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and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (divi-
sion F of Public Law 115–254). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered into 
by the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment or the Department of State with any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 
and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) 
of such Act, with funds appropriated by this Act or 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘De-
velopment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’ shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided, That the requirement in the previous sentence 
shall not apply to agreements entered into between 
USAID and the Department of State. 
(c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE CORPORATION.— 
(1) TRANSFERS.—Amounts transferred pursuant 
to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division 
F of Public Law 115–254) may only be transferred
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from funds made available under title III of this Act: 
Provided, That any such transfers, or any other 
amounts transferred to the United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation (the Cor-
poration) pursuant to any provision of law, shall be 
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular no-
tification procedures of, the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
State, the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, and the Chief Execu-
tive Officer of the Corporation, as appropriate, shall 
ensure that the programs funded by such transfers are 
coordinated with, and complement, foreign assistance 
programs implemented by the Department of State 
and USAID. 
(2) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS
FROM
MILLENNIUM 
CHALLENGE
CORPORATION.—Funds 
appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion’’ in this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be transferred to accounts 
under the heading ‘‘United States International De-
velopment Finance Corporation’’ and, when so trans-
ferred, may be used for the costs of activities described 
in subsections (b) and (c) of section 1421 of the
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BUILD Act of 2018: Provided, That such funds shall 
be subject to the limitations provided in the second, 
third, and fifth provisos under the heading ‘‘United 
States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion—Program Account’’ in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer executed pursuant to the 
transfer authority provided in this paragraph shall 
not exceed 10 percent of an individual Compact 
awarded pursuant to section 609(a) of the Millen-
nium Challenge Act of 2003 (title VI of Public Law 
108–199): Provided further, That such funds shall not 
be available for administrative expenses of the United 
States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That such authority shall be 
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular no-
tification procedures of, the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That the transfer author-
ity provided in this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law: Provided 
further, That within 60 days of the termination in 
whole or in part of the Compact from which funds 
were transferred under this authority to the United 
States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion, any unobligated balances shall be transferred 
back to the Millennium Challenge Corporation, subject
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to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(d) TRANSFER
OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 
None of the funds made available under titles II through 
V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 
account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 
for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the 
President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any 
authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written pol-
icy justification to the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) 
AUDIT
OF
INTER-AGENCY
TRANSFERS
OF 
FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 
funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs entered into between the Department 
of State or USAID 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 provi-
sion of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector Gen-
eral (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation 
of such funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if 
the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform 
periodic program and financial audits of the use of such 
funds and report to the Department of State or USAID,
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as appropriate, upon completion of such audits: Provided, 
That such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations by the Department of State or USAID, 
as appropriate: Provided further, That funds transferred 
under such authority may be made available for the cost 
of such audits. 
PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES 
SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used for first-class 
travel by employees of United States Government depart-
ments and agencies funded by this Act in contravention of 
section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
(b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act for the operating expenses of any 
United States Government department or agency may be 
used to establish or maintain a computer network for use 
by such department or agency unless such network has fil-
ters designed to block access to sexually explicit websites: 
Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall limit the 
use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or 
local law enforcement agency, or any other entity carrying 
out the following activities: criminal investigations, pros-
ecutions, and adjudications; administrative discipline; and
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the monitoring of such websites undertaken as part of offi-
cial business. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.—None 
of the funds made available by this Act shall be available 
to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products 
(including electronic nicotine delivery systems), or to seek 
the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restric-
tions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products (in-
cluding electronic nicotine delivery systems), except for re-
strictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or 
tobacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys-
tems) of the same type. 
(d) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE THE .GOV DOMAIN.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment 
Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital 
Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made available to 
the Department of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development may be made available to sup-
port the use or establishment of email accounts or email 
servers created outside the .gov domain or not fitted for 
automated records management as part of a Federal gov-
ernment records management program in contravention of 
the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 
2014 (Public Law 113–187).
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(e) REPRESENTATION
AND
ENTERTAINMENT
EX-
PENSES.—Each Federal department, agency, or entity 
funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department 
of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles 
III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic 
and overseas representation and entertainment expenses 
further official agency business and United States foreign 
policy interests, and— 
(1) are primarily for fostering relations outside 
of the Executive Branch; 
(2) are principally for meals and events of a 
protocol nature; 
(3) are not for employee-only events; and 
(4) do not include activities that are substan-
tially of a recreational character. 
(f) LIMITATIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.— 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ for Informational Program activities or under 
the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be obligated or 
expended to pay for— 
(1) alcoholic beverages; or
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(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are 
substantially of a recreational character, including 
entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musi-
cal productions, and amusement parks. 
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 pro-
vided by this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for 
the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, 
chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), and funds made available for 
‘‘United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration’’ and under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 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 respec-
tive periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 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 Assist-
ance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash 
disbursements in order to address balance of payments or
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economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available for 
an additional 4 years from the date on which the avail-
ability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such 
funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expira-
tion of their respective periods of availability contained in 
this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State and 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall provide a report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations not later than October 31, 2024, de-
tailing by account and source year, the use of this authority 
during the previous fiscal year: Provided further, That an 
obligation in excess of $2,000,000 from deobligated balances 
of funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that remain available due to 
the exercise of the authority of this section shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
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 fur-
nish assistance to the government of any country which is 
in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in 
payment to the United States of principal or interest on 
any loan made to the government of such country by the
725 
United States pursuant to a program for which funds are 
appropriated under this Act unless the President deter-
mines, following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations, that assistance for such country is in the na-
tional interest of the United States. 
PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None of 
the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this 
Act may be made available to provide assistance for a for-
eign country under a new bilateral agreement governing the 
terms and conditions under which such assistance is to be 
provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating 
that assistance provided by the United States shall be ex-
empt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign govern-
ment, and the Secretary of State and the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing 
bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this re-
quirement. 
(b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOREIGN 
TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total 
taxes assessed during fiscal year 2024 on funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
726 
programs by a foreign government or entity against United 
States assistance programs, either directly or through 
grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall be withheld 
from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for 
fiscal year 2025 and for prior fiscal years and allocated 
for the central government of such country or for the West 
Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, if, not later than 
September 30, 2025, such taxes have not been reimbursed. 
(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 
minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of sub-
section (b). 
(d) REPROGRAMMING
OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 
from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur-
suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance 
for countries which do not assess taxes on United States 
assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is 
providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that 
can reasonably accommodate such assistance in a program-
matically responsible manner. 
(e) DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this section 
shall not apply to any foreign government or entity 
that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of State re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that—
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(A) such foreign government or entity has 
an effective arrangement that is providing sub-
stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 
(B) the foreign policy interests of the United 
States outweigh the purpose of this section to en-
sure that United States assistance is not subject 
to taxation. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of 
this subsection with regard to any foreign government 
or entity. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
issue and update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as 
appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the tax-
ation of assistance contained in this section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilat-
eral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral agree-
ment between the Government of the United States 
and the government of the country receiving assist-
ance that describes the privileges and immunities ap-
plicable to United States foreign assistance for such 
country generally, or an individual agreement be-
tween the Government of the United States and such
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government that describes, among other things, the 
treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the 
United States assistance provided under that agree-
ment. 
(2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes and 
taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and cus-
toms duties but shall not include individual income 
taxes assessed to local staff. 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7014. (a) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appro-
priated under titles III through VI of this Act which are 
specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other pro-
grams within the same account notwithstanding the des-
ignation if compliance with the designation is made impos-
sible by operation of any provision of this or any other Act: 
Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance that is 
reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made 
available under the same terms and conditions as originally 
provided. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to the 
authority contained in subsection (a), the original period 
of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and ad-
ministered by the Department of State or the United States
729 
Agency for International Development that are specifically 
designated for particular programs or activities by this or 
any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year 
if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as 
appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the termination of assist-
ance to a country or a significant change in circumstances 
makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obli-
gated during the original period of availability: Provided, 
That such designated funds that continue to be available 
for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the 
purpose of such designation. 
