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(C) is controlled by an organization des-
ignated as a terrorist organization under sec-
tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 
President determines that national security or hu-
manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 
That the President shall publish each such waiver in 
the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 
waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the waiver (including the justifica-
tion for the waiver) in accordance with the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith-
standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 
2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the For-
eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 
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DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 
SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI 
of this Act ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de-
fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in-
clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 
directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 
for the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘program, project, and ac-
tivity’’ shall also be considered to include country, re-
gional, and central program level funding within each such 
account, and for the development assistance accounts of 
the United States Agency for International Development, 
‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also be considered 
to include central, country, regional, and program level 
funding, either as— 
(1) justified to Congress; or 
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac-
cordance with the report required by section 653(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modi-
fied pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. 
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AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 
FOUNDATION, AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVEL-
OPMENT FOUNDATION 
SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi-
ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps 
Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African 
Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con-
ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro-
hibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 
days of taking such action. 
COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the 
funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 
III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none 
of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Im-
port Bank and the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation shall be obligated or expended 
to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other financial 
commitments for establishing or expanding production of 
any commodity for export by any country other than the 
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United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus 
on world markets at the time the resulting productive ca-
pacity is expected to become operative and if the assist-
ance will cause substantial injury to United States pro-
ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Pro-
vided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export- 
Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors 
the benefits to industry and employment in the United 
States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States 
producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, 
and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection 
shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Asso-
ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agri-
cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(2) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 
(b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I 
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of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available 
for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety im-
provement or introduction, consultancy, publication, con-
ference, or training in connection with the growth or pro-
duction in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity 
for export which would compete with a similar commodity 
grown or produced in the United States: Provided, That 
this subsection shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities designed to increase food security 
in developing countries where such activities will not 
have a significant impact on the export of agricul-
tural commodities of the United States; 
(2) research activities intended primarily to 
benefit United States producers; 
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Asso-
ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agri-
cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(4) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 
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(c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States executive directors of the international financial in-
stitutions to use the voice and vote of the United States 
to oppose any assistance by such institutions, using funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for 
the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 
for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 
assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 
producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL 
CURRENCIES.— 
(1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 
the government of a foreign country under chapters 
1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements 
which result in the generation of local currencies of 
that country, the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall— 
(A) require that local currencies be depos-
ited in a separate account established by that 
government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that gov-
ernment which sets forth— 
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(i) the amount of the local currencies 
to be generated; and 
(ii) the terms and conditions under 
which the currencies so deposited may be 
utilized, consistent with this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that gov-
ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 
government to monitor and account for deposits 
into and disbursements from the separate ac-
count. 
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 
agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur-
rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 
subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur-
rencies, shall be used only— 
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 
purposes as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activi-
ties; or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of 
the United States Government. 
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(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 
shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the 
equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant 
to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 
established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used 
for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2). 
(4) 
TERMINATION
OF
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun-
try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 
the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 
funds which remain in a separate account estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 
for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov-
ernment of that country and the United States Gov-
ernment. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail-
able to the government of a foreign country, under 
chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 
assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 
country shall be required to maintain such funds in 
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a separate account and not commingle with any 
other funds. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF 
LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended 
notwithstanding provisions of law which are incon-
sistent with the nature of this assistance including 
provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explan-
atory Statement of the Committee of Conference ac-
companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re-
port No. 98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 
obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec-
tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica-
tion through the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in-
clude a detailed description of how the funds pro-
posed to be made available will be used, with a dis-
cussion of the United States interests that will be 
served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, 
a description of the economic policy reforms that will 
be promoted by such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 
funds may be exempt from the requirements of para-
graph (1) only through the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
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ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 
or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 
shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 
programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before 
using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance 
in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, 
the President shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions pursuant to the regular notification procedures, in-
cluding a description of the program to be assisted, the 
assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing 
such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statu-
tory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary steriliza-
tions contained in this or any other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2021, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re-
strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 
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Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 
and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 
obligated or expended except as provided through the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup-
port international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights. 
LOCAL COMPETITION 
SEC. 7028. (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO 
COMPETITION
FOR
LOCAL
ENTITIES.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available to the United 
States Agency for International Development may only be 
made available for limited competitions through local enti-
ties if— 
(1) prior to the determination to limit competi-
tion to local entities, USAID has— 
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(A) assessed the level of local capacity to 
effectively implement, manage, and account for 
programs included in such competition; and 
(B) documented the written results of the 
assessment and decisions made; and 
(2) prior to making an award after limiting 
competition to local entities— 
(A) each successful local entity has been 
determined to be responsible in accordance with 
USAID guidelines; and 
(B) effective monitoring and evaluation 
systems are in place to ensure that award fund-
ing is used for its intended purposes; and 
(3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.— 
Section 7077 of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 
(division I of Public Law 112–74) shall continue in effect 
during fiscal year 2021. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to use the 
voice of the United States to encourage such institution 
to adopt and implement a publicly available policy, includ-
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ing the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, 
to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the effec-
tiveness of at least 25 percent of all loans, grants, pro-
grams, and significant analytical non-lending activities in 
advancing the institution’s goals of reducing poverty and 
promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with rel-
evant safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such 
loans, grants, programs, and activities are based on accu-
rate data and objective analysis. 
