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as may be agreed to by the government of that coun-
try and the United States Government. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail-
able to the government of a foreign country, under 
chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 
assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 
country shall be required to maintain such funds in 
a separate account and not commingle with any other 
funds. 
(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF 
LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended 
notwithstanding provisions of law which are incon-
sistent with the nature of this assistance, including 
provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explana-
tory Statement of the Committee of Conference accom-
panying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report 
No. 98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to ob-
ligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector 
assistance, the President shall submit a notification 
through the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, which shall include a 
detailed description of how the funds proposed to be
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made available will be used, with a discussion of the 
United States interests that will be served by such as-
sistance (including, as appropriate, a description of 
the economic policy reforms that will be promoted by 
such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 
funds may be exempt from the requirements of para-
graph (1) only through the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 
or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 
shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 
programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chap-
ters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before using the au-
thority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support 
of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the Presi-
dent shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursu-
ant to the regular notification procedures, including a de-
scription of the program to be assisted, the assistance to
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be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: 
Provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall be 
construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions 
against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in 
this or any other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2023, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict 
assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 
480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and 
made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated 
or expended except as provided through the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support 
international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of 
law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights.
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DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7028. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ shall 
be made available for programs and activities administered 
by the United States Agency for International Development 
to address the needs and protect and promote the rights of 
people with disabilities in developing countries, including 
initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self- 
sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transpor-
tation, sports, political and electoral participation, and in-
tegration of individuals with disabilities, including for the 
cost of translation: Provided, That funds shall be made 
available to support disability rights advocacy organiza-
tions in developing countries. 
(b) MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL SUP-
PORT.—Of the funds made available pursuant to this sec-
tion, 5 percent may be used by USAID for management, 
oversight, and technical support. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to use the voice 
of the United States to encourage such institution to adopt 
and implement a publicly available policy, including the 
strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, to conduct
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independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of at 
least 35 percent of all loans, grants, programs, and signifi-
cant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the in-
stitution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equi-
table economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, 
to ensure that decisions to support such loans, grants, pro-
grams, and activities are based on accurate data and objec-
tive analysis. 
(b) SAFEGUARDS.— 
(1) STANDARD.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States Executive Director of 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Devel-
opment and the International Development Associa-
tion to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
oppose any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if such in-
stitution has adopted and is implementing any social 
or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, 
grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection 
than World Bank safeguards in effect on September 
30, 2015. 
(2) ACCOUNTABILITY, STANDARDS, AND
BEST 
PRACTICES.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice
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and vote of the United States to oppose loans or other 
financing for projects unless such projects— 
(A) provide for accountability and trans-
parency, including the collection, verification, 
and publication of beneficial ownership informa-
tion related to extractive industries and on-site 
monitoring during the life of the project; 
(B) will be developed and carried out in ac-
cordance with best practices regarding environ-
mental conservation, cultural protection, and 
empowerment of local populations, including 
free, prior and informed consent of affected In-
digenous communities; 
(C) do not provide incentives for, or facili-
tate, forced displacement or other violations of 
human rights; and 
(D) do not partner with or otherwise in-
volve enterprises owned or controlled by the 
armed forces. 
(c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appropriated 
under title V of this Act may be made as payment to any 
international financial institution while the United States 
executive director to such institution is compensated by the 
institution at a rate which, together with whatever com-
pensation such executive director receives from the United
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States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual 
occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while 
any alternate United States executive director to such insti-
tution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess 
of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position 
at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(d) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice and vote 
of the United States to promote human rights due diligence 
and risk management, as appropriate, in connection with 
any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institution in 
accordance with the requirements specified under this sec-
tion in House Report 117–401. 
(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to use the voice 
of the United States to include in loan, grant, and other 
financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ 
financial management and judicial capacity to investigate, 
prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 
(f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States exec-
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utive director of each international financial institution to 
use the voice of the United States to encourage such institu-
tion to collect, verify, and publish, to the maximum extent 
practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding 
proprietary information) for any corporation or limited li-
ability company, other than a publicly listed company, that 
receives funds from any such financial institution. 
(g) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
director of each international financial institution to use 
the voice of the United States to encourage such institution 
to effectively implement and enforce policies and procedures 
which meet or exceed best practices in the United States 
for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, includ-
ing— 
(1) protection against retaliation for internal 
and lawful public disclosure; 
(2) legal burdens of proof; 
(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia-
tion; 
(4) access to binding independent adjudicative 
bodies, including shared cost and selection external 
arbitration; and
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(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven re-
taliation, including provision for the restoration of 
prior employment. 
(h) GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS
AND PROCEDURES.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States executive director of each international financial in-
stitution to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
support independent investigative and adjudicative mecha-
nisms and procedures that meet or exceed best practices in 
the United States to provide due process and fair compensa-
tion, including the right to reinstatement, for employees 
who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retalia-
tion, false allegations, or other misconduct. 
(i) CAPITAL INCREASES.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available to support a 
new capital increase for an international financial institu-
tion unless the President submits a budget request for such 
increase to Congress and determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that— 
(1) the institution has completed a thorough 
analysis of the development challenges facing the rel-
evant geographical region, the role of the institution 
in addressing such challenges and its role relative to 
other financing partners, and the steps to be taken to
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enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the institu-
tion; and 
(2) the governors of such institution have ap-
proved the capital increase. 
TECHNOLOGY SECURITY 
SEC. 7030. (a) INSECURE COMMUNICATIONS NET-
WORKS.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made 
available for programs, including through the Digital 
Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership, to— 
(1) advance the adoption of secure, next-genera-
tion communications networks and services, including 
5G, and cybersecurity policies, in countries receiving 
assistance under this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign op-
erations, and related programs; 
(2) counter the establishment of insecure commu-
nications networks and services, including 5G, pro-
moted by the People’s Republic of China and other 
state-backed enterprises that are subject to undue or 
extrajudicial control by their country of origin; and 
(3) provide policy and technical training on de-
ploying open, interoperable, reliable, and secure net-
works to information communication technology pro-
fessionals in countries receiving assistance under this 
Act, as appropriate:
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Provided, That such funds, including funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, may be used 
to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information and 
communications technology capacity, including participa-
tion of foreign law enforcement and military personnel in 
non-military activities, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law and following consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(b) CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECH-
NOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND.— 
(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall allocate amounts made avail-
able from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce 
Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America International 
Technology Security and Innovation Fund for fiscal 
year 2023 pursuant to the transfer authority in sec-
tion 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A 
of Public Law 117–167), to the accounts specified and 
in the amounts specified, in the table titled ‘‘CHIPS 
for America International Technology Security and 
Innovation Fund’’ in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such funds 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the
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102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 
2024. 
(4) The Secretary of State shall provide the 
Committees on Appropriations quarterly reports on 
the status of balances of projects and activities funded 
by the CHIPS for America International Technology 
Security and Innovation Fund for amounts allocated 
pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, includ-
ing all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated 
funds. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND 
ANTI-CORRUPTION 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERNMENT- 
TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for direct govern-
ment-to-government assistance only if— 
(A) the requirements included in section 
7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of 
Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and 
(B) the government of the recipient country 
is taking steps to reduce corruption.
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(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In ad-
dition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 
may only be made available for direct government-to- 
government assistance subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
notification shall contain an explanation of how the 
proposed activity meets the requirements of para-
graph (1): Provided further, That the requirements of 
this paragraph shall only apply to direct government- 
to-government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and 
all funds available for cash transfer, budget support, 
and cash payments to individuals. 
(3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development or the Secretary of State, as appro-
priate, shall suspend any direct government-to-gov-
ernment assistance if the Administrator or the Sec-
retary has credible information of material misuse of 
such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Sec-
retary reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that it is in the national interest of the United States 
to continue such assistance, including a justification, 
or that such misuse has been appropriately addressed.
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(4) SUBMISSION
OF
INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2024 
congressional budget justification materials, amounts 
planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by 
country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 
and type of assistance. 
(5) DEBT
SERVICE
PAYMENT
PROHIBITION.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used by the government of any foreign country for 
debt service payments owed by any country to any 
international financial institution. 
(b) NATIONAL
BUDGET
AND
CONTRACT
TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
(1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL TRANS-
PARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall continue to 
update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum requirements of 
fiscal transparency’’ for each government receiving 
assistance appropriated by this Act, as identified in 
the report required by section 7031(b) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public 
Law 113–76). 
(2) DETERMINATION
AND
REPORT.—For each 
government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the
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Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall make or update 
any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or ‘‘no 
significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum re-
quirements of fiscal transparency, and make such de-
terminations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal 
Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the Depart-
ment of State website: Provided, That such report 
shall include the elements included under this section 
in House Report 117–401. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $7,000,000 of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available 
for programs and activities to assist governments 
identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve 
budget transparency and to support civil society or-
ganizations in such countries that promote budget 
transparency. 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) Officials of foreign governments and 
their immediate family members about whom the 
Secretary of State has credible information have 
been involved, directly or indirectly, in signifi-
cant corruption, including corruption related to
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the extraction of natural resources, or a gross 
violation of human rights, including the wrong-
ful detention of locally employed staff of a 
United States diplomatic mission or a United 
States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for 
entry into the United States. 
(B) Concurrent with the application of sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall, as appro-
priate, refer the matter to the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, to 
determine whether to apply sanctions authorities 
in accordance with United States law to block 
the transfer of property and interests in prop-
erty, and all financial transactions, in the 
United States involving any person described in 
such subparagraph. 
(C) The Secretary shall also publicly or pri-
vately designate or identify the officials of for-
eign governments and their immediate family 
members about whom the Secretary has such 
credible information without regard to whether 
the individual has applied for a visa. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli-
gible for entry into the United States pursuant to 
paragraph (1) if such entry would further important
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United States law enforcement objectives or is nec-
essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obliga-
tions under the United Nations Headquarters Agree-
ment: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) shall 
be construed to derogate from United States Govern-
ment obligations under applicable international 
agreements. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines 
that the waiver would serve a compelling national in-
terest or that the circumstances which caused the in-
dividual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
thereafter until September 30, 2024, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report, including a classified 
annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional 
committees and the Committees on the Judiciary de-
scribing the information related to corruption or vio-
lation of human rights concerning each of the individ-
uals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals 
who the Secretary designated or identified pursuant 
to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but 
for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any
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waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the jus-
tification for each waiver. 
(5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified por-
tion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall 
be posted on the Department of State website. 
(6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para-
graphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Depart-
ment of State and of diplomatic and consular offices 
of the United States pertaining to the issuance or re-
fusal of visas or permits to enter the United States 
shall not be considered confidential. 
(d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available to promote and support 
transparency and accountability of expenditures and 
revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, 
including by strengthening implementation and mon-
itoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency 
Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) and the 
amendments made by such section, and to prevent the 
sale of conflict diamonds, and for technical assistance 
to promote independent audit mechanisms and sup-
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port civil society participation in natural resource 
management. 
(2) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND INDEPENDENT AU-
DITS.— 
(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the executive director of each international 
financial institution to use the voice and vote of 
the United States to oppose any assistance by 
such institutions (including any loan, credit, 
grant, or guarantee) to any country for the ex-
traction and export of a natural resource if the 
government of such country has in place laws, 
regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit the 
public disclosure of company payments as re-
quired by United States law, and unless such 
government has adopted laws, regulations, or 
procedures in the sector in which assistance is 
being considered that: (1) accurately account for 
and publicly disclose payments to the govern-
ment by companies involved in the extraction 
and export of natural resources; (2) include inde-
pendent auditing of accounts receiving such pay-
ments and the public disclosure of such audits; 
and (3) require public disclosure of agreement 
and bidding documents, as appropriate.
