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(1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 
Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 
section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 
and accountability of civilian police authority 
through training and technical assistance in human 
rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 
planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 
police roles that support democratic governance, in-
cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 
respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, 
and foster improved police relations with the com-
munities they serve. 
(2) 
COUNTERTERRORISM
PARTNERSHIPS 
FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs’’ shall be made available for 
the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for pro-
grams in areas liberated from, under the influence 
of, or adversely affected by, the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria or other terrorist organizations: Provided, 
That such areas shall include the Kurdistan Region 
of Iraq: Provided further, That prior to the obliga-
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tion of funds made available pursuant to this para-
graph, the Secretary of State shall take all prac-
ticable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place 
for monitoring, oversight, and control of such funds: 
Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas-
ualty training and equipment. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer com-
bat casualty care training and equipment as a 
component of any package of lethal assistance 
funded by this Act with funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 
Provided, That the requirement of this subpara-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un-
less the Secretary determines that such country 
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has in place, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat-
ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 
standards recommended by the Committee on 
Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur-
ther, That any such training and equipment for 
combat casualty care shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(4) TRAINING
RELATED
TO
INTERNATIONAL 
HUMANITARIAN LAW.—The Secretary of State shall 
offer training related to the requirements of inter-
national humanitarian law as a component of any 
package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’: Provided, That the requirement of 
this paragraph shall not apply to a country that is 
a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO), is a major non-NATO ally designated by 
section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, or is complying with international humani-
tarian law: Provided further, That any such training 
shall be made available through an open and com-
petitive process. 
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(5) SECURITY FORCE PROFESSIONALIZATION.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ and ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ shall be 
made available to increase the capacity of foreign 
military and law enforcement personnel to operate in 
accordance with appropriate standards relating to 
human rights and the protection of civilians, fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That funds made available pur-
suant to this paragraph shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(6) GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, up 
to $7,500,000 from funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds previously 
made available under the heading ‘‘Global Security 
Contingency Fund’’, subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(7) INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
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Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $7,500,000 shall 
be made available for assistance to eliminate inhu-
mane conditions in foreign prisons and other deten-
tion facilities, notwithstanding section 660 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
on the proposed uses of such funds prior to obliga-
tion and not later than 60 days after enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
in addition to funds otherwise made available by this 
Act for such purpose. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RECONSTITUTING
CIVILIAN
POLICE
AU-
THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap-
propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 
nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 
mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 
other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 
as well as a nation emerging from instability. 
(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE-
INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
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Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2021. 
(3) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE 
AUTHORITY.— 
(A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
108–287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘of this section’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘of 
this section after September 30, 2023.’’. 
(B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1961 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2021, 2022, and 2023’’. 
(4) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 
section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to 
Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the 
procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 
option to purchase) of defense articles from United 
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States commercial suppliers, not including Major 
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and 
other types of aircraft having possible civilian appli-
cation), if the President determines that there are 
compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 
for those defense articles being provided by commer-
cial lease rather than by government-to-government 
sale under such Act. 
(5) SPECIAL
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
FUND.— 
Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu-
ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 
Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 
2023: Provided, That the provision of defense arti-
cles and defense services to foreign countries or 
international organizations from the Fund shall be 
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(6) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—For the purposes of 
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs that are made 
available for assistance for units of foreign security 
forces, the term ‘‘to the maximum extent prac-
ticable’’ in section 620M(d)(7) of the Foreign Assist-
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ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) means that the 
identity of such units shall be made publicly avail-
able unless the Secretary of State, on a case-by-case 
basis, determines and reports to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that non-disclosure is in the 
national security interest of the United States: Pro-
vided, That any such determination shall include a 
detailed justification, and may be submitted in clas-
sified form. 
(7) DUTY TO INFORM.—If assistance to a for-
eign security force is provided in a manner in which 
the recipient unit or units cannot be identified prior 
to the transfer of assistance, the Secretary of State 
shall provide a list of units prohibited from receiving 
such assistance pursuant to section 620M of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to the recipient gov-
ernment. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 
(A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, demining equipment 
available to the United States Agency for Inter-
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national Development and the Department of 
State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for human-
itarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 
basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary of State may 
prescribe. 
(B) CLUSTER
MUNITIONS.—No military 
assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni-
tions, no defense export license for cluster mu-
nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless— 
(i) the submunitions of the cluster 
munitions, after arming, do not result in 
more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 
across the range of intended operational 
environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 
such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 
technology specifies that the cluster muni-
tions will only be used against clearly de-
fined military targets and will not be used 
where civilians are known to be present or 
in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 
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(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions. 
(3) 
CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET
JUSTIFICA-
TIONS.—Of the funds realized pursuant to section 
21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act and 
made available for obligation for expenses incurred 
by the Department of Defense, Defense Security Co-
operation Agency (DSCA) during fiscal year 2021 
pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b)), $25,000,000 shall be 
withheld from obligation until the DSCA, jointly 
with the Department of State, submits to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations the congressional budget 
justification for funds requested under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for fiscal 
years 2021 and 2022, including the accompanying 
classified appendices. 
(4) CROWD
CONTROL
ITEMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, 
small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other 
items for crowd control purposes for foreign security 
forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful ex-
pression, association, or assembly in countries that 
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the Secretary of State determines are undemocratic 
or are undergoing democratic transitions. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on funds obligated and ex-
pended during fiscal year 2020, by country and pur-
pose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’. 
(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE-
PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 
656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 
‘‘military training provided to foreign military per-
sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 
military training provided by foreign governments 
with funds appropriated to the Department of De-
fense or the Department of State, except for train-
ing provided by the government of a country des-
ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2321k(b)) as a major non-North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization ally. 
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ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 7036. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 
in the region and to United States investment and 
trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; 
(3) all Arab League states should normalize re-
lations with their neighbor Israel; 
(4) the President and the Secretary of State 
should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab 
League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to 
demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking 
into consideration the participation of any recipient 
country in the boycott when determining to sell 
weapons to said country; and 
(5) the President should report to Congress an-
nually on specific steps being taken by the United 
States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 
their relations with Israel to bring about the termi-
nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, includ-
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ing those to encourage allies and trading partners of 
the United States to enact laws prohibiting busi-
nesses from complying with the boycott and penal-
izing businesses that do comply. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 
unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
and 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
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peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include— 
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 
other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
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(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interest of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2021, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
troller General of the United States will have access to 
appropriate United States financial information in order 
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to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 
any individual, private or government entity, or edu-
cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 
to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 
engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 
entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 
principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov-
erning board of trustees any individual that has been de-
termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 
or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter-
rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 
steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 
terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu-
cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 
be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
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(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for— 
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State deter-
mines has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds made available by this or 
prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 
available by transfer, may be made available for obli-
gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks 
that have been established for security assistance for 
the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent 
of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
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(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 
and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 
sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro-
gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 
ensure, among other things, compliance with this 
section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 
to $1,000,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec-
tor General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for audits, investigations, and 
other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 
this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
(e) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 
in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2021 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 
audit shall address— 
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(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) 
NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—Funds 
made 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 
to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 
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more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 
apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 
the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 
place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 
weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 
Israel. 
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(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 
LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 
Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 
Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree-
ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government, including all of its ministers or such 
equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 
(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 
this subsection. 
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(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent are continuing to comply with the principles 
contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 
such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
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and may only be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, up to $125,000,000 may be 
made available for assistance for Egypt, of which up 
to $40,000,000 should be made available for higher 
education programs, including $15,000,000 for 
scholarships for Egyptian students with high finan-
cial need to attend not-for-profit institutions of high-
er education in Egypt that are currently accredited 
by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the 
United States Department of Education, or meets 
standards equivalent to those required for United 
States institutional accreditation by a regional ac-
crediting agency recognized by such Department: 
Provided, That such funds shall be made available 
for democracy programs, and for development pro-
grams in the Sinai: Provided further, That such 
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funds may not be made available for cash transfer 
assistance or budget support unless the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Government of Egypt 
is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize 
the economy and implement market-based economic 
reforms. 