(b) SAFEGUARDS.— 
(1) STANDARD.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States Executive Director 
of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development and the International Development As-
sociation to use the voice and vote of the United 
States to oppose any loan, grant, policy, or strategy 
if such institution has adopted and is implementing 
any social or environmental safeguard relevant to 
such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides 
less protection than World Bank safeguards in effect 
on September 30, 2015. 
(2) ACCOUNTABILITY, STANDARDS, AND BEST 
PRACTICES.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice 
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and vote of the United States to oppose loans or 
other financing for projects unless such projects— 
(A) provide for accountability and trans-
parency, including the collection, verification, 
and publication of beneficial ownership informa-
tion related to extractive industries and on-site 
monitoring during the life of the project; 
(B) will be developed and carried out in ac-
cordance with best practices regarding environ-
mental conservation, cultural protection, and 
empowerment of local populations, including 
free, prior and informed consent of affected in-
digenous communities; 
(C) do not provide incentives for, or facili-
tate, forced displacement or the violation of 
human rights; and 
(D) do not partner with or otherwise in-
volve enterprises owned or controlled by the 
armed forces. 
(c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated under title V of this Act may be made as payment 
to any international financial institution while the United 
States executive director to such institution is com-
pensated by the institution at a rate which, together with 
whatever compensation such executive director receives 
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from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided 
for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, or while any alternate United States execu-
tive director to such institution is compensated by the in-
stitution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an 
individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(d) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice and vote 
of the United States to promote human rights due dili-
gence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection 
with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institution 
in accordance with the requirements specified under this 
subsection in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, 
That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or 
strategy the executive director shall consult with the As-
sistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has 
reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy 
could result in forced displacement or other violation of 
human rights. 
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(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to use the 
voice of the United States to include in loan, grant, and 
other financing agreements improvements in borrowing 
countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to 
investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 
(f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
executive director of each international financial institu-
tion to use the voice of the United States to encourage 
such institution to collect, verify, and publish, to the max-
imum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information 
(excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or 
limited liability company, other than a publicly listed com-
pany, that receives funds from any such financial institu-
tion. 
(g) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
director of each international financial institution to use 
the voice of the United States to encourage each such in-
stitution to effectively implement and enforce policies and 
procedures which meet or exceed best practices in the 
United States for the protection of whistleblowers from 
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retaliation, including the policies and procedures detailed 
under this section in the report accompanying this Act. 
RESCISSIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 7030. (a) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, from prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, $45,000,000 are 
rescinded. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances available under the 
heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’, from prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, $30,000,000 are rescinded. 
(c) For the purposes of this section, no amounts may 
be rescinded from amounts that were designated by Con-
gress as an emergency requirement or for Overseas Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN-
MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for direct govern-
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ment-to-government assistance only if the require-
ments included in section 7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (divi-
sion F of Public Law 116–6) are fully met. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.—In 
addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 
may only be made available for direct government- 
to-government assistance subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 
the requirements of this paragraph shall only apply 
to direct government-to-government assistance in ex-
cess of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash 
transfer, budget support, and cash payments to indi-
viduals. 
(3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Admin-
istrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development or the Secretary of State, as 
appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to- 
government assistance if the Administrator or the 
Secretary has credible information of material mis-
use of such assistance, unless the Administrator or 
the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that it is in the national interest of the 
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United States to continue such assistance, including 
a justification, or that such misuse has been appro-
priately addressed. 
(4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2022 
congressional budget justification materials, amounts 
planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by 
country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 
and type of assistance. 
(5) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the government of any foreign country 
for debt service payments owed by any country to 
any international financial institution. 
(b) NATIONAL BUDGET
AND CONTRACT TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
(1) 
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
OF
FISCAL 
TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con-
tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re-
quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern-
ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 
as identified in the report required by section 
7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
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ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 
(2) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 
government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act, shall make or update any de-
termination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or ‘‘no signifi-
cant progress’’ in meeting the minimum require-
ments of fiscal transparency, and make such deter-
minations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal 
Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the Depart-
ment of State website: Provided, That such report 
shall include the elements included in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $5,000,000 of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made avail-
able for programs and activities to assist govern-
ments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to im-
prove budget transparency and to support civil soci-
ety organizations in such countries that promote 
budget transparency. 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY.— 
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(A) Officials of foreign governments and 
their immediate family members about whom 
the Secretary of State has credible information 
have been involved, directly or indirectly, in sig-
nificant corruption, including corruption related 
to the extraction of natural resources, or a 
gross violation of human rights shall be ineli-
gible for entry into the United States. 
