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(A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘$2,500’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$3,750’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘$12,500’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$18,750’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subpara-
graph (C); 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: ‘‘(B) after making reductions 
under subparagraph (A), ratably reduce the amount 
of the tuition and fee payment of each eligible student 
who receives more than $2,500 for the award year; 
and’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (B)’’. 
SEC. 821. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated 
as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services and Gen-
eral Government Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 
DIVISION F—NATIONAL SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF 
STATE, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2026 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $9,358,236,000, of which 
$839,910,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027, and 
of which up to $3,758,836,000 may remain available until expended 
for Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds made avail-
able under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with para-
graphs (1) through (4), as follows: 
(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary expenses for 
training, human resources management, and salaries, including 
employment without regard to civil service and classification 
laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), 
as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information 
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 
36), $3,987,233,000, of which up to $724,204,000 is for World-
wide Security Protection. 
(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for the 
regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 
activities as authorized by law, $1,437,707,000. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC
POLICY
AND
SUPPORT.—For necessary 
expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State,
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including representation to certain international organizations 
in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties 
ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or 
specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms 
control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities as author-
ized, $871,645,000. 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for secu-
rity activities, $3,061,651,000, of which up to $3,034,632,000 
is for Worldwide Security Protection. 
(5) REPROGRAMMING.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between 
paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 
7015 of this Act. 
CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border Security 
Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year pursuant to 
section 7069(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public 
Law 117–103), $513,000,000 shall be available until expended for 
the purposes of such account, including to reduce passport backlogs 
and reduce visa wait times: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
may by regulation authorize State officials or the United States 
Postal Service to collect and retain the execution fee for each 
application for a passport accepted by such officials or by that 
Service. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as 
authorized, $399,700,000, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General of 
the Department of State as established by section 402(a)(1) of 
title 5, United States Code, $135,550,000, of which $20,333,000 
may remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $6,000,000 
may remain available until September 30, 2026 for the Special 
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading are made available 
notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspections. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of educational and cultural exchange 
programs, as authorized, $667,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not less than $273,410,000 shall be for the 
Fulbright Program, not less than $16,150,000 shall be for the Ben-
jamin Gilman International Scholarships Program, not less than 
$99,750,000 shall be for the International Visitor Leadership Pro-
gram, and not less than $35,630,000 shall be for the Young Leaders 
Initiatives: Provided, That fees or other payments received from, 
or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and 
counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized
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may be credited to this account, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That a portion of the Fulbright awards from 
the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as 
Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading that are made available for the Benjamin 
Gilman International Scholarships Program shall also be made 
available for the John S. McCain Scholars Program, pursuant to 
section 7075 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public 
Law 116–6): Provided further, That not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the allocation 
of funds made available under this heading by program, project, 
and activity: Provided further, That any substantive modifications 
from the prior fiscal year to programs funded under this heading 
in this Act, including program consolidation and closures, changes 
to eligibility criteria and geographic scope, and implementing part-
ners, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be apportioned to the Department of State not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 
For representation expenses as authorized, $10,000,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, 
as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), preserving, 
maintaining, repairing, and planning for real property that are 
owned or leased by the Department of State, and renovating, in 
addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, 
$812,836,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, of 
which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation 
expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of fur-
niture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agen-
cies of the United States Government. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,199,856,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to 
meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Service, as authorized, $8,885,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred
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to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans Program Account’’. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $2,550,000, as authorized: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to 
exceed $5,520,137. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act 
(Public Law 96–8), $35,964,000. 
INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
Not to exceed $1,917,178 shall be derived from fees collected 
from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities at the 
International Center in accordance with section 4 of the Inter-
national Center Act (Public Law 90–553), and, in addition, as 
authorized by section 5 of such Act, $745,000, to be derived from 
the reserve authorized by such section, to be used for the purposes 
set out in that section. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY 
FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund, as authorized, $60,000,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
annual obligations of membership in international multilateral 
organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice 
and consent of the Senate, conventions, or specific Acts of Congress, 
$1,389,152,000, of which $96,240,000 may remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, 
at the time of the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit 
to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial 
budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the 
United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance 
(or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 
United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations 
program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in 
the United Nations budget: Provided further, That any payment 
of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activities 
that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respec-
tive international organization and shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this