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each State for Drinking Water State Revolving 
Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion of 
each State, be used for projects to address green in-
frastructure, water or energy efficiency improve-
ments, or other environmentally innovative activities: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water 
pollution control revolving fund that may be used by 
a State to administer the fund shall not apply to 
amounts included as principal in loans made by such 
fund in fiscal year 2019 and prior years where such 
amounts represent costs of administering the fund 
to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed 
reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for sepa-
rately from other assets in the fund, and used for 
eligible purposes of the fund, including administra-
tion: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2019, 
notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (g)(1), 
(h), and (l) of section 201 of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act, grants made under title II of 
such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the common-
wealth of the Northern Marianas, the United States 
Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia may 
also be made for the purpose of providing assistance:
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(1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or 
plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
project for the construction of treatment works; and 
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
privately owned treatment works serving one or 
more principal residences or small commercial estab-
lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2019, notwithstanding the provisions of such sub-
sections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and sec-
tion 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act may also be used to provide assistance: 
(1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or 
plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
project for the construction of treatment works; and 
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
privately owned treatment works serving one or 
more principal residences or small commercial estab-
lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2019, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued 
pursuant thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the 
funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used
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for grants for training, technical assistance, and 
educational programs relating to the operation and 
management of the treatment works specified in sec-
tion 518(c) of such Act: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2019, funds reserved under section 
518(c) of such Act shall be available for grants only 
to Indian tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of such 
Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as 
determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Na-
tive Villages as defined in Public Law 92–203: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2019, notwith-
standing the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to a 
total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 
$30,000,000, whichever is greater, and notwith-
standing the limitation on amounts in section 
1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a 
total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 
$20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State Revolv-
ing Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the 
Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and 
section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That 
for fiscal year 2019, notwithstanding the amounts 
specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggre-
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gate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund program under the Act less any 
sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may 
be reserved by the Administrator for grants made 
under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin 
Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2019, 
notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified 
in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 
up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs 
under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved 
by the Administrator for grants made under section 
1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided 
further, That 10 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to each State for Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 20 percent 
of the funds made available under this title to each 
State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap-
italization grants shall be used by the State to pro-
vide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the 
form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest 
loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and 
shall be so used by the State only where such funds
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are provided as initial financing for an eligible re-
cipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 
obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt 
was incurred on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act if the State, with 
concurrence from the Administrator, determines that 
such funds could be used to help address a threat 
to public health from heightened exposure to lead in 
drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency 
declaration has been issued due to a threat to public 
health from heightened exposure to lead in a munic-
ipal drinking water supply before the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That in a State 
in which such an emergency declaration has been 
issued, the State may use more than 20 percent of 
the funds made available under this title to the 
State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap-
italization grants to provide additional subsidy to eli-
gible recipients; 
(2) $15,000,000 shall be for architectural, engi-
neering, planning, design, construction and related 
activities in connection with the construction of high 
priority water and wastewater facilities in the area 
of the United States-Mexico Border, after consulta-
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tion with the appropriate border commission: Pro-
vided, That no funds provided by this appropriations 
Act to address the water, wastewater and other crit-
ical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the 
United States along the United States-Mexico bor-
der shall be made available to a county or municipal 
government unless that government has established 
an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, 
which prevents in that jurisdiction the development 
or construction of any additional colonia areas, or 
the development within an existing colonia the con-
struction of any new home, business, or other struc-
ture which lacks water, wastewater, or other nec-
essary infrastructure; 
(3) $25,000,000 shall be for grants to the State 
of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Vil-
lages: Provided, That of these funds: (A) the State 
of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) 
no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 
for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) 
the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent 
with the Statewide priority list established in con-
junction with the Agency and the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal,
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and similar projects carried out by the State of Alas-
ka that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate not less 
than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects 
in regional hub communities; 
(4) $87,000,000 shall be to carry out section 
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), including grants, interagency agree-
ments, and associated program support costs: Pro-
vided, That not more than 25 percent of the amount 
appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of 
CERCLA shall be used for site characterization, as-
sessment, and remediation of facilities described in 
section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA: Provided 
further, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated 
for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any coun-
ty that has had 20 percent or more of its population 
living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured 
by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the
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most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Esti-
mates; 
(5) $87,000,000 shall be for grants under title 
VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
(6) $52,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed 
grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act); 
(7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water 
quality program authorized in section 5004(d) of the 
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (Public Law 114–322); and 
(8) $1,077,041,000 shall be for grants, includ-
ing associated program support costs, to States, fed-
erally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal 
consortia, and air pollution control agencies for 
multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 
control and abatement and related activities, includ-
ing activities pursuant to the provisions set forth 
under this heading in Public Law 104–134, and for 
making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air 
Act for particulate matter monitoring and data col-
lection activities subject to terms and conditions 
specified 
by 
the 
Administrator, 
of 
which:
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$47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of 
CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for Environmental 
Information Exchange Network grants, including as-
sociated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be 
for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition 
to funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’ 
to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds 
available for grants under section 106 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State par-
ticipation in national- and State-level statistical sur-
veys of water resources and enhancements to State 
monitoring programs; $11,000,000 shall be for mul-
tipurpose grants, including interagency agreements. 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guar-
anteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
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fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan 
principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $610,000,000. 
In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant 
to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited 
in this account, to remain available until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding 
section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and In-
novation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For fiscal year 2019, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s 
function to implement directly Federal environmental pro-
grams required or authorized by law in the absence of an 
acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agree-
ments to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal
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consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist 
the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental 
programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, 
except that no such cooperative agreements may be award-
ed from funds designated for State financial assistance 
agreements. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide reg-
istration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as 
amended by Public Law 112–177, the Pesticide Registra-
tion Improvement Extension Act of 2012. 
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal In-
secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 
U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 
33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2019. 
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
$300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great 
Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading ‘‘Environ-
mental Programs and Management’’ to the head of any 
Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of 
such head, to carry out activities that would support the 
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes 
Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities;
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to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of 
such Federal department or agency to carry out these ac-
tivities; and to make grants to governmental entities, non-
profit organizations, institutions, and individuals for plan-
ning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation 
in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 
and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 
The Science and Technology, Environmental Pro-
grams and Management, Office of Inspector General, Haz-
ardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are avail-
able for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 
and renovation of facilities, provided that the cost does 
not exceed $150,000 per project. 
For fiscal year 2019, and notwithstanding section 
518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use 
the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 
319 of the Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant 
to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. 
The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’ for fiscal year 2019 to provide 
grants to implement the Southeastern New England Wa-
tershed Restoration Program.
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Of the unobligated balances available for the ‘‘State 
and Tribal Assistance Grants’’ account, $139,078,000 are 
hereby permanently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts 
may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or 
from amounts that were made available by subsection (a) 
of section 196 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 
(division C of Public Law 114–223), as amended by the 
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropria-
tions Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254). 
Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in sec-
tion 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, not less than $1,000,000 of the funds made available 
under this title for the National Estuary Program shall 
be for making competitive awards described in section 
320(g)(4). 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment,
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$875,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and Environ-
ment mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the of-
fice. 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re-
search as authorized by law, $300,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2022: Provided, That of 
the funds provided, $77,000,000 is for the forest inventory 
and analysis program: Provided further, That all authori-
ties for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute 
the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are 
also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire 
Science Research. 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri-
tories, possessions, and others, and for forest health man-
agement, and conducting an international program as au-
thorized, $336,990,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2022, as authorized by law; of which
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$63,990,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund to be used for the Forest Legacy Pro-
gram, to remain available until expended. 
Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
available for the Forest Legacy Program and derived from 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund, $1,503,000 is 
hereby permanently rescinded from projects with cost sav-
ings or failed or partially failed projects that had funds 
returned: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded 
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, for management, protection, im-
provement, and utilization of the National Forest System, 
and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to 
such lands, $1,938,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That of the funds pro-
vided, $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative 
Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restora-
tion treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided, $368,000,000 
shall be for forest products: Provided further, That of the
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funds provided, $435,000,000 shall be for hazardous fuels 
management 
activities, 
of 
which 
not 
to 
exceed 
$15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any au-
thorities available to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State 
and Private Forestry’’ appropriation, for the purpose of 
creating incentives for increased use of biomass from Na-
tional Forest System lands: Provided further, That 
$20,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture 
to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agree-
ments or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management 
activities, and for training or monitoring associated with 
such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal 
land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines 
such activities benefit resources on Federal land: Provided 
further, That funds made available to implement the Com-
munity Forestry Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393, 
title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands 
in accordance with authorities made available to the For-
est Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appro-
priations: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 
1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a fee 
for grazing on a National Grassland, may provide a credit 
of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing As-
sociation or direct permittee for a conservation practice
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approved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year 
in which the cost of the conservation practice is incurred. 
And, that the amount credited shall remain available to 
the Grazing Association or the direct permittee, as appro-
priate, in the fiscal year in which the credit is made and 
each fiscal year thereafter for use on the project for con-
servation practices approved by the Secretary. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $446,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2022, for construction, capital im-
provement, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and 
other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, 
reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are no 
longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not 
part of the transportation system, and maintenance of for-
est roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized 
by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Pro-
vided, That funds becoming available in fiscal year 2019 
under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall 
be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and 
shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any 
other purpose unless the funds are appropriated.
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LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, including 
administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or 
waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory 
authority applicable to the Forest Service, $72,564,000, 
to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund and to remain available until expended. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL 
ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound-
aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, 
Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An-
geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National 
Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and 
Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by 
law, $700,000, to be derived from forest receipts. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES 
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived 
from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal gov-
ernments, public school districts, or other public school au-
thorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds de-
posited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and 
Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 
(16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September
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30, 2022, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96– 
586; Public Law 76–589, 76–591; and Public Law 78– 
310). 
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro-
tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re-
ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do-
mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 
Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public 
Law 94–579, to remain available through September 30, 
2022, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available 
for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground 
range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. 
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND 
RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 
$45,000, to remain available through September 30, 2022, 
to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the 
above Act. 
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR 
SUBSISTENCE USES 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to man-
age Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under 
title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-
490 
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $2,500,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2022. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or 
other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emer-
gency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest Sys-
tem lands and water, $3,004,986,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2022: Provided, That such funds 
including unobligated balances under this heading, are 
available for repayment of advances from other appropria-
tions accounts previously transferred for such purposes: 
Provided further, That any unobligated funds appropriated 
in a previous fiscal year for hazardous fuels management 
may be transferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ ac-
count: Provided further, That such funds shall be available 
to reimburse State and other cooperating entities for serv-
ices provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies 
or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the For-
est Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the 
responsible emergency management agency: Provided fur-
ther, That funds provided shall be available for support 
to Federal emergency response: Provided further, That the
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costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between 
the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may 
be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: 
Provided further, That funds designated for wildfire sup-
pression, shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis 
as such assessments are calculated against other agency 
programs. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 
fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles 
from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, 
lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft 
to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 
wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or 
trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 
5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of 
buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); 
(4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pur-
suant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the
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Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col-
lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest 
Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Manage-
ment appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency re-
habilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
burning conditions upon the Secretary’s notification of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all 
fire suppression funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ will be obligated within 30 
days: Provided, That all funds used pursuant to this para-
graph must be replenished by a supplemental appropria-
tion which must be requested as promptly as possible. 
Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to 
the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or 
transfer to the Department of the Interior for wildland 
fire management, hazardous fuels management, and State 
fire assistance when such transfers would facilitate and 
expedite wildland fire management programs and projects. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of dis-
cretionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by
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this Act to or within the National Forest System Account, 
or reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of haz-
ardous fuels management and urgent rehabilitation of 
burned-over National Forest System lands and water, 
such transferred funds shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That none of the funds trans-
ferred pursuant to this section shall be available for obli-
gation without written notification to and the prior ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress: Provided further, That this section 
does not apply to funds derived from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter-
national Development in connection with forest and range-
land research, technical information, and assistance in for-
eign countries, and shall be available to support forestry 
and related natural resource activities outside the United 
States and its territories and possessions, including tech-
nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 
with U.S., private, and international organizations. The 
Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may 
sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments 
and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (includ-
ing the U.S. Agency for International Development, the
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Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Cor-
poration), U.S. private sector firms, institutions and orga-
nizations to provide technical assistance and training pro-
grams overseas on forestry and rangeland management. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer to the Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
from National Forest System lands, and for the perform-
ance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of 
such lands. 
None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv-
ice in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 
year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of 
section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic 
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 
106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public 
Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 
None of the funds available to the Forest Service may 
be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in ac-
cordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
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ship projects in support of the Forest Service mission, 
without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, 
for projects on or benefitting National Forest System 
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, 
That of the Federal funds made available to the Founda-
tion, no more than $300,000 shall be available for admin-
istrative expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation 
shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial 
assistance, private contributions to match funds made 
available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-one 
basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer 
Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for 
a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained 
the non-Federal matching funds. 
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, 
up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest 
Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation 
projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, 
on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 
to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds 
shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 
Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That 
the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal 
or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate
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that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 
funds. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for interactions with and providing technical as-
sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 
businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for payments to counties within the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 
663. 
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may 
be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in sec-
tion 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 
The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the pur-
pose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 
maintenance and decommissioning. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any 
appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, 
not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Of-
fice of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri-
culture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a re-
sult of OGC assistance or participation requested by the 
Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management
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reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar matters 
unrelated to civil litigation. Future budget justifications 
for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agri-
culture should clearly display the sums previously trans-
ferred and the sums requested for transfer. 
An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 
Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 
purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
through the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, the 
Forest Service shall report no later than 30 business days 
following the close of each fiscal quarter all current and 
prior year unobligated balances, by fiscal year, budget line 
item and account, to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of Au-
gust 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public
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Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Serv-
ice, $4,103,190,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2020, except as otherwise provided herein, together 
with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to 
sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 238(b), 238b), for services furnished by the 
Indian Health Service: Provided, That funds made avail-
able to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, 
grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts 
authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be 
deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract 
award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe 
or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Pro-
vided further, That $2,000,000 shall be available for 
grants or contracts with public or private institutions to 
provide alcohol or drug treatment services to Indians, in-
cluding alcohol detoxification services: Provided further, 
That $964,819,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, includ-
ing $53,000,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health 
Emergency Fund, shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided, up to 
$44,000,000 shall remain available until expended for im-
plementation of the loan repayment program under section 
108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided
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further, That of the funds provided, $36,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended to supplement funds avail-
able for operational costs at tribal clinics operated under 
an Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act compact or contract where health care is delivered in 
space acquired through a full service lease, which is not 
eligible for maintenance and improvement and equipment 
funds from the Indian Health Service, and $58,000,000 
shall be for costs related to or resulting from accreditation 
emergencies, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used to 
supplement amounts otherwise available for Purchased/ 
Referred Care: Provided further, That the amounts col-
lected by the Federal Government as authorized by sec-
tions 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the preceding 
fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be deposited to 
the Fund authorized by section 108A of that Act (25 
U.S.C. 1616a–1) and shall remain available until ex-
pended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of that Act 
(25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), funds shall be available to make 
new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship 
programs under sections 104 and 108 of that Act (25 
U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided further, That the 
amounts made available within this account for the Sub-
stance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program, for Opioid
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Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services, for the Do-
mestic Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide 
Initiative, for the housing subsidy authority for civilian 
employees, for aftercare pilot programs at Youth Regional 
Treatment Centers, to improve collections from public and 
private insurance at Indian Health Service and tribally op-
erated facilities, and for accreditation emergencies shall be 
allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian 
Health Service and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That funds provided in this Act may be 
used for annual contracts and grants for which the per-
formance period falls within 2 fiscal years, provided the 
total obligation is recorded in the year the funds are ap-
propriated: Provided further, That the amounts collected 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the 
authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act shall remain available until expended for the 
purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable condi-
tions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the So-
cial Security Act, except for those related to the planning, 
design, or construction of new facilities: Provided further, 
That funding contained herein for scholarship programs 
under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That 
amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under
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title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall 
be reported and accounted for and available to the receiv-
ing tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Pro-
vided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may col-
lect from the Indian Health Service, and from tribes and 
tribal organizations operating health facilities pursuant to 
Public Law 93–638, such individually identifiable health 
information relating to disabled children as may be nec-
essary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1400 et seq.): Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided, $72,280,000 is for the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Fund and may be used, as needed, to carry out ac-
tivities typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities 
account: Provided further, That the accreditation emer-
gency funds may be used, as needed, to carry out activities 
typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities ac-
count. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2019, such sums 
as may be necessary: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under
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this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, 
and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, 
including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, 
specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase 
and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trail-
ers; and for provision of domestic and community sanita-
tion facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of 
the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian 
Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out 
such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act with respect to environmental health and facilities 
support 
activities 
of 
the 
Indian 
Health 
Service, 
$878,806,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction, 
renovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit 
of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land 
on which such facilities will be located: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian 
Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from 
the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian
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Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Serv-
ice may be used for sanitation facilities construction for 
new homes funded with grants by the housing programs 
of the United States Department of Housing and Urban 
Development: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$2,700,000 from this account and the ‘‘Indian Health 
Services’’ account may be used by the Indian Health Serv-
