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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 $1,010,600,000 (increased by $9,000,000) 
(reduced by $9,000,000) 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), as amended, including for the 
Feed the Future Innovation Labs: Provided, That funds 
may be made available for a contribution as authorized 
by section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by section 
3310 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–334). 
(f) MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTER-
PRISES.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less 
than $265,000,000 shall be made available to support the 
development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, 
and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, espe-
cially women. 
(g) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, not less than $475,000,000 shall be 
made available for water supply and sanitation projects 
pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
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1961, of which not less than $237,000,000 shall be for 
programs in sub-Saharan Africa. 
(h) 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, including a change in country context: Pro-
vided further, That concurrent with the submission of the 
report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations in writing any proposed devi-
ations utilizing such authority that are planned at the time 
of submission of such report: Provided further, That any 
deviations proposed subsequent to the submission of such 
report shall be subject to prior consultation with such 
Committees: Provided further, That not later than Novem-
ber 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the use of the authority 
of this subsection. 
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7061. (a) GREEN CLIMATE FUND.—None of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
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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 to pay compensation to any country, orga-
nization, 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, 7036, 7059, and 7060 shall not be attributed 
to, or counted toward targets for, climate change pro-
grams. 
(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 
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of Canada concerning Transit Pipelines, signed at Wash-
ington on January 28, 1977. 
(f) 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 2023 made available for climate 
change programs and whether such funds have had a di-
rect result on lowering global temperatures. 
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 2024, 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-
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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-
tion, in this Act, or amounts specifically designated in the 
respective tables included in the report accompanying this 
Act, as applicable, shall be subject to the notification and 
reprogramming requirements 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, Iraq, Pacific Is-
lands Countries, Pakistan, and Tunisia; 
(B) assistance for the Africa Regional 
Counterterrorism program, Caribbean Basin 
Security Initiative, Central America Regional 
Security Initiative, Global Peace Operations Ini-
tiative, Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Coun-
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tering PRC Influence Fund, Partnership for 
Global Infrastructure 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), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 7060; 
(D) Funds provided under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’ for International Organized Crime 
and for Cybercrime and Intellectual Property 
Rights: Provided, That the spend plans shall in-
clude bilateral and global programs funded 
under such heading along with a brief descrip-
tion of the activities planned for each country; 
and 
(E) implementation of the Global Fragility 
Act of 2019. 
(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
detailed spend plan for funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Department of the Treas-
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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-
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 
2025: Provided, That the appendices for such justification 
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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 
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. 
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(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-
els previously justified to the Committees on Appro-
priations for fiscal year 2024. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE MANAGEMENT 
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-
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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— 
(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 
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