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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 existing program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel 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’’, 
‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Peace 
Corps’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘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 Commit-
tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such 
obligation: Provided, That the President shall not enter into any 
commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 
of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major defense 
equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major 
defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat 
vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess 
of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on 
Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: 
Provided further, That requirements of this subsection 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 titles III through VI of this Act of less 
than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress 
for obligation for such program, project, or activity for the current 
fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification submitted pursu-
ant to subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if 
known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use 
of notwithstanding authority. 
(d) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
PROGRAMS
AND
FUNDING 
NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, 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
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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 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
submits a justification to such Committees that includes a 
description of, and the estimated costs associated with, the 
support or continuation of such program. 
(2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development for assistance for foreign countries and inter-
national organizations shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Prior to 
providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance 
with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations to the same extent and under the same condi-
tions as other committees pursuant to subsection (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 
Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of such Committees if such defense articles 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 Committees shall 
also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense 
articles. 
(e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or any similar 
provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act 
requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may 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, notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations 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: Pro-
vided further, That any notification provided pursuant to such 
a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency cir-
cumstances. 
(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, Bahrain, Burma, Cam-
bodia, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, 
Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, 
Pakistan, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Somalia, 
South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Venezuela, Yemen, 
and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in title III of this Act and prior Acts making funds 
available for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
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related programs that are made available for a trust fund held 
by an international financial institution shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, and such notification shall include the information specified 
under this section in House Report 117–401. 
(h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated under title 
I of this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ that 
are made available for lateral entry into the Foreign Service 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for the following programs and activities 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: 
(A) the Global Engagement Center; 
(B) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa initiatives; 
(C) community-based police assistance conducted 
pursuant to the authority of section 7035(a)(1) of this Act; 
(D) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund and the 
Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund; 
(E) the Indo-Pacific Strategy; 
(F) the Countering PRC Influence Fund and the Coun-
tering Russian Influence Fund; 
(G) the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund; and 
(H) funds specifically allocated for the Partnership for 
Global Infrastructure and Investment. 
(3) DEMOCRACY PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCEDURES.—Modi-
fications to democracy program policy and procedures, including 
relating to the use of consortia, by the Department of State 
and USAID shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(4) ARMS
SALES.—The reports, notifications, and certifi-
cations, and any other documents, required 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 sec-
tion 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 appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall 
be concurrently submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
and shall include information about the source of funds for 
any sale or transfer, as applicable, if known at the time of 
submission. 
(i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV that are withheld from obligation or other-
wise not programmed as a result of application of a provision 
of law in this or any other Act shall, if reprogrammed, be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(j) PRIOR
CONSULTATION
REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, the Chief Executive Officer of the United 
States International Development Finance Corporation, and the 
Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 7
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days prior to informing 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 interagency 
review of such assistance, from funds appropriated by this Act 
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs: Provided, That such con-
sultation shall include a detailed justification for such suspension, 
including a description of the assistance being suspended. 
DOCUMENTS, REPORT POSTING, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, 
including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request 
any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements 
of the Department of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development. 
(b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), any report 
required by this Act to be submitted to Congress by any Federal 
agency receiving funds made available by this Act shall be 
posted on the public Web site 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 public posting of the report would compromise 
national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; 
(B) the report contains proprietary or other privileged 
information; or 
(C) the public posting of the report is specifically 
exempted in the explanatory statement described in section 
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. 
(c) RECORDS
MANAGEMENT
AND
RELATED
CYBERSECURITY 
PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator 
shall— 
(1) regularly review and update the policies, directives, 
and oversight necessary to comply with Federal statutes, regu-
lations, and presidential executive orders and memoranda con-
cerning the preservation 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 under the headings 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title 
I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ 
in title II, as appropriate, to improve Federal records manage-
ment 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 the Depart-
ment of State and USAID; 
(3) direct departing employees, including senior officials, 
that all Federal records generated by such employees belong 
to the Federal Government;