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propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
State, the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, and the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer of the Corporation, as appropriate, 
shall ensure that the programs funded by such 
transfers are coordinated with, and complement, for-
eign assistance programs implemented by the De-
partment 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 oper-
ations, and related programs may be transferred to 
accounts under the heading ‘‘United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation’’ and, 
when so transferred, may be used for the costs of 
activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of sec-
tion 1421 of the 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 De-
velopment Finance Corporation—Program Account’’ 
in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer exe-
cuted pursuant to the transfer authority provided in 
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this paragraph shall not exceed 10 percent of an in-
dividual Compact awarded pursuant to section 
609(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
(title VI of Public Law 108–199): Provided further, 
That such funds shall not be available for adminis-
trative expenses of the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation: Provided further, 
That such authority shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the transfer authority 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 Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation, any un-
obligated balances shall be transferred back to the 
Millennium Challenge Corporation, subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees 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 
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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 policy justification to the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(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 ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs entered into between the De-
partment 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 com-
parable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the 
Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the trans-
fer 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, as appropriate, upon completion of such au-
dits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to 
the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of 
State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That 
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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 de-
partments and agencies funded by this Act in contraven-
tion 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 filters 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 enti-
ty carrying out the following activities: criminal investiga-
tions, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative dis-
cipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken 
as part of official business. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act should be 
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
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bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys-
tems), or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 
country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or to-
bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys-
tems), except for restrictions which are not applied equally 
to all tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nic-
otine delivery systems) of the same type. 
(d) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE THE .GOV DOMAIN.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Invest-
ment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and 
‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made avail-
able to the Department of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development may be made avail-
able to support 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 government records management program in con-
travention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act 
Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 
(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 do-
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mestic and overseas representation and entertainment ex-
penses 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 avail-
able by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Mili-
tary Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ for Informational Program activities or 
under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘As-
sistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 
obligated or expended to pay for— 
(1) alcoholic beverages; or 
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that 
are substantially of a recreational character, includ-
ing entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and 
musical productions, and amusement parks. 
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ASSISTANCE EFFECTIVENESS AND TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 7011. (a) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall 
develop and submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a multi-year strategy to improve the ef-
fectiveness of United States foreign assistance. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by this 
subsection shall include— 
(A) methods used to determine the effec-
tiveness of United States assistance; 
(B) analysis on using outcomes to inform 
the allocation of such assistance; 
(C) results of impact evaluations carried 
out within the prior 12 months and a plan for 
incorporating the results of such evaluations 
into the design of future programs funded by 
such assistance; and 
(D) estimated costs associated with imple-
mentation of the strategy. 
(3) CONCURRENT
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Secretary and Administrator shall— 
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(A) convene a panel of experts and practi-
tioners to make recommendations for the strat-
egy required by this subsection; and 
(B) include all such recommendations in 
an appendix to the strategy whether or not they 
were incorporated into the strategy. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary and Administrator shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the requirements 
of this subsection. 
(b) BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for monitoring and 
evaluation of assistance under the headings ‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, and 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made avail-
able for the regular and systematic collection of feedback 
obtained directly from beneficiaries to enhance the quality 
and relevance of such assistance: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State and USAID Administrator shall regularly 
conduct oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected 
and used by implementing partners to maximize the cost- 
effectiveness and utility of such assistance. 
(c) EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
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$25,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
made available for impact evaluations, including ex-post 
evaluations, of the effectiveness and sustainability of 
United States Government-funded assistance programs: 
Provided, That of the funds made available pursuant to 
this paragraph, $20,000,000 shall be administered in co-
ordination with the Office of the Chief Economist, 
USAID, and may be used for administrative expenses of 
such Office: Provided further, That funds made available 
pursuant to this paragraph are in addition to funds other-
wise made available for such purposes. 
(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—An obligation in 
excess of $2,000,000 from deobligated balances of funds 
appropriated by prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams that remain available due to the exercise of the au-
thority in section 7011 of such Acts shall be subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(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 
foreign 
assistance 
on 
the 
‘‘ForeignAssistance.gov’’ 
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website: Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under 
this Act shall provide such information on foreign assist-
ance, upon request and in a timely manner, to the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 
SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 
under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to 
furnish assistance to the government of any country which 
is in default during a period in excess of 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 United States pursuant to a program for which funds 
are appropriated under this Act unless the President de-
termines, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 
national 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 foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov-
erning the terms and conditions under which such assist-
ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 
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tor of each international financial institution to use the 
voice 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. 
(d) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
executive director of each international financial institu-
tion to use the voice of the United States to encourage 
such institution to collect, verify, and publish, to the max-
imum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information 
(excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or 
limited liability company, other than a publicly listed com-
pany, that receives funds from any such financial institu-
tion. 
(e) 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 institu-
tion to effectively implement and enforce policies and pro-
cedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United 
States for the protection of whistleblowers from retalia-
tion, including— 
(1) protection against retaliation for internal 
and lawful public disclosure; 
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