(3) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
up 
to 
$1,300,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, may be made available for as-
sistance for Egypt: Provided, That such funds 
may be transferred to an interest bearing ac-
count in the Federal Reserve Bank of New 
York, following consultation with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
20 percent of such funds shall be withheld from 
obligation until the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Government of Egypt is taking, 
on a sustained and effective basis, the steps 
enumerated under this section in the report ac-
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companying this Act: Provided further, That the 
certification requirement of this paragraph shall 
not apply to funds appropriated by this Act 
under such heading for counterterrorism, bor-
der security, and nonproliferation programs for 
Egypt. 
(B) WAIVER.— 
(i) The Secretary of State may waive 
the certification requirement in subpara-
graph (A) with respect to 95 percent of the 
amount withheld from obligation pursuant 
to such subparagraph if the Secretary de-
termines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that to do so is important 
to the national security interest of the 
United States, and includes in such report 
a detailed justification for the use of such 
waiver and the reasons why any of the cer-
tification requirements of subparagraph 
(A) cannot be met: Provided, That the re-
port required by this paragraph shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may be 
accompanied by a classified annex. 
(ii) The remaining 5 percent may only 
be made available for obligation if the Sec-
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retary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt has completed action 
to provide fair and commensurate com-
pensation to American citizen April Corley 
for injuries suffered by Egyptian armed 
forces on September 13, 2015: Provided, 
That none of the funds withheld pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) shall be transferred to 
the interest bearing account referenced in 
subparagraph (A) until the determination 
in the preceding sentence has been pro-
vided to the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall 
be made available for the programs and activities de-
scribed under this section in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees 
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on Appropriations the semi-annual report re-
quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 
added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree-
ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on— 
(i) the status of United States bilat-
eral sanctions on Iran; 
(ii) the reimposition and renewed en-
forcement of secondary sanctions; and 
(iii) the impact such sanctions have 
had 
on 
Iran’s 
destabilizing 
activities 
throughout the Middle East. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Iraq for bilateral economic assist-
ance and international security assistance, including 
in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and for programs 
to protect and assist religious and ethnic minority 
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populations in Iraq as described under this section 
in the report accompanying this Act. 
(2) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used by the Government of the 
United States to enter into a permanent basing 
rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $1,525,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not 
less than $800,000,000 of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 
available for budget support for the Government of Jordan 
and not less than $425,000,000 shall be made available 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Lebanon: Provided, That such 
funds made available under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ may be made available notwith-
standing section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Au-
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thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 
228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail-
able for programs and equipment for the Leba-
nese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to address secu-
rity and stability requirements in areas affected 
by conflict in Syria, following consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are made available for assistance 
for Lebanon may only be made available for 
programs to— 
(i) professionalize the LAF to miti-
gate internal and external threats from 
non-state actors, including Hizballah; 
(ii) strengthen border security and 
combat terrorism, including training and 
equipping the LAF to secure the borders 
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of Lebanon and address security and sta-
bility requirements in areas affected by 
conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship-
ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 
as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 
(iii) implement United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 
available by this subparagraph for assistance 
for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
spend plan, including actions to be taken to en-
sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 
only for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered as meeting the notifica-
tion requirements under section 7015 of this 
Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted 
not later than June 1, 2021: Provided further, 
That any notification submitted pursuant to 
such section shall include any funds specifically 
intended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
ISF or the LAF if the ISF or the LAF is controlled 
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by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated 
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(f) LIBYA.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds 
made available by this Act for assistance for Libya, the 
Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that all practicable steps have been 
taken to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of such funds. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
AND
CONSULTATION
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act shall be made available for assistance for 
the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the 
obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
the proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that 
are available for assistance for Morocco may only be 
used for the purposes requested in the Congressional 
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Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
(h) SAUDI ARABIA.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’ may be made available for as-
sistance for the Government of Saudi Arabia. 
(i) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 
response and chemical weapons use investigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) may not be made available for a 
project or activity that supports or otherwise le-
gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter-
rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 
Syria; 
(B) may not be made available for activi-
ties that further the strategic objectives of the 
Government of the Russian Federation that 
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may threaten or undermine United States na-
tional security interests; and 
(C) should not be used in areas of Syria 
controlled by a government led by Bashar al- 
Assad or associated forces. 
(3) MONITORING
AND
OVERSIGHT.—Prior to 
the obligation of any funds appropriated by this Act 
and made available for assistance for Syria, the Sec-
retary of State shall take all practicable steps to en-
sure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
oversight, and control of such assistance inside 
Syria. 
(4) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
may only be made available following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees, and 
shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, not less than $191,400,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Tunisia. 
(k) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 
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assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary of State shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance 
is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
in this Act may be made available for assistance 
for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date 
of enactment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof outside an 
agreement negotiated between Israel and 
the Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 
authorized investigation, or actively sup-
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port such an investigation, that subjects 
Israeli nationals to an investigation for al-
leged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph re-
sulting from the application of subclause (I) of 
such clause if the Secretary certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is 
in the national security interest of the United 
States, and submits a report to such Commit-
tees detailing how the waiver and the continu-
ation of assistance would assist in furthering 
Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100–204) if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinians 
have not, after the date of enactment of this 
Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof the same 
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standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state outside an agreement nego-
tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and 
(II) initiated or actively supported an 
ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 
for alleged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi-
dent is unable to make the certification pursu-
ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 
President may waive section 1003 of Public 
Law 100–204 if the President determines and 
certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, the President pro tempore 
of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Palestinians have entered 
into direct and meaningful negotiations with 
Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 
previous provisions of law must expire before 
the waiver under the preceding sentence may be 
exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara-
graph shall be effective for no more than a pe-
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riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) APPLICATION
OF
TAYLOR
FORCE
ACT.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and made available for 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza shall not be 
made available in contravention of section 1004(a) 
of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of 
Public Law 115–141). 
(4) 
PRIVATE
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIP
PRO-
GRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs may 
be made available for private sector partnership pro-
grams for the West Bank and Gaza if such funds 
are authorized: Provided, That funds made available 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees, and the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(5) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require-
ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 
apply to funds made available by this Act, including 
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a description of modifications, if any, to the security 
strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(6) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees detailing steps taken by the 
Palestinian Authority to counter incitement of vio-
lence against Israelis and to promote peace and co-
existence with Israel. 
(l) YEMEN.—Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams shall be made available for global health, humani-
tarian, and stabilization assistance for Yemen. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION AS-
SISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ for the central government of a country in the 
African Great Lakes region may be made available only 
for Expanded International Military Education and Train-
ing and professional military education until the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that such government is not facilitating or 
otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a 
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neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed 
groups. 
(b) CAMEROON.—Funds appropriated under title IV 
of this Act that are made available for assistance for the 
armed forces of Cameroon, including the Rapid Interven-
tion Battalion, may only be made available to counter re-
gional terrorism, including Boko Haram and other Islamic 
State affiliates, participate in international peacekeeping 
operations, and for military education and maritime secu-
rity programs. 
(c) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court in 
Central African Republic. 
(d) LAKE CHAD BASIN COUNTRIES.—Funds appro-
priated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made 
available, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, for assistance for Cameroon, Chad, Niger, 
and Nigeria for— 
(1) democracy, development, and health pro-
grams; 
(2) assistance for individuals targeted by for-
eign terrorist and other extremist organizations, in-
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cluding Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions 
of section 7059 of this Act; 
(3) assistance for individuals displaced by vio-
lent conflict; and 
(4) counterterrorism programs. 
(e) MALAWI.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 
than $60,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Malawi, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be made 
available for higher education programs. 
(f) SOUTH SUDAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act that are made available 
for assistance for South Sudan, not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 
programs and not less than $8,000,000 shall be 
made available for conflict mitigation and reconcili-
ation programs. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE CEN-
TRAL
GOVERNMENT.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for the 
central Government of South Sudan may only be 
made available, following consultation with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, for— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
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(B) health programs, including to prevent, 
detect, and respond to the Ebola virus disease; 
(C) assistance to support South Sudan 
peace negotiations or to advance or implement 
a peace agreement; and 
(D) assistance to support implementation 
of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 
Peace Agreement and mutual arrangements re-
lated to such agreement: 
Provided, That prior to the initial obligation of 
funds made available pursuant to subparagraphs (C) 
and (D), the Secretary of State shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations on the intended 
uses of such funds and steps taken by such govern-
ment to advance or implement a peace agreement. 
