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on the Cuba Restricted List, as well as other 
entities or individuals within the Cuban military 
or Cuban intelligence services, high level mem-
bers of the Communist Party, those licensed by 
the Cuban government, or the immediate family 
members of these entities or individuals. 
(e) CUBAN DOCTORS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees listing the countries and inter-
national organizations for which the Secretary has 
credible information are directly paying the Govern-
ment of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of 
Cuban medical professionals: Provided, That such 
report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall apply the requirements of section 7031(c) of 
this Act to officials from countries and organizations 
identified in the report required pursuant to the pre-
vious paragraph. 
(3) LIMITATION.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under title III may be made available for
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assistance for the central government of a coun-
try or international organization that is listed 
in the report required by paragraph (1). 
(B) The Secretary may resume assistance 
to the government of a country or international 
organization listed in the report required by 
paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines and 
reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that such government or international 
organization no longer pays the Government of 
Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of Cuban 
medical professionals. 
(f) FACILITATING IRRESPONSIBLE MIGRATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to encour-
age, mobilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration 
caravans towards the United States southwest bor-
der: Provided, That not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall report to the appropriate congressional 
committees with analysis on the organization and 
funding of mass-migration caravans in the Western 
Hemisphere. 
(2) Unless expressly authorized by a subsequent 
Act of Congress, none of the funds appropriated or
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otherwise made available by this Act may be made 
available— 
(A) to designate foreign nationals residing 
in Mexico and awaiting entry into the United 
States on the Mexico side of the United States 
border as of May 19, 2023 for Priority 2 proc-
essing under the refugee resettlement priority 
system; 
(B) for the Safe Mobility Offices; and 
(C) for the Welcome Corps or any suc-
cessor programs. 
(3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and made avail-
able for the Office of the Secretary, 15 percent shall 
be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of 
State reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that negotiations have begun with each of 
the governments listed in section 302 of H.R. 2, as 
passed by the House of Representatives on May 5, 
2023, to carry out the directives of such section: 
Provided, That such report shall detail the status of 
such negotiations with each government. 
(g) HAITI.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV shall be made available
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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 cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees by January 1, 2025 that elections have 
been scheduled or held in Haiti and it is in the na-
tional interest of the United States to provide such 
assistance. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(2), funds may be made available to support— 
(A) democracy programs; 
(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, subsist-
ence 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
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the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs that are made available for any new 
program, project, or activity in Haiti shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations: 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) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 
of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 
and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 
(h) MEXICO.— 
(1) WATER DELIVERIES.—None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for Mexico 
until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the United 
States and Mexico have entered into an agreement 
to balance the deficit of water deliveries to the 
United States by Mexico, as prescribed by Article 4, 
Section B of the Treaty Between the United States 
of America and Mexico Relating to the Utilization of 
Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of 
the Rio Grande, February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219):
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Provided, That the limitation of this paragraph shall 
not apply to funds made available to counter the 
flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other syn-
thetic drugs into the United States. 
(2) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title IV that are made 
available for assistance for Mexico, 30 percent may 
only be obligated after the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that in the previous 12 months the Govern-
ment of Mexico has taken steps to— 
(A) reduce the amount of fentanyl arriving 
at the United States-Mexico border; 
(B) 
dismantle 
and 
hold 
accountable 
transnational criminal organizations; 
(C) support joint counternarcotics oper-
ations and intelligence sharing with United 
States counterparts; 
(D) respect extradition requests for crimi-
nals sought by the United States; and 
(E) increase counternarcotics engagement 
at both federal and state levels. 
(i) NICARAGUA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less
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than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 
and religious freedom programs for Nicaragua. 
(j) ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.— 
(1) The Secretary of State shall instruct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the Or-
ganization of American States (OAS) to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to: 
(A) implement budgetary reforms and effi-
ciencies within the Organization; 
(B) eliminate arrears, increase other donor 
contributions, and impose penalties for succes-
sive late payment of assessments; 
(C) prevent programmatic and organiza-
tional redundancies and consolidate duplicative 
activities and functions; 
(D) prioritize areas in which the OAS has 
expertise, such as strengthening democracy, 
monitoring electoral processes, and protecting 
human rights; and 
(E) implement reforms within the Office of 
the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG 
has the necessary leadership, integrity, profes-
sionalism, independence, policies, and proce-
dures to properly carry out its responsibilities
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in a manner that meets or exceeds best prac-
tices in the United States. 
(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act and made available for an as-
sessed contribution to the Organization of American 
States, but not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on actions taken or planned to be taken 
pursuant to paragraph (1) that are in addition to 
actions taken during the preceding fiscal year, and 
the results of such actions. 
(k) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $97,500,000 
shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security 
Initiative: Provided, That funds made available above the 
fiscal year 2024 level shall be prioritized for countries 
within the transit zones of illicit drug shipments toward 
the United States that have increased interdiction of illicit 
drugs and are most directly impacted by the crisis in 
Haiti. 
(l) VENEZUELA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’,
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$50,000,000 shall be made available for democ-
racy programs for Venezuela. 
(B) Of the funds made available pursuant 
to subparagraph (A), an amount equal to 50 
percent of the amount made available in the 
previous fiscal year for elections programming 
shall be withheld from obligation until the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees that elec-
tions in 2024— 
(i) allowed for the diaspora from Ven-
ezuela to participate; 
(ii) permitted credible, unobstructed 
international observation; and 
(iii) permitted opposition candidates 
selected through credible and democratic 
processes to participate. 
(C) Funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be made available for assistance for commu-
nities in countries supporting or otherwise im-
pacted by migrants from Venezuela: Provided, 
That such amounts are in addition to funds 
otherwise made available for assistance for such 
countries and are subject to the regular notifi-
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cation procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be used to negotiate the lift-
ing of sanctions on the purchase or trade of gold ex-
tracted from Venezuela until the Secretary of State 
submits a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on human rights abuses, crimes against 
humanity involving Indigenous peoples, environ-
mental harm, and patrimonial theft associated with 
state-sponsored and illegal gold extraction from Ven-
ezuela’s Orinoco Mining Arc and in national parks 
and reserves in Venezuela, including the Canaima 
National Park, and following consultation with such 
committees. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUP-
PORT ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act 
(22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assist-
ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 
(22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 
Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 
of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as-
sistance;
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(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 
other assistance provided by the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation as 
authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 
of Public Law 115–254); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export- 
Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(b) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for a government of an Independent State of the 
former Soviet Union if such government directs any action 
in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov-
ereignty of any other Independent State of the former So-
viet Union, such as those violations included in the Hel-
sinki Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise pro-
vided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made 
available without regard to the restriction in this sub-
section if the President determines that to do so is in the
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national security interest of the United States: Provided 
further, That prior to executing the authority contained 
in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 
assistance supports the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(c) TURKEY.—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 appropriate congressional committees that members of 
the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indict-
ment by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 
and against whom there are pending charges, have re-
turned 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 limi-
tation in this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds 
made available by this Act for border security purposes, 
for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition oper-
ations, or to enhance the protection of United States offi-
cials and facilities in Turkey. 
(d) UKRAINE.—
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(1) COST MATCHING.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’ that are made available for contribu-
tions to the Government of Ukraine may not exceed 
50 percent of the total amount provided for such as-
sistance by all sources: Provided, That the President 
may waive the limitation in this paragraph if the 
President determines and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees that to do so is in the na-
tional security interest of the United States, includ-
ing a detailed justification for such determination 
and an explanation as to why other donors to the 
Government of Ukraine are unable to meet or exceed 
such level: Provided further, That following such de-
termination, the President shall submit a report to 
the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of 
Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders 
of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional 
committees every 120 days while assistance is pro-
vided in reliance on the determination under the pre-
vious proviso detailing steps taken by the Depart-
ment of State to increase other donor contributions 
and an update on the status of such contributions: 
Provided further, That the requirements of this para-
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graph shall continue in effect until funds made avail-
able by this Act pursuant to this paragraph have 
been expended. 
(2) OVERSIGHT.— 
(A) 
STAFFING.—Funds 
appropriated 
under titles I and II of this Act shall be made 
available to support the appropriate level of 
staff in Ukraine and neighboring countries to 
conduct effective monitoring and oversight of 
United States foreign assistance and ensure the 
safety and security of United States personnel, 
consistent with the strategy required in para-
graph (1). 
(B) IN-PERSON
MONITORING.—The Sec-
retary of State shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, ensure that funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’ and made available for project-based 
assistance for Ukraine are subject to in-person 
monitoring by United States personnel or by 
vetted third party monitors.
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(C) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 
days prior to the initial obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act and made available for 
assistance for Ukraine under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator shall jointly cer-
tify and report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that mechanisms for monitoring 
and oversight of funds are in place and func-
tioning to ensure accountability of such funds 
to prevent waste, fraud, abuse, diversion, and 
corruption, including mechanisms such as use 
of third-party monitors, enhanced end-use mon-
itoring, external and independent audits and 
evaluations, randomized spot checks, and reg-
ular reporting on outcomes achieved and 
progress made toward stated program objec-
tives, consistent with the strategy required in 
paragraph (1): Provided, That section 7015(e)
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of this Act shall apply to the certification re-
quirement of this subparagraph. 
(D) NOTIFICATION.—The requirements of 
section 1706 of the Additional Ukraine Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of 
Public Law 117–328) shall apply to funds ap-
propriated by this Act under titles I through IV 
that are made available for assistance for 
Ukraine. 
(E) REPORTS.— 
(i) Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and every 90 
days thereafter until all funds appropriated 
by this Act and made available for Ukraine 
have been expended, the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator shall pro-
vide a comprehensive report to the appro-
priate congressional committees on assist-
ance made available for Ukraine since Feb-
ruary 24, 2022, in this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs: Provided, That such report shall 
include the total amount of such funds, 
disaggregated by account and fiscal year,
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that remain unobligated, are obligated but 
unexpended, and are committed but not 
yet notified. 
(ii) Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and every 90 
days thereafter until all funds appropriated 
by this Act and made available for Ukraine 
have been expended, the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator shall jointly 
report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on the use and planned uses of 
funds made available during fiscal year 
2025 for assistance for Ukraine, including 
categories and amounts, the intended re-
sults and the results achieved, a summary 
of other donor contributions, and a de-
scription of the efforts undertaken by the 
Secretary and Administrator to increase 
other donor contributions: Provided, That 
such reports shall also include the metrics 
established to measure such results, and 
determine effectiveness of funds provided, 
and a detailed description of coordination 
and information sharing with the Offices 
of the Inspectors General, including a full
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accounting of any reported allegations of 
waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption, steps 
taken to verify such allegations, and steps 
taken to address all verified allegations. 
