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PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au-
thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora-
tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds available during the current 
fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, 
or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, 
or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon 
state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive eco-
nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto-
nated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not 
to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to
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exceed $125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may re-
main available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 
the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, 
payment or services provided by transaction participants 
for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with 
any transaction for which an application for a loan, guar-
antee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 
117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection 
(a) of such section shall remain in effect until September 
30, 2026: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge 
fees for necessary expenses (including special services per-
formed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other 
personal services) in connection with the collection of mon-
eys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collat-
eral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction 
of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 
of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, 
or technical aspects of any transaction for which an appli-
cation for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 
been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting 
transactions: Provided further, That in addition to other 
funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees 
shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended.
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PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insur-
ance, and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of 
the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not 
to exceed $20,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029: Provided, That such costs, including the 
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That such funds shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2041, for the disbursement of direct loans, 
loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated 
in fiscal years 2026 through 2029. 
RECEIPTS COLLECTED 
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed 
the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as off-
setting collections to this account: Provided, That the 
sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 
reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col-
lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 
from the General Fund estimated at $0.
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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE CORPORATION 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $7,200,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027. 
CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT 
The United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to 
make such expenditures and commitments within the lim-
its of funds and borrowing authority available to the Cor-
poration, and in accordance with the law, and to make 
such expenditures and commitments without regard to fis-
cal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 
31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs for the current fiscal year for the Cor-
poration: Provided, That for necessary expenses of the ac-
tivities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) 
of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 
of Public Law 115–254) and for administrative expenses 
to carry out authorized activities described in section 
1434(d) of such Act, $983,250,000: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided—
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(1) $243,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2028, for administrative expenses to 
carry out authorized activities (including an amount 
for official reception and representation expenses 
which shall not exceed $25,000); and 
(2) $740,250,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2028, for the activities described in 
subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 
of the BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts ob-
ligated in a fiscal year for activities described in sec-
tion 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available for 
disbursement for the term of the underlying project: 
Provided further, That amounts made available 
under this paragraph may be paid to the ‘‘United 
States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion—Program Account’’ for programs authorized 
by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 
of the BUILD Act of 2018: 
Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursu-
ant to section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
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ations, and related programs for support by the Corpora-
tion in high-income and advancing income countries shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2026 
collections of amounts described in section 1434(h) of the 
BUILD Act of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collec-
tions to this appropriation: Provided further, That such 
collections collected in fiscal year 2026 in excess of 
$983,250,000 shall be credited to this account and shall 
be available in future fiscal years only to the extent pro-
vided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, 
That in fiscal year 2026, if such collections are less than 
$983,250,000, receipts collected pursuant to the BUILD 
Act of 2018 and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 
in an amount equal to such shortfall, shall be credited as 
offsetting collections to this appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That fees charged for project-specific transaction 
costs as described in section 1434(k) of the BUILD Act 
of 2018, and other direct costs associated with origination 
or monitoring services provided to specific or potential in-
vestors, shall not be considered administrative expenses 
for the purposes of this heading: Provided further, That 
such fees shall be credited to this account for such pur-
poses, to remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available
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under this heading may not be used to provide any type 
of assistance that is otherwise prohibited by any other pro-
vision of law or to provide assistance to any foreign coun-
try that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of 
law: Provided further, That the sums herein appropriated 
from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-
dollar basis by the offsetting collections described under 
this heading so as to result in a final fiscal year appropria-
tion from the General Fund estimated at $547,450,000. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International De-
velopment Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Ac-
count’’ (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 
2028: Provided, That amounts paid to this account from 
CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 
1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public 
Law 115–254) shall be available for the costs of direct 
and guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursu-
ant to section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modi-
fying loans and loan guarantees transferred to the Cor-
poration pursuant to section 1463 of such Act: Provided 
further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall remain avail-
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able for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available in this Act and 
transferred to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 
2018 may remain available for obligation for 1 additional 
fiscal year: Provided further, That the total loan principal 
or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed 
$15,000,000,000. 
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$87,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not more than $5,000 may be available for rep-
resentation and entertainment expenses. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 
SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 
Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 
allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 
59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author-
ized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 
transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 
United States Code.
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UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 
SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 
States Government to which funds are appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 
cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex-
pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 
Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 
such department or agency in fiscal year 2026 or any pre-
vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 
That the report required by this section shall be submitted 
not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 
and should specify by account the amount of funds obli-
gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 
been further sub-obligated. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 
procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro-
vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law.
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DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 
SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING 
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 
604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of 
H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of 
Public Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that 
Act), as amended by section 111 of the Department of 
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–
323), a project to construct a facility of the United States 
may include office space or other accommodations for 
members of the United States Marine Corps. 
(b) CONSULTATION
AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, which may be made available for the 
acquisition of property or award of construction contracts 
for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis-
cal year 2026, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant 
to this subsection shall include the information enumer-
ated under this section in House Report 119–217: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of State shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations at the early
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project development stage for out-year construction 
projects, including to discuss security and non-security 
construction requirements, modifications to scope, and 
cost reductions identified for such projects, consistent with 
applicable laws and regulations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on contingency savings identified 
from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se-
curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ by prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, and the obligation 
of funds made available by such savings shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(c) 
INTERIM
AND
TEMPORARY
FACILITIES 
ABROAD.—
(1) SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 
made available, following consultation with the ap-
propriate congressional committees, to address secu-
rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 
States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 
security upgrades and local guard staffing.
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(2) CONSULTATION.—The opening, closure, or 
any significant modification to an interim or tem-
porary United States diplomatic facility shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees and the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, ex-
cept that such consultation and notification may be 
waived if there is a security risk to personnel. 
(d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up-
grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa-
cilities, residences, and places of worship used by United 
States diplomatic personnel and their dependents. 
(e) FACILITIES.—None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be used to move 
the United States embassy to the State of Israel to a loca-
tion other than Jerusalem. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available under title I to such department 
or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
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between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses within the United States not authorized before en-
actment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to 
$25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions 
of section 316 of the International Security and Develop-
ment Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–533; 22 
U.S.C. 2151a note). 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 
any assistance or reparations for the governments of 
Cuba, North Korea, or Iran: Provided, That for purposes 
of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expendi-
tures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and 
guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.
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COUPS D’E´TAT 
SEC. 7008. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles 
III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended 
to finance directly any assistance to the government of any 
country whose duly elected head of government is deposed 
by military coup d’e´tat or decree or, after the date of en-
actment of this Act, a coup d’e´tat or decree in which the 
military plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance 
may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that subsequent to the termination of 
assistance a democratically elected government has taken 
office: Provided further, That the provisions of this section 
shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elec-
tions or public participation in democratic processes, or 
to support a democratic transition: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following con-
sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may 
waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-pro-
gram basis if the Secretary certifies and reports to the
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Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is in the 
national security interest of the United States: Provided, 
That funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti-
fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—
(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent 
of any appropriation made available for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of State 
under title I of this Act may be transferred be-
tween, and merged with, such appropriations, 
but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 
specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no 
such transfer may be made to increase the ap-
propriation under the heading ‘‘Representation 
Expenses’’. 
(B) EMBASSY
SECURITY.—Funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service’’ in this Act may be
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transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated under such headings if the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 
implement 
the 
recommendations 
of 
the 
Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for 
emergency evacuations, or to prevent or re-
spond to security situations and requirements, 
subject to the regular notification procedures of 
such Committees. 
(C) EMERGENCIES
IN
THE
DIPLOMATIC 
AND CONSULAR SERVICE.—Of the amount made 
available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ for Worldwide Security Protection, not 
to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in the 
Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, to be avail-
able only for emergency evacuations and re-
wards, as authorized. 
(D) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—Of the 
amount made available under the heading, 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up to $50,000,000 
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
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made available in title I of this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’. 
(E) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The transfer 
authorities provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), 
and (D) are in addition to any transfer author-
ity otherwise available in this Act and under 
any other provision of law and the exercise of 
such authority shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(2) REORGANIZATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs under the headings ‘‘Administration 
of Foreign Affairs’’ in title I and ‘‘Operating Ex-
penses’’ in title II may be transferred to and be-
tween accounts under such headings if the Secretary 
of State determines such transfer is necessary to im-
plement a reorganization, redesign, or other plan as 
defined by section 7063(b) of this Act that is ex-
pressly authorized by a subsequent Act of Congress: 
Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided by this Act 
or any other Act and is subject to prior consultation
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with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) TREATMENT
AS
REPROGRAMMING.—Any 
transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON TRANSFERS
OF FUNDS BE-
TWEEN AGENCIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—None of the funds made 
available under titles II through V of this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer author-
ity provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 
Act. 
(2) ALLOCATION
AND
TRANSFERS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 
made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allo-
cated or transferred to agencies of the United States 
Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 
109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
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1961, and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 
2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered 
into by 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 
$2,000,000 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 re-
lated programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen-
tral Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That the requirement of this 
paragraph shall not apply to such agreements with 
a department, agency, or instrumentality funded by 
this Act. 
(4) PRIOR
CONSULTATION
REQUIREMENT.—
Agreements between the Department of State with 
any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
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United States Government not funded by this Act or 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, to transfer or allocate funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘International Humanitarian 
Assistance’’ and ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee 
and Migration Assistance Fund’’ in this Act, or 
under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, and 
‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 
Assistance Fund’’ in prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations, not later than 7 days prior to the transfer 
of such funds, except if to do so would pose an im-
mediate and substantial risk to human health or 
welfare: Provided, That in the case of any such ex-
ception the information required by such consulta-
tion shall be provided as early as practicable, but in 
no event later than 3 days after taking the action 
to which the consultation requirement was applica-
ble, and such information shall include a description 
of the circumstance necessitating such exception.
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(c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE CORPORATION.—Amounts transferred pursuant 
to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division 
F of Public Law 115–254) may only be transferred from 
funds made available under title III of this Act: Provided, 
That any such transfers, or any other amounts transferred 
to the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation (the Corporation) pursuant to any provision 
of law, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 
and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, as ap-
propriate, shall ensure that the programs funded by such 
transfers are coordinated with, and complement, foreign 
assistance programs implemented by the Department of 
State. 
(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
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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 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 
provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector 
General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allo-
cation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsi-
bility 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 upon 
completion of such audits: Provided, That such audits 
shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
by the Department of State: 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 de-
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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 shall be 
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
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
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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’’ that are made available to the Department 
of State may be made available to support the use or es-
tablishment 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 contravention 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 title I 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;
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(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’’ and ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’ 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. 
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 shall develop and submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a multi-year 
strategy to improve the effectiveness of United 
States Government foreign assistance.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by this 
subsection shall include—
(A) methods used to determine the effec-
tiveness of United States Government foreign 
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; 
(D) analysis of opportunities to enhance 
the effectiveness of such assistance by increas-
ing partnerships with local organizations, in-
cluding faith-based organizations, as appro-
priate, including specific plans to provide 
grants, cooperative agreements, and other 
awards of not more than $2,000,000, consistent 
with the requirements included in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act); and 
(E) estimated costs associated with imple-
mentation of the strategy.
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(3) SPECIFIC REFORMS.—The strategy required 
by this subsection shall include the following specific 
reforms—
(A) an approval process for small grants 
previously managed at the mission level, includ-
ing public diplomacy and cultural preservation 
programs, by respective Chiefs of Mission, the 
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and 
Public Affairs, and the Under Secretary of Po-
litical Affairs, as appropriate: Provided, That 
for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘small 
grants’’ means a grant with a value of less than 
$1,000,000; 
(B) a certification process, on a country-
by-country basis, to ensure that United States 
assistance supports the implementation of a 
comprehensive assistance strategy that pro-
motes American interests abroad, including a 
detailed definition of such interests, consistent 
with the requirements of subparagraphs (C) 
and (D); 
(C) a plan established prior to the obliga-
tion of United States assistance for the winding 
down of such assistance, as appropriate, includ-
ing transition and sustainment of programs and
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activities to entities other than the United 
States Government; and 
(D) requirements for co-investment by re-
cipient governments and cost matching from 
sources other than the United States Govern-
ment, including other international donors and 
the private sector, for assistance made available 
by this Act, as appropriate. 
(4) CONCURRENT
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall—
(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. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations 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 ‘‘National Se-
curity Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Humani-
tarian Assistance’’ shall be made available for the regular
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and systematic collection of feedback obtained directly 
from beneficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of 
such assistance: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall regularly conduct oversight to ensure that such feed-
back is collected and used by implementing partners to 
maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assist-
ance. 
(c) 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 sustainability of 
United States Government foreign assistance programs: 
Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section are in addition to funds otherwise made available 
for such purposes. 
(d) INNOVATION.—The Secretary of State may use 
funds appropriated by this Act under title III to make in-
novation incentive awards in accordance with the terms 
and conditions of section 7034(e)(4) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–
6), except that each individual award may not exceed 
$500,000.
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(e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under title I, funds made available for 
any independent agency in title III, and funds made avail-
able under the headings ‘‘Trade and Development Agen-
cy’’ and ‘‘United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation’’, as appropriate, shall be made avail-
able to support the provision of additional information on 
United States Government foreign assistance on the 
‘‘ForeignAssistance.gov’’ website: Provided, That all Fed-
eral agencies funded under this Act shall provide such in-
formation on foreign assistance, upon request and in a 
timely manner, to the Department of State. 
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.
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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 
provision stating that assistance provided by the United 
States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 
the foreign government, and the Secretary of State shall 
expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bi-
lateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this re-
quirement. 
(b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR-
EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 
the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2026 on funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related 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 2027 and for prior fiscal years 
and allocated for the central government of such country
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or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, 
if, not later than September 30, 2027, 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 
subsection (b). 
(d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 
from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur-
suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assist-
ance 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 programmatically responsible manner. 
(e) DETERMINATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec-
tion shall not apply to any foreign government or en-
tity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of 
State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that—
(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 sec-
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tion to ensure 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 govern-
ment 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 
agreement between the Government of the United 
States and the government of the country receiving 
assistance that describes the privileges and immuni-
ties applicable to United States foreign assistance 
for such country generally, or an individual agree-
ment between the Government of the United States 
and such government that describes, among other 
things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be 
accorded the United States assistance provided 
under that agreement.
