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(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. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer net-
work 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 crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to 
pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in 
contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, 
including construction services, where the contractor has 
not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new light 
duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet
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inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memo-
randum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 
SEC. 512. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or 
expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or 
possessions to house any individual detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, for the pur-
poses of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under 
the 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, Guanta´namo 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, Guanta´namo 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, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba.
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2018’’. 
DIVISION 
K—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE, 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 
2018 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and 
the 
Foreign 
Service 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for, 
$5,744,440,000, of which up to $654,553,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2019, and of which up to 
$1,380,752,000 may remain available until expended for 
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds made 
available under this heading shall be allocated in accord-
ance with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows: 
(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary ex-
penses 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 author-
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ized by section 801 of the United States Information 
and 
Educational 
Exchange 
Act 
of 
1948, 
$2,770,673,000, of which up to $476,879,000 is for 
Worldwide Security Protection. 
(2) OVERSEAS
PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for the regional bureaus of the Department of 
State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 
$1,253,799,000. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC
POLICY
AND
SUPPORT.—For 
necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 
Department of State, including representation to cer-
tain international organizations in which the United 
States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pur-
suant to the advice and consent of the Senate or spe-
cific Acts of Congress, general administration, and 
arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament ac-
tivities as authorized, $794,561,000. 
(4) SECURITY
PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for security activities, $925,407,000, of which 
up to $903,873,000 is for Worldwide Security Protec-
tion. 
(5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise made available under this 
heading—
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(A) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, may be credited to this 
appropriation from fees or other payments re-
ceived 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. 
(6) TRANSFER OF FUNDS, REPROGRAMMING, AND 
OTHER MATTERS.— 
(A) 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. 
(B) Of the amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv-
ice’’, to be available only for emergency evacu-
ations and rewards, as authorized.
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(C) Funds appropriated under this heading 
are available for acquisition by exchange or pur-
chase 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 this title. 
(D) Funds appropriated under this heading 
that are designated for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection shall continue to be made available for 
support of security-related training at sites in 
existence prior to the enactment of this Act. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, as authorized, $103,400,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $77,629,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it 
relates to post inspections: Provided, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, $11,644,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2019.
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EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange pro-
grams, as authorized, $646,143,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which not less than $240,000,000 shall 
be for the Fulbright Program and not less than 
$111,360,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange Program, in-
cluding $4,125,000 for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Ex-
change: 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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That any sub-
stantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to pro-
grams funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject 
to prior consultation with, and the regular notification pro-
cedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 
For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Sec-
retary of State to provide for extraordinary protective serv-
1159 
ices, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019. 
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.), pre-
serving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for build-
ings that are owned or directly leased by the Department 
of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail-
able, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the 
Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 
$765,459,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas 
representation expenses as authorized: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be avail-
able 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 up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
$1,477,237,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made 
available under this heading and the actual and antici-
pated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2018.
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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, $7,885,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans 
Program Account’’, subject to the same terms and condi-
tions. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional 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 $2,440,856. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $31,963,000. 
INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
Not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees col-
lected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facili-
ties at the International Center in accordance with section
1161 
4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90–553), 
and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, 
$743,000, 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, conven-
tions, or specific Acts of Congress, $1,371,168,000: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the 
submission of the President’s budget to Congress under sec-
tion 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 with-
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out identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the 
United Nations budget: Provided further, That not later 
than June 1, 2018, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 
2018, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations any credits attributable to the United 
States, including from the United Nations Tax Equali-
zation Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2018 and fis-
cal year 2019 assessment costs including offsets from avail-
able credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: 
Provided further, That any such credits shall only be avail-
able for United States assessed contributions to the United 
Nations regular budget, and the Committees on Appropria-
tions shall be notified when such credits are applied to any 
assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: 
Provided further, That any notification regarding funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available under this head-
ing in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, 
section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan submitted 
pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an esti-
mate of all known credits currently attributable to the 
United States and provide updated assessment costs includ-
ing offsets from available credits and updated foreign cur-
1163 
rency exchange rates: Provided further, That any payment 
of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activi-
ties 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 Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for a United States contribution to an international organi-
zation for the United States share of interest costs made 
known to the United States Government by such organiza-
tion for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through 
external borrowings. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 
the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
security, $414,624,000, of which 15 percent shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That none 
of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated 
or expended for any new or expanded United Nations peace-
keeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of vot-
ing for such mission in the United Nations Security Coun-
cil (or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), 
the Committees on Appropriations are notified of: (1) the
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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 cer-
tifies 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 traf-
ficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or com-
mitting acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other viola-
tions of human rights, and to bring to justice individuals 
who engage in such acts while participating in such mis-
sion, including prosecution in their home countries and 
making information about such prosecutions publicly avail-
able on the Web site of the United Nations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Na-
tions 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 ex-
1165 
penses unless the Secretary of State determines that United 
States manufacturers and suppliers are not being given op-
portunities to provide equipment, services, and material for 
United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being 
given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided fur-
ther, 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 oper-
ational control of a foreign national, unless the President’s 
military advisors have submitted to the President a rec-
ommendation that such involvement is in the national in-
terest of the United States and the President has submitted 
to Congress such a recommendation: Provided further, That 
not later than June 1, 2018, and 30 days after the end of 
fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of State shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations any credits attributable to 
the United States, including those resulting from United 
Nations peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Tax 
Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2018 
and fiscal year 2019 assessment costs including offsets from 
available credits: Provided further, That any such credits 
shall only be available for United States assessed contribu-
tions to United Nations peacekeeping missions, and the 
Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such
1166 
credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including 
any payment of arrearages: Provided further, That any no-
tification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign op-
erations, and related programs submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any op-
erating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, 
shall include an estimate of all known credits currently at-
tributable to the United States and provide updated assess-
ment costs, including offsets from available credits: Pro-
vided further, That any payment of arrearages with funds 
appropriated by this Act shall be subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work 
with the United Nations and members of the United Na-
tions Security Council to evaluate and prioritize peace-
keeping missions, and to consider a draw down when mis-
sion goals have been substantially achieved. 
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:
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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 appli-
cable 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, 
$48,134,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $29,400,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized. 
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 au-
thorized by treaties between the United States and Canada 
or Great Britain, and the Border Environment Cooperation 
Commission as authorized by the North American Free 
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 103– 
182), $13,258,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading for the International Joint Commission, 
up to $500,000 may remain available until September 30,
1168 
2019, and $9,000 may be made available for representation 
expenses. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries com-
missions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, 
$46,356,000: 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 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out 
international communication activities, and to make and 
supervise grants for radio, Internet, and television broad-
casting to the Middle East, $797,986,000: Provided, That 
in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses, up to $34,508,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading may remain available until expended for sat-
ellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of 
which not less than $13,800,000 shall be for Internet free-
dom 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
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authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for rep-
resentation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: 
Provided further, That the BBG shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by 
the BBG that any of its broadcast entities, including its 
grantee organizations, provides an open platform for inter-
national terrorists or those who support international ter-
rorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards 
set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 303 of the 
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 
U.S.C. 6202) or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: Pro-
vided further, That significant modifications to BBG 
broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including 
changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium 
wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG lan-
guage services shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 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 rev-
enue 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,
1170 
shall remain available until expended for carrying out au-
thorized purposes. 
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preserva-
tion, 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 author-
ized. 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 
by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $17,000,000, 
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.), $37,884,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019, which shall not be used 
for construction activities.
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CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE 
TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle East-
ern-Western 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, 
2018, to remain available until expended. 
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowships, 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, 2018, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensa-
tion, or to enter into any contract providing for the pay-
ment 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 com-
pensation for personal services.
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ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Rela-
tions 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, 
2018, to remain available until expended. 
EAST-WEST CENTER 
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car-
rying 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 Inter-
change Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, 
$16,700,000. 
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), 
$170,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$117,500,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and cus-
tomary manner, including for the core institutes, and 
$52,500,000 shall be for democracy programs.
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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, $675,000, as 
authorized by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code: 
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, 2018: 
Provided further, That the Commission shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such au-
thority. 
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Commis-
sion on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), as au-
thorized by title II of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019, including not more 
than $4,000 for representation expenses: Provided, That 
prior to the obligation of $1,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, the Commission shall consult
1174 
with the appropriate congressional committees on the steps 
taken to implement the recommendations of the Inde-
pendent Review of USCIRF Mission Effectiveness that was 
conducted pursuant to the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 
2015 (Public Law 114–71), and such funds shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
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.), $2,579,000, including not 
more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019. 
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 author-
ized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,000,000, including not more 
than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019.
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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), 
$3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for representa-
tion expenses, to remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limita-
tions, and conditions contained in the second through sixth 
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 con-
tinue in effect during fiscal year 2018 and shall apply to 
funds appropriated under this heading as if included in 
this Act. 