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(B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of 
building the capacity of such government to meet 
the requirements of such subparagraph. 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, $2,900,000,000 should be made avail-
able for democracy programs. 
(2) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds made available for 
democracy programs under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’ pursuant to paragraph (1), not 
less than $117,040,000 shall be made available to the 
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by 
this Act for democracy programs pursuant to sub-
section (a) and under the heading ‘‘National Endow-
ment for Democracy’’ may be made available notwith-
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standing any other provision of law, and with regard 
to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), 
any regulation. 
(2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by 
this Act for the NED are made available pursuant to 
the authority of the National Endowment for Democ-
racy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), including 
all decisions regarding the selection of beneficiaries. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 
purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de-
mocracy programs’’ means programs that support good gov-
ernance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of ex-
pression, association, assembly, and religion, human rights, 
labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and 
that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic polit-
ical parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations 
and institutions, and citizens to support the development 
of democratic states and institutions that are responsive 
and accountable to citizens. 
(d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to this section that are made available for 
programs to strengthen government institutions shall be 
prioritized for those institutions that demonstrate a com-
mitment to democracy and the rule of law.
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(e) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INTER-
FERENCE.— 
(1) PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the pro-
vision of assistance for democracy programs in this 
Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, 
the specific nature of the assistance, and the partici-
pants in such programs shall not be subject to prior 
approval by the government of any foreign country. 
(2) DISCLOSURE OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNER IN-
FORMATION.—If the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, determines 
that the government of the country is undemocratic or 
has engaged in or condoned harassment, threats, or 
attacks against organizations implementing democ-
racy programs, any new bilateral agreement gov-
erning the terms and conditions under which assist-
ance is provided to such country shall not require the 
disclosure of the names of implementing partners of 
democracy programs, and the Secretary of State and 
the USAID Administrator shall expeditiously seek to 
negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agree-
ments, as necessary, to conform to this requirement. 
(f) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.—USAID 
shall continue to implement civil society and political com-
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petition and consensus building programs abroad with 
funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that recognizes 
the unique benefits of grants and cooperative agreements in 
implementing such programs. 
(g) 
DIGITAL
SECURITY
AND
COUNTERING 
DISINFORMATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be made available to advance digital security and counter 
disinformation as described under this section in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(h) INFORMING THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DE-
MOCRACY.—The 
Assistant 
Secretary 
for 
Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the 
Assistant Administrator for Development, Democracy, and 
Innovation, USAID, shall regularly inform the NED of de-
mocracy programs that are planned and supported with 
funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs. 
(i) PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS AND 
JOURNALISTS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘De-
mocracy Fund’’, not less than $30,000,000 shall be made 
available to support and protect civil society activists and 
journalists who have been threatened, harassed, or attacked,
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including journalists affiliated with the United States 
Agency for Global Media. 
(j) INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND 
INDEPENDENT MEDIA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $20,000,000 shall be made available for programs to 
protect international freedom of expression and inde-
pendent media, as described under this section in House 
Report 117–401. 
(k) DAVID E. PRICE LEGISLATIVE STRENGTHENING 
PROGRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made available for leg-
islative strengthening programs: Provided, That such funds 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That such programs shall hereafter 
be collectively named the ‘‘David E. Price Legislative 
Strengthening Program’’. 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available for the 
Office of International Religious Freedom, Department of 
State.
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(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democ-
racy Fund’’, and ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
shall be made available for international religious freedom 
programs and funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for 
humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted eth-
nic and religious minorities: Provided, That funds made 
available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large 
for International Religious Freedom, in consultation with 
other relevant United States Government officials, and shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law for assistance 
for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria. 
(d) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—Section 
7033(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division
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J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2023. 
SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL-
DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated in 
title III of this Act that are made available for victims of 
war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat 
trafficking in persons and assist victims of such trafficking 
may be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law. 
(b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be made available for forensic an-
thropology assistance related to the exhumation and 
identification of victims of war crimes, crimes 
against humanity, and genocide, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: 
Provided, That such funds shall be in addition to 
funds made available by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs for assistance 
for countries.
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(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
made available for DNA forensic technology programs 
to combat human trafficking in Central America and 
Mexico. 
(c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by 
the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United States 
Agency for International Development, from this or any 
other Act, may be made available as a general contribution 
to the World Food Programme, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
(d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RESEARCH
AND
TRAINING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be made 
available to carry out the Program for Research and 
Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent 
States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by 
the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training 
Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(2) GENOCIDE
VICTIMS
MEMORIAL
SITES.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs under the
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headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be made 
available as contributions to establish and maintain 
memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(3) PRIVATE
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for private sector 
partnerships, including partnerships with philan-
thropic foundations, up to $50,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 
funds made available pursuant to this paragraph 
may only be made available following prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY.—Of the amounts 
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’, up to $500,000 may be made avail-
able for grants pursuant to section 504 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 
U.S.C. 2656d), including to facilitate collaboration 
with Indigenous communities.
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(5) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 
may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 
III to make innovation incentive awards in accord-
ance with the terms and conditions of section 
7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6): Provided, 
That each individual award may not exceed 
$100,000. 
(6) DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATION
VENTURES.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Development Assistance’’ and made available for the 
Development Innovation Ventures program may be 
made available for the purposes of chapter I of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(7) EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used to mod-
ify the Exchange Visitor Program administered by 
the Department of State to implement the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 
(Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), except 
through the formal rulemaking process pursuant to 
the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et 
seq.) and notwithstanding the exceptions to such rule-
making process in such Act: Provided, That funds
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made available for such purpose shall only be made 
available after consultation with, and subject to the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations, regarding how any proposed modi-
fication would affect the public diplomacy goals of, 
and the estimated economic impact on, the United 
States: Provided further, That such consultation shall 
take place not later than 30 days prior to the publica-
tion in the Federal Register of any regulatory action 
modifying the Exchange Visitor Program. 
(8) PAYMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ 
and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, except for funds des-
ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, are available to provide payments pursu-
ant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the 
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 
U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided, That funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations.
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(9) AFGHAN
ALLIES.—Section 602(b)(3)(F) of 
the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 
1101 note) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), in 
the first sentence, by striking ‘‘34,500’’ and in-
serting ‘‘38,500’’; and 
(C) in clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2024’’. 
(10) TRANSATLANTIC ENGAGEMENT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ are available for support of an institute 
for transatlantic engagement if legislation estab-
lishing such an institute is enacted into law by Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided, That in the event that 
such legislation is not enacted into law by such date, 
the amounts described in this paragraph shall be 
available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ 
for the purposes therein. 
(e) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner 
vetting program, providing a direct vetting option, or mak-
ing a significant change to the scope of an existing partner 
vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID Ad-
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ministrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary and 
the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting option for 
prime awardees in any partner vetting program initiated 
or significantly modified after the date of enactment of this 
Act, unless the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, 
as applicable, informs the Committees on Appropriations 
on a case-by-case basis that a direct vetting option is not 
feasible for such program. 
(f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2023, the 
President may use up to $145,000,000 under the authority 
of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not-
withstanding any other provision of law. 
(g) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for the central government 
of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to com-
ply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of Inter-
national Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 
25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of with-
holding funds under this subsection. 
(h) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PRO-
TECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, and 
merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of Foreign
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Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of expired 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ for fiscal year 2023, at no later than the end of 
the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such 
funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated: 
Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may be trans-
ferred. 
(i) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES OF 
DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS
AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The terms and conditions of section 7034(k) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2020 (division G of Public Law 
116–94) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023. 
(j) PERSONNEL.—Funds appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ may be used to 
carry out section 5(a)(6) of the Migration and Refugee As-
sistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2605(a)(6)) for employing 
up to 50 individuals domestically without regard to the geo-
graphic limitation in such section, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) IMPACT ON JOBS.—Section 7056 of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116–260) 
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023. 
(l) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.—
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(1) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The au-
thority contained in section 1115(d) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111– 
32) shall remain in effect through September 30, 
2023. 
(2) CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–167) is 
amended— 
(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
‘‘and 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2022, and 
2023’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘2022’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 
note), by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(3) SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANI-
STAN RECONSTRUCTION COMPETITIVE STATUS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, any em-
ployee of the Special Inspector General for Afghani-
stan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes at least 
12 months of continuous service after enactment of 
this Act or who is employed on the date on which
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SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall ac-
quire competitive status for appointment to any posi-
tion in the competitive service for which the employee 
possesses the required qualifications. 
(4) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in effect dur-
ing fiscal year 2023. 
(5) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K 
of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in effect dur-
ing fiscal year 2023. 
(6) EXTENSION
OF
LOAN
GUARANTEES
TO 
ISRAEL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency War-
time Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public 
Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended under the 
heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 
(A) in the matter preceding the first pro-
viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2028’’; and 
(B) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2028’’.
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(m) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) BENEFICIARY
FEEDBACK.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for moni-
toring and evaluation of assistance under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International Dis-
aster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’ shall be made available for the regular and sys-
tematic collection of feedback obtained directly from 
beneficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of 
such assistance: Provided, That not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State and USAID Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations, and post 
on their respective websites, updated procedures for 
implementing partners that receive funds under such 
headings for regularly and systematically collecting 
and responding to such feedback, including guidelines 
for the reporting on actions taken in response to the 
feedback received: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of State and USAID Administrator shall regu-
larly— 
(A) conduct oversight to ensure that such 
feedback is regularly collected and used by imple-
menting partners to maximize the cost-effective-
ness and utility of such assistance; and
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(B) consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations on the results of such oversight. 
(2) EX-POST EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less 
than $10,000,000 shall be made available for ex-post 
evaluations of the effectiveness and sustainability of 
United States Government-funded assistance pro-
grams. 
(n) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 
available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 
survival, malaria, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious 
diseases to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals 
and other products, subject to the terms and conditions in 
such section: Provided, That the authority in section 
525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 2005 (Public 
Law 108–447) shall be exercised by the Assistant Adminis-
trator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds de-
posited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other 
products, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
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further, That the Secretary of State shall include in the con-
gressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary 
resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements re-
lated to such fund. 
(o) LOANS, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) LOAN
GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, Jordan, 
Small Island Developing States, Tunisia, and 
Ukraine, which are authorized to be provided: Pro-
vided, That amounts made available under this para-
graph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be 
considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of 
law limiting assistance to a country. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds 
made available pursuant to the authorities of this 
subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees and the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations.
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(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Not less than 30 days 
prior to exercising the authority of this subsection, 
but not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the President shall designate, and concur-
rently report such designation to the appropriate con-
gressional committees, the Federal agency or agencies 
responsible for managing the legacy loan guarantee 
portfolio, maintaining the current and future finan-
cial exposure of loan guarantees, and executing future 
loan guarantees. 
(p) LOCAL WORKS.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 
and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$100,000,000 shall be made available for Local Works 
pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113– 
235), which may remain available until September 
30, 2027. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—For the purposes of 
section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eligible 
entities’’ shall be defined as small local, international,
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and United States-based nongovernmental organiza-
tions, educational institutions, and other small enti-
ties that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 
from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years: Pro-
vided, That departments or centers of such edu-
cational institutions may be considered individually 
in determining such eligibility. 
(q) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 7077 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division 
I of Public Law 112–74) shall continue in effect during fis-
cal year 2023. 
(r) SECTION 889.—For the purposes of obligations and 
expenditures made with funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs, the waiver 
authority in section 889(d)(2) of the John S. McCain Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub-
lic Law 115–232) may also be available to the Secretary 
of State, following consultation with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence: Provided, That not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report detailing the use of the authority of this sub-
section since the date of enactment of this Act, which shall
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include the scope and duration of any waiver granted, the 
entity covered by such waiver, and a detailed description 
of the national security interest served: Provided further, 
That such report shall be updated every 60 days until Sep-
tember 30, 2024. 
(s) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for pur-
poses of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means the Committees on Appropriations 
and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) FUNDS
APPROPRIATED
BY
THIS
ACT
AND 
PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 
for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appropriated 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs’’ means funds that remain available 
for obligation, and have not expired. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
In this Act ‘‘international financial institutions’’ 
means the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, the International Development Associa-
tion, the International Finance Corporation, the
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Inter-American Development Bank, the International 
Monetary Fund, the International Fund for Agricul-
tural Development, the Asian Development Bank, the 
Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Invest-
ment Corporation, the North American Development 
Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and De-
velopment, the African Development Bank, the Afri-
can Development Fund, and the Multilateral Invest-
ment Guarantee Agency. 
(4) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term ‘‘spend 
plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds appro-
priated for a particular entity, country, program, 
purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 
minimum, a description of— 
(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 
for measuring progress, and a timeline for 
achieving such goals; 
(B) amounts and sources of funds by ac-
count; 
(C) how such funds will complement other 
ongoing or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(5) SUCCESSOR
OPERATING
UNIT.—Any ref-
erence to a particular operating unit or office in this
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Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs shall be deemed to include any successor op-
erating unit performing the same or similar func-
tions. 
(6) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 
means the United States Agency for International De-
velopment. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 
SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED
POLICE
ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 
Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 
section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 
and accountability of civilian police authority 
through training and technical assistance in human 
rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic plan-
ning, and through assistance to foster civilian police 
roles that support democratic governance, including 
assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to 
disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster 
improved police relations with the communities they 
serve.
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(2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas-
ualty training and equipment in an amount 
above the prior fiscal year. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer com-
bat casualty care training and equipment as a 
component of any package of lethal assistance 
funded by this Act with funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 
Provided, That the requirement of this subpara-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, unless 
the Secretary determines that such country has 
in place, to the maximum extent practicable, 
functioning combat casualty care treatment and 
equipment that meets or exceeds the standards 
recommended by the Committee on Tactical 
Combat Casualty Care: Provided further, That 
any such training and equipment for combat
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casualty care shall be made available through an 
open and competitive process. 
(3) TRAINING RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL HU-
MANITARIAN LAW.—The Secretary of State shall offer 
training related to the requirements of international 
humanitarian law as a component of any package of 
lethal assistance funded by this Act with funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 
Provided, That the requirement of this paragraph 
shall not apply to a country that is a member of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is a 
major non-NATO ally designated by section 517(b) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or is complying 
with international humanitarian law: Provided fur-
ther, That any such training shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(4) 
INTERNATIONAL
PRISON
CONDITIONS.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, 
‘‘Economic 
Support 
Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ shall be made available for assist-
ance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign 
prisons and other detention facilities, notwithstanding 
section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
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Provided, That the Secretary of State and the USAID 
Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds 
prior to obligation and not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be in addition to funds other-
wise made available by this Act for such purpose. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHOR-
ITY.—In providing assistance with funds appro-
priated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation 
emerging from instability may be deemed to mean 
support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub- 
national entity emerging from instability, as well as 
a nation emerging from instability. 
(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND
RE-
INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2023. 
(3) COMMERCIAL
LEASING
OF
DEFENSE
ARTI-
CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of
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the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 
section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to 
Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the procure-
ment by leasing (including leasing with an option to 
purchase) of defense articles from United States com-
mercial suppliers, not including Major Defense 
Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of 
aircraft having possible civilian application), if the 
President determines that there are compelling foreign 
policy or national security reasons for those defense 
articles being provided by commercial lease rather 
than by government-to-government sale under such 
Act. 
(4) SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.—Not 
to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to 
section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the Special De-
fense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2025: Pro-
vided, That the provision of defense articles and de-
fense services to foreign countries or international or-
ganizations from the Fund shall be subject to the con-
currence of the Secretary of State.
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(5) 
OVERSIGHT
AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.—(A) 
Prior to the signing of a new Letter of Offer and Ac-
ceptance (LOA) involving funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
the Secretary of State shall consult with each recipi-
ent government to ensure that the LOA between the 
United States and such recipient government com-
plies with the purposes of section 4 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) and that the de-
fense articles, services, and training procured with 
funds appropriated under such heading are consistent 
with United States national security policy. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall promptly in-
form the appropriate congressional committees of any 
instance in which the Secretary of State has credible 
information that such assistance was used in a man-
ner contrary to such agreement. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, demining equipment 
available to the United States Agency for Inter-
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national Development and the Department of 
State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for humani-
tarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 
basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary of State may 
prescribe. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on imple-
mentation of the United States policy regarding 
anti-personnel landmines (APLs) announced on 
June 21, 2022, to include progress on the de-
struction of APLs, and the number and types of 
APLs required by such policy for the defense of 
the Republic of Korea and the methodology used 
to determine such number: Provided, That the re-
port shall include the types (by Department of 
Defense Ammunition Code) and quantities of 
landmines demilitarized and removed from the 
demilitarization account of the United States 
Armed Forces, and demilitarization accom-
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plished by contract or outside the continental 
United States. 
(C) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military as-
sistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, 
no defense export license for cluster munitions 
may be issued, and no cluster munitions or clus-
ter munitions technology shall be sold or trans-
ferred, unless— 
(i) the submunitions of the cluster mu-
nitions, after arming, do not result in more 
than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across 
the range of intended operational environ-
ments, and the agreement applicable to the 
assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster 
munitions or cluster munitions technology 
specifies that the cluster munitions will 
only be used against clearly defined mili-
tary targets and will not be used where ci-
vilians are known to be present or in areas 
normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions.
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(3) CROWD CONTROL.—If the Secretary of State 
has information that a unit of a foreign security force 
uses excessive force to repress peaceful expression or 
assembly concerning corruption, harm to the environ-
ment or human health, or the fairness of electoral 
processes, or in countries that are undemocratic or 
undergoing democratic transition, the Secretary shall 
promptly determine if such information is credible: 
Provided, That if the information is determined to be 
credible, funds appropriated by this Act should not be 
used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammu-
nition, or other items for crowd control purposes for 
such unit, unless the Secretary of State determines 
that the foreign government is taking effective meas-
ures to bring the responsible members of such unit to 
justice. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations a report on funds obligated and 
expended during fiscal year 2022, by country and 
purpose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
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cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’. 
(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE-
PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 656 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term ‘‘mili-
tary training provided to foreign military personnel 
by the Department of Defense and the Department of 
State’’ shall be deemed to include all military train-
ing provided by foreign governments with funds ap-
propriated to the Department of Defense or the De-
partment of State, except for training provided by the 
government of a country designated by section 517(b) 
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2321k(b)) as a major non- 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally: Provided, 
That such third-country training shall be clearly 
identified in the report submitted pursuant to section 
656 of such Act. 
ASSISTANCE FOR INNOCENT VICTIMS OF CONFLICT 
SEC. 7036. Of the funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for the Marla Ruzicka Fund for Innocent Victims of 
Conflict: Provided, That the USAID Administrator shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act on 
the proposed uses of such funds.
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PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of 
the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this 
Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless 
the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to 
peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; and 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
context of full and normal relationships, which should 
include—
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(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within secure 
and recognized boundaries free from threats or 
acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just settle-
ment of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the governing entity should enact a constitution assur-
ing the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect 
for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other 
laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable 
governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection (a) 
if the President determines that it is important to the na-
tional security interest of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the
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Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of 
subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 
of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian 
Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2023, 30 
days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall 
certify to the Committees on Appropriations that proce-
dures have been established to assure the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States will have access to appropriate 
United States financial information in order to review the 
uses of United States assistance for the Program funded 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the West 
Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support
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Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure 
that such assistance is not provided to or through any indi-
vidual, private or government entity, or educational insti-
tution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe ad-
vocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, ter-
rorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or edu-
cational institutions, those that have as a principal officer 
of the entity’s governing board or governing board of trust-
ees any individual that has been determined to be involved 
in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a 
member of a designated foreign terrorist organization: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, es-
tablish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in car-
rying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to 
any individual, entity, or educational institution which the 
Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating 
terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION
OF
ACTS
OF
TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for—
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(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State determines 
has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available by this or prior 
appropriations Acts, including funds made available 
by transfer, may be made available for obligation for 
security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until 
the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations on— 
(A) the benchmarks that have been estab-
lished for security assistance for the West Bank 
and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com-
pliance with such benchmarks; and 
(B) the steps being taken by the Palestinian 
Authority to end torture and other cruel, inhu-
man, and degrading treatment of detainees, in-
cluding by bringing to justice members of Pales-
tinian security forces who commit such crimes.
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(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 
and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub- 
grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, 
are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, 
among other things, compliance with this section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up to 
$1,300,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for International 
Development for audits, investigations, and other ac-
tivities in furtherance of the requirements of this sub-
section: Provided, That such funds are in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes. 
(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified in sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treat-
ment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West 
Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as 
cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2023 under the head-
ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such audit shall ad-
dress—
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(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made avail-
able in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
may be obligated or expended with respect to providing 
funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President 
pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations that waiving such prohibition is important to the 
national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiv-
er pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more
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than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the 
justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds 
will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to 
ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Provided, 
That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian 
Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons 
and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Appro-
priations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pales-
tinian Authority has established a single treasury account 
for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing 
mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financ-
ing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority 
treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil 
service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority 
is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis 
and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, co-
existence, and security cooperation with Israel.
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(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE LIB-
ERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 
Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 
Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree-
ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the 
principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and 
(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amend-
ed. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to this sub-
section.
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(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to para-
graph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
within 120 days of the certification and every quarter 
thereafter on whether such government, including all 
of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to 
comply with the principles contained in section 
620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended: Provided, That the report shall 
also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mecha-
nisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the 
abovementioned certification and a full accounting of 
any direct support of such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for assist-
ance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are available for assistance 
for Egypt may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law restricting assistance for 
Egypt, except for this subsection and section 620M of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may only be 
made available for assistance for the Government of
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Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
(2) ECONOMIC
SUPPORT
FUND.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, not less than $125,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Egypt, of 
which not less than $40,000,000 should be made 
available for higher education programs, including 
not less than $15,000,000 for scholarships for Egyp-
tian students with high financial need to attend not- 
for-profit institutions of higher education in Egypt 
that are currently accredited by a regional accred-
iting agency recognized by the United States Depart-
ment of Education, or meets standards equivalent to 
those required for United States institutional accredi-
tation by a regional accrediting agency recognized by 
such Department: Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available for democracy programs, and for de-
velopment programs in the Sinai. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—
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(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’, $1,300,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
should be made available for assistance for 
Egypt: Provided, That such funds may be trans-
ferred to an interest bearing account in the Fed-
eral Reserve Bank of New York, following con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions, and the uses of any interest earned on 
such funds shall be subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That $225,000,000 
of such funds shall be withheld from obligation 
until the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Government of Egypt is taking sustained and ef-
fective steps to— 
(i) strengthen the rule of law, demo-
cratic institutions, and human rights in 
Egypt, including to protect religious mi-
norities and the rights of women, which are 
in addition to steps taken during the pre-
vious calendar year for such purposes;
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(ii) implement reforms that protect 
freedoms of expression, association, and 
peaceful assembly, including the ability of 
civil society organizations, human rights 
defenders, and the media to function with-
out interference; 
(iii) hold Egyptian security forces ac-
countable, including officers credibly alleged 
to have violated human rights; 
(iv) investigate and prosecute cases of 
extrajudicial killings and forced disappear-
ances; 
(v) provide regular access for United 
States officials to monitor such assistance 
in areas where the assistance is used; and 
(vi) comply with the requirement 
under this section in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act). 
(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 
waive the certification requirement in subpara-
graph (A) if the Secretary determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such funds are necessary for counterterrorism,
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border security, or nonproliferation programs or 
that it is otherwise important to the national se-
curity interest of the United States to do so, and 
submits a report to such Committees containing 
a detailed justification for the use of such waiver 
and the reasons why any of the requirements of 
subparagraph (A) cannot be met: Provided, That 
the report required by this paragraph shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may be ac-
companied by a classified annex. 
(C) In addition to the funds withheld pur-
suant to subparagraph (A), $95,000,000 of the 
funds made available pursuant to this para-
graph shall be withheld from obligation until the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Govern-
ment of Egypt is making clear and consistent 
progress in releasing political prisoners, pro-
viding detainees with due process of law, and 
preventing the intimidation and harassment of 
American citizens. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-
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terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be 
made available for the programs and activities de-
scribed under this section in House Report 117–401. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary 
of State shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations the semi-annual report required by 
section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as added by sec-
tion 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act 
of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS
REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report 
on— 
(i) the status of United States bilateral 
sanctions on Iran; 
(ii) the reimposition and renewed en-
forcement of secondary sanctions; and 
(iii) the impact such sanctions have 
had 
on 
Iran’s 
destabilizing 
activities 
throughout the Middle East. 
(c) IRAQ.—
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(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for 
assistance for Iraq for— 
(A) bilateral economic assistance and inter-
national security assistance, including in the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 
(B) stabilization assistance, including in 
Anbar Province; 
(C) programs to support government trans-
parency and accountability, support judicial 
independence, protect the right of due process, 
end the use of torture, and combat corruption; 
(D) humanitarian assistance, including in 
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 
(E) programs to protect and assist religious 
and ethnic minority populations; and 
(F) programs to increase United States pri-
vate sector investment. 
(2) BASING RIGHTS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be used by the Government of the United States to 
enter into a permanent basing rights agreement be-
tween the United States and Iraq. 
(d) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’,
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not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for grants 
only for Israel which shall be disbursed within 30 days of 
enactment of this Act: Provided, That to the extent that the 
Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
purposes, grants made available for Israel under this head-
ing shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be 
available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less 
than $775,300,000 shall be available for the procurement 
in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
research and development. 
(e) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not 
less than $845,100,000 shall be made available for budget 
support for the Government of Jordan and not less than 
$425,000,000 shall be made available under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(f) LEBANON.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for 
assistance for Lebanon: Provided, That such funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ may be made available notwithstanding 
section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
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Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 
U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are made available for 
assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
for programs and equipment for the Lebanese In-
ternal Security Forces (ISF) and the Lebanese 
Armed Forces (LAF) to address security and sta-
bility requirements in areas affected by conflict 
in Syria, following consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are made available for assistance for 
Lebanon may only be made available for pro-
grams to— 
(i) professionalize the LAF to mitigate 
internal and external threats from non-state 
actors, including Hizballah; 
(ii) strengthen border security and 
combat terrorism, including training and 
equipping the LAF to secure the borders of
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Lebanon and address security and stability 
requirements in areas affected by conflict in 
Syria, interdicting arms shipments, and 
preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe 
haven for terrorist groups; and 
(iii) implement United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 
available by this subparagraph for assistance for 
the LAF, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan, 
including actions to be taken to ensure equip-
ment provided to the LAF is used only for the 
intended purposes, except such plan may not be 
considered as meeting the notification require-
ments under section 7015 of this Act or under 
section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961: Provided further, That any notification 
submitted pursuant to such section shall include 
any funds specifically intended for lethal mili-
tary equipment. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
ISF or the LAF if the ISF or the LAF is controlled 
by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pur-
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suant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(g) LIBYA.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act shall be made available for stabilization as-
sistance for Libya, including support for a United Nations- 
facilitated political process and border security: Provided, 
That the limitation on the uses of funds for certain infra-
structure projects in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76) 
shall apply to such funds. 
(h) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 
for Morocco. 
(i) SAUDI ARABIA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’ may be made 
available for assistance for the Government of Saudi 
Arabia. 
(2) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs should be obligated or expended by the Ex-
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port-Import Bank of the United States to guarantee, 
insure, or extend (or participate in the extension of) 
credit in connection with the export of nuclear tech-
nology, equipment, fuel, materials, or other nuclear 
technology-related goods or services to Saudi Arabia 
unless the Government of Saudi Arabia— 
(A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation 
agreement pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153); 
(B) has committed to renounce uranium en-
richment and reprocessing on its territory under 
that agreement; and 
(C) has signed and implemented an Addi-
tional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards 
Agreement with the International Atomic Energy 
Agency. 
(j) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL
ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 
response and chemical weapons investigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) of this subsection—
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(A) may not be made available for a project 
or activity that supports or otherwise legitimizes 
the Government of Iran, foreign terrorist organi-
zations (as designated pursuant to section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189)), or a proxy of Iran in Syria; 
(B) may not be made available for activities 
that further the strategic objectives of the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation that the Sec-
retary of State determines may threaten or un-
dermine United States national security inter-
ests; and 
(C) should not be used in areas of Syria 
controlled by a government led by Bashar al- 
Assad or associated forces. 
(3) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds 
made available pursuant to this subsection may only 
be made available following consultation with the ap-
propriate congressional committees, and shall be sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
(k) TUNISIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for 
assistance for Tunisia for programs to improve eco-
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nomic growth and opportunity, support democratic 
governance and civil society, protect due process of 
law, and maintain regional stability and security, 
following consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations on the extent to which— 
(A) the Government of Tunisia is imple-
menting economic reforms, countering corrup-
tion, and taking credible steps to restore con-
stitutional order and democratic governance, in-
cluding respecting freedoms of expression, asso-
ciation, and the press, and the rights of members 
of political parties, that are in addition to steps 
taken in the preceding fiscal year; 
(B) the Government of Tunisia is maintain-
ing the independence of the judiciary and hold-
ing security forces who commit human rights 
abuses accountable; and 
(C) the Tunisian military has remained an 
apolitical and professional institution. 
(l) WEST BANK AND GAZA.—
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(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
shall be made available for programs in the West 
Bank and Gaza, which may include water, sanita-
tion, and other infrastructure improvements. 
(2) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for as-
sistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary 
of State shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the purpose of such assistance is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this 
Act may be made available for assistance for the 
Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enact-
ment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full member-
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ship as a state in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof outside an 
agreement negotiated between Israel and the 
Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 
authorized investigation, or actively support 
such an investigation, that subjects Israeli 
nationals to an investigation for alleged 
crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph re-
sulting from the application of subclause (I) of 
such clause if the Secretary certifies to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the 
national security interest of the United States, 
and submits a report to such Committees detail-
ing how the waiver and the continuation of as-
sistance would assist in furthering Middle East 
peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100–204) if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of
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the House of Representatives, the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinians have 
not, after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state outside an agreement nego-
tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and 
(II) initiated or actively supported an 
ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 
for alleged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi-
dent is unable to make the certification pursuant 
to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the President 
may waive section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 
if the President determines and certifies in writ-
ing to the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
and the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Palestinians have entered into direct and mean-
ingful negotiations with Israel: Provided, That 
any waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of 
Public Law 100–204 under clause (i) of this sub-
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paragraph or under previous provisions of law 
must expire before the waiver under this clause 
may be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara-
graph shall be effective for no more than a period 
of 6 months at a time and shall not apply be-
yond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(4) APPLICATION
OF
TAYLOR
FORCE
ACT.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 
for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza shall be 
made available consistent with section 1004(a) of the 
Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public Law 
115–141). 
(5) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require-
ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 
apply to funds made available by this Act, including 
a description of modifications, if any, to the security 
strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(6) INCITEMENT
REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees detailing steps taken 
by the Palestinian Authority to counter incitement of
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violence against Israelis and to promote peace and co-
existence with Israel. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION AS-
SISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ for the central government of a country in the 
African Great Lakes region may be made available only 
for Expanded International Military Education and 
Training and professional military education until the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such government is not facilitating 
or otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a 
neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed 
groups. 
(b) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court in 
Central African Republic. 
(c) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for programs 
and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance 
Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in Eastern 
Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African
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Republic, including to improve physical access, tele-
communications infrastructure, and early-warning mecha-
nisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and 
reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child 
soldiers. 
(d) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assist-
ance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for 
stabilization, democracy, global health, and bilateral eco-
nomic assistance, including in areas affected by, and at risk 
from, the Ebola virus disease: Provided, That such funds 
shall also be made available to support security, stabiliza-
tion, development, and democracy in Eastern DRC: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ that are made 
available for such purposes may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except section 620M 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(e) ETHIOPIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be 
used to support— 
(1) implementation of the cessation of hostilities 
agreement in Tigray;
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(2) political dialogues and confidence building 
measures to end other conflicts in the country; 
(3) civil society and protect human rights; 
(4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to hu-
manitarian assistance; 
(5) investigations and prosecutions of gross vio-
lations of human rights; and 
(6) restoration of basic services in areas im-
pacted by conflict. 
(f) MALAWI.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 
made available for higher education programs in Malawi 
shall be made available for higher education and workforce 
development programs in agriculture as described under 
this section in House Report 117–401. 
(g) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under title IV may be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of South Sudan, except to 
support implementation of outstanding issues of the Com-
prehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related 
to post-referendum issues associated with such Agreement, 
or any other viable peace agreement in South Sudan: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
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operations, and related programs that are made available 
for any new program, project, or activity in South Sudan 
shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(h) SUDAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under title III that are made available for assist-
ance for Sudan may be made available to support a 
civilian-led transition in Sudan. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title IV may be made avail-
able for assistance for the central Government of 
Sudan, except to support implementation of out-
standing issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agree-
ment, mutual arrangements related to post-ref-
erendum issues associated with such Agreement, or 
any other viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(3) 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 subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(i) ZIMBABWE.—
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(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive director 
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 ex-
pression, association, and assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except 
for health and education, unless the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1). 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) USES OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act, not less than $136,127,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Burma, which— 
(A) may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law and following con-
sultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees;
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(B) may be made available for support for 
the administrative operations and programs of 
entities that support peaceful efforts to establish 
an inclusive and representative democracy in 
Burma and a federal union to foster equality 
among Burma’s diverse ethnic groups, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions; 
(C) shall be made available for programs to 
promote ethnic and religious tolerance, unity, 
and accountability and to combat gender-based 
violence, including in Kachin, Chin, Mon, 
Karen, Karenni, Rakhine, and Shan states; 
(D) shall be made available for community- 
based organizations with experience operating in 
Thailand to provide food, medical, and other hu-
manitarian assistance to internally displaced 
persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assist-
ance for Burmese refugees from funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’; and 
(E) shall be made available for programs 
and activities to investigate and document viola-
tions of human rights in Burma committed by 
the military junta.
