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United States persons, including recommending the 
censoring or removal of content on social media plat-
forms. 
(e) None of the funds made available by this Act or 
any other Act shall be used or transferred to another Fed-
eral Agency, board, or commission to fund any domestic 
or international non-governmental organization or any 
other program, organization, or association coordinated or 
operated by such non-governmental organization that ei-
ther offers counseling regarding sex change surgeries, pro-
motes sex change surgeries for any reason as an option, 
conducts or subsidizes sex change surgeries, promotes the 
use of medications or other substances to halt the onset 
of puberty or sexual development of minors, or otherwise 
promotes transgenderism. 
(f) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly 
or display a flag over a facility of a United States Federal 
department or agency funded by this Act other than the— 
(1) United States flag; 
(2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 
154.2-1; 
(3) POW/MIA flag; 
(4) flag of a State, insular area, or the District 
of Columbia at domestic locations; 
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(5) flag of an Indian Tribal government; or 
(6) sovereign flag of other countries. 
PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT REFORM 
SEC. 7071. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
made available to carry out the responsibilities delegated 
to the Secretary of State pursuant to Executive Order 
13867 (April 10, 2019) or any successor Executive Order: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall carry out such respon-
sibilities within the 60 day time period set forth in section 
2 of such Executive Order: Provided further, That Agency 
heads for whom the Secretary refers such applications for 
pertinent information or advise pursuant to such Execu-
tive Order should respond not later than the 30 days: Pro-
vided further, That Executive Order 13867, or any suc-
cessor Executive Order, should not be construed to require 
the application of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 prior to the Secretary providing advice to the 
President of the United States concerning any new or 
amended Presidential permit application. 
RESCISSIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 7072. (a) EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, 
AND MAINTENANCE.—Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts available under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance’’ from prior Acts making 
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appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, $174,000,000 are rescinded. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.—Of the unobli-
gated and unexpended balances from amounts available 
under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ from prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, $709,500,000 
are rescinded. 
(c) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the unobligated 
and unexpended balances from amounts available under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ from prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, $808,600,000 are 
rescinded. 
(d) PEACE CORPS.—Of the unobligated balances 
from amounts available under the heading ‘‘Peace Corps’’ 
from prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
$18,000,000 are rescinded. 
(e) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT.—Of the unobligated, and unexpended 
balances from amounts available under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
from prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
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ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
$40,000,000 are rescinded. 
(f) 
EXPORT-IMPORT
BANK
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—Of the unobligated balances available under the 
heading ‘‘Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Im-
port Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation’’ 
for tied-aid grants from prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, $59,000,000 are rescinded. 
(g) SECTION 60103.—Of the unobligated balances of 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for ac-
tivities of the Environmental Protection Agency under sec-
tion 60103 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’’), $11,135,000,000 
are hereby permanently rescinded. 
(h) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded 
from amounts that were previously designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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TITLE VIII—COUNTERING THE MALIGN INFLU-
ENCE OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended for programs to advance United States national 
security interests in the Indo-Pacific and counter the ma-
lign influence of the People’s Republic of China: Provided, 
That, if expressly authorized and established in the Treas-
ury of the United States, funds made available under this 
title may be transferred to a ‘‘Compact Assistance Fund’’. 
TITLE IX—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 9001. $0 (increased by $1,000,000,000). 
SEC. 9002. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 221 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 
1994 (Public Law 103–416; 108 Stat. 4321; 8 U.S.C. 
1101 note). 
SEC. 9003. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to create, procure, or display any map that inaccurately 
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depicts the occupied country of Tibet as part of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
SEC. 9004. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to enforce the restrictions outlined under the headings 
‘‘Visits and Travel’’ (regarding limitations on ‘‘Travel to 
Taiwan’’) and ‘‘Communications’’ (regarding limitations 
on ‘‘Name’’, ‘‘Symbols of Sovereignty’’, and ‘‘Correspond-
ence’’) in the Department of State’s June 29, 2021, 
Memorandum for All Department and Agency Executive 
Secretaries entitled ‘‘Revised Guidelines on Interacting 
with Taiwan’’. 
SEC. 9005. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay Secretary Antony John Blinken 
a salary that exceeds $1. 
SEC. 9006. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
for the Office of Palestinian Affairs. 
SEC. 9007. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the adoption or implementation of 
the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migra-
tion set forth in the annex to the resolution adopted by 
the United Nations General Assembly on December 18, 
2018 (A/RES/73/195). 
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(3) Section 6 of Executive Order No. 14013, re-
lating to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To 
Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of 
Climate Change on Migration. 
(4) Executive Order No. 14030, relating to Cli-
mate-Related Financial Risk. 
(5) Executive Order No. 14057, relating to 
Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs 
Through Federal Sustainability. 
(6) Executive Order No. 14082, relating to Im-
plementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Pro-
visions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 
(7) Executive Order No. 14096, relating to Re-
vitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environ-
mental Justice for All. 
SEC. 9019. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
in contravention of the notice entitled ‘‘In the Matter of 
the Designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 
(and Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization’’ 
issued by the Department of State on April 15, 2019 (84 
Fed. Reg. 15278). 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2024’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4665 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, 
and for other purposes. 
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