(B) The Secretary shall also publicly or 
privately designate or identify the officials of 
foreign governments and their immediate family 
members about whom the Secretary has such 
credible information without regard to whether 
the individual has applied for a visa. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli-
gible for entry into the United States pursuant to 
paragraph (1) if such entry would further important 
United States law enforcement objectives or is nec-
essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obli-
gations under the United Nations Headquarters 
Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 
shall be construed to derogate from United States 
Government obligations under applicable inter-
national agreements. 
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(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na-
tional interest or that the circumstances which 
caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 
sufficiently. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after en-
actment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter 
until September 30, 2021, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report, including a classified annex if 
necessary, to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees and the Committees on the Judiciary describing 
the information related to corruption or violation of 
human rights concerning each of the individuals 
found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant 
to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who 
the Secretary designated or identified pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for 
the application of paragraph (2), a list of any waiv-
ers provided under paragraph (3), and the justifica-
tion for each waiver. 
(5) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para-
graphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Depart-
ment of State and of diplomatic and consular offices 
of the United States pertaining to the issuance or 
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refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 
States shall not be considered confidential. 
(d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available to promote and support 
transparency and accountability of expenditures and 
revenues related to the extraction of natural re-
sources, including by strengthening implementation 
and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Trans-
parency Initiative, implementing and enforcing sec-
tion 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) 
and the amendments made by such section, and to 
prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and provide 
technical assistance to promote independent audit 
mechanisms and support civil society participation in 
natural resource management. 
(2) PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE
AND
INDEPENDENT 
AUDITS.—(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the executive director of each international 
financial institution that it is the policy of the 
United States to use the voice and vote of the 
United States to oppose any assistance by such in-
stitutions (including any loan, credit, grant, or guar-
antee) to any country for the extraction and export 
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of a natural resource if the government of such 
country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures 
to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company 
payments as required by United States law, and un-
less such government has adopted laws, regulations, 
or procedures in the sector in which assistance is 
being considered to meet the standards included 
under this section in the report accompanying this 
Act. 
(B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of 
building the capacity of such government to 
meet the requirements of such subparagraph. 
(e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made 
available for any independent agency in title III, as appro-
priate, shall be made available to support the provision 
of additional information on United States Government 
foreign assistance on the Department of State foreign as-
sistance website: Provided, That all Federal agencies fund-
ed under this Act shall provide such information on for-
eign assistance, upon request and in a timely manner, to 
the Department of State. 
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DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’, not less than $2,400,500,000 shall be made 
available for democracy programs. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by 
this Act for democracy programs pursuant to sub-
section (a) and under the heading ‘‘National Endow-
ment for Democracy’’ may be made available not-
withstanding any other provision of law, and with 
regard to the National Endowment for Democracy 
(NED), any regulation. 
(2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by 
this Act for the NED are made available pursuant 
to the authority of the National Endowment for De-
mocracy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), includ-
ing all decisions regarding the selection of bene-
ficiaries. 
(c) DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 
purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de-
mocracy programs’’ means programs that support good 
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governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of 
expression, association, assembly, and religion, human 
rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of 
law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of demo-
cratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental or-
ganizations and institutions, and citizens to support the 
development of democratic states and institutions that are 
responsive and accountable to citizens. 
(d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to this section that are made available for 
programs to strengthen government institutions shall be 
prioritized for those institutions that demonstrate a com-
mitment to democracy and the rule of law. 
(e) RESTRICTION ON PRIOR APPROVAL.—With re-
spect to the provision of assistance for democracy pro-
grams in this Act, the organizations implementing such 
assistance, the specific nature of that assistance, and the 
participants in such programs shall not be subject to the 
prior approval by the government of any foreign country. 
(f) CONTINUATION
OF
CURRENT
PRACTICES.— 
USAID shall continue to implement civil society and polit-
ical competition and consensus building programs abroad 
with funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that rec-
ognizes the unique benefits of grants and cooperative 
agreements in implementing such programs. 
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(g) INFORMING THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR 
DEMOCRACY.—The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the 
Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Hu-
manitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly inform the 
NED of democracy programs that are planned and sup-
ported by funds made available by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs. 
(h) PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS AND 
JOURNALISTS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be made available to support and pro-
tect civil society activists and journalists who have been 
threatened, harassed, or attacked, including journalists af-
filiated with the United States Agency for Global Media, 
consistent with the action plan submitted pursuant to, and 
on the same terms and conditions of, section 7032(i) of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public 
Law 115–141). 
(i) INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.— 
(1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall 
be made available for the Bureau of Democracy, 
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Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, for 
the costs of administering programs designed to pro-
mote and defend freedom of expression and the inde-
pendence of the media in countries where such free-
dom and independence are restricted or denied. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
programs that promote and defend freedom of ex-
pression and the independence of the media abroad: 
Provided, That such funds are in addition to funds 
otherwise made available by this Act for such pur-
poses, and are intended to complement emergency 
and safety programs for civil society, including jour-
nalists and media outlets at risk: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE-
DOM OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available 
for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Depart-
ment of State, including for support staff at not less than 
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the amounts specified for such office in the table under 
such heading in the report accompanying this Act. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Inter-
national Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be made available 
for international religious freedom programs and funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for humanitarian 
assistance for vulnerable and persecuted religious minori-
ties: Provided, That funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ pursuant to this 
section shall be made available at not less than the amount 
in the table under such heading in the report accom-
panying this Act and shall be the responsibility of the Am-
bassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in 
consultation with other relevant United States Govern-
ment officials, and shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law for 
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assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and 
Syria. 
