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or related elements in connection with such project) exe-
cuted under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: 
Provided further, That not later than 45 days after the 
end of each 6 months of the fiscal year, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report regarding the source of funds and the alloca-
tion and use of funds during that 6-month period that 
were made available pursuant to the authority provided 
in this section or under any other provision of law for the 
purposes described herein: Provided further, That, not 
later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year quar-
ter, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees quarterly commitment, obligation, and expend-
iture data for the CERP in Afghanistan: Provided further, 
That, not less than 15 days before making funds available 
pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under 
any other provision of law for the purposes described here-
in for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion 
of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a written notice con-
taining each of the following: 
(1) The location, nature and purpose of the 
proposed project, including how the project is in-
tended to advance the military campaign plan for 
the country in which it is to be carried out. 
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(2) The budget, implementation timeline with 
milestones, and completion date for the proposed 
project, including any other CERP funding that has 
been or is anticipated to be contributed to the com-
pletion of the project. 
(3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed 
project, including the agreement with either the host 
nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the 
United States Government or a third-party contrib-
utor to finance the sustainment of the activities and 
maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be pro-
vided through the proposed project. 
SEC. 9006. Funds available to the Department of De-
fense for operation and maintenance may be used, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, to provide sup-
plies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, 
and other logistical support to allied forces participating 
in a combined operation with the armed forces of the 
United States and coalition forces supporting military and 
stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and Syria: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 
congressional defense committees regarding support pro-
vided under this section. 
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SEC. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli-
gated or expended by the United States Government for 
a purpose as follows: 
(1) To establish any military installation or 
base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) To exercise United States control over any 
oil resource of Iraq. 
(3) To establish any military installation or 
base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Af-
ghanistan. 
SEC. 9008. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the following laws 
enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the 
United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other 
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 
(done at New York on December 10, 1984): 
(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 
Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 
note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 
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regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department 
of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and 
Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
148). 
SEC. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ‘‘Af-
ghanistan Security Forces Fund’’ (ASFF) may be obli-
gated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan 
by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) 
of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC 
must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any 
service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually 
and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess 
of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the 
Department of Defense must certify to the congressional 
defense committees that the AROC has convened and ap-
proved a process for ensuring compliance with the require-
ments in the preceding proviso and accompanying report 
language for the ASFF. 
SEC. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance 
may be used to purchase items having an investment unit 
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cost of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon de-
termination by the Secretary of Defense that such action 
is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a 
Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contin-
gency operations overseas, such funds may be used to pur-
chase items having an investment item unit cost of not 
more than $500,000. 
SEC. 9011. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appro-
priated by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation 
Agency in ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ 
may be used to provide assistance to the Government of 
Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to en-
hance security along its borders. 
SEC. 9012. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip 
Fund’’ may be used to procure or transfer man-portable 
air defense systems. 
SEC. 9013. For the ‘‘Ukraine Security Assistance Ini-
tiative’’, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such 
funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assist-
ance, including training; equipment; lethal assistance; lo-
gistics support, supplies and services; sustainment; and in-
telligence support to the military and national security 
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forces of Ukraine, and for replacement of any weapons 
or articles provided to the Government of Ukraine from 
the inventory of the United States: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available in this section, 
$50,000,000 shall be available only for lethal assistance 
described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1250(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1068): Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 
15 days prior to obligating funds provided under this 
heading, notify the congressional defense committees in 
writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided fur-
ther, That the United States may accept equipment pro-
cured using funds provided under this heading in this or 
prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of 
Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States: 
Provided further, That equipment procured using funds 
provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not 
yet transferred to the military or National Security Forces 
of Ukraine or returned by such forces to the United 
States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of De-
fense upon written notification to the congressional de-
fense committees: Provided further, That amounts made 
available by this section are designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
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rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 9014. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
available for replacement of funds for items provided to 
the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the 
United States to the extent specifically provided for in sec-
tion 9013 of this Act. 
SEC. 9015. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under section 9013 may be used to procure or transfer 
man-portable air defense systems. 