ice to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service 
and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing inter-
agency agreement between the Indian Health Service and 
the General Services Administration: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a Demoli-
tion Fund, to remain available until expended, and be used 
by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of Federal 
buildings. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian 
Health Service shall be available for services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level 
positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; pur-
chase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of 
modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities;
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payments for telephone service in private residences in the 
field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms or al-
lowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; 
and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to 
the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: 
Provided, That in accordance with the provisions of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients 
may be extended health care at all tribally administered 
or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and 
the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal 
Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall 
be credited to the account of the facility providing the 
service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law or 
regulation, funds transferred from the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health 
Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121, 
the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93– 
638: Provided further, That funds appropriated to the In-
dian Health Service in this Act, except those used for ad-
ministrative and program direction purposes, shall not be 
subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel 
and transportation: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this
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Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the 
Department of Health and Human Services unless identi-
fied in the budget justification and provided in this Act, 
or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations through the reprogramming process: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe 
or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agree-
ment authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 5321 et seq. (title I), 5381 et seq. (title V)), may 
be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination con-
tract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under 
title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available 
to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limi-
tation: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall 
be used to implement the final rule published in the Fed-
eral Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department 
of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility 
for the health care services of the Indian Health Service 
until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget 
request reflecting the increased costs associated with the 
proposed final rule, and such request has been included 
in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: Provided
507 
further, That with respect to functions transferred by the 
Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the 
Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and 
services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, includ-
ing payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and 
the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the 
funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian 
Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or 
subsequent appropriation account from which the funds 
were originally derived, with such amounts to remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That reim-
bursements for training, technical assistance, or services 
provided by the Indian Health Service will contain total 
costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead costs 
associated with the provision of goods, services, or tech-
nical assistance: Provided further, That the Indian Health 
Service may provide to civilian medical personnel serving 
in hospitals operated by the Indian Health Service housing 
allowances equivalent to those that would be provided to 
members of the Commissioned Corps of the United States 
Public Health Service serving in similar positions at such 
hospitals: Provided further, That the appropriation struc-
ture for the Indian Health Service may not be altered 
without advance notification to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities 
set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 
$79,000,000. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE 
REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out 
activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu 
of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) 
of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct 
other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, 
including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical
509 
evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 
healthcare providers: Provided further, That in performing 
any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, 
or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be 
bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of 
CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR 
to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to 
section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2019, and 
existing profiles may be updated as necessary. 
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions as-
signed to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office 
of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality 
Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 
1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $2,994,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of 
one member, appointed by the President, by and with the
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advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and 
exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur-
suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including 
hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances there-
for, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, and for serv-
ices authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individ-
uals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum 
rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 
5376, $12,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety 
and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not 
more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the individual appointed to the position of In-
spector General of the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the 
position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of 
the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the 
duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall 
not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board.
511 
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and 
Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93– 
531, $8,750,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds provided in this or any other appropria-
tions Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and 
groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned 
lands residents, those in significantly substandard hous-
ing, and all others certified as eligible and not included 
in the preceding categories: Provided further, That none 
of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be 
used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation 
to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of 
November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands 
partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement 
home is provided for such household: Provided further, 
That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new 
or replacement home: Provided further, That the Office 
shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have se-
lected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo 
reservation or selected a replacement residence off the 
Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 
section 11 of Public Law 93–531 (88 Stat. 1716): Pro-
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vided further, That $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of the 
Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and 
investigations of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Re-
location, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 
CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT 
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE 
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and 
Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as author-
ized by part A of title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 
U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), $9,960,000, which shall become 
available on July 1, 2019, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2020. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, as authorized by law, including research in the fields 
of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and 
documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 
public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 
dissemination, and exchange of information and publica-
tions; conduct of education, training, and museum assist-
ance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease
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agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed 
$100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and 
purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for em-
ployees, $739,994,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, except as otherwise provided herein; of 
which not to exceed $6,917,000 for the instrumentation 
program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, 
and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall re-
main available until expended; and including such funds 
as may be necessary to support American overseas re-
search centers: Provided, That funds appropriated herein 
are available for advance payments to independent con-
tractors performing research services or participating in 
official Smithsonian presentations. 
FACILITIES CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 
alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithso-
nian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized 
by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), 
and for construction, including necessary personnel, 
$303,503,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gal-
lery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art 
therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as 
authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), 
as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 
(Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in ad-
vance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for 
membership in library, museum, and art associations or 
societies whose publications or services are available to 
members only, or to members at a price lower than to the 
general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms 
for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other 
employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); 
purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting 
buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alter-
ation, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 
and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 
repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 
contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, 
firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under 
such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem prop-
er, $144,202,000, to remain available until September 30,
515 
2020, of which not to exceed $3,640,000 for the special 
exhibition program shall remain available until expended. 
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS 
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and 
renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 
occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 
otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 
10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 
years, that address space needs created by the ongoing 
renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 
$24,203,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That contracts awarded for environmental systems, 
protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of 
buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated 
with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of con-
tractor qualifications as well as price. 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING 
ARTS 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for the operation, mainte-
nance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for 
the Performing Arts, $24,490,000. 
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restora-
tion of the existing features of the building and site of
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the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
$16,800,000, to remain available until expended. 
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR 
SCHOLARS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions 
of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 
1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020. 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE 
HUMANITIES 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 
$155,000,000 shall be available to the National Endow-
ment for the Arts for the support of projects and produc-
tions in the arts, including arts education and public out-
reach activities, through assistance to organizations and 
individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program 
support, and for administering the functions of the Act, 
to remain available until expended.
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 
$155,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which 
$141,750,000 shall be available for support of activities 
in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and 
for administering the functions of the Act; and 
$13,250,000 shall be available to carry out the matching 
grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, 
including $11,250,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): 
Provided, That appropriations for carrying out section 
10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such 
amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, 
bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted 
by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endow-
ment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 
11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and pre-
ceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not pre-
viously been appropriated. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
None of the funds appropriated to the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used 
to process any grant or contract documents which do not 
include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none
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of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as 
necessary for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That the Chairperson of the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up 
to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants 
does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for 
grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That 
such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms 
of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from 
the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. 
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under 
chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,771,000: 
Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge 
fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such 
fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting col-
lection, to remain available until expended without further 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission is 
authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, art-
work, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history 
and design of the Nation’s Capital or the history and ac-
519 
tivities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose 
of artistic display, study, or education: Provided further, 
That one-tenth of one percent of the funds provided under 
this heading may be used for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 
99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), $2,750,000. 
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $6,890,000. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Capital Plan-
ning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United 
States Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $8,099,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 1 per-
cent of the funds provided under this heading may be used 
for official reception and representational expenses associ-
ated with hosting international visitors engaged in the 
planning and physical development of world capitals.
520 
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 
authorized by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301– 
2310), $59,000,000, of which $1,715,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021, for the Museum’s 
equipment replacement program; and of which $4,000,000 
for the Museum’s repair and rehabilitation program and 
$1,264,000 for the Museum’s outreach initiatives program 
shall remain available until expended. 
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower 
Memorial Commission, $1,800,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Women’s Suffrage 
Centennial Commission, as authorized by the Women’s 
Suffrage Centennial Commission Act (section 431(a)(3) of 
division G of Public Law 115–31), $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.
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WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
Notwithstanding section 9 of the World War I Cen-
tennial Commission Act, as authorized by the World War 
I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272) and 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291), for necessary expenses of the World War 
I Centennial Commission, $7,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That in addition to the authority 
provided by section 6(g) of such Act, the World War I 
Commission may accept money, in-kind personnel services, 
contractual support, or any appropriate support from any 
executive branch agency for activities of the Commission. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be available for any activity or the publica-
tion or distribution of literature that in any way tends to 
promote public support or opposition to any legislative 
proposal on which Congressional action is not complete 
other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
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OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated over-
head charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including 
working capital fund and cost pool charges, from pro-
grams, projects, activities and subactivities to support gov-
ernment-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau adminis-
trative functions or headquarters, regional, or central op-
erations shall be presented in annual budget justifications 
and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations for approval. 