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, 
$1,189,609,000, of which up to $178,441,000 may remain
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available until September 30, 2019: 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 ar-
chitect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 
lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, unless the USAID Administrator 
has identified such proposed use of funds in a report sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 
days prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes: Pro-
vided 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 provi-
sions 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.
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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, $197,100,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$72,800,000, of which up to $10,920,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019, for the Office of Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment. 
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:
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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, $3,020,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2019, 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 tech-
nical assistance to build the capacity of public health insti-
tutions and organizations in developing countries, and for 
such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health 
programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration pro-
grams; (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 dis-
eases, 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, unan-
ticipated and emerging global health threats; and (8) family
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planning/reproductive health: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this paragraph may be made available 
for a United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available in this 
Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropria-
tions 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 steriliza-
tion: 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 accom-
panied 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 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 Assist-
ance 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 re-
duce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall 
be available only to voluntary family planning projects
1180 
which offer, either directly or through referral to, or infor-
mation 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 tar-
gets, 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 re-
ward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a fam-
ily planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achiev-
ing a numerical target or quota of total number of births, 
number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a par-
ticular 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 comprehen-
sible 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
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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 Adminis-
trator determines that there has been a violation of the re-
quirements 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 Ap-
propriations a report containing a description of such vio-
lation and the corrective action taken by the Agency: Pro-
vided 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 plan-
ning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the provi-
sion, consistent with local law, of information or counseling
1182 
about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That infor-
mation provided about the use of condoms as part of 
projects or activities that are funded from amounts appro-
priated by this Act shall be medically accurate and shall 
include the public health benefits and failure rates of such 
use. 
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the pre-
vention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/ 
AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022, which shall be apportioned directly to the Depart-
ment 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 con-
tribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis 
and Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at the 
minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for 
projects and activities: Provided further, That the amount 
of such contribution should be $1,350,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That clauses (i) and (vi) of section 202(d)(4)(A) of 
the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber-
culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7622) shall 
be applied with respect to such funds made available for
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fiscal years 2015 through 2018 by substituting ‘‘2004’’ for 
‘‘2009’’: Provided further, That up to 5 percent of the aggre-
gate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund 
in fiscal year 2018 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 
$17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to amounts 
otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative ex-
penses of the Office of the United States Global AIDS Coor-
dinator. 
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, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2019. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for inter-
national disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction 
assistance, $2,696,534,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
1184 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster reha-
bilitation 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, $30,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to support transition to democ-
racy and long-term development of countries in crisis: Pro-
vided, That such support may include assistance to develop, 
strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and proc-
esses, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful 
resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the USAID 
Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new 
program of assistance: Provided further, That if the Sec-
retary of State determines that it is important to the na-
tional 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 ap-
propriated under this heading: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall
1185 
be made available subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and 
activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen 
foreign challenges and complex crises overseas, $10,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this heading may be made available on 
such terms and conditions as are appropriate and necessary 
for the purposes of preventing or responding to such chal-
lenges and crises, except that no funds shall be made avail-
able for lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing may be made available notwithstanding any other pro-
vision 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 head-
ing may be used for administrative expenses, in addition 
to funds otherwise available for such purposes, except that 
such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds appro-
priated under this heading: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
1186 
priations, except that such notifications shall be trans-
mitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds. 
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro-
vided by the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $55,000,000 may be de-
rived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to 
carry out part I of such Act and under the heading ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Provided, 
That funds provided under this paragraph and funds pro-
vided as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph 
pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 shall be made available only for micro- and small 
enterprise programs, urban programs, and other programs 
which further the purposes of part I of such Act: Provided 
further, That funds provided as a gift that are used for pur-
poses of this paragraph shall be subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and guar-
anteed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available by this paragraph may 
be used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans
1187 
under this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, and funds used for such cost, including if the cost 
results in a negative subsidy, shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That the provisions of section 
107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable to the 
Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as 
reported by the House Committee on International Rela-
tions on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans 
and loan guarantees provided under this heading, except 
that the principal amount of loans made or guaranteed 
under this heading with respect to any single country shall 
not exceed $300,000,000: Provided further, That these funds 
are available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion 
of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $1,750,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
credit programs administered by USAID, $10,000,000, 
which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made 
available under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title 
II of this Act: Provided, That funds made available under 
this heading shall remain available until September 30, 
2020.
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ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$1,816,731,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of de-
mocracy globally, including to carry out the purposes of sec-
tion 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 U.S.C. 
4411), $150,375,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2019, 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 
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 obligation 
of funds appropriated under this paragraph. 
For an additional amount for such purposes, 
$65,125,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
which shall be made available for the Bureau for Democ-
1189 
racy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United 
States Agency for International Development. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Sup-
port Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for East-
ern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 
101–179), $750,334,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, which shall be available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, except section 7070 of this Act, 
for assistance and related programs for countries identified 
in section 3 of Public Law 102–511 (22 U.S.C. 5801) and 
section 3(c) of Public Law 101–179 (22 U.S.C. 5402), in 
addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: 
Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ that are made available for assistance for such 
countries shall be administered in accordance with the re-
sponsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant to sec-
tion 102 of Public Law 102–511 and section 601 of Public 
Law 101–179: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be considered to be economic assist-
ance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes
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of making available the administrative authorities con-
tained in that Act for the use of economic assistance. 
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 Assist-
ance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee and 
migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and de-
pendents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; 
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, $927,802,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 
shall be made available to respond to small-scale emergency 
humanitarian requirements, and $7,500,000 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, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $1,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That amounts 
in excess of the limitation contained in paragraph (2) of
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such section shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
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, $410,000,000, of which $5,500,000 is for the Office 
of Inspector General, to remain available until September 
30, 2019: Provided, That the Director of the Peace Corps 
may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Ac-
count, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That funds transferred pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso may not be derived from amounts made avail-
able 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 ex-
penses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made available 
for entertainment expenses: Provided further, That any de-
cision to open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a do-
mestic or overseas office or country program shall be subject
1192 
to prior consultation with, and the regular notification pro-
cedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, except that 
prior consultation and regular notification procedures may 
be waived when there is a substantial security risk to volun-
teers or other Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 
7015(e) of this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be used to pay for 
abortions: Provided further, That notwithstanding the pre-
vious 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), $905,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be available for ad-
ministrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion (MCC): Provided further, That up to 5 percent of the 
funds appropriated under this heading may be made avail-
able to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the MCA 
for fiscal year 2018: Provided further, That section 605(e) 
of the MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this 
heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be made available for a Millennium Chal-
lenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the
1193 
MCA only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commit-
ment 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 fur-
ther, That the MCC Chief Executive Officer shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations not later than 15 days prior 
to commencing negotiations for any country compact or 
threshold country program; signing any such compact or 
threshold program; or terminating or suspending any such 
compact or threshold program: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs that are available to im-
plement section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That no country should be eli-
gible for a threshold program after such country has com-
pleted a country compact: Provided further, That any funds 
that are deobligated from a Millennium Challenge Compact 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to re-obligation: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of the 
MCA, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes 
of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country
1194 
has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank’s 
lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year 
and is among the 75 lowest per capita income countries 
as identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the 
requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, 
in addition to countries described in the preceding proviso, 
a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligi-
bility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has 
a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank’s 
lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year 
and is not among the 75 lowest per capita income countries 
as identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the 
requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided 
further, That any MCC candidate country under section 
606 of the MCA with a per capita income that changes in 
the fiscal year such that the country would be reclassified 
from a low income country to a lower middle income coun-
try or from a lower middle income country to a low income 
country shall retain its candidacy status in its former in-
come classification for the fiscal year and the 2 subsequent 
fiscal years: Provided further, That publication in the Fed-
eral Register of a notice of availability of a copy of a Com-
pact on the MCC Web site shall be deemed to satisfy the 
requirements of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Com-
1195 
pact: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs shall be available for a threshold program in a 
country that is not currently a candidate country: 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. 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, 
$22,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representa-
tion expenses. 
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the African Devel-
opment Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 22 
U.S.C. 290h et seq.), $30,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be 
available for representation expenses: Provided, That funds 
made available to grantees may be invested pending expend-
iture for project purposes when authorized by the Board of
1196 
Directors of the United States African Development Foun-
dation (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 sub-
mit 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 fur-
ther, That the USADF may maintain bank accounts out-
side 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.
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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, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: 
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. 
