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AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS 
SEC. 7076. (a) AFGHAN ALLIES.—Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the 
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (division F of Public Law 
111–8), as amended, is further amended by substituting ‘‘18,500’’ 
for ‘‘14,500’’ in the matter preceding clause (i). 
(b) CONDITIONS.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for the additional special immigrant visas 
made available under subsection (a) until the Secretary of State— 
(1) develops and implements a system to prioritize the 
processing of Afghan applicants for special immigrant visas 
under section 602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note); and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees, 
as defined in section 602(a) of the Afghan Allies Protection 
Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note), the following reports: 
(A) the report required under paragraph (12) of section 
602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 
1101 note), as amended by section 1222 of the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019 (Public Law 115–232); 
(B) a report on the procedures and processes used 
by the Chief of Mission to determine whether an Afghan 
applicant for a special immigrant visa under section 602 
of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note) has experienced, is experiencing, or may reasonably 
be expected to experience an ongoing, serious threat as 
a result of the qualifying service of the applicant; and 
(C) a report on the procedures for background and 
security checks on Afghan applicants for special immigrant 
visas under such section. 
SAUDI ARABIA 
SEC. 7077. None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ may 
be made available for assistance for the Government of Saudi 
Arabia. 
TITLE VIII 
OVERSEAS 
CONTINGENCY 
OPER-
ATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’, 
$3,225,971,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, of 
which $2,626,122,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of
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State may transfer up to $5,000,000 of the total funds made avail-
able under this heading to any other appropriation of any depart-
ment or agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of 
the head of such department or agency, to support operations in, 
and assistance for, Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That any 
such transfer shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global 
War 
on 
Terrorism 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 
$54,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, which 
shall be for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight: Provided, That 
printing and reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed amounts 
for such costs during fiscal year 2018: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global 
War 
on 
Terrorism 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to International 
Organizations’’, $96,240,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for International 
Peacekeeping Activities’’, $988,656,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Operating 
Expenses’’, 
$158,067,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985.
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BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster Assist-
ance’’, $584,278,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such funds shall be apportioned to the United States Agency 
for International Development not later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Transition 
Initiatives’’, 
$62,043,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
$1,172,336,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’ to respond to refugee crises, including in Africa, the Near 
East, South and Central Asia, and Europe and Eurasia, 
$1,404,124,000, to remain available until expended, except that 
such funds shall not be made available for the resettlement costs 
of refugees in the United States: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, 
$325,213,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
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Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That funds available for 
obligation under this heading in this Act may be used to pay 
assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in 
Somalia under the same terms and conditions, as applicable, as 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Contributions for Inter-
national Peacekeeping Activities’’ in this Act, subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, $229,372,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated 
in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act for fiscal year 2019. 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS 
SEC. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the additional amounts 
appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts in this 
Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions 
applicable to such appropriations accounts. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS 
SEC. 8003.(a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated by this title under such headings. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated by this title under such headings. 
(b) GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, up to $7,500,000 from funds 
appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ by this title in this Act 
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made 
available under the heading ‘‘Global Security Contingency Fund’’. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The transfer authority provided in subsection 
(a) may only be exercised to address contingencies. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.—The transfer authority provided by this sec-
tion shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided, That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer 
authority otherwise available under any other provision of law,
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including section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which 
may be exercised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of 
this title. 
RESCISSION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8004. Of the unobligated balances from amounts available under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ in title II of 
the Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
B of Public Law 114–254), $301,200,000 are rescinded: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019’’. 
DIVISION G—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
PRIATIONS ACT, 2019 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$113,910,000, of which not to exceed $3,065,000 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,000,000 
shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; 
not to exceed $20,428,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
General Counsel; not to exceed $10,331,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; 
not to exceed $14,300,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
$2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $29,244,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion; not to exceed $2,142,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,859,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $12,181,000 
shall be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emer-
gency Response; and not to exceed $16,814,000 shall be available 
for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That 
the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds 
appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 
other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That 
no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased 
by more than 7 percent by all such transfers: Provided further, 
That notice of any change in funding greater than 7 percent shall 
be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000
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shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception 
and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
excluding fees authorized in Public Law 107–71, there may be 
credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received 
in user fees: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Secretary 
for Public Affairs. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Research and Technology, $8,471,000, of which 
$2,218,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be 
available until expended, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for 
expenses incurred for training: Provided further, That any reference 
in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research 
and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be 
deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation infrastruc-
ture, $900,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute 
funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants to be 
awarded to a State, local government, transit agency, port authority, 
or a collaboration among such entities on a competitive basis for 
projects that will have a significant local or regional impact: Pro-
vided further, That projects eligible for funding provided under 
this heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway or bridge 
projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; public transpor-
tation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
Code; passenger and freight rail transportation projects; and port 
infrastructure investments (including inland port infrastructure and 
land ports of entry): Provided further, That of the amount made 
