I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7493 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of State 
and the Department of Homeland Security to provide assistance to 
Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 29, 2024 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Mr. CASE, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, and Mr. COSTA) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ap-
propriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations to the De-
partment of State and the Department of Homeland 
Security to provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and 
the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Humani-
tarian Investments to Ensure Lasting Democracies Act’’ 
or the ‘‘SHIELD Act’’. 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’, $210,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, to respond to the situations in Israel 
and Ukraine and areas and countries impacted by the situ-
ations in Israel and Ukraine: Provided, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading in this Act, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for Worldwide Security Protection, including to respond 
to the situation in Israel and areas impacted by the situa-
tion in Israel: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $12,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2025: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced 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’’, 
$39,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, to respond to the situations in Israel and Ukraine 
and countries impacted by the situations in Israel and 
Ukraine: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $13,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced 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 
Assistance’’, $5,655,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to address humanitarian needs in response to the 
situations in Israel and Ukraine, including the provision 
of emergency food and shelter, and for assistance for other 
vulnerable populations and communities: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $50,000,000 shall be to prevent and respond to 
food insecurity: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’, $3,495,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to address humanitarian needs and assist 
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refugees in response to the situations in Israel and 
Ukraine, and for assistance for other vulnerable popu-
lations and communities: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted 
by the situation in Ukraine: Provided, That not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the Committees on Ap-
propriations on the prioritization of demining efforts and 
how such efforts will be coordinated with development ac-
tivities: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025, for a United States contribution to the Multi-
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national Force and Observers mission in the Sinai to en-
hance force protection capabilities: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, $7,100,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading in this Act, 
$3,500,000,000 shall be for assistance for Israel and for 
related expenses: Provided further, That to the extent that 
the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for 
such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this 
heading in this Act shall, as agreed by the United States 
and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of 
which up to $769,300,000 may be available for the pro-
curement in Israel of defense articles and defense services: 
Provided further, That the limitation in the preceding pro-
viso may be exceeded, if agreed by the United States and 
Israel, following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That any congressional no-
tification requirement applicable to funds made available 
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under this heading in this Act for Israel may be waived 
if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is in 
the national security interest of the United States: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading in this Act, $2,000,000,000 shall be for as-
sistance for the Indo-Pacific region and for related ex-
penses: Provided further, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading in this Act, $1,600,000,000 shall 
be for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by 
the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act and unobligated balances of amounts 
made available under this heading in Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs for fiscal year 2024 and prior fiscal 
years shall be available for the cost of loans and loan guar-
antees as authorized by section 2606 of the Ukraine Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division N of Public 
Law 117–103), subject to the terms and conditions pro-
vided in such section, or as otherwise authorized by law: 
Provided further, That loan guarantees made using 
amounts described in the preceding proviso for loans fi-
nanced by the Federal Financing Bank may be provided 
notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the percent-
age of loan principal that may be guaranteed: Provided 
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further, That up to $5,000,000 of funds made available 
under this heading in this Act, in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes, may be used by the De-
partment of State for necessary expenses for the general 
costs of administering military assistance and sales, in-
cluding management and oversight of such programs and 
activities: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 601. During fiscal year 2024, up to 
$250,000,000 of funds deposited in the Consular and Bor-
der Security Programs account in any fiscal year that are 
available for obligation may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated by any Act making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ (including for Worldwide Security Protection) and 
‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’ for 
emergency evacuations or to prevent or respond to security 
situations and related requirements: Provided, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority provided by law, and any such transfers are subject 
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to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 602. During fiscal year 2024, section 506(a)(1) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2318(a)(1)) 
shall 
be 
applied 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$7,800,000,000’’ for ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
SEC. 603. During fiscal year 2024, section 
506(a)(2)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)(B)) shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘$400,000,000’’ for ‘‘$200,000,000’’ in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), and by substituting ‘‘$150,000,000’’ for 
‘‘$75,000,000’’ in clause (i). 
SEC. 604. During fiscal year 2024, section 552(c)(2) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2348a(c)(2)) 
shall 
be 
applied 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$50,000,000’’ for ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 
SEC. 605. Section 12001 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by strik-
ing ‘‘armor’’ and all that follows through the end of 
the paragraph and inserting ‘‘defense articles that 
are in the inventory of the Department of Defense 
as of the date of transfer, are intended for use as 
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reserve stocks for Israel, and are located in a stock-
pile for Israel as of the date of transfer’’. 
(2) In subsection (b), by striking ‘‘at least 
equal to the fair market value of the items trans-
ferred’’ and inserting ‘‘in an amount to be deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense’’. 
(3) In subsection (c), by inserting before the 
comma in the first sentence the following: ‘‘, or as 
far in advance of such transfer as is practicable as 
determined by the President on a case-by-case basis 
during extraordinary circumstances impacting the 
national security of the United States’’. 
SEC. 606. For fiscal year 2024, section 514(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)) 
shall not apply to defense articles to be set aside, ear-
marked, reserved, or intended for use as reserve stocks 
in stockpiles in the State of Israel. 