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(2) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 
Burma. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for assist-
ance for Burma may be made available to the State 
Administration Council or any organization or entity 
controlled by, or an affiliate of, the armed forces of 
Burma, or to any individual or organization that has 
committed a gross violation of human rights or advo-
cates violence against ethnic or religious groups or in-
dividuals in Burma, as determined by the Secretary 
of State for programs administered by the Depart-
ment of State and USAID or the President of the Na-
tional Endowment for Democracy (NED) for pro-
grams administered by NED. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Any new program or activ-
ity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2023 shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(b) CAMBODIA.—
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(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act, not less than $82,505,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Cambodia. 
(2) CERTIFICATION AND EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are made available 
for assistance for the Government of Cambodia 
may be obligated or expended unless the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that such Government 
is taking effective steps to— 
(i) strengthen regional security and 
stability, particularly regarding territorial 
disputes in the South China Sea and the 
enforcement of international sanctions with 
respect to North Korea; 
(ii) assert its sovereignty against inter-
ference by the People’s Republic of China, 
including by verifiably maintaining the 
neutrality of Ream Naval Base, other mili-
tary installations in Cambodia, and dual 
use facilities such as the runway at the 
Dara Sakor development project; 
(iii) cease violence, threats, and har-
assment against civil society and the polit-
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ical opposition in Cambodia, and dismiss 
any politically motivated criminal charges 
against critics of the government; and 
(iv) respect the rights, freedoms, and 
responsibilities enshrined in the Constitu-
tion of the Kingdom of Cambodia as en-
acted in 1993. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The certification re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act and made avail-
able for democracy, health, education, and envi-
ronment programs, programs to strengthen the 
sovereignty of Cambodia, and programs to edu-
cate and inform the people of Cambodia of the 
influence activities of the People’s Republic of 
China in Cambodia. 
(3) USES
OF
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act for assistance for Cambodia 
shall be made available for— 
(A) research, documentation, and education 
programs associated with the Khmer Rouge in 
Cambodia; and 
(B) programs in the Khmer language to 
monitor, map, and publicize the efforts by the
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People’s Republic of China to expand its influ-
ence in Cambodia. 
(c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY AND THE ASIA REASSUR-
ANCE INITIATIVE ACT OF 2018.— 
(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 im-
plementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the 
Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–409). 
(2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, 
‘‘Economic 
Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$325,000,000 shall be made available for a Coun-
tering PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence 
of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
and the Chinese Communist Party and entities acting 
on their behalf globally, which shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts 
otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided
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further, That up to 10 percent of such funds shall be 
held in reserve to respond to unanticipated opportu-
nities to counter PRC influence: Provided further, 
That the uses of such funds shall be the joint responsi-
bility of the Secretary of State and the USAID Ad-
ministrator, and shall be allocated as specified under 
this section in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided further, That funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph under the head-
ing ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may re-
main available until September 30, 2024: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated by this Act for such 
Fund under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 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 transfer 
authority provided by this Act or any other Act, 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
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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; and 
(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 consulta-
tion with the USAID Administrator and the 
heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, 
determines that such use does not adversely im-
pact 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 display 
any map that inaccurately depicts the territory and 
social and economic system of Taiwan and the is-
lands or island groups administered by Taiwan au-
thorities. 
(d) LAOS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $93,000,000 shall be 
made available for assistance for Laos, including for assist-
ance for persons with disabilities caused by unexploded ord-
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nance accidents, and of which not less than $1,500,000 
should be made available for programs to assist persons 
with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental 
disabilities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange: Provided, 
That funds made available pursuant to this subsection may 
be used, in consultation with the Government of Laos, for 
assessments of the existence of dioxin contamination result-
ing from the use of Agent Orange in Laos and the feasibility 
and cost of remediation. 
(e) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be made available for as-
sistance for the central government of a country the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the ap-
propriate congressional committees engages in signifi-
cant transactions contributing materially to the mali-
cious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Government 
of North Korea: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall submit the report required by section 209 of the 
North Korea Sanctions and Policy 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 applica-
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tion of the restriction in this paragraph with respect 
to assistance for the central government of a country 
if the Secretary determines and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that to do so is im-
portant to the national security interest of the United 
States, including a description 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 ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made avail-
able for the promotion of human rights in North 
Korea: Provided, That the authority of section 
7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds. 
(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made available 
for assistance for the Government of North Korea. 
(f) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.— 
(1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated under 
title I in this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations,
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and related programs may be made available for es-
tablishing and operating diplomatic facilities in 
Kiribati, Tonga, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, sub-
ject to section 7015(a)(3) of this Act and following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International 
Narcotics 
Control 
and 
Law 
Enforcement″, 
″Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Re-
lated Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Pacific Islands countries, 
as specified under this section in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this 
paragraph shall be made available for joint develop-
ment and security programs between the United 
States and such countries in coordination with re-
gional allies and partners, including Taiwan. 
(g) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic
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Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated or expended 
for processing licenses for the export of satellites of 
United States origin (including commercial satellites 
and satellite components) to the People’s Republic of 
China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in advance, the 
Committees on Appropriations are notified of such 
proposed action. 
(2) PEOPLE’S
LIBERATION
ARMY.—The terms 
and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assistance 
projects or activities of the People’s Liberation Army 
(PLA) of the PRC, to include such projects or activi-
ties by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or 
an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pur-
suant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or 
any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to 
believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, 
the PLA. 
(3) HONG KONG.— 
(A) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the first para-
graph under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 
not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available
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for democracy and Internet freedom programs 
for Hong Kong, including legal and other sup-
port for democracy activists. 
(B) RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams that are made available for assistance for 
Hong Kong should be obligated for assistance for 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China and the Chinese Communist Party or any 
entity acting on their behalf in Hong Kong. 
(C) REPORT.—The report required under 
section 7043(f)(3)(C) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public 
Law 116–260) shall be updated and submitted to 
the Congress in the manner described. 
(h) PHILIPPINES.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for counternarcotics assist-
ance for the Philippines, except for drug demand reduction, 
maritime law enforcement, or transnational interdiction. 
(i) TAIWAN.— 
(1) 
GLOBAL
COOPERATION
AND
TRAINING 
FRAMEWORK.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act
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under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 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.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs under the heading ‘‘For-
eign 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 Budget 
Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees for 
Taiwan, if otherwise authorized: Provided, That such 
costs may include the costs of selling, reducing, or 
cancelling any amounts owed to the United States or 
any agency of the United States: Provided further, 
That the gross principal balance of such direct loans 
shall not exceed $2,000,000,000, and the gross prin-
cipal balance of guaranteed loans shall not exceed 
$2,000,000,000: Provided further, That the Secretary
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of State may use amounts charged to the borrower as 
origination fees to pay for the cost of such loans. 
(3) 
FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM.—Funds 
appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Payment to 
the American Institute in Taiwan’’ shall be made 
available to establish a Taiwan Fellowship Program. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations on the uses of funds made available pursu-
ant to this subsection: Provided, That such funds shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) TIBET.— 
(1) FINANCING
OF
PROJECTS
IN
TIBET.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United 
States executive director of each international finan-
cial institution to use the voice and vote of the United 
States to support financing of projects in Tibet if 
such projects do not provide incentives for the migra-
tion and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or fa-
cilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and 
natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a 
thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the
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Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and tradi-
tions, and are subject to effective monitoring. 
(2) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $10,000,000 shall be made available to non-
governmental 
organizations 
with 
experience 
working with Tibetan communities to support 
activities which preserve cultural traditions and 
promote sustainable development, education, and 
environmental conservation in Tibetan commu-
nities in the Tibet Autonomous Region and in 
other Tibetan communities in China. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available 
for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan 
culture and language in the refugee and diaspora 
Tibetan communities, development, and the resil-
ience of Tibetan communities and the Central 
Tibetan Administration in India and Nepal, 
and to assist in the education and development 
of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from 
such communities: Provided, That such funds are
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in addition to amounts made available in sub-
paragraph (A) for programs inside Tibet. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available 
for programs to strengthen the capacity of the 
Central Tibetan Administration: Provided, That 
such funds shall be administered by the United 
States Agency for International Development. 
(k) VIETNAM.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $197,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Vietnam, of which 
not less than— 
(A) $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
health and disability programs to assist persons 
with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or devel-
opmental disabilities: Provided, That such funds 
shall be prioritized to assist persons whose dis-
abilities may be related to the use of Agent Or-
ange and exposure to dioxin, or are the result of 
unexploded ordnance accidents; 
(B) $20,000,000 shall be made available, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
activities related to the remediation of dioxin
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contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made 
available for assistance for the Government of 
Vietnam, including the military, for such pur-
poses; 
(C) $3,000,000 shall be made available for 
the Reconciliation/Vietnamese Wartime Account-
ing Initiative; and 
(D) $15,000,000 shall be made available for 
higher education programs. 
(2) Section 7043(i)(1) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 
117–103) is amended by striking ‘‘that’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘: Provided, That such funds shall be prioritized 
to assist persons whose disabilities’’. 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) RESTRICTION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs and made available for 
assistance for Afghanistan may be made available for 
direct assistance to the Taliban. 
(2) AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS.—Funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act
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under the heading ‘‘Administration for Foreign Af-
fairs’’ and fees available for obligation during fiscal 
year 2023 in the Consular and Border Security Pro-
grams account shall be made available for additional 
Department of State personnel necessary to eliminate 
processing backlogs and expedite adjudication of Af-
ghan Special Immigrant Visa cases, including for the 
National Visa Center and the Afghan Special Immi-
grant Visa Unit. 
(3) AFGHAN STUDENTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs shall be made available to support the 
higher education of students from Afghanistan study-
ing outside of the country, including the costs of reim-
bursement to institutions hosting such students, as 
appropriate: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
and the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, as appropriate, shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 
to the initial obligation of funds for such purposes. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees detailing
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plans, consistent with the restriction contained in 
paragraph (1), to— 
(A) protect and strengthen the rights of Af-
ghan women and girls; 
(B) support higher education programs, in-
cluding continued support for the American Uni-
versity of Afghanistan’s (AUAF) online pro-
grams and support for other higher education in-
stitutions in South Asia and the Middle East 
that are hosting AUAF and other Afghan stu-
dents; 
(C) support Afghan civil society activists, 
journalists, and independent media, including in 
third countries; and 
(D) support health, education, including 
community-based education, and other programs 
to address the basic needs of the people of Af-
ghanistan. 
(b) BANGLADESH.—Of the funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for 
assistance for Bangladesh— 
(1) not less than $23,500,000 shall be made 
available to address the needs of communities im-
pacted by refugees from Burma;
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(2) not less than $10,000,000 shall be made 
available for programs to protect freedom of expres-
sion and association, and the right of due process; 
and 
(3) not less than $23,300,000 shall be made 
available for democracy programs. 
(c) NEPAL.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are 
made available for assistance for Nepal shall only be made 
available for humanitarian and disaster relief and recon-
struction activities, and in support of international peace-
keeping operations, military professionalization and train-
ing, and border security activities: Provided, That such 
funds may only be made available for additional uses if 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal is in-
vestigating and prosecuting violations of human rights and 
the laws of war by the Nepal Army, and the Nepal Army 
is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities in 
such cases. 
(d) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for
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Pakistan may be made available only to support 
counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capa-
bilities in Pakistan. 
(B) BILATERAL
ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE.— 
Prior to the obligation of funds made available 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the central Govern-
ment of Pakistan, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees detailing— 
(i) the amount of financing and other 
support, if any, provided by the Govern-
ment of Pakistan to schools supported by, 
affiliated with, or run by the Taliban or 
any domestic or foreign terrorist organiza-
tion in Pakistan; 
(ii) the extent of cooperation by such 
government in issuing visas in a timely 
manner for United States visitors, includ-
ing officials and representatives of non-
governmental organizations, engaged in as-
sistance and security programs in Pakistan; 
(iii) the extent to which such govern-
ment is providing humanitarian organiza-
tions access to detainees, internally dis-
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placed persons, and other Pakistani civil-
ians affected by conflict in Pakistan and the 
region; and 
(iv) the extent to which such govern-
ment is strengthening democracy in Paki-
stan, including protecting freedom of ex-
pression, assembly, and religion. 
(2) AUTHORITY
AND
USES
OF
FUNDS.—(A) 
Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 
Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, except for section 620M of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’ shall be made available for border secu-
rity programs in Pakistan, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(C) Funds appropriated by title III of this Act 
shall be made available for programs to promote de-
mocracy and for gender programs in Pakistan. 
(3) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 
shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 
of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations
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that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison 
and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance 
provided to the United States in locating Osama bin 
Laden. 
(e) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act shall be made available for assist-
ance for Sri Lanka for democracy and economic de-
velopment programs, particularly in areas recovering 
from ethnic and religious conflict. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act for assistance for the central Government of 
Sri Lanka may be made available only if the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such Government is taking ef-
fective and consistent steps to— 
(A) protect the rights and freedoms of the 
people of Sri Lanka regardless of ethnicity and 
religious belief, including by investigating viola-
tions of human rights and the laws of war and 
holding perpetrators of such violations account-
able; 
(B) address the basic needs of the people of 
Sri Lanka and responsibly mitigate the impact 
of the country’s economic collapse, including by
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increasing transparency and accountability in 
governance; 
(C) combat corruption, including bringing 
to justice public officials who have engaged in 
significant acts of corruption; 
(D) assert its sovereignty against influence 
by the People’s Republic of China; and 
(E) promote reconciliation between ethnic 
and religious groups, particularly arising from 
past conflict in Sri Lanka, including by— 
(i) addressing land confiscation and 
ownership issues; 
(ii) resolving cases of missing persons, 
including by maintaining a functioning 
and credible office of missing persons; 
(iii) reducing the presence of the armed 
forces in former conflict zones and restruc-
turing the armed forces for a peacetime role 
that contributes to post-conflict reconcili-
ation and regional security; 
(iv) repealing or amending laws on ar-
rest and detention by security forces to com-
ply with international standards; and 
(v) investigating allegations of arbi-
trary arrest and torture, and supporting a
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credible justice mechanism for resolving 
cases of war crimes: 
Provided, That the limitations of this paragraph 
shall not apply to funds made available for hu-
manitarian assistance and disaster relief; to pro-
tect human rights, locate and identify missing 
persons, and assist victims of torture and trau-
ma; to promote justice, accountability, and rec-
onciliation; to enhance maritime security and 
domain awareness; to promote fiscal trans-
parency and sovereignty; and for International 
Military Education and Training. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the Sri Lankan armed forces, except for hu-
manitarian assistance, disaster relief, instruction in 
human rights and related curricula development, 
maritime security and domain awareness, including 
professionalization and training for the navy and 
coast guard, and funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Funds made available for 
assistance for Sri Lanka other than for the purposes
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specified in paragraph (1) shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(f) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available for assistance for countries 
in South and Central Asia to significantly increase the re-
cruitment, training, and retention of women in the judici-
ary, police, and other security forces, and to train judicial 
and security personnel in such countries to prevent and ad-
dress gender-based violence, human trafficking, and other 
practices that disproportionately harm women and girls. 
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV shall be made available 
for assistance for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, in-
cluding through the Central America Regional Secu-
rity Initiative: Provided, That such assistance shall 
be prioritized for programs that address the violence, 
poverty, corruption, and other factors that contribute 
to irregular migration, particularly of unaccom-
panied minors, to the United States, including for 
programs to reduce violence against women and girls, 
protect the rights of Indigenous people, support civil 
society and other independent institutions, enhance
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economic opportunity, combat corruption and impu-
nity, and dismantle illegal armed groups and drug 
trafficking organizations. 
(A) Of the funds made available pursuant 
to paragraph (1)— 
(i) $61,500,000 should be made avail-
able to support entities and activities to 
combat corruption and impunity in such 
countries, including, as appropriate, offices 
of Attorneys General; and 
(ii) $70,000,000 should be made avail-
able for programs to reduce violence against 
women and girls, including for Indigenous 
women and girls. 
(B) Within the funds made available pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) and made available for as-
sistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Hon-
duras, up to $100,000,000 should be made avail-
able for programs that support locally-led devel-
opment in such countries: Provided, That up to 
15 percent of the funds made available to carry 
out this subparagraph may be used by the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development for administrative 
and oversight expenses related to the purposes of
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this subparagraph: Provided further, That the 
USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the planned 
uses of funds to carry out this subparagraph 
prior to the initial obligation of funds: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(C) Funds made available pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall be made available for the 
youth empowerment program established pursu-
ant to section 7045(a)(1)(C) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of 
Public Law 117–103). 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
ASSISTANCE
TO
CERTAIN 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
(A) Of the funds made available pursuant 
to paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ and under title IV of this Act, 
60 percent of such funds that are made available 
for assistance for each of the central governments 
of El Salvador and Guatemala, and 45 percent 
of such funds that are made available for assist-
ance for the central government of Honduras,
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may only be obligated after the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government is— 
(i) combating corruption and impu-
nity, including investigating and pros-
ecuting government officials, military per-
sonnel, and police officers credibly alleged to 
be corrupt; 
(ii) implementing reforms, policies, 
and programs to strengthen the rule of law, 
including increasing the transparency of 
public institutions, strengthening the inde-
pendence of judicial and electoral institu-
tions, 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) providing effective and accountable 
law enforcement and security for its citi-
zens, curtailing the role of the military in
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public security, and upholding due process 
of law; 
(v) implementing programs to reduce 
violence against women and girls; 
(vi) 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; 
(vii) improving border security and 
combating human smuggling and traf-
ficking and countering the activities of 
criminal 
gangs, 
drug 
traffickers, 
and 
transnational criminal organizations; 
(viii) informing its citizens of the dan-
gers of the journey to the southwest border 
of the United States; and 
(ix) implementing policies that im-
prove the environment for foreign invest-
ment, including executing tax reform in a 
transparent manner, ensuring effective legal 
mechanisms for reimbursements of tax re-
funds owed to United States businesses, and
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resolving disputes involving the confiscation 
of real property of United States entities. 
(B) REPROGRAMMING.—If the Secretary is 
unable to make the certification required by sub-
paragraph (A) for one or more of the central gov-
ernments, such assistance shall be reprogrammed 
for assistance for civil society organizations in 
such country, or for other countries in Latin 
America and the Caribbean, notwithstanding the 
funding provisions in this subsection and the 
limitations in section 7019 of this Act: Provided, 
That any such reprogramming shall be subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
(C) 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 and activities re-
lated to combating corruption and impu-
nity; 
(ii) programs to combat gender-based 
violence; 
(iii) programs to promote and protect 
human rights, including those of Indigenous 
communities and Afro-descendants;
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(iv) humanitarian assistance; and 
(v) food security programs. 
(D) 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 
assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or Hon-
duras. 
(b) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, $487,375,000 should 
be made available for assistance for Colombia: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be made available for the 
programs and activities described under this section 
in House Report 117–401: Provided further, That of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ and made available for assistance pursuant to 
this paragraph, not less than $40,000,000 shall be 
made available to enhance rural security in coca pro-
ducing municipalities and other municipalities with 
high levels of illicit activities: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to the preceding pro-
viso shall be prioritized in such municipalities that 
are also targeted for assistance programs that provide
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viable economic alternatives and improve access to 
public services. 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(A) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ that are made available for assistance for 
Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only if 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that— 
(i) the Government of Colombia is im-
plementing an effective whole-of-government 
strategy to substantially and sustainably re-
duce coca cultivation and cocaine produc-
tion levels in Colombia, including programs 
and activities that support illicit crop 
eradication, alternative development, drug 
interdiction, dismantling of drug trafficking 
and money laundering networks, rural secu-
rity, environmental protection, judicial sec-
tor strengthening, and public health serv-
ices; and 
(ii) such strategy is in accordance with 
the 2016 peace accord between the Govern-
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ment of Colombia and the Revolutionary 
Armed Forces of Colombia. 
(B) HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(i) Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ and made available 
for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent may 
be obligated only if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that— 
(I) the Special Jurisdiction for 
Peace and other judicial authorities, as 
appropriate, are sentencing perpetra-
tors of gross violations of human 
rights, including those with command 
responsibility, to deprivation of liberty; 
(II) the Government of Colombia 
is making consistent progress in reduc-
ing threats and attacks against human 
rights defenders and other civil society 
activists, and judicial authorities are 
prosecuting and punishing those re-
sponsible for ordering and carrying out 
such attacks;
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(III) the Government of Colombia 
is making consistent progress in pro-
tecting Afro-Colombian and Indigenous 
communities and is respecting their 
rights and territories; 
(IV) 
senior 
military 
officers 
credibly alleged, or whose units are 
credibly alleged, to be responsible for 
ordering, committing, and covering up 
cases of false positives and other 
extrajudicial killings, or of committing 
other gross violations of human rights, 
or of conducting illegal communica-
tions intercepts or other illicit surveil-
lance, are being held accountable, in-
cluding removal from active duty if 
found guilty through criminal, admin-
istrative, or disciplinary proceedings; 
and 
(V) the Colombian Armed Forces 
are cooperating fully with the require-
ments described in subclauses (I) 
through (IV). 
(ii) Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Nar-
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cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ and 
made available for assistance for the Colom-
bian National Police (CNP), five percent 
may be obligated only if the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Colombia is bringing to justice the police 
personnel who ordered, directed, and used 
excessive force and engaged in other illegal 
acts against protesters in 2020 and 2021, 
and that the CNP is cooperating fully with 
such efforts. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of paragraph 
(2) shall not apply to funds made available for avia-
tion 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 op-
erations, and related programs and made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be used to transport 
personnel and supplies involved in drug eradication 
and interdiction, including security for such activi-
ties, and to provide transport in support of alter-
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native 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 operations, 
and related programs that are made available for as-
sistance for Colombia may be made available for pay-
ment of reparations to conflict victims or compensa-
tion to demobilized combatants associated with a 
peace agreement between the Government of Colombia 
and illegal armed groups. 
(c) HAITI.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV shall be made available 
for assistance for Haiti to support the basic needs of 
the Haitian people. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for assistance for 
Haiti may only be made available for the central 
Government of Haiti if the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that a democratically elected government has 
taken office, or the country is being led by a transi-
tional governing authority that is broadly representa-
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tive of Haitian society, and it is in the national in-
terest of the United States to provide such assistance. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), funds may be made available to support— 
(A) free and fair elections; 
(B) anti-gang police and administration of 
justice programs, including to reduce pre-trial 
detention and eliminate inhumane prison condi-
tions; 
(C) public health, food security, subsistence 
farmers, water and sanitation, education, and 
other programs to meet basic human needs; and 
(D) disaster relief and recovery. 
(4) 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 assistance 
for Haiti shall be subject to prior consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 
the requirement of this paragraph shall also apply to 
any funds from such Acts that are made available for 
support for an international security force in Haiti. 
(5) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be used for assistance for the armed forces of Haiti.
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(6) 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. 
(d) NICARAGUA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 
than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 
programs for Nicaragua, including to support civil society. 
(e) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $82,000,000 
shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security 
Initiative. 