(d) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—Section 
7033(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2021. 
SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL-
DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated 
in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available 
for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, 
and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims 
of such trafficking, may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law. 
(b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $10,000,000 shall be made available for foren-
sic anthropology assistance related to the exhuma-
tion and identification of victims of war crimes, 
crimes against humanity, and genocide, which shall 
be administered by the Assistant Secretary for De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State: Provided, That such funds shall be in addition 
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to funds made available by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs for assist-
ance for countries. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall 
be made available for DNA forensic technology pro-
grams to combat human trafficking in Central 
America and Mexico. 
(c) ATROCITIES PREVENTION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
made available for programs to prevent atrocities, includ-
ing to implement recommendations of the Atrocities Pre-
vention Board: Provided, That funds made available pur-
suant to this subsection are in addition to amounts other-
wise made available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(d) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by 
the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United States 
Agency for International Development, from this or any 
other Act, may be made available as a general contribution 
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to the World Food Programme, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
(e) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be 
made available to carry out the Program for Re-
search and Training on Eastern Europe and the 
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as 
authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research 
and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(2) GENOCIDE
VICTIMS
MEMORIAL
SITES.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 
made available as contributions to establish and 
maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(3) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for private sector 
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partnerships, up to $50,000,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2023: Provided, That funds 
made available pursuant to this paragraph may only 
be made available following prior consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees, and the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(4) 
ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITIES.—Of 
the 
amounts made available by title I of this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up to $500,000 
may be made available for grants pursuant to sec-
tion 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including to 
facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities, 
and up to $1,000,000 may be made available for 
grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural An-
tiquities Task Force. 
(5) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 
may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 
III to make innovation incentive awards in accord-
ance with the terms and conditions of section 
7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6): Provided, 
That each individual award may not exceed 
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$100,000: Provided further, That no more than 15 
such awards may be made during fiscal year 2021. 
(6) EXCHANGE
VISITOR
PROGRAM.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis-
tered by the Department of State to implement the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 
except through the formal rulemaking process pursu-
ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
551 et seq.) and notwithstanding the exceptions to 
such rulemaking process in such Act: Provided, That 
funds made available for such purpose shall only be 
made available after consultation with, and subject 
to the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, regarding how any pro-
posed modification would affect the public diplomacy 
goals of, and the estimated economic impact on, the 
United States: Provided further, That such consulta-
tion shall take place not later than 30 days prior to 
the publication in the Federal Register of any regu-
latory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Pro-
gram. 
(7) 
INTERNATIONAL
FAIRS
AND
EXPO-
SITIONS.—Notwithstanding section 204 of the Admi-
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ral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Re-
lations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 
2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for 
this fiscal year may be made available for United 
States participation in international fairs and expo-
sitions abroad, including for construction and oper-
ation of United States pavilions or other major ex-
hibits, subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided, That any such funds 
shall be made available on a cost matching basis 
from sources other than the United States Govern-
ment, to the maximum extent practicable: Provided 
further, That funds made available pursuant to this 
paragraph may not be used to reimburse any partici-
pation in international fairs and expositions abroad 
that took place prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That the Office of Inspector 
General, Department of State, shall conduct a finan-
cial and performance audit and issue a report on the 
use of such authority. 
(8) WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the President is 
authorized to accept the statutes of, and to maintain 
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membership of the United States in, the United Na-
tions World Tourism Organization, and the United 
States’ assessed contributions to maintain such 
membership may be paid from funds appropriated 
for ‘‘Contributions to International Organizations’’. 
(f) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner 
vetting program, or making significant changes to the 
scope of an existing partner vetting program, the Sec-
retary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary and the Administrator shall pro-
vide a direct vetting option for prime awardees in any 
partner vetting program initiated or significantly modified 
after the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Sec-
retary of State or USAID Administrator, as applicable, 
informs the Committees on Appropriations on a case-by- 
case basis that a direct vetting option is not feasible for 
such program. 
(g) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2021, the 
President may use up to $125,000,000 under the author-
ity of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(h) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and under title 
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IV of this Act for assistance for the central government 
of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to com-
ply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of Inter-
national Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 
25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of with-
holding funds under this subsection. 
(i) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PRO-
TECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, and 
merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of For-
eign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of ex-
pired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2021, except for funds des-
ignated 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, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after 
the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for 
the purposes for which appropriated: Provided, That not 
more than $50,000,000 may be transferred. 