(g) SUDAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under title III should be made available to sup-
port the civilian-led transition in Sudan, including 
for assistance for health, democracy, economic 
growth, agriculture, and education. 
(2) LIMITATION ON LOANS.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be made available for 
the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 
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loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, 
including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling 
amounts owed to the United States, and modifying 
concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agree-
ments. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs that are made available for any new 
program or activity in Sudan shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
(h) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to vote 
against any extension by the respective institution of 
any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 
except to meet basic human needs or to promote de-
mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the rule of law has been restored, including respect 
for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 
expression, association, and assembly. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 
except for health and education, unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports as required in para-
graph (1). 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act for assistance for Burma— 
(i) may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except 
for this subsection, and following consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropria-
tions; 
(ii) may be made available for ethnic 
groups and civil society in Burma to help 
sustain ceasefire agreements and further 
prospects for reconciliation and peace, 
which may include support to representa-
tives of ethnic armed groups for this pur-
pose; and 
(iii) shall be made available for pro-
grams to strengthen independent media 
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and civil society organizations, to promote 
ethnic and religious tolerance, and to com-
bat gender-based violence, including in 
Kachin, Karen, Rakhine, and Shan states 
and for the purposes enumerated under 
this section in the report accompanying 
this Act. 
(B) Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act for assistance for Burma shall be made 
available for community-based organizations op-
erating in Thailand to provide food, medical, 
and other humanitarian assistance to internally 
displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition 
to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’: Provided, 
That such funds may be available for programs 
to support the return of Kachin, Karen, 
Rohingya, Shan, and other refugees and inter-
nally displaced persons to their locations of ori-
gin or preference in Burma only if such returns 
are voluntary and consistent with international 
law. 
(C) Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act for assistance for Burma that are 
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made available for assistance for the Govern-
ment of Burma to support the implementation 
of Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement conferences, 
committees, and other procedures may only be 
made available if the Secretary of State reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
conferences, committees, and procedures are di-
rected toward a sustainable peace and the Gov-
ernment of Burma is implementing its commit-
ments under such Agreement. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 
Burma: Provided, That the Department of State 
may continue consultations with the armed forces of 
Burma only on human rights and disaster response 
in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, 
and following consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated under title III of this Act for assistance for 
Burma may be made available to any organization 
or entity controlled by the armed forces of Burma, 
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or to any individual or organization that has com-
mitted a gross violation of human rights or advo-
cates violence against ethnic or religious groups or 
individuals in Burma, as determined by the Sec-
retary of State for programs administered by the 
Department of State and USAID or the President 
of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) 
for programs administered by NED. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Any new program or ac-
tivity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2021 shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(b) CAMBODIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act, shall be made available for as-
sistance for Cambodia. 
(2) DETERMINATION AND EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) DETERMINATION.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act that are made avail-
able for assistance for the Government of Cam-
bodia may be obligated or expended unless the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that such 
Government is taking effective steps to— 
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(i) strengthen regional security and 
stability, particularly regarding territorial 
disputes in the South China Sea and the 
enforcement of international sanctions with 
respect to North Korea; 
(ii) cease violence and harassment 
against civil society in Cambodia, including 
the political opposition, and dismiss any 
politically 
motivated 
criminal 
charges 
against those who criticize the government; 
and 
(iii) respect the rights, freedoms, and 
responsibilities enshrined in the Constitu-
tion of the Kingdom of Cambodia as en-
acted in 1993. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The determination re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act and made avail-
able for democracy, health, education, and envi-
ronment programs, programs to strengthen the 
sovereignty of Cambodia, and programs to edu-
cate and inform the people of Cambodia of the 
influence efforts of the People’s Republic of 
China in Cambodia. 
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(3) USES
OF
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act for assistance for Cam-
bodia may be made available for— 
(A) research and education programs asso-
ciated with the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; and 
(B) programs in the Khmer language to 
monitor, map, and publicize the efforts by the 
People’s Republic of China to expand its influ-
ence in Cambodia. 
(c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY AND THE COUNTERING 
CHINESE INFLUENCE FUND.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
to support the implementation of the Indo-Pacific 
Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115–409). 
(2) 
COUNTERING
CHINESE
INFLUENCE 
FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, may be made available for a 
Countering Chinese Influence Fund to counter the 
influence of the People’s Republic of China globally, 
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which shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs may be 
made available for any project or activity that di-
rectly supports or promotes— 
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 
dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 
Republic of China; and 
(B) the use of technology, including bio-
technology, digital, telecommunications, and 
cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 
China unless the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the USAID Administrator, deter-
mines that such use does not adversely impact 
the national security of the United States. 
(d) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall sub-
mit the report required by section 209 of the North 
Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 
2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 U.S.C. 9229) to the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
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(2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 
Operations’’ shall be made available to maintain 
broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 
less than the prior fiscal year. 
(3) HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION AND LIMITA-
TION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made available for 
the promotion of human rights in North Korea: 
Provided, 
That 
the 
authority 
of 
section 
7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such 
funds. 
(B) None of the funds made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for 
the Government of North Korea. 
(e) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended for processing licenses for the export of sat-
ellites of United States origin (including commercial 
satellites and satellite components) to the People’s 
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Republic of China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in 
advance, the Committees on Appropriations are noti-
fied of such proposed action. 
(2) PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pur-
suant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement with the People’s 
Liberation Army (PLA), or any entity that the Sec-
retary of State has reason to believe is owned or 
controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA. 
(3) HONG KONG.— 
(A) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ 
for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of 
the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State, shall be made 
available for democracy programs for Hong 
Kong, including legal and other support for de-
mocracy activists. 
(B) RESTRICTION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act may be made available to 
enterprises, organizations, or other entities in 
Hong Kong that receive funding from, or are 
supported by, the Government of the PRC. 
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(C) REPORT.—Funds appropriated under 
title I of this Act shall be made available to pre-
pare and submit to Congress the report re-
quired by section 301 of the United States- 
Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 
5731) pursuant to section 7043(f)(4)(B) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 
(division G of Public Law 116–94), which shall 
also include a description of— 
(i) actions taken by the Government 
of the PRC and the Hong Kong authorities 
to implement the decision approved by the 
National People’s Congress on May 28, 
2020 for the Hong Kong Special Adminis-
tration Region; and 
(ii) actions taken by the Government 
of the PRC and the Hong Kong authorities 
to modify Hong Kong’s existing judicial 
systems and enforcement mechanisms in 
order to erode democratic rights and civil 
liberties protected under Hong Kong Basic 
Law. 
(D) VISA RESTRICTION.—Section 7031(c) 
of this Act shall be construed to apply to gov-
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ernment officials and their immediate family 
members about whom the Secretary of State 
has credible information have been involved in 
implementing the decision approved by the Na-
tional People’s Congress on May 28, 2020 for 
the Hong Kong Special Administration Region 
that undermines the autonomy and funda-
mental freedoms of the people of Hong Kong: 
Provided, That not later than 60 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees describing the implementation of this 
subparagraph. 
(f) PHILIPPINES.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ may be made available for 
counternarcotics assistance for the Philippines, ex-
cept for drug demand reduction, maritime law en-
forcement, or transnational interdiction. 
(2)(A) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ may be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Philippines unless the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees 
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on Appropriations that such Government is taking 
effective steps to promote human rights and 
strengthen accountability mechanisms. 
(B) The Secretary of State may waive the re-
striction on assistance required by subparagraph (A) 
if the Secretary determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that providing such as-
sistance is important to the national security inter-
est of the United States, including a description of 
the national security interest served. 
(g) TIBET.— 
(1) FINANCING OF PROJECTS IN TIBET.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United 
States executive director of each international finan-
cial institution to use the voice and vote of the 
United States to support financing of projects in 
Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for 
the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into 
Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Ti-
betan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, 
are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster 
self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Ti-
betan culture and traditions, and are subject to ef-
fective monitoring. 