(F) TRANSPARENCY.—The reports re-
quired under this subsection shall be made pub-
licly available consistent with the requirements 
of section 7016(b) of this Act. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa-
tion. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central government of a country that 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative 
steps intended to support or be supportive of the 
Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other 
territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as other-
wise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 
waive the restriction on assistance required by this 
paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to
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such Committees that to do so is in the national in-
terest of the United States, and includes a justifica-
tion for such interest. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or 
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 
of United States Government investments in 
Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 
control of the Russian Federation or Russian- 
backed forces, if such activity includes the par-
ticipation of Russian Government officials, or 
other Russian owned or controlled financial en-
tities; or 
(C) assistance for Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine under the control of the Rus-
sian Federation or Russian-backed forces, if 
such assistance includes the participation of 
Russian Government officials, or other Russian 
owned or controlled financial entities. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
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struct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice 
and vote of the United States to oppose any assist-
ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 
grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) DURATION.—The requirements and limita-
tions of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Cri-
mea and other territory in Ukraine under the con-
trol of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed 
forces. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 
ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central government of a country that 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 
independence of, or has established diplomatic rela-
tions with, the Russian Federation occupied Geor-
gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 
South Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary shall
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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 Secretary determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na-
tional interest of the United States, and includes a 
justification for such interest. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available to sup-
port the Russian Federation occupation of the Geor-
gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 
South Ossetia. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice 
and vote of the United States to oppose any assist-
ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 
grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 
the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Assist-
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ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 
$300,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the pur-
poses of the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as au-
thorized 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 enforcement and security 
forces in countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia 
and strengthen security cooperation between such coun-
tries and the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, as appropriate: Provided, That funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026. 
UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are 
available for contributions to the United Nations (includ-
ing the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), inter-
national organizations, or any United Nations agency, 15
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percent may not be obligated for such organization, de-
partment, or agency until the Secretary of State deter-
mines and reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the organization, department, or agency is— 
(1) posting on a publicly available website, con-
sistent with privacy regulations and due process, 
regular financial and programmatic audits of such 
organization, department, or agency, and providing 
the United States Government with necessary access 
to such financial and performance audits; 
(2) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures which meet or exceed best prac-
tices in the United States for the protection of whis-
tleblowers from retaliation, including— 
(A) protection against retaliation for inter-
nal and lawful public disclosures; 
(B) legal burdens of proof; 
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting re-
taliation; 
(D) access to binding independent adju-
dicative bodies, including shared cost and selec-
tion of external arbitration; and 
(E) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation, including provision for the 
restoration of prior employment; and
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(3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures on the appropriate use of travel 
funds, including restrictions on first-class and busi-
ness-class travel; 
(4) taking credible steps to combat anti-Israel 
bias; 
(5) developing and implementing mechanisms to 
inform donors of instances in which funds have been 
diverted or destroyed and an explanation of the re-
sponse by the respective international organization; 
and 
(6) implementing policies and procedures to ef-
fectively vet staff for any affiliation with a terrorist 
organization. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA-
TIONS 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 
commission of the United Nations if such agency, 
body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 
a country, the government of which the Secretary of 
State has determined, for purposes of section 
1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018
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(50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports international ter-
rorism. 
(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 
organization, agency, commission, or program within 
the United Nations system if such organization, 
agency, commission, or program is chaired or pre-
sided 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 government that has repeatedly provided sup-
port for acts of international terrorism. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs may be made available in support of the 
United Nations Human Rights Council unless the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that participa-
tion in the Council is important to the national secu-
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(A) for a contribution, grant, or other pay-
ment to the United Nations Relief and Works 
Agency (UNRWA), notwithstanding any other 
provision of law; or 
(B) to solicit or otherwise encourage funds 
for UNRWA from other donors and sources, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(2) Not later than 45 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a transition plan to the appropriate congres-
sional committees for providing assistance in the 
Middle East without direct or indirect funding to, or 
support from, UNRWA. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NA-
TIONS MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or 
made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 
Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, 
arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations 
or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chap-
ter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
the costs for participation of another country’s delegation 
at international conferences held under the auspices of 
multilateral or international organizations.
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(f) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing the amount of funds available for obligation or expend-
iture in fiscal year 2025 for contributions to any organiza-
tion, department, agency, or program within the United 
Nations system or any international program that are 
withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provi-
sion of law: Provided, That the Secretary shall update 
such report each time additional funds are withheld by op-
eration of any provision of law: Provided further, That the 
reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such 
report, including 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 
Secretary has credible information that such unit has en-
gaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serv-
ing in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the 
Secretary determines that the government of such country 
is taking effective steps to hold the responsible members 
of such unit accountable and to prevent future incidents:
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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 
appropriate congressional committees of such withholding 
not later than 10 days after a determination to withhold 
such assistance is made: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist 
such government in bringing the responsible members of 
such unit to justice. 
(h) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re-
turned or not made available due to the second proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peace-
keeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 307(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided, That the requirement to with-
hold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 
funds appropriated by this Act. 
(i) PROCUREMENT RESTRICTIONS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be used for the procure-
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ment by any entity of the United Nations system or any 
other multilateral organization of goods or services origi-
nating in, or produced by, any person in the Russian Fed-
eration, including any entity that is a shell or front com-
pany organized to disguise or obscure financial activity re-
lating to such goods or services except when required for 
health and safety-related activities. 
(j) ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the 
initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and 
made available for any international organization that 
failed to enter into written agreements pursuant to section 
7048(h) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division 
F of Public Law 118–47), the Secretary of State, in co-
ordination with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report justifying such ob-
ligation and the policies and procedures in place to provide 
enhanced oversight of such international organization. 
(k) WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
may be made available for a contribution, grant, or other 
payment to the World Health Organization.
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(l) INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be made 
available to implement or support any international 
convention, agreement, protocol, legal instrument, or 
agreed outcome with legal force drafted by the inter-
governmental negotiating body of the World Health 
Assembly or any other United Nations body until 
such instrument has been subject to the require-
ments of Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Con-
stitution of the United States, which requires the 
advice and consent of the Senate, with two-thirds of 
Senators concurring. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs and designated for 
global health security may be obligated after such 
date the President, his designee, or any other United 
States official, signs, accedes to, accepts, approves, 
ratifies, or otherwise renders itself legally bound to, 
by executive agreement or otherwise, any convention, 
agreement, or other international instrument on
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pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response 
reached by the World Health Assembly without first 
submitting such convention, agreement, or instru-
ment to the Senate as a treaty that is subject to the 
requirements of Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the 
Constitution of the United States, and receiving the 
advice and consent of the Senate to that instrument. 
(m) IVERIFY.—None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs may be made available 
to support iVerify or any other fact-checking tool of the 
United Nations Development Programme or any other 
international organization. 
(n) INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.—None of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
may be made available for a contribution, grant, or other 
payment to the International Court of Justice, notwith-
standing any other provision of law. 
(o) INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs
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may be made available for a contribution, grant, or other 
payment to the International Criminal Court, notwith-
standing any other provision of law. 
(p) ARMS TRADE TREATY.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs may be 
obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Trea-
ty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification 
for the Treaty. 
PROHIBITION ON CENSORSHIP 
SEC. 7049. (a) RESTRICTION.—(1) Funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act for pro-
grams to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation, 
and for related purposes, may only be made available for 
the purpose of countering such efforts by foreign state and 
non-state actors abroad. 
(2) None of the funds made available for the pro-
grams described in paragraph (1) may be used to— 
(A) characterize United States independent 
news media companies as creators of disinformation, 
misinformation, or malinformation; 
(B) advocate to, or act to, censor, filter, or re-
move content from a United States entity on social 
media platforms; or
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(C) take any action designed to influence con-
sumer or advertising behavior toward United States 
media companies or social network platforms. 
(b) GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER LIMITATION.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be made available 
to carry out the functions of the Global Engagement Cen-
ter established pursuant to section 1287 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 
U.S.C. 2656 note) beyond the termination date specified 
in subsection (j) of such Act unless expressly authorized 
by a subsequent Act of Congress. 
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7050. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2025 under the headings 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than 
$94,000,000 shall be made available for programs to pro-
mote Internet freedom globally, consistent with section 
9707 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 
2022 (title XCVII of division I of Public Law 117–263). 
(b) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con-
sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 
and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90
250 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State and the Chief Executive Officer of the United 
States Agency for Global Media, in consultation with the 
President of the Open Technology Fund, shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds 
made available by this Act for programs to promote Inter-
net freedom globally, which shall include a description of 
safeguards established by relevant 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 De-
velopment offices and bureaus. 
TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING 
TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 
SEC. 7051. 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 treatment or pun-
ishment by any official or contract employee of the United 
States Government. 
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,
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foreign operations, and related programs under the head-
ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 
Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be 
used for any other program and in any region. 
(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 
in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 
programmatic purposes in the designated country or re-
gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 
to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft pur-
chased or leased by the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Development 
with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs shall be co-
ordinated under the authority of the appropriate 
Chief of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may 
be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim-
bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 
supporting Department of State and USAID pro-
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grams and activities: Provided further, That official 
travel for other agencies for other purposes may be 
supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reim-
bursement when traveling on a space available basis: 
Provided further, That funds received by the Depart-
ment 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 ex-
penses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, 
chartering, or operation of such aircraft. 
(2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities 
of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the 
primary purpose of which is the transportation of 
personnel. 
(d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 
To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper-
ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 
by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country. 
PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of 
Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided,
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That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2009’’. 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi-
tions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 
Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 
(b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 
that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri-
vate or multilateral creditors. 
EXTRADITION 
SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 
(other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 
‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 
Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the central gov-
ernment of a country which has notified the Department
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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 
possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement offi-
cer, 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 
distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, 
dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole
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or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 
assets of the Enterprise Fund. 
(c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 
transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 
other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter-
prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 
operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
LIMITATIONS RELATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7057. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail-
able for the United Nations Population Fund. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act for global health assistance 
may be made available to any foreign nongovernmental or-
ganization that promotes or performs abortion, except in 
cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother 
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. 
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 
by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 
for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis-
ease programs including activities relating to research on, 
and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS
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may be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Glob-
al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 
2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend-
ed. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act, not more than $461,000,000 may be made available 
for family planning/reproductive health. 
(c) 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 countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infec-
tious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening 
public health capacity where there is a high risk of 
emerging zoonotic infectious diseases: Provided, 
That not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development and 
the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
planned uses of such funds.
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(2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that an international in-
fectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 
spreading internationally, or that it is in the na-
tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer-
gency of International Concern, not to exceed an ag-
gregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 
Health 
Programs’’, 
‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, 
‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Cri-
ses Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen-
tral Asia’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, and 
‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ may be made 
available to combat such infectious disease or public 
health emergency, and may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated under such head-
ings for the purposes of this paragraph. 
(3) EMERGENCY
RESERVE
FUND.—Up to 
$50,000,000 of the funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ may be made 
available for the Emergency Reserve Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
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grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Pub-
lic Law 115–31): Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available under the same terms and conditions 
of such section. 
(4) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available by this subsection shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees and the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, none of the funds made available by this Act 
may be made available to support directly or indirectly— 
(1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in 
the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(2) the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 
(3) any laboratory owned or controlled by the 
governments of the People’s Republic of China, the 
Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian 
Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 
under the regime of Nicola´s Maduro Moros, or any 
other country determined by the Secretary of State 
to be a foreign adversary; or
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(4) gain-of-function research. 
(e) 
CHILDHOOD
CANCER.—Funds 
appropriated 
under titles III and VI of this Act may be made available 
for public-private partnerships, including in coordination 
with relevant multilateral organizations and research enti-
ties, to address childhood cancer: Provided, That the Sec-
retary and Administrator shall consult with the appro-
priate congressional committees on uses of funds for such 
partnerships. 
WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT 
SEC. 7059. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available to promote the equality 
and empowerment of women and girls in United States 
Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising 
the status, increasing the economic participation and op-
portunities for political leadership, and protecting the 
rights of women and girls worldwide. 
(b) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.—Of the 
funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 
$200,000,000 shall be made available to expand economic 
opportunities for women by increasing the number and ca-
pacity of women-owned enterprises, improving property 
rights for women, increasing women’s access to financial 
services and capital, enhancing the role of women in eco-
nomic decision-making at the local, national, and inter-
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national levels, and improving women’s ability to partici-
pate in the global economy, including through implementa-
tion of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Em-
powerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–428): Provided, 
That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, as 
applicable, shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations on the uses of funds made available pursuant 
to this subsection. 
(c) 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 the Madeleine K. 
Albright Women’s Leadership Program, as established by 
section 7059(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 
(division K of Public Law 117–328) for programs specifi-
cally designed to increase leadership opportunities for 
women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimi-
nation due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening 
protections for women’s political status, expanding wom-
en’s participation in political parties and elections, and in-
creasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in 
the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and 
national levels.
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(d) PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
AND GIRLS.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $250,000,000 (in-
creased by $1,000,000) shall be made available to 
prevent and respond to violence against women and 
girls. 
(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 vio-
lence against women and girls and trafficking in per-
sons, and shall promote the integration of women 
into the police and other security forces. 
(3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section should include efforts to combat a variety of 
forms of violence against women and girls, including 
child marriage, rape, and female genital cutting and 
mutilation. 
(e) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’,
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$150,000,000 should be made available to support a 
multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination 
of, United States Government efforts to empower women 
as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, 
transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in coun-
tries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to 
ensure the equal provision of relief and recovery assistance 
to women and girls. 
(f) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be made available for the Gender Equity 
and Equality Action Fund. 
SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION
AND HIGHER 
EDUCATION.— 
(1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $922,000,000 
shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey 
Basic Education Fund: Provided, That such 
funds shall also be used for secondary education 
activities: Provided further, That of the funds 
made 
available 
by 
this 
paragraph, 
$150,000,000 should be available for the edu-
cation of girls in areas of conflict.
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(B) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act for assistance for basic education 
programs, not less than $152,000,000 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 
$271,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for higher education: Provided, That of such 
amount, not less than $33,000,000 shall be made 
available for new and ongoing partnerships between 
higher education institutions in the United States 
and developing countries focused on building the ca-
pacity of higher education institutions and systems 
in developing countries: Provided further, That of 
such amount and in addition to the previous proviso, 
not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available 
for higher education programs pursuant to section 
7060(a)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2021 (division K of Public Law 116–260). 
(b) CONSERVATION.— 
(1) BIODIVERSITY.—Of the funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act, not less than $365,750,000 shall be 
made available for biodiversity conservation programs.
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(2) WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $118,750,000 (re-
duced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) 
shall be made available to combat the transnational 
threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking. 
(B) None of the funds appropriated under title 
IV of this Act may be made available for training or 
other assistance for any military unit or personnel 
that the Secretary of State determines has been 
credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife 
poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports 
to the appropriate congressional committees that to 
do so is in the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, not less than $18,500,000 shall be made avail-
able for United States Agency for International Develop-
ment cooperative development programs and not less than 
$31,500,000 shall be made available for the American 
Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. 
(d) DISABILITY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 
shall be made available for programs and activities admin-
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istered by USAID to address the needs of, and protect 
and promote the rights of, people with disabilities in devel-
oping countries. 
(e) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP-
MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 
not less than $960,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) 
shall be made available for food security and agricultural 
development programs to carry out the purposes of the 
Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–195), 
including for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs: Pro-
vided, That funds may be made available for a contribu-
tion as authorized by section 3202 of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as 
amended by section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334). 
(f) MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTER-
PRISES.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less 
than $252,000,000 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. 
(g) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
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sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$123,400,000 
(increased 
by 
$1,000,000) shall be made available for activities to 
combat trafficking in persons internationally, includ-
ing for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of 
which not less than $92,000,000 shall be from funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’ that are made available for 
activities to combat trafficking in persons should be 
obligated and programmed consistent with the coun-
try-specific recommendations included in the annual 
Trafficking in Persons Report, and shall be coordi-
nated with the Office to Monitor and Combat Traf-
ficking in Persons, Department of State: Provided 
further, That such funds are in addition to funds 
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Dip-
lomatic Programs’’ for the Office to Monitor and 
Combat Trafficking in Persons: Provided further, 
That funds made available by this Act shall be made
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available to further develop, standardize, and update 
training for all United States Government personnel 
under Chief of Mission authority posted at United 
States embassies and consulates abroad on recog-
nizing signs of human trafficking and protocols for 
reporting such cases. 
(2) CONFERENCES.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available to organize or host 
international conferences should not be made avail-
able for such conferences in Tier 3 countries, as de-
fined by section 104 of the Victims of Trafficking 
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106–386), unless the purpose of such conference is 
to combat human trafficking or it is in the national 
interest of the United States, and any such use of 
funds shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall certify and report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act that— 
(A) all employees of the Department of 
State and USAID were provided Counter Traf-
ficking in Persons codes of conduct and train-
ing during fiscal year 2024; and
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(B) the Department of State and USAID 
included Counter Trafficking in Persons stipu-
lations in all applicable binding funding and 
procurement documents with awardees, contrac-
tors, and grantees in fiscal year 2024: Provided, 
That the contractors and subcontractors of 
commercial items and services as defined in 
Part 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion are exempted. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
and the Administrator of USAID shall report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on how all 
grants and contracts awarded in the prior fiscal year 
are compliant with applicable requirements within 
title I of Public Law 106–386. 
(5) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used by the 
Inspectors General of the Department of State and 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment for audits and other activities related to com-
pliance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
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graph (3): Provided, That the Secretary of State and 
Administrator of USAID shall ensure that require-
ments related to title I of Public Law 106–386 flow 
down to awards, contracts, grants, and sub-deriva-
tives of such funding relationships, subject to stand-
ard waiver exceptions. 
(h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, not less than $451,000,000 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 $225,500,000 shall be for 
programs in sub-Saharan Africa. 
