘Program Administration’’ when it is determined that those services will be more 

efficiently performed by Federal employees: Provided, That this 

section shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. 

(b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer 

not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary appropriation made 

available to the Employment and Training Administration by this 

Act to ‘‘Program Administration’’ in order to carry out program 

integrity activities relating to any of the programs or activities 

that are funded under any such discretionary appropriations: Provided, That notwithstanding section 102 and the preceding proviso, 

the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent of funds 

made available in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the ‘‘Office of Job 

Corps’’ account to paragraph (3) of such account to carry out program integrity activities related to the Job Corps program: Provided 

further, That funds transferred under this subsection shall be available to the Secretary to carry out program integrity activities 

directly or through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and 

other arrangements with States and other appropriate entities: 

Provided further, That funds transferred under the authority provided by this subsection shall be available for obligation through 

September 30, 2025. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.75 

percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any 

of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. 

Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to 

‘‘Departmental Management’’ for use by the Office of the Chief 

Evaluation Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be 

available for obligation through September 30, 2025: Provided, That 

such funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer 

of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance 

of any transfer. 

(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: ‘‘Training 

and Employment Services’’, ‘‘Job Corps’’, ‘‘Community Service 

Employment for Older Americans’’, ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance 

and Employment Service Operations’’, ‘‘Employee Benefits Security 

Administration’’, ‘‘Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’’, 

‘‘Wage and Hour Division’’, ‘‘Office of Federal Contract Compliance 

Programs’’, ‘‘Office of Labor Management Standards’’, ‘‘Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration’’, ‘‘Mine Safety and Health 

Administration’’, ‘‘Office of Disability Employment Policy’’, funding 

made available to the ‘‘Bureau of International Labor Affairs’’ and 

‘‘Women’s Bureau’’ within the ‘‘Departmental Management, Salaries 

and Expenses’’ account, and ‘‘Veterans’ Employment and Training’’. 

SEC. 108. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 

1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall be applied as if the following text 

is part of such section: 
H. R. 2882—186 

‘‘(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for a 

period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any 

employee— 

‘‘(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from 

or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged, 

directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or 

marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or 

contracts; 

‘‘(B) who receives from such employer on average weekly 

compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever 

is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged 

in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and 

‘‘(C) whose duties include any of the following: 

‘‘(i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals who 

suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from 

or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians; 

‘‘(ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing factual 

information to prepare damage estimates; 

‘‘(iii) evaluating and making recommendations 

regarding coverage or compensability of claims or determining liability or value aspects of claims; 

‘‘(iv) negotiating settlements; or 

‘‘(v) making recommendations regarding litigation. 

‘‘(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1). 

‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection— 

‘‘(A) the term ‘major disaster’ means any disaster or catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency 

or department; 

‘‘(B) the term ‘employee employed to adjust or evaluate 

claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster’ means 

an individual who timely secured or secures a license required 

by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities 

described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating 

to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer that 

maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or protection for its employees, if required by applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll 

taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such 

employees; and 

‘‘(C) the term ‘affiliate’ means a company that, by reason 

of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding 

shares of any class of voting securities of one or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under 

common control with, another company.’’. 

(b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment 

of this Act. 

SEC. 109. (a) FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE CROSSING

OF H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS WORKING IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition 

for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood 

industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants 

described in the petition into the United States at any time 

during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for 

which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants without filing another petition. 
H. R. 2882—187 

(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSSINGS AFTER 90TH DAY.—An 

employer in the seafood industry may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States after the date that is 90 

days after the start date for which the employer is seeking 

the services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer— 

(A) completes a new assessment of the local labor 

market by— 

(i) listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate Sundays; and 

(ii) posting the job opportunity on the appropriate 

Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at 

the employer’s place of employment; and 

(B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified 

United States worker who— 

(i) applies for the job; and 

(ii) will be available at the time and place of need. 

(3) EXEMPTION FROM RULES WITH RESPECT TO STAGGERING.—The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer 

in the seafood industry who brings H–2B nonimmigrants into 

the United States during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of 

section 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or 

any other applicable provision of law. 

(b) H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘H–2B nonimmigrants’’ means aliens admitted to the United States 

pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)). 

SEC. 110. The determination of prevailing wage for the purposes 

of the H–2B program shall be the greater of—(1) the actual wage 

level paid by the employer to other employees with similar experience and qualifications for such position in the same location; 

or (2) the prevailing wage level for the occupational classification 

of the position in the geographic area in which the H–2B nonimmigrant will be employed, based on the best information available 

at the time of filing the petition. In the determination of prevailing 

wage for the purposes of the H–2B program, the Secretary shall 

accept private wage surveys even in instances where Occupational 

Employment Statistics survey data are available unless the Secretary determines that the methodology and data in the provided 

survey are not statistically supported. 

SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 

enforce the definition of corresponding employment found in 20 

CFR 655.5 or the three-fourths guarantee rule definition found 

in 20 CFR 655.20, or any references thereto. Further, for the 

purpose of regulating admission of temporary workers under the 

H–2B program, the definition of temporary need shall be that 

provided in 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B). 

SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

Secretary may furnish through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other arrangements, up to $2,000,000 of excess personal 

property, at a value determined by the Secretary, to apprenticeship 

programs for the purpose of training apprentices in those programs. 

SEC. 113. (a) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to create a Department 

of Labor’’, approved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 736, chapter 141) 

shall be applied as if the following text is part of such Act: 
H. R. 2882—188 

‘‘SEC. 12. SECURITY DETAIL. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor is authorized to 

employ law enforcement officers or special agents to— 

‘‘(1) provide protection for the Secretary of Labor during 

the workday of the Secretary and during any activity that 

is preliminary or postliminary to the performance of official 

duties by the Secretary; 

‘‘(2) provide protection, incidental to the protection provided 

to the Secretary, to a member of the immediate family of 

the Secretary who is participating in an activity or event 

relating to the official duties of the Secretary; 

‘‘(3) provide continuous protection to the Secretary 

(including during periods not described in paragraph (1)) and 

to the members of the immediate family of the Secretary if 

there is a unique and articulable threat of physical harm, 

in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary; 

and 

‘‘(4) provide protection to the Deputy Secretary of Labor 

or another senior officer representing the Secretary of Labor 

at a public event if there is a unique and articulable threat 

of physical harm, in accordance with guidelines established 

by the Secretary. 

‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary of Labor may authorize a 

law enforcement officer or special agent employed under subsection 

(a), for the purpose of performing the duties authorized under 

subsection (a), to— 

‘‘(1) carry firearms; 

‘‘(2) make arrests without a warrant for any offense against 

the United States committed in the presence of such officer 

or special agent; 

‘‘(3) perform protective intelligence work, including identifying and mitigating potential threats and conducting advance 

work to review security matters relating to sites and events; 

‘‘(4) coordinate with local law enforcement agencies; and 

‘‘(5) initiate criminal and other investigations into potential 

threats to the security of the Secretary, in coordination with 

the Inspector General of the Department of Labor. 

‘‘(c) COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES.—A law enforcement officer 

or special agent employed under subsection (a) shall exercise any 

authority provided under this section in accordance with any— 

‘‘(1) guidelines issued by the Attorney General; and 

‘‘(2) guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.’’. 

(b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment 

of this Act. 

SEC. 114. The Secretary is authorized to dispose of or divest, 

by any means the Secretary determines appropriate, including an 

agreement or partnership to construct a new Job Corps center, 

all or a portion of the real property on which the Treasure Island 

Job Corps Center and the Gary Job Corps Center are situated. 

Any sale or other disposition, to include any associated construction 

project, will not be subject to any requirement of any Federal 

law or regulation relating to the disposition of Federal real property 

or relating to Federal procurement, including but not limited to 

subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40 of the United States Code, 

subchapter V of chapter 119 of title 42 of the United States Code, 

and chapter 33 of division C of subtitle I of title 41 of the United 

States Code. The net proceeds of such a sale shall be transferred 
H. R. 2882—189 

to the Secretary, which shall be available until expended for such 

project to carry out the Job Corps Program on Treasure Island 

and the Job Corps Program in and around San Marcos, Texas, 

respectively. 

SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used to— 

(1) alter or terminate the Interagency Agreement between 

the United States Department of Labor and the United States 

Department of Agriculture; or 

(2) close any of the Civilian Conservation Centers, except 

if such closure is necessary to prevent the endangerment of 

the health and safety of the students, the capacity of the 

program is retained, and the requirements of section 159(j) 

of the WIOA are met. 

(RESCISSION)

SEC. 116. Of the unobligated funds available under section 

286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1356(s)(2)), $206,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded not 

later than September 30, 2024. 

(RESCISSION)

SEC. 117. Of the funds made available under the heading 

‘‘Employment and Training Administration–Training and Employment Services’’ in division H of Public Law 117–328, $75,000,000 

are hereby permanently rescinded from the amounts specified in 

paragraph (2)(A) under such heading for the period October 1, 

2023, through September 30, 2024. 

SEC. 118. In the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/ 

Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement 

for division H of Public Law 117–328 described in section 4 in 

the matter preceding division A of such Public Law, the item 

relating to ‘‘Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics 

and Native Americans in Science, San Jose, CA to create a pipeline 

from community colleges into the STEM workforce’’ is deemed to 

be amended by striking ‘‘Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/ 

Hispanics and Native Americans in Science’’ and inserting ‘‘San 

Jose State University Research Foundation’’. 

SEC. 119. Funds previously made available to the Department 

of Labor in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 

114–113) in paragraph (2) under the heading ‘‘Department of 

Labor—Employment and Training Administration—Job Corps’’ that 

were obligated for the construction of the Atlanta Job Corps center 

in Georgia and that were available for initial obligation through 

June 30, 2019, are to remain available through fiscal year 2029 

for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred from July 1, 2016 

through June 30, 2021. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 
H. R. 2882—190 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service 

Act (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS Act’’) with respect to 

primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act 

of 1988, $1,858,772,000: Provided, That no more than $1,000,000 

shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions 

of section 224(o) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That no more 

than $120,000,000 shall be available until expended for carrying 

out subsections (g) through (n) and (q) of section 224 of the PHS 

Act, and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and 

Human Services (referred to in this Act as ‘‘HHS’’) pertaining 

to administrative claims made under such law. 

HEALTH WORKFORCE

For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with 

respect to the health workforce, sections 1128E and 1921 of the 

Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement 

Act of 1986, $1,404,376,000: Provided, That section 751(j)(2) of 

the PHS Act and the proportional funding amounts in paragraphs 

(1) through (4) of section 756(f) of the PHS Act shall not apply 

to funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That 

for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on 

or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may hereafter 

waive any of the requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) 

and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a grant 

under such section: Provided further, That section 756(c) of the 

PHS Act shall apply to paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 756(a) 

of such Act: Provided further, That no funds shall be available 

for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That fees 

collected for the disclosure of information under section 427(b) 

of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 

1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be sufficient 

to recover the full costs of operating the programs authorized by 

such sections and shall remain available until expended for the 

National Practitioner Data Bank: Provided further, That funds 

transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 

3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make 

prior year adjustments to awards made under such section and 

subpart: Provided further, That $128,600,000 shall remain available 

until expended for the purposes of providing primary health services, assigning National Health Service Corps (‘‘NHSC’’) participants 

to expand the delivery of substance use disorder treatment services, 

notwithstanding the assignment priorities and limitations under 

sections 333(a)(1)(D), 333(b), and 333A(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act, 

and making payments under the NHSC Loan Repayment Program 

under section 338B of such Act: Provided further, That, within 

the amount made available in the previous proviso, $16,000,000 

shall remain available until expended for the purposes of making 

payments under the NHSC Loan Repayment Program under section 
H. R. 2882—191 

338B of the PHS Act to individuals participating in such program 

who provide primary health services in Indian Health Service facilities, Tribally-Operated 638 Health Programs, and Urban Indian 

Health Programs (as those terms are defined by the Secretary), 

notwithstanding the assignment priorities and limitations under 

section 333(b) of such Act: Provided further, That for purposes 

of the previous two provisos, section 331(a)(3)(D) of the PHS Act 

shall be applied as if the term ‘‘primary health services’’ includes 

clinical substance use disorder treatment services, including those 

provided by masters level, licensed substance use disorder treatment counselors: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be available to make grants 

to establish, expand, or maintain optional community-based nurse 

practitioner fellowship programs that are accredited or in the 

accreditation process, with a preference for those in Federally Qualified Health Centers, for practicing postgraduate nurse practitioners 

in primary care or behavioral health: Provided further, That of 

the funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall 

remain available until expended for activities under section 775 

of the PHS Act: Provided further, That the United States may 

recover liquidated damages in an amount determined by the formula 

under section 338E(c)(1) of the PHS Act if an individual either 

fails to begin or complete the service obligated by a contract under 

section 775(b) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That for purposes 

of section 775(c)(1) of the PHS Act, the Secretary may include 

other mental and behavioral health disciplines as the Secretary 

deems appropriate: Provided further, That the Secretary may terminate a contract entered into under section 775 of the PHS Act 

in the same manner articulated in section 206 of this title for 

fiscal year 2024 contracts entered into under section 338B of the 

PHS Act. 

Of the funds made available under this heading, $60,000,000 

shall remain available until expended for grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education 

for physicians provided by such institutions, including funding for 

infrastructure development, maintenance, equipment, and minor 

renovations or alterations: Provided, That, in awarding such grants, 

the Secretary shall give priority to public institutions of higher 

education located in States with a projected primary care provider 

shortage, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That 

grants so awarded are limited to such public institutions of higher 

education in States in the top quintile of States with a projected 

primary care provider shortage, as determined by the Secretary: 

Provided further, That the minimum amount of a grant so awarded 

to such an institution shall be not less than $1,000,000 per year: 

Provided further, That such a grant may be awarded for a period 

not to exceed 5 years: Provided further, That such a grant awarded 

with respect to a year to such an institution shall be subject 

to a matching requirement of non-Federal funds in an amount 

that is not more than 10 percent of the total amount of Federal 

funds provided in the grant to such institution with respect to 

such year. 

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act 

with respect to maternal and child health and title V of the Social 
H. R. 2882—192 

Security Act, $1,170,430,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more 

than $210,116,000 shall be available for carrying out special projects 

of regional and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) 

of such Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described 

in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act. 

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM

For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,571,041,000, of which 

$2,045,630,000 shall remain available to the Secretary through 

September 30, 2026, for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS 

Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State 

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 

2616 or 311(c) of such Act; and of which $165,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, shall be available to the Secretary for 

carrying out a program of grants and contracts under title XXVI 

or section 311(c) of such Act focused on ending the nationwide 

HIV/AIDS epidemic, with any grants issued under such section 

311(c) administered in conjunction with title XXVI of the PHS 

Act, including the limitation on administrative expenses. 

HEALTH SYSTEMS

For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect 

to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research 

Act of 2005, $122,009,000, of which $122,000 shall be available 

until expended for facility renovations and other facilities-related 

expenses of the National Hansen’s Disease Program. 

RURAL HEALTH

For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect 

to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health 

and Safety Act of 1969, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social 

Security Act, $364,607,000, of which $64,277,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, 

shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital 

flexibility grants program: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility 

grants, up to $20,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural 

Hospital Improvement Grant Program for quality improvement and 

adoption of health information technology, no less than $5,000,000 

shall be available to award grants to public or non-profit private 

entities for the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance 

Program, and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry out section 

1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with funds provided for grants 

under section 1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and implementation of telehealth services and other efforts to improve health care 

coordination for rural veterans between rural providers and the 

Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $12,500,000 shall be 

available for State Offices of Rural Health: Provided further, That 

$12,700,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2026, 

to support the Rural Residency Development Program: Provided 

further, That $145,000,000 shall be for the Rural Communities 

Opioids Response Program. 
H. R. 2882—193 

FAMILY PLANNING

For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act 

to provide for voluntary family planning projects, $286,479,000: 

Provided, That amounts provided to said projects under such title 

shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling 

shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended 

for any activity (including the publication or distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office. 

HRSA-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

For carrying out title III of the Public Health Service Act 

and for cross-cutting activities and program support for activities 

funded in other appropriations included in this Act for the Health 

Resources and Services Administration, $1,110,376,000, of which 

$42,050,000 shall be for expenses necessary for the Office for the 

Advancement of Telehealth, including grants, contracts, and 

cooperative agreements for the advancement of telehealth activities: 

Provided, That funds made available under this heading may be 

used to supplement program support funding provided under the 

headings ‘‘Primary Health Care’’, ‘‘Health Workforce’’, ‘‘Maternal 

and Child Health’’, ‘‘Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’’, ‘‘Health Systems’’, and ‘‘Rural Health’’: Provided further, That of the amount 

made available under this heading, $890,788,000 shall be used 

for the projects financing the construction and renovation (including 

equipment) of health care and other facilities, and for the projects 

financing one-time grants that support health-related activities, 

including training and information technology, and in the amounts 

specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the 

explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 

none of the funds made available for projects described in the 

preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 of the PHS Act 

or section 205 of this Act. 

VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND

For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 

Trust Fund (the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), such sums as may be necessary 

for claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with 

respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant 

to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That for necessary administrative 

expenses, not to exceed $15,200,000 shall be available from the 

Trust Fund to the Secretary. 

COVERED COUNTERMEASURES PROCESS FUND

For carrying out section 319F–4 of the PHS Act, $7,000,000, 

to remain available until expended. 
H. R. 2882—194 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES

For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 

2821 of the PHS Act, and titles II and IV of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory 

diseases, $237,358,000. 

HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, AND

TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION

For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS 

Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted 

diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, $1,391,056,000. 

EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 

of the PHS Act, and titles II and IV of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious 

diseases, $708,272,000: Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $1,000,000 shall remain available 

until expended to pay for the transportation, medical care, treatment, and other related costs of persons quarantined or isolated 

under Federal or State quarantine law. 

CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION

For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the 

PHS Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and health 

promotion, $1,192,647,000: Provided, That funds made available 

under this heading may be available for making grants under 

section 1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, 

or tribal organizations: Provided further, That the proportional 

funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS Act shall 

not apply to funds made available under this heading. 

BIRTH DEFECTS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, DISABILITIES AND

HEALTH

For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act 

with respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities 

and health, $206,060,000. 

PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 

respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and 

workforce development, $711,553,000: Provided, That in addition 

to amounts provided herein, $42,944,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act for health statistics. 

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 

respect to environmental health, $191,850,000. 
H. R. 2882—195 

INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 

respect to injury prevention and control, $761,379,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections 

101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine Improvement and 

New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of 

the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and health, $362,800,000. 

ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION

PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That this amount shall 

be available consistent with the provision regarding administrative 

expenses in section 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 

106–554. 

GLOBAL HEALTH

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 

respect to global health, $692,843,000, of which: (1) $128,921,000 

shall remain available through September 30, 2025 for international 

HIV/AIDS; and (2) $293,200,000 shall remain available through 

September 30, 2026 for global public health protection: Provided, 

That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official 

motor vehicles in foreign countries. 

PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXVIII of the PHS 

Act with respect to public health preparedness and response, and 

for expenses necessary to support activities related to countering 

potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to 

civilian populations, $938,200,000: Provided, That the Director of 

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in 

this title as ‘‘CDC’’) or the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry may detail staff without 

reimbursement to support an activation of the CDC Emergency 

Operations Center, so long as the Director or Administrator, as 

applicable, provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days 

of the use of this authority, a full report within 30 days after 

use of this authority which includes the number of staff and funding 

level broken down by the originating center and number of days 

detailed, and an update of such report every 180 days until staff 

are no longer on detail without reimbursement to the CDC Emergency Operations Center. 
H. R. 2882—196 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, installation, demolition, and renovation of facilities, $40,000,000, 

which shall remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 

made available to this account in this or any prior Act that are 

available for the acquisition of real property or for construction 

or improvement of facilities shall be available to make improvements on non-federally owned property, provided that any improvements that are not adjacent to federally owned property do not 

exceed $2,500,000, and that the primary benefit of such improvements accrues to CDC: Provided further, That funds previously 

set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement 

mine safety research facility: Provided further, That funds made 

available to this account in this or any prior Act that are available 

for the acquisition of real property or for construction or improvement of facilities in conjunction with the new replacement mine 

safety research facility shall be available to make improvements 

on non-federally owned property, provided that any improvements 

that are not adjacent to federally owned property do not exceed 

$5,000,000: Provided further, That in addition, the prior year unobligated balance of any amounts assigned to former employees in 

accounts of CDC made available for Individual Learning Accounts 

shall be credited to and merged with the amounts made available 

under this heading to support the replacement of the mine safety 

research facility. 

CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 

of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support 

for activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act 

for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $503,570,000, 

of which $350,000,000 shall remain available through September 

30, 2025, for public health infrastructure and capacity: Provided, 

That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 

of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this 

heading and in all other accounts of the CDC: Provided further, 

That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

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

to the Director of the CDC for deposit in the Infectious Diseases 

Rapid Response Reserve Fund established by section 231 of division 

B of Public Law 115–245: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

under this heading may be used to support a contract for the 

operation and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address 

public health preparedness emergencies: Provided further, That 

employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian and 

commissioned officers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other 

organizations under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or 

in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal employees 

for reporting purposes only and shall not be included within any 

personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, or HHS during 
H. R. 2882—197 

the period of detail or assignment: Provided further, That CDC 

may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to CDC in 

this Act for official reception and representation expenses when 

specifically approved by the Director of CDC: Provided further, 

That in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized 

user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation charged 

with the cost thereof: Provided further, That with respect to the 

previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation 

Program and the Respirator Certification Program shall be available 

through September 30, 2025. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to cancer, $7,224,159,000, of which up to $30,000,000 

may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at the National 

Cancer Institute—Frederick Federally Funded Research and 

Development Center in Frederick, Maryland. 

NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood 

and blood products, $3,982,345,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $520,163,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY

DISEASES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, 

$2,310,721,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $2,603,925,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $6,562,279,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to general medical sciences, $3,244,679,000, of which 

$1,412,482,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 

of the PHS Act: Provided, That not less than $430,956,000 is 

provided for the Institutional Development Awards program. 
H. R. 2882—198 

EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH

AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to child health and human development, 

$1,759,078,000. 

NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $896,549,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to environmental health sciences, $913,979,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to aging, $4,507,623,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN

DISEASES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, 

$685,465,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION

DISORDERS

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, 

$534,333,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to nursing research, $197,693,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $595,318,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to drug abuse, $1,662,695,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to mental health, $2,187,843,000. 

NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to human genome research, $663,200,000. 
H. R. 2882—199 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, 

$440,627,000. 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to complementary and integrative health, 

$170,384,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to minority health and health disparities research, 

$534,395,000. 

JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of 

the PHS Act), $95,162,000. 

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to health information communications, $497,548,000: 

Provided, That of the amounts available for improvement of 

information systems, $4,000,000 shall be available until September 

30, 2025: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2024, the National 

Library of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts 

for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health 

(referred to in this title as ‘‘NIH’’). 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 

with respect to translational sciences, $928,323,000: Provided, That 

$75,000,000 shall be available to implement section 480 of the 

PHS Act, relating to the Cures Acceleration Network: Provided 

further, That at least $629,560,000 is provided to the Clinical and 

Translational Sciences Awards program. 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, 

NIH, $2,592,914,000: Provided, That funding shall be available 

for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles 

for replacement only: Provided further, That all funds credited 

to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for one fiscal 

year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: Provided 

further, That $180,000,000 shall be for the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes study: Provided further, That 

$672,401,000 shall be available for the Common Fund established 

under section 402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That 
H. R. 2882—200 

of the funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and 

representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director 

of the NIH: Provided further, That the Office of AIDS Research 

within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend up to 

$8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities 

as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided 

further, That $80,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 404I 

of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 283k), relating to biomedical and behavioral research facilities: Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall 

be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for the ‘‘Office 

of Inspector General’’ for oversight of grant programs and operations 

of the NIH, including agency efforts to ensure the integrity of 

its grant application evaluation and selection processes, and shall 

be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight 

of the NIH: Provided further, That amounts made available under 

this heading are also available to establish, operate, and support 

the Research Policy Board authorized by section 2034(f) of the 

21st Century Cures Act: Provided further, That the funds made 

available under this heading for the Office of Research on Women’s 

Health shall also be available for making grants to serve and 

promote the interests of women in research, and the Director of 

such Office may, in making such grants, use the authorities available to NIH Institutes and Centers. 

In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 

is appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric 

Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9008), for the purpose of carrying 

out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric 

research), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research 

Act. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For the study of, construction of, demolition of, renovation 

of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, 

including the acquisition of real property, $350,000,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

NIH INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described 

in section 1001(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in addition 

to amounts available for such purposes in the appropriations provided to the NIH in this Act, $407,000,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That such amounts are appropriated 

pursuant to section 1001(b)(3) of such Act, are to be derived from 

amounts transferred under section 1001(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and 

may be transferred by the Director of the National Institutes of 

Health to other accounts of the National Institutes of Health solely 

for the purposes provided in such Act: Provided further, That upon 

a determination by the Director that funds transferred pursuant 

to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, 

such amounts may be transferred back to the Account: Provided 

further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading 

is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. 
H. R. 2882—201 

ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH

For carrying out section 301 and part J of title IV of the 

PHS Act with respect to advanced research projects for health, 

$1,500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

MENTAL HEALTH

For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with 

respect to mental health, the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, and the SUPPORT for Patients and 

Communities Act, $2,775,507,000: Provided, That of the funds made 

available under this heading, $98,887,000 shall be for the National 

Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated 

for carrying out section 520A shall be available for carrying out 

section 1971 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That in addition 

to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under 

section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B 

of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and 

further that the total available under this Act for section 1920(b) 

activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated 

for subpart I of part B of title XIX: Provided further, That of 

the funds made available under this heading for subpart I of part 

B of title XIX of the PHS Act, at least 5 percent shall be available 

to support evidence-based crisis systems: Provided further, That 

up to 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out the 

Children’s Mental Health Services program may be used to carry 

out demonstration grants or contracts for early interventions with 

persons not more than 25 years of age at clinical high risk of 

developing a first episode of psychosis: Provided further, That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated 

in this Act for fiscal year 2024: Provided further, That $385,000,000 

shall be available until September 30, 2026 for grants to communities and community organizations who meet criteria for Certified 

Community Behavioral Health Clinics pursuant to section 223(a) 

of Public Law 113–93: Provided further, That none of the funds 

provided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 

241 of such Act: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

under this heading, $21,420,000 shall be to carry out section 224 

of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 

93; 42 U.S.C. 290aa 22 note). 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect 

to substance abuse treatment and title XIX of such Act with respect 

to substance abuse treatment and prevention, section 1003 of the 

21st Century Cures Act, and the SUPPORT for Patients and 

Communities Act, $4,078,098,000: Provided, That $1,575,000,000 

shall be for carrying out section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures 

Act: Provided further, That of such amount in the preceding proviso 

not less than 4 percent shall be made available to Indian Tribes 

or tribal organizations: Provided further, That in addition to 

amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be available 
H. R. 2882—202 

under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out 

subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 

1935(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and 

evaluation activities, and further that the total available under 

this Act for section 1935(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent 

of the amounts appropriated for subpart II of part B of title XIX; 

and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate substance abuse treatment programs: 

Provided further, That none of the funds provided for section 1921 

of the PHS Act or State Opioid Response Grants shall be subject 

to section 241 of such Act. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect 

to substance abuse prevention, $236,879,000. 

HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

For program support and cross-cutting activities that supplement activities funded under the headings ‘‘Mental Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance Abuse Prevention’’ in 

carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act and the Protection 

and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 

$210,245,000: Provided, That of the amount made available under 

this heading, $72,090,000 shall be used for the projects, and in 

the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project 

Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 

matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 

further, That none of the funds made available for projects described 

in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 of the 

PHS Act or section 205 of this Act: Provided further, That in 

addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be available 

under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement funds available 

to carry out national surveys on drug abuse and mental health, 

to collect and analyze program data, and to conduct public awareness and technical assistance activities: Provided further, That, 

in addition, fees may be collected for the costs of publications, 

data, data tabulations, and data analysis completed under title 

V of the PHS Act and provided to a public or private entity upon 

request, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall 

remain available until expended for such purposes: Provided further, 

That amounts made available in this Act for carrying out section 

501(o) of the PHS Act shall remain available through September 

30, 2025: Provided further, That funds made available under this 

heading (other than amounts specified in the first proviso under 

this heading) may be used to supplement program support funding 

provided under the headings ‘‘Mental Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse 

Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance Abuse Prevention’’. 

AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, part A 

of title XI of the Social Security Act, and section 1013 of the 

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act 
H. R. 2882—203 

of 2003, $369,000,000: Provided, That section 947(c) of the PHS 

Act shall not apply in fiscal year 2024: Provided further, That 

in addition, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act 

fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of 

data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2025. 

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $406,956,850,000, to remain available until expended. 

In addition, for carrying out such titles after May 31, 2024, 

for the last quarter of fiscal year 2024 for unanticipated costs 

incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, 

to remain available until expended. 

In addition, for carrying out such titles for the first quarter 

of fiscal year 2025, $245,580,414,000, to remain available until 

expended. 

Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter 

with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during 

such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved 

in that or any subsequent quarter. 

PAYMENTS TO THE HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS

For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 

and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 

as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social 

Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security 

Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248, and 

for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) 

of the Social Security Act, $476,725,000,000. 

In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 

and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security 

Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as 

may be necessary. 

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, 

XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII and XXVII 

of the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments 

of 1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services, not to exceed $3,669,744,000 to be transferred 

from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 

Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by 

section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together with all funds 

collected in accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 

1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, funds retained by the Secretary 

pursuant to section 1893(h) of the Social Security Act, and such 

sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and the sale 

of data, which shall be credited to this account and remain available 

until expended: Provided, That all funds derived in accordance 

with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established under title 

XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited to and available for carrying 
H. R. 2882—204 

out the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further, That the 

Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2024 from Medicare 

Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social 

Security Act and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 

1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act: Provided further, That of the amount 

made available under this heading, $397,334,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and shall be available for the Survey 

and Certification Program: Provided further, That amounts available under this heading to support quality improvement organizations (as defined in section 1152 of the Social Security Act) shall 

not exceed the amount specifically provided for such purpose under 

this heading in division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2018 (Public Law 115–141). 

HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT

In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integ- rity and program management, $915,000,000, to remain available 

through September 30, 2025, to be transferred from the Federal 

Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 

Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) 

of the Social Security Act, of which $675,058,000 shall be for the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program integrity activities, of which $107,735,000 shall be for the Department of Health 

and Human Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud 

and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, 

and of which $132,207,000 shall be for the Department of Justice 

to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 

1817(k)(3) of such Act: Provided, That the report required by section 

1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2024 shall 

include measures of the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, 

waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs 

for the funds provided by this appropriation: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading, $311,000,000 

is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and 

$604,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act for additional health care 

fraud and abuse control activities: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide not less than $35,000,000 from amounts made 

available under this heading and amounts made available for fiscal 

year 2024 under section 1817(k)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act 

for the Senior Medicare Patrol program to combat health care 

fraud and abuse. 

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AND

FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV– 

D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act 

of July 5, 1960, $3,309,000,000, to remain available until expended; 

and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, 

$1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except 

as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the 
H. R. 2882—205 

Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 

months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred 

for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 

LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 

2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 

U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), $4,025,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 2609A(a) of such Act, not more than $9,600,000 

may be reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, training, 

and monitoring of program activities for compliance with internal 

controls, policies and procedures, and to supplement funding otherwise available for necessary administrative expenses to carry out 

such Act, and the Secretary may, in addition to the authorities 

provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds through contracts 

with private entities that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations: 

Provided further, That all but $897,348,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be allocated as though the total 

appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2024 was less than 

$1,975,000,000: Provided further, That, after applying all applicable 

provisions of section 2604 of such Act and the previous proviso, 

each State or territory that would otherwise receive an allocation 

that is less than 97 percent of the amount that it received under 

this heading for fiscal year 2023 from amounts appropriated in 

both division H and in the second paragraph under this heading 

in title VIII of division N of Public Law 117–328 shall have its 

allocation increased to that 97 percent level, with the portions 

of other States’ and territories’ allocations that would exceed 100 

percent of the amounts they respectively received in such fashion 

for fiscal year 2023 being ratably reduced. 

REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance 

activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance 

Act of 1980, and for carrying out section 462 of the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002, section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (‘‘TVPA’’), and the Torture 

Victims Relief Act of 1998, $6,327,214,000, of which $6,277,459,000 

shall remain available through September 30, 2026 for carrying 

out such sections 414, 501, 462, and 235: Provided, That amounts 

available under this heading to carry out the TVPA shall also 

be available for research and evaluation with respect to activities 

under such Act: Provided further, That the limitation in section 

205 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation 

shall apply to transfers to appropriations under this heading by 

substituting ‘‘15 percent’’ for ‘‘3 percent’’: Provided further, That 

the contribution of funds requirement under section 235(c)(6)(C)(iii) 

of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 shall not apply to funds made available under 

this heading: Provided further, That for any month in fiscal year 

2024 that the number of unaccompanied children referred to the 

Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 
H. R. 2882—206 

462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and section 235 of 

the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 exceeds 16,000, as determined by the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services, an additional $15,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025, shall be made available for 

obligation for every 500 unaccompanied children above that level 

(including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 500), 

for carrying out such sections 462 and 235: Provided further, That 

if less than $65,000,000 has been made available pursuant to the 

preceding proviso as of September 15, 2024, then the difference 

between $65,000,000 and the amount made available pursuant to 

such proviso shall become available, and shall remain available 

until September 30, 2026, for carrying out such sections 462 and 

235. 

PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT

BLOCK GRANT

For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (‘‘CCDBG Act’’), $8,746,387,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for child care 

assistance for low-income families: Provided, That technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided directly, 

or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, 

or interagency agreements: Provided further, That all funds made 

available to carry out section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 

U.S.C. 618), including funds appropriated for that purpose in such 

section 418 or any other provision of law, shall be subject to the 

reservation of funds authority in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 

658O(a) of the CCDBG Act: Provided further, That in addition 

to the amounts required to be reserved by the Secretary under 

section 658O(a)(2)(A) of such Act, $236,152,000 shall be for Indian 

tribes and tribal organizations: Provided further, That of the 

amounts made available under this heading, the Secretary may 

reserve up to 0.5 percent for Federal administrative expenses. 

SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the 

Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 

subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable 

percent specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry 

out State programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 

10 percent. 

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway 

and Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, the Every Student 

Succeeds Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, sections 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 

Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the 

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act 

of 1978 (adoption opportunities), part B–1 of title IV and sections 

429, 473A, 477(i), 1110, 1114A, and 1115 of the Social Security 

Act, and the Community Services Block Grant Act (‘‘CSBG Act’’); 

and for necessary administrative expenses to carry out titles I, 

IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX–A of the Social Security Act, 
H. R. 2882—207 

the Act of July 5, 1960, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, $14,829,100,000, of which $75,000,000, to remain 

available through September 30, 2025, shall be for grants to States 

for adoption and legal guardianship incentive payments, as defined 

by section 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made for 

adoptions and legal guardianships completed before September 30, 

2024: Provided, That $12,271,820,000 shall be for making payments 

under the Head Start Act, including for Early Head Start–Child 

Care Partnerships, and, of which, notwithstanding section 640 of 

such Act: 

(1) $275,000,000 shall be available for a cost of living 

adjustment, and with respect to any continuing appropriations 

act, funding available for a cost of living adjustment shall 

not be construed as an authority or condition under this Act; 

(2) $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation by the 

Secretary to supplement activities described in paragraphs 

(7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of the Head Start Act under 

the Designation Renewal System, established under the 

authority of sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12), and 645A(d) of such 

Act, and such funds shall not be included in the calculation 

of ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is 

used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of such Act; 

(3) $8,000,000 shall be available for the Tribal Colleges 

and Universities Head Start Partnership Program consistent 

with section 648(g) of such Act; and 

(4) $21,000,000 shall be available to supplement funding 

otherwise available for research, evaluation, and Federal 

administrative costs: 

Provided further, That the Secretary may reduce the reservation 

of funds under section 640(a)(2)(C) of such Act in lieu of reducing 

the reservation of funds under sections 640(a)(2)(B), 640(a)(2)(D), 

and 640(a)(2)(E) of such Act: Provided further, That $315,000,000 

shall be available until December 31, 2024 for carrying out sections 

9212 and 9213 of the Every Student Succeeds Act: Provided further, 

That up to 3 percent of the funds in the preceding proviso shall 

be available for technical assistance and evaluation related to grants 

awarded under such section 9212: Provided further, That 

$804,383,000 shall be for making payments under the CSBG Act: 

Provided further, That for services furnished under the CSBG Act 

with funds made available for such purpose in this fiscal year 

and in fiscal year 2023, States may apply the last sentence of 

section 673(2) of the CSBG Act by substituting ‘‘200 percent’’ for 

‘‘125 percent’’: Provided further, That $34,383,000 shall be for section 680 of the CSBG Act, of which not less than $22,383,000 

shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than $12,000,000 shall 

be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That, 

notwithstanding section 675C(a)(3) of the CSBG Act, to the extent 

Community Services Block Grant funds are distributed as grant 

funds by a State to an eligible entity as provided under such 

Act, and have not been expended by such entity, they shall remain 

with such entity for carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with program purposes: Provided 

further, That the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding 

the disposition of intangible assets and program income that permit 

such assets acquired with, and program income derived from, grant 

funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become 

the sole property of such grantees after a period of not more 
H. R. 2882—208 

than 12 years after the end of the grant period for any activity 

consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided 

further, That intangible assets in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and program income may be 

used by grantees for any eligible purpose consistent with section 

680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided further, That these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available after 

November 29, 1999: Provided further, That funds appropriated for 

section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for financing 

construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private 

business enterprises owned by community development corporations: Provided further, That $240,000,000 shall be for carrying 

out section 303(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 

Act, of which $7,000,000 shall be allocated notwithstanding section 

303(a)(2) of such Act for carrying out section 309 of such Act: 

Provided further, That the percentages specified in section 112(a)(2) 

of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act shall not apply 

to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That 

$1,864,000 shall be for a human services case management system 

for federally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive national 

case management contract and Federal costs of administering the 

system: Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 shall be for 

improving the Public Assistance Reporting Information System, 

including grants to States to support data collection for a study 

of the system’s effectiveness: Provided further, That $40,011,000 

shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in 

the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally 

Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory 

statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That none of the 

funds made available for projects described in the preceding proviso 

shall be subject to section 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 

of this Act. 

PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 

of the Social Security Act, $345,000,000 and, for carrying out, 

except as otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, $72,515,000: 

Provided, That of the funds available to carry out section 437, 

$59,765,000 shall be allocated consistent with subsections (b) 

through (d) of such section: Provided further, That of the funds 

available to carry out section 437, to assist in meeting the requirements described in section 471(e)(4)(C), $10,000,000 shall be for 

grants to each State, territory, and Indian tribe operating title 

IV–E plans for developing, enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs, as described in section 427(a)(1) of such Act and 

$2,750,000, in addition to funds otherwise appropriated in section 

476 for such purposes, shall be for the Family First Clearinghouse 

and to support evaluation and technical assistance relating to the 

evaluation of child and family services: Provided further, That section 437(b)(1) shall be applied to amounts in the previous proviso 

by substituting ‘‘5 percent’’ for ‘‘3.3 percent’’, and notwithstanding 

section 436(b)(1), such reserved amounts may be used for identifying, establishing, and disseminating practices to meet the criteria 

specified in section 471(e)(4)(C): Provided further, That the reservation in section 437(b)(2) and the limitations in section 437(d) shall 
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not apply to funds specified in the second proviso: Provided further, 

That the minimum grant award for kinship navigator programs 

in the case of States and territories shall be $200,000, and, in 

the case of tribes, shall be $25,000. 

PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND PERMANENCY

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act, $8,594,000,000. 

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of 

the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, 

$3,400,000,000. 

For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except 

as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as 

may be necessary. 

ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING

AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 

Older Americans Act of 1965 (‘‘OAA’’), the RAISE Family Caregivers 

Act, the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act, titles 

III and XXIX of the PHS Act, sections 1252 and 1253 of the 

PHS Act, section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients 

and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Security Act, 

the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 

of 2000, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America 

Vote Act of 2002, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, titles II 

and VII (and section 14 with respect to such titles) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and for Department-wide coordination of policy 

and program activities that assist individuals with disabilities, 

$2,465,100,000, together with $55,242,000 to be transferred from 

the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 

of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: Provided, That 

of amounts made available under this heading to carry out sections 

311, 331, and 336 of the OAA, up to one percent of such amounts 

shall be available for developing and implementing evidence-based 

practices for enhancing senior nutrition, including medically-tailored meals: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

provision of this Act, funds made available under this heading 

to carry out section 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the 

Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with such section: Provided 

further, That up to 5 percent of the funds provided for adult protective services grants under section 2042 of title XX of the Social 

Security Act may be used to make grants to Tribes and tribal 

organizations: Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be for 

competitive grants to support alternative financing programs that 

provide for the purchase of assistive technology devices, such as 

a low-interest loan fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving 

loan fund; a loan guarantee; or an insurance program: Provided 

further, That applicants shall provide an assurance that, and 

information describing the manner in which, the alternative 
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financing program will expand and emphasize consumer choice 

and control: Provided further, That State agencies and communitybased disability organizations that are directed by and operated 

for individuals with disabilities shall be eligible to compete: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this 

heading may be used by an eligible system (as defined in section 

102 of the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental 

Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10802)) to continue to pursue any legal 

action in a Federal or State court on behalf of an individual or 

group of individuals with a developmental disability (as defined 

in section 102(8)(A) of the Developmental Disabilities and Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (20 U.S.C. 15002(8)(A)) that 

is attributable to a mental impairment (or a combination of mental 

and physical impairments), that has as the requested remedy the 

closure of State operated intermediate care facilities for people 

with intellectual or developmental disabilities, unless reasonable 

public notice of the action has been provided to such individuals 

(or, in the case of mental incapacitation, the legal guardians who 

have been specifically awarded authority by the courts to make 

healthcare and residential decisions on behalf of such individuals) 

who are affected by such action, within 90 days of instituting 

such legal action, which informs such individuals (or such legal 

guardians) of their legal rights and how to exercise such rights 

consistent with current Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Provided 

further, That the limitations in the immediately preceding proviso 

shall not apply in the case of an individual who is neither competent 

to consent nor has a legal guardian, nor shall the proviso apply 

in the case of individuals who are a ward of the State or subject 

to public guardianship: Provided further, That of the amount made 

available under this heading, $29,268,000 shall be used for the 

projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included 

for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 

4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 

Provided further, That none of the funds made available for projects 

described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 

of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act. 

ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROCUREMENT

For carrying out title III and subtitles A and B of title XXVIII 

of the PHS Act, with respect to the research, development, storage, 

production, and procurement of medical countermeasures to counter 

potential chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats to 

civilian populations, $3,135,000,000: Provided, That of such amount: 

(1) $1,015,000,000, to remain available through September 

30, 2025, shall be for expenses necessary to support advanced 

research and development pursuant to section 319L of the 

PHS Act and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical 

Advanced Research and Development Authority; 

(2) $825,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

be for expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS 

Act); 
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(3) $980,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

be for expenses necessary to carry out section 319F–2(a) of 

the PHS Act; and 

(4) $315,000,000 shall be for expenses necessary to prepare 

for or respond to an influenza pandemic, of which $280,000,000 

shall remain available until expended for activities including 

the development and purchase of vaccines, antivirals, necessary 

medical supplies, diagnostics, and surveillance tools: Provided, 

That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds 

allocated under this paragraph may be used for the construction 

or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production 

of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure 

sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics: 

Provided further, That funds provided under this heading for purposes of acquisition of security countermeasures shall be in addition 

to any other funds made available for such purposes: Provided 

further, That products purchased with funds made available under 

this heading may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited 

in the Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 

of the PHS Act. 

OPERATIONS, PREPAREDNESS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

For carrying out titles III, XII, and subtitles A and B of title 

XXVIII of the PHS Act, operations and emergency response activities related to countering potential chemical, biological, radiological, 

and nuclear threats and other public health emergencies, 

$499,606,000: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 

this heading, $5,000,000 shall remain available through September 

30, 2026, to support emergency operations: Provided further, That 

of the amounts made available under this heading, $15,000,000 

shall remain available through September 30, 2025, to support 

coordination of the development, production, and distribution of 

vaccines, therapeutics, and other medical countermeasures: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 

heading, $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

2025, for advanced research and development, manufacturing, 

production, procurement, distribution, and the acquisition, construction, alteration, or renovation of non-federally owned facilities for 

the production and purchase of medical countermeasures, which 

may include the development, translation, and demonstration at 

scale of innovations in manufacturing platform. 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general 

departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor 

vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 

229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health 

Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the 

Social Security Act, $537,144,000, together with $64,828,000 from 

the amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry 

out national health or human services research and evaluation 

activities: Provided, That of this amount, $60,000,000 shall be for 
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minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 

$101,000,000 shall be for making competitive contracts and grants 

to public and private entities to fund medically accurate and age 

appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the Federal costs associated with administering and evaluating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 10 percent of the available 

funds shall be for training and technical assistance, evaluation, 

outreach, and additional program support activities, and of the 

remaining amount 75 percent shall be for replicating programs 

that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to 

reduce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 25 percent 

shall be available for research and demonstration grants to develop, 

replicate, refine, and test additional models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy: Provided further, That of 

the amounts provided under this heading from amounts available 

under section 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available 

to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: Provided further, That of 

the funds made available under this heading, $35,000,000 shall 

be for making competitive grants which exclusively implement education in sexual risk avoidance (defined as voluntarily refraining 

from non-marital sexual activity): Provided further, That funding 

for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall use 

medically accurate information referenced to peer-reviewed publications by educational, scientific, governmental, or health organizations; implement an evidence-based approach integrating research 

findings with practical implementation that aligns with the needs 

and desired outcomes for the intended audience; and teach the 

benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequencing for poverty prevention, healthy relationships, goal setting, and resisting 

sexual coercion, dating violence, and other youth risk behaviors 

such as underage drinking or illicit drug use without normalizing 

teen sexual activity: Provided further, That no more than 10 percent 

of the funding for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance 

shall be available for technical assistance and administrative costs 

of such programs: Provided further, That funds provided in this 

Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions: Provided further, That such services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4): Provided further, That of the funds 

made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for carrying 

out prize competitions sponsored by the Office of the Secretary 

to accelerate innovation in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment 

of kidney diseases (as authorized by section 24 of the StevensonWydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719)). 

In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out title II of 

the PHS Act to support, except as otherwise provided, activities 

related to safeguarding classified national security information and 

providing intelligence and national security support across the 

Department and to counter cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, $108,983,000. 
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MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS

For expenses necessary for Medicare hearings and appeals in the Office of the Secretary, $196,000,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2025, to be transferred in appropriate part 

from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 

Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and 

advancement of interoperable health information technology, 

$69,238,000 shall be from amounts made available under section 

241 of the PHS Act. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, 

including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, 

in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 

1978, $87,000,000: Provided, That of such amount, necessary sums 

shall be available for providing protective services to the Secretary 

and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which 

non-payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228: Provided 

further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, necessary sums shall be available for carrying out activities authorized 

under section 3022 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj–52). 

OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $39,798,000. 

RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR COMMISSIONED

OFFICERS

For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health 

Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments 

under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired 

personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts 

as may be required during the current fiscal year. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation 

expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary. 

SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated in this title shall 

be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or 

other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level 

II: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this title 

shall be used to prevent the NIH from paying up to 100 percent 

of the salary of an individual at this rate. 

SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 

be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, except for 
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funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and 

assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior to the 

preparation and submission of a report by the Secretary to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate detailing the planned uses of such funds. 

SEC. 204. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the PHS Act, such 

portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5 

percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized 

under such Act shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, 

or by grants or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness 

of programs funded in this title. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 205. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 

(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year 

for HHS in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, 

but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 

by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted 

by this section shall not be used to create any new program or 

to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided 

in this Act: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 

at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

SEC. 206. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2) 

of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur 

up to 60 days after the effective date of a contract awarded in 

fiscal year 2024 under section 338B of such Act, or at any time 

if the individual who has been awarded such contract has not 

received funds due under the contract. 

SEC. 207. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 

be made available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act 

unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that 

it encourages family participation in the decision of minors to 

seek family planning services and that it provides counseling to 

minors on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging 

in sexual activities. 

SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be exempt 

from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child 

abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. 

SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including 

funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out 

the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including 

a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs 

the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage 

of, or provide referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary 

shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation 

payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate 

of the expected costs of providing the service to such entity’s 

enrollees): Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be 

construed to change the Medicare program’s coverage for such services and a Medicare Advantage organization described in this section shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain 

information about all Medicare covered services. 
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SEC. 210. None of the funds made available in this title may 

be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control. 

SEC. 211. The Secretary shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service 

to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs 

through and with funds provided by the Agency for International 

Development, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization. 

SEC. 212. In order for HHS to carry out international health 

activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic 

and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad 

during fiscal year 2024: 

(1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to 

that available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the 

State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. The Secretary 

shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief 

of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section 

is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the 

Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes 

administered by the Department of State. 

(2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by 

advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may 

be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, 

renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United 

States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall 

cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has 

secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable 

regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities 

requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. 

The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary 

of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make 

available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies 

in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, 

or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct 

programs of assistance for international health activities, 

including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious 

diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health 

activities abroad. 

(3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel 

appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 

9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 

4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed 

by the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide 

locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) 

up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment 

(stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code if 

such personnel’s official duty station were in the District of 

Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection 

shall be on the same basis as that provided under subchapter 

I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 

of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in 

the Foreign Service. 
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 213. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director 

of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent 

among institutes and centers from the total amounts identified 

by these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the 

human immunodeficiency virus: Provided, That the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 214. Of the amounts made available in this Act for NIH, 

the amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency 

virus, as jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director 

of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the 

‘‘Office of AIDS Research’’ account. The Director of the Office of 

AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts necessary 

to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act. 

SEC. 215. (a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, the Director of NIH (‘‘Director’’) may use funds authorized 

under section 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to enter into transactions 

(other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry 

out research identified pursuant to or research and activities 

described in such section 402(b)(12). 

(b) PEER REVIEW.—In entering into transactions under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures 

(including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the 

Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of 

scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such 

transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review 

procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 

301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the 

PHS Act. 

SEC. 216. Not to exceed $100,000,000 of funds appropriated 

by this Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes 

of Health may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of 

facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the 

activities authorized herein, at not to exceed $5,000,000 per project. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 217. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent 

of the amount made available for National Research Service Awards 

(‘‘NRSA’’) shall be made available to the Administrator of the Health 

Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for 

research in primary medical care to individuals affiliated with 

entities who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 

739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and 1 percent of the amount made 

available for NRSA shall be made available to the Director of 

the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA 

awards for health service research. 

SEC. 218. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (‘‘BARDA’’) may enter into a contract, for more 

than one but no more than 10 program years, for purchase of 

research services or of security countermeasures, as that term is 

defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d– 

6b(c)(1)(B)), if— 
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(1) funds are available and obligated— 

(A) for the full period of the contract or for the first 

fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and 

(B) for the estimated costs associated with a necessary 

termination of the contract; and 

(2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract 

will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by 

encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy 

in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA’s programs. 

(b) A contract entered into under this section— 

(1) shall include a termination clause as described by subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code; 

and 

(2) shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement 

stated in subsection (d) of such section. 

SEC. 219. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 

2025 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal 

employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the 

ACA, and the amendments made by that Act, in the proposed 

fiscal year and each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA. 

(b) With respect to employees or contractors supported by all 

funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and 

the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, 

at a minimum, the following information: 

(1) For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under 

which such funds were appropriated, a statement indicating 

the program, project, or activity receiving such funds, the Federal operating division or office that administers such program, 

and the amount of funding received in discretionary or mandatory appropriations. 

(2) For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time 

equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each 

authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with 

paragraph (1). 

(c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude 

from the report employees or contractors who— 

(1) are supported through appropriations enacted in laws 

other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior 

to the passage of the ACA; 

(2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities 

funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; or 

(3) work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a 

requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts. 

SEC. 220. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the fiscal 

year 2025 budget of the President submitted under section 1105(a) 

of title 31, United States Code, information that details the uses 

of all funds used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 

specifically for Health Insurance Exchanges for each fiscal year 

since the enactment of the ACA and the proposed uses for such 

funds for fiscal year 2025. Such information shall include, for each 

such fiscal year, the amount of funds used for each activity specified 

under the heading ‘‘Health Insurance Exchange Transparency’’ in 

the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
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SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this Act from 

the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from other 

accounts funded by this Act to the ‘‘Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services—Program Management’’ account, may be used for payments under section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating 

to risk corridors). 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 222. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 4002 

of the ACA to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, 

and for the activities specified under the heading ‘‘Prevention and 

Public Health Fund’’ in the explanatory statement described in 

section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

Act). 

(b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary 

may not further transfer these amounts. 

(c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 

2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available without reference 

to section 2821(b) of such Act. 

SEC. 223. Effective during the period beginning on November 

1, 2015 and ending January 1, 2026, any provision of law that 

refers (including through cross-reference to another provision of 

law) to the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening, 

mammography, and prevention shall be administered by the Secretary involved as if— 

(1) such reference to such current recommendations were 

a reference to the recommendations of such Task Force with 

respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention last issued before 2009; and 

(2) such recommendations last issued before 2009 applied 

to any screening mammography modality under section 1861(jj) 

of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)). 

SEC. 224. In making Federal financial assistance, the provisions 

relating to indirect costs in part 75 of title 45, Code of Federal 

Regulations, including with respect to the approval of deviations 

from negotiated rates, shall continue to apply to the National 

Institutes of Health to the same extent and in the same manner 

as such provisions were applied in the third quarter of fiscal year 

2017. None of the funds appropriated in this or prior Acts or 

otherwise made available to the Department of Health and Human 

Services or to any department or agency may be used to develop 

or implement a modified approach to such provisions, or to intentionally or substantially expand the fiscal effect of the approval 

of such deviations from negotiated rates beyond the proportional 

effect of such approvals in such quarter. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 225. The NIH Director may transfer funds for opioid 

addiction, opioid alternatives, stimulant misuse and addiction, pain 

management, and addiction treatment to other Institutes and Centers of the NIH to be used for the same purpose 15 days after 

notifying the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That the transfer authority 
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provided in the previous proviso is in addition to any other transfer 

authority provided by law. 

SEC. 226. (a) The Secretary shall provide to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 

(1) Detailed monthly enrollment figures from the 

Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 pertaining to enrollments during the 

open enrollment period; and 

(2) Notification of any new or competitive grant awards, 

including supplements, authorized under section 330 of the 

Public Health Service Act. 

(b) The Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 

must be notified at least 2 business days in advance of any public 

release of enrollment information or the award of such grants. 

SEC. 227. In addition to the amounts otherwise available for 

‘‘Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Program Management’’, 

the Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer up 

to $455,000,000 to such account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 

Trust Fund to support program management activity related to 

the Medicare Program: Provided, That except for the foregoing 

purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provision 

of Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 (or any amendment 

made by either such Public Law) or to supplant any other amounts 

within such account. 

SEC. 228. The Department of Health and Human Services 

shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and Senate a biannual report 30 days after enactment of this Act on staffing described in the explanatory statement 

described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 

consolidated Act). 

SEC. 229. Funds appropriated in this Act that are available 

for salaries and expenses of employees of the Department of Health 

and Human Services shall also be available to pay travel and 

related expenses of such an employee or of a member of his or 

her family, when such employee is assigned to duty, in the United 

States or in a U.S. territory, during a period and in a location 

that are the subject of a determination of a public health emergency 

under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act and such travel 

is necessary to obtain medical care for an illness, injury, or medical 

condition that cannot be adequately addressed in that location 

at that time. For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘U.S. territory’’ 

means Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern 

Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Trust 

Territory of the Pacific Islands. 

SEC. 230. The Department of Health and Human Services 

may accept donations from the private sector, nongovernmental 

organizations, and other groups independent of the Federal Government for the care of unaccompanied alien children (as defined 

in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

279(g)(2))) in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement of 

the Administration for Children and Families, including medical 

goods and services, which may include early childhood developmental screenings, school supplies, toys, clothing, and any other 

items intended to promote the wellbeing of such children. 
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SEC. 231. None of the funds made available in this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’’ 

may be obligated to a grantee or contractor to house unaccompanied 

alien children (as such term is defined in section 462(g)(2) of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))) in any facility 

that is not State-licensed for the care of unaccompanied alien children, except in the case that the Secretary determines that housing 

unaccompanied alien children in such a facility is necessary on 

a temporary basis due to an influx of such children or an emergency, 

provided that— 

(1) the terms of the grant or contract for the operations 

of any such facility that remains in operation for more than 

six consecutive months shall require compliance with— 

(A) the same requirements as licensed placements, as 

listed in Exhibit 1 of the Flores Settlement Agreement 

that the Secretary determines are applicable to non-State 

licensed facilities; and 

(B) staffing ratios of one (1) on-duty Youth Care Worker 

for every eight (8) children or youth during waking hours, 

one (1) on-duty Youth Care Worker for every sixteen (16) 

children or youth during sleeping hours, and clinician ratios 

to children (including mental health providers) as required 

in grantee cooperative agreements; 

(2) the Secretary may grant a 60-day waiver for a contractor’s or grantee’s non-compliance with paragraph (1) if the 

Secretary certifies and provides a report to Congress on the 

contractor’s or grantee’s good-faith efforts and progress towards 

compliance; 

(3) not more than four consecutive waivers under paragraph 

(2) may be granted to a contractor or grantee with respect 

to a specific facility; 

(4) ORR shall ensure full adherence to the monitoring 

requirements set forth in section 5.5 of its Policies and Procedures Guide as of May 15, 2019; 

(5) for any such unlicensed facility in operation for more 

than three consecutive months, ORR shall conduct a minimum 

of one comprehensive monitoring visit during the first three 

months of operation, with quarterly monitoring visits thereafter; and 

(6) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, ORR shall brief the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate outlining the 

requirements of ORR for influx facilities including any requirement listed in paragraph (1)(A) that the Secretary has determined are not applicable to non-State licensed facilities. 

SEC. 232. In addition to the existing Congressional notification 

for formal site assessments of potential influx facilities, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days before 

operationalizing an unlicensed facility, and shall (1) specify whether 

the facility is hard-sided or soft-sided, and (2) provide analysis 

that indicates that, in the absence of the influx facility, the likely 

outcome is that unaccompanied alien children will remain in the 

custody of the Department of Homeland Security for longer than 

72 hours or that unaccompanied alien children will be otherwise 

placed in danger. Within 60 days of bringing such a facility online, 
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and monthly thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate a report detailing the total number of children in care 

at the facility, the average length of stay and average length of 

care of children at the facility, and, for any child that has been 

at the facility for more than 60 days, their length of stay and 

reason for delay in release. 

SEC. 233. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used to prevent a United States Senator or Member of the 

House of Representatives from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the United States used for the 

purpose of maintaining custody of, or otherwise housing, unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))), provided that such 

Senator or Member has coordinated the oversight visit with the 

Office of Refugee Resettlement not less than two business days 

in advance to ensure that such visit would not interfere with 

the operations (including child welfare and child safety operations) 

of such facility. 

SEC. 234. Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and make publicly available online, a report 

with respect to children who were separated from their parents 

or legal guardians by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 

(regardless of whether or not such separation was pursuant to 

an option selected by the children, parents, or guardians), subsequently classified as unaccompanied alien children, and transferred 

to the care and custody of ORR during the previous month. Each 

report shall contain the following information: 

(1) the number and ages of children so separated subsequent to apprehension at or between ports of entry, to be 

reported by sector where separation occurred; and 

(2) the documented cause of separation, as reported by 

DHS when each child was referred. 

SEC. 235. Funds appropriated in this Act that are available 

for salaries and expenses of employees of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention shall also be available for the primary 

and secondary schooling of eligible dependents of personnel stationed in a U.S. territory as defined in section 229 of this Act 

at costs not in excess of those paid for or reimbursed by the 

Department of Defense. 

SEC. 236. Section 231 of division B of the Department of Defense 

and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (42 U.S.C. 

247d–4a) is amended by striking the fifth, sixth, and seventh provisos and inserting the following: ‘‘Provided further, That the 

Director shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate, at least 7 days in advance 

of any transfer or obligation of funds made under the authority 

provided in this section, both a notification on the anticipated 

uses of funds by program, project, or activity; and a detailed spend 

plan of anticipated uses of funds, including estimated personnel 

and administrative costs, disaggregated by program, project, or 

activity: Provided further, That such spend plans shall be updated 

to include all applicable obligations to date and unobligated amounts 
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and submitted quarterly to such Committees on Appropriations 

until such funds are fully expended:’’. 

SEC. 237. Title VIII of division B of the CARES Act (Public 

Law 116–136) is amended, under the heading ‘‘Department of 

Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention—CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support’’ by striking 

the ninth proviso. 

SEC. 238. In this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, 

notwithstanding the income eligibility requirements of subsections 

(a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d) of section 645 

of the Head Start Act and income eligibility criteria and allowances 

prescribed in regulations, an Indian tribe that operates a Head 

Start program may, at its discretion, establish selection criteria, 

including criteria to prioritize children in families for which a 

child, a family member, or a member of the same household, is 

a member of an Indian tribe, to enroll children who would benefit 

from the Head Start program. 

SEC. 239. In this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, 

notwithstanding the income eligibility requirements of subsection 

(a) of section 645 of the Head Start Act and income eligibility 

criteria and allowances prescribed in regulations, an agency that 

operates a migrant or seasonal Head Start program may, at its 

discretion, establish selection criteria to enroll children who would 

benefit from the Head Start program, giving priority to children 

of migrant farmworker families: Provided, That such selection criteria shall limit that enrollment to children who have at least 

one family member whose income comes primarily from agricultural 

employment as defined in section 3 of the Migrant and Seasonal 

Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1802). 

(RESCISSION)

SEC. 240. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Nonrecurring 

Expenses Fund’’ established in section 223 of division G of Public 

Law 110–161, $1,250,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than 

September 30, 2024. 

(RESCISSION)

SEC. 241. Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 

available under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human 

Services—Administration for Children and Families—Children and 

Families Services Programs’’ in division H of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) for grants to States 

for incentive payments, as defined by section 473A of the Social 

Security Act, $70,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health and 

Human Services Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 

TITLE III 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

For carrying out title I and subpart 2 of part B of title II 

of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (referred 

to in this Act as ‘‘ESEA’’) and section 418A of the Higher Education 
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Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘HEA’’), $19,107,790,000, 

of which $8,179,490,000 shall become available on July 1, 2024, 

and shall remain available through September 30, 2025, and of 

which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 2024, 

and shall remain available through September 30, 2025, for academic year 2024–2025: Provided, That $6,459,401,000 shall be for 

basic grants under section 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the 

Secretary of Education (referred to in this title as ‘‘Secretary’’) 

on October 1, 2023, to obtain annually updated local educational 

agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census: 

Provided further, That $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration 

grants under section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further, That 

$5,292,550,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 1125 

of the ESEA: Provided further, That $5,292,550,000 shall be for 

education finance incentive grants under section 1125A of the 

ESEA: Provided further, That $224,000,000 shall be for carrying 

out subpart 2 of part B of title II: Provided further, That $52,123,000 

shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA. 

IMPACT AID

For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title VII of the ESEA, $1,625,151,000, 

of which $1,474,000,000 shall be for basic support payments under 

section 7003(b), $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children 

with disabilities under section 7003(d), $19,000,000 shall be for 

construction under section 7007(a), $79,000,000 shall be for Federal 

property payments under section 7002, and $4,835,000, to remain 

available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under 

section 7008: Provided, That for purposes of computing the amount 

of a payment for an eligible local educational agency under section 

7003(a) for school year 2023–2024, children enrolled in a school 

of such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under 

section 7003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of 

both parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian 

having sole custody of such children, or due to the death of a 

military parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long 

as such children reside on Federal property as described in section 

7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, shall be 

considered as eligible students under such section, provided such 

students remain in average daily attendance at a school in the 

same local educational agency they attended prior to their change 

in eligibility status. 

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by 

part B of title I, part A of title II, subpart 1 of part A of title 

IV, part B of title IV, part B of title V, and parts B and C 

of title VI of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 

2002; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, $5,776,178,000, of which 

$3,947,312,000 shall become available on July 1, 2024, and remain 

available through September 30, 2025, and of which $1,681,441,000 

shall become available on October 1, 2024, and shall remain available through September 30, 2025, for academic year 2024–2025: 

Provided, That $380,000,000 shall be for part B of title I: Provided 
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further, That $1,329,673,000 shall be for part B of title IV: Provided 

further, That $45,897,000 shall be for part B of title VI, which 

may be used for construction, renovation, and modernization of 

any public elementary school, secondary school, or structure related 

to a public elementary school or secondary school that serves a 

predominantly Native Hawaiian student body, and that the 5 percent limitation in section 6205(b) of the ESEA on the use of funds 

for administrative purposes shall apply only to direct administrative 

costs: Provided further, That $44,953,000 shall be for part C of 

title VI, which shall be awarded on a competitive basis, and may 

be used for construction, and that the 5 percent limitation in 

section 6305 of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative 

purposes shall apply only to direct administrative costs: Provided 

further, That $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 

203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 and the 

Secretary shall make such arrangements as determined to be necessary to ensure that the Bureau of Indian Education has access 

to services provided under this section: Provided further, That 

$220,000,000 shall be for part B of title V: Provided further, That 

in carrying out such part B the percentage in section 316(b)(1)(D) 

of title III of division H of Public Law 116–260 shall be deemed 

83.33 percent: Provided further, That $1,380,000,000 shall be available for grants under subpart 1 of part A of title IV: Provided 

further, That funds provided by Public Law 117–328 and this Act 

for subpart B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act shall be available for expenditure by educational agencies 

and institutions for an additional fiscal year following the succeeding fiscal year provided by subsection 421(b)(1) of the General 

Education Provisions Act. 

INDIAN EDUCATION

For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VI, part A of the ESEA, $194,746,000, of which 

$72,000,000 shall be for subpart 2 of part A of title VI and 

$12,365,000 shall be for subpart 3 of part A of title VI: Provided, 

That the 5 percent limitation in sections 6115(d), 6121(e), and 

6133(g) of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes 

shall apply only to direct administrative costs: Provided further, 

That grants awarded under sections 6132 and 6133 of the ESEA 

with funds provided under this heading may be for a period of 

up to 5 years. 

INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT

For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 1, 3, and 

4 of part B of title II, and parts C, D, and E and subparts 1 

and 4 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $1,115,000,000: Provided, 

That $173,000,000 shall be for subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part B 

of title II and shall be made available without regard to sections 

2201, 2231(b) and 2241: Provided further, That $683,000,000 shall 

be for parts C, D, and E and subpart 4 of part F of title IV, 

and shall be made available without regard to sections 4311, 

4409(a), and 4601 of the ESEA: Provided further, That section 

4303(d)(3)(A)(i) shall not apply to the funds available for part C 

of title IV: Provided further, That of the funds available for part C of title IV, the Secretary shall use not less than $60,000,000 

to carry out section 4304, not more than $140,000,000, to remain 
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available through March 31, 2025, to carry out section 4305(b), 

from which the amount necessary for continuation grants may 

be available for obligation through March 31, 2025, and not more 

than $16,000,000 to carry out the activities in section 4305(a)(3): 

Provided further, That notwithstanding section 4601(b), $259,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 2024 for 

subpart 1 of part F of title IV: Provided further, That of the 

funds available for subpart 4 of part F of title IV, not less than 

$8,000,000 shall be used for continuation grants for eligible national 

nonprofit organizations, as described in the Applications for New 

Awards; Assistance for Arts Education Program published in the 

Federal Register on May 31, 2022, for activities described under 

section 4642(a)(1)(C). 

SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 2 and 3 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $457,000,000, to remain available 

through December 31, 2024: Provided, That $216,000,000 shall 

be available for section 4631, of which up to $5,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, shall be for the Project School Emergency 

Response to Violence (Project SERV) program: Provided further, 

That $150,000,000 shall be available for section 4625: Provided 

further, That $91,000,000 shall be for section 4624. 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, $890,000,000, 

which shall become available on July 1, 2024, and shall remain 

available through September 30, 2025, except that 6.5 percent 

of such amount shall be available on October 1, 2023, and shall 

remain available through September 30, 2025, to carry out activities 

under section 3111(c)(1)(C). 

SPECIAL EDUCATION

For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment 

Act of 2004, $15,467,264,000, of which $5,890,321,000 shall become 

available on July 1, 2024, and shall remain available through 

September 30, 2025, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become 

available on October 1, 2024, and shall remain available through 

September 30, 2025, for academic year 2024–2025: Provided, That 

the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to 

the lesser of the amount available for that activity during fiscal 

year 2023, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in 

section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in the 

funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less 

than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2023: Provided 

further, That the Secretary shall, without regard to section 611(d) 

of the IDEA, distribute to all other States (as that term is defined 

in section 611(g)(2)), subject to the third proviso, any amount by 

which a State’s allocation under section 611, from funds appropriated under this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), 

according to the following: 85 percent on the basis of the States’ 

relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are of 

the same age as children with disabilities for whom the State 

ensures the availability of a free appropriate public education under 
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this part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ 

relative populations of those children who are living in poverty: 

Provided further, That the Secretary may not distribute any funds 

under the previous proviso to any State whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated under this heading made funds available for such a distribution: Provided further, That the States 

shall allocate such funds distributed under the second proviso to 

local educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): Provided further, That the amount by which a State’s allocation under 

section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B) 

and the amounts distributed to States under the previous provisos 

in fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent year shall not be considered 

in calculating the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 

or for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) regarding the fiscal 

year in which a State’s allocation under section 611(d) is reduced 

for failure to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), 

the Secretary may apply the reduction specified in section 

612(a)(18)(B) over a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed 

5, until the entire reduction is applied: Provided further, That 

the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State’s allocation 

under section 611 is reduced in accordance with section 

612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may reserve under section 

611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same relation to the maximum amount described in that paragraph as the reduction under 

section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State would 

have received in that fiscal year under section 611(d) in the absence 

of the reduction: Provided further, That the Secretary shall either 

reduce the allocation of funds under section 611 for any fiscal 

year following the fiscal year for which the State fails to comply 

with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by 

section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under section 452 

of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234a): Provided 

further, That the funds reserved under 611(c) of the IDEA may 

be used to provide technical assistance to States to improve the 

capacity of the States to meet the data collection requirements 

of sections 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other 

services and activities to improve data collection, coordination, 

quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Provided 

further, That the Secretary may use funds made available for the 

State Personnel Development Grants program under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate program performance under such subpart: Provided further, That States may use funds reserved for 

other State-level activities under sections 611(e)(2) and 619(f) of 

the IDEA to make subgrants to local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, other public agencies, and private nonprofit organizations to carry out activities authorized by those sections: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 643(e)(2)(A) 

of the IDEA, if 5 or fewer States apply for grants pursuant to 

section 643(e) of such Act, the Secretary shall provide a grant 

to each State in an amount equal to the maximum amount described 

in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That if more 

than 5 States apply for grants pursuant to section 643(e) of the 

IDEA, the Secretary shall award funds to those States on the 

basis of the States’ relative populations of infants and toddlers 

except that no such State shall receive a grant in excess of the 
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amount described in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That States may use funds allotted under section 643(c) of 

the IDEA to make subgrants to local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, other public agencies, and private nonprofit organizations to carry out activities authorized by section 

638 of IDEA: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 638 

of the IDEA, a State may use funds it receives under section 

633 of the IDEA to offer continued early intervention services 

to a child who previously received services under part C of the 

IDEA from age 3 until the beginning of the school year following 

the child’s third birthday with parental consent and without regard 

to the procedures in section 635(c) of the IDEA. 

REHABILITATION SERVICES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller National Center 

Act, $4,397,033,000, of which $4,253,834,000 shall be for grants 

for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: Provided, That the Secretary may use amounts provided 

in this Act, and unobligated balances from title III of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, (division H of Public 

Law 117–328), that remain available subsequent to the reallotment 

of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation 

Act for innovative activities aimed at increasing competitive 

integrated employment as defined in section 7 of such Act for 

youth and other individuals with disabilities, including related Federal administrative expenses, for improving monitoring and oversight of grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title 

I of the Rehabilitation Act, and information technology needs under 

section 15 and titles I, III, VI, and VII of the Rehabilitation Act: 

Provided further, That up to 15 percent of the amounts available 

subsequent to reallotment for the activities described in the first 

proviso from funds provided under this paragraph in this Act, 

may be used for evaluation and technical assistance related to 

such activities: Provided further, That any funds made available 

subsequent to reallotment for the activities described in the first 

proviso may be provided to States and other public, private and 

nonprofit entities, including Indian tribes and institutions of higher 

education for carrying out such activities: Provided further, That 

States and other public and nonprofit entities, including Indian 

tribes and institutions of higher education may award subgrants 

for a portion of the funds to other eligible entities: Provided further, 

That any funds provided in this Act and made available subsequent 

to reallotment for the purposes described in the first proviso shall 

remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That 

the Secretary may transfer funds provided in this Act and made 

available subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant 

to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act to ‘‘Institute of Education 

Sciences’’ for the evaluation of outcomes for students receiving 

services and supports under IDEA and under title I, section 504 

of title V, and title VI of the Rehabilitation Act: Provided further, 

That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition 

to any other transfer authority in this Act. 
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SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND

For carrying out the Act to Promote the Education of the Blind of March 3, 1879, $43,431,000. 

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles 

I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $92,500,000: 

Provided, That from the total amount available, the Institute may 

at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized 

under section 207 of such Act. 

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model 

Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet 

University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf 

Act of 1986, $167,361,000, of which up to $15,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, shall be for construction, as defined by 

section 201(2) of such Act: Provided, That from the total amount 

available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the 

endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. 

CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (‘‘Perkins Act’’) and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act 

(‘‘AEFLA’’), $2,181,436,000, of which $1,390,436,000 shall become 

available on July 1, 2024, and shall remain available through 

September 30, 2025, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2024, and shall remain available through September 30, 2025: Provided, That up to $6,100,000 shall be available 

for innovation and modernization grants under such section 114(e) 

of the Perkins Act: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership 

activities under section 242. 

STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of title IV of the HEA, $24,615,352,000 which shall remain 

available through September 30, 2025. 

The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 2024–2025 shall be $6,335. 

STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION

For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of 

title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, 

C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 1 of part A 

of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, $2,058,943,000, to 

remain available through September 30, 2025: Provided, That the 

Secretary shall allocate new student loan borrower accounts to 

eligible student loan servicers on the basis of their past performance 

compared to all loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, 
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and on the basis of the capacity of each servicer to process new 

and existing accounts: Provided further, That in order to promote 

accountability and high-quality service to borrowers, the Secretary 

shall not award funding for any contract solicitation for a new 

Federal student loan servicing environment, including the solicitation for the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Next Generation Processing 

and Servicing Environment, unless such an environment provides 

for the participation of multiple student loan servicers that contract 

directly with the Department of Education to manage a unique 

portfolio of borrower accounts and the full life-cycle of loans from 

disbursement to pay-off with certain limited exceptions, and allocates student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan 

servicers based on performance: Provided further, That the Department shall re-allocate accounts from servicers for recurring noncompliance with FSA guidelines, contractual requirements, and 

applicable laws, including for failure to sufficiently inform borrowers 

of available repayment options: Provided further, That such 

servicers shall be evaluated based on their ability to meet contract 

requirements (including an understanding of Federal and State 

law), future performance on the contracts, and history of compliance 

with applicable consumer protections laws: Provided further, That 

to the extent FSA permits student loan servicing subcontracting, 

FSA shall hold prime contractors accountable for meeting the 

requirements of the contract, and the performance and expectations 

of subcontractors shall be accounted for in the prime contract and 

in the overall performance of the prime contractor: Provided further, 

That FSA shall ensure that the Next Generation Processing and 

Servicing Environment, or any new Federal loan servicing environment, incentivize more support to borrowers at risk of delinquency 

or default: Provided further, That FSA shall ensure that in such 

environment contractors have the capacity to meet and are held 

accountable for performance on service levels; are held accountable 

for and have a history of compliance with applicable consumer 

protection laws; and have relevant experience and demonstrated 

effectiveness: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 

quarterly briefings to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 

the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions of the Senate on general progress related to 

implementation of Federal student loan servicing contracts: Provided further, That FSA shall strengthen transparency through 

expanded publication of aggregate data on student loan and servicer 

performance: Provided further, That $25,000,000 shall be for 

ensuring the continuation of student loan servicing activities, 

including supporting borrowers reentering repayment: Provided further, That the limitation in section 302 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to appropriations under this heading by substituting ‘‘10 percent’’ for ‘‘3 

percent’’ for the purposes of the continuation of basic operations, 

including student loan servicing, business process operations, digital 

customer care, common origination and disbursement, cybersecurity 

activities, and information technology systems: Provided further, 

That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, FSA 

shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this account for fiscal year 

2024 and provide quarterly updates on this plan (including contracts 
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awarded, change orders, bonuses paid to staff, reorganization costs, 

and any other activity carried out using amounts provided under 

this heading for fiscal year 2024) no later than 10 days prior 

to the start of such quarter: Provided further, That FSA shall 

notify the Committees within 10 days of any modification of such 

spend plan that exceeds five percent of the amount appropriated 

under the heading ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’: Provided further, 

That the FSA Next Generation Processing and Servicing Environment, or any new Federal student loan servicing environment, 

shall include accountability measures that account for the performance of the portfolio and contractor compliance with FSA guidelines. 

HIGHER EDUCATION

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles 

II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational 

and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Perkins 

Act, $3,283,296,000, of which $171,000,000 shall remain available 

through December 31, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to carry 

out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support 

visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign language training and international 

studies in areas that are vital to United States national security 

and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of 

these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or 

international development: Provided further, That of the funds 

referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used 

for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activities: Provided further, That up to 1.5 percent of the 

funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A 

of title IV of the HEA may be used for evaluation: Provided further, 

That section 313(d) of the HEA shall not apply to an institution 

of higher education that is eligible to receive funding under section 

318 of the HEA: Provided further, That amounts made available 

for carrying out section 419N of the HEA may be awarded notwithstanding the limitations in section 419N(b)(2) of the HEA: Provided 

further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

$202,344,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, 

specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the 

explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 

none of the funds made available for projects described in the 

preceding proviso shall be subject to section 302 of this Act: Provided 

further, That of the funds made available under this Act to carry 

out part B of title III of the HEA, $3,000,000 shall be for grants 

to supplement amounts awarded to part B institutions that are 

junior or community colleges, as defined in section 312(f) of the 

HEA: Provided further, That the supplemental funds described in 

the preceding proviso are in addition to any grant award that 

any institution may receive under section 323 of the HEA and 

shall be allocated in accordance with the allotments specified under 

section 324 of such Act. 
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY

For partial support of Howard University, $304,018,000, of 

which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment 

grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and 

shall remain available until expended. 

COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM

For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities 

related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the 

HEA, $298,000. 

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL

FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as authorized 

pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain 

available through September 30, 2025: Provided, That such costs, 

including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 

in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 

further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 

$377,340,824: Provided further, That these funds may be used to 

support loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities without regard to the limitations within section 

344(a) of the HEA. 

In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program 

entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $528,000. 

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

For necessary expenses for the Institute of Education Sciences 

as authorized by section 208 of the Department of Education 

Organization Act and carrying out activities authorized by the 

National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, 

section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, 

and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 

$793,106,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 

2025: Provided, That funds available to carry out section 208 of 

the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used to link 

Statewide elementary and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce data systems, or to further 

develop such systems: Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 

of the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational 

Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public or 

private organizations or agencies to support activities to improve 

data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national 

levels. 
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DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 

Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $419,907,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds provided 

by this Act or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the 

Department of Education available for obligation or expenditure 

in the current fiscal year may be used for any activity relating 

to implementing a reorganization that decentralizes, reduces the 

staffing level, or alters the responsibilities, structure, authority, 

or functionality of the Budget Service of the Department of Education, relative to the organization and operation of the Budget 

Service as in effect on January 1, 2018: Provided further, That 

none of the funds provided by this Act may be used on or after 

August 15, 2024, to support a number of non-career employees 

that is above the number of non-career employees as of December 

31, 2022. 

OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization 

Act, $140,000,000. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, 

as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education 

Organization Act, $67,500,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain 

available through September 30, 2025. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used 

to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer 

and meditation in the public schools. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 302. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 

(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but 

no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 

by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted 

by this section shall not be used to create any new program or 

to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided 

in this Act: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 

at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

SEC. 303. Funds appropriated in this Act and consolidated 

for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of the ESEA shall 

be available from July 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. 
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SEC. 304. (a) An institution of higher education that maintains 

an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title 

III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2024 may use the income 

from that fund to award scholarships to students, subject to the 

limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such 

income for such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 

be considered to have been an allowable use of that income, subject 

to that limitation. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of 

the HEA are reauthorized. 

SEC. 305. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) shall 

be applied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2021’’. 

SEC. 306. Section 458(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)) 

shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2021’’. 

SEC. 307. Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 

‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ may be available for payments for 

student loan servicing to an institution of higher education that 

services outstanding Federal Perkins Loans under part E of title 

IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et 

seq.). 

SEC. 308. Of the amounts made available in this title under 

the heading ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’, $2,300,000 shall be used 

by the Secretary of Education to conduct outreach to borrowers 

of loans made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965 who may intend to qualify for loan cancellation under 

section 455(m) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)), to ensure that 

borrowers are meeting the terms and conditions of such loan cancellation: Provided, That the Secretary shall specifically conduct 

outreach to assist borrowers who would qualify for loan cancellation 

under section 455(m) of such Act except that the borrower has 

made some, or all, of the 120 required payments under a repayment 

plan that is not described under section 455(m)(A) of such Act, 

to encourage borrowers to enroll in a qualifying repayment plan: 

Provided further, That the Secretary shall also communicate to 

all Direct Loan borrowers the full requirements of section 455(m) 

of such Act and improve the filing of employment certification 

by providing improved outreach and information such as outbound 

calls, electronic communications, ensuring prominent access to program requirements and benefits on each servicer’s website, and 

creating an option for all borrowers to complete the entire payment 

certification process electronically and on a centralized website. 

SEC. 309. The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent 

from any amount made available in this Act for an HEA program, 

except for any amounts made available for subpart 1 of part A 

of title IV of the HEA, to carry out rigorous and independent 

evaluations and to collect and analyze outcome data for any program 

authorized by the HEA: Provided, That no funds made available 

in this Act for the ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ account shall 

be subject to the reservation under this section: Provided further, 

That any funds reserved under this section shall be available 

through September 30, 2026: Provided further, That if, under any 

other provision of law, funds are authorized to be reserved or 

used for evaluation activities with respect to a program or project, 

the Secretary may also reserve funds for such program or project 

for the purposes described in this section so long as the total 

reservation of funds for such program or project does not exceed 

any statutory limits on such reservations: Provided further, That 
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not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds 

reserved under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and 

Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce of the House of Representatives a plan that identifies 

the source and amount of funds reserved under this section, the 

impact on program grantees if funds are withheld for the purposes 

of this section, and the activities to be carried out with such funds. 

SEC. 310. In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by 

this Act under the heading ‘‘Innovation and Improvement’’ for purposes authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965, there are hereby appropriated an additional $88,084,000 

which shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified 

in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally 

Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory 

statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That none of the funds made 

available for such projects shall be subject to section 302 of this 

Act. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 311. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’, up to $20,000,000 shall be available for 

the Secretary of Education (‘‘the Secretary’’) to provide support 

services to the Institute of Education Sciences (including, but not 

limited to information technology services, lease or procurement 

of office space, human resource services, financial management 

services, financial systems support, budget formulation and execution, legal counsel, equal employment opportunity services, physical 

security, facilities management, acquisition and contract management, grants administration and policy, and enterprise risk management): Provided, That the Secretary shall calculate the actual 

amounts obligated and expended for such support services by using 

a standard Department of Education methodology for allocating 

the cost of all such support services: Provided further, That the 

Secretary may transfer any amounts available for IES support 

services in excess of actual amounts needed for IES support services, 

as so calculated, to the ‘‘Program Administration’’ account from 

the ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’ account: Provided further, 

That in order to address any shortfall between amounts available 

for IES support services and amounts needed for IES support services, as so calculated, the Secretary may transfer necessary amounts 

to the ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’ account from the ‘‘Program 

Administration’’ account: Provided further, That the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

are notified at least 14 days in advance of any transfer made 

pursuant to this section. 

(RESCISSION)

SEC. 312. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Department 

of Education Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ established in section 

313 of division H of Public Law 116–260, $25,000,000 are hereby 

rescinded not later than September 30, 2024. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 
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TITLE IV 

RELATED AGENCIES 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (referred to in this 

title as ‘‘the Committee’’) established under section 8502 of title 

41, United States Code, $13,124,000: Provided, That in order to 

authorize any central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to section 8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform requirements 

of the Committee as prescribed under section 51–3.2 of title 41, 

Code of Federal Regulations, the Committee shall enter into a 

written agreement with any such central nonprofit agency: Provided 

further, That such agreement shall contain such auditing, oversight, 

and reporting provisions as necessary to implement chapter 85 

of title 41, United States Code: Provided further, That such agreement shall include the elements listed under the heading ‘‘Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled—Written Agreement Elements’’ in the explanatory statement 

described in section 4 of Public Law 114–113 (in the matter preceding division A of that consolidated Act): Provided further, That 

any such central nonprofit agency may not charge a fee under 

section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, prior to 

executing a written agreement with the Committee: Provided further, That no less than $3,150,000 shall be available for the Office 

of Inspector General. 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

OPERATING EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 

Community Service (referred to in this title as ‘‘CNCS’’) to carry 

out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in 

this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the National and Community Service 

Act of 1990 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $975,525,000, 

notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 

501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the amounts provided 

under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds 

may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application 

reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic 

management of the grants cycle; (2) $19,538,000 shall be available 

to provide assistance to State commissions on national and community service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (3) $37,735,000 shall 

be available to carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (4) 

$8,558,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 

501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions 

of section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: 

Provided further, That for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 

Act, satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include 

a determination of need by the local community. 
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PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST

(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For payment to the National Service Trust established under 

subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $180,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That CNCS may transfer additional 

funds from the amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 

the National Service Trust upon determination that such transfer 

is necessary to support the activities of national service participants 

and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, 

That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National 

Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 

Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under 

31 U.S.C. 1513(b): Provided further, That of the discretionary 

unobligated balances from amounts made available in prior appropriations Acts to the National Service Trust, $243,000,000 are 

hereby permanently rescinded, except that no amounts may be 

rescinded from amounts that were previously designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to a 

concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of administration as provided under 

section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 

1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire 

of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in 

the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants 

authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for 

official reception and representation expenses, $99,686,000. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $7,595,000. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes to program 

requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice 

and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2024, during any grant 

selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding 

such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than 

an officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to 

receive such information. 

SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the 

National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum 

share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they 

receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall 

minimum share requirement as provided in section 2521.60 of title 

45, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating 

costs match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support 

Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject 
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to partial waiver consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code 

of Federal Regulations. 

SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 

1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and operations 

under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or 

E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and 

not supplant current programs and operations. 

SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) 

of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose 

described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who 

are veterans as defined under section 101 of the Act. 

SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of 

the 1990 Act— 

(1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall 

be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under section 3 of the National 

Child Protection Act of 1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); 

(2) individuals described in such section shall be considered 

‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of NCPA; and 

(3) State Commissions on National and Community Service 

established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal history record information, consistent 

with Public Law 92–544. 

SEC. 406. Notwithstanding sections 139(b), 146, and 147 of 

the 1990 Act, an individual who successfully completes a term 

of service of not less than 1,200 hours during a period of not 

more than one year may receive a national service education award 

having a value of 70 percent of the value of a national service 

education award determined under section 147(a) of the Act. 

SEC. 407. Section 148(f)(2)(A)(i) of the 1990 Act shall be applied 

by substituting ‘‘an approved national service position’’ for ‘‘a 

national service program that receives grants under subtitle C’’. 

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 

(‘‘CPB’’), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an 

amount which shall be available within limitations specified by 

that Act, for the fiscal year 2026, $535,000,000: Provided, That 

none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be 

used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment 

for Government officials or employees: Provided further, That none 

of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be available 

or used to aid or support any program or activity from which 

any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated 

against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or 

sex: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to 

CPB by this Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of 

CPB. 

In addition, for the costs associated with replacing and 

upgrading the public broadcasting interconnection system and other 

technologies and services that create infrastructure and efficiencies 

within the public media system, $60,000,000. 
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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the functions vested in it 

by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of 

passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the LaborManagement Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary 

for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the 

Civil Service Reform Act, $53,705,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, 

for special training activities and other conflict resolution services 

and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign governments and international organizations, and for arbitration services 

shall be credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain 

available until expended: Provided further, That fees for arbitration 

services shall be available only for education, training, and professional development of the agency workforce: Provided further, That 

the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use on 

behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, 

or other property in the aid of any projects or functions within 

the Director’s jurisdiction. 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Review Commission, $18,012,000. 

INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS AND

ADMINISTRATION

For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 

1996 and the National Museum of African American History and 

Culture Act, $294,800,000. 

MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social 

Security Act, $9,405,000. 

MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social Security Act, $13,824,000, to be transferred to this appropriation 

from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 

Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 
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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability 

as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 

$3,850,000. 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board 

to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management 

Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $299,224,000: Provided, That 

no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or 

assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection 

with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in 

section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the 

Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 

3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition 

employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, 

canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated 

on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water 

stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 408. None of the funds provided by this Act or previous 

Acts making appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board 

may be used to issue any new administrative directive or regulation 

that would provide employees any means of voting through any 

electronic means in an election to determine a representative for 

the purposes of collective bargaining. 

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the President, $15,113,000. 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health 

Review Commission, $15,449,000. 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 

$8,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal 

year 2024 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; 
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and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount 

provided herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by 

which the product of recipients and the average benefit received 

exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual benefits: 

Provided, That the total amount provided herein shall be credited 

in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of each month 

in the fiscal year. 

FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for 

the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for 

interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025, which shall be the maximum 

amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public 

Law 98–76. 

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION

For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board 

(‘‘Board’’) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and 

the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $126,000,000, to be 

derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the 

railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund: Provided, That 

notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act this 

limitation may be used to hire attorneys only through the excepted 

service: Provided further, That the previous proviso shall not change 

the status under Federal employment laws of any attorney hired 

by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad 

Retirement Act, this limitation may be used to hire students 

attending qualifying educational institutions or individuals who 

have recently completed qualifying educational programs using current excepted hiring authorities established by the Office of Personnel Management. 

LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 

for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the 

Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $14,000,000, to be 

derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad 

unemployment insurance account. 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS

For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 

Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as 

provided under sections 201(m) and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security 

Act, $10,000,000. 

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, 

section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 93– 
H. R. 2882—241 

66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216, including 

payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative 

expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $45,365,042,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the 

current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that 

year shall be returned to the Treasury: Provided further, That 

not more than $91,000,000 shall be available for research and 

demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social 

Security Act, and remain available through September 30, 2026. 

For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit 

payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security 

Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, 

such sums as may be necessary. 

For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social 

Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, 

$21,700,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses, including the hire and purchase of 

two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official 

reception and representation expenses, not more than 

$14,075,978,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) 

of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds 

referred to in such section: Provided, That not less than $2,700,000 

shall be for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided further, 

That unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph 

at the end of fiscal year 2024 not needed for fiscal year 2024 

shall remain available until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration information technology and telecommunications 

hardware and software infrastructure, including related equipment 

and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this 

information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: Provided further, That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available 

under the authority in the previous proviso: Provided further, That 

reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for facilities or support 

services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, 

or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall 

be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from 

amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon 

as possible after such expenditures are made. 

From funds provided under the first paragraph under this 

heading, not more than $1,851,000,000, to remain available through 

March 31, 2025, is for the costs associated with continuing disability 

reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, including 

work-related continuing disability reviews to determine whether 

earnings derived from services demonstrate an individual’s ability 

to engage in substantial gainful activity, for the cost associated 

with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of 
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the Social Security Act, for the cost of co-operative disability investigation units, and for the cost associated with the prosecution 

of fraud in the programs and operations of the Social Security 

Administration by Special Assistant United States Attorneys: Provided, That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet 

the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and $1,578,000,000 

is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 

251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That, of the additional 

new budget authority described in the preceding proviso, up to 

$15,100,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 

Social Security Administration, for the cost of jointly operated cooperative disability investigation units: Provided further, That such 

transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 

provided by law: Provided further, That the Commissioner shall 

provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a 

report on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar 

to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of Public 

Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002: Provided further, 

That none of the funds described in this paragraph shall be available for transfer or reprogramming except as specified in this paragraph. 

In addition, $150,000,000 to be derived from administration 

fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) 

of Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until expended: 

Provided, That to the extent that the amounts collected pursuant 

to such sections in fiscal year 2024 exceed $150,000,000, the 

amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2025 only to the extent 

provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 

In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected 

pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, 

which shall remain available until expended. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 

in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 

1978, $32,000,000, together with not to exceed $82,665,000, to be 

transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of 

the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 

Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 

Fund: Provided, That $2,000,000 shall remain available until 

expended for information technology modernization, including 

related hardware and software infrastructure and equipment, and 

for administrative expenses directly associated with information 

technology modernization. 

In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total 

provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social Security Administration, 

to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and 

purposes for which this account is available: Provided, That notice 

of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
H. R. 2882—243 

TITLE V 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances 

of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall 

be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, 

for which they were originally appropriated. 

SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this 

Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111– 

148 shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executivelegislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for 

the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, 

publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video 

presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any State 

or local legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any 

proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order 

issued by the executive branch of any State or local government, 

except in presentation to the executive branch of any State or 

local government itself. 

(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be 

used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, 

or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed 

to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, 

administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before 

the Congress or any State government, State legislature or local 

legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized 

executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or 

officer of a State, local or tribal government in policymaking and 

administrative processes within the executive branch of that government. 

(c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include 

any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future 

Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, 

or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, 

including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the 

advocacy or promotion of gun control. 

SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles 

I and III, respectively, for official reception and representation 

expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 

Service is authorized to make available for official reception and 

representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for ‘‘Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and 

Expenses’’; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board 
H. R. 2882—244 

is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for 

‘‘National Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

SEC. 505. When issuing statements, press releases, requests 

for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing 

projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal 

money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, 

including but not limited to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, shall clearly state— 

(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or 

project which will be financed with Federal money; 

(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project 

or program; and 

(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the 

project or program that will be financed by non-governmental 

sources. 

SEC. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 

none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated 

in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion. 

(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of 

the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in 

this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes 

coverage of abortion. 

(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the package 

of services covered by a managed care provider or organization 

pursuant to a contract or other arrangement. 

SEC. 507. (a) The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion— 

(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 

incest; or 

(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 

disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a lifeendangering physical condition caused by or arising from the 

pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place 

the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 

(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 

prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private 

person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State’s or 

locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching funds). 

(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 

restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering 

abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract 

separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds 

(other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 

funds). 

(d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State 

or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, 

pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. 

(2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ includes 

an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, 

a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care 

facility, organization, or plan. 
H. R. 2882—245 

SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used for— 

(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research 

purposes; or 

(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are 

destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury 

or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses 

in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the 

Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 

(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human embryo 

or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected as a human 

subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this 

Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or 

any other means from one or more human gametes or human 

diploid cells. 

SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of 

any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules 

of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act except for normal and recognized executivecongressional communications. 

(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there 

is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the 

use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored 

clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage. 

SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 

1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or providing for 

the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual 

(except in an individual’s capacity as an employer or a health 

care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving 

the standard. 

SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with 

an entity if— 

(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United 

States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) 

regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary 

of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and 

(2) such entity has not submitted a report as required 

by that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity. 

SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 

the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 

by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 

SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this Act to 

carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made 

available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) 

of such Act, as amended by the Children’s Internet Protection 

Act, unless such library has made the certifications required by 

paragraph (4) of such section. 

SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 

provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded 

by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
H. R. 2882—246 

in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 

of the United States derived by the collection of fees available 

to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation 

or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— 

(1) creates new programs; 

(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 

project or activity for which funds have been denied or 

restricted; 

(4) relocates an office or employees; 

(5) reorganizes or renames offices; 

(6) reorganizes programs or activities; or 

(7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 

presently performed by Federal employees; 

unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such 

reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such 

reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 

10 days in advance of such reprogramming. 

(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 

under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 

Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 

year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 

United States derived by the collection of fees available to the 

agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or 

expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 

or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 

(1) augments existing programs, projects (including 

construction projects), or activities; 

(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 

project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 

as approved by Congress; or 

(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 

personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, 

activities, or projects as approved by Congress; 

unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such 

reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such 

reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 

10 days in advance of such reprogramming. 

SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a 

Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation 

or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate 

holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and 

necessary for the work of the committee involved. 

(b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading. 

SEC. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department and related agency funded through this Act shall submit 

an operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity 

level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2024 that are different 

than those specified in this Act, the explanatory statement described 

in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

Act) or the fiscal year 2024 budget request. 
H. R. 2882—247 

SEC. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, 

and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000, individually or 

in total for a particular project, activity, or programmatic initiative, 

in value and awarded by the Department on a non-competitive 

basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2024, but not to include 

grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report 

shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount 

of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for 

issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall 

be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end 

of the quarter for which the report is submitted. 

SEC. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 

be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, 

for purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments 

under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim 

for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under 

a social security account number that is not the claimant’s number 

and the performance of such work under such number has formed 

the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 

208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 

SEC. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the 

Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit 

payments, under any agreement between the United States and 

Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the social 

security system established by title II of the Social Security Act 

and the social security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise 

be payable but for such agreement. 

SEC. 520. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 

such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 

of pornography. 

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 

or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 

or adjudication activities. 

SEC. 521. For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589, 

Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated 

May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures: 

(1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered 

independent agencies; and 

(2) attendance at and support for scientific conferences 

shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency 

totals. 

SEC. 522. Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly 

state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the 

communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated 

at United States taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal 

agency to carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts 

made available to the agency for advertising or other communications regarding the programs and activities of the agency. 
H. R. 2882—248 

SEC. 523. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary 

funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 

10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall be governed 

by the provisions of section 526 of division H of Public Law 113– 

76, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be 

applied by substituting ‘‘Fiscal Year 2024’’ for ‘‘Fiscal Year 2014’’ 

in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting ‘‘September 30, 

2028’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ each place it appears: Provided, 

That such pilots shall include communities that have experienced 

civil unrest. 

(b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary 

funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to 

the authority provided by section 526 of division H of Public Law 

113–76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, section 

525 of division H of Public Law 114–113, section 525 of division 

H of Public Law 115–31, section 525 of division H of Public Law 

115–141, section 524 of division A of Public Law 116–94, section 

524 of division H of Public Law 116–260, section 523 of division 

H of Public Law 117–103,and section 523 of division H of Public 

Law 117–328. 

(c) Pilot sites selected under authorities in this Act and prior 

appropriations Acts may be granted by relevant agencies up to 

an additional 5 years to operate under such authorities. 

SEC. 524. Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar 

quarter, beginning with the first month of fiscal year 2024 the 

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education 

and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 

a report on the status of balances of appropriations: Provided, 

That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended, the monthly reports shall 

separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year 

of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent 

feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived. 

SEC. 525. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a comprehensive list of any new or competitive grant award notifications, 

including supplements, issued at the discretion of such Departments 

not less than 3 full business days before any entity selected to 

receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its 

offices (other than emergency response grants at any time of the 

year or for grant awards made during the last 10 business days 

of the fiscal year, or if applicable, of the program year). 

SEC. 526. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to purchase sterile 

needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug: 

Provided, That such limitation does not apply to the use of funds 

for elements of a program other than making such purchases if 

the relevant State or local health department, in consultation with 

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determines that 

the State or local jurisdiction, as applicable, is experiencing, or 

is at risk for, a significant increase in hepatitis infections or an 

HIV outbreak due to injection drug use, and such program is 

operating in accordance with State and local law. 
H. R. 2882—249 

SEC. 527. Each department and related agency funded through 

this Act shall provide answers to questions submitted for the record 

by members of the Committee within 45 business days after receipt. 

SEC. 528. Of amounts deposited in the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund under section 2104(n)(2) of the Social Security Act 

and the income derived from investment of those funds pursuant 

to section 2104(n)(2)(C) of that Act, $14,224,000,000 shall not be 

available for obligation in this fiscal year. 

(RESCISSION)

SEC. 529. Of the unobligated balances of funds made available 

by sections 2301, 2302, 2303, 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2501, 2502, 

2704, 3101 and 9911 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 

(Public Law 117–2), $4,309,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, 

That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the unobligated balances 

rescinded pursuant to this section by both account and amount 

from each applicable appropriation in Public Law 117–2. 

(RESCISSION)

SEC. 530. Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available in section 10301(1)(A)(ii) of Public Law 117–169, 

$10,000,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

SEC. 531. (a) This section applies to: (1) the Administration 

for Children and Families in the Department of Health and Human 

Services; and (2) the Chief Evaluation Office and the statisticalrelated cooperative and interagency agreements and contracting 

activities of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department 

of Labor. 

(b) Amounts made available under this Act which are either 

appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or transferred to the functions and organizations identified in subsection 

(a) for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes shall be available 

for obligation through September 30, 2028: Provided, That when 

an office referenced in subsection (a) receives research and evaluation funding from multiple appropriations, such offices may use 

a single Treasury account for such activities, with funding advanced 

on a reimbursable basis. 

(c) Amounts referenced in subsection (b) that are unexpended 

at the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement may be deobligated and shall immediately become available 

and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal 

year for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which 

such amounts are available. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health 

and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 
H. R. 2882—250 

DIVISION E—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2024 

TITLE I 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

SENATE 

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader 

of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; 

Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, 

$10,000; President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of 

the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each 

Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy 

Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in all, $195,000. 

For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000. 

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $277,838,000, which 

shall be paid from this appropriation as follows: 

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

For the Office of the Vice President, $3,000,000. 

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $843,000. 

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, 

$364,000. 

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $6,272,000. 

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,934,000. 

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $19,319,000. 

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the 

Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman 

of each such committee, $1,914,000 for each such committee; in 

all, $3,828,000. 
H. R. 2882—251 

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY

AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 

and the Conference of the Minority, $952,000. 

POLICY COMMITTEES

For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 

Policy Committee, $1,955,000 for each such committee; in all, 

$3,910,000. 

OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

For Office of the Chaplain, $606,000. 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

For Office of the Secretary, $30,288,000. 

OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $115,875,000. 

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $2,644,000. 

AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 

by law, and related expenses, $86,003,000. 

OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 

Counsel of the Senate, $8,650,000. 

OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 

$1,365,000. 

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER- GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRE- TARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE

For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,500; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary 

for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority 

of the Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000. 

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 

Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the 
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Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental 

Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and 

Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, 

$174,000,000, of which $17,400,000 shall remain available until 

September 30, 2026. 

U.S. SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter- national Narcotics Control, $582,000. 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $17,494,000, of which $12,994,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028, and of which $4,500,000 shall remain available 

until expended: Provided, That of the amounts made available 

under this heading, $112,000 shall be available for the requirements 

associated with Public Law 117–326. 

SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $194,942,000, of which $185,442,000 shall 

remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That of the 

amounts made available under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, shall be for Senate hearing room audiovisual equipment; $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, 

shall be for a residential security system program; and $2,000,000, 

to remain available until expended, shall be for a joint audible 

warning system. 

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

For miscellaneous items, $26,517,000 which shall remain available until September 30, 2026. 

SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $552,600,000, of which $20,128,000 shall remain available until 

September 30, 2026, and of which $7,000,000 shall be allocated 

solely for the purpose of providing financial compensation to Senate 

interns. 

OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL

AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT

SEC. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 

amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading 

‘‘SENATE—CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE—SENATORS’ 
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OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT’’ shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal year or fiscal years for 

which such amounts are made available. Any unexpended balances 

under such allowances remaining after the end of the period of 

availability shall be returned to the Treasury in accordance with 

the undesignated paragraph under the center heading ‘‘GENERAL 

PROVISION’’ under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107) and used for deficit reduction 

(or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments 

have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 

as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 

NUMBER OF CONSULTANTS

SEC. 102. Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 6501(a)) is amended, in the first sentence, 

by striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’. 

AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES TO USE APPRO- PRIATED AMOUNTS FOR CHILD CARE TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE

SEC. 103. (a) Section 590(g) of title 40, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(7) APPLICATION TO SENATE.—This subsection shall apply 

with respect to the Senate in the same manner as it applies 

to an Executive agency, except that— 

‘‘(A) the authority granted to the Office of Personnel 

Management shall be exercised with respect to the Senate, 

by the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, in 

accordance with regulations promulgated by the Committee 

on Rules and Administration of the Senate; and 

‘‘(B) amounts may be made available to implement 

this subsection with respect to the Senate without advance 

notice to the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2024 and each succeeding 

fiscal year. 

SECURITY OF OFFICE SPACE RENTED BY SENATORS

SEC. 104. Section 3 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 

Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 6317) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)— 

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (12) as 

subparagraphs (A) through (L), respectively; 

(B) by striking ‘‘The aggregate’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the aggregate’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(2) The aggregate square feet of an office space for purposes of paragraph (1) shall not include any portion of the 

office space used for security or safety enhancements that are— 

‘‘(A) of a kind authorized by the Committee on Rules 

and Administration of the Senate, which shall include an 

information technology security closet and a secure lobby 

or reception area; and 

‘‘(B) approved by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 

of the Senate.’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘The maximum’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the maximum’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) The portion of the cost of a rental described in 

subparagraph (A) that is attributable to building security 

and safety measures shall not be included in determining 

the annual rate paid for the rental for purposes of subparagraph (A) if— 

‘‘(i) the costs are for building security and safety 

measures— 

‘‘(I) of a kind authorized by the Committee 

on Rules and Administration of the Senate, which 

shall include guard services, access control, and 

facility monitoring; and 

‘‘(II) approved by the Sergeant at Arms and 

Doorkeeper of the Senate; and 

‘‘(ii) such costs are itemized separately in a manner 

approved by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 

of the Senate.’’. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,850,998,000, as follows: 

HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $36,560,000, 

including: Office of the Speaker, $10,499,000, including $35,000 

for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor 

Leader, $3,730,000, including $15,000 for official expenses of the 

Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $10,499,000, 

including $17,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office 

of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 

$3,099,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority 

Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy 

Minority Whip, $2,809,000, including $5,000 for official expenses 

of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000: Provided, That such amount for salaries 

and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2024 until 

January 2, 2025. 

MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES

INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, 

AND OFFICIAL MAIL

For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ 

clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $810,000,000. 

ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN MEMBER OFFICES

For the allowance established under section 120 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (2 U.S.C. 5322a) for the 

compensation of interns who serve in the offices of Members of 
H. R. 2882—255 

the House of Representatives, $20,638,800, to remain available 

through January 2, 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding section 

120(b) of such Act, an office of a Member of the House of Representatives may use not more than $46,800 of the allowance available 

under this heading during legislative year 2024. 

ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE LEADERSHIP

OFFICES

For the allowance established under section 113 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (2 U.S.C. 5106) for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices, $586,000, 

to remain available through January 2, 2025: Provided, That of 

the amount provided under this heading, $322,300 shall be available 

for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership 

offices of the majority, to be allocated among such offices by the 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, and $263,700 shall be 

available for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices 

by the Minority Floor Leader. 

ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE STANDING, 

SPECIAL AND SELECT COMMITTEE OFFICES

For the allowance established under section 113(a)(1) of the 

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) 

for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of standing, 

special, and select committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations), $2,600,000, to remain available through January 2, 2025: 

Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, 

$1,300,000 shall be available for the compensation of interns who 

serve in offices of the majority, and $1,300,000 shall be available 

for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, 

to be allocated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation 

with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on House 

Administration. 

ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OFFICES

For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of the 

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) 

for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the Committee on Appropriations, $463,000: Provided, That of the amount 

provided under this heading, $231,500 shall be available for the 

compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority, and 

$231,500 shall be available for the compensation of interns who 

serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices 

by the Chair, in consultation with the ranking minority member, 

of the Committee on Appropriations. 

COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT

For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 

select, authorized by House resolutions, $180,587,000: Provided, 

That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and 
H. R. 2882—256 

expenses until December 31, 2024, except that $5,800,000 of such 

amount shall remain available until expended for committee room 

upgrading. 

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $31,294,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be 

expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative 

Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement 

to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount 

shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until 

December 31, 2024. 

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $324,879,000, including: for salaries and 

expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the 

Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 

for official representation and reception expenses, of which not 

more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than 

$2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $41,455,000, of which 

$9,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 

expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the 

position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency 

Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $38,793,000, of which 

$22,232,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 

expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including 

not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception 

expenses, $213,072,000, of which $26,477,000 shall remain available 

until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 

Whistleblower Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of 

the Office of the Inspector General, $5,512,000; for salaries and 

expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,987,000; for salaries 

and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the 

Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and 

not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception 

expenses, $2,240,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 

the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,900,000; for salaries 

and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 

$14,671,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until 

expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $934,000; for other authorized employees, $1,065,000. 

ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $433,390,200, including: supplies, materials, administrative 

costs and Federal tort claims, $1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, 

$190,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 

Security, contractor support for actuarial projections, and other 

applicable employee benefits, $392,368,200, to remain available 

until March 31, 2025, except that $37,000,000 of such amount 

shall remain available until expended; salaries and expenses for 
H. R. 2882—257 

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $27,264,000, of which 

$6,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and staff, $5,895,000, to remain available 

until expended; Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program, 

$3,356,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,762,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor 

vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 

deceased employees of the House, $1,000,000. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MODERNIZATION INITIATIVES ACCOUNT

For the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives 

Account established under section 115 of the Legislative Branch 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 5513), $10,000,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That disbursement from this 

account is subject to approval of the Committee on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives: Provided further, That funds provided in this account shall only be used for initiatives approved 

by the Committee on House Administration. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL

ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE

THE FEDERAL DEBT

SEC. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 

amounts appropriated under this Act for ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESEN- TATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2024. 

Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such 

allowances for fiscal year 2024 shall be deposited in the Treasury 

and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget 

deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the 

Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury 

considers appropriate). 

(b) The Committee on House Administration of the House of 

Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to 

carry out this section. 

(c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member of the House 

of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Delegate or 

Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 

LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES

SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile 

district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for 

the vehicle in any month. 

CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEC. 112. The head of any Federal entity that provides assistance to the House of Representatives in the House’s efforts to 

deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity risks to, and 
H. R. 2882—258 

incidents involving, the information systems of the House shall 

take all necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of 

the separate branches of the government at all stages of providing 

the assistance, including applying minimization procedures to limit 

the spread or sharing of privileged House and Member information. 

JOINT ITEMS 

For Joint Committees, as follows: 

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 

$4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 

JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES OF

2025 

For salaries and expenses associated with conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United 

States, January 20, 2025, in accordance with such program as 

may be adopted by the joint congressional committee authorized 

to conduct the inaugural ceremonies of 2025, $3,675,000 to be 

disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and to remain available 

until September 30, 2025: Provided, That funds made available 

under this heading shall be available for payment, on a direct 

or reimbursable basis, whether incurred on, before, or after, October 

1, 2024: Provided further, That the compensation of any employee 

of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate who 

has been designated to perform service with respect to the inaugural 

ceremonies of 2025 shall continue to be paid by the Committee 

on Rules and Administration, but the account from which such 

staff member is paid may be reimbursed for the services of the 

staff member out of funds made available under this heading: 

Provided further, That of the amounts made available under the 

heading ‘‘SENATE—CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE— INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS’’, there are authorized to be paid 

sums as may be necessary, without fiscal year limitation, for agency 

contributions related to the compensation of employees of the joint 

congressional committee. 

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 

$13,554,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 

of the House of Representatives. 

For other joint items, as follows: 

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 

the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and their 

assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the Attending 

Physician; (2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical 

Officer; 
H. R. 2882—259 

(3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three medical 

officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; 

(4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assistants and 

$900 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis 

heretofore provided for such assistants; and 

(5) $3,054,000 for reimbursement to the Department of 

the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment 

assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall 

be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or 

appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other 

expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes 

thereof, $4,764,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative 

Officer of the House of Representatives. 

OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,766,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 

the Senate. 

CAPITOL POLICE 

SALARIES

For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, 

retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and 

other applicable employee benefits, $588,627,000, of which overtime 

shall not exceed $74,976,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by 

the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: 

Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

at least $3,167,000 shall be available for overtime to support mission 

requirements associated with the national political conventions and 

pre-inauguration preparedness; and $15,000,000 shall be available 

for tuition reimbursement, recruitment and retention bonuses and 

other retention focused salary related items. 

GENERAL EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor 

vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment 

and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, 

medical services, forensic services, Member protection-related activities and equipment, stenographic services, personal and professional 

services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, 

postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of 

instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Centers, and not more than $7,500 to be expended on 

the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection 

with official representation and reception expenses, $202,846,000, 

to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for fiscal year 2024 

shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
H. R. 2882—260 

available to the Department of Homeland Security: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

$3,200,000 shall be available to support mission requirements associated with the national political conventions and pre-inauguration 

preparedness: Provided further, That none of the amounts made 

available under this heading may be used to purchase a drone 

manufactured in the People’s Republic of China or by a business 

affiliated with the People’s Republic of China except for national 

security purposes. 

OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the 

Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,150,000, of which 

$2,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and 

of which not more than $1,000 may be expended on the certification 

of the Executive Director in connection with official representation 

and reception expenses. 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 

Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to 

be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 

Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $70,000,000: Provided, That the Director shall use 

not less than $500,000 of the amount made available under this 

heading for (1) improving technical systems, processes, and models 

for the purpose of improving the transparency of estimates of budgetary effects to Members of Congress, employees of Members of 

Congress, and the public, and (2) to increase the availability of 

models, economic assumptions, and data for Members of Congress, 

employees of Members of Congress, and the public. 

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS

For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 

services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses 

for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and 

administrative support in connection with facilities and activities 

under the care of the Architect of the Capitol, including the Botanic 

Garden, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities 

under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; for furnishings 

and office equipment; for official reception and representation 

expenses of not more than $5,000, to be expended as the Architect 

of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, 

and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $152,507,000, of which 

$3,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That $1,000,000 shall be for improvements to rooms for 

nursing mothers and related resources across the Capitol complex. 
H. R. 2882—261 

CAPITOL BUILDING

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $95,688,000, of which $46,599,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2028, and of which $17,000,000 shall 

remain available until expended. 

CAPITOL GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds 

surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, 

and the Capitol Power Plant, $16,600,000, of which $2,000,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2028. 

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to 

be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect 

of the Capitol, $138,751,000, of which $52,825,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2028, and of which $1,000,000 shall 

remain available until expended. 

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and operation of the House office buildings, $166,426,000, of which an 

amount equal to the balance of the House Office Buildings Fund 

under section 176(d) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 

(2 U.S.C. 2001 note) as of the date of the enactment of this Act 

shall be derived from such Fund, and of which $50,562,000 shall 

remain available until September 30, 2028, and of which 

$41,800,000 shall remain available until expended for the restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building. 

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; and all electrical substations 

of the Capitol; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase 

of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, 

Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, 

and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, 

and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any 

of such buildings; heating the Government Publishing Office and 

Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for 

air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station 

complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and 

the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 

advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol 

and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to 

the credit of this appropriation, $148,650,000, of which $43,400,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That 

not more than $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed 

to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2024. 
H. R. 2882—262 

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 

maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 

grounds, $94,978,000, of which $27,800,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2028; and of which $30,000,000 shall remain 

available until expended. 

CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United 

States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computing 

Facility, and Architect of the Capitol security operations, 

$85,207,000, of which $26,169,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That of such amount, $250,000 shall 

be for construction contingencies related to Project 116–DS: Provided further, That none of the amounts made available under 

this heading may be used to purchase a drone manufactured in 

the People’s Republic of China or by a business affiliated with 

the People’s Republic of China except for national security purposes. 

BOTANIC GARDEN

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, 

and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, 

and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction 

of the Joint Committee on the Library, $20,506,000, of which 

$4,900,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount made available under this heading, 

the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums 

as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of 

the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers 

approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized 

designee. 

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol 

Visitor Center, $28,000,000. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR OVER BUDGET

SEC. 120. None of the funds made available in this Act for 

the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or 

award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs 

for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless 

the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, 

government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 

overall scope of the project and/or program. 
H. R. 2882—263 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 

otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 

of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library 

buildings; information technology services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation 

and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; 

preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor 

vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board 

not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 

the Board, $592,411,000, and, in addition, amounts credited to 

this appropriation during fiscal year 2024 under the Act of June 

28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150), shall remain 

available until expended: Provided, That the Library of Congress 

may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections 

under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized 

for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $18,000 

may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 

in connection with official representation and reception expenses, 

including for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That 

of the total amount appropriated, no less than $10,360,000 shall 

remain available until expended for the Teaching with Primary 

Sources program, of which $2,379,000 shall be for the LewisHoughton Civics and Democracy Initiative: Provided further, That 

of the total amount appropriated, $1,509,000 shall remain available 

until expended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial 

Management System: Provided further, That of the total amount 

appropriated, no less than $150,000 shall remain available until 

expended for the Surplus Books Program to promote the program 

and facilitate a greater number of donations to eligible entities 

across the United States: Provided further, That of the total amount 

appropriated, $4,205,000 shall remain available until expended for 

the Veterans History Project to continue digitization efforts of 

already collected materials, reach a greater number of veterans 

to record their stories, and promote public access to the Project: 

Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,500,000 

shall remain available until expended for the COVID–19 American 

History Project: Provided further, That of such amount, $5,000,000 

shall be available until expended for the development and 

implementation of a pilot data storage and migration method initiative. 

COPYRIGHT OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 

$103,128,000, of which not more than $38,025,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to 

this appropriation during fiscal year 2024 under sections 708(d) 

and 1316 of title 17, United States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from 
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collections under such section in excess of the amount authorized 

for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than $7,566,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2024 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 

803(e), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, That the total 

amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount 

by which collections are less than $45,591,000: Provided further, 

That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than 

$10,300,000 is for modernization initiatives, of which $9,300,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ 

in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose 

of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property 

laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than $6,500 

may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 

in connection with official representation and reception expenses 

for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That, 

notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States 

Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are 

attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright 

Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title 

may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the 

Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs 

of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff 

under section 802(e). 

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) 

and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United 

States of America, $136,080,000: Provided, That no part of such 

amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 

with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except 

the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library 

of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval 

of either the Committee on House Administration of the House 

of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 

of the Senate: Provided further, That this prohibition does not 

apply to publication of non-confidential Congressional Research 

Service (CRS) products: Provided further, That a non-confidential 

CRS product includes any written product containing research or 

analysis that is currently available for general congressional access 

on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would be made available 

on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal course of business 

and does not include material prepared in response to Congressional 

requests for confidential analysis or research. 

NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 

1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $66,130,000: 
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Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall 

be available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and print 

disabled residents at no cost to the individual. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES

SEC. 130. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2024, the 

obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 

described in subsection (b) may not exceed $324,110,000. 

(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 

reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from 

sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations 

Acts for the legislative branch. 

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For authorized publishing of congressional information and the 

distribution of congressional information in any format; publishing 

of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed 

to Members of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without 

charge to the recipient, $83,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition 

of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident 

Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 

44, United States Code: Provided further, That this appropriation 

shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under 

the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 

Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under 

section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds 

appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act 

for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress 

under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended 

to print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month 

period beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress 

reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 

44, United States Code: Provided further, That unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds made available 

under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred 

to, and merged with, funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later 

than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year 

for which such funds are available for the purposes for which 

appropriated, to be available for carrying out the purposes of this 

heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 

further, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 

44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare 

indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session 

basis. 
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PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF

DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For expenses of the public information programs of the Office 

of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications in any format, 

and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other 

Government agencies, and designated depository and international 

exchange libraries as authorized by law, $37,388,000: Provided, 

That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications for the preceding 

two fiscal years to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That unobligated or unexpended balances of expired 

discretionary funds made available under this heading in this Act 

for this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS

OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later than the end of the fifth 

fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are 

available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be available 

for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval 

of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS

REVOLVING FUND

For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, $11,611,000, to remain available until 

expended, for information technology development and facilities 

repair: Provided, That the Government Publishing Office is hereby 

authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds 

available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts 

and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 

be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth 

in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in 

connection with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall 

be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger 

motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection 

with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of 

the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to 

carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 

further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be 

available for temporary or intermittent services under section 

3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 

not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 

pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 

such title: Provided further, That activities financed through the 

Business Operations Revolving Fund may provide information in 
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any format: Provided further, That the Business Operations 

Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading ‘‘PUBLIC

INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ 

may not be used for contracted security services at Government 

Publishing Office’s passport facility in the District of Columbia. 

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability 

Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the 

certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in 

connection with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 

United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than 

the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV 

of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire 

of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States 

Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), 

(6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 

(6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller 

General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign 

countries, $811,894,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available 

until expended: Provided, That, in addition, $73,976,000 of payments received under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 

31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations 

for administrative expenses of any other department or agency 

which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum 

or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available 

to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses 

of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any 

appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed. 

CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL 

LEADERSHIP FUND 

For a payment to the Congressional Office for International 

Leadership Fund for financing activities of the Congressional Office 

for International Leadership under section 313 of the Legislative 

Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $6,000,000: Provided, That funds made available to support Russian participants 

shall only be used for those engaging in free market development, 

humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall not be 

used for officials of the central government of Russia. 

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING 

AND DEVELOPMENT 

For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 

Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John 

C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 

Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000. 
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TITLE II 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES

SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 

be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except 

for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under 

regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for 

the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION

SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 

remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2024 unless 

expressly so provided in this Act. 

RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION

SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 

et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from 

that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation 

and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with 

respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the 

various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire 

for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall 

be the permanent law with respect thereto. 

CONSULTING SERVICES

SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 

Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under 

section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to 

those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 

record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise 

provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

issued under existing law. 

COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS COUNCIL

SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of 

any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative 

Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by 

charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except 

that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating 

legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 

as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 

LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS

SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 

the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
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by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 

GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL

SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 

the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this 

Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United 

States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices 

of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, unless through regulations as authorized by 

section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 

2242(b)(8)). 

(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the 

direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the 

Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol 

which are led by employees and interns described in subsection 

(a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction 

for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours 

of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 

the Capitol. 

LIMITATION ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT

SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available under this Act may be used to acquire telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or 

ZTE Corporation for a high or moderate impact information system, 

as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing 

Standard Publication 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Categorization 

of Federal Information and Information Systems’’ unless the agency, 

office, or other entity acquiring the equipment or system has— 

(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information 

systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition decisions for high or moderate impact information systems 

within the Federal Government; 

(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive 

awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and 

(3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation 

or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment 

of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the 

acquisition of such telecommunications equipment for inclusion 

in a high or moderate impact system, including any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States 

Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not limited 

to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the 

People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Russian Federation. 

(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

under this Act may be used to acquire a high or moderate impact 

information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) 

unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection 

(a) has— 
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(1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain 

risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified risks; 

(2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation, that the acquisition of such telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate 

impact system is in the vital national security interest of the 

United States; and 

(3) reported that determination to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

in a manner that identifies the telecommunications equipment 

for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system intended 

for acquisition and a detailed description of the mitigation 

strategies identified in paragraph (1), provided that such report 

may include a classified annex as necessary. 

PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

SEC. 209. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 

such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 

of pornography. 

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 

or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 

or adjudication activities or other official government activities. 

PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION

SEC. 210. All agencies and offices funded by this Act that 

contract with a food service provider or providers shall confer and 

coordinate with such food service provider or providers, in consultation with disability advocacy groups, to eliminate or reduce plastic 

waste, including waste from plastic straws, explore the use of biodegradable items, and increase recycling and composting opportunities. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 

DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2024 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 

Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $9,413,107,000, of which 

$839,910,000 may remain available until September 30, 2025, and 

of which up to $3,813,707,000 may remain available until expended 
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for Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4), as follows: 

(1) HUMAN RESOURCES.—For necessary expenses for 

training, human resources management, and salaries, including 

employment without regard to civil service and classification 

laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), 

as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information 

and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 

36), $3,336,128,000, of which up to $684,767,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. 

(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for the 

regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 

activities as authorized by law, $1,828,155,000. 

(3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For necessary 

expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, 

including representation to certain international organizations 

in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties 

ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or 

specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms 

control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities as authorized, $1,091,879,000. 

(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for security activities, $3,156,945,000, of which up to $3,128,940,000 

is for Worldwide Security Protection. 

(5) REPROGRAMMING.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between 

paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 

7015 of this Act. 

CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS

Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border Security 

Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year pursuant to 

section 7069(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public 

Law 117–103), $50,000,000 shall be available until expended for 

the purposes of such account, including to reduce passport backlogs 

and reduce visa wait times: Provided, That the Secretary of State 

may by regulation authorize State officials or the United States 

Postal Service to collect and retain the execution fee for each 

application for a passport accepted by such officials or by that 

Service. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as 

authorized, $389,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $131,670,000, of which $16,025,000 may remain available until 

September 30, 2025, and of which $24,835,000 may remain available 

until September 30, 2025 for the Special Inspector General for 

Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR): Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading are made available notwithstanding 

section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
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3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspections: Provided further, That 

funds appropriated under this heading that are made available 

for the printing and reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed 

amounts for such costs during the prior fiscal year. 

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses of educational and cultural exchange 

programs, as authorized, $741,000,000, to remain available until 

expended, of which not less than $287,800,000 shall be for the 

Fulbright Program: Provided, That fees or other payments received 

from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising 

and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain available until 

expended: Provided further, That a portion of the Fulbright awards 

from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated 

as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the 

Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for the Benjamin 

Gilman International Scholarships Program shall also be made 

available for the John S. McCain Scholars Program, pursuant to 

section 7075 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public 

Law 116–6): Provided further, That any substantive modifications 

from the prior fiscal year to programs funded under this heading 

in this Act shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 

regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

For representation expenses as authorized, $7,415,000. 

PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 

Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, 

as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2025. 

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 

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

maintaining, repairing, and planning for real property that are 

owned or leased by the Department of State, and renovating, in 

addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, 

$902,615,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, of 

which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation 

expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies of the United States Government. 

In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 

acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,055,206,000, to 

remain available until expended. 
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EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to 

meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, as authorized, $8,885,000, to remain available until 

expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred 

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

heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans Program Account’’. 

REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of direct loans, $1,800,000, as authorized: Provided, 

That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 

be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974: Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize 

gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to 

exceed $5,167,004. 

PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8), $35,964,000. 

INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Not to exceed $1,842,732 shall be derived from fees collected 

from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities at the 

International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90–553), and, in addition, as 

authorized by section 5 of such Act, $744,000, to be derived from 

the reserve authorized by such section, to be used for the purposes 

set out in that section. 

PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

FUND

For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 

annual obligations of membership in international multilateral 

organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice 

and consent of the Senate, conventions, or specific Acts of Congress, 

$1,543,452,000, of which $96,240,000 may remain available until 

September 30, 2025: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, 

at the time of the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 

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

to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial 

budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the 

United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 

notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance 

(or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 

United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations 

program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in 

the United Nations budget: Provided further, That any payment 
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of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activities 

that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective international organization and shall be subject to the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 

heading shall be available for a United States contribution to an 

international organization for the United States share of interest 

costs made known to the United States Government by such 

organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through 

external borrowings: Provided further, That funds made available 

under this heading may be made available for United States contributions in support of the International Energy Forum. 

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 

of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance 

or restoration of international peace and security, $1,367,407,000, 

of which $683,704,000 may remain available until September 30, 

2025: Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 

Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United 

Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance 

of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security Council 

(or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified of: (1) the estimated cost and 

duration of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national 

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

sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or transfers, that 

will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, 

and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Provided further, 

That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be 

made available for obligation unless the Secretary of State certifies 

and reports to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 

mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is implementing 

effective policies and procedures to prevent United Nations 

employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving 

in such mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of 

trafficking, or committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse 

or other violations of human rights, and to hold accountable individuals who engage in such acts while participating in such mission, 

including prosecution in their home countries and making information about such prosecutions publicly available on the website of 

the United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 

shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments 

contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 

procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human 

rights: Provided further, That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that 

United States manufacturers and suppliers are not being given 

opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for 

United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given 

to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That none 

of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this 

heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission 

that will involve United States Armed Forces under the command 

or operational control of a foreign national, unless the President’s 
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military advisors have submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interest of the United 

States and the President has submitted to Congress such a recommendation: Provided further, That any payment of arrearages 

with funds appropriated by this Act shall be subject to the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 

obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific 

Acts of Congress, as follows: 

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES

AND MEXICO

For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 

Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States 

Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses, 

as follows: 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

$64,800,000, of which $9,720,000 may remain available until September 30, 2025. 

CONSTRUCTION

For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized 

projects, $156,050,000, to remain available until expended, as 

authorized: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 

heading in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 

Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for 

the United States Section, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred 

to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the purposes of the United States 

Section, which shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 

the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addition 

to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. 

AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary 

Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties 

between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and for 

technical assistance grants and the Community Assistance Program 

of the North American Development Bank, $16,204,000: Provided, 

That of the amount provided under this heading for the International Joint Commission, up to $1,250,000 may remain available 

until September 30, 2025, and up to $9,000 may be made available 

for representation expenses: Provided further, That of the amount 

provided under this heading for the International Boundary 

Commission, up to $1,000 may be made available for representation 

expenses. 
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INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $65,719,000: Provided, That the United States share of such expenses may be 

advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to section 3324 

of title 31, United States Code. 

RELATED AGENCY 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses to enable the United States Agency 

for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to carry out international 

communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for 

radio, Internet, and television broadcasting to the Middle East, 

$857,214,000, of which $42,861,000 may remain available until 

September 30, 2025: Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to $75,722,000 of the amount 

appropriated under this heading may remain available until 

expended for satellite transmissions, global network distribution, 

and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than $43,500,000 

shall be for Internet freedom programs: Provided further, That 

of the total amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 

$35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of which $10,000 

may be used for such expenses within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for representation 

expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further, 

That funds appropriated under this heading shall be allocated in 

accordance with the table included under this heading in the 

explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 

notwithstanding the previous proviso, funds may be reprogrammed 

within and between amounts designated in such table, subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that no such reprogramming may reduce a designated amount by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That 

funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available 

in accordance with the principles and standards set forth in section 

303(a) and (b) of the United States International Broadcasting 

Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) and section 305(b) of such Act (22 

U.S.C. 6204): Provided further, That the USAGM Chief Executive 

Officer shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 

days of any determination by the USAGM that any of its broadcast 

entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists or those who support international 

terrorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards set 

forth in section 303(a) and (b) of such Act or the entity’s journalistic 

code of ethics: Provided further, That in addition to funds made 

available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and 

revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from 

cooperating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in 

receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and 

the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until 

expended for carrying out authorized purposes: Provided further, 
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That significant modifications to USAGM broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including changes to transmission 

platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all USAGM language services shall be subject to the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That up to $7,000,000 from the USAGM 

Buying Power Maintenance account may be transferred to, and 

merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, which shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That such transfer authority 

is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under 

any other provision of law and shall be subject to prior consultation 

with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 

on Appropriations. 

BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and 

improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission 

and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

purposes, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. 

RELATED PROGRAMS 

THE ASIA FOUNDATION

For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The 

Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $22,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, 

as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 

U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $55,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, which shall not be used for construction activities. 

CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND

For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle EasternWestern Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of 

the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 

and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), 

the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such 

Fund on or before September 30, 2024, to remain available until 

expended. 

EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 

Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower 

Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest 

and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2024, to remain 
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available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, 

in excess of the rate authorized by section 5376 of title 5, United 

States Code; or for purposes which are not in accordance with 

section 200 of title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including 

the restrictions on compensation for personal services. 

ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations 

Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 

note), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2024, to remain available 

until expended. 

EAST-WEST CENTER

To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out 

the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange 

Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for 

Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in 

the State of Hawaii, $22,000,000. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

For grants made by the Department of State to the National 

Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4412), $315,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, of which $210,316,000 shall be allocated 

in the traditional and customary manner, including for the core 

institutes, and $104,684,000 shall be for democracy programs: Provided, That the requirements of section 7062(a) of this Act shall 

not apply to funds made available under this heading. 

OTHER COMMISSIONS 

COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE

ABROAD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation 

of America’s Heritage Abroad, as authorized by chapter 3123 of 

title 54, United States Code, $770,000, of which $116,000 may 

remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the 

Commission may procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such 

chapter: Provided further, That such authority shall terminate on 

October 1, 2024: Provided further, That the Commission shall notify 

the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such 

authority. 
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UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS

FREEDOM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 

International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of the 

International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et 

seq.), $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 

including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses. 

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and 

Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94–304 (22 

U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $2,908,000, including not more than $6,000 

for representation expenses, to remain available until September 

30, 2025. 

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as authorized by title III 

of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), 

$2,300,000, including not more than $3,000 for representation 

expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2025. 

UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW

COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic 

and Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 

of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), $4,000,000, including not more 

than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until 

September 30, 2025: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, 

limitations, and conditions contained in the second through fifth 

provisos under this heading in the Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall continue in effect during 

fiscal year 2024 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this 

heading. 

COMMISSION ON REFORM AND MODERNIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT

OF STATE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State, as authorized by section 

9803 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 (title 
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XCVIII of division I of Public Law 117–263), $2,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025. 

TITLE II 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,695,000,000, of which 

up to $254,250,000 may remain available until September 30, 2025: 

Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 

and under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title 

may be made available to finance the construction (including 

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

of offices for use by the United States Agency for International 

Development, unless the USAID Administrator has identified such 

proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Committees 

on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds 

for such purposes: Provided further, That contracts or agreements 

entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail 

commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal year: Provided further, That the authority of sections 

610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised 

by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry 

out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in 

accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided further, 

That of the funds appropriated or made available under this 

heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representation 

and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may 

be available for entertainment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 

shall be for official residence expenses, for USAID during the current fiscal year: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

under this heading, up to $20,000,000 may be transferred to, and 

merged with, funds appropriated or otherwise made available in 

title II of this Act under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’, 

subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related 

costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information 

technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 

667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $259,100,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That this amount is in addition 

to funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 

That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

on Appropriations. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $85,500,000, of which 

up to $12,825,000 may remain available until September 30, 2025, 

for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency 

for International Development. 

TITLE III 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out 

the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other 

purposes, as follows: 

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 

1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for 

global health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available 

for such purposes, $3,985,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 

United States Agency for International Development: Provided, 

That this amount shall be made available for training, equipment, 

and technical assistance to build the capacity of public health 

institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for such 

activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) 

immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, 

nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address 

the needs of mothers and children, and related education programs; 

(4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other 

than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control 

of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and 

other infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and 

for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, 

including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster 

preparedness training for health crises; (7) programs to prevent, 

prepare for, and respond to unanticipated and emerging global 

health threats, including zoonotic diseases; and (8) family planning/ 

reproductive health: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

under this paragraph may be made available for United States 

contributions to The GAVI Alliance and to a multilateral vaccine 

development partnership to support epidemic preparedness: Provided further, That none of the funds made available in this Act 

nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may 

be made available to any organization or program which, as determined by the President of the United States, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or 

involuntary sterilization: Provided further, That any determination 

made under the previous proviso must be made not later than 

6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be 

accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the 

determination: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of 

abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce 
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any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing 

in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory 

prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That none of the funds 

made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against 

abortion: Provided further, That in order to reduce reliance on 

abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to 

voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or 

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

of family planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall 

not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, 

of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, 

or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this provision 

shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates 

or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project 

shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family 

planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of family 

planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family 

planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, 

including the right of access to participate in any program of general 

welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence 

of any individual’s decision not to accept family planning services; 

(4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the method 

chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of 

the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to 

be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall 

ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific 

study in which participants are advised of potential risks and 

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

USAID Administrator determines that there has been a violation 

of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) 

of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator 

shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the corrective action 

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

for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because 

of such applicant’s religious or conscientious commitment to offer 

only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants 

shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided further, That for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing 

or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘motivate’’, as it relates 

to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit 

the provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling 

about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That information 

provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities 

that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be 

medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits 

and failure rates of such use. 
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In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, 

and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $6,045,000,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2028, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State: Provided, That funds 

appropriated under this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the United States 

Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 

2003 (Public Law 108–25), for a United States contribution to 

the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global 

Fund): Provided further, That the amount of such contribution 

shall be $1,650,000,000: Provided further, That up to 5 percent 

of the aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global 

Fund in fiscal year 2024 may be made available to USAID for 

technical assistance related to the activities of the Global Fund, 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

under this paragraph, up to $22,000,000 may be made available, 

in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for 

administrative expenses of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, consistent with the direction included under this heading 

in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 

103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 

10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $3,931,000,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That funds 

made available under this heading shall be apportioned to the 

United States Agency for International Development. 

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster 

relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $4,779,000,000, 

to remain available until expended, of which $750,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That funds made 

available under this heading shall be apportioned to the United 

States Agency for International Development not later than 60 

days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation 

and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development, pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961, and to support transition to democracy and long-term development of countries in crisis, $75,000,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That such support may include assistance to 

develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the USAID Administrator 
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shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at 

least 5 days prior to beginning a new, or terminating a, program 

of assistance: Provided further, That if the Secretary of State determines that it is important to the national interest of the United 

States to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount 

appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds 

appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes 

of this heading and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds made 

available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available 

subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 

COMPLEX CRISES FUND

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of division J 

of Public Law 116–94), $55,000,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 

may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 

620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 

That funds appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned 

to the United States Agency for International Development. 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 

4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $3,890,400,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2025, of which $300,000,000 

is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEMOCRACY FUND

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally, 

including to carry out the purposes of section 502(b)(3) and (5) 

of Public Law 98–164 (22 U.S.C. 4411), $205,200,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025, which shall be made available 

for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of 

Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading that are made 

available to the National Endowment for Democracy and its core 

institutes are in addition to amounts otherwise made available 

by this Act for such purposes: Provided further, That the Assistant 

Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department 

of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 

to the initial obligation of funds appropriated under this paragraph. 

For an additional amount for such purposes, $140,000,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2025, which shall be made 

available for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, United States Agency for International Development. 
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ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act (Public 

Law 102–511), and the Support for Eastern European Democracy 

(SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–179), $770,334,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 7047 of 

this Act, for assistance and related programs for countries identified 

in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801) and 

section 3(c) of the SEED Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5402), in addition 

to funds otherwise available for such purposes, of which 

$310,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, 

That funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 

Health Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International 

Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ that are made available 

for assistance for such countries shall be administered in accordance 

with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant 

to section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 601 

of the SEED Act of 1989: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

under this heading shall be considered to be economic assistance 

under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making 

available the administrative authorities contained in that Act for 

the use of economic assistance: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for contributions 

to multilateral initiatives to counter hybrid threats. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable 

the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) 

and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 

U.S.C. 2601), and other activities to meet refugee and migration 

needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); 

allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 

5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor 

vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

United States Code, $3,928,000,000, to remain available until 

expended, of which $750,000,000 is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 

this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel. 

UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE

FUND

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 

2601(c)), $100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

That amounts in excess of the limitation contained in paragraph 

(2) of such section shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
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made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

PEACE CORPS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace 

Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including the purchase of not 

to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes 

for use outside of the United States, $430,500,000, of which 

$7,800,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available 

until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 

Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, 

as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 

2515), an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That 

funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be 

derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas 

operations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: Provided further, That in addition 

to the requirements under section 7015(a) of this Act, the Peace 

Corps shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 

to any decision to open, close, or suspend a domestic or overseas 

office or a country program unless there is a substantial risk to 

volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel: Provided further, That 

none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used 

to pay for abortions: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 

previous proviso, section 614 of division E of Public Law 113– 

76 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) (MCA), 

$930,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $143,000,000 

may be available for administrative expenses of the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation: Provided further, That section 605(e) of 

the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7704(e)) shall apply to funds appropriated 

under this heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

under this heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA 

(22 U.S.C. 7708) only if such Compact obligates, or contains a 

commitment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and 

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

the entire amount of the United States Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided further, That 

of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 

may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, 

of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment 

expenses: Provided further, That the member of the Board described 

in section 604(c)(3)(B)(ii) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 

(22 U.S.C. 7703(c)(3)(B)(ii)), whose term began on September 16, 

2019, shall continue to serve in such appointment until December 
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31, 2024: Provided further, That in the event that a new member 

of the Board described in section 604(c)(3)(B) of such Act is 

appointed prior to December 31, 2024, the term of the member 

of the Board whose term began on September 16, 2019, shall 

terminate as of the date of such appointment. 

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the InterAmerican Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 

401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $47,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That of the funds 

appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be 

available for representation expenses. 

UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

For necessary expenses to carry out the African Development 

Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 22 U.S.C. 290h 

et seq.), $45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 

of which not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation 

expenses: Provided, That funds made available to grantees may 

be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the Board of Directors of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, That interest earned 

shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made: 

Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the 

African Development Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in 

exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF 

may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with 

respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by 

up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency 

fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF shall submit a report 

to the appropriate congressional committees after each time such 

waiver authority is exercised: Provided further, That the USADF 

may make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations 

available for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions: 

Provided further, That the USADF may maintain bank accounts 

outside the United States Treasury and retain any interest earned 

on such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the African 

Development Foundation Act: Provided further, That the USADF 

may not withdraw any appropriation from the Treasury prior to 

the need of spending such funds for program purposes. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $38,000,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That amounts made available 

under this heading may be made available to contract for services 

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

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

are performed. 
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DEBT RESTRUCTURING

For ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of the 

Treasury—Debt Restructuring’’ there is appropriated $26,000,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2027, for the costs, as 

defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

of modifying loans and loan guarantees for, or credits extended 

to, such countries as the President may determine, including the 

costs of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United 

States pursuant to multilateral debt restructurings, including Paris 

Club debt restructurings and the ‘‘Common Framework for Debt 

Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative’’: Provided, That such amounts may be used notwithstanding any other 

provision of law. 

TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION

For the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees, as 

the President may determine, for which funds have been appropriated or otherwise made available for programs within the International Affairs Budget Function 150, including the costs of selling, 

reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States as a 

result of concessional loans made to eligible countries pursuant 

to part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $15,000,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2027. 

TITLE IV 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961, $1,400,000,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2025, of which $115,000,000 is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That the Department of State may 

use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 

from an agency of the United States Government for the purpose 

of providing such property to a foreign country or international 

organization under chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject to 

the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under 

this heading, except that any funds made available notwithstanding 

such section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 

of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 

appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support 

training and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, 

corrections, judges, and other judicial authorities, utilizing regional 

partners: Provided further, That funds made available under this 

heading that are transferred to another department, agency, or 
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instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess 

of $5,000,000, and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) 

of such Act, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 

of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 

made available under this heading for Program Development and 

Support may be made available notwithstanding pre-obligation 

requirements contained in this Act, except for the notification 

requirements of section 7015. 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED

PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, $870,000,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2025, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support 

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

(22 U.S.C. 2763), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining 

activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction 

of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, including activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations, and section 301 of 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribution 

to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory 

Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to the International 

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Provided, That funds made available 

under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund 

shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of 

law and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, to promote 

bilateral and multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, 

disarmament, and weapons destruction, and shall remain available 

until expended: Provided further, That such funds may also be 

used for such countries other than the Independent States of the 

former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is 

in the national security interest of the United States to do so: 

Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may 

be made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State 

determines that Israel is being denied its right to participate in 

the activities of that Agency: Provided further, That funds made 

available for conventional weapons destruction programs, including 

demining and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise 

available for such purposes, may be used for administrative 

expenses related to the operation and management of such programs and activities, subject to the regular notification procedures 

of the Committees on Appropriations. 

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $410,458,000, of which 

$291,425,000 may remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used, 

notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian 
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security forces, including gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping 

operations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $34,000,000 shall be made available 

for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and 

Observers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to pay assessed 

expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia under 

the same terms and conditions, as applicable, as funds appropriated 

by this Act under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International 

Peacekeeping Activities’’: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $119,152,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the civilian 

personnel for whom military education and training may be provided under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would contribute to 

improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, 

or respect for human rights: Provided further, That of the funds 

appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 shall remain available 

until expended to increase the participation of women in programs 

and activities funded under this heading, following consultation 

with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $50,000 

may be available for entertainment expenses. 

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to 

carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control 

Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), $6,133,397,000, of which $275,000,000 is 

designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That to expedite 

the provision of assistance to foreign countries and international 

organizations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with 

the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the regular 

notification procedures of such Committees, may use the funds 

appropriated under this heading to procure defense articles and 

services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: Provided 

further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under 

this heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, 

That funds made available under this heading shall be obligated 

upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of section 

1501(a) of title 31, United States Code. 

None of the funds made available under this heading shall 

be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense 

services, or design and construction services that are not sold by 

the United States Government under the Arms Export Control 

Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement 

has first signed an agreement with the United States Government 
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specifying the conditions under which such procurement may be 

financed with such funds: Provided, That all country and funding 

level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular 

notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: Provided further, 

That funds made available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance 

of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include 

activities implemented through nongovernmental and international 

organizations: Provided further, That a country that is a member 

of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or is a major 

non-NATO ally designated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may utilize funds made available under this 

heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services, or 

design and construction services that are not sold by the United 

States Government under the Arms Export Control Act: Provided 

further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 

expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment 

for defense articles and services: Provided further, That not more 

than $72,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 

may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase 

of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside 

of the United States, for the general costs of administering military 

assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded 

only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 

may use funds made available under this heading pursuant to 

the previous proviso for the administrative and other operational 

costs of the Department of State related to military assistance 

and sales, assistance under section 551 of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961, and Department of Defense security assistance programs, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: 

Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 of the funds made available 

pursuant to the previous proviso may be used for direct hire personnel, except that this limitation may be exceeded by the Secretary 

of State following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 

this heading for general costs of administering military assistance 

and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment 

expenses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: Provided further, That not more than 

$1,541,392,546 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) 

of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(1)(A)) may be 

obligated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense 

during fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms 

Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b)), except that this limitation 

may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures 

of the Committees on Appropriations. 

TITLE V 

MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $436,920,000: Provided, 
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That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 

not apply to contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund: 

Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, such funds shall be made available for 

core contributions for each entity listed in the table under this 

heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 

the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) unless 

otherwise provided for in this Act, or if the Secretary of State 

has justified to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed 

uses of funds other than for core contributions following prior 

consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures 

of, such Committees. 

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by 

the Secretary of the Treasury, $150,200,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND

For contribution to the Clean Technology Fund, $125,000,000, 

to remain available until expended: Provided, That up to $125,000,000 of such amount shall be available to cover costs, 

as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

of direct loans issued to the Clean Technology Fund: Provided 

further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations 

for the principal amount of direct loans without limitation. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION

AND DEVELOPMENT

For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States 

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

$206,500,000, to remain available until expended. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The United States Governor of the International Bank for 

Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal year 

limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share 

of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed 

$1,421,275,728.70. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

For payment to the International Development Association by 

the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,380,256,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $87,220,000, to remain 

available until expended. 
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary 

of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion 

of the increases in capital stock, $54,648,752, to remain available 

until expended. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The United States Governor of the African Development Bank 

may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital 

portion of the United States share of increases in capital stock 

in an amount not to exceed $856,174,624. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary 

of the Treasury, $197,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL

DEVELOPMENT

For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural 

Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $43,000,000, to 

remain available until expended. 

GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

For payment to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program by the Secretary of the Treasury, $10,000,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

TREASURY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

For contributions by the Secretary of the Treasury to international financial institutions and trust funds administered by such 

institutions, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

purposes, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, 

up to $50,000,000 may be available for the costs, as defined in 

section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 

and the Asian Development Bank: Provided further, That funds 

made available under this heading may be transferred to, and 

merged with, funds provided under the heading ‘‘Contribution to 

the International Development Association’’ in this title and under 

the headings ‘‘Department of the Treasury, International Affairs 

Technical Assistance’’ and ‘‘Department of the Treasury, Debt 

Restructuring’’ in title III of this Act: Provided further, That such 

transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise 

available in this Act and under any other provision of law: Provided 

further, That funds made available under this heading, including 

funds transferred pursuant to the second proviso, shall be subject 

to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 

of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
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TITLE VI 

EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

(5 U.S.C. App.), $8,860,000, of which up to $1,329,000 may remain 

available until September 30, 2025. 

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized 

to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing 

authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with 

law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard 

to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, 

United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, 

That none of the funds available during the current fiscal year 

may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments 

for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any 

country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article 

IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 

eligible to receive economic or military assistance under this Act, 

that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment 

of this Act. 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger 

motor vehicles and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 

5, United States Code, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses for members of the Board of 

Directors, not to exceed $125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 

may remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 

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

or services provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, 

or technical services in connection with any transaction for which 

an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 

been made: Provided further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) 

of section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection 

(a) of such section shall remain in effect until September 30, 2024: 

Provided further, That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary 

expenses (including special services performed on a contract or 

fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection 

with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale 

of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 

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

aspects of any transaction for which an application for a loan, 

guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems 

infrastructure directly supporting transactions: Provided further, 

That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative 
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expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to remain available until expended. 

PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS

For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, and 

tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the Export-Import 

Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not to exceed $15,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That such costs, 

including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 

in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 

further, That such funds shall remain available until September 

30, 2039, for the disbursement of direct loans, loan guarantees, 

insurance and tied-aid grants obligated in fiscal years 2024 through 

2027. 

RECEIPTS COLLECTED

Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act 

of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal Credit Reform Act 

of 1990, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated 

herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account: 

Provided, That the sums herein appropriated from the General 

Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting 

collections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from 

the General Fund estimated at $0. 

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

CORPORATION

INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

(5 U.S.C. App.), $7,200,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2025. 

CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT

The United States International Development Finance Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to make such expenditures 

and commitments within the limits of funds and borrowing 

authority available to the Corporation, and in accordance with 

the law, and to make such expenditures and commitments without 

regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of 

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

out the programs for the current fiscal year for the Corporation: 

Provided, That for necessary expenses of the activities described 

in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD 

Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254) and for administrative expenses to carry out authorized activities described in section 

1434(d) of such Act, $983,250,000: Provided further, That of the 

amount provided— 

(1) $243,000,000 shall remain available until September 

30, 2026, for administrative expenses to carry out authorized 

activities (including an amount for official reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed $25,000); and 
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(2) $740,250,000 shall remain available until September 

30, 2026, for the activities described in subsections (b), (c), 

(e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018, 

except such amounts obligated in a fiscal year for activities 

described in section 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available 

for disbursement for the term of the underlying project: Provided further, That amounts made available under this paragraph may be paid to the ‘‘United States International Development Finance Corporation—Program Account’’ for programs 

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

of the BUILD Act of 2018: 

Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursuant to 

section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for support by the Corporation in 

upper-middle income countries shall be subject to prior consultation 

with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

in fiscal year 2024 collections of amounts described in section 

1434(h) of the BUILD Act of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting 

collections to this appropriation: Provided further, That such collections collected in fiscal year 2024 in excess of $983,250,000 shall 

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

years only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations 

Acts: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2024, if such collections 

are less than $983,250,000, receipts collected pursuant to the 

BUILD Act of 2018 and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 

in an amount equal to such shortfall, shall be credited as offsetting 

collections to this appropriation: Provided further, That fees charged 

for project-specific transaction costs as described in section 1434(k) 

of the BUILD Act of 2018, and other direct costs associated with 

origination or monitoring services provided to specific or potential 

investors, shall not be considered administrative expenses for the 

purposes of this heading: Provided further, That such fees shall 

be credited to this account for such purposes, to remain available 

until expended: Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may not be used to provide 

any type of assistance that is otherwise prohibited by any other 

provision of law or to provide assistance to any foreign country 

that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law: Provided 

further, That the sums herein appropriated from the General Fund 

shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the offsetting collections described under this heading so as to result in a final fiscal 

year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at 

$556,450,000. 

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International Development 

Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Account’’ (CCA) shall 

remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That amounts 

paid to this account from CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of 

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

guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursuant to section 
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1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modifying loans and loan 

guarantees transferred to the Corporation pursuant to section 1463 

of such Act: Provided further, That such costs, including the cost 

of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such 

amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall remain available for 

disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years: Provided further, 

That funds made available in this Act and transferred to carry 

out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) 

of the BUILD Act of 2018 may remain available for obligation 

for 1 additional fiscal year: Provided further, That the total loan 

principal or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed 

$12,000,000,000. 

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $87,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2025, of which no more than 

$24,500,000 may be used for administrative expenses: Provided, 

That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than 

$5,000 may be available for representation and entertainment 

expenses. 

TITLE VII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS

SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall 

be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, United States 

Code; for services as authorized by section 3109 of such title and 

for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) 

of title 31, United States Code. 

UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT

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

Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances 

and obligated, but unexpended, balances by program, project, and 

activity, and Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received 

by such department or agency in fiscal year 2024 or any previous 

fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, That the report 

required by this section shall be submitted not later than 30 days 

after the end of each fiscal quarter and should specify by account 

the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements 

which have not been further sub-obligated. 

CONSULTING SERVICES

SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation under title 

I of this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are 
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a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except 

where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 

Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 

DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES

SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING EXCEPTION.— 

Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 604(e) of the Secure 

Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI 

of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) 

of Public Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act), 

as amended by section 111 of the Department of State Authorities 

Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a project to construct 

a facility of the United States may include office space or other 

accommodations for members of the United States Marine Corps. 

(b) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Funds appropriated 

by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, which 

may be made available for the acquisition of property or award 

of construction contracts for overseas United States diplomatic 

facilities during fiscal year 2024, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 

on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant to this 

subsection shall include the information enumerated under this 

section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 

the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 

further, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at the early project development stage for 

out-year construction projects, including to discuss security and 

non-security construction requirements, modifications to scope, and 

cost reductions identified for such projects, consistent with 

applicable laws and regulations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations on contingency savings identified from funds appropriated 

under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ by prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 

of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and the obligation of funds made available by such savings shall be subject 

to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES ABROAD.— 

(1) SECURITY VULNERABILITIES.—Funds appropriated by 

this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, 

and Maintenance’’ may be made available, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, to address 

security vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United States 

diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical security 

upgrades and local guard staffing. 

(2) CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification 

to an interim or temporary United States diplomatic facility 

shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 

congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such 

consultation and notification may be waived if there is a security risk to personnel. 

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

heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may 
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be made available for security upgrades to soft targets, including 

schools, recreational facilities, residences, and places of worship 

used by United States diplomatic personnel and their dependents. 

(e) REPORT.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, $100,000,000 may not be obligated 

until the Secretary of State promulgates new guidance and requirements consistent with section 9301 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022 (title XCIII of division I 

of Public Law 117–263) and submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing such guidance and requirements, including the impact of implementation on United States 

diplomatic facilities and construction projects. 

(f) FACILITIES.— 

(1) None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used to move the United States embassy in Israel to a 

location other than Jerusalem. 

(2) Section 305 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 

and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–459) is repealed. 

PERSONNEL ACTIONS

SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded 

under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 

in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be 

absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title 

I to such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 

transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary 

to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 

included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds 

to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 

of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 

PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA

SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained in this 

Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within 

the United States not authorized before enactment of this Act 

by Congress: Provided, That up to $25,000 may be made available 

to carry out the provisions of section 316 of the International 

Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 

96–533; 22 U.S.C. 2151a note). 

PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES

SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be 

obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: 

Provided, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on 

obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 

COUPS D’E ́TAT

SEC. 7008. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated 

or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 

this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any 
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assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected 

head of government is deposed by military coup d’e ́tat or decree 

or, after the date of enactment of this Act, a coup d’e ́tat or decree 

in which the military plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance 

may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of State 

certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees 

that subsequent to the termination of assistance a democratically 

elected government has taken office: Provided further, That the 

provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote 

democratic elections or public participation in democratic processes, 

or to support a democratic transition: Provided further, That funds 

made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject 

to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 

of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following consultation 

with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-program basis if the Secretary 

certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

such waiver is in the national security interest of the United States: 

Provided, That funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall 

be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 

procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY

SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND UNITED STATES

AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.— 

(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the 

Department of State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but 

no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 

such transfers, and no such transfer may be made to 

increase the appropriation under the heading ‘‘Representation Expenses’’. 

(B) EMBASSY SECURITY.—Funds appropriated under the 

headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, including for Worldwide 

Security Protection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 

Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and 

Consular Service’’ in this Act may be transferred to, and 

merged with, funds appropriated under such headings if 

the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 

Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary 

to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi 

Accountability Review Board, for emergency evacuations, 

or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements, following consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees. 

(C) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR

SERVICE.—Of the amount made available under the heading 

‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for Worldwide Security Protection, 

not to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and 

merged with, funds made available by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
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Service’’, to be available only for emergency evacuations 

and rewards, as authorized. 

(D) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—Of the amount made 

available under the heading, ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up 

to $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, 

funds made available in title I of this Act under the heading 

‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’. 

(E) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The transfer authorities 

provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) are in addition 

to any transfer authority otherwise available in this Act 

and under any other provision of law and the exercise 

of such authority shall be subject to prior consultation 

with the Committees on Appropriations. 

(2) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.—Not to 

exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the 

current fiscal year for the United States Agency for Global 

Media under title I of this Act may be transferred between, 

and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be 

increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 

(3) TREATMENT AS REPROGRAMMING.—Any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated as a reprogramming 

of funds under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 

the procedures set forth in that section. 

(b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BETWEEN AGENCIES.— 

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

titles II through V of this Act may be transferred to any 

department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 

Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer 

authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 

Act. 

(2) ALLOCATION AND TRANSFERS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers made by, or authorized 

elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry 

out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may 

be allocated or transferred to agencies of the United States 

Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, 

and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and section 

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

115–254). 

(3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered into by the 

United States Agency for International Development or the 

Department of State with any department, agency, or 

instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to 

section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued 

in excess of $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant 

to section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated by this 

Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 

of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the 

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

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 

and Central Asia’’ shall be subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 

That the requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply 

to agreements entered into between USAID and the Department of State. 
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(c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

CORPORATION.— 

(1) TRANSFERS.—Amounts transferred pursuant to section 

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

115–254) may only be transferred from funds made available 

under title III of this Act: Provided, That any such transfers, 

or any other amounts transferred to the United States International Development Finance Corporation (the Corporation) 

pursuant to any provision of law, shall be subject to prior 

consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 

the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 

Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States 

Agency for International Development, and the Chief Executive 

Officer of the Corporation, as appropriate, shall ensure that 

the programs funded by such transfers are coordinated with, 

and complement, foreign assistance programs implemented by 

the Department of State and USAID. 

(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION.—Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Millennium 

Challenge Corporation’’ in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs may be transferred to accounts under the 

heading ‘‘United States International Development Finance 

Corporation’’ and, when so transferred, may be used for the 

costs of activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 

1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018: Provided, That such funds 

shall be subject to the limitations provided in the second, third, 

and fifth provisos under the heading ‘‘United States International Development Finance Corporation—Program Account’’ 

in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer executed pursuant to the transfer authority provided in this paragraph shall 

not exceed 10 percent of an individual Compact awarded pursuant to section 609(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 

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

funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of 

the United States International Development Finance Corporation: Provided further, That such authority shall be subject 

to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 

That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided 

further, That within 60 days of the termination in whole or 

in part of the Compact from which funds were transferred 

under this authority to the United States International 

Development Finance Corporation, any unobligated balances 

shall be transferred back to the Millennium Challenge Corporation, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations. 

(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.—None of the 

funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may 

be obligated under an appropriations account to which such funds 

were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically provided 

for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 5 days prior 

to the exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written 

policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations. 
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(e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this 

Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

State, foreign operations, and related programs entered into 

between the Department of State or USAID and another agency 

of the United States Government under the authority of section 

632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any comparable 

provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector General 

(IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such 

funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if the receiving 

agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic program and 

financial audits of the use of such funds and report to the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such 

audits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations by the Department of State or 

USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That funds transferred 

under such authority may be made available for the cost of such 

audits. 

PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES

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

available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees 

of United States Government departments and agencies funded 

by this Act in contravention of section 301–10.122 through 301– 

10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

(b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds made available 

by this Act for the operating expenses of any United States Government department or agency may be used to establish or maintain 

a computer network for use by such department or agency unless 

such network has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit 

websites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall limit the 

use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 

law enforcement agency, or any other entity carrying out the following activities: criminal investigations, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative discipline; and the monitoring of such 

websites undertaken as part of official business. 

(c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.—None of the 

funds made available by this Act shall be available to promote 

the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic 

nicotine delivery systems), or to seek the reduction or removal 

by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco 

or tobacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery systems), 

except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco 

or tobacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery systems) 

of the same type. 

(d) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE THE .GOV DOMAIN.—None of the 

funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic 

Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating 

Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made 

available to the Department of State and the United States Agency 

for International Development may be made available to support 

the use or establishment of email accounts or email servers created 

outside the .gov domain or not fitted for automated records management as part of a Federal government records management program 

in contravention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act 

Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 
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(e) REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.—Each 

Federal department, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of 

this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and independent 

agencies funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps 

to ensure that domestic and overseas representation and entertainment expenses further official agency business and United States 

foreign policy interests, and— 

(1) are primarily for fostering relations outside of the 

Executive Branch; 

(2) are principally for meals and events of a protocol nature; 

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

(4) do not include activities that are substantially of a 

recreational character. 

(f) LIMITATIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.—None of the 

funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under 

the headings ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ or 

‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for Informational Program 

activities or under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, 

‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be obligated or 

expended to pay for— 

(1) alcoholic beverages; or 

(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including entrance fees at 

sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks. 

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained in this 

Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of 

the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided by this Act: 

Provided, That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 

1 and 8 of part I, section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of 

part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the 

Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), and funds made available 

for ‘‘United States International Development Finance Corporation’’ 

and under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 

Asia’’ shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the 

date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have 

expired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration 

of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: 

Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this 

Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of 

part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements 

in order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform 

objectives, shall remain available for an additional 4 years from 

the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise 

have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated before 

the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained 

in this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State and 

the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 

Development shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than October 31, 2024, detailing by account and 

source year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal 

year: Provided further, That an obligation in excess of $2,000,000 
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from deobligated balances of funds appropriated by this Act and 

prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs that remain available 

due to the exercise of the authority of this section shall be subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT

SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided under titles 

III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance 

to the government of any country which is in default during a 

period in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United 

States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government 

of such country by the United States pursuant to a program for 

which funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President 

determines, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the national interest 

of the United States. 

PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE

SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None of the funds 

appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made 

available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new 

bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which 

such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes 

a provision stating that assistance provided by the United States 

shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement. 

(b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOREIGN TAXES.— 

An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed 

during fiscal year 2024 on funds appropriated by this Act and 

prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs by a foreign government 

or entity against United States assistance programs, either directly 

or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for 

fiscal year 2025 and for prior fiscal years and allocated for the 

central government of such country or for the West Bank and 

Gaza program, as applicable, if, not later than September 30, 2025, 

such taxes have not been reimbursed. 

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

nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b). 

(d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld from obligation for each foreign government or entity pursuant to subsection 

(b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do 

not assess taxes on United States assistance or which have an 

effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement 

of such taxes, and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance 

in a programmatically responsible manner. 

(e) DETERMINATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this section shall not 

apply to any foreign government or entity that assesses such 
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taxes if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 

Appropriations that— 

(A) such foreign government or entity has an effective 

arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement 

of such taxes; or 

(B) the foreign policy interests of the United States 

outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United 

States assistance is not subject to taxation. 

(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall consult 

with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior 

to exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to 

any foreign government or entity. 

(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall issue and 

update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to 

implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this section. 

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

(1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the 

Government of the United States and the government of the 

country receiving assistance that describes the privileges and 

immunities applicable to United States foreign assistance for 

such country generally, or an individual agreement between 

the Government of the United States and such government 

that describes, among other things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the United States assistance provided under that agreement. 

(2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes and taxation’’ 

shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall 

not include individual income taxes assessed to local staff. 

RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS

SEC. 7014. (a) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appropriated under 

titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically designated 

may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account 

notwithstanding the designation if compliance with the designation 

is made impossible by operation of any provision of this or any 

other Act: Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance that is reprogrammed 

pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under the 

same terms and conditions as originally provided. 

(b) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to the authority 

contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of 

funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department 

of State or the United States Agency for International Development 

that are specifically designated for particular programs or activities 

by this or any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal 

year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as 

appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the Committees 

on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a country 

or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that 

such designated funds can be obligated during the original period 

of availability: Provided, That such designated funds that continue 

to be available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated 

only for the purpose of such designation. 
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(c) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically designated funding 

levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or 

authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: Provided, That 

specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 

appropriated by this Act. 

NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PROGRAMS, 

PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds made available in 

titles I, II, and VI, and under the headings ‘‘Peace Corps’’ and 

‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, of this Act or prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs to the departments and agencies 

funded by this Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal 

year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 

United States derived by the collection of fees or of currency reflows 

or other offsetting collections, or made available by transfer, to 

the departments and agencies funded by this Act, shall be available 

for obligation to— 

(1) create new programs; 

(2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or activity; 

(3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or post; 

(4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or rename bureaus, 

centers, or offices; or 

(5) contract out or privatize any functions or activities 

presently performed by Federal employees; 

unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations 

or such Committees are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation. 

(b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—None of the 

funds provided under titles I, II, and VI of this Act or prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, to the departments and agencies 

funded under such titles that remain available for obligation in 

fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 

of the United States derived by the collection of fees available 

to the department and agency funded under title I of this Act, 

shall be available for obligation or expenditure for programs, 

projects, or activities through a reprogramming of funds in excess 

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

(1) augments or changes existing programs, projects, or 

activities; 

(2) relocates an existing office or employees; 

(3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 

project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 

as approved by Congress; or 

(4) results from any general savings, including savings 

from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change 

in existing programs, projects, or activities as approved by 

Congress; 

unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in 

advance of such reprogramming of funds. 

(c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds made 

available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, 
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‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 

Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Peace 

Corps’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign 

Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, ‘‘United States International Development Finance Corporation’’, and ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’ shall be available 

for obligation for programs, projects, activities, type of materiel 

assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess 

of the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for 

obligation under any of these specific headings unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such 

obligation: Provided, That the President shall not enter into any 

commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 

of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major defense 

equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major 

defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat 

vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess 

of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on 

Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: 

Provided further, That requirements of this subsection or any 

similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any 

reprogramming for a program, project, or activity for which funds 

are appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less 

than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress 

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

fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if 

known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use 

of notwithstanding authority. 

(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND FUNDING

NOTIFICATIONS.— 

(1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 

of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made 

available to support or continue any program initially funded 

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

Act making or authorizing appropriations for the Department 

of Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the Secretary of Defense and in accordance with the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 

submits a justification to such Committees that includes a 

description of, and the estimated costs associated with, the 

support or continuation of such program. 

(2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Department of State and the United States Agency for International 

Development for assistance for foreign countries and international organizations shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Prior to 

providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance 

with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 
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Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that 

section: Provided, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell 

excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, 

the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 

Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification 

procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are 

significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of 

the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of original 

acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is 

required elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated 

funds for specific countries that would receive such excess 

defense articles: Provided further, That such Committees shall 

also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense 

articles. 

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

provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act 

requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived 

if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health 

or welfare: Provided, That in case of any such waiver, notification 

to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early 

as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking 

the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, 

in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, That any notification provided pursuant to such 

a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances. 

(f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None of the funds 

appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated 

or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, 

Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, 

Pakistan, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Somalia, 

South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, 

and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available in title III of this Act and prior Acts making funds 

available for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs that are made available for a trust fund held 

by an international financial institution shall be subject to the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and such notification shall include the information specified 

under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 

4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

(h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— (1) DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated under title 

I of this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ that 

are made available for lateral entry into the Foreign Service 

shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 

notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

(2) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 

are made available for the following programs and activities 

shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations: 

(A) the Global Engagement Center; 
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(B) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa initiatives; 

(C) community-based police assistance conducted 

pursuant to the authority of section 7035(a)(1) of this Act; 

(D) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund and the 

Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund; 

(E) the Indo-Pacific Strategy; 

(F) the Countering PRC Influence Fund and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 

(G) the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund; and 

(H) funds specifically allocated for the Partnership for 

Global Infrastructure and Investment. 

(3) DEMOCRACY PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCEDURES.—Modifications to democracy program policy and procedures, including 

relating to the use of consortia, by the Department of State 

and USAID shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 

the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 

Appropriations. 

(4) ARMS SALES.—The reports, notifications, and certifications, and any other documents, required to be submitted 

pursuant to section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

U.S.C. 2776), and such documents submitted pursuant to section 36(b) through (d) of such Act with respect to countries 

that have received assistance provided with funds appropriated 

by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall 

be concurrently submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

and shall include information about the source of funds for 

any sale or transfer, as applicable, if known at the time of 

submission. 

(i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

under titles III and IV that are withheld from obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of application of a provision 

of law in this or any other Act shall, if reprogrammed, be subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(j) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of State and 

USAID Administrator, as applicable, shall promptly inform the 

appropriate congressional committees of each instance in which 

funds appropriated by this Act for assistance have been diverted 

or destroyed, to include the type and amount of assistance, a 

description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation 

of the response of the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate. 

(k) PRIOR CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 

State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Chief Executive Officer of the United 

States International Development Finance Corporation, and the 

Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation 

shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 7 

days prior to informing a government of, or publicly announcing 

a decision on, the suspension or early termination of assistance 

to a country or a territory, including as a result of an interagency 

review of such assistance, from funds appropriated by this Act 

or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs: Provided, That such consultation shall include a detailed justification for such suspension, 

including a description of the assistance being suspended. 
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DOCUMENTS, REPORT POSTING, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED

CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS

SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 

this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, 

including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request 

any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements 

of the Department of State and the United States Agency for 

International Development. 

(b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 

(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), any report 

required by this Act to be submitted to Congress by any Federal 

agency receiving funds made available by this Act shall be 

posted on the public website of such agency not later than 

45 days following the receipt of such report by Congress. 

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report if— 

(A) the head of such agency determines and reports 

to the Committees on Appropriations in the transmittal 

letter accompanying such report that— 

(i) the public posting of the report would compromise national security, including the conduct of 

diplomacy; or 

(ii) the report contains proprietary or other privileged information; or 

(B) the public posting of the report is specifically 

exempted in House Report 118–146, Senate Report 118– 

71, or the explanatory statement described in section 4 

(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

Act). 

(3) The agency posting such report shall do so only after 

the report has been made available to the Committees on 

Appropriations. 

(4) The head of the agency posting such report shall do 

so in a central location on the public website of such agency. 

(c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RELATED CYBERSECURITY

PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator 

shall— 

(1) regularly review and update the policies, directives, 

and oversight necessary to comply with Federal statutes, regulations, and presidential executive orders and memoranda concerning the preservation of all records made or received in 

the conduct of official business, including record emails, instant 

messaging, and other online tools; 

(2) use funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 

‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title 

I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ 

in title II, as appropriate, to improve Federal records management pursuant to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 

21, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable Federal records 

management statutes, regulations, or policies for the Department of State and USAID; 

(3) direct departing employees, including senior officials, 

that all Federal records generated by such employees belong 

to the Federal Government; 

(4) substantially reduce, compared to the previous fiscal 

year, the response time for identifying and retrieving Federal 
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records, including requests made pursuant to section 552 of 

title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom 

of Information Act’’); and 

(5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to mitigate 

vulnerabilities, including those resulting from the use of personal email accounts or servers outside the .gov domain, 

improve the process to identify and remove inactive user 

accounts, update and enforce guidance related to the control 

of national security information, and implement the recommendations of the applicable reports of the cognizant Office 

of Inspector General. 

USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT

SEC. 7017. If the President makes a determination not to 

comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, 

the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees 

on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, 

the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to 

program or policy. 

PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND INVOLUNTARY

STERILIZATION

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

part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 

be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of 

family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice 

abortions. None of the funds made available to carry out part 

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

used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as 

a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 

incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds 

made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research 

which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance 

of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 

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

or expended for any country or organization if the President certifies 

that the use of these funds by any such country or organization 

would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and 

involuntary sterilizations. 

ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS

SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to subsection (b), 

funds appropriated by this Act under titles III through V shall 

be made available in the amounts specifically designated in the 

respective tables included in the explanatory statement described 

in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

Act): Provided, That such designated amounts for foreign countries 

and international organizations shall serve as the amounts for 

such countries and international organizations transmitted to Congress in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made available for such foreign 

countries and international organizations notwithstanding the date 

of the transmission of such report. 
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(b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise provided for 

by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development, as applicable, 

may only deviate up to 10 percent from the amounts specifically 

designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory 

statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such percentage may 

be exceeded only if the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, 

as applicable, determines and reports in writing to the Committees 

on Appropriations on a case-by-case basis that such deviation is 

necessary to respond to significant, exigent, or unforeseen events, 

or to address other exceptional circumstances directly related to 

the national security interest of the United States, including a 

description of such events or circumstances: Provided further, That 

deviations pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be subject to 

prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 

of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated amounts that are 

included, pursuant to subsection (a), in the report required by 

section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, deviations 

authorized by subsection (b) may only take place after submission 

of such report. 

(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 

(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 

(A) funds for which the initial period of availability 

has expired; and 

(B) amounts designated by this Act as minimum 

funding requirements. 

(2) The authority of subsection (b) to deviate from amounts 

designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory 

statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) shall not apply to the table 

included under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ in such 

statement. 

(3) With respect to the amounts designated for ‘‘Global 

Programs’’ in the table under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

Act), the matter preceding the first proviso in subsection (b) 

of this section shall be applied by substituting ‘‘5 percent’’ 

for ‘‘10 percent’’, and the provisos in such subsection (b) shall 

not apply. 

(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State, USAID Administrator, 

and other designated officials, as appropriate, shall submit the 

reports required, in the manner described, in House Report 118– 

146, Senate Report 118–71, and the explanatory statement 

described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 

consolidated Act), unless otherwise directed in such explanatory 

statement. 

(f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and 

Refugee Assistance’’ shall not be included for purposes of meeting 

amounts designated for countries in this Act, unless such headings 

are specifically designated as the source of funds. 
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MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES

SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future 

year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in 

titles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was: (1) previously justified, including the projected future year costs, in a 

congressional budget justification; (2) included in an Act making 

appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress; 

(3) notified in accordance with the regular notification procedures 

of the Committees on Appropriations, including the projected future 

year costs; or (4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at 

least 7 days in advance of the pledge. 

PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS SUPPORTING

INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EXPORTS.— (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this Act 

may be made available to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a country the government 

of which the Secretary of State has determined supports international terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of the Export 

Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)): Provided, That 

the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign 

government shall terminate 12 months after that government 

ceases to provide such military equipment: Provided further, 

That this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 

1, 1997. 

(2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by paragraph 

(1) or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished 

if the President determines that to do so is important to the 

national interest of the United States. 

(3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit 

to the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect 

to the furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 

amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the 

assistance furthers the United States national interest. 

(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— (1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated 

under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for 

the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be made available to any foreign government 

which the President determines— 

(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual 

or group which has committed an act of international terrorism; 

(B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or 

(C) is controlled by an organization designated as a 

terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
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(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the application of 

paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines 

that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such 

waiver: Provided, That the President shall publish each such 

waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before 

the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the 

waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures 

of the Committees on Appropriations. 

AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, may 

be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 

Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department 

Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of 

the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 

1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security 

Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 

DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI of this 

Act, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations 

and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations 

with the exception that for the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 

Financing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall 

also be considered to include country, regional, and central program 

level funding within each such account, and for the development 

assistance accounts of the United States Agency for International 

Development, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to include central, country, regional, and program level 

funding, either as— 

(1) justified to Congress; or 

(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with 

the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 or as modified pursuant to section 7019 of this 

Act. 

AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION, 

AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions 

of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior 

Acts authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of 

State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the 

Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African 

Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to conducting 

activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency 

shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report 

to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action. 
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COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES

SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 

this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise 

made available to the Export-Import Bank and the United States 

International Development Finance Corporation shall be obligated 

or expended to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other 

financial commitments for establishing or expanding production 

of any commodity for export by any country other than the United 

States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets 

at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become 

operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to 

United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the 

Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors 

the benefits to industry and employment in the United States 

are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of 

the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman 

of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 

further, That this subsection shall not prohibit— 

(1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 

from the International Development Association, is not eligible 

for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction 

and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis 

the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance 

is furnished; or 

(2) activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a 

complex emergency. 

(b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by this or any 

other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility 

study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the growth or 

production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for 

export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or 

produced in the United States: Provided, That this subsection shall 

not prohibit— 

(1) activities designed to increase food security in developing countries where such activities will not have a significant 

impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the United 

States; 

(2) research activities intended primarily to benefit United 

States producers; 

(3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 

from the International Development Association, is not eligible 

for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction 

and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis 

the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance 

is furnished; or 

(4) activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a 

complex emergency. 

(c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of 

the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 

of each international financial institution to use the voice and 
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vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 

for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance 

will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the 

same, similar, or competing commodity. 

SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CURRENCIES.— 

(1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part 

I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local 

currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United 

States Agency for International Development shall— 

(A) require that local currencies be deposited in a 

separate account established by that government; 

(B) enter into an agreement with that government 

which sets forth— 

(i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and 

(ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with 

this section; and 

(C) establish by agreement with that government the 

responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor 

and account for deposits into and disbursements from the 

separate account. 

(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be agreed upon 

with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 

separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 

amount of local currencies, shall be used only— 

(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 

4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 

the case may be), for such purposes as— 

(i) project and sector assistance activities; or 

(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 

(B) for the administrative requirements of the United 

States Government. 

(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID shall take all 

necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the 

separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are 

used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 

(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of 

part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961 (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances 

of funds which remain in a separate account established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes 

as may be agreed to by the government of that country and 

the United States Government. 

(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made available to the 

government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of 

part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
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of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector 

assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such 

funds in a separate account and not commingle with any other 

funds. 

(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—Such 

funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this 

assistance, including provisions which are referenced in the 

Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 

accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 

98–1159). 

(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to obligating 

any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the 

President shall submit a notification through the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 

which shall include a detailed description of how the funds 

proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion 

of the United States interests that will be served by such 

assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance). 

(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance funds may 

be exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) only through 

the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE

SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERNMENTAL

ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this or any other Act 

with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed 

to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental 

organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 

the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 

4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from funds 

appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 

and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before using the authority of 

this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of 

nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the 

Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification 

procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, 

the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such 

assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall 

be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against 

abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other 

Act. 

(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2024, restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for 

a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the 

Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): 

Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title 

I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may 

be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 

(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
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assistance to countries that support international terrorism; 

or 

(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 

assistance to the government of a country that violates internationally recognized human rights. 

PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC INTERESTS

SEC. 7028. (a) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Consistent with section 704 of the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy 

Act of 2019 (title VII of division J of Public Law 116–94), the 

Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, 

should prioritize the allocation of funds appropriated by this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for support of Chief of 

Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commercial relations and 

safeguard United States economic and business interests in the 

country in which each Chief of Mission serves, including activities 

and initiatives to create and maintain an enabling environment, 

promote and protect such interests, and resolve commercial disputes: Provided, That each Mission Resource Request and Bureau 

Resource Request shall include amounts required to prioritize the 

activities described in this subsection. 

(b) TRAINING.—In carrying out section 705 of title VII of division 

J of Public Law 116–94, the Secretary of State shall annually 

assess training needs across the economic and commercial diplomacy issue areas and ensure, after a review of course offerings, 

course attendance records, and course evaluation results, that current offerings meet training needs. 

(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State should direct each 

Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance and support 

commercial relations and the safeguarding of United States business 

interests in the development and execution of the applicable 

Integrated Country Strategy and the Mission Resource Request 

for each country receiving bilateral assistance from funds appropriated by this Act. 

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice of the United States 

to encourage such institution to adopt and implement a publicly 

available policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and 

external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of 

the effectiveness of at least 35 percent of all loans, grants, programs, 

and significant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the 

institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that 

decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities 

are based on accurate data and objective analysis. 

(b) SAFEGUARDS.— (1) STANDARD.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the 

International Development Association to use the voice and 

vote of the United States to oppose any loan, grant, policy, 

or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing 
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any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, 

grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than 

World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2015. 

(2) ACCOUNTABILITY, STANDARDS, AND BEST PRACTICES.— 

The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 

executive director of each international financial institution 

to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose loans 

or other financing for projects unless such projects— 

(A) provide for accountability and transparency, 

including the collection, verification, and publication of 

beneficial ownership information related to extractive 

industries and on-site monitoring during the life of the 

project; 

(B) will be developed and carried out in accordance 

with best practices regarding environmental conservation, 

cultural protection, and empowerment of local populations, 

including free, prior and informed consent of affected 

Indigenous communities; 

(C) do not provide incentives for, or facilitate, forced 

displacement or other violations of human rights; and 

(D) do not partner with or otherwise involve enterprises 

owned or controlled by the armed forces. 

(c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appropriated under title 

V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial 

institution while the United States executive director to such 

institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, 

together with whatever compensation such executive director 

receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided 

for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive 

Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or 

while any alternate United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the 

rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V 

of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 

States Code. 

(d) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

instruct the United States executive director of each international 

financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States 

to promote human rights due diligence and risk management, as 

appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy 

of such institution in accordance with the requirements specified 

under this section in Senate Report 118–71. 

(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice of the United States 

to include in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ financial management and judicial 

capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 

(f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The Secretary of the 

Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of 

each international financial institution to use the voice of the United 

States to encourage such institution to collect, verify, and publish, 

to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or limited liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that 

receives funds from any such financial institution. 
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(g) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of 

each international financial institution to use the voice of the United 

States to encourage such institution to effectively implement and 

enforce policies and procedures which meet or exceed best practices 

in the United States for the protection of whistleblowers from 

retaliation, including— 

(1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 

public disclosure; 

(2) legal burdens of proof; 

(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; 

(4) access to binding independent adjudicative bodies, 

including shared cost and selection external arbitration; and 

(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation, 

including provision for the restoration of prior employment. 

(h) GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES.—The Secretary 

of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 

of each international financial institution to use the voice of the 

United States to support independent investigative and adjudicative 

mechanisms and procedures that meet or exceed best practices 

in the United States to provide due process and fair compensation, 

including the right to reinstatement, for employees who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retaliation, false allegations, 

or other misconduct. 

(i) CAPITAL INCREASES.—None of the funds appropriated by 

this Act may be made available to support a new capital increase 

for an international financial institution unless the President submits a budget request for such increase to Congress and the Secretary of the Treasury determines and reports to the Committees 

on Appropriations that— 

(1) the institution has completed a thorough analysis of 

the development challenges facing the relevant geographical 

region, the role of the institution in addressing such challenges 

and its role relative to other financing partners, and the steps 

to be taken to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the 

institution; and 

(2) the governors of such institution have approved the 

capital increase. 

(j) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a 

report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing any funding 

provided in the prior calendar year by a financial intermediary 

fund overseen by the Department of the Treasury to the People’s 

Republic of China or any country or region subject to comprehensive 

sanctions by the United States. 

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE INITIATIVE

SEC. 7030. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available for the Economic Resilience Initiative to enhance the economic 

security and stability of the United States and partner countries, 

including through efforts to counter economic coercion: Provided, 

That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise made available 

for such purposes by this Act, including funds made available 

under the heading ‘‘Treasury International Assistance Programs’’: 

Provided further, That funds made available by this subsection 
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may only be made available following consultation with, and the 

regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, and shall include— 

(1) not less than $55,000,000 for strategic infrastructure 

investments, which shall be administered by the Secretary 

of State in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 

agencies: Provided, That such funds may be transferred to, 

and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act to the ExportImport Bank of the United States under the heading ‘‘Program 

Account’’, to the United States International Development 

Finance Corporation under the heading ‘‘Corporate Capital 

Account’’, and under the heading ‘‘Trade and Development 

Agency’’: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in 

addition to any other transfer authority provided by this Act 

or any other Act, and is subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations; 

(2) not less than $50,000,000 to enhance critical mineral 

supply chain security; 

(3) not less than $60,000,000 for economic resilience programs administered by the Administrator of the United States 

Agency for International Development, consistent with the 

strategy required in subsection (d); and 

(4) not less than $50,000,000 for the Cyberspace, Digital 

Connectivity, and Related Technologies Fund in accordance 

with Chapter 10 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961: Provided, That the authority of section 592(f) of such 

Act may apply to amounts made available for such Fund under 

the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and such funds may 

be made available for the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership program consistent with section 6306 of the 

Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F 

of Public Law 118–31): Provided further, That funds made 

available pursuant to this paragraph are in addition to funds 

otherwise made available for such purposes and shall be coordinated with the USAID Administrator, including for relevant 

USAID programming. 

(b) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated under the 

headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 

Eurasia and Central Asia’’ by this Act and prior Acts making 

appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs, including funds made available pursuant to this 

section, may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 

502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees 

for Egypt, Jordan, Small Island Developing States, and Ukraine, 

which are authorized to be provided and which shall be administered by the United States Agency for International Development 

unless otherwise provided for by this Act or any other provision 

of law: Provided, That amounts made available under this subsection for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered 

assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance 

to a country: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant 

to the authorities of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY

AND INNOVATION FUND.— 
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(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of State shall allocate amounts made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) 

for America International Technology Security and Innovation 

Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the transfer authority 

in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of 

Public Law 117–167), to the accounts specified and in the 

amounts specified, in the table titled ‘‘CHIPS for America International Technology Security and Innovation Fund’’ in the 

explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That 

such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 

the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 

Appropriations. 

(2) Neither the President nor his designee may allocate 

any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year under 

section 102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in effect 

an Act making or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal 

year for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 

Related Programs: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the matter 

preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation, apportionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing administration of programs allocated using funds transferred from the 

CHIPS for America International Technology Security and 

Innovation Fund, which may be allocated pursuant to the 

transfer authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 

2022 only in amounts that are no more than the allocation 

for such purposes in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 

(3) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the 

President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of State shall 

submit to the Committees on Appropriations proposed allocations by account and by program, project, or activity, with 

detailed justifications, for amounts made available under section 102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2025. 

(4) The Secretary of State shall provide the Committees 

on Appropriations quarterly reports on the status of balances 

of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for America 

International Technology Security and Innovation Fund for 

amounts allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, 

including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds. 

(5) Amounts transferred to the Export-Import Bank and 

the United States International Development Finance Corporation pursuant to the transfer authority in section 102(c)(1) 

of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117– 

167) may be made available for the costs of direct loans and 

loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, 

as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974. 

(d) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and following consultation with the Committees 

on Appropriations, the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, 

and USAID Administrator, in consultation with the heads of other 

relevant Federal agencies, shall jointly submit a strategy to the 

Committees on Appropriations detailing the planned uses of funds 

provided by this Act, prior Acts making appropriations for the 

Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
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and other Acts, consistent with the purposes of this section, 

including through cooperation with the private sector. 

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND ANTICORRUPTION

SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 

(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act may 

be made available for direct government-to-government assistance only if— 

(A) the requirements included in section 7031(a)(1)(A) 

through (E) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division 

F of Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and 

(B) the government of the recipient country is taking 

steps to reduce corruption. 

(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In addition to the 

requirements in paragraph (1), funds may only be made available for direct government-to-government assistance subject to 

prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 

of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 

notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed 

activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided 

further, That the requirements of this paragraph shall only 

apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess 

of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget 

support, and cash payments to individuals. 

(3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development or the 

Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct 

government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or 

the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of 

such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary 

reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the 

national interest of the United States to continue such assistance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been 

appropriately addressed. 

(4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of State 

shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent 

with the fiscal year 2025 congressional budget justification 

materials, amounts planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 

and type of assistance. 

(5) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.—None of the 

funds made available by this Act may be used by the government of any foreign country for debt service payments owed 

by any country to any international financial institution or 

to the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 

(b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANSPARENCY.— 

(1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL TRANSPARENCY.— 

The Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen 

the ‘‘minimum requirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each 

government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as 

identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of the 
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 

76). 

(2) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each government 

identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, 

not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act, shall make or update any determination of ‘‘significant 

progress’’ or ‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum 

requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal Transparency 

Report’’ to be posted on the Department of State website: Provided, That such report shall include the elements included 

under this section in House Report 118–146. 

