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(G) $1,500,000 for deserter programs, consistent with 
the requirements of paragraph (3). 
(3) 
DESERTER
PROGRAMS.—Pursuant 
to 
section 
7043(a)(1)(A) of division K of Public Law 117–328, as continued 
in effect by this subsection, funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made 
available for assistance for Burma shall be made available 
for programs and activities to support deserters from the mili-
tary junta and its allied entities, following consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
(b) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, not less than $1,800,000,000 shall be 
made available to support implementation of the Indo-Pacific 
Strategy. 
(2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 
$400,000,000 shall be made available for a Countering PRC 
Influence Fund to counter the influence of the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist 
Party and entities acting on their behalf globally, which shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts 
otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That up to 10 percent of such funds shall be held in reserve 
to respond to unanticipated opportunities to counter PRC influ-
ence: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant 
to this paragraph under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ may remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this Act 
for such Fund under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated under such headings: Provided fur-
ther, That such transfer authority is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, and 
is subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs may be made available for any project or activity 
that directly supports or promotes— 
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any dual-use infra-
structure projects of the People’s Republic of China; or 
(B) the use of technology, including biotechnology, dig-
ital, telecommunications, and cyber, developed by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China unless the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies, as 
appropriate, determines that such use does not adversely 
impact the national security of the United States.
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(4) MAPS.—None of the funds made available by this Act 
should be used to create, procure, or display any map that 
inaccurately depicts the territory and social and economic 
system of Taiwan and the islands or island groups administered 
by Taiwan authorities. 
(5) TREASURY APPROPRIATIONS FUND SYMBOL 97–11 X 8242 
REPROGRAMMING.—Of the grant balances in the Foreign Mili-
tary Sales Trust Fund, identified by Treasury Appropriations 
Fund Symbol 97–11 X 8242, which are not currently applied 
to an active FMS case and which were appropriated prior 
to fiscal year 2016, $50,000,000 shall be deobligated, as appro-
priate, and shall be available for assistance for countries in 
the Indo-Pacific region and for the purposes of the Countering 
PRC Influence Fund, in addition to any funds otherwise made 
available for such purposes, under the same authorities and 
conditions as amounts made available under this subsection. 
(c) LAOS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and 
IV shall be made available for assistance for Laos, including for 
assistance for persons with disabilities caused by unexploded ord-
nance accidents, and funds may be made available for programs 
to assist persons with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or develop-
mental disabilities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange: Provided, 
That funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be 
used, in consultation with the Government of Laos, for assessments 
of the existence of dioxin contamination resulting from the use 
of Agent Orange in Laos and the feasibility and cost of remediation. 
(d) MISSION AUSTRALIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs under the heading 
‘‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’’ shall be made available to 
increase the number of Department of State personnel and improve 
the requisite facilities necessary to advance the national security 
policy objectives of the United States in Australia, including through 
AUKUS implementation: Provided, That such expanded presence 
shall be reflected in the operating plan submitted pursuant to 
section 7062 of this Act, following consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(e) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made 
available for assistance for the central government of a country 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees engages in significant transactions 
contributing 
materially 
to 
the 
malicious 
cyber-intrusion 
capabilities of the Government of North Korea: Provided, That 
the Secretary of State shall submit the report required by 
section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhance-
ment Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 U.S.C. 9229) to 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State may waive the application of the restriction 
in this paragraph with respect to assistance for the central 
government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports 
to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is 
important to the national security interest of the United States, 
including a description of such interest served.
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(2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be 
made available to maintain broadcasting hours into North 
Korea at levels not less than the prior fiscal year. 
(3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ and 
‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made available for the promotion 
of human rights in North Korea: Provided, That the authority 
of section 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds. 
(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’ may be made available for assistance 
for the Government of North Korea. 
(f) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.— 
(1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’’ shall be made 
available to increase the United States diplomatic and develop-
ment presence in Pacific Islands countries (PICs), including 
the number and location of facilities and personnel, and to 
enhance the communications capacity of such personnel: Pro-
vided, That such expanded presence shall be reflected in the 
operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7062 of this Act, 
following consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 
$175,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for PICs: 
Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for the Countering PRC Influence Fund shall be made 
available for assistance for PICs, in addition to funds made 
available under this paragraph: Provided further, That funds 
made available by this paragraph for assistance for PICs shall 
be made available for programs and activities to strengthen 
and expand cooperation between the United States and higher 
education institutions in PICs, to be awarded on a competitive 
basis: Provided further, That of the funds made available by 
this paragraph for assistance for PICs: not less than $5,000,000 
shall be made available for trilateral programs; not less than 
$7,500,000 shall be made available for unexploded ordnance 
clearance, including in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, 
and Kiribati; and not less than $20,000,000 shall be made 
available for a regional financing facility established by the 
Pacific Islands Forum to build preparedness against natural 
disasters. 
(g) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist 
Party. 
(2) HONG KONG.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than $5,000,000 
shall be made available for democracy and Internet freedom
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programs for Hong Kong, including legal and other support 
for democracy activists. 
(h) PHILIPPINES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $180,300,000 shall be 
made available for assistance for the Philippines, of which 
not less than $80,300,000 shall be made available under the 
heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ and not less 
than $100,000,000 shall be made available under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ may be made available for counternarcotics 
assistance for the Philippines, except for drug demand reduc-
tion, maritime law enforcement, or transnational interdiction. 
(i) PUBLIC LAW 106–554.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange Pro-
grams’’ and ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, not less than 
$11,500,000 shall be made available to carry out the purposes 
of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division 
B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106– 
554 and contained in appendix D of such Act; 114 Stat. 2763A– 
257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note). 
(j) TAIWAN.— 
(1) GLOBAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING FRAMEWORK.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National 
Security Investment Programs’’, not less than $4,000,000 shall 
be made available for the Global Cooperation and Training 
Framework, which shall be administered by the American 
Institute in Taiwan. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, not less than $300,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Taiwan: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall prioritize the delivery of defense articles and services 
for Taiwan. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM LOAN AND LOAN 
GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, except for amounts des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, may be made available for 
the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees for Taiwan, 
as authorized by section 5502(g) of the Taiwan Enhanced Resil-
ience Act (subtitle A of title LV of division E of Public Law 
117–263). 
(4) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Payment to the American Institute in 
Taiwan’’ shall be made available for the Taiwan Fellowship 
Program. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds