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foreign operations, and related programs that were previously des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operation/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
such Act. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded 
under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 
in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be 
absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title 
I to such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 
transfer funds 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7006. (a) FINANCIAL
SYSTEMS
IMPROVEMENT.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act for the operations of the Department 
of State under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 
and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ shall be made available to imple-
ment the recommendations contained in the Foreign Assistance 
Data Review Findings Report (FADR) and the Office of Inspector 
General (OIG) report entitled ‘‘Department Financial Systems Are 
Insufficient to Track and Report on Foreign Assistance Funds’’: 
Provided, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a plan, including timeline and costs, for imple-
menting the FADR and OIG recommendations: Provided further, 
That such funds may not be obligated for enhancements to, or 
expansions of, the Budget System Modernization Financial System, 
Central Resource Management System, Joint Financial Manage-
ment System, or Foreign Assistance Coordination and Tracking 
System until such plan is submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That such funds may not be obligated 
for new, or expansion of existing, ad hoc electronic systems to 
track commitments, obligations or expenditures of funds unless 
the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of State, has reviewed and 
certified that such new system or expansion is consistent with 
the FADR and OIG recommendations. 
(b) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available to the Department of State for pay-
ments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the 
service centers included in Appendix 1 of the Congressional Budget 
Justification, Department of State, Diplomatic Engagement, Fiscal 
Year 2017: Provided, That the amounts for such service centers 
shall be the amounts included in such budget justification, except 
as provided in section 7015(b) of this Act: Provided further, That 
Federal agency components shall be charged only for their direct 
usage of each Working Capital Fund service: Provided further, 
That prior to increasing the percentage charged to Department
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of State bureaus and offices for procurement-related activities, the 
Secretary of State shall include the proposed increase in the Depart-
ment of State budget justification or, at least 60 days prior to 
the increase, provide the Committees on Appropriations a justifica-
tion for such increase, including a detailed assessment of the cost 
and benefit of the services provided by the procurement fee: Pro-
vided further, That Federal agency components may only pay for 
Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the purpose 
and authorities of such components: Provided further, That the 
Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed 
at rates which will return the full cost of each service. 
(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 45 days after 
the initial obligation of funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act that are made available to a Department of State 
bureau or office with responsibility for the oversight or management 
of such funds, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to 
the Committees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or 
office basis, that such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart-
ment and Federal financial management policies, procedures and 
regulations, as appropriate: Provided, That if the Secretary is 
unable to make such certification for an individual bureau or office, 
the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline to such Committees 
detailing the steps to be taken to ensure such compliance. 
(d) REPORT
ON
SOLE
SOURCE
AWARDS.—Not later than 
December 31, 2017, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees detailing all sole-source 
awards made by the Department of State during the previous 
fiscal year in excess of $2,000,000: Provided, That such report 
should be posted on the Department of State Web site. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be 
obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or repara-
tions for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: 
Provided, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on 
obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insur-
ance, and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
COUPS D’E´ TAT 
SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated 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 enactment 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 congressional committees that subse-
quent 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 
elections or public participation in democratic processes: Provided 
further, That funds made available pursuant to the previous pro-
visos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations.
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TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT
OF STATE
AND BROADCASTING 
BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 
(1) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, 
and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropria-
tion, 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 appropriation 
under the heading ‘‘Representation Expenses’’. 
(2) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors under title I of this Act may be transferred 
between, 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. 
(3) 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 procedures set forth in that section. 
(b) TITLE VI AGENCIES.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appro-
priation other than for administrative expenses made available 
for fiscal year 2017, for programs under title VI of this Act may 
be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the 
purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such 
receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except 
as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 
25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of 
such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BETWEEN AGENCIES.— 
(1) None of the funds made available under titles II through 
V of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 
made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds appro-
priated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agen-
cies of the United States Government pursuant to the provisions 
of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961. 
(3) Any agreement entered into by the United States 
Agency for International Development or the Department of 
State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 
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 related programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall
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be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement in the 
previous sentence shall not apply to agreements entered into 
between USAID and 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 written 
policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.—Any agree-
ment for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations and related programs, entered into 
between the Department of State or USAID 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 allocation of such 
funds, or other entity with audit responsibility 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 Depart-
ment of State or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such 
audits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations by the Department of State or 
USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That funds transferred 
under such authority may be made available for the cost of such 
audits. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 
each submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing 
all transfers to another agency of the United States Government 
made pursuant to sections 632(a) and 632(b) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 with funds provided in the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 
(division K of Public Law 114–113) as of the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided, That such reports shall include a list of 
each transfer made pursuant to such sections with the respective 
funding level, appropriation account, and the receiving agency. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL 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 departments and agencies funded 
by this Act in contravention 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 Govern-
ment 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 
Web sites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall limit 
the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local