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heading shall be available for a United States contribution to an 
international organization for the United States share of interest 
costs made known to the United States Government by such 
organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through 
external borrowings. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 
of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance 
or restoration of international peace and security, $1,230,667,000, 
of which $615,334,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United 
Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance 
of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security Council 
(or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Commit-
tees on Appropriations are notified of: (1) the estimated cost and 
duration of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national 
interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the 
sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or transfers, that 
will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, 
and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be 
made available for obligation unless the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 
mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is implementing 
effective policies and procedures to prevent United Nations 
employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving 
in such mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of 
trafficking, or committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse 
or other violations of human rights, and to hold accountable individ-
uals who engage in such acts while participating in such mission, 
including prosecution in their home countries and making informa-
tion about such prosecutions publicly available on the website of 
the United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 
shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments 
contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 
procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human 
rights: Provided further, That funds shall be available for peace-
keeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that 
United States manufacturers and suppliers are not being given 
opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for 
United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given 
to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this 
heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission 
that will involve United States Armed Forces under the command 
or operational control of a foreign national, unless the President’s 
military advisors have submitted to the President a recommenda-
tion that such involvement is in the national interest of the United 
States and the President has submitted to Congress such a rec-
ommendation: Provided further, That any payment of arrearages 
with funds appropriated by this Act shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific 
Acts of Congress, as follows: 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES 
AND MEXICO 
For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 
Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States 
Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses, 
as follows: 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
$67,300,000, of which $10,095,000 may remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027. 
In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out paragraph 
(3) of section 5602(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31), $12,500,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized 
projects, $78,000,000, to remain available until expended, as author-
ized: Provided, That the operating plan required by section 7062(a) 
of this Act shall include, for each construction project, the expected 
scope, timeline, and total cost, including out-year cost estimates 
for construction and operations and maintenance requirements: Pro-
vided 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 for the United 
States Section, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Salaries and 
Expenses’’ to carry out the purposes of the United States Section, 
which shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided in this Act. 
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the Inter-
national Joint Commission and the International Boundary 
Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties 
between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and for 
grant programs of the North American Development Bank, 
including technical assistance grants and the Community Assist-
ance Program, $18,204,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading for the International Joint Commission, up 
to $1,250,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027, and 
up to $9,000 may be made available for representation expenses: 
Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading
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for the International Boundary Commission, up to $1,000 may 
be made available for representation expenses. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, 
not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $68,570,000: Pro-
vided, That the United States share of such expenses may be 
advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to section 3324 
of title 31, United States Code. 
RELATED AGENCY 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to enable the United States Agency 
for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to carry out international 
communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for 
radio, Internet, and television broadcasting to the Middle East, 
$643,000,000: Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes, up to $72,720,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading may remain available until expended 
for satellite transmissions, global network distribution, and Internet 
freedom programs: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used 
for representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for 
such expenses within the United States as authorized, and not 
to exceed $30,000 may be used for representation expenses of Radio 
Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, not less than $30,000,000 shall 
be made available for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB): Pro-
vided further, That funds made available pursuant to the previous 
proviso shall be made available for medium- and short-wave broad-
casting at not less than the fiscal year 2024 level and in a manner 
able to reach all provinces in Cuba with daily programming: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be allocated in accordance with the table included under this 
heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, funds may be 
reprogrammed within and between amounts designated in such 
table, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations, except that no such reprogramming may 
reduce a designated amount by more than 10 percent: Provided 
further, That if a subsequent Act of Congress results in a reorganiza-
tion or restructuring of the programs or authorities funded under 
this heading such that the allocations set forth in such table can 
no longer be applied as written, such allocations shall be available 
for reprogramming among such programs or authorities, consistent 
with such Act, subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the USAGM Chief Executive Officer shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determina-
tion by the USAGM that any of its broadcast entities, including 
its grantee organizations, provides an open platform for inter-
national terrorists or those who support international terrorism:
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Provided further, That in addition to funds made available under 
this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up 
to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from busi-
ness ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating inter-
national organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts from 
privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International 
Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until expended for 
carrying out authorized purposes: Provided further, That significant 
modifications to USAGM broadcast hours previously justified to 
Congress, including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, 
medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all USAGM 
language services shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and 
improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital trans-
mission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of nec-
essary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission 
and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical secu-
rity worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as author-
ized. 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The 
Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $20,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
heading for such grant shall be apportioned to the Foundation 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, 
as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 
U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $20,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, which shall not be used for construction activities. 
CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern- 
Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), 
the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such 
Fund on or before September 30, 2026, to remain available until 
expended. 
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower 
Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest