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national security interest of the United States: Provided 
further, That prior to executing the authority contained 
in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 
assistance supports the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(c) TURKEY.—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 Presi-
dential 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 congressional committees that members of 
the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indict-
ment by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 
and against whom there are pending charges, have re-
turned to the United States to stand trial in connection 
with the offenses contained in such indictment or have 
otherwise been brought to justice: Provided, That the limi-
tation in this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds 
made available by this Act for border security purposes, 
for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition oper-
ations, or to enhance the protection of United States offi-
cials and facilities in Turkey. 
(d) UKRAINE.— 
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(1) COST MATCHING.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’ that are made available for contribu-
tions to the Government of Ukraine may not exceed 
50 percent of the total amount provided for such as-
sistance by all sources: Provided, That the President 
may waive the limitation in this paragraph if the 
President determines and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees that to do so is in the na-
tional security interest of the United States, includ-
ing a detailed justification for such determination 
and an explanation as to why other donors to the 
Government of Ukraine are unable to meet or exceed 
such level: Provided further, That following such de-
termination, the President shall submit a report to 
the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of 
Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders 
of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional 
committees every 120 days while assistance is pro-
vided in reliance on the determination under the pre-
vious proviso detailing steps taken by the Depart-
ment of State to increase other donor contributions 
and an update on the status of such contributions: 
Provided further, That the requirements of this para-
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graph shall continue in effect until funds made avail-
able by this Act pursuant to this paragraph have 
been expended. 
(2) OVERSIGHT.— 
(A) 
STAFFING.—Funds 
appropriated 
under titles I and II of this Act shall be made 
available to support the appropriate level of 
staff in Ukraine and neighboring countries to 
conduct effective monitoring and oversight of 
United States foreign assistance and ensure the 
safety and security of United States personnel, 
consistent with the strategy required in para-
graph (1). 
(B) IN-PERSON
MONITORING.—The Sec-
retary of State shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, ensure that funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’ and made available for project-based 
assistance for Ukraine are subject to in-person 
monitoring by United States personnel or by 
vetted third party monitors. 
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(C) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 
days prior to the initial obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act and made available for 
assistance for Ukraine under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator shall jointly cer-
tify and report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that mechanisms for monitoring 
and oversight of funds are in place and func-
tioning to ensure accountability of such funds 
to prevent waste, fraud, abuse, diversion, and 
corruption, including mechanisms such as use 
of third-party monitors, enhanced end-use mon-
itoring, external and independent audits and 
evaluations, randomized spot checks, and reg-
ular reporting on outcomes achieved and 
progress made toward stated program objec-
tives, consistent with the strategy required in 
paragraph (1): Provided, That section 7015(e) 
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of this Act shall apply to the certification re-
quirement of this subparagraph. 
(D) NOTIFICATION.—The requirements of 
section 1706 of the Additional Ukraine Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of 
Public Law 117–328) shall apply to funds ap-
propriated by this Act under titles I through IV 
that are made available for assistance for 
Ukraine. 
(E) REPORTS.— 
(i) Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and every 90 
days thereafter until all funds appropriated 
by this Act and made available for Ukraine 
have been expended, the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator shall pro-
vide a comprehensive report to the appro-
priate congressional committees on assist-
ance made available for Ukraine since Feb-
ruary 24, 2022, in this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs: Provided, That such report shall 
include the total amount of such funds, 
disaggregated by account and fiscal year, 
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that remain unobligated, are obligated but 
unexpended, and are committed but not 
yet notified. 
(ii) Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and every 90 
days thereafter until all funds appropriated 
by this Act and made available for Ukraine 
have been expended, the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator shall jointly 
report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on the use and planned uses of 
funds made available during fiscal year 
2025 for assistance for Ukraine, including 
categories and amounts, the intended re-
sults and the results achieved, a summary 
of other donor contributions, and a de-
scription of the efforts undertaken by the 
Secretary and Administrator to increase 
other donor contributions: Provided, That 
such reports shall also include the metrics 
established to measure such results, and 
determine effectiveness of funds provided, 
and a detailed description of coordination 
and information sharing with the Offices 
of the Inspectors General, including a full 
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accounting of any reported allegations of 
waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption, steps 
taken to verify such allegations, and steps 
taken to address all verified allegations. 
(F) TRANSPARENCY.—The reports re-
quired under this subsection shall be made pub-
licly available consistent with the requirements 
of section 7016(b) of this Act. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—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 TERRITORY.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central government of a country that 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative 
steps intended to support or be supportive of the 
Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other 
territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as other-
wise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 
waive the restriction on assistance required by this 
paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 
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such Committees that to do so is in the national in-
terest of the United States, and includes a justifica-
tion for such interest. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or 
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 
of United States Government investments in 
Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 
control of the Russian Federation or Russian- 
backed forces, if such activity includes the par-
ticipation of Russian Government officials, or 
other Russian owned or controlled financial en-
tities; or 
(C) assistance for Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine under the control of the Rus-
sian Federation or Russian-backed forces, if 
such assistance includes the participation of 
Russian Government officials, or other Russian 
owned or controlled financial entities. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
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struct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice 
and vote of the United States to oppose any assist-
ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 
grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) DURATION.—The requirements and limita-
tions of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Cri-
mea and other territory in Ukraine under the con-
trol of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed 
forces. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 
ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central government of a country that 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 
independence of, or has established diplomatic rela-
tions with, the Russian Federation occupied Geor-
gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 
South Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
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publish on the Department of State website a list of 
any such central governments in a timely manner: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 
restriction on assistance required by this paragraph 
if the Secretary determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na-
tional interest of the United States, and includes a 
justification for such interest. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available to sup-
port the Russian Federation occupation of the Geor-
gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 
South Ossetia. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice 
and vote of the United States to oppose any assist-
ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 
grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Assist-
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ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 
$300,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the pur-
poses of the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as au-
thorized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influ-
ence 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 enforcement and security 
forces in countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia 
and strengthen security cooperation between such coun-
tries and the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, as appropriate: Provided, That funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026. 
UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are 
available for contributions to the United Nations (includ-
ing the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), inter-
national organizations, or any United Nations agency, 15 
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percent may not be obligated for such organization, de-
partment, or agency until the Secretary of State deter-
mines and reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the organization, department, or agency is— 
(1) posting on a publicly available website, con-
sistent with privacy regulations and due process, 
regular financial and programmatic audits of such 
organization, department, or agency, and providing 
the United States Government with necessary access 
to such financial and performance audits; 
(2) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures which meet or exceed best prac-
tices in the United States for the protection of whis-
tleblowers from retaliation, including— 
(A) protection against retaliation for inter-
nal and lawful public disclosures; 
(B) legal burdens of proof; 
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting re-
taliation; 
(D) access to binding independent adju-
dicative bodies, including shared cost and selec-
tion of external arbitration; and 
(E) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation, including provision for the 
restoration of prior employment; and 
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(3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures on the appropriate use of travel 
funds, including restrictions on first-class and busi-
ness-class travel; 
(4) taking credible steps to combat anti-Israel 
bias; 
(5) developing and implementing mechanisms to 
inform donors of instances in which funds have been 
diverted or destroyed and an explanation of the re-
sponse by the respective international organization; 
and 
(6) implementing policies and procedures to ef-
fectively vet staff for any affiliation with a terrorist 
organization. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA-
TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGA-
TIONS.—None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay expenses for any United 
States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or 
commission of the United Nations if such agency, 
body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 
a country, the government of which the Secretary of 
State has determined, for purposes of section 
1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 
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(50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports international ter-
rorism. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any 
organization, agency, commission, or program within 
the United Nations system if such organization, 
agency, commission, or program is chaired or pre-
sided over by a country the government of which the 
Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 
1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 
(50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any other provision of law, 
is a government that has repeatedly provided sup-
port for acts of international terrorism. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs may be made available in support of the 
United Nations Human Rights Council unless the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that participa-
tion in the Council is important to the national secu-
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rity interest of the United States and that such 
Council is taking significant 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 security interest served and provide a de-
tailed reform agenda, including a timeline to remove 
Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integ-
rity in the election of members to such Council: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of State shall with-
hold, from funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs 
under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International 
Organizations’’ for a contribution to the United Na-
tions Regular Budget, the United States propor-
tionate share of the total annual amount of the 
United Nations Regular Budget funding for the 
United Nations Human Rights Council until such 
determination and report is made: Provided further, 
That if the Secretary is unable to make such deter-
mination and report, such amounts may be repro-
grammed for purposes other than the United Na-
tions Regular Budget, subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
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tions: Provided further, That the Secretary shall re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations not later 
than September 30, 2025, on the resolutions consid-
ered in the United Nations Human Rights Council 
during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken 
to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and to 
improve the quality of membership through competi-
tive elections. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs may be made 
available for a contribution, grant, or other payment 
to the United Nations International Commission of 
Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in-
cluding East Jerusalem, and Israel, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law. 