MINING APPLICATIONS 
SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant 
to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or 
process applications for a patent for any mining or mill 
site claim located under the general mining laws. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 
the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Sec-
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retary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all re-
quirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of 
the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or 
lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the 
Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer 
claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 
U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were 
fully complied with by the applicant by that date. 
(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2020, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken 
by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to 
section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
104–208). 
(d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process 
patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, 
upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified 
third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral exam-
ination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a 
patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bu-
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reau of Land Management shall have the sole responsi-
bility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in ac-
cordance with the standard procedures employed by the 
Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third- 
party contractors. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2015 (Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect in fis-
cal year 2019. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2019 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal 
year 2019 under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support 
Costs’’ and ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Sup-
port Costs’’ are the only amounts available for contract 
support costs arising out of self-determination or self-gov-
ernance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding 
agreements for fiscal year 2019 with the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs or the Indian Health Service: Provided, That such 
amounts provided by this Act are not available for pay-
ment of claims for contract support costs for prior years,
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or for repayments of payments for settlements or judg-
ments awarding contract support costs for prior years. 
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS 
SEC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be 
considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because 
more than 15 years have passed without revision of the 
plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing 
in this section exempts the Secretary from any other re-
quirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re-
sources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any 
other law: Provided, That if the Secretary is not acting 
expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding avail-
able, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest 
System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan 
and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion 
of the plan on an accelerated basis. 
PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS 
SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be ex-
pended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities 
under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monu-
ment established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16
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U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 
20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under 
the Presidential proclamation establishing such monu-
ment. 
LIMITATION ON TAKINGS 
SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds 
appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or 
interests in lands may be expended for the filing of dec-
larations of taking or complaints in condemnation without 
the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided, That this provision shall not apply 
to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades Na-
tional Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to 
funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of 
Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration pur-
poses. 
TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 410. No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall 
be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as 
the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging 
and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk 
allowance under the Forest Service’s appraisal process) 
when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The west-
ern red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus 
to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall
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be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 
48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All addi-
tional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or con-
tiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be ex-
ported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale 
holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing 
export prices at the election of the timber sale holder. 
PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS 
SEC. 411. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act to executive branch agen-
cies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless 
such contract is entered into in accordance with the re-
quirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, 
or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— 
(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a con-
tract to be entered into without regard for these re-
quirements, including formula grants for States, or 
federally recognized Indian tribes; 
(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(Public Law 93–638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by 
any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a 
contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 
4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or
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(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
POSTING OF REPORTS 
SEC. 412. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
post on the public website of that agency any report re-
quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 
other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen-
cy that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report com-
promises national security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 
do so only after such report has been made available to 
the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 
no less than 45 days. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT 
GUIDELINES 
SEC. 413. Of the funds provided to the National En-
dowment for the Arts— 
(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant 
to an individual if such grant is awarded to such in-
dividual for a literature fellowship, National Herit-
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age Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellow-
ship. 
(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures 
to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, 
except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, 
or regional group, may be used to make a grant to 
any other organization or individual to conduct ac-
tivity independent of the direct grant recipient. 
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
made in exchange for goods and services. 
(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support 
to a group, unless the application is specific to the 
contents of the season, including identified programs 
or projects. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM 
PRIORITIES 
SEC. 414. (a) In providing services or awarding fi-
nancial assistance under the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appro-
priated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 
to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve 
underserved populations. 
(b) In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means 
a population of individuals, including urban minori-
ties, who have historically been outside the purview 
of arts and humanities programs due to factors such 
as a high incidence of income below the poverty line 
or to geographic isolation. 
(2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty 
line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget, and revised annually in accordance with sec-
tion 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of 
the size involved. 
(c) In providing services and awarding financial as-
sistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 
Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this 
Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing serv-
ices or awarding financial assistance for projects, produc-
tions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public 
knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 
the arts. 
(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu-
manities Act of 1965—
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(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant cat-
egory for projects, productions, workshops, or pro-
grams that are of national impact or availability or 
are able to tour several States; 
(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants ex-
ceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds 
to any single State, excluding grants made under the 
authority of paragraph (1); 
(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Con-
gress annually and by State, on grants awarded by 
the Chairperson in each grant category under sec-
tion 5 of such Act; and 
(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of 
grants to improve and support community-based 
music performance and education. 
STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 415. The Department of the Interior, the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the 
Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appro-
priations including all uncommitted, committed, and unob-
ligated funds in each program and activity.
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PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 416. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any 
other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any 
regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon 
dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions 
resulting from biological processes associated with live-
stock production. 
GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 417. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, 
if that provision requires mandatory reporting of green-
house gas emissions from manure management systems. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 418. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content 
of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle 
under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 
et seq.) or any other law. 
CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 419. Section 412 of Division E of Public Law 
112–74 is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’.
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EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS 
SEC. 420. The terms and conditions of section 325 
of Public Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding graz-
ing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not 
subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal 
Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), 
shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2019. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 421. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network is designed to block access 
to pornography websites. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND 
ENHANCEMENT ACT 
SEC. 422. Section 503(f) of the Forest Service Facil-
ity Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 
580d note; Public Law 109–54) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 
SEC. 423. (a)(1) None of the funds made available 
by a State water pollution control revolving fund as au-
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thorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall be used for a project for the 
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and 
steel products used in the project are produced in the 
United States. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products 
means the following products made primarily of iron or 
steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 
and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 
pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein-
forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro-
duced in the United States will increase the cost of 
the overall project by more than 25 percent.
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(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiv-
er under this section, the Administrator shall make avail-
able to the public on an informal basis a copy of the re-
quest and information available to the Administrator con-
cerning the request, and shall allow for informal public 
input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 
a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 
make the request and accompanying information available 
by electronic means, including on the official public Inter-
net Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent 
of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out 
the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for manage-
ment and oversight of the requirements of this section. 
MIDWAY ISLAND 
SEC. 424. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to destroy any buildings or structures 
on Midway Island that have been recommended by the 
United States Navy for inclusion in the National Register 
of Historic Places (54 U.S.C. 302101).
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JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 425. Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center 
Act (20 U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking subsections 
(a) and (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND
SECURITY.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board to 
carry out section 4(a)(1)(H), $24,490,000 for fiscal year 
2019. 
‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) 
and (G) of section 4(a)(1), $16,800,000 for fiscal year 
2019.’’. 
LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANS-
FERS OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR 
WILDFIRES 
SEC. 426. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with vol-
unteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland 
fire protection associations, and similar organizations to 
provide for wildland fire training and equipment, including 
supplies and communication devices. Notwithstanding 
121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or section 521 of 
title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further au-
thorized to transfer title to excess Department of the Inte-
rior firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry out
537 
the functions of the Department’s wildland fire manage-
ment program to such organizations. 
POLICIES RELATING TO BIOMASS ENERGY 
SEC. 427. To support the key role that forests in the 
United States can play in addressing the energy needs of 
the United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their mis-
sions, jointly— 
(1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest 
bioenergy— 
(A) is consistent across all Federal depart-
ments and agencies; and 
(B) recognizes the full benefits of the use 
of forest biomass for energy, conservation, and 
responsible forest management; and 
(2) establish clear and simple policies for the 
use of forest biomass as an energy solution, includ-
ing policies that— 
(A) reflect the carbon-neutrality of forest 
bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable 
energy source, provided the use of forest bio-
mass for energy production does not cause con-
version of forests to non-forest use;
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(B) encourage private investment through-
out the forest biomass supply chain, including 
in— 
(i) working forests; 
(ii) harvesting operations; 
(iii) forest improvement operations; 
(iv) forest bioenergy production; 
(v) wood products manufacturing; or 
(vi) paper manufacturing; 
(C) encourage forest management to im-
prove forest health; and 
(D) recognize State initiatives to produce 
and use forest biomass. 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 428. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency—Hazardous Substance 
Superfund’’, $68,000,000, of which $60,000,000 shall be 
for the Superfund Remedial program and $8,000,000 
shall be for the Superfund Emergency Response and Re-
moval program, to remain available until expended, con-
sisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund 
on September 30, 2018, as authorized by section 517(a) 
of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act 
of 1986 (SARA) and up to $68,000,000 as a payment 
from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Super-
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fund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of 
SARA. 
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental 
Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants,’’ 
for environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
including capitalization grants for State revolving funds 
and performance partnership grants, $665,000,000 to re-
main available until expended, of which— 
(1) $300,000,000 shall be for making capital-
ization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 
Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act; and of which $300,000,000 shall be for 
making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act; 
(2) $25,000,000 shall be for grants for small 
and disadvantaged communities authorized in sec-
tion 2104 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements 
for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322); 
(3) $25,000,000 shall be for grants for lead 
testing in school and child care program drinking 
water authorized in section 2107 of the Water Infra-
structure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public 
Law 114–322);
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(4) $15,000,000 shall be for grants for reduc-
ing lead in drinking water authorized in section 
2105 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for 
the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322). 
(c) For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental 
Protection Agency—Water Infrastructure Finance and In-
novation Program Account’’, $58,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the cost of direct loans, for 
the cost of guaranteed loans, and for administrative ex-
penses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan pro-
grams, of which $3,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, may be used for such administrative ex-
penses: Provided, That these additional funds are available 
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
direct loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan 
principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $6,700,000,000. 
SMALL REMOTE INCINERATORS 
SEC. 429. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the regulation 
issued on March 21, 2011 at 40 CFR part 60 subparts 
CCCC and DDDD with respect to units in the State of 
Alaska that are defined as ‘‘small, remote incinerator’’ 
units in those regulations and, until a subsequent regula-
541 
tion is issued, the Administrator shall implement the law 
and regulations in effect prior to such date. 
CLARIFICATION OF EXEMPTIONS 
SEC. 430. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge 
of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) for the activities 
identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 
404(f)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), (C)). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2019’’. 
DIVISION 
E—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE, 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 
2019 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, 
$5,947,952,000, of which up to $671,726,000 may remain
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available until September 30, 2020, and of which up to 
$1,469,777,000 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 
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, 
$2,871,794,000, of which up to $528,000,000 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, 
$1,338,227,000. 
(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-
543 
tion, and arms control, nonproliferation and disar-
mament activities as authorized, $773,847,000. 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for security activities, $964,084,000, of which 
up to $941,777,000 is for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection. 
(5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In ad-
dition to amounts otherwise made available under 
this heading— 
(A) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, may be credited 
to this appropriation from fees or other pay-
ments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and 
from fees from educational advising and coun-
seling 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
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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. 
(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 examina-
tion of programs and activities in the United 
States funded from any account contained in 
this title. 
(D) Funds appropriated under this head-
ing that are designated for Worldwide Security 
Protection shall continue to be made available 
for support of security-related training at sites 
in existence prior to the enactment of this Act. 
(7) CLARIFICATION.—References to the ‘‘Diplo-
matic and Consular Programs’’ account in any pro-
vision of law shall be construed to include the ‘‘Dip-
545 
lomatic Programs’’ account in this Act and other 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, as authorized, $92,770,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $90,829,000, 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 appropriated under this heading, 
$13,624,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2020. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange 
programs, as authorized, $700,946,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not less than $271,500,000 
shall be for the Fulbright Program and not less than 
$111,860,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange Program: 
Provided, That fees or other payments received from, or 
in connection with, English teaching, educational advising 
and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs 
as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain
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available until expended: Provided further, That a portion 
of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central 
Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie 
Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That any substantive 
modifications from the prior fiscal year to programs fund-
ed by this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
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 
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020. 
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, $777,200,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2023, of which not to
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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, 
$1,198,249,000, 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 or gifts for all projects in fiscal 
year 2019. 
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, $7,885,000, 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’’: Provided, That $800,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading may not be obli-
gated until the Secretary of State testifies before the Com-
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mittees on Appropriations concerning the fiscal year 2020 
budget request for the Department of State: Provided fur-
ther, That the limitation of the previous proviso shall not 
apply if such funds are necessary for emergency evacu-
ations and the payment of rewards for information related 
to international terrorism, narcotics related activities, 
transnational organized crime, and war crimes as author-
ized by section 36 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708). 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as author-
ized: 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 fur-
ther, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex-
ceed $5,686,032. 
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 
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, $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, $1,264,030,000: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 
the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 
recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 
the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an 
emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any
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United Nations action to increase funding for any United 
Nations program without identifying an offsetting de-
crease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 
further, That not later than May 1, 2019, and 30 days 
after the end of fiscal year 2019, the Secretary of State 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any 
credits attributable to the United States, including from 
the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide 
updated fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020 assessment 
costs including offsets from available credits and updated 
foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That 
any such credits shall only be available for United States 
assessed contributions to the United Nations regular 
budget, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be 
notified when such credits are applied to any assessed con-
tribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided 
further, That any notification regarding funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under this heading in 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, sec-
tion 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan sub-
mitted pursuant to section 7070 of this Act, shall include 
an estimate of all known credits currently attributable to
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the United States and provide updated assessment costs 
including offsets from available credits and updated for-
eign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That any 
payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed 
to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United 
States and the respective international organization and 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be available for a United States contribution to an inter-
national organization for the United States share of inter-
est costs made known to the United States Government 
by such organization for loans incurred on or after Octo-
ber 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, $562,344,000, of which 15 percent shall remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That none 
of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated 
or expended for any new or expanded United Nations 
peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance 
of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security
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Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is prac-
ticable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified of: 
(1) the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the 
objectives of the mission, the national interest that will 
be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the sources of 
funds, including any reprogrammings or transfers, that 
will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mis-
sion, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading may be made available for obligation unless 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping mission-by-mis-
sion basis that the United Nations is implementing effec-
tive policies and procedures to prevent United Nations em-
ployees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops 
serving in such mission from trafficking in persons, ex-
ploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of sexual 
exploitation and abuse or other violations of human rights, 
and to hold accountable individuals who engage in such 
acts while participating in such mission, including pros-
ecution in their home countries and making information 
about such prosecutions publicly available on the website 
of the United Nations: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of State shall work with the United Nations and 
foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to
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implement effective vetting procedures to ensure that such 
troops have not violated human rights: Provided further, 
That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses 
unless the Secretary of State determines that United 
States manufacturers and suppliers are not being given 
opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material 
for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those 
being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise 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 sub-
mitted to Congress such a recommendation: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than May 1, 2019, and 30 days after 
the end of fiscal year 2019, 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 fis-
cal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020 assessment costs in-
cluding offsets from available credits: Provided further,
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That any such credits shall only be available for United 
States assessed contributions to United Nations peace-
keeping missions, and the Committees on Appropriations 
shall be notified when such credits are applied to any as-
sessed 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 sub-
mitted pursuant to section 7070 of this Act, shall include 
an estimate of all known credits currently attributable to 
the United States and provide updated assessment costs, 
including offsets from available credits: Provided further, 
That any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of State shall work with the 
United Nations and members of the United Nations Secu-
rity Council to evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping mis-
sions, and to consider a draw down when mission goals 
have been substantially achieved.
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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, 
$48,134,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $29,400,000, to remain available until 
expended, 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 Can-
ada or Great Britain, and the Border Environment Co-
operation Commission as authorized by the North Amer-
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ican 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, 2020, and $9,000 may be made avail-
able for representation expenses: Provided further, That 
of the amount provided under this heading for the Inter-
national Boundary Commission, $1,000 may be made 
available for representation expenses. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
law, $50,651,000: 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 
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, $798,196,000: Provided, That 
in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
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poses, up to $34,508,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading may remain available until expended 
for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, 
of which not less than $13,800,000 shall be for Internet 
freedom programs: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 
$35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of 
which $10,000 may be used for such expenses within the 
United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 
may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free 
Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further, That 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 international terrorists or 
those who support international terrorism, or is in viola-
tion of the principles and standards set forth in sub-
sections (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: Provided further, 
That significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours 
previously justified to Congress, including changes to 
transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, sat-
ellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG language serv-
ices shall be subject to the regular notification procedures
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of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That in addition to funds made available under this head-
ing, 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. 
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), 
$17,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be apportioned and obligated to the Foundation not later 
than 60 days after 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.), $38,634,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020, 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, 2019, 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, 2019, to remain avail-
560 
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 
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, 2019, 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, $16,700,000: Provided, That funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be apportioned and obligated to 
the Center not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act.