(c) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des-
ignated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be 
applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise 
made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act spe-
cifically so directs: Provided, That specifically designated 
funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained 
in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appro-
priated by this Act. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO-
GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 
made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the head-
ings ‘‘Peace Corps’’ and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora-
730 
tion’’, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs to the departments and agencies funded by this 
Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2024, 
or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
United States derived by the collection of fees or of currency 
reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by 
transfer, to the departments and agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation to— 
(1) create new programs; 
(2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or 
activity; 
(3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or 
post; 
(4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or rename 
bureaus, centers, or offices; or 
(5) contract out or privatize any functions or ac-
tivities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropria-
tions or such Committees are notified 15 days in advance 
of such obligation. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.— 
None of the funds provided under titles I, II, and VI of 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
731 
grams, to the departments and agencies funded under such 
titles that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 
2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of 
the United States derived by the collection of fees available 
to the department and agency funded under title I of this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for pro-
grams, projects, or activities through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
less, that— 
(1) augments or changes existing programs, 
projects, or activities; 
(2) relocates an existing office or employees; 
(3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(4) results from any general savings, including 
savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 
result in a change in existing programs, projects, or 
activities as approved by Congress; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds 
made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 
Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
732 
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Peace Corps’’, ‘‘Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, ‘‘United 
States International Development Finance Corporation’’, 
and ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’ shall be available 
for obligation for programs, projects, activities, type of ma-
teriel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified 
or in excess of the amount justified to the Committees on 
Appropriations for obligation under any of these specific 
headings unless the Committees on Appropriations are noti-
fied 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided, That 
the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds 
appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act for the provision of major defense equip-
ment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major 
defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or com-
bat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 per-
cent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless 
the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in 
advance of such commitment: Provided further, That re-
quirements of this subsection or any similar provision of
733 
this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming 
for a program, project, or activity for which funds are ap-
propriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less 
than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to Con-
gress for obligation for such program, project, or activity 
for the current fiscal year: Provided further, That any noti-
fication submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section 
shall include information (if known on the date of trans-
mittal of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding 
authority. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND FUND-
ING NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs may be made available to support or 
continue any program initially funded under any au-
thority of title 10, United States Code, or any Act 
making or authorizing appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense and in accord-
ance with the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, submits a justifica-
tion to such Committees that includes a description
734 
of, and the estimated costs associated with, the sup-
port or continuation of such program. 
(2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, funds transferred by the Department of 
Defense to the Department of State and the United 
States Agency for International Development for as-
sistance for foreign countries and international orga-
nizations shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) NOTIFICATION
ON
EXCESS
DEFENSE
ARTI-
CLES.—Prior to providing excess Department of De-
fense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of 
Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions to the same extent and under the same condi-
tions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) 
of that section: Provided, That before issuing a letter 
of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms 
Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations in accord-
ance with the regular notification procedures of such 
Committees if such defense articles are significant 
military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the 
Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of 
original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if
735 
notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the 
use of appropriated funds for specific countries that 
would receive such excess defense articles: Provided 
further, That such Committees shall also be informed 
of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles. 
(e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or any 
similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including 
any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a 
substantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided, That 
in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees 
on Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, 
but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action 
to which such notification requirement was applicable, in 
the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: 
Provided further, That any notification provided pursuant 
to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emer-
gency circumstances. 
(f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None of 
the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this 
Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghan-
istan, Bahrain, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, 
El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, 
Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Phil-
736 
ippines, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Somalia, South 
Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, 
and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing funds available for the Department of State, foreign op-
erations, and related programs that are made available for 
a trust fund held by an international financial institution 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, and such notification shall 
include the information specified under this section in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(h) 
OTHER
PROGRAM
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) DIPLOMATIC
PROGRAMS.—Funds appro-
priated under title I of this Act under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ that are made available for 
lateral entry into the Foreign Service shall be subject 
to prior consultation with, and the regular notifica-
tion procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for the following pro-
grams and activities shall be subject to the regular no-
737 
tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: 
(A) the Global Engagement Center; 
(B) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 
initiatives; 
(C) community-based police assistance con-
ducted pursuant to the authority of section 
7035(a)(1) of this Act; 
(D) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund 
and the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund; 
(E) the Indo-Pacific Strategy; 
(F) the Countering PRC Influence Fund 
and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 
(G) the Gender Equity and Equality Action 
Fund; and 
(H) funds specifically allocated for the 
Partnership for Global Infrastructure and In-
vestment. 
(3) DEMOCRACY PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCE-
DURES.—Modifications to democracy program policy 
and procedures, including relating to the use of con-
sortia, by the Department of State and USAID shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appro-
priations.
738 
(4) ARMS
SALES.—The reports, notifications, 
and certifications, and any other documents, required 
to be submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), and such docu-
ments submitted pursuant to section 36(b) through 
(d) of such Act with respect to countries that have re-
ceived assistance provided with funds appropriated by 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs, shall be concurrently submitted to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and shall include informa-
tion about the source of funds for any sale or transfer, 
as applicable, if known at the time of submission. 
(i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from 
obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of ap-
plication of a provision of law in this or any other Act 
shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) REQUIREMENT
TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator, as applicable, shall 
promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees 
of each instance in which funds appropriated by this Act 
for assistance have been diverted or destroyed, to include 
the type and amount of assistance, a description of the inci-
739 
dent and parties involved, and an explanation of the re-
sponse of the Department of State or USAID, as appro-
priate. 
(k) PRIOR CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of State, the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, the Chief Executive 
Officer of the United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation, and the Chief Executive Officer of the 
Millennium Challenge Corporation shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations at least 7 days prior to in-
forming a government of, or publicly announcing a decision 
on, the suspension or early termination of assistance to a 
country or a territory, including as a result of an inter-
agency review of such assistance, from funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams: Provided, That such consultation shall include a de-
tailed justification for such suspension, including a descrip-
tion of the assistance being suspended. 
DOCUMENTS, REPORT POSTING, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the 
funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III 
through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovern-
mental organization, including any contractor, which fails
740 
to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record 
necessary to the auditing requirements of the Department 
of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
(b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
(3), any report required by this Act to be submitted 
to Congress by any Federal agency receiving funds 
made available by this Act shall be posted on the pub-
lic website of such agency not later than 45 days fol-
lowing the receipt of such report by Congress. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 
if— 
(A) the head of such agency determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations in 
the transmittal letter accompanying such report 
that— 
(i) the public posting of the report 
would compromise national security, in-
cluding the conduct of diplomacy; or 
(ii) the report contains proprietary or 
other privileged information; or 
(B) the public posting of the report is spe-
cifically exempted in House Report 118–146, 
Senate Report 118–71, or the explanatory state-
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ment described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(3) The agency posting such report shall do so 
only after the report has been made available to the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) The head of the agency posting such report 
shall do so in a central location on the public website 
of such agency. 
(c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RELATED CYBERSE-
CURITY PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall— 
(1) regularly review and update the policies, di-
rectives, and oversight necessary to comply with Fed-
eral statutes, regulations, and presidential executive 
orders and memoranda concerning the preservation of 
all records made or received in the conduct of official 
business, including record emails, instant messaging, 
and other online tools; 
(2) use funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital In-
vestment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 
and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II, as appro-
priate, to improve Federal records management pur-
suant to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 
21, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable Federal
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records management statutes, regulations, or policies 
for the Department of State and USAID; 
(3) direct departing employees, including senior 
officials, that all Federal records generated by such 
employees belong to the Federal Government; 
(4) substantially reduce, compared to the pre-
vious fiscal year, the response time for identifying 
and retrieving Federal records, including requests 
made pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of Informa-
tion Act’’); and 
(5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to mitigate 
vulnerabilities, including those resulting from the use 
of personal email accounts or servers outside the .gov 
domain, improve the process to identify and remove 
inactive user accounts, update and enforce guidance 
related to the control of national security informa-
tion, and implement the recommendations of the ap-
plicable reports of the cognizant Office of Inspector 
General. 
USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 
SEC. 7017. If the President makes a determination not 
to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional 
grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days
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of such determination, the basis for such determination and 
any resulting changes to program or policy. 
PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND 
INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION 
SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 
out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amend-
ed, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions 
as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce 
any person to practice abortions. None of the funds made 
available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the perform-
ance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family 
planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive 
to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds 
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any bio-
medical research which relates in whole or in part, to meth-
ods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary steri-
lization as a means of family planning. None of the funds 
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for 
any country or organization if the President certifies that 
the use of these funds by any such country or organization 
would violate any of the above provisions related to abor-
tions and involuntary sterilizations.
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ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS 
SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to sub-
section (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles III 
through V shall be made available in the amounts specifi-
cally designated in the respective tables included in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 
That such designated amounts for foreign countries and 
international organizations shall serve as the amounts for 
such countries and international organizations transmitted 
to Congress in the report required by section 653(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made available 
for such foreign countries and international organizations 
notwithstanding the date of the transmission of such report. 
(b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise pro-
vided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Admin-
istrator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as applicable, may only deviate up to 10 percent 
from the amounts specifically designated in the respective 
tables included in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act): Provided, That such percentage may be exceeded 
only if the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as 
applicable, determines and reports in writing to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations on a case-by-case basis that such
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deviation is necessary to respond to significant, exigent, or 
unforeseen events, or to address other exceptional cir-
cumstances directly related to the national security interest 
of the United States, including a description of such events 
or circumstances: Provided further, That deviations pursu-
ant to the preceding proviso shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated amounts 
that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in the report 
required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, deviations authorized by subsection (b) may only take 
place after submission of such report. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 
(A) funds for which the initial period of 
availability has expired; and 
(B) amounts designated by this Act as min-
imum funding requirements. 
(2) The authority of subsection (b) to deviate 
from amounts designated in the respective tables in-
cluded in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act) shall not apply to the table included
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under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ in such 
statement. 