(j) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ to counter 
extremism may be made available notwithstanding any 
other provision of law restricting assistance to foreign 
countries, except sections 502B, 620A, and 620M of the 
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Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the use 
of the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees and the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
(k) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES 
OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall implement section 
203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
457): Provided, That in addition to suspension on the 
basis of an unpaid default or final civil judgment directly 
or indirectly related to human trafficking against the em-
ployer or a family member assigned to an embassy, sus-
pension on this basis should also apply to an employer or 
family member assigned to any diplomatic mission, or any 
international organization: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of State should assist in obtaining payment of final 
court judgments awarded to A–3 and G–5 visa holders, 
including encouraging the sending states to provide com-
pensation directly to victims: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall include in the Trafficking in Persons an-
nual report a concise summary of each trafficking case 
involving an A–3 or G–5 visa holder that meets one or 
more of the following criteria: (1) a final court judgment 
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(including a default judgment) issued against a current 
or former employee of such diplomatic mission or inter-
national organization; (2) the issuance of a T-visa to the 
victim; or (3) a request by the Department of State to 
the sending state that immunity of individual diplomats 
or family members be waived to permit criminal prosecu-
tion. 
(l) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) PASSPORT
FEES.—Section 1(b)(2) of the 
Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2021’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
(2) INCENTIVES
FOR
CRITICAL
POSTS.—The 
authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 
111–32) shall remain in effect through September 
30, 2021. 
(3) USAID CIVIL SERVICE ANNUITANT WAIV-
ER.—Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’ for ‘‘October 
1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 
(4) OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY AND LIMI-
TATION.— 
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(A) Subject to the limitation described in 
subparagraph (B), the authority provided by 
section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) shall re-
main in effect through September 30, 2021. 
(B) The authority described in subpara-
graph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible 
member of the Foreign Service (as defined in 
section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32)) a local-
ity-based comparability payment (stated as a 
percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the 
amount of the locality-based comparability pay-
ment (stated as a percentage) that would be 
payable to such member under section 5304 of 
title 5, United States Code, if such member’s 
official duty station were in the District of Co-
lumbia. 
(5) CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101– 
167) is amended— 
(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 
note)— 
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(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
‘‘and 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2020, and 
2021’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘2020’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2021’’; and 
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 
note), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘2021’’. 
(6) INSPECTOR
GENERAL
ANNUITANT
WAIV-
ER.—The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of 
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public 
Law 111–212) shall remain in effect through Sep-
tember 30, 2021, and may be used to facilitate the 
assignment of persons for oversight of programs in 
Syria, South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, and Ven-
ezuela. 
(7) ACCOUNTABILITY
REVIEW
BOARDS.—The 
authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omni-
bus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall remain in effect 
for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 
2021, except that the notification and reporting re-
quirements contained in such section shall include 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
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(8) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR
AF-
GHANISTAN
RECONSTRUCTION
COMPETITIVE
STA-
TUS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any employee of the Special Inspector General for 
Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes 
at least 12 months of continuous service after enact-
ment of this Act or who is employed on the date on 
which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, 
shall acquire competitive status for appointment to 
any position in the competitive service for which the 
employee possesses the required qualifications. 
(9) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi-
sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef-
fect during fiscal year 2021. 
(10) DEPARTMENT OF STATE INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General 
of the Department of State may waive the provisions 
of subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064) on a 
case-by-case basis for an annuitant reemployed by 
the Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject 
to the same constraints and in the same manner by 
which the Secretary of State may exercise such waiv-
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er authority pursuant to subsection (g) of such sec-
tion. 
(11) AFGHAN ALLIES.—Section 602(b)(3)(F) of 
the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 
1101 note) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2015 
THROUGH 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2015 THROUGH 
2021’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘22,500’’ and inserting ‘‘26,500’’; and 
(C) in clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2022’’. 
(m) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for monitoring 
and evaluation of assistance under the headings ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 
and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall, as appro-
priate, be made available for the regular collection of feed-
back obtained directly from beneficiaries to enhance the 
quality and relevance of such assistance: Provided, That 
the Department of State and USAID shall establish, and 
post on their respective websites, updated procedures for 
implementing partners that receive funds under such 
headings for regularly collecting and responding to such 
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feedback, including guidelines for the reporting on actions 
taken in response to the feedback received: Provided fur-
ther, That the Department of State and USAID shall reg-
ularly conduct oversight to ensure that such feedback is 
regularly collected and used by implementing partners to 
maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assist-
ance. 
(n) LOANS, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be made available for the 
costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, 
Jordan, Tunisia, and Ukraine, which are authorized 
to be provided: Provided, That amounts made avail-
able under this paragraph for the costs of such 
guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the 
purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to 
a country. 
(2) 
DESIGNATION
REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1) from prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
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State, foreign operations, and related programs that 
were previously designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
such Act. 
(3) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to the authorities of 
this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees and 
the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(o) LOCAL WORKS.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be made available for Local 
Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235), which may remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025. 
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(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purposes of 
section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eli-
gible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, inter-
national, and United States-based nongovernmental 
organizations, educational institutions, and other 
small entities that have received less than a total of 
$5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal 
years: Provided, That departments or centers of 
such educational institutions may be considered indi-
vidually in determining such eligibility. 
