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Code: Provided, That the Commission may procure tem-
porary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding 
paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: Pro-
vided further, That such authority shall terminate on Oc-
tober 1, 2019: Provided further, That the Commission 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations prior to ex-
ercising such authority. 
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Com-
mission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), 
as authorized by title II of the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), 
$4,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, 
including not more than $4,000 for representation ex-
penses: Provided, That prior to the obligation of 
$1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
the Commission shall consult with the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the steps taken to implement the 
recommendations of the Independent Review of USCIRF 
Mission Effectiveness that was conducted pursuant to the 
United States Commission on International Religious 
Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114– 
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71), and such funds shall be subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN 
EUROPE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu-
rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 
Law 94–304 (22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $2,579,000, includ-
ing not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020. 
CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu-
tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au-
thorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,000,000, including not 
more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020. 
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY 
REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States-China 
Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 
by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 
$3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen-
tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi-
tations, and conditions contained in the second through 
sixth provisos under this heading in the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) 
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2019 and shall 
apply to funds appropriated under this heading as if in-
cluded in this Act. 
TITLE II 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$1,298,914,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading and under the heading ‘‘Capital Invest-
ment Fund’’ in this title may be made available to finance 
the construction (including architect and engineering serv-
ices), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by 
the United States Agency for International Development, 
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unless the USAID Administrator has identified such pro-
posed use of funds in a report submitted to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obliga-
tion of funds for such purposes: Provided further, That 
contracts or agreements entered into with funds appro-
priated under this heading may entail commitments for 
the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal 
year: Provided further, That the authority of sections 610 
and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be 
exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer funds ap-
propriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act 
to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in accordance with the provi-
sions of those sections: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated or made available under this heading, not to 
exceed $250,000 may be available for representation and 
entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 
may be available for entertainment expenses, and not to 
exceed $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses, 
for USAID during the current fiscal year. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 
of information technology and related capital investments, 
pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $225,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
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Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading in this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, not 
less than $220,400,000 shall be made available for a fiscal 
year 2019 contribution to the Capital Security Cost Shar-
ing and Maintenance Cost Sharing programs: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be available subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$73,000,000, of which up to $10,950,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2020, for the Office of In-
spector General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
TITLE III 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
For necessary expenses to enable the President to 
carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, and for other purposes, as follows: 
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GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to 
funds 
otherwise 
available 
for 
such 
purposes, 
$3,072,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 
United States Agency for International Development: Pro-
vided, That this amount shall be made available for train-
ing, equipment, and technical assistance to build the ca-
pacity of public health institutions and organizations in 
developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child 
survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization 
and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, 
water and sanitation programs which directly address the 
needs of mothers and children, and related education pro-
grams; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned 
by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the preven-
tion, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, 
tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases 
including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to 
communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including 
children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster pre-
paredness training for health crises; (7) programs to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to, unanticipated and 
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emerging global health threats; and (8) family planning/ 
reproductive health: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this paragraph may be made available for 
a United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available in 
this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appro-
priations Acts may be made available to any organization 
or program which, as determined by the President of the 
United States, supports or participates in the manage-
ment of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary 
sterilization: Provided further, That any determination 
made under the previous proviso must be made not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria uti-
lized to make the determination: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available under this Act may be 
used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method 
of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person 
to practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing in 
this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing 
statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available under this Act may 
be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further, 
That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing 
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nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family 
planning projects which offer, either directly or through 
referral to, or information about access to, a broad range 
of family planning methods and services, and that any 
such voluntary family planning project shall meet the fol-
lowing requirements: (1) service providers or referral 
agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 
to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 
births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 
of a particular method of family planning (this provision 
shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 
estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur-
poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen-
tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi-
vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep-
tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 
target or quota of total number of births, number of fam-
ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 
of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 
or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 
any program of general welfare or the right of access to 
health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 
not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 
provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor-
mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho-
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sen, including those conditions that might render the use 
of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 
known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 
(5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep-
tive drugs and devices and medical procedures are pro-
vided only in the context of a scientific study in which 
participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 
and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 
USAID Administrator determines that there has been a 
violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), 
(2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice 
of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph 
(4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report containing a de-
scription of such violation and the corrective action taken 
by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants 
for natural family planning under section 104 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discrimi-
nated against because of such applicant’s religious or con-
scientious commitment to offer only natural family plan-
ning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 
with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this or any other Act author-
izing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘moti-
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vate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not 
be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with 
local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy 
options: Provided further, That information provided 
about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities 
that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act 
shall be medically accurate and shall include the public 
health benefits and failure rates of such use. 