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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), $180,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $117,500,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 
and customary manner, including for the core institutes, 
and $62,500,000 shall be for democracy programs: Pro-
vided, That the requirements of section 7070(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 and obligated to the En-
dowment not later than 60 days after 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, $675,000, as 
authorized by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States 
Code: Provided, That the Commission may procure tem-
porary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding 
paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: Pro-
vided further, That such authority shall terminate on Oc-
562 
tober 1, 2019: Provided further, That the Commission 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations prior to ex-
ercising such authority. 
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Com-
mission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), 
as authorized 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, 2020, 
including not more than $4,000 for representation ex-
penses: Provided, That prior to the obligation of 
$1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
the Commission shall consult with the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the steps taken to implement the 
recommendations of the Independent 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 notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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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.), $2,579,000, includ-
ing not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020. 
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.), $2,000,000, including not 
more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020. 
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 represen-
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tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi-
tations, and conditions contained in the second through 
sixth provisos under this heading in the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) 
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2019 and shall 
apply to funds appropriated under this heading as if in-
cluded in this Act. 
WESTERN HEMISPHERE DRUG POLICY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Western Hemisphere 
Drug Policy Commission, as authorized by title VI of the 
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–323), $1,500,000 to remain available 
until September 30, 2020. 
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, 
$1,214,808,000, of which up to $182,221,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That none
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of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title may 
be made available to finance the construction (including 
architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 
lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for 
International Development, unless the USAID Adminis-
trator has identified such proposed use of funds in a re-
port submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That contracts or agreements en-
tered 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 As-
sistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary 
of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chap-
ter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in 
accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided 
further, That of the funds appropriated or made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be avail-
able for representation and entertainment expenses, of 
which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertain-
ment 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, $225,000,000, 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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$76,600,000, of which up to $11,490,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2020, for the Office of In-
spector General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
TITLE III 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
For necessary expenses to enable the President to 
carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, and for other purposes, as follows:
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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, 
$3,117,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 
United States Agency for International Development: Pro-
vided, That this amount shall be made available for train-
ing, equipment, and technical assistance to build the ca-
pacity of public health institutions and organizations in 
developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child 
survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization 
and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, 
water and sanitation programs which directly address the 
needs of mothers and children, and related education pro-
grams; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned 
by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the preven-
tion, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, 
tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases 
including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to 
communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including 
children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster pre-
paredness training for health crises; (7) programs to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to, unanticipated and
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emerging global health threats; and (8) family planning/ 
reproductive health: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated 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 appro-
priations 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 manage-
ment of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary 
sterilization: Provided further, That any determination 
made under the previous proviso must be made not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria uti-
lized 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 Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available under this Act may 
be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further, 
That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing
569 
nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family 
planning projects which offer, either directly or through 
referral to, or information about access to, a broad range 
of family planning methods and services, and that any 
such voluntary family planning project shall meet the fol-
lowing requirements: (1) service providers or referral 
agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 
to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 
births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 
of a particular method of family planning (this provision 
shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 
estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur-
poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen-
tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi-
vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep-
tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 
target or quota of total number of births, number of fam-
ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 
of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 
or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 
any program of general welfare or the right of access to 
health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 
not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 
provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor-
mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho-
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sen, including those conditions that might render the use 
of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 
known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 
(5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep-
tive drugs and devices and medical procedures are pro-
vided only in the context of a scientific study in which 
participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 
and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 
USAID Administrator determines that there has been a 
violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), 
(2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice 
of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph 
(4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report containing a de-
scription of such violation and the corrective action taken 
by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants 
for natural family planning under section 104 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discrimi-
nated against because of such applicant’s religious or con-
scientious commitment to offer only natural family plan-
ning; 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 author-
izing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘moti-
571 
vate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not 
be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with 
local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy 
options: Provided further, That information provided 
about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities 
that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act 
shall be medically accurate and shall include the public 
health benefits and failure rates of such use. 
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 
prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 
HIV/AIDS, $5,720,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2023, which shall be apportioned directly 
to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro-
priated under this paragraph may be made available, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber-
culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 
for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to 
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 
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 further, That clauses (i) and 
(vi) of section 202(d)(4)(A) of the United States Leader-
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ship Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act 
of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7622) shall be applied with respect 
to such funds made available for fiscal years 2015 through 
2019 by substituting ‘‘2004’’ for ‘‘2009’’: Provided fur-
ther, That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of 
funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 
2019 may be made available to USAID for technical as-
sistance related to the activities of the Global Fund, sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees 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 admin-
istrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global 
AIDS Coordinator. 
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, 2020. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and recon-
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struction assistance, $3,801,034,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be appor-
tioned to the United States Agency for International De-
velopment not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster re-
habilitation 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 re-
main available until expended, to support transition to de-
mocracy and long-term development of countries in crisis: 
Provided, That such support may include assistance to de-
velop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and 
processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the 
peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the 
USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin-
ning a new program of assistance: Provided further, That 
if the Secretary of State determines that it is important 
to the national interest of the United States to provide 
transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I
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of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for 
purposes of this heading and under the authorities appli-
cable to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided 
further, That funds made available pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso shall be made available subject to prior con-
sultation 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 pro-
grams and activities administered by the United States 
Agency for International Development to prevent or re-
spond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and 
complex crises overseas, $30,000,000, 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 pur-
poses of preventing or responding to such challenges and 
crises, except that no funds shall be made available for 
lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
may be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this 
Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be used for administrative expenses, in
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addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 
except that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of 
the funds appropriated under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
apportioned to USAID not later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, except that such notifications shall be transmitted 
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 De-
velopment, as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $55,000,000 may 
be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act 
to carry out part I of such Act and under the heading 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Pro-
vided, That funds provided under this paragraph and 
funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this 
paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign As-
sistance 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
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a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti-
fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That funds made 
available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of 
modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs, and funds 
used for such cost, including if the cost results in a nega-
tive subsidy, shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 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 con-
tained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the 
House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 
1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guaran-
tees 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
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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, 2021: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this paragraph in this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs for administrative 
expenses to carry out credit programs administered by 
USAID, up to $1,000,000 may be made available for lim-
ited transition costs associated with the implementation 
of section 1463 of the Better Utilization of Investments 
Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 (division 
F of Public Law 115–254): Provided further, That prior 
to the initial obligation of funds made available for such 
transition costs, the USAID Administrator shall submit 
a spend plan to the Committees on Appropriations for the 
use of such funds: Provided further, That funds made 
available for such transition costs shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations, and may not be made available until the re-
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organization plan required by section 1462(a) of the 
BUILD Act of 2018 is transmitted to Congress. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $2,545,525,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
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), $157,700,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, 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 available by this Act for such purposes: 
Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 
to the obligation of funds appropriated under this para-
graph.
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For an additional amount for such purposes, 
$69,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, which shall be made available for the Bureau for 
Democracy, 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 
Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for 
Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Pub-
lic Law 101–179), $760,334,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, which shall be available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except section 7047 
of this Act, for assistance and related programs for coun-
tries 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’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’ that are made available for 
assistance for such countries shall be administered in ac-
cordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator des-
ignated pursuant to section 102 of Public Law 102–511 
and section 601 of Public Law 101–179: Provided further,
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That funds appropriated under this heading shall be con-
sidered to be economic assistance under the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the 
administrative authorities contained in that Act for the 
use of economic assistance: Provided further, That any no-
tification of funds made available under this heading in 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations and related pro-
grams shall include information (if known on the date of 
transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwith-
standing authority: Provided further, That if subsequent 
to the notification of assistance it becomes necessary to 
rely on notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Ap-
propriations should be informed at the earliest opportunity 
and to the extent practicable. 
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 As-
sistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee 
and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel 
and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 
through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and
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hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as author-
ized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
$2,027,876,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available 
to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian require-
ments, and $5,000,000 shall be made available for refu-
gees 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 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, $410,500,000, of which $6,000,000 is for the Of-
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fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 
Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 
Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed 
$5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pur-
suant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 
amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas oper-
ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail-
able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 
$4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, 
section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall 
apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.) (MCA), $905,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: 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 Cor-
poration: Provided further, That section 605(e) of the
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MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this head-
ing: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge 
Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA 
only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment 
to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mu-
tual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, 
the entire amount of the United States Government fund-
ing anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided 
further, That no country should be eligible for a threshold 
program after such country has completed a country com-
pact: 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 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for rep-
resentation and entertainment expenses, of which not to 
exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment ex-
penses. 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 
provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September
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30, 2020: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 
representation expenses. 