SEC. 9016. Equipment procured using funds provided 
in prior Acts under the heading ‘‘Counterterrorism Part-
nerships Fund’’ for the program authorized by section 
1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291), and not yet transferred to author-
ized recipients may be transferred to foreign security 
forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals, authorized 
to receive assistance using amounts provided under the 
heading ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’ in this 
Act: Provided, That such equipment may be transferred 
15 days following written notification to the congressional 
defense committees. 
SEC. 9017. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act under the heading 
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‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for pay-
ments under section 1233 of Public Law 110–181 for re-
imbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made 
available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is— 
(1) cooperating with the United States in 
counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Net-
work, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, 
Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic 
and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking 
steps to end support for such groups and prevent 
them from basing and operating in Pakistan and 
carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring 
countries; 
(2) not supporting terrorist activities against 
United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and 
Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not 
intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial 
processes in Pakistan; 
(3) dismantling improvised explosive device 
(IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals 
used in the manufacture of IEDs; 
(4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-re-
lated material and expertise; 
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(5) implementing policies to protect judicial 
independence and due process of law; 
(6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United 
States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts 
and assistance programs in Pakistan; and 
(7) providing humanitarian organizations access 
to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other 
Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in sub-
section (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
to the congressional defense committees that it is in the 
national security interest to do so: Provided, That if the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries 
shall report to the congressional defense committees on 
both the justification for the waiver and on the require-
ments of this section that the Government of Pakistan was 
not able to meet: Provided further, That such report may 
be submitted in classified form if necessary. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9018. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated 
to the Department of Defense and made available for 
transfer only to the operation and maintenance, military 
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personnel, and procurement accounts, to improve near- 
term intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capa-
bilities and related processing, exploitation, and dissemi-
nation functions of the Department of Defense: Provided, 
That the transfer authority provided in this section is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided else-
where in this Act: Provided further, That not later than 
30 days prior to exercising the transfer authority provided 
in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees on the pro-
posed uses of these funds: Provided further, That the 
funds provided in this section may not be transferred to 
any program, project, or activity specifically limited or de-
nied by this Act: Provided further, That such funds may 
not be obligated for new start efforts: Provided further, 
That amounts made available by this section are des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
authority to provide funding under this section shall termi-
nate on September 30, 2020. 
SEC. 9019. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention 
of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), 
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including for the introduction of United States armed or 
military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in 
Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 
airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in con-
travention of the congressional consultation and reporting 
requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 
1542 and 1543). 
SEC. 9020. None of the funds in this Act may be 
made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo 
aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or 
the Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of De-
fense provides a report to the congressional defense com-
mittees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift re-
quirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s abil-
ity to utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft 
in the inventory and the best alternative platform, if nec-
essary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan 
Air Force’s current medium airlift capacity. 
SEC. 9021. Funds available for the Afghanistan Se-
curity Forces Fund may be used to provide limited train-
ing, equipment, and other assistance that would otherwise 
be prohibited by 10 U.S.C. 362 to a unit of the security 
forces of Afghanistan only if the Secretary certifies to the 
congressional defense committees, within 30 days of a de-
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cision to provide such assistance, that (1) a denial of such 
assistance would present significant risk to U.S. or coali-
tion forces or significantly undermine United States na-
tional security objectives in Afghanistan; and (2) the Sec-
retary has sought a commitment by the Government of 
Afghanistan to take all necessary corrective steps: Pro-
vided, That such certification shall be accompanied by a 
report describing: (1) the information relating to the gross 
violation of human rights; (2) the circumstances that ne-
cessitated the provision of such assistance; (3) the Afghan 
security force unit involved; (4) the assistance provided 
and the assistance withheld; and (5) the corrective steps 
to be taken by the Government of Afghanistan: Provided 
further, That every 120 days after the initial report an 
additional report shall be submitted detailing the status 
of any corrective steps taken by the Government of Af-
ghanistan: Provided further, That if the Government of Af-
ghanistan has not initiated necessary corrective steps 
within 1 year of the certification, the authority under this 
section to provide assistance to such unit shall no longer 
apply: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit 
a report to such committees detailing the final disposition 
of the case by the Government of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 9022. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the expenses of any member of 
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the Taliban to participate in any meeting that does not 
include the participation of members of the Government 
of Afghanistan or that restricts the participation of 
women. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 9023. Of the funds appropriated in Department 
of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 
hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro-
grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That such 
amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Defense 
Security Cooperation Account’’, 2019/2020, $7,000,000; 
‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 2019/2020, 
$30,000,000; 
‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’, 2019/2020, 
$13,000,000; and 
‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, 2019/2021, $16,574,000. 
