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ther offers counseling regarding sex change surgeries, pro-
motes sex change surgeries for any reason as an option, 
conducts or subsidizes sex change surgeries, promotes the 
use of medications or other substances to halt the onset 
of puberty or sexual development of minors, or otherwise 
promotes transgenderism. 
(e) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly 
or display a flag over a facility of the United States De-
partment of State other than the— 
(1) United States flag; 
(2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 
154.2–1; 
(3) POW/MIA flag; 
(4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pur-
suant to section 904 of title 36, United States Code; 
(5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District 
of Columbia at domestic locations; 
(6) flag of an Indian Tribal government; 
(7) official branded flag of a United States 
agency; or 
(8) sovereign flag of other countries. 
(f) None of the funds made available by this Act or 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs may be
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used to implement, administer, or enforce any COVID– 
19 mask or vaccine mandates, including for individuals 
traveling outside of the United States. 
(g) None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, 
training, programs, offices, officers, policies, or other exec-
utive agency functions. 
(h)(1) Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, United 
States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States 
Code, or any other provision of law, none of the funds 
provided by this Act shall be used in whole or in part to 
take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly 
or partially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, 
in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or 
moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized 
as, a union of one man and one woman. 
(2) As used in paragraph (1), a discriminatory 
action means any action taken by the Federal Gov-
ernment to— 
(A) alter in any way the Federal tax treat-
ment of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment 
to be assessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke 
an exemption from taxation under section 
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
of, any person referred to in paragraph (1);
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(B) disallow a deduction for Federal tax 
purposes of any charitable contribution made to 
or by such person; 
(C) withhold, reduce the amount or fund-
ing for, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make 
unavailable or deny, any Federal grant, con-
tract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guar-
antee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, 
accreditation, employment, or other similar po-
sition or status from or to such person; 
(D) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, 
or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any en-
titlement or benefit under a Federal benefit 
program, including admission to, equal treat-
ment in, or eligibility for a degree from an edu-
cational program, from or to such person; or 
(E) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, 
or otherwise make unavailable or deny access or 
an entitlement to Federal property, facilities, 
educational institutions, speech forum (includ-
ing traditional, limited and nonpublic forum), 
or charitable fundraising campaigns from or to 
such person. 
(3) The Federal Government shall consider ac-
credited, licensed, or certified for purposes of Fed-
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eral law any person that would be accredited, li-
censed, or certified, respectively, for such purposes 
but for a determination against such person wholly 
or partially on the basis that the person speaks, or 
acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious be-
lief or moral conviction described in paragraph (1). 
(i) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used for hiring practices 
based on gender, religion, political affiliation, or race. 
(j) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be made available to the Data 
Journalism Agency or the Global Disinformation Index. 
(k) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be made available to Inter-
Action. 
(l) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be made available to a United 
States institution of higher education that has failed to 
take administrative action against any student, staff mem-
ber, or student group that commits acts of antisemitism 
while utilizing the facilities, grounds, or resources of such 
institution.
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RESCISSIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 7071. (a) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the 
unobligated balances from amounts made available under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ from prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, $640,161,000 are 
rescinded. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT.—Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ from prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, $65,000,000 are 
rescinded. 
(c) DEBT RESTRUCTURING.—Of the unobligated bal-
ances from amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Debt Restructuring’’ from prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, $111,000,000 are rescinded. 
(d) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded 
from amounts that were previously designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
rent resolution on the budget or section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
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of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
SEC. 7072. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to the Republic of Maldives until the Secretary of State 
determines that the Republic of Maldives has revoked its 
ban on Israeli passport holders. 
TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 8001. $0. 
TITLE IX—ADDITIONAL LIMITATION 
PROVISION 
SEC. 9001. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to create, procure, or display any map that inaccurately 
depicts the occupied country of Tibet as part of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
SEC. 9002. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 221 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 
1994 (Public Law 103–416; 108 Stat. 4321; 8 U.S.C. 
1101 note). 
SEC. 9003. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to fund the United States Agency for 
Global Media.
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SEC. 9004. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the Special Presidential Envoy for 
Climate. 
SEC. 9005. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
for the World Economic Forum. 
SEC. 9006. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
for any official document, statement, or other communica-
tion that refers to the General Secretary of the Chinese 
Communist Party by the title of ‘‘President’’. 
SEC. 9007. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available to support the implementation 
or negotiations toward an extension of the Scientific and 
Technological Cooperation Protocol Between the United 
States of America and China. 
SEC. 9008. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be made available to remove the People’s Repub-
lic of China from the list required by section 706(1) of 
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2291j–1). 
SEC. 9009. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salary and expenses of Antony 
J. Blinken, Secretary of State.
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Fed. Reg. 13623; relating to promoting access to voting), 
except for sections 7, 8, and 10 of such Executive Order. 
SEC. 9016. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salary of, reinstate, or reem-
ploy Robert Malley. 
SEC. 9017. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for operations in support of the Defense 
Department’s Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore capability 
with respect to the Gaza Strip. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2025’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 28, 2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8771 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 
and for other purposes.