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the African De-
velopment 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, 2020, of which not to exceed $2,000 
may be available for representation expenses: Provided, 
That funds made available to grantees may be invested 
pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized 
by the Board of Directors of the United States African 
Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, 
That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 
for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in excep-
tional 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 fur-
ther, That the USADF shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees after each time such waiv-
er authority is exercised: Provided further, That the
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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 nec-
essary to carry out its functions: Provided further, That 
the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the 
United States Treasury and retain any interest earned on 
such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the Afri-
can 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 pro-
gram purposes. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not more than $6,000,000 may be used for administrative 
expenses: 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 Assist-
ance Act of 1961, without regard to the location in which 
such services are performed.
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TITLE IV 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,497,469,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That the Department of State may use the authority of 
section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, with-
out regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 
from an agency of the United States Government for the 
purpose of providing such property to a foreign country 
or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of 
such Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 
that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec-
tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
available to support training and technical assistance for 
foreign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other ju-
dicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided fur-
587 
ther, That funds made available under this heading that 
are transferred to another department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States Government pursuant to 
section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 val-
ued 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, 
$864,550,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 
assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, or the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clear-
ance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small 
arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including activities implemented through 
nongovernmental and international organizations, and sec-
tion 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a 
United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear
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Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a vol-
untary contribution to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA): Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disar-
mament Fund shall be made available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law and subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and 
multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disar-
mament, and weapons destruction, and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That such funds 
may also be used for such countries other than the Inde-
pendent States of the former Soviet Union and inter-
national 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 deter-
mines that Israel is being denied its right to participate 
in the activities of that Agency: Provided further, That 
funds made available for conventional weapons destruction 
programs, including demining and related activities, in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may 
be used for administrative expenses related to the oper-
ation and management of such programs and activities,
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subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$163,457,000: 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 than $31,000,000 shall be made available for a United 
States contribution to the Multinational Force and Ob-
servers mission in the Sinai and not less than $71,000,000 
shall be made available for the Global Peace Operations 
Initiative: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be obligated 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, 
$110,778,000, of which up to $11,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That the
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civilian personnel for whom military education and train-
ing may be provided under this heading may include civil-
ians who are not members of a government whose partici-
pation would contribute to improved civil-military rela-
tions, civilian control of the military, or respect for human 
rights: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $50,000 may be avail-
able for entertainment expenses. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 
President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act, $5,962,241,000: Provided, 
That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign 
countries and international organizations, the Secretary of 
State, following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations and subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of such Committees, may use the funds appro-
priated 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 $3,300,000,000 shall be avail-
able 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 avail-
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able for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed by the 
United States and Israel, be available for advanced weap-
ons systems, of which not less than $815,300,000 shall 
be available for the procurement in Israel of defense arti-
cles and defense services, including research and develop-
ment: Provided further, That funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this heading shall be nonrepay-
able notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading shall be obligated upon 
apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of 
section 1501(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 
articles, defense services, or design and construction serv-
ices that are not sold by the United States Government 
under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 
country proposing to make such procurement has first 
signed an agreement with the United States Government 
specifying the conditions under which such procurement 
may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun-
try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub-
mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec-
tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding
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any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 
unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in-
clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 
and international organizations: Provided further, That 
only those countries for which assistance was justified for 
the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales Financing Program’’ in the 
fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security as-
sistance programs may utilize funds made available under 
this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense 
services, or design and construction services that are not 
sold by the United States Government under the Arms 
Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be expended at the min-
imum 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 replacement only 
for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 
of administering military assistance and sales, except that 
this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading for general costs of administering mili-
tary assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be
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available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed 
$130,000 may be available for representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not more than $1,009,700,000 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 2019 
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 
Appropriations. 
TITLE V 
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$339,000,000: Provided, That section 307(a) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contribu-
tions 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, and to be fully
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disbursed no later than, September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That of such amount, $136,563,000, which shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019, is only available for 
the first installment of the seventh replenishment of the 
Global Environment Facility, and shall be obligated and 
disbursed not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations on the status of funds 
provided under this heading not less than quarterly until 
fully disbursed: Provided further, That in such report the 
Secretary shall provide a timeline for the obligation and 
disbursement of any funds that have not yet been obli-
gated or disbursed. 
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. 
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
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of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, 
$32,417,159, 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 
$507,860,806. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the African Development Fund by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, $171,300,000, to remain 
available 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, and to be fully dis-
bursed no later than, September 30, 2020, for the first 
installment of the eleventh replenishment of the Inter-
national Fund for Agricultural Development: Provided, 
That the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the status of such pay-
ment not less than quarterly until fully disbursed: Pro-
vided further, That in such report the Secretary shall pro-
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vide a timeline for the obligation and disbursement of any 
funds that have not yet been obligated or disbursed. 
TITLE VI 
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,700,000, of which 
up to $855,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2020. 
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-
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Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive eco-
nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto-
nated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not 
to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to 
exceed $110,000,000, of which up to $16,500,000 may re-
main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That 
the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, 
payment or services provided by transaction participants 
for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with 
any transaction for which an application for a loan, guar-
antee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided 
further, That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary ex-
penses (including special services performed on a contract 
or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in 
connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, 
repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets 
acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the 
Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property,
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or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical as-
pects of any transaction for which an application for a 
loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, 
or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: 
Provided further, That in addition to other funds appro-
priated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be 
credited to this account for such purposes, to remain avail-
able 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 off-
setting collections to this account: Provided, That the 
sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 
reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col-
lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 
from the General Fund estimated at $0. 
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 lim-
its of funds available to it and in accordance with law as
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may be necessary: Provided, That the amount available for 
administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insur-
ance 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 indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and 
other direct costs associated with services provided to spe-
cific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 
234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be 
considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this 
heading: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading in this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, up to $5,000,000 may be 
made available for limited transition costs associated with 
the implementation of section 1463 of the Better Utiliza-
tion of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) 
Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254): Provided 
further, That prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
available for such transition costs, the President of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall submit a 
spend plan to the Committees on Appropriations for the 
use of such funds: Provided further, That funds made 
available for such transition costs shall be subject to the
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regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations, and may not be made available until the re-
organization plan required by section 1462(a) of the 
BUILD Act of 2018 is transmitted to Congress. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans as au-
thorized 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 Ac-
count, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
funds so obligated in fiscal year 2019 remain available for 
disbursement through 2027; funds obligated in fiscal year 
2020 remain available for disbursement through 2028; 
and funds obligated in fiscal year 2021 remain available 
for disbursement through 2029: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation is authorized 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 pursuant to the au-
thority of the previous proviso shall be subject to the reg-
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ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
In addition, such sums as may be necessary for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out the credit program may 
be derived from amounts available for administrative ex-
penses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in 
the Overseas 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, 
2020, of which no more than $19,000,000 may be used 
for administrative expenses: Provided, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, not more than $5,000 
may be available for representation and entertainment ex-
penses. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 
SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 
Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 
allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 
59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author-
ized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger
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transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 
United States Code. 
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 
SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 
States Government to which funds are appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 
cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex-
pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 
Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 
such department or agency in fiscal year 2019 or any pre-
vious 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 obli-
gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 
been further sub-obligated. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 
procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro-
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vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law. 
DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 
SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING 
INFORMATION.—The Secretary of State shall promptly in-
form the Committees on Appropriations of each instance 
in which a Federal department or agency is delinquent in 
providing the full amount of funding required by section 
604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-
terrorism 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 Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
323), a project to construct a facility of the United States 
may include office space or other accommodations for 
members of the United States Marine Corps. 
(c) NEW DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.—For the pur-
poses of calculating the fiscal year 2019 costs of providing 
new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with 
section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the
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Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the 
annual program level and agency shares in a manner that 
is proportional to the contribution of the Department of 
State for this purpose. 
(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 
acquisition of property or award of construction contracts 
for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis-
cal year 2019, 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 enumer-
ated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, 
and Maintenance’’ in House Report 115–829. 
(e) 
INTERIM
AND
TEMPORARY
FACILITIES 
ABROAD.— 
(1) SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 
made available, following consultation with the ap-
propriate congressional committees, to address secu-
rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United
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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 ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be a min-
imum of $25,000,000. 