(3) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $7,000,000 of the funds 

appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ shall be made available for programs and activities 

to assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to 

improve budget transparency and to support civil society 

organizations in such countries that promote budget transparency. 

(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 

(1) INELIGIBILITY.— 

(A) Officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of State 

has credible information have been involved, directly or 

indirectly, in significant corruption, including corruption 

related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross 

violation of human rights, including the wrongful detention 

of locally employed staff of a United States diplomatic 

mission or a United States citizen or national, shall be 

ineligible for entry into the United States. 

(B) Concurrent with the application of subparagraph 

(A), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, refer the matter 

to the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of 

the Treasury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 

authorities in accordance with United States law to block 

the transfer of property and interests in property, and 

all financial transactions, in the United States involving 

any person described in such subparagraph. 

(C) The Secretary shall also publicly or privately designate or identify the officials of foreign governments and 

their immediate family members about whom the Secretary 

has such credible information without regard to whether 

the individual has applied for a visa. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineligible for entry 

into the United States pursuant to paragraph (1) if such entry 

would further important United States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill 

its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from United States Government obligations 

under applicable international agreements. 

(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the application of 

paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would 

serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances 

which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently. 
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(4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2025, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, 

including a classified annex if necessary, to the appropriate 

congressional committees and the Committees on the Judiciary 

describing the information related to corruption or violation 

of human rights concerning each of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) 

as well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or 

identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any 

waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the justification 

for each waiver. 

(5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified portion of the 

report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the 

Department of State website. 

(6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of paragraphs (1), (4), 

and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to 

the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 

States shall not be considered confidential. 

(d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 

(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 

made available to promote and support transparency and 

accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the 

extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening 

implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries 

Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 

8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public 

Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) and the amendments made by 

such section, and to prevent the sale of conflict minerals, and 

for technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural resource 

management. 

(2) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND INDEPENDENT AUDITS.— 

(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 

executive director of each international financial institution 

to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose 

any assistance by such institutions (including any loan, 

credit, grant, or guarantee) to any country for the extraction 

and export of a natural resource if the government of 

such country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures 

to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments as required by United States law, and unless such 

government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures 

in the sector in which assistance is being considered that: 

(1) accurately account for and publicly disclose payments 

to the government by companies involved in the extraction 

and export of natural resources; (2) include independent 

auditing of accounts receiving such payments and the 

public disclosure of such audits; and (3) require public 

disclosure of agreement and bidding documents, as appropriate. 

(B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not 

apply to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity 

of such government to meet the requirements of such 

subparagraph. 
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(e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for any independent agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made available 

to support the provision of additional information on United States 

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

website: Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under this 

Act shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon 

request and in a timely manner, to the Department of State and 

the United States Agency for International Development. 

DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS

SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 

and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 

Law Enforcement’’, $2,900,000,000 should be made available 

for democracy programs. 

(2) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds made available for democracy 

programs under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 

‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ pursuant 

to paragraph (1), not less than $117,040,000 shall be made 

available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 

Labor, Department of State. 

(b) AUTHORITIES.— 

(1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by this Act for 

democracy programs pursuant to subsection (a) and under the 

heading ‘‘National Endowment for Democracy’’ may be made 

available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with 

regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any 

regulation. 

(2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by this Act for 

the NED are made available pursuant to the authority of 

the National Endowment for Democracy Act (title V of Public 

Law 98–164), including all decisions regarding the selection 

of beneficiaries. 

(c) DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For purposes of 

funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘democracy programs’’ 

means programs that support good governance, credible and 

competitive elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, 

and religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, and 

the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of 

democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental 

organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the development of democratic states and institutions that are responsive and 

accountable to citizens. 

(d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made available pursuant 

to subsection (a) to strengthen ministries and agencies should be 

prioritized in countries that demonstrate a strong commitment to 

the separation of powers, checks and balances, the rule of law, 

and credible electoral processes. 

(e) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE.— 

(1) PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the provision of 

assistance for democracy programs in this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature of the 

assistance, and the participants in such programs shall not 
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be subject to prior approval by the government of any foreign 

country. 

(2) DISCLOSURE OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNER INFORMATION.— 

If the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator 

of the United States Agency for International Development, 

determines that the government of the country is undemocratic 

or has engaged in or condoned harassment, threats, or attacks 

against organizations implementing democracy programs, any 

new bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions 

under which assistance is provided to such country shall not 

require the disclosure of the names of implementing partners 

of democracy programs, and the Secretary of State and the 

USAID Administrator shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 

amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, 

to conform to this requirement. 

(f) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.—USAID shall continue to implement civil society and political competition and consensus building programs abroad with funds appropriated by this 

Act in a manner that recognizes the unique benefits of grants 

and cooperative agreements in implementing such programs. 

(g) PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS AND JOURNALISTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made available to support and protect civil society activists and journalists 

who have been threatened, harassed, or attacked, including journalists affiliated with the United States Agency for Global Media. 

(h) INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND INDEPENDENT

MEDIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available for programs to 

protect international freedom of expression and independent media, 

including through multilateral initiatives. 

INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OFFICE.— 

Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 

Programs’’ shall be made available for the Office of International 

Religious Freedom, Department of State. 

(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be made available for international religious freedom programs and funds appropriated by 

this Act under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 

and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available 

for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted ethnic 

and religious minorities: Provided, That funds made available by 

this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ pursuant to this section shall be the responsibility 

of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, 

in consultation with other relevant United States Government officials, and shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees 

on Appropriations. 

(c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ may be made available notwithstanding any other provision 
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of law for assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq 

and Syria. 

(d) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—Section 7033(e) of 

the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31) shall 

continue in effect during fiscal year 2024. 

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHILDREN, AND

DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated in title III of this Act 

that are made available for victims of war, displaced children, 

displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist 

victims of such trafficking may be made available notwithstanding 

any other provision of law. 

(b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 

(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $20,000,000 shall be 

made available for forensic anthropology assistance related to 

the exhumation and identification of victims of war crimes, 

crimes against humanity, and genocide, which shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, 

and Labor, Department of State: Provided, That such funds 

shall be in addition to funds made available by this Act and 

prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs for assistance for countries. 

(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, not 

less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for DNA forensic 

technology programs to combat human trafficking in Central 

America and Mexico. 

(c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by the Bureau 

for Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development, from this or any other Act that remain 

available for obligation may be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Programme. 

(d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 

(1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

Central Asia’’ shall be made available to carry out the Program 

for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by 

the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 

1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 

(2) GENOCIDE VICTIMS MEMORIAL SITES.—Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 

the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 

‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 

made available as contributions to establish and maintain 

memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(3) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 

for private sector partnerships, including partnerships with 
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philanthropic foundations, up to $50,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That funds made 

available pursuant to this paragraph may only be made available following prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

(4) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, 

up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant 

to section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 

Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including to facilitate collaboration with Indigenous communities. 

(5) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator may use funds 

appropriated by this Act under title III to make innovation 

incentive awards in accordance with the terms and conditions 

of section 7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6), except that each individual award 

may not exceed $500,000. 

(6) DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 

and made available for the Development Innovation Ventures 

program may be made available for the purposes of chapter 

I of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

(7) EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.—None of the funds made 

available by this Act may be used to modify the Exchange 

Visitor Program administered by the Department of State to 

implement the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), except 

through the formal rulemaking process pursuant to the 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) and notwithstanding the exceptions to such rulemaking process in 

such Act: Provided, That funds made available for such purpose 

shall only be made available after consultation with, and subject 

to the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 

Appropriations, regarding how any proposed modification would 

affect the public diplomacy goals of, and the estimated economic 

impact on, the United States: Provided further, That such consultation shall take place not later than 30 days prior to the 

publication in the Federal Register of any regulatory action 

modifying the Exchange Visitor Program. 

(8) PAYMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 

Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, except for funds 

designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, are available to 

provide payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of 

division J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 

(22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided, That funds made available 

pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior consultation 

with the Committees on Appropriations. 

(9) AFGHAN ALLIES.—Subsection (b) of section 602 of the 

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is 

amended as follows— 

(A) in paragraph (3)(F)— 
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(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 

‘‘2024’’; 

(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), in the first 

sentence, by striking ‘‘38,500’’ and inserting ‘‘50,500’’; 

and 

(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (13), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘January 31, 2024’’ and inserting 

‘‘January 31, 2026’’. 

(e) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner vetting 

program, providing a direct vetting option, or making a significant 

change to the scope of an existing partner vetting program, the 

Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall 

consult with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 

the Secretary and the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting 

option for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initiated 

or significantly modified after the date of enactment of this Act, 

unless the Secretary or Administrator, as applicable, informs the 

Committees on Appropriations on a case-by-case basis that a direct 

vetting option is not feasible for such program: Provided further, 

That the Secretary and the Administrator may restrict the award 

of, terminate, or cancel contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements 

or require an awardee to restrict the award of, terminate, or cancel 

a sub-award based on information in connection with a partner 

vetting program. 

(f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2024, the President 

may use up to $125,000,000 under the authority of section 451 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other 

provision of law. 

(g) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Secretary of State 

should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 

assistance for the central government of any country that is not 

taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the 

Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague 

on October 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 

to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding 

funds under this subsection. 

(h) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PROTECTION.— 

The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds 

under the heading ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials’’ 

unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the 

heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for fiscal year 2024, at no later 

than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year 

for which such funds are available for the purposes for which 

appropriated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may be 

transferred. 

(i) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES OF DIPLOMATIC

MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—The terms and 

conditions of section 7034(k) of the Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (division G of Public Law 116–94) shall continue in effect during fiscal 

year 2024. 

(j) IMPACT ON JOBS.—Section 7056 of the Department of State, 

Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 

(division K of Public Law 116–260) shall continue in effect during 

fiscal year 2024. 
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(k) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 

(1) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) shall remain in effect through 

September 30, 2024. 

(2) CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign Operations, 

Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

1990 (Public Law 101–167) is amended— 

(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 

(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and 2023’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2023, and 2024’’; and 

(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place 

it appears and inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 

(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 note), by 

striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 

(3) SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN

RECONSTRUCTION COMPETITIVE STATUS.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, any employee of the Special Inspector 

General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes 

at least 12 months of continuous service after enactment of 

this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR 

terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive 

status for appointment to any position in the competitive service 

for which the employee possesses the required qualifications. 

(4) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31) 

shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2024. 

(5) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of the Department 

of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2024 and shall be applied 

to funds appropriated by this Act by substituting ‘‘$40,000,000’’ 

for ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

(6) EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO ISRAEL.—Chapter 

5 of title I of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended 

under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 

(A) in the matter preceding the first proviso, by striking 

‘‘September 30, 2028’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’; 

and 

(B) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 

2028’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’. 

(7) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT

AUTHORITY.—The authority provided in section 2401 of division 

C of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 117–43) shall remain in effect 

through September 30, 2024. 

(l) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— 

(1) BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act that are made available for monitoring and evaluation 

of assistance under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 

‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for the regular and 

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Provided, That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, and 

post on their respective websites, updated procedures for implementing partners that receive funds under such headings for 

regularly and systematically collecting and responding to such 

feedback, including guidelines for the reporting on actions taken 

in response to the feedback received: Provided further, That 

the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall regularly— 

(A) conduct oversight to ensure that such feedback 

is regularly collected and used by implementing partners 

to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance; and 

(B) consult with the Committees on Appropriations 

on the results of such oversight. 

(2) EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

under titles III and IV, not less than $15,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, shall be made available for impact 

evaluations, including ex-post evaluations, of the effectiveness 

and sustainability of United States Government-funded assistance programs: Provided, That of the funds made available 

pursuant to this paragraph, $10,000,000 shall be administered 

in coordination with the Office of the Chief Economist, USAID, 

and may be used for administrative expenses of such Office: 

Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to this 

paragraph are in addition to funds otherwise made available 

for such purposes. 

(m) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds available in 

the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) 

may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products 

for child survival, malaria, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious 

diseases to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and 

other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section: 

Provided, That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign 

Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exercised by the 

Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect 

to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and 

other products, and shall be subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 

That the Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget 

justification an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, 

balances, and reimbursements related to such fund. 

(n) LOCAL WORKS.— (1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’, not less than $100,000,000 shall be made available 

for Local Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department 

of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), which may 

remain available until September 30, 2028. 

(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purposes of section 7080 

of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
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113–235), ‘‘eligible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, 

international, and United States-based nongovernmental 

organizations, educational institutions, and other small entities 

that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from USAID 

over the previous 5 fiscal years: Provided, That departments 

or centers of such educational institutions may be considered 

individually in determining such eligibility. 

(o) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 7077 of 

the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74) shall 

continue in effect during fiscal year 2024. 

(p) EXTENSION.—Section 7034(r) of the Department of State, 

Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 

(division K of Public Law 117–103) shall apply during fiscal year 

2024. 

(q) STAFF CARE SERVICES FOR AFGHAN NATIONALS.—Up to 

$50,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior acts making 

appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs that are made available to carry out section 

7901 of title 5, United States Code, may be used by USAID to 

provide services to individuals who have served as locally employed 

staff of the USAID mission in Afghanistan. 

(r) WAR CRIMES ACCOUNTABILITY.—Of the funds appropriated 

by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 

than $5,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes authorized 

by section 2015 of Public Law 107–206, as amended by section 

7073 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117– 

328), including not less than $2,500,000 as a contribution to the 

Trust Fund for Victims. 

(s) DEFINITIONS.— 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Unless 

otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the 

term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 

Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 

Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 

Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND PRIOR ACTS.— Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act 

the term ‘‘funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 

appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 

and related programs’’ means funds that remain available for 

obligation, and have not expired. 

(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—In this Act 

‘‘international financial institutions’’ means the International 

Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International 

Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International 

Monetary Fund, the International Fund for Agricultural 

Development, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the 

North American Development Bank, the European Bank for 

Reconstruction and Development, the African Development 

Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Multilateral 

Investment Guarantee Agency. 

(4) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.—In this Act, the term 

‘‘Pacific Islands countries’’ means the Cook Islands, the Republic 
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of Fiji, the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall 

Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 

Nauru, Niue, the Republic of Palau, the Independent State 

of Papua New Guinea, the Independent State of Samoa, the 

Solomon Islands, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the 

Republic of Vanuatu. 

(5) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term ‘‘spend plan’’ means 

a plan for the uses of funds appropriated for a particular 

entity, country, program, purpose, or account and which shall 

include, at a minimum, a description of— 

(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria for measuring progress, and a timeline for achieving such goals; 

(B) amounts and sources of funds by account; 

(C) how such funds will complement other ongoing 

or planned programs; and 

(D) implementing partners, to the maximum extent 

practicable. 

(6) SUCCESSOR OPERATING UNIT.—Any reference to a particular operating unit or office in this Act or prior Acts making 

appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 

and related programs shall be deemed to include any successor 

operating unit performing the same or similar functions. 

(7) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ means the 

United States Agency for International Development. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY

SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 

(1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.—Funds made 

available under titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the 

provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of 

part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, 

notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the 

effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority 

through training and technical assistance in human rights, 

the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through 

assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic 

governance, including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, and 

foster improved police relations with the communities they 

serve. 

(2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 

(A) Consistent with the objectives of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, funds 

appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping 

Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 

shall be made available for combat casualty training and 

equipment in an amount above the prior fiscal year. 

(B) The Secretary of State shall offer combat casualty 

care training and equipment as a component of any package 

of lethal assistance funded by this Act with funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and 

‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: Provided, That the 

requirement of this subparagraph shall apply to a country 

in conflict, unless the Secretary determines that such 

country has in place, to the maximum extent practicable, 

functioning combat casualty care treatment and equipment 
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that meets or exceeds the standards recommended by the 

Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided 

further, That any such training and equipment for combat 

casualty care shall be made available through an open 

and competitive process. 

(3) CASUALTY REHABILITATION.—Of the funds appropriated 

under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 

Asia’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 

the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for 

a program to provide medical and casualty rehabilitation services, consistent with the purposes under this section in the 

explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

(4) TRAINING RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN

LAW.—The Secretary of State shall offer training related to 

the requirements of international humanitarian law as a component of any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act 

with funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping 

Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: Provided, That the requirement of this paragraph shall not apply 

to a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization (NATO), is a major non-NATO ally designated 

by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or 

is complying with international humanitarian law: Provided 

further, That any such training shall be made available through 

an open and competitive process. 

(5) INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics 

Control and Law Enforcement’’ shall be made available for 

assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons 

and other detention facilities, notwithstanding section 660 of 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall consult 

with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses 

of such funds prior to obligation and not later than 60 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 

such funds shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available by this Act for such purpose. 

(b) AUTHORITIES.— 

(1) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHORITY.—In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under 

section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support 

for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean 

support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national 

entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging 

from instability. 

(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND REINTEGRATION.— Section 7034(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J 

of Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal 

year 2024. 

(3) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 

the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act 
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(22 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to Israel, 

Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and 

major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing 

(including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles 

from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major 

Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types 

of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President 

determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national 

security reasons for those defense articles being provided by 

commercial lease rather than by government-to-government 

sale under such Act. 

(4) SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.—Not to exceed 

$900,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) 

of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the 

purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), 

to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026: 

Provided, That the provision of defense articles and defense 

services to foreign countries or international organizations from 

the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary 

of State. 

(5) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.— 

Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 2025’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2025 and 2026’’. 

(6) PROGRAM CLARIFICATION.—Notwithstanding section 

503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the 

procurement of defense articles and services funded on a nonrepayable basis under section 23 of the Arms Export Control 

Act may be priced to include the costs of salaries of members 

of the Armed Forces of the United States engaged in security 

assistance activities pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to 

the State Partnership Program): Provided, That this paragraph 

shall only apply to funds that remain available for obligation 

in fiscal year 2024. 

(7) REPROGRAMMING.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law or regulation, equipment procured with funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 

of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the 

heading ‘‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund’’ may 

be used for any other program and in any region: Provided, 

That any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation 

with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

should not be used to support any military training or operations that include child soldiers. 

(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 

(A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, demining equipment available to the United States 

Agency for International Development and the Department 

of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines 

and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may 

be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject 

to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State 

may prescribe. 
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(B) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military assistance shall 

be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export 

license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster 

munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold 

or transferred, unless— 

(i) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after 

arming, do not result in more than 1 percent 

unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments, and the agreement applicable 

to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies that 

the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly 

defined military targets and will not be used where 

civilians are known to be present or in areas normally 

inhabited by civilians; or 

(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is 

for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such cluster munitions. 

(3) CROWD CONTROL.—If the Secretary of State has information that a unit of a foreign security force uses excessive force 

to repress peaceful expression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to the environment or human health, or the fairness 

of electoral processes, or in countries that are undemocratic 

or undergoing democratic transition, the Secretary shall 

promptly determine if such information is credible: Provided, 

That if the information is determined to be credible, funds 

appropriated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, 

small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other items for 

crowd control purposes for such unit, unless the Secretary 

of State determines that the foreign government is taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of such unit 

to justice. 

(4) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

(A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of Offer and 

Acceptance (LOA) involving funds appropriated under the 

heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, the Secretary of State shall consult with each recipient government 

to ensure that the LOA between the United States and 

such recipient government complies with the purposes of 

section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) 

and that the defense articles, services, and training procured with funds appropriated under such heading are 

consistent with United States national security policy. 

(B) The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the 

appropriate congressional committees of any instance in 

which the Secretary of State has credible information that 

such assistance was used in a manner contrary to such 

agreement. 

(d) OTHER MATTERS.— 

(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report 

on funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2023, by 

country and purpose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Education and 

Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
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(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT.—For the 

purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961, the term ‘‘military training provided to foreign 

military personnel by the Department of Defense and the 

Department of State’’ shall be deemed to include all military 

training provided by foreign governments with funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department of 

State, except for training provided by the government of a 

country designated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 

2321k(b)) as a major non-NATO ally: Provided, That such thirdcountry training shall be clearly identified in the report submitted pursuant to section 656 of such Act. 

(3) LEAHY LAW.—For purposes of implementing section 

620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term ‘‘credible 

information’’ means information that, considering the source 

of such information and the surrounding circumstances, supports a reasonable belief that a violation has occurred, and 

shall not be determined solely on the basis of the number 

of sources; whether the source has been critical of a policy 

of the United States Government or its security partners; 

whether the source has a personal connection to the information 

being reported; or whether the United States Government is 

able to independently verify the information. 

COUNTERING THE FLOW OF FENTANYL AND OTHER SYNTHETIC DRUGS

SEC. 7036. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than 

$125,000,000 shall be made available for programs to counter the 

flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs 

into the United States: Provided, That such funds shall be in 

addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes. 

(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made available to support— 

(1) efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, 

and other synthetic drugs and their precursor materials to 

the United States from and through the People’s Republic of 

China (PRC), Mexico, and other countries; 

(2) law enforcement cooperation and capacity building 

efforts aimed at disrupting and dismantling transnational 

criminal organizations involved in the production and trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic 

drugs; 

(3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging Narcotics 

Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act (part 

7 of subtitle C of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117–263); 

and 

(4) engagement, including through multilateral organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective action to address 

the public health and security threats posed by fentanyl, 

fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs, including 

through the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug 

Threats. 

(c) COUNTER FENTANYL COORDINATION.—The Secretary of State 

shall designate an existing senior official of the Department of 
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State at the rank of Deputy Assistant Secretary or above to coordinate counter fentanyl efforts, whose responsibilities shall include— 

(1) ensuring that funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) are implemented in a targeted and effective manner, 

including by providing policy guidance and coordination; and 

(2) coordinating diplomatic engagement and other activities 

with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and domestic 

and international stakeholders. 

(d) REPORTS.— 

(1) The Secretary of State shall, in consultation with the 

heads of other relevant Federal agencies and not later than 

90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a 

report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing 

and assessing the cooperation of the PRC in countering the 

flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs, 

and describing actions taken by the United States in coordination with other countries to engage the PRC on taking concrete 

and measurable steps to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 

precursors, and other synthetic drugs from the PRC to other 

countries: Provided, That such report shall be updated and 

resubmitted quarterly thereafter until September 30, 2025. 

(2) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing how assistance for 

Mexico is strategically aligned to address the proliferation of 

fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs from 

Mexico to the United States. 

PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD

SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds 

appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided 

to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 

that— 

(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state— 

(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful 

co-existence with the State of Israel; and 

(B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism 

and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, 

including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and 

is cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and 

(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of 

a new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in 

the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, 

lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will 

enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist 

within the context of full and normal relationships, which 

should include— 

(A) termination of all claims or states of belligerency; 

(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, 

territorial integrity, and political independence of every 

state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones; 

(C) their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; 
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(D) freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; and 

(E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of 

the refugee problem. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule 

of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights 

for its citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations 

assuring transparent and accountable governance. 

(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection (a) if the 

President determines that it is important to the national security 

interest of the United States to do so. 

(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) shall not 

apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian 

Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in 

order to help meet the requirements of subsection (a), consistent 

with the provisions of section 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on 

Assistance for the Palestinian Authority’’). 

PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING

CORPORATION

SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical 

support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to 

the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. 

ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA

SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2024, 30 days prior 

to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and 

Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that procedures have been established to 

assure the Comptroller General of the United States will have 

access to appropriate United States financial information in order 

to review the uses of United States assistance for the Program 

funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the West 

Bank and Gaza. 

(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated 

by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall 

take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not 

provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, 

or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 

to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged 

in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the 

entity’s governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that has been determined to be involved in, or advocating 

terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated 

foreign terrorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 

shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to 

be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which 

the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 

(c) PROHIBITION.— 
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(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.—None of the 

funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act 

for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may 

be made available for— 

(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring 

individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism; and 

(B) any educational institution located in the West 

Bank or Gaza that is named after an individual who the 

Secretary of State determines has committed an act of 

terrorism. 

(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 

made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including 

funds made available by transfer, may be made available for 

obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza 

until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on— 

(A) the benchmarks that have been established for 

security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and on 

the extent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks; 

and 

(B) the steps being taken by the Palestinian Authority 

to end torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading 

treatment of detainees, including by bringing to justice 

members of Palestinian security forces who commit such 

crimes. 

(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 

(1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 

International Development shall ensure that Federal or nonFederal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant 

subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and 

Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis 

to ensure, among other things, compliance with this section. 

(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up to $1,400,000 

may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United 

States Agency for International Development for audits, investigations, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in 

addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes. 

(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AUDIT.— 

Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and 

an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds 

for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds 

provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2024 under 

the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such audit shall 

address— 

(1) the extent to which such Program complies with the 

requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and 

(2) an examination of all programs, projects, and activities 

carried out under such Program, including both obligations 

and expenditures. 

(f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made available in this 

Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
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LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the funds 

appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 

4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated 

or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian 

Authority. 

(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall 

not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of 

the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the 

Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such 

prohibition is important to the national security interest of the 

United States. 

(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver pursuant 

to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 

6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after 

the enactment of this Act. 

(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to 

the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for 

the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and 

the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are 

properly disbursed: Provided, That the report shall also detail the 

steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 

(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the waiver 

authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify 

and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a 

single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and 

all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 

financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority 

treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service 

roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to 

counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting 

activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and security 

cooperation with Israel. 

(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE LIBERATION

ORGANIZATION.— 

(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through 

VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of 

the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated 

or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively 

controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 

Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with 

Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence. 

(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only 

if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on 

Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 

with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. 

(3) The President may exercise the authority in section 

620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by 

the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 

446) with respect to this subsection. 
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(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) 

is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 

the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are 

continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 

620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

as amended: Provided, That the report shall also detail the 

amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 

provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a 

full accounting of any direct support of such government. 

(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 

VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine 

Liberation Organization. 

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 

(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, 

not less than $1,425,000,000 should be made available for 

assistance for Egypt, of which— 

(A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be made available 

from funds under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

of which not less than $40,000,000 should be made available for higher education programs, including not less than 

$15,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian students with 

high financial need to attend not-for-profit institutions of 

higher education in Egypt that are currently accredited 

by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United 

States Department of Education, or meets standards 

equivalent to those required for United States institutional 

accreditation by a regional accrediting agency recognized 

by such Department: Provided, That such funds shall be 

made available for democracy programs, and for development programs in the Sinai; and 

(B) not less than $1,300,000,000 should be made available from funds under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 

Financing Program’’, to remain available until September 

30, 2025: Provided, That such funds may be transferred 

to an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank 

of New York, following consultation with the Committees 

on Appropriations and the uses of any interest earned 

on such funds shall be subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(2) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds appropriated by 

this Act that are available for assistance for Egypt may be 

made available notwithstanding any other provision of law 

restricting assistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 

section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may 

only be made available for assistance for the Government of 

Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 

Committees on Appropriations that such government is— 

(A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the 

United States; and 

(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel 

Peace Treaty. 
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(3) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds made available pursuant 

to paragraph (1)(B), $320,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees 

on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is meeting 

the requirements under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That the Secretary may 

waive such requirement if the Secretary determines and reports 

to the Committees on Appropriations that such funds are necessary for counterterrorism, border security, or nonproliferation 

programs or that it is otherwise important to the national 

security interest of the United States to do so, including a 

detailed justification for the use of such waiver and the reasons 

why any of the requirements cannot be met: Provided further, 

That the report required by the previous proviso shall be submitted in unclassified form but may be accompanied by a classified annex. 

(b) IRAN.— 

(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 

Programs’’ shall be made available— 

(A) to support the United States policy to prevent 

Iran from achieving the capability to produce or otherwise 

obtain a nuclear weapon; 

(B) to support an expeditious response to any violation 

of United Nations Security Council Resolutions or to efforts 

that advance Iran’s nuclear program; 

(C) to support the implementation and enforcement 

of sanctions against Iran for support of nuclear weapons 

development, terrorism, human rights abuses, and ballistic 

missile and weapons proliferation; and 

(D) for democracy programs in support of the aspirations of the Iranian people. 

(2) REPORTS.— 

(A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall 

submit to the Committees on Appropriations the semiannual report required by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as added by 

section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 

2015 (Public Law 114–17). 

(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

report on— 

(i) the status of United States bilateral sanctions 

on Iran; 

(ii) the reimposition and renewed enforcement of 

secondary sanctions; and 

(iii) the impact such sanctions have had on Iran’s 

destabilizing activities throughout the Middle East. 

(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act may be used to— 

(A) implement an agreement with the Government of 

Iran relating to the nuclear program of Iran, or a renewal 

of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action adopted on 
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October 18, 2015, in contravention of the Iran Nuclear 

Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 2160e); or 

(B) revoke the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary 

Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Organization pursuant 

to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(8 U.S.C. 1189). 

(c) IRAQ.— 

(1) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 

Act shall be made available for assistance for Iraq for— 

(A) bilateral economic assistance and international 

security assistance, including in the Kurdistan Region of 

Iraq; 

(B) stabilization assistance, including in Anbar Province; 

(C) programs to support government transparency and 

accountability, support judicial independence, protect the 

right of due process, end the use of torture, and combat 

corruption; 

(D) humanitarian assistance, including in the 

Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 

(E) programs to protect and assist religious and ethnic 

minority populations; and 

(F) programs to increase United States private sector 

investment. 

(2) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 

title III and made available for bilateral economic assistance 

for Iraq may not be made available to an organization or 

entity for which the Secretary of State has credible information 

is controlled by the Badr Organization. 

(d) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 

$3,300,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel which 

shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided, 

That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that 

funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel 

under this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and 

Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not 

less than $725,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in 

Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research 

and development. 

(e) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles 

III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall be made available 

for assistance for Jordan, of which not less than $845,100,000 

shall be made available for budget support for the Government 

of Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be made available 

under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 

(f) LEBANON.— (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security 

Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF 

or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, 

as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 

‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 

and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are made 
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available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 

for programs and equipment for the ISF and the LAF 

to address security and stability requirements in areas 

affected by conflict in Syria, following consultation with 

the appropriate congressional committees. 

(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are made available for assistance for Lebanon may only be made available 

for programs to— 

(i) professionalize the LAF to mitigate internal 

and external threats from non-state actors, including 

Hizballah; 

(ii) strengthen the security of borders and combat 

terrorism, including training and equipping the LAF 

to secure the borders of Lebanon and address security 

and stability requirements in areas affected by conflict 

in Syria, interdicting arms shipments, and preventing 

the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups; 

and 

(iii) implement United Nations Security Council 

Resolution 1701: 

Provided, That prior to obligating funds made available 

by this subparagraph for assistance for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan, including actions to be taken to 

ensure equipment provided to the LAF is used only for 

the intended purposes, except such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification requirements under section 

7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That any notification submitted pursuant to such section shall include any 

funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment. 

(3) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 

for assistance for Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 

Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 

note). 

(g) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 

this Act shall be made available for assistance for Morocco. 

(h) SAUDI ARABIA.— 

(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ should 

be made available for assistance for the Government of Saudi 

Arabia. 

(2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 

for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

programs should be obligated or expended by the Export-Import 

Bank of the United States to guarantee, insure, or extend 

(or participate in the extension of) credit in connection with 

the export of nuclear technology, equipment, fuel, materials, 

or other nuclear technology-related goods or services to Saudi 

Arabia unless the Government of Saudi Arabia— 

(A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation agreement 

pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

(42 U.S.C. 2153); 
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(B) has committed to renounce uranium enrichment 

and reprocessing on its territory under that agreement; 

and 

(C) has signed and implemented an Additional Protocol 

to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency. 

(i) SYRIA.— 

(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under titles III and IV may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for non-lethal stabilization 

assistance for Syria, including for emergency medical and 

rescue response and chemical weapons investigations. 

(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 

(A) may not be made available for a project or activity 

that supports or otherwise legitimizes the Government of 

Iran, foreign terrorist organizations (as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in Syria; 

(B) may not be made available for activities that further the strategic objectives of the Government of the Russian Federation that the Secretary of State determines 

may threaten or undermine United States national security 

interests; and 

(C) should not be used in areas of Syria controlled 

by a government led by Bashar al-Assad or associated 

forces or made available to an organization or entity effectively controlled by an official or immediate family member 

of an official of such government. 

(3) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AL-HOL ACTION PLAN.— 

Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act and prior 

Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs, not less than $25,000,000 

shall be made available to implement the ‘‘U.S. Government 

Al-Hol Action Plan’’. 

(4) MONITORING, OVERSIGHT, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICATION.— 

(A) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by 

this Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the 

Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure 

that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, 

and control of such assistance inside Syria. 

(B) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 

may only be made available following consultation with 

the appropriate congressional committees and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such consultation 

shall include the steps taken to comply with subparagraph 

(A) and steps intended to be taken to comply with section 

7015(j) of this Act. 

(j) TUNISIA.—Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 

this Act shall be made available for assistance for Tunisia for 

programs to support democratic governance and civil society, protect 

due process of law, and maintain regional stability and security, 

following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 

(k) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
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(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the initial obligation 

of funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and 

Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees 

on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to— 

(A) advance Middle East peace; 

(B) improve security in the region; 

(C) continue support for transparent and accountable 

government institutions; 

(D) promote a private sector economy; or 

(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 

(2) LIMITATIONS.— 

(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the 

heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act may be made 

available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if 

after the date of enactment of this Act— 

(I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing as 

member states or full membership as a state in the 

United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the 

Palestinians; or 

(II) the Palestinians initiate an International 

Criminal Court (ICC) judicially authorized investigation, or actively support such an investigation, that 

subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged 

crimes against Palestinians. 

(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction 

in clause (i) of this subparagraph resulting from the 

application of subclause (I) of such clause if the Secretary 

certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do 

so is in the national security interest of the United States, 

and submits a report to such Committees detailing how 

the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist 

in furthering Middle East peace. 

(B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of section 

1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 

Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–204) if the President 

determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of 

the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees 

that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment 

of this Act— 

(I) obtained in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof the same standing as member 

states or full membership as a state outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 

and 

(II) initiated or actively supported an ICC investigation against Israeli nationals for alleged crimes 

against Palestinians. 

(ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable 

to make the certification pursuant to clause (i) of this 

subparagraph, the President may waive section 1003 of 

Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the 

Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have 
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entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel: 

Provided, That any waiver of the provisions of section 

1003 of Public Law 100–204 under clause (i) of this 

subparagraph or under previous provisions of law must 

expire before the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 

(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall 

be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at 

a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the 

enactment of this Act. 

(3) APPLICATION OF TAYLOR FORCE ACT.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

that are made available for assistance for the West Bank and 

Gaza shall be made available consistent with section 1004(a) 

of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public Law 

115–141). 

(4) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting requirements in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 

Law 110–252) shall apply to funds made available by this 

Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to the 

security strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 

(5) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 

detailing steps taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter 

incitement of violence against Israelis and to promote peace 

and coexistence with Israel. 

AFRICA

SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION ASSISTANCE

RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ for the central 

government of a country in the African Great Lakes region may 

be made available only for Expanded International Military Education and Training and professional military education until the 

Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on 

Appropriations that such government is not facilitating or otherwise 

participating in destabilizing activities in a neighboring country, 

including aiding and abetting armed groups. 

(b) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds appropriated 

by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 

than $3,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to the 

Special Criminal Court in Central African Republic. 

(c) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.—Funds appropriated by 

this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in 

areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) or other illicit 

armed groups in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and 

the Central African Republic, including to improve physical access, 

telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms 

and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration 

of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers. 

(d) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.—Funds appropriated 

by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the Democratic 

Republic of the Congo (DRC) for stabilization, democracy, global 

health, and bilateral economic assistance: Provided, That such funds 

shall also be made available to support security, stabilization, 

development, and democracy in Eastern DRC. 
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(e) ETHIOPIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 

available for assistance for Ethiopia should be used to support— 

(1) political dialogue; 

(2) civil society and the protection of human rights; 

(3) investigations and prosecutions of gross violations of 

human rights; 

(4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to, and monitoring 

of, humanitarian assistance; and 

(5) the restoration of basic services in areas impacted by 

conflict. 

(f) MALAWI.—Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for higher 

education programs in Malawi shall be made available for higher 

education and workforce development programs in agriculture as 

described under this section in House Report 118–146. 

(g) POWER AFRICA.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds 

appropriated by this Act and made available for the Power Africa 

program, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall submit the report required under this 

section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 

the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 

That such funds shall be used for all-of-the-above energy development consistent with the Electrify Africa Act of 2015 (Public Law 

114–121). 

(h) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act under title IV may be made available for assistance for the 

central Government of South Sudan, except to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, 

mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated 

with such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in 

South Sudan. 

(i) SUDAN.— 

(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act under title IV may be made available for assistance for 

the central Government of Sudan, except to support 

implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 

Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with such Agreement, or any other 

viable peace agreement in Sudan. 

(2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 

prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for any new program, project, or activity in Sudan shall 

be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. 

(j) ZIMBABWE.— (1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension 

by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to 

promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 

reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule 

of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and 

title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and 

assembly. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act shall be made available for assistance for the central 

Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, 

unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required 

in paragraph (1). 

EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 

(1) USES OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 

$121,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Burma 

for the purposes described in section 5575 of the Burma Act 

of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of division E of Public Law 

117–263) and section 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328): Provided, That the 

authorities, limitations, and conditions contained in section 

7043(a) of division K of Public Law 117–328 shall apply to 

funds made available for assistance for Burma under this Act, 

except for the minimum funding requirements and paragraph 

(1)(B): Provided further, That for the purposes of section 5575 

of the Burma Act of 2022 and assistance for Burma made 

available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 

for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

programs, ‘‘non-lethal assistance’’ shall include equipment and 

associated training to support— 

(A) atrocities prevention; 

(B) the protection of civilians from military attack; 

(C) the delivery of humanitarian assistance; 

(D) investigations into genocide and human rights violations committed by the Burmese military; 

(E) local governance and the provision of services in 

areas outside the control of the Burmese military; and 

(F) medical trauma care, supplies, and training. 