(i) DEVIATION.—Unless otherwise provided for by 
this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Adminis-
trator, as applicable, may deviate below the minimum 
funding requirements designated in sections 7059 and 
7060 of this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding 
such designation: Provided, That such deviations shall 
only be exercised to address unforeseen or exigent cir-
cumstances: Provided further, That concurrent with the 
submission of the report required by section 653(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations in writing any 
proposed deviations utilizing such authority that are 
planned at the time of submission of such report: Provided
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further, That any deviations proposed subsequent to the 
submission of such report shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with such Committees: Provided further, That 
not later than November 1, 2026, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
on the use of the authority of this subsection. 
LIMITATIONS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7061. (a) GREEN CLIMATE FUND.—None of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act may be made available as a contribution, grant, or 
any other payment to the Green Climate Fund. 
(b) CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND.—None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be made available as a contribution, grant, or any other 
payment to the Clean Technology Fund. 
(c) CLIMATE DAMAGES.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
made available for the Loss and Damage Fund or to pay 
compensation to any country, organization, or individual 
for loss and damages attributed to climate change. 
(d) ATTRIBUTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
and made available for the sectors and programs in sec-
tions 7032, 7059, and 7060 shall not be attributed to, or 
counted toward targets for, climate change programs.
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(e) TRANSIT PIPELINES.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
used by the Secretary of State to impede the uninter-
rupted transmission of hydrocarbons by pipeline through 
the territory of one Party not originating in the territory 
of that Party, for delivery to the territory of the other 
Party as ratified by The Agreement between the Govern-
ment of the United States of America and the Government 
of Canada concerning Transit Pipelines, signed at Wash-
ington on January 28, 1977. 
(f) UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON 
CLIMATE CHANGE.—None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to implement the decision by the 
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
Change’s 21st Conference of Parties in Paris, France, 
adopted December 12, 2015, commonly known as the 
‘‘Paris Agreement’’. 
(g) CLIMATE EXECUTIVE ORDERS.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used to imple-
ment, enforce, or otherwise carry out the following— 
(1) Executive Order 13990, relating to Pro-
tecting Public Health and the Environment and Re-
storing Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis; 
(2) Executive Order 14008, relating to Tackling 
the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad;
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(3) Section 6 of Executive Order 14013, relat-
ing to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Re-
settle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Cli-
mate Change on Migration; 
(4) Executive Order 14030, relating to Climate- 
Related Financial Risk; 
(5) 
Executive 
Order 
14037, 
relating 
to 
Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars 
and Trucks; 
(6) Executive Order 14057, relating to Cata-
lyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through 
Federal Sustainability; 
(7) Executive Order 14082, relating to Imple-
mentation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provi-
sions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; and 
(8) Executive Order 14096, relating to Revital-
izing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental 
Justice for All. 
(h) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on funds appropriated in 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs from fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024 made available for climate 
change programs and whether the use of such funds have 
had a direct and measurable impact on lowering global
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temperatures or on projections of future global tempera-
tures using the most plausible and accurate scenarios and 
models for future conditions. 
BUDGET DOCUMENTS 
SEC. 7062. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each de-
partment, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, 
and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury 
and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, 
including the Inter-American Foundation and the United 
States African Development Foundation, shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for 
funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organi-
zation in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise avail-
able for obligation in fiscal year 2025, that provides de-
tails of the uses of such funds at the program, project, 
and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall include, 
as applicable, a comparison between the congressional 
budget justification funding levels, the most recent con-
gressional directives or approved funding levels, and the 
funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and 
a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: 
Provided further, That operating plans that include 
changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and 
activities specified in the congressional budget justifica-
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tion, in this Act, or amounts designated in the tables in 
the report accompanying this Act, as applicable, shall be 
subject to the notification and reprogramming require-
ments of section 7015 of this Act. 
(b) SPEND PLANS.— 
(1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the 
Secretary of State or Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, as ap-
propriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a spend plan for funds made available by 
this Act for— 
(A) assistance for countries in Central 
America and the Caribbean, Colombia, Iraq, 
Pacific Islands countries, and Ukraine; 
(B) Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, 
Central America Regional Security Initiative, 
Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC 
Influence Fund, Partnership for Global Infra-
structure and Investment, Power Africa, and 
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership; 
(C) assistance made available pursuant to 
the following sections in this Act: section 7032; 
section 7036; section 7047(d) (on a country-by- 
country basis); section 7059; and subsections 
(a), (b), (e), (g), and (h) of section 7060; and
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(D) implementation of the Global Fragility 
Act of 2019. 
(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
detailed spend plan for funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Department of the Treas-
ury, International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in 
title III. 
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), up to 10 
percent of the funds contained in a spend plan re-
quired by this subsection may be obligated prior to 
the submission of such spend plan if the Secretary 
of State, the USAID Administrator, or the Secretary 
of the Treasury, as applicable, determines that the 
obligation of such funds is necessary to avoid signifi-
cant programmatic disruption: Provided, That not 
less than seven days prior to such obligation, the 
Secretary or Administrator, as appropriate, shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
the justification for such obligation and the proposed 
uses of such funds. 
(c) CLARIFICATION.—The spend plans referenced in 
subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the noti-
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fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—The 
congressional budget justification for Department of State 
operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the 
Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date 
of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 
2026: Provided, That the appendices for such justification 
shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not 
later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 
REORGANIZATION 
SEC. 7063. (a) PRIOR CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI-
CATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, or any other Act 
may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, 
or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Depart-
ment of State, the United States Agency for International 
Development, or any other Federal department, agency, 
or organization funded by this Act without prior consulta-
tion by the head of such department, agency, or organiza-
tion with the appropriate congressional committees: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That any such notification submitted to
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such Committees shall include a detailed justification for 
any proposed action: Provided further, That congressional 
notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to 
similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be deemed to meet the notification 
requirements of this section. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to sub-
section (a), a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall 
include any action to— 
(1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 
covered departments, agencies, or organizations, in-
cluding bureaus and offices within or between such 
departments, agencies, or organizations, including 
the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and 
responsibilities of such bureaus and offices; 
(2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 
the United States official presence overseas, includ-
ing at bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic 
facilities and other platforms; or 
(3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent 
Civil Service, Foreign Service, eligible family mem-
ber, and locally employed staff workforce of the De-
partment of State and USAID from the staffing lev-
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els previously justified to the Committees on Appro-
priations for fiscal year 2025. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE MATTERS 
SEC. 7064. (a) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to 
the Department of State for payments to the Working 
Capital Fund that are made available for new service cen-
ters, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 45 days 
after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 
available to a Department of State bureau or office 
with responsibility for the management and over-
sight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall cer-
tify and report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, on an individual bureau or office basis, that 
such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart-
ment and Federal financial and grants management 
policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—When making a certifi-
cation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or of-
fice to—
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(A) account for the obligated funds at the 
country and program level, as appropriate; 
(B) identify risks and develop mitigation 
and monitoring plans; 
(C) establish performance measures and 
indicators; 
(D) review activities and performance; and 
(E) assess final results and reconcile fi-
nances. 
(3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of State is unable 
to make a certification required by paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline de-
tailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau 
or office into compliance. 
(c) OTHER MATTERS.— 
(1) In addition to amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’— 
(A) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, may be credited 
to this appropriation from fees or other pay-
ments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and
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from fees from educational advising and coun-
seling and exchange visitor programs; and 
(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 
derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 
fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
(2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ are available for acquisition by exchange 
or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author-
ized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 
31, United States Code, for the field examination of 
programs and activities in the United States funded 
from any account contained in title I of this Act. 
(3)(A) Prior to entering into a bilateral or mul-
tilateral agreement authorized by section 303(a) of 
the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation 
Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) or the extension of an agree-
ment pursuant to section 303(e) of such Act, the 
Secretary of State shall ensure that any import re-
strictions authorized by such agreement comply with 
the provisions of sections 302 and 305 of such Act. 
(B) Reports required by section 303(g) of 
the Convention on Cultural Property Implemen-
tation Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) shall also be sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations:
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Provided, That such reports shall also include 
information concerning compliance with section 
303(c) of such Act. 
(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available 
for support of a Special Envoy, Special Representa-
tive, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 
Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or 
other position performing a similar function unless 
such Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special 
Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representa-
tive, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other position 
performing a similar function— 
(i) is expressly authorized by statute; or 
(ii) has affirmatively received the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
(B) The limitations of this paragraph shall be 
construed to include the applicable office personnel 
and bureau managed funds of such office.
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7065. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $170,000,000 of 
the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 
to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency 
for International Development to hire and employ individ-
uals in the United States and overseas on a limited ap-
pointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 
and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3948 and 3949). 
(b) RESTRICTION.—The authority to hire individuals 
contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 
2026. 
(c) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 
charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 
under the authority of this section shall be the account 
to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily 
relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out 
this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Op-
erating Expenses’’.
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(d) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi-
viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 
available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may 
be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding 
the limitation set forth in such section. 
(e) DISASTER
SURGE
CAPACITY.—Funds appro-
priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 
(including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or 
employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to 
carry out programs in response to natural disasters or 
man-made disasters, subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(f) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace 
Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be 
used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services con-
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tractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, in-
terim support for new or expanded overseas programs and 
activities managed by the agency until permanent direct 
hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided, That not 
more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any 
bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds appro-
priated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made 
available only for personal services contractors assigned 
to the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. 
(g) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 
the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 
such contracts when the order is placed with any category 
of small or small disadvantaged business. 
(h) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINT-
MENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority pro-
vided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) may be 
assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Paki-
stan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts
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making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs. 
(i) 
CRISIS
OPERATIONS
STAFFING.—Up 
to 
$86,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of 
this Act pursuant to, or to carry out the provisions of, 
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 
509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of divi-
sion J of Public Law 116–94) may be made available for 
the United States Agency for International Development 
to appoint and employ personnel in the excepted service 
to prevent or respond to foreign crises and contexts with 
growing instability: Provided, That functions carried out 
by personnel hired under the authority of this subsection 
shall be related to the purpose for which the funds were 
appropriated: Provided further, That such funds are in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes and 
may remain attributed to any minimum funding require-
ment for which they were originally made available: Pro-
vided further, That the USAID Administrator shall coordi-
nate with the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment and consult with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on implementation of this provision.
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STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS 
IMPACTED BY EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT 
SEC. 7066. Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’, not less than $135,000,000 (in-
creased by $15,000,000) shall be made available for the 
Prevention and Stabilization Fund for the purposes enu-
merated in section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 
2019 (title V of division J of Public Law 116–94): Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be prioritized for countries 
with national and local governments with the dem-
onstrated political will and capacity to partner on 
strengthening government legitimacy: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the in-
tended prioritization and allocation of such funds not later 
than 60 days prior to submitting the pre-obligation spend 
plans required by section 7062(b) of this Act: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under such headings may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
under such headings for such purposes: Provided further,
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That such transfer authority is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, 
and is subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to this subsection under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ may remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7067. In order to enhance the continued partici-
pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel-
opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern-
mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 
which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 
assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment 
shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was 
provided to that organization. 
EXTENSION OF CONSULAR FEES AND RELATED 
AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 7068. (a) Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act 
of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) shall be applied
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through fiscal year 2025 by substituting ‘‘the costs of pro-
viding consular services’’ for ‘‘such costs’’. 