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, $950,845,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That the De-
partment 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 organi-
zation under chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
1198 
priations: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appro-
priated 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 train-
ing and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, 
corrections, and other judicial authorities, utilizing re-
gional partners: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able under this heading that are transferred to another de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign As-
sistance 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. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter-
rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
$655,467,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism as-
sistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
1199 
of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 
23 of the Arms Export Control Act, or the Foreign Assist-
ance 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 nongovern-
mental and international organizations, and section 301 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States con-
tribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 
Preparatory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution 
to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall inform the appro-
priate congressional committees of information regarding 
any separate arrangements relating to the ‘‘Road-map for 
the Clarification of Past and Present Outstanding Issues 
Regarding Iran’s Nuclear Program’’ between the IAEA and 
the Islamic Republic of Iran, in classified form if necessary, 
if such information becomes known to the Department of 
State: Provided further, 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 ac-
tivities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament, and
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weapons destruction, and shall remain available until ex-
pended: 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: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available for conventional 
weapons destruction programs, including demining and re-
lated activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for 
such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses re-
lated 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, 
$212,712,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of 
such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of 
foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to 
participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
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than $31,000,000 shall be made available for a United 
States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observ-
ers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That none of 
the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obli-
gated except as provided through 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, 
$110,875,000, of which up to $11,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That the ci-
vilian 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, civil-
ian control of the military, or respect for human rights: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be available for enter-
tainment expenses. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the Presi-
dent to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms 
Export Control Act, $5,671,613,000: Provided, That to ex-
pedite the provision of assistance to foreign countries and
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international organizations, the Secretary of State, fol-
lowing 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 of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
than $3,100,000,000 shall be available for grants only for 
Israel which shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent that the 
Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
purposes, grants made available for Israel under this head-
ing shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be 
available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less 
than $815,300,000 shall be available for the procurement 
in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
research and development: Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available under this heading 
shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading shall 
be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with para-
graph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States 
Code.
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None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense arti-
cles, 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 pro-
posing to make such procurement has first signed an agree-
ment with the United States Government 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 imple-
mented through nongovernmental and international organi-
zations: Provided further, That only those countries for 
which assistance was justified for the ‘‘Foreign Military 
Sales Financing Program’’ in the fiscal year 1989 congres-
sional presentation for security assistance programs may 
utilize funds made available under this heading for procure-
ment of defense articles, defense services, or design and con-
struction 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
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be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely 
payment for defense articles and services: Provided further, 
That not more than $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, 
including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement 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 of the funds made 
available under this heading for general costs of admin-
istering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 
may be available for entertainment expenses and not to ex-
ceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not more than $950,000,000 of funds 
realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export 
Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the 
Department of Defense during fiscal year 2018 pursuant 
to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that 
this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions.
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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, and of 
section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program Par-
ticipation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–188; 87 Stat. 713), 
$339,000,000: Provided, That section 307(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to 
the United Nations Democracy Fund. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 
For payment to the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi-
ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$139,575,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,097,010,000, 
to remain available until expended.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 
Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$47,395,000, to remain available until expended. 
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 increase in capital stock, 
$32,418,000, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to 
the callable capital portion of the United States share of 
such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $507,860,808. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the African Development Fund by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, $171,300,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Fund for Agricul-
tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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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 Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $5,700,000, of which up to 
$855,000 may remain available until September 30, 2019. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au-
thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora-
tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro-
vided, 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 eco-
nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto-
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nated a nuclear explosive after the date of the 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 ex-
penses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed 
$110,000,000, of which up to $16,500,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That the Ex-
port-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, pay-
ment 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 the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses (in-
cluding 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 inves-
tigation 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
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commitment has been made, or systems infrastructure di-
rectly supporting transactions: Provided further, That in 
addition to other funds appropriated for administrative ex-
penses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such 
purposes, to remain available until expended. 
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 collec-
tions to this account: Provided, That the sums herein appro-
priated 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: Provided further, That amounts collected 
in fiscal year 2018 in excess of obligations, up to 
$10,000,000 shall become available on September 1, 2018, 
and shall remain available until September 30, 2021. 
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
NONCREDIT ACCOUNT 
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is au-
thorized to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, 
as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, 
such expenditures and commitments within the limits of 
funds available to it and in accordance with law as may
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be necessary: Provided, That the amount available for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance 
programs (including an amount for official reception and 
representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) 
shall not exceed $79,200,000: Provided further, That 
project-specific transaction costs, including direct and indi-
rect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other direct 
costs associated with services provided to specific investors 
or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be considered administra-
tive expenses for the purposes of this heading. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans as author-
ized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$20,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020: 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 funds so obligated in 
fiscal year 2018 remain available for disbursement through 
2026; funds obligated in fiscal year 2019 remain available 
for disbursement through 2027; and funds obligated in fiscal 
year 2020 remain available for disbursement through 2028: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
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of law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is au-
thorized to undertake any program authorized by title IV 
of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
in Iraq: Provided further, That funds made available pur-
suant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
In addition, such sums as may be necessary for admin-
istrative expenses to carry out the credit program may be 
derived from amounts available for administrative expenses 
to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account 
and merged with said account. 
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$79,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing, not more than $5,000 may be available for representa-
tion 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 al-
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lowances 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 transpor-
tation 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 oth-
erwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumu-
lative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, 
balances by program, project, and activity, and Treasury 
Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such depart-
ment or agency in fiscal year 2018 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-obli-
gated. 
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
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such expenditures are a matter of public record and avail-
able 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 IN-
FORMATION.—The Secretary of State shall promptly inform 
the Committees on Appropriations of each instance in 
which a Federal department or agency is delinquent in pro-
viding the full amount of funding required by section 604(e) 
of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism 
Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note). 
(b) 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 Au-
thorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a 
project to construct a facility of the United States may in-
clude office space or other accommodations for members of 
the United States Marine Corps. 
(c) NEW DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.—For the purposes 
of calculating the fiscal year 2018 costs of providing new 
United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with sec-
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tion 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the an-
nual program level and agency shares in a manner that 
is proportional to the contribution of the Department of 
State for this purpose: Provided, That funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for departments and 
agencies of the United States Government shall be made 
available for the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program 
and the Maintenance Cost Sharing Program at levels not 
less than the prior fiscal year. 
(d) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, which may be made available for the ac-
quisition of property or award of construction contracts for 
overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fiscal 
year 2018, 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 the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ in House Report 115–253 and Senate Report 
114–290: Provided further, That any such notification for
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a new diplomatic facility justified to the Committees on Ap-
propriations in the Congressional Budget Justification, De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams, Fiscal Year 2018, or not previously justified to such 
Committees, shall also include confirmation that the De-
partment of State has completed the requisite value engi-
neering studies required pursuant to OMB Circular A–131, 
Value Engineering December 31, 2013 and the Bureau of 
Overseas Building Operations Policy and Procedure Direc-
tive, P&PD, Cost 02: Value Engineering. 
(e) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES ABROAD.— 
(1) SECURITY VULNERABILITIES.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se-
curity, 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, except 
that the amount of funds made available for such 
purposes from this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs shall be a minimum of 
$25,000,000.
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(2) CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the opening, closure, or any signifi-
cant modification to an interim or temporary United 
States diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, except that such con-
sultation and notification may be waived if there is 
a security risk to personnel. 
(f) TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY.—Funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Protection, and 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ 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 Re-
view Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations 
and requirements, following consultation with, and subject 
to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees: 
Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition to 
any transfer authority otherwise available under any other 
provision of law.
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(g) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ may be made available for security upgrades 
to soft targets, including schools, recreational facilities, and 
residences used by United States diplomatic personnel and 
their dependents, except that the amount made available for 
such purposes shall be a minimum of $10,000,000. 
(h) SECURE RESUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE.—The Sec-
retary of State may not grant final approval for the con-
struction of a new facility or substantial construction to 
improve or expand an existing facility in the United States 
by or for the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
until the Secretary certifies and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees that an agreement has been con-
cluded between the Governments of the United States and 
the People’s Republic of China that permits secure resupply, 
maintenance, and new construction of United States Gov-
ernment facilities in the People’s Republic of China. 
(i) NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND KINSHASA.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ that are made available for the central 
Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 25 
percent shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such Government has fully vacated the prop-
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erty purchased by the United States in Kinshasa for the 
construction of a New Embassy Compound. 
(j) REPORTS.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Main-
tenance’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, made available through 
Federal agency Capital Security Cost Sharing con-
tributions and reimbursements, or generated from the 
proceeds of real property sales, other than from real 
property sales located in London, United Kingdom, 
may be made available for site acquisition and miti-
gation, planning, design, or construction of the New 
London Embassy: Provided, That the reporting re-
quirement contained in section 7004(f)(2) of the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of 
Public Law 112–74) shall remain in effect during fis-
cal year 2018. 
