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EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 7004. (a) Of funds provided under title I of this Act, 
except as provided in subsection (b), a project to construct a diplo-
matic facility of the United States may not include office space 
or other accommodations for an employee of a Federal agency 
or department if the Secretary of State determines that such depart-
ment or agency has not provided to the Department of State the 
full amount of funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 
of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 
1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 
106-113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A- 
453), as amended by section 629 of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2005. 
(b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a project 
to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may include 
office space or other accommodations for members of the United 
States Marine Corps. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded 
under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 
in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be 
absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title 
I to such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 
transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary 
to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds 
to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available 
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section. 
CONSULAR AFFAIRS REFORM 
SEC. 7006. Not later than 60 days after the enactment of 
this Act the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Department of State is 
implementing recommendations contained in the Office of Inspector 
General audit ‘‘Review of Controls and Notification for Access to 
Passport Records in the Department of State’s Passport Information 
Electronic Records System (PIERS)’’ (AUD/IP–08–29), July 2008. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be 
obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or repara-
tions for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: 
Provided, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on 
obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insur-
ance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
MILITARY COUPS 
SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be
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obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the 
government of any country whose duly elected head of government 
is deposed by military coup or decree: Provided, That assistance 
may be resumed to such government if the President determines 
and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that subsequent 
to the termination of assistance a democratically elected government 
has taken office: Provided further, That the provisions of this section 
shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or 
public participation in democratic processes: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT
OF STATE
AND BROADCASTING 
BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Department 
of State under title I of this Act may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 
specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent 
by any such transfers: Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent 
of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year 
for the Broadcasting Board of Governors under title I of this Act 
may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appro-
priation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased 
by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided further, 
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as 
a reprogramming of funds under section 7015(a) and (b) of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
(b) EXPORT FINANCING TRANSFER AUTHORITIES.—Not to exceed 
5 percent of any appropriation other than for administrative 
expenses made available for fiscal year 2009, for programs under 
title VI of this Act may be transferred between such appropriations 
for use for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for which 
the funds in such receiving account may be used, but no such 
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be 
increased by more than 25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, 
That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c)(1) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS BETWEEN AGENCIES.—None 
of the funds made available under titles II through V of this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or 
any other appropriation Act. 
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 
made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated 
by this Act to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the 
United States Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 
109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(d) TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.—None of the funds made 
available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated 
under an appropriation account to which they were not appro-
priated, except for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, 
unless the President provides notification in accordance with the
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regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS.—Any agreement for 
the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or 
prior Acts, entered into between the United States Agency for 
International Development and another agency of the United States 
Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, shall 
expressly provide that the Office of the Inspector General for the 
agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds shall 
perform periodic program and financial audits of the use of such 
funds: Provided, That funds transferred under such authority may 
be made available for the cost of such audits. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 7010. The Secretary of State shall provide the Committees 
on Appropriations, not later than April 1, 2009, and for each fiscal 
quarter, a report in writing on the uses of funds made available 
under the headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’: Provided, That such report shall include a description 
of the obligation and expenditure of funds, and the specific country 
in receipt of, and the use or purpose of the assistance provided 
by such funds. 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of 
the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this Act: 
Provided, That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 
1, 8, 11, and 12 of part I, section 661, section 667, chapters 4, 
5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, and funds provided 
under the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’ and ‘‘Development Credit Authority’’, shall remain available 
for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability 
of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are 
initially obligated before the expiration of their respective periods 
of availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act, any funds made available 
for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part 
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or 
obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of 
payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 
SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided under titles 
III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance 
to the government of any country which is in default during a 
period in excess of one calendar year in payment to the United 
States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government 
of such country by the United States pursuant to a program for 
which funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President