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up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant 
to section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including to facilitate collabora-
tion with Indigenous communities. 
(5) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator may use funds 
appropriated by this Act under title III to make innovation 
incentive awards in accordance with the terms and conditions 
of section 7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (divi-
sion F of Public Law 116–6): Provided, That each individual 
award may not exceed $100,000. 
(6) DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 
and made available for the Development Innovation Ventures 
program may be 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 modify 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 not-
withstanding 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 Committees on 
Appropriations, regarding how any proposed modification would 
affect the public diplomacy goals of, and the estimated economic 
impact on, the United States: Provided further, That such con-
sultation shall take place not later than 30 days prior to the 
publication 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 Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, except for funds 
designated 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 pursuant 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 Appropriations. 
(9) AFGHAN
ALLIES.—Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan 
Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), in the first 
sentence, by striking ‘‘34,500’’ and inserting ‘‘38,500’’; and 
(C) in clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(10) TRANSATLANTIC ENGAGEMENT.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ are available 
for support of an institute for transatlantic engagement if legis-
lation establishing such an institute is enacted into law by
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September 30, 2023: Provided, That in the event that such 
legislation is not enacted into law by such date, the amounts 
described in this paragraph shall be available under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for the purposes therein. 
(e) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner vetting 
program, providing a direct vetting option, or making a significant 
change to the scope of an existing partner vetting program, the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall 
consult with the Committees 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 of State or USAID 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. 
(f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2023, the President 
may use up to $145,000,000 under the authority of section 451 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
(g) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Secretary 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 comply with the Convention on the 
Civil Aspects of International 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 withholding 
funds under this subsection. 
(h) 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 expired funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for fiscal year 2023, 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 
transferred. 
(i) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES OF DIPLOMATIC 
MISSIONS
AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—The terms and 
conditions of section 7034(k) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (divi-
sion G of Public Law 116–94) shall continue in effect during fiscal 
year 2023. 
(j) PERSONNEL.—Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’ may be used to carry out section 
5(a)(6) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 
U.S.C. 2605(a)(6)) for employing up to 50 individuals domestically 
without regard to the geographic limitation in such section, fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(k) IMPACT ON JOBS.—Section 7056 of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 
(division K of Public Law 116–260) shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2023. 
(l) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The authority con-
tained in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations
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Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) shall remain in effect through 
September 30, 2023. 
(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 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022, and 2023’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2022’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 note), by 
striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(3) 
SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR
AFGHANISTAN 
RECONSTRUCTION COMPETITIVE STATUS.—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 enactment of 
this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR 
terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive 
status for appointment to any position in the competitive service 
for which the employee possesses the required qualifications. 
(4) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31) 
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023. 
(5) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103) shall con-
tinue in effect during fiscal year 2023. 
(6) EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO ISRAEL.—Chapter 
5 of title I of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended 
under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 
(A) in the matter preceding the first proviso, by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2028’’; 
and 
(B) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2028’’. 
(m) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) 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 Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for the regular and 
systematic collection of feedback obtained directly from bene-
ficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of such assistance: 
Provided, That not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State and USAID Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, and 
post on their respective websites, updated procedures for imple-
menting 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 Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall regu-
larly—
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(A) conduct oversight to ensure that such feedback 
is regularly collected and used by implementing partners 
to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assist-
ance; and 
(B) consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
on the results of such oversight. 
(2) EX-POST EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $10,000,000 
shall be made available for ex-post evaluations of the effective-
ness and sustainability of United States Government-funded 
assistance programs. 
(n) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds available in 
the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to sec-
tion 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs Appropriations 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 Appropriation 
Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exercised by the Assistant 
Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds 
deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other prod-
ucts, 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 congressional budget justifica-
tion an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, 
and reimbursements related to such fund. 
(o) LOANS, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) 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 may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, Jordan, Small Island 
Developing States, Tunisia, and Ukraine, which are authorized 
to be provided: Provided, That amounts made available under 
this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be 
considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law 
limiting assistance to a country. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to the authorities of this subsection shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Not less than 30 days prior to exer-
cising the authority of this subsection, but not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President 
shall designate, and concurrently report such designation to 
the appropriate congressional committees, the Federal agency 
or agencies responsible for managing the legacy loan guarantee 
portfolio, maintaining the current and future financial exposure 
of loan guarantees, and executing future loan guarantees. 
(p) LOCAL WORKS.—