(2) 
CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any 
significant modification to an interim or temporary 
United States diplomatic facility shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations, except that 
such consultation and notification may be waived if 
there is a security risk to personnel. 
(f) TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY.—Funds ap-
propriated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, 
including for Worldwide Security Protection, ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, and 
‘‘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 Appropria-
tions that to do so is necessary to implement the rec-
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ommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review 
Board, for emergency evacuations, or to prevent or re-
spond 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 in this Act and under any other provi-
sion of law. 
(g) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up-
grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa-
cilities, 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) REPORT.—Within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act and every 3 months thereafter until the completion 
of each project, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report on the Erbil Con-
sulate, Beirut Embassy, Jakarta Embassy, Mexico City 
Embassy, and New Delhi Embassy, as described under 
this section in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act).
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(i) SECURE RESUPPLY
AND MAINTENANCE.—The 
Secretary of State may not grant final approval for the 
construction 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 concluded between the Governments of the 
United States and the People’s Republic of China that 
permits secure resupply, maintenance, and new construc-
tion of United States Government facilities in the People’s 
Republic of China. 
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 
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7006. (a) FINANCIAL
SYSTEMS
IMPROVE-
MENT.—Funds appropriated by this Act for the operations 
of the Department of State under the headings ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ shall be 
made available to implement the recommendations con-
tained in the Foreign Assistance Data Review Findings 
Report (FADR) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) 
report entitled ‘‘Department Financial Systems Are Insuf-
ficient to Track and Report on Foreign Assistance 
Funds’’: Provided, That not later than 45 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations an update to the 
plan required under section 7006 of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31) for 
implementing the FADR and OIG recommendations: Pro-
vided further, That such funds may not be obligated for 
enhancements to, or expansions of, the Budget System 
Modernization Financial System, Central Resource Man-
agement System, Joint Financial Management System, or 
Foreign Assistance Coordination and Tracking System 
until such updated plan is submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That such funds may 
not be obligated for new, or expansion of existing, ad hoc
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electronic systems to track commitments, obligations, or 
expenditures of funds unless the Secretary of State, fol-
lowing consultation with the Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of State, has reviewed 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 Con-
gressional Budget Justification, Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Fiscal Year 
2019: Provided, 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 per-
centage charged to Department of State bureaus and of-
fices for procurement-related activities, the Secretary of 
State shall include the proposed increase in the Depart-
ment of State budget justification or, at least 60 days 
prior to the increase, provide the Committees on Appro-
priations a justification for such increase, including a de-
tailed assessment of the cost and benefit of the services
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provided by the procurement fee: Provided further, That 
Federal agency components may only pay for Working 
Capital Fund services that are consistent with the purpose 
and authorities of such components: 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 com-
pliance 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 
indicators; 
(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 House Report 
115–829. 
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
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expenditures 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 decisive role: Provided, That assistance may be re-
sumed to such government if the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a 
democratically elected government has taken office: Pro-
vided further, That the provisions of this section shall not 
apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or 
public participation in democratic processes: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available pursuant to the previous 
provisos shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND BROAD-
CASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—
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(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 
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically pro-
vided, 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 head-
ing ‘‘Representation Expenses’’. 
(2) BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Broad-
casting Board of Governors under title I of this Act 
may be transferred between, and merged with, such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by 
more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 
(3) TREATMENT
AS
REPROGRAMMING.—Any 
transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section.
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(b) TITLE VI AGENCIES.—Not to exceed 5 percent 
of any appropriation, other than for administrative ex-
penses made available for fiscal year 2019, for programs 
under title VI of this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations for use for any of the purposes, programs, 
and activities for which the funds in such receiving ac-
count may be used, but no such appropriation, except as 
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
than 25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the 
exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON TRANSFERS
OF FUNDS BE-
TWEEN AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—None of the funds made 
available under titles II through V of this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer author-
ity provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 
Act. 
(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
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of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allo-
cated or transferred to agencies of the United States 
Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 
109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered 
into by the United States Agency for International 
Development or the Department of State with any 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 
$1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to 
section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’ shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement in 
the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements 
entered into between USAID and the Department of 
State.
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(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 
None of the funds made available under titles II through 
V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 
account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 
for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless 
the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise 
of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 
written policy justification to the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(e) AUDIT
OF
INTER-AGENCY
TRANSFERS
OF 
FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 
funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations and related programs, entered into between the De-
partment of State or USAID and another agency of the 
United States Government under the authority of section 
632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any com-
parable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the 
Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the trans-
fer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit 
responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, 
shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the 
use of such funds and report to the Department of State 
or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such au-
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dits: 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 October 31, 2019, the 
Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 
each submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
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, 2018 (division 
K of Public Law 115–141): Provided, That such reports 
shall include 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 de-
partments and agencies funded by this Act in contraven-
tion 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 filters designed to block access to sexually explicit 
websites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall 
limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, 
tribal, or local law enforcement agency, or any other entity 
carrying out the following activities: criminal investiga-
tions, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative dis-
cipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken 
as part of official business. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act should be 
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any 
foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco 
or tobacco products, 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
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provided by this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated 
for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 
661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export 
Control Act, and funds provided under the headings ‘‘De-
velopment 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 respec-
tive periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided 
further, That the availability of funds pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso shall not be applicable to such funds until 
the Secretary of State submits the reports required under 
section 7011 of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 
(division J of Public Law 115–31) and the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 115– 
141): Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, any funds made available for the 
purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated 
or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address 
balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives,
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shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the 
date on which the availability of such funds would other-
wise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or 
obligated before the expiration of their respective periods 
of availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations not later than October 31, 
2019, detailing 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 
furnish assistance to the government of any country which 
is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year 
in payment to the United States of principal or interest 
on any loan made to the government of such country by 
the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 
are appropriated under this Act unless the President de-
termines, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 
national interest of the United States. 
PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of
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this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 
a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov-
erning the terms and conditions under which such assist-
ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 
provision stating that assistance provided by the United 
States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 
the foreign government, and the Secretary of State and 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 
amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as nec-
essary, to conform with this requirement. 
(b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR-
EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 
the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2019 on funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions 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 2020 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, 2020, such taxes have 
not been reimbursed: Provided, That the Secretary of
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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. 
(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 
minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 
subsection (b). 
(d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 
from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur-
suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assist-
ance for countries which do not assess taxes on United 
States assistance or which have an effective arrangement 
that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, 
and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in 
a programmatically responsible manner. 
(e) DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec-
tion shall not apply to any foreign government or en-
tity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of 
State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that— 
(A) such foreign government or entity has 
an effective arrangement that is providing sub-
stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or
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(B) the foreign policy interests of the 
United States outweigh the purpose of this sec-
tion to ensure that United States assistance is 
not subject to taxation. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of 
this subsection with regard to any foreign govern-
ment 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 
agreement between the Government of the United 
States and the government of the country receiving 
assistance that describes the privileges and immuni-
ties applicable to United States foreign assistance 
for such country generally, or an individual agree-
ment between the Government of the United States 
and such government that describes, among other 
things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be
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accorded the United States assistance provided 
under that agreement. 
(2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes 
and taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and 
customs duties but shall not include individual in-
come taxes assessed to local staff. 
(h) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant agencies of the United 
States Government, shall submit a report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on the requirements contained 
under this section in House Report 115–829. 
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 
programs within the same account notwithstanding the 
designation if compliance with the designation is made im-
possible by operation of any provision of this or any other 
Act: Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees 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.
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(b) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to 
the authority contained in subsection (a), the original pe-
riod of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and 
administered by the Department of State or the United 
States Agency for International Development that are spe-
cifically 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 Admin-
istrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination 
of assistance to a country or a significant change in cir-
cumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds 
can be obligated during the original period of availability: 
Provided, That such designated funds that continue to be 
available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated 
only for the purpose of such designation. 
(c) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des-
ignated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be 
applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or other-
wise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 
Act specifically so directs: Provided, That specifically des-
ignated funding levels or minimum funding requirements 
contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 
appropriated by this Act.
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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, for-
eign operations, and related programs to the departments 
and agencies funded by this Act that remain available for 
obligation in fiscal year 2019, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offset-
ting collections, or made available by transfer, to the de-
partments and agencies funded by this Act, shall be avail-
able 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 re-
name bureaus, centers, or offices; or 
(5) contract out or privatize any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless previously justified to the Committees on Appro-
priations or such Committees are notified 15 days in ad-
vance of such obligation.