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year 2026 that are specified in the disclosure table sub-
mitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate that is included in the 
report or explanatory statement accompanying any such 
Act shall be deemed to be a recipient of a Federal award 
with respect to such funds for purposes of the require-
ments of 2 CFR 200.334, regarding records retention, and 
2 CFR 200.337, regarding access by the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, 
amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any require-
ments otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the 
Comptroller General. 
SEC. 751. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 
United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds 
made available by this or any other Act to any Federal 
agency may be used by that Federal agency for inter-
agency funding for coordination with, participation in, or 
recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army 
Medical Research and Development Command, the Con-
gressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the 
National Institutes of Health research programs. 
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SEC. 752. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec-
tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart-
ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 
reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Federal Cit-
izen Services Fund’’ with the approval of the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, funds made avail-
able for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, 
including rebates from charge card and other contracts: 
Provided, That these funds, in addition to amounts other-
wise available, shall be administered by the Administrator 
of General Services to carry out the purposes of the Fed-
eral Citizen Services Fund and to support Government- 
wide and other multi-agency financial, information tech-
nology, procurement, and other activities, including serv-
ices authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal 
agencies to take advantage of information technology in 
sharing information: Provided further, That the total 
funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed 
$29,000,000 for such purposes: Provided further, That the 
funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 
Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund’’ 
during fiscal year 2026 shall remain available for obliga-
tion through September 30, 2027: Provided further, That 
not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of General Services, in consultation with 
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the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend 
plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Pro-
vided further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, 
include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized 
under this section and the estimate of amounts to be 
transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2026; (ii) a de-
tailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated 
to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section 
(including total number of personnel and costs for all staff 
whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) 
where applicable, a description of the funds intended for 
use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed 
by Congress: Provided further, That no transfers or reim-
bursements may be made pursuant to this section until 
15 days following notification of the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate by the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. 
SEC. 753. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the unobligated balances of funds made available in 
division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(Public Law 117–58) to any department or agency funded 
by this or any other Act may be transferred to the United 
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States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their re-
sponsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as 
required by section 7 of such Act, in connection with ac-
tivities and projects funded by Public Law 117–58: Pro-
vided, That such transfers shall support activities and 
projects executed by the department or agency making 
such transfer: Provided further, That such transfers shall 
be approved by the head of such department or agency 
making such transfer: Provided further, That each depart-
ment or agency shall provide notification to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate no less than 30 days prior to such transfer: 
Provided further, That any such transfers from the De-
partment of Transportation, including from agencies with-
in the Department of Transportation, shall be from fund-
ing provided for personnel, contracting, and other costs 
to administer and oversee grants: Provided further, That 
amounts transferred pursuant to this section shall be in 
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 
this section shall be in addition to any other transfer au-
thority provided by law: Provided further, That amounts 
transferred pursuant to this section shall continue to be 
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treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division 
A of Public Law 118–5. 
SEC. 754. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 
than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 
VIII. 
TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable 
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be 
necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal 
settlements or judgments that have been entered against 
the District of Columbia government. 
SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this 
Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or 
implementation of any policy including boycott designed 
to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress 
or any State legislature. 
SEC. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided 
under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both 
Federal and District government agencies, that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, 
or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
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United States derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditures for an agency through a re-
programming of funds which— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi-
bility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifi-
cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any program, project, or responsibility center for 
which funds have been denied or restricted; 
(5) re-establishes any program or project pre-
viously deferred through reprogramming; 
(6) augments any existing program, project, or 
responsibility center through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
assigned to a specific program, project or responsi-
bility center, unless prior approval is received from 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is author-
ized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer 
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requests of local funds under this title through November 
7, 2026. 
SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this 
Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide 
for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 
offices of United States Senator or United States Rep-
resentative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 
Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 
(D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 
SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, none of the funds made available by this Act or by 
any other Act may be used to provide any officer or em-
ployee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle 
unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the 
performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ 
does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s 
residence and workplace, except in the case of— 
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan 
Police Department who resides in the District of Co-
lumbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the 
Department; 
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an offi-
cer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 
Emergency Medical Services Department who re-
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sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
hours a day; 
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the De-
partment of Corrections, an officer or employee of 
the District of Columbia Department of Corrections 
who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 
call 24 hours a day; 
(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Ex-
aminer, an officer or employee of the Office of the 
Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District 
of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 
(5) at the discretion of the Director of the 
Homeland Security and Emergency Management 
Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Se-
curity and Emergency Management Agency who re-
sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
hours a day; 
(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District 
of Columbia. 
SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 
in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attor-
ney General or any other officer or entity of the District 
government to provide assistance for any petition drive or 
civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for 
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voting representation in Congress for the District of Co-
lumbia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co-
lumbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting 
on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with offi-
cials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 
SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in 
this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe 
for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne 
pathogens in any location that has been determined by the 
local public health or local law enforcement authorities to 
be inappropriate for such distribution. 
SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 
from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 
coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 
of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 
should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep-
tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 
in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, 
rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties 
associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 
schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act 
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(21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols de-
rivative. 
(b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure 
by the District of Columbia government under any author-
ity may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to 
legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the 
possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance 
under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 
seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for rec-
reational purposes. 
SEC. 810. No funds available for obligation or ex-
penditure by the District of Columbia government under 
any authority shall be expended for any abortion except 
where the life of the mother would be endangered if the 
fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the 
result of an act of rape or incest. 
SEC. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial 
Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the 
Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated 
funds operating budget in the format of the budget that 
the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 
to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
(D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the 
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District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2026 that 
is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and 
that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and 
other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated 
actual expenditures. 
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for 
which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Co-
lumbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address 
unanticipated changes in program requirements. 
SEC. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi-
cer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council 
for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds 
operating budget for the District of Columbia Public 
Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. 
The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the for-
mat of the budget that the District of Columbia govern-
ment submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District 
of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1– 
204.42). 
SEC. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as 
operating funds may be transferred to the District of Co-
lumbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, 
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once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority con-
sistent with the provisions of this Act. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is author-
ized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any 
local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the 
four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital 
funds, and such amounts, once transferred or repro-
grammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent 
with the provisions of this Act. 
(c) The District of Columbia government may not 
transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds 
derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 
capital projects. 
SEC. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to 
other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob-
ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 
year 2026 from appropriations of Federal funds made 
available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2026 in 
this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 
2027, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 
Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com-
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mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 
such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 
made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out-
lined in section 803 of this Act. 
SEC. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2027, during a 
period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing 
resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation 
bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount 
provided for any project or activity for which local funds 
are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (sub-
ject to any modifications enacted by the District of Colum-
bia as of the beginning of the period during which this 
subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 
(2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act 
of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to 
which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2027 
which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 
of the annual budget for the District of Columbia govern-
ment for fiscal year 2027 for purposes of section 446 of 
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, 
D.C. Official Code). 
(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 
to be available— 
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(1) during any period in which a District of Co-
lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2027 is 
in effect; or 
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 
District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 
2027. 
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro-
vided under the authority and conditions as provided 
under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 
in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 
cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 
project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2027 
for which this section applies to such project or activity. 
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 
during any period of fiscal year 2027 if any other provi-
sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria-
tions)— 
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail-
able, or grants authority for such project or activity 
to continue for such period; or 
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation 
shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 
no authority shall be granted for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period. 
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(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 
mandated by other law. 
SEC. 817. (a) During fiscal year 2027, during a pe-
riod in which a continuing resolution is in effect, including 
a continuing resolution that is in effect through the end 
of the fiscal year, if the continuing resolution does not in-
clude a provision that, by specific and explicit reference 
to the District of Columbia, establishes a specific and sep-
arately identified appropriation for the District of Colum-
bia, the District of Columbia is appropriated and may ex-
pend local funds in the amounts set forth under the head-
ing ‘‘District of Columbia—District of Columbia Funds’’ 
in the Act referred to in subsection (b) (subject to any 
modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of 
the beginning of the period during which this section is 
in effect) for such programs and activities for which local 
funds are provided in such Act at the rates set forth by 
such Act. 
(b) The Act referred to in subsection (a) is the Act 
of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to 
which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2027 
which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 
of the annual budget for the District of Columbia govern-
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ment for fiscal year 2027 for purposes of section 446 of 
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, 
D.C. Official Code). 
(c) Amounts appropriated by subsection (a) are pro-
vided under the authority and conditions as provided 
under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 
in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 
SEC. 818. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes 
of the United States relating to the District of Columbia 
(sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with 
respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long 
Bridge Project. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘Long Bridge Project’’ 
means the project carried out by the District of Columbia 
and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new 
Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over 
the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and 
other related projects, to expand commuter and regional 
passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian 
access crossings over the Potomac River. 
SEC. 819. Not later than 45 days after the last day 
of each quarter, each Federal and District government 
agency appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget re-
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port that includes total obligations of the Agency for that 
quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in 
this Act, by the source year of the appropriation. 
SEC. 820. The District of Columbia College Access 
Act of 1999 (sec. 38–2701 et seq., D.C. Official Code), 
is amended— 
(1) in section 3— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (C); 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(B) 
after making reductions under subpara-
graph (A), ratably reduce the amount of 
the tuition and fee payment of each eligible 
student who receives more than $10,000 
for the award year; and’’; and 
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(iv) in subparagraph (C), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(2) in section 5— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘$2,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,750’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking 
‘‘$12,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,750’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (C); 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(B) 
after making reductions under subpara-
graph (A), ratably reduce the amount of 
the tuition and fee payment of each eligible 
student who receives more than $2,500 for 
the award year; and’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’. 
SEC. 821. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 
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title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
of this title or of title IV. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 
DIVISION F—NATIONAL SECURITY, DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 
2026 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, 
$9,358,236,000, of which $839,910,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027, and of which up to 
$3,758,836,000 may remain available until expended for 
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds 
made available under this heading shall be allocated in ac-
cordance 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 
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to civil service and classification laws of persons on 
a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as au-
thorized by section 801 of the United States Infor-
mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 
Stat. 11; Chapter 36), $3,987,233,000, of which up 
to $724,204,000 is for Worldwide Security Protec-
tion. 
(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for the regional bureaus of the Department 
of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 
$1,437,707,000. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For 
necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 
Department of State, including representation to 
certain international organizations in which the 
United States participates pursuant to treaties rati-
fied pursuant to the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate or specific Acts of Congress, general administra-
tion, and arms control, nonproliferation, and disar-
mament activities as authorized, $871,645,000. 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for security activities, $3,061,651,000, of 
which up to $3,034,632,000 is for Worldwide Secu-
rity Protection. 
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(5) REPROGRAMMING.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, funds may be repro-
grammed within and between paragraphs (1) 
through (4) under this heading subject to section 
7015 of this Act. 
CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border 
Security Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year 
pursuant to section 7069(e) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103), 
$513,000,000 shall be available until expended for the 
purposes of such account, including to reduce passport 
backlogs and reduce visa wait times: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State may by regulation authorize State offi-
cials or the United States Postal Service to collect and 
retain the execution fee for each application for a passport 
accepted by such officials or by that Service. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, as authorized, $399,700,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General of the Department of State as established by sec-
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tion 
402(a)(1) 
of 
title 
5, 
United 
States 
Code, 
$135,550,000, of which $20,333,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, up to $6,000,000 
may remain available until September 30, 2026 for the 
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading are made available notwithstanding section 
209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspections. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of educational and cultural 
exchange programs, as authorized, $667,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which not less than 
$273,410,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program, not less 
than $16,150,000 shall be for the Benjamin Gilman Inter-
national Scholarships Program, not less than $99,750,000 
shall be for the International Visitor Leadership Program, 
and not less than $35,630,000 shall be for the Young 
Leaders Initiatives: Provided, That fees or other payments 
received from, or in connection with, English teaching, 
educational advising and counseling programs, and ex-
change 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 
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Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as 
Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading that are made 
available for the Benjamin Gilman International Scholar-
ships Program shall also be made available for the John 
S. McCain Scholars Program, pursuant to section 7075 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of 
Public Law 116–6): Provided further, That not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the Committees on Ap-
propriations on the allocation of funds made available 
under this heading by program, project, and activity: Pro-
vided further, That any substantive modifications from the 
prior fiscal year to programs funded under this heading 
in this Act, including program consolidation and closures, 
changes to eligibility criteria and geographic scope, and 
implementing partners, shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be appor-
tioned to the Department of State not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 
For 
representation 
expenses 
as 
authorized, 
$10,000,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to 
enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary 
protective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), 
preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real 
property that are owned or leased by the Department of 
State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail-
able, the Harry S Truman Building, $812,836,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2030, of which not to 
exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation 
expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acqui-
sition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other de-
partments and agencies of the United States Government. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
$1,199,856,000, to remain available until expended. 
