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available for assistance for the central Government 
of Sudan, except to support implementation of a via-
ble peace agreement in Sudan. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs that are made available for any new 
program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(h) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to vote 
against any extension by the respective institution of 
any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 
except to meet basic human needs or to promote de-
mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the rule of law has been restored, including respect 
for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 
expression, association, and assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 
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except for health and education, unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports as required in para-
graph (1). 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) USES
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Se-
curity 
Investment 
Programs’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$121,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Burma for the purposes described in section 
5575 of the Burma Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title 
LV of division E of Public Law 117–263) and sec-
tion 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328): Pro-
vided, That the authorities, limitations, and condi-
tions contained in section 7043(a) of division K of 
Public Law 117–328 shall apply to funds made 
available for assistance for Burma under this Act, 
except for the minimum funding requirements and 
paragraph (1)(B): Provided further, That for the 
purposes of section 5575 of the Burma Act of 2022 
and assistance for Burma made available by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
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programs, ‘‘non-lethal assistance’’ shall include 
equipment and associated training as described 
under this section in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
subsection (a), not less than the following amounts 
shall be made available for assistance for Burma— 
(A) $75,000,000 for assistance programs, 
including in Thailand and India, and cross bor-
der programs; 
(B) $10,000,000 for governance and fed-
eralism programs, including at the local and 
state levels; 
(C) $7,000,000 for atrocities prevention 
and accountability programs, including for doc-
umentation and preservation of evidence; 
(D) $1,000,000 for accountability and jus-
tice programs for crimes against the Rohingya; 
(E) $25,000,000 for non-lethal assistance, 
consistent with the requirements of paragraph 
(1); 
(F) $1,500,000 for support for current 
and former political prisoners; and 
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(G) $1,500,000 for deserter programs, 
consistent with the requirements of paragraph 
(3). 
(3) DESERTER PROGRAMS.—Pursuant to sec-
tion 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 ap-
propriations 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 de-
serters from the military junta and its allied entities, 
following consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional 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 appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 
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and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less 
than $400,000,000 shall be made available for a 
Countering PRC Influence Fund to counter the in-
fluence of the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China and the Chinese Communist Party and en-
tities acting on their behalf globally, which shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided, That such funds are in 
addition to amounts otherwise made available for 
such purposes: Provided further, That up to 10 per-
cent of such funds shall be held in reserve to re-
spond to unanticipated opportunities to counter PRC 
influence: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able 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 Military Financing Program’’ may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
under such headings: Provided further, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any other trans-
fer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, 
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and is subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees 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 di-
rectly supports or promotes— 
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 
dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 
Republic of China; or 
(B) the use of technology, including bio-
technology, digital, telecommunications, and 
cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 
China unless the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the heads of other Federal agen-
cies, as appropriate, determines that such use 
does not adversely impact the national security 
of the United States. 
(4) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 
by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis-
play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 
and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 
islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au-
thorities. 
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(5) TREASURY APPROPRIATIONS FUND SYMBOL 
97–11 X 8242 REPROGRAMMING.—Of the grant bal-
ances in the Foreign Military 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 appropriate, and shall be available 
for assistance for countries in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion 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 avail-
able under this subsection. 
(c) LAOS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under ti-
tles III and IV shall be made available for assistance for 
Laos, including for assistance for persons with disabilities 
caused by unexploded ordnance accidents, and funds may 
be made available for programs to assist persons with se-
vere physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental disabil-
ities 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 re-
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sulting 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 De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams under the heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign Af-
fairs’’ 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 ex-
panded presence shall be reflected in the operating plan 
submitted pursuant to section 7062 of this Act, following 
consultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
(e) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available 
for assistance for the central government of a coun-
try 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 Gov-
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ernment of North Korea: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State shall submit the report required by 
section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement 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 para-
graph with respect to assistance for the central gov-
ernment of a country if the Secretary determines 
and reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that to do so is important to the national se-
curity interest of the United States, including a de-
scription of such interest served. 
(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 In-
vestment Programs’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall 
be made available for the promotion of human rights 
in North Korea: Provided, That the authority of sec-
tion 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such 
funds. 
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(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 Govern-
ment 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 development presence 
in Pacific Islands countries (PICs), including the 
number and location of facilities and personnel, and 
to enhance the communications capacity of such per-
sonnel: Provided, That such expanded presence shall 
be reflected in the operating plan submitted pursu-
ant to section 7062 of this Act, following consulta-
tion with the appropriate congressional committees. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security In-
vestment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less 
than $175,000,000 shall be made available for as-
sistance for PICs: Provided, That funds appro-
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priated 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 para-
graph for assistance for PICs shall be made avail-
able 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 assist-
ance 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 disas-
ters. 
(g) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the 
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(i) PUBLIC LAW 106–554.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Programs’’ and ‘‘National Security In-
vestment 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 Invest-
ment 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
PRO-
GRAM.—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 arti-
cles and services for Taiwan. 
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(3) FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
PROGRAM 
LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, except for 
amounts designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees 
for Taiwan, as authorized by section 5502(g) of the 
Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title 
LV of division E of Public Law 117–263). 
(4) FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated 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 Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the uses of funds made available 
pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That such 
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funds shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) TIBET.— 
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, 
not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available to 
nongovernmental 
organizations 
with 
experience 
working with Tibetan communities to support activi-
ties which preserve cultural traditions and promote 
sustainable development, education, and environ-
mental conservation in Tibetan communities in the 
Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan com-
munities in China. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made 
available for programs to promote and preserve Ti-
betan culture and language in the refugee and dias-
pora Tibetan communities, development, and the re-
silience of Tibetan communities and the Central Ti-
betan Administration in India and Nepal, and to as-
sist in the education and development of the next 
generation of Tibetan leaders from such commu-
nities: Provided, That such funds are in addition to 
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amounts made available in paragraph (1) for pro-
grams inside Tibet. 
(3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
available for programs to strengthen the capacity of 
the Central Tibetan Administration, of which up to 
$1,500,000 may be made available to address eco-
nomic growth and capacity building activities, in-
cluding for displaced Tibetan refugee families in 
India and Nepal to help meet basic needs, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) Funds made available for assistance for 
Tibet by this subsection shall be made available as 
described under this section in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act). 
(5) Section 7031(c) of this Act shall be applied 
to officials of the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China and other governments in the South 
Asia region about whom the Secretary of State has 
credible information have been involved in a gross 
violation of human rights against the people of Tibet 
in the Tibet Autonomous Region or other Tibetan 
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communities in the People’s Republic of China and 
the region. 
(l) VIETNAM.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 
for Vietnam, of which not less than— 
(1) $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
health and disability programs to assist persons with 
severe physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental 
disabilities: Provided, That such funds shall be 
prioritized to assist persons whose disabilities may 
be related to the use of Agent Orange and exposure 
to dioxin, or are the result of unexploded ordnance 
accidents; 
(2) $20,000,000 shall be made available, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, for activi-
ties related to the remediation of dioxin contami-
nated sites in Vietnam and may be made available 
for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, in-
cluding the military, for such purposes; 
(3) $3,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Reconciliation/Vietnamese Wartime Accounting Ini-
tiative; and 
(4) $3,500,000 shall be made available for 
higher education programs. 
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for assistance for countries in Central America, in-
cluding Panama and Costa Rica, consistent with 
subsection (a), which shall include programs to— 
(A) combat corruption and impunity in 
such countries, including, as appropriate, with 
offices of Attorneys General; 
(B) reduce violence against women and 
girls; and 
(C) support locally-led development in El 
Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
(A) Of the funds made available pursuant 
to paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘National 
Security Investment Programs’’ and under title 
IV of this Act, 50 percent of such funds that 
are made available for assistance for each of the 
central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, 
and Honduras may only be obligated after the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment is— 
(i) combating corruption and impu-
nity, including investigating and pros-
ecuting government officials, military per-
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sonnel, and police officers credibly alleged 
to be corrupt, and improving strategies to 
combat money laundering and other global 
financial crimes; 
(ii) implementing reforms, policies, 
and programs to strengthen the rule of 
law, including increasing the transparency 
of public institutions, strengthening the 
independence of judicial and electoral insti-
tutions, and improving the transparency of 
political campaign and political party fi-
nancing; 
(iii) protecting the rights of human 
rights defenders, trade unionists, journal-
ists, civil society groups, opposition polit-
ical parties, and the independence of the 
media; 
(iv) taking demonstrable actions to se-
cure national borders and stem mass mi-
gration toward Mexico and the United 
States, including positive governance re-
lated to combating crime and violence, 
building economic opportunity, improving 
government services, and protecting human 
rights; 
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(v) providing effective and accountable 
law enforcement and security for its citi-
zens, curtailing the role of the military in 
public security, and upholding due process 
of law; 
(vi) implementing programs to reduce 
violence against women and girls; 
(vii) implementing policies to reduce 
poverty and promote economic growth and 
opportunity, including the implementation 
of reforms to strengthen educational sys-
tems, vocational training programs, and 
programs for at-risk youth; 
(viii) cooperating with the United 
States to counter drug trafficking, human 
trafficking and smuggling, and other 
transnational crime; 
(ix) cooperating with the United 
States and other governments in the region 
to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 
reintegration of migrants; and 
(x) implementing policies that improve 
the environment for businesses, including 
foreign businesses, to operate and invest, 
including executing tax reform in a trans-
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parent manner, ensuring effective legal 
mechanisms for reimbursements of tax re-
funds owed to United States businesses, 
and resolving disputes involving the confis-
cation of real property of United States en-
tities. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available 
for— 
(i) judicial entities to combat corrup-
tion and impunity; 
(ii) programs to promote and protect 
human rights and to investigate human 
rights abuses; 
(iii) support for women’s economic 
empowerment; 
(iv) prevention of violence against 
women and girls; 
(v) humanitarian assistance; and 
(vi) food security programs. 
(C) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO-
GRAM.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ may be made available for 
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assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or Hon-
duras, except for programs that support hu-
manitarian assistance and disaster response. 
(c) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) PRE-OBLIGATION REPORTS.—Prior to the 
initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 
and made available for assistance for Colombia, the 
Secretary of State shall submit the reports required 
under this section in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(A) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ that are made available for assist-
ance for Colombia, 25 percent may be obligated 
only if the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
in the previous 12 months the Government of 
Colombia has— 
(i) reduced overall coca cultivation, 
production, and drug trafficking; 
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(ii) continued cooperating with the 
United States on joint counternarcotics op-
erations; and 
(iii) maintained extradition coopera-
tion with the United States. 
(B) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ and made avail-
able for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent 
may be obligated only if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that the requirements under this 
section in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act) have been met. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of para-
graph (2) shall not apply to funds made available for 
aviation instruction and maintenance, and maritime 
and riverine security programs. 
(4) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs and made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be used to trans-
port personnel and supplies involved in drug eradi-
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cation and interdiction, including security for such 
activities, and to provide transport in support of al-
ternative development programs and investigations 
by civilian judicial authorities. 
(5) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that are made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be made available 
for payment of reparations to conflict victims, com-
pensation to demobilized combatants, or cash sub-
sidies for agrarian reforms associated with the im-
plementation of the 2016 agreement between the 
Government of Colombia and illegal armed groups. 
(d) CUBA.— 
(1) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National 
Security Investment Programs’’, not less than 
$25,000,000 shall be made available to promote de-
mocracy and strengthen civil society in Cuba, includ-
ing to support political prisoners: Provided, That no 
funds shall be obligated for business promotion, eco-
nomic reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assist-
ance that is not democracy building as expressly au-
thorized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
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darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban 
Democracy Act of 1992. 
(2) PROHIBITIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act or 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams may be used to eliminate or diminish the 
Cuba Restricted List as maintained by the Depart-
ment of State, or to otherwise allow, facilitate or en-
courage financial transactions with entities on the 
Cuba Restricted List, as well as other entities or in-
dividuals within the Cuban military or Cuban intel-
ligence services, high level members of the Com-
munist Party, those licensed by the Cuban govern-
ment, or the immediate family members of these en-
tities or individuals. 
(3) PROHIBITION
ON
SUPPORT
FOR
CUBAN 
MILITARY AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS.—None of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be made available to any indi-
vidual or entity that— 
(A) engages in financial transactions with, 
transfers funds to, or otherwise provides mate-
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rial support to the Ministry of the Revolu-
tionary Armed Forces of Cuba, the Ministry of 
the Interior of Cuba, or any subdivision, agen-
cy, or instrumentality thereof; 
(B) engages in activities that directly or 
indirectly support, facilitate, or benefit the op-
erations, revenue generation, or international 
commercial activities of such Ministries; 
(C) is owned or controlled by, or acts on 
behalf of, any entity described in subparagraphs 
(A) or (B); or 
(D) knowingly provides support or services 
for the purpose of circumventing sanctions or 
restrictions on the Cuban military or security 
forces, or to benefit senior members thereof. 
(4) EXCEPTIONS.—The restrictions of para-
graph (3) shall not apply to— 
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, 
medicine, or medical devices to Cuba consistent 
with the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 
Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et 
seq.); 
(B) payments in furtherance of the lease, 
maintenance, or improvements of the United 
States military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 
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(C) assistance in support of democracy- 
building and civil society programs for Cuba 
consistent with section 109 of the LIBERTAD 
Act; 
(D) payments necessary for the operations, 
maintenance, or outreach of the United States 
diplomatic mission or embassy in Havana, 
Cuba; and 
(E) sending, processing, or receiving au-
thorized remittances. 
(e) CUBAN DOCTORS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees listing the countries and inter-
national organizations for which the Secretary has 
credible information are directly paying the Govern-
ment of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of 
Cuban medical professionals: Provided, That such 
report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State shall inform each gov-
ernment or international organization of its inclusion 
in such report not later than 30 days after the date 
of the submission of such report to such committees. 
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(2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall apply the requirements of section 7031(c) of 
this Act to officials from countries and organizations 
identified in the report required pursuant to the pre-
vious paragraph. 
(3) LIMITATION.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV may be made avail-
able for assistance for the central government 
of a country or international organization that 
is listed for 2 consecutive years in the report re-
quired by paragraph (1). 
(B) The Secretary may resume assistance 
to the government of a country or international 
organization listed in the report for 2 consecu-
tive years required by paragraph (1) if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that such gov-
ernment or international organization no longer 
pays the Government of Cuba for coerced and 
trafficked labor of Cuban medical professionals. 
(f) FACILITATING
IRRESPONSIBLE
MIGRATION.— 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this Act may be used to encourage, mobilize, pub-
licize, or manage mass-migration caravans toward the 
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United States southwest border: Provided, That not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees with analysis on the organization 
and funding of mass-migration caravans in the Western 
Hemisphere: Provided further, That the prohibition con-
tained in this subsection shall not be construed to preclude 
the provision of humanitarian assistance. 
(g) HAITI.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for Haiti for programs to— 
(A) improve security and counter gang vio-
lence, including through the Gang Suppression 
Force in Haiti, and support for the Haitian Na-
tional Police and administration of justice; 
(B) coordinate programs and facilitate in-
formation sharing between and among Federal 
agencies and other international entities, par-
ticularly in the security and electoral sectors; 
(C) address humanitarian needs, including 
nutrition and programs addressing violence 
against women and children; 
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(D) 
continue 
basic 
education, 
public 
health, and economic development programs; 
and 
(E) establish humanitarian corridors for 
the provision of assistance to the people of 
Haiti, as the initial step in implementing an in-
tegrated security and humanitarian response 
that respects Haitian self-determination and 
sovereignty. 
(2) HAITIAN
ARMED
FORCES.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’, up to $5,000,000 may be made avail-
able for non-lethal assistance and operational sup-
port for the Haitian Armed Forces, following con-
sultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
(3) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 
of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 
and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 
(h) MEXICO.— 
(1) WATER DELIVERIES.—None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the Govern-
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ment of Mexico until the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such Government is delivering water owed to 
the United States by Mexico, as prescribed by Arti-
cle 4, Section B of the Treaty Between the United 
States of America and Mexico Relating to the Utili-
zation of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers 
and of the Rio Grande, February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 
1219): Provided, That such certification shall in-
clude an assessment of whether Mexico is delivering 
water in accordance with all terms established across 
bilateral agreements addressing delivery shortfalls: 
Provided further, That the limitation of this para-
graph shall not apply to funds made available to 
counter the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, 
and other synthetic drugs into the United States. 
(2) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title IV that are made 
available for assistance for Mexico, 30 percent may 
only be obligated after the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that in the previous 12 months the Govern-
ment of Mexico has taken steps to— 
(A) reduce the amount of fentanyl arriving 
at the United States-Mexico border; 
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(B) 
dismantle 
and 
hold 
accountable 
transnational criminal organizations; 
(C) support joint counternarcotics oper-
ations and intelligence sharing with United 
States counterparts; 
(D) respect extradition requests for crimi-
nals sought by the United States; and 
(E) increase counternarcotics engagement 
at both Federal and state levels. 
(i) NICARAGUA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 
Programs’’, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made 
available for democracy and religious freedom programs 
for Nicaragua. 
(j) ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.— 
(1) The Secretary of State shall instruct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the Or-
ganization of American States (OAS) to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to: 
(A) implement budgetary reforms and effi-
ciencies within the Organization; 
(B) eliminate arrears, increase other donor 
contributions, and impose penalties for succes-
sive late payment of assessments; 
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(C) prevent programmatic and organiza-
tional redundancies and consolidate duplicative 
activities and functions; 
(D) prioritize areas in which the OAS has 
expertise, such as strengthening democracy, 
monitoring electoral processes, and protecting 
human rights; and 
(E) implement reforms within the Office of 
the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG 
has the necessary leadership, integrity, profes-
sionalism, independence, policies, and proce-
dures to properly carry out its responsibilities 
in a manner that meets or exceeds best prac-
tices in the United States. 
(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act and made available for an as-
sessed contribution to the Organization of American 
States, but not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on actions taken or planned to be taken 
pursuant to paragraph (1) that are in addition to 
actions taken during the preceding fiscal year, and 
the results of such actions. 
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(k) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $90,000,000 
shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security 
Initiative: Provided, That funds made available above the 
fiscal year 2025 level shall be prioritized for countries 
within the transit zones of illicit drug shipments toward 
the United States that have increased interdiction of illicit 
drugs and are most directly impacted by the crisis in 
Haiti. 
(l) VENEZUELA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 
Programs’’, $50,000,000 should be made available for de-
mocracy programs for Venezuela. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUP-
PORT ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act 
(22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assist-
ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 
(22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 
Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 
of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as-
sistance; 
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(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 
other assistance provided by the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation as 
authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 
of Public Law 115–254); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export- 
Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(b) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for a government of an Independent State of the 
former Soviet Union if such government directs any action 
in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov-
ereignty of any other Independent State of the former So-
viet Union, such as those violations included in the Hel-
sinki Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise pro-
vided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made 
available without regard to the restriction in this sub-
section if the President determines that to do so is in the 
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national security interest of the United States: Provided 
further, That prior to executing the authority contained 
in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 
assistance supports the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(c) TURKEY.—The limitations and other provisions 
of section 7046(c) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47) shall continue 
in effect during fiscal year 2026 and apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—The limitations and other pro-
visions of section 7046(d) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47) shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act. 
(e) OTHER MATTERS.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 
Programs’’, not less than $500,000,000 shall be made 
available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, ex-
cept section 7047 of this Act, for assistance and related 
programs for countries identified in section 3 of the 
FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801) and section 
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3(c) of the SEED Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5402), in addi-
tion to funds otherwise available for such purposes: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ and 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
may be made available for contributions to multilateral 
initiatives to counter hybrid threats. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa-
tion. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central government of a country that 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative 
steps intended to support or be supportive of the 
Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other 
territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as other-
wise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 
waive the restriction on assistance required by this 
paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 
such Committees that to do so is in the national in-
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terest of the United States, and includes a justifica-
tion for such interest. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or 
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 
of United States Government investments in 
Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 
control of the Russian Federation or Russian- 
backed forces, if such activity includes the par-
ticipation of Russian Government officials, or 
other Russian owned or controlled financial en-
tities; or 
(C) assistance for Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine under the control of the Rus-
sian Federation or Russian-backed forces, if 
such assistance includes the participation of 
Russian Government officials, or other Russian 
owned or controlled financial entities. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive director of each 
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international financial institution to use the voice 
and vote of the United States to oppose any assist-
ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 
grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) DURATION.—The requirements and limita-
tions of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Cri-
mea and other territory in Ukraine under the con-
trol of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed 
forces. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 
ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central government of a country that 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 
independence of, or has established diplomatic rela-
tions with, the Russian Federation occupied Geor-
gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 
South Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
publish on the Department of State website a list of 
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any such central governments in a timely manner: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 
restriction on assistance required by this paragraph 
if the Secretary determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na-
tional interest of the United States, and includes a 
justification for such interest. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available to sup-
port the Russian Federation occupation of the Geor-
gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 
South Ossetia. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice 
and vote of the United States to oppose any assist-
ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 
grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International 
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Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, not less than $300,000,000 shall be 
made available to carry out the purposes of the Countering 
Russian Influence Fund, as authorized by section 254 of 
the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia 
Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and 
notwithstanding the country limitation in subsection (b) 
of such section, and programs to enhance the capacity of 
law enforcement and security forces in countries in Eu-
rope, Eurasia, and Central Asia and strengthen security 
cooperation between such countries and the United States 
and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as appro-
priate: Provided, That funds made available pursuant to 
this paragraph under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ may remain available until September 
30, 2027. 
UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) UNITED NATIONS VOTING PRAC-
TICES.— 
(1) In considering bilateral assistance for a for-
eign government, the Secretary of State should re-
view, among other factors, the voting practices of 
such government in the United Nations in relation 
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to United States strategic interests and whether 
such government supports the participation of Tai-
wan as an observer in meetings and activities of 
multilateral agencies, bodies, or commissions. 
(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with 
the United States Permanent Representative to the 
United Nations on the voting practices of foreign 
governments prior to the submission of the report 
required under section 653(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)). 