SEC. 607. Unobligated balances from amounts appro-
priated in prior Acts under the heading ‘‘Multilateral As-
sistance—International Financial Institutions—Contribu-
tions to the International Monetary Fund Facilities and 
Trust Funds’’ shall be available to cover the cost, as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), of loans made by the Secretary of 
the Treasury only to the Poverty Reduction and Growth 
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Trust of the International Monetary Fund, following con-
sultation with the appropriate congressional committees: 
Provided, That such funds shall be available to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
not to exceed $21,000,000,000 in the aggregate, and the 
Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to make such 
loans. 
SEC. 608. Section 17(a)(6) of the Bretton Woods 
Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286e–2(a)(6)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2030’’. 
SEC. 609. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ may be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under 
such headings. 
(b) Funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ to respond to the situa-
tion in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation 
in Ukraine may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
made available under the headings ‘‘United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation—Corporate 
Capital Account’’, ‘‘United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation—Program Account’’, ‘‘Export- 
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Import Bank of the United States—Program Account’’, 
and ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’ for such purpose. 
(c) The transfer authorities provided by this section 
are in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
by law, and are subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(d) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
transferred pursuant to the authorities provided by this 
section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts 
may be transferred back to such appropriations. 
SEC. 610. Section 1705 of the Additional Ukraine 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of 
Public Law 117–328) shall apply to funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
for assistance for Ukraine. 
SEC. 611. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this title in this Act may be made 
available for assistance for the Governments of the Rus-
sian Federation or Belarus, including entities owned or 
controlled by such Governments. 
SEC. 612. (a) Section 2606 of the Ukraine Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division N of Public 
Law 117–103) is amended as follows: 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) allies, major non-NATO allies, and the 
Indo-Pacific region’’; by striking ‘‘$4,000,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000,000’’; and by striking ‘‘, 
except that such rate may not be less than the pre-
vailing interest rate on marketable Treasury securi-
ties of similar maturity’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and NATO 
allies’’ and inserting ‘‘, NATO allies, major non- 
NATO allies, and the Indo-Pacific region’’; by strik-
ing 
‘‘$4,000,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$8,000,000,000’’; and by inserting at the end of 
the second proviso ‘‘except for guarantees of loans 
by the Federal Financing Bank’’. 
(b) Funds made available for the costs of direct loans 
and loan guarantees for major non-NATO allies and the 
Indo-Pacific region pursuant to section 2606 of division 
N of Public Law 117–103, as amended by subsection (a), 
may only be made available from funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ and available balances from under such heading 
in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs: Pro-
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vided, That such funds may only be made available if the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not less than 15 days prior to 
the obligation of such funds, that such direct loan or loan 
guarantee is in the national security interest of the United 
States, is being provided in response to exigent cir-
cumstances, is addressing a mutually agreed upon emer-
gency requirement of the recipient country, and the recipi-
ent country has a plan to repay such loan: Provided fur-
ther, That not less than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with 
such committees on the implementation of this subsection. 
(c) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that 
were previously designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
the Budget are designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 613. Funds appropriated under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this title in this Act may 
be made available as contributions, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 614. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
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ations, and related programs may be made available for 
a contribution, grant, or other payment to the United Na-
tions Relief and Works Agency, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
SEC. 615. (a) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
State shall certify and report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than March 1, 2024, that— 
(1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures 
have been established by the Department of State 
and the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as appropriate, and are in use to prevent 
the diversion, misuse, or destruction of assistance, 
including through international organizations, to 
Hamas and other terrorist and extremist entities in 
Gaza; and 
(2) such policies, processes, and procedures 
have been developed in coordination with other bilat-
eral and multilateral donors and the Government of 
Israel, as appropriate. 
(b) OVERSIGHT POLICY
AND PROCEDURES.—The 
Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, con-
current with the submission of the certification required 
in subsection (a), a written description of the oversight 
policies, processes, and procedures for funds appropriated 
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by this title that are made available for assistance for 
Gaza, including specific actions to be taken should such 
assistance be diverted, misused, or destroyed, and the role 
of Israel in the oversight of such assistance. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator shall promptly inform 
the appropriate congressional committees of each instance 
in which funds appropriated by this title that are made 
available for assistance for Gaza have been diverted, mis-
used, or destroyed, to include the type of assistance, a de-
scription of the incident and parties involved, and an ex-
planation of the response of the Department of State or 
USAID, as appropriate. 
(d) THIRD-PARTY
MONITORING.—Funds appro-
priated by this title shall be made available for third-party 
monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use moni-
toring, following consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(e) OFFICES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this title under the heading ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’ for the Department of State, 
$7,000,000 shall be made available for the oversight 
and monitoring of assistance made available for 
Gaza by this title and in prior Acts making appro-
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priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
AGENCY
FOR
INTER-
NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this title under the heading ‘‘Office of In-
spector General’’ for USAID, $3,000,000 shall be 
made available for the oversight and monitoring of 
assistance made available for Gaza by this title and 
in prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the initial 
obligation of funds appropriated by this title that are 
made available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days 
thereafter until all such funds are expended, the Secretary 
of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
detailing the amount and purpose of such assistance pro-
vided during each respective quarter, including a descrip-
tion of the specific entity implementing such assistance. 
