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ations, and Related Programs 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 up-
date any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or 
‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum 
requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such 
determinations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fis-
cal Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the De-
partment of State website. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $7,000,000 of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made avail-
able for programs and activities to assist govern-
ments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to im-
prove budget transparency and to support civil soci-
ety organizations in such countries that promote 
budget transparency. 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) Officials of foreign governments and 
their immediate family members about whom 
the Secretary of State has credible information
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have been involved, directly or indirectly, in sig-
nificant corruption, including corruption related 
to the extraction of natural resources, or a 
gross violation of human rights, including the 
wrongful 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 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, as ap-
propriate, refer the matter to the Office of For-
eign Assets Control, Department of the Treas-
ury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 
authorities in accordance with United States 
law to block the transfer of property and inter-
ests in property, and all financial transactions, 
in the United States involving any person de-
scribed in such subparagraph. 
(C) The Secretary shall also publicly or 
privately designate or identify the officials of 
foreign governments and their immediate family 
members about whom the Secretary has such 
credible information without regard to whether 
the individual has applied for a visa.
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(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 obli-
gations under the United Nations Headquarters 
Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 
shall be construed to derogate from United States 
Government obligations under applicable inter-
national agreements. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na-
tional interest or that the circumstances which 
caused the individual 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, 2026, 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 indi-
viduals found ineligible in the previous 12 months
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pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individ-
uals who the Secretary designated or identified pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineli-
gible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list 
of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and 
the justification for each waiver. 
(5) POSTING
OF
REPORT.—Any unclassified 
portion 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 
refusal 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 re-
sources, including by strengthening implementation 
and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Trans-
parency Initiative, implementing and enforcing sec-
tion 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052)
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and the amendments made by such section, and to 
prevent the sale of conflict minerals, and for tech-
nical assistance to promote independent audit mech-
anisms and support civil society participation in nat-
ural resource management. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title III may be made 
available to support mining activities related to the 
extraction of minerals until the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that comparable mining activities are 
permitted in areas in the United States which were 
allowable prior to 2023: Provided, That the restric-
tion in this paragraph shall not apply to United 
States entities. 
(3) PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE
AND
INDEPENDENT 
AUDITS.— 
(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to use the voice 
and vote of the United States to oppose any as-
sistance by such institutions (including any 
loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any coun-
try for the extraction and export of a natural 
resource if the government of such country has
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in place laws, regulations, or procedures to pre-
vent or limit the public disclosure of company 
payments as required by United States law, and 
unless such government has adopted laws, regu-
lations, or procedures in the sector in which as-
sistance is being considered that: (1) accurately 
account for and publicly disclose payments to 
the government by companies involved in the 
extraction and export of natural resources; (2) 
include independent auditing of accounts receiv-
ing such payments and the public disclosure of 
such audits; and (3) require public disclosure of 
agreement and bidding documents, as appro-
priate. 
(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. 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
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forcement’’, $2,900,000,000 shall be made available for 
democracy programs. 
(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 not-
withstanding 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 De-
mocracy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), includ-
ing all decisions regarding the selection of bene-
ficiaries. 
(c) DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 
purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de-
mocracy programs’’ means programs that support good 
governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of 
expression, association, assembly, and religion, human 
rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of 
law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of demo-
cratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental or-
ganizations and institutions, and citizens to support the
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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 dem-
onstrate a strong commitment to the separation of powers, 
checks and balances, the rule of law, and credible electoral 
processes. 
(e) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT IN-
TERFERENCE.— 
(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 
INFORMATION.—If the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, deter-
mines that the government of the country is un-
democratic or has engaged in or condoned harass-
ment, threats, or attacks against organizations im-
plementing democracy programs, any new bilateral 
agreement governing the terms and conditions under
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which assistance is provided to such country shall 
not require the disclosure of the names of imple-
menting partners of democracy programs, and the 
Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 
shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to 
existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to con-
form to this requirement. 
(f) CONTINUATION
OF
CURRENT
PRACTICES.— 
USAID shall continue to implement civil society and polit-
ical competition and consensus building programs abroad 
with funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that rec-
ognizes the unique benefits of grants and cooperative 
agreements in implementing such programs. 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE-
DOM OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available 
for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Depart-
ment of State. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democ-
racy Fund’’, and ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made 
available for international religious freedom pro-
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grams: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ pursuant to this section 
shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at- 
Large for International Religious Freedom, in con-
sultation with other relevant United States Govern-
ment officials, and shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made 
available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable 
and persecuted ethnic and religious minorities. 
(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 2025.
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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 com-
bat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such traf-
ficking may be made available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
(b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 
available for forensic anthropology assistance related 
to the exhumation and identification of victims of 
war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, 
which shall be administered by the Assistant Sec-
retary 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 making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign 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 pro-
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grams to combat human trafficking in Central 
America and Mexico. 
(c) WORLD
FOOD
PROGRAMME.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Dis-
aster Assistance’’ may be made available as a general con-
tribution to the World Food Programme. 
(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 Re-
search 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 ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 
made available as contributions to establish and 
maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations.
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(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 
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) 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 Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6), except that 
each individual award may not exceed $500,000. 
(5) EXCHANGE
VISITOR
PROGRAM.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis-
tered 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.),
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except through the formal rulemaking process pursu-
ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
551 et seq.) and notwithstanding the exceptions to 
such rulemaking 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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations, regarding how any pro-
posed modification would affect the public diplomacy 
goals of, and the estimated economic impact on, the 
United States: Provided further, That such consulta-
tion shall take place not later than 30 days prior to 
the publication in the Federal Register of any regu-
latory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Pro-
gram. 
(6) PAYMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, except for funds 
designated by Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985, are available to provide 
payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of
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division J of the Further Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided, 
That funds made available pursuant to this para-
graph shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(7) EXEMPTION OF TRANSACTIONS.—Financing 
for transactions related to civil nuclear facilities, ma-
terial, and technologies, and related goods and serv-
ices and for transactions under the program on 
China and Transformational Exports shall be ex-
cluded from the requirements of section 8(g) of the 
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635 
(g)). 
(8) SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be made available for 
the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues notwith-
standing the limitation of section 7064(c)(4) of this 
Act. 
(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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary
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and the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting option 
for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initi-
ated or significantly modified after the date of enactment 
of this Act, unless the Secretary or Administrator, as ap-
plicable, informs the Committees on Appropriations on a 
case-by-case basis that a direct vetting option is not fea-
sible for such program: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary and the Administrator may restrict the award of, 
terminate, or cancel 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) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern-
ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 
to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc-
tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 
withholding funds under this subsection. 
(g) TRANSFER
OF FUNDS
FOR EXTRAORDINARY 
PROTECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, 
and merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of 
Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of
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expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2025, 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 appro-
priated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 
be transferred. 
(h) IMPACT ON JOBS.—Section 7056 of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116– 
260) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2025. 
(i) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) INCENTIVES
FOR
CRITICAL
POSTS.—The 
authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 
111–32) shall remain in effect through September 
30, 2025. 
(2) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR
AF-
GHANISTAN
RECONSTRUCTION
COMPETITIVE
STA-
TUS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any employee of the Special Inspector General for 
Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes 
at least 12 months of continuous service after enact-
ment of this Act or who is employed on the date on 
which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, 
shall acquire competitive status for appointment to