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EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 
State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service, as authorized, $8,885,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans Program Account’’. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $2,550,000, as author-
ized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modi-
fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$5,520,137. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $35,964,000. 
INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
Not to exceed $1,917,178 shall be derived from fees 
collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 
facilities at the International Center in accordance with 
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section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90– 
553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 
Act, $745,000, 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, $60,000,000. 
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, $1,389,152,000, of 
which $96,240,000 may remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, at 
the time of the submission of the President’s budget to 
Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the 
most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Na-
tions for the operations of the United Nations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of State shall notify the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or 
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in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of 
any United Nations action to increase funding for any 
United Nations program without identifying an offsetting 
decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 
further, That any payment of arrearages under this head-
ing shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed 
upon by the United States and the respective international 
organization and shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for a United States con-
tribution to an international organization for the United 
States share of interest costs made known to the United 
States Government by such organization for loans in-
curred on or after October 1, 1984, through external bor-
rowings. 
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, $1,230,667,000, of which $615,334,000 may re-
main available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 
none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obli-
gated or expended for any new or expanded United Na-
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tions peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in ad-
vance of voting for such mission in the United Nations 
Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance 
as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are 
notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mis-
sion, 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 trans-
fers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or ex-
panded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal 
years: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading may be made available for obli-
gation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 
mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is imple-
menting 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 
committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other 
violations of human rights, and to hold accountable indi-
viduals who engage in such acts while participating in 
such mission, including prosecution in their home coun-
tries and making information about such prosecutions 
publicly available on the website of the United Nations: 
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Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work 
with the United Nations and foreign governments contrib-
uting peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 
procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated 
human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be avail-
able for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of 
State determines that United States manufacturers and 
suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide 
equipment, services, and material for United Nations 
peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to for-
eign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able under this heading may be used for any United Na-
tions peacekeeping mission that will involve United States 
Armed Forces under the command or operational control 
of a foreign national, unless the President’s military advi-
sors have submitted to the President a recommendation 
that such involvement is in the national interest of the 
United States and the President has submitted to Con-
gress such a recommendation: Provided further, That any 
payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
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INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to meet obligations of the United States arising under 
treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 
For necessary expenses for the United States Section 
of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws 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, 
$67,300,000, of which $10,095,000 may remain available 
until September 30, 2027. 
In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out para-
graph (3) of section 5602(b) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 
31), $12,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $78,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, as authorized: Provided, That the operating 
plan required by section 7062(a) of this Act shall include, 
for each construction project, the expected scope, timeline, 
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and total cost, including out-year cost estimates for con-
struction and operations and maintenance requirements: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading in this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs for the United States Section, up to 
$5,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 
to carry out the purposes of the United States Section, 
which shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That such transfer author-
ity is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
in this Act. 