available under this heading, the Secretary may use an amount 
not to exceed $15,000,000 for the planning, preparation or design 
of projects eligible for funding under this heading: Provided further, 
That grants awarded under the previous proviso shall not be subject 
to a minimum grant size: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may use up to 20 percent of the funds made available under 
this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administra-
tive costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under 
chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, or sections 501 through 
504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amended, if the Secretary finds that 
such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this paragraph: 
Provided further, That in distributing funds provided under this 
heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure 
an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate bal-
ance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the 
investment in a variety of transportation modes: Provided further, 
That a grant funded under this heading shall be not less than 
$5,000,000 and not greater than $25,000,000: Provided further,
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That not more than 10 percent of the funds made available under 
this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided 
further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure 
is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, 
up to 80 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary shall give 
priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds 
in order to complete an overall financing package: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available under this heading not more 
than 50 percent shall be for projects located in a rural area with 
a population equal to or less than 200,000: Provided further, That 
for projects located in a rural area, the minimum grant size shall 
be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal share 
of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under this heading not more than 50 percent shall 
be for projects located in an urbanized area with a population 
of more than 200,000: Provided further, That funds for an urbanized 
area under the previous proviso may be obligated to projects in 
the metropolitan area established under section 134 of title 23, 
United States Code, that encompasses such urbanized area: Pro-
vided further, That projects conducted using funds provided under 
this heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter 
IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the 
grants and credit assistance awarded under this heading: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may set aside not more than 3 percent 
of the funds provided under this heading, and may transfer portions 
of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal Highway 
Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal 
Railroad Administration, and the Maritime Administration to fund 
the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made 
under the National Infrastructure Investments program: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall consider and award projects based 
solely on the selection criteria from the fiscal year 2017 Notice 
of Funding Opportunity: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
the previous proviso, the Secretary shall not use the Federal share 
or an applicant’s ability to generate non-Federal revenue as a 
selection criteria in awarding projects: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity no later 
than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
such Notice of Funding Opportunity shall require application 
submissions 90 days after the publishing of such Notice: Provided 
further, That of the applications submitted under the previous 
two provisos, the Secretary shall make grants no later than 270 
days after enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary 
determines: Provided further, That such sums provided for national 
infrastructure investments for passenger rail transportation projects 
under title I of division C of the Consolidated and Further Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 
641), shall remain available for expenditure through fiscal year 
2019 for the liquidation of valid obligations of active grants awarded 
with this funding: Provided further, That such sums provided for 
national infrastructure investments for port infrastructure projects 
under title VIII of division F of the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 
432) shall remain available through fiscal year 2020 for the liquida-
tion of valid obligations of active grants awarded with this funding:
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Provided further, That the 2 preceding provisos shall be applied 
as if they were in effect on September 30, 2018. 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE FINANCE 
BUREAU 
For necessary expenses of the National Surface Transportation 
and Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 116, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations no less than 15 days prior to exercising the transfer 
authority granted under section 116(h) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the 
Department 
of 
Transportation’s 
financial 
systems 
and 
re- 
engineering business processes, $2,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2020. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including 
necessary upgrades to wide area network and information tech-
nology infrastructure, improvement of network perimeter controls 
and identity management, testing and assessment of information 
technology against business, security, and other requirements, 
implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 
infrastructure enhancements, and implementation of enhanced 
security controls on network devices, $15,000,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2020. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,470,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, 
research, systems development, development activities, and making 
grants, $7,879,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of such amount, $1,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses 
of the Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 
(IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred to this 
appropriation, to remain available until expended, amounts trans-
ferred from other Federal agencies for expenses incurred under 
this heading for IIPIC activities not related to transportation infra-
structure: Provided further, That the tools and analysis developed 
by the IIPIC shall be available to other Federal agencies for the 
permitting and review of major infrastructure projects not related 
to transportation only to the extent that other Federal agencies 
provide funding to the Department as provided for under the pre-
vious proviso. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays 
of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $319,793,000, shall
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be paid from appropriations made available to the Department 
of Transportation: Provided, That such services shall be provided 
on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of 
Transportation: Provided further, That the above limitation on oper-
ating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the 
Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund with-
out majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Com-
mittee and approval of the Secretary: Provided further, That no 
assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, 
subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such 
assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by 
such Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Resource 
Center, the provision of financial education outreach activities to 
eligible transportation-related small businesses, the monitoring of 
existing loans in the guaranteed loan program, and the modification 
of such loans of the Minority Business Resource Center, $500,000, 
as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332; Provided, That notwithstanding 
that section, these funds may be for business opportunities related 
to any mode of transportation. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged business 
utilization and outreach activities, $3,488,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 
332, these funds may be used for business opportunities related 
to any mode of transportation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
In addition to funds made available from any other source 
to carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 
41731 through 41742, $175,000,000, to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That in determining between or among carriers competing 
to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider 
the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 
That basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not 
include the 15-passenger capacity requirement under subsection 
41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
none of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used 
to enter into a new contract with a community located less than 
40 miles from the nearest small hub airport before the Secretary 
has negotiated with the community over a local cost share: Provided 
further, That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential 
air service program under subsection 41742(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be made available immediately from amounts 
otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration: Provided further, That the Administrator may