(2) DESERTER PROGRAMS.—Pursuant to section 

7043(a)(1)(A) of division K of Public Law 117–328, as continued 

in effect by this subsection, funds appropriated by this Act 

and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made 

available for assistance for Burma shall be made available 

for programs and activities to support deserters from the military junta and its allied entities, following consultation with 

the appropriate congressional committees. 

(b) CAMBODIA.— 

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act but prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated 

by this Act that are made available for assistance for Cambodia, 

the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the extent of the influence 

of the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia, including on 

the Government of Cambodia and with respect to the purposes 

and operations of Ream Naval Base. 

(c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.— 

(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 

III and IV of this Act, not less than $1,800,000,000 shall be 
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made available to support implementation of the Indo-Pacific 

Strategy. 

(2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 

Financing Program’’, not less than $400,000,000 shall be made 

available for a Countering PRC Influence Fund to counter 

the influence of the Government of the People’s Republic of 

China and the Chinese Communist Party and entities acting 

on their behalf globally, which shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 

such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available 

for such purposes: Provided further, That up to 10 percent 

of such funds shall be held in reserve to respond to unanticipated opportunities to counter PRC influence: Provided further, 

That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph under 

the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain 

available until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That 

funds appropriated by this Act for such Fund under the 

headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 

Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 

transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under 

such headings: Provided further, That such transfer authority 

is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this 

Act or any other Act, and is subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None of the funds 

appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 

for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

programs may be made available for any project or activity 

that directly supports or promotes— 

(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s Republic of China; or 

(B) the use of technology, including biotechnology, digital, telecommunications, and cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of China unless the Secretary of State, in 

consultation with the USAID Administrator and the heads 

of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, determines that 

such use does not adversely impact the national security 

of the United States. 

(4) STRATEGIC REVIEW.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

shall be made available to design and implement reforms of 

the processes and procedures regarding the application, consideration, and delivery of equipment and technical training under 

the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, including 

implementation of FMS 2023 by the Department of State: Provided, That not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 

heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a comprehensive strategic review to the appropriate congressional 

committees on the implementation and impact of such reforms 

in the Indo-Pacific: Provided further, That such review shall 

provide an assessment of major defense equipment sought by 

key United States allies and security partners in the region, 
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including the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, and 

Taiwan: Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult with 

the appropriate congressional committees prior to submitting 

such review. 

(5) MAPS.—None of the funds made available by this Act 

should be used to create, procure, or display any map that 

inaccurately depicts the territory and social and economic 

system of Taiwan and the islands or island groups administered 

by Taiwan authorities. 

(d) LAOS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles 

III and IV, not less than $93,000,000 shall be made available 

for assistance for Laos, including for assistance for persons with 

disabilities caused by unexploded ordnance accidents, and of which 

up to $1,500,000 may be made available for programs to assist 

persons with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental 

disabilities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange: Provided, That 

funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be used, 

in consultation with the Government of Laos, for assessments of 

the existence of dioxin contamination resulting from the use of 

Agent Orange in Laos and the feasibility and cost of remediation. 

(e) NORTH KOREA.— 

(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds appropriated by 

this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 

of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made 

available for assistance for the central government of a country 

the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate 

congressional committees engages in significant transactions 

contributing materially to the malicious cyber-intrusion 

capabilities of the Government of North Korea: Provided, That 

the Secretary of State shall submit the report required by 

section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 U.S.C. 9229) to 

the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 

Secretary of State may waive the application of the restriction 

in this paragraph with respect to assistance for the central 

government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports 

to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is 

important to the national security interest of the United States, 

including a description of such interest served. 

(2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 

the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be 

made available to maintain broadcasting hours into North 

Korea at levels not less than the prior fiscal year. 

(3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 

the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ 

shall be made available for the promotion of human rights 

in North Korea: Provided, That the authority of section 

7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds. 

(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds made 

available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for the Government 

of North Korea. 

(f) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.— 

(1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 

the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for the Department of 

State and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ for the United States Agency 

for International Development shall be made available to 
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expand the United States diplomatic and development presence 

in Pacific Islands countries (PICs), including the number and 

location of facilities and personnel. 

(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 

Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less 

than $160,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 

PICs, including to implement the Pacific Partnership Strategy 

of the United States and Partners in the Blue Pacific initiative, 

and to further the goals of the Pacific Islands Forum’s 2050 

Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent: Provided, That funds 

appropriated by this Act that are made available for the Countering PRC Influence Fund shall be made available for assistance for PICs, in addition to funds made available under this 

paragraph: Provided further, That funds made available by 

this paragraph for assistance for PICs shall be made available 

for programs and activities to strengthen and expand cooperation between the United States and higher education institutions in PICs, to be awarded on a competitive basis: Provided 

further, That funds made available by this paragraph for assistance for PICs shall be made available to appropriately 

commemorate the anniversary of World War II battles in the 

Pacific in which American servicemen and women lost their 

lives: Provided further, That of the funds made available by 

this paragraph for assistance for PICs, not less than $5,000,000 

shall be made available for trilateral programs. 

(g) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 

(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act may be made available for assistance for the Government 

of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist 

Party. 

(2) HONG KONG.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

under the first paragraph under the heading ‘‘Democracy 

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

democracy and Internet freedom programs for Hong Kong, 

including legal and other support for democracy activists. 

(h) PHILIPPINES.— 

(1) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Of the funds 

appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 

Financing Program’’, not less than $40,000,000 shall be made 

available for assistance for the Philippines. 

(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 

Law Enforcement’’ may be made available for counternarcotics 

assistance for the Philippines, except for drug demand reduction, maritime law enforcement, or transnational interdiction. 

(i) TAIWAN.— (1) GLOBAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING FRAMEWORK.—Of 

the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 

Support Fund’’, not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available 

for the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, which 

shall be administered by the American Institute in Taiwan. 

(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Of the funds 

appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 

Financing Program’’, not less than $300,000,000 shall be made 
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available for assistance for Taiwan: Provided, That the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 

shall prioritize the delivery of defense articles and services 

for Taiwan. 

(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM LOAN AND LOAN

GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 

prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs under the heading 

‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, except for amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 

resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, may be made available for 

the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees for Taiwan, 

as authorized by section 5502(g) of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title LV of division E of Public Law 

117–263). 

(4) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Payment to the American Institute in 

Taiwan’’ shall be made available for the Taiwan Fellowship 

Program. 

(5) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult 

with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds 

made available pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That 

such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(j) TIBET.— 

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 

funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 

Support Fund’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations with experience working 

with Tibetan communities to support activities which preserve 

cultural traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities 

in the Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China. 

(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $8,000,000 shall be 

made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan 

culture and language in the refugee and diaspora Tibetan 

communities, development, and the resilience of Tibetan 

communities and the Central Tibetan Administration in India 

and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development 

of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such communities: Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts 

made available in paragraph (1) for programs inside Tibet. 

(3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be 

made available for programs to strengthen the capacity of the 

Central Tibetan Administration, of which up to $1,500,000 may 

be made available to address economic growth and capacity 

building activities, including for displaced Tibetan refugee families in India and Nepal to help meet basic needs, following 

consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 

That such funds shall be administered by USAID. 
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(k) VIETNAM.—Of the funds appropriated under titles III and 

IV of this Act, not less than $197,000,000 shall be made available 

for assistance for Vietnam, of which not less than— 

(1) $30,000,000 shall be made available for health and 

disability programs to assist persons with severe physical 

mobility, cognitive, or developmental disabilities: Provided, 

That such funds shall be prioritized to assist persons whose 

disabilities may be related to the use of Agent Orange and 

exposure to dioxin, or are the result of unexploded ordnance 

accidents; 

(2) $20,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, for activities related to the remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be 

made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, 

including the military, for such purposes; 

(3) $3,000,000 shall be made available for the Reconciliation/Vietnamese Wartime Accounting Initiative; and 

(4) $15,000,000 shall be made available for higher education programs. 

SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA

SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 

(1) RESTRICTION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan 

may be made available for assistance to the Taliban. 

(2) AFGHAN STUDENTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be made 

available to— 

(A) support the higher education of students from 

Afghanistan studying outside of the country, including the 

costs of reimbursement to institutions hosting such students, as appropriate: Provided, That the Secretary of State 

and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

International Development, as appropriate, shall consult 

with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the initial 

obligation of funds for such purposes; and 

(B) provide modified learning opportunities for women 

and girls in Afghanistan, including but not limited to, 

efforts to expand internet access, online schooling, and 

distribution of educational content. 

(3) AFGHAN WOMEN.— 

(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 

for assistance for Afghanistan, not less than $5,000,000 

shall be made available for programs to investigate and 

document human rights abuses against women in Afghanistan: Provided, That such funds shall be the responsibility 

of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 

Department of State, following consultation with the 

Committees on Appropriations. 

(B) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 

available for assistance for Afghanistan shall be made 

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livelihoods in Afghanistan: Provided, That such program 

shall be co-designed by women in Afghanistan. 

(4) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID 

Administrator shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing plans, consistent with the restriction contained in paragraph (1), to— 

(A) protect and strengthen the rights of Afghan women 

and girls; 

(B) support higher education programs, including 

continued support for the American University of Afghanistan’s (AUAF) online programs and support for other higher 

education institutions in South Asia and the Middle East 

that are hosting AUAF and other Afghan students; 

(C) support Afghan civil society activists, journalists, 

and independent media, including in third countries; and 

(D) support health, education, including communitybased education, and other programs to address the basic 

needs of the people of Afghanistan. 

(b) PAKISTAN.— 

(1) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are 

made available for assistance for Pakistan may only be made 

available to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency 

capabilities in Pakistan. 

(2) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 

III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance 

for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation 

until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison 

and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided 

to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden. 

(c) SRI LANKA.— 

(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under title III of this 

Act shall be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka for 

democracy and economic development programs, particularly 

in areas recovering from ethnic and religious conflict. 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act for 

assistance for the central Government of Sri Lanka may be 

made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and 

reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such Government is taking effective and consistent steps to— 

(A) protect the rights and freedoms of the people of 

Sri Lanka regardless of ethnicity and religious belief, 

including by investigating violations of human rights and 

the laws of war and holding perpetrators of such violations 

accountable; 

(B) implement the necessary political, economic, military, and legal reforms to enable economic recovery and 

to prevent conflict and future economic crises; 

(C) increase transparency and accountability in governance and combat corruption, including bringing to justice 

public officials who have engaged in significant acts of 

corruption; 

(D) assert its sovereignty against influence by the People’s Republic of China; and 
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(E) promote reconciliation between ethnic and religious 

groups, particularly arising from past conflict in Sri Lanka, 

as described under this section in House Report 118–146: 

Provided, That the limitations of this paragraph shall not apply 

to funds made available for humanitarian assistance and disaster response; to protect human rights, locate and identify 

missing persons, and assist victims of torture and trauma; 

to promote justice, accountability, and reconciliation; to enhance 

maritime security and domain awareness; to promote fiscal 

transparency and sovereignty; and for International Military 

Education and Training. 

(3) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 

made available for assistance for the Sri Lankan armed forces 

may only be made available for— 

(A) international peacekeeping operations training; 

(B) humanitarian assistance and disaster response; 

(C) instruction in human rights and related curricula 

development; 

(D) maritime security and domain awareness, including 

professionalization and training for the navy and coast 

guard; and 

(E) programs and activities under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’. 

(4) CONSULTATION.—Funds made available for assistance 

for Sri Lanka for international peacekeeping operations training 

shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees 

on Appropriations. 

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

SEC. 7045. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.—Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV 

and made available for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean shall be prioritized for programs as described under this 

section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 

the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

(b) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 

(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 

IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for countries in Central America, consistent with subsection (a), of 

which— 

(A) $61,500,000 should be made available to support 

entities and activities to combat corruption and impunity 

in such countries, including, as appropriate, offices of Attorneys General; 

(B) $70,000,000 should be made available for programs 

to reduce violence against women and girls, including for 

Indigenous women and girls; 

(C) funds should be made available for assistance for 

El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras for programs that 

support locally-led development in such countries: Provided, That up to 15 percent of the funds made available 

to carry out this subparagraph may be used by the 

Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for administrative and oversight 

expenses related to the purposes of this subparagraph: 
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Provided further, That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the planned 

uses of funds to carry out this subparagraph prior to the 

initial obligation of funds: Provided further, That such 

funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 

of the Committees on Appropriations; and 

(D) funds shall be made available for the youth 

empowerment program established pursuant to section 

7045(a)(1)(C) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 

(division K of Public Law 117–103). 

(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN CENTRAL

GOVERNMENTS.— 

(A) Of the funds made available pursuant to paragraph 

(1) under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and under 

title IV of this Act, 60 percent of such funds that are 

made available for assistance for each of the central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras may only 

be obligated after the Secretary of State certifies and 

reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 

government is— 

(i) combating corruption and impunity, including 

investigating and prosecuting government officials, 

military personnel, and police officers credibly alleged 

to be corrupt, and improving strategies to combat 

money laundering and other global financial crimes; 

(ii) implementing reforms, policies, and programs 

to strengthen the rule of law, including increasing 

the transparency of public institutions, strengthening 

the independence of judicial and electoral institutions, 

and improving the transparency of political campaign 

and political party financing; 

(iii) protecting the rights of human rights 

defenders, trade unionists, journalists, civil society 

groups, opposition political parties, and the independence of the media; 

(iv) providing effective and accountable law 

enforcement and security for its citizens, curtailing 

the role of the military in public security, and 

upholding due process of law; 

(v) implementing programs to reduce violence 

against women and girls; 

(vi) implementing policies to reduce poverty and 

promote economic growth and opportunity, including 

the implementation of reforms to strengthen educational systems, vocational training programs, and 

programs for at-risk youth; 

(vii) cooperating with the United States to counter 

drug trafficking, human trafficking and smuggling, and 

other transnational crime; 

(viii) cooperating with the United States and other 

governments in the region to facilitate the return, repatriation, and reintegration of migrants; 

(ix) taking demonstrable actions to secure national 

borders and stem mass migration, including by 

informing its citizens of the dangers of the journey 

to the southwest border of the United States and 
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advancing efforts to combat crime and violence, build 

economic opportunity, improve government services, 

and protect human rights; and 

(x) implementing policies that improve the environment for businesses, including foreign businesses, to 

operate and invest, including executing tax reform in 

a transparent manner, ensuring effective legal mechanisms for reimbursements of tax refunds owed to 

United States businesses, and resolving disputes 

involving the confiscation of real property of United 

States entities. 

(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of subparagraph (A) 

shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act that 

are made available for— 

(i) judicial entities and activities to combat corruption and impunity; 

(ii) programs to combat gender-based violence; 

(iii) programs to promote and protect human 

rights, including those of Indigenous communities and 

Afro-descendants, and to investigate human rights 

abuses; 

(iv) support for women’s economic empowerment; 

(v) humanitarian assistance; and 

(vi) food security programs. 

(C) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—None of 

the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be made available 

for assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras, 

except for programs that support humanitarian assistance 

and disaster response. 

(c) COLOMBIA.— 

(1) PRE-OBLIGATION REPORTS.—Prior to the initial obligation 

of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Colombia, the Secretary of State shall submit the 

reports required under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

A of this consolidated Act). 

(2) ASSISTANCE.— (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III 

and IV shall be made available for assistance for Colombia: 

Provided, That such funds shall be made available for 

the programs and activities described under this section 

in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 

the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ and made available for assistance pursuant to this 

subsection, not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available to enhance rural security in coca producing municipalities and other municipalities with high levels of illicit 

activities: Provided, That such funds shall be prioritized 

in such municipalities that are also targeted for assistance 

programs that provide viable economic alternatives and 

improve access to public services. 

(3) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— (A) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appropriated by 

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and Law Enforcement’’ that are made available for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only if 

the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that in the previous 12 months 

the Government of Colombia has— 

(i) reduced overall coca cultivation, production, and 

drug trafficking; 

(ii) continued cooperating with the United States 

on joint counternarcotics strategies; and 

(iii) maintained extradition cooperation with the 

United States. 

(B) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and made available for assistance for Colombia, 

20 percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of State 

certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

that— 

(i) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and other 

judicial authorities, as appropriate, are sentencing perpetrators of gross violations of human rights, including 

those with command responsibility, to deprivation of 

liberty; 

(ii) the Government of Colombia is making consistent progress in reducing threats and attacks 

against human rights defenders and other civil society 

activists, and judicial authorities are prosecuting and 

punishing those responsible for ordering and carrying 

out such attacks; 

(iii) the Government of Colombia is making consistent progress in protecting Afro-Colombian and 

Indigenous communities and is respecting their rights 

and territories; 

(iv) senior military officers credibly alleged, or 

whose units are credibly alleged, to be responsible 

for ordering, committing, and covering up cases of false 

positives and other extrajudicial killings, or of committing other gross violations of human rights, or of conducting illegal communications intercepts or other 

illicit surveillance, are being held accountable, 

including removal from active duty if found guilty 

through criminal, administrative, or disciplinary proceedings; and 

(v) the Colombian Armed Forces are cooperating 

fully with the requirements described in clauses (i) 

through (iv). 

(4) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of paragraph (3) shall 

not apply to funds made available for aviation instruction and 

maintenance, and maritime and riverine security programs. 

(5) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds appropriated 

by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 

Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 

and made available for assistance for Colombia may be used 

to transport personnel and supplies involved in drug eradication 

and interdiction, including security for such activities, and to 

provide transport in support of alternative development programs and investigations by civilian judicial authorities. 
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(6) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 

of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 

made available for assistance for Colombia may be made available for payment of reparations to conflict victims, compensation to demobilized combatants, or cash subsidies for agrarian 

reforms associated with the implementation of the 2016 peace 

agreement between the Government of Colombia and illegal 

armed groups. 

(d) CUBA DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and made available for democracy programs in Cuba may not be made available 

for business promotion, economic reform, entrepreneurship, or any 

other assistance that is not democracy building as expressly authorized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) 

Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992. 

(e) CUBAN DOCTORS.— 

(1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 

a report to the appropriate congressional committees listing 

the countries and international organizations for which the 

Secretary has credible information are directly paying the 

Government of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of Cuban 

medical professionals: Provided, That such report shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 

(2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State shall apply the 

requirements of section 7031(c) of this Act to officials from 

countries and organizations identified in the report required 

pursuant to the previous paragraph. 

(f) FACILITATING IRRESPONSIBLE MIGRATION.—None of the funds 

appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used 

to encourage, mobilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration caravans towards the United States southwest border: Provided, That 

not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate congressional 

committees with analysis on the organization and funding of massmigration caravans in the Western Hemisphere: Provided further, 

That the prohibition contained in this subsection shall not be construed to preclude the provision of humanitarian assistance. 

(g) HAITI.— 

(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 

titles III and IV shall be made available for assistance for 

Haiti to support the basic needs of the Haitian people. 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 

are made available for assistance for Haiti may only be made 

available for the central Government of Haiti if the Secretary 

of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 

committees by January 1, 2025 that elections have been scheduled or held in Haiti and it is in the national interest of 

the United States to provide such assistance. 

(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), funds 

may be made available to support— 

(A) democracy programs; 

(B) police, anti-gang, and administration of justice programs, including to reduce pre-trial detention and eliminate 

inhumane prison conditions; 
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(C) public health, food security, subsistence farmers, 

water and sanitation, education, and other programs to 

meet basic human needs; and 

(D) disaster relief and recovery. 

(4) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 

prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for any new program, project, or activity in Haiti shall 

be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement of this paragraph 

shall also apply to any funds from such Acts that are made 

available for support for an international security force in Haiti. 

(5) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for assistance 

for the armed forces of Haiti. 

(6) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government of Haiti shall 

be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under 

the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the 

Coast Guard. 

(7) MODIFICATION.—Section 7045(c)(3) of the Department 

of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328) is amended 

by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 

(h) MEXICO.—Of the funds appropriated under title IV in this 

Act that are made available for assistance for Mexico, 15 percent 

shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that 

the Government of Mexico has taken steps to— 

(1) reduce the amount of fentanyl arriving at the United 

States-Mexico border; 

(2) dismantle and hold accountable transnational criminal 

organizations; 

(3) support joint counternarcotics operations and intelligence sharing with United States counterparts; and 

(4) respect extradition requests for criminals sought by 

the United States. 

(i) NICARAGUA.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than $15,000,000 

shall be made available for democracy and religious freedom programs for Nicaragua. 

(j) ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.— 

(1) The Secretary of State shall instruct the United States 

Permanent Representative to the Organization of American 

States (OAS) to use the voice and vote of the United States 

to: 

(A) implement budgetary reforms and efficiencies 

within the Organization; 

(B) eliminate arrears, increase other donor contributions, and impose penalties for successive late payment 

of assessments; 

(C) prevent programmatic and organizational 

redundancies and consolidate duplicative activities and 

functions; 

(D) prioritize areas in which the OAS has expertise, 

such as strengthening democracy, monitoring electoral 

processes, and protecting human rights; and 
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(E) implement reforms within the Office of the 

Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG has the necessary leadership, integrity, professionalism, independence, 

policies, and procedures to properly carry out its responsibilities in a manner that meets or exceeds best practices 

in the United States. 

(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this 

Act and made available for an assessed contribution to the 

Organization of American States, but not later than 90 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on actions taken or planned to be taken pursuant to 

paragraph (1) that are in addition to actions taken during 

the preceding fiscal year, and the results of such actions. 

(k) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

under titles III and IV, not less than $88,000,000 shall be made 

available for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. 

(l) VENEZUELA.— 

(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $50,000,000 should be made available for democracy programs for Venezuela. 

(2) Of the funds made available pursuant to paragraph 

(1) that are allocated for electoral-related activities, 50 percent 

may only be obligated after the Secretary of State determines 

and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that 

elections related to such activities— 

(A) allow for the diaspora from Venezuela to participate; 

(B) are open for credible, unobstructed international 

observation; and 

(C) allow for opposition candidates selected through 

credible and democratic processes to participate. 

(3) Funds shall be made available for assistance for communities in countries supporting or otherwise impacted by 

migrants from Venezuela: Provided, That such amounts are 

in addition to funds otherwise made available for assistance 

for such countries and are subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

EUROPE AND EURASIA

SEC. 7046. (a) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT.— 

Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) 

shall not apply to— 

(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 

title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) 

and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 

Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation 

assistance; 

(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 

Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961; 

(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 

States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within 

his or her official capacity; 

(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the United States International Development 
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Finance Corporation as authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 

(division F of Public Law 115–254); 

(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank 

Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 

(6) humanitarian assistance. 

(b) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds appropriated 

by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government 

of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if such government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity 

or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former 

Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki 

Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise provided in section 

7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard 

to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines 

that to do so is in the national security interest of the United 

States: Provided further, That prior to executing the authority 

contained in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall 

consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national security interest of the United States. 

(c) TURKEY.—None of the funds made available by this Act 

may be used to facilitate or support the sale of defense articles 

or defense services to the Turkish Presidential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act 

(22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) unless the Secretary of State determines 

and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that members of the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indictment 

by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and against 

whom there are pending charges, have returned to the United 

States to stand trial in connection with the offenses contained 

in such indictment or have otherwise been brought to justice: Provided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to 

the use of funds made available by this Act for border security 

purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition operations, or to enhance the protection of United States officials and 

facilities in Turkey. 

(d) UKRAINE.— 

(1) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 

coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 

shall submit to the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House 

of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the 

Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees a 

strategy to prioritize United States national security interests 

in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine and its impact 

in Europe and Eurasia, which shall include an explanation 

of how United States assistance for Ukraine and affected countries in the region advances the objectives of such strategy: 

Provided, That such strategy shall include clear goals, benchmarks, timelines, and strategic objectives with respect to funds 

appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 

for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

programs that are made available for assistance for Ukraine, 

including details on the staffing requirements necessary to 

carry out such strategy. 

(2) COST MATCHING.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 

the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for 

Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are made available 
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for contributions to the Government of Ukraine may not exceed 

50 percent of the total amount provided for such assistance 

by all sources: Provided, That the President may waive the 

limitation in this paragraph if the President determines and 

reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to 

do so is in the national security interest of the United States, 

including a detailed justification for such determination and 

an explanation as to why other donors to the Government 

of Ukraine are unable to meet or exceed such level: Provided 

further, That following such determination, the President shall 

submit a report to the Speaker and Minority Leader of the 

House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders 

of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees 

every 120 days while assistance is provided in reliance on 

the determination under the previous proviso detailing steps 

taken by the Department of State to increase other donor 

contributions and an update on the status of such contributions: 

Provided further, That the requirements of this paragraph shall 

continue in effect until funds made available by this Act pursuant to this paragraph have been expended. 

(3) OVERSIGHT.— 

(A) STAFFING.—Funds appropriated under titles I and 

II of this Act shall be made available to support the appropriate level of staff in Ukraine and neighboring countries 

to conduct effective monitoring and oversight of United 

States foreign assistance and ensure the safety and security 

of United States personnel, consistent with the strategy 

required in paragraph (1). 

(B) IN-PERSON MONITORING.—The Secretary of State 

shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that funds 

appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 

Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

Demining and Related Programs’’ and made available for 

project-based assistance for Ukraine are subject to in-person monitoring by United States personnel or by vetted 

third party monitors. 

(C) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days prior to 

the initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 

and made available for assistance for Ukraine under the 

headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 

Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 

Financing Program’’, the Secretary of State and the USAID 

Administrator shall jointly certify and report to the appropriate congressional committees that mechanisms for monitoring and oversight of funds are in place and functioning 

to ensure accountability of such funds to prevent waste, 

fraud, abuse, diversion, and corruption, including mechanisms such as use of third-party monitors, enhanced enduse monitoring, external and independent audits and 

evaluations, randomized spot checks, and regular reporting 

on outcomes achieved and progress made toward stated 

program objectives, consistent with the strategy required 

in paragraph (1): Provided, That section 7015(e) of this 
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Act shall apply to the certification requirement of this 

subparagraph. 

(D) NOTIFICATION.—The requirements of section 1706 

of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 2023 (division M of Public Law 117–328) shall apply 

to funds appropriated by this Act under titles I through 

IV that are made available for assistance for Ukraine. 

(E) REPORTS.— 

(i) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until 

all funds appropriated by this Act and made available 

for Ukraine have been expended, the Secretary of State 

and the USAID Administrator shall provide a comprehensive report to the appropriate congressional 

committees on assistance made available for Ukraine 

since February 24, 2022, in this Act and prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs: Provided, 

That such report shall include the total amount of 

such funds, disaggregated by account and fiscal year, 

that remain unobligated, are obligated but unexpended, and are committed but not yet notified. 

(ii) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until 

all funds appropriated by this Act and made available 

for Ukraine have been expended, the Secretary of State 

and the USAID Administrator shall jointly report to 

the appropriate congressional committees on the use 

and planned uses of funds made available during fiscal 

year 2024 for assistance for Ukraine, including categories and amounts, the intended results and the 

results achieved, a summary of other donor contributions, and a description of the efforts undertaken by 

the Secretary and Administrator to increase other 

donor contributions: Provided, That such reports shall 

also include the metrics established to measure such 

results, and determine effectiveness of funds provided, 

and a detailed description of coordination and information sharing with the Offices of the Inspectors General, 

including a full accounting of any reported allegations 

of waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption, steps taken 

to verify such allegations, and steps taken to address 

all verified allegations. 

(F) TRANSPARENCY.—The reports required under this 

subsection shall be made publicly available consistent with 

the requirements of section 7016(b) of this Act. 

COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION

SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated 

by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central 

Government of the Russian Federation. 

(b) ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.— 

(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and 
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reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian 

Federation annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine: 

Provided, That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), 

the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required 

by this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports 

to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest 

of the United States, and includes a justification for such 

interest. 

(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act may be made available for— 

(A) the implementation of any action or policy that 

recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over 

Crimea or other territory in Ukraine; 

(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United 

States Government investments in Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the control of the Russian Federation 

or Russian-backed forces, if such activity includes the 

participation of Russian Government officials, or other Russian owned or controlled financial entities; or 

(C) assistance for Crimea or other territory in Ukraine 

under the control of the Russian Federation or Russianbacked forces, if such assistance includes the participation 

of Russian Government officials, or other Russian owned 

or controlled financial entities. 

(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 

director of each international financial institution to use the 

voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance 

by such institution (including any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 

(4) DURATION.—The requirements and limitations of this 

subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State 

determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty 

over Crimea and other territory in Ukraine under the control 

of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed forces. 

(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF ABKHAZIA

AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 

(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and 

reports to the Committees on Appropriations has recognized 

the independence of, or has established diplomatic relations 

with, the Russian Federation occupied Georgian territories of 

Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That 

the Secretary shall publish on the Department of State website 

a list of any such central governments in a timely manner: 

Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the restriction 

on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and 

includes a justification for such interest. 

(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 

Act may be made available to support the Russian Federation 
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occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and 

Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia. 

(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 

director of each international financial institution to use the 

voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance 

by such institution (including any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 

(d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.—Of the funds 

appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 

for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than $300,000,000 shall 

be made available to carry out the purposes of the Countering 

Russian Influence Fund, as authorized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public 

Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and notwithstanding the country 

limitation in subsection (b) of such section, and programs to enhance 

the capacity of law enforcement and security forces in countries 

in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia and strengthen security 

cooperation between such countries and the United States and 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as appropriate: Provided, 

That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph under the 

heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain available until September 30, 2025. 

UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later 

than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations whether 

each organization, department, or agency receiving a contribution 

from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Contributions to International Organizations’’ and ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’— 

(1) is posting on a publicly available website, consistent 

with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial 

and programmatic audits of such organization, department, 

or agency, and providing the United States Government with 

necessary access to such financial and performance audits; 

(2) has submitted a report to the Department of State, 

which shall be posted on the Department’s website in a timely 

manner, demonstrating that such organization is effectively 

implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which meet 

or exceed best practices in the United States for the protection 

of whistleblowers from retaliation, including— 

(A) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures; 

(B) legal burdens of proof; 

(C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; 

(D) access to binding independent adjudicative bodies, 

including shared cost and selection of external arbitration; 

and 
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(E) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation, including provision for the restoration of prior employment; and 

(3) is effectively implementing and enforcing policies and 

procedures on the appropriate use of travel funds, including 

restrictions on first-class and business-class travel; 

(4) is taking credible steps to combat anti-Israel bias; 

(5) is developing and implementing mechanisms to inform 

donors of instances in which funds have been diverted or 

destroyed and an explanation of the response by the respective 

international organization; and 

(6) is implementing policies and procedures to effectively 

vet staff for any affiliation with a terrorist organization. 

(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGATIONS AND

ORGANIZATIONS.— 

(1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGATIONS.—None 

of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay 

expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized 

agency, body, or commission of the United Nations if such 

agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 

a country, the government of which the Secretary of State 

has determined, for purposes of section 1754(c) of the Export 

Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports international terrorism. 

(2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None of the funds 

made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary 

of State as a contribution to any organization, agency, commission, or program within the United Nations system if such 

organization, agency, commission, or program is chaired or 

presided over by a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms 

Export Control Act, section 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any other provision 

of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support 

for acts of international terrorism. 

(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in this subsection if the Secretary determines and reports 

to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important 

to the national interest of the United States, including a 

description of the national interest served. 

(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 

(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 

made available in support of the United Nations Human Rights 

Council unless the Secretary of State determines and reports 

to the appropriate congressional committees that participation 

in the Council is important to the national interest of the 

United States and that such Council is taking significant steps 

to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure 

integrity in the election of members to such Council: Provided, 

That such report shall include a description of the national 

interest served and provide a detailed reform agenda, including 

a timeline to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and 

ensure integrity in the election of members to such Council: 

Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall withhold, 

from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International Organizations’’ for a contribution 
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to the United Nations Regular Budget, the United States 

proportionate share of the total annual amount of the United 

Nations Regular Budget funding for the United Nations Human 

Rights Council until such determination and report is made: 

Provided further, That if the Secretary is unable to make such 

determination and report, such amounts may be reprogrammed 

for purposes other than the United Nations Regular Budget, 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 

September 30, 2024, on the resolutions considered in the United 

Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, 

and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda 

item and to improve the quality of membership through 

competitive elections. 

(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 

made available for the United Nations International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including 

East Jerusalem, and Israel. 

(d) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS.— 

None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to 

titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any 

assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United 

Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 

1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for 

participation of another country’s delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international 

organizations. 

(e) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024 for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or program within 

the United Nations system or any international program that are 

withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of 

law: Provided, That the Secretary shall update such report each 

time additional funds are withheld by operation of any provision 

of law: Provided further, That the reprogramming of any withheld 

funds identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall 

be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 

procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

(f) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall, to the maximum extent 

practicable, withhold assistance to any unit of the security forces 

of a foreign country if the Secretary has credible information that 

such unit has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including 

while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until 

the Secretary determines that the government of such country 

is taking effective steps to hold the responsible members of such 

unit accountable and to prevent future incidents: Provided, That 

the Secretary shall promptly notify the government of each country 

subject to any withholding of assistance pursuant to this paragraph, 

and shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such 

withholding not later than 10 days after a determination to withhold 

such assistance is made: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
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to the maximum extent practicable, assist such government in 

bringing the responsible members of such unit to justice. 

(g) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated by this Act which are returned or not made available 

due to the second proviso under the heading ‘‘Contributions for 

International Peacekeeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 

307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)), 

shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025: 

Provided, That the requirement to withhold funds for programs 

in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act. 

(h) ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency 

for International Development, shall seek to enter into written 

agreements with each international organization that receives 

funding appropriated by this Act to provide timely access to the 

Inspectors General of the Department of State and the United 

States Agency for International Development and the Comptroller 

General of the United States to such organization’s financial data 

and other information relevant to United States contributions to 

such organization, as determined by the Inspectors and Comptroller 

General. 

(i) STRENGTHENING AMERICAN PRESENCE AT INTERNATIONAL

ORGANIZATIONS.— 

(1) Of the funds made available by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, not less 

than $5,000,000 shall be made available for the placement 

of United States citizens in the Junior Professional Officer 

Programme. 

(2) Of the funds made available by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, not less than $750,000 shall 

be made available to enhance the competitiveness of United 

States citizens for leadership positions in the United Nations 

system, including pursuant to section 9701 of the Department 

of State Authorization Act of 2022 (title XCVII of division 

I of Public Law 117–263). 

WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL

SEC. 7049. If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other 

violations of international humanitarian law, the President may 

direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services 

for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with 

regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 

Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council 

may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without 

regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: 

Provided, That the determination required under this section shall 

be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 

552(c): Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to 

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GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM

SEC. 7050. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for obligation 

during fiscal year 2024 under the headings ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 

and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less 

than $94,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote 

Internet freedom globally, consistent with section 9707 of the 

Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 (title XCVII of 

division I of Public Law 117–263). 

(b) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After consultation 

among the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict 

planned activities, but not later than 90 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media, in consultation with the President of the Open Technology Fund, shall 

submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds 

made available by this Act for programs to promote Internet 

freedom globally, which shall include a description of safeguards 

established by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs 

are not used for illicit purposes: Provided, That the Department 

of State spend plan shall include funding for all such programs 

for all relevant Department of State and United States Agency 

for International Development offices and bureaus. 

TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREATMENT

OR PUNISHMENT

SEC. 7051. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds made available 

by this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture 

and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment 

by any official or contract employee of the United States Government. 

(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 

of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance to eliminate 

torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by foreign police, military, or other security forces in countries 

receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act. 

AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE

SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds 

appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 

for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘International 

Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 

Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be used for 

any other program and in any region. 

(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided in subsection 

(a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and 

reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment 

is no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or region: Provided, That any such transfer shall 

be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 

procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 
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(1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft purchased or leased 

by the Department of State and the United States Agency 

for International Development with funds made available in 

this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 

of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be 

coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of 

Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may be used to transport, 

on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and nonFederal personnel supporting Department of State and USAID 

programs and activities: Provided further, That official travel 

for other agencies for other purposes may be supported on 

a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling 

on a space available basis: Provided further, That funds received 

by the Department of State in connection with the use of 

aircraft owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of State 

may be credited to the Working Capital Fund of the Department 

and shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, 

lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft. 

(2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of 

which is the transportation of personnel. 

(d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, 

including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act shall be borne by 

the recipient country. 

PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY FOREIGN

GOVERNMENTS

SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 of the 

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall 

apply to this Act: Provided, That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section 

shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2009’’. 

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the Department of State, 

Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 

(division F of Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 

(b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary 

Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to 

the IMF before other private or multilateral creditors. 

EXTRADITION

SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated 

in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds 

provided under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and 

Refugee Assistance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the central government of 

a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal 
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to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a 

criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United States extradition request. 

(b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government of a country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United States has 

an extradition treaty and the government of that country is in 

violation of the terms and conditions of the treaty. 

(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the restriction 

in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies 

to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important 

to the national interest of the United States. 

ENTERPRISE FUNDS

SEC. 7056. (a) NOTIFICATION.—None of the funds made available 

under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available 

for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional committees are notified at least 15 days in advance. 

(b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the distribution 

of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding 

up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President 

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan 

for the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund. 

(c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a transition to 

and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall 

submit such transition or operating plan to the appropriate congressional committees. 

UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

SEC. 7057. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made available 

under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’ in 

this Act for fiscal year 2024, $32,500,000 shall be made available 

for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of 

the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the 

‘‘Global Health Programs’’ account and shall be made available 

for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities, 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

on Appropriations. 

(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—None of the 

funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for 

a country program in the People’s Republic of China. 

(d) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless— 

(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act 

in an account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and 

does not commingle such funds with other sums; and 

(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 

(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR WITH- HOLDING OF FUNDS.— (1) Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 

the Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of 
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funds that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the 

report is submitted for a country program in the People’s 

Republic of China. 

(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA 

plans to spend funds for a country program in the People’s 

Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then 

the amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s 

Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made 

available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the 

remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 

GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES

SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by titles III 

and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral assistance 

for child survival activities or disease programs including activities 

relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control 

of, HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other 

provision of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Global 

Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership Against HIV/ 

AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 

U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended: Provided, That of the funds 

appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 

should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, 

including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity 

or endangered species. 