(2) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.— 
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(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $8,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to nongovernmental organizations to sup-
port activities which preserve cultural traditions 
and promote sustainable development, edu-
cation, and environmental conservation in Ti-
betan communities in the Tibet Autonomous 
Region and in other Tibetan communities in 
China. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $6,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for programs to promote and preserve Ti-
betan culture and language in the refugee and 
diaspora Tibetan communities, development, 
and the resilience of Tibetan communities and 
the Central Tibetan Administration in India 
and Nepal, and to assist in the education and 
development of the next generation of Tibetan 
leaders from such communities: Provided, That 
such funds are in addition to amounts made 
available in subparagraph (A) for programs in-
side Tibet. 
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(C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $3,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for programs to strengthen the capacity of 
the Central Tibetan Administration: Provided, 
That such funds shall be administered by the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment. 
(h) VIETNAM.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act and made available for assistance for 
Vietnam, should be made available for— 
(1) health and disability programs in areas 
sprayed with Agent Orange and contaminated with 
dioxin, to assist individuals with severe upper or 
lower body mobility impairment or cognitive or de-
velopmental disabilities; and 
(2) activities related to the remediation of 
dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of 
Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) FUNDING
AND
LIMITATIONS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Eco-
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nomic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ that are made avail-
able for assistance for Afghanistan— 
(A) shall be made available to implement 
the South Asia Strategy, the Revised Strategy 
for United States Engagement in Afghanistan, 
and the United States Agency for International 
Development Country Development Cooperation 
Strategy for Afghanistan, or any updated sub-
sequent strategy; 
(B) shall be made available to continue 
support for institutions of higher education in 
Kabul, Afghanistan that are accessible to both 
women and men in a coeducational environ-
ment, including for the costs for operations and 
security for such institutions; 
(C) shall be made available for programs 
that protect and strengthen the rights of Af-
ghan women and girls and promote the political 
and economic empowerment of women including 
their meaningful inclusion in political processes: 
Provided, That such assistance to promote the 
economic empowerment of women shall be made 
available as grants to Afghan organizations, to 
the maximum extent practicable; 
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(D) shall be made available to support 
long-term development assistance programs in 
areas previously under the control of the 
Taliban: Provided, That such funds may be 
made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law and following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriation; and 
(E) may not be made available for any 
program, project, or activity pursuant to section 
7044(a)(1)(C) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 
116–6). 
(2) AFGHAN WOMEN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall promote the meaningful participation of 
Afghan women in ongoing peace and reconcili-
ation processes in Afghanistan in a manner 
consistent with the Women, Peace, and Security 
Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–68), including 
advocacy for the inclusion of Afghan women 
leaders in ongoing and future dialogue and ne-
gotiations and efforts to ensure that any long- 
term peace agreement reached between the Af-
ghan Government and the Taliban protects the 
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rights of women and girls and ensures their 
freedom of movement, rights to education and 
work, and access to healthcare and legal rep-
resentation. 
(B) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
for an endowment pursuant to paragraph 
(3)(A)(iv) of this subsection for an institution 
of higher education in Kabul, Afghanistan that 
is accessible to both women and men in a co-
educational environment: Provided, That such 
endowment shall be established in partnership 
with a United States-based American higher 
education institution that will serve on its board 
of trustees: Provided further, That prior to the 
obligation of funds for such an endowment, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall submit a re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations de-
scribing the governance structure, including a 
proposed board of trustees, and financial safe-
guards, including regular audit and reporting 
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requirements, in any endowment agreement: 
Provided further, That the USAID Adminis-
trator shall provide a report on the expenditure 
of funds generated from such an endowment to 
the Committees on Appropriations on an annual 
basis. 
(3) AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III through VI that are made available for 
assistance for Afghanistan may be made avail-
able— 
(i) notwithstanding section 7012 of 
this Act or any similar provision of law 
and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961; 
(ii) for reconciliation programs and 
disarmament, 
demobilization, 
and 
re-
integration activities for former combat-
ants who have renounced violence against 
the Government of Afghanistan, including 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (divi-
sion I of Public Law 112–74); 
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(iii) for an endowment to empower 
women and girls; and 
(iv) for an endowment for higher edu-
cation. 
(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I 
of Public Law 112–74) shall apply to funds ap-
propriated by this Act for assistance for Af-
ghanistan. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up 
to $3,000,000 may be transferred to any other 
appropriation of any department or agency of 
the United States Government, upon the con-
currence of the head of such department or 
agency, to support operations in, and assistance 
for, Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Pro-
vided, That any such transfer shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) STRATEGY.—Not later than 45 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
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United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a comprehensive, multi-year strategy for 
diplomatic and development engagement with Af-
ghanistan that reflects the agreement between the 
United States Government and the Taliban, as well 
as on-going intra-Afghan negotiations: Provided, 
That such strategy shall include information regard-
ing, but not limited to, the inclusion of women in 
intra-Afghan negotiations, political concessions be-
tween the Afghan government and the Taliban, and 
expected Department of State and United States 
military presence in Afghanistan. 
(5) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used by the 
United States Government to enter into a perma-
nent basing rights agreement between the United 
States and Afghanistan. 
(b) BANGLADESH.—Funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act shall be made available for— 
(1) programs to address the needs of commu-
nities impacted by refugees from Burma; 
(2) programs to protect freedom of expression 
and due process of law; and 
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(3) democracy programs, of which not less than 
$2,000,000 shall be made available for such pro-
grams for the Rohingya community in Bangladesh. 
(c) NEPAL.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for 
Nepal, including for development and democracy pro-
grams. 
(d) PAKISTAN.—The terms and conditions of section 
7044(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division 
F of Public Law 116–6) shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2021. 
(e) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and economic 
development programs, particularly in areas recov-
ering from ethnic and religious conflict: Provided, 
That such funds shall be made available for pro-
grams to assist in the identification and resolution 
of cases of missing persons. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act for assistance for the central Government of 
Sri Lanka, except for funds made available for hu-
manitarian assistance, victims of trauma, and tech-
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nical assistance to promote fiscal transparency and 
sovereignty, may be made available only if the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that such Government is 
taking effective and consistent steps to— 
(A) respect and uphold the rights and free-
doms of the people of Sri Lanka regardless of 
ethnicity and religious belief, including by inves-
tigating violations of human rights and holding 
perpetrators of such violations accountable; 
(B) assert its sovereignty against inter-
ference by the People’s Republic of China; and 
(C) promote reconciliation between ethnic 
and religious groups arising from past conflict 
in Sri Lanka, including by addressing land con-
fiscation and ownership issues, resolving cases 
of missing persons, and reducing the presence 
of the armed forces in former conflict zones. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds appropriated under title IV of this Act that 
are available for assistance for Sri Lanka shall be 
subject to the following conditions— 
(A) not to exceed $500,000 may be made 
available under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ only for programs to sup-
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port humanitarian and disaster response pre-
paredness and maritime security, including 
professionalization and training for the navy 
and coast guard; and 
(B) funds under the heading ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ may only be made avail-
able subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(f) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available for assistance for Afghani-
stan, Pakistan, and other countries in South and Central 
Asia to significantly increase the recruitment, training, 
and retention of women in the judiciary, police, and other 
security forces, and to train judicial and security personnel 
in such countries to prevent and address gender-based vio-
lence, human trafficking, and other practices that dis-
proportionately harm women and girls. 
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) FISCAL YEAR 2021.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under titles III and IV, 
not less than $519,885,000 shall be made avail-
able for assistance for Central America, includ-
ing through the Central America Regional Se-
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curity Initiative, of which not less than 
$420,790,000 shall be for assistance for El Sal-
vador, Guatemala, and Honduras: Provided, 
That such assistance shall be prioritized for 
programs and activities that addresses the key 
factors that contribute to the migration of un-
accompanied, undocumented minors to the 
United States and such funds shall be made 
available for global health, humanitarian, devel-
opment, democracy, border security, and law 
enforcement programs for such countries, in-
cluding for programs to reduce violence against 
women and girls and to combat corruption, and 
for support of commissions against corruption 
and impunity, as appropriate: Provided further, 
That not less than $45,000,000 shall be for 
support of offices of Attorneys General and of 
other entities and activities to combat corrup-
tion and impunity in such countries. 
