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mittees that sufficient progress has not been 
made by such government in meeting such re-
quirements, the Secretary shall suspend, in 
whole or in part, assistance for such govern-
ment for programs supporting such require-
ment, and shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees in writing of such action: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may re-
sume such assistance if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to such committees that cor-
rective measures have been taken by such gov-
ernment. 
(B) 
CHANGE
IN
NATIONAL
GOVERN-
MENT.—Not later than 90 days following a 
change of national government in El Salvador, 
Guatemala, or Honduras, the Secretary of State 
shall determine whether or not such government 
is meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) 
and submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees detailing the reasons for such 
determination: Provided, That if the Secretary 
determines that such government is not meeting 
such requirements, then the Secretary shall sus-
pend, in whole or in part, assistance for such
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country until such time as such determination 
and report can be made. 
(C) 
REPROGRAMMING.—Assistance 
sus-
pended pursuant to subparagraphs (A) or (B) 
may be reprogrammed if the Secretary of State 
determines that corrective measures have not 
been taken: Provided, That any such re-
programming shall only be made available for 
assistance for other countries in Latin America 
and the Caribbean and shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
not less than 14 days prior to submitting any certifi-
cation made pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and any 
suspension or reprogramming made pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2). 
(4) EXCEPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of para-
graph (1) shall not apply to funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for the 
International Commission against Impunity in 
Guatemala, the Mission to Support the Fight 
against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras,
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humanitarian assistance, and food security pro-
grams. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are made available 
for assistance for countries in Central America 
may be made available for direct government- 
to-government assistance or for major infra-
structure projects. 
(b) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$418,253,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Colombia, including to support the efforts of the 
Government of Colombia to— 
(A) conduct a unified campaign against 
narcotics trafficking, organizations designated 
as foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), and other criminal or ille-
gal armed groups: Provided, That aircraft sup-
ported by funds made available by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be used to transport per-
sonnel and supplies involved in drug eradication
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and interdiction, including security for such ac-
tivities, and to provide transport in support of 
alternative development programs and inves-
tigations by civilian judicial authorities; 
(B) enhance security and stability in Co-
lombia and the region; 
(C) strengthen and expand governance, the 
rule of law, and access to justice throughout 
Colombia; 
(D) promote economic and social develop-
ment, including by improving access to areas 
impacted by conflict through demining pro-
grams; 
(E) assist communities impacted by signifi-
cant refugee or migrant populations; and 
(F) implement a peace agreement between 
the Government of Colombia and illegal armed 
groups, in accordance with constitutional and 
legal requirements in Colombia. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that are made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be made available 
for payment of reparations to conflict victims or
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compensation to demobilized combatants associated 
with a peace agreement between the Government of 
Colombia and illegal armed groups. 
(3) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’ and made available for 
counternarcotics assistance for Colombia, 20 percent 
may be obligated only after the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Government of Colombia has re-
duced overall illicit drug cultivation, production, and 
trafficking. 
(4) HUMAN
RIGHTS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ and made available for as-
sistance for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated 
only after the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that— 
(A) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and 
other judicial authorities are taking effective 
steps to hold accountable perpetrators of gross 
violations of human rights in a manner con-
sistent with international law, including for
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command responsibility, and sentence them to 
deprivation of liberty; 
(B) the Government of Colombia is taking 
effective steps to reduce attacks against human 
rights defenders and other civil society activists, 
trade unionists, and journalists, and judicial au-
thorities are prosecuting those responsible for 
such attacks; and 
(C) senior military officers responsible for 
ordering, committing, and covering up cases of 
false positives are being held accountable, in-
cluding removal from active duty if found guilty 
through criminal or disciplinary proceedings. 
(5) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of para-
graphs (3) and (4) shall not apply to funds made 
available for aviation instruction and maintenance, 
and maritime and riverine security programs. 
(c) HAITI.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made 
available for assistance for Haiti may not be made 
available for assistance for the central Government 
of Haiti unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that
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such government is taking effective steps, which are 
steps taken since the certification and report sub-
mitted during the prior year, if applicable, to— 
(A) strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, in-
cluding by— 
(i) selecting judges in a transparent 
manner based on merit; 
(ii) reducing pre-trial detention; 
(iii) respecting the independence of 
the judiciary; and 
(iv) improving governance by imple-
menting reforms to increase transparency 
and accountability, including through the 
penal and criminal codes; 
(B) combat corruption, including by imple-
menting the anti-corruption law enacted in 
2014 and prosecuting corrupt officials; 
(C) increase government revenues, includ-
ing by implementing tax reforms, and increas-
ing expenditures on public services; and 
(D) resolve commercial disputes between 
United States entities and the Government of 
Haiti. 
(2) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 
of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles
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and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 
(d) VENEZUELA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
less than $17,500,000 shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote democracy and the rule of law in Ven-
ezuela. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) GEORGIA.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$127,025,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Georgia. 
(2) UKRAINE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$445,700,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Ukraine. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for assistance for a govern-
ment of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union 
if such government directs any action in violation of the 
territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other 
Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as 
those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Pro-
vided, That except as otherwise provided in section
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7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without 
regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President 
determines that to do so is in the national security interest 
of the United States: Provided further, That prior to exe-
cuting the authority contained in the previous proviso, the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on how such assistance supports the na-
tional security interest of the United States. 
(c) 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 
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 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
(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 Overseas Private
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Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export- 
Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(d) TURKEY.— 
(1) TURKISH
PRESIDENTIAL
PROTECTION
DI-
RECTORATE.—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 that 
are named in the July 17, 2017 indictment by the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and 
against whom charges are pending, have returned to 
the United States to stand trial in connection 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 bor-
der security purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty Or-
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ganization or coalition operations, or to enhance the 
protection of United States officials and facilities in 
Turkey. 
(2) RESTRICTION ON FUNDS.— 
(A) Not later than November 1, 2019, but 
no sooner than six months after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit an 
update to the report required by section 1282 
of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232) regarding the purchase by the 
Republic of Turkey of the S–400 missile de-
fense system from the Russian Federation: Pro-
vided, That such report shall also include a de-
tailed description of plans for the imposition of 
sanctions, if appropriate, for such purchase 
pursuant to section 231 of the Countering Rus-
sian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 
2017 (Public Law 115–44). 
(B) 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 to 
deliver F–35 aircraft to the territory of the Re-
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public of Turkey until the report in subpara-
graph (A) is submitted to the Congress. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7047. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa-
tion. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations 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 otherwise provided in sub-
section (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction 
on assistance required by this paragraph if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to such Committees 
that to do so is in the national interest of the United 
States, and includes a justification for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or 
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the
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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) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) The requirements and limitations 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
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(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, not less than $275,000,000 shall 
be made available to carry out the purposes of the 
Countering Russian Influence Fund, as authorized 
by section 254 of the Countering 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 capacity of law en-
forcement and security forces in countries in Europe 
and Eurasia and strengthen security cooperation be-
tween such countries and the United States and the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as appropriate.
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(2) Funds appropriated by this Act and made 
available for assistance for the Eastern Partnership 
countries shall be made available to advance the im-
plementation of Association Agreements and trade 
agreements with the European 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, including to promote 
Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to sup-
port the democracy and rule of law strategy required by 
section 7071(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 
(division K of Public Law 113–76). 
UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.— 
(1) RESTRICTIONS.—Of the funds appropriated 
under title I and under the heading ‘‘International 
Organizations and Programs’’ in title V of this Act 
that are available for contributions to the United 
Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping 
Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Or-
ganization of American States, 15 percent may not
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be obligated for such organization, department, or 
agency until the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the organization, department, or agency is— 
(A) posting on a publicly available website, 
consistent with privacy regulations and due 
process, regular financial and programmatic au-
dits of such organization, department, or agen-
cy, and providing the United States Govern-
ment with necessary access to such financial 
and performance audits; 
(B) effectively implementing and enforcing 
policies and procedures which reflect best prac-
tices for the protection of whistleblowers from 
retaliation, including best practices for— 
(i) protection against retaliation for 
internal and lawful public disclosures; 
(ii) legal burdens of proof; 
(iii) statutes of limitation for report-
ing retaliation; 
(iv) access to independent adjudicative 
bodies, including external arbitration; and 
(v) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation; and
784 
(C) effectively implementing and enforcing 
policies and procedures on the appropriate use 
of travel funds, including restrictions on first 
class and business class travel. 
(2) WAIVER.—The restrictions imposed by or 
pursuant to paragraph (1) may be waived on a case- 
by-case basis if the Secretary of State determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to 
a humanitarian crisis. 
(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 6(j)(1) 
of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as contin-
ued in effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
2405(j)(1)), supports international terrorism.
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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 
6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, or 
any other provision of law, is a government that has 
repeatedly provided support 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.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
available in support of the United Nations Human Rights 
Council unless the Secretary of State determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that participa-
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tion in the Council is important to the national interest 
of the United States and that such Council is taking sig-
nificant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda 
item and ensure integrity in the election of members to 
such Council: Provided, That such report shall include a 
description of the national interest served and the steps 
taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and 
ensure integrity in the election of members to such Coun-
cil: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 
September 30, 2019, on the resolutions considered in the 
United Nations Human Rights Council during the pre-
vious 12 months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as 
a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the elec-
tion of members to such Council. 
(d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGEN-
CY.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds for the United 
Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the Sec-
retary of State shall report to the Committees on Appro-
priations, in writing, on whether UNRWA is— 
(1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the 
West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to 
inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any in-
appropriate use;
787 
(2) acting promptly to address any staff or ben-
eficiary violation of its own policies (including the 
policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) 
and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) implementing procedures to maintain the 
neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a 
no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspec-
tions of its installations, to ensure they are only 
used for humanitarian or other appropriate pur-
poses; 
(4) taking necessary and appropriate measures 
to ensure it is operating in compliance with the con-
ditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the 
Department of State on actions it has taken to en-
sure conformance with such conditions; 
(5) taking steps to ensure the content of all 
educational materials currently taught in UNRWA- 
administered schools and summer camps is con-
sistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and 
tolerance and does not induce incitement; 
(6) not engaging in operations with financial in-
stitutions or related entities in violation of relevant
788 
United States law, and is taking steps to improve 
the financial transparency of the organization; and 
(7) in compliance with the United Nations 
Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and 
is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s rec-
ommendations. 
(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) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—Any operating plan sub-
mitted pursuant to this Act for funds made available 
under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International Organi-
zations’’ shall include information on capital projects, as 
described under such heading in House Report 115–253. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the
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amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in 
fiscal year 2019 for contributions to any organization, de-
partment, agency, or program within the United Nations 
system or any international program that are withheld 
from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall update such report 
each time additional funds are withheld by operation of 
any provision of law: Provided further, That the re-
programming of any withheld funds identified in such re-
port, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(h) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available to implement section 
301 of the Department of State Authorities Act, 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323). 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
of State should withhold assistance to any unit of 
the security forces of a foreign country if the Sec-
retary has credible information that such unit has 
engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including 
while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping op-
eration, until the Secretary determines that the gov-
790 
ernment of such country is taking effective steps to 
hold the responsible members of such unit account-
able and to prevent future incidents: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall promptly notify the government 
of each country subject to any withholding of assist-
ance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall notify 
the appropriate congressional committees of such 
withholding not later than 10 days after a deter-
mination to withhold such assistance is made: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, assist such government in 
bringing the responsible members of such unit to 
justice. 
(i) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re-
turned or not made available due to the implementation 
of subsection (a), the second proviso under the heading 
‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’ 
in title I of this Act, or section 307(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)), shall remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2020: Pro-
vided, That the requirement to withhold funds for pro-
grams in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign As-
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sistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated 
by this Act. 
(j) 
NATIONAL
SECURITY
INTEREST
WITH-
HOLDING.— 
(1) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of State 
shall withhold 5 percent of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Contributions to 
International Organizations’’ for a specialized agen-
cy or other entity of the United Nations if the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the United States Am-
bassador to the United Nations, determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
agency or entity has taken an official action that is 
against the national security interest of the United 
States or an ally of the United States, including 
Israel. 
(2) RELEASE
OF
FUNDS.—The Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the United States Am-
bassador to the United Nations, may release funds 
withheld pursuant to paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such agency or entity is taking steps 
to address the action that resulted in the with-
holding of such funds.
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(3) REPROGRAMMING.—Should the Secretary of 
State be unable to make a determination pursuant 
to paragraph (2) regarding the release of withheld 
funds, such funds may be reprogrammed for other 
purposes under the heading ‘‘Contributions to Inter-
national Organizations’’. 
(4) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, 
may waive the requirements of this subsection if the 
Secretary determines that to do so in the national 
interest. 
(k) TRANSFER
OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $25,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘International 
Organizations and Programs’’, of which $23,000,000 shall 
be for a contribution to support the United Nations resi-
dent coordinator system and $2,000,000 shall be for a 
contribution to the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 
SEC. 7049. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(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-
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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) 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’’:
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Provided, That the requirement of this subpara-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un-
less the Secretary determines that such country 
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 transparent process. 
(3) 
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-
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:
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Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(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 trans-
parent process. 
(5) SECURITY FORCE PROFESSIONALIZATION.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ and ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ shall be
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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 in the 
manner specified under this section in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That funds made available pur-
suant to this paragraph shall only be made available 
on an open and competitive basis. 
(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 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law
797 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2019. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $5,000,000 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 120 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. 
(4) 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
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through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘of 
this section after September 30, 2020.’’. 
(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 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019, and 2020’’. 
(5) 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 may 
be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and 
major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leas-
ing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of 
defense articles from United States commercial sup-
pliers, not including Major Defense Equipment 
(other than helicopters and other types of aircraft 
having possible civilian application), if the President 
determines that there are compelling foreign policy 
or national security reasons for those defense arti-
cles being provided by commercial lease rather than 
by government-to-government sale under such Act. 
(6) SPECIAL
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
FUND.— 
Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu-
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ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisi-
tion Fund (the Fund), to remain available for obli-
gation until September 30, 2021: Provided, That the 
provision of defense articles and defense services to 
foreign countries or international organizations from 
the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State. 
(7) 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-
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 disclosure would endan-
ger the safety of human sources or reveal sensitive 
intelligence sources and methods, or that non-disclo-
sure is in the national security interest of the United 
States: Provided, That any such determination shall
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include a detailed justification, and may be sub-
mitted in classified form. 
(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-
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
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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 
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions. 
(3) 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 
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-
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retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on funds obligated and ex-
pended during fiscal year 2018, 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) QUARTERLY
STATUS
REPORT.—Following 
the submission of the quarterly report required by 
section 36 of Public Law 90–629 (22 U.S.C. 2776), 
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a status report that contains the in-
formation described under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ in House Report 115– 
829. 
(3) VETTING REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on foreign assistance 
cases submitted for vetting for purposes of sec-
tion 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 during the preceding fiscal year, includ-
ing—
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(i) the total number of cases sub-
mitted, approved, suspended, or rejected 
for human rights reasons; and 
(ii) for cases rejected, a description of 
the steps taken to assist the foreign gov-
ernment in taking effective measures to 
bring the responsible members of the secu-
rity forces to justice, in accordance with 
section 620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961. 
(B) FORM.—The report required by this 
paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may be accompanied by a classified 
annex. 
(4) 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-
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ignated by section 517(b) of such Act as a major 
non-NATO ally. 
ARMS TRADE TREATY 
SEC. 7050. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 
Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 
ratification for the Treaty. 
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 
SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend-
ance of more than 50 employees of agencies or depart-
ments of the United States Government who are stationed 
in the United States, at any single international con-
ference occurring outside the United States, unless the 
Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance 
is important to the national interest: Provided, That for 
purposes of this section the term ‘‘international con-
ference’’ shall mean a conference attended by representa-
tives of the United States Government and of foreign gov-
ernments, international organizations, or nongovern-
mental organizations. 
AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 
SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft
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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 
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 7006(b) of this Act, such aircraft may be
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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 
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.
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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 
(f)(2)(B) of such section shall be deemed to be ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2018’’. 
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. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7055. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses within the United States not authorized before the 
date of the enactment of this Act by Congress: Provided,
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That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to 
carry out the provisions of section 316 of the International 
Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Pub-
lic Law 96–533; 22 U.S.C. 2151a note). 
DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7056. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
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 
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, and integration of individ-
uals 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 for USAID for manage-
ment, oversight, and technical support. 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7057. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $93,000,000 of 
the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 
to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated
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under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency 
for International Development to hire and employ individ-
uals in the United States and overseas on a limited ap-
pointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 
and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3948 and 3949). 
(b) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) The number of individuals hired in any fis-
cal year pursuant to the authority contained in sub-
section (a) may not exceed 175. 
(2) The authority to hire individuals contained 
in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 
2020. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority of subsection (a) 
should only be used to the extent that an equivalent num-
ber of positions that are filled by personal services contrac-
tors or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who 
are compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, are eliminated. 
(d) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 
charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 
under the authority of this section shall be the account
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to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily 
relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out 
this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Op-
erating Expenses’’. 
(e) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi-
viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 
available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may 
be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding 
the limitation set forth in such section. 
(f) DISASTER
SURGE
CAPACITY.—Funds appro-
priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 
(including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or 
employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to 
carry out programs in response to natural disasters, or 
man-made disasters subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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(g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace 
Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be 
used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services con-
tractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, in-
terim support for new or expanded overseas programs and 
activities managed by the agency until permanent direct 
hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided, That not 
more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any 
bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds appro-
priated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made 
available only for personal services contractors assigned 
to the Office of Food for Peace. 
(h) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 
the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 
such contracts when the order is placed with any category 
of small or small disadvantaged business. 
(i) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINT-
MENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority pro-
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vided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) may be 
assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Paki-
stan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs. 
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 
by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 
for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis-
ease programs including activities relating to research on, 
and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS 
may be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Glob-
al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 
2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend-
ed: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made 
available for family planning/reproductive health, includ-
ing in areas where population growth threatens biodiver-
sity or endangered species. 
(b) GLOBAL FUND.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act that are available for a contribution to the Global
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Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global 
Fund), 10 percent should be withheld from obligation until 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the Global Fund is— 
(1) maintaining and implementing a policy of 
transparency, including the authority of the Global 
Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to pub-
lish OIG reports on a public website; 
(2) providing sufficient resources to maintain 
an independent OIG that— 
(A) reports directly to the Board of the 
Global Fund; 
(B) maintains a mandate to conduct thor-
ough investigations and programmatic audits, 
free from undue interference; and 
(C) compiles regular, publicly published 
audits and investigations of financial, pro-
grammatic, and reporting aspects of the Global 
Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients, 
and Local Fund Agents; 
(3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures which reflect best practices for 
the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, in-
cluding best practices for—
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(A) protection against retaliation for inter-
nal and lawful public disclosures; 
(B) legal burdens of proof; 
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting re-
taliation; 
(D) access to independent adjudicative 
bodies, including external arbitration; and 
(E) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation: 
Provided, That such withholding shall not be in ad-
dition to funds that are withheld from the Global 
Fund in fiscal year 2019 pursuant to the application 
of any other provision contained in this or any other 
Act. 
(c) 
CONTAGIOUS
INFECTIOUS
DISEASE
OUT-
BREAKS.— 
(1) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that an international in-
fectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 
spreading internationally, or that it is in the na-
tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer-
gency of International Concern, funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International
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Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, and ‘‘Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation’’ may be made available 
to combat such infectious disease or public health 
emergency, and may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated under such headings for 
the purposes of this paragraph. 
(2) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available by this subsection shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees, and the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(d) REPURPOSED FUNDS.— 
(1) USES.—Of the unobligated balances avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assist-
ance’’ in title IX of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113– 
235)— 
(A) $38,000,000 shall be for programs to 
accelerate the capabilities of targeted countries
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to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious 
disease outbreaks; and 
(B) $2,000,000 shall be made available for 
the Emergency Reserve Fund established pur-
suant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of 
Public Law 115–31) and shall be made avail-
able under the same terms and conditions of 
such section: Provided, That the second proviso 
of such paragraph is amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of State’’ and inserting in lieu thereof 
‘‘Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development’’. 
(2) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available by this subsection shall be 
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(3) TRANSFER
BETWEEN
ACCOUNTS.—Funds 
made available pursuant to this subsection under the 
headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’ may be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds made available under such 
headings: Provided, That such transfer authority is
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in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
by law. 
(4) CLARIFICATION.—Funds made available 
pursuant to this subsection are in addition to funds 
otherwise made available for such purposes. 
(5) DESIGNATION.—The amounts repurposed 
under this subsection are designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be 
available only if the President subsequently so des-
ignates all such amounts and transmits such des-
ignations to the Congress. 
GENDER EQUALITY 
SEC. 7059. (a) GENDER EQUALITY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available to promote gen-
der equality in United States Government diplomatic and 
development efforts by raising the status, increasing the 
participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls 
worldwide. 
(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
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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)(A) Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 
shall be made available to implement a multi-year 
strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based vio-
lence in countries where it is common in conflict and 
non-conflict settings. 
(B) 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. 
(2) Department of State and United States 
Agency for International Development gender pro-
grams shall incorporate coordinated efforts to com-
bat a variety of forms of gender-based violence, in-
cluding child marriage, rape, female genital cutting
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and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other 
forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non- 
conflict settings. 
(d) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ should be made 
available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and 
improve coordination of, United States Government ef-
forts to empower women as equal partners in conflict pre-
vention, peace building, transitional processes, and recon-
struction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in po-
litical transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of 
relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. 
(e) WOMEN
AND GIRLS
AT RISK FROM EXTRE-
MISM.—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 conflict, and 
for the activities described in section 7059(e)(1) of the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams 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
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purposes, and shall be made available following consulta-
tion 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 $800,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for basic 
education, and such funds may be made avail-
able notwithstanding any other provision of law 
that restricts assistance to foreign countries: 
Provided, That such funds shall also be used 
for secondary education activities: Provided fur-
ther, That notifications submitted for basic edu-
cation programs should, as applicable, describe 
activities conducted in support of non-state 
schools: Provided further, That the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations, may 
reprogram such funds between countries. 
(B) Not later than 30 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the USAID Administrator
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shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions on the status of cumulative unobligated 
balances and obligated, but unexpended, bal-
ances in each country where USAID provides 
basic education assistance and such report shall 
also include details on the types of contracts 
and grants provided and the goals and objec-
tives of such assistance: Provided, That the 
USAID Administrator shall update such report 
on a quarterly basis until September 30, 2020: 
Provided further, That if the USAID Adminis-
trator determines that any unobligated balances 
of funds specifically designated for assistance 
for basic education in prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs are in excess 
of the absorptive capacity of recipient countries, 
such funds may be made available for other 
programs authorized under chapter 1 of part I 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwith-
standing such funding designation: Provided 
further, That the authority of the previous pro-
viso shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations.