(p) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 
purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 
PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 
for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
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(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 
for measuring progress, and a timeline for 
achieving such goals; 
(B) amounts and sources of funds by ac-
count; 
(C) how such funds will complement other 
ongoing or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(6) SUCCESSOR
OPERATING
UNIT.—Any ref-
erence to a particular USAID operating unit or of-
fice in this or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs shall be deemed to include any suc-
cessor operating unit or office performing the same 
or similar functions. 
(7) THIS ACT.—Except as expressly provided 
otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in 
titles I through VIII shall be treated as referring 
only to the provisions of such titles. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 
SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 
Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
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I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 
section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 
and accountability of civilian police authority 
through training and technical assistance in human 
rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 
planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 
police roles that support democratic governance, in-
cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 
respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, 
and foster improved police relations with the com-
munities they serve. 
(2) 
COUNTERTERRORISM
PARTNERSHIPS 
FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs’’ shall be made available for 
the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for pro-
grams in areas liberated from, under the influence 
of, or adversely affected by, the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria or other terrorist organizations: Provided, 
That such areas shall include the Kurdistan Region 
of Iraq: Provided further, That prior to the obliga-
tion of funds made available pursuant to this para-
graph, the Secretary of State shall take all prac-
ticable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place 
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for monitoring, oversight, and control of such funds: 
Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas-
ualty training and equipment. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer com-
bat casualty care training and equipment as a 
component of any package of lethal assistance 
funded by this Act with funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 
Provided, That the requirement of this subpara-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un-
less the Secretary determines that such country 
has in place, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat-
ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 
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standards recommended by the Committee on 
Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur-
ther, That any such training and equipment for 
combat casualty care shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(4) TRAINING
RELATED
TO
INTERNATIONAL 
HUMANITARIAN LAW.—The Secretary of State shall 
offer training related to the requirements of inter-
national humanitarian law as a component of any 
package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’: Provided, That the requirement of 
this paragraph shall not apply to a country that is 
a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO), is a major non-NATO ally designated by 
section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, or is complying with international humani-
tarian law: Provided further, That any such training 
shall be made available through an open and com-
petitive process. 
(5) SECURITY FORCE PROFESSIONALIZATION.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ and ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ shall be 
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made available to increase the capacity of foreign 
military and law enforcement personnel to operate in 
accordance with appropriate standards relating to 
human rights and the protection of civilians, fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That funds made available pur-
suant to this paragraph shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(6) GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, up 
to $7,500,000 from funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds previously 
made available under the heading ‘‘Global Security 
Contingency Fund’’, subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(7) INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $7,500,000 shall 
be made available for assistance to eliminate inhu-
mane conditions in foreign prisons and other deten-
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tion facilities, notwithstanding section 660 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
on the proposed uses of such funds prior to obliga-
tion and not later than 60 days after enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
in addition to funds otherwise made available by this 
Act for such purpose. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RECONSTITUTING
CIVILIAN
POLICE
AU-
THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap-
propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 
nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 
mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 
other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 
as well as a nation emerging from instability. 
(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE-
INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2021. 
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(3) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE 
AUTHORITY.— 
(A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
108–287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘of this section’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘of 
this section after September 30, 2023.’’. 
(B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1961 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2021, 2022, and 2023’’. 
(4) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 
section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to 
Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the 
procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 
option to purchase) of defense articles from United 
States commercial suppliers, not including Major 
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and 
other types of aircraft having possible civilian appli-
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cation), if the President determines that there are 
compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 
for those defense articles being provided by commer-
cial lease rather than by government-to-government 
sale under such Act. 
(5) SPECIAL
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
FUND.— 
Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu-
ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 
Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 
2023: Provided, That the provision of defense arti-
cles and defense services to foreign countries or 
international organizations from the Fund shall be 
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(6) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—For the purposes of 
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs that are made 
available for assistance for units of foreign security 
forces, the term ‘‘to the maximum extent prac-
ticable’’ in section 620M(d)(7) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) means that the 
identity of such units shall be made publicly avail-
able unless the Secretary of State, on a case-by-case 
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basis, determines and reports to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that non-disclosure is in the 
national security interest of the United States: Pro-
vided, That any such determination shall include a 
detailed justification, and may be submitted in clas-
sified form. 
(7) DUTY TO INFORM.—If assistance to a for-
eign security force is provided in a manner in which 
the recipient unit or units cannot be identified prior 
to the transfer of assistance, the Secretary of State 
shall provide a list of units prohibited from receiving 
such assistance pursuant to section 620M of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to the recipient gov-
ernment. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 
(A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, demining equipment 
available to the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and the Department of 
State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for human-
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itarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 
basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary of State may 
prescribe. 