(B) 
FISCAL
YEAR
2020.—Section 
7045(a)(1)(A) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2020 (division G of Public Law 
116–94) is amended by striking ‘‘$519,885,000 
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should’’ 
and 
inserting 
in 
lieu 
thereof 
‘‘$519,885,000 shall’’. 
(2) NORTHERN TRIANGLE.— 
(A) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CER-
TAIN CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS.—Of the funds 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1) 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
and under title IV of this Act that are made 
available for assistance for each of the central 
governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and 
Honduras, 50 percent may only be obligated 
after the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that such government is— 
(i) combating corruption and impu-
nity, including prosecuting corrupt govern-
ment officials; 
(ii) implementing reforms, policies, 
and programs to increase transparency and 
strengthen public institutions; 
(iii) protecting the rights of civil soci-
ety, opposition political parties, and the 
independence of the media; 
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(iv) providing effective and account-
able law enforcement and security for its 
citizens, and upholding due process of law; 
(v) implementing policies to reduce 
poverty and promote equitable economic 
growth and opportunity; 
(vi) supporting the independence of 
the judiciary and of electoral institutions; 
(vii) improving border security; 
(viii) combating human smuggling 
and trafficking and countering the activi-
ties of criminal gangs, drug traffickers, 
and transnational criminal organizations; 
and 
(ix) informing its citizens of the dan-
gers of the journey to the southwest border 
of the United States. 
(B) REPROGRAMMING.—If the Secretary is 
unable to make the certification required by 
subparagraph (A) for one or more of the gov-
ernments, such assistance for such central gov-
ernment shall be reprogrammed for assistance 
for other countries in Latin America and the 
Caribbean, notwithstanding the minimum fund-
ing requirements of this subsection and of sec-
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tion 7019 of this Act: Provided, That any such 
reprogramming shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(C) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available 
for— 
(i) 
the 
International 
Commission 
Against Impunity in El Salvador, and sup-
port of offices of Attorneys General and of 
other entities and activities related to com-
bating corruption and impunity; 
(ii) programs to combat gender-based 
violence; 
(iii) humanitarian assistance; and 
(iv) food security programs. 
(D) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO-
GRAM.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ may be made available for 
assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or Hon-
duras. 
(3) COSTA RICA.—The Secretary of State shall 
report to the Committees on Appropriations in writ-
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ing on American citizens detained in Costa Rica: 
Provided, That such report shall include the number 
of American citizens known to be detained and 
whether such individuals are serving sentences or in 
pre-trial detention, provided regular access to United 
States Consular officers, being treated humanely, 
and afforded access to legal representation: Provided 
further, That such report shall be updated every 45 
days until September 30, 2022: Provided further, 
That such report shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(b) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$457,253,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Colombia: Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available for the programs and activities de-
scribed under this section in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(A) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ and made available for assistance 
for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only 
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after the Secretary of State determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the Government of Colombia is continuing to 
implement 
a 
national 
whole-of-government 
counternarcotics strategy intended to reduce by 
50 percent cocaine production and coca cultiva-
tion levels in Colombia by 2023 and such pro-
gram is not in violation of the 2016 peace ac-
cord between the Government of Colombia and 
the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. 
(B) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ and made avail-
able for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent 
may be obligated only after the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that— 
(i) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace 
and other judicial authorities are taking ef-
fective steps to hold accountable perpetra-
tors of gross violations of human rights in 
a manner consistent with international law, 
including for command responsibility, and 
sentence them to deprivation of liberty; 
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(ii) the Government of Colombia is 
taking effective steps to prevent attacks 
against human rights defenders and other 
civil society activists, trade unionists, and 
journalists, and judicial authorities are 
prosecuting those responsible for such at-
tacks; 
(iii) the Government of Colombia is 
taking effective steps to protect Afro-Co-
lombian and indigenous communities and 
is respecting their rights and territory; 
(iv) senior military officers responsible 
for ordering, committing, and covering up 
cases of false positives are being held ac-
countable, including removal from active 
duty if found guilty through criminal or 
disciplinary proceedings; and 
(v) the Government of Colombia has 
investigated and is taking steps to hold ac-
countable Government officials credibly al-
leged to have directed, authorized, or con-
ducted illegal surveillance of political oppo-
nents, government officials, journalists, 
and human rights defenders, including the 
use of assets provided by the United States 
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for combating counterterrorism and coun-
ternarcotics for such purposes. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of para-
graph (2) shall not apply to funds made available for 
aviation instruction and maintenance, and maritime 
and riverine security programs. 
(4) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs and made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be used to trans-
port personnel and supplies involved in drug eradi-
cation and interdiction, including security for such 
activities, and to provide transport in support of al-
ternative development programs and investigations 
by civilian judicial authorities. 
(c) HAITI.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—The certification require-
ment contained in section 7045(c)(1) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2020 (division G of Pub-
lic Law 116–94) shall continue in effect during fis-
cal year 2021 and shall apply to funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
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sistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are 
made available for assistance for Haiti. 
(2) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 
of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 
and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used to provide assist-
ance to the armed forces of Haiti. 
(d) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $74,800,000 
shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security 
Initiative. 
(e) VENEZUELA.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $30,000,000 (increased by $3,000,000) shall be 
made available for democracy programs for Ven-
ezuela. 
(2) Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs shall be made available for assistance for 
communities in countries supporting or otherwise 
impacted by refugees from Venezuela, including Co-
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lombia, Peru, Ecuador, Curacao, and Trinidad and 
Tobago: Provided, That such amounts are in addi-
tion to funds otherwise made available for assistance 
for such countries, subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) GEORGIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$132,025,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Georgia. 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assist-
ance to Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ and 
made available for assistance for the central Govern-
ment of Georgia, 15 percent may not be obligated 
until the Secretary of State determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment is taking effective steps to— 
(A) strengthen democratic institutions as 
described under this section in the report ac-
companying this Act; 
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(B) combat corruption within the govern-
ment, including in the application of anti-cor-
ruption laws and regulations; and 
(C) ensure the rule of law in the private 
sector is consistent with internationally recog-
nized standards, including protecting the rights 
of foreign businesses to operate free from har-
assment and to fully realize all due commercial 
and financial benefits resulting from invest-
ments made in Georgia. 
(3) EXEMPTIONS.—The withholding in para-
graph (2) of this subsection shall not apply to pro-
grams that support democracy, the rule of law, civil 
society and the media, or programs to reduce gen-
der-based violence and to protect vulnerable popu-
lations. 
(4) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (2) if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that to do so is important to the national inter-
est of the United States, including a description of 
the national interest served. 
(b) UKRAINE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $453,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Ukraine. 
