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separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 
amount of local currencies, shall be used only— 
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 
the case may be), for such purposes as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activities; or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of the United 
States Government. 
(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID shall take all 
necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local cur-
rencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the 
separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are 
used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 
(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Upon termi-
nation of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of 
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances 
of funds which remain in a separate account established pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes 
as may be agreed to by the government of that country and 
the United States Government. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made available to the 
government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of 
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector 
assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such 
funds in a separate account and not commingle with any other 
funds. 
(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—Such 
funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provi-
sions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this 
assistance, including provisions which are referenced in the 
Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 
accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 
98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to obligating 
any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the 
President shall submit a notification through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
which shall include a detailed description of how the funds 
proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion 
of the United States interests that will be served by such 
assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the eco-
nomic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance funds may 
be exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) only through 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE
THROUGH
NONGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this or any other Act 
with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed 
to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental
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organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before using the authority of 
this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of 
nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification 
procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, 
the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such 
assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall 
be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against 
abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other 
Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2022, restrictions con-
tained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for 
a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the 
Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): 
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title 
I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may 
be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
assistance to countries that support international terrorism; 
or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
assistance to the government of a country that violates inter-
nationally recognized human rights. 
DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7028. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activities 
administered by the United States Agency for International 
Development to address the needs and protect and promote the 
rights of people with disabilities in developing countries, including 
initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-suffi-
ciency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, 
political and electoral participation, and integration of individuals 
with disabilities, including for the cost of translation: Provided, 
That funds shall be made available to support disability rights 
advocacy organizations in developing countries. 
(b) MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—Of 
the funds made available pursuant to this section, 5 percent may 
be used by USAID for management, oversight, and technical sup-
port. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to use the voice of the United States 
to encourage such institution to adopt and implement a publicly 
available policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and
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external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of 
the effectiveness of at least 35 percent of all loans, grants, programs, 
and significant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the 
institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable eco-
nomic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that 
decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities 
are based on accurate data and objective analysis. 
(b) SAFEGUARDS.— 
(1) STANDARD.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States Executive Director of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the 
International Development Association to use the voice and 
vote of the United States to oppose any loan, grant, policy, 
or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing 
any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, 
grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than 
World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2015. 
(2) ACCOUNTABILITY, STANDARDS, AND BEST PRACTICES.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
executive director of each international financial institution 
to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose loans 
or other financing for projects unless such projects— 
(A) provide for accountability and transparency, 
including the collection, verification, and publication of 
beneficial ownership information related to extractive 
industries and on-site monitoring during the life of the 
project; 
(B) will be developed and carried out in accordance 
with best practices regarding environmental conservation, 
cultural protection, and empowerment of local populations, 
including free, prior and informed consent of affected 
Indigenous communities; 
(C) do not provide incentives for, or facilitate, forced 
displacement or other violations of human rights; and 
(D) do not partner with or otherwise involve enterprises 
owned or controlled by the armed forces. 
(c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appropriated under title 
V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial 
institution while the United States executive director to such 
institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, 
together with whatever compensation such executive director 
receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided 
for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or 
while any alternate United States executive director to such institu-
tion is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the 
rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(d) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each international 
financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States 
to promote human rights due diligence and risk management, as 
appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy 
of such institution in accordance with the requirements specified 
under this subsection in House Report 117–84: Provided, That 
prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or strategy the
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executive director shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, if 
the executive director has reason to believe that such loan, grant, 
policy, or strategy could result in forced displacement or other 
violations of human rights. 
(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to use the voice of the United States 
to include in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improve-
ments in borrowing countries’ financial management and judicial 
capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 
(f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of 
each international financial institution to use the voice of the United 
States to encourage such institution to collect, verify, and publish, 
to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership informa-
tion (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or lim-
ited liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that 
receives funds from any such financial institution. 
(g) WHISTLEBLOWER
PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of 
each international financial institution to use the voice of the United 
States to encourage such institution to effectively implement and 
enforce policies and procedures which meet or exceed best practices 
in the United States for the protection of whistleblowers from 
retaliation, including— 
(1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 
public disclosure; 
(2) legal burdens of proof; 
(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; 
(4) access to binding independent adjudicative bodies, 
including shared cost and selection external arbitration; and 
(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation, 
including provision for the restoration of prior employment. 
(h) GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to use the voice and 
vote of the United States to support independent investigative 
and adjudicative mechanisms and procedures that meet or exceed 
best practices in the United States to provide due process and 
fair compensation, including the right to reinstatement, for 
employees who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retalia-
tion, false allegations, or other misconduct. 
(i) CAPITAL INCREASES.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs should be made 
available to support a capital increase for an international financial 
institution until the President submits a budget request for such 
increase to Congress and determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that— 
(1) the institution has completed a thorough analysis of 
the development challenges facing the relevant geographical 
region, the role of the institution in addressing such challenges 
and its role relative to other financing partners, and the steps 
to be taken to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the 
institution; and