(3) With respect to the amounts designated for 
‘‘Global Programs’’ in the table under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ included in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), the 
matter preceding the first proviso in subsection (b) of 
this section shall be applied by substituting ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ for ‘‘10 percent’’, and the provisos in such sub-
section (b) shall not apply. 
(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State, USAID Ad-
ministrator, and other designated officials, as appropriate, 
shall submit the reports required, in the manner described, 
in House Report 118–146, Senate Report 118–71, and the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), unless other-
wise directed in such explanatory statement. 
(f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall not be included 
for purposes of meeting amounts designated for countries 
in this Act, unless such headings are specifically designated 
as the source of funds.
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MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to make any 
pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilat-
eral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act 
unless such pledge was: (1) previously justified, including 
the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget 
justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress; 
(3) notified in accordance with the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the 
projected future year costs; or (4) the subject of prior con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations and such 
consultation was conducted at least 7 days in advance of 
the pledge. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 
SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX-
PORTS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under titles III 
through VI of this Act may be made available to any 
foreign government which provides lethal military 
equipment to a country the government of which the
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Secretary of State has determined supports inter-
national terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of 
the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4813(c)): Provided, That the prohibition under this 
section with respect to a foreign government shall ter-
minate 12 months after that government ceases to 
provide such military equipment: Provided further, 
That this section applies with respect to lethal mili-
tary equipment provided under a contract entered 
into after October 1, 1997. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by 
paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, 
may be furnished if the President determines that to 
do so is important to the national interest of the 
United States. 
(3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a 
determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the Presi-
dent shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a report with respect to the furnishing of such 
assistance, including a detailed explanation of the as-
sistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount 
of such assistance, and an explanation of how the as-
sistance furthers the United States national interest. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—
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(1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bi-
lateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act 
and funds appropriated under any such title in prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall 
not be made available to any foreign government 
which the President determines— 
(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 
any individual or group which has committed 
an act of international terrorism; 
(B) otherwise supports international ter-
rorism; or 
(C) is controlled by an organization des-
ignated as a terrorist organization under section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 
President determines that national security or hu-
manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 
That the President shall publish each such waiver in 
the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 
waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the waiver (including the justification 
for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notifi-
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cation procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Develop-
ment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith-
standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 
2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
(22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 
DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 
SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI of 
this Act, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be defined 
at the appropriations Act account level and shall include 
all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding direc-
tives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for 
the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ 
shall also be considered to include country, regional, and 
central program level funding within each such account, 
and for the development assistance accounts of the United 
States Agency for International Development, ‘‘program,
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project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to include 
central, country, regional, and program level funding, ei-
ther as— 
(1) justified to Congress; or 
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accord-
ance with the report required by section 653(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modified pursu-
ant to section 7019 of this Act. 
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 
FOUNDATION, AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOP-
MENT FOUNDATION 
SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi-
ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, 
the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Devel-
opment Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con-
ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro-
hibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 
days of taking such action.
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COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the funds 
appropriated 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 commodity: Provided, That such prohibition 
shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judg-
ment 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 fur-
ther, That this subsection shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Associa-
tion, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
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national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agricul-
tural commodity with respect to which assistance is 
furnished; or 
(2) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian 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, publication, 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 sub-
section shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities designed to increase food security 
in developing countries where such activities will not 
have a significant impact on the export of agricul-
tural commodities of the United States; 
(2) research activities intended primarily to ben-
efit United States producers; 
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Associa-
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tion, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agricul-
tural commodity with respect to which assistance is 
furnished; or 
(4) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian 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 institu-
tion to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose 
any assistance by such institution, using funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act, for the pro-
duction or extraction of any commodity or mineral for ex-
port, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assist-
ance will cause substantial injury to United States pro-
ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CUR-
RENCIES.— 
(1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 
the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 
and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements which
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result in the generation of local currencies of that 
country, the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development shall— 
(A) require that local currencies be depos-
ited in a separate account established by that 
government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that gov-
ernment which sets forth— 
(i) the amount of the local currencies 
to be generated; and 
(ii) the terms and conditions under 
which the currencies so deposited may be 
utilized, consistent with this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that gov-
ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 
government to monitor and account for deposits 
into and disbursements from the separate ac-
count. 
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 
agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur-
rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 
subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur-
rencies, 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
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Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such pur-
poses as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activi-
ties; 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 equiv-
alent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to 
subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the 
purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 
(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.— 
Upon termination 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 re-
main in a separate account established pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes 
as may be agreed to by the government of that coun-
try and the United States Government. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail-
able to the government of a foreign country, under
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chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act 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 provisions of law which are incon-
sistent with the nature of this assistance, including 
provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explana-
tory Statement of the Committee of Conference accom-
panying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report 
No. 98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to ob-
ligating 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 as-
sistance (including, as appropriate, a description of 
the economic policy reforms that will be promoted by 
such assistance).
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(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 
funds may be exempt from the requirements of para-
graph (1) only through the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL 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 ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chap-
ters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before using the au-
thority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support 
of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the Presi-
dent shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursu-
ant to the regular notification procedures, including a de-
scription 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.
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(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2024, re-
strictions contained 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 notifica-
tion 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 assistance to countries that support 
international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of 
law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights. 
PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC INTERESTS 
SEC. 7028. (a) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Con-
sistent with section 704 of the Championing American 
Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (title VII of divi-
sion J of Public Law 116–94), the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, should
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prioritize the allocation of funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for support of 
Chief of Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commer-
cial relations and safeguard United States economic and 
business interests in the country in which each Chief of Mis-
sion serves, including activities and initiatives to create 
and maintain an enabling environment, promote and pro-
tect such interests, and resolve commercial disputes: Pro-
vided, That each Mission Resource Request and Bureau Re-
source Request shall include amounts required to prioritize 
the activities described in this subsection. 
(b) TRAINING.—In carrying out section 705 of title VII 
of division J of Public Law 116–94, the Secretary of State 
shall annually assess training needs across the economic 
and commercial diplomacy issue areas and ensure, after a 
review of course offerings, course attendance records, and 
course evaluation results, that current offerings meet train-
ing needs. 
(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State should direct 
each Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance and 
support commercial relations and the safeguarding of 
United States business interests in the development and exe-
cution of the applicable Integrated Country Strategy and 
the Mission Resource Request for each country receiving bi-
lateral assistance from funds appropriated by this Act.
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS.—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 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 signifi-
cant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the in-
stitution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equi-
table economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, 
to ensure that decisions to support such loans, grants, pro-
grams, and activities are based on accurate data and objec-
tive analysis. 
(b) SAFEGUARDS.— 
(1) STANDARD.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States Executive Director of 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Devel-
opment and the International Development Associa-
tion to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
oppose any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if such in-
stitution has adopted and is implementing any social 
or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, 
grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection
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than World Bank safeguards in effect on September 
30, 2015. 
(2) ACCOUNTABILITY, STANDARDS, AND
BEST 
PRACTICES.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct 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 trans-
parency, including the collection, verification, 
and publication of beneficial ownership informa-
tion related to extractive industries and on-site 
monitoring during the life of the project; 
(B) will be developed and carried out in ac-
cordance with best practices regarding environ-
mental conservation, cultural protection, and 
empowerment of local populations, including 
free, prior and informed consent of affected In-
digenous communities; 
(C) do not provide incentives for, or facili-
tate, forced displacement or other violations of 
human rights; and 
(D) do not partner with or otherwise in-
volve enterprises owned or controlled by the 
armed forces.
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(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 com-
pensation 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 insti-
tution 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 sec-
tion in Senate Report 118–71. 
(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to use the voice
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of the United States to include in loan, grant, and other 
financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ 
financial management and judicial capacity to investigate, 
prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 
(f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States exec-
utive director of each international financial institution to 
use the voice of the United States to encourage such institu-
tion to collect, verify, and publish, to the maximum extent 
practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding 
proprietary information) for any corporation or limited li-
ability 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, includ-
ing— 
(1) protection against retaliation for internal 
and lawful public disclosure; 
(2) legal burdens of proof;
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(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia-
tion; 
(4) access to binding independent adjudicative 
bodies, including shared cost and selection external 
arbitration; and 
(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven re-
taliation, 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 in-
stitution to use the voice 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 compensa-
tion, 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 appro-
priated by this Act may be made available to support a 
new capital increase for an international financial institu-
tion unless the President submits a budget request for such 
increase to Congress and the Secretary of the Treasury de-
termines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that—
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(1) the institution has completed a thorough 
analysis of the development challenges facing the rel-
evant 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 institu-
tion; and 
(2) the governors of such institution have ap-
proved the capital increase. 
(j) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations de-
tailing any funding provided in the prior calendar year 
by a financial intermediary fund overseen by the Depart-
ment of the Treasury to the People’s Republic of China or 
any country or region subject to comprehensive sanctions 
by the United States. 