(2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act and 
every 4 months thereafter until September 30, 2019, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations a report on the new Mexico City 
Embassy, New Delhi Embassy, and Beirut Embassy
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projects: Provided, That such report shall include, for 
each of the projects— 
(A) a detailed breakout of the project factors 
that formed the basis of the initial cost estimate 
used to justify such project to the Committees on 
Appropriations, as described under the heading 
‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance’’ in House Report 115–253; 
(B) a comparison of the current project fac-
tors as compared to the project factors submitted 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subsection, 
and an explanation of any changes; and 
(C) the impact of currency exchange rate 
fluctuations on project costs. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary 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
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of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7006. (a) FINANCIAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act for the operations of the 
Department of State under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ shall 
be made available to implement the recommendations con-
tained in the Foreign Assistance Data Review Findings Re-
port (FADR) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) re-
port entitled ‘‘Department Financial Systems Are Insuffi-
cient to Track and Report on Foreign Assistance Funds’’: 
Provided, That not later than 45 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations an update to the plan required 
under section 7006 of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 
(division J of Public Law 115–31) for implementing the 
FADR and OIG recommendations: Provided further, That 
such funds may not be obligated for enhancements to, or 
expansions of, the Budget System Modernization Financial 
System, Central Resource Management System, Joint Fi-
nancial Management System, or Foreign Assistance Coordi-
nation and Tracking System until such updated plan is 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
1221 
further, That such funds may not be obligated for new, or 
expansion of existing, ad hoc electronic systems to track 
commitments, obligations, or expenditures of funds unless 
the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of State, has re-
viewed and certified that such new system or expansion is 
consistent with the FADR and OIG recommendations. 
(b) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 
of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may 
only be used for the service centers included in the Congres-
sional Budget Justification, Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs, Fiscal Year 2018: Pro-
vided, That the amounts for such service centers shall be 
the amounts included in such budget justification, except 
as provided in section 7015(b) of this Act: Provided further, 
That Federal agency components shall be charged only for 
their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service: 
Provided further, That prior to increasing the percentage 
charged to Department of State bureaus and offices for pro-
curement-related activities, the Secretary of State shall in-
clude the proposed increase in the Department of State 
budget justification or, at least 60 days prior to the in-
crease, provide the Committees on Appropriations a jus-
tification for such increase, including a detailed assessment
1222 
of the cost and benefit of the services provided by the pro-
curement fee: Provided further, That Federal agency compo-
nents may only pay for Working Capital Fund services that 
are consistent with the purpose and authorities of such com-
ponents: Provided further, That the Working Capital Fund 
shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will 
return the full cost of each service. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) Not later than 45 days after the initial obli-
gation 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 Sec-
retary of State shall certify and report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau 
or office basis, that such bureau or office is in compli-
ance with Department and Federal financial and 
grants management policies, procedures, and regula-
tions, as applicable. 
(2) 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;
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(B) identify risks and develop mitigation 
and monitoring plans; 
(C) establish performance measures and in-
dicators; 
(D) review activities and performance; and 
(E) assess final results and reconcile fi-
nances. 
(3) If the Secretary of State is unable to make 
a certification required by paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall submit a plan and timeline detailing the 
steps to be taken to bring such bureau or office into 
compliance. 
(4) The report accompanying a certification re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the require-
ments contained under this section in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(d) REPORT ON SOLE SOURCE AWARDS.—Not later 
than December 31, 2018, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees detail-
ing all sole-source awards made by the Department of State 
during the previous fiscal year in excess of $2,000,000: Pro-
vided, That such report should be posted on the Department 
of State Web site.
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PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise 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 expendi-
tures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and 
guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
COUPS D’E´TAT 
SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 
any 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 deci-
sive 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 pro-
visions of this section shall not apply to assistance to pro-
mote democratic elections or public participation in demo-
1225 
cratic processes: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND BROAD-
CASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—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 appro-
priation, 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 ‘‘Rep-
resentation Expenses’’. 
(2) BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—Not 
to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made avail-
able for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors under title I of this Act may be 
transferred between, and merged with, such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except as other-
wise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
than 10 percent by any such transfers.
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(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 ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section. 
(b) TITLE VI AGENCIES.—Not to exceed 5 percent of 
any appropriation, other than for administrative expenses 
made available for fiscal year 2018, for programs under 
title VI of this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations for use for any of the purposes, programs, and 
activities for which the funds in such receiving account may 
be used, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise spe-
cifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25 per-
cent by any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of 
such authority shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BETWEEN 
AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made avail-
able under titles II through V of this Act may be 
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States Government, except pursu-
ant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
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(2) ALLOCATION
AND
TRANSFERS.—Notwith-
standing 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 Gov-
ernment pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 
610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered into 
by the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment or the Department of State with any depart-
ment, 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’’, ‘‘De-
velopment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’ shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided, That the requirement in the previous sentence
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shall not apply to agreements entered into between 
USAID and the Department of State. 
(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 pol-
icy justification to the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.— 
Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appro-
priated 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 Govern-
ment 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
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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. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Adminis-
trator shall each submit a report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations detailing all transfers to another agency of the 
United States Government made pursuant to sections 
632(a) and 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
with funds provided in the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31) as of the date of 
enactment of this Act: Provided, That such reports shall in-
clude a list of each transfer made pursuant to such sections 
with the respective funding level, appropriation account, 
and the receiving agency. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL 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 depart-
ments and agencies funded by this Act in contravention of 
section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of 
Federal Regulations.
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(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 fil-
ters designed to block access to sexually explicit Web sites: 
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, prosecu-
tions, and adjudications; administrative discipline; and the 
monitoring of such Web sites undertaken as part of official 
business. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.—None 
of the funds made available by this Act should be available 
to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, 
or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country 
of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco prod-
ucts, except for restrictions which are not applied equally 
to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. 
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 pro-
vided by this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for
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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 Assist-
ance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
Act, and funds provided under the headings ‘‘Development 
Credit Authority’’ and ‘‘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 
the availability of funds pursuant to the previous proviso 
shall not be applicable to such funds until the Secretary 
of State submits the report required under section 7011 of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of Public 
Law 114–113): 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 bal-
ance 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 obli-
gated before the expiration of their respective periods of
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availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations not later than October 30, 2018, de-
tailing by account and source year, the use of this authority 
during the previous fiscal year. 
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 fur-
nish 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 deter-
mines, following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations, that assistance for such country is in the na-
tional 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 for-
eign 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
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that assistance provided by the United States shall be ex-
empt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign govern-
ment, 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 re-
quirement. 
(b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOREIGN 
TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total 
taxes assessed during fiscal year 2018 on funds appro-
priated 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 2019 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, 2019, such taxes have not been reimbursed: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations by such date on the foreign 
governments and entities that have not reimbursed such 
taxes, including any amount of funds withheld pursuant 
to this subsection.
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(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 
minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of sub-
section (b). 
(d) REPROGRAMMING
OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 
from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur-
suant 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 program-
matically responsible manner. 
(e) DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this section 
shall not apply to any foreign government or entity 
that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of State re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that— 
(A) such foreign government or entity has 
an effective arrangement that is providing sub-
stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 
(B) the foreign policy interests of the United 
States outweigh the purpose of this section to en-
sure that United States assistance is not subject 
to taxation. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations
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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 tax-
ation of assistance contained in this section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilat-
eral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral agree-
ment between the Government of the United States 
and the government of the country receiving assist-
ance that describes the privileges and immunities ap-
plicable to United States foreign assistance for such 
country generally, or an individual agreement be-
tween 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 agree-
ment. 
(2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes and 
taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and cus-
toms duties but shall not include individual income 
taxes assessed to local staff.
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(h) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
heads of other relevant agencies of the United States Gov-
ernment, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations on the requirements contained under this section 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7014. (a) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appro-
priated under titles III through VI of this Act which are 
specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other pro-
grams within the same account notwithstanding the des-
ignation if compliance with the designation is made impos-
sible 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 ad-
ministered by the Department of State or the United States 
Agency for International Development that are specifically
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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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the termination of assist-
ance to a country or a significant change in circumstances 
makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obli-
gated 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. 
(c) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des-
ignated 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 spe-
cifically so directs: Provided, That specifically designated 
funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained 
in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appro-
priated by this Act. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO-
GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 
made available in titles I and II of this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs to the departments and
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agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli-
gation in fiscal year 2018, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec-
tion of fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting collec-
tions, 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 ac-
tivities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 and II of this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, to 
the departments and agencies funded under titles I and II 
of this Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal
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year 2018, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail-
able to the department and agency funded under title I of 
this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for 
activities, programs, or projects 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 exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel 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, activities, or 
projects 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’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Organizations and Programs’’, ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment Agency’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democ-
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racy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’, ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’, and ‘‘Peace Corps’’, shall be available for obliga-
tion for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel as-
sistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in 
excess of the amount justified to the Committees on Appro-
priations 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 ap-
propriated 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 vehi-
cles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in 
excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Com-
mittees 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 an ac-
tivity, program, or project for which funds are appro-
priated under titles III through VI of this Act of less than
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10 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress 
for obligation for such activity, program, or project 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 author-
ity: Provided further, That if subsequent to the notification 
of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on notwith-
standing authority, the Committees on Appropriations 
should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the 
extent practicable. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND FUND-
ING NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be made available to support or 
continue any program initially funded under any au-
thority of title 10, United States Code, or any Act 
making or authorizing appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense and in accord-
ance with the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, submits a justifica-
tion to such Committees that includes a description
1242 
of, and the estimated costs associated with, the sup-
port or continuation of such program. 