(b) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—Of the 
funds appropriated under title I and under the heading 
‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’ in title V of 
this Act that are available for contributions to the United 
Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping Oper-
ations) or any United Nations agency, 10 percent may not 
be obligated for such organization, department, or agency 
until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees that the organiza-
tion, department, or agency is— 
(1) posting on a publicly available website, con-
sistent with privacy regulations and due process, 
regular financial and programmatic audits of such 
organization, department, or agency, and providing 
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the United States Government with necessary access 
to such financial and performance audits; 
(2) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures which meet or exceed best prac-
tices in the United States for the protection of whis-
tleblowers from retaliation, including— 
(A) protection against retaliation for inter-
nal and lawful public disclosures; 
(B) legal burdens of proof; 
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting re-
taliation; 
(D) access to binding independent adju-
dicative bodies, including shared cost and selec-
tion of external arbitration; and 
(E) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation, including provision for the 
restoration of prior employment; 
(3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures on the appropriate use of travel 
funds, including restrictions on first-class and busi-
ness-class travel; 
(4) taking credible steps to combat anti-Israel 
bias; 
(5) developing and implementing mechanisms to 
inform donors of instances in which funds have been 
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mined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act, section 1754(c) of the Export Con-
trol Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any 
other provision of law, is a government that has re-
peatedly provided support for acts of international 
terrorism. 
(3) The Secretary of State may waive the re-
striction in this subsection if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that to do so is important to the national inter-
est of the United States, including a description of 
the national interest served. 
(d) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available in support of the United Na-
tions Human Rights Council unless the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that participation in the 
Council is important to the national interest of the 
United States and that such Council is taking sig-
nificant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agen-
da item and ensure integrity in the election of mem-
bers to such Council: Provided, That such report 
shall include a description of the national interest 
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served and provide a detailed reform agenda, includ-
ing a timeline to remove Israel as a permanent agen-
da item and ensure integrity in the election of mem-
bers to such Council: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of State shall withhold, from funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Contribu-
tions to International Organizations’’ for a contribu-
tion to the United Nations Regular Budget, the 
United States proportionate share of the total an-
nual amount of the United Nations Regular Budget 
funding for the United Nations Human Rights 
Council until such determination and report is made: 
Provided further, That if the Secretary is unable to 
make such determination and report, such amounts 
may be reprogrammed for purposes other than the 
United Nations Regular Budget, subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
not later than September 30, 2026, on the resolu-
tions considered in the United Nations Human 
Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and 
on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent 
agenda item and to improve the quality of member-
ship through competitive elections. 
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(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for the United Nations Inter-
national Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied 
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and 
Israel. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NA-
TIONS MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or 
made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 
Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, 
arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations 
or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chap-
ter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
the costs for participation of another country’s delegation 
at international conferences held under the auspices of 
multilateral or international organizations. 
(f) REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 
(1) Not later than 45 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
detailing the amount of funds available for obliga-
tion or expenditure in fiscal year 2026 for contribu-
tions to any organization, department, agency, or 
program within the United Nations system or any 
international program that are withheld from obliga-
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tion or expenditure due to any provision of law: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall update such report 
each time additional funds are withheld by operation 
of any provision of law: Provided further, That the 
reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in 
such report, including updates thereof, shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti-
fication procedures of, the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(2) Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
brief the appropriate congressional committees on 
the processes and recommendations for United 
States participation in each international organiza-
tion included in the 2025 review of such matters. 
(g) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, withhold assistance to 
any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the 
Secretary has credible information that such unit has en-
gaged in sexual exploitation or abuse while serving in a 
United Nations peacekeeping operation until the Secretary 
determines that the government of such country is taking 
effective steps to hold the responsible members of such 
unit accountable and to prevent future incidents: Provided, 
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That the Secretary shall promptly notify the government 
of each country subject to any withholding of assistance 
pursuant to this paragraph, and shall notify the appro-
priate congressional committees of such withholding not 
later than 10 days after a determination to withhold such 
assistance is made: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist such gov-
ernment in bringing the responsible members of such unit 
to justice. 
(h) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re-
turned or not made available due to the second proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peace-
keeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 307(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That the requirement to with-
hold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act. 
(i) ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) The Secretary of State shall seek to enter 
into written agreements with each international or-
ganization that receives funds appropriated by this 
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Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs to provide timely access to the Inspector 
General of the Department of State and the Comp-
troller General of the United States to such organi-
zation’s financial data and other information rel-
evant to United States contributions to such organi-
zation, as determined by the Inspector General and 
the Comptroller General. 
(2) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees detailing whether each international or-
ganization funded by this Act has entered into such 
agreements: Provided, That such report shall in-
clude, for each applicable organization, the status of 
any negotiations undertaken by the Department of 
State to secure such agreements, including any ob-
stacles encountered and a description of the Depart-
ment’s plans to address them. 
(j) STRENGTHENING
AMERICAN
PRESENCE
AT 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) Of the funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and 
Programs’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
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available for the placement of United States citizens 
in the Junior Professional Officer Programme. 
(2) Of the funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, not less 
than $750,000 shall be made available to enhance 
the competitiveness of United States citizens for 
leadership positions in the United Nations system, 
including pursuant to section 9701 of the Depart-
ment of State Authorization Act of 2022 (title 
XCVII of division I of Public Law 117–263). 
(k) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’, up to $466,514,000 may be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, funds available under the 
headings ‘‘Contributions to International Organizations’’ 
and ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activi-
ties’’ if the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that such funds sup-
port reform efforts and are in the national interest: Pro-
vided, That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by this Act or any other 
Act and is subject to prior consultation with, and the reg-
ular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
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WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL 
SEC. 7049. If the President determines that doing so 
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up 
to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 
Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to 
the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 
Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the 
Council may establish or authorize to deal with such viola-
tions, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained 
in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determina-
tion required under this section shall be in lieu of any de-
terminations otherwise required under section 552(c): Pro-
vided further, That funds made available pursuant to this 
section shall be made available subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7050. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, 
not less than $78,375,000 shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote Internet freedom globally, consistent 
with section 9707 of the Department of State Authoriza-
tion Act of 2022 (title XCVII of division I of Public Law 
117–263). 
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TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING 
TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 
SEC. 7051. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used to support or jus-
tify the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or de-
grading treatment or punishment by any official or con-
tract employee of the United States Government. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwith-
standing section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, for assistance to eliminate torture and other cruel, 
inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by for-
eign police, military, or other security forces in countries 
receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act. 
AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 
SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 
procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs under the head-
ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 
Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be 
used for any other program and in any region. 
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(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 
in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 
programmatic purposes in the designated country or re-
gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 
to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft pur-
chased or leased by the Department of State with 
funds made available in this Act or prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs shall be co-
ordinated under the authority of the appropriate 
Chief of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may 
be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim-
bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 
supporting Department of State programs and ac-
tivities: Provided further, That official travel for 
other agencies for other purposes may be supported 
on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement 
when traveling on a space available basis: Provided 
further, That funds received by the Department of 
State in connection with the use of aircraft owned, 
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leased, or chartered by the Department of State may 
be credited to the Working Capital Fund of the De-
partment and shall be available for expenses related 
to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or 
operation of such aircraft. 
(2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities 
of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the 
primary purpose of which is the transportation of 
personnel. 
(d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 
To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper-
ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 
by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country. 
PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of 
Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided, 
That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2009’’. 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi-
tions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 
Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 
(b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 
that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri-
vate or multilateral creditors. 
EXTRADITION 
SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 
(other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘National 
Security Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International Humani-
tarian Assistance’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee 
and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance’’) for 
the central government of a country which has notified 
the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the 
United States any individual indicted for a criminal of-
fense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment 
without the possibility of parole or for killing a law en-
forcement officer, as specified in a United States extra-
dition request. 
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(b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 
to the central government of a country with which the 
United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 
which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 
government of that country is in violation of the terms 
and conditions of the treaty. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 
Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such waiver is important to the national interest of 
the United States. 
ENTERPRISE FUNDS 
SEC. 7056. (a) NOTIFICATION.—None of the funds 
made available under titles III through VI of this Act may 
be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appro-
priate congressional committees are notified at least 15 
days in advance, in accordance with the requirements enu-
merated under this section in the joint explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act). 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the 
distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, 
dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 
or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
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congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 
assets of the Enterprise Fund. 
(c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 
transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 
other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter-
prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 
operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 
SEC. 7057. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made 
available under the heading ‘‘International Organizations 
and Programs’’ in this Act for fiscal year 2026, 
$32,500,000 shall be made available for the United Na-
tions Population Fund (UNFPA). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for 
UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ ac-
count and shall be made available for family planning, ma-
ternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
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by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
(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 
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made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obliga-
tion for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the 
report is submitted. 
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 
by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 
for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis-
ease programs including activities relating to research on, 
and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS 
may be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Glob-
al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 
2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend-
ed: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made 
available for family planning/reproductive health, includ-
ing in areas where population growth threatens biodiver-
sity or endangered species. 
(b) PANDEMICS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASE 
OUTBREAKS.— 
(1) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global 
Health Programs’’ shall be made available for global 
health security programs to accelerate the capacity 
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of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infec-
tious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening 
public health capacity where there is a high risk of 
emerging zoonotic infectious diseases: Provided, 
That not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
planned uses of such funds. 
(2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that an international in-
fectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 
spreading internationally, or that it is in the na-
tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer-
gency of International Concern, not to exceed an ag-
gregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 
Health Programs’’, ‘‘National Security Investment 
Programs’’, ‘‘International Humanitarian Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Millennium Chal-
lenge Corporation’’, may be made available to com-
bat such infectious disease or public health emer-
gency, and may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated under such headings for the pur-
poses of this paragraph. 
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(3) EMERGENCY
RESERVE
FUND.—Up to 
$20,000,000 of the funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ may be made 
available for the Emergency Reserve Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Pub-
lic Law 115–31): Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available under the same terms and conditions 
of such section, except that such section shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘International Humanitarian 
Assistance’’ for ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 
and substituting ‘‘Secretary of State’’ for ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development’’. 
(4) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available by this subsection, except 
paragraph (3), shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees and 
the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, none of the funds made available by this Act 
may be made available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology 
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located in the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(d) TRANSITION STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a strategy to the appropriate congres-
sional committees on a multi-year structured transition of 
programs supported by the President’s Emergency Plan 
for AIDS Relief to country-led ownership resulting in re-
ductions of United States assistance consistent with the 
requirements described under this section in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(e) INITIATIVE.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, not less 
than $50,000,000 shall be made available for a Preven-
tion, Treatment, and Response Initiative for the preven-
tion and treatment of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other in-
fectious diseases as described under this section in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 
That such funds shall be awarded to eligible public and 
private entities, including product development partner-
ships and in coordination with other donors, and shall sup-
port the September 2025 America First Global Health 
Strategy: Provided further, That funds made available by 
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this subsection may only be made available following con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That such funds are in addition to funds 
otherwise made available by this Act for such purposes. 
WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT 
SEC. 7059. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available to promote the equality 
and empowerment of women and girls in United States 
Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising 
the status, increasing the economic participation and op-
portunities for political leadership, and protecting the 
rights of women and girls worldwide. 
(b) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.—Of the 
funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 
$150,000,000 shall be made available to expand economic 
opportunities for women by increasing the number and ca-
pacity of women-owned enterprises, improving property 
rights for women, increasing women’s access to financial 
services and capital, enhancing the role of women in eco-
nomic decision-making at the local, national, and inter-
national levels, and improving women’s ability to partici-
pate in the global economy, including through implementa-
tion of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Em-
powerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–428): Provided, 
That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Com-
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mittees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made 
available pursuant to this subsection. 