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE INITIATIVE 
SEC. 7030. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall 
be made available for the Economic Resilience Initiative 
to enhance the economic security and stability of the United 
States and partner countries, including through efforts to 
counter economic coercion: Provided, That such funds are 
in addition to funds otherwise made available for such pur-
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poses by this Act, including funds made available under 
the heading ‘‘Treasury International Assistance Programs’’: 
Provided further, That funds made available by this sub-
section may only be made available following consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, and shall include— 
(1) not less than $55,000,000 for strategic infra-
structure investments, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of State in consultation with the heads 
of other relevant Federal agencies: Provided, That 
such funds may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated by this Act to the Export-Import 
Bank of the United States under the heading ‘‘Pro-
gram Account’’, to the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation under the heading 
‘‘Corporate Capital Account’’, and under the heading 
‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’: Provided further, 
That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by this Act or any 
other Act, and is subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations; 
(2) not less than $50,000,000 to enhance critical 
mineral supply chain security; 
(3) not less than $60,000,000 for economic resil-
ience programs administered by the Administrator of
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the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, consistent with the strategy required in sub-
section (d); and 
(4) not less than $50,000,000 for the Cyberspace, 
Digital Connectivity, and Related Technologies Fund 
in accordance with Chapter 10 of Part II of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the au-
thority of section 592(f) of such Act may apply to 
amounts made available for such Fund under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and such funds 
may be made available for the Digital Connectivity 
and Cybersecurity Partnership program consistent 
with section 6306 of the Department of State Author-
ization Act of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118– 
31): Provided further, That funds made available 
pursuant to this paragraph are in addition to funds 
otherwise made available for such purposes and shall 
be coordinated with the USAID Administrator, in-
cluding for relevant USAID programming. 
(b) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs, including 
funds made available pursuant to this section, may be made
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available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, 
Jordan, Small Island Developing States, and Ukraine, 
which are authorized to be provided and which shall be ad-
ministered by the United States Agency for International 
Development unless otherwise provided for by this Act or 
any other provision of law: Provided, That amounts made 
available under this subsection for the costs of such guaran-
tees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of 
provisions of law limiting assistance to a country: Provided 
further, That funds made available pursuant to the authori-
ties of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees and the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECH-
NOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND.— 
(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall allocate amounts made avail-
able from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce 
Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America International 
Technology Security and Innovation Fund for fiscal 
year 2024 pursuant to the transfer authority in sec-
tion 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A 
of Public Law 117–167), to the accounts specified and
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in the amounts specified, in the table titled ‘‘CHIPS 
for America International Technology Security and 
Innovation Fund’’ in the explanatory statement de-
scribed 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 con-
tinuing appropriations for part of a fiscal year for 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs: Provided, That in any fiscal year, 
the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to 
the allocation, apportionment, or allotment of 
amounts for continuing administration of programs 
allocated using funds transferred from the CHIPS for 
America International Technology Security and In-
novation 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 para-
graph (1) of this subsection.
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(3) Concurrent with the annual budget submis-
sion of the President for fiscal year 2025, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations proposed allocations by account and by 
program, project, or activity, with detailed justifica-
tions, for amounts made available under section 
102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 
2025. 
(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, includ-
ing all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated 
funds. 
(5) Amounts transferred to the Export-Import 
Bank and the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation pursuant to the transfer 
authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 
2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167) may be 
made available for the costs of direct loans and loan 
guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974.
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(d) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act and following consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations, the Secretary of State, 
Secretary of the Treasury, and USAID Administrator, in 
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agen-
cies, shall jointly submit a strategy to the Committees on 
Appropriations detailing the planned uses of funds pro-
vided by this Act, prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, and other Acts, consistent with the purposes of this 
section, including through cooperation with the private sec-
tor. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND 
ANTI-CORRUPTION 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERNMENT- 
TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for direct govern-
ment-to-government assistance only if— 
(A) the requirements included in section 
7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of 
Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and
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(B) the government of the recipient country 
is taking steps to reduce corruption. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In ad-
dition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 
may only be made available 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 para-
graph (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 Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development or the Secretary of State, as appro-
priate, shall suspend any direct government-to-gov-
ernment assistance if the Administrator or the Sec-
retary has credible information of material misuse of 
such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Sec-
retary reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that it is in the national interest of the United States
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to continue such assistance, including a justification, 
or that such misuse has been appropriately addressed. 
(4) SUBMISSION
OF
INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2025 
congressional budget justification materials, amounts 
planned for assistance described in paragraph (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 government of any foreign country for 
debt service payments owed by any country to any 
international financial institution or to the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) NATIONAL
BUDGET
AND
CONTRACT
TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
(1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL TRANS-
PARENCY.—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 Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
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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 re-
quirements of fiscal transparency, and make such de-
terminations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal 
Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the Depart-
ment of State website: Provided, That such report 
shall include the elements included under this section 
in House Report 118–146. 
(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 or-
ganizations in such countries that promote budget 
transparency. 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY.—
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(A) Officials of foreign governments and 
their immediate family members about whom the 
Secretary of State has credible information have 
been involved, directly or indirectly, in signifi-
cant corruption, including corruption related to 
the extraction of natural resources, or a gross 
violation of human rights, including the wrong-
ful 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 sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall, as appro-
priate, 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 prop-
erty, and all financial transactions, in the 
United States involving any person described in 
such subparagraph. 
(C) The Secretary shall also publicly or pri-
vately designate or identify the officials of for-
eign governments and their immediate family 
members about whom the Secretary has such
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credible information without regard to whether 
the individual has applied for a visa. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli-
gible for entry into the United States pursuant to 
paragraph (1) if such entry would further important 
United States law enforcement objectives or is nec-
essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obliga-
tions under the United Nations Headquarters Agree-
ment: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) shall 
be construed to derogate from United States Govern-
ment obligations under applicable international 
agreements. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines 
that the waiver would serve a compelling national in-
terest or that the circumstances which caused the in-
dividual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
thereafter until September 30, 2025, 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 de-
scribing the information related to corruption or vio-
lation of human rights concerning each of the individ-
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uals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals 
who the Secretary designated or identified pursuant 
to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but 
for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any 
waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the jus-
tification for each waiver. 
(5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified por-
tion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall 
be posted on the Department of State website. 
(6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para-
graphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Depart-
ment of State and of diplomatic and consular offices 
of the United States pertaining to the issuance or re-
fusal of visas or permits to enter the United States 
shall not be considered confidential. 
(d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available to promote and support 
transparency and accountability of expenditures and 
revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, 
including by strengthening implementation and mon-
itoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency 
Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
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(Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) and the 
amendments made by such section, and to prevent the 
sale of conflict minerals, and for technical assistance 
to promote independent audit mechanisms and sup-
port civil society participation in natural resource 
management. 
(2) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND INDEPENDENT AU-
DITS.— 
(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the executive director of each international 
financial institution to use the voice and vote of 
the United States to oppose any assistance by 
such institutions (including any loan, credit, 
grant, or guarantee) to any country for the ex-
traction and export of a natural resource if the 
government of such country has in place laws, 
regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit the 
public disclosure of company payments as re-
quired by United States law, and unless such 
government has adopted laws, regulations, or 
procedures in the sector in which assistance is 
being considered that: (1) accurately account for 
and publicly disclose payments to the govern-
ment by companies involved in the extraction 
and export of natural resources; (2) include inde-
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pendent auditing of accounts receiving such pay-
ments and the public disclosure of such audits; 
and (3) require public disclosure of agreement 
and bidding documents, as appropriate. 
(B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of 
building the capacity of such government to meet 
the requirements of such subparagraph. 
(e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made 
available for any independent agency in title III, as appro-
priate, shall be made available to support the provision of 
additional information on United States Government for-
eign assistance on the ‘‘ForeignAssistance.gov’’ website: Pro-
vided, That all Federal agencies funded under this Act shall 
provide such information on foreign assistance, upon re-
quest and in a timely manner, to the Department of State 
and the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment. 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central
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Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, $2,900,000,000 should be made avail-
able for democracy programs. 
(2) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds made available for 
democracy programs under the headings ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’ pursuant to paragraph (1), not 
less than $117,040,000 shall be made available to the 
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by 
this Act for democracy programs pursuant to sub-
section (a) and under the heading ‘‘National Endow-
ment for Democracy’’ may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law, and with regard 
to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), 
any regulation. 
(2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by 
this Act for the NED are made available pursuant to 
the authority of the National Endowment for Democ-
racy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), including 
all decisions regarding the selection of beneficiaries. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 
purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de-
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mocracy programs’’ means programs that support good gov-
ernance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of ex-
pression, association, assembly, and religion, human rights, 
labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and 
that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic polit-
ical parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations 
and institutions, and citizens to support the development 
of democratic states and institutions that are responsive 
and accountable to citizens. 
(d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to subsection (a) to strengthen ministries and 
agencies should be prioritized in countries that demonstrate 
a strong commitment to the separation of powers, checks 
and balances, the rule of law, and credible electoral proc-
esses. 