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(2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes 
and taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and 
customs duties but shall not include individual in-
come taxes assessed to local staff. 
AVAILABILITY AND DESIGNATED FUNDING LEVELS 
SEC. 7014. (a) AVAILABILITY.—No part of any ap-
propriation contained in this Act shall remain available for 
obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided by this Act. 
(b) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically des-
ignated may be reprogrammed for other programs within 
the same account notwithstanding the designation if com-
pliance with the designation is made impossible by oper-
ation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, 
That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That assistance that is repro-
grammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made avail-
able under the same terms and conditions as originally 
provided. 
(c) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to 
the authority contained in subsection (b), the original pe-
riod of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and 
administered by the Department of State that are specifi-
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cally 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 determines and reports 
promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
termination of assistance to a country or a significant 
change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such des-
ignated funds can be obligated 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. 
(d) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des-
ignated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be 
applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or other-
wise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 
Act specifically so directs: Provided, That specifically des-
ignated funding levels or minimum funding requirements 
contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 
appropriated 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-
tion’’, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
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programs to the departments and agencies funded by this 
Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 
2026, 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 re-
name bureaus, centers, or offices; or 
(5) contract out or privatize any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless previously justified to the Committees on Appro-
priations or such Committees are notified 15 days in ad-
vance 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 Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, to the departments and agencies funded 
under such titles that remain available for obligation in
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fiscal year 2026, 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 programs, 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’’, ‘‘National Security Invest-
ment Programs’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Peace Corps’’, 
‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation,
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Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, 
‘‘United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration’’, and ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’ shall be 
available for obligation for programs, projects, activities, 
type of materiel 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 Appro-
priations are notified 15 days in advance of such obliga-
tion: Provided, That the President shall not enter into any 
commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of sec-
tion 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision 
of major defense equipment, other than conventional am-
munition, or other major defense items defined to be air-
craft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously 
justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quan-
tities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Ap-
propriations are notified 15 days in advance of such com-
mitment: Provided further, That requirements of this sub-
section or any similar provision of this or any other Act 
shall not apply to any reprogramming for a program, 
project, or activity for which funds are appropriated under
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titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent 
of the amount previously justified to Congress for obliga-
tion for such program, project, or activity for the current 
fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall in-
clude information on the use of notwithstanding authority. 
(d) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
AND 
FUNDING NOTIFICATIONS.—
(1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available 
to support or continue any program initially funded 
under any authority of title 10, United States Code, 
or any Act making or authorizing appropriations for 
the Department of Defense, unless the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
and in accordance with the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, sub-
mits a justification to such Committees that includes 
a description of, and the annual estimated costs as-
sociated with, the support or continuation of such 
program. 
(2) FUNDING.—Funds transferred by the De-
partment of Defense to the Department of State for
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assistance for foreign countries and international or-
ganizations shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(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 Appro-
priations to the same extent and under the same 
conditions as other committees pursuant to sub-
section (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 Appro-
priations in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of such Committees if such defense arti-
cles 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 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
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Committees shall also be informed of the original ac-
quisition cost of such defense articles. 
(e) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the requirements of this section or any similar pro-
vision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior 
Act, requiring notification in accordance with the regular 
notification procedures of, or consultations with, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations may only 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, noti-
fication to, or consultation with, the Committees on Ap-
propriations 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: Provided further, That no other pro-
vision of law relating to such assistance may be construed 
to authorize a waiver or alteration of the notification re-
quirements of this section, or any other notification or 
consultation required by this Act or prior Acts, unless 
such provision explicitly cites to and supersedes this pro-
viso.
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(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 
Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, 
El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, 
Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Paki-
stan, the Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, 
Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, and 
Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts 
making funds available for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs that are made avail-
able for a trust fund held by an international financial 
institution shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and such 
notification shall include the information specified under 
this section in House Report 119–217. 
(h) OTHER
PROGRAM
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—
(1) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for the following 
programs and activities shall be subject to the reg-
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ular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: 
(A) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 
initiatives; 
(B) the Indo-Pacific Strategy; 
(C) assistance made available pursuant to 
section 7066 of this Act; 
(D) the Countering PRC Influence Fund 
and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 
and 
(E) the America First Opportunity Fund. 
(2) ARMS
SALES.—The reports, notifications, 
and certifications, and any other documents, re-
quired to be submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), and 
such documents submitted pursuant to section 36(b) 
through (d) of such Act with respect to countries 
that have received assistance provided with funds 
appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, shall be concur-
rently submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions and shall include information about the source 
of funds for any sale or transfer, as applicable, if 
known at the time of submission.
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(3) DEOBLIGATED
BALANCES.—An obligation 
in excess of $2,000,000 from deobligated balances of 
funds appropriated by prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that remain available 
due to the exercise of the authority in section 7011 
of such Acts shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(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 notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 
State 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 incident and parties involved, and an explanation 
of the response of the Department of State: Provided, 
That the requirement to inform of this subsection shall 
also apply to the circumstances and in the manner de-
scribed under this section in the explanatory statement de-
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scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act). 
(k) PRIOR
CONSULTATION
REQUIREMENT.—The 
Secretary of State, the Chief Executive Officer of the 
United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation shall consult with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 7 days prior to inform-
ing 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 
detailed justification for such suspension, including a de-
scription 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 non-
governmental organization, including any contractor, 
which fails to provide upon timely request any document,
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file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of 
the Department of State. 
(b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.—
(1) Any Federal agency funded by this Act 
shall maintain a public website, and, except as pro-
vided in paragraphs (2) and (3), any report required 
by this Act to be submitted to Congress shall be 
posted on the public website of such agency not later 
than 45 days following 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 Appropria-
tions 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 119–217 or 
the explanatory statement described in section
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4 (in the matter preceding 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 
CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS.—The heads of Federal 
agencies funded under titles I and II of this Act shall—
(1) regularly review and update the policies, di-
rectives, and oversight necessary to comply with 
Federal statutes, regulations, and presidential execu-
tive orders and memoranda concerning the preserva-
tion 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 to im-
prove Federal records management pursuant to the 
Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 
31, and 33) and other applicable Federal records 
management statutes, regulations, or policies for 
such agencies;
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(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 
Information Act’’); and 
(5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to miti-
gate 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 
information, and implement the recommendations of 
the applicable reports of the cognizant Office of In-
spector 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 constitu-
tional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing 
within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such
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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 
amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor-
tions 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 Assist-
ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 
the performance 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 biomedical research which relates in whole or in 
part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 
involuntary sterilization 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
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above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri-
lizations. 
ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS 
SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to 
subsection (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles 
III through V shall be made available at not less than the 
amounts specifically designated in the respective tables in-
cluded in the explanatory 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 organi-
zations 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 
provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State may only 
deviate up to 10 percent below the amounts specifically 
designated in the respective tables included in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That 
such percentage may be exceeded only if the Secretary of 
State determines and reports in writing to the Committees
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on Appropriations on a case-by-case basis that such devi-
ation is necessary to respond to significant, exigent, or un-
foreseen events, or to address other exceptional cir-
cumstances directly related to the national security inter-
est of the United States, including a description of such 
events or circumstances: Provided further, That deviations 
pursuant to the preceding proviso may not exceed 50 per-
cent and shall be subject to prior consultation 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 As-
sistance 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 
minimum 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
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consolidated Act) shall not apply to the table in-
cluded 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 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ included 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act), the matter preceding the first proviso in 
subsection (b) of this section shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘5 percent’’ for ‘‘10 percent’’, and the pro-
visos in such subsection (b) shall not apply. 
(e) REPORTS AND CONSULTATIONS.—The Secretary 
of State and other designated officials, as appropriate, 
shall submit the reports and conduct the consultations re-
quired, in the manner described, in House Report 119–
217 and the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), unless otherwise directed in such explanatory state-
ment. 
(f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Humanitarian Assist-
ance’’ shall not be included for purposes of meeting 
amounts designated for countries in this Act, unless such 
heading is specifically designated as the source of funds.
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(g) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations the report re-
quired by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 for fiscal year 2025: Provided, That such report 
shall also include details on the allocation of funds at the 
program, project, and activity level for meeting the con-
gressionally directed amounts specifically designated for a 
purpose in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division 
F of Public Law 118–47), as carried forward by the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public 
Law 119–4), to include the amounts specifically des-
ignated in title VII of such Acts: Provided further, That 
not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the structure and details to accompany 
such report. 
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 bi-
lateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act 
unless such pledge meets the requirements contained 
under this section in House Report 119–217.
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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 
Secretary of State has determined supports inter-
national terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of 
the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4813(c)): Provided, That the prohibition under this 
section with respect to a foreign government shall 
terminate 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.
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(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 
assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 
amount of such assistance, and an explanation of 
how the assistance furthers the United States na-
tional interest. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—
(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 govern-
ment 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 sec-
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tion 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 
Appropriations of the waiver (including the justifica-
tion for the waiver) in accordance with the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment 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 Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the For-
eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).
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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 de-
fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in-
clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 
directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 
for the ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘pro-
gram, project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to in-
clude country, regional, and central program level funding 
within each such account, either as—
(1) justified to Congress; or 
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac-
cordance with the report required by section 653(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modi-
fied pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. 
CLARIFICATION 
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
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Development 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. 
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-Im-
port Bank and the United States International Develop-
ment 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 ca-
pacity is expected to become operative and if the assist-
ance will cause substantial injury to United States pro-
ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Pro-
vided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-
Import Bank if in the judgment 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,
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and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection 
shall not prohibit—
(1) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Asso-
ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agri-
cultural 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 im-
provement or introduction, consultancy, publication, con-
ference, or training in connection with the growth or pro-
duction 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 subsection shall not prohibit—
(1) activities designed to increase food security 
in developing countries where such activities will not
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have a significant impact on the export of agricul-
tural commodities of the United States; 
(2) research activities intended primarily to 
benefit United States producers; 
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Asso-
ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agri-
cultural 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 in-
stitution to use the voice and vote of the United States 
to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for 
the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 
for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 
assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 
producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.
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SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL 
CURRENCIES.—
(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 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements 
which result in the generation of local currencies of 
that country, the Secretary of State 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 the Department 
of State and that government to monitor and 
account for deposits into and disbursements 
from the separate account.
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(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 Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 
purposes 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.—The De-
partment of State shall take all necessary steps to 
ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies dis-
bursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the 
separate account established pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursu-
ant to subsection (a)(2). 
(4) 
TERMINATION
OF
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun-
try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as
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the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 
funds which remain in a separate account estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 
for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov-
ernment of that country and the United States Gov-
ernment. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail-
able to the government of a foreign country, under 
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 Explan-
atory Statement of the Committee of Conference ac-
companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re-
port No. 98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 
obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec-
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tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica-
tion through the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in-
clude a detailed description of how the funds pro-
posed to be made available will be used, with a dis-
cussion of the United States interests that will be 
served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, 
a description of the economic policy reforms that will 
be promoted by such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 
funds may be exempt from the requirements of para-
graph (1) only through the regular notification pro-
cedures 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 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREE-
DOM Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Sup-
port for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 
(Public Law 101–179): Provided, That before using the
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authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in sup-
port of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the 
President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
pursuant to the regular notification procedures, including 
a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance 
to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assist-
ance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibi-
tions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations con-
tained in this or any other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2026, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re-
strict 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 reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(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 sup-
port international terrorism; or
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(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 
Assistance 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 di-
vision J of Public Law 116–94), the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall 
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 
Mission 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 
Resource 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 eco-
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nomic and commercial diplomacy issue areas and ensure, 
after a review of course offerings, course attendance 
records, and course evaluation results, that current offer-
ings meet training needs. 
(c) ASSISTANCE.—
(1) The Secretary of State should direct each 
Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance 
and support commercial relations and the safe-
guarding of United States business interests in the 
development and execution of the applicable Inte-
grated Country Strategy and the Mission Resource 
Request for each country receiving bilateral assist-
ance from funds appropriated by this Act. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
available to enhance and expand Department of 
State coordination with the Department of Com-
merce on the furtherance of national and economic 
security interests, subject to the coordination and 
concurrence of the Assistant Secretary for Global 
Markets and Director General, United States For-
eign Commercial Service: Provided, That such funds 
shall not be used to subsidize or replicate ongoing 
activities of the United State Foreign Commercial
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Service, and may not be used for programs or activi-
ties in the United States: Provided further, That 
such funds are subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor 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, includ-
ing the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, 
to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the effec-
tiveness of at least 35 percent of all loans, grants, pro-
grams, and significant analytical non-lending activities in 
advancing the institution’s goals of reducing poverty and 
promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with rel-
evant safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such 
loans, grants, programs, and activities are based on accu-
rate data and objective analysis. 
(b) SAFEGUARDS.—
(1) STANDARDS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States Executive Direc-
tor of the International Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development and the International Development
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Association to use the voice and vote of the United 
States to oppose any loan, grant, policy, or strategy 
if such institution has adopted and is implementing 
any social or environmental safeguard relevant to 
such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides 
less protection 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;
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(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. 
(c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated 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 com-
pensated by the institution at a rate which, together with 
whatever compensation 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 execu-
tive director to such institution is compensated by the in-
stitution 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 dili-
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gence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection 
with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institu-
tion. 
(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
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. 
(f) 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. 
(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 institu-
tion to effectively implement and enforce policies and pro-
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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; 
(2) legal burdens of proof; 
(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 
retaliation, 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.
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(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 Treas-
ury concurrent with such request determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that—
(1) the capital increase sets such institution on 
a path to meet its regional or global objectives, as 
appropriate, including its overarching strategic 
framework and vision for its role in development fi-
nance, and such increase includes agreement on in-
ternal reforms and policy measures necessary to en-
hance the efficiency and effectiveness of the institu-
tion; and 
(2) the capital increase does not increase the 
voting power of the People’s Republic of China in 
such institution relative to that of the United States, 
unless the Secretary of the Treasury certifies and re-
ports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that such capital increase is in the national interest 
of the United States. 