SEC. 9024. Each amount designated in this Act by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
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of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only 
if the President subsequently so designates all such 
amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 9025. (a) The Authorization for Use of Military 
Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is here-
by repealed. 
(b) The repeal contained in subsection (a)— 
(1) takes effect on the date that is 240 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) applies with respect to each operation or 
other action that is being carried out pursuant to 
the Authorization for Use of Military Force initiated 
before such effective date. 
SEC. 9026. Nothing in this Act may be construed as 
authorizing the use of force against Iran. 
TITLE X—TO DIRECT THE RE-
MOVAL OF UNITED STATES 
ARMED FORCES FROM HOS-
TILITIES IN THE REPUBLIC 
OF YEMEN THAT HAVE NOT 
BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CON-
GRESS 
SEC. 10001. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) Congress has the sole power to declare war 
under article I, section 8, clause 11 of the United 
States Constitution. 
(2) Congress has not declared war with respect 
to, or provided a specific statutory authorization for, 
the conflict between military forces led by Saudi 
Arabia, including forces from the United Arab Emir-
ates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, 
Senegal, and Sudan (the Saudi-led coalition), 
against the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, in 
the Republic of Yemen. 
(3) Since March 2015, members of the United 
States Armed Forces have been introduced into hos-
tilities between the Saudi-led coalition and the 
Houthis, including providing to the Saudi-led coali-
tion aerial targeting assistance, intelligence sharing, 
and mid-flight aerial refueling. 
(4) The United States has established a Joint 
Combined Planning Cell with Saudi Arabia, in which 
members of the United States Armed Forces assist 
in aerial targeting and help to coordinate military 
and intelligence activities. 
(5) In December 2017, Secretary of Defense 
James N. Mattis stated, ‘‘We have gone in to be 
very—to be helpful where we can in identifying how 
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you do target analysis and how you make certain 
you hit the right thing.’’. 
(6) The conflict between the Saudi-led coalition 
and the Houthis constitutes, within the meaning of 
section 4(a) of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1543(a)), either hostilities or a situation 
where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances into which United 
States Armed Forces have been introduced. 
(7) Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution 
(50 U.S.C. 1544(c)) states that ‘‘at any time that 
United States Armed Forces are engaged in hos-
tilities outside the territory of the United States, its 
possessions and territories without a declaration of 
war or specific statutory authorization, such forces 
shall be removed by the President if the Congress so 
directs’’. 
(8) Section 8(c) of the War Powers Resolution 
(50 U.S.C. 1547(c)) defines the introduction of 
United States Armed Forces to include ‘‘the assign-
ment of members of such armed forces to command, 
coordinate, participate in the movement of, or ac-
company the regular or irregular military forces of 
any foreign country or government when such mili-
tary forces are engaged, or there exists an imminent 
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threat that such forces will become engaged, in hos-
tilities,’’ and activities that the United States is con-
ducting in support of the Saudi-led coalition, includ-
ing aerial refueling and targeting assistance, fall 
within this definition. 
(9) Section 1013 of the Department of State 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (50 
U.S.C. 1546a) provides that any joint resolution or 
bill to require the removal of United States Armed 
Forces engaged in hostilities without a declaration of 
war or specific statutory authorization shall be con-
sidered in accordance with the expedited procedures 
of section 601(b) of the International Security and 
Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (Public Law 94– 
329; 90 Stat. 765). 