(2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, with the exception of funds transferred 
to, and merged with, funds appropriated under title 
I of this Act, funds transferred by the Department of 
Defense to the Department of State and the United 
States Agency for International Development for as-
sistance for foreign countries and international orga-
nizations shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(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 Appro-
priations, 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 emer-
gency circumstances.
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(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 Afghan-
istan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, 
Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, 
Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, 
Pakistan, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Somalia, 
South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Ven-
ezuela, 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 mak-
ing funds available for the Department of State, foreign op-
erations, and related programs that are made available for 
a trust fund held by an international financial institution 
as defined by section 7034(r)(3) of this Act shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided, That such notification shall in-
clude the information specified under this section in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) DIPLOMATIC
AND
CONSULAR
PROGRAMS.— 
Funds appropriated under title I of this Act under
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the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 
that are made available for a pilot program for lat-
eral 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 pro-
grams and activities shall be subject to the regular no-
tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions— 
(A) The Global Engagement Center, except 
that the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
appropriate congressional committees prior to 
submitting such notification; 
(B) The Power Africa initiative, or any 
successor program; 
(C) Community-based police assistance con-
ducted pursuant to the authority of section 7049 
of this Act; 
(D) Programs to counter foreign fighters 
and extremist organizations, pursuant to section 
7073(a) of this Act; 
(E) The Relief and Recovery Fund; 
(F) The Global Security Contingency Fund; 
and
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(G) Programs to end modern slavery. 
(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 ap-
plication 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, COORDINATE, AND 
CONSULT.— 
(1) The Secretary of State shall promptly inform 
the appropriate congressional committees of each in-
stance in which funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for Iraq, Libya, Somalia, and Syria, the 
Counterterrorism Partnership Fund, the Relief and 
Recovery Fund, and to counter extremism and foreign 
fighters abroad, have been diverted or destroyed, to in-
clude the type and amount of assistance, a description 
of the incident and parties involved, and an expla-
nation of the response of the Department of State or 
USAID, as appropriate: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall ensure such funds are coordinated with, and 
complement, the programs of other United States Gov-
ernment departments and agencies and international 
partners in such countries and on such activities.
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(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations at least seven days 
prior to informing a government of, or publically an-
nouncing a decision on, the suspension of assistance 
to a country or a territory from funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs. 
NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT 
SEC. 7016. 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 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 De-
fense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in ac-
cordance 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 ar-
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ticles: Provided further, That such Committees shall also be 
informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense ar-
ticles. 
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7017. Subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appro-
priated under titles I and III through V of this Act, which 
are returned or not made available for organizations and 
programs because of the implementation of section 307(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2019: 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. 
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 amend-
ed, 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 perform-
ance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family
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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 bio-
medical research which relates in whole or in part, to meth-
ods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary steri-
lization 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 abor-
tions and involuntary sterilizations. 
ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS 
SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to sub-
section (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles III 
through V shall be made available in the amounts specifi-
cally designated in the respective tables included in the ex-
planatory 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.
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(b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise pro-
vided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Admin-
istrator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as applicable, may only deviate up to 4 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 consoli-
dated Act): Provided, That such percentage may be exceeded 
only to respond to significant, exigent, or unforeseen events, 
or to address other exceptional circumstances directly re-
lated to the national interest: Provided further, That devi-
ations pursuant to the previous proviso shall be subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures 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, no deviations authorized by subsection (b) may take 
place until submission of such report. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 
(A) amounts designated for ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’ in the respec-
tive tables included in the explanatory statement
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described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act); and 
(B) funds for which the initial period of 
availability has expired. 
(2) The authority in subsection (b) to deviate 
below amounts designated in the respective tables in-
cluded in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act) shall not apply to the table included 
under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ in such 
explanatory statement. 
(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State and the USAID 
Administrator, as appropriate, shall submit the reports re-
quired, in the manner described, in House Report 115–253, 
Senate Report 115–152, and the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act), unless directed otherwise in such ex-
planatory statement. 
REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES 
SEC. 7020. (a) USES OF FUNDS.—Each Federal de-
partment, 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
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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 substan-
tially of a recreational character. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ or ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’ for Informational Pro-
gram activities or under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘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 musi-
cal productions, and amusement parks.
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PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 
SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX-
PORTS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by 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 inter-
national terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in 
effect pursuant to the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act: Provided, That the prohibition 
under this section with respect to a foreign govern-
ment shall terminate 12 months after that government 
ceases to provide such military equipment: Provided 
further, That this section applies with respect to le-
thal 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.
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(3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a 
determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the Presi-
dent shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a report with respect to the furnishing of such 
assistance, including a detailed explanation of the as-
sistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount 
of such assistance, and an explanation of how the as-
sistance furthers United States national interest. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bi-
lateral 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 ter-
rorism; or 
(C) is controlled by an organization des-
ignated 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 ap-
plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 
President determines that national security or hu-
manitarian 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 Ap-
propriations of the waiver (including the justification 
for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Develop-
ment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith-
standing 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 Se-
curity 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
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all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding direc-
tives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for 
the following accounts: ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘program, project, and ac-
tivity’’ shall also be considered to include country, regional, 
and central program level funding within each such ac-
count; and for the development assistance accounts of the 
United States Agency for International Development, ‘‘pro-
gram, project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to in-
clude central, country, regional, and program level funding, 
either as— 
(1) justified to Congress; or 
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accord-
ance with a report, to be provided to the Committees 
on Appropriations within 30 days after the enact-
ment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modified pursu-
ant to section 7019 of this Act. 
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 
FOUNDATION AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOP-
MENT 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 appropria-
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tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi-
ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, 
the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to conducting 
activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, 
the agency shall consult with the Committees on Appropria-
tions and report to such Committees within 15 days of tak-
ing such action. 
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 Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall be 
obligated or expended to finance any loan, any assistance, 
or any other financial commitments for establishing or ex-
panding 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 opera-
tive 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
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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 as-
sistance from the International Development Associa-
tion, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agricul-
tural commodity with respect to which assistance is 
furnished; or 
(2) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian 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
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produced in the United States: Provided, That this sub-
section 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 agricul-
tural commodities of the United States; 
(2) research activities intended primarily to ben-
efit United States producers; 
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Associa-
tion, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agricul-
tural commodity with respect to which assistance is 
furnished; or 
(4) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
executive directors of the international financial institu-
tions, as defined in section 7034(r)(3) of this Act, to use 
the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assist-
ance by such institutions, using funds appropriated or 
made available by this Act, for the production or extraction
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of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus 
on world markets and if the assistance will cause substan-
tial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, 
or competing commodity. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CUR-
RENCIES.— 
(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 For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements which 
result in the generation of local currencies of that 
country, the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development shall— 
(A) require that local currencies be depos-
ited in a separate account established by that 
government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that gov-
ernment 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
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(C) establish by agreement with that gov-
ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 
government to monitor and account for deposits 
into and disbursements from the separate ac-
count. 
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 
agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur-
rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 
subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur-
rencies, 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 pur-
poses as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activi-
ties; 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 equiv-
alent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to 
subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the 
purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
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(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 re-
main 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 coun-
try and the United States Government. 
(5) REPORT.—The USAID Administrator shall 
report as part of the congressional budget justification 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on 
the use of local currencies for the administrative re-
quirements of the United States Government as au-
thorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report shall 
include the amount of local currency (and United 
States dollar equivalent) used or to be used for such 
purpose in each applicable country. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail-
able 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 of 1961, as cash transfer 
assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 
country shall be required to maintain such funds in
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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 incon-
sistent with the nature of this assistance including 
provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explana-
tory Statement of the Committee of Conference accom-
panying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report 
No. 98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to ob-
ligating 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 as-
sistance (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 para-
graph (1) only through the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL 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 ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chap-
ters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before using the au-
thority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support 
of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the Presi-
dent shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursu-
ant to the regular notification procedures, including a de-
scription 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 2018, re-
strictions 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–
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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 notifica-
tion 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 assistance to countries that support 
international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of 
law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights. 
