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(3) any assistance to an entity outside the United States 
if such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating or 
transferring jobs from the United States to other countries 
and adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; 
or 
(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or 
guidelines implemented pursuant to— 
(A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 
111–117); 
(B) the modification proposed by the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the Corpora-
tion’s Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating 
to coal; or 
(C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon 
Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank 
of the United States on December 12, 2013, 
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines 
would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any coal- 
fired or other power-generation project the purpose of which 
is to: (i) provide affordable electricity in International Develop-
ment Association (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend coun-
tries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services from the 
United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the United 
States. 
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
SEC. 7063. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Whenever the President 
determines that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act may be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject 
to the terms and conditions of that account: Provided, That such 
funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Provided further, That 
designated funding levels in this Act shall not be transferred pursu-
ant to this section: Provided further, That the exercise of such 
authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections (a) through 
(c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in effect until September 
30, 2019. 
INSPECTORS GENERAL 
SEC. 7064. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be used to deny an Inspector 
General funded under this Act timely access to any records, docu-
ments, or other materials available to the department or agency 
of the United States Government over which such Inspector General 
has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such Inspector 
General to such records, documents, or other materials, under any 
provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers
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to such Inspector General and expressly limits the right of access 
of such Inspector General. 
(b) TIMELY ACCESS.—A department or agency of the United 
States Government covered by this section shall provide its 
Inspector General access to all records, documents, and other mate-
rials in a timely manner. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—Each Inspector General covered by this sec-
tion shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure 
relevant to the information provided by the department or agency 
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) REPORT.—Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 5 calendar 
days of any failure by any department or agency of the United 
States Government to provide its Inspector General access to all 
requested records, documents, and other materials. 
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7065. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for obligation 
during fiscal year 2019 under the headings ‘‘International Broad-
casting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 
and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less 
than $60,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote 
Internet freedom globally: Provided, That such programs shall be 
prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom of 
expression on the Internet, and that are important to the national 
interest of the United States: Provided further, That funds made 
available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum 
extent practicable, by sources other than the United States Govern-
ment, including from the private sector. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are made available 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) coordinated with other democracy programs funded 
by this Act under such headings, and shall be incorporated 
into country assistance and democracy promotion strate-
gies, as appropriate; 
(B) for programs to implement the May 2011, Inter-
national Strategy for Cyberspace; the Department of State 
International Cyberspace Policy Strategy required by sec-
tion 402 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of 
Public Law 114–113); and the comprehensive strategy to 
promote Internet freedom and access to information in 
Iran, as required by section 414 of the Iran Threat Reduc-
tion and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8754); 
(C) made available for programs that support the 
efforts of civil society to counter the development of repres-
sive Internet-related laws and regulations, including coun-
tering threats to Internet freedom at international 
organizations; to combat violence against bloggers and 
other users; and to enhance digital security training and 
capacity building for democracy activists; 
(D) made available for research of key threats to Inter-
net freedom; the continued development of technologies
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that provide or enhance access to the Internet, including 
circumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, 
and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian 
governments; and maintenance of the technological advan-
tage of the United States Government over such censorship 
techniques: Provided, That the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), shall coordinate 
any such research and development programs with other 
relevant United States Government departments and agen-
cies in order to share information, technologies, and best 
practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such tech-
nologies; and 
(E) made available only after the Assistant Secretary 
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State, concurs that such funds are allocated consistent 
with— 
(i) the strategies referenced in subparagraph (B) 
of this paragraph; 
(ii) best practices regarding security for, and over-
sight of, Internet freedom programs; and 
(iii) sufficient resources and support for the 
development and maintenance of anti-censorship tech-
nology and tools. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ that are made avail-
able pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) made available only for tools and techniques to 
securely develop and distribute BBG digital content; facili-
tate audience access to such content on websites that are 
censored; coordinate the distribution of BBG digital content 
to targeted regional audiences; and to promote and dis-
tribute such tools and techniques, including digital security 
techniques; 
(B) coordinated with programs funded by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’, and shall be incorporated into country broadcasting 
strategies, as appropriate; 
(C) coordinated by the BBG CEO to provide Internet 
circumvention tools and techniques for audiences in coun-
tries that are strategic priorities for the BBG and in a 
manner consistent with the BBG Internet freedom strategy; 
and 
(D) made available for the research and development 
of new tools or techniques authorized in paragraph (A) 
only after the BBG CEO, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State and other relevant United States Government 
departments and agencies, evaluates the risks and benefits 
of such new tools or techniques, and establishes safeguards 
to minimize the use of such new tools or techniques for 
illicit purposes. 
(c) COORDINATION
AND
SPEND
PLANS.—After consultation 
among the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict 
planned activities, but not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State and the BBG CEO shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds made 
available by this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom
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globally, which shall include a description of safeguards established 
by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used 
for illicit purposes: Provided, That the Department of State spend 
plan shall include funding for all such programs for all relevant 
Department of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development offices and bureaus. 
(d) SECURITY AUDITS.—Funds made available pursuant to this 
section to promote Internet freedom globally may only be made 
available to support technologies that undergo comprehensive secu-
rity audits conducted by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor, Department of State to ensure that such technology 
is secure and has not been compromised in a manner detrimental 
to the interest of the United States or to individuals and organiza-
tions benefiting from programs supported by such funds: Provided, 
That the security auditing procedures used by such Bureau shall 
be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect current industry 
security standards. 
(e) SURGE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to $2,500,000 may be made 
available to surge Internet freedom programs in closed societies 
if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees that such use of funds is in the national 
interest: Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts 
made available for such purposes: Provided further, That such 
funds may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’ following consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7066. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilat-
eral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this 
Act unless such pledge was— 
(1) previously justified, including the projected future year 
costs, in a congressional budget justification; 
(2) included in an Act making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
or previously authorized by an Act of Congress; 
(3) notified in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the 
projected future year costs; or 
(4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least 
7 days in advance of the pledge. 
TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREATMENT 
OR PUNISHMENT 
SEC. 7067. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available 
by this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture 
and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment 
by any official or contract employee of the United States Govern-
ment. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation