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COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise 
made available to the Export-Import Bank and the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation shall be obligated 
or expended to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other 
financial commitments for establishing or expanding production 
of any commodity for export by any country other than the United 
States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets 
at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become 
operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to 
United States producers of the same, similar, or competing com-
modity: Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the 
Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors 
the benefits to industry and employment in the United States 
are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of 
the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman 
of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That this subsection shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
from the International Development Association, is not eligible 
for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis 
the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(2) activities in a country the President determines is recov-
ering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a 
complex emergency. 
(b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility 
study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publica-
tion, conference, or training in connection with the growth or 
production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for 
export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or 
produced in the United States: Provided, That this subsection shall 
not prohibit— 
(1) activities designed to increase food security in devel-
oping countries where such activities will not have a significant 
impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the United 
States; 
(2) research activities intended primarily to benefit United 
States producers; 
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
from the International Development Association, is not eligible 
for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis 
the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(4) activities in a country the President determines is recov-
ering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a 
complex emergency. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to use the voice and
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vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institu-
tion, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 
for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance 
will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the 
same, similar, or competing commodity. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CURRENCIES.— 
(1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to the govern-
ment of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part 
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local 
currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall— 
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in a 
separate account established by that government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that government 
which sets forth— 
(i) the amount of the local currencies to be gen-
erated; and 
(ii) the terms and conditions under which the cur-
rencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with 
this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that government the 
responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor 
and account for deposits into and disbursements from the 
separate account. 
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be agreed upon 
with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 
separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 
amount of local currencies, shall be used only— 
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 
the case may be), for such purposes as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activities; or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of the United 
States Government. 
(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID shall take all 
necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local cur-
rencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the 
separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are 
used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 
(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Upon termi-
nation of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of 
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances 
of funds which remain in a separate account established pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes 
as may be agreed to by the government of that country and 
the United States Government. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made available to the 
government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of 
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
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of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector 
assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such 
funds in a separate account and not commingle with any other 
funds. 
(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—Such 
funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provi-
sions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this 
assistance, including provisions which are referenced in the 
Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 
accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 
98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to obligating 
any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the 
President shall submit a notification through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
which shall include a detailed description of how the funds 
proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion 
of the United States interests that will be served by such 
assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the eco-
nomic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance funds may 
be exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) only through 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE
THROUGH
NONGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this or any other Act 
with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed 
to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental 
organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before using the authority of 
this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of 
nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification 
procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, 
the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such 
assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall 
be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against 
abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other 
Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2023, restrictions con-
tained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for 
a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the 
Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): 
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title 
I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may 
be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting
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assistance to countries that support international terrorism; 
or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
assistance to the government of a country that violates inter-
nationally recognized human rights. 
DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7028. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ shall be made avail-
able for programs and activities administered by the United States 
Agency for International Development to address the needs and 
protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities in devel-
oping countries, including initiatives that focus on independent 
living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, 
transportation, sports, political and electoral participation, and 
integration of individuals with disabilities, including for the cost 
of translation: Provided, That funds shall be made available to 
support disability rights advocacy organizations in developing coun-
tries. 
(b) MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—Of 
the funds made available pursuant to this section, 5 percent may 
be used by USAID for management, oversight, and technical sup-
port. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to use the voice of the United States 
to encourage such institution to adopt and implement a publicly 
available policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and 
external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of 
the effectiveness of at least 35 percent of all loans, grants, programs, 
and significant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the 
institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable eco-
nomic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that 
decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities 
are based on accurate data and objective analysis. 
(b) SAFEGUARDS.— 
(1) STANDARD.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States Executive Director of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the 
International Development Association to use the voice and 
vote of the United States to oppose any loan, grant, policy, 
or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing 
any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, 
grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than 
World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2015. 
(2) ACCOUNTABILITY, STANDARDS, AND BEST PRACTICES.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
executive director of each international financial institution 
to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose loans 
or other financing for projects unless such projects— 
(A) provide for accountability and transparency, 
including the collection, verification, and publication of 
beneficial ownership information related to extractive
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industries and on-site monitoring during the life of the 
project; 
(B) will be developed and carried out in accordance 
with best practices regarding environmental conservation, 
cultural protection, and empowerment of local populations, 
including free, prior and informed consent of affected 
Indigenous communities; 
(C) do not provide incentives for, or facilitate, forced 
displacement or other violations of human rights; and 
(D) do not partner with or otherwise involve enterprises 
owned or controlled by the armed forces. 
(c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appropriated under title 
V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial 
institution while the United States executive director to such 
institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, 
together with whatever compensation such executive director 
receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided 
for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or 
while any alternate United States executive director to such institu-
tion is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the 
rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(d) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each international 
financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States 
to promote human rights due diligence and risk management, as 
appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy 
of such institution in accordance with the requirements specified 
under this section in House Report 117–401. 
(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to use the voice of the United States 
to include in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improve-
ments in borrowing countries’ financial management and judicial 
capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 
(f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of 
each international financial institution to use the voice of the United 
States to encourage such institution to collect, verify, and publish, 
to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership informa-
tion (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or lim-
ited liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that 
receives funds from any such financial institution. 
(g) WHISTLEBLOWER
PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of 
each international financial institution to use the voice of the United 
States to encourage such institution to effectively implement and 
enforce policies and procedures which meet or exceed best practices 
in the United States for the protection of whistleblowers from 
retaliation, including— 
(1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 
public disclosure; 
(2) legal burdens of proof; 
(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
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(4) access to binding independent adjudicative bodies, 
including shared cost and selection external arbitration; and 
(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation, 
including provision for the restoration of prior employment. 
(h) GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to use the voice and 
vote of the United States to support independent investigative 
and adjudicative mechanisms and procedures that meet or exceed 
best practices in the United States to provide due process and 
fair compensation, including the right to reinstatement, for 
employees who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retalia-
tion, false allegations, or other misconduct. 
(i) CAPITAL INCREASES.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available to support a new capital increase 
for an international financial institution unless the President sub-
mits a budget request for such increase to Congress and determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that— 
(1) the institution has completed a thorough analysis of 
the development challenges facing the relevant geographical 
region, the role of the institution in addressing such challenges 
and its role relative to other financing partners, and the steps 
to be taken to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the 
institution; and 
(2) the governors of such institution have approved the 
capital increase. 
TECHNOLOGY SECURITY 
SEC. 7030. (a) INSECURE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs, 
including through the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Part-
nership, to— 
(1) advance the adoption of secure, next-generation commu-
nications networks and services, including 5G, and cybersecu-
rity policies, in countries receiving assistance under this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs; 
(2) counter the establishment of insecure communications 
networks and services, including 5G, promoted by the People’s 
Republic of China and other state-backed enterprises that are 
subject to undue or extrajudicial control by their country of 
origin; and 
(3) provide policy and technical training on deploying open, 
interoperable, reliable, and secure networks to information 
communication technology professionals in countries receiving 
assistance under this Act, as appropriate: 
Provided, That such funds, including funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, may be used to strengthen 
civilian cybersecurity and information and communications tech-
nology capacity, including participation of foreign law enforcement 
and military personnel in non-military activities, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law and following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY 
AND INNOVATION FUND.—
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(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall allocate amounts made available from the Cre-
ating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) 
for America International Technology Security and Innovation 
Fund for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to the transfer authority 
in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of 
Public Law 117–167), to the accounts specified and in the 
amounts specified, in the table titled ‘‘CHIPS for America Inter-
national Technology Security and Innovation Fund’’ in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That 
such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(2) Neither the President nor his designee may allocate 
any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year under 
section 102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in effect 
an Act making or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal 
year for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the matter 
preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation, appor-
tionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing administra-
tion of programs allocated using funds transferred from the 
CHIPS for America International Technology Security and 
Innovation Fund, which may be allocated pursuant to the 
transfer authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 
2022 only in amounts that are no more than the allocation 
for such purposes in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(3) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the 
President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations proposed alloca-
tions by account and by program, project, or activity, with 
detailed justifications, for amounts made available under sec-
tion 102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2024. 
(4) The Secretary of State shall provide the Committees 
on Appropriations quarterly reports on the status of balances 
of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for America 
International Technology Security and Innovation Fund for 
amounts allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND ANTI- 
CORRUPTION 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERN-
MENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for direct government-to-government assist-
ance only if— 
(A) the requirements included in section 7031(a)(1)(A) 
through (E) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division 
F of Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and 
(B) the government of the recipient country is taking 
steps to reduce corruption.
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(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In addition to the 
requirements in paragraph (1), funds may only be made avail-
able for direct government-to-government assistance subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed 
activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided 
further, That the requirements of this paragraph shall only 
apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess 
of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget 
support, and cash payments to individuals. 
(3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development or the 
Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct 
government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or 
the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of 
such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the 
national interest of the United States to continue such assist-
ance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been 
appropriately addressed. 
(4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent 
with the fiscal year 2024 congressional budget justification 
materials, amounts planned for assistance described in para-
graph (1) by country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 
and type of assistance. 
(5) DEBT
SERVICE
PAYMENT
PROHIBITION.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used by the govern-
ment of any foreign country for debt service payments owed 
by any country to any international financial institution. 
(b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANSPARENCY.— 
(1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL TRANSPARENCY.— 
The Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen 
the ‘‘minimum requirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each 
government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as 
identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 
76). 
(2) DETERMINATION
AND
REPORT.—For each government 
identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall make or update any determination of ‘‘significant 
progress’’ or ‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum 
requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such determina-
tions publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal Transparency 
Report’’ to be posted on the Department of State website: Pro-
vided, That such report shall include the elements included 
under this section in House Report 117–401. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $7,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ shall be made available for programs and activities 
to assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to 
improve budget transparency and to support civil society 
organizations in such countries that promote budget trans-
parency.
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(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) Officials of foreign governments and their imme-
diate family members about whom the Secretary of State 
has credible information have been involved, directly or 
indirectly, in significant corruption, including corruption 
related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross 
violation of human rights, including the wrongful detention 
of locally employed staff of a United States diplomatic 
mission or a United States citizen or national, shall be 
ineligible for entry into the United States. 
(B) Concurrent with the application of subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, refer the matter 
to the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of 
the Treasury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 
authorities in accordance with United States law to block 
the transfer of property and interests in property, and 
all financial transactions, in the United States involving 
any person described in such subparagraph. 
(C) The Secretary shall also publicly or privately des-
ignate or identify the officials of foreign governments and 
their immediate family members about whom the Secretary 
has such credible information without regard to whether 
the individual has applied for a visa. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineligible for entry 
into the United States pursuant to paragraph (1) if such entry 
would further important United States law enforcement objec-
tives or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill 
its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agree-
ment: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be con-
strued to derogate from United States Government obligations 
under applicable international agreements. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the application of 
paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would 
serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances 
which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed suffi-
ciently. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, 
including a classified annex if necessary, to the appropriate 
congressional committees and the Committees on the Judiciary 
describing the information related to corruption or violation 
of human rights concerning each of the individuals found ineli-
gible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) 
as well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or 
identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineli-
gible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any 
waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the justification 
for each waiver. 
(5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified portion of the 
report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the 
Department of State website. 
(6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of paragraphs (1), (4), 
and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplo-
matic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to