LOCAL COMPETITION 
SEC. 7028. (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO 
COMPETITION FOR LOCAL ENTITIES.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available to the United States 
Agency for International Development may only be made 
available for limited competitions through local entities if— 
(1) prior to the determination to limit competi-
tion to local entities, USAID has—
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(A) assessed the level of local capacity to ef-
fectively implement, manage, and account for 
programs included in such competition; and 
(B) documented the written results of the 
assessment and decisions made; and 
(2) prior to making an award after limiting 
competition to local entities— 
(A) each successful local entity has been de-
termined to be responsible in accordance with 
USAID guidelines; and 
(B) effective monitoring and evaluation sys-
tems are in place to ensure that award funding 
is used for its intended purposes; and 
(3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. 
(b) REPORT.—In addition to the requirements of sub-
section (a)(1), the USAID Administrator shall report to the 
appropriate congressional committees not later than 45 
days after the end of fiscal year 2018 on all awards subject 
to limited or no competition for local entities: Provided, 
That such report shall be posted on the USAID Web site: 
Provided further, That the requirements of this subsection 
shall only apply to awards in excess of $3,000,000 and sole 
source awards to local entities in excess of $2,000,000. 
(c) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 7077 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
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and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division 
I of Public Law 112–74) shall continue in effect during fis-
cal year 2018. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS AND REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States exec-
utive director of each international financial institution to 
seek to require that such institution adopts and implements 
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 25 per-
cent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant analyt-
ical 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 ac-
tivities are based on accurate data and objective analysis: 
Provided, That not later than 45 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on steps taken in fiscal year 2017 
by the United States executive directors and the inter-
national financial institutions consistent with this sub-
section compared to the previous fiscal year. 
(b) SAFEGUARDS.—
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(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States Executive Director of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
and the International Development Association to 
vote against any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if 
such institution has adopted and is implementing 
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) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct 
the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against loans or 
other financing for projects unless such projects— 
(A) provide for accountability and trans-
parency, including the collection, verification 
and publication of beneficial ownership informa-
tion related to extractive industries and on-site 
monitoring during the life of the project; 
(B) will be developed and carried out in ac-
cordance with best practices regarding environ-
mental conservation; cultural protection; and 
empowerment of local populations, including 
free, prior and informed consent of affected in-
digenous communities;
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(C) do not provide incentives for, or facili-
tate, forced displacement; and 
(D) do not partner with or otherwise in-
volve 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 com-
pensation 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 insti-
tution 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 seek to require that 
such institution conducts rigorous human rights due dili-
gence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection 
with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institution:
1269 
Provided, That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, 
policy, or strategy the executive director shall consult with 
the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has 
reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy 
could result in forced displacement or other violation of 
human rights. 
(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to promote 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 Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States exec-
utive director of each international financial institution to 
seek to require that such institution collects, verifies, and 
publishes, 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: Provided, That not later 
than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on
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steps taken in fiscal year 2017 by the United States execu-
tive directors and the international financial institutions 
consistent with this subsection compared to the previous fis-
cal year. 
(g) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
director of each international financial institution to seek 
to require that each such institution is effectively imple-
menting and enforcing policies and procedures which reflect 
best practices for the protection of whistleblowers from retal-
iation, including best practices for— 
(1) protection against retaliation for internal 
and lawful public disclosure; 
(2) legal burdens of proof; 
(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia-
tion; 
(4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, in-
cluding external arbitration; and 
(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven re-
taliation. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7030. In order to enhance the continued partici-
pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel-
opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental 
organization which is a grantee or contractor of the United
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States Agency for International Development may place in 
interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to 
that organization as a result of economic assistance pro-
vided under title III of this Act and, subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, any interest earned on such investment shall be used 
for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to 
that organization. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERNMENT- 
TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for direct govern-
ment-to-government assistance only if— 
(A)(i) each implementing agency or min-
istry to receive assistance has been assessed and 
is considered to have the systems required to 
manage such assistance and any identified 
vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or 
ministry have been addressed; 
(ii) the recipient agency or ministry em-
ploys and utilizes staff with the necessary tech-
nical, financial, and management capabilities;
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(iii) the recipient agency or ministry has 
adopted competitive procurement policies and 
systems; 
(iv) effective monitoring and evaluation sys-
tems are in place to ensure that such assistance 
is used for its intended purposes; 
(v) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; 
and 
(vi) the government of the recipient country 
is taking steps to publicly disclose on an annual 
basis its national budget, to include income and 
expenditures; 
(B) the recipient government is in compli-
ance with the principles set forth in section 7013 
of this Act; 
(C) the recipient agency or ministry is not 
headed or controlled by an organization des-
ignated as a foreign terrorist organization under 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 
(D) the Government of the United States 
and the government of the recipient country have 
agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable objec-
tives for the use of such assistance, which should
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be made available on a cost-reimbursable basis; 
and 
(E) the recipient government is taking steps 
to protect the rights of civil society, including 
freedoms of expression, association, and assem-
bly. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In ad-
dition to the requirements in paragraph (1), no funds 
may be made available for direct government-to-gov-
ernment assistance without prior consultation with, 
and notification of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions: 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 ex-
cess of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash 
transfer, budget support, and cash payments to indi-
viduals. 
(3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development or the Secretary of State, as appro-
priate, shall suspend any direct government-to-gov-
ernment assistance if the Administrator or the Sec-
retary has credible information of material misuse of
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such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Sec-
retary 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 Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2019 
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) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter 
until September 30, 2019, the USAID Administrator 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
report that— 
(A) details all assistance described in para-
graph (1) provided during the previous 6-month 
period by country, funding amount, source of 
funds, and type of such assistance; and 
(B) the type of procurement instrument or 
mechanism utilized and whether the assistance 
was provided on a reimbursable basis.
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(6) 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: Provided, That for 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘international 
financial institution’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 7034(r)(3) of this Act. 
(b) NATIONAL
BUDGET
AND
CONTRACT
TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
(1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL TRANS-
PARENCY.—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 Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public 
Law 113–76). 
(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), ‘‘minimum requirements of fiscal transparency’’ 
are requirements consistent with those in subsection 
(a)(1), and the public disclosure of national budget 
documentation (to include receipts and expenditures 
by ministry) and government contracts and licenses
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for natural resource extraction (to include bidding 
and concession allocation practices). 
(3) DETERMINATION
AND
REPORT.—For each 
government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after en-
actment of this Act, shall make or update any deter-
mination 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 Trans-
parency Report’’ to be posted on the Department of 
State Web site: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
identify the significant progress made by each such 
government to publicly disclose national budget docu-
mentation, contracts, and licenses which are addi-
tional to such information disclosed in previous fiscal 
years, and include specific recommendations of short- 
and long-term steps such government should take to 
improve fiscal transparency: Provided further, That 
the annual report shall include a detailed description 
of how funds appropriated by this Act are being used 
to improve fiscal transparency, and identify bench-
marks for measuring progress. 
(4) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act shall be made available for pro-
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grams and activities to assist governments identified 
pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget trans-
parency and to support civil society organizations in 
such countries that promote budget transparency: 
Provided, That such sums shall be in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided 
further, That a description of the uses of such funds 
shall be included in the annual ‘‘Fiscal Transparency 
Report’’ required by paragraph (3). 
(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 in significant corruption, includ-
ing corruption related to the extraction of nat-
ural resources, or a gross violation of human 
rights shall be ineligible for entry into the 
United States. 
(B) The Secretary shall also publicly or pri-
vately designate or identify officials of foreign 
governments and their immediate family mem-
bers about whom the Secretary has such credible 
information without regard to whether the indi-
vidual has applied for a visa.
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(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli-
gible if entry into the United States 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 inter-
national agreements. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines 
that the waiver would serve a compelling national in-
terest or that the circumstances which caused the in-
dividual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report, including a classified annex if nec-
essary, to the Committees on Appropriations and the 
Committees on the Judiciary describing the informa-
tion related to corruption or violation of human 
rights concerning each of the individuals found ineli-
gible in the previous 12 months pursuant to para-
graph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Sec-
retary designated or identified pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the applica-
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tion of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers provided 
under paragraph (3), and the justification for each 
waiver. 
(5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified por-
tion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall 
be posted on the Department of State Web site. 
(6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para-
graphs (1)(B), (4), and (5), the records of the Depart-
ment of State and of diplomatic and consular offices 
of the United States pertaining to the issuance or re-
fusal of visas or permits to enter the United States 
shall not be considered confidential. 
(d) NETWORKS OF CORRUPTION.—If the Secretary of 
State has credible information of networks of corruption in-
volving the participation of, or support from, a senior offi-
cial in a country that receives assistance funded by this 
Act under titles III or IV, the Secretary shall update the 
report on such networks required by section 7031(d) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 
115–31). 
(e) 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
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revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, 
including by strengthening implementation and mon-
itoring 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 diamonds, and provide technical as-
sistance to promote independent audit mechanisms 
and support civil society participation in natural re-
source management. 