(j) OPPOSITION TO LENDING TO THE PEOPLE’S RE-
PUBLIC OF CHINA.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director at each mul-
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tilateral development bank to use the voice and vote of 
the United States to oppose any loan, extension of finan-
cial assistance, or technical assistance by such bank to the 
People’s Republic of China. 
(k) 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 
detailing 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 sanc-
tions by the United States. 
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE INITIATIVE 
SEC. 7030. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, not less than $155,000,000 shall be made avail-
able 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 funds made available 
by this section may only be made available following con-
sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations, and shall include sup-
port for—
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(1) strategic infrastructure investments, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of State in 
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
agencies; 
(2) activities to enhance critical mineral supply 
chain security; and 
(3) the Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and 
Related Technologies Fund in accordance with 
Chapter 10 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961: Provided, That the authority of section 
592(f) of such Act may apply to amounts made 
available for such Fund under the heading ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’ and such 
funds may be made available for the Digital 
Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership program 
consistent with section 6306 of the Department of 
State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F of Pub-
lic Law 118–31). 
(b) Funds appropriated by subsection (a) may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
this Act to the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
under the heading ‘‘Program Account’’, to the United 
States International Development Finance Corporation 
under the heading ‘‘Corporate Capital Account’’, and 
under the heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’:
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Provided, 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 proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act, not less than $185,250,000 shall be made available 
for energy development and security programs for coun-
tries globally through approaches consistent with section 
3 of the Electrify Africa Act (Public Law 114–121), to 
improve energy access, productivity, and self-reliance, in-
cluding to counter the influence of the People’s Republic 
of China and increase the economic competitiveness of the 
United States in the energy sector. 
(d) Section 7030(c) of division F of Public Law 118–
47 shall apply during fiscal year 2026. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND 
ANTI-CORRUPTION 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN-
MENT-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-
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grams Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of 
Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and 
(B) the government of the recipient coun-
try is taking steps to reduce corruption. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.—In 
addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 
may only be made available for direct government-
to-government assistance subject to prior consulta-
tion 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 
paragraph (1): Provided further, That the require-
ments of this paragraph shall only apply to direct 
government-to-government assistance in excess of 
$2,500,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, 
budget support, and cash payments to individuals. 
(3) SUSPENSION
OF
ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary of State shall suspend any direct government-
to-government assistance if the Secretary has cred-
ible information of material misuse of such assist-
ance, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that it is in the national interest 
of the United States to continue such assistance, in-
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cluding 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 
Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2027 
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 Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) NATIONAL BUDGET
AND CONTRACT TRANS-
PARENCY.—
(1) 
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
OF
FISCAL 
TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con-
tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re-
quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern-
ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 
as identified in the report required by section 
7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
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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: Provided, That such re-
port shall include the elements included under this 
section in House Report 118–146. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $5,000,000 of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ shall 
be made available for programs and activities to as-
sist governments identified pursuant to paragraph 
(1) to improve budget transparency and to support 
civil society organizations in such countries that pro-
mote 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 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
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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 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, 2027, 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-
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lation of human rights concerning each of the indi-
viduals found ineligible in the previous 12 months 
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-
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tion 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) 
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) 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 
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
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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 ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
$2,175,000,000 should be made available for democracy 
programs as described under this section in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(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
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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 
development of democratic states and institutions that are 
responsive and accountable to citizens. 
(d) 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-
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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 determines 
that the government of the country is undemocratic 
or has engaged in or condoned harassment, threats, 
or attacks against organizations implementing de-
mocracy 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 part-
ners of democracy programs, and the Secretary of 
State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amend-
ments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, 
to conform to this requirement. 
(e) PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS AND 
JOURNALISTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ and 
‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made available to support and 
protect members of civil society and journalists who have 
been threatened, harassed, or attacked. 
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
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for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Depart-
ment of State. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than 
$40,000,000 shall be made available for inter-
national religious freedom programs: Provided, That 
such funds shall be the responsibility of the Ambas-
sador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, 
in consultation with other relevant United States 
Government officials: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be prioritized for programs in countries 
designated as a country of particular concern for re-
ligious freedom pursuant to section 402(b)(1)(A)(ii) 
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 6442). 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Humanitarian Assistance’’ 
shall be made available for humanitarian assistance 
for vulnerable and persecuted ethnic and religious 
minorities, including victims of genocide designated 
by the Secretary of State and other groups that have 
suffered crimes against humanity and ethnic cleans-
ing.
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(c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’ may be made available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law for assistance for ethnic and religious mi-
norities in Iraq and Syria. 
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.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’, not less than $15,000,000 
shall be made available for forensic assistance related to 
combating human trafficking as well as the exhumation 
and identification of victims of war crimes, crimes against 
humanity, and genocide: 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 assist-
ance for countries.
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(c) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.—
(1) GENOCIDE
VICTIMS
MEMORIAL
SITES.—
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ 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. 
(2) 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.), 
except through the formal rulemaking process pursu-
ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
551 et seq.) and notwithstanding the exception 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-
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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. 
(3) 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’’, 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. 
(4) PROGRAM COORDINATION.—The fourth pro-
viso under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ in the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 
117–103) shall continue in effect during fiscal year
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2026 and apply to funds appropriated under such 
heading in this Act. 
(d) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a part-
ner 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 shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 
That the Secretary of State 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. 
(e) 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. 
(f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2026, the 
President may use up to $125,000,000 under the author-
ity of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
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(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 
expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2026, 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 2026. 
(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, 2026. 
(2) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi-
sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef-
fect during fiscal year 2026.
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(3) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (divi-
sion K of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in ef-
fect during fiscal year 2026 and shall apply to funds 
appropriated by this Act. 
(4) EXTENSIONS.—
(A) Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency 
Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2003 (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is 
amended under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees 
to Israel’’—
(i) in the matter preceding the first 
proviso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2030’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2031’’; and 
(ii) in the second proviso, by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2030’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2031’’. 
(B) Section 7030(b) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2024 (division J of 
Public Law 118–47) shall continue in effect 
during fiscal year 2026 and shall—
(i) also apply to funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘National
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Security Investment Programs’’ and to the 
countries of Costa Rica and Panama; and 
(ii) be applied by substituting ‘‘De-
partment of State’’ for ‘‘United States 
Agency for International Development’’. 
(5) CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams 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 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2025, and 
2026’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘2025’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2026’’; and 
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 
note), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’. 
(j) 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
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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 Secretary of State 
with respect to funds deposited 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 
shall include in the congressional budget justification an 
accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, bal-
ances, and reimbursements related to such fund. 
(k) FOUNDATION.—Subtitle A of title LI of division 
E of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 
(Public Law 118–159) is amended—
(1) in section 5101(6) (22 U.S.C. 10601(6)), by 
striking ‘‘International Conservation’’ and inserting 
‘‘Natural Security and Counterterrorism’’; and 
(2) in section 5102 (22 U.S.C. 10602)—
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(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘international 
conservation’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘natural security and counterterrorism’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘International Conservation’’ and inserting 
‘‘Natural Security and Counterterrorism’’. 