(b) PANDEMICS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS.— 

(1) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ shall be made 

available for global health security programs to accelerate the 

capacity of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening public 

health capacity where there is a high risk of emerging zoonotic 

infectious diseases: Provided, That not later than 60 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development and the 

Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall consult with the 

Committees on Appropriations on the planned uses of such 

funds. 

(2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Secretary of State 

determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

that an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, 

severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the 

national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency 

of International Concern, not to exceed an aggregate total of 

$200,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

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

‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for 

Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee 

Assistance’’, and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ may be 

made available to combat such infectious disease or public 

health emergency, and may be transferred to, and merged 

with, funds appropriated under such headings for the purposes 

of this paragraph. 
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(3) EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Up to $70,000,000 of the 

funds made available under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ may be made available for the Emergency Reserve 

Fund established pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31): 

Provided, That such funds shall be made available under the 

same terms and conditions of such section. 

(4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation 

with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 

on Appropriations. 

(c) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

none of the funds made available by this Act may be made available 

to the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in the City of Wuhan 

in the People’s Republic of China. 

GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

SEC. 7059. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

shall be made available to promote the equality and empowerment 

of women and girls in United States Government diplomatic and 

development efforts by raising the status, increasing the economic 

participation and opportunities for political leadership, and protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide. 

(b) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.—Funds appropriated 

by this Act shall be made available to expand economic opportunities for women by increasing the number and capacity of womenowned enterprises, improving property rights for women, increasing 

women’s access to financial services and capital, enhancing the 

role of women in economic decision-making at the local, national, 

and international levels, and improving women’s ability to participate in the global economy, including through implementation of 

the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act 

of 2018 (Public Law 115–428): Provided, That the Secretary of 

State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as applicable, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made available pursuant 

to this subsection. 

(c) GENDER EQUITY AND EQUALITY ACTION FUND.—Of the funds 

appropriated under title III of this Act, up to $200,000,000 may 

be made available for the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund. 

(d) MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.— 

Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less 

than $50,000,000 shall be made available for the Madeleine K. 

Albright Women’s Leadership Program, as established by section 

7059(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117– 

328). 

(e) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.— 

(1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 

this Act, not less than $250,000,000 shall be made available 

to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond 

to gender-based violence in countries where it is common in 

conflict and non-conflict settings. 

(2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 

Act that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and 
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military personnel, including for international peacekeeping 

operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and 

response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, 

and shall promote the integration of women into the police 

and other security forces. 

(3) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 

should include efforts to combat a variety of forms of violence 

against women and girls, including child marriage, rape, and 

female genital cutting and mutilation. 

(f) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds appropriated 

by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 

Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 

$150,000,000 should be made available to support a multi-year 

strategy to expand, and improve coordination of, United States 

Government efforts to empower women as equal partners in conflict 

prevention, peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transition, 

and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. 

SECTOR ALLOCATIONS

SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

(1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 

(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 

Act, not less than $922,000,000 shall be made available 

for the Nita M. Lowey Basic Education Fund, and such 

funds may be made available notwithstanding any other 

provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries: Provided, That such funds shall also be used for 

secondary education activities: Provided further, That of 

the funds made available by this paragraph, $150,000,000 

should be available for the education of girls in areas 

of conflict. 

(B) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 

Act for assistance for basic education programs, 

$152,000,000 shall be made available for contributions to 

multilateral partnerships that support education. 

(2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appropriated by title 

III of this Act, not less than $271,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education: Provided, That such 

funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, and 

shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of such 

amount, not less than $33,000,000 shall be made available 

for new and ongoing partnerships between higher education 

institutions in the United States and developing countries 

focused on building the capacity of higher education institutions 

and systems in developing countries: Provided further, That 

of such amount and in addition to the previous proviso, not 

less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for higher education programs pursuant to section 7060(a)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116–260). 
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(3) SCHOLAR RESCUE PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated 

by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 

and Central Asia’’, not less than $7,000,000 shall be made 

available for scholar rescue programs to support projects that 

strengthen democracy and civil society by protecting scholars 

at risk overseas, including through fellowships and placement 

opportunities abroad, which shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 

Department of State. 

(b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by 

this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 

than $18,500,000 shall be made available for United States Agency 

for International Development cooperative development programs 

and not less than $31,500,000 shall be made available for the 

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. 

(c) DISABILITY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ shall be made available for programs and activities administered by USAID to address 

the needs of, and protect and promote the rights of, people with 

disabilities in developing countries, including initiatives that focus 

on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, political and electoral 

participation, and integration of individuals with disabilities, 

including for the cost of translation: Provided, That funds shall 

be made available to support disability rights advocacy organizations in developing countries: Provided further, That of the funds 

made available pursuant to this subsection, 5 percent may be used 

by USAID for management, oversight, and technical support. 

(d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.— 

(1) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated by title 

III of this Act, not less than $960,000,000 shall be made available for food security and agricultural development programs 

to carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act 

of 2016 (Public Law 114–195), including for the Feed the Future 

Innovation Labs: Provided, That funds may be made available 

for a contribution as authorized by section 3202 of the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), 

as amended by section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement 

Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334). 

(2) FEED THE FUTURE MODERNIZATION.—Of the funds made 

available pursuant to this subsection— 

(A) not less than 50 percent should be made available 

for the Feed the Future target countries; and 

(B) not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available 

to support private sector investment in food security, 

including as catalytic capital. 

(e) MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES.—Of the 

funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $252,000,000 shall 

be made available to support the development of, and access to 

financing for, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, especially women. 

(f) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—Of the 

funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development 

Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
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Law Enforcement’’, not less than $111,000,000 shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally, 

including for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of which not 

less than $89,500,000 shall be from funds made available under 

the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, That funds made available by this Act under 

the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are 

made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons should 

be obligated and programmed consistent with the country-specific 

recommendations included in the annual Trafficking in Persons 

Report, and shall be coordinated with the Office to Monitor and 

Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State: Provided further, That such funds are in addition to funds made available 

by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for the Office 

to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons: Provided further, 

That funds made available by this Act shall be made available 

to further develop, standardize, and update training for all United 

States Government personnel under Chief of Mission authority 

posted at United States embassies and consulates abroad on recognizing signs of human trafficking and protocols for reporting such 

cases. 

(g) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the funds appropriated 

by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the 

heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $100,000,000 shall be made 

available to support new public-private partnership foundations 

for conservation and food security if legislation establishing such 

foundations is enacted into law by December 31, 2024. 

(h) RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by 

this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 

than $25,000,000 shall be made available to support people-topeople reconciliation programs which bring together individuals 

of different ethnic, racial, religious, and political backgrounds from 

areas of civil strife and war: Provided, That such funds shall be 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

on Appropriations: Provided further, That to the maximum extent 

practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other than 

the United States Government: Provided further, That such funds 

shall be administered by the Center for Conflict and Violence 

Prevention, USAID. 

(i) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

Act, not less than $451,000,000 shall be made available for water 

supply and sanitation projects pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of which not less than $225,500,000 

shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa. 

(j) DEVIATION.—Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the 

Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as applicable, 

may deviate below the minimum funding requirements designated 

in sections 7059, 7060, and 7061 of this Act by up to 10 percent, 

notwithstanding such designation: Provided, That such deviations 

shall only be exercised to address unforeseen or exigent circumstances: Provided further, That concurrent with the submission 

of the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 

Appropriations in writing any proposed deviations utilizing such 

authority that are planned at the time of submission of such report: 
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Provided further, That any deviations proposed subsequent to the 

submission of such report shall be subject to prior consultation 

with such Committees: Provided further, That not later than 

November 1, 2025, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 

to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of the authority 

of this subsection. 

ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS

SEC. 7061. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 

the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part 

II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the provisions of 

this section and only subject to the reporting procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations, to support environment programs. 

(b)(1) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 

not less than $365,750,000 shall be made available for biodiversity 

conservation programs. 

(2) Not less than $118,750,000 of the funds appropriated under 

titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to combat 

the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking. 

(3) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this Act 

may be made available for training or other assistance for any 

military unit or personnel that the Secretary of State determines 

has been credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching 

or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the appropriate 

congressional committees that to do so is in the national security 

interest of the United States. 

(4) Funds appropriated by this Act for biodiversity programs 

shall not be used to support the expansion of industrial scale 

logging, agriculture, livestock production, mining, or any other 

industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/ 

intact tropical forests as of December 30, 2013, and the Secretary 

of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors 

of each international financial institution (IFI) to use the voice 

and vote of the United States to oppose any financing of any 

such activity. 

(c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

States executive director of each IFI that it is the policy of the 

United States to use the voice and vote of the United States, 

in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution, 

regarding the construction of any large dam consistent with the 

criteria set forth in Senate Report 114–79, while also considering 

whether the project involves important foreign policy objectives. 

(d) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not 

less than $175,750,000 shall be made available for sustainable 

landscapes programs. 

(e) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not 

less than $256,500,000 shall be made available for adaptation programs, including in support of the implementation of the IndoPacific Strategy. 

(f) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not 

less than $247,000,000 shall be made available for clean energy 

programs, including in support of carrying out the purposes of 

the Electrify Africa Act (Public Law 114–121) and implementing 

the Power Africa initiative. 
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(g) Funds appropriated by this Act under title III may be 

made available for United States contributions to the Adaptation 

Fund and the Least Developed Countries Fund. 

(h) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not 

less than $47,500,000 shall be made available for the purposes 

enumerated under section 7060(c)(7) of the Department of State, 

Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 

(division K of Public Law 116–260): Provided, That such funds 

may only be made available following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 

(i) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not 

less than $19,000,000 shall be made available to support Indigenous 

and other civil society organizations in developing countries that 

are working to protect the environment, including threatened and 

endangered species. 

(j) The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall 

implement the directive regarding law enforcement in national 

parks and protected areas as described under this section in Senate 

Report 118–71. 

BUDGET DOCUMENTS

SEC. 7062. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 45 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or 

organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the 

Department of the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in 

title III of this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation and 

the United States African Development Foundation, shall submit 

to the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds 

appropriated to such department, agency, or organization in such 

titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for obligation in 

fiscal year 2024, that provides details of the uses of such funds 

at the program, project, and activity level: Provided, That such 

plans shall include, as applicable, a comparison between the 

congressional budget justification funding levels, the most recent 

congressional directives or approved funding levels, and the funding 

levels proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, 

and informative description/justification: Provided further, That 

operating plans that include changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and activities specified in the congressional budget 

justification, in this Act, or amounts designated in the tables in 

the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act), as applicable, shall 

be subject to the notification and reprogramming requirements 

of section 7015 of this Act. 

(b) SPEND PLANS.— (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary 

of State or Administrator of the United States Agency for 

International Development, as appropriate, shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations a spend plan for funds made 

available by this Act for— 

(A) assistance for countries in Central America and 

the Caribbean, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Pacific Islands 

countries, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Ukraine; 

(B) assistance for the Africa Regional Counterterrorism 

program, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, Central 

America Regional Security Initiative, Counterterrorism 
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Partnerships Fund, Global Peace Operations Initiative, 

Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC Influence 

Fund, Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism, Power Africa, Prosper Africa, and Trans-Sahara 

Counterterrorism Partnership; 

(C) assistance made available pursuant to the following 

sections in this Act: section 7032; section 7036; section 

7047(d) (on a country-by-country basis); section 7059; and 

subsections (a), (d), (e), (f), (h), and (i) of section 7060; 

(D) funds provided under the heading ‘‘International 

Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ for International 

Organized Crime and for Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Rights: Provided, That the spend plans shall include 

bilateral and global programs funded under such heading 

along with a brief description of the activities planned 

for each country; and 

(E) implementation of the Global Fragility Act of 2019. 

(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to 

the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for 

funds made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Department of the Treasury, International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in title III and ‘‘Treasury International Assistance Programs’’ in title V. 

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), up to 10 percent of 

the funds contained in a spend plan required by this subsection 

may be obligated prior to the submission of such spend plan 

if the Secretary of State, the USAID Administrator, or the 

Secretary of the Treasury, as applicable, determines that the 

obligation of such funds is necessary to avoid significant programmatic disruption: Provided, That not less than seven days 

prior to such obligation, the Secretary or Administrator, as 

appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the justification for such obligation and the proposed 

uses of such funds. 

(c) CLARIFICATION.—The spend plans referenced in subsection 

(b) shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements 

in this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961. 

(d) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—The congressional 

budget justification for Department of State operations and foreign 

operations shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations 

concurrent with the date of submission of the President’s budget 

for fiscal year 2025: Provided, That the appendices for such justification shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not 

later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 

REORGANIZATION

SEC. 7063. (a) PRIOR CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds 

appropriated by this Act, prior Acts making appropriations for 

the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 

or any other Act may not be used to implement a reorganization, 

redesign, or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, or any other Federal department, agency, or organization 
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funded by this Act without prior consultation by the head of such 

department, agency, or organization with the appropriate congressional committees: Provided, That such funds shall be subject to 

the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That any such notification submitted to 

such Committees shall include a detailed justification for any proposed action: Provided further, That congressional notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to similar provisions of law 

in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs may be deemed to meet 

the notification requirements of this section. 

(b) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to subsection (a), 

a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall include any action 

to— 

(1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize covered 

departments, agencies, or organizations, including bureaus and 

offices within or between such departments, agencies, or 

organizations, including the transfer to other agencies of the 

authorities and responsibilities of such bureaus and offices; 

(2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize the United 

States official presence overseas, including at bilateral, regional, 

and multilateral diplomatic facilities and other platforms; or 

(3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent Civil 

Service, Foreign Service, eligible family member, and locally 

employed staff workforce of the Department of State and 

USAID from the staffing levels previously justified to the 

Committees on Appropriations for fiscal year 2024. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE MATTERS

SEC. 7064. (a) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of 

State for payments to the Working Capital Fund that are made 

available for new service centers, shall be subject to the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(b) CERTIFICATION.— 

(1) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 45 days after the initial 

obligation of funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 

this Act that are made available to a Department of State 

bureau or office with responsibility for the management and 

oversight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall certify 

and report to the Committees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or office basis, that such bureau or office is 

in compliance with Department and Federal financial and 

grants management policies, procedures, and regulations, as 

applicable. 

(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—When making a certification 

required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider 

the capacity of a bureau or office to— 

(A) account for the obligated funds at the country 

and program level, as appropriate; 

(B) identify risks and develop mitigation and monitoring plans; 

(C) establish performance measures and indicators; 

(D) review activities and performance; and 

(E) assess final results and reconcile finances. 
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(3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of State is unable to make 

a certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

submit a plan and timeline detailing the steps to be taken 

to bring such bureau or office into compliance. 

(c) OTHER MATTERS.— 

(1) In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’— 

(A) as authorized by section 810 of the United States 

Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed 

$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 

credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 

received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, 

and publication programs and from fees from educational 

advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; 

and 

(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from 

reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair 

House facilities. 

(2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 

this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ are available 

for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor 

vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) 

of title 31, United States Code, for the field examination of 

programs and activities in the United States funded from any 

account contained in title I of this Act. 

(3) Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral James W. 

Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 

Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), up to 

$25,000,000 of the amounts made available under the heading 

‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated and 

expended for United States participation in international fairs 

and expositions abroad, including for construction and operation 

of a United States pavilion at Expo 2025. 

(4) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, not less than $500,000 shall be made 

available for additional personnel for the Bureau of Legislative 

Affairs, Department of State. 

(5) Reports required by section 303(g) of the Convention 

on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) shall 

also be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such reports shall also include information concerning compliance with section 303(c) of such Act. 

(6)(A) The notification requirement of paragraphs (2) and 

(3) of subsection (j) of the State Department Basic Authorities 

Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) shall also apply to the Committees on Appropriations. 

(B) The justification requirement of paragraph (4) of subsection (j) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 

1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) shall also apply to the Committees 

on Appropriations. 

(C) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the criteria 

used to certify that a position established in accordance with 

paragraph (2) of subsection (j) of the State Department Basic 

Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) does not require 
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the exercise of significant authority pursuant to the laws of 

the United States: Provided, That such report shall also include 

a listing of each special appointment authorized by such section, 

the number of positions for the applicable office, and the salary 

and other support costs of such office, and such report shall 

be updated and submitted to the such committees every 180 

days thereafter until September 30, 2025. 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MANAGEMENT

SEC. 7065. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $170,000,000 of the funds 

made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry 

out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

including funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for 

Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used by the United 

States Agency for International Development to hire and employ 

individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 

of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948 and 3949). 

(b) RESTRICTION.—The authority to hire individuals contained 

in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2025. 

(c) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account charged for the 

cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of 

this section shall be the account to which the responsibilities of 

such individual primarily relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged 

with, funds appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading 

‘‘Operating Expenses’’. 

(d) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Individuals hired 

and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act 

or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority 

of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), 

may be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding 

the limitation set forth in such section. 

(e) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appropriated under title 

III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance 

for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition 

to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 

(including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed 

by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs 

in response to natural disasters or man-made disasters, subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(f) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds appropriated by 

this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, 

and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title 

II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 

et seq.), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal 

services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support 

for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed 

by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired 

and trained: Provided, That not more than 15 of such contractors 

shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided further, That 
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such funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace 

Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made 

available only for personal services contractors assigned to the 

Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. 

(g) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID 

may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing 

task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with 

any category of small or small disadvantaged business. 

(h) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINTMENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) 

of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111– 

117) may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or 

Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. 

(i) CRISIS OPERATIONS STAFFING.—Up to $86,000,000 of the 

funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to, or to 

carry out the provisions of, part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961 and section 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 

(title V of division J of Public Law 116–94) may be made available 

for the United States Agency for International Development to 

appoint and employ personnel in the excepted service to prevent 

or respond to foreign crises and contexts with growing instability: 

Provided, That functions carried out by personnel hired under the 

authority of this subsection shall be related to the purpose for 

which the funds were appropriated: Provided further, That such 

funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes 

and may remain attributed to any minimum funding requirement 

for which they were originally made available: Provided further, 

That the USAID Administrator shall coordinate with the Director 

of the Office of Personnel Management and consult with the appropriate congressional committees on implementation of this provision. 

(j) PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 

this Act under titles II and III may be made available for the 

USAID Administrator to exercise the authorities of section 2669(c) 

of title 22, United States Code. 

STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS IMPACTED BY

EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT

SEC. 7066. (a) PREVENTION AND STABILIZATION FUND.—Of the 

funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 

Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 

Financing Program’’, not less than $135,000,000 shall be made 

available for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund for the purposes 

enumerated in section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 

(title V of division J of Public Law 116–94): Provided, That such 

funds shall be prioritized for countries with national and local 

governments with the demonstrated political will and capacity to 

partner on strengthening government legitimacy: Provided further, 

That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United 

States Agency for International Development shall consult with 
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the Committees on Appropriations on the intended prioritization 

and allocation of such funds not later than 60 days prior to submitting the pre-obligation spend plans required by section 7062(b) 

of this Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under such 

headings may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such headings for such purposes: Provided further, 

That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 

authority provided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject 

to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 

of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 

made available pursuant to this subsection under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain available until September 30, 2025. 

(b) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than 

$10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote 

accountability for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war 

crimes, which shall be in addition to any other funds made available 

by this Act for such purposes: Provided, That such programs shall 

include components to develop local investigative and judicial skills, 

and to collect and preserve evidence and maintain the chain of 

custody of evidence, including for use in prosecutions, and may 

include the establishment of, and assistance for, transitional justice 

mechanisms: Provided further, That such funds shall be administered by the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Criminal 

Justice, Department of State, and shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

funds made available by this paragraph shall be made available 

on an open and competitive basis. 

DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 7067. In order to enhance the continued participation 

of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debtfor-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a 

grantee or contractor of the United States Agency for International 

Development may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 

which accrue to that organization as a result of economic assistance 

provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any 

interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose 

for which the assistance was provided to that organization. 

EXTENSION OF CONSULAR FEES AND RELATED AUTHORITIES

SEC. 7068. (a) Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act of June 

4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) shall be applied through fiscal year 

2024 by substituting ‘‘the costs of providing consular services’’ for 

‘‘such costs’’. 

(b) Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations for 

Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations (division B 

of Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 592) shall be applied during 

fiscal year 2024 by substituting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’ for ‘‘2020 

and 2021’’. 

(c) Discretionary amounts made available to the Department 

of State under the heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’’ 

of this Act, and discretionary unobligated balances under such 
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heading from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 

of State, foreign operations, and related programs, may be transferred to the Consular and Border Security Programs account if 

the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees 

on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sustain consular 

operations, following consultation with such Committees: Provided, 

That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority 

otherwise available in this Act and under any other provision of 

law: Provided further, That no amounts may be transferred from 

amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to a 

concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

(d) In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to section 

286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of State may 

also use fees deposited into the Fraud Prevention and Detection 

Account for the costs of providing consular services. 

(e) Amounts provided pursuant to subsection (b) are designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT

SEC. 7069. (a) MANAGEMENT.— 

(1) Consistent with paragraph (2), there is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States the ‘‘USAID Buying 

Power Maintenance Account’’. 

(2) Up to $50,000,000 of expired or unexpired discretionary 

unobligated balances appropriated for this and for any succeeding fiscal year under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 

may be transferred to, and merged with, the account established 

pursuant to paragraph (1) not later than the end of the fifth 

fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are 

available for the purposes for which appropriated: Provided, 

That amounts deposited in such account shall be available 

until expended for the purposes of offsetting adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or overseas wage and 

price changes to maintain overseas operations, in addition to 

such other funds as may be available for such purposes: Provided further, That amounts from such account may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under titles 

II and III of this Act or subsequent Acts making appropriations 

for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

programs for such purposes: Provided further, That any specific 

designation or restriction contained in this Act or any other 

provision of law limiting the amounts available that may be 

obligated or expended shall be deemed to be adjusted to the 

extent necessary to offset the net effect of fluctuations in foreign 

currency exchange rates or overseas wage and price changes 

in order to maintain approved levels: Provided further, That 

transfers pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(b) ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.—For purposes of strengthening oversight, efficiency, and accountability, of the relocation 

activities and related support of individuals at risk as a result 
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of the situation in Afghanistan, including travel and related 

expenditures, security and vetting, sustainment and other needs, 

fees, examinations, and administrative expenses, there is hereby 

established in the Treasury of the United States the ‘‘Enduring 

Welcome Administrative Expenses Account’’: Provided, That such 

funds may be made available as contributions and the administrative authorities in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be 

made available with respect to such funds, as appropriate: Provided 

further, That unobligated balances from prior year appropriations 

available to the Department of State for support for Operation 

Enduring Welcome and related efforts may be transferred to such 

account for the purposes specified in this subsection: Provided further, That amounts transferred to this account from funds made 

available under the heading ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee 

and Migration Assistance Fund’’ may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law which restricts assistance to foreign 

countries: Provided further, That not later than 30 days after the 

establishment of such account, the Secretary of State shall submit 

to the Committees on Appropriations a report detailing the funds 

available for obligation under the Enduring Welcome Administrative Expenses Account, the proposed uses of such funds by program, 

project, and activity and each planned use of the authority of 

the previous proviso: Provided further, That such report shall be 

updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 

60 days until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That amounts 

transferred pursuant to this subsection that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS

SEC. 7070. The African Development Fund Act (22 U.S.C. 290g 

et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 227. SIXTEENTH REPLENISHMENT. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Governor of the Fund 

is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States 

$591,000,000 to the sixteenth replenishment of the resources of 

the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. 

‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In order to pay for 

the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there 

are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, 

$591,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.’’. 

PROHIBITIONS ON CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING SPECIAL

DRAWING RIGHTS

SEC. 7071. (a) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

INVOLVING PERPETRATORS OF GENOCIDE AND STATE SPONSORS OF

TERRORISM WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION.—Section 

6(b) of the Special Drawing Rights Act (22 U.S.C. 286q(b)) is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) Unless Congress by law authorizes such action, neither 

the President nor any person or agency shall on behalf of the 
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United States engage in any voluntary transaction involving the 

exchange of Special Drawing Rights that are held by a member 

country of the Fund, if the Secretary of State has found that 

the government of the member country— 

‘‘(A) has committed genocide at any time during the 1- 

year period ending with the date of the transaction; or 

‘‘(B) has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. 

‘‘(4) The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United 

States Executive Director at each international financial institution 

(as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial 

Institutions Act) to use the voice and vote of the United States 

to— 

‘‘(A) oppose the provision of financial assistance to any 

government with respect to which the Secretary of State has 

made a finding described in paragraph (3); and 

‘‘(B) seek to ensure that the member countries of the 

institution do not engage in voluntary transactions involving 

the exchange of Special Drawing Rights held by such a government. 

‘‘(5) WAIVER.—The President may waive paragraphs (3) and 

(4) on a case-by-case basis if the President reports to the Committee 

on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the waiver 

is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a 

detailed explanation of the reasons therefor.’’. 

(b) REPEAL.—Effective on the date that is 10 years after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, paragraphs (3) through (5) of 

section 6(b) of the Special Drawing Rights Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, are repealed. 

(c) ENERGY SECURITY AND IMF ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury may, 

through December 31, 2031, make direct loans not to exceed 

$21,000,000,000 in the aggregate to the Poverty Reduction and 

Growth Trust (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘PRGT’’) 

of the International Monetary Fund (in this subsection referred 

to as the ‘‘IMF’’), provided that funds made available in prior 

Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International Monetary Fund Facilities and Trust 

Funds’’ shall be available to cover the cost, as defined in section 

502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loans to the 

PRGT, subject to paragraph (2). 

(2) LIMITATION.—No portion of the funds described under 

paragraph (1) may be used for the provision of loans by the 

United States to the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (in 

this subsection referred to as the ‘‘RST’’) of the IMF, or for 

the transfer of resources from the PRGT to the RST. 

(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO EXCEPTIONAL ACCESS LENDING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 

U.S.C. 286–286zz) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 74. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO EXCEPTIONAL ACCESS LENDING. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Executive Director at 

the Fund may not support any proposal that would alter the criteria 

used by the Fund for exceptional access lending if the proposal 

would permit a country that is ineligible, before the proposed alteration, to receive exceptional access lending, unless, not later than 

15 days before consideration of the proposal by the Board of Executive Directors of the Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury has 

submitted to the Committee on Financial Services of the House 

of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate a report on the justification for the proposal and the effects 

of the proposed alteration on moral hazard and repayment risk 

at the Fund. 

‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Treasury may reduce the 

applicable notice period required under subsection (a) to not less 

than 7 days on reporting to the Committee on Financial Services 

of the House of Representatives and Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the reduction is important to the national 

interest of the United States, with an explanation of the reasons 

therefor.’’. 

(2) REPEAL.—Effective on the date that is 10 years after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, section 74 of the Bretton 

Woods Agreements Act, as added by paragraph (1) of this 

subsection, is repealed. 

(e) NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO BORROW.— 

(1) EXTENSION.—Section 17(a)(6) of the Bretton Woods 

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

‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 

(2) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 

shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a strategy with respect to the New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) of the International Monetary Fund, 

including any recommendations to reduce the resources of the 

NAB beyond reductions proposed under the 16th General 

Review of Quotas, that maintains United States support for 

the International Monetary Fund as a quota-based institution. 

EXTENSION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT’S

EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF

SEC. 7072. (a) INSPECTORS GENERAL AND ANNUAL STUDY.— 

Section 101 of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 

Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7611) is 

amended— 

(1) in subsection (f)(1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 

inserting ‘‘March 25 of fiscal year 2025’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (C)(iv)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting ‘‘eleven’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; and 

(2) in subsection (g)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ 

and inserting ‘‘March 25, 2025’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 

‘‘2025’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting 

‘‘March 25, 2025’’. 

(b) PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA.—Section 202(d) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 

(22 U.S.C. 7622(d)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (4)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A)— 

(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 

‘‘March 25 of fiscal year 2025’’; and 

(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 

‘‘March 25 of fiscal year 2025’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2024 and March 25 of fiscal year 2025’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 

and for fiscal year 2025 through March 25 of such fiscal year’’. 

(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Section 403 of the United States 

Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 

2003 (22 U.S.C. 7673) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 

and fiscal year 2025 through March 25 of such fiscal year’’; 

and 

(2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 

(1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 and for fiscal year 

2025 through March 25 of such fiscal year’’. 

GAZA OVERSIGHT

SEC. 7073. (a) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State shall 

certify and report to the appropriate congressional committees not 

later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that— 

(1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures have been 

established by the Department of State and the United States 

Agency for International Development, as appropriate, and are 

in use to prevent the diversion to Hamas and other terrorist 

and extremist entities in Gaza and the misuse or destruction 

by such entities of assistance, including through international 

organizations; and 

(2) such policies, processes, and procedures have been developed in coordination with other bilateral and multilateral 

donors and the Government of Israel, as appropriate. 

(b) OVERSIGHT POLICY AND PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of 

State and the USAID Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees, concurrent with the submission of the 

certification required in subsection (a), a written description of 

the oversight policies, processes, and procedures for funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for 

Gaza, including specific actions to be taken should such assistance 

be diverted, misused, or destroyed, and the role of the Government 

of Israel in the oversight of such assistance. 

(c) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of State and 

USAID Administrator shall promptly inform the appropriate 

congressional committees of each instance in which funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for 

Gaza have been diverted, misused, or destroyed, to include the 
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type of assistance, a description of the incident and parties involved, 

and an explanation of the response of the Department of State 

or USAID, as appropriate. 

(d) THIRD PARTY MONITORING.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act shall be made available for third party monitoring of assistance 

for Gaza, including end use monitoring, following consultation with 

the appropriate congressional committees. 

(e) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the initial obligation 

of funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for 

assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days thereafter until all such 

funds are expended, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the amount and purpose of such assistance 

provided during each respective quarter, including a description 

of the specific entity implementing such assistance. 

(f) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until September 

30, 2025, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director 

of National Intelligence and other heads of elements of the intelligence community that the Secretary considers relevant, shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

assessing whether funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been diverted 

to or destroyed by Hamas or other terrorist and extremist entities 

in the West Bank and Gaza: Provided, That such report shall 

include details on the amount and how such funds were made 

available and used by such entities: Provided further, That such 

report may be submitted in classified form, if necessary. 

(g) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act but prior to the initial obligation of funds 

made available by this Act for humanitarian assistance for Gaza, 

the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, 

shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the amount 

and anticipated uses of such funds. 

OTHER MATTERS

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 7074. (a) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

by this Act for programs to counter foreign propaganda and 

disinformation, and for related purposes, may only be made available for the purpose of countering such efforts by foreign state 

and non-state actors abroad, including through programs of the 

Global Engagement Center established pursuant to section 1287 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

(22 U.S.C. 2656 note): Provided, That not later than 90 days after 

enactment of this Act but prior to the initial obligation of funds 

made available for the Global Engagement Center, the Secretary 

of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 

committees detailing the steps taken by the Department of State 

to resolve each of the 18 recommendations detailed in the Office 

of Inspector General, Department of State, report ‘‘Inspection of 

the Global Engagement Center’’ (ISP I–22–15). 

(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly or display a 
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flag over a facility of the United States Department of State other 

than the— 

(1) United States flag; 

(2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 154.2–1; 

(3) POW/MIA flag; 

(4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pursuant to section 

904 of title 36, United States Code; 

(5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District of Columbia 

at domestic locations; 

(6) flag of an Indian Tribal government; 

(7) official branded flag of a United States agency; or 

(8) sovereign flag of other countries. 

(c) Funds may be transferred to the United States Section 

of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United 

States and Mexico, from Federal or non-Federal entities, to study, 

design, construct, operate, and maintain treatment and flood control 

works and related structures, consistent with the functions of the 

United States Section: Provided, That such funds shall be deposited 

in an account under the heading ‘‘International Boundary and 

Water Commission, United States and Mexico’’, to remain available 

until expended. 

(d) During fiscal year 2024, section 614(a)(4)(A)(ii) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(4)(A)(ii)) shall be 

applied by substituting ‘‘$500,000,000’’ for ‘‘$250,000,000’’. 

(e)(1) Of the unobligated balances from amounts in the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, established by section 9705 

of title 31, United States Code, $260,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2024. 

(2) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available 

by section 104A(m) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4703a(m)), 

$50,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. 

(3) Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Nonrecurring Expenses 

Fund’’ established in section 223 of division G of Public Law 110– 

161, $50,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than September 

30, 2024. 

RESCISSIONS

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 7075. (a) MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION.—Of the 

unobligated balances from amounts made available under the 

heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ from prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $475,000,000 are rescinded. 

(b) EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.— Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under 

the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ 

from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs, $224,000,000 are 

rescinded. 

(c) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCE- MENT.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available 

under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

Enforcement’’ from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $50,000,000 

are rescinded. 
H. R. 2882—397 

(d) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the unobligated balances 

from amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 

of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $152,496,000 

are rescinded. 

(e) CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS.—Of the 

unobligated balances available in the ‘‘Consular and Border Security 

Programs’’ account, $902,340,000 are rescinded. 

(f) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—Of the unobligated balances from 

amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Export and Investment 

Assistance, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy 

Appropriation’’ for tied-aid grants from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

programs, $114,130,000 are rescinded. 

(g) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded from amounts 

that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 

DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS 

TITLE I—EXTENSIONS AND OTHER 

MATTERS 

SEC. 101. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. 

(a) FINANCING.—Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) shall be applied by substituting 

‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 

(b) PROGRAM EXPIRATION.—Sections 1319 of the National Flood 

Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 

(c) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take 

effect as if enacted on September 30, 2023. 

SEC. 102. RURAL HEALTHCARE WORKERS. 

Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical 

Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) shall be applied by 

substituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

SEC. 103. E-VERIFY. 

Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 

Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) shall be applied 

by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

SEC. 104. NON-MINISTER RELIGIOUS WORKERS. 

Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) shall be applied by substituting 

‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ each place such 

date appears. 

SEC. 105. H-2B SUPPLEMENTAL VISA EXEMPTION. 

Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set forth in section 

214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
H. R. 2882—398 

1184(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, and upon the determination that 

the needs of United States businesses cannot be satisfied during 

fiscal year 2024 with United States workers who are willing, qualified, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural labor, may 

increase the total number of aliens who may receive a visa under 

section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) 

in such fiscal year by not more than the highest number of H– 

2B nonimmigrants who participated in the H–2B returning worker 

program in any fiscal year in which returning workers were exempt 

from such numerical limitation. 

SEC. 106. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PROTECTION SYSTEMS. 

Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 

of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’. 

SEC. 107. PRICE-ANDERSON ACT. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

(42 U.S.C. 2210) (commonly known as the ‘‘Price-Anderson Act’’) 

is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ each place it appears 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2065’’. 

(b) LIABILITY.—Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

(42 U.S.C. 2210) (commonly known as the ‘‘Price-Anderson Act’’) 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection d. (5), by striking ‘‘$500,000,000’’ and 

inserting ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’; and 

(2) in subsection e. (4), by striking ‘‘$500,000,000’’ and 

inserting ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’. 

(c) REPORT.—Section 170 p. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

(42 U.S.C. 2210(p)) (commonly known as the ‘‘Price-Anderson Act’’) 

is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 31, 2061’’. 

(d) DEFINITION OF NUCLEAR INCIDENT.—Section 11 q. of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(q)) is amended, in 

the second proviso, by striking ‘‘if such occurrence’’ and all that 

follows through ‘‘United States:’’ and inserting a colon. 

SEC. 108. PASSENGER SECURITY FEE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, 

is amended in subsection (i)(4)(G) by striking ‘‘$1,560,000,000’’ and 

inserting ‘‘$760,000,000’’. 

(b) APPLICATION.—This section shall be applied as if it were 

in effect on October 1, 2023. 

SEC. 109. EXTENSION OF NON-MEDICARE SEQUESTER. 

Section 251A(6) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)) is amended by inserting 

after subparagraph (D) the following: 

‘‘(E) The sequestration order issued by the President under 

subparagraph (D) shall also include, effective upon issuance, 

that— 

‘‘(i) the percentage reduction for nonexempt direct 

spending for the defense function is 4.0 percent; and 

‘‘(ii) except as provided in subparagraph (D), the 

percentage reduction for nonexempt direct spending for 

nondefense functions is 2.8 percent.’’. 
H. R. 2882—399 

TITLE II—UDALL FOUNDATION 

REAUTHORIZATION 

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 

SEC. 202. INVESTMENT EARNINGS. 

Section 8(b)(1) of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 

Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5606(b)(1)) is amended by adding at 

the end the following: ‘‘Beginning on October 1, 2023, and thereafter, interest earned from investments made with any new appropriations to the Trust Fund shall only be available subject to 

appropriations and is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

the provisions of this Act.’’. 

SEC. 203. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE UDALL FOUNDATION TRUST 

FUND. 

Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 

‘‘2029’’; 

(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 

(1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 

(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘5-fiscal year period’’ and 

all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 

‘‘5-fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year 2025.’’. 

SEC. 204. AUDIT OF THE FOUNDATION. 

Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this 

section, the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior 

shall complete an audit of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 

Udall Foundation. 

TITLE III—FUNDING LIMITATION FOR 

UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS 

AGENCY 

SEC. 301. FUNDING LIMITATION. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of any other division of 

this Act, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

Act or other Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

State, foreign operations, and related programs, including provisions 

of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the Department 

of State, foreign operations, and related programs, may not be 

used for a contribution, grant, or other payment to the United 

Nations Relief and Works Agency, notwithstanding any other provision of law— 

(1) for any amounts provided in prior fiscal years or in 

fiscal year 2024; or 

(2) for amounts provided in fiscal year 2025, until March 

25, 2025. 
H. R. 2882—400 

TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 

SEC. 401. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 

of this division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard 

maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-YouGo Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)). 

(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of this 

division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained 

for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 

(c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Notwithstanding 

Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 

joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

U.S.C. 900(c)(8)), the budgetary effects of this division shall not 

be estimated— 

(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 901); 

(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)); and 

(3) for purposes of section 3(4)(C) of the Statutory PayAs-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 932(4)(C)) as being included 

in an appropriation Act. 

(d) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (c), the budgetary 

effects of the offsetting collections authorized under section 44940 

of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 108 of 

this division of this Act, that are made available in division C 

of this Act shall be estimated for purposes of section 251 of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.