(g) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter 
until September 30, 2025, the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 
other heads of elements of the intelligence community that 
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the Secretary considers relevant, shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report assessing 
whether funds appropriated by this title and made avail-
able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been 
diverted by Hamas or other terrorist and extremist enti-
ties in the West Bank and Gaza: Provided, That such re-
port shall include details on the amount and how such 
funds were made available and used by such entities: Pro-
vided further, That such report may be submitted in classi-
fied form, if necessary. 
(h) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act but prior to the initial 
obligation of funds made available by this title for humani-
tarian assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations on the amount and an-
ticipated uses of such funds. 
SEC. 616. Prior to the initial obligation of funds 
made available in this title in this Act, the Secretary of 
State, USAID Administrator, and the Secretary of the 
Treasury, as appropriate, shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations— 
(1) 
spend 
plans, 
as 
defined 
in 
section 
7034(s)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
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2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328), at the 
country, account, and program level, for funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’: Provided, That plans submitted pur-
suant to this paragraph shall include for each pro-
gram notified—(A) total funding made available for 
such program, by account and fiscal year; (B) fund-
ing that remains unobligated for such program from 
prior year base or supplemental appropriations; (C) 
funding that is obligated but unexpended for such 
program; and (D) funding committed, but not yet 
notified for such program; and 
(2) operating plans, as defined in section 7062 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (divi-
sion K of Public Law 117–328), for funds appro-
priated by this title under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’. 
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TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management 
Agency—Operations 
and 
Support’’, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, for necessary expenses related to the administration 
of nonprofit security grants: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management 
Agency—Federal 
Assistance’’, 
$390,000,000, of which $160,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024, and $230,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2026, for Nonprofit 
Security Grant Program under section 2009 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a) for eligible 
nonprofit organizations to prevent, prepare for, protect 
against, and respond to acts of terrorism or other threats: 
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Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall make programmatic ad-
justments as necessary to expedite the disbursement of, 
and provide flexibility in the use of, amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any provision of 6 U.S.C. 609a, and in 
addition to amounts available under 6 U.S.C. 609a(c)(2), 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency may permit a State to use up to two percent of 
a grant awarded under this heading in this Act to provide 
outreach and technical assistance to eligible nonprofit or-
ganizations to assist them with applying for Nonprofit Se-
curity Grant Program awards under this heading in this 
Act: Provided further, That such outreach and technical 
assistance should prioritize rural and underserved commu-
nities and nonprofit organizations that are traditionally 
underrepresented in the Program: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 301. Each amount appropriated or made avail-
able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro-
priated for the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 303. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro-
priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 
and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 
for fiscal year 2024. 
SEC. 304. Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other 
relevant Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on 
Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives a strategy regarding United 
States support for Ukraine against aggression by the Rus-
sian Federation: Provided, That such strategy shall be 
multi-year, establish specific and achievable objectives, de-
fine and prioritize United States national security inter-
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ests, and include the metrics to be used to measure 
progress in achieving such objectives: Provided further, 
That such strategy shall include an estimate, on a fiscal 
year-by-fiscal year basis, of the resources required by the 
United States to achieve such objectives, including to help 
hasten Ukrainian victory against Russia’s invasion forces 
in a manner most favorable to United States interests and 
objectives, and a description of the national security impli-
cations for the United States if those objectives are not 
met: Provided further, That such strategy shall describe 
how each specific aspect of U.S. assistance, including de-
fense articles and U.S. foreign assistance, is intended at 
the tactical, operational, and strategic level to help 
Ukraine end the conflict as a democratic, independent, 
and sovereign country capable of deterring and defending 
its territory against future aggression: Provided further, 
That such strategy shall include a classified independent 
assessment from the Commander, U.S. European Com-
mand, describing any specific defense articles and services 
not yet provided to Ukraine that would result in meaning-
ful battlefield gains in alignment with the strategy: Pro-
vided further, That such strategy shall include a classified 
assessment from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
that the provision of specific defense articles and services 
provided to Ukraine does not pose significant risk to the 
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defense capabilities of the United States military: Provided 
further, That the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion & Sustainment in coordination with the Director, Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation provide an assess-
ment of the executability and a production schedule for 
any specific defense articles recommended by the Com-
mander, U.S. European Command that require procure-
ment: Provided further, That such strategy shall include 
information on support to the Government of the Russian 
Federation from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the People’s 
Republic of China, and the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea, related to the Russian campaign in Ukraine, and 
its impact on such strategy: Provided further, That such 
strategy shall be updated not less than quarterly, as ap-
propriate, until September 30, 2025, and such updates 
shall be submitted to such committees: Provided further, 
That unless otherwise specified by this section, such strat-
egy shall be submitted in unclassified form but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
SEC. 305. (a) Not later than 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agen-
cies, as appropriate, shall brief the appropriate congres-
sional committees, in classified form, if necessary, on the 
status and welfare of hostages being held in Gaza. 
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(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The Committees on Appropriations, Armed 
Services, and Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(3) The Committees on Appropriations, Armed 
Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(4) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
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