(e) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INTER-
FERENCE.— 
(1) PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the pro-
vision of assistance for democracy programs in this 
Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, 
the specific nature of the assistance, and the partici-
pants in such programs shall not be subject to prior 
approval by the government of any foreign country. 
(2) DISCLOSURE OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNER IN-
FORMATION.—If the Secretary of State, in consulta-
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tion with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, determines 
that the government of the country is undemocratic or 
has engaged in or condoned harassment, threats, or 
attacks against organizations implementing democ-
racy programs, any new bilateral agreement gov-
erning the terms and conditions under which assist-
ance is provided to such country shall not require the 
disclosure of the names of implementing partners of 
democracy programs, and the Secretary of State and 
the USAID Administrator shall expeditiously seek to 
negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agree-
ments, as necessary, to conform to this requirement. 
(f) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.—USAID 
shall continue to implement civil society and political com-
petition and consensus building programs abroad with 
funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that recognizes 
the unique benefits of grants and cooperative agreements in 
implementing such programs. 
(g) PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS AND 
JOURNALISTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’ shall be made available to support and protect civil 
society activists and journalists who have been threatened,
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harassed, or attacked, including journalists affiliated with 
the United States Agency for Global Media. 
(h) INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND 
INDEPENDENT MEDIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 
available for programs to protect international freedom of 
expression and independent media, including through mul-
tilateral initiatives. 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available for the 
Office of International Religious Freedom, Department of 
State. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democ-
racy Fund’’, and ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
shall be made available for international religious freedom 
programs and funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for 
humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted eth-
nic and religious minorities: Provided, That funds made 
available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ pursuant to this sec-
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tion shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large 
for International Religious Freedom, in consultation with 
other relevant United States Government officials, and shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law for assistance 
for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria. 
(d) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—Section 
7033(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2024. 
SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL-
DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated in 
title III of this Act that are made available for victims of 
war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat 
trafficking in persons and assist victims of such trafficking 
may be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law. 
(b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.—
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(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be made available for forensic an-
thropology assistance related to the exhumation and 
identification of victims of war crimes, crimes 
against humanity, and genocide, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: 
Provided, That such funds shall be in addition to 
funds made available by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs for assistance 
for countries. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
made available for DNA forensic technology programs 
to combat human trafficking in Central America and 
Mexico. 
(c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by 
the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United States 
Agency for International Development, from this or any 
other Act that remain available for obligation may be made 
available as a general contribution to the World Food Pro-
gramme.
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(d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RESEARCH
AND
TRAINING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be made 
available to carry out the Program for Research and 
Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent 
States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by 
the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training 
Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(2) GENOCIDE
VICTIMS
MEMORIAL
SITES.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be made 
available as contributions to establish and maintain 
memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(3) PRIVATE
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for private sector 
partnerships, including partnerships with philan-
thropic foundations, up to $50,000,000 may remain
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available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 
funds made available pursuant to this paragraph 
may only be made available following prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY.—Of the amounts 
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’, up to $500,000 may be made avail-
able for grants pursuant to section 504 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 
U.S.C. 2656d), including to facilitate collaboration 
with Indigenous communities. 
(5) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 
may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 
III to make innovation incentive awards in accord-
ance with the terms and conditions of section 
7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6), except that 
each individual award may not exceed $500,000. 
(6) DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATION
VENTURES.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Development Assistance’’ and made available for the 
Development Innovation Ventures program may be
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made available for the purposes of chapter I of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(7) EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used to mod-
ify the Exchange Visitor Program administered by 
the Department of State to implement the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 
(Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), except 
through the formal rulemaking process pursuant to 
the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et 
seq.) and notwithstanding the exceptions to such rule-
making process in such Act: Provided, That funds 
made available for such purpose shall only be made 
available after consultation with, and subject to the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations, regarding how any proposed modi-
fication would affect the public diplomacy goals of, 
and the estimated economic impact on, the United 
States: Provided further, That such consultation shall 
take place not later than 30 days prior to the publica-
tion in the Federal Register of any regulatory action 
modifying the Exchange Visitor Program. 
(8) PAYMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related
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programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ 
and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, except for funds des-
ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, are available to provide payments pursu-
ant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the 
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 
U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided, That funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(9) AFGHAN ALLIES.—Subsection (b) of section 
602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended as follows— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(F)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2024’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘38,500’’ 
and inserting ‘‘50,500’’; and 
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2025’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (13), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘January 
31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2026’’. 
(e) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner 
vetting program, providing a direct vetting option, or mak-
ing a significant change to the scope of an existing partner 
vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID Ad-
ministrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary and 
the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting option for 
prime awardees in any partner vetting program initiated 
or significantly modified after the date of enactment of this 
Act, unless the Secretary or Administrator, as applicable, 
informs the Committees on Appropriations on a case-by- 
case basis that a direct vetting option is not feasible for 
such program: Provided further, That the Secretary and the 
Administrator may restrict the award of, terminate, or can-
cel contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements or require 
an awardee to restrict the award of, terminate, or cancel 
a sub-award based on information in connection with a 
partner vetting program. 
(f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2024, the 
President may use up to $125,000,000 under the authority 
of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not-
withstanding any other provision of law.
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(g) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for the central government 
of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to com-
ply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of Inter-
national Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 
25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of with-
holding funds under this subsection. 
(h) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PRO-
TECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, and 
merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of Foreign 
Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of expired 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ for fiscal year 2024, at no later than the end of 
the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such 
funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated: 
Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may be trans-
ferred. 
(i) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES OF 
DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS
AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The terms and conditions of section 7034(k) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2020 (division G of Public Law 
116–94) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2024.
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(j) IMPACT ON JOBS.—Section 7056 of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116–260) 
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2024. 
(k) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The au-
thority contained in section 1115(d) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111– 
32) shall remain in effect through September 30, 
2024. 
(2) CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–167) is 
amended— 
(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
‘‘and 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2023, and 
2024’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘2023’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2024’’; and 
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 
note), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
(3) SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANI-
STAN RECONSTRUCTION COMPETITIVE STATUS.—Not-
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withstanding any other provision of law, any em-
ployee of the Special Inspector General for Afghani-
stan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes at least 
12 months of continuous service after enactment of 
this Act or who is employed on the date on which 
SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall ac-
quire competitive status for appointment to any posi-
tion in the competitive service for which the employee 
possesses the required qualifications. 
(4) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in effect dur-
ing fiscal year 2024. 
(5) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K 
of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in effect dur-
ing fiscal year 2024 and shall be applied to funds ap-
propriated by this Act by substituting ‘‘$40,000,000’’ 
for ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
(6) EXTENSION
OF
LOAN
GUARANTEES
TO 
ISRAEL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency War-
time Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public
795 
Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended under the 
heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 
(A) in the matter preceding the first pro-
viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2028’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’; and 
(B) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2028’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2029’’. 
(7) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL SERVICES 
CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—The authority provided in 
section 2401 of division C of the Extending Govern-
ment Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance 
Act (Public Law 117–43) shall remain in effect 
through September 30, 2024. 
(l) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) BENEFICIARY
FEEDBACK.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for moni-
toring and evaluation of assistance under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International Dis-
aster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’ shall be made available for the regular and sys-
tematic collection of feedback obtained directly from 
beneficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of 
such assistance: Provided, That not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of State and USAID Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations, and post 
on their respective websites, updated procedures for 
implementing partners that receive funds under such 
headings for regularly and systematically collecting 
and responding to such feedback, including guidelines 
for the reporting on actions taken in response to the 
feedback received: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of State and USAID Administrator shall regu-
larly— 
(A) conduct oversight to ensure that such 
feedback is regularly collected and used by imple-
menting partners to maximize the cost-effective-
ness and utility of such assistance; and 
(B) consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations on the results of such oversight. 
(2) EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be made available for impact evaluations, including 
ex-post evaluations, of the effectiveness and sustain-
ability of United States Government-funded assist-
ance programs: Provided, That of the funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph, $10,000,000 
shall be administered in coordination with the Office
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of the Chief Economist, USAID, and may be used for 
administrative expenses of such Office: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available pursuant to this 
paragraph are in addition to funds otherwise made 
available for such purposes. 
(m) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 
available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 
survival, malaria, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious 
diseases to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals 
and other products, subject to the terms and conditions in 
such section: Provided, That the authority in section 
525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
Law 108–447) shall be exercised by the Assistant Adminis-
trator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds de-
posited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other 
products, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of State shall include in the con-
gressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary
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resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements re-
lated to such fund. 
(n) LOCAL WORKS.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 
and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$100,000,000 shall be made available for Local Works 
pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113– 
235), which may remain available until September 
30, 2028. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—For the purposes of 
section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eligible 
entities’’ shall be defined as small local, international, 
and United States-based nongovernmental organiza-
tions, educational institutions, and other small enti-
ties that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 
from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years: Pro-
vided, That departments or centers of such edu-
cational institutions may be considered individually 
in determining such eligibility.