(d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGEN-
CY.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs may be made 
available— 
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(A) for a contribution, grant, or other pay-
ment to the United Nations Relief and Works 
Agency (UNRWA), notwithstanding any other 
provision of law; or 
(B) to solicit or otherwise encourage funds 
for UNRWA from other donors and sources, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(2) Not later than 45 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a transition plan to the appropriate congres-
sional committees for providing assistance in the 
Middle East without direct or indirect funding to, or 
support from, UNRWA. 
(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. 
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(f) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing the amount of funds available for obligation or expend-
iture in fiscal year 2025 for contributions to any organiza-
tion, department, agency, or program within the United 
Nations system or any international program that are 
withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provi-
sion of law: Provided, That the Secretary shall update 
such report each time additional funds are withheld by op-
eration of any provision of law: Provided further, That the 
reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such 
report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, withhold assistance to 
any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the 
Secretary has credible information that such unit has en-
gaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serv-
ing in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the 
Secretary determines that the government of such country 
is taking effective steps to hold the responsible members 
of such unit accountable and to prevent future incidents: 
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Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly notify the 
government of each country subject to any withholding of 
assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees of such withholding 
not later than 10 days after a determination to withhold 
such assistance is made: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist 
such government in bringing the responsible members of 
such unit to justice. 
(h) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re-
turned or not made available due to the second proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peace-
keeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 307(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided, That the requirement to with-
hold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act. 
(i) PROCUREMENT RESTRICTIONS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be used for the procure-
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ment by any entity of the United Nations system or any 
other multilateral organization of goods or services origi-
nating in, or produced by, any person in the Russian Fed-
eration, including any entity that is a shell or front com-
pany organized to disguise or obscure financial activity re-
lating to such goods or services except when required for 
health and safety-related activities. 
(j) ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the 
initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and 
made available for any international organization that 
failed to enter into written agreements pursuant to section 
7048(h) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division 
F of Public Law 118–47), the Secretary of State, in co-
ordination with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report justifying such ob-
ligation and the policies and procedures in place to provide 
enhanced oversight of such international organization. 
(k) WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
may be made available for a contribution, grant, or other 
payment to the World Health Organization. 
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may be made available for a contribution, grant, or other 
payment to the International Criminal Court, notwith-
standing any other provision of law. 
(p) ARMS TRADE TREATY.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs may be 
obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Trea-
ty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification 
for the Treaty. 
PROHIBITION ON CENSORSHIP 
SEC. 7049. (a) RESTRICTION.—(1) Funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act for pro-
grams to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation, 
and for related purposes, may only be made available for 
the purpose of countering such efforts by foreign state and 
non-state actors abroad. 
(2) None of the funds made available for the pro-
grams described in paragraph (1) may be used to— 
(A) characterize United States independent 
news media companies as creators of disinformation, 
misinformation, or malinformation; 
(B) advocate to, or act to, censor, filter, or re-
move content from a United States entity on social 
media platforms; or 
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(C) take any action designed to influence con-
sumer or advertising behavior toward United States 
media companies or social network platforms. 
(b) GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER LIMITATION.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be made available 
to carry out the functions of the Global Engagement Cen-
ter established pursuant to section 1287 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 
U.S.C. 2656 note) beyond the termination date specified 
in subsection (j) of such Act unless expressly authorized 
by a subsequent Act of Congress. 
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7050. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2025 under the headings 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than 
$94,000,000 shall be made available for programs to pro-
mote Internet freedom globally, consistent with section 
9707 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 
2022 (title XCVII of division I of Public Law 117–263). 
(b) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con-
sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 
and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 
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days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State and the Chief Executive Officer of the United 
States Agency for Global Media, in consultation with the 
President of the Open Technology Fund, shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds 
made available by this Act for programs to promote Inter-
net 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 programs for all relevant Department 
of State and United States Agency for International De-
velopment offices and bureaus. 
TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING 
TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 
SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture 
and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or pun-
ishment by any official or contract employee of the United 
States Government. 
AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 
SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 
procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
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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 such aircraft may 
be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim-
bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 
supporting Department of State and USAID pro-
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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. 
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, 
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That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2009’’. 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi-
tions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 
Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 
(b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 
that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri-
vate or multilateral creditors. 
EXTRADITION 
SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 
(other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 
‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 
Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the central gov-
ernment of a country which has notified the Department 
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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 killing a law enforcement offi-
cer, as specified in a United States extradition request. 
(b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 
to the central government of a country with which the 
United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 
which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 
government of that country is in violation of the terms 
and conditions of the treaty. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 
Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such waiver is important to the national interest of 
the United States. 
ENTERPRISE FUNDS 
SEC. 7056. (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 
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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. 
LIMITATIONS RELATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7057. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail-
able for the United Nations Population Fund. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act for global health assistance 
may be made available to any foreign nongovernmental or-
ganization that promotes or performs abortion, except in 
cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother 
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. 
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 
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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. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act, not more than $461,000,000 may be made available 
for family planning/reproductive health. 
(c) PANDEMICS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASE 
OUTBREAKS.— 
(1) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global 
Health Programs’’ shall be made available for global 
health security programs to accelerate the capacity 
of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infec-
tious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening 
public health capacity where there is a high risk of 
emerging zoonotic infectious diseases: Provided, 
That not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development and 
the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
planned uses of such funds. 
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(2) 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, not to exceed an ag-
gregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 
Health 
Programs’’, 
‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, 
‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Cri-
ses Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen-
tral Asia’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, and 
‘‘Millennium 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 head-
ings for the purposes of this paragraph. 
(3) EMERGENCY
RESERVE
FUND.—Up to 
$50,000,000 of the funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ may be made 
available for the Emergency Reserve Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
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grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Pub-
lic Law 115–31): Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available under the same terms and conditions 
of such section. 
(4) 
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) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, none of the funds made available by this Act 
may be made available to support directly or indirectly— 
(1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in 
the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(2) the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 
(3) any laboratory owned or controlled by the 
governments of the People’s Republic of China, the 
Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian 
Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 
under the regime of Nicola´s Maduro Moros, or any 
other country determined by the Secretary of State 
to be a foreign adversary; or 
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(4) gain-of-function research. 
(e) 
CHILDHOOD
CANCER.—Funds 
appropriated 
under titles III and VI of this Act may be made available 
for public-private partnerships, including in coordination 
with relevant multilateral organizations and research enti-
ties, to address childhood cancer: Provided, That the Sec-
retary and Administrator shall consult with the appro-
priate congressional committees on uses of funds for such 
partnerships. 
WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT 
SEC. 7059. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available to promote the equality 
and empowerment of women and girls in United States 
Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising 
the status, increasing the economic participation and op-
portunities for political leadership, and protecting the 
rights of women and girls worldwide. 
(b) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.—Of the 
funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 
$200,000,000 shall be made available to expand economic 
opportunities for women by increasing the number and ca-
pacity of women-owned enterprises, improving property 
rights for women, increasing women’s access to financial 
services and capital, enhancing the role of women in eco-
nomic decision-making at the local, national, and inter-
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national levels, and improving women’s ability to partici-
pate in the global economy, including through implementa-
tion of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Em-
powerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–428): Provided, 
That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, as 
applicable, shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations on the uses of funds made available pursuant 
to this subsection. 
(c) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.—Of the funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be made available for the Madeleine K. 
Albright Women’s Leadership Program, as established by 
section 7059(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 
(division K of Public Law 117–328) for programs specifi-
cally designed to increase leadership opportunities for 
women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimi-
nation due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening 
protections for women’s political status, expanding wom-
en’s participation in political parties and elections, and in-
creasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in 
the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and 
national levels. 
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(d) PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
AND GIRLS.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $250,000,000 (in-
creased by $1,000,000) shall be made available to 
prevent and respond to violence against women and 
girls. 
(2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act that are available to train foreign police, 
judicial, and military personnel, including for inter-
national peacekeeping operations, shall address, 
where appropriate, prevention and response to vio-
lence against women and girls and trafficking in per-
sons, and shall promote the integration of women 
into the police and other security forces. 