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(c) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for a government of an Independent State of the 
former Soviet Union if such government directs any action 
in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov-
ereignty of any other Independent State of the former So-
viet Union, such as those violations included in the Hel-
sinki Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise pro-
vided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made 
available without regard to the restriction in this sub-
section if the President determines that to do so is in the 
national security interest of the United States: Provided 
further, That prior to executing the authority contained 
in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 
assistance supports the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(d) SECTION 907 OF
THE FREEDOM SUPPORT 
ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 
U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assist-
ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 
(22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 
Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 
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of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as-
sistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 
other assistance provided by the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation as 
authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 
of Public Law 115–254); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export- 
Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(e) TURKEY.— 
(1) None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to facilitate or support the sale of 
defense articles or defense services to the Turkish 
Presidential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under 
Chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) unless the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that members of the TPPD who 
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are named in the July 17, 2017, indictment by the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and 
against whom there are pending charges, have re-
turned to the United States to stand trial in connec-
tion with the offenses contained in such indictment 
or have otherwise been brought to justice: Provided, 
That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply 
to the use of funds made available by this Act for 
border security purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization or coalition operations, or to enhance 
the protection of United States officials and facilities 
in Turkey. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, may be made 
available to transfer or deliver, or to facilitate the 
transfer or delivery of, F–35 aircraft to Turkey, in-
cluding any defense articles or services related to 
such aircraft, until the Secretary of State certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees that the 
Government of Turkey no longer possesses the Rus-
sian S–400 missile defense system or any other 
equipment, materials, or personnel associated with 
such system and has provided credible assurances 
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that the Government of Turkey will not in the future 
accept delivery of such system. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7047. (a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 7068(a) of this Act, none of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be made available for assistance for the 
central Government of the Russian Federation. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central government of a country that 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative 
steps intended to support or be supportive of the 
Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other 
territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as other-
wise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 
waive the restriction on assistance required by this 
paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 
such Committees that to do so is in the national in-
terest of the United States, and includes a justifica-
tion for such interest. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for— 
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(A) the implementation of any action or 
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 
of United States Government investments in 
Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 
control of Russian-backed separatists, if such 
activity includes the participation of Russian 
Government officials, or other Russian owned 
or controlled financial entities; or 
(C) assistance for Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine under the control of Russian- 
backed separatists, if such assistance includes 
the participation of Russian Government offi-
cials, or other Russian owned or controlled fi-
nancial entities. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive directors of each 
international financial institution to use the voice 
and vote of the United States to oppose any assist-
ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 
or guarantee) for any program that violates the sov-
ereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
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(4) DURATION.—The requirements and limita-
tions of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Cri-
mea and other territory in Ukraine under the con-
trol of Russian-backed separatists. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 
ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central government of a country that 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 
independence of, or has established diplomatic rela-
tions with, the Russian Federation occupied Geor-
gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 
South Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
publish on the Department of State website a list of 
any such central governments in a timely manner: 
Provided further, That except as otherwise provided 
in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the re-
striction on assistance required by this paragraph if 
the Secretary determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na-
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tional interest of the United States, and includes a 
justification for such interest. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available to sup-
port the Russian Federation occupation of the Geor-
gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 
South Ossetia. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive directors of each 
international financial institution to use the voice 
and vote of the United States to oppose any assist-
ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 
or guarantee) for any program that violates the sov-
ereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘International Mili-
tary Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary 
Financing 
Program’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$290,000,000 shall be made available to carry out 
the purposes of the Countering Russian Influence 
Fund, as authorized by section 254 of the Coun-
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tering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act 
of 2017 (Public Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and 
notwithstanding the country limitation in subsection 
(b) of such section, and programs to enhance the ca-
pacity of law enforcement and security forces in 
countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia and 
strengthen security cooperation between such coun-
tries and the United States and the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization, as appropriate. 
(2) ECONOMICS
AND
TRADE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act and made available for assistance 
for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made 
available to advance the implementation of Associa-
tion Agreements and trade agreements with the Eu-
ropean Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to 
external economic and political pressure from the 
Russian Federation. 
(e) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available to support democracy pro-
grams in the Russian Federation and other countries in 
Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, including to promote 
Internet freedom: Provided, That of the funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’, not less than $20,000,000 shall 
be made available to strengthen democracy and civil soci-
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ety in Central Europe, including for transparency, inde-
pendent media, rule of law, minority rights, and programs 
to combat anti-Semitism. 
UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—Not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations whether each organization, department, 
or agency receiving a contribution from funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Contributions to 
International Organizations’’ and ‘‘International Organi-
zations and Programs’’ is— 
(1) posting on a publicly available website, con-
sistent with privacy regulations and due process, 
regular financial and programmatic audits of such 
organization, department, or agency, and providing 
the United States Government with necessary access 
to such financial and performance audits; 
(2) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures which meet or exceed best prac-
tices in the United States for the protection of whis-
tleblowers from retaliation, including— 
(A) protection against retaliation for inter-
nal and lawful public disclosures; 
(B) legal burdens of proof; 
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(C) statutes of limitation for reporting re-
taliation; 
(D) access to binding independent adju-
dicative bodies, including shared cost and selec-
tion of external arbitration; and 
(E) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation, including provision for the 
restoration of prior employment; and 
(3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures on the appropriate use of travel 
funds, including restrictions on first-class and busi-
ness-class travel. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA-
TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGA-
TIONS.—None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay expenses for any United 
States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or 
commission of the United Nations if such agency, 
body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 
a country, the government of which the Secretary of 
State has determined, for purposes of section 
1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 
(50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports international ter-
rorism. 
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(2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any 
organization, agency, commission, or program within 
the United Nations system if such organization, 
agency, commission, or program is chaired or pre-
sided over by a country the government of which the 
Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 
1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 
(50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any other provision of law, 
is a government that has repeatedly provided sup-
port for acts of international terrorism. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 
waive the restriction in this subsection if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that to do so is important to the na-
tional interest of the United States, including a de-
scription of the national interest served. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available 
in support of the United Nations Human Rights Council 
unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that participation in 
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the Council does not serve the national interest of the 
United States and that such Council is neither taking sig-
nificant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda 
item nor taking actions to ensure integrity in the election 
of members to such Council: Provided, That such report 
shall include a description of how the national interest is 
better served by the United States not being a member 
of the Council: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
not later than September 30, 2021, on the resolutions con-
sidered in the United Nations Human Rights Council dur-
ing the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to remove 
Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity 
in the election of members to such Council. 
(d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGEN-
CY.—Funds appropriated by this Act under title III shall 
be made available to the United Nations Relief and Works 
Agency (UNRWA), unless the Secretary of State deter-
mines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations, 
in writing, that UNRWA— 
(1) is inappropriately utilizing Operations Sup-
port Officers in the West Bank, Gaza, and other 
fields of operation to inspect UNRWA installations; 
(2) is not acting promptly to address any staff 
or beneficiary violation of its own policies (including 
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the policies on neutrality and impartiality of employ-
ees) and the legal requirements under section 301(c) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) is not implementing procedures to maintain 
the neutrality of its facilities, including imple-
menting a no-weapons policy, and conducting reg-
ular inspections of its installations, to ensure they 
are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate 
purposes; 
(4) is not taking necessary and appropriate 
measures to ensure it is operating in compliance 
with the conditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing regular re-
porting to the Department of State on actions it has 
taken to ensure conformance with such conditions; 
(5) is not taking steps to ensure the content of 
all 
educational 
materials 
currently 
taught 
in 
UNRWA-administered schools and summer camps is 
consistent with the values of human rights, dignity, 
and tolerance and does not induce incitement; 
(6) is engaging in operations with financial in-
stitutions or related entities in violation of relevant 
United States law, and is not taking steps to im-
prove the financial transparency of the organization; 
and 
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(7) is not in compliance with the United Na-
tions Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements 
and is not implementing in a timely fashion the 
Board’s recommendations. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NA-
TIONS MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or 
made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 
Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, 
arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations 
or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chap-
ter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
the costs for participation of another country’s delegation 
at international conferences held under the auspices of 
multilateral or international organizations. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount 
of funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2021 for contributions to any organization, depart-
ment, agency, or program within the United Nations sys-
tem or any international program that are withheld from 
obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall update such report each 
time additional funds are withheld by operation of any 
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provision of law: Provided further, That the reprogram-
ming of any withheld funds identified in such report, in-
cluding updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS.—The Secretary of State should 
withhold assistance to any unit of the security forces of 
a foreign country if the Secretary has credible information 
that such unit has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, 
including while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping 
operation, until the Secretary determines that the govern-
ment of such country is taking effective steps to hold the 
responsible members of such unit accountable and to pre-
vent future incidents: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
promptly notify the government of each country subject 
to any withholding of assistance pursuant to this para-
graph, and shall notify the appropriate congressional com-
mittees of such withholding not later than 10 days after 
a determination to withhold such assistance is made: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, assist such government in bringing the 
responsible members of such unit to justice. 
(h) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
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priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re-
turned or not made available due to the third proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peace-
keeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 307(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That the requirement to with-
hold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS 
SEC. 7049. (a) If the President determines that doing 
so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up 
to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 
Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to 
the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 
Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the 
Council may establish or authorize to deal with such viola-
tions, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained 
in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determina-
tion required under this section shall be in lieu of any de-
terminations otherwise required under section 552(c): Pro-
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vided further, That funds made available pursuant to this 
section shall be made available subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for a United States contribution to the 
International Criminal Court: Provided, That funds may 
be made available for technical assistance, training, assist-
ance for victims, protection of witnesses, and law enforce-
ment support related to international investigations, ap-
prehensions, prosecutions, and adjudications of genocide, 
crimes against humanity, and war crimes: Provided fur-
ther, That the previous proviso shall not apply to inves-
tigations, apprehensions, or prosecutions of American 
service members and other United States citizens or na-
tionals, or nationals of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation (NATO) or major non-NATO allies initially des-
ignated pursuant to section 517(b) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961. 
