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vate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not 
be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with 
local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy 
options: Provided further, That information provided 
about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities 
that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act 
shall be medically accurate and shall include the public 
health benefits and failure rates of such use. 
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 
prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 
HIV/AIDS, $5,720,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2023, which shall be apportioned directly 
to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro-
priated under this paragraph may be made available, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber-
culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 
for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to 
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 
and shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to 
make timely payment for projects and activities: Provided 
further, That the amount of such contribution should be 
$1,350,000,000: Provided further, That clauses (i) and 
(vi) of section 202(d)(4)(A) of the United States Leader-
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ship Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act 
of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7622) shall be applied with respect 
to such funds made available for fiscal years 2015 through 
2019 by substituting ‘‘2004’’ for ‘‘2009’’: Provided fur-
ther, That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of 
funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 
2019 may be made available to USAID for technical as-
sistance related to the activities of the Global Fund, sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to 
$17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to 
amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for admin-
istrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global 
AIDS Coordinator. 
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 
255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and recon-
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struction assistance, $3,801,034,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be appor-
tioned to the United States Agency for International De-
velopment not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster re-
habilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by 
the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency 
for International Development, pursuant to section 491 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $30,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to support transition to de-
mocracy and long-term development of countries in crisis: 
Provided, That such support may include assistance to de-
velop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and 
processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the 
peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the 
USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin-
ning a new program of assistance: Provided further, That 
if the Secretary of State determines that it is important 
to the national interest of the United States to provide 
transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I 
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of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for 
purposes of this heading and under the authorities appli-
cable to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided 
further, That funds made available pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso shall be made available subject to prior con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support pro-
grams and activities administered by the United States 
Agency for International Development to prevent or re-
spond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and 
complex crises overseas, $30,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be made available on such terms and 
conditions as are appropriate and necessary for the pur-
poses of preventing or responding to such challenges and 
crises, except that no funds shall be made available for 
lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
may be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this 
Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be used for administrative expenses, in 
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addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 
except that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of 
the funds appropriated under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
apportioned to USAID not later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, except that such notifications shall be transmitted 
at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds. 
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro-
vided by the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $55,000,000 may 
be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act 
to carry out part I of such Act and under the heading 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Pro-
vided, That funds provided under this paragraph and 
funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this 
paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for 
micro- and small enterprise programs, urban programs, 
and other programs which further the purposes of part 
I of such Act: Provided further, That funds provided as 
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