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(C) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act for assistance for basic education 
programs, not less than $90,000,000 shall be 
made available for a contribution to multilateral 
partnerships that support education. 
(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 notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law that restricts assistance to foreign coun-
tries, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That of such amount, not less than 
$35,000,000 shall be made available for human and 
institutional capacity building partnerships between 
higher education institutions in the United States 
and developing countries, of which not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be for new partnerships: 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 pro-
posed uses of funds for such partnerships. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development As-
823 
sistance’’, not less than $12,000,000 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: Pro-
vided, That any substantive modifications from the prior 
fiscal year to the evaluation methodology or criteria for 
selecting grantees for the American Schools and Hospitals 
Abroad program shall be subject to prior consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(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, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except for 
the provisions of this subsection, to support en-
vironment programs. 
(B) Funds made available pursuant to this 
subsection shall be subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(C) None of the funds in this Act are ap-
propriated or otherwise made available for a
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contribution, grant, or any other payment for 
the Green Climate Fund. 
(2) CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS
AND
LIMITA-
TIONS.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $285,000,000 
shall be made available for biodiversity con-
servation programs. 
(B) Not less than $90,664,000 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 do so is in the 
national security interest of the United States. 
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act for 
biodiversity programs shall not be used to sup-
port the expansion of industrial scale logging or
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any other industrial scale extractive activity 
into areas that were primary/intact tropical for-
ests as of December 30, 2013, and the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States executive directors of each international 
financial institutions (IFI) to vote against any 
financing of any such activity. 
(3) LARGE DAMS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each IFI that it is the policy of the United 
States to vote in relation to any loan, grant, strat-
egy, or policy of such institution to support the con-
struction of any large dam consistent with the cri-
teria set forth in Senate Report 114–79, while also 
considering whether the project involves important 
foreign policy objectives. 
(4) SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES.—Of the funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 
$125,000,000 shall be made available for sustainable 
landscapes programs. 
(d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP-
MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 
not less than $1,000,600,000 shall be made available for 
food security and agricultural development programs to 
carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act
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of 2016 (Public Law 114–195), of which not less than 
$315,960,000 shall be made available for the Bureau for 
Food 
Security, 
USAID, 
including 
not 
less 
than 
$55,000,000 for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs: 
Provided, That funds may be made available for a con-
tribution as authorized by section 3202 of the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), 
as amended by section 3206 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
(e) MICRO- AND SMALL ENTERPRISES.—Of the 
funds 
appropriated 
by 
this 
Act, 
not 
less 
than 
$265,000,000 shall be made available to support the devel-
opment of, and access to financing for, micro- and small 
enterprises that benefit the poor, especially women. 
(f) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
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 shall be made 
available for activities to combat trafficking in persons 
internationally, of which not less than $45,000,000 shall 
be from funds made available under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated by this Act that are made
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available for programs to end modern slavery shall be in 
addition to funds made available by this subsection to 
combat trafficking in persons. 
(g) RECONCILIATION
PROGRAMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ and ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 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: Provided, That the USAID Administrator 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, 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 Appropriations: Provided 
further, That to the maximum extent practicable, such 
funds shall be matched by sources other than the United 
States Government: Provided further, That such funds 
shall be administered by the Office of Conflict Manage-
ment and Mitigation, USAID. 
(h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, not less than $435,000,000 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 $195,000,000 shall be for 
programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less
828 
than $15,000,000 shall be made available to support ini-
tiatives by local communities in developing countries to 
build and maintain safe latrines. 
ENTERPRISE FUNDS 
SEC. 7061. (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-
prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 
operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 7062. 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—
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(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 
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 should be 
commensurate with the level of development of the 
recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude 
assistance for the informal sector in such country, 
micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder 
agriculture; 
(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; or
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(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 
policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to— 
(A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117); 
(B) the modification proposed by the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation in Novem-
ber 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental 
and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or 
(C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High 
Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Ex-
port-Import Bank of the United States on De-
cember 12, 2013, 
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 
guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of pro-
hibiting, any coal-fired or other power-generation 
project the purpose of which is to: (i) provide afford-
able electricity in International Development Asso-
ciation (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend coun-
tries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services 
from the United States or prevent the loss of jobs 
from the United States.
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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
SEC. 7063. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Whenever 
the President determines that it is in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to a 
total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject 
to the terms and conditions of that account: Provided, 
That such funds shall not be available for administrative 
expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation: 
Provided further, That designated funding levels in this 
Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section: Pro-
vided further, That the exercise of such authority shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of 
subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act 
shall remain in effect until September 30, 2019. 
INSPECTORS GENERAL 
SEC. 7064. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 
access to any records, documents, or other materials avail-
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able to the department or agency of the United States 
Government over which such Inspector General has re-
sponsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such 
Inspector General to such records, documents, or other 
materials, under any provision of law, except a provision 
of law that expressly refers to such Inspector General and 
expressly limits the right of access of such Inspector Gen-
eral. 
(b) TIMELY ACCESS.—A department or agency of the 
United States Government covered by this section shall 
provide its Inspector General access to all records, docu-
ments, and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—Each Inspector General covered 
by this section shall ensure compliance with statutory limi-
tations on disclosure relevant to the information provided 
by the department or agency over which that Inspector 
General has responsibilities under the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) REPORT.—Each Inspector General covered by 
this section shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions within 5 calendar days of any failure by any depart-
ment or agency of the United States Government to pro-
vide its Inspector General access to all requested records, 
documents, and other materials.
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GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7065. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2019 under the headings 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than 
$60,500,000 shall be made available for programs to pro-
mote Internet freedom globally: Provided, That such pro-
grams shall be prioritized for countries whose governments 
restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that 
are important to the national interest of the United 
States: Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, by sources other than the United States 
Government, including from the private sector. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’ that are made available pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) coordinated with other democracy pro-
grams funded by this Act under such headings, 
and shall be incorporated into country assist-
834 
ance and democracy promotion strategies, as 
appropriate; 
(B) for programs to implement the May 
2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace; 
the Department of State International Cyber-
space Policy Strategy required by section 402 
of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of 
Public Law 114–113); and the comprehensive 
strategy to promote Internet freedom and ac-
cess to information in Iran, as required by sec-
tion 414 of the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
8754); 
(C) made available for programs that sup-
port the efforts of civil society to counter the 
development of repressive Internet-related laws 
and regulations, including countering threats to 
Internet freedom at international organizations; 
to combat violence against bloggers and other 
users; and to enhance digital security training 
and capacity building for democracy activists; 
(D) made available for research of key 
threats to Internet freedom; the continued de-
velopment of technologies that provide or en-
hance access to the Internet, including cir-
835 
cumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, 
filtering, and other censorship techniques used 
by authoritarian governments; and maintenance 
of the technological advantage of the United 
States Government over such censorship tech-
niques: Provided, That the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer 
(CEO) of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
(BBG), shall coordinate any such research and 
development programs with other relevant 
United States Government departments and 
agencies in order to share information, tech-
nologies, and best practices, and to assess the 
effectiveness of such technologies; and 
(E) made available only after the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State, concurs that such 
funds are allocated consistent with— 
(i) the strategies referenced in sub-
paragraph (B) of this paragraph; 
(ii) best practices regarding security 
for, and oversight of, Internet freedom pro-
grams; and
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consistent with the BBG Internet freedom 
strategy; and 
(D) made available for the research and 
development of new tools or techniques author-
ized in paragraph (A) only after the BBG CEO, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
other relevant United States Government de-
partments and agencies, evaluates the risks and 
benefits of such new tools or techniques, and 
establishes safeguards to minimize the use of 
such new tools or techniques for illicit purposes. 