(c) MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT WOMEN’S LEADER-
SHIP PROGRAM.—Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $37,500,000 shall be made 
available for the Madeleine K. Albright Women’s Leader-
ship Program, as established by section 7059(b) of the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 
117–328). 
(d) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $187,500,000 shall 
be made available to implement a multi-year strat-
egy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence 
in countries where it is common in conflict and non- 
conflict settings. 
(2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act that are available to train foreign police, 
judicial, and military personnel, including for inter-
national peacekeeping operations, shall address, 
where appropriate, prevention and response to gen-
der-based violence and trafficking in persons, and 
shall promote the integration of women into the po-
lice and other security forces. 
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(3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section should include efforts to combat a variety of 
forms of violence against women and girls, including 
child marriage, rape, and female genital cutting and 
mutilation. 
(e) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Se-
curity Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $112,500,000 
should be made available to support a multi-year strategy 
to expand, and improve coordination of, United States 
Government efforts to empower women as equal partners 
in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional proc-
esses, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by 
conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equal 
provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and 
girls. 
SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION
AND HIGHER 
EDUCATION.— 
(1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $691,500,000 
shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey 
Basic Education Fund, and such funds may be 
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made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law that restricts assistance to foreign 
countries: Provided, That such funds shall also 
be used for secondary education activities. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act for assistance for basic education 
programs, $152,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for contributions to multilateral partner-
ships that support education. 
(2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than 
$203,250,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for higher education: Provided, That such funds may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law that restricts assistance to foreign coun-
tries, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That of such amount, not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be made available for higher edu-
cation programs pursuant to section 7060(a)(3) of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (divi-
sion K of Public Law 116–260). 
(b) CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.— 
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(1) 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 programs funded pursuant to 
this subsection: Provided, That funds made available 
pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(2)(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act, not less than $274,313,000 shall be 
made available for biodiversity conservation pro-
grams, including for marine conservation programs 
following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided, That no such funds may be 
made available to support the expansion of industrial 
scale logging, agriculture, livestock production, min-
ing, or any other industrial scale extractive activity 
into areas that were primary/intact tropical forests 
as of December 30, 2013, and the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
directors of each international financial institution to 
use the voice and vote of the United States to op-
pose any financing of any such activity. 
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(B)(i) Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, not less than $89,063,000 
shall be made available to combat the transnational 
threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking. 
(ii) None of the funds appropriated under title 
IV of this Act may be made available for training or 
other assistance for any military unit or personnel 
that the Secretary of State determines has been 
credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife 
poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports 
to the appropriate congressional committees that to 
do so is in the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $12,500,000 shall 
be made available for the prevention of illegal log-
ging practices consistent with the Lacey Act (16 
U.S.C. 3371 et seq./section 8204 of Public Law 
110–246), and not less than $12,500,000 shall be 
made available to reduce deforestation: Provided, 
That such funds shall be allocated consistent with 
the requirements included under this heading in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act). 
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(3) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $131,813,000 shall 
be made available for land use, management, and 
protection programs. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’, not less than $13,875,000 shall 
be made available for cooperative development programs. 
(d) DISABILITY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 
Programs’’ shall be made available for programs and ac-
tivities to address the needs of, and protect and promote 
the rights of, people with disabilities in developing coun-
tries: Provided, That funds shall be made available to sup-
port disability rights advocacy organizations in developing 
countries: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able pursuant to this subsection, 5 percent may be used 
for management, oversight, and technical support. 
(e) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
(1) USES
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than 
$720,000,000 shall be made available for food secu-
rity and agricultural development programs to carry 
out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act of 
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2016 (Public Law 114–195), including not less than 
$175,000,000 for international agricultural research, 
of which not less than $72,000,000 shall be made 
available for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs, 
including for the purposes enumerated under this 
section in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That funds may be 
made available for a contribution as authorized by 
section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by 
section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115–334). 
(2) FEED THE FUTURE PRIVATE SECTOR EN-
GAGEMENT.—Of the funds made available pursuant 
to this subsection, not less than $20,000,000 shall 
be made available to support private sector invest-
ment in food security, including as catalytic capital. 
(f) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.—Of the funds 
appropriated by title III of this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, not less than $100,000,000 
shall be made available for a public-private partnership 
foundation for food security, if legislation establishing 
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such a foundation is enacted into law by December 31, 
2026. 
(g) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than 
$105,625,000 shall be made available for activities 
to combat trafficking in persons internationally, in-
cluding for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of 
which not less than $89,500,000 shall be from funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ 
that are made available for activities to combat traf-
ficking in persons should be obligated and pro-
grammed consistent with the country-specific rec-
ommendations included in the annual Trafficking in 
Persons Report, and shall be coordinated with the 
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Per-
sons, Department of State: Provided further, That 
such funds are in addition to funds made available 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
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grams’’ for the Office to Monitor and Combat Traf-
ficking in Persons: Provided further, That funds 
made available by this Act shall be made available 
to further develop, standardize, and update training 
for all United States Government personnel under 
Chief of Mission authority posted at United States 
embassies and consulates abroad on recognizing 
signs of human trafficking and protocols for report-
ing such cases. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees on how all grants and contracts awarded in the 
prior fiscal year by the Department of State are 
compliant with applicable requirements within sec-
tion 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). 
(h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, not less than $338,250,000 shall be 
made available for water supply and sanitation projects 
pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, of which not less than $169,125,000 shall be for 
programs in sub-Saharan Africa. 
(i) DEVIATION.—Unless otherwise provided for by 
this Act, the Secretary of State may deviate below the 
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minimum funding requirements designated in sections 
7030, 7059, and 7060 of this Act by up to 10 percent, 
notwithstanding such designation: Provided, That such de-
viations shall only be exercised to address unforeseen or 
exigent circumstances: Provided further, That concurrent 
with the submission of the report required by section 
653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
in writing any proposed deviations utilizing such authority 
that are planned at the time of submission of such report: 
Provided further, That any deviations proposed subsequent 
to the submission of such report shall be subject to prior 
consultation with such Committees: Provided further, That 
not later than November 1, 2027, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
on the use of the authority of this subsection. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7061. In order to enhance the continued partici-
pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel-
opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern-
mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 
the Department of State may place in interest bearing ac-
counts local currencies which accrue to that organization 
as a result of economic assistance provided under title III 
of this Act and, subject to the regular notification proce-
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dures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest 
earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose 
for which the assistance was provided to that organization. 
BUDGET DOCUMENTS 
SEC. 7062. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each de-
partment, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, 
and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury 
and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an oper-
ating plan for funds appropriated to such department, 
agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds 
otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2026, that 
provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, 
project, and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall 
include, as applicable, a comparison between the congres-
sional budget justification funding levels, the most recent 
congressional directives or approved funding levels, and 
the funding levels proposed by the department or agency; 
and a clear, concise, and informative description/justifica-
tion: Provided further, That operating plans that include 
changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and 
activities specified in the congressional budget justifica-
tion, in this Act, or amounts designated in the tables in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
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matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), as 
applicable, shall be subject to the notification and re-
programming requirements of section 7015 of this Act. 
(b) SPEND PLANS.— 
(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a spend 
plan for funds made available by this Act for— 
(A) assistance for Pacific Islands countries 
and for Colombia; 
(B) assistance for the Caribbean Basin Se-
curity Initiative, Central America Regional Se-
curity Initiative, Middle East Partnership Ini-
tiative, Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Coun-
tering PRC Influence Fund, and Power Africa; 
(C) assistance made available pursuant to 
the following sections in this Act: section 7030; 
section 7032; section 7033; section 7036; sec-
tion 7047(d) (on a country-by-country basis); 
section 7059; and subsections (a), (e), (g), and 
(h) of section 7060; 
(D) funds provided under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ for demand reduction, which shall 
include bilateral and global programs; and 
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(E) implementation of the Global Fragility 
Act of 2019. 
(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
detailed spend plan for funds made available by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Department of the Treas-
ury, International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in 
title III. 
(c) CLARIFICATION.—The spend plans referenced in 
subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the noti-
fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—The 
congressional budget justification for Department of State 
operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the 
Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date 
of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 
2027: Provided, That the appendices for such justification 
shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not 
later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 
REORGANIZATION 
SEC. 7063. (a) PRIOR CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI-
CATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
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eign operations, and related programs, or any other Act 
may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, 
or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Depart-
ment of State or any other Federal department, agency, 
or organization funded by this Act without prior consulta-
tion by the head of such department, agency, or organiza-
tion with the appropriate congressional committees: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That any such notification submitted to 
such Committees shall include a detailed justification for 
any proposed action: Provided further, That congressional 
notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to 
similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be deemed to meet the notification 
requirements of this section. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to sub-
section (a), a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall 
include any action to— 
(1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 
covered departments, agencies, or organizations, in-
cluding bureaus and offices within or between such 
departments, agencies, or organizations, including 
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the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and 
responsibilities of such bureaus and offices; 
(2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 
the United States official presence overseas, includ-
ing at bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic 
facilities and other platforms; or 
(3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent 
Civil Service, Foreign Service, eligible family mem-
ber, and locally employed staff workforce of the De-
partment of State from the staffing levels previously 
justified to the Committees on Appropriations for 
fiscal year 2026. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE MATTERS 
SEC. 7064. (a) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to 
the Department of State for payments to the Working 
Capital Fund that are made available for new service cen-
ters, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 45 days 
after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 
available to a Department of State bureau or office 
with responsibility for the management and over-
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sight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall cer-
tify and report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, on an individual bureau or office basis, that 
such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart-
ment and Federal financial and grants management 
policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—When making a certifi-
cation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or of-
fice to— 
(A) account for the obligated funds at the 
country and program level, as appropriate; 
(B) identify risks and develop mitigation 
and monitoring plans; 
(C) establish performance measures and 
indicators; 
(D) review activities and performance; and 
(E) assess final results and reconcile fi-
nances. 
(3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of State is unable 
to make a certification required by paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline de-
tailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau 
or office into compliance. 
(c) OTHER MATTERS.— 
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(1) In addition to amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’— 
(A) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, may be credited 
to this appropriation from fees or other pay-
ments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and 
from fees from educational advising and coun-
seling and exchange visitor programs; and 
(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 
derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 
fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
(2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ are available for acquisition by exchange 
or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author-
ized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 
31, United States Code, for the field examination of 
programs and activities in the United States funded 
from any account contained in title I of this Act. 
(3) Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral 
James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Rela-
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tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 
2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), up to $25,000,000 of the 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated and 
expended for United States participation in inter-
national fairs and expositions abroad, including for 
construction and operation of a United States pavil-
ion. 
(4)(A) The notification requirement of para-
graphs (2) and (3) of subsection (j) of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2651a(j)) shall also apply to the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(B) The justification requirement of paragraph 
(4) of subsection (j) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) shall 
also apply to the Committees on Appropriations. 
(C) Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report detailing the criteria used to certify that a po-
sition established in accordance with paragraph (2) 
of subsection (j) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) does not 
require the exercise of significant authority pursuant 
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to the laws of the United States: Provided, That 
such report shall also include a listing of each spe-
cial appointment authorized by such section, the 
number of positions for the applicable office, and the 
salary and other support costs of such office, and 
such report shall be updated and submitted to the 
such committees every 180 days thereafter until 
September 30, 2027. 