(l) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 
purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATIONS.—The 
term ‘‘regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations’’ means such Committees 
shall be notified not less than 15 days in advance of 
the obligation of funds: Provided, That such notifica-
tions shall include the information detailed under 
this section in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act). 
(3) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 
PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act,
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for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re-
main available for obligation, and have not expired. 
(4) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu-
tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Cor-
poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
International Monetary Fund, the International 
Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De-
velopment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 
Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North 
American Development Bank, the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development, the African 
Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 
and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 
(5) 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 Inde-
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pendent State of Papua New Guinea, the Inde-
pendent State of Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the 
Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of 
Vanuatu. 
(6) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—For the purposes 
of this Act, the term ‘‘prior consultation’’ means a 
substantive engagement between a relevant Federal 
agency and the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 7 days prior to any public announcement or 
submission of a notification in which such Commit-
tees are provided with details and the opportunity to 
engage on—
(A) the proposed use of funds, as applica-
ble; 
(B) the development, content, or conduct 
of a program, project, or activity; and 
(C) the proposed decision to be taken. 
(7) SPEND
PLAN.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap-
propriated 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;
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(B) amounts and sources of funds by ac-
count; 
(C) how such funds will complement other 
ongoing or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(8) 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 
operating unit performing the same or similar func-
tions. 
(9) THIS ACT.—This Act shall be deemed to be 
an Act making appropriations for the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
for purposes of any provision of law citing, or refer-
ring to amounts made available by, such an Act. 
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
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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 
planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 
police roles that support democratic governance, in-
cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 
respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, 
and foster improved police relations with the com-
munities 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’’:
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Provided, That the requirement of this subpara-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un-
less the Secretary determines that such country 
has in place, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat-
ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 
standards recommended by the Committee on 
Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur-
ther, That any such training and equipment for 
combat casualty care shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(3) TRAINING
RELATED
TO
INTERNATIONAL 
HUMANITARIAN LAW.—The Secretary of State shall 
offer training related to the requirements of inter-
national humanitarian law as a component of any 
package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’: 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 humani-
tarian law: Provided further, That any such training
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shall be made available through an open and com-
petitive process. 
(4) INTERNATIONAL
PRISON
CONDITIONS.—
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ and 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ shall be made available for assistance to 
eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and 
other detention facilities, notwithstanding section 
660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State 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 otherwise made available by this 
Act for such purpose. 
(5) MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY OF AS-
SISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, not less 
than $2,500,000 shall be made available for the Bu-
reau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of 
State, in accordance with the purposes specified 
under this heading in the explanatory statement de-
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scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—
(1) RECONSTITUTING
CIVILIAN
POLICE
AU-
THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap-
propriated 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 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2026, and shall apply to funds made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security In-
vestment Programs’’. 
(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
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Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the 
procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 
option to purchase) of defense articles from United 
States commercial suppliers, not including Major 
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and 
other types of aircraft having possible civilian appli-
cation), if the President determines that there are 
compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 
for those defense articles being provided by commer-
cial 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 pursu-
ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 
Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 
2028: Provided, That the provision of defense arti-
cles and defense services to foreign countries or 
international organizations from the Fund shall be 
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(5) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE 
AUTHORITY.—Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A))
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is amended by striking ‘‘2027’’ and inserting 
‘‘2028’’. 
(6) 
PROGRAM
CLARIFICATION.—Notwith-
standing section 503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 
(22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the procurement of defense 
articles and services funded on a non-repayable basis 
under section 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 security assistance activities pursuant to 
10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State Partnership 
Program): Provided, That this paragraph shall only 
apply to funds that remain available for obligation 
in fiscal year 2026. 
(7) FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
DIRECT 
LOANS
AND
LOAN
GUARANTEES.—Through fiscal 
year 2027, the terms and conditions provided in sec-
tion 2606(a) and (b) of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103; 136 Stat. 
785) shall apply in the same manner and to the 
same extent to amounts made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, except that the limitations on amounts made 
available for direct loans and loan guarantees under 
sections 2606(a) and (b) shall each be increased by
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an additional $8,000,000,000, and the phrase ‘‘, ex-
cept with respect to the initial obligation of funds 
for such costs’’ shall be inserted before the period in 
the final proviso of section 2606(a) and the final 
proviso of section 2606(b). 
(8) CONTINUATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Section 
7035(b)(7) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47) shall con-
tinue in effect during fiscal year 2026. 
(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.—
(A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, demining equipment 
available to the Department of State and used 
in support of the clearance of landmines and 
unexploded ordnance for humanitarian 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 
assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni-
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tions, no defense export license for cluster mu-
nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless—
(i) the submunitions of the cluster 
munitions, after arming, do not result in 
more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 
across the range of intended operational 
environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 
such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 
technology specifies that the cluster muni-
tions will only be used against clearly de-
fined military targets and will not be used 
where civilians 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 secu-
rity force uses excessive force to repress peaceful ex-
pression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to 
the environment or human health, or the fairness of
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electoral processes, or in countries that are undemo-
cratic or undergoing democratic transition, the Sec-
retary shall promptly determine if such information 
is credible: Provided, That if the information is de-
termined to be credible, funds appropriated by this 
Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, 
light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd 
control purposes for such unit, unless the Secretary 
of State determines that the foreign government is 
taking effective measures to bring the responsible 
members of such unit to justice. 
(4) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—
(A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of 
Offer and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’, the Secretary of 
State shall consult with each recipient govern-
ment 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 articles, services, and training 
procured with funds appropriated under such 
heading are consistent with United States na-
tional security policy.
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(B) The Secretary of State shall promptly 
inform the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of any instance in which the Secretary of 
State has credible information that such assist-
ance was used in a manner contrary to such 
agreement. 
(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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli-
gated and expended during fiscal year 2025, by 
country and purpose of assistance, including for 
sustainment of Department of Defense security co-
operation programs, and under the headings ‘‘Peace-
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 
‘‘military training provided to foreign military per-
sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 
military training provided by foreign governments
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with funds appropriated to the Department of De-
fense or the Department of State, except for train-
ing provided by the government of a country des-
ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2321k(b)) as a major non-NATO ally: Provided, 
That such third-country training shall be clearly 
identified in the report submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 656 of such Act. 
(3) LEAHY
LAW.—For purposes of imple-
menting section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, the term ‘‘credible information’’ means in-
formation that, considering the source of such infor-
mation 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 crit-
ical of a policy of the United States Government or 
its security partners; whether the source has a per-
sonal connection 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 ‘‘National Security
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Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’, not less than $150,000,000 
shall be made available 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 pursu-
ant 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 
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
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(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. 
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 appropriate 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
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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—
(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 se-
cure 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 set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact
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other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national 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 
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 Pales-
tinian 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 2026, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
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troller General 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 Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘National Security Invest-
ment Programs’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Secu-
rity Investment Programs’’ for assistance for the West 
Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all ap-
propriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not pro-
vided to or through any individual, private or government 
entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows 
or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, en-
gages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with 
respect to private entities or educational institutions, those 
that have as a principal officer of the entity’s governing 
board or governing board of trustees any individual that 
has been determined to be involved in, or advocating ter-
rorist activity or determined to be a member of a des-
ignated foreign terrorist organization: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish proce-
dures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this 
subsection and shall terminate assistance to any indi-
vidual, entity, or educational institution which the Sec-
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retary has determined to be involved in or advocating ter-
rorist 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—
(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 deter-
mines 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 obli-
gation 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
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and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com-
pliance with such benchmarks; and 
(B) the steps being taken by the Pales-
tinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, 
inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, 
including by bringing to justice members of 
Palestinian security forces who commit such 
crimes. 