(c) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con-
sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 
and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
and the BBG CEO shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations spend plans for funds made available by this 
Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, 
which shall include a description of safeguards established 
by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not 
used for illicit purposes: Provided, That the Department 
of State spend plan shall include funding for all such pro-
grams for all relevant Department of State and the United 
States Agency for International Development offices and 
bureaus.
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(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. 
(e) SURGE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to 
$2,500,000 may be made available to surge Internet free-
dom programs in closed societies if the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that such use of funds is in the national inter-
est: Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts 
made available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
such funds may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Broadcasting Operations’’ following consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations.
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MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7066. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to make any pledge for future year fund-
ing for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in ti-
tles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was— 
(1) previously justified, including the projected 
future year costs, in a congressional budget justifica-
tion; 
(2) included in an Act making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs or previously authorized by an Act 
of Congress; 
(3) notified in accordance with the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, including the projected future year costs; or 
(4) the subject of prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations and such consultation 
was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the 
pledge. 
TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING 
TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 
SEC. 7067. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used to support or jus-
tify the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or de-
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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. 
EXTRADITION 
SEC. 7068. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 
(other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, ‘‘United States 
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and 
‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Assistance’’) for the central government of a country 
which has notified the Department of State of its refusal 
to extradite to the United States any individual indicted 
for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is 
life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for
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killing a law enforcement officer, 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. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS 
SEC. 7069. 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
842 
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-
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. 
BUDGET DOCUMENTS 
SEC. 7070. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each de-
partment, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, 
and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury 
and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, 
including the Inter-American Foundation and the United 
States African Development Foundation, shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for 
funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organi-
zation in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise avail-
able for obligation in fiscal year 2019, that provides de-
tails of the uses of such funds at the program, project, 
and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall include, 
as applicable, a comparison between the congressional 
budget justification funding levels, the most recent con-
gressional directives or approved funding levels, and the 
funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and 
a clear, concise, and informative description/justification:
843 
Provided further, That if such department, agency, or or-
ganization receives an additional amount under the same 
heading in title VIII of this Act, operating plans required 
by this subsection shall include consolidated information 
on all such funds: Provided further, That operating plans 
that include changes in levels of funding for programs, 
projects, and activities specified in the congressional budg-
et justification, in this Act, or amounts specifically des-
ignated in the respective tables included in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act), as applicable, shall 
be subject to the notification and reprogramming require-
ments of section 7015 of this Act. 
(b) SPEND PLANS.— 
(1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds but 
not later than 120 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, the West Bank and Gaza, Co-
lombia, and countries in Central America;
844 
(B) assistance made available pursuant to 
section 7047(d) of this Act to counter Russian 
influence and aggression, except that such plan 
shall be on a country-by-country basis; 
(C) assistance made available pursuant to 
section 7059 of this Act; 
(D) the Indo-Pacific Strategy; 
(E) democracy programs, Power Africa, 
programs to support section 7071(a) of this 
Act, and sectors enumerated in subsections (a), 
(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of section 7060 
of this Act; and 
(F) funds provided under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ for International Organized Crime 
and for Cybercrime and Intellectual Property 
Rights: Provided, That the spend plans shall in-
clude bilateral and global programs funded 
under such heading along with a brief descrip-
tion of the activities planned for each country. 
(2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed 
spend plan for funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Department of the Treasury,
845 
International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in title 
III. 
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), up to 10 
percent of the funds contained in a spend plan re-
quired by this subsection may be obligated prior to 
the submission of such spend plan if the Secretary 
of State or the USAID Administrator, as appro-
priate, determines that the obligation of such funds 
is necessary to avoid significant programmatic dis-
ruption: Provided, That not less than seven days 
prior to such obligation, the Secretary or Adminis-
trator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations on the justification for 
such obligation and the proposed uses of such funds. 
(c) SPENDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a de-
tailed report on spending of funds made available during 
fiscal year 2018 under the heading ‘‘Development Credit 
Authority’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION.—The spend plans referenced in 
subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the noti-
fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—
846 
(1) The congressional budget justification for 
Department of State operations and foreign oper-
ations shall be provided to the Committees on Ap-
propriations concurrent with the date of submission 
of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2020: Pro-
vided, That the appendices for such justification 
shall be provided to the Committees on Appropria-
tions not later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 
(2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Ad-
ministrator shall include in the congressional budget 
justification a detailed justification for multi-year 
availability for any funds requested under the head-
ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Operating Ex-
penses’’. 
STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS 
IMPACTED BY EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT 
SEC. 7071. (a) COUNTERING FOREIGN FIGHTERS 
AND EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for programs and activities to counter and defeat violent 
extremism and foreign fighters abroad, consistent with the 
strategy required by section 7073(a)(1) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31): 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall ensure such
847 
programs are coordinated with and complement the efforts 
of other United States Government agencies and inter-
national partners, and that information gained through 
the conduct of such programs is shared in a timely manner 
with relevant departments and agencies of the United 
States Government, other international partners, and the 
appropriate congressional committees, as appropriate. 
(b) RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND.— 
(1) FUNDS
AND
TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 
$200,000,000 shall be made available for the Relief 
and Recovery Fund for assistance for areas liberated 
or at risk from, or under the control of, the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria, other terrorist organiza-
tions, or violent extremist organizations, including 
for stabilization assistance for vulnerable ethnic and 
religious minority communities affected by conflict: 
Provided, That such funds are in addition to 
amounts otherwise made available for such purposes 
and to amounts specifically designated in this Act or
848 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act) for assistance for countries: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds appropriated under such head-
ings may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated under such headings: Provided further, 
That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by this Act or any 
other Act, and is subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
that are made available for the Relief and Recovery 
Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for programs to promote accountability in Iraq 
and Syria for genocide, crimes against humanity, 
and war crimes, which shall be in addition to any 
other funds made available by this Act for such pur-
poses: Provided, That such programs shall include 
components to develop local investigative and judi-
cial skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and 
maintain the chain of custody of evidence, including 
for use in prosecutions: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be administered by the Special Coordi-
849 
nator for the Office of Global Criminal Justice, De-
partment of State: Provided further, That funds 
made available by this paragraph shall only be made 
available on an open and competitive basis. 
(3) FUNDS FOR JORDAN AND TUNISIA.—Of the 
funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that are made available 
for the Relief and Recovery Fund, not less than the 
following amounts shall be made available— 
(A) $50,000,000 for assistance for Jordan; 
and 
(B) $50,000,000 for assistance for Tuni-
sia: 
Provided, That such funds are in addition to 
amounts otherwise made available by this Act for 
such countries. 
(c) PREVENTION OF FAILED STATES THROUGH PUB-
LIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams that are made available for the Relief and Recovery 
Fund, up to $10,000,000 shall be made available to imple-
ment the program described under this section in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
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preceding division A of this consolidated Act), which shall 
be apportioned to USAID not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act: Provided, That such funds shall 
be in addition to funds made available for bilateral assist-
ance for such countries, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That in addition to funds oth-
erwise made available for such purposes, up to $750,000 
of the funds made available by this paragraph may be used 
by USAID for administrative expenses related to the de-
sign and implementation of such program. 
(d) COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN ASIA.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $2,500,000 shall 
be made available for programs to counter violent extre-
mism in Asia, including within the Buddhist community: 
Provided, That such funds shall be administered by the 
Mission Director of the Regional Development Mission for 
Asia, USAID: Provided further, That such funds are in 
addition to funds otherwise made available for such pur-
poses. 
