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expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries, when required by law of such countries, 
$74,100,000, to remain available until expended. 
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of 
the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as 
may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for 
purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 36, United 
States Code. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS 
CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United 
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized 
by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States 
Code, $31,386,000: Provided, That $2,500,000 shall be 
available for the purpose of providing financial assistance 
as described, and in accordance with the process and report-
ing procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law 
102–229. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 
and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol-
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diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 
the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses, 
$65,800,000, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016. In addition, such sums 
as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and 
replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease of Department 
of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies’’ account. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to 
be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home Trust Fund, $63,400,000, of which $1,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for construction and 
renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Ex-
penses, Army’’, may be provided to Arlington County, Vir-
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ginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main 
at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land 
available for ground burials. 
TITLE IV 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, $46,000,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, for a project outside of the United States: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army’’, ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Military 
Construction, Defense-Wide’’, $175,000,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, for military construc-
tion (including planning and design) for projects associated 
with the European Reassurance Initiative: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
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Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided under this heading may 
be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense sub-
mits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress: (1) a final spending plan for the European 
Reassurance Initiative military construction projects, and 
(2) the relevant Department of Defense Form 1391 for each 
project prior to the execution of that project. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 502. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, when 
it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which 
the funds are made available that the program, project, or 
activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating 
to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, 
or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 503. All departments and agencies funded under 
this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 
statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 
‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the conduct 
of their business practices and public service activities.
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SEC. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and noti-
fications required by this Act shall be submitted to the Sub-
committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for a project or program named for an 
individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Com-
missioner of the United States House of Representatives. 
SEC. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
post on the public Web site of that agency any report re-
quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other 
Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that 
it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report compromises 
national security; or
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(2) the report contains confidential or propri-
etary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 
do so only after such report has been made available to the 
requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
than 45 days. 
SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer net-
work unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, 
and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to 
pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in 
contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, 
including construction services, where the contractor has 
not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the De-
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partment of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new light 
duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet 
inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memo-
randum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 
SEC. 512. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or 
expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or 
possessions to house any individual detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, for the pur-
poses of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under 
the control of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba.
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2015’’. 
DIVISION 
J—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE, 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 
2015 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and 
the 
Foreign 
Service 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for, 
$6,460,639,000, of which up to $650,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2016, and of which up to 
$2,128,115,000 may remain available until expended for 
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds made 
available under this heading shall be allocated in accord-
ance with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows: 
(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary ex-
penses for training, human resources management, 
and salaries, including employment without regard to 
civil service and classification laws of persons on a 
temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as author-
1048 
ized by section 801 of the United States Information 
and 
Educational 
Exchange 
Act 
of 
1948, 
$2,270,036,000, of which up to $331,885,000 is for 
Worldwide Security Protection. 
(2) OVERSEAS
PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for the regional bureaus of the Department of 
State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 
$1,595,805,000. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC
POLICY
AND
SUPPORT.—For 
necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 
Department of State, including representation to cer-
tain international organizations in which the United 
States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pur-
suant to the advice and consent of the Senate or spe-
cific Acts of Congress, general administration, and 
arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament ac-
tivities as authorized, $780,860,000. 
(4) SECURITY
PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for security activities, $1,813,938,000, of which 
up to $1,796,230,000 is for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection. 
(5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise made available under this 
heading—
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(A) not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived 
from fees collected from other executive agencies 
for lease or use of facilities located at the Inter-
national Center in accordance with section 4 of 
the International Center Act, and, in addition, 
as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $533,000, 
to be derived from the reserve authorized by that 
section, to be used for the purposes set out in 
that section; 
(B) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, may be credited to this 
appropriation from fees or other payments re-
ceived from English teaching, library, motion 
pictures, and publication programs and from 
fees from educational advising and counseling 
and exchange visitor programs; and 
(C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be de-
rived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees 
for use of Blair House facilities. 
(6) TRANSFER, REPROGRAMMING, AND
OTHER 
MATTERS.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any provision of this 
Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and be-
1050 
tween paragraphs (1) through (4) under this 
heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 
(B) Of the amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv-
ice’’, to be available only for emergency evacu-
ations and rewards, as authorized. 
(C) Funds appropriated under this heading 
are available for acquisition by exchange or pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
by law and, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g), for 
the field examination of programs and activities 
in the United States funded from any account 
contained in this title. 
(D) Of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, up to $23,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for Conflict Stabilization 
Operations and for related reconstruction and 
stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to 
conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or re-
gions, or to enable transition from such strife: 
Provided, That such funds may be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds previously made avail-
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able under the heading ‘‘Conflict Stabilization 
Operations’’ in title I of prior acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs. 
(E) None of the funds appropriated under 
this heading may be used for the preservation of 
religious sites unless the Secretary of State deter-
mines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such sites are historically, artis-
tically, or culturally significant, that the purpose 
of the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit 
the free exercise of religion, and that the project 
is in the national interest of the United States. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, $56,400,000, to remain available until expended, as 
authorized. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $73,400,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), as it 
relates to post inspections: Provided, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, $11,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2016.
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EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange pro-
grams, as authorized, $589,900,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which not less than $236,485,000 shall 
be for the Fulbright Program: Provided, That fees or other 
payments received from, or in connection with, English 
teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, 
and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be cred-
ited to this account, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That a portion of the Fulbright awards 
from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be des-
ignated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations detailing modifications made to 
existing educational and cultural exchange programs since 
calendar year 2013, including for special academic and spe-
cial professional and cultural exchanges: Provided further, 
That any further substantive modifications to programs 
funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 
For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000.
1053 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Sec-
retary of State to provide for extraordinary protective serv-
ices, as authorized, $30,036,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), pre-
serving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for build-
ings that are owned or directly leased by the Department 
of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail-
able, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the 
Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 
$822,755,000, to remain available until expended as au-
thorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for 
domestic and overseas representation expenses as author-
ized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, 
furnishings, or generators for other departments and agen-
cies. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
$1,240,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees
1054 
on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made 
available under this heading and the actual and antici-
pated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2015. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State 
to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic 
and Consular Service, $7,900,000, to remain available until 
expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans 
Program Account’’, subject to the same terms and condi-
tions. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such 
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,469,136. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $30,000,000.
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PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
meet annual obligations of membership in international 
multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven-
tions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,399,151,000: Provided, 
That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submis-
sion of the President’s budget to Congress under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the 
Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial 
budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations 
of the United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far in 
advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action 
to increase funding for any United Nations program with-
out identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the 
United Nations budget: Provided further, That not later 
than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 
2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees
1056 
on Appropriations any credits available to the United 
States, including from the United Nations Tax Equali-
zation Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fis-
cal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from avail-
able credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: 
Provided further, That any such credits shall only be avail-
able for United States assessed contributions to the United 
Nations and the Committees on Appropriations shall be no-
tified when such credits are applied to any assessed con-
tribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided 
further, That any notification regarding funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under this heading in 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan submitted pursuant 
to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all 
known credits currently available to the United States and 
provide updated assessment costs including offsets from 
available credits and updated foreign currency exchange 
rates: Provided further, That any payment of arrearages 
under this heading shall be directed to activities that are 
mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respec-
tive international organization and shall be subject to the
1057 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for a United 
States contribution to an international organization for the 
United States share of interest costs made known to the 
United States Government by such organization for loans 
incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external bor-
rowings: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 
review the budgetary and personnel procedures of the 
United Nations and affiliated agencies funded under this 
heading and, not later than 180 days after enactment of 
this Act, submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions on steps taken at each agency to eliminate unneces-
sary administrative costs and duplicative activities and en-
sure that personnel practices are transparent and merit- 
based. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 
the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
security, $2,118,891,000, of which 15 percent shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That none 
of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated 
or expended for any new or expanded United Nations peace-
1058 
keeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of vot-
ing for such mission in the United Nations Security Coun-
cil (or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), 
the Committees on Appropriations are notified: (1) of the 
estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives 
of the mission, the national interest that will be served, and 
the exit strategy; (2) that the United Nations has in place 
measures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor 
personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in the mission 
from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of traf-
ficking, or committing acts of illegal sexual exploitation or 
other violations of human rights, and to bring to justice 
individuals who engage in such acts while participating in 
the peacekeeping mission, including prosecution in their 
home countries of such individuals in connection with such 
acts, and to make information about such cases publicly 
available in the country where an alleged crime occurs and 
on the United Nations’ Web site; and (3) the source of funds 
that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded 
mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Pro-
vided further, That funds shall be available for peacekeeping 
expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that 
American manufacturers and suppliers are not being given 
opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material 
for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those
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being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of State shall work with 
the United Nations and foreign governments contributing 
peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting proce-
dures to ensure that such troops have not violated human 
rights: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under this heading 
may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission 
that will involve United States Armed Forces under the 
command or operational control of a foreign national, un-
less the President’s military advisors have submitted to the 
President a recommendation that such involvement is in 
the national interest of the United States and the President 
has submitted to the Congress such a recommendation: Pro-
vided further, That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 
days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any cred-
its available to the United States, including those resulting 
from United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United 
Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fis-
cal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs includ-
ing offsets from available credits: Provided further, That 
any such credits shall only be available for United States 
assessed contributions to the United Nations, and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations shall be notified when such cred-
1060 
its are applied to any assessed contribution, including any 
payment of arrearages: Provided further, That any notifica-
tion regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 
7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating 
plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall 
include an estimate of all known credits currently available 
to the United States and provide updated assessment costs 
including offsets from available credits: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available under this heading 
shall be available for United States assessed contributions 
up to the amount specified in Annex IV accompanying 
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/220: Pro-
vided further, That such funds may be made available above 
the amount authorized in section 404(b)(2)(B) of the For-
eign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 
1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) only if the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that it is important to the national interest of 
the United States.