(10) No specific statutory authorization for the 
use of United States Armed Forces with respect to 
the conflict between the Saudi-led coalition and the 
Houthis in Yemen has been enacted, and no provi-
sion of law explicitly authorizes the provision of tar-
geting assistance or of midair refueling services to 
warplanes of Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emir-
ates that are engaged in such conflict. 
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SEC. 10002. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
FROM HOSTILITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF 
YEMEN THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED 
BY CONGRESS. 
Pursuant to section 1013 of the Department of State 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (50 
U.S.C. 1546a) and in accordance with the provisions of 
section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance 
and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (Public Law 94– 
329; 90 Stat. 765), Congress hereby directs the President 
to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in 
or affecting the Republic of Yemen, except United States 
Armed Forces engaged in operations directed at al Qaeda 
or associated forces, by not later than the date that is 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act (unless 
the President requests and Congress authorizes a later 
date), and unless and until a declaration of war or specific 
authorization for such use of United States Armed Forces 
has been enacted. For purposes of this title, in this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘hostilities’’ includes in-flight refueling of 
non-United States aircraft conducting missions as part of 
the ongoing civil war in Yemen. 
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SEC. 10003. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING CONTIN-
UED MILITARY OPERATIONS AND COOPERA-
TION WITH ISRAEL. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to influence 
or disrupt any military operations and cooperation with 
Israel. 
SEC. 10004. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING INTEL-
LIGENCE SHARING. 
Nothing in this title may be construed to influence 
or disrupt any intelligence, counterintelligence, or inves-
tigative activities relating to threats in or emanating from 
Yemen conducted by, or in conjunction with, the United 
States Government involving— 
(1) the collection of intelligence; 
(2) the analysis of intelligence; or 
(3) the sharing of intelligence between the 
United States and any coalition partner if the Presi-
dent determines such sharing is appropriate and in 
the national security interests of the United States. 
SEC. 10005. REPORT ON RISKS POSED BY CEASING SAUDI 
ARABIA SUPPORT OPERATIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 
a report assessing the risks posed to United States citizens 
and the civilian population of Saudi Arabia and the risk 
of regional humanitarian crises if the United States were 
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to cease support operations with respect to the conflict be-
tween the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis in Yemen. 
SEC. 10006. REPORT ON INCREASED RISK OF TERRORIST 
ATTACKS TO UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
ABROAD, ALLIES, AND THE CONTINENTAL 
UNITED STATES IF SAUDI ARABIA CEASES 
YEMEN-RELATED 
INTELLIGENCE 
SHARING 
WITH THE UNITED STATES. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 
a report assessing the increased risk of terrorist attacks 
on United States Armed Forces abroad, allies, and to the 
continental United States if the Government of Saudi Ara-
bia were to cease Yemen-related intelligence sharing with 
the United States. 
SEC. 10007. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING NO AU-
THORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE. 
Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(a)(1)), nothing in this title 
may be construed as authorizing the use of military force. 
TITLE XI—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 11001. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this division shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of this divi-
sion. 
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SEC. 11002. Any reference to a ‘‘report accom-
panying this Act’’ contained in this division shall be treat-
ed as a reference to House Report 116–84. The effect of 
such Report shall be limited to this division and shall 
apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds 
provided by, and the implementation of, this division. 
SEC. 11003. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be made available to the Taliban. 
SEC. 11004. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement Directive-type Memo-
randum (DTM)–19–004, Military Service by Transgender 
Persons and Persons with Gender Dysphoria, March 12, 
2019 (effective date April 12, 2019). 