(e) FRAGILE STATES AND EXTREMISM.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act shall be made available for the pur-
poses of section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31), subject to the
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regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(f) GLOBAL CONCESSIONAL FINANCING FACILITY.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ may be made available for the Glob-
al Concessional Financing Facility of the World Bank to 
provide financing to support refugees and host commu-
nities: Provided, That such funds shall be in addition to 
funds made available for bilateral assistance in the report 
required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, and may only be made available subject to prior 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 
SEC. 7072. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made 
available under the heading ‘‘International Organizations 
and Programs’’ in this Act for fiscal year 2019, 
$32,500,000 shall be made available for the United Na-
tions Population Fund (UNFPA). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for 
UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ ac-
count and shall be made available for family planning, ma-
ternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the
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regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
(d) CONDITIONS
ON AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.— 
Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not 
be made available unless— 
(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by 
this Act in an account separate from other accounts 
of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with 
other sums; and 
(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOL-
LAR WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(1) Not later than 4 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA 
is budgeting for the year in which the report is sub-
mitted for a country program in the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 
that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country
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program in the People’s Republic of China in the 
year covered by the report, then the amount of such 
funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Re-
public of China shall be deducted from the funds 
made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obliga-
tion for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the 
report is submitted. 
REORGANIZATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
SEC. 7073. (a) OVERSIGHT.— 
(1) PRIOR
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICA-
TION.—Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, or any 
other Act may not be used to implement a reorga-
nization, redesign, or other plan described in para-
graph (2) by the Department of State, the United 
States Agency for International Development, or any 
other Federal department, agency, or organization 
funded by this Act without prior consultation by the 
head of such department, agency, or organization 
with the appropriate congressional committees: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That any such no-
tification submitted to such Committees shall include
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a detailed justification for any proposed action, in-
cluding the information specified under this section 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act): Provided further, That congressional no-
tifications submitted during the previous fiscal year 
pursuant to section 7081 of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 
115–141) may be deemed to meet the notification 
requirements of this section. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to 
paragraph (1), a reorganization, redesign, or other 
plan shall include any action to— 
(A) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or 
downsize covered departments, agencies, or or-
ganizations, including bureaus and offices with-
in or between such departments, agencies, or 
organizations, including the transfer to other 
agencies of the authorities and responsibilities 
of such bureaus and offices; 
(B) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or 
downsize the United States official presence 
overseas including at bilateral, regional, and
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multilateral diplomatic facilities and other plat-
forms; or 
(C) expand or reduce the size of the Civil 
Service, Foreign Service, eligible family mem-
ber, and locally employed staff workforce of the 
Department of State and USAID from the on- 
board levels as of December 31, 2017. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
AND
LIMITA-
TIONS.— 
(1) PERSONNEL LEVELS.—Funds made avail-
able by this Act are made available to support the 
agency-wide on-board Foreign Service and Civil 
Service staff levels of the Department of State and 
USAID at not less than the levels as of December 
31, 2017. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) Not later than 30 days after enact-
ment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter until 
September 30, 2020, the USAID Administrator 
shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the status of USAID 
reorganization as described in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 
Provided, That the USAID Administrator shall
856 
consult with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on the format of such reports. 
(B) Not later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act and every 60 days thereafter 
until September 30, 2020, the Secretary of 
State, in the case of the Department of State, 
and the USAID Administrator, in the case of 
USAID, shall report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees on the on-board personnel 
levels, hiring, and attrition of the Civil Service, 
Foreign Service, eligible family member, and lo-
cally employed staff workforce of the Depart-
ment of State and USAID, as appropriate, on 
an operating unit-by-operating unit basis: Pro-
vided, That such report shall also include a hir-
ing plan, including timelines, for maintaining 
the agency-wide, on-board Foreign Service and 
Civil Service at not less than the December 31, 
2017 level through fiscal year 2019. 
(3) BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND 
MIGRATION, DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, or any other Act 
may be used to downsize, downgrade, consolidate,
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close, move, or relocate the Bureau of Population, 
Refugees, and Migration, Department of State, or 
any activities of such Bureau, to another Federal 
agency. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds made 
available by this Act— 
(A) under the heading ‘‘Migration and 
Refugee Assistance’’ shall be administered by 
the Assistant Secretary for Population, Refu-
gees, and Migration, Department of State, and 
this responsibility shall not be delegated; and 
(B) that are made available for the Office 
of Global Women’s Issues shall be administered 
by the United States Ambassador-at-Large for 
Global Women’s Issues, Department of State, 
and this responsibility shall not be delegated. 
(5) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated in title 
I of this Act under the heading ‘‘Administration 
of Foreign Affairs’’ may be made available for 
a new major information technology (IT) in-
vestment without the concurrence of the Chief 
Information Officer, Department of State. 
(B) In complying with the requirements of 
this paragraph, the Chief Information Officer,
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Department of State, shall consider whether a 
new major information technology investment— 
(i) is consistent with the Department 
Information Technology Strategic Plan; 
(ii) maintains consolidated control 
over enterprise IT functions or improves 
operational maintenance; 
(iii) improves Department of State re-
siliency to a cyber-attack; 
(iv) reduces Department of State IT 
costs over the long-term; and 
(v) is in accordance with the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR), including 
FAR Part 6 regarding competition require-
ments. 
(6) TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND LIMI-
TATION.— 
(A) None of the funds made available by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be used by an agen-
cy to submit a project proposal to the Tech-
nology Modernization Board for funding from 
the Technology Modernization Fund unless, not 
later than 15 days in advance of submitting the
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project proposal to the Board, the head of the 
agency— 
(i) notifies the Committees on Appro-
priations of the proposed submission of the 
project proposal; and 
(ii) submits to the Committees on Ap-
propriations a copy of the project proposal. 
(B) None of the funds made available by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be used by an agen-
cy to carry out a project that is approved by the 
Board unless the head of the agency— 
(i) submits to the Committees on Ap-
propriations a copy of the approved project 
proposal, including the terms of reimburse-
ment of funding received for the project; 
and 
(ii) agrees to submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations a copy of each re-
port relating to the project that the head 
of the agency submits to the Board. 
(7) 
FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE
REVIEW.—Pro-
grammatic, funding, and organizational changes re-
sulting from implementation of the Foreign Assist-
860 
ance Review shall be subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
notifications may be submitted in classified form, if 
necessary. 
RESCISSIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 7074. (a) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, as identified by Treasury Appropria-
tion Fund Symbol 11 X 1022, $12,420,000 are rescinded. 
(b) Of the grant balances in the Foreign Military 
Sales Trust Fund, identified by Treasury Appropriation 
Fund Symbol 97–11 X 8242, which are not currently ap-
plied to an active FMS case and which were appropriated 
prior to fiscal year 2009, $11,000,000 shall be 
deobligated, as appropriate, and shall be permanently re-
scinded. 
JOHN S. MCCAIN SCHOLARS PROGRAM 
SEC. 7075. Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs’’ 
that are made available for the Benjamin Gilman Inter-
national Scholarships Program shall also be made avail-
able for the John S. McCain Scholars Program, pursuant 
to section 303 of the International Academic Opportunity
861 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–309), to include the depend-
ents of active United States military personnel who are 
receiving any form of Federal Financial Aid under title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS 
SEC. 
7076. 
(a) 
AFGHAN
ALLIES.—Section 
602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(division F of Public Law 111–8), as amended, is further 
amended by substituting ‘‘18,500’’ for ‘‘14,500’’ in the 
matter preceding clause (i). 
(b) CONDITIONS.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for the additional special 
immigrant visas made available under subsection (a) until 
the Secretary of State— 
(1) develops and implements a system to 
prioritize the processing of Afghan applicants for 
special immigrant visas under section 602 of the Af-
ghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note); and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees, as defined in section 602(a) of the Af-
ghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note), the following reports: 
(A) the report required under paragraph 
(12) of section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Pro-
862 
tection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note), as 
amended by section 1222 of the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232); 
(B) a report on the procedures and proc-
esses used by the Chief of Mission to determine 
whether an Afghan applicant for a special im-
migrant visa under section 602 of the Afghan 
Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note) has experienced, is experiencing, or may 
reasonably be expected to experience an ongo-
ing, serious threat as a result of the qualifying 
service of the applicant; and 
(C) a report on the procedures for back-
ground and security checks on Afghan appli-
cants for special immigrant visas under such 
section. 
SAUDI ARABIA 
SEC. 7077. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’ may be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Saudi Arabia.
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TITLE VIII 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL 
WAR ON TERRORISM 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’, $3,225,971,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, of which $2,626,122,000 is for World-
wide Security Protection and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of State may 
transfer up to $5,000,000 of the total funds made avail-
able under this heading to any other appropriation of any 
department or agency of the United States, upon the con-
currence of the head of such department or agency, to sup-
port operations in, and assistance for, Afghanistan and 
to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961: Provided further, That any such transfer shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
864 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $54,900,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, which shall be for the Special Inspector 
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for re-
construction oversight: Provided, That printing and repro-
duction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed amounts for such 
costs during fiscal year 2018: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to 
International Organizations’’, $96,240,000: Provided, 
That such amount 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. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities’’, $988,656,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided,
865 
That such amount 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. 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 
$158,067,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas 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. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’, $584,278,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such funds shall be apportioned 
to the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
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War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Transition Initia-
tives’’, $62,043,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amount 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. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $1,172,336,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ to respond to refugee crises, including 
in Africa, the Near East, South and Central Asia, and 
Europe and Eurasia, $1,404,124,000, to remain available 
until expended, except that such funds shall not be made
867 
available for the resettlement costs of refugees in the 
United States: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas 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. 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, $325,213,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That funds 
available for obligation under this heading in this Act may 
be used to pay assessed expenses of international peace-
keeping activities in Somalia under the same terms and 
conditions, as applicable, as funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities’’ in this Act, subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
868 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, $229,372,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this 
Act for fiscal year 2019. 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS 
SEC. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appro-
priations accounts in this Act shall be available under the 
authorities and conditions applicable to such appropria-
tions accounts. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS 
SEC. 8003. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN AC-
COUNTS.—
869 
(1) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’ and 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds appropriated by this title 
under such headings. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
by this title under such headings. 
(b) GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this section, up to 
$7,500,000 from funds appropriated under the headings 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ by this title in this Act may be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, funds previously made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Global Security Contingency 
Fund’’. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The transfer authority provided in 
subsection (a) may only be exercised to address contin-
gencies. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.—The transfer authority provided 
by this section shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided, That such transfer authority
870 
is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 
under any other provision of law, including section 610 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exer-
cised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this 
title. 
RESCISSION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8004. Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs’’ in title II of the Security Assistance 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 114– 
254), $301,200,000 are rescinded: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2019’’.
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DIVISION F—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2019 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$113,910,000, of which not to exceed $3,065,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,428,000 
shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 
not to exceed $10,331,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not 
to exceed $14,300,000 shall be available for the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to 
exceed $2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to ex-
ceed $29,244,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 
$2,142,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af-
fairs; not to exceed $1,859,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed
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$12,181,000 shall be available for the Office of Intel-
ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to ex-
ceed $16,814,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appro-
priated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 
other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That no appropriation for any office shall be in-
creased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such 
transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 
funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for ap-
proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 
be for allocation within the Department for official recep-
tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de-
termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 
107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation up 
to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 
be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for 
Public Affairs. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology,
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$8,471,000, of which $2,218,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That there may be 
credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex-
pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any 
reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or else-
where to the Research and Innovative Technology Admin-
istration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and 
Technology of the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $900,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this 
heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, 
local government, transit agency, port authority, or a col-
laboration among such entities on a competitive basis for 
projects that will have a significant local or regional im-
pact: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding 
provided under this heading shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, 
United States Code; public transportation projects eligible 
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; pas-
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senger and freight rail transportation projects; and port 
infrastructure investments (including inland port infra-
structure and land ports of entry): Provided further, That 
of the amount made available under this heading, the Sec-
retary may use an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for 
the planning, preparation or design of projects eligible for 
funding under this heading: Provided further, That grants 
awarded under the previous proviso shall not be subject 
to a minimum grant size: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made avail-
able under this heading for the purpose of paying the sub-
sidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for Fed-
eral credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United 
States Code, or sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public 
Law 94–210), as amended, if the Secretary finds that 
such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this 
paragraph: Provided further, That in distributing funds 
provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such 
measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribu-
tion of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the 
needs of urban and rural areas, and the investment in a 
variety of transportation modes: Provided further, That a 
grant funded under this heading shall be not less than 
$5,000,000 and not greater than $25,000,000: Provided
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further, That not more than 10 percent of the funds made 
available under this heading may be awarded to projects 
in a single State: Provided further, That the Federal share 
of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this 
heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 80 
percent: Provided further, That the Secretary shall give 
priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal 
funds in order to complete an overall financing package: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading not more than 50 percent shall be for projects 
located in a rural area with a population equal to or less 
than 200,000: Provided further, That for projects located 
in a rural area, the minimum grant size shall be 
$1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal 
share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available under this heading not more 
than 50 percent shall be for projects located in an urban-
ized area with a population of more than 200,000: Pro-
vided further, That funds for an urbanized area under the 
previous proviso may be obligated to projects in the metro-
politan area established under section 134 of title 23, 
United States Code, that encompasses such urbanized 
area: Provided further, That projects conducted using 
funds provided under this heading must comply with the 
requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,
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United States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and 
credit assistance awarded under this heading: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may set aside not more than 
3 percent of the funds provided under this heading, and 
may transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators 
of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Tran-
sit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, 
and the Maritime Administration to fund the award and 
oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the 
National Infrastructure Investments program: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall consider and award 
projects based solely on the selection criteria from the fis-
cal year 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding the previous proviso, the 
Secretary shall not use the Federal share or an applicant’s 
ability to generate non-Federal revenue as a selection cri-
teria in awarding projects: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity no 
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That such Notice of Funding Opportunity shall 
require application submissions 90 days after the pub-
lishing of such Notice: Provided further, That of the appli-
cations submitted under the previous two provisos, the 
Secretary shall make grants no later than 270 days after
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enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary 
determines: Provided further, That such sums provided for 
national infrastructure investments for passenger rail 
transportation projects under title I of division C of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2012 (Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 641), shall remain 
available for expenditure through fiscal year 2019 for the 
liquidation of valid obligations of active grants awarded 
with this funding: Provided further, That such sums pro-
vided for national infrastructure investments for port in-
frastructure projects under title VIII of division F of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2013 (Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 432) shall remain 
available through fiscal year 2020 for the liquidation of 
valid obligations of active grants awarded with this fund-
ing: Provided further, That the 2 preceding provisos shall 
be applied as if they were in effect on September 30, 2018. 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
FINANCE BUREAU 
For necessary expenses of the National Surface 
Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no 
less than 15 days prior to exercising the transfer authority
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granted under section 116(h) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $2,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2020. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 
information technology infrastructure, improvement of 
network perimeter controls and identity management, 
testing and assessment of information technology against 
business, security, and other requirements, implementa-
tion of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 
infrastructure enhancements, and implementation of en-
hanced security controls on network devices, $15,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2020. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,470,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
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tivities, and making grants, $7,879,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$1,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Inter-
agency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 
(IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred 
to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, 
amounts transferred from other Federal agencies for ex-
penses incurred under this heading for IIPIC activities not 
related to transportation infrastructure: Provided further, 
That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall 
be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting 
and review of major infrastructure projects not related to 
transportation only to the extent that other Federal agen-
cies provide funding to the Department as provided for 
under the previous proviso. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap-
ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$319,793,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency
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of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working 
Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may be 
levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or 
project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Re-
source Center, the provision of financial education out-
reach activities to eligible transportation-related small 
businesses, the monitoring of existing loans in the guaran-
teed loan program, and the modification of such loans of 
the Minority Business Resource Center, $500,000, as au-
thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332; Provided, That notwith-
standing that section, these funds may be for business op-
portunities related to any mode of transportation. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $3,488,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be
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used for business opportunities related to any mode of 
transportation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
In addition to funds made available from any other 
source to carry out the essential air service program under 
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $175,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That in determining 
between or among carriers competing to provide service 
to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative 
subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 
That basic essential air service minimum requirements 
shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement 
under subsection 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract 
with a community located less than 40 miles from the 
nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has nego-
tiated with the community over a local cost share: Pro-
vided further, That amounts authorized to be distributed 
for the essential air service program under subsection 
41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made 
available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration:
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Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse 
such amounts from fees credited to the account estab-
lished under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap-
prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 
to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this 
Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 
have completed the normal reprogramming process for 
Congressional notification. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the Web site 
of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 
meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including 
the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on 
Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions 
of each meeting. 
SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 
Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide 
partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent 
reimbursements from all Federal agencies from available
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funds for transit benefit distribution services that are nec-
essary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation 
fringe benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 
and section 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That 
the Department shall maintain a reasonable operating re-
serve in the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in ad-
vance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to Govern-
ment employees: Provided further, That such reserve will 
not exceed one month of benefits payable and may be used 
only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of 
transit benefits: Provided further, That the Working Cap-
ital Fund will be fully reimbursed by each customer agen-
cy from available funds for the actual cost of the transit 
benefit. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space 
transportation, administrative expenses for research and 
development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 
to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor
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vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 
available by Public Law 112–95, $10,410,758,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020, of which 
$9,833,400,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,841,720,000 
shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not 
to exceed $1,336,969,000 shall be available for aviation 
safety activities; not to exceed $24,949,000 shall be avail-
able for commercial space transportation activities; not to 
exceed $816,398,000 shall be available for finance and 
management activities; not to exceed $61,258,000 shall be 
available for NextGen and operations planning activities; 
not to exceed $114,165,000 shall be available for security 
and hazardous materials safety; and not to exceed 
$215,299,000 shall be available for staff offices: Provided, 
That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget activity, except 
for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to 
any budget activity under this heading: Provided further, 
That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropria-
tion by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That any 
transfer in excess of 5 percent shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 405 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 
Provided further, That not later than March 31 of each
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fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an an-
nual update to the report submitted to Congress in De-
cember 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108– 
176: Provided further, That the amount herein appro-
priated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after 
March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the 
Congress: Provided further, That not later than March 31 
of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall 
transmit to Congress a companion report that describes 
a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training 
flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format 
similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, 
including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring 
goals by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount 
herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day 
for each day after March 31 that such report has not been 
submitted to Congress: Provided further, That funds may 
be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit 
standard-setting organization to assist in the development 
of aviation safety standards: Provided further, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for new appli-
cants for the second career training program: Provided 
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize
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or implement any regulation that would promulgate new 
aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after 
the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation, as off-
setting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred in the pro-
vision of agency services, including receipts for the mainte-
nance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for 
issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including 
airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for 
tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or al-
teration forms: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $168,000,000 
shall be used to fund direct operations of the current 254 
air traffic control towers in the contract tower program, 
including the contract tower cost share program, and any 
airport that is currently qualified or that will qualify for 
the program during the fiscal year: Provided further, That 
none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting 
and cartography are available for activities conducted by, 
or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act or any other Act may 
be used to eliminate the Contract Weather Observers pro-
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gram at any airport: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, up to $6,000,000 shall 
be used for providing matching funds to qualified commer-
cial entities seeking to demonstrate or validate tech-
nologies that the Federal Aviation Administration con-
siders essential to the safe integration of unmanned air-
craft systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System at 
Federal Aviation Administration designated UAS test 
sites: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall identify essen-
tial integration technologies that could be demonstrated 
or validated at test sites designated in accordance with 
the preceding proviso. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip-
ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction
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and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 
for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration stationed at remote localities where such accom-
modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 
transfer of aircraft from funds available under this head-
ing, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certifi-
cation; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund, $3,000,000,000, of which $512,823,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2020, $2,372,127,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2021, and 
$115,050,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred in the establishment, improvement, and moderniza-
tion of national airspace systems: Provided further, That 
no later than March 31, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall transmit to the Congress an investment plan for the 
Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding 
for each budget line item for fiscal years 2020 through 
2024, with total funding for each year of the plan con-
strained to the funding targets for those years as esti-
mated and approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget.
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RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
$191,100,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 
incurred for research, engineering, and development: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available under this head-
ing shall be used in accordance with the explanatory state-
ment accompanying this Act: Provided further, That not 
to exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified under 
this heading in the explanatory statement accompanying 
this Act may be transferred to any other funding level 
specified under this heading in the explanatory statement 
accompanying this Act: Provided further, That no transfer 
may increase or decrease any funding level by more than 
10 percent: Provided further, That any transfer in excess 
of 10 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of
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funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au-
thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 
and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 
and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 
for inspection activities and administration of airport safe-
ty programs, including those related to airport operating 
certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
Code, $3,000,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head-
ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of
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$3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2019, notwithstanding sec-
tion 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That none of the funds under this heading shall 
be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor sys-
tems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other 
airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk ex-
plosive detection systems: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
the Government’s share of allowable project costs under 
paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that sec-
tion shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large 
or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a 
multi-phased construction project for which the project 
sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the con-
struction project: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, of funds limited under this 
heading, not more than $112,600,000 shall be available 
for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be 
available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, 
not less than $33,210,000 shall be available for Airport 
Technology Research, and $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be available and transferred to 
‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry 
out the Small Community Air Service Development Pro-
gram: Provided further, That in addition to airports eligi-
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ble under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, 
such program may include the participation of an airport 
that serves a community or consortium that is not larger 
than a small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifica-
tions effective at the time the Office of the Secretary 
issues a request for proposals. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air-
ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chap-
ter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, 
United States Code, $500,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2021: Provided, That amounts 
made available under this heading shall be derived from 
the general fund, and such funds shall not be subject to 
apportionment formulas, special apportionment categories, 
or minimum percentages under chapter 471: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall distribute funds provided 
under this heading as discretionary grants to airports: 
Provided further, That the amount made available under 
this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obli-
gations for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set 
forth in any Act: Provided further, That the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration may retain up to 
0.5 percent of the funds provided under this heading to
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their MTW agreements and shall be subject to the 
same pro rata adjustments under the previous pro-
visos: Provided further, That the Secretary may off-
set public housing agencies’ calendar year 2019 allo-
cations based on the excess amounts of public hous-
ing agencies’ net restricted assets accounts, includ-
ing HUD-held programmatic reserves (in accordance 
with VMS data in calendar year 2018 that is 
verifiable and complete), as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That public housing agen-
cies participating in the MTW demonstration shall 
also be subject to the offset, as determined by the 
Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single 
fund budget authority provisions of their MTW 
agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2019 
MTW funding allocation: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the pre-
vious two provisos throughout the calendar year to 
prevent the termination of rental assistance for fam-
ilies as the result of insufficient funding, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the 
proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided 
further, That up to $100,000,000 shall be available 
only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public 
housing agencies, after application for an adjust-