(5) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘National Se-
curity Investment Programs’’ shall be made avail-
able for the purposes and in the manner described 
under this subsection in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act). 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7065. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $170,000,000 of 
the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 
to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 may be used to hire and employ 
individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited 
appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 
308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3948 and 3949). 
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(b) RESTRICTION.—The authority to hire individuals 
contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 
2027. 
(c) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 
charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 
under the authority of this section shall be the account 
to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily 
relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out 
this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the relevant headings in 
title I. 
(d) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appro-
priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, in addi-
tion to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for 
the cost (including the support costs) of individuals whose 
primary responsibility is to carry out programs in response 
to natural disasters or man-made disasters, subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(e) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, the Department of State may provide 
an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing 
task orders under such contracts when the order is placed 
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with any category of small or small disadvantaged busi-
ness. 
(f) PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under title III may be made avail-
able for the Secretary of State to exercise the authorities 
of section 2669(c) of title 22, United States Code. 
STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7066. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 
$108,000,000 shall be made available for the Prevention 
and Stabilization Fund for the purposes enumerated in 
section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title 
V of division J of Public Law 116–94): Provided, That 
funds made available pursuant to this subsection under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may 
remain available until September 30, 2027. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act, not less than $192,375,000 shall be made available 
for natural disaster preparation and mitigation efforts, in-
cluding in Pacific Islands countries and other high-risk 
areas, notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
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EXTENSION OF CONSULAR FEES AND RELATED 
AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 7067. (a) Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act 
of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) shall be applied 
through fiscal year 2026 by substituting ‘‘the costs of pro-
viding consular services’’ for ‘‘such costs’’. 
(b) Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations 
for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations 
(division B of Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 592) shall 
be applied during fiscal year 2026 by substituting ‘‘2020 
through 2026’’ for ‘‘2020 and 2021’’. 
(c) Discretionary amounts made available to the De-
partment of State under the heading ‘‘Administration of 
Foreign Affairs’’ of this Act, and discretionary unobli-
gated balances under such heading from prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, may be transferred to 
the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sus-
tain consular operations, following consultation with such 
Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in 
this Act and under any other provision of law: Provided 
further, That no amounts may be transferred from 
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amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(d) In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to sec-
tion 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal year 2026, the Sec-
retary of State may also use fees deposited into the Fraud 
Prevention and Detection Account for the costs of pro-
viding consular services. 
(e) Amounts provided pursuant to subsection (b) are 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
PROHIBITION ON CENSORSHIP 
SEC. 7068. Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act for programs to counter foreign prop-
aganda and disinformation, and for related purposes, may 
only be made available for the purpose of countering such 
efforts by foreign state and non-state actors abroad. 
OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 7069. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or 
expended to fly or display a flag over a facility of the 
United States Department of State other than the— 
(1) United States flag; 
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(2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 
154.2–1; 
(3) POW/MIA flag; 
(4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pur-
suant to section 904 of title 36, United States Code; 
(5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District 
of Columbia at domestic locations; 
(6) flag of an Indian Tribal government; 
(7) official branded flag of a United States 
agency; or 
(8) sovereign flag of other countries. 
(b) Funds may be transferred to the United States 
Section of the International Boundary and Water Com-
mission, United States and Mexico, from Federal or non- 
Federal entities, to study, design, construct, operate, and 
maintain treatment and flood control works and related 
structures, consistent with the functions of the United 
States Section: Provided, That such funds shall be depos-
ited in an account under the heading ‘‘International 
Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 
Mexico’’, to remain available until expended. 
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS 
SEC. 7070. (a) ADDITIONAL
SUBSCRIPTION
TO 
SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE INTER-AMER-
ICAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION.—The Secretary of the 
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Treasury may subscribe on behalf of the United States 
to up to an additional 25,128 shares of the capital stock 
of the Inter-American Investment Corporation: Provided, 
That any subscription to such additional shares shall be 
effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are 
provided in this or any other appropriations Act. 
(b) WORLD BANK.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIA-
TION TWENTY-FIRST REPLENISHMENT.—The Inter-
national Development Association Act (22 U.S.C. 
284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 33. TWENTY-FIRST REPLENISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Governor of 
the International Development Association may contribute 
on behalf of the United States $3,198,552,000 to the 
twenty-first replenishment of the resources of the Associa-
tion, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
order to pay for the United States contribution provided 
for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro-
priated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,198,552,000 for 
payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.’’. 
(2) MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK SUP-
PORT
FOR
NUCLEAR
ENERGY.—Title XV of the 
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International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 
262o et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 1506. MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK SUPPORT 
FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Executive Director at the International 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and, as the 
Secretary finds appropriate, any other multilateral devel-
opment bank (as defined in section 1307(g)) to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States to advocate 
for— 
‘‘(1) the removal of prohibitions at the respec-
tive bank against financial and technical assistance 
for the generation, transmission, and distribution of 
nuclear energy, to the extent that the prohibitions 
apply to nuclear technologies, including small mod-
ular reactors, that meet or exceed the quality and 
safety standards of technologies produced by the 
United States or a member country of the 
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Devel-
opment; and 
‘‘(2) increased internal capacity-building at the 
respective bank for the purpose of assessing— 
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‘‘(A) the potential role of nuclear energy, 
including small modular reactors, in the energy 
systems of client countries; and 
‘‘(B) the delivery of financial and technical 
assistance described in paragraph (1) to the 
countries.’’. 
(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY AS-
SISTANCE TRUST FUNDS.—Title XV of the Inter-
national Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262o 
et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 1507. ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY ASSIST-
ANCE TRUST FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States Governors of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and, 
as the Secretary deems appropriate, of other international 
financial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)) to 
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to 
establish at each such institution a trust fund to be known 
as the ‘Nuclear Energy Assistance Trust Fund’ that meets 
the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this section. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of such a trust fund 
shall be the following: 
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‘‘(1) To provide financial and technical assist-
ance to support the generation, transmission, and 
distribution of nuclear energy in borrowing coun-
tries. 
‘‘(2) To ensure that the international financial 
institution makes financing available on competitive 
terms, including for the purpose of countering credit 
extended by the government of a country that is not 
a member of the OECD Arrangement on Officially 
Supported Export Credits. 
‘‘(3) To exclusively support the adoption of nu-
clear energy technologies, including small modular 
reactors, that meet or exceed the quality and safety 
standards of technologies produced by the United 
States or a member country of the Organisation for 
Economic Co-operation and Development. 
‘‘(4) To strengthen the capacity of the inter-
national financial institution to assess, implement, 
and evaluate nuclear energy projects. 
‘‘(c) USE OF TRUST FUND REVENUES.—The reve-
nues of such a trust fund may be made available for activi-
ties for the purposes described in subsection (b), or the 
United States share of the revenues may be remitted to 
the general fund of the Treasury, as the Secretary finds 
appropriate. 
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‘‘(d) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—This section shall 
not be interpreted to affect the ability of the United States 
Governor of, or the United States Executive Director at, 
an international financial institution (as so defined) to en-
courage the provision of financial or technical assistance 
from non-trust fund resources of the institution to support 
the generation or distribution of nuclear energy.’’. 
(4) INCLUSION
IN
ANNUAL
REPORT.—During 
the 7-year period that begins with the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Chairman of the National Ad-
visory Council on International Monetary and Fi-
nancial Policies shall include in the annual report re-
quired by section 1701 of the International Finan-
cial Institutions Act a description of any progress 
made— 
(A) to promote multilateral development 
bank (as defined in such section) assistance for 
nuclear energy; and 
(B) to establish a trust fund pursuant to 
section 1507 of such Act or, as the case may 
be, a summary of the activities of any such 
trust fund. 
(5) SUNSET.—The preceding provisions of this 
subsection and the amendments made by the pre-
ceding provisions of this subsection shall have no 
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force or effect beginning 10 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(6) CONTINUATION OF PAUSE ON WORLD BANK 
DISBURSEMENTS AND COMMITMENTS TO BURMA.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the 
United States Executive Director at the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
continue the pause by the Bank on disbursements 
and the making of new financing commitments to 
Burma, that was initiated after a military coup over-
threw the democratically elected government of 
Burma in 2021, unless the Secretary of the Treas-
ury determines that it is not in the national interest 
of the United States to do so. 
(7) EXEMPTION FROM SECURITIES LAWS; RE-
PORTS
TO
SECURITIES
AND
EXCHANGE
COMMIS-
SION.—Any securities issued by the International 
Development Association (including any guaranty by 
the Association, whether or not limited in scope) and 
any securities guaranteed by the Association as to 
both principal and interest shall be deemed to be ex-
empted securities within the meaning of section 
3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 
77c(a)(2)) and section 3(a)(12) of the Securities Ex-
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change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(12)): Pro-
vided, That the Association shall file with the Secu-
rities and Exchange Commission such annual and 
other reports with regard to such securities as the 
Commission shall determine to be appropriate in 
view of the special character of the Association and 
its operations, and necessary in the public interest 
or for the protection of investors. 
(8) AUTHORITY OF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
COMMISSION TO SUSPEND EXEMPTION; REPORTS TO 
CONGRESS.—The Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, acting in consultation with the National Advi-
sory Council on International Monetary and Finan-
cial Policies, may suspend the provisions of para-
graph (7) at any time as to any or all securities 
issued or guaranteed by the International Develop-
ment Association during the period of such suspen-
sion: Provided, That the Commission shall include in 
its annual reports to the Congress such information 
as it shall deem advisable with regard to the oper-
ations and effect of this paragraph. 
(9) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (7) shall 
take effect 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), paragraph (7) shall not take ef-
fect if, before the effective date described in 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Treas-
ury reports to the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Committees on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of the 
Senate that the International Development As-
sociation is providing financial assistance to any 
country the government of which the Secretary 
of State has determined, for purposes of section 
1754 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2019, section 620A of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, or section 40 of 
the Arms Export Control Act, to be a govern-
ment that has repeatedly provided support for 
acts of international terrorism. 
(c) ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND THIRTEENTH RE-
PLENISHMENT.—The Asian Development Bank Act (22 
U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘SEC. 38. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND THIRTEENTH RE-
PLENISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Governor of 
the Fund may contribute on behalf of the United States 
$174,440,000 to the thirteenth replenishment of the re-
sources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary 
appropriations. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
order to pay for the United States contribution provided 
for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro-
priated, without fiscal year limitation, $174,440,000 for 
payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.’’. 
(d) AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GENERAL CALL-
ABLE CAPITAL INCREASE.—The African Development 
Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 290i et seq.) is amended by inserting 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1346. GENERAL CALLABLE CAPITAL INCREASE. 
‘‘(a) SUBSCRIPTION AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The United States Gov-
ernor of the Bank may subscribe on behalf of the 
United States to 800,000 additional shares of the 
capital stock of the Bank. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Any subscription by the 
United States to the capital stock of the Bank shall 
be effective only to such extent and in such amounts 
as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 
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‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
increase in the United States subscription to the Bank 
under subsection (a), there is authorized to be appro-
priated, without fiscal year limitation, $7,800,000,000, for 
payment by the Secretary of the Treasury for callable 
shares of the Bank.’’. 
