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suant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro-
vided by the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, as authorized by sections 108 and 635 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, funds may be derived by trans-
fer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part 
I of such Act and under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eastern 
Europe and the Baltic States’’: Provided, That such funds 
shall not exceed $21,000,000, which shall be made available 
only for micro and small enterprise programs, urban pro-
grams, and other programs which further the purposes of 
part I of the Act: Provided further, That such costs, includ-
ing the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $700,000,000: 
Provided further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) 
(relating to general provisions applicable to the Develop-
ment Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported 
by the House Committee on International Relations on May
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9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guaran-
tees provided under this heading: Provided further, That 
funds made available by this paragraph may be used for 
the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under this 
Act or prior Acts, and funds used for such costs shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
credit programs administered by the United States Agency 
for International Development, $8,000,000, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Oper-
ating Expenses of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development: Provided, That funds made avail-
able under this heading shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the ‘‘Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund’’, as authorized by the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980, $42,500,000. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$618,000,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That none
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of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ may be made 
available to finance the construction (including architect 
and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of 
offices for use by the United States Agency for International 
Development, unless the Administrator has identified such 
proposed construction (including architect and engineering 
services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices in a report 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 
days prior to the obligation of these funds for such purposes: 
Provided further, That the previous proviso shall not apply 
where the total cost of construction (including architect and 
engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices 
does not exceed $1,000,000: Provided further, That contracts 
or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under 
this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure 
of such funds through fiscal year 2006: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act may be used to open 
a new overseas mission of the United States Agency for 
International Development without the prior written notifi-
cation of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Sec-
retary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out 
chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses of