IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7608 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 30, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State, Foreign Oper-
ations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environ-
ment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appro-
priations Act, 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO ACT. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES TO REPORT. 
(a) Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying this 
Act’’ contained in division A of this Act shall be treated 
as a reference to House Report 116–444. The effect of 
such Report shall be limited to division A and shall apply 
for purposes of determining the allocation of funds pro-
vided by, and the implementation of, division A. 
(b) Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying this 
Act’’ contained in division B of this Act shall be treated 
as a reference to House Report 116–446. The effect of 
such Report shall be limited to division B and shall apply 
for purposes of determining the allocation of funds pro-
vided by, and the implementation of, division B. 
(c) Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying this 
Act’’ contained in division C of this Act shall be treated 
as a reference to House Report 116–448. The effect of 
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such Report shall be limited to division C and shall apply 
for purposes of determining the allocation of funds pro-
vided by, and the implementation of, division C. 
(d) Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying this 
Act’’ contained in division D of this Act shall be treated 
as a reference to House Report 116–445. The effect of 
such Report shall be limited to division D and shall apply 
for purposes of determining the allocation of funds pro-
vided by, and the implementation of, division D. 
SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
(a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or re-
scinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently 
so designates all such amounts and transmits such des-
ignations to the Congress. 
(b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the 
President subsequently so designates all such amounts 
and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
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DIVISION 
A—STATE, 
FOREIGN 
OPER-
ATIONS, AND RELATED OPERATIONS 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, 
$9,188,195,000 (reduced by $1,500,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$5,000,000), 
of 
which 
$763,845,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2022, and of which up to $4,095,899,000 may remain 
available until expended for Worldwide Security Protec-
tion: Provided, That of the amount made available under 
this 
heading 
for 
Worldwide 
Security 
Protection, 
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$2,626,122,000 is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available under this head-
ing shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) 
through (4) as follows: 
(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary ex-
penses for training, human resources management, 
and salaries, including employment without regard 
to civil service and classification laws of persons on 
a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as au-
thorized by section 801 of the United States Infor-
mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 
Stat. 11; Chapter 36), $2,999,725,000 (reduced by 
$1,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000), of which up 
to $543,687,000 is for Worldwide Security Protec-
tion. 
(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for the regional bureaus of the Department 
of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 
$1,840,143,000 (reduced by $500,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000). 
(3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For 
necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 
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Department of State, including representation to 
certain international organizations in which the 
United States participates pursuant to treaties rati-
fied pursuant to the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate or specific Acts of Congress, general administra-
tion, and arms control, nonproliferation, and disar-
mament activities as authorized, $774,882,000 (in-
creased by $500,000): Provided, That none of the 
funds made available pursuant to this paragraph 
shall be available for the official travel of the Sec-
retary of State from the period of time between the 
submission to Congress of the President’s fiscal year 
2022 budget and the Secretary of State providing 
written confirmation of a mutually agreed upon date 
for the Secretary’s participation in a budget hearing 
before the Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for security activities, $3,573,445,000, of 
which up to $3,552,212,000 is for Worldwide Secu-
rity Protection. 
(5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In ad-
dition to amounts otherwise made available under 
this heading— 
(A) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
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change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, may be credited 
to this appropriation from fees or other pay-
ments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and 
from fees from educational advising and coun-
seling and exchange visitor programs; and 
(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 
derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 
fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
(6) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS, REPROGRAMMING, 
AND OTHER MATTERS.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within 
and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under 
this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 
(B) Of the amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv-
ice’’, to be available only for emergency evacu-
ations and rewards, as authorized. 
(C) Funds appropriated under this heading 
are available for acquisition by exchange or pur-
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chase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 
31, United States Code, for the field examina-
tion of programs and activities in the United 
States funded from any account contained in 
this title. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, 
as 
authorized, 
$137,500,000 
(reduced 
by 
$25,000,000), to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $90,829,000, of which $13,624,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this heading are made available not-
withstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post in-
spections. 
In addition, for the Special Inspector General for Af-
ghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction 
oversight, $54,900,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, which is designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
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Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
that are made available for the printing and reproduction 
costs of SIGAR shall not exceed amounts for such costs 
during the prior fiscal year. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of educational and cultural 
exchange programs, as authorized, $741,700,000 (reduced 
by $1,400,000), to remain available until expended, of 
which not less than $277,000,000 shall be for the Ful-
bright Program and not less than $116,860,000 shall be 
for Citizen Exchange Program: Provided, That fees or 
other payments received from, or in connection with, 
English teaching, educational advising and counseling pro-
grams, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may 
be credited to this account, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That a portion of the Fulbright 
awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall 
be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading that are made available for the Benjamin Gil-
man International Scholarships Program shall also be 
made available for the John S. McCain Scholars Program, 
pursuant to section 7075 of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
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Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6): Provided fur-
ther, That not less than $5,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be made available for the 
Global TechGirls Program in the manner specified under 
this heading in the report accompanying this Act: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading for the Fulbright Program, not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be made available for the English Teach-
ing in Africa Program in the manner specified under this 
heading in the report accompanying this Act: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading may 
be made available for the Civil Society Exchange Program 
following consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That any substantive modifica-
tions from the prior fiscal year to programs funded by this 
Act under this heading shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 
For 
representation 
expenses 
as 
authorized, 
$7,415,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to 
enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary 
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protective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), 
preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real 
property that are owned or leased by the Department of 
State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail-
able, the Harry S Truman Building, $769,800,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025, of which not to 
exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation 
expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acqui-
sition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other de-
partments and agencies of the United States Government. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
$1,205,649,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, of which $424,287,000 is designated by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 
State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service, as authorized, $7,885,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans Program Account’’: Provided, That $1,800,000 of 
the funds appropriated under this heading may not be ob-
ligated until the Secretary of State provides written con-
firmation to the Committees on Appropriations of a mutu-
ally agreed upon date for the Secretary’s participation in 
a budget hearing before such Committees: Provided fur-
ther, That the limitation of the previous proviso shall not 
apply if such funds are necessary for emergency evacu-
ations or the payment of rewards for information related 
to international terrorism, narcotics-related activities, 
transnational organized crime, and war crimes as author-
ized by section 36 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708). 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as author-
ized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
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of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex-
ceed $4,147,881. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $31,963,000. 
INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
Not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees 
collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 
facilities at the International Center in accordance with 
section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90– 
553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 
Act, $2,743,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized 
by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in 
that section. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to meet annual obligations of membership in international 
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