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 
prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 
HIV/AIDS, $5,720,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2023, which shall be apportioned directly 
to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro-
priated under this paragraph may be made available, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber-
culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 
for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to 
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 
and shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to 
make timely payment for projects and activities: Provided 
further, That the amount of such contribution should be 
$1,350,000,000: Provided further, That clauses (i) and 
(vi) of section 202(d)(4)(A) of the United States Leader-
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ship Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act 
of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7622) shall be applied with respect 
to such funds made available for fiscal years 2015 through 
2019 by substituting ‘‘2004’’ for ‘‘2009’’: Provided fur-
ther, That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of 
funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 
2019 may be made available to USAID for technical as-
sistance related to the activities of the Global Fund, sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to 
$17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to 
amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for admin-
istrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global 
AIDS Coordinator. 
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 
255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and recon-
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struction assistance, $3,801,034,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be appor-
tioned to the United States Agency for International De-
velopment not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster re-
habilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by 
the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency 
for International Development, pursuant to section 491 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $30,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to support transition to de-
mocracy and long-term development of countries in crisis: 
Provided, That such support may include assistance to de-
velop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and 
processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the 
peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the 
USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin-
ning a new program of assistance: Provided further, That 
if the Secretary of State determines that it is important 
to the national interest of the United States to provide 
transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I 
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of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for 
purposes of this heading and under the authorities appli-
cable to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided 
further, That funds made available pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso shall be made available subject to prior con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support pro-
grams and activities administered by the United States 
Agency for International Development to prevent or re-
spond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and 
complex crises overseas, $30,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be made available on such terms and 
conditions as are appropriate and necessary for the pur-
poses of preventing or responding to such challenges and 
crises, except that no funds shall be made available for 
lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
may be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this 
Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be used for administrative expenses, in 
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addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 
except that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of 
the funds appropriated under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
apportioned to USAID not later than 45 days after enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, except that such notifications shall be transmitted 
at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds. 
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro-
vided by the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $55,000,000 may 
be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act 
to carry out part I of such Act and under the heading 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Pro-
vided, That funds provided under this paragraph and 
funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this 
paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for 
micro- and small enterprise programs, urban programs, 
and other programs which further the purposes of part 
I of such Act: Provided further, That funds provided as 
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a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti-
fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, as amended: 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 making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs, and funds 
used for such cost, including if the cost results in a nega-
tive subsidy, shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating 
to general provisions applicable to the Development Credit 
Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as con-
tained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the 
House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 
1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guaran-
tees provided under this heading, except that the principal 
amount of loans made or guaranteed under this heading 
with respect to any single country shall not exceed 
$300,000,000: Provided further, That these funds are 
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available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of 
which is to be guaranteed, of up to $1,750,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
credit programs administered by USAID, $10,000,000, 
which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 
in title II of this Act: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading shall remain available until September 
30, 2021. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $2,853,925,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 
of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes 
of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 
U.S.C. 4411), $165,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, which shall be made available for the 
Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing that are made available to the National Endowment 
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U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of Public Law 101–179 (22 
U.S.C. 5402), in addition to funds otherwise available for 
such purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’ that are made available for 
assistance for such countries shall be administered in ac-
cordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator des-
ignated pursuant to section 102 of Public Law 102–511 
and section 601 of Public Law 101–179: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be con-
sidered to be economic assistance under the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the 
administrative authorities contained in that Act for the 
use of economic assistance. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, 
to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions 
of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee As-
sistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee 
and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel 
and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 
through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and 
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hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as author-
ized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
$2,938,024,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available 
to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian require-
ments, and $5,000,000 shall be made available for refu-
gees resettling in Israel. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
Act of 1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That amounts in excess of the limitation contained in 
paragraph (2) of such section shall be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
PEACE CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including 
the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 
for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 
States, $410,000,000, of which $6,000,000 is for the Of-
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fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 
Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 
Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed 
$5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pur-
suant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 
amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas oper-
ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail-
able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 
$4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 
Provided further, That any decision to open, close, signifi-
cantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or 
country program shall be subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, except that prior consultation 
and regular notification procedures may be waived when 
there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or other 
Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this 
Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, 
section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall 
apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.) (MCA), $905,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be available for ad-
ministrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Cor-
poration: Provided further, That section 605(e) of the 
MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this head-
ing: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge 
Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA 
only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment 
to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mu-
tual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, 
the entire amount of the United States Government fund-
ing anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided 
further, That no country should be eligible for a threshold 
program after such country has completed a country com-
pact: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be avail-
able for representation and entertainment expenses, of 
which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertain-
ment expenses. 
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INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 
provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2020: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 
representation expenses. 
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the African De-
velopment Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 
22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.), $30,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020, of which not to exceed $2,000 
may be available for representation expenses: Provided, 
That funds made available to grantees may be invested 
pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized 
by the Board of Directors of the United States African 
Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, 
That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 
for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in excep-
tional circumstances the Board of Directors of the 
USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in 
that section with respect to a project and a project may 
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exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase 
is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided fur-
ther, That the USADF shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees after each time such waiv-
er authority is exercised: Provided further, That the 
USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance 
from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, 
buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be nec-
essary to carry out its functions: Provided further, That 
the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the 
United States Treasury and retain any interest earned on 
such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the Afri-
can Development Foundation Act: Provided further, That 
the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the 
Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for pro-
gram purposes. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That amounts made available under this heading 
may be made available to contract for services as described 
in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
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1961, without regard to the location in which such services 
are performed. 
TITLE IV 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $986,945,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That 
the Department of State may use the authority of section 
608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard 
to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agen-
cy of the United States Government for the purpose of 
providing such property to a foreign country or inter-
national organization under chapter 8 of part I of such 
Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That sec-
tion 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 
that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec-
tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
available to support training and technical assistance for 
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foreign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other ju-
dicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading that 
are transferred to another department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States Government pursuant to 
section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 val-
ued in excess of $5,000,000, and any agreement made 
pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter-
rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
$640,080,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 
assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, or the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clear-
ance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small 
arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including activities implemented through 
nongovernmental and international organizations, and sec-
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tion 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a 
United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear 
Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a vol-
untary contribution to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA): Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disar-
mament Fund shall be made available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law and subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and 
multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disar-
mament, and weapons destruction, and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That such funds 
may also be used for such countries other than the Inde-
pendent States of the former Soviet Union and inter-
national organizations when it is in the national security 
interest of the United States to do so: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State deter-
mines that Israel is being denied its right to participate 
in the activities of that Agency: Provided further, That 
funds made available for conventional weapons destruction 
programs, including demining and related activities, in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may 
be used for administrative expenses related to the oper-
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ation and management of such programs and activities, 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be made available 
for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, as described 
in section 8003 of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 
(division K of Public Law 115–141), following prior con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$152,212,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of such Act, 
to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign 
civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to partici-
pate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That of 
the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$31,000,000 shall be made available for a United States 
contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers 
mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated 
except as provided through the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
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FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$110,680,000, of which up to $11,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That the 
civilian personnel for whom military education and train-
ing may be provided under this heading may include civil-
ians who are not members of a government whose partici-
pation would contribute to improved civil-military rela-
tions, civilian control of the military, or respect for human 
rights: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be avail-
able for entertainment expenses. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 
President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act, $5,475,613,000: Provided, 