(f) VENEZUELA.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $50,000,000 
should be made available for democracy programs for 
Venezuela. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs under 
title III shall be made available for assistance for 
communities in countries supporting or otherwise im-
pacted by refugees from Venezuela, including Colom-
bia, Peru, Ecuador, Curacao, and Trinidad and To-
bago: Provided, That such amounts are in addition to
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funds otherwise made available for assistance for such 
countries, subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) GEORGIA.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$132,025,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Georgia. 
(2) UKRAINE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV shall be made available for as-
sistance for Ukraine. 
(b) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act may be made available for assistance 
for a government of an Independent State of the former So-
viet Union if such government directs any action in viola-
tion of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of 
any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, 
such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: 
Provided, That except as otherwise provided in section 
7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without 
regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President 
determines that to do so is in the national security interest 
of the United States: Provided further, That prior to exe-
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cuting the authority contained in the previous proviso, the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Ap-
propriations on how such assistance supports the national 
security interest of the United States. 
(c) SECTION 907 OF
THE FREEDOM SUPPORT 
ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 
U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance 
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 assistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign 
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 Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation as au-
thorized 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
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(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(d) TURKEY.—None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to facilitate or support the sale of 
defense articles or defense services to the Turkish Presi-
dential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under chapter 2 of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) unless 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that members of the TPPD 
who are named in the July 17, 2017, indictment by the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and against 
whom there are pending charges, have returned to the 
United States to stand trial in connection with the offenses 
contained in such indictment or have otherwise been 
brought to justice: Provided, That the limitation in this 
paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds made avail-
able by this Act for border security purposes, for North At-
lantic Treaty Organization or coalition operations, or to 
enhance the protection of United States officials and facili-
ties in Turkey. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act may be made available for assistance 
for the central Government of the Russian Federation. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.—
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(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 Com-
mittees 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 otherwise provided 
in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the re-
striction on assistance required by this paragraph if 
the Secretary determines and reports to such Commit-
tees that to do so is in the national 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 for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or 
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Rus-
sian Federation over Crimea or other territory 
in Ukraine; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 
of United States Government investments in Cri-
mea or other territory in Ukraine under the con-
trol of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed 
forces, if such activity includes the participation
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of Russian Government officials, or other Rus-
sian owned or controlled financial entities; or 
(C) assistance for Crimea or other territory 
in Ukraine under the control of the Russian Fed-
eration or Russian-backed forces, if such assist-
ance includes the participation of Russian Gov-
ernment officials, or other Russian owned or con-
trolled financial entities. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States executive director of each international 
financial institution to use the voice and vote of the 
United States to oppose any assistance by such insti-
tution (including any loan, credit, grant, or guar-
antee) 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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the Government of 
Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea 
and other territory in Ukraine under the control of 
the Russian Federation or Russian-backed forces. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 
ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.—
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(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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations has recognized the inde-
pendence of, or has established diplomatic relations 
with, the Russian Federation occupied Georgian terri-
tories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South 
Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary shall publish on 
the Department of State website a list of 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 Sec-
retary determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that to do so is in the national inter-
est 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 support 
the Russian Federation occupation of the Georgian 
territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South 
Ossetia. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States executive director of each international
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financial institution to use the voice and vote of the 
United States to oppose any assistance by such insti-
tution (including any loan, credit, grant, or guar-
antee) for any program that violates the sovereignty 
and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘International Mili-
tary Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’, not less than $300,000,000 
shall be made available to carry out the purposes of 
the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as author-
ized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influ-
ence 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 enforce-
ment and security forces in countries in Europe, Eur-
asia, and Central Asia and strengthen security co-
operation between such countries and the United 
States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 
as appropriate: Provided, That funds made available 
pursuant to this paragraph under the heading ‘‘For-
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eign Military Financing Program’’ may remain 
available until September 30, 2024. 
(2) ECONOMICS
AND
TRADE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act and made available for assistance 
for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made 
available to advance the implementation of Associa-
tion Agreements and trade agreements with the Euro-
pean Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to ex-
ternal economic and political pressure from the Rus-
sian Federation. 
(e) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available to support democracy pro-
grams in the Russian Federation and other countries in 
Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, including to promote 
Internet freedom: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made 
available to strengthen democracy and civil society in Cen-
tral Europe, including for transparency, independent 
media, rule of law, minority rights, and programs to com-
bat anti-Semitism. 
UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY
AND
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the
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Committees on Appropriations whether each organization, 
department, or agency receiving a contribution from funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Contributions 
to International Organizations’’ and ‘‘International Orga-
nizations and Programs’’— 
(1) is posting on a publicly available website, 
consistent with privacy regulations and due process, 
regular financial and programmatic audits of such 
organization, department, or agency, and providing 
the United States Government with necessary access 
to such financial and performance audits; 
(2) has submitted a report to the Department of 
State, which shall be posted on the Department’s 
website in a timely manner, demonstrating that such 
organization is effectively implementing and enforc-
ing policies and procedures which meet or exceed best 
practices in the United States for the protection of 
whistleblowers 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;
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(D) access to binding independent adjudica-
tive bodies, including shared cost and selection of 
external arbitration; and 
(E) results that eliminate the effects of prov-
en retaliation, including provision for the res-
toration of prior employment; and 
(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. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGATIONS 
AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGA-
TIONS.—None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to pay expenses for any United States 
delegation to any specialized agency, body, or com-
mission of the United Nations if such agency, body, 
or commission is chaired or presided over by a coun-
try, the government of which the Secretary of State 
has determined, for purposes of section 1754(c) of the 
Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4813(c)), supports international terrorism. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act may be used by 
the Secretary of State as a contribution to any orga-
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nization, agency, commission, or program within the 
United Nations system if such organization, agency, 
commission, or program is chaired or presided over 
by a country the government of which the Secretary 
of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of 
the Arms Export Control Act, section 1754(c) of the 
Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4813(c)), or any other provision of law, is a govern-
ment that has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive 
the restriction in this subsection if the Secretary de-
termines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that to do so is important to the national 
interest of the United States, including a description 
of the national interest served. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
available in support of the United Nations Human Rights 
Council unless the Secretary of State determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that participa-
tion in the Council is important to the national interest 
of the United States and that such Council is taking signifi-
cant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item
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and ensure integrity in the election of members to such 
Council: Provided, That such report shall include a descrip-
tion of the national interest served and the steps taken to 
remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure in-
tegrity in the election of members to such Council: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of State shall report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 
2023, on the resolutions 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 ensure integrity in the election of members to such 
council. 
(d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY.— 
Prior to the initial obligation of funds for the United Na-
tions Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the Secretary of 
State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, in 
writing, on whether UNRWA is— 
(1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the 
West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to in-
spect UNRWA installations and reporting any inap-
propriate use; 
(2) acting promptly to address any staff or bene-
ficiary violation of its own policies (including the 
policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees)
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and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) implementing procedures to maintain the 
neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a 
no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspec-
tions of its installations, to ensure they are only used 
for humanitarian or other appropriate purposes; 
(4) taking necessary and appropriate measures 
to ensure it is operating in compliance with the con-
ditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the De-
partment of State on actions it has taken to ensure 
conformance with such conditions; 
(5) taking steps to ensure the content of all edu-
cational materials currently taught in UNRWA-ad-
ministered schools and summer camps is consistent 
with the values of human rights, dignity, and toler-
ance and does not induce incitement; 
(6) not engaging in operations with financial in-
stitutions or related entities in violation of relevant 
United States law, and is taking steps to improve the 
financial transparency of the organization; and 
(7) in compliance with the United Nations 
Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and
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is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s rec-
ommendations. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for car-
rying 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 chapter 1 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for partici-
pation of another country’s delegation at international con-
ferences held under the auspices of multilateral or inter-
national organizations. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the 
amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in 
fiscal year 2023 for contributions to any organization, de-
partment, agency, or program within the United Nations 
system or any international program that are withheld 
from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall update such report each 
time additional funds are withheld by operation of any pro-
vision of law: Provided further, That the reprogramming 
of any withheld funds identified in such report, including
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updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(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 Sec-
retary has credible information that such unit has engaged 
in sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serving in 
a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the Sec-
retary 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, 
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: Provided further, That not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations de-
tailing the policies, mechanisms, and procedures established
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to implement this subsection, following consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(h) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, funds appropriated by this Act which are returned 
or not made available due to the second proviso under the 
heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Ac-
tivities’’ in title I of this Act or section 307(a) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)), shall re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2024: 
Provided, That the requirement to withhold funds for pro-
grams in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by 
this Act. 
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 Na-
tions 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 violations, without
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regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) 
thereof: Provided, That the determination required under 
this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise 
required under section 552(c): Provided further, That funds 
made available pursuant to this section shall be made avail-
able subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7050. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2023 under the headings 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than $90,500,000 
shall be made available for programs to promote Internet 
freedom globally: Provided, That such programs shall be 
prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom 
of expression on the Internet, and that are important to 
the national interest of the United States: Provided further, 
That funds made available pursuant to this section shall 
be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources 
other than the United States Government, including from 
the private sector. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND UNITED STATES 
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Funds
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appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘As-
sistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that 
are made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
be— 
(A) coordinated with other democracy pro-
grams funded by this Act under such headings, 
and shall be incorporated into country assistance 
and democracy promotion strategies, as appro-
priate; 
(B) for programs to implement the May 
2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace, the 
Department of State International Cyberspace 
Policy Strategy required by section 402 of the 
Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of Public 
Law 114–113), and the comprehensive strategy 
to promote Internet freedom and access to infor-
mation in Iran, as required by section 414 of the 
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8754); 
(C) made available for programs that sup-
port the efforts of civil society to counter the de-
velopment of repressive Internet-related laws and 
regulations, including countering threats to 
Internet freedom at international organizations;
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to combat violence against bloggers and other 
users; and to enhance digital security training 
and capacity building for democracy activists; 
(D) made available for research of key 
threats to Internet freedom; the continued devel-
opment of technologies that provide or enhance 
access to the Internet, including circumvention 
tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and 
other censorship techniques used by authori-
tarian governments; and maintenance of the 
technological advantage of the United States 
Government over such censorship techniques: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the United States Agency for 
Global Media Chief Executive Officer (USAGM 
CEO) and the President of the Open Technology 
Fund (OTF), shall coordinate any such research 
and development programs with other relevant 
United States Government departments and 
agencies in order to share information, tech-
nologies, and best practices, and to assess the ef-
fectiveness of such technologies; and 
(E) made available only with the concur-
rence of the Assistant Secretary for Democracy,
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Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, 
that such funds are allocated consistent with— 
(i) the strategies referenced in subpara-
graph (B) of this paragraph; 
(ii) best practices regarding security 
for, and oversight of, Internet freedom pro-
grams; and 
(iii) sufficient resources and support 
for the development and maintenance of 
anti-censorship technology and tools. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
AGENCY
FOR
GLOBAL 
MEDIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be— 
(A) made available only for open-source 
tools and techniques to securely develop and dis-
tribute USAGM digital content, facilitate audi-
ence access to such content on websites that are 
censored, coordinate the distribution of USAGM 
digital content to targeted regional audiences, 
and to promote and distribute such tools and 
techniques, including digital security techniques; 
(B) coordinated by the USAGM CEO, in 
consultation with the OTF President, with pro-
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grams funded by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, and 
shall be incorporated into country broadcasting 
strategies, as appropriate; 
(C) coordinated by the USAGM CEO, in 
consultation with the OTF President, to solicit 
project proposals through an open, transparent, 
and competitive process, seek input from tech-
nical and subject matter experts to select pro-
posals, and support Internet circumvention tools 
and techniques for audiences in countries that 
are strategic priorities for the OTF and in a 
manner consistent with the United States Gov-
ernment Internet freedom strategy; and 
(D) made available for the research and de-
velopment of new tools or techniques authorized 
in subparagraph (A) only after the USAGM 
CEO, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, the OTF President, and other relevant 
United States Government departments and 
agencies, evaluates the risks and benefits of such 
new tools or techniques, and establishes safe-
guards to minimize the use of such new tools or 
techniques for illicit purposes.
