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(g) PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS AND 
JOURNALISTS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘De-
mocracy Fund’’, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made 
available for the Human Rights Defenders Fund to sup-
port and protect civil society activists who have been 
threatened, harassed, or attacked, consistent with the ac-
tion plan required by section 7032(i)(1) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 115– 
141): Provided, That such funds may only be made avail-
able following consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That such funds shall be allo-
cated to, and administered by, the Bureau of Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, in con-
sultation, as appropriate, with relevant bureaus and of-
fices of the Department of State and USAID, and are in 
addition to amounts otherwise made available for such 
purposes. 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE-
DOM OFFICE AND SPECIAL ENVOY TO PROMOTE RELI-
GIOUS FREEDOM.— 
(1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall 
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be made available for the Office of International Re-
ligious Freedom, Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the 
Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Re-
ligious Minorities in the Near East and South Cen-
tral Asia, as authorized in the Near East and South 
Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–161), including for support staff at not 
less than the amounts specified for such offices in 
the table under such heading in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
(2) CURRICULUM.—Funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and designated 
for the Office of International Religious Freedom 
shall be made available for the development and im-
plementation of an international religious freedom 
curriculum in accordance with section 708(a)(2) of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4028(a)(2)). 
(b) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ and available 
for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund, not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
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international religious freedom programs: Provided, 
That the Ambassador-at-Large for International Re-
ligious Freedom shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations on the uses of such funds. 
(2) PROTECTION
AND
INVESTIGATION
PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted reli-
gious minorities: Provided, That a portion of such 
funds shall be made available for programs to inves-
tigate the persecution of such minorities by govern-
ments and non-state actors and for the public dis-
semination of information collected on such persecu-
tion, including on the Department of State website. 
(3) HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and 
Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for hu-
manitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted 
religious minorities, including victims of genocide 
designated by the Secretary of State and other 
groups that have suffered crimes against humanity 
and ethnic cleansing, to— 
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(A) facilitate the implementation of an im-
mediate, coordinated, and sustained response to 
provide humanitarian assistance; 
(B) enhance protection of conflict victims, 
including those facing a dire humanitarian cri-
sis and severe persecution because of their faith 
or ethnicity; and 
(C) improve access to secure locations for 
obtaining humanitarian and resettlement serv-
ices. 
(4) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE, RECONCILIATION, 
AND REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are made available for 
the Relief and Recovery Fund, not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be made available to support tran-
sitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration pro-
grams for vulnerable and persecuted religious mi-
norities, including in the Middle East and North Af-
rica regions: Provided, That such funds shall be 
matched, to the maximum extent practicable, from 
sources other than the United States Government. 
(5) RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS.—Funds made 
available by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be the re-
sponsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for Inter-
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national Religious Freedom, in consultation with 
other relevant United States Government officials. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Broadcasting 
Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’ shall be made available for programs related to 
international religious freedom, including reporting on the 
condition of vulnerable and persecuted religious groups. 
(d) FUNDING CLARIFICATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to subsection (b) are in addition to amounts 
otherwise made available for such purposes. 
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) 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-
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vention Board: Provided, That the Under Secretary for Ci-
vilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Depart-
ment of State, shall be responsible for providing the stra-
tegic policy direction for, and policy oversight of, funds 
made available pursuant to this subsection to the Bureaus 
of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs 
and Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department 
of State: Provided further, 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. 
(c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by 
the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 
Assistance, United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, from this or any other Act, may be made available 
as a general contribution to the World Food Programme, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(d) 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 
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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) 
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. 
(4) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 
may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 
III to make innovation incentive awards: Provided, 
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That each individual award may not exceed 
$100,000: Provided further, That no more than 10 
such awards may be made during fiscal year 2019: 
Provided further, That for purposes of this para-
graph the term ‘‘innovation incentive award’’ means 
the provision of funding on a competitive basis 
that— 
(A) encourages and rewards the develop-
ment of solutions for a particular, well-defined 
problem related to the alleviation of poverty; or 
(B) helps identify and promote a broad 
range of ideas and practices facilitating further 
development of an idea or practice by third par-
ties. 
(5) 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, as amended, (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 
2451 et seq.), except through the formal rulemaking 
process pursuant to the Administrative Procedure 
Act and notwithstanding the exceptions to such rule-
making process in such Act: Provided, That funds 
made available for such purpose shall only be made 
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available after consultation with, and subject to the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations, regarding how any proposed 
modification would affect the public diplomacy goals 
of, and the estimated economic impact on, the 
United States. 
(6) REPORT.—The report required by section 
502(d) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2017 (division N of Public Law 115–31; 22 
U.S.C. 254a note) shall be provided to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(7) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are 
made available for private sector partnerships, up to 
$100,000,000 may remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That funds made available pur-
suant to this paragraph may be reprogrammed after 
September 30, 2021 for other purposes following 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner 
vetting program, or making significant changes to the 
scope of an existing partner vetting program, the Sec-
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retary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided, That USAID partner vetting shall be considered to 
meet any other requirement to establish, maintain, or im-
plement a partner vetting or similar program. 
(f) CONTINGENCIES AND EVACUATIONS.— 
(1) During fiscal year 2019, the President may 
use up to $125,000,000 under the authority of sec-
tion 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not-
withstanding any other provision of law. 
(2) Of the unobligated balances from amounts 
available for Worldwide Security Protection under 
the ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ heading in 
the Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 
(division B of Public Law 114–254), up to 
$301,200,000 may be used to develop and imple-
ment emergency evacuation contingency plans: Pro-
vided, That such amounts are designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Glob-
al 
War 
on 
Terrorism 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
That funds made available by this paragraph shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
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notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(g) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern-
ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 
to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc-
tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 
withholding funds under this subsection. 
(h) CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROJECT DETER-
MINATION.—None of the funds appropriated in titles I and 
III of this Act may be used for the preservation of reli-
gious sites unless the Secretary of State or the USAID 
Administrator, as appropriate, determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that such sites are his-
torically, artistically, or culturally significant, that the 
purpose of the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit 
the free exercise of religion, and that the project is in the 
national interest of the United States. 
(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-
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pired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2019, 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 TO COUNTER EXTREMISM.—Funds 
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ to counter extremism may be made avail-
able notwithstanding any other provision of law restricting 
assistance to foreign countries, except sections 502B and 
620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, 
That the use of the authority of this subsection shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees, and the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES 
OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—Section 7034(k) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2019. 
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(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, 
2019’’ 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, 2019. 
(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, 2019’’ for ‘‘October 
1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 
(4) OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY AND LIMI-
TATION.— 
(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, 2019. 
(B) The authority described in subpara-
graph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible 
member of the Foreign Service (as defined in 
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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)— 
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
‘‘and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2018, and 
2019’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘2018’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2019’’; and 
(B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) 
in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2019’’. 
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(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, 2019. 
(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, 
2019, except that the notification and reporting re-
quirements contained in such section shall include 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(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 the 
date of enactment of this Act or who is employed on 
the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever oc-
curs first, shall acquire competitive status for ap-
pointment to any position in the competitive service 
for which the employee possesses the required quali-
fications. 
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