That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign 
countries and international organizations, the Secretary of 
State, following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations and subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of such Committees, may use the funds appro-
priated under this heading to procure defense articles and 
services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: 
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Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be avail-
able for grants only for Israel which shall be disbursed 
within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests 
that funds be used for such purposes, grants made avail-
able for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed by the 
United States and Israel, be available for advanced weap-
ons systems, of which not less than $815,300,000 shall 
be available for the procurement in Israel of defense arti-
cles and defense services, including research and develop-
ment: Provided further, That funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this heading shall be nonrepay-
able notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading shall be obligated upon 
apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of 
section 1501(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 
articles, defense services, or design and construction serv-
ices that are not sold by the United States Government 
under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 
country proposing to make such procurement has first 
signed an agreement with the United States Government 
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specifying the conditions under which such procurement 
may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun-
try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub-
mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec-
tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 
unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in-
clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 
and international organizations: Provided further, That 
only those countries for which assistance was justified for 
the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales Financing Program’’ in the 
fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security as-
sistance programs may utilize funds made available under 
this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense 
services, or design and construction services that are not 
sold by the United States Government under the Arms 
Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be expended at the min-
imum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense 
articles and services: Provided further, That not more than 
$75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 
for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 
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of administering military assistance and sales, except that 
this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading for general costs of administering mili-
tary assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be 
available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed 
$130,000 may be available for representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not more than $950,000,000 of 
funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms 
Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred 
by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2019 
pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
except that this limitation may be exceeded only through 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
TITLE V 
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 
of section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program 
Participation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–188; 87 Stat. 
713), $358,750,000: Provided, That section 307(a) of the 
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Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to con-
tributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 
For payment to the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi-
ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$136,563,000, to remain available until expended, which 
shall be obligated for payment not later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act: Provided, That such funds are only 
available for the first installment of the seventh replenish-
ment of the Global Environment Facility and to support 
a multi-year pledge to such replenishment of not less than 
$546,252,000. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,097,010,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
For an additional amount for payment to the Inter-
national Development Association by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which not less than $1,500,000 is to support the World 
Bank Inspection Panel and not less than $500,000 is to 
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support the Office of the Compliance Advisor Ombuds-
man. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 
Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$47,395,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by 
the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 
of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, 
$32,417,000, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
to the callable capital portion of the United States share 
of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
$507,860,806. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the African Development Fund by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, $171,300,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Fund for Agricul-
tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
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$30,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 
shall be obligated for payment not later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act: Provided, That such funds shall 
only be available for the first installment of the eleventh 
replenishment of the International Fund for Agricultural 
Development and to support a multiyear pledge of not less 
than $90,000,000. 
TITLE VI 
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,700,000, of which 
up to $855,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2020. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au-
thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora-
tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro-
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vided, That none of the funds available during the current 
fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, 
or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, 
or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon 
state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non- 
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive eco-
nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto-
nated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not 
to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to 
exceed $110,000,000, of which up to $16,500,000 may re-
main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That 
the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, 
payment or services provided by transaction participants 
for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with 
any transaction for which an application for a loan, guar-
antee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided 
further, That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary ex-
penses (including special services performed on a contract 
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or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in 
connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, 
repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets 
acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the 
Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, 
or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical as-
pects of any transaction for which an application for a 
loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, 
or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: 
Provided further, That in addition to other funds appro-
priated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be 
credited to this account for such purposes, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
RECEIPTS COLLECTED 
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed 
the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as off-
setting collections to this account: Provided, That the 
sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 
reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col-
lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 
from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 
That amounts collected in fiscal year 2019 in excess of 
obligations, up to $10,000,000 shall become available on 
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September 1, 2019, and shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022. 