(B) CLUSTER
MUNITIONS.—No military 
assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni-
tions, no defense export license for cluster mu-
nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless— 
(i) the submunitions of the cluster 
munitions, after arming, do not result in 
more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 
across the range of intended operational 
environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 
such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 
technology specifies that the cluster muni-
tions will only be used against clearly de-
fined military targets and will not be used 
where civilians are known to be present or 
in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
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or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions. 
(3) 
CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET
JUSTIFICA-
TIONS.—Of the funds realized pursuant to section 
21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act and 
made available for obligation for expenses incurred 
by the Department of Defense, Defense Security Co-
operation Agency (DSCA) during fiscal year 2021 
pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b)), $25,000,000 shall be 
withheld from obligation until the DSCA, jointly 
with the Department of State, submits to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations the congressional budget 
justification for funds requested under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for fiscal 
years 2021 and 2022, including the accompanying 
classified appendices. 
(4) CROWD
CONTROL
ITEMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, 
small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other 
items for crowd control purposes for foreign security 
forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful ex-
pression, association, or assembly in countries that 
the Secretary of State determines are undemocratic 
or are undergoing democratic transitions. 
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(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on funds obligated and ex-
pended during fiscal year 2020, by country and pur-
pose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’. 
(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE-
PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 
656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 
‘‘military training provided to foreign military per-
sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 
military training provided by foreign governments 
with funds appropriated to the Department of De-
fense or the Department of State, except for train-
ing provided by the government of a country des-
ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2321k(b)) as a major non-North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization ally. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 7036. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
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(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 
in the region and to United States investment and 
trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; 
(3) all Arab League states should normalize re-
lations with their neighbor Israel; 
(4) the President and the Secretary of State 
should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab 
League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to 
demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking 
into consideration the participation of any recipient 
country in the boycott when determining to sell 
weapons to said country; and 
(5) the President should report to Congress an-
nually on specific steps being taken by the United 
States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 
their relations with Israel to bring about the termi-
nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, includ-
ing those to encourage allies and trading partners of 
the United States to enact laws prohibiting busi-
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nesses from complying with the boycott and penal-
izing businesses that do comply. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 
unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
and 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
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context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include— 
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 
other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interest of the United States to do so. 
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(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2021, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
troller General of the United States will have access to 
appropriate United States financial information in order 
to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
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(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 
any individual, private or government entity, or edu-
cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 
to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 
engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 
entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 
principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov-
erning board of trustees any individual that has been de-
termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 
or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter-
rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 
steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 
terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu-
cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 
be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
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Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for— 
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State deter-
mines has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds made available by this or 
prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 
available by transfer, may be made available for obli-
gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks 
that have been established for security assistance for 
the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent 
of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 
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and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 
sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro-
gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 
ensure, among other things, compliance with this 
section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 
to $1,000,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec-
tor General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for audits, investigations, and 
other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 
this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
(e) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 
in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2021 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 
audit shall address— 
(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
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(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) 
NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—Funds 
made 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 
to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 
more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 
apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
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(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 
the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 
place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 
weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 
Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 
LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
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(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 
Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 
Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree-
ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government, including all of its ministers or such 
equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 
(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 
this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
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shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent are continuing to comply with the principles 
contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 
such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and may only be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 
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certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, up to $125,000,000 may be 
made available for assistance for Egypt, of which up 
to $40,000,000 should be made available for higher 
education programs, including $15,000,000 for 
scholarships for Egyptian students with high finan-
cial need to attend not-for-profit institutions of high-
er education in Egypt that are currently accredited 
by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the 
United States Department of Education, or meets 
standards equivalent to those required for United 
States institutional accreditation by a regional ac-
crediting agency recognized by such Department: 
Provided, That such funds shall be made available 
for democracy programs, and for development pro-
grams in the Sinai: Provided further, That such 
funds may not be made available for cash transfer 
assistance or budget support unless the Secretary of 
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State certifies and reports to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Government of Egypt 
is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize 
the economy and implement market-based economic 
reforms. 
(3) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
up 
to 
$1,300,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, may be made available for as-
sistance for Egypt: Provided, That such funds 
may be transferred to an interest bearing ac-
count in the Federal Reserve Bank of New 
York, following consultation with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
20 percent of such funds shall be withheld from 
obligation until the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Government of Egypt is taking, 
on a sustained and effective basis, the steps 
enumerated under this section in the report ac-
companying this Act: Provided further, That the 
certification requirement of this paragraph shall 
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not apply to funds appropriated by this Act 
under such heading for counterterrorism, bor-
der security, and nonproliferation programs for 
Egypt. 
(B) WAIVER.— 
(i) The Secretary of State may waive 
the certification requirement in subpara-
graph (A) with respect to 95 percent of the 
amount withheld from obligation pursuant 
to such subparagraph if the Secretary de-
termines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that to do so is important 
to the national security interest of the 
United States, and includes in such report 
a detailed justification for the use of such 
waiver and the reasons why any of the cer-
tification requirements of subparagraph 
(A) cannot be met: Provided, That the re-
port required by this paragraph shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may be 
accompanied by a classified annex. 