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INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, 
or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 
For necessary expenses for the United States Section 
of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli-
cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 
$6,000 for representation expenses; as follows: 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
$44,707,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $29,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized. 
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the 
International Joint Commission and the International 
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au-
thorized by treaties between the United States and Canada 
or Great Britain, and the Border Environment Cooperation 
Commission as authorized by Public Law 103–182,
1062 
$12,561,000: Provided, That of the amount provided under 
this heading for the International Joint Commission, up 
to $500,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2016, and $9,000 may be made available for representation 
expenses. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries com-
missions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, 
$36,681,000: Provided, That the United States share of such 
expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions 
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324. 
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out 
international communication activities, and to make and 
supervise grants for radio and television broadcasting to the 
Middle East, $726,567,000: Provided, That in addition to 
amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to 
$44,025,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
may remain available until expended for satellite trans-
missions and Internet freedom programs, of which not less 
than $17,500,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated
1063 
under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for 
representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for 
representation expenses within the United States as author-
ized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for representa-
tion expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Pro-
vided further, That the authority provided by section 504(c) 
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note) shall re-
main in effect through September 30, 2015: Provided fur-
ther, That the BBG shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations within 15 days of any determination by the 
Board that any of its broadcast entities, including its 
grantee organizations, provides an open platform for inter-
national terrorists or those who support international ter-
rorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards 
set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 303 of the 
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 
U.S.C. 6202) or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: Pro-
vided further, That significant modifications to BBG 
broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including 
changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium 
wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG lan-
guage services shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That in addition to funds made available under
1064 
this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and rev-
enue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts 
from cooperating international organizations, and up to 
$1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice 
of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, 
shall remain available until expended for carrying out au-
thorized purposes. 
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preserva-
tion, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, and 
digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and 
installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, 
and digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, 
as authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 
$4,800,000, to remain available until expended, as author-
ized. 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 
by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $17,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, as authorized.
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UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 
of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of 
Peace Act, $35,300,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, which shall not be used for construction 
activities. 
CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE 
TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle East-
ern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 
633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the interest and 
earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 
2015, to remain available until expended. 
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 
of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 
U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 
the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund 
on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensa-
tion, or to enter into any contract providing for the pay-
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ment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5376; or for purposes which are not in accordance with 
OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative Require-
ments) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organi-
zations), including the restrictions on compensation for per-
sonal services. 
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 
U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the 
Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 
2015, to remain available until expended. 
EAST-WEST CENTER 
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car-
rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and 
Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, 
by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Inter-
change Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, 
$16,700,000. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 
For grants made by the Department of State to the 
National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act, $135,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000
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shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner, 
including for the core institutes, and $35,000,000 shall be 
for democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs. 
OTHER COMMISSIONS 
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 
HERITAGE ABROAD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 
Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $644,000, as 
authorized by section 1303 of Public Law 99–83: Provided, 
That the Commission may procure temporary, intermittent, 
and other services notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 
1303(g) of Public Law 99–83 (16 U.S.C. 469j): Provided 
further, That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 
2015: Provided further, That the Commission shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising 
such authority. 