(b) Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations 
for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations 
(division B of Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 592) shall 
be applied during fiscal year 2025 by substituting ‘‘2020 
through 2025’’ for ‘‘2020 and 2021’’. 
(c) Discretionary amounts made available to the De-
partment of State under the heading ‘‘Administration of 
Foreign Affairs’’ of this Act, and discretionary unobli-
gated balances under such heading from prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, may be transferred to 
the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sus-
tain consular operations, following consultation with such 
Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in 
this Act and under any other provision of law: Provided 
further, That no amounts may be transferred from 
amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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(d) In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to sec-
tion 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal year 2025, the Sec-
retary of State may also use fees deposited into the Fraud 
Prevention and Detection Account for the costs of pro-
viding consular services. 
(e) Amounts repurposed pursuant to subsection (b) 
that were previously designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concur-
rent resolution on the budget are designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GAZA OVERSIGHT AND OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 7069. (a) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
State shall certify and report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than 15 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, that— 
(1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures 
have been established by the Department of State 
and the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as appropriate, and are in use to prevent 
the diversion to Hamas and other terrorist and ex-
tremist entities in Gaza and the misuse or destruc-
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tion by such entities of assistance, including through 
international organizations; and 
(2) such policies, processes, and procedures 
have been developed in coordination with other bilat-
eral and multilateral donors and the Government of 
Israel, as appropriate. 
(b) OVERSIGHT POLICY
AND PROCEDURES.—The 
Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, con-
current with the submission of the certification required 
in subsection (a), a written description of the oversight 
policies, processes, and procedures for funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for assistance for 
Gaza, including specific actions to be taken should such 
assistance be diverted, misused, or destroyed, and the role 
of the Government of Israel in the oversight of such assist-
ance. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator shall promptly inform 
the appropriate congressional committees of each instance 
in which funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Gaza have been diverted, mis-
used, or destroyed, to include the type of assistance, a de-
scription of the incident and parties involved, and an ex-
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planation of the response of the Department of State or 
USAID, as appropriate. 
(d) THIRD
PARTY
MONITORING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for third party 
monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use moni-
toring, following consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the initial 
obligation of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days there-
after until all such funds are expended, the Secretary of 
State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report de-
tailing the amount and purpose of such assistance pro-
vided during each respective quarter, including a descrip-
tion of the specific entity implementing such assistance. 
(f) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter 
until September 30, 2026, the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 
other heads of elements of the intelligence community that 
the Secretary considers relevant, shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report assessing 
whether funds appropriated by this Act and made avail-
able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been
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diverted to or destroyed by Hamas or other terrorist and 
extremist entities in the West Bank and Gaza: Provided, 
That such report shall include details on the amount and 
how such funds were made available and used by such en-
tities: Provided further, That such report may be sub-
mitted in classified form, if necessary. 
(g) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act but prior to the initial 
obligation of funds made available by this Act for humani-
tarian assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations on the amount and an-
ticipated uses of such funds. 
(h) INSPECTORS GENERAL.—The Inspectors General 
of the Department of State and USAID shall conduct in-
vestigations of their respective agency’s implementing 
partners that receive funds appropriated by this Act or 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs and made 
available for assistance in the West Bank and Gaza, or 
entities that provide logistical support to implementing 
partners that receive such funds to determine if allega-
tions or reports that such entities have employed staff or 
contractors that are members of, or affiliated with, a 
United States designated terrorist organization or have
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participated in any terrorist act, including before, on, or 
after October 7, 2023, are credible, and, as appropriate, 
refer their investigative findings for potential criminal, 
civil, or administrative enforcement remedies. 
(i) LIMITATION
ON FOREIGN NATIONALS FROM 
GAZA.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs under the 
headings ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ and 
‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Fund’’ 
may be used to support the admission and resettlement 
into the United States of a foreign national from Gaza. 
ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON OPERATIONS AND 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7070. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act or prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available for 
drag queen workshops, performances, or documentaries. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to carry out any 
program, project, or activity that teaches or trains any 
idea or concept that condones an individual being discrimi-
nated against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment 
based on race or sex, that condones an individual feeling
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discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psycho-
logical distress on account of that individual’s race or sex, 
as well as any idea or concept that regards one race as 
inherently superior to another race, the United States or 
its institutions as being systemically racist or sexist, an 
individual as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive 
by virtue of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s 
moral character as being necessarily determined by race 
or sex, an individual as bearing responsibility for actions 
committed in the past by other members of the same race 
or sex, or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been 
created by a particular race to oppress another race. 
(c) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be made available to implement, 
administer, apply, enforce, or carry out Executive Order 
13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009), Execu-
tive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593), 
or Executive Order 14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. 
Reg. 10825). 
(d) None of the funds made available by this Act or 
any other Act shall be used or transferred to another Fed-
eral Agency, board, or commission to fund any domestic 
or international non-governmental organization or any 
other program, organization, or association coordinated or 
operated by such non-governmental organization that ei-
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SEC. 9010. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to implement, 
administer, or enforce any major rule under subparagraph 
(A) of section 804(2) of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 9011. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for the Department of State 
to cite statistics obtained from the Gaza Health Ministry. 
SEC. 9012. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to administer or enforce National Secu-
rity Memorandum/NSM–20. 
SEC. 9013. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be provided to the Government of Iraq. 
SEC. 9014. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to enforce the restrictions outlined under the headings 
‘‘Visits and Travel’’ (regarding limitations on ‘‘Travel to 
Taiwan’’) and ‘‘Communications’’ (regarding limitations 
on ‘‘Name’’, ‘‘Symbols of Sovereignty’’, and ‘‘Correspond-
ence’’) in the Department of State’s June 29, 2021, 
Memorandum for All Department and Agency Executive 
Secretaries entitled ‘‘Revised Guidelines on Interacting 
with Taiwan’’. 
SEC. 9015. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out Executive Order 14019 (86