SEC. 11005. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to issue export licenses for the following 
defense items, including defense articles, defense services, 
and related technical data, described in the certification 
Transmittal Numbers DDTC–17–079, DDTC–17–094, 
DDTC 17–112, DDTC–17–126, DDTC–17–128, DDTC– 
18–013, DDTC–18–029, DDTC–18–030, DDTC–18– 
050, DDTC–18–080, DDTC–18–103, DDTC–18–109, 
DDTC–18–110, DDTC–19–001, 17–0B, 17–BM, 17–CR, 
17–CU, 18–AU, 18–BE, 19–AA and 19–AR. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 
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DIVISION 
D—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE, 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 
2020 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, 
$9,245,766,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1) (reduced by $1) (reduced 
by $500,000), of which up to $772,480,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2021, and of which up to 
$4,095,899,000 may remain available until expended for 
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this heading for Worldwide 
Security Protection, $2,626,122,000 is designated by the 
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Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985: Provide further, That designated funds made 
available under this heading shall be allocated in accord-
ance with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows: 
(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary ex-
penses for training, human resources management, 
and salaries, including employment without regard 
to civil service and classification laws of persons on 
a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as au-
thorized by section 801 of the United States Infor-
mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, 
$2,900,417,000, of which up to $509,782,000 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, 
$1,955,868,000. 
(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-
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ate or specific Acts of Congress, general administra-
tion, and arms control, nonproliferation and disar-
mament activities as authorized, $780,057,000 (re-
duced by $500,000). 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for security activities, $3,609,424,000, of 
which up to $3,586,117,000 is for Worldwide Secu-
rity Protection. 
(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.— 
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(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within 
and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under 
this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 
(B) Of the amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv-
ice’’, to be available only for emergency evacu-
ations and rewards, as authorized. 
(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. 
(7) CLARIFICATION.—References to the ‘‘Diplo-
matic and Consular Programs’’ account in any pro-
vision of law shall in this fiscal year, and each fiscal 
year thereafter, be construed to include the ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ account. 
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CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, 
as 
authorized, 
$140,000,000 
(reduced 
by 
$500,000), 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 by this paragraph, 
$13,624,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
In addition, for the Special Inspector General for Af-
ghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction 
oversight, $54,900,000, which is designated by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
of which up to $8,235,000 may remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange 
programs, as authorized, $730,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not less than $272,000,000 
shall be for the Fulbright Program and not less than 
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$111,961,000 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 
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, 
$7,212,000. 
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, 2021. 
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.), 
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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, $781,562,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2024, of which not to 
exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation 
expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acqui-
sition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other de-
partments and agencies of the United States Government. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
$1,205,649,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $424,087,000 is designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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 
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appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans Program Account’’. 
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 $5,563,619. 
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 
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. 
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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, $1,520,285,000, of 
which $96,240,000 is designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time 
of the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 
recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 
the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 
That 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 organi-
zation and shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
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cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be available for a United States contribution 
to an international organization for the United States 
share of interest costs made known to the United States 
Government by such organization for loans incurred on 
or after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings. 
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, $2,128,414,000, of which $988,656,000 is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That of the funds 
made available under this heading up to $1,159,620,000 
may remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available by this Act 
shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded 
United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 
days in advance of voting for such mission in the United 
Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in 
advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropria-
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tions are notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration 
of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national 
interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) 
the sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or 
transfers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or 
expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal 
years: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading may be made available for obli-
gation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 
mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is imple-
menting effective policies and procedures to prevent 
United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and 
peacekeeping troops serving in such mission from traf-
ficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or 
committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other 
violations of human rights, and to hold accountable indi-
viduals who engage in such acts while participating in 
such mission, including prosecution in their home coun-
tries and making information about such prosecutions 
publicly available on the website of the United Nations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work 
with the United Nations and foreign governments contrib-
uting peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 
procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated 
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human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be avail-
able for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of 
State determines that United States manufacturers and 
suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide 
equipment, services, and material for United Nations 
peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to for-
eign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able under this heading may be used for any United Na-
tions peacekeeping mission that will involve United States 
Armed Forces under the command or operational control 
of a foreign national, unless the President’s military advi-
sors have submitted to the President a recommendation 
that such involvement is in the national interest of the 
United States and the President has submitted to Con-
gress such a recommendation: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and 
members of the United Nations Security Council to evalu-
ate and prioritize peacekeeping missions, and to consider 
a draw down when mission goals have been substantially 
achieved: Provided further, That, of the amounts appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $478,994,000 
shall be disbursed to the United Nations not later than 
45 days after the enactment of this Act for the remaining 
amounts necessary to pay in full for fiscal years 2017 and 
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2018 the United States share of the cost of international 
peacekeeping activities in accordance with section 
404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, (22 U.S.C. 287e note), as 
amended by section 7048(h) of this Act. 
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, 
$48,170,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $29,400,000 (reduced by $4,000,000) 
(increased by $4,000,000), to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized. 
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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-
ican Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public 
Law 103–182), $12,732,000: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading for the International 
Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain available 
until September 30, 2021, 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, $51,058,000 (increased by $500,000): Provided, That 
the United States share of such expenses may be advanced 
to the respective commissions pursuant to section 3324 
of title 31, United States Code. 
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RELATED AGENCY 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to enable the United States 
Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to 
carry out international communication activities, and to 
make and supervise grants for radio, Internet, and tele-
vision broadcasting to the Middle East, $798,196,000 (in-
creased by $500,000): Provided, That in addition to 
amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to 
$34,508,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing 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 ap-
propriated 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 USAGM shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any 
determination by the USAGM that any of its broadcast 
entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an 
open platform for international terrorists or those who 
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support international terrorism, or is in violation of the 
principles and standards set forth in subsections (a) and 
(b) of section 303 of the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) or the entity’s 
journalistic code of ethics: Provided further, That in addi-
tion to funds made available under this heading, and not-
withstanding 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 re-
ceipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America 
and the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain 
available until expended for carrying out authorized pur-
poses: Provided further, That any reference to the ‘‘Broad-
casting Board of Governors’’ or ‘‘BBG’’, including in any 
account providing amounts to the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors, in any Act making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams enacted before, on, or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act shall for this fiscal year, and any fiscal 
year thereafter, be construed to mean the ‘‘United States 
Agency for Global Media’’ or ‘‘USAGM’’, respectively. 
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preser-
vation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, 
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and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, 
and installation of necessary equipment for radio, tele-
vision, and digital transmission and reception, as author-
ized; and physical security worldwide, in addition to 
amounts 
otherwise 
available 
for 
such 
purposes, 
$9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as author-
ized. 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 
by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 
$19,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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, 2021, 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 
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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, 2020, 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, 2020, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 
compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 
the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 
section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for pur-
poses which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 
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 
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to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before Sep-
tember 30, 2020, 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. 
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 7061(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-
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dowment not later than 30 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, $642,000, 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-
tober 1, 2020: 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, 2021, 
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including not more than $4,000 for representation ex-
penses. 
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, 2021. 
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, 2021. 
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 
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 
$3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen-
tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 
2021: 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 2020 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), $500,000 to remain available until 
September 30, 2021. 
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, 
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$1,404,756,000, of which up to $210,713,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title may 
be made available to finance the construction (including 
architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 
lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for 
International Development, unless the USAID 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 
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official residence expenses, for USAID during the current 
fiscal year. 
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, $210,300,000, 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, 
$75,500,000, of which up to $11,325,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2021, for the Office of In-
spector General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
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TITLE III 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
For necessary expenses to enable the President to 
carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, and for other purposes, as follows: 
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to 
funds 
otherwise 
available 
for 
such 
purposes, 
$3,366,500,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2021, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 
United States Agency for International Development not 
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act: Provided, 
That this amount shall be made available for training, 
equipment, and technical assistance to build the capacity 
of public health institutions and organizations in devel-
oping countries, and for such activities as: (1) child sur-
vival 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 
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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 
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 
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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 
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-
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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-
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-
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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-
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, $5,930,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024, which shall be apportioned directly 
to the Department of State not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated 
under this paragraph may be made available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except for the United 
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States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and 
Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), for a United 
States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 
Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): Provided further, 
That the amount of such contribution shall be 
$1,560,000,000 and shall be for the first installment of 
the sixth replenishment: Provided further, That up to 5 
percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available 
to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2020 may be made avail-
able to USAID for technical assistance related to the ac-
tivities of the Global Fund, subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in 
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 
for administrative 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, $4,164,867,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (in-
creased by $5,000,000), to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be apportioned directly to the 
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United States Agency for International Development not 
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act. 
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-
struction assistance, $4,435,312,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $1,733,980,000 is designated by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985: Provided, That funds made available under this 
heading shall be apportioned to the United States Agency 
for International Development not later than 30 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, $92,043,000, to re-
main available until expended, to support transition to de-
mocracy and long-term development of countries in crisis: 
Provided, That if the Secretary of State determines that 
it is important to the national interest of the United 
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States to provide transition assistance in excess of the 
amount 
appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
up 
to 
$15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to 
carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading 
and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated 
under this heading: Provided further, That funds made 
available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made 
available subject to prior consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of 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-
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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 
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 30 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. 
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), $172,700,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021, 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 
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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 initial obligation of funds appropriated under this 
paragraph. 
For an additional amount for such purposes, 
$101,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, 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), 
$770,334,000 
(increased 
by 
$40,000,000) (reduced by $40,000,000) (increased by 
$1,500,000) (reduced by $1,500,000), to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, which shall be available, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, except section 
7046 of this Act, for assistance and related programs for 
countries identified in section 3 of Public Law 102–511 
(22 U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of Public Law 101– 
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179 (22 U.S.C. 5402), in addition to funds otherwise 
available for such purposes: Provided, That funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ that are made available for assistance 
for such countries shall be administered in accordance 
with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pur-
suant to section 102 of Public Law 102–511 and section 
601 of Public Law 101–179: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be considered to be 
economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for purposes of making available the administrative 
authorities contained in that Act for the use of economic 
assistance: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading may be made available for contribu-
tions to multilateral initiatives to counter hybrid threats: 
Provided further, That any notification of funds made 
available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall include information 
(if known on the date of transmittal of such notification) 
on the use of notwithstanding authority: Provided further, 
That if subsequent to the notification of assistance it be-
comes necessary to rely on notwithstanding authority, the 
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Committees on Appropriations 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 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as author-
ized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
$3,532,000,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by 
$2,000,000), to remain available until expended, of which 
$1,400,124,000 is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Pro-
vided, That not less than $35,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian re-
quirements, and $5,000,000 shall be made available for 
refugees resettling in Israel. 
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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, $425,000,000, of which $6,330,000 is for the Of-
fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: 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 
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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 $109,000,000 may be available for ad-
ministrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Cor-
poration, except that such funds shall remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2021: Provided further, 
That section 605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds ap-
propriated under this heading: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading may be made avail-
able 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 
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pressly so provided by this Act: Provided, That funds ap-
propriated 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 made available for 
the ‘‘United States International Development Finance 
Corporation’’ and under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall remain available for 
an additional 2 years from the date on which the avail-
ability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such 
funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their 
respective periods of availability contained in this Act: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion 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 ob-
ligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance 
of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall re-
main available for an additional 2 years from the date on 
which the availability of such funds would otherwise have 
expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated 
before the expiration of their respective periods of avail-
ability contained in this Act. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
any funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
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grams Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 
115–141): Provided, That such funds are in addition to 
amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such 
purposes, and shall be made available following consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION
AND HIGHER 
EDUCATION.— 
(1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $925,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for basic 
education, and such funds may be made avail-
able notwithstanding any other provision of law 
that restricts assistance to foreign countries: 
Provided, That funds made available under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for the support of non- 
state schools in this Act and prior Acts shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act for assistance for basic education 
programs, not less than $125,000,000 shall be 
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Act, unless prior approval is received from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress; 
(5) transfers funds in excess of the following 
limits— 
(A) 15 percent for any program, project, 
or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is 
available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or 
(B) $400,000 for any program, project, or 
activity for which less than $2,000,000 is avail-
able at the beginning of the fiscal year; 
(6) transfers more than $500,000 from either 
the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabili-
tation category or the Resources Management and 
Development category to any program, project, or 
activity in the other category; or 
(7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal 
obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than 
$5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled 
contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due 
to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate de-
ficiency judgments. 
(b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer 
of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and 
Rehabilitation category. 
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