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priate, determines that such use does not ad-
versely impact the national security of the 
United States. 
(4) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 
by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis-
play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 
and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 
islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au-
thorities. 
(d) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available 
for assistance for the central government of a coun-
try the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the appropriate congressional committees engages in 
significant transactions contributing materially to 
the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Gov-
ernment of North Korea: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State shall submit the report required by 
section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 
U.S.C. 9229) to the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 
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waive the application of the restriction in this para-
graph with respect to assistance for the central gov-
ernment of a country if the Secretary determines 
and reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that to do so is important to the national se-
curity interest of the United States, including a de-
scription of such interest served. 
(2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 
Operations’’ shall be made available to maintain 
broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 
less than the prior fiscal year. 
(3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made avail-
able for the promotion of human rights in North 
Korea: Provided, That the authority of section 
7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds. 
(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 
available for assistance for the Government of North 
Korea. 
(e) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.— 
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(1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for 
the Department of State and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 
for the United States Agency for International De-
velopment shall be made available to expand the 
United States diplomatic and development presence 
in Pacific Islands countries (PICs), including the 
number and location of facilities and personnel. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, not less than $175,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for PICs. 
(f) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for assistance for 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China or the Chinese Communist Party. 
(B) None of the funds made available by 
this Act shall be used to implement, administer, 
carry out, modify, revise, or enforce any action 
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that directly supports or facilitates forced labor 
or other violations of human rights, crimes 
against humanity, or genocide in the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(2) HONG KONG.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the first paragraph under the 
heading 
‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$5,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 
and Internet freedom programs for Hong Kong, in-
cluding legal and other support for democracy activ-
ists. 
(g) PHILIPPINES.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV, not less than $180,300,000 
shall be made available for assistance for the Philippines, 
of which not less than $80,300,000 shall be made available 
under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and not less 
than $100,000,000 shall be made available under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(h) TAIWAN.— 
(1) GLOBAL
COOPERATION
AND
TRAINING 
FRAMEWORK.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for 
the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, 
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which shall be administered by the American Insti-
tute in Taiwan. 
(2) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$500,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$10,000,000) shall be made available for assistance 
for Taiwan: Provided, That the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
prioritize the delivery of defense articles and services 
for Taiwan, as authorized by section 5502(g) of the 
Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title 
LV of division E of Public Law 117–263). 
(3) FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PROGRAM 
LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, except for 
amounts designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees 
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