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(c) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con-
sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 
and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State and the USAGM CEO, in consultation with the 
OTF President, shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations spend plans for funds made available by this Act 
for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which 
shall include a description of safeguards established by rel-
evant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used 
for illicit purposes: Provided, That the Department of State 
spend plan shall include funding for all such programs for 
all relevant Department of State and United States Agency 
for International Development offices and bureaus. 
(d) SECURITY AUDITS.—Funds made available pursu-
ant to this section to promote Internet freedom globally may 
only be made available to support open-source technologies 
that undergo comprehensive security audits consistent with 
the requirements of the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, Department of State to ensure that such 
technology is secure and has not been compromised in a 
manner detrimental to the interest of the United States or 
to individuals and organizations benefiting from programs 
supported by such funds: Provided, That the security audit-
ing procedures used by such Bureau shall be reviewed and
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updated periodically to reflect current industry security 
standards. 
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 justify the 
use of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treat-
ment or punishment by any official or contract employee 
of the United States Government. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding 
section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions, for assistance to eliminate torture and other cruel, 
inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by foreign 
police, military, or other security forces in countries receiv-
ing 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 Ini-
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tiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be 
used for any other program and in any region. 
(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided in 
subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the equipment is no longer required to meet pro-
grammatic purposes in the designated country or region: 
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 purchased 
or leased by the Department of State and the United 
States Agency for International Development 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 coordi-
nated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of 
Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may be used to 
transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable 
basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting 
Department of State and USAID programs and ac-
tivities: Provided further, That official travel for other 
agencies for other purposes may be supported on a re-
imbursable basis, or without reimbursement when
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traveling on a space available basis: Provided further, 
That funds received by the Department of State in 
connection with the use of aircraft owned, leased, or 
chartered by the Department of State may be credited 
to the Working Capital Fund of the Department 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 pri-
mary purpose of which is the transportation of per-
sonnel. 
(d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations 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, 2022’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2009’’.
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi-
tions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams 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 Inter-
national Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any 
loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private or multi-
lateral creditors. 
EXTRADITION 
SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other 
than funds provided under the headings ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex 
Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Migration 
and 
Refugee 
Assistance’’, 
‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assist-
ance 
Fund’’, 
and 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the central govern-
ment 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 offense for which the 
maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possi-
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bility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as 
specified in a United States extradition request. 
(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. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the dis-
tribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dis-
solution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 
or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 
assets of the Enterprise Fund.
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(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 Enterprise 
Fund, the President shall submit such transition or oper-
ating plan to the appropriate congressional committees. 
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 2023, $32,500,000 
shall be made available for the United Nations 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 reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—None 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used by 
UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Republic 
of China.
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(d) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds 
made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made 
available unless— 
(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by 
this Act in an account separate from other accounts 
of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with 
other sums; and 
(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR 
WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(1) Not later than 4 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations in-
dicating the amount of funds that UNFPA is budg-
eting for the year in which the report is submitted for 
a country program in the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 
that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country pro-
gram 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 Republic of 
China shall be deducted from the funds made avail-
able to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the 
remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is 
submitted.
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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 disease 
programs including activities relating to research on, and 
the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provision of 
law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Global 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 amended: 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, including in areas where 
population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered spe-
cies. 
(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 of coun-
tries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious dis-
ease outbreaks, including by strengthening public 
health capacity where there is a high risk of emerging
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zoonotic infectious diseases: Provided, That not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the USAID Administrator and the Secretary of State, 
as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the planned uses of such funds. 
(2) FINANCIAL
INTERMEDIARY
FUND.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global 
Health Programs’’ may be made available for con-
tributions to a financial intermediary fund for pan-
demic preparedness and global heath security. 
(3) EXTRAORDINARY
MEASURES.—If the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that an international infec-
tious 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’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises 
Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, and 
‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ may be made
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available to combat such infectious disease or public 
health emergency, and may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated under such headings 
for the purposes of this paragraph. 
(4) 
EMERGENCY
RESERVE
FUND.—Up 
to 
$90,000,000 of the funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ may be made 
available for the Emergency Reserve Fund established 
pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 
115–31): Provided, That such funds shall be made 
available under the same terms and conditions of such 
section. 
(5) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds 
made available by this subsection shall be subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees 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 
located in the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 
China. 
GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT 
SEC. 7059. (a) IN GENERAL.—
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(1) GENDER EQUALITY.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available to promote gender 
equality in United States Government diplomatic and 
development efforts by raising the status, increasing 
the economic participation and opportunities for po-
litical leadership, and protecting the rights of women 
and girls worldwide. 
(2) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act are available to implement 
the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Em-
powerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–428): Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State and the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, as appropriate, shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the implementation 
of such Act. 
(3) GENDER
EQUITY
AND
EQUALITY
ACTION 
FUND.—Of the funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act, up to $200,000,000 may be made available 
for the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund. 
(b) MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP 
PROGRAM.—Of the funds appropriated under title III of 
this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available 
for programs specifically designed to increase leadership op-
portunities for women in countries where women and girls
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suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by 
strengthening protections for women’s political status, ex-
panding women’s participation in political parties and 
elections, and increasing women’s opportunities for leader-
ship positions in the public and private sectors at the local, 
provincial, and national levels: Provided, That such pro-
grams shall hereafter be collectively named the ‘‘Madeleine 
K. Albright Women’s Leadership Program’’. 
(c) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $250,000,000 shall 
be made available to implement a multi-year strategy 
to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in 
countries where it is common in conflict and non-con-
flict 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 gender-based 
violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote 
the integration of women into the police and other se-
curity forces. 
(d) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development
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Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $150,000,000 
should be made available to support a multi-year strategy 
to expand, and improve coordination of, United States Gov-
ernment efforts to empower women as equal partners in 
conflict prevention, peace building, transitional processes, 
and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict 
or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable provi-
sion of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. 
SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDU-
CATION.— 
(1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $970,000,000 shall 
be made available for the Nita M. Lowey Basic 
Education Fund, and such funds may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of 
law that restricts assistance to foreign countries: 
Provided, That such funds shall also be used for 
secondary education activities: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available by this para-
graph, $150,000,000 should be available for the 
education of girls in areas of conflict: Provided
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further, That section 7(a) of Public Law 115–56 
shall be implemented by substituting ‘‘the thir-
tieth day of June following’’ for ‘‘180 days 
after’’. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act for assistance for basic education 
programs, not less than $160,000,000 shall be 
made available for contributions to multilateral 
partnerships that support education. 
(2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than 
$285,000,000 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: Pro-
vided further, That of such amount, not less than 
$35,000,000 shall be made available for new and on-
going partnerships between higher education institu-
tions in the United States and developing countries 
focused on building the capacity of higher education 
institutions and systems in developing countries: Pro-
vided further, That of such amount and in addition 
to the previous proviso, not less than $35,000,000
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shall be made available for higher education programs 
pursuant to section 7060(a)(3) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 
116–260): Provided further, That not later than 45 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
USAID Administrator shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds 
for such partnerships. 
(3) SCHOLAR RESCUE PROGRAMS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Devel-
opment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 
not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for 
scholar rescue programs, including for scholars from 
Afghanistan, Burma, Ethiopia, the Russian Federa-
tion, Ukraine, and Yemen: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State and Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, as ap-
propriate, shall consult with the Committees on Ap-
propriations on such programs not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, not less than $18,500,000 shall be made available
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for USAID cooperative development programs and not less 
than $31,500,000 shall be made available for the American 
Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. 
(c) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by title III of this 
Act, not less than $1,010,600,000 shall be made avail-
able for food security and agricultural development 
programs to carry out the purposes of the Global Food 
Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–195): Pro-
vided, That funds may be made available for a con-
tribution 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 Agri-
culture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 
334). 
(2) The Secretary of State, in coordination with 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development and the heads of other rel-
evant Federal agencies, shall seek to enter into nego-
tiations with key foreign governments and multilat-
eral, philanthropic, and private sector entities, in-
cluding the United Nations Rome-based agencies and 
the World Bank, regarding the potential establishment 
of a multilateral fund focused on food security, as de-
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scribed under this section in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act). 
(d) MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTER-
PRISES.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less 
than $265,000,000 shall be made available to support the 
development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, 
and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, espe-
cially women. 
(e) PROGRAMS
TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING
IN PER-
SONS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 
and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’, not less than $116,400,000 shall be made available 
for activities to combat trafficking in persons internation-
ally, including for the Program to End Modern Slavery, 
of which not less than $87,000,000 shall be from funds made 
available under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, That funds made 
available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are made avail-
able for activities to combat trafficking in persons should 
be obligated and programmed consistent with the country-
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specific recommendations included in the annual Traf-
ficking in Persons Report, and shall be coordinated with 
the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, 
Department of State. 
(f) RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available 
to support people-to-people reconciliation programs which 
bring together individuals of different ethnic, racial, reli-
gious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife 
and war: Provided, That the USAID Administrator shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to 
the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds, 
and such funds shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That to the maximum extent practicable, such 
funds shall be matched by sources other than the United 
States Government: Provided further, That such funds shall 
be administered by the Center for Conflict and Violence Pre-
vention, USAID. 
(g) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, not less than $475,000,000 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 $237,000,000 shall be for pro-
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grams in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than 
$17,000,000 shall be made available to support initiatives 
by local communities in developing countries to build and 
maintain safe latrines. 
(h) DEVIATION.—Unless otherwise provided for by this 
Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, as 
applicable, may deviate below the minimum funding re-
quirements designated in sections 7059, 7060, and 7061 of 
this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding such designa-
tion: Provided, That concurrent with the submission of the 
report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations in writing any proposed devi-
ations 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 Com-
mittees: Provided further, That not later than November 1, 
2024, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the use of the authority 
of this subsection. 
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7061. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act to 
carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and
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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 section and only subject 
to the reporting procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations, to support environment programs. 
(b)(1) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act, not less than $385,000,000 shall be made available for 
biodiversity conservation programs. 
(2) Not less than $125,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made 
available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife 
poaching and trafficking. 
(3) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of 
this Act may be made available for training or other assist-
ance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary 
of State determines has been credibly alleged to have par-
ticipated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Sec-
retary reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that to do so is in the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(4) Funds appropriated by this Act for biodiversity 
programs shall not be used to support the expansion of in-
dustrial scale logging, agriculture, livestock production, 
mining, or any other industrial scale extractive activity 
into areas that were primary/intact tropical forests as of
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December 30, 2013, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution (IFI) to use the voice and 
vote of the United States to oppose any financing of any 
such activity. 
(5) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made 
available to support a new public-private partnership for 
conservation to promote long-term management of protected 
areas in developing countries, if legislation establishing a 
foundation to facilitate such partnership is enacted into 
law. 
(c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States executive director of each IFI that it is the 
policy of the United States to use the voice and vote of the 
United States, in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or 
policy of such institution, regarding the construction of any 
large dam consistent with the criteria set forth in Senate 
Report 114–79, while also considering whether the project 
involves important foreign policy objectives. 
(d) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act, not less than $185,000,000 shall be made available for 
sustainable landscapes programs. 
(e) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act, not less than $270,000,000 shall be made available for