AMERICA FIRST OPPORTUNITY FUND 
SEC. 7071. (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and 
‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
up 
to 
$850,000,000 may be made available for the America 
First Opportunity Fund to furnish assistance that makes 
America safer, stronger, and more prosperous by respond-
ing to crises, engaging proactively with strategic partners, 
and countering threats from adversaries. 
(b) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and made 
available for such Fund may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: 
Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition to 
any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any 
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other Act, and is subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available pursuant 
to this section under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ may remain available until September 
30, 2027. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the al-
location of funds made available pursuant to this section 
not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of 
funds. 
RESCISSIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 7072. (a) CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY 
PROGRAMS.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts 
made available under the heading ‘‘Consular and Border 
Security Programs’’ from prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, $900,000,000 are permanently re-
scinded. 
(b) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
available under the heading ‘‘Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Programs’’ from prior Acts making appropria-
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tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, $25,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
(c) DEBT RESTRUCTURING.—Of the unobligated bal-
ances from amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Debt Restructuring’’ from prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, $63,975,000 are permanently rescinded. 
(d) DEMOCRACY FUND.—Of the unobligated balances 
from amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Democ-
racy Fund’’ for the Bureau for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Governance, United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, from prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, $57,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
(e) MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION.—Of 
the unobligated balances from amounts made available 
under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ 
from prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
$661,250,000 are permanently rescinded. 
(f) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT.—Of the unobligated and unexpended bal-
ances from amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
from prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
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ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
$179,306,000 are permanently rescinded. 
(g) PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.—Of the unobli-
gated and unexpended balances from amounts made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ from 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, 
foreign 
operations, 
and 
related 
programs, 
$50,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
(h) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded 
from amounts that were previously designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
rent resolution on the budget or section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘National Security, 
Department of State, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2026’’. 
DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 101. FUNDING LIMITATION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of any other di-
vision of this Act, funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by division F of this Act or other Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, including provisions of Acts 
providing supplemental appropriations for the Department 
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of State, foreign operations, and related programs, may 
not be used for a contribution, grant, or other payment 
to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, notwith-
standing any other provision of law— 
(1) for any amounts provided in prior fiscal 
years or in fiscal year 2026; or 
(2) for amounts provided in fiscal year 2027, 
until March 25, 2027. 
DIVISION H—DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT, 
INTEL-
LIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND 
OVERSIGHT 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE 
MANAGEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
and for executive management for operations and support, 
$316,295,000, which shall be for the purposes and in the 
amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column for Office 
of the Secretary and Executive Management, Operations 
and Support, in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory state-
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ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act), of which $14,050,000 of 
amounts made available for Management and Oversight, 
Office of Health Security and $8,000,000 of amounts 
made available for Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans 
shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That $5,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until 
the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate re-
sponses to all questions for the record for each hearing 
on the fiscal year 2027 budget submission for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security held by such Committees prior 
to July 1: Provided further, That not to exceed $15,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
and for executive management for procurement, construc-
tion, and improvements, $8,911,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2028. 
MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Management Direc-
torate for operations and support, including vehicle fleet 
modernization, $1,690,380,000, which shall be for the 
purposes and in the amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ 
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column for Management Directorate, Operations and Sup-
port, in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Appro-
priations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That not to exceed 
$2,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Management Direc-
torate for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$58,106,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2028. 
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
The revenues and collections of security fees credited 
to this account shall be available until expended for nec-
essary expenses related to the protection of federally 
owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the 
Federal Protective Service. 
INTELLIGENCE, ANALYSIS, AND SITUATIONAL 
AWARENESS 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis and the Office of Homeland Security Situa-
tional 
Awareness 
for 
operations 
and 
support, 
$340,819,000, of which $121,274,000 shall remain avail-
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able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $3,825 shall for be official reception and representa-
tion expenses and not to exceed $2,000,000 is available 
for facility needs associated with secure space at fusion 
centers, including improvements to buildings. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General for operations and support, $257,599,000, of 
which $20,000,000 shall be for additional inspections and 
oversight of detention facilities and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027, and of which $12,814,000 shall 
be for oversight of the execution of funds provided in Pub-
lic Law 119–21: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 
may be used for certain confidential operational expenses, 
including the payment of informants, to be expended at 
the direction of the Inspector General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit a report not later than October 15, 2026, 
to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security listing all grants and contracts awarded by any 
means other than full and open competition during fiscal 
years 2025 or 2026. 
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(b) The Inspector General shall review the report re-
quired by subsection (a) to assess departmental compli-
ance with applicable laws and regulations and report the 
results of that review to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later 
than February 15, 2027. 
SEC. 102. (a) Not later than 30 days after the last 
day of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a monthly budget and staffing report that 
includes total obligations of the Department for that 
month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and 
program, project, and activity levels, by the source year 
of the appropriation. 
(b) The initial staffing report submitted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be the baseline for which the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security may increase or decrease 
staffing levels for any program, project, or activity pursu-
ant to section 503(a)(4) of this Act. 
SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate of any proposed transfers 
of funds available under section 9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31, 
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United States Code, from the Department of the Treasury 
Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
(b) None of the funds identified for such a transfer 
may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied of the proposed transfer. 
SEC. 104. All official costs associated with the use 
of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Secu-
rity personnel to support official travel of the Secretary 
and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts 
made available for the Office of the Secretary. 
SEC. 105. (a) The Under Secretary for Management 
shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days 
after the end of each fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and 
Level 2 acquisition programs on the Master Acquisition 
Oversight List between Acquisition Decision Event and 
Full Operational Capability, including programs that have 
been removed from such list during the preceding quarter. 
(b) For each such program, the briefing described in 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a description of the purpose of the program, 
including the capabilities being acquired and the 
component(s) sponsoring the acquisition; 
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(2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to 
be acquired annually until procurement is complete 
under the current acquisition program baseline; 
(3) the Acquisition Review Board status, in-
cluding— 
(A) the current acquisition phase by incre-
ment, as applicable; 
(B) the date of the most recent review; and 
(C) whether the program has been paused 
or is in breach status; 
(4) a comparison between the initial Depart-
ment-approved acquisition program baseline cost, 
schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives 
and the program’s current such thresholds and ob-
jectives, if applicable; 
(5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for com-
parison to the Future Years Homeland Security 
Program, including— 
(A) the confidence level for the estimate; 
(B) the fiscal years included in the esti-
mate; 
(C) a breakout of the estimate for the 
prior five years, the current year, and the budg-
et year; 
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(D) a breakout of the estimate by appro-
priation account or other funding source; and 
(E) a description of and rationale for any 
changes to the estimate as compared to the pre-
viously approved baseline, as applicable, and 
during the prior fiscal year; 
(6) a summary of the findings of any inde-
pendent verification and validation of the items to be 
acquired or an explanation for why no such 
verification and validation has been performed; 
(7) a table displaying the obligation of all pro-
gram funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obli-
gation of funds for the current fiscal year, and an 
estimate for the planned carryover of funds into the 
subsequent fiscal year; 
(8) a listing of prime contractors and major 
subcontractors; and 
(9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, 
schedule, or performance that could result in a pro-
gram breach if not successfully mitigated. 
(c) The Under Secretary for Management shall sub-
mit each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for 
programs described in this section to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate not later than five business days after the date of 
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approval of such memorandum by the Under Secretary for 
Management or the designee of the Under Secretary for 
Management. 
SEC. 106. (a) None of the funds made available to 
the Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior 
appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot 
or demonstration unless the component or office carrying 
out such pilot or demonstration has documented the infor-
mation described in subsection (c). 
(b) Prior to the obligation of any such funds made 
available for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ for a new pilot 
or demonstration, the Under Secretary for Management 
shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 
the information described in subsection (c). 
(c) The information required under subsections (a) 
and (b) for a pilot or demonstration shall include the fol-
lowing— 
(1) documented objectives that are well-defined 
and measurable; 
(2) an assessment methodology that details— 
(A) the type and source of assessment 
data; 
(B) the methods for, and frequency of, col-
lecting such data; and 
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(C) how such data will be analyzed; and 
(3) an implementation plan, including mile-
stones, cost estimates, and implementation sched-
ules, including a projected end date. 
(d) Not later than 90 days after the date of comple-
tion of a pilot or demonstration described in subsection 
(e), the Under Secretary for Management shall provide a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate detailing lessons 
learned, actual costs, any planned expansion or continu-
ation of the pilot or demonstration, and any planned tran-
sition of such pilot or demonstration into an enduring pro-
gram or operation. 
(e) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem-
onstration program is a study, demonstration, experi-
mental program, or trial that— 
(1) is a small-scale, short-term experiment con-
ducted in order to evaluate feasibility, duration, 
costs, or adverse events, and improve upon the de-
sign of an effort prior to implementation of a larger 
scale effort; and 
(2) uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or 
obligates, or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or 
more, but does not include congressionally directed 
programs or enhancements and does not include pro-
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grams that were in operation as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(f) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem-
onstration does not include any testing, evaluation, or ini-
tial deployment phase executed under a procurement con-
tract for the acquisition of information technology services 
or systems, or any pilot or demonstration carried out by 
a non-Federal recipient under any financial assistance 
agreement funded by the Department. 
SEC. 107. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be used by the Of-
fice of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of 
Homeland Security to conduct a covered activity (as de-
fined by section 6303 of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2025 (division F of Public Law 118–159)). 
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as lim-
iting or superseding the authority of any official within 
the Department of Homeland Security to conduct legal, 
privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties oversight of the intel-
ligence activities of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. 
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pro-
hibit, or to limit the authority of, personnel of the Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Home-
land Security from sharing intelligence information with, 
or receiving information from— 
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(1) foreign, State, local, tribal, or territorial 
governments (or any agency or subdivision thereof); 
(2) the private sector; or 
(3) other elements of the Federal Government, 
including the components of the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
SEC. 108. (a) The Inspector General shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate on a quarterly basis on over-
sight of the funding provided to the Department in Public 
Law 119–21. 
(b) The quarterly report required in subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) a review of the spend plans for every pro-
gram, project, or activity funded by the Department 
under Public Law 119–21, including the current sta-
tus of obligated funds compared to spend plan pro-
jections; and 
(2) a summary of the audits being conducted on 
the Department’s contracting, procurement, and ac-
quisition activities resulting from Public Law 119– 
21. 
(c) Beginning one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General 
shall submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on 
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Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on the audits, inspections, and evaluations con-
ducted on funds provided and activities undertaken in 
Public Law 119–21 and shall also provide recommenda-
tions in such report on ways to improve effectiveness and 
efficiency and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of such pro-
grams and funds. 
SEC. 109. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Office 
of the Secretary and Executive Management—Operations 
and Support—Office of the Secretary’’, $20,000,000, for 
the procurement, deployment, and operations of body- 
worn cameras for agents and officers performing enforce-
ment activities under 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. 
(b) Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a spend plan for the execution of funding provided in sub-
section (a). 
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TITLE II 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for operations and support, including the trans-
portation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of 
air and marine support to Federal, State, local, and inter-
national agencies in the enforcement or administration of 
laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; 
at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the provision of such support to Federal, State, and local 
agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humani-
tarian efforts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500 
(6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; the pur-
chase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, air-
craft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with 
individuals for personal services abroad; $17,727,974,000; 
of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses re-
lated to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pur-
suant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding sec-
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tion 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $550,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2027; and of which such sums 
as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, ex-
cept sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consoli-
dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for pay-
ment for rental space in connection with preclearance op-
erations: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 
shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be 
accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $2,500,000 may be transferred to the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs for the maintenance and repair of roads on 
Native American reservations used by the U.S. Border Pa-
trol. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for procurement, construction, and improve-
ments, including procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, 
and unmanned aerial systems, $222,886,000, which shall 
be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the 
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‘‘Final Bill’’ column for U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, in 
the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act), of which— 
(1) amounts made available for Border Security 
Assets and Infrastructure, Trade and Travel Assets 
and Infrastructure, Integrated Operations Assets 
and Infrastructure, Mission Support Assets and In-
frastructure, and Radiological Detection Systems 
shall remain available until September 30, 2028; and 
(2) amounts made available for Construction 
and Facility Improvements shall remain available 
until September 30, 2030. 
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement for operations and support, includ-
ing the purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for re-
placement only) police-type vehicles; overseas vetted units; 
and maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold 
improvements 
at 
owned 
and 
leased 
facilities; 
$10,036,362,000, which shall be for the purposes and in 
the amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column for U.S. 
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Operations and 
Support, in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act), of which— 
(1) of the amounts made available for Home-
land Security Investigations— 
(A) not less than $6,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for efforts to enforce 
laws against forced child labor; 
(B) $46,696,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027; 
(C) not less than $3,000,000 is for paid 
apprenticeships for participants in the Human 
Exploitation Rescue Operative Child-Rescue 
Corps; 
(D) not less than $15,000,000 shall be 
available for investigation of intellectual prop-
erty rights violations, including operation of the 
National Intellectual Property Rights Coordina-
tion Center; 
(E) $15,000,000 shall be available until 
expended for conducting special operations 
under section 3131 of the Customs Enforce-
ment Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2801); and 
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(F) not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for 
awards of compensation to informants, to be ac-
counted for solely under the certificate of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(2) of the amounts made available for Enforce-
ment and Removal Operations, not to exceed 
$11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse 
other Federal agencies for the costs associated with 
the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled 
aliens unlawfully present in the United States; and 
(3) of the amounts made available under this 
heading, $11,475 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity 
Administration 
for 
operations 
and 
support, 
$10,635,434,000, of which $300,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not 
to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and rep-
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resentation expenses: Provided further, That security serv-
ice fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as off-
setting collections and shall be available only for aviation 
security: Provided further, That the sum appropriated 
under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced 
on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections 
are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund esti-
mated at not more than $7,605,434,000. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $330,230,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for research and development, 
$24,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for oper-
ations and support including the Coast Guard Reserve; 
purchase or lease of not to exceed 30 passenger motor ve-
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hicles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or 
lease of small boats for contingent and emergent require-
ments (at a unit cost of not more than $700,000) and 
repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total 
of $31,000,000; purchase, lease, or improvements of boats 
necessary for overseas deployments and activities; pay-
ments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 
U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and wel-
fare; $11,272,401,000, of which $530,000,000 shall be for 
defense-related activities; of which $24,500,000 shall be 
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry 
out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); of which 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028; of which $25,335,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2030, for environmental compliance and 
restoration; and of which $400,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027, which shall only be avail-
able for depot level maintenance: Provided, That not to 
exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for pro-
curement, construction, and improvements, including aids 
to navigation, shore facilities (including facilities at De-
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partment of Defense installations used by the Coast 
Guard), and vessels and aircraft, including equipment re-
lated thereto, $991,872,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2030; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the 
purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act 
of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)). 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for re-
search and development; and for maintenance, rehabilita-
tion, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; 
$6,763,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, 
of which $500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 
1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be credited to and 
used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received 
from State and local governments, other public authori-
ties, private sources, and foreign countries for expenses 
incurred for research, development, testing, and evalua-
tion. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur-
pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 
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Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for ca-
reer status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under 
section 356 of title 37, United States Code, concurrent 
receipts, combat-related special compensation, and pay-
ments for medical care of retired personnel and their de-
pendents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
$1,249,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for operations and support, including purchase of 
not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in 
the United States; hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in 
the District of Columbia; fencing, lighting, guard booths, 
and other facilities on private or other property not in 
Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to 
perform protective functions; conduct of and participation 
in firearms matches; presentation of awards; conduct of 
behavioral research in support of protective intelligence 
and operations; payment in advance for commercial ac-
commodations as may be necessary to perform protective 
functions; and payment, without regard to section 5702 
of title 5, United States Code, of subsistence expenses of 
employees who are on protective missions, whether at or 
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away from their duty stations; $3,128,304,000, of which 
$96,299,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2027, and of which $20,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028; and of which $6,000,000 shall 
be for a grant for activities related to investigations of 
missing and exploited children; and of which up to 
$33,000,000 may be for calendar year 2025 premium pay 
in excess of the annual equivalent of the limitation on the 
rate of pay contained in section 5547(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, pursuant to section 2 of the Overtime Pay 
for Protective Services Act of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), 
as last amended by Public Law 118–38: Provided, That 
not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and 
equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in 
criminal investigations within the jurisdiction of the 
United States Secret Service. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$118,517,000, of which $96,167,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2028, and of which $22,350,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2030. 
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for research and development, $3,250,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. Section 201 of the Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F of 
Public Law 115–141), related to overtime compensation 
limitations, shall apply with respect to funds made avail-
able in this Act in the same manner as such section ap-
plied to funds made available in that Act, except that ‘‘fis-
cal year 2026’’ shall be substituted for ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
SEC. 202. Funding made available under the head-
ings ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations 
and Support’’ and ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ 
shall be available for customs expenses when necessary to 
maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions 
in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in addition 
to funding provided by sections 740 and 1406i of title 48, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 203. As authorized by section 601(b) of the 
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Im-
plementation Act (Public Law 112–42), fees collected 
from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an ad-
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jacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Con-
solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be available until expended. 
SEC. 204. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Sup-
port’’, $31,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
to be reduced by amounts collected and credited to this 
appropriation in fiscal year 2026 from amounts authorized 
to be collected by section 286(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8311), and section 817 of the Trade Facilitation 
and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114– 
125), or other such authorizing language. 
(b) To the extent that amounts realized from such 
collections exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess 
of $31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to 
remain available until expended. 
SEC. 205. None of the funds made available in this 
Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used 
to prevent an individual not in the business of importing 
a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from im-
porting a prescription drug from Canada that complies 
with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, 
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That this section shall apply only to individuals trans-
porting on their person a personal-use quantity of the pre-
scription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided 
further, That the prescription drug may not be— 
(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 
102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802); or 
(2) a biological product, as defined in section 
351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
262). 
SEC. 206. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds provided in this or any other 
Act shall be used to approve a waiver of the navigation 
and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to section 501(b) of 
title 46, United States Code, for the transportation of 
crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland Security, after 
consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of 
Energy and Transportation and representatives from the 
United States flag maritime industry, takes adequate 
measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels. 
(b) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
within two business days of any request for waivers of 
navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to section 
501(b) of title 46, United States Code, with respect to 
such transportation, and the disposition of such requests. 
SEC. 207. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
not— 
(1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any 
new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the 
Southern border or the Northern border at a land 
port of entry; or 
(2) conduct any study relating to the imposition 
of a border crossing fee. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘border crossing fee’’ 
means a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and 
passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay 
for the privilege of crossing the Southern border or the 
Northern border at a land port of entry. 
SEC. 208. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection shall submit an expenditure 
plan for any amounts made available for ‘‘U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements’’ in this Act and prior Acts to the Commit-
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tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate. 
(b) No such amounts provided in this Act may be 
obligated prior to the submission of such plan. 
SEC. 209. (a) Funds made available in this Act may 
be used to alter operations within the National Targeting 
Center of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided 
by previous appropriations Acts that remain available for 
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided 
from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States 
derived by the collection of fees available to the compo-
nents funded by this Act, may be used to reduce antici-
pated or planned vetting operations at existing locations 
unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds made available for Bor-
der Security Assets and Infrastructure under the heading 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements’’ in this Act or prior ap-
propriations Acts shall be used for the procurement or de-
ployment of surveillance systems that are not autonomous, 
as such term is defined in section 90004 of Public Law 
119–21. 
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SEC. 211. The Secretary shall ensure that the No-
vember 30, 2021, policy statement from U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection titled ‘‘Policy Statement and Required 
Actions Regarding Pregnant, Postpartum, Nursing Indi-
viduals, and Infants in Custody,’’ or substantively similar 
standards of treatment developed in consultation with ma-
ternal and pediatric health providers and experts, are in 
effect and are fully implemented to safeguard the health, 
safety, and rights of pregnant women in U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection custody. 
SEC. 212. None of the funds provided under the 
heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— 
Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue a dele-
gation of law enforcement authority authorized under sec-
tion 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security 
Inspector General determines that the terms of the agree-
ment governing the delegation of authority have been ma-
terially violated. 
SEC. 213. (a) None of the funds provided under the 
heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— 
Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue any 
contract for the provision of detention services if the two 
most recent overall performance evaluations received by 
the contracted facility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the 
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equivalent median score in any subsequent performance 
evaluation system. 
(b) The performance evaluations referenced in sub-
section (a) shall be conducted by the U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Respon-
sibility. 
SEC. 214. Without regard to the limitation as to time 
and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary 
may reprogram within and transfer funds to ‘‘U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Sup-
port’’ as necessary to ensure the detention of aliens 
prioritized for removal. 
SEC. 215. The reports required to be submitted under 
section 216 of the Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2021 (division F of Public Law 116– 
260) shall continue to be submitted semimonthly and each 
matter required to be included in such reports by such 
section 216 shall apply in the same manner and to the 
same extent during the period described in such section 
216. 
SEC. 216. The terms and conditions of sections 216 
and 217 of the Department of Homeland Security Appro-
priations Act, 2020 (division D of Public Law 116–93) 
shall apply to this Act. 
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SEC. 217. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement shall provide a briefing and 
submit an initial, written obligation plan for funding pro-
vided under the heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement’’ in this or any other Act, including prior 
Acts, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, which shall— 
(1) be delineated by month, level II program, 
project, and activity, and pay and non-pay require-
ments; 
(2) incorporate and delineate all funding 
sources available to U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, to include unobligated carryover bal-
ances and fees; and 
(3) contain data-driven assumptions for major 
contract costs, projected personnel levels, and oper-
ational and policy considerations. 
(b) The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement shall provide monthly briefings and written 
updates to the plan required in subsection (a), which shall 
include, at a minimum, the following information as of the 
conclusion of the preceding month— 
(1) actual obligations and expenditures, includ-
ing prior year; 
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(2) carryover from prior year unobligated bal-
ances; 
(3) resource projections for the remainder of 
the fiscal year; 
(4) payroll projections for the remainder of the 
fiscal year, based on forecasted gains and losses; 
(5) identification of any contracts with a period 
of performance extending beyond the current fiscal 
year; 
(6) obligations and expenditures for specific do-
mestic and international investigative mission areas, 
including countering fentanyl and child exploitation; 
(7) the rate of operations for the Custody Oper-
ations, Alternatives to Detention, and Transpor-
tation and Removal Operations programs, projects, 
and activities, which shall include a projection of the 
exhaustion of funds based on current resources and 
operational levels; and 
(8) the initial obligation plan as described in 
subsection (a), displayed unchanged for the purposes 
of comparison. 