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
NONCREDIT ACCOUNT 
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is au-
thorized to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, 
as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States 
Code, such expenditures and commitments within the lim-
its of funds available to it and in accordance with law as 
may be necessary: Provided, That the amount available for 
administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insur-
ance programs (including an amount for official reception 
and representation expenses which shall not exceed 
$35,000) shall not exceed $79,200,000: Provided further, 
That project-specific transaction costs, including direct 
and indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and 
other direct costs associated with services provided to spe-
cific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 
234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be 
considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this 
heading. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans as au-
thorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $20,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the 
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Ac-
count, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
funds so obligated in fiscal year 2019 remain available for 
disbursement through 2027; funds obligated in fiscal year 
2020 remain available for disbursement through 2028; 
and funds obligated in fiscal year 2021 remain available 
for disbursement through 2029: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation is authorized to undertake 
any program authorized by title IV of chapter 2 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in Iraq: Provided 
further, That funds made available pursuant to the au-
thority of the previous proviso shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
In addition, such sums as may be necessary for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out the credit program may 
be derived from amounts available for administrative ex-
penses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit 
Account and merged with said account. 
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TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$79,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not more than $5,000 may be available for rep-
resentation and entertainment expenses. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 
SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 
Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 
allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 
59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author-
ized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 
transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 
United States Code. 
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 
SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 
States Government to which funds are appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 
cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex-
pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 
Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 
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such department or agency in fiscal year 2019 or any pre-
vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 
That the report required by this section shall be submitted 
not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 
and should specify by account the amount of funds obli-
gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 
been further sub-obligated. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 
procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro-
vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law. 
DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 
SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING 
INFORMATION.—The Secretary of State shall promptly in-
form the Committees on Appropriations of each instance 
in which a Federal department or agency is delinquent in 
providing the full amount of funding required by section 
604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-
terrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note). 
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(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of 
section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of 
H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of 
Public Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that 
Act), as amended by section 111 of the Department of 
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
323), a project to construct a facility of the United States 
may include office space or other accommodations for 
members of the United States Marine Corps. 
(c) NEW DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.—For the pur-
poses of calculating the fiscal year 2019 costs of providing 
new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with 
section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the 
annual program level and agency shares in a manner that 
is proportional to the contribution of the Department of 
State for this purpose. 
(d) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, which may be made available for the 
acquisition of property or award of construction contracts 
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for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis-
cal year 2019, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant 
to this subsection shall include the information enumer-
ated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, 
and Maintenance’’ in House Report 115–253 and Senate 
Report 114–290: Provided further, That any such notifica-
tion for a new diplomatic facility justified to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations in the Congressional Budget Jus-
tification, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs, Fiscal Year 2019, or not previously 
justified to such Committees, shall also include confirma-
tion that the Department of State has completed the req-
uisite value engineering studies required pursuant to OMB 
Circular A–131, Value Engineering December 31, 2013 
and the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations Policy 
and Procedure Directive, P&PD, Cost 02: Value Engineer-
ing. 
(e) 
INTERIM
AND
TEMPORARY
FACILITIES 
ABROAD.— 
(1) SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 
made available, following consultation with the ap-
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propriate congressional committees, to address secu-
rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 
States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 
security upgrades and local guard staffing, except 
that the amount of funds made available for such 
purposes from this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be a min-
imum of $25,000,000. 
(2) 
CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any 
significant modification to an interim or temporary 
United States diplomatic facility shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations, except that 
such consultation and notification may be waived if 
there is a security risk to personnel. 
(f) TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY.—Funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, in-
cluding for Worldwide Security Protection, and under the 
heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance’’ in this Act may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated under such headings if the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
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on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement 
the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Re-
view Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations 
and requirements, following consultation with, and subject 
to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees: 
Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition to 
any transfer authority otherwise available under any other 
provision of law. 
(g) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up-
grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa-
cilities, and residences used by United States diplomatic 
personnel and their dependents, except that the amount 
made available for such purposes shall be a minimum of 
$10,000,000. 
(h) SECURE RESUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE.—The 
Secretary of State may not grant final approval for the 
construction of a new facility or substantial construction 
to improve or expand an existing facility in the United 
States by or for the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China until the Secretary certifies and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees that an agreement 
has been concluded between the Governments of the 
United States and the People’s Republic of China that 
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permits secure resupply, maintenance, and new construc-
tion of United States Government facilities in the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(i) NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND KINSHASA.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ that are made available for the cen-
tral Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
25 percent shall be withheld from obligation until the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such Government has fully vacated 
the property purchased by the United States in Kinshasa 
for the construction of a New Embassy Compound. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available under title I to such department 
or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7006. (a) FINANCIAL
SYSTEMS
IMPROVE-
MENT.—Funds appropriated by this Act for the operations 
of the Department of State under the headings ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ shall be 
made available to implement the recommendations con-
tained in the Foreign Assistance Data Review Findings 
Report (FADR) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) 
report entitled ‘‘Department Financial Systems Are Insuf-
ficient to Track and Report on Foreign Assistance 
Funds’’: Provided, That not later than 45 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations an update to the 
plan required under section 7006 of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31) for 
implementing the FADR and OIG recommendations: Pro-
vided further, That such funds may not be obligated for 
enhancements to, or expansions of, the Budget System 
Modernization Financial System, Central Resource Man-
agement System, Joint Financial Management System, or 
Foreign Assistance Coordination and Tracking System 
until such updated plan is submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That such funds may 
not be obligated for new, or expansion of existing, ad hoc 
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electronic systems to track commitments, obligations, or 
expenditures of funds unless the Secretary of State, fol-
lowing consultation with the Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of State, has reviewed and certified that 
such new system or expansion is consistent with the 
FADR and OIG recommendations. 
(b) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 
of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may 
only be used for the service centers included in the Con-
gressional Budget Justification, Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Fiscal Year 
2019: Provided, That the amounts for such service centers 
shall be the amounts included in such budget justification, 
except as provided in section 7015(b) of this Act: Provided 
further, That Federal agency components shall be charged 
only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund 
service: Provided further, That prior to increasing the per-
centage charged to Department of State bureaus and of-
fices for procurement-related activities, the Secretary of 
State shall include the proposed increase in the Depart-
ment of State budget justification or, at least 60 days 
prior to the increase, provide the Committees on Appro-
priations a justification for such increase, including a de-
tailed assessment of the cost and benefit of the services 
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provided by the procurement fee: Provided further, That 
Federal agency components may only pay for Working 
Capital Fund services that are consistent with the purpose 
and authorities of such components: Provided further, 
That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance 
or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of 
each service. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) Not later than 45 days after the initial obli-
gation of funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act that are made available to a Department 
of State bureau or office with responsibility for the 
management and oversight of such funds, the Sec-
retary of State shall certify and report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau 
or office basis, that such bureau or office is in com-
pliance with Department and Federal financial and 
grants management policies, procedures, and regula-
tions, as applicable. 
(2) When making a certification required by 
paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider 
the capacity of a bureau or office to— 
(A) account for the obligated funds at the 
country and program level, as appropriate; 
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written policy justification to the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(e) AUDIT
OF
INTER-AGENCY
TRANSFERS
OF 
FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 
funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations and related programs, entered into between the De-
partment of State or USAID and another agency of the 
United States Government under the authority of section 
632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any com-
parable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the 
Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the trans-
fer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit 
responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, 
shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the 
use of such funds and report to the Department of State 
or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such au-
dits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to 
the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of 
State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That 
funds transferred under such authority may be made 
available for the cost of such audits. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used for first- 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $2,500,000, 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 45 days after enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, 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. 
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 
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