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Commis-
sion on International Religious Freedom established in title 
II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $3,500,000, to remain available until
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September 30, 2016, including not more than $4,000 for 
representation expenses, subject to authorization. 
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security 
and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 
94–304, $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 for 
representation expenses, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive 
Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as author-
ized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 6911–6919), $2,000,000, including not more 
than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016. 
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States-China 
Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 
by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002),
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$3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for representa-
tion expenses, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limita-
tions, and conditions contained in the second through sixth 
provisos under this heading in division F of Public Law 
111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 
and shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading 
as if included in this Act. 
TITLE II 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$1,090,836,000, of which up to $163,625,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title may 
be made available to finance the construction (including ar-
chitect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 
lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development (USAID), unless the USAID Admin-
istrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a re-
port submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at
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least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That contracts or agreements en-
tered into with funds appropriated under this heading may 
entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds 
through the following fiscal year: Provided further, That the 
authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary of State to 
transfer funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part 
I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in accordance with 
the provisions of those sections: Provided further, That of 
the funds appropriated or made available under this head-
ing, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representa-
tion and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed 
$5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses, for 
USAID during the current fiscal year. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of 
information technology and related capital investments, 
pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $130,815,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available
1071 
for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$54,285,000, of which up to $8,143,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016, for the Office of Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment. 
TITLE III 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry 
out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and for other purposes, as follows: 
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes, $2,783,950,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2016, and which shall 
be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID): Provided, That this 
amount shall be made available for training, equipment, 
and technical assistance to build the capacity of public
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health institutions and organizations in developing coun-
tries, and for such activities as: (1) child survival and ma-
ternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral re-
hydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and 
sanitation programs which directly address the needs of 
mothers and children, and related education programs; (4) 
assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes 
other than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treat-
ment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, 
polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases including ne-
glected tropical diseases, and for assistance to communities 
severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including children infected 
or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for 
health crises; and (7) family planning/reproductive health: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this para-
graph may be made available for a United States contribu-
tion to the GAVI Alliance: Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated 
balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made 
available to any organization or program which, as deter-
mined by the President of the United States, supports or 
participates in the management of a program of coercive 
abortion or involuntary sterilization: Provided further, 
That any determination made under the previous proviso 
must be made not later than 6 months after the date of
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enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evi-
dence and criteria utilized to make the determination: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion 
as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce 
any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That 
nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any 
existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under sec-
tion 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided 
further, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in de-
veloping nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary 
family planning projects which offer, either directly or 
through referral to, or information about access to, a broad 
range of family planning methods and services, and that 
any such voluntary family planning project shall meet the 
following requirements: (1) service providers or referral 
agents in the project shall not implement or be subject to 
quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of births, 
number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a par-
ticular method of family planning (this provision shall not 
be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or 
indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the 
project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gra-
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tuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in ex-
change for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) 
program personnel for achieving a numerical target or 
quota of total number of births, number of family planning 
acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family 
planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, 
including the right of access to participate in any program 
of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as 
a consequence of any individual’s decision not to accept 
family planning services; (4) the project shall provide fam-
ily planning acceptors comprehensible information on the 
health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including 
those conditions that might render the use of the method 
inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be con-
sequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall 
ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices 
and medical procedures are provided only in the context 
of a scientific study in which participants are advised of 
potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after 
the date on which the USAID Administrator determines 
that there has been a violation of the requirements con-
tained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, 
or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements 
contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
1075 
a report containing a description of such violation and the 
corrective action taken by the Agency: Provided further, 
That in awarding grants for natural family planning 
under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no 
applicant shall be discriminated against because of such ap-
plicant’s religious or conscientious commitment to offer 
only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such 
applicants shall comply with the requirements of the pre-
vious proviso: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs, the term ‘‘motivate’’, as it relates to family plan-
ning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the provi-
sion, consistent with local law, of information or counseling 
about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That infor-
mation provided about the use of condoms as part of 
projects or activities that are funded from amounts appro-
priated 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 pre-
vention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/ 
AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2019, which shall be apportioned directly to the Depart-
1076 
ment of State: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, except for the United States 
Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), as amended, for a United 
States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tu-
berculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be ex-
pended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely pay-
ment for projects and activities: Provided further, That the 
amount of such contribution should be $1,350,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount 
of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 
2015 may be made available to USAID for technical assist-
ance related to the activities of the Global Fund: Provided 
further, That of the funds appropriated under this para-
graph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for 
administrative 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, $2,507,001,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under
1077 
this heading, not less than $23,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad pro-
gram, and not less than $10,500,000 shall be made available 
for cooperative development programs of the United States 
Agency for International Development. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for inter-
national disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction 
assistance, $560,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster reha-
bilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by the 
Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID), pursuant to section 
491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $47,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to support transition to 
democracy and long-term development for countries in cri-
sis: Provided, That such support may include assistance to 
develop, 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 Commit-
tees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning
1078 
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 appropriated by 
this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this 
heading and under the authorities applicable to funds ap-
propriated under this heading: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
be made available subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and 
activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen 
foreign challenges and complex crises overseas, $20,000,000, 
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 purposes of preventing or responding to such chal-
lenges and crises, except that no funds shall be made avail-
able for lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this head-
1079 
ing may be made available notwithstanding any other pro-
vision 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 head-
ing may be used for administrative expenses, in addition 
to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, except 
that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds 
appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations, 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 Devel-
opment (USAID), as authorized by sections 256 and 635 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $40,000,000 
may be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this 
Act to carry out part I of such Act: Provided, 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 Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
be made available only for micro- and small enterprise pro-
grams, urban programs, and other programs which further 
the purposes of part I of such Act: Provided further, That
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such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and 
guaranteed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
further, That funds made available by this paragraph may 
be used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans 
under this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, and funds used for such costs shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That the provisions of section 
107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable to the 
Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as 
reported by the House Committee on International Rela-
tions on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans 
and loan guarantees provided under this heading, except 
that the principal amount of loans made or guaranteed 
under this heading with respect to any single country shall 
not exceed $300,000,000: Provided further, That these funds 
are available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion 
of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $1,500,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
credit programs administered by USAID, $8,120,000, 
which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made 
available under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title
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II of this Act: Provided, That funds made available under 
this heading shall remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$2,632,529,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of de-
mocracy globally, $130,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016, of which $75,500,000 shall be made 
available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of 
the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, De-
partment of State, and $55,000,000 shall be made available 
for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 
Assistance, United States Agency for International Develop-
ment. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to 
enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions 
of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee and
1082 
migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and de-
pendents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; 
allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of 
title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code, $931,886,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 
shall be made available to respond to small-scale emergency 
humanitarian requirements, and $10,000,000 shall be made 
available for refugees resettling in Israel. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act 
of 1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $50,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
PEACE CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501–2523), including the 
purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for 
administrative purposes for use outside of the United 
States, $379,500,000, of which $5,150,000 is for the Office 
of Inspector General, to remain available until September
1083 
30, 2016: Provided, That the Director of the Peace Corps 
may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Ac-
count, as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2515, an amount not 
to exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds trans-
ferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived 
from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas op-
erations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available 
for representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 
may be made available for entertainment expenses: Pro-
vided further, That any decision to open, close, significantly 
reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or country 
program shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations, except that prior consultation and regular no-
tification procedures may be waived when there is a sub-
stantial security risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps per-
sonnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this Act: Provided 
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 614 of 
division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to funds ap-
propriated under this heading.
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the 
Millennium 
Challenge 
Act 
of 
2003 
(MCA), 
$899,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
up to $105,000,000 may be available for administrative ex-
penses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the Cor-
poration): Provided further, That up to 5 percent of the 
funds appropriated under this heading may be made avail-
able to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the MCA 
for fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That section 605(e) 
of the MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this 
heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be made available for a Millennium Chal-
lenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the 
MCA only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commit-
ment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the 
mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, 
the entire amount of the United States Government funding 
anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided fur-
ther, That the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations not later 
than 15 days prior to commencing negotiations for any 
country compact or threshold country program; signing any 
such compact or threshold program; or terminating or sus-
1085 
pending any such compact or threshold program: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading by this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
that are available to implement section 609(g) of the MCA 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That no 
country should be eligible for a threshold program after such 
country has completed a country compact: Provided further, 
That any funds that are deobligated from a Millennium 
Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations prior 
to re-obligation: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country shall be a can-
didate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for 
the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal 
to or below the World Bank’s lower middle income country 
threshold for the fiscal year and is among the 75 lowest 
per capita income countries as identified by the World 
Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 
606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to coun-
tries described in the preceding proviso, a country shall be 
a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance 
for the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income
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equal to or below the World Bank’s lower middle income 
country threshold for the fiscal year and is not among the 
75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the 
World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of sec-
tion 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further, That any 
Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country 
under section 606 of the MCA with a per capita income 
that changes in the fiscal year such that the country would 
be reclassified from a low income country to a lower middle 
income country or from a lower middle income country to 
a low income country shall retain its candidacy status in 
its former income classification for the fiscal year and the 
2 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That publica-
tion in the Federal Register of a notice of availability of 
a copy of a Compact on the Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion Web site shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements 
of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available by this Act 
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be 
available for a threshold program in a country that is not 
currently a candidate country: Provided further, That of 
the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 
$100,000 may be available for representation and enter-
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tainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be 
available for entertainment expenses. 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, 
$22,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: 
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representa-
tion expenses. 