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 
the International Joint Commission and the International 
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au-
thorized by treaties between the United States and Can-
ada or Great Britain, and for grant programs of the North 
American Development Bank, including technical assist-
ance grants and the Community Assistance Program, 
$18,204,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading for the International Joint Commis-
sion, up to $1,250,000 may remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2027, and up to $9,000 may be made available 
for representation expenses: Provided further, That of the 
amount provided under this heading for the International 
Boundary Commission, up to $1,000 may be made avail-
able for representation expenses. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
law, $68,570,000: Provided, That the United States share 
of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com-
missions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
RELATED AGENCY 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to enable the United States 
Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to 
carry out international communication activities, and to 
make and supervise grants for radio, Internet, and tele-
vision broadcasting to the Middle East, $643,000,000: 
Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise available 
for such purposes, up to $72,720,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading may remain available until 
expended for satellite transmissions, global network dis-
tribution, and Internet freedom programs: Provided fur-
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ther, That of the total amount appropriated under this 
heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for represen-
tation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for such 
expenses within the United States as authorized, and not 
to exceed $30,000 may be used for representation ex-
penses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB): Provided further, 
That funds made available pursuant to the previous pro-
viso shall be made available for medium- and short-wave 
broadcasting at not less than the fiscal year 2024 level 
and in a manner able to reach all provinces in Cuba with 
daily programming: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be allocated in accordance 
with the table included under this heading in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, funds 
may be reprogrammed within and between amounts des-
ignated in such table, subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except 
that no such reprogramming may reduce a designated 
amount by more than 10 percent: Provided further, That 
if a subsequent Act of Congress results in a reorganization 
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or restructuring of the programs or authorities funded 
under this heading such that the allocations set forth in 
such table can no longer be applied as written, such alloca-
tions shall be available for reprogramming among such 
programs or authorities, consistent with such Act, subject 
to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the USAGM Chief Executive Officer 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 
days of any determination by the USAGM that any of its 
broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, 
provides an open platform for international terrorists or 
those who support international terrorism: Provided fur-
ther, That in addition to funds made available under this 
heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue 
from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from 
cooperating international organizations, and up to 
$1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the 
Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bu-
reau, shall remain available until expended for carrying 
out authorized purposes: Provided further, That signifi-
cant modifications to USAGM broadcast hours previously 
justified to Congress, including changes to transmission 
platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, 
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and television), for all USAGM language services shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preser-
vation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, 
and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, 
and installation of necessary equipment for radio, tele-
vision, and digital transmission and reception, including 
to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, 
in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as 
authorized. 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 
by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated under this heading for 
such grant shall be apportioned to the Foundation not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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.), $20,000,000, to re-
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main available until September 30, 2027, which shall not 
be used for construction activities. 
CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE 
TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle 
Eastern-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 inter-
est and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before Sep-
tember 30, 2026, 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, 2026, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 
compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 
the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 
section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for pur-
poses which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 
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2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including the re-
strictions on compensation for personal services. 
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar-
ship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
(22 U.S.C. 2452 note), all interest and earnings accruing 
to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before Sep-
tember 30, 2026, 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 
Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha-
waii, $22,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated 
under this heading for such grant shall be apportioned to 
the Center not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 
For grants made by the Department of State to the 
National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 
4412), $315,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $210,316,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 
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and customary manner, including for the core institutes, 
and $104,684,000 shall be for democracy programs: Pro-
vided, That the requirements of section 7062(a) of this 
Act shall not apply to funds made available under this 
heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be apportioned to the Endowment not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
OTHER COMMISSIONS 
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 
HERITAGE ABROAD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 
Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, as authorized 
by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, 
$770,000, of which $116,000 may remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Commission may 
procure temporary, intermittent, and other services not-
withstanding paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such 
chapter: Provided further, That such authority shall termi-
nate on October 1, 2026: Provided further, That the Com-
mission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
prior to exercising such authority. 
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UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Com-
mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 
by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, including not more 
than $4,000 for representation expenses. 
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN 
EUROPE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu-
rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 
Law 94–304 (22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $3,059,000, includ-
ing not more than $6,000 for representation expenses, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027. 
CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu-
tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au-
thorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,300,000, including not 
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tioned to the Department of State not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 
of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes 
of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 
U.S.C. 4411), $205,200,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, which shall be made available for the 
Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing that are made available to the National Endowment 
for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to 
amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such 
purposes: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary 
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department 
of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropria-
tions prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated 
under this paragraph: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be apportioned to the De-
partment of State not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement in the preceding quarter; 
(2) the location, number of beds, and estimated 
cost per bed of each detention facility projected to 
be utilized by or on behalf of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement in the subsequent quarter; 
(3) the total number of beds projected to be uti-
lized by or on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement through the end of the fiscal 
year; 
(4) any associated increase or decrease in trans-
portation and removal operations cost estimates as-
sociated with paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this 
section, to include removal flights; and 
(5) a general overview of the desired geographic 
end-state for detention facilities, any new operational 
models or strategies related to detention capacity 
that will be utilized, and a comparison of current de-
tention capacity against projected end-state capacity. 
(b)(1) Subsequent to the submission of the written 
execution plan provided in subsection (a), the Director of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall provide 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a briefing and written update 
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