(ii) The remaining 5 percent may only 
be made available for obligation if the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the 
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Government of Egypt has completed action 
to provide fair and commensurate com-
pensation to American citizen April Corley 
for injuries suffered by Egyptian armed 
forces on September 13, 2015: Provided, 
That none of the funds withheld pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) shall be transferred to 
the interest bearing account referenced in 
subparagraph (A) until the determination 
in the preceding sentence has been pro-
vided to the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall 
be made available for the programs and activities de-
scribed under this section in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations the semi-annual report re-
quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En-
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ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 
added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree-
ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on— 
(i) the status of United States bilat-
eral sanctions on Iran; 
(ii) the reimposition and renewed en-
forcement of secondary sanctions; and 
(iii) the impact such sanctions have 
had 
on 
Iran’s 
destabilizing 
activities 
throughout the Middle East. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Iraq for bilateral economic assist-
ance and international security assistance, including 
in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and for programs 
to protect and assist religious and ethnic minority 
populations in Iraq as described under this section 
in the report accompanying this Act. 
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(2) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used by the Government of the 
United States to enter into a permanent basing 
rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $1,525,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not 
less than $800,000,000 of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 
available for budget support for the Government of Jordan 
and not less than $425,000,000 shall be made available 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Lebanon: Provided, That such 
funds made available under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ may be made available notwith-
standing section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 
228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
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(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail-
able for programs and equipment for the Leba-
nese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to address secu-
rity and stability requirements in areas affected 
by conflict in Syria, following consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are made available for assistance 
for Lebanon may only be made available for 
programs to— 
(i) professionalize the LAF to miti-
gate internal and external threats from 
non-state actors, including Hizballah; 
(ii) strengthen border security and 
combat terrorism, including training and 
equipping the LAF to secure the borders 
of Lebanon and address security and sta-
bility requirements in areas affected by 
conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship-
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ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 
as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 
(iii) implement United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 
available by this subparagraph for assistance 
for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
spend plan, including actions to be taken to en-
sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 
only for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered as meeting the notifica-
tion requirements under section 7015 of this 
Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted 
not later than June 1, 2021: Provided further, 
That any notification submitted pursuant to 
such section shall include any funds specifically 
intended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
ISF or the LAF if the ISF or the LAF is controlled 
by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated 
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
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(f) LIBYA.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds 
made available by this Act for assistance for Libya, the 
Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that all practicable steps have been 
taken to ensure that mechanisms are in place for moni-
toring, oversight, and control of such funds. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
AND
CONSULTATION
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act shall be made available for assistance for 
the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the 
obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
the proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) 
FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PRO-
GRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that 
are available for assistance for Morocco may only be 
used for the purposes requested in the Congressional 
Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
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(h) SAUDI ARABIA.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’ may be made available for as-
sistance for the Government of Saudi Arabia. 
(i) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 
response and chemical weapons use investigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) may not be made available for a 
project or activity that supports or otherwise le-
gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter-
rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 
Syria; 
(B) may not be made available for activi-
ties that further the strategic objectives of the 
Government of the Russian Federation that 
may threaten or undermine United States na-
tional security interests; and 
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(C) should not be used in areas of Syria 
controlled by a government led by Bashar al- 
Assad or associated forces. 
(3) MONITORING
AND
OVERSIGHT.—Prior to 
the obligation of any funds appropriated by this Act 
and made available for assistance for Syria, the Sec-
retary of State shall take all practicable steps to en-
sure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
oversight, and control of such assistance inside 
Syria. 
(4) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
may only be made available following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees, and 
shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, not less than $191,400,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Tunisia. 
(k) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary of State shall report to the Committees on 
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Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance 
is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
in this Act may be made available for assistance 
for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date 
of enactment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof outside an 
agreement negotiated between Israel and 
the Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 
authorized investigation, or actively sup-
port such an investigation, that subjects 
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Israeli nationals to an investigation for al-
leged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph re-
sulting from the application of subclause (I) of 
such clause if the Secretary certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is 
in the national security interest of the United 
States, and submits a report to such Commit-
tees detailing how the waiver and the continu-
ation of assistance would assist in furthering 
Middle East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100–204) if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinians 
have not, after the date of enactment of this 
Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof the same 
standing as member states or full member-
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systems in developing countries: Provided further, That 
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 
USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds for such 
partnerships. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, not less than $17,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for cooperative development programs of USAID and 
not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for the 
American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. 
(c) ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS.— 
(1)(A) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry 
out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and 
chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, except for the provisions of this 
subsection, to support environment programs. 
(B) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(C) Of the funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
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(d) CONDITIONS
ON AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.— 
Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not 
be made available unless— 
(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by 
this Act in an account separate from other accounts 
of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with 
other sums; and 
(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOL-
LAR WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(1) Not later than 4 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA 
is budgeting for the year in which the report is sub-
mitted for a country program in the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 
that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country 
program in the People’s Republic of China in the 
year covered by the report, then the amount of such 
funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Re-
public of China shall be deducted from the funds 
made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obliga-
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