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is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law: Pro-
vided further, That the sums herein appropriated from the 
General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis 
by the offsetting collections described under this heading so 
as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the 
General Fund estimated at $556,450,000. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International De-
velopment Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Ac-
count’’ (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 
2026: Provided, That amounts paid to this account from 
CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 
1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public 
Law 115–254) shall be available for the costs of direct and 
guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursuant to 
section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modifying loans 
and loan guarantees transferred to the Corporation pursu-
ant to section 1463 of such Act: Provided further, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That such amounts obligated in 
a fiscal year shall remain available for disbursement for 
the following 8 fiscal years: Provided further, That funds 
made available in this Act and transferred to carry out the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j)
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of the BUILD Act of 2018 may remain available for obliga-
tion for 1 additional fiscal year: Provided further, That the 
total loan principal or guaranteed principal amount shall 
not exceed $12,000,000,000. 
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$87,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
of which no more than $24,500,000 may be used for admin-
istrative expenses: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not more than $5,000 may be available 
for representation and entertainment expenses. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 
SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 
Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for al-
lowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 
of title 5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 
section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger transpor-
tation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 
SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 
States Government to which funds are appropriated or oth-
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erwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumu-
lative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, 
balances by program, project, and activity, and Treasury 
Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such depart-
ment or agency in fiscal year 2024 or any previous fiscal 
year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, That the report 
required by this section shall be submitted not later than 
30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter and should 
specify by account the amount of funds obligated pursuant 
to bilateral agreements which have not been further sub-obli-
gated. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 
procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where 
such expenditures are a matter of public record and avail-
able for public inspection, except where otherwise provided 
under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 
pursuant to existing law. 
DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 
SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING EX-
CEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 
604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterter-
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rorism 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 Authori-
ties Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a project 
to construct a facility of the United States may include of-
fice space or other accommodations for members of the 
United States Marine Corps. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, which may be made available for the ac-
quisition of property or award of construction contracts for 
overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fiscal 
year 2024, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant to 
this subsection shall include the information enumerated 
under this section in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act): Provided further, That the Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at the 
early project development stage for out-year construction 
projects, including to discuss security and non-security con-
struction requirements, modifications to scope, and cost re-
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ductions identified for such projects, consistent with appli-
cable laws and regulations: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall submit a quarterly report to the Committees 
on Appropriations on contingency savings identified from 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance’’ by prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, and the obligation of funds 
made available by such savings shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES ABROAD.— 
(1) SECURITY VULNERABILITIES.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se-
curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be made 
available, following consultation with the appropriate 
congressional 
committees, 
to 
address 
security 
vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 
States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 
security upgrades and local guard staffing. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the opening, closure, or any signifi-
cant modification to an interim or temporary United 
States diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees and the regular notification procedures of the
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Committees on Appropriations, except that such con-
sultation and notification may be waived if there is 
a security risk to personnel. 
(d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ may be made available for security upgrades 
to soft targets, including schools, recreational facilities, resi-
dences, and places of worship used by United States diplo-
matic personnel and their dependents. 
(e) REPORT.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, $100,000,000 
may not be obligated until the Secretary of State promul-
gates new guidance and requirements consistent with sec-
tion 9301 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-
terrorism Act of 2022 (title XCIII of division I of Public 
Law 117–263) and submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report detailing such guidance and re-
quirements, including the impact of implementation on 
United States diplomatic facilities and construction 
projects. 
(f) FACILITIES.— 
(1) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to move the United States embassy in 
Israel to a location other than Jerusalem.
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(2) Section 305 of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–459) 
is repealed. 
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 re-
programming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses within the United States not authorized before enact-
ment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to $25,000 
may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 
316 of the International Security and Development Co-
operation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–533; 22 U.S.C. 
2151a note).
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PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 
any assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, 
North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for purposes 
of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expendi-
tures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and 
guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
COUPS D’E´TAT 
SEC. 7008. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise 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 enact-
ment of this Act, a coup d’e´tat or decree in which the mili-
tary plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance may 
be resumed 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 demo-
cratically elected government has taken office: Provided fur-
ther, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to 
assistance to promote democratic elections or public partici-
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pation in democratic processes, or to support a democratic 
transition: Provided further, That funds made available 
pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following con-
sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may 
waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-pro-
gram basis if the Secretary certifies and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that such waiver is in the na-
tional security interest of the United States: Provided, That 
funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND UNITED 
STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent 
of any appropriation made available for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of State 
under title I of this Act may be transferred be-
tween, and merged with, such appropriations, 
but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 
specifically provided, shall be increased by more
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than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no 
such transfer may be made to increase the ap-
propriation under the heading ‘‘Representation 
Expenses’’. 
(B) EMBASSY
SECURITY.—Funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service’’ in this Act may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated under such headings if the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 
implement the recommendations of the Benghazi 
Accountability Review Board, for emergency 
evacuations, or to prevent or respond to security 
situations and requirements, following consulta-
tion with, and subject to the regular notification 
procedures of, such Committees. 
(C) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND 
CONSULAR
SERVICE.—Of the amount made 
available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ for Worldwide Security Protection, not 
to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and
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merged with, funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service’’, to be available 
only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as 
authorized. 
(D) CAPITAL
INVESTMENT
FUND.—Of the 
amount made available under the heading, ‘‘Dip-
lomatic Programs’’, up to $50,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made 
available in title I of this Act under the heading 
‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’. 
(E) PRIOR
CONSULTATION.—The transfer 
authorities provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), 
and (D) are in addition to any transfer author-
ity otherwise available in this Act and under 
any other provision of law and the exercise of 
such authority shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
AGENCY
FOR
GLOBAL 
MEDIA.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 
United States Agency for Global Media 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 in-
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creased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers. 
(3) TREATMENT
AS
REPROGRAMMING.—Any 
transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated as 
a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BETWEEN 
AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made avail-
able under titles II through V of this Act may be 
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States Government, except pursu-
ant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
(2) ALLOCATION
AND
TRANSFERS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 
made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated 
or transferred to agencies of the United States Gov-
ernment pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 
610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,