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(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. 
(2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ are available for acquisition by exchange 
or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author-
ized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 
31, United States Code, for the field examination of 
programs and activities in the United States funded 
from any account contained in title I of this Act. 
(3) Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral 
James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 
2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), up to $25,000,000 of the 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
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matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated and 
expended for United States participation in inter-
national fairs and expositions abroad, including for 
construction and operation of a United States pavil-
ion. 
(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available 
for support of a Special Envoy, Special Representa-
tive, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 
Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or 
other position performing a similar function unless 
such Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special 
Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representa-
tive, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other position 
performing a similar function— 
(i) is expressly authorized by statute; or 
(ii) has affirmatively received the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
(B) The limitations of this paragraph shall 
be construed to include the applicable office 
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personnel and bureau managed funds of such 
office. 
GAZA OVERSIGHT AND OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 7065. (a) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
State shall certify and report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than 15 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, that— 
(1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures 
have been established by the Department of State 
and are in use to prevent the diversion to Hamas, 
other terrorist and extremist entities, and criminal 
gangs in Gaza and the misuse or destruction by such 
entities of assistance, including through inter-
national organizations; and 
(2) such policies, processes, and procedures 
have been developed in coordination with other bilat-
eral and multilateral donors and the Government of 
Israel, as appropriate. 
(b) OVERSIGHT POLICY
AND PROCEDURES.—The 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, concurrent with the submission of the 
certification required in subsection (a), a written descrip-
tion of the oversight policies, processes, and procedures 
for funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 
for assistance for Gaza, including specific actions to be 
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taken should such assistance be diverted, misused, or de-
stroyed, and the role of the Government of Israel in the 
oversight of such assistance. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 
State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional 
committees of each instance in which funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for assistance for Gaza 
have been diverted, misused, or destroyed, to include the 
type of assistance, a description of the incident and parties 
involved, and an explanation of the response of the De-
partment of State. 
(d) THIRD
PARTY
MONITORING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for third party 
monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use moni-
toring, following consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the initial 
obligation of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days there-
after until all such funds are expended, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report detailing the amount and purpose of such 
assistance provided during each respective quarter, includ-
ing a description of the specific entity implementing such 
assistance. 
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(f) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter 
until September 30, 2027, the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 
other heads of elements of the intelligence community that 
the Secretary considers relevant, shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report assessing 
whether funds appropriated by this Act and made avail-
able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been 
diverted to or destroyed by Hamas, other terrorist and ex-
tremist entities, and criminal gangs in the West Bank and 
Gaza: Provided, That such report shall include details on 
the amount and how such funds were made available and 
used by such entities: Provided further, That such report 
may be submitted in classified form, if necessary. 
(g) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act but prior to the initial 
obligation of funds made available by this Act for humani-
tarian assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of State shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
amount and anticipated uses of such funds. 
(h) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 
the Department of State shall conduct investigations of 
implementing partners that receive funds appropriated by 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
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partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams and made available for assistance in the West Bank 
and Gaza, including multilateral organizations, and enti-
ties that provide logistical support to implementing part-
ners that receive such funds to determine if allegations 
or reports that such entities have employed staff or con-
tractors that are members of, or affiliated with, a United 
States designated terrorist organization or have partici-
pated in any terrorist act, including before, on, or after 
October 7, 2023, are credible, and, as appropriate, refer 
investigative findings for potential criminal, civil, or ad-
ministrative enforcement remedies. 
(i) LIMITATION
ON FOREIGN NATIONALS FROM 
GAZA.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs under title 
III may be used to support the admission and resettlement 
into the United States of a foreign national from Gaza. 
UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY 
OVERSIGHT AND JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS 
SEC. 7066. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any prior Act making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be obligated or ex-
pended for the Secretariat of the United Nations or any 
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of its affiliated offices or programs until the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that— 
(a) the Department of State has received a fully 
unredacted copy of the report prepared by the United Na-
tions Office of Internal Oversight Services concerning indi-
viduals affiliated with the United Nations Relief and 
Works Agency (UNRWA) who were implicated in the 
events of October 7, 2023, including the killing of United 
States citizens; 
(b) the findings and associated evidence collected by 
the Office of Inspector General that implicates UNRWA 
staff involvement in the deaths of United States citizens 
have been referred to the United States Department of 
Justice for criminal, civil, or other enforcement action, as 
appropriate; 
(c) appropriate proceedings for the suspension and 
debarment of individuals or entities implicated in such 
events by such findings have been initiated pursuant to 
applicable regulations and policies, and such proceedings 
are being expedited to the maximum extent practicable to 
prevent the rehiring of such individuals or entities by re-
cipients of United States assistance; and 
(d) the Secretary-General of the United Nations has 
provided written assurance to the Secretary that privi-
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leges, exemptions, and immunities will not be asserted for 
any staff, consultant, or contractor of UNRWA or any 
other United Nations entity in cases involving— 
(1) gross violations of human rights; 
(2) acts of terrorism; 
(3) material support to foreign terrorist organi-
zations, individuals, or entities designated as such by 
the United States Government; or 
(4) other serious crimes under United States or 
international law, including corruption-related of-
fenses, where such acts fall outside the scope of offi-
cial duties. 
ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON OPERATIONS AND 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7067. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or 
expended to fly or display a flag over a facility of the 
United States Department of State other than the— 
(1) United States flag; 
(2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 
154.2–1; 
(3) POW/MIA flag; 
(4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pur-
suant to section 904 of title 36, United States Code; 
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(5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District 
of Columbia at domestic locations; 
(6) flag of an Indian Tribal government; 
(7) official branded flag of a United States 
agency; or 
(8) sovereign flag of other countries. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act or prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be made available for drag 
queen workshops, performances, or documentaries. 
(c) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to carry out any pro-
gram, project, or activity that teaches or trains any idea 
or concept that condones an individual being discriminated 
against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment based 
on race or sex, that condones an individual feeling discom-
fort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological dis-
tress on account of that individual’s race or sex, as well 
as any idea or concept that regards one race as inherently 
superior to another race, the United States or its institu-
tions as being systemically racist or sexist, an individual 
as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive by virtue 
of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s moral char-
acter as being necessarily determined by race or sex, an 
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individual as bearing responsibility for actions committed 
in the past by other members of the same race or sex, 
or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been created 
by a particular race to oppress another race: Provided, 
That the limitation of this subsection shall be construed 
to include foreign public diplomacy programs, projects, 
and activities. 
(d) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be made available in con-
travention of Executive Order 14151, relating to Ending 
Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and 
Preferencing. 
(e) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used in contravention of— 
(1) Executive Order 14170, relating to Reforming the 
Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Govern-
ment Service, including the use of funds for hiring prac-
tices based on gender, religion, political affiliation, or race; 
or 
(2) Executive Order 14173, relating to Ending Illegal 
Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity. 
(f) None of the funds made available by this Act or 
any other Act may be made available in contravention of 
Executive Order 14187, relating to Protecting Children 
From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation, or shall be used 
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Union Calendar No. 177 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4779 
[Report No. 119–217] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for National Security, De-
partment of State, and Related Programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for 
other purposes. 
JULY 25, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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