(3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section should include efforts to combat a variety of 
forms of violence against women and girls, including 
child marriage, rape, and female genital cutting and 
mutilation. 
(e) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
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$150,000,000 should be made available to support a 
multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination 
of, United States Government efforts to empower women 
as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, 
transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in coun-
tries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to 
ensure the equal provision of relief and recovery assistance 
to women and girls. 
(f) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be made available for the Gender Equity 
and Equality Action Fund. 
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 $922,000,000 
shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey 
Basic Education Fund: Provided, That such 
funds shall also be used for secondary education 
activities: Provided further, That of the funds 
made 
available 
by 
this 
paragraph, 
$150,000,000 should be available for the edu-
cation of girls in areas of conflict. 
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istered by USAID to address the needs of, and protect 
and promote the rights of, people with disabilities in devel-
oping countries. 
(e) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP-
MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 
not less than $960,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) 
shall be made available for food security and agricultural 
development programs to carry out the purposes of the 
Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–195), 
including for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs: Pro-
vided, That funds may be made available for a contribu-
tion as authorized by section 3202 of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as 
amended by section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334). 
(f) MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTER-
PRISES.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less 
than $252,000,000 shall be made available to support the 
development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, 
and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, espe-
cially women. 
(g) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
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sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$123,400,000 
(increased 
by 
$1,000,000) shall be made available for activities to 
combat trafficking in persons internationally, includ-
ing for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of 
which not less than $92,000,000 shall be from funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’ that are made available for 
activities to combat trafficking in persons should be 
obligated and programmed consistent with the coun-
try-specific recommendations included in the annual 
Trafficking in Persons Report, and shall be coordi-
nated with the Office to Monitor and Combat Traf-
ficking in Persons, Department of State: Provided 
further, That such funds are in addition to funds 
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Dip-
lomatic Programs’’ for the Office to Monitor and 
Combat Trafficking in Persons: Provided further, 
That funds made available by this Act shall be made 
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available to further develop, standardize, and update 
training for all United States Government personnel 
under Chief of Mission authority posted at United 
States embassies and consulates abroad on recog-
nizing signs of human trafficking and protocols for 
reporting such cases. 
(2) CONFERENCES.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available to organize or host 
international conferences should not be made avail-
able for such conferences in Tier 3 countries, as de-
fined by section 104 of the Victims of Trafficking 
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106–386), unless the purpose of such conference is 
to combat human trafficking or it is in the national 
interest of the United States, and any such use of 
funds shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall certify and report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act that— 
(A) all employees of the Department of 
State and USAID were provided Counter Traf-
ficking in Persons codes of conduct and train-
ing during fiscal year 2024; and 
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(B) the Department of State and USAID 
included Counter Trafficking in Persons stipu-
lations in all applicable binding funding and 
procurement documents with awardees, contrac-
tors, and grantees in fiscal year 2024: Provided, 
That the contractors and subcontractors of 
commercial items and services as defined in 
Part 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion are exempted. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
and the Administrator of USAID shall report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on how all 
grants and contracts awarded in the prior fiscal year 
are compliant with applicable requirements within 
title I of Public Law 106–386. 
(5) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used by the 
Inspectors General of the Department of State and 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment for audits and other activities related to com-
pliance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
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graph (3): Provided, That the Secretary of State and 
Administrator of USAID shall ensure that require-
ments related to title I of Public Law 106–386 flow 
down to awards, contracts, grants, and sub-deriva-
tives of such funding relationships, subject to stand-
ard waiver exceptions. 
(h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, not less than $451,000,000 shall be 
made available for water supply and sanitation projects 
pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, of which not less than $225,500,000 shall be for 
programs in sub-Saharan Africa. 
(i) DEVIATION.—Unless otherwise provided for by 
this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Adminis-
trator, as applicable, may deviate below the minimum 
funding requirements designated in sections 7059 and 
7060 of this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding 
such designation: Provided, That such deviations shall 
only be exercised to address unforeseen or exigent cir-
cumstances: Provided further, That concurrent with the 
submission of the report required by section 653(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations in writing any 
proposed deviations utilizing such authority that are 
planned at the time of submission of such report: Provided 
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(e) TRANSIT PIPELINES.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
used by the Secretary of State to impede the uninter-
rupted transmission of hydrocarbons by pipeline through 
the territory of one Party not originating in the territory 
of that Party, for delivery to the territory of the other 
Party as ratified by The Agreement between the Govern-
ment of the United States of America and the Government 
of Canada concerning Transit Pipelines, signed at Wash-
ington on January 28, 1977. 