(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—
(1) The Secretary of State 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 Inspec-
tor General of the Department of State for audits, 
investigations, and other activities in furtherance of 
the requirements of this subsection: Provided, That 
such funds are in addition to funds otherwise avail-
able for such purposes. 
(e) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 
in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United
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States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2026 
under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, and such audit shall address—
(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 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees 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 provi-
sions 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
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 
more 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 sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing 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: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
tinian 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 Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
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thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 
Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 
LIBERATION 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 re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government, including all of its ministers or such 
equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with 
the 
principles 
contained 
in 
section
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620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, as amended. 
(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 subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent 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: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation 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 as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027, sub-
ject to the requirements of paragraphs (3) and 
(4): Provided, That such funds may be trans-
ferred to an interest bearing account in the 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions and the uses of any interest earned on 
such funds shall be subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—In 
addition to amounts made available pursuant to 
paragraph (1), not less than $75,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ shall be made avail-
able for assistance for Egypt. 
(3) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance 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
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certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is—
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
(4) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds made avail-
able pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), $320,000,000 
shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the Government of Egypt is meeting 
the requirements under this section in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may waive such require-
ment if the Secretary determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such funds are 
necessary for counterterrorism, border security, or 
nonproliferation programs or that it is otherwise im-
portant to the national security interest of the 
United States to do so, including a detailed justifica-
tion 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
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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’’, ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’, and ‘‘Non-
proliferation, 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, 
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 Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees
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on Appropriations the semi-annual report re-
quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 
added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree-
ment 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 re-
port on—
(i) the status of United States bilat-
eral 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. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be—
(A) used to implement an agreement with 
the Government of Iran relating to the nuclear 
program of Iran, or a renewal of the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action adopted on Octo-
ber 18, 2015, in contravention of the Iran Nu-
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clear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 
2160e); 
(B) made available to any foreign entity or 
person that is subject to United Nations or 
United States bilateral sanctions with respect to 
the Government of Iran; or 
(C) used to revoke the designation of the 
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a For-
eign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189). 
(c) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for 
grants only for Israel: Provided, That funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’ and made available for assistance for Israel 
shall be disbursed within 30 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent that the 
Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
purposes, grants made available for Israel under this 
heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, 
be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not 
less than $250,300,000 shall be available for the procure-
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ment in Israel of defense articles and defense services, in-
cluding research and development. 
(d) JORDAN.—
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Jordan, of 
which not less than $845,100,000 shall be made 
available for budget support for the Government of 
Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be 
made available under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’. 
(2) In addition to amounts made available pur-
suant to paragraph (1), not less than $400,000,000 
of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’ shall be made 
available for assistance for Jordan, which shall be 
made available for budget support, and not less than 
$50,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
shall be made available for assistance for Jordan. 
(e) LEBANON.—
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available for the 
Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb-
anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF
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is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 
designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are made available 
for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail-
able for programs and equipment for the ISF 
and the LAF to address security and stability 
requirements in areas affected by conflict in 
Syria, following consultation with the appro-
priate congressional 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 
programs to—
(i) professionalize the LAF to miti-
gate 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-
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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 sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
spend plan, including actions to be taken to en-
sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 
only for the intended purposes, except such plan 
may not be considered as meeting the notifica-
tion requirements under section 7015 of this 
Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 
any notification submitted pursuant to such 
section shall include any funds specifically in-
tended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Invest-
ment Programs’’ that are made available for assist-
ance for Lebanon may be made available notwith-
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standing section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–
228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 note). 
(f) SYRIA.—
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 
response and chemical weapons investigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act and made available for assistance for Syria may 
not be made available for—
(A) a project or activity that supports or 
otherwise legitimizes the Government of Iran, 
foreign terrorist organizations (as designated 
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of 
Iran in Syria; and 
(B) activities that further the strategic ob-
jectives of the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration that the Secretary of State determines 
may threaten or undermine United States na-
tional security interests.
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(3) 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 Syria shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(g) TUNISIA.—Funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 
for Tunisia for the purposes described under this section 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(h) WEST BANK AND GAZA.—
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini-
tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 
Programs’’ for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of 
such assistance is to—
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region;
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(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 ‘‘National Security Invest-
ment Programs’’ in this Act may be made avail-
able for assistance for the Palestinian Author-
ity, if after the date of enactment 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 
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 sup-
port such an investigation, that subjects 
Israeli nationals to an investigation for al-
leged 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
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such clause if the Secretary certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is 
in the national security interest of the United 
States, and submits a report to such Commit-
tees detailing how the waiver and the continu-
ation of assistance 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 
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
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(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 pursu-
ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 
President may waive section 1003 of Public 
Law 100–204 if the President determines and 
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 the Palestinians have entered 
into direct and meaningful negotiations with 
Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 
previous provisions of law 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 pe-
riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) GAZA OVERSIGHT.—
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(A) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
State shall certify and report to the appropriate 
congressional committees not later than 15 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, that—
(i) oversight policies, processes, and 
procedures have been established by the 
Department of State and are in use to pre-
vent the diversion to Hamas and other ter-
rorist and extremist entities in Gaza and 
the misuse or destruction by such entities 
of assistance, including through inter-
national organizations; and 
(ii) such policies, processes, and pro-
cedures have been developed in coordina-
tion with other bilateral and multilateral 
donors and the Government of Israel, as 
appropriate. 
(B) OVERSIGHT
POLICY
AND
PROCE-
DURES.—The Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees, con-
current with the submission of the certification 
required in subparagraph (A), a written de-
scription of the oversight policies, processes, 
and procedures for funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for
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Gaza, including specific actions to be taken 
should such assistance be diverted, misused, or 
destroyed, and the role of the Government of 
Israel in the oversight of such assistance. 
(C) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Sec-
retary of State shall promptly inform the appro-
priate congressional committees of each in-
stance in which funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for assistance for Gaza 
have been diverted, misused, or destroyed, to 
include the type of assistance, a description of 
the incident and parties involved, and an expla-
nation of the response of the Department of 
State. 
(D) THIRD
PARTY
MONITORING.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act shall be made available 
for third party monitoring of assistance for 
Gaza, including end use monitoring, following 
consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
(E) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for assist-
ance for Gaza, and every 90 days thereafter 
until all such funds are expended, the Secretary
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of State shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report detailing the 
amount and purpose of such assistance pro-
vided during each respective quarter, including 
a description of the specific entity implementing 
such assistance. 
(F) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act and 
every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 
2027, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Director of National Intelligence and 
other heads of elements of the intelligence com-
munity that the Secretary considers relevant, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report assessing whether funds 
appropriated by this Act and made available for 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have 
been diverted to or destroyed by Hamas or 
other terrorist and extremist entities in the 
West Bank and Gaza: Provided, That such re-
port shall include details on the amount and 
how such funds were made available and used 
by such entities: Provided further, That such re-
port may be submitted in classified form, if nec-
essary.