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the Inter-
national Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
1980 (Public Law 96–533), $30,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $2,000 
may be available for representation expenses: Provided, 
That funds made available to grantees may be invested 
pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized 
by the Board of Directors of the United States African De-
velopment Foundation (USADF): Provided further, That 
interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for which 
the grant was made: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 505(a)(2) of the African Development 
Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the Board of 
Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation
1088 
contained in that section with respect to a project and a 
project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if 
the increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: 
Provided further, That the USADF shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations after each time such 
waiver authority is exercised: Provided further, That the 
USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance from 
appropriations available for such purpose for offices, build-
ings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be necessary 
to carry out its functions. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$23,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 
which shall be available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law. 
TITLE IV 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $853,055,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That the pro-
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vision of assistance by any other United States Government 
department or agency which is comparable to assistance 
made available under this heading but which is provided 
under any other provision of law, shall be administered in 
accordance with the provisions of sections 481(b) and 622(c) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading for counter-
narcotics programs should be used to support social, eco-
nomic, and judicial reform programs that address the 
causes of illicit drug production, trafficking, addiction, and 
related violent crime and corruption: Provided further, 
That the reporting requirements contained in section 1404 
of Public Law 110–252 shall apply to funds made available 
by this Act, including a description of modifications, if any, 
to the Palestinian Authority’s security strategy: Provided 
further, That the Department of State may use the author-
ity of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 
from an agency of the United States Government for the 
purpose of providing such property to a foreign country or 
international organization under chapter 8 of part I of that 
Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be made avail-
able to support training and technical assistance for foreign
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law enforcement, corrections, and other judicial authorities, 
utilizing regional partners: Provided further, That section 
482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply 
to funds appropriated under this heading, except that any 
funds made available notwithstanding such section shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations on the feasibility and cost of establishing an avia-
tion platform in Africa to conduct the activities described 
in House Report 113–499. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter-
rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
$586,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism as-
sistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 
23 of the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of 
unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and 
related activities, notwithstanding any other provision of
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law, including activities implemented through nongovern-
mental and international organizations, and section 301 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribu-
tion to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 
and for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive 
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission: Pro-
vided, That for the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the 
Secretary of State should prioritize those areas where such 
ordnance was caused by the United States: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading for the 
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations, to promote bi-
lateral and multilateral activities relating to nonprolifera-
tion, disarmament and weapons destruction, and shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That such 
funds may also be used for such countries other than the 
Independent States of the former Soviet Union and inter-
national organizations when it is in the national security 
interest of the United States to do so: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading may be made avail-
able for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines 
that Israel is being denied its right to participate in the 
activities of that Agency: Provided further, That funds
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made available for conventional weapons destruction pro-
grams, including demining and related activities, in addi-
tion to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may 
be used for administrative expenses related to the operation 
and management of such programs and activities. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$144,993,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of 
such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of 
foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to 
participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
than $28,000,000 shall be made available for a United 
States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observ-
ers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated under this Act should not be used to support 
any military training or operations that include child sol-
diers: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be obligated except as pro-
vided through the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations.
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FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$106,074,000, of which up to $4,000,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016, and may only be provided 
through the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided, That the civilian per-
sonnel for whom military education and training may be 
provided under this heading may include civilians who are 
not members of a government whose participation would 
contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian 
control of the military, or respect for human rights: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be available for enter-
tainment expenses. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the Presi-
dent to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms 
Export Control Act, $5,014,109,000: Provided, That to ex-
pedite the provision of assistance to foreign countries and 
international organizations, the Secretary of State, fol-
lowing consultation with the Committees on Appropriations 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of such 
Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this
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heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance 
the capacity of foreign security forces: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
than $3,100,000,000 shall be available for grants only for 
Israel, and funds are available for assistance for Jordan 
and Egypt subject to section 7041 of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the funds appropriated under this heading for 
assistance for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent 
that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used 
for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under 
this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and 
Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which 
not less than $815,300,000 shall be available for the pro-
curement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, 
including research and development: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available under this heading shall 
be made available to support or continue any program ini-
tially funded under the authority of section 1206 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Pub-
lic Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456) (or any successor author-
ity) unless the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Defense, has justified such program to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available under this head-
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ing shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement 
in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading shall 
be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with para-
graph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 
1501(a). 
None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense arti-
cles, defense services, or design and construction services 
that are not sold by the United States Government under 
the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country pro-
posing to make such procurement has first signed an agree-
ment with the United States Government specifying the 
conditions under which such procurement may be financed 
with such funds: Provided, That all country and funding 
level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the 
regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: 
Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, 
and related activities, and may include activities imple-
mented through nongovernmental and international organi-
zations: Provided further, That only those countries for 
which assistance was justified for the ‘‘Foreign Military 
Sales Financing Program’’ in the fiscal year 1989 congres-
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sional presentation for security assistance programs may 
utilize funds made available under this heading for procure-
ment of defense articles, defense services or design and con-
struction services that are not sold by the United States 
Government under the Arms Export Control Act: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely 
payment for defense articles and services: Provided further, 
That not more than $63,945,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, 
including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement only for use outside of the United States, for the 
general costs of administering military assistance and sales, 
except that this limitation may be exceeded only through 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading for general costs of admin-
istering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 
may be available for entertainment expenses and not to ex-
ceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not more than $904,000,000 of funds 
realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export 
Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the 
Department of Defense during fiscal year 2015 pursuant 
to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that
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this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
TITLE V 
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of 
section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program Par-
ticipation Act of 1973, $344,170,000, of which up to 
$10,000,000 may be made available for the Intergovern-
mental Panel on Climate Change/United Nations Frame-
work Convention on Climate Change: Provided, That sec-
tion 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not 
apply to contributions to the United Nations Democracy 
Fund. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 
For payment to the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi-
ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$136,563,000, to remain available until expended.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,287,800,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR 
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury 
for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the 
increases in capital stock, $186,957,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the International Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without 
fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the 
United States share of increases in capital stock in an 
amount not to exceed $2,928,990,899. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For payment to the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development as trustee for the Clean Tech-
nology 
Fund 
by 
the 
Secretary 
of 
the 
Treasury, 
$184,630,000, to remain available until expended.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRATEGIC CLIMATE FUND 
For payment to the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development as trustee for the Strategic Cli-
mate Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $49,900,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT 
BANK 
For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank 
by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 
of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, 
$102,020,448, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the Inter-American De-
velopment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limita-
tion to the callable capital portion of the United States 
share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
$4,098,794,833. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS 
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multi-
lateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$3,378,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such payment shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the 
Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of 
the paid-in portion of increase in capital stock, 
$106,586,000, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the Asian Development 
Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the 
callable capital portion of the United States share of such 
capital stock in an amount not to exceed $2,558,048,769. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 
Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$104,977,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by the 
Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of 
the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, 
$32,418,000, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to 
the callable capital portion of the United States share of 
such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $507,860,808.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the African Development Fund by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, $175,668,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Fund for Agricul-
tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
TITLE VI 
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $5,750,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
The Export-Import Bank (the Bank) of the United 
States is authorized to make such expenditures within the 
limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such 
corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying
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on steps taken by the United States executive directors and 
the international financial institutions consistent with this 
paragraph. 
(g) The Secretary of the Treasury should support ef-
forts by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to 
promote economic cooperation and integration within the 
Caribbean region, consistent with the IDB’s charter and 
United States policy. 
(h) For the purposes of this Act ‘‘international finan-
cial institutions’’ shall mean the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Corpora-
tion, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-
national Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the 
Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment 
Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the 
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 
and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7030. In order to enhance the continued partici-
pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel-
opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental 
organization which is a grantee or contractor of the United 
States Agency for International Development may place in