(f) UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON 
CLIMATE CHANGE.—None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to implement the decision by the 
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
Change’s 21st Conference of Parties in Paris, France, 
adopted December 12, 2015, commonly known as the 
‘‘Paris Agreement’’. 
(g) CLIMATE EXECUTIVE ORDERS.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used to imple-
ment, enforce, or otherwise carry out the following— 
(1) Executive Order 13990, relating to Pro-
tecting Public Health and the Environment and Re-
storing Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis; 
(2) Executive Order 14008, relating to Tackling 
the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad; 
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(3) Section 6 of Executive Order 14013, relat-
ing to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Re-
settle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Cli-
mate Change on Migration; 
(4) Executive Order 14030, relating to Climate- 
Related Financial Risk; 
(5) 
Executive 
Order 
14037, 
relating 
to 
Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars 
and Trucks; 
(6) Executive Order 14057, relating to Cata-
lyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through 
Federal Sustainability; 
(7) Executive Order 14082, relating to Imple-
mentation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provi-
sions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; and 
(8) Executive Order 14096, relating to Revital-
izing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental 
Justice for All. 
(h) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on funds appropriated in 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs from fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024 made available for climate 
change programs and whether the use of such funds have 
had a direct and measurable impact on lowering global 
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temperatures or on projections of future global tempera-
tures using the most plausible and accurate scenarios and 
models for future conditions. 
BUDGET DOCUMENTS 
SEC. 7062. (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 2025, 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: 
Provided further, That operating plans that include 
changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and 
activities specified in the congressional budget justifica-
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tion, in this Act, or amounts designated in the tables in 
the report accompanying this 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, the 
Secretary of State or Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, as ap-
propriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a spend plan for funds made available by 
this Act for— 
(A) assistance for countries in Central 
America and the Caribbean, Colombia, Iraq, 
Pacific Islands countries, and Ukraine; 
(B) Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, 
Central America Regional Security Initiative, 
Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC 
Influence Fund, Partnership for Global Infra-
structure and Investment, Power Africa, and 
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership; 
(C) assistance made available pursuant to 
the following sections in this Act: section 7032; 
section 7036; section 7047(d) (on a country-by- 
country basis); section 7059; and subsections 
(a), (b), (e), (g), and (h) of section 7060; and 
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(D) implementation of the Global Fragility 
Act of 2019. 
(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment 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 Treas-
ury, 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, the USAID Administrator, or the Secretary 
of the Treasury, as applicable, determines that the 
obligation of such funds is necessary to avoid signifi-
cant programmatic disruption: Provided, That not 
less than seven days prior to such obligation, the 
Secretary or Administrator, as appropriate, shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
the justification for such obligation and the proposed 
uses of such funds. 
(c) CLARIFICATION.—The spend plans referenced in 
subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the noti-
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eral law any person that would be accredited, li-
censed, or certified, respectively, for such purposes 
but for a determination against such person wholly 
or partially on the basis that the person speaks, or 
acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious be-
lief or moral conviction described in paragraph (1). 
(i) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used for hiring practices 
based on gender, religion, political affiliation, or race. 
(j) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be made available to the Data 
Journalism Agency or the Global Disinformation Index. 
(k) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be made available to Inter-
Action. 
(l) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be made available to a United 
States institution of higher education that has failed to 
take administrative action against any student, staff mem-
ber, or student group that commits acts of antisemitism 
while utilizing the facilities, grounds, or resources of such 
institution. 
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RESCISSIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 7071. (a) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the 
unobligated balances from amounts made available under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ from prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, $640,161,000 are 
rescinded. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT.—Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ from prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, $65,000,000 are 
rescinded. 
(c) DEBT RESTRUCTURING.—Of the unobligated bal-
ances from amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Debt Restructuring’’ from prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, $111,000,000 are rescinded. 
(d) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded 
from amounts that were previously designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
rent resolution on the budget or section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
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