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(o) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 7077 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division 
I of Public Law 112–74) shall continue in effect during fis-
cal year 2024. 
(p) EXTENSION.—Section 7034(r) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103) 
shall apply during fiscal year 2024. 
(q) STAFF CARE SERVICES
FOR AFGHAN NATION-
ALS.—Up to $50,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 
made available to carry out section 7901 of title 5, United 
States Code, may be used by USAID to provide services 
to individuals who have served as locally employed staff of 
the USAID mission in Afghanistan. 
(r) WAR CRIMES ACCOUNTABILITY.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for the purposes authorized by section 2015 of Public 
Law 107–206, as amended by section 7073 of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117–
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328), including not less than $2,500,000 as a contribution 
to the Trust Fund for Victims. 
(s) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for pur-
poses of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means the Committees on Appropriations 
and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) FUNDS
APPROPRIATED
BY
THIS
ACT
AND 
PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 
for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appropriated 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs’’ means funds that remain available 
for obligation, and have not expired. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
In this Act ‘‘international financial institutions’’ 
means the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, the International Development Associa-
tion, the International Finance Corporation, the 
Inter-American Development Bank, the International 
Monetary Fund, the International Fund for Agricul-
tural Development, the Asian Development Bank, the
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Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Invest-
ment Corporation, the North American Development 
Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and De-
velopment, the African Development Bank, the Afri-
can Development Fund, and the Multilateral Invest-
ment Guarantee Agency. 
(4) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.—In this Act, 
the term ‘‘Pacific Islands countries’’ means the Cook 
Islands, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Kiribati, 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
States of Micronesia, the Republic of Nauru, Niue, the 
Republic of Palau, the Independent State of Papua 
New Guinea, the Independent State of Samoa, the 
Solomon Islands, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and 
the Republic of Vanuatu. 
(5) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term ‘‘spend 
plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds appro-
priated for a particular entity, country, program, 
purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 
minimum, a description of— 
(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 
for measuring progress, and a timeline for 
achieving such goals; 
(B) amounts and sources of funds by ac-
count;
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(C) how such funds will complement other 
ongoing or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(6) SUCCESSOR
OPERATING
UNIT.—Any ref-
erence to a particular operating unit or office in this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs shall be deemed to include any successor op-
erating unit performing the same or similar func-
tions. 
(7) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 
means the United States Agency for International De-
velopment. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 
SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED
POLICE
ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 
Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 
section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 
and accountability of civilian police authority 
through training and technical assistance in human 
rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic plan-
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ning, and through assistance to foster civilian police 
roles that support democratic governance, including 
assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to 
disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster 
improved police relations with the communities they 
serve. 
(2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas-
ualty training and equipment in an amount 
above the prior fiscal year. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer com-
bat casualty care training and equipment as a 
component of any package of lethal assistance 
funded by this Act with funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 
Provided, That the requirement of this subpara-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, unless 
the Secretary determines that such country has 
in place, to the maximum extent practicable,
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functioning combat casualty care treatment and 
equipment that meets or exceeds the standards 
recommended by the Committee on Tactical 
Combat Casualty Care: Provided further, That 
any such training and equipment for combat 
casualty care shall be made available through an 
open and competitive process. 
(3) CASUALTY REHABILITATION.—Of the funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ in this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for 
a program to provide medical and casualty rehabili-
tation services, consistent with the purposes under 
this section in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
(4) TRAINING RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL HU-
MANITARIAN LAW.—The Secretary of State shall offer 
training related to the requirements of international 
humanitarian law as a component of any package of 
lethal assistance funded by this Act with funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’:
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Provided, That the requirement of this paragraph 
shall not apply to a country that is a member of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is a 
major non-NATO ally designated by section 517(b) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or is complying 
with international humanitarian law: Provided fur-
ther, That any such training shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(5) 
INTERNATIONAL
PRISON
CONDITIONS.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, 
‘‘Economic 
Support 
Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ shall be made available for assist-
ance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign 
prisons and other detention facilities, notwithstanding 
section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State and the USAID 
Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds 
prior to obligation and not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be in addition to funds other-
wise made available by this Act for such purpose. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—
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(1) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHOR-
ITY.—In providing assistance with funds appro-
priated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation 
emerging from instability may be deemed to mean 
support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub- 
national entity emerging from instability, as well as 
a nation emerging from instability. 
(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND
RE-
INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2024. 
(3) COMMERCIAL
LEASING
OF
DEFENSE
ARTI-
CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 
section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to 
Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the procure-
ment by leasing (including leasing with an option to 
purchase) of defense articles from United States com-
mercial suppliers, not including Major Defense
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Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of 
aircraft having possible civilian application), if the 
President determines that there are compelling foreign 
policy or national security reasons for those defense 
articles being provided by commercial lease rather 
than by government-to-government sale under such 
Act. 
(4) SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.—Not 
to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to 
section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the Special De-
fense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2026: Pro-
vided, That the provision of defense articles and de-
fense services to foreign countries or international or-
ganizations from the Fund shall be subject to the con-
currence of the Secretary of State. 
(5) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE 
AUTHORITY.—Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 
and 2026’’. 
(6) PROGRAM CLARIFICATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 (22 U.S.C. 
2311(a)(3)), the procurement of defense articles and
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services funded on a non-repayable basis under sec-
tion 23 of the Arms Export Control Act may be 
priced to include the costs of salaries of members of 
the Armed Forces of the United States engaged in se-
curity assistance activities pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 341 
(relating to the State Partnership Program): Pro-
vided, That this paragraph shall only apply to funds 
that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 
2024. 
(7) 
REPROGRAMMING.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law or regulation, equipment pro-
cured with funds appropriated in prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the heading 
‘‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund’’ may 
be used for any other program and in any region: 
Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—
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(A) 
LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, demining equipment 
available to the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and the Department of 
State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for humani-
tarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 
basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary of State may 
prescribe. 
(B) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military as-
sistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, 
no defense export license for cluster munitions 
may be issued, and no cluster munitions or clus-
ter munitions technology shall be sold or trans-
ferred, unless— 
(i) the submunitions of the cluster mu-
nitions, after arming, do not result in more 
than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across 
the range of intended operational environ-
ments, and the agreement applicable to the 
assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster 
munitions or cluster munitions technology 
specifies that the cluster munitions will 
only be used against clearly defined mili-
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tary targets and will not be used where ci-
vilians are known to be present or in areas 
normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions. 
(3) CROWD CONTROL.—If the Secretary of State 
has information that a unit of a foreign security force 
uses excessive force to repress peaceful expression or 
assembly concerning corruption, harm to the environ-
ment or human health, or the fairness of electoral 
processes, or in countries that are undemocratic or 
undergoing democratic transition, the Secretary shall 
promptly determine if such information is credible: 
Provided, That if the information is determined to be 
credible, funds appropriated by this Act should not be 
used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammu-
nition, or other items for crowd control purposes for 
such unit, unless the Secretary of State determines 
that the foreign government is taking effective meas-
ures to bring the responsible members of such unit to 
justice. 
(4) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—
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(A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of 
Offer and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, the Secretary of State 
shall consult with each recipient government to 
ensure that the LOA between the United States 
and such recipient government complies with the 
purposes of section 4 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) and that the defense arti-
cles, services, and training procured with funds 
appropriated under such heading are consistent 
with United States national security policy. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall promptly 
inform the appropriate congressional committees 
of any instance in which the Secretary of State 
has credible information that such assistance 
was used in a manner contrary to such agree-
ment. 
(d) OTHER MATTERS.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations a report on funds obligated and 
expended during fiscal year 2023, by country and 
purpose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peace-
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keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’. 
(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE-
PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 656 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term ‘‘mili-
tary training provided to foreign military personnel 
by the Department of Defense and the Department of 
State’’ shall be deemed to include all military train-
ing provided by foreign governments with funds ap-
propriated to the Department of Defense or the De-
partment of State, except for training provided by the 
government of a country designated by section 517(b) 
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2321k(b)) as a major non- 
NATO ally: Provided, That such third-country train-
ing shall be clearly identified in the report submitted 
pursuant to section 656 of such Act. 
(3) LEAHY LAW.—For purposes of implementing 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
the term ‘‘credible information’’ means information 
that, considering the source of such information and 
the surrounding circumstances, supports a reasonable 
belief that a violation has occurred, and shall not be 
determined solely on the basis of the number of 
sources; whether the source has been critical of a pol-
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icy of the United States Government or its security 
partners; whether the source has a personal connec-
tion to the information being reported; or whether the 
United States Government is able to independently 
verify the information. 