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7050. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2021 under the headings 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than 
$68,000,000 (increased by $2,500,000) shall be made 
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available for programs to promote Internet freedom glob-
ally: Provided, That such programs shall be prioritized for 
countries whose governments restrict freedom of expres-
sion on the Internet, and that are important to the na-
tional 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 Government, including from 
the private sector. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT
OF
STATE
AND
UNITED 
STATES
AGENCY
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOP-
MENT.—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 pro-
grams funded by this Act under such headings, 
and shall be incorporated into country assist-
ance and democracy promotion strategies, as 
appropriate; 
(B) for programs and activities described 
under this section in the report accompanying 
this Act; and 
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(C) 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) programs and activities described 
in the report accompanying this Act pursu-
ant to subparagraph (B); 
(ii) best practices regarding security 
for, and oversight of, Internet freedom pro-
grams; and 
(iii) sufficient resources and support 
for the development and maintenance of 
anti-censorship technology and tools. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
AGENCY
FOR
GLOBAL 
MEDIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be— 
(A) made available only for tools and tech-
niques to securely develop and distribute United 
States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) dig-
ital content, facilitate audience access to such 
content on websites that are censored, coordi-
nate the distribution of USAGM digital content 
to targeted regional audiences, and to promote 
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and distribute such tools and techniques, in-
cluding digital security techniques; 
(B) coordinated with programs funded by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Broadcasting Operations’’, and shall be incor-
porated into country broadcasting strategies, as 
appropriate; 
(C) coordinated by the Chief Executive Of-
ficer (CEO) of USAGM to provide Internet cir-
cumvention tools and techniques for audiences 
in countries that are strategic priorities for the 
USAGM and in a manner consistent with the 
USAGM Internet freedom strategy; and 
(D) made available for the research and 
development of new tools or techniques author-
ized in subparagraph (A) only after the 
USAGM CEO, in consultation with the Sec-
retary 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 tech-
niques for illicit purposes. 
(c) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con-
sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 
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and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
and the USAGM CEO shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by 
this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom glob-
ally, which shall include a description of safeguards estab-
lished by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs 
are not used for illicit purposes: Provided, That the De-
partment 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 pur-
suant to this section to promote Internet freedom globally 
may only be made available to support technologies that 
undergo comprehensive security audits conducted by the 
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, De-
partment 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 
organizations benefiting from programs supported by such 
funds: Provided, That the security auditing procedures 
used by such Bureau shall be reviewed and updated peri-
odically to reflect current industry security standards. 
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TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING 
TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 
SEC. 7051. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used to support or jus-
tify the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or de-
grading treatment or punishment by any official or con-
tract employee of the United States Government. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwith-
standing section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 and following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture and 
other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punish-
ment by foreign police, military or other security forces 
in countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated 
by this Act. 
AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 
SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 
procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs under the head-
ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 
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Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be 
used for any other program and in any region. 
(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 
in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 
programmatic purposes in the designated country or re-
gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 
to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft pur-
chased or leased by the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Development 
with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs shall be co-
ordinated under the authority of the appropriate 
Chief of Mission: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 7063(b) of this Act, such aircraft may be 
used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim-
bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 
supporting Department of State and USAID pro-
grams and activities: Provided further, That official 
travel for other agencies for other purposes may be 
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supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reim-
bursement when traveling on a space available basis: 
Provided further, That funds received by the Depart-
ment of State in connection with the use of aircraft 
owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of 
State may be credited to the Working Capital Fund 
of the Department and shall be available for ex-
penses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, 
chartering, or operation of such aircraft. 
(2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities 
of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the 
primary purpose of which is the transportation of 
personnel. 
(d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 
To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper-
ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 
by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country. 
PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of 
Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided, 
That the date ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ in subsection 
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(f)(2)(B) of such section shall be deemed to be ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2020’’. 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi-
tions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 
Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 
(b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 
that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri-
vate or multilateral creditors. 
EXTRADITION 
SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 
(other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 
‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 
Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the central gov-
ernment of a country which has notified the Department 
of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States 
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any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which 
the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the 
possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement offi-
cer, as specified in a United States extradition request. 
(b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 
to the central government of a country with which the 
United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 
which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 
government of that country is in violation of the terms 
and conditions of the treaty. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 
Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such waiver is important to the national interest of 
the United States. 
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 7056. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under titles III through VI of this 
Act may be obligated or expended to provide— 
(1) any financial incentive to a business enter-
prise currently located in the United States for the 
purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 
outside the United States if such incentive or in-
ducement is likely to reduce the number of employ-
ees of such business enterprise in the United States 
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because United States production is being replaced 
by such enterprise outside the United States; 
(2) assistance for any program, project, or ac-
tivity that contributes to the violation of internation-
ally recognized workers’ rights, as defined in section 
507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the 
recipient country, including any designated zone or 
area in that country: Provided, That the application 
of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 
2467(4)(D) and (E)) should be commensurate with 
the level of development of the recipient country and 
sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the in-
formal sector in such country, micro and small-scale 
enterprise, and smallholder agriculture; or 
(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 im-
pacts the labor force in the United States. 
DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7057. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 
shall be made available for programs and activities admin-
istered by the United States Agency for International De-
velopment to address the needs and protect and promote 
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the rights of people with disabilities in developing coun-
tries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, 
economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employ-
ment, transportation, sports, political and electoral par-
ticipation, and integration of individuals with disabilities, 
including for the cost of translation. 
(b) MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL 
SUPPORT.—Of the funds made available pursuant to this 
section, 5 percent may be used by USAID for manage-
ment, oversight, and technical support. 
ENTERPRISE FUNDS 
SEC. 7058. (a) NOTIFICATION.—None of the funds 
made available under titles III through VI of this Act may 
be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appro-
priate congressional committees are notified at least 15 
days in advance. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the 
distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, 
dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 
or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 
assets of the Enterprise Fund. 
(c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 
transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 
other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter-
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prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 
operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
GENDER EQUALITY 
SEC. 7059. (a) WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT.— 
(1) GENDER
EQUALITY.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available to promote gen-
der equality in United States Government diplomatic 
and development efforts by raising the status, in-
creasing the participation, and protecting the rights 
of women and girls worldwide. 
(2) WOMEN’S
ECONOMIC
EMPOWERMENT.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act are available to im-
plement the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Eco-
nomic Empowerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 
428): Provided, That the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, as appropriate, shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
the implementation of such Act. 
(3) WOMEN’S
GLOBAL
DEVELOPMENT
AND 
PROSPERITY
FUND.—Of the funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act, up to $100,000,000 may 
be made available for the Women’s Global Develop-
ment and Prosperity Fund. 
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(b) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 
shall be made available for programs specifically designed 
to increase leadership opportunities for women in coun-
tries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to 
law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for 
women’s political status, expanding women’s participation 
in political parties and elections, and increasing women’s 
opportunities for leadership positions in the public and 
private sectors at the local, provincial, and national levels. 
(c) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $165,000,000 shall 
be made available to implement a multi-year strat-
egy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence 
in countries where it is common in conflict and non- 
conflict settings. 
(2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act that are available to train foreign police, 
judicial, and military personnel, including for inter-
national peacekeeping operations, shall address, 
where appropriate, prevention and response to gen-
der-based violence and trafficking in persons, and 
shall promote the integration of women into the po-
lice and other security forces. 
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(d) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ not 
less than $130,000,000 shall be made available to support 
a multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination 
of, United States Government efforts to empower women 
as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, 
transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in coun-
tries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to 
ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assist-
ance to women and girls. 
(e) WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISK FROM EXTREMISM 
AND CONFLICT.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $15,000,000 shall be made available to support 
women and girls who are at risk from extremism and con-
flict, and for the activities described in section 7059(e)(1) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs 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 
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consultation 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 $975,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for basic education, and such 
funds may be made available notwithstanding any 
other provision of law that restricts assistance to 
foreign countries: Provided, That such funds shall 
also be used for secondary education activities: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available by 
this paragraph not less than $150,000,000 shall be 
available for the education of girls in areas of con-
flict: Provided further, That the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, may reprogram such funds between 
countries: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 
and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the support of 
non-state schools in this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
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operations, and related programs shall be subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees 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 made available 
for contributions to multilateral partnerships that 
support education. 