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(G) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act but 
prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
available by this Act for humanitarian assist-
ance for Gaza, the Secretary of State shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
the amount and anticipated uses of such funds. 
(4) APPLICATION
OF
TAYLOR
FORCE
ACT.—
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ 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). 
(5) 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. 
(6) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees detailing steps 
taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incite-
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ment of violence against Israelis and to promote 
peace and coexistence with Israel. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’ may be made avail-
able for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court in 
Central African Republic. 
(b) COUNTRIES OF THE AFRICAN GREAT LAKES RE-
GION.—
(1) PEACE AGREEMENT AND REGIONAL ECO-
NOMIC INTEGRATION.—Funds appropriated under ti-
tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
to support the June 27, 2025 Peace Agreement Be-
tween the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the 
Republic of Rwanda and implementation of the Re-
gional Economic Integration Framework, including 
for cross-border security and education programs, 
east-west economic linkages, and health security in 
Virunga National Park and adjoining national parks 
in Rwanda: Provided, That such funds shall 
prioritize sectors deemed critical by the Secretary of 
State to the national security and economic interests 
of the United States, including the mining sector 
and other natural resources: Provided further, That
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such funds shall also be made available to facilitate 
regional economic integration and investment, in-
cluding with Burundi and Uganda: Provided further, 
That such funds may only be made available fol-
lowing consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, 
and in accordance with the requirements contained 
under this section in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
not less than $60,000,000 shall be made available 
for such purposes, which are in addition to amounts 
made available for assistance for the Democratic Re-
public of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, in-
cluding for bilateral assistance for such countries. 
(2) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.—
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 
Act shall be made available for bilateral assistance 
for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for 
agriculture, global health, law enforcement pro-
grams, humanitarian assistance, and programs to 
address violence against women and girls, including 
in Eastern DRC. 
(3) REPUBLIC
OF
RWANDA.—Funds appro-
priated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be
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made available for bilateral assistance for the Re-
public of Rwanda, including for maternal and child 
health programs, programs to combat malaria, and 
continued support for the Government of Rwanda’s 
education reform efforts. 
(4) ASSISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appro-
priated 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 Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government is not facili-
tating or otherwise participating in destabilizing ac-
tivities in a neighboring country, including aiding 
and abetting armed groups. 
(c) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act shall be made available for pro-
grams and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Re-
sistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in 
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Cen-
tral African Republic, including to improve physical ac-
cess, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warn-
ing mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobi-
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lization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, es-
pecially child soldiers. 
(d) 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. 
(e) NIGERIA.—
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated under titles III and IV of this Act that are 
made available for assistance for the central Govern-
ment of Nigeria, 50 percent may not be obligated 
until the Secretary of State certifies to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that such Government is—
(A) taking effective steps to prevent and 
respond to violence and hold perpetrators ac-
countable;
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(B) prioritizing resources to support vic-
tims of such violence, including internally dis-
placed persons; 
(C) actively facilitating the safe return, re-
settlement, and reconstruction of communities 
impacted by the violence; and 
(D) allocating sufficient resources to ad-
dress the conditions in subparagraphs (A) 
through (C). 
(2) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds appro-
priated under titles III and IV of this Act that are 
made available for assistance for Nigeria shall be 
made available on a cost-matching basis to the max-
imum extent practicable and used to support—
(A) atrocities prevention, including through 
early warning systems; 
(B) advancing religious freedom; 
(C) investigations and prosecutions of vio-
lence committed by Fulani militia groups, 
jihadist terror groups, and criminal gangs; 
(D) the effectiveness and accountability of 
police and security forces for the protection of 
civilians from militia or terrorist attack; 
(E) the delivery of humanitarian assist-
ance;
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(F) the restoration of basic services in 
areas impacted by conflict including through 
faith-based and local organizations; and 
(G) the development of demobilization, dis-
armament, and reintegration efforts to address 
the challenge of illegal weapons trafficking and 
related security risks, pursuant to section 
7035(b)(2) of this Act. 
(3) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall conduct an inde-
pendent audit of all United States foreign assistance 
provided to Nigeria during the 5 fiscal years pre-
ceding enactment of this Act: Provided, That such 
audit shall assess the criteria enumerated under this 
section in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
(f) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under title IV may be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of South Sudan, ex-
cept to support implementation of a viable peace agree-
ment in South Sudan. 
(g) SUDAN.—
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title IV may be made
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available for assistance for the central Government 
of Sudan, except to support implementation of a via-
ble 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 sub-
ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(h) ZIMBABWE.—
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor 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 ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 
expression, association, and assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe,
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except for health and education, unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports as required in para-
graph (1). 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.—
(1) USES
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Se-
curity 
Investment 
Programs’’, 
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 sec-
tion 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328): Pro-
vided, That the authorities, limitations, and condi-
tions contained in section 7043(a) of division 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 
and assistance for Burma made available by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related
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programs, ‘‘non-lethal assistance’’ shall include 
equipment and associated training as described 
under this section in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
subsection (a), not less than the following amounts 
shall be made available for assistance for Burma—
(A) $75,000,000 for assistance programs, 
including in Thailand and India, and cross bor-
der programs; 
(B) $10,000,000 for governance and fed-
eralism programs, including at the local and 
state levels; 
(C) $7,000,000 for atrocities prevention 
and accountability programs, including for doc-
umentation and preservation of evidence; 
(D) $1,000,000 for accountability and jus-
tice programs for crimes against the Rohingya; 
(E) $25,000,000 for non-lethal assistance, 
consistent with the requirements of paragraph 
(1); 
(F) $1,500,000 for support for current 
and former political prisoners; and
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(G) $1,500,000 for deserter programs, 
consistent with the requirements of paragraph 
(3). 
(3) DESERTER PROGRAMS.—Pursuant to sec-
tion 7043(a)(1)(A) of division K of Public Law 117–
328, as continued in effect by this subsection, funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs that are made 
available for assistance for Burma shall be made 
available for programs and activities to support de-
serters from the military junta and its allied entities, 
following consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(b) 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 
implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. 
(2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’,
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and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less 
than $400,000,000 shall be made available for a 
Countering PRC Influence Fund to counter the in-
fluence of the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China and the Chinese Communist Party and en-
tities 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 per-
cent of such funds shall be held in reserve to re-
spond to unanticipated opportunities to counter PRC 
influence: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able pursuant to this paragraph under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated by this Act for such Fund 
under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related 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 trans-
fer authority provided by this Act or any other Act,
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Government of the People’s Republic of China 
or the Chinese Communist Party. 
(2) HONG KONG.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 
not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for 
democracy and Internet freedom programs for Hong 
Kong, including legal and other support for democ-
racy activists. 
(h) PHILIPPINES.—
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$180,300,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for the Philippines, of which not less than 
$80,300,000 shall be made available under the head-
ing ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ and 
not less than $100,000,000 shall be made available 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ may be 
made available for counternarcotics assistance for 
the Philippines, except for drug demand reduction, 
maritime law enforcement, or transnational interdic-
tion.