COUNTERING THE FLOW OF FENTANYL AND OTHER 
SYNTHETIC DRUGS 
SEC. 7036. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’, not less than $125,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for programs to counter the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 
precursors, and other synthetic drugs into the United 
States: Provided, That such funds shall be in addition to 
funds otherwise made available for such purposes. 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall be made available to support— 
(1) efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 
precursors, and other synthetic drugs and their pre-
cursor materials to the United States from and 
through the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mex-
ico, and other countries; 
(2) law enforcement cooperation and capacity 
building efforts aimed at disrupting and dismantling 
transnational criminal organizations involved in the
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production and trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl pre-
cursors, and other synthetic drugs; 
(3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging 
Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Last-
ing Results Act (part 7 of subtitle C of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023, Public Law 117–263); and 
(4) engagement, including through multilateral 
organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective 
action to address the public health and security 
threats posed by fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 
other synthetic drugs, including through the Global 
Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. 
(c) COUNTER FENTANYL COORDINATION.—The Sec-
retary of State shall designate an existing senior official 
of the Department of State at the rank of Deputy Assistant 
Secretary or above to coordinate counter fentanyl efforts, 
whose responsibilities shall include— 
(1) ensuring that funds made available pursuant 
to subsection (a) are implemented in a targeted and 
effective manner, including by providing policy guid-
ance and coordination; and 
(2) coordinating diplomatic engagement and 
other activities with the heads of other relevant Fed-
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eral agencies and domestic and international stake-
holders. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) The Secretary of State shall, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and 
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees detailing and assessing the coopera-
tion of the PRC in countering the flow of fentanyl, 
fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs, and 
describing actions taken by the United States in co-
ordination with other countries to engage the PRC on 
taking concrete and measurable steps to stop the flow 
of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic 
drugs from the PRC to other countries: Provided, 
That such report shall be updated and resubmitted 
quarterly thereafter until September 30, 2025. 
(2) Not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port to the appropriate congressional committees de-
tailing how assistance for Mexico is strategically 
aligned to address the proliferation of fentanyl, 
fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs from 
Mexico to the United States.
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PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of 
the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this 
Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless 
the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to 
peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; and 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
context of full and normal relationships, which should 
include—
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(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within secure 
and recognized boundaries free from threats or 
acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just settle-
ment of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the governing entity should enact a constitution assur-
ing the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect 
for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other 
laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable 
governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection (a) 
if the President determines that it is important to the na-
tional security interest of the United States to do so. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the
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Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of 
subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 
of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian 
Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2024, 30 
days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall 
certify to the Committees on Appropriations that proce-
dures have been established to assure the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States will have access to appropriate 
United States financial information in order to review the 
uses of United States assistance for the Program funded 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the West 
Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support
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Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec-
retary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure 
that such assistance is not provided to or through any indi-
vidual, private or government entity, or educational insti-
tution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe ad-
vocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, ter-
rorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or edu-
cational institutions, those that have as a principal officer 
of the entity’s governing board or governing board of trust-
ees any individual that has been determined to be involved 
in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a 
member of a designated foreign terrorist organization: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, es-
tablish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in car-
rying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to 
any individual, entity, or educational institution which the 
Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating 
terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION
OF
ACTS
OF
TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for—
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(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State determines 
has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available by this or prior 
appropriations Acts, including funds made available 
by transfer, may be made available for obligation for 
security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until 
the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations on— 
(A) the benchmarks that have been estab-
lished for security assistance for the West Bank 
and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com-
pliance with such benchmarks; and 
(B) the steps being taken by the Palestinian 
Authority to end torture and other cruel, inhu-
man, and degrading treatment of detainees, in-
cluding by bringing to justice members of Pales-
tinian security forces who commit such crimes.
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(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 
and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub- 
grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, 
are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, 
among other things, compliance with this section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up to 
$1,400,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for International 
Development for audits, investigations, and other ac-
tivities in furtherance of the requirements of this sub-
section: Provided, That such funds are in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes. 
(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified in sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treat-
ment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West 
Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as 
cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2024 under the head-
ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such audit shall ad-
dress—
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(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made avail-
able in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
may be obligated or expended with respect to providing 
funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President 
pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations that waiving such prohibition is important to the 
national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiv-
er pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more
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than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the 
justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds 
will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to 
ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Provided, 
That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian 
Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons 
and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Appro-
priations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pales-
tinian Authority has established a single treasury account 
for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing 
mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financ-
ing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority 
treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil 
service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority 
is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis 
and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, co-
existence, and security cooperation with Israel.
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(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE LIB-
ERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 
Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 
Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree-
ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the 
principles contained in section 620K(b)(1)(A) and 
(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amend-
ed. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to this sub-
section.
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(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to para-
graph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
within 120 days of the certification and every quarter 
thereafter on whether such government, including all 
of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to 
comply with the principles contained in section 
620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended: Provided, That the report shall 
also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mecha-
nisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the 
abovementioned certification and a full accounting of 
any direct support of such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for assist-
ance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act, not less than $1,425,000,000 should be made 
available for assistance for Egypt, of which— 
(A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be 
made available from funds under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, of which not less 
than $40,000,000 should be made available for
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higher education programs, including not less 
than $15,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian 
students with high financial need to attend not- 
for-profit institutions of higher education in 
Egypt that are currently accredited by a re-
gional accrediting agency recognized by the 
United States Department of Education, or 
meets standards equivalent to those required for 
United States institutional accreditation by a 
regional accrediting agency recognized by such 
Department: Provided, That such funds shall be 
made available for democracy programs, and for 
development programs in the Sinai; and 
(B) not less than $1,300,000,000 should be 
made available from funds under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be transferred to an 
interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve 
Bank of New York, following consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations and the uses 
of any interest earned on such funds shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations.
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(2) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are available for assistance 
for Egypt may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law restricting assistance for 
Egypt, except for this subsection and section 620M of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may only be 
made available for assistance for the Government of 
Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
(3) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds made available 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), $320,000,000 shall be 
withheld from obligation until the Secretary certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the Government of Egypt is meeting the requirements 
under this section in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That the Sec-
retary may waive such requirement if the Secretary 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such funds are necessary for counterter-
828 
rorism, border security, or nonproliferation programs 
or that it is otherwise important to the national secu-
rity interest of the United States to do so, including 
a detailed justification for the use of such waiver and 
the reasons why any of the requirements cannot be 
met: Provided further, That the report required by the 
previous proviso shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may be accompanied by a classified annex. 
(b) IRAN.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be 
made available— 
(A) to support the United States policy to 
prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 
produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 
(B) to support an expeditious response to 
any violation of United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran’s 
nuclear program; 
(C) to support the implementation and en-
forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 
of nuclear weapons development, terrorism,
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human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and 
weapons proliferation; and 
(D) for democracy programs in support of 
the aspirations of the Iranian people. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary 
of State shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations the semi-annual report required by 
section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as added by sec-
tion 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act 
of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS
REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report 
on— 
(i) the status of United States bilateral 
sanctions on Iran; 
(ii) the reimposition and renewed en-
forcement of secondary sanctions; and 
(iii) the impact such sanctions have 
had 
on 
Iran’s 
destabilizing 
activities 
throughout the Middle East.
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(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be used to— 
(A) implement an agreement with the Gov-
ernment of Iran relating to the nuclear program 
of Iran, or a renewal of the Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action adopted on October 18, 2015, in 
contravention of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Re-
view Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 2160e); or 
(B) revoke the designation of the Islamic 
Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Ter-
rorist Organization pursuant to section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189). 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act shall be made available for assistance for 
Iraq for— 
(A) bilateral economic assistance and inter-
national security assistance, including in the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 
(B) stabilization assistance, including in 
Anbar Province; 
(C) programs to support government trans-
parency and accountability, support judicial
831 
independence, protect the right of due process, 
end the use of torture, and combat corruption; 
(D) humanitarian assistance, including in 
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 
(E) programs to protect and assist religious 
and ethnic minority populations; and 
(F) programs to increase United States pri-
vate sector investment. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under title III and made available for bilateral 
economic assistance for Iraq may not be made avail-
able to an organization or entity for which the Sec-
retary of State has credible information is controlled 
by the Badr Organization. 
(d) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for grants 
only for Israel which shall be disbursed within 30 days of 
enactment of this Act: Provided, That to the extent that the 
Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
purposes, grants made available for Israel under this head-
ing shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be 
available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less 
than $725,300,000 shall be available for the procurement
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ments in areas affected by conflict in Syria, fol-
lowing consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ that are made available for assistance for 
Lebanon may only be made available for pro-
grams to— 
(i) professionalize the LAF to mitigate 
internal and external threats from non-state 
actors, including Hizballah; 
(ii) strengthen the security of borders 
and combat terrorism, including training 
and equipping the LAF to secure the bor-
ders of Lebanon and address security and 
stability requirements in areas affected by 
conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship-
ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 
as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 
(iii) implement United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 
available by this subparagraph for assistance for 
the LAF, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan,
834 
including actions to be taken to ensure equip-
ment provided to the LAF is used only for the 
intended purposes, except such plan may not be 
considered as meeting the notification require-
ments under section 7015 of this Act or under 
section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961: Provided further, That any notification 
submitted pursuant to such section shall include 
any funds specifically intended for lethal mili-
tary equipment. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
that are made available for assistance for Lebanon 
may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 
note). 