(C) Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act and made available for assistance for basic edu-
cation as provided for in this paragraph shall be re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Nita M. Lowey Basic Education 
Fund’’. 
(2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than $235,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for higher education: 
Provided, That such funds may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law that restricts assist-
ance to foreign countries, and shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That of such amount, not less 
than $35,000,000 shall be made available for new and on-
going partnerships between higher education institutions 
in the United States and developing countries focused on 
building the capacity of higher education institutions and 
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systems in developing countries: Provided further, That 
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 
USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds for such 
partnerships. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, not less than $17,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for cooperative development programs of USAID and 
not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for the 
American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. 
(c) ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS.— 
(1)(A) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry 
out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and 
chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, except for the provisions of this 
subsection, to support environment programs. 
(B) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(C) Of the funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
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grams, not less than $500,000,000 shall be made 
available for a contribution, grant, or any other 
available funding mechanism to a dedicated inter-
national fund to assist developing nations to reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions and pursue adaptation and 
mitigation strategies: Provided, That any such use of 
funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(2)(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act, not less than $315,000,000 shall be 
made available for biodiversity conservation pro-
grams. 
(B) Not less than $100,664,000 (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) of the funds 
appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall 
be made available to combat the transnational threat 
of wildlife poaching and trafficking. 
(C) None of the funds appropriated under title 
IV of this Act may be made available for training or 
other assistance for any military unit or personnel 
that the Secretary of State determines has been 
credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife 
poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports 
to the appropriate congressional committees that to 
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do so is in the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act for bio-
diversity programs shall not be used to support the 
expansion of industrial scale logging or any other in-
dustrial scale extractive activity into areas that were 
primary/intact tropical forests as of December 30, 
2013, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive directors of each 
international financial institutions (IFI) to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to oppose any 
financing of any such activity. 
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive director of each IFI that 
it is the policy of the United States to use the voice 
and vote of the United States, in relation to any 
loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution, 
regarding the construction of any large dam in a 
manner consistent with the criteria set forth in Sen-
ate Report 114–79, while also considering whether 
the project involves important foreign policy objec-
tives. 
(4) Of the funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act, not less than $135,000,000 shall be made 
available for sustainable landscapes programs. 
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(5) Of the funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act, not less than $177,000,000 shall be made 
available for adaptation programs. 
(6) Of the funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act, not less than $179,000,000 shall be made 
available for renewable energy programs. 
(d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP-
MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 
not less than $1,005,600,000 shall be made available for 
food security and agricultural development programs to 
carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act 
of 2016 (Public Law 114–195): Provided, That funds may 
be made available for a contribution as authorized by sec-
tion 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by section 3310 
of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–334). 
(e) MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTER-
PRISES.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less 
than $265,000,000 shall be made available to support the 
development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, 
and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, espe-
cially women. 
(f) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
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headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’, not less than $67,000,000 (increased by 
$5,000,000) shall be made available for activities to com-
bat trafficking in persons internationally, of which not less 
than $45,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) shall be from 
funds made available under the heading ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, That 
funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 
for programs to end modern slavery shall be in addition 
to funds made available by this subsection to combat traf-
ficking in persons. 
(g) RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, not less than $30,000,000 shall be made 
available to support people-to-people reconciliation pro-
grams which bring together individuals of different ethnic, 
religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil 
strife and war, including cross-border programs between 
Israelis and Palestinians: Provided, That the USAID Ad-
ministrator shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the 
uses of such funds, and such funds shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
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propriations: Provided further, That to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources 
other than the United States Government: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds shall be administered by the Office 
of Conflict Management and Mitigation, USAID. 
(h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, not less than $450,000,000 shall be 
made available for water supply and sanitation projects 
pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, of which not less than $225,000,000 shall be for 
programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less 
than $15,000,000 shall be made available to support ini-
tiatives by local communities in developing countries to 
build and maintain safe latrines. 
BUDGET DOCUMENTS 
SEC. 7061. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 
45 days after enactment of this Act, each department, 
agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of 
this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and Inde-
pendent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including 
the Inter-American Foundation and the United States Af-
rican Development Foundation, shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds ap-
propriated to such department, agency, or organization in 
such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for ob-
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ligation in fiscal year 2021, that provides details of the 
uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity 
level: Provided, That such plans shall include, as applica-
ble, a comparison between the congressional budget jus-
tification funding levels, the most recent congressional di-
rectives or approved funding levels, and the funding levels 
proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, con-
cise, and informative description/justification: Provided 
further, That operating plans that include changes in lev-
els of funding for programs, projects, and activities speci-
fied in the congressional budget justification, in this Act, 
or amounts specifically designated in the respective tables 
included in the report accompanying this Act, as applica-
ble, shall be subject to the notification and reprogramming 
requirements of section 7015 of this Act. 
(b) SPEND PLANS.— 
(1) Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State or Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, as appropriate, shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations a spend plan for funds made 
available by this Act, for— 
(A) assistance for Afghanistan, Iraq, Leb-
anon, Pakistan, Colombia, and countries in 
Central America; 
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ther 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 following requirements— 
(A) service providers or referral agents in the project 
shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other nu-
merical targets, of total number of births, number of fam-
ily 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 purposes); 
(B) the project shall not include payment of incen-
tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: 
(i) an individual in exchange for becoming a 
family planning acceptor; or 
(ii) program personnel for achieving a numer-
ical target or quota of total number of births, num-
ber of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a 
particular method of family planning; 
(C) 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; 
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the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each 
a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent 
thereof: Provided further, That the Secretary shall appor-
tion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) 
one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the land 
area of such State bears to the total land area of all such 
States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio 
to which the population of such State bears to the total 
population of all such States: Provided further, That the 
amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be ad-
justed equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a 
sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available 
for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year 
or more than 5 percent of such amount: Provided further, 
That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 
75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the Fed-
eral share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 
percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided fur-
ther, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not 
be derived from Federal grant programs: Provided further, 
That any amount apportioned in 2021 to any State, terri-
tory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of 
September 30, 2022, shall be reapportioned, together with 
funds appropriated in 2023, in the manner provided here-
in. 
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CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
Education for fiscal year 2021, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
PAYMENT FOR TRIBAL LEASES 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5324(l)) for fiscal year 2021, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amount made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, 
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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for management of the De-
partment of the Interior and for grants and cooperative 
agreements, as authorized by law, $119,748,000 (reduced 
by $1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
$500,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$2,000,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$2,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $500,000) (increased by 
$500,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$5,000,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$15,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2022; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official 
reception and representation expenses; and of which up 
to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation 
payments and unemployment compensation payments as-
sociated with the orderly closure of the United States Bu-
reau of Mines; and of which $11,061,000 for Indian land, 
mineral, and resource valuation activities shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds for Indian 
land, mineral, and resource valuation activities may, as 
needed, be transferred to and merged with the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ and Bu-
reau of Indian Education ‘‘Operation of Indian Education 
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SEC. 129. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds appropriated in this or any other 
Act for a military construction project, as defined by sec-
tion 2801 of title 10, United States Code, for any of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020 or for fiscal year 2021 may be 
obligated, expended, or used to design, construct, or carry 
out— 
(1) a project to construct a wall, barrier, fence, 
or road along the Southern border of the United 
States; 
(2) a road to provide access to a wall, barrier, 
or fence constructed along the Southern border of 
the United States; or 
(3) any military construction project for which 
funds were appropriated for any of fiscal years 2016 
through 2020, but that were rescinded or postponed 
by reason of the declaration of a national emergency 
on February 15, 2019. 
SEC. 130. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
for a military construction project, as defined by section 
2801 of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal year 2021 
may be obligated, expended, or used to construct a project 
located on a military installation bearing the name of a 
confederate officer, except in the case that a process to 
replace such names has been initiated. 
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