(2) UNITED STATES POLICY.— 
(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
form the management of the international finan-
cial institutions, and post on the Department of 
the Treasury Web site, that it is the policy of the 
United States to vote against any assistance by 
such institutions (including any loan, credit, 
grant, or guarantee) to any country for the ex-
traction 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 re-
quired by United States law, and unless such 
government has adopted laws, regulations, or
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procedures in the sector in which assistance is 
being considered for— 
(i) accurately accounting for and pub-
lic disclosure of payments to the host gov-
ernment by companies involved in the ex-
traction and export of natural resources; 
(ii) the independent auditing of ac-
counts receiving such payments and public 
disclosure of the findings of such audits; 
and 
(iii) public disclosure of such docu-
ments as Host Government Agreements, 
Concession Agreements, and bidding docu-
ments, allowing in any such dissemination 
or disclosure for the redaction of, or excep-
tions for, information that is commercially 
proprietary or that would create competi-
tive disadvantage. 
(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 this subparagraph. 
(f) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEB SITE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made 
available for any independent agency in title III, as appro-
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priate, shall be made available to support the provision of 
additional information on United States Government for-
eign assistance on the Department of State foreign assist-
ance Web site: Provided, That all Federal agencies funded 
under this Act shall provide such information on foreign 
assistance, upon request, to the Department of State. 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, not less than $2,308,517,000 shall be 
made available for democracy programs. 
(2) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds made available for 
democracy programs pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State, shall administer an amount not 
less than the amount administered in fiscal year 2017 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this Act 
for democracy programs may be made available notwith-
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standing any other provision of law, and with regard to 
the National Endowment for Democracy, any regulation. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 
purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de-
mocracy programs’’ means programs that support good gov-
ernance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of ex-
pression, association, assembly, and religion, human rights, 
labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and 
that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic polit-
ical 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 avail-
able pursuant to this section that are made available for 
programs to strengthen government institutions shall be 
prioritized for those institutions that demonstrate a com-
mitment to democracy and the rule of law, as determined 
by the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, as appro-
priate. 
(e) RESTRICTION ON PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect 
to the provision of assistance for democracy programs in 
this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, 
the specific nature of that assistance, and the participants
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in such programs shall not be subject to the prior approval 
by the government of any foreign country: Provided, That 
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the USAID Ad-
ministrator, shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, 
detailing steps taken by the Department of State and 
USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection. 
(f) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.—USAID 
shall continue to implement civil society and political com-
petition 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: Provided, That nothing in 
this paragraph shall be construed to affect the ability of 
any entity, including United States small businesses, from 
competing for proposals for USAID-funded civil society and 
political competition and consensus building programs. 
(g) COUNTRY STRATEGY REVIEWS.—Prior to the obli-
gation of funds made available by this Act for Department 
of State and USAID democracy programs for a nondemo-
cratic or democratic transitioning country for which a 
country strategy has been concluded after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, as required by section 2111(c)(1) of the 
ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 (title XXI of Public 
Law 110–53; 22 U.S.C. 8211) or similar provision of law
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or regulation, the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, 
Democracy and Human Rights, Department of State, in 
consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the 
Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Hu-
manitarian Assistance, USAID, shall review such strategy 
to ensure that it includes— 
(1) specific goals and objectives for such pro-
gram, including a specific plan and timeline to meas-
ure impacts; 
(2) an assessment of the risks associated with the 
conduct of such program to intended beneficiaries and 
implementers, including steps to support and protect 
such individuals; and 
(3) the funding requirements to initiate and sus-
tain such program in fiscal year 2018 and subsequent 
fiscal years, as appropriate: 
Provided, That for the purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘‘nondemocratic or democratic transitioning country’’ shall 
have the same meaning as in section 2104(6) of the AD-
VANCE Democracy Act of 2007. 
(h) COMMUNICATION AND REPORTS.— 
(1) INFORMING THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR 
DEMOCRACY.—The Assistant Secretary for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of
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State, and the Assistant Administrator for Democ-
racy, 
Conflict, 
and 
Humanitarian 
Assistance, 
USAID, shall regularly inform the National Endow-
ment for Democracy of democracy programs that are 
planned and supported by funds made available by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) FUNDING
INSTRUMENTS.—Not later 
than September 30, 2018, the Secretary of State 
and USAID Administrator shall each submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations a report de-
tailing the use of contracts, grants, and coopera-
tive agreements in the conduct of democracy pro-
grams with funds made available by the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J 
of Public Law 115–31), which shall include 
funding level, account, program sector and sub-
sector, and a brief summary of purpose. 
(B) PROGRAM CHANGES.—The Secretary of 
State or the USAID Administrator, as appro-
priate, shall report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees within 30 days of a decision
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to significantly change the objectives or the con-
tent of a democracy program or to close such a 
program due to the increasingly repressive na-
ture of the host country government: Provided, 
That the report shall also include a strategy for 
continuing support for democracy promotion, if 
such programming is feasible, and may be sub-
mitted in classified form, if necessary. 
(i) PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS AND 
JOURNALISTS.— 
(1) PLAN.—Not later than 120 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a diplo-
matic and programmatic action plan to support and 
protect civil society activists and journalists who have 
been threatened, harassed, or attacked for peacefully 
exercising their rights of free expression, association, 
or assembly: Provided, That the Assistant Secretary 
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), 
Department of State, shall develop such action plan 
in coordination with the relevant bureaus and offices 
of the Department of State and USAID. 
(2) FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than $10,000,000
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shall be made available for programs and activities to 
implement the action plan described in paragraph 
(1): Provided, That such funds may only be made 
available following consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That such funds 
shall be allocated to, and administered by, DRL and 
relevant bureaus and offices of the Department of 
State and USAID, and are in addition to amounts 
otherwise made available for such purposes. 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
OFFICE
AND SPECIAL ENVOY
TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM.— 
(1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 
Programs’’ shall be made available for the Office of 
International Religious Freedom, Bureau of Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State, the Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for Inter-
national Religious Freedom, and the Special Envoy 
to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities 
in the Near East and South Central Asia, as author-
ized in the Near East and South Central Asia Reli-
gious Freedom Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–161), in-
cluding for support staff at not less than the amounts
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specified for such offices in the table under such head-
ing in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act). 
(2) CURRICULUM.—Funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 
and designated for the Office of International Reli-
gious Freedom shall be made available for the devel-
opment and implementation of an international reli-
gious freedom curriculum in accordance with section 
708(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4028(a)(2)). 
(b) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ and available for the 
Human Rights and Democracy Fund, not less than 
$10,000,000 shall be made available for international 
religious freedom programs: Provided, That the Am-
bassador-at-Large for International Religious Free-
dom shall consult with the Committees on Appropria-
tions on the uses of such funds. 
(2) PROTECTION
AND
INVESTIGATION
PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than
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$10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to 
protect vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities: 
Provided, That a portion of such funds shall be made 
available for programs to investigate the persecution 
of such minorities by governments and non-state ac-
tors and for the public dissemination of information 
collected on such persecution, including on the De-
partment of State Web site. 
(3) HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘International 
Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’ shall be made available for humanitarian 
assistance for vulnerable and persecuted religious mi-
norities, including victims of genocide designated by 
the Secretary of State and other groups that have suf-
fered crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, 
to— 
(A) facilitate the implementation of an im-
mediate, coordinated, and sustained response to 
provide humanitarian assistance; 
(B) enhance protection of conflict victims, 
including those facing a dire humanitarian cri-
sis and severe persecution because of their faith 
or ethnicity; and
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(C) improve access to secure locations for 
obtaining humanitarian and resettlement serv-
ices. 
(4) TRANSITIONAL
JUSTICE, RECONCILIATION, 
AND REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are made available for the 
Relief and Recovery Fund, not less than $5,000,000 
shall be made available to support transitional jus-
tice, reconciliation, and reintegration programs for 
vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities, in-
cluding in the Middle East and North Africa regions: 
Provided, That such funds shall be matched, to the 
maximum extent practicable, from sources other than 
the United States Government. 
(5) RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS.—Funds made 
available by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be the re-
sponsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for Inter-
national Religious Freedom, in consultation with 
other relevant United States Government officials. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Broadcasting Board 
of Governors, International Broadcasting Operations’’ shall 
be made available for programs related to international re-
ligious freedom, including reporting on the condition of vul-
nerable and persecuted religious groups.
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(d) ATROCITIES PREVENTION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 
for programs to prevent atrocities, including to implement 
recommendations of the Atrocities Prevention Board: Pro-
vided, That the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, De-
mocracy, and Human Rights, Department of State, shall 
be responsible for providing the strategic policy direction 
for, and policy oversight of, funds made available pursuant 
to this subsection to the Bureaus of International Narcotics 
and Law Enforcement Affairs and Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, Department of State: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) FUNDING CLARIFICATION.—Funds made available 
pursuant to subsections (b) and (d) are in addition to 
amounts otherwise made available for such purposes. 
SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL-
DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated in 
titles III and VI 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
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trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any 
other provision of law. 
(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY.— 
(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) CROWD
CONTROL
ITEMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, 
small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other 
items for crowd control purposes for foreign security 
forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful ex-
pression, association, or assembly in countries under-
going democratic transition. 
(3) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND
RE-
INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2018. 
(4) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available 
for forensic anthropology assistance related to the 
exhumation and identification of victims of war
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crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, 
which shall be administered by the Assistant Sec-
retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State: Provided, That such 
funds shall be in addition to funds made avail-
able by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for assistance 
for countries. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’, not less than 
$6,000,000 shall be made available for DNA fo-
rensic technology programs to combat human 
trafficking in Central America and Mexico. 
(5) INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS.—Sec-
tion 7065 of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall con-
tinue in effect during fiscal year 2018. 
(6) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHOR-
ITY.—In providing assistance with funds appro-
priated 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
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support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub- 
national entity emerging from instability, as well as 
a nation emerging from instability. 
(7) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations a report on funds obligated and ex-
pended during fiscal year 2017, by country and pur-
pose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’. 
(8) FOREIGN
MILITARY
SALES
AND
FOREIGN 
MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.— 
(A) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ for the general costs of ad-
ministering military assistance and sales shall 
be made available to increase the efficiency and 
effectiveness of programs authorized by Chapter 
2 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided, 
That prior to the obligation of funds for such 
purposes, the Secretary of State shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations.
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(B) QUARTERLY
STATUS
REPORT.—Fol-
lowing the submission of the quarterly report re-
quired by section 36 of Public Law 90–629 (22 
U.S.C. 2776), the Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Defense, shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a sta-
tus report that contains the information de-
scribed under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ in House Report 115–253. 
(9) VETTING REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on foreign assistance 
cases submitted for vetting for purposes of section 
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 dur-
ing the preceding fiscal year, including— 
(i) the total number of cases submitted, 
approved, suspended, or rejected for human 
rights reasons; and 
(ii) for cases rejected, a description of 
the steps taken to assist the foreign govern-
ment in taking effective measures to bring 
the responsible members of the security 
forces to justice, in accordance with section
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620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961. 
(B) FORM.—The report required by this 
paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may be accompanied by a classified 
annex. 
(10) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE-
PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 656 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term ‘‘mili-
tary training provided to foreign military personnel 
by the Department of Defense and the Department of 
State’’ shall be deemed to include all military train-
ing provided by foreign governments with funds ap-
propriated to the Department of Defense or the De-
partment of State, except for training provided by the 
government of a country designated by section 517(b) 
of such Act as a major non-NATO ally. 
(11) ASSISTANCE
TO
ELIMINATE
TORTURE.— 
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 
Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 
660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations, for assistance to eliminate torture by for-
eign police, military or other security forces in coun-
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tries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by 
this Act. 
(12) 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 Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas-
ualty training and equipment. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer com-
bat 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 para-
graph 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 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
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casualty care shall be made available through an 
open and transparent process. 
(c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.— 
(1) CONTRIBUTION.—Funds managed by the Bu-
reau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian As-
sistance, United States Agency for International De-
velopment, from this or any other Act, may be made 
available as a general contribution to the World Food 
Programme, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law. 
(2) PROGRAM TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL CON-
TRIBUTIONS.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be made available to leverage additional contributions 
for the World Food Programme from sources other 
than the United States Government: Provided, That 
the Secretary of State shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on implementation of this 
paragraph. 
(d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RESEARCH
AND
TRAINING.—Funds appro-
priated 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
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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 mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign 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 noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Of the amounts 
made available by title I of this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 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 commu-
nities, and up to $1,000,000 may be made available 
for grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural 
Antiquities Task Force. 
(4) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 
may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 
III to make innovation incentive awards: Provided,
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That each individual award may not exceed 
$100,000: Provided further, That no more than 10 
such awards may be made during fiscal year 2018: 
Provided further, That for purposes of this paragraph 
the term ‘‘innovation incentive award’’ means the 
provision of funding on a competitive basis that— 
(A) encourages and rewards the develop-
ment of solutions for a particular, well-defined 
problem related to the alleviation of poverty; or 
(B) helps identify and promote a broad 
range of ideas and practices facilitating further 
development of an idea or practice by third par-
ties. 
(5) EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used to mod-
ify the Exchange Visitor Program administered by 
the Department of State to implement the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as 
amended, (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et 
seq.), except through the formal rulemaking process 
pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act and 
notwithstanding the exceptions to such rulemaking 
process in such Act: Provided, That funds made avail-
able for such purpose shall only be made available 
after consultation with, and subject to the regular no-
1302 
tification procedures of, the Committees on Appro-
priations, regarding how any proposed modification 
would affect the public diplomacy goals of, and the es-
timated economic impact on, the United States. 
(6) REPORT.—The report required by section 
502(d) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (division N of Public Law 115–31; 22 
U.S.C. 254a note) shall be provided to the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(e) PARTNER VETTING.—The Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator may initiate a partner vetting pro-
gram to mitigate the risk of diversion of foreign assistance, 
or make significant modifications to any existing partner 
vetting program, only following consultation with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary 
and Administrator should provide a direct vetting option 
for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initi-
ated after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2018, the 
President may use up to $125,000,000 under the authority 
of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not-
withstanding any other provision of law. 
(g) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for the central government
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of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to com-
ply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of Inter-
national 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 with-
holding funds under this subsection. 
(h) CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROJECT DETERMINA-
TION.—None of the funds appropriated in titles I and III 
of this Act may be used for the preservation of religious 
sites unless the Secretary of State or the USAID Adminis-
trator, as appropriate, determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that such sites are historically, 
artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose of 
the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free exer-
cise of religion, and that the project is in the national inter-
est of the United States. 
(i) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PRO-
TECTION.—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 and 
Consular Programs’’ for fiscal year 2018, except for funds 
designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
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of 1985, 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. 
(j) AUTHORITY
TO COUNTER EXTREMISM.—Funds 
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ to counter extremism may be made avail-
able notwithstanding any other provision of law restricting 
assistance to foreign countries, except sections 502B and 
620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That 
the use of the authority of this subsection shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees, and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES OF 
DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS
AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Section 7034(k) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall con-
tinue in effect during fiscal year 2018. 
(l) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) PASSPORT
FEES.—Section 1(b)(2) of the 
Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ 
for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’.
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(2) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The au-
thority contained in section 1115(d) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111– 
32) shall remain in effect through September 30, 
2018. 
(3) USAID CIVIL
SERVICE
ANNUITANT
WAIV-
ER.—Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ for ‘‘October 1, 
2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 
(4) OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY AND LIMITA-
TION.— 
(A) Subject to the limitation described in 
subparagraph (B), the authority provided by sec-
tion 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) shall remain in 
effect through September 30, 2018. 
(B) The authority described in subpara-
graph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible 
member of the Foreign Service (as defined in sec-
tion 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32)) a locality-based 
comparability payment (stated as a percentage) 
that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the lo-
cality-based comparability payment (stated as a
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percentage) that would be payable to such mem-
ber under section 5304 of title 5, United States 
Code, if such member’s official duty station were 
in the District of Columbia. 
(5) 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 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2017, and 
2018’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘2017’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; and 
(B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in 
subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2018’’. 
(6) INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNUITANT WAIVER.— 
The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 
111–212) shall remain in effect through September 
30, 2018. 
(7) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE 
AUTHORITY.—
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(A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
108–287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
(B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘and 2018’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2018, and 2019’’. 
(8) ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.—The au-
thority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus 
Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 
(22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall be in effect for facilities 
in Afghanistan through September 30, 2018, except 
that the notification and reporting requirements con-
tained in such section shall include the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(m) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are available for monitoring and 
evaluation of assistance under the headings ‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Mi-
gration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall, as appropriate, be 
made available for the regular collection of feedback ob-
tained directly from beneficiaries on the quality and rel-
evance of such assistance: Provided, That the Department 
of State and USAID shall, as appropriate, require imple-
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menting partners that receive funds under such headings 
to establish procedures for regularly collecting and respond-
ing to such feedback, inform the Department of State and 
USAID of such procedures, and report to the Department 
of State and USAID on actions taken in response to the 
feedback received: Provided further, That the Department 
of State and USAID shall conduct regular oversight to en-
sure that such feedback is collected and used by imple-
menting partners to maximize the cost-effectiveness and 
utility of such assistance. 
(n) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 
available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 
survival, malaria, and tuberculosis 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 Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priation 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