(g) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 
for Morocco. 
(h) SAUDI ARABIA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’ should be made available for assist-
ance for the Government of Saudi Arabia.
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(2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs should be obligated 
or expended by the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States to guarantee, insure, or extend (or participate 
in the extension of) credit in connection with the ex-
port of nuclear technology, equipment, fuel, materials, 
or other nuclear technology-related goods or services to 
Saudi Arabia unless the Government of Saudi Ara-
bia— 
(A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation 
agreement pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153); 
(B) has committed to renounce uranium en-
richment and reprocessing on its territory under 
that agreement; and 
(C) has signed and implemented an Addi-
tional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards 
Agreement with the International Atomic Energy 
Agency. 
(i) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL
ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision
836 
of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 
response and chemical weapons investigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) may not be made available for a project 
or activity that supports or otherwise legitimizes 
the Government of Iran, foreign terrorist organi-
zations (as designated pursuant to section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189)), or a proxy of Iran in Syria; 
(B) may not be made available for activities 
that further the strategic objectives of the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation that the Sec-
retary of State determines may threaten or un-
dermine United States national security inter-
ests; and 
(C) should not be used in areas of Syria 
controlled by a government led by Bashar al- 
Assad or associated forces or made available to 
an organization or entity effectively controlled 
by an official or immediate family member of an 
official of such government. 
(3) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AL-HOL AC-
TION PLAN.—Of the funds appropriated under title
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III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, not less than $25,000,000 shall be 
made available to implement the ‘‘U.S. Government 
Al-Hol Action Plan’’. 
(4) MONITORING, OVERSIGHT, CONSULTATION, 
AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) Prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act and made available for as-
sistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall 
take all practicable steps to ensure that mecha-
nisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and 
control of such assistance inside Syria. 
(B) Funds made available pursuant to this 
subsection may only be made available following 
consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and shall be subject to the regular no-
tification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided, That such consultation 
shall include the steps taken to comply with sub-
paragraph (A) and steps intended to be taken to 
comply with section 7015(j) of this Act. 
(j) TUNISIA.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Tu-
nisia for programs to support democratic governance and
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civil society, protect due process of law, and maintain re-
gional stability and security, following consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for as-
sistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary 
of State shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the purpose of such assistance is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this 
Act may be made available for assistance for the 
Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enact-
ment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state in the United Nations or
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any specialized agency thereof outside an 
agreement negotiated between Israel and the 
Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an Inter-
national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 
authorized investigation, or actively support 
such an investigation, that subjects Israeli 
nationals to an investigation for alleged 
crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph re-
sulting from the application of subclause (I) of 
such clause if the Secretary certifies to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the 
national security interest of the United States, 
and submits a report to such Committees detail-
ing how the waiver and the continuation of as-
sistance would assist in furthering Middle East 
peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100–204) if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro
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tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinians have 
not, after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or 
any specialized agency thereof the same 
standing as member states or full member-
ship as a state outside an agreement nego-
tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
and 
(II) initiated or actively supported an 
ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 
for alleged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi-
dent is unable to make the certification pursuant 
to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the President 
may waive section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 
if the President determines and certifies in writ-
ing to the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
and the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Palestinians have entered into direct and mean-
ingful negotiations with Israel: Provided, That 
any waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of 
Public Law 100–204 under clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph or under previous provisions of law
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must expire before the waiver under this clause 
may be exercised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara-
graph shall be effective for no more than a period 
of 6 months at a time and shall not apply be-
yond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(3) APPLICATION
OF
TAYLOR
FORCE
ACT.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 
for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza shall be 
made available consistent with section 1004(a) of the 
Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public Law 
115–141). 
(4) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require-
ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 
apply to funds made available by this Act, including 
a description of modifications, if any, to the security 
strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(5) INCITEMENT
REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees detailing steps taken 
by the Palestinian Authority to counter incitement of
842 
violence against Israelis and to promote peace and co-
existence with Israel. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION AS-
SISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ for the central government of a country in the 
African Great Lakes region may be made available only 
for Expanded International Military Education and 
Training and professional military education until the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such government is not facilitating 
or otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a 
neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed 
groups. 
(b) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court in 
Central African Republic. 
(c) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for programs 
and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance 
Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in Eastern 
Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African
843 
Republic, including to improve physical access, tele-
communications infrastructure, and early-warning mecha-
nisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and 
reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child 
soldiers. 
(d) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assist-
ance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for 
stabilization, democracy, global health, and bilateral eco-
nomic assistance: Provided, That such funds shall also be 
made available to support security, stabilization, develop-
ment, and democracy in Eastern DRC. 
(e) ETHIOPIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be 
used to support— 
(1) political dialogue; 
(2) civil society and the protection of human 
rights; 
(3) investigations and prosecutions of gross vio-
lations of human rights; 
(4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to, and 
monitoring of, humanitarian assistance; and 
(5) the restoration of basic services in areas im-
pacted by conflict.
844 
(f) MALAWI.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 
made available for higher education programs in Malawi 
shall be made available for higher education and workforce 
development programs in agriculture as described under 
this section in House Report 118–146. 
(g) POWER AFRICA.—Prior to the initial obligation of 
funds appropriated by this Act and made available for the 
Power Africa program, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall submit 
the report required under this section in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such 
funds shall be used for all-of-the-above energy development 
consistent with the Electrify Africa Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114–121). 
(h) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under title IV may be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of South Sudan, except to 
support implementation of outstanding issues of the Com-
prehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related 
to post-referendum issues associated with such Agreement, 
or any other viable peace agreement in South Sudan. 
(i) SUDAN.—
845 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title IV may be made avail-
able for assistance for the central Government of 
Sudan, except to support implementation of out-
standing issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agree-
ment, mutual arrangements related to post-ref-
erendum issues associated with such Agreement, or 
any other viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs that are made available for any new 
program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(j) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive director 
of each international financial institution to vote 
against any extension by the respective institution of 
any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 
except to meet basic human needs or to promote de-
mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
rule of law has been restored, including respect for
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ownership and title to property, and freedoms of ex-
pression, association, and assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except 
for health and education, unless the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1). 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 
(1) USES OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, not less than $121,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Burma for the purposes 
described in section 5575 of the Burma Act of 2022 
(subtitle E of title LV of division E of Public Law 
117–263) and section 7043(a) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 
117–328): Provided, That the authorities, limitations, 
and conditions contained in section 7043(a) of divi-
sion K of Public Law 117–328 shall apply to funds 
made available for assistance for Burma under this 
Act, except for the minimum funding requirements 
and paragraph (1)(B): Provided further, That for the 
purposes of section 5575 of the Burma Act of 2022
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and assistance for Burma made available by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs, ‘‘non-lethal assistance’’ shall include equip-
ment and associated training to support— 
(A) atrocities prevention; 
(B) the protection of civilians from military 
attack; 
(C) the delivery of humanitarian assistance; 
(D) investigations into genocide and human 
rights violations committed by the Burmese mili-
tary; 
(E) local governance and the provision of 
services in areas outside the control of the Bur-
mese military; and 
(F) medical trauma care, supplies, and 
training. 
(2) DESERTER PROGRAMS.—Pursuant to section 
7043(a)(1)(A) of division K of Public Law 117–328, 
as continued in effect by this subsection, funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that are made available 
for assistance for Burma shall be made available for 
programs and activities to support deserters from the
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military junta and its allied entities, following con-
sultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
(b) CAMBODIA.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act but prior to the initial obligation of 
funds appropriated by this Act that are made avail-
able for assistance for Cambodia, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an assessment of the extent of the influence 
of the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia, in-
cluding on the Government of Cambodia and with re-
spect to the purposes and operations of Ream Naval 
Base. 
(c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 
$1,800,000,000 shall be made available to support im-
plementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. 
(2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, 
‘‘Economic 
Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign
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Military 
Financing 
Program’’, 
not 
less 
than 
$400,000,000 shall be made available for a Coun-
tering PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence 
of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
and the Chinese Communist Party and entities acting 
on their behalf globally, which shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts 
otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided 
further, That up to 10 percent of such funds shall be 
held in reserve to respond to unanticipated opportu-
nities to counter PRC influence: Provided further, 
That funds made available pursuant to this para-
graph under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’ may remain available until September 
30, 2025: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
by this Act for such Fund under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Re-
lated Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated under such headings: Provided 
further, That such transfer authority is in addition to 
any other transfer authority provided by this Act or
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any other Act, and is subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs may be 
made available for any project or activity that di-
rectly supports or promotes— 
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 
dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 
Republic of China; or 
(B) the use of technology, including bio-
technology, digital, telecommunications, and 
cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 
China unless the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the USAID Administrator and the 
heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, 
determines that such use does not adversely im-
pact the national security of the United States. 
(4) STRATEGIC
REVIEW.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be made available to design and im-
plement reforms of the processes and procedures re-
garding the application, consideration, and delivery 
of equipment and technical training under the For-
eign Military Sales (FMS) program, including imple-