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for obligation in fiscal year 2019, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 
of fees available to the department and agency funded under title 
I of this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for 
activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds 
in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) augments or changes existing programs, projects, or 
activities; 
(2) relocates an existing office or employees; 
(3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
as approved by Congress; or 
(4) results from any general savings, including savings 
from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change 
in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by 
Congress; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in 
advance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, 
‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democ-
racy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Peace Corps’’, shall be available 
for obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel 
assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess 
of the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for 
obligation under any of these specific headings unless the Commit-
tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such 
obligation: Provided, That the President shall not enter into any 
commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 
of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major defense 
equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major 
defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat 
vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess 
of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on 
Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: 
Provided further, That requirements of this subsection or any 
similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any 
reprogramming for an activity, program, or project for which funds 
are appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less 
than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress 
for obligation for such activity, program, or project for the current 
fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification submitted pursu-
ant to subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if 
known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use 
of notwithstanding authority: Provided further, That if subsequent 
to the notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on 
notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations 
should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent 
practicable. 
(d) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
PROGRAMS
AND
FUNDING 
NOTIFICATIONS.—
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(1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made 
available to support or continue any program initially funded 
under any authority of title 10, United States Code, or any 
Act making or authorizing appropriations for the Department 
of Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense and in accordance with the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
submits a justification to such Committees that includes a 
description of, and the estimated costs associated with, the 
support or continuation of such program. 
(2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development for assistance for foreign countries and inter-
national organizations shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Prior to 
providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance 
with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations to the same extent and under the same condi-
tions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that 
section: Provided, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell 
excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, 
the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are 
significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of 
the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of original 
acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is 
required elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated 
funds for specific countries that would receive such excess 
defense articles: Provided further, That such Committees shall 
also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense 
articles. 
(e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or any similar 
provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act 
requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived 
if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health 
or welfare: Provided, That in case of any such waiver, notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early 
as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking 
the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, 
in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Pro-
vided further, That any notification provided pursuant to such 
a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency cir-
cumstances. 
(f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None of the funds 
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated 
or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, 
Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, 
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, 
Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Somalia, 
South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela,
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Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in title III of this Act and prior Acts making funds 
available for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs that are made available for a trust fund held 
by an international financial institution shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided, That such notification shall include the information 
specified under this section in the explanatory statement accom-
panying the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 115– 
141). 
(h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated under title 
I of this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ that 
are made available for a pilot program for lateral entry into 
the Foreign Service shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(2) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for the following programs and activities 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations— 
(A) The Global Engagement Center, except that the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees prior to submitting such notifica-
tion; 
(B) The Power Africa initiative, or any successor pro-
gram; 
(C) Community-based police assistance conducted 
pursuant to the authority of section 7049(a)(1) of this Act; 
(D) Programs to counter foreign fighters and extremist 
organizations, pursuant to section 7071(a) of this Act; 
(E) The Relief and Recovery Fund; 
(F) The Indo-Pacific Strategy; 
(G) The Global Security Contingency Fund; 
(H) The Countering Russian Influence Fund; and 
(I) Programs to end modern slavery. 
(i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV that are withheld from obligation or other-
wise not programmed as a result of application of a provision 
of law in this or any other Act shall, if reprogrammed, be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(j) REQUIREMENT
TO INFORM, COORDINATE, AND CONSULT.— 
(1) The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appro-
priate congressional committees of each instance in which funds 
appropriated by this Act for assistance for Iraq, Libya, Somalia, 
Syria, the Counterterrorism Partnership Fund, the Relief and 
Recovery Fund, or programs to counter extremism and foreign 
fighters abroad, have been diverted or destroyed, to include 
the type and amount of assistance, a description of the incident 
and parties involved, and an explanation of the response of 
the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall ensure such funds are coordinated 
with, and complement, the programs of other United States
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Government departments and agencies and international part-
ners in such countries and on such activities. 
(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations at least seven days prior to informing 
a government of, or publically announcing a decision on, the 
suspension of assistance to a country or a territory, including 
as a result of an interagency review of such assistance, from 
funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs. 
DOCUMENT REQUESTS, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 7016. (a) REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS.—None of the funds 
appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI 
of this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, 
including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request 
any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements 
of the Department of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development. 
(b) RECORDS
MANAGEMENT
AND
RELATED
CYBERSECURITY 
PROTECTIONS.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital 
Investment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and 
‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made available 
to the Department of State and USAID may be made available 
to support the use or establishment of email accounts or email 
servers created outside the .gov domain or not fitted for auto-
mated records management as part of a Federal government 
records management program in contravention of the Presi-
dential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–187). 
(2) DIRECTIVES.—The Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall— 
(A) regularly review and update the policies, directives, 
and oversight necessary to comply with Federal statutes, 
regulations, and presidential executive orders and memo-
randa concerning the preservation of all records made or 
received in the conduct of official business, including record 
emails, instant messaging, and other online tools; 
(B) use funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment 
Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital 
Investment Fund’’ in title II, as appropriate, to improve 
Federal records management pursuant to the Federal 
Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33) and 
other applicable Federal records management statutes, 
regulations, or policies for the Department of State and 
USAID; 
(C) direct departing employees that all Federal records 
generated by such employees, including senior officials, 
belong to the Federal Government;