(c) The monthly updates required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted no later than 15 days after the begin-
ning of the month following the submission of the initial 
obligation plan as described in subsection (a). 
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(d)(1) For an additional amount for ‘‘U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Sup-
port—Executive Leadership and Oversight’’, $100,000, 
which shall be made available for Mission Support—Exec-
utive Leadership and Oversight on the sixteenth day of 
each month, in a total amount for the fiscal year not to 
exceed $700,000. 
(2) Beginning 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, amounts in paragraph (1) shall only be made 
available for obligation in a given month if the reporting 
requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this 
section are provided to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate within the 
timeframe required pursuant to subsections (a) and (c), 
respectively. 
SEC. 218. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a written execution plan for the funding provided 
by Public Law 119–21 for detention facilities, to include 
the following elements: 
(1) the location, number of beds, and estimated 
cost per bed of each detention facility utilized by or 
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to such execution plan not later than 30 days following 
the end of each fiscal quarter; and 
(2) each briefing and written update described 
in paragraph (1) shall include a review of the execu-
tion of funds for the most recently completed quar-
ter, a comparison of the actual execution of funds in 
relation to the planned execution of funds, and any 
remedial actions taken in the case of a failure to 
execute funding in accordance with the initial execu-
tion plan as described in subsection (a); and 
(c) The initial execution plan described in subsection 
(a) shall be displayed unchanged for purposes of compari-
son in the briefings and written updates described in sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 219. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act or any other Act may be used to reduce the pres-
ence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
attache´s or liaisons at international U.S. embassies or con-
sulates for the purposes of international investigations or 
partnerships with foreign law enforcement. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a reduction of 
presence in a specific country if— 
(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in col-
laboration with the Secretary of State, provides a 
written explanation of how maintaining a collabo-
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rative investigatory presence in a specific country 
undermines U.S. foreign policy interests in that 
country to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate; or 
(2) a country requests the cessation of collabo-
rative law enforcement activities performed by the 
attache´ or liaison stationed at the embassy or con-
sulate to their country. 
SEC. 220. (a) Members of the United States House 
of Representatives and the United States Senate, includ-
ing the leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and com-
missions, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, 
Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the De-
partment of Homeland Security; the United States Attor-
ney General, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attor-
neys General, and the United States Attorneys; and senior 
members of the Executive Office of the President, includ-
ing the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage 
screening. 
(b) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act, including prior Acts, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the components funded 
by this Act may be used to carry out legislation altering 
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the applicability of the screening requirements outlined in 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 221. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, 
United States Code, for fiscal year 2026, any funds in 
the Aviation Security Capital Fund established by section 
44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be used 
for the procurement and installation of explosives detec-
tion systems or for the issuance of other transaction agree-
ments for the purpose of funding projects described in sec-
tion 44923(a) of such title. 
SEC. 222. Not later than 45 days after the submis-
sion of the President’s budget proposal, the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a single report that fulfills 
the following requirements: 
(1) a Capital Investment Plan, both constrained 
and unconstrained, that includes a plan for contin-
uous and sustained capital investment in new, and 
the replacement of aged, transportation security 
equipment; 
(2) the 5-year technology investment plan as re-
quired by section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland 
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Security Act of 2002, as amended by section 3 of 
the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act 
(Public Law 113–245); and 
(3) the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screen-
ing Technologies report as required by the Senate 
Report accompanying the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Senate Report 
115–283). 
SEC. 223. Section 515(b) of Public Law 108–334 (49 
U.S.C. 44945 note) is amended by striking ‘‘report’’ each 
place it appears (including in the subsection heading) and 
inserting ‘‘briefing’’ and by striking ‘‘transmit to’’ and in-
serting ‘‘provide’’. 
SEC. 224. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operations 
and Support’’ shall be for expenses incurred for rec-
reational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, United 
States Code, except to the extent fees are collected from 
owners of yachts and credited to the appropriation made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard— 
Operations and Support’’. 
(b) To the extent such fees are insufficient to pay 
expenses of recreational vessel documentation under such 
section 12114, and there is a backlog of recreational vessel 
applications, personnel performing non-recreational vessel 
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documentation functions under subchapter II of chapter 
121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform docu-
mentation under section 12114. 
SEC. 225. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a future-years capital invest-
ment plan as described in the second proviso under the 
heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and 
Improvements’’ in the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), which shall 
be subject to the requirements in the third and fourth pro-
visos under such heading. 
SEC. 226. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to reduce the Coast Guard’s legacy Operations Systems 
Center mission or its government-employed or contract 
staff levels. 
SEC. 227. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, 
a competition under Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A–76 for activities performed with respect to the 
Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center. 
SEC. 228. Funds made available in this Act may be 
used to alter operations within the Civil Engineering Pro-
gram of the Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engi-
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neering units, facilities design and construction centers, 
maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast 
Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided 
in this Act may be used to reduce operations within any 
civil engineering unit unless specifically authorized by a 
statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 229. Amounts deposited into the Coast Guard 
Housing Fund in fiscal year 2026 shall be available until 
expended to carry out the purposes of section 2946 of title 
14, United States Code, and shall be in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes. 
SEC. 230. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Coast 
Guard—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’, 
$98,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2030, for the procurement and acquisition of MQ–9 air-
craft and associated base stations, equipment related to 
such aircraft and associated base stations, and program 
management for such aircraft and base stations. 
(b) None of the funds made available for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may 
be used to procure or acquire long-range unmanned air-
craft with kinetic capabilities or to equip any long-range 
unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities. 
SEC. 231. None of the funds made available to the 
United States Coast Guard by this Act may be available 
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for implementation of Force Design 2028 until the Coast 
Guard provides the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate detailed brief-
ings on the initiatives of organization, people, technology, 
and contracting and acquisitions. 
SEC. 232. The United States Secret Service is au-
thorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse-
ments from executive agencies, as defined in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code, for personnel receiving 
training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Cen-
ter, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal 
year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available 
under the heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Oper-
ations and Support’’ at the end of the fiscal year. 
SEC. 233. (a) None of the funds made available to 
the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 
appropriations Acts may be made available for the protec-
tion of the head of a Federal agency other than the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security. 
(b) The Director of the United States Secret Service 
may enter into agreements to provide such protection on 
a fully reimbursable basis. 
SEC. 234. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this 
Act, up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within 
‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’. 
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SEC. 235. Funding made available in this Act for 
‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ 
is available for travel of United States Secret Service em-
ployees on protective missions without regard to the limi-
tations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if 
the Director of the United States Secret Service or a des-
ignee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate 10 or more days 
in advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such ex-
penditures. 
SEC. 236. Of the amounts made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Oper-
ations and Support’’, $2,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be distributed as a grant or coopera-
tive agreement for existing National Computer Forensics 
Institute facilities currently used by the United States Se-
cret Service to carry out activities under section 383 of 
title 6, United States Code. 
SEC. 237. (a) Section 118 of the Treasury and Gen-
eral Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (5 U.S.C. 
5547 note) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting 
‘‘(or, for 2024, to the extent that such aggregate amount 
would exceed the per annum rate of salary payable under 
section 104 of title 3, United States Code)’’ before the 
period at the end. 
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(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on 
December 31, 2023. 
(c) Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2028, 
the Director shall submit to the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate; the 
Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability, and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate of Con-
gress a report describing the steps that the United States 
Secret Service is taking to address the increased protective 
service demands placed upon United States Secret Service 
personnel. 
(d) Each report required under subparagraph (c) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the current (as of the date 
on which the report is submitted) operational de-
mands and staffing levels with respect to the United 
States Secret Service. 
(2) Recommended strategies for reducing over-
time requirements for United States Secret Service 
personnel, including— 
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(i) the appointment of additional per-
sonnel; 
(ii) solutions such that sufficient re-
sources are available throughout each year 
without the need for exceptions to, or waiv-
ers of, premium pay limitations; 
(iii) the redistribution of workload 
among United States Secret Service per-
sonnel; and 
(iv) other improvements in operational 
efficiency with respect to the United States 
Secret Service. 
(e) Within the reports required under paragraphs (3) 
and (4) of section 2(c) of the Overtime Pay for Protective 
Services Act of 2023 (Public Law 118–38; 138 Stat. 13) 
that are submitted after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Director shall include information about— 
(1) the average number of overtime hours and 
range of number of overtime hours completed by 
United States Secret Service personnel receiving pre-
mium pay above the pay limitation in subsection (a) 
of section 5547 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(2) the average number of overtime hours and 
range of number of overtime hours completed by 
United States Secret Service personnel who are not 
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TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY 
CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 
AGENCY 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for operations and support, 
$2,218,634,000, which shall be for the purposes and in 
the amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column for Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Oper-
ations and Support in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Se-
curity Appropriations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act), of which amounts 
made available for Risk Management Operations, National 
Infrastructure Simulation Analysis Center shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not 
to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for procurement, construc-
tion, and improvements, $386,464,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2028. 
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 
Management 
Agency 
for 
operations 
and 
support, 
$1,667,038,000: Provided, That not less than $3,000,000 
shall be for the Emergency Management Assistance Com-
pact: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,250 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $156,419,000, of which $92,794,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2028, and of which 
$63,625,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2030. 
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, 
cooperative 
agreements, 
and 
other 
activities, 
$3,836,748,513, which shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) $494,000,000 for the State Homeland Secu-
rity Grant Program under section 2004 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of 
which 
$85,500,000 
shall 
be 
for 
Operation 
Stonegarden and $14,250,000 shall be for Tribal 
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Homeland Security Grants under section 2005 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 606): 
Provided, That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of 
such section 2004, for fiscal year 2026, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico shall make available to 
local and tribal governments amounts provided to 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this para-
graph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such 
section 2004. 
(2) $584,250,000 for the Urban Area Security 
Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604). 
(3) $300,000,000 for the Nonprofit Security 
Grant Program under section 2009 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a), of which 
$150,000,000 is for eligible recipients located in 
high-risk urban areas that receive funding under 
section 2003 of such Act and $150,000,000 is for el-
igible recipients that are located outside such areas: 
Provided, That eligible recipients are those described 
in section 2009(b) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 609a(b)) 
or are an otherwise eligible recipient at risk of a ter-
rorist or other extremist attack. 
(4) $99,750,000 for Public Transportation Se-
curity Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and 
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Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sec-
tions 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), of which 
$9,500,000 shall be for Amtrak security and 
$1,900,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: 
Provided, That such public transportation security 
assistance shall be provided directly to public trans-
portation agencies. 
(5) $95,000,000 for Port Security Grants in ac-
cordance with section 70107 of title 46, United 
States Code. 
(6) $684,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, of which $342,000,000 shall be 
for 
Assistance 
to 
Firefighter 
Grants 
and 
$342,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate 
Fire and Emergency Response Grants under sec-
tions 33 and 34 respectively of the Federal Fire Pre-
vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 
and 2229a). 
(7) $337,250,000 for emergency management 
performance grants under the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake Haz-
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