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and is subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None 
of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs may be 
made available for any project or activity that di-
rectly supports or promotes—
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 
dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 
Republic of China; or 
(B) the use of technology, including bio-
technology, digital, telecommunications, and 
cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 
China unless the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the heads of other Federal agen-
cies, as appropriate, determines that such use 
does not adversely impact the national security 
of the United States. 
(4) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 
by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis-
play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 
and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 
islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au-
thorities.
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(5) TREASURY APPROPRIATIONS FUND SYMBOL 
97–11 X 8242 REPROGRAMMING.—Of the grant bal-
ances in the Foreign Military Sales Trust Fund, 
identified by Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbol 
97–11 X 8242, which are not currently applied to an 
active FMS case and which were appropriated prior 
to 
fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$50,000,000 
shall 
be 
deobligated, as appropriate, and shall be available 
for assistance for countries in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion and for the purposes of the Countering PRC 
Influence Fund, in addition to any funds otherwise 
made available for such purposes, under the same 
authorities and conditions as amounts made avail-
able under this subsection. 
(c) LAOS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under ti-
tles III and IV shall be made available for assistance for 
Laos, including for assistance for persons with disabilities 
caused by unexploded ordnance accidents, and funds may 
be made available for programs to assist persons with se-
vere physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental disabil-
ities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange: Provided, That 
funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be 
used, in consultation with the Government of Laos, for 
assessments of the existence of dioxin contamination re-
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sulting from the use of Agent Orange in Laos and the 
feasibility and cost of remediation. 
(d) MISSION AUSTRALIA.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams under the heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign Af-
fairs’’ shall be made available to increase the number of 
Department of State personnel and improve the requisite 
facilities necessary to advance the national security policy 
objectives of the United States in Australia, including 
through AUKUS implementation: Provided, That such ex-
panded presence shall be reflected in the operating plan 
submitted pursuant to section 7062 of this Act, following 
consultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
(e) NORTH KOREA.—
(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available 
for assistance for the central government of a coun-
try the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the appropriate congressional committees engages in 
significant transactions contributing materially to 
the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Gov-
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ernment of North Korea: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State shall submit the report required by 
section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 
U.S.C. 9229) to the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 
waive the application of the restriction in this para-
graph with respect to assistance for the central gov-
ernment of a country if the Secretary determines 
and reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that to do so is important to the national se-
curity interest of the United States, including a de-
scription of such interest served. 
(2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 
Operations’’ shall be made available to maintain 
broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 
less than the prior fiscal year. 
(3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security In-
vestment Programs’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall 
be made available for the promotion of human rights 
in North Korea: Provided, That the authority of sec-
tion 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such 
funds.
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(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ 
may be made available for assistance for the Govern-
ment of North Korea. 
(f) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.—
(1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign 
Affairs’’ shall be made available to increase the 
United States diplomatic and development presence 
in Pacific Islands countries (PICs), including the 
number and location of facilities and personnel, and 
to enhance the communications capacity of such per-
sonnel: Provided, That such expanded presence shall 
be reflected in the operating plan submitted pursu-
ant to section 7062 of this Act, following consulta-
tion with the appropriate congressional committees. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security In-
vestment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less 
than $175,000,000 shall be made available for as-
sistance for PICs: Provided, That funds appro-
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priated by this Act that are made available for the 
Countering PRC Influence Fund shall be made 
available for assistance for PICs, in addition to 
funds made available under this paragraph: Provided 
further, That funds made available by this para-
graph for assistance for PICs shall be made avail-
able for programs and activities to strengthen and 
expand cooperation between the United States and 
higher education institutions in PICs, to be awarded 
on a competitive basis: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available by this paragraph for assist-
ance for PICs: not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
made available for trilateral programs; not less than 
$7,500,000 shall be made available for unexploded 
ordnance clearance, including in Papua New Guinea, 
Solomon Islands, and Kiribati; and not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be made available for a regional 
financing facility established by the Pacific Islands 
Forum to